Just mumming (viroids 1)

[fraktious]

So we don't scare the viroids on the antenatal thread with horror stories of no sleep, chomped boobs and endless laundry or make them envious with tales of cuteness....

You don't ever 'have' to offer pudding. Babies don't know what pudding is and can survive just fine with out it. (the same goes for preschoolers. Yes DS I'm looking at you!)

I'm not really a pudding person, so glad to hear that. Ds had roasted parsnips for dinner tonight and loved them. This is all very exciting!

LOL CC I am convinced weaning is one of the biggest kept child rearing secrets! We are having a blast here too. Today we had peas, chicken and sweet potato for dinner he is such a big boy!!

I am not one for offering pudding either.

We are mixing puree and BLW. DS LOVES broccoli spears. He is hilarious as he tries to jam the whole thing in his mouth and then as bits come off he has no idea and giggles away with chunks hanging out whilst trying to get more in! To be honest our purees are pretty chunky, I did blend everything today but there were bits of pea shell etc. A friend of mine was feeding her DS a Plum Stage 2 today and mine looked chunkier than that!

I think evicting Ds to his own room has made DH and I feel a little more like 'us' but I still pick sleep over a shag

Ohh Roast parsnip is a favorite with DD (and DS..and me) here too. Actually both DC are happy just to have it boiled. I must say I am loving my BLW cookbook and River Cottage Babies and Kids books (thank you SS!). I really wish I had them when I was weaning DS, but am happy that he is (kind of) expanding his food range and I'm being a slightly more exciting cook for him Some how I only just twigged rather than trying to strain fruit through the sieve I can stick it in the blender It's only fruit puree to put on DDs weetbix or in pancakes.

Those books are great aren't they. It has made me realise that I had been in a food rut. It's good to be cooking again.

On a less positive note he is not sleeping well at all. He has woken four times since 7pm. I wasn't expecting another growth spurt, but I think he is still hungry despite the 4oz at 7pm. Might stop expressing for a week and try cluster feeding to see if it helps. Anyone got any better suggestions or similar experiences?

Sorry CC no advice. As you know, I resorted to formula. We have 2 breast 'feeds' a day but I am not convinced he is getting much at these and now 4 bottles (180mls each which I think is 6ozs). That said if I miss the BFs or he sleeps through (that one, precious time!) my boobs do explode! 90% of the time I don't regret this decision but sometimes when he is snuggled and feeding I do miss it full time - again, probably the rose tinted glasses!

DH is away tonight and so far sleep is going well. The controlled crying has been controlled grisling for the past couple of nights and he is infinitely more settled (albeit not always napping!) during the day. I wish you could just explain to them how beneficial sleep is and how much better they will feel....

I am a full blown member of the parsnip fan club too, as is DS. DH thinks there was a mix up at the lab as he HATES parsnips

Dh calls parsnips the devils vegetable, so I was really pleased ds likes them.

Ds has been going down at 7pm fine for weeks. I wonder if the food is having an affect on his stomach. Being able to discuss the advantages of sleep would be amazing! I always wind up my friend telling her that I just need to say to ds, 'sleepy time now baby, night night' and he just goes to sleep

Val DS (and I think DD) loves peas. I think it skipped a generation because I think they're revolting and DH really isn't fussed either.

Can't help with the sleep thing either sorry. DD is still fully bf, still mostly needs to feed to sleep, or be rocked in DH's arms. I'm begining to think we need to re teach her how to self settle, but don't really want to go the sleep training route as she shares with DS and it's not fair on him having her crying. she still wakes in the night as well, but has been erratic with the timing. Think that won't settle til she stops teething/her cold clears up. It's a vicious cycle at the moment as she's had 6 teeth come through in 3 months, but hopfully they'll stop for a bit now .

Parsnip is the one thing so far that dd hasn't taken to straight away. I think I've got into a bit of a pureeing rut as it is easier to steam and mash things and freeze them en masse then just defrost at will, but thats being lazy. Dd is usually a good eater but it seems extra galling when I've cooked things fresh for her to eat whole and she decides she's not interested today. In general though I do baby porridge and fruit for breakfast, a finger food lunch that I leave her to get on with herself, and a spoonfed tea. She eats a whole banana at some stage most days, for either breakfast or lunch.

We've had a hellish day. It started when the bathroom sink spontaneously cracked in half, dd has been grumpy all day, I took my books back and got fined at the library, burned a pan making dd's tea. Gah!

Not really lazy Esk. The reason I'm avoiding purée is to not have to mash and freeze/defrost stuff. My lazy side liked the idea of just giving ds a bit of what we are having.

Feel for you on the crap day front. Remember when they were contented little bundles that just fed and slept? I feel like they are turning into teenagers already with their off days!

Remember I had a bit of a hysterical banshee baby who never slept in the day and wouldn't be put down for the first 8+ weeks! Not missing the newborn phase at all, today was like going back there, but with the added pressure of thinking that this doesn't happen any more and why can't I get anything done.

Turns out the bathroom sink is going to be ridiculously expensive to replace :(

But I did as I was told and have booked a dr appt for next mon.

Think I am remembering it with rose tinted glasses, haha. I do miss ds having proper feeds though. I used to be able to guarantee at least 30 minutes of quality mumsnet time.

Well done for booking your appointment. Sorry for having a rant. My mum and auntie have both suffered from the let's leave it and see what happens approach.

Can't believe your sink just broke. Do you have anyone in the family who can fit it for you to reduce costs?

It's had a hairline crack in it since we moved in, but seemed stable. When I turned the hot tap on yesterday I heard two loud cracks a bit like the water pipes do when they're warming up or cooling but much louder, and with that a piece of porcelain about 5cm long just popped out. It's still in one piece bar that bit but the crack now runs side to side. No, no family who can sort it. I need to get onto a plumber today. Unfortunately we have the worlds smallest bathroom and need one of a very specific size or we won't be able to flush the loo, they're that close together!

Interesting that we both see we're taking the lazy option re weaning. I just can't imagine how dd having what we're having would work, but then I don't start preparing our meal until after she's in bed. She does tend to have similar to me at lunch time, depending on what I'm having, and we both have a variation on porridge in the mornings. Maybe when she's older I'll be able to get my head around it a bit better. I got some books out of the library to inspire me as its astounding how easy it is to get into a rut with it all.

Forgot to say that dd was a star at her dedication on Sunday. Everyone said how cute she was when the pastor took her around the church to have a look about, and that she was pulling funny faces at people. Fortunately DH recognised it as her poo face and slipped out to sort her out as soon as she was returned.

LOL CC, DH joked that once the controlled crying had kicked in DS would be turning around to him saying "Jees Dad, I'm beat. Mind if I turn in?" He only took 3 mins to settle last night Woke twice for grub though.

Esk we do exactly the same re: weaning. I eat lots of soup and salads so can't really see how I can truly BLW! We porridge for brekkie, finger food for lunch and puree for tea. DS had chicken last night and the nappies today are a bit runny. Was going to try some cod tonight but may go back to just veg for a couple of days, just in case. Lunch is definitely DS's fave, he eats nothing but LOVES playing with broccoli!! Today he was tying to shove a carrot in with a whole spear of broccoli hanging out of the side of his mouth his mother's son Banana is proving tricky as he has a bit of a grip on him and by the time is has given it a death squeeze there is none left to go in his mouth!

Sorry about the sink! What a pain in the arse.

Andy from Cbeebies has truely GIANT nostrils!

Sorry about your sink Esk.

fvp. Will need to look out for that tomorrow.

Really glad the dedication ceremony went well. Well done to your dh for spotting the poo expressions! A good story for the 18th birthday party I think

I eat a lot of veg either roasted, stir fried or steamed. So ds just gets some before I add sauces etc. I need to have a think about breakfast though. Only been giving him fruit so far.

just realised I need to tell you lot about yesterday's jabs, but i've already told the Word Game thread, so apologies for blantant C+P

DD had a horrid evening. She had her jabs in the afternoon, which she cried at, but not for long, and was fine afterwards. She had dinner, we had dinner, then suddenly (just before DH was due to fetch the ice-cream and serve it up!) she started screaming. (she had until this point been quite happy in her little chair) We though, as you do, oh, let's give her some food. But when I sat down to feed her, she kept crying and crying and crying - wouldn't even attempt to latch on and start eating. sad So I pulled her round and put her on my shoulder, and rubbed her back, didn't stop. After half an hour of constant crying, I made DH ring NHS Direct, and they suggested Calpol (they said that normally they do recommend calpol for after injections, but at our practice, they say don't give it unless there's a temp of 39or above - she didn't have a temp at all), but to expect it to be about an hour before there was an effect. This had taken it to about 3/4 of an hour. After 2 hours, she calmed down when I put her on my breast (I had been trying it periodically, but she wasn't having any of it - the only thing that calmed her was rubbing her back while she leant on my shoulder, but I couldn't stop for even 5 seconds before she went off again), and then was able to sleep. This morning she was a proper happy little bunny.

I think we're going to do she-has-what-we-have approach when weaning. Our proper meals are usually quite pure anyway, DH doesn't like to use salt in cooking (except ready mades, obv, they're got what they've got!), but we always add extra veg, so DD can have those.

Sorry dd had such an awful evening Nickel. After one of ds's injections he did this kind of thing, but it only lasted 45 minutes. Then he fell fast asleep. We were nearly going to call nhs direct. It's amazing how they are totally fine again after a good sleep.

:)
yep, all better now.

Had a nightmare with breakfast this morning. Got distracted and overcooked the steamed apple for ds. He was starting to get angry so I spread it on toast fingers. He isn't six months until next Friday, have I ruined his tummy?! Which leads me to my next question. Is six months the latest a gut matures/closes?

Oh don't worry CC gave DS chicken a couple of days ago and then read it was a no no until 6 months.... Haven't done it again. We have 2 weeks until the magical 6 months and then we are off full pelt

It's a little scary sometimes. I have been thinking lately that we try our hardest to do things 'right' for our pfb. In 30 years time the guidelines will probably be totally different and ds's partner will be ignoring my advice and rolling her eyes!

No don't worry cc. Dd has had a tiny amount of wheat (beacuse more toast goes on floor than in mouth!) and this week has had dairy too. No meat yet, but then DH and I only have meat once or twice a week anyway.

I put dd to bed in her own room last night. She was really good at bedtime and after her 10pm feed but woke at 1 and wouldn't sleep anywhere other than in with us. this might be because I missed her so hardly tried to get her into the cot or crib Today has been a bit horrendous though, refusing to nap at all, has haa a grand total of about 40 mins all day. Tonight could be interesting.

Hope this evening went/ is going ok Esk? Thanks for the extra reassurance.

Dh has been away with work again this week and I'm shattered. The only extra thing I'm doing is bath time, but it seems harder when he isn't here

P.s. anyone been on the grad thread recently. I have lost it from my active list. I'm sure someone is due to join us soon?!