July 2005 babies learn about autumn

[merryberry]

OK, that cheered me up! Back to mopping brows and bottoms now.

dd is making me a very proud man today. She ate a little baby rice, and has been (finally it feels like, LOL) reaching for toys, holding things in her hand and generally making better use of those things at the end of her arms LOL... all this plus the giggle (which was just a one off so far, LOL) feels like today was a big day for her !

You'll remember we saw the ped. last week and aside from talking about head circ he thought it about the right time to start introducing food... infact he made the point that in his experience babies needed to be exposed to the differing sensations offered by various food stuffs by around 8 - 10 months to give them broad sensory exposure to the gastronomic delights the world has to offer. He also seemed to think that 6 months was maybe a little too late to commence weaning...

I'd always read that earlier weaning was correlated with obesity etc. but must admit to not having really read widely about introducing food...

Any comments ?

(btw dd is still sleeping loads during the day, not waking up in the night etc. so we aren't contemplating the weaning to address hunger etc.)

Vin slept from 1830 to 0530 last night and as I joined him in the land of nod at 2130, and we went back to sleep at 0600 to 0730, I feel really peculiar. Oh wait a minute, this is what
rested and refreshed feels like. I need to bottle this feeling!

Going to go and spend some of this luxurious energy on the ironing and cleaning the big bathroom. Oh, the romance of it all...

I can't bear to type another letter about weaning given the battle about it on another website I joined when pg. Can tell you all about it on Thursday though. We're going to start young man weekend after next when things are quieter.

H2D here's your starting point re: no need for BCG in most babies. I used to work next to all the TB guys who wrote this, and one delightful job I have is to run the london TB register when not swanning at home comme ca. So ask away, but do read the HPA site first. It knows more than me

We just had a cow almost at the front door. dd saw it and then I saw it ?trotting? (how do cows walk?) down the road. Farmer has caught up with it though. Caused the traffic to slow down?. Oh the excitement of country life?

thanks mb. Will read and bore you on Thursday.

Eulalia: don't cows 'meander' or 'lol' ?

Mooo Lovely job, we just get squalling squabbling teams of hoodie youth who look leery but tend on closer inspection to be chatting about the relative merits of real v. plastic grass at our front door.

Everyone seen this thread? Mumsnet at its finest!

MB - glad to hear you had an easy night.

Ah weaning - a contentious issue! I think its all a load of bollocks about older babies not eating certain foods. I've never seen any research evidence to point to this.

dd had her first solids on her 6 month 'birthday', she was 17lbs then so a good weight and was managing fine on breastmilk alone. It took a good month to get her going but she has been fine. She now eats a wide diet, very lumpy food and enjoys food like spinach, green beans etc which aren't liked by a lot of kids. I am sure it had absolutely nothing to do with when she started solids. I decided to leave it till 6 months because it was easier to miss out most of that sloppy stage and it meant I didn't have to steralise any utensils. And also to be on the safe side regarding allergies. Started ds1 a bit younger but stopped and started again as he didn't seem to be interested.

Intend to leave ds2 till he is 6 months also - end of Jan - yikes!

I am sure your dd is doing fine hub - how old is she now?

I'd say that cows amble.

We are a miserable lot today. I have the most agonising toothache which is bringing out the Hannibal Lecter in me. DD still has her cough/cold combo as well as the bright red cheeks of the teething baby, so she is very unhappy. I forgot that DS1 had a school trip so didn't give him the right sort of lunch bag, and my children were the only ones in the playground, it seemed, who didn't have their homework bags with them as their hopeless mother hasn't yet done their homework with them. And I forgot to go to baby massage.

The dentist said ibuprofen is ok when you're breastfeeding but I'm not so sure. Any advice?

What do you call a chicken in a shell suit? An egg. Ho ho ho. The lollipop man's joke of the day

To add my bit to the weaning convo, I'm planning on trying her with a bit of baby rice over the next couple of weeks. I'm going to mix up a bit of formula in a bottle as I'm hopeless at expressing, but I think I'll just clean spoons, bottle etc (won't need a teat) in the dishwasher. DD slurps on muslins all the time so I reckon I'm kidding myself if I sterilise stuff.

mrsd - ibuprofen common treatment for mastitis, and they advise to feed throught that.

hth

The consensus in my dh's office is that cows 'mince'

Mrs D - hope you feel better soon. I had toothache while pregnant and I have a chronic gum infection. It doesn't hurt any more but I will need root canal treatment. Sort of putting it off now but will need to get it done while I still qualify for free treatment.

You asked where I live. Yes its 25 miles south of Aberdeen near here
and lots of pics here It's quite rural but small towns nearby and Aberdeen is a city although small compared to English standards.

Thanks Hub and Eulalia . I've never had any trouble with my teeth so this has taken me unawares. I can now see why it was such an effective method of torture during the Inquisition!

Where you live looks gorgeous Eulalia We've recently been on a few holidays around Dumfries & Galloway but never to your area. Since we've moved to the north west we've had a lovely time exploring some of the lovely places nearby - Scotland, the Lakes, Northumbria and the Yorkshire Dales are all a couple of hours drive away.

Hi all, it's all been a bit busy here lately hasn't it!
I can't believe there is discussion about weaning already- I have thought about it as you get all sorts of advice thrown at you, don't you? especially as people say that dd will sleep better at night etc- she is still stuck in a 11pm and 3.30/4am feed pattern and I must admit, it's taking it's toll on us both over here- I am just so constantly tired!
glad to see you're back pinkmama and hope you are ok. I have to admit I have been feeling quite rubbish lately and have had to do lots of talking about 'the ordeal' again- not my favousite subject but it helps to get it off my chest and out in the open.
dd has a rash all over her body at the moment so we had to rush her to the docs last week, he just said it was a virus and to keep an eye on it- but she seems happy enough and still laughs her head off when I do silly mummy dances for her!
and I am going back to work in two weeks which I am ever so sad about even though I have found a lovely minder who I am sure will do a very good job, but it still makes me feel sick just thinking about leaving her with someone- how do you cope with it?! I am only going back 3 days a week but already I am in tears thinking about being apart from her!
hope you're all wrapped up warm and love to all the babes x

Sorry you're feeling down, DaF. I hope you've got someone helpful to talk to about The Ordeal?
x

arrrgh, my laptop is broken, so dp & i are fighting over his...

we aren't weaning dd until she's 6 months - i really can't be bothered will all the pureeing hassle. she has the odd taste of our food which she's responded to very well. as she's 6 months on 29th dec i reckon we might as well start her properly with some christmas dinner.

sorry you're feeling crap DaF. you must come over before you go back to work.

DAF, if you're near / interested you are, of course, welcome to the cinema trip on Thursday.

Cute alert: Vin's face as I threw and caught a toy repeatedly in front of him. First time I thought to do that. He was utterly bemused and is now sucking same toy like a fury and staring at me wide eyed.

Oh crumbs, where to begin, that'll teach me for leaving it a whole week before posting.

PM, glad to see you back and hope that you manage to beat the pnd soon .

MB, glad it all went well for your dad.

Late arrival, we are having car seat screaming too. I do seem to remember that it is a phase that babies go through until they work out that being in the seat means that they are going somewhere exciting!

Eulalia, I was born in Aberdeen! My mum used to take me round the winter gardens there as a baby. RE: weight gain, dd dropped from 75th %ile at birth to 9th by the time she was 8 months. She seemed to climb back up again once she was a toddler and is now a pretty average 3 year old. She was breastfed until 12 months.

Mrsd, hope that you are feeling better and dd also . Apparently a hot wash in the dishwasher is as good as sterilising using steam etc.

Oh, the thought of getting reaquainted with Annabel Karmel is filling me with dread! I am not planning on trying until 4th Jan when ds2 is 6 months and christmas is finally out of the way.

Daf, sorry to hear you are feeling down also.

Hoxty, what a nightmare with the broken laptop. dh got soo fed up with us all arguing over one pc that he went and bought a laptop and wireless internet connection thingy a few weeks ago so that we can use it when the two older children want the big computer.

Well, ds2 managed to let us all have several hours sleep for two nights on the trot last week and I was thinking that perhaps he would soon sleep through. Last night however, we were back to waking 4 or 5 times and he was back in our room, so back to square one again!

Best be off, need to take dd to nursery, back later!

Wow Bagpuss - small world! How long did you live there? I was also born there as were all the children. Have lived in and around Aberdeen all my life and don't want to live anywhere else.

We should maybe do another stats thread some time as I'd be interested to know where everyone else lives and good to have somewhere with all our details like dates our babies were born etc.

Well ds2 is 4 months old today and is still wearing 0-3 month clothes! Small but beautiful of course.

How is your dad recovering MB?

DaF - I am sure you'll be fine at work and will appreciate your dd all the more. Some days I wish I had a job to escape to.

dh is off tomorrow for a day - yipeee. Getting v excited I know but we've not had a day together since our hols in October. will only have baby in the morning so could perhaps watch a DVD. Its always too late and we're tired usually by the time we get the other two to bed.

He's doing OK ta, reacting badly to real pain relief so struggling on with paracetemol only which isn't really the full ticket post-op, as many of us know But bed pressure means he should be home next Monday.

I would love us to do another stats thread, great idea.

Good MB

Have added a fairly recent picture of ds to his profile - this is him taken at 14 weeks .

Hi again all. Eulalia, I only lived there untill I was three, so no real memories of the place. Your ds2 looks so sweet .

Forgot to say before that my postnatal hair loss has reached an all time high. I have balding temples! (although actually they have some short stubbly hair on closer inspection) Makes me sound really attractive dont you think?

Yes, lets do some stats .

Here's our new stats thread

Lovely pic Eulalia, pixie smile Following your other links froze my computer!

I had a hair cut Saturday to perk my thinned hair up. Can you do the same BP?

Being dim, I had to google mb's job, LOL. I found one description that makes it sounds so boring it was funny, LOL:

"What do epidemiologists do?
Epidemiologists improve the public?s health by studying causes of and solutions for health problems. On a typical day, an epidemiologist might spend time

designing a health study,
collecting or analyzing data,
writing reports,
speaking to the public and colleagues about research findings

Luckily, I continued googling and I found a description which makes it sound sexy, LOL:

"Epidemiologists are scientists who first identify a disease in a population and then track it as it moves through the population. Epidemiologists research the cause and frequency of a disease by using statistics and demographics (i.e., ethnicity, race, and age) to prevent or control the spread of new diseases." (that reminded me of the film with the monkey illness that kicked off - can't remember the title, LOL)

Sorry, mb, I just couldn't stop myself ! X

i've done both ends of the sexy specs scale. tell ya some soon:-)

ps things i am never allowed to say include run! we're all gonna die of monkey pox!!