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

[HarrietJones]

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.

tribble /hj please don't judge people who wean from four months. I was asked to start weaning ds at 20 weeks on the advice and direction of his dietician, and I have been feeling a bit upset at the thought I might be judged for doing so. He now eats a massive selection of both finger foods and purees so think it doesn't make that much difference where you start from. I do love the mess of finger foods though! We were playing with raspberries today, I popped them on his fingers which he found hilarious.

tribble I am so sorry about your friend. My dear friend lost her newborn the same week ds was born, so I know a little of how awful it is to feel helpless with worry for a friend, and also understand a bit about the whole looking at ds and feeling lucky thing. I know what helped my friend was having people who stuck by her and didn't stop calling because they were scared what to say.

ty I don't know who peppa pig is really but it sounds like a fun trip!! Where is peppa pig world, I have a vague idea that its somewhere near me (south coast)

Just managed to do ten days shopping at tescos on line for fifteen pounds! Only because we discovered we had nearly a hundred pounds of unspent vouchers was perfect timing though as things a bit tight after paying ds's first months nursery fees and deposit - ouch. I am feeling suprisingly ok about him being there, which has shocked me as I'd never left him with anyone before. I think its because his keyworker is so lovely and he seems so happy everytime he's picked up. Its just a lot to get my head round when I hadn't been planning to go back till he was one, but I know it will make a huge difference to our family

Tired- it's not people like you,it's people who wan to because' they are a big girl/boy now' (heard at baby group) and that they want to do the next mile stone ( similar thread on here re forward facing car seats at 5 months). I was reading someone's post on FB and replacing bottles at 4.5 m 'as he doesn't needthem now'. And tbh it's reducing bottles to eeplace wirh water that eatly that annoys me more!
FWIW dd1/2 were both weaned at 4m because it was what you did then and they are ok. I don't get why you'd rush it if you didn't have to.

Forgot the main problem I had with the early weaning- baby rice-What is the point? I've not met a baby yet that eats it!

tf Like hj It wasn't about people who get advIsed to by their doctor. I just think if you don't have to why would you do it before you need to, I find it such a palarva.

Also the competitive element, I've heard people one-man-upping over how many jars a day. My friend was advised to wean early & her ds started on 1-2 spoons a day as I did with dd1/2. It's clear that some people still see 4m on a jar & start shovelling it in.

Fair points guys, I agree I don't get the competitive element at all, every baby's different. I was advised to start with baby rice and ds loved the stuff though. But I always followed his lead on how much he ate (helped by the fact he insisted on feeding himself with loaded spoons from 5 months)
Agree about the palarva though, its fine when we are at home but when we went away to a wedding when ds was just six months it was a pain having to remember to pack loads of food for him!
The thing about forward facing car seats is shocking though!

Car seats are doing my head in at the moment. I don't need one for a while but since there is no RF shops near us, we might be travelling near one & buy it. I'm just at the prices though. We will need two seats and it's £400-600 but what price safety :(

Argh yes I am thinking about that now. What kind of age do they normally move up to the next one? Luckily we only have one car, the double cost of two seats must sting! But I do agree its one thing I won't compromise on, I prefer to spend my money on that than on expensive clothes (especially as ds can now remove his bib and smear food down his front in the blink of an eye - I need some more of those bibs with sleever)

Think it's about one. We only have one seat now but the next stage are big/heavy to move. Although I will have to take mine in & out as I need the space at work, planning to use mine in my mums car too as it's the same make.

TF, They normally move up at 9 months approx. Peppa pig world is in hampshire, 10 miles from southampton, I used to live there so may be meeting a friend of mine that i havent seen for 14 years, since i was 11

Aha that's really near me then - no wonder I have seen signs for it! Sounds like a great trip if you get to combine it with seeing an old friend

My cousin took her three girls to Peppa Pig World when they were visiting here a few weeks ago - seemed like they had a wonderful time!

Thanks for thinking of me re the BF festival, HJ. Not very near to me though.

Have also been discussing getting the next car seat. No price safety, though the prices are very shocking!

Have prices gone up loads then? When we bought ds's group one seat three years ago it was £99. Dd will be inheriting that one.

The ERF ones are 200-300

Hun- just saw they are doing a session onEC & thought of you!

Gosh what they need is a someone like Asda or Kiddicare own brand to do a ERF carseat, can you imagine. They'd make an absolute killing!!

I have got a new phone today, it's a HTC desire. I'm still trying to figure it out, hopefully I'll like this one. Me and phones don't really have a good track record.

I'm due an upgrade soon. I'm after another iPhone though, I love mine but the battery is draining faster & is a bit battered after 2 yearscontinuous solid use!

Re seats , I'm working on my local MP to push for more ERF seat promotion as he has one & has a transport brief

Hello all. Just back from London- nightmare journey back as there was an accident on the A41 and it was closed. DD screamed the whole time we were stuck in traffic. Am rather tired now.

We bought a big car seat before DD was born, one of the ones that is 0-4 years and turns round to face forward at a certain point. I think the thing about 9 months or 1 year etc is all predicated on the baby's weight and also if their legs are too long for the rear facing.

DD is taking well to BLW and HJ you inspired me the other day and DD had orange wedges today and took to them like a pro!

Ooh, meant to say Tribble, DD hasn't dropped milk feeds either. Roughly we have a bf at 7 ish, then breakfast an hour later which is invariably fruit porridge (chosen fruits whizzed up, heated in the microwave for 30 secs and mixed with multigrain porridge with extra juice if required) that DD feeds herself with the spoon. Then its another bfeed at 10ish, lunch at 1 ish which is very small, 4 bf, 5 dinner (like HJ's DD3 its the most anticipated meal!) then bath at 6 ish and another bf after that before bed. Then its 1-2 bfs at night except she slept through for the last 2 nights for the first time in 3 months which was lovely .

HJ I've got an itouch, so an iphone is rather redundant . It has spoiled me though and now I actually crave an iphone but not an iphone ifyswim. Actually I'm getting on with the HTC so far, I tried a nokia at first but it made me twitch and I wanted to scratch it's innards out.

Mock Oh that sounds like a good breakfast, I'm going to start DS on it next week. TBH my thoughts involved more dumping cheerios and porridge fingers on his highchair and leaving him to it.

Good idea on breakfast, will try that one!

Its always a hit. You can buy big jars of peaches and pears etc and spoon out a few each day. Good combos are peach and banana, peach and raspberry and mango and banana. I load the spoons and DD then takes them and feeds herself.

Hi all!

Am watching Dating in the Dark and it's cringeworthy!!!

Loving the new thread title and don't mind if I make myself at home.

News in our world - DS eczema is back! Steroid cream worked but can't use for longer than a week. Immediately it came back. Got quack appt nxt week and I'll be asking for a referral and testing. Poor bubs. Feel so sorry for the happy chappy. In the meantime we are using Aveeno.

Weaning and bfing is driving me crazy!!!! I am so confused. Milk wise he has wake up feed, hour later breakfast, mid morn bf, anytime between 12/1 is lunch, mid pm snack and dinner around 5/530 then bf at bed. Up until today I was doing a mid pm bf but I dropped it today and he wasn't fussed. TBH he never cries if he's hungry!!!!!!! Not sure if that is good or bad! When I go back to work in Sept it would be helpful if he had an am and bedtime bf!! What's everyone else doing? I'm seeing the hv tmw to weigh in but they aren't much cop on the advice front.

Foodwise we like all fruit. We like all sweet veg. We don't like savoury unless it's coated in fruit purée. He does like toast and banana and carrot stix. Quite likes grated cheese also. Today I bought strawberries and avocado to offer as finger foods. I've yet to offer owt that is no soft!!!

Still no teeth, still way off crawling, rare occurrence of going onto his tum, loves loves loves his walker!!!!!! Constantly chatting, burbling, screeching, laughing and it's dead cute.

I'm on a diet. Got to shift this baby blubber. Hate how my clothes look and need a new wardrobe if I don't lose this weight.

Sorry for no namechecking! Not read all thread!!!

Hi silver sky nice to hear from you! Sorry about ds eczema its awful seeing them suffer isn't it. Definitely push for a referral, gps were really dismissive of ds's, but since seeing dermatologist, dietitian and allergy specialist it has basically gone

mocking that fruity porridge sounds yummy,will definitely be making! I also give ds peach slices as finger food which he loves

Hello all- welcome back Silver, apart from the eczema I'm glad your DS is doing so well.

I'm a bit and . DH is promoted but the crap bit is he's off to Afghanistan for 6 months in August. I start back at work in Oct with an 8 week residential course. Spoke to the course leader chappie today and he said that its mandatory that its residential as there are a lot of evening works and a trip to France etc etc, but my circumstances were exceptional and it might be ok to live out. He gave me details of a 2 bed flat accommodation available nearby for £250 a month plus utilities and I've been researching getting a nanny who can come with me and look after DD in the day and some evenings. All soo expensive. Spoke to DH and mentioned the flat and he thought I should put DD into the nursery there, but if she's ill I'd have to get her, which would mean the end of the course for me (you're not even allowed to go off for a GP appt) so I thought a nanny would be the best solution. I thought the nanny could start a couple of weeks before so DD and her can get used to each other then move down to Wiltshire for the course and then back up north afterwards before coming with us when I'm posted to Hampshire in the New Year. With DH away I thought the best thing would be to throw money at the solution to make my life easier and it will be less of a burden trying to juggle a new job with DD in a new place with a new nursery etc etc. I'm looking at about £300 a week for a live in nanny who can do longer hours than a nursery and a couple of evenings a week babysitting.

I mentioned all this to DH and he said that he didn't want all the extra money he'll be getting to go on childcare etc and perhaps 'throwing money at it' wasn't the best solution. Now here's my rant.....he's not going to be around! I'm going to be going straight onto a busy course, commuting 200 miles home at weekends then moving house in the new year to a place I've never been to, to a job where I'll be the Chief of Staff at a large airbase with unpredictable hours and I thought that maybe having continuity of childcare without worrying about getting a place at nursery or a childminders might just be a good idea. Am I being unreasonable?

Sorry for the long post ....just needed to moan....am very proud of my DH for the promotion, its just pants timing...not that it would have been good anyway with the course as his current job means he wouldn't have been able to have DD anyway (although I think he could have done but thats by the by.)

Ask your DH what he suggests? I think you are being perfectly reasonable.