Jan 2012 - Higgs Boson Gang pt1

[Oeisha]

Link to antenatal thread for convenience

Not a very good title, but it will suffice 'til we fill this one in record time!

Congratulations to all that have popped so far!

worm I had just half a stone to go, but I'm so knackered and eating so much chocolate to get energy that I've put some back on! And that's with breastfeeding - my calorie intake must be in the thousands. Sigh.

anyone had an update from peanuts re wilbur? I have PM'd her and checked her FB but nothing since she put that lovely little pic up.

Peanuts if out there lovely I am wishing you well and thinking of you xxx

I never put on any baby weight-in fact I 3lb lighter now than when i started-however it's moot point when you are several stones overweight anyway.

Know the feeling fish. Despite my 20lb loss on pre-pg, I'm still "overweight". Still got no friggin appetite either.
Oh gods, was going to say something else, but have forgotten thanks to my hyena-baby.
Oh. Speaking of Snufflix...she has loads of spots on her face...like a teenager!!! Normal? Weird? No other sign of illness/ailmant.
Also been thinking of Wilbur. to Peanuts and family.

Ok ladies.............what are we all thinkin of doing holiday wise? I had been looking into a week in Devon in a static followed by a week in Cornwall where the outlaws live. I've discovered though that for another £500 we could go to northern France including overnight ferries. DH isn't keen, he says Meg is too young and is worried about being in another country should she get ill or anything. What do you guys think? I am keen to give my older DC's a decent holiday as I am feeling they are being left out a bit at the mo.

Spots totally normal

Hi, I'm new to mumsnet. Had my DD on 10 Jan, so she's 5 weeks today. In same boat as many of you, still have 10 lbs to lose to be back to pre-pregnancy weight, but lumpy bumpy tummy means nothing really looks good on anyhow. Need exercise but God knows when I'll manage that as my beautiful girl is very, very cranky and sleeps very little.
Oeisha, my LO also has broken out in loads of spots on her cheeks. No idea what is causing it, hoping it isn't an allergy!

We're also thinking of France in the car or possibly Spain by air. Nowhere further than Europe though a) for flight times b) healthcare. France is winning so far as I can get by in French. My Spanish is limited to dos cervesa per favor.

welcome consort xxx

baby acne at this age or milk rash as it's known is totally normal and totally common. It's the skin sorting out it's sebum levels.

Baby acne here too. Itsso good that we all have each other to bounce off.
Welcome consort

Welcome consort!
Glad Snufflix isn't the only one.
She's gone off boob today...feeding for 10-15mins every 3 or so hours...judt doesn't seem like enough.
And she's being clingy...but only for 5 mins...about to try the sling again and see if her almighty poo/farting was the reason for being awake. I swear she's a wrong-un.
Oh, anyone else have nipples like ski-jumps???

They told me 20 mins to finish a boob on average today so 10-15mins may be better than you think

welcom consort

Good to have you back debs xxxxx

We have acne here too my poor chubba has a very scabby/spotty face and neck!

Speaking of chubba, we went to clinic today and she's put on another pound! She's now 9lb8oz

Well done chubba we also went to clinic today. Bubs also put on nearly a pound and is up to 7 12

Can't wait for Abi to leave home get to 8lb...then she can go into her grobags! Hoping this helps with independant sleeping...she just will not sleep in her moses basket or cot at night....think I'm clutching at straws here.

Thanks for welcome, relieved the 'acne' can be normal. Thanks fishandlilacs and makescakeswhenstressed.

8lb must be the magic weight. Thea can go in the baby bjorn at 8lb

Oeisha we put Freya in her grobag from birth as it was the only way we could get her to sleep in her Moses basket! The change in temp when we out her down with just a blanket woke her every time! Her grobag has two popper settings on the shoulder and poppers under the arms on the inside of the zip so that it can't slip over her head.

Humm, might give it a go tonight then...she must nearly be 8lb (which is the 'grobag' brand minimum weight, that's why it's stuck in my mind).

I thought I was doing better mentally. But maybe not. I'm still scoring a 26 on the Edinburgh scale. For anyone else feeling mental, feel free to take a look at this thread and feel a bit more sane/reassured you're not alone. It's mainly just me ranting for now, and it's been a while since I posted, as I wanted to see how I felt after a few days, but, oh gods...I don't know...
...when do they leave home again?!

DH's birthday tomorrow, so he's taken the day off.

Will be phoning BF specialist for advice re: red nipples, sore nipples, sloped nipples and have visitors for a bit (love her to bits, she's been there, done it all too, so hopefully she can just hug me and let me sob if nowt else). Oh, and show off her lovely babies, who will hopefully give me the strength not to just smother my lovely baby...

I put Freya's grobag on before the last feed before she goes in her basket so when she falls asleep I can gently gently just lay her down

Oeisha - can't be sure w/o sering them, but suspect sloped nipples is sign of bad latch.

Morning ladies, it feels like I haven't been here in ages! But thanks to lovely dh for dealing with all the night waking for the last 2 nights I'm finally feeling human again :o

Who else has a toddler and baby? How has your toddler taken to baby? DD is swaying between being very clingy and shouty whenever me or dh has c and then constantly wanting to kiss and cuddle her. It feels like all I do atm is tell DD off :( how is everyone else dealing with it?

Would it be unreasonable of me to collapse into a weeping heap pf despair right now?
Isla came home last night with my Mum who was going to stay the night here, Mum been here 3 hours and she started puking up really violently. DH dropped her back home again and finally got back in at 11.30pm. Shes diabetic and quite poorly with it so this is just the icing on the cake.
My sister was supposed to be coming today for me to meet my new nephew, pick up Mum who was supposed to be looking aftre her kids this weekend so she can go on a spa weekend for her 30th birthday. So now my sisters weekend is ruined as well because Mum cant now look after her kids because of my daughters plague.
Whatevers Isla had has now turned into a full blown flu with snot and coughing and she coughed all night kept me awake and screamed and shouted at me in the night because i tried to give her cough medicine. Her fever is still up and shes now crying and screaming intermittently because the plans have been cancelled for today and she doesn't understand why.
DH has a bad chest and cold coming on and has hurt his shoulder. I feel so utterly responsible for it all because it's my daughter who spread this to Mum. My sis has paid such a lot of money for this weekend away.
I feel like a shit Mum for sending my daughter away while she was ill, i feel like a shit sister because it's ruined my sisters weekend and I feel like a shit wife because poor dh is being totally ignored in the midst of it all and had to drive mum back hiome in the middle of the night and i feel like a shit daughter because Mum is so ill now.