April 2011; springtime arrivals - blackbird, song thrush, mistle thrush, nipple thrush, nappy thrush...

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Here we are, our new thread and this time we all have our babies !

I thought we were getting thrush again, but then realised I had let ds's latch get sloppy. He was constantly clicking and tutting at the breast but I was too distracted to notice.

Ds and I made butterfly cakes together this morning, ds got to choose the colour of the buttercream icing ..... It is a very lurid shade of pink and they are covered in sugar strands. You can never have enough sugar!

Am back from the dentist. Ow ow ow. Tooth is right on the nerve and may have to come out if the filling doesn't take I also had a cracked back tooth that needs a crown, thank goodness for maternity exemption certificates!

Have you tried a syringe Chilli? It's the only way to get H to take anything.

We have major sleep regression, last night was 10-1 1.30-3 and then I'll admit I broke my own rules and took him to bed with me at 5am where we napped until 10!

I'm hoping it's partly my toothache as I've been in a lot of pain and he definitely notices when I'm unhappy.

Mm I don't mind boob to sleep but not sure how the nanny will cope! He likes being fed or slung. I'm sure she'll find a way.... I hope.

Glad the funeral went well jen, or as well as these things can.

That sounds painful, cycle. Hope you can get it fixed!

lis AM sounds vile! Bake the choc cake and send some this way . btw loving ur new mn phrase. How's it going with ur mum?

cycle ow indeed. Hope the filling takes. Prob best thing re ur Sis but still. Esp re the 10 yr olds!!

chilli s took the gripe water off the spoon the first time quite happily but I gave it before his feed so prob tricked him. When I tried during or after he blew it raspberry stylee back at me! Shame cos it seemed to help the first time.

arch re ur hol and ur v unwelcome guests! Outrageous! How are you and the children feeling this afternoon?

frak / mrsw at your d?h's!

mrsw s loves his Tongue

Jen hi! Cripes re uniform!!

frak - try not to worry too much about how the nanny will manage. She won't be you, and M won't have the association of boob=sleep with her.
IME of 2 years of BFing DS1, because he knew he could have milk from me that was what he wanted when he was tired/upset/hungry/hot or whatever. Me feeding him to sleep didn't impact on DH's ability to settle him, or my parents or MIL who all looked after him at various points over that couple of years.
I know exactly what you mean about your DH not having to deal with the consequences. If it is any consolation, he will be able to take that position less and less as the months progress, just because that is how life will pan out.

Jen - good lord how old is she? What a horrendous list of stuff!!

I did a bloody stupid thing today, could have killed T :( Walking home from preschool, DS1's trousers fell down as we were crossing the road. It is just the road to the preschool, very quiet and normally no cars. I bent down to pull DS1's trousers up, but forgot to put the break on the pram. Turned round to see T rolling away from me down the road - it is a steep-ish hill. Thank GOD he veered into the curb and the pram came to a stop, otherwise he could have rolled several hundred yards down to a busy road.
My mind is full of 'what-ifs' and I feel sick. I have drunk a stiff G&T which has helped a little!

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How scary Ali! I have had a few what ifs with H, all part of parenthood I reckon. X

Yikes Ali I'm glad T is ok, and that the medicinal G&T is helping. I've had a few wobbles with the pushchair getting away from me (lots of dodgy paths that actually had me thinking the pushchair was wonky!) so I've ordered one of these: www.amazon.co.uk/BuggyTug-Universal-Pram-Wrist-Strap/dp/B004P8HQL4 for my peace of mind.

Jen at all that uniform, seems a bit OTT for such little ones, when did a fleece and cagoul become a standard part of school uniform? I must of missed that one.

Cycle I hope the tooth is feeling a bit better, you've reminded me I really need to have a check up at the dentist...Meep! (I'll add it to the list of 'me' things along with getting my eyes checked, buying a swimming cosy that fits, changing mobile contracts, yada, yada, yada!)

Lis your AM story has made me giggle, daft woman!

Petal Still no bottle/cup joy here but I have a physio appt on Friday so S is going into work with Daddy for a couple of hours, I'm kinda hoping that he gets hungry and takes the bottle/cup for DH while I'm not there. I'm getting to the point that I need to have more than a tense two hours alone nothing to do with wanting to see Harry Potter

Frak I often feel like DH gets of lightly when it comes to baby duties and the like. But revenge was had this evening when S did a spectacular nappy/clothes/changing mat covering poo'splosion and he had to deal with it (he had been boasting about having no sense of smell so I figured this should be put to the test )

Thanks for the info Dairy I've ordered one as always worried when near traffic that pram will get away from me and this will give me peace of mind.

Hope the tooth is better cycle. They don't say 'you lose a tooth for every child' for no reason. My ante natal chums haven't actually lost any teeth, but we have all had issues with our teeth.

I washed my hair yesterday and it's now starting to fall out - hurrah!

Sounds scary Ali. The 'what could have happened' is horrible, but it didn't and you realise in time what was happening.

I went to the cinema yesterday evening and watched Bridesmaids. It was very funny, I can totally recommend it. A comedy was just what the doctor ordered. If you can't go out in the evening, see if your cinema do mother and baby screenings.

Good to know ILTMIMI, me and my friend were thinking of using my Orange Wednesday next week to see it. Leaving the daddies with the babies!

Taking of hair falling out, mine hasn't started yet, but I was just thinking what good condition mine is in. My hair is half way between curly and straight, but I've just realised I've not had to use my straightners for weeks all it needs is a good blow dry. I know hormones play havoc with hair, so I'm not expecting it to last

M&D have just left for the airport. All was fine, nothing said. Mum kept offering to do things, I politely declined all offers and did everythign myself last night, dinner, dishes, bottles, feeds, changes, bath, bedtime. All me! Just to prove a point, not sure if it was even noticed! But hey!

I've just put B in his first 3-6m outfit!' Dungarees, but the look on the smaller side of 3-6 months! He's getting so big!!

Well, we postponed bath night for the second night running due to constant crying. Can't work out what's wrong :( and she's still not really happy this morning. I'm sure up to last week almost everything could be solved by offering a boob but it's not working now - she cries, stretches out and pushes away. Due to that I'm thinking wind and managed to give her some gripe water (that's for the syringe suggestion cycle I'll see about getting one). Thankfully the gripe water didn't result in projectie vomit this time :) but I'm not sure it helped much either.
I'm still trying to work out the thrush situation too.

I've been losing hair, though I'm not sure if it's any more than usual in the summer - does losing hair also co-incide with losing baby weight? [hopeful]

chilli sounds like you're having a tough time. I've no suggestions, I'm afraid, but I think F went through a similar thing (see my very exasperated posts about boob-screaming a few weeks ago). He's 14 weeks now and seems to be getting a lot better. I don't know why he was so angry, but I nearly went mental (I did a post about that too, I think! ). Hopefully that stage will pass for you too.

Re sleep, F had been sleeping in 5-6 hrs in the first part of the night, then suddenly dropped to 2-3 hours. At the risk of jinxing it, he's been back up to standard the last few nights. Hope that's encouraging for those who've started losing hours.

I'm feeling tired but nicely mellow after spending the day at work ! F spent the day with daddy. He ate some, but not a lot, from the bottle. But they had a nice day while I hung out at school! Brilliant.

Just need now (and a good sleep)

I recall your post petal. Thankfully things improved after this morning and she's feeding happily now and was an angel when the girls from work visited at lunchtime. Bathtime is in the process of going ahead :)

Just a v.quick post to say that anyone with babies who are suffering with teething - ELC/Mothercare have got a great pack of 4 rattle/teether things for only £8. They are actually quite small and so T can get his jaws round bits to chew and can grip them really well. In the past I've found most things sold as teethers are just too bulky for a 3-4 month old to get in their mouths.

Gah! Why is H not sleeping?! Am so tired!

What's the consensus on babies sleeping on their front? H really wants to but I've been told a solid no since he was born.

All advice I've been given on sleeping is that they shouldn't sleep on their fronts till they can move themselves onto their sides or backs in case they're struggling to breathe for any reason. Have no experience of it though as L is my first lo.

If he can get there by himself then leave him, cycle.

DH settled M to sleep last night! M obviously didn't take enough boob as he woke at 2.30, 5.30 and hourly from then but it's a definite move in the right direction. And nanny's plane ticket is bought so that's another load off my mind.

We've had a row of really good nights recently but somehow I feel more tired than ever. How can that be? I know it's ridiculous but the more good nights we have, we more convinced I am that there's a shocking night just round the corner...

Does anyone know if my BM supply will settle down any time soon? I seem to be producing more and more milk at the moment and am sick of constantly changing my breastpads and waking up in a wet patch.

P's just moved into her 3-6 month clothes. They're a bit big for her, so she looks a bit clown like at the moment. I must admit feeling a little bit sad last night when I packed away all the super cute mini clothes. Maybe I can imagine having another one after all!

Where is your nanny coming from Frakk?

Cycle - I put I to sleep on his front when he is sleeping with me. But on his side when he is in his cot. I roll up a towel, swaddle him, then put him on his side with towel supporting his back. If I put him on his back he doesn't sleep through the 15 minute sleep cycle and wakes up.

Star - the more sleep I get the worse I feel. Having no sleep pattern really confuses my body.

I think the warmer weather has something to do with the leaking. A few of us on here have said about it. They're drinking more because of the heat so our supply is responding. It will settle eventually, I just can't tell you when.

Maybe I'll try that ILTMIMI. Last night H finally went down when DP put him on his front, then moved him onto his side after 5 (carefully watched) minutes, then put him on his back after another 10 minutes. He then went from 10.30-2.30.

I really thought we were making progress then in the middle of last week it all went to hell .

H has been in 3-6 month clothes for about three weeks already Star I too got a bit upset when packing away his teeny ting clothes. Sigh.

Tiny, not ting...

Cycle can he lift his head when he's on his tummy? If so then it would probably be ok.

Star - the first nights that I sleep well I always feel more tired. It takes a few good nights before I start to feel a real benefit!

He can definitely lift his head, that's part of what makes it so uncomfy when he wants to sleep tunny down on me. He keeps lifting his head and shuffling himself around on my swollen boobs. Ow.

I feel your pain with that one. T has developed a signature headbang move while he is there which is seriously painful if you don't get out of the way!

Maybe see how he is on his tummy for naps and if he is alright, can turn his head etc then you could put him like that at night?
Or try him on his side? We have success with that - I swaddle and prop with a rolled towel like ILike

Yikes, Ali sounds scary but I agree, life is full of 'what if's' so don't beat yourself up. For the first few weeks of her life I used to bring Jo into our (tiny) kitchen with me to sit in her bouncy chair whilst I did the washing up. Then one day dropped a glass on the floor which shattered everywhere. Fortunately none of it got her, but I couldn't stop thinking how just a tiny bit could have flown into her eye and blinded her. I couldn't stop crying all morning and now I never take her into the kitchen with me - it's just too small, there's nowhere safe to put her. I figure it's a learning curve....