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October 2010- now they're chomping, next they'll be stomping

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HarrietJones · 12/05/2011 06:47

Eek it's going so fast!

Well my night out has been cancelled so it's not an urgent rush round the shops but we are going to have z look for some summery clothes anyway.

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SpringFlowers · 06/08/2011 09:30

Hello! We've just returned from five lovely days in Devon. I used to live there and went to visit friends with dd1 and dd3. Dd2 is on a summer camp. It was just the most lovely holiday.

I'm jealous of all these swimming lessons you've booked. My pool does loads but none at weekends so I can't take dd. The big sisters can to on Saturdays. We haven't given much thought to the birthday yet . I'm not sure I can even have the day off school Sad.

Dd has suddenly become much more mobile although she can't crawl or walk. She's lurching across the floor to get things and suddenly pulling herself up to standing. It's only a matter of time now!

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 06/08/2011 10:59

Hi Floozie. We've all found each other on Facebook- if you'd like to join in PM me- unless someone else has already dealt with this?

Sad Sad Sad. DH left this morning for 6 months. Can't believe DD is going to be nearly 16 months by the time he gets back. Really hoping he'll get to come back at Xmas time...we'll see.

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HarrietJones · 06/08/2011 12:15

:( mocking

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SeaShellsMyDogSmells · 06/08/2011 14:58

:( that's pants x

MonsterBookOfTysons · 06/08/2011 15:34

:( Mocking x

bestfootforwards · 06/08/2011 19:44

Ohh mocking that's tough. Will you be able to be in touch regularly? Fingers crossed for a christmas visit from him.

TribbleWithoutACause · 06/08/2011 19:55

Oh mocking thats so sad Sad.

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 06/08/2011 20:40

Just done some retail therapy at the Crew Clothing sale website to cheer myself up. There was a jumper I had my eye on when I was pg and it would now fit so I got that and a polo shirt and skirt. Hoping they're good.

Thanks for your messages Smile. BFF The next week is very fluid for him so I don't expect to hear from him for a few days. Mobile phones are banned so he has to wait for access to the internet or get a telephone card which gives him 30 mins free talk a week. He won't be at his desk for about a week as he's bouncing around so getting the phone card will be tricky at first. I shall be sending him some stuff asap so it will be waiting for him when he settles in.

DD spent the morning saying 'Dada?' and looking around for DH Sad. I'm hoping she will understand that she's looking at her daddy when I show her photos.

SpringFlowers · 06/08/2011 20:52

Oh dear Mocking, how are you feeling this evening?

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 06/08/2011 20:54

Oh I meant to say. We had 3 days without DD this week, from 1000 on Tues to 1500 on Thurs and she drank every bit of the frozen milk in fridge and ate continuously (I reckon comfort feeding and growth spurt) and visibly grew in the time we were away (we had to move out of the London flat and trying to move out up and down 6 flights of stairs and clean the place with a baby would not have been viable in the timescale). She settled straight back into bfing. I thought some of you might want to know this if you were thinking about going away for a weekend but worried about the impact on bfing. I expressed at the times she normally feeds to keep supply up.

However on the minus side, my mum did not follow BLW and decided it would be best to 'go back a few weeks and puree the food for her' Hmm. I am surprised that DD took it tbh, and unfortunately its made going back to BLW quite hard. DD's not been too interested in feeding herself and when I put some food in front of her is opening her mouth like a bird expecting me to feed her. The only stuff I can get her to feed herself is fruit. Its a bit depressing as I feel like I've lost the baby who would eat anything I put in front of her. This evening she was not interested in her jacket potato and only ate a few of the bits of veg. I do not know if its connected to the way my mum fed her or whether she's just going through a not interested in food stage. Should I just continue to give her the food and wait for her interest to be regained and not feed her myself?

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 06/08/2011 20:55

Hi SF, feeling quite down, but I'll get used to it. Sad Smile

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HarrietJones · 06/08/2011 22:01

Mock- dd3 has off days so might be an off day today with all the changing.

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bestfootforwards · 06/08/2011 22:24

Be patient with the feeding mock , ds nursery were quite heavy on purees to begin with but he soon adjusted to purees there and blw at home.

That's really interesting and encouraging about the breastfeeding break. What a busy way to spend your final week with dh!

My nephew spent several months in the ukraine with his mum at that stage and when we dropped them off at my brothers house he leapt straight into his arms for a hug Smile

Well done on the retail therapy Smile dh used to go away for a few months at a time and I know the first hours/ days are really tough. Hopefully preparing fun pictures and updates on dd will help you though.

Took ds to a farm today. He enjoyed chewing my coat and staring at dh while we looked at the animals Grin

SilverSky · 06/08/2011 22:29

Oh mo that's tough. You can have my HI as he's doing my head in!!!!! Wink

I would persevere with Blw if that's the way you want to go. She won't starve herself. I'm sure your mum had good intentions but frustrating all the same!

floozietoozie · 07/08/2011 11:51

Mocking I hope you are not feeling too down. That's a tough call about your DH (although at the moment, I'd be quite glad to see the back of dp for a while Grin). On the BLW thing, I do a mixture of feeding and BLW and she seems fine with both, so I'd persevere with the BLW if you feel she eats better that way. She won't starve herself.

This is a bit late, but I should just warn you that when my last ante-natal MN group all joined FB, it killed the MN group! Although, I think it may have been because we were all FB virgins at the time, and it was also when the group had been together a lot longer, so there was a bit of natural dying off going on anyway.

MonsterBookOfTysons · 07/08/2011 12:13

Floozie I think it has bought us all together on the mn thread more tbh. :)
Sophie is trying so hard to pull herself up, but ds keeps trying to 'help' her. Grin

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 07/08/2011 15:04

Gosh, where has the day gone? I cannot believe the time already. Perhaps time is flying as I'm on the downhill slope before going back to work!

There is a lot of pulling up here too Ty. DD is learning to cruise the furniture with her death like grip!

TribbleWithoutACause · 07/08/2011 15:04

floozie really?? Please don't leave me, all my other friends call me Hun. I need this thread. You don't metaphorically pat me on the head when I talk about ERF car seats.

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HarrietJones · 07/08/2011 16:04

I'm staying here, I don't have friends :(

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MonsterBookOfTysons · 07/08/2011 16:11

Nor do I HJ. I class you ladies on this thread as my friends and my Nobdie friends too.
I am quite happy. :)

SeaShellsMyDogSmells · 07/08/2011 16:57

I don't really chat on fb as I do here, ita just nice to put names to faces after the last 18mths :)

MockingbirdsNotForSale · 07/08/2011 17:54

I'm the same SeaShells and I agree with everyone else. Smile

SilverSky · 07/08/2011 17:59

Same here as I can't say half the things I say/ask on here on facecrack. So I will be a frequent flyer in this here thread! Grin

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HarrietJones · 07/08/2011 18:43

Panicking my iphone won't charge. :(

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MockingbirdsNotForSale · 07/08/2011 19:01

Have you tried switching it off then on again? That always works for me.