Jan 06 babies - no sleep til....!

[GeorginaP]

Hi there. Anyone feel up to joining me from Jan 06 ante-natal thread?

Hello all - hope everyone had great easter weekends (I guess those with LO's have been busy getting them back to school as well?)...

Lisa - I'm glad you had such a good result with your chiropractor... Scarlett unfortunately hasn't responded in the same way. She's off for her fifth (and final) visit on Thursday, as he's felt a definite improvement in the mobility of this one particular joint (the one that releases the nerves to the upper digestive tract), but we haven't seen any consistent improvement at home. He says that this happens in about one in every four babies that he treats for colic - sod's law Scarlett would be in the minority! So there's not really any point in pursuing it any further.

Her colic should have resoved itself by now anyhow - as she's three months old - but she's still wildly variable from one day to the next... we're now wondering if it's the start of some teething, as there's lots of dribbling, chewing on fingers, feeding every couple of hours etc.
I dunno, I wish someone would get on and write the manual for these little bilghters!!

As for getting back in the saddle - no action here yet, although DH did tell me that he had a dream about us 'getting it on' the other week... that made me feel rather guilty (especially since I've no wounds to contend with), but TBH we just haven't found the time yet - any available slot when Scarlett is sleeping is filled with chores/cooking/eating or sleep! I really must an effort soon, before his equipment ceases up altogether!!

porolli - your prolapse sounds terrible, I cannot imagine how you have coped so far. Oh, and as for babies sleeping through the night... pah! I am consolling myself with the thought that the ones sleeping through at this age are going to be those who stay out all night in fifteen years time! This assumption is based on no scientific evidence whatsoever. FWIW Scarlett had a bad night on Sunday - feeding at 1.30, 3am, 5am and 6am, and most other nights she wakes at least twice... it's a good thing she looks so damned cute the rest of the time!

iris - how is your dad doing? Really hope your weekend wasn't too awful. At least you have DH around to support now. Thinking of you lots.

Lyra - glad you're doing better, and wowser at Alex's weight! I am very impressed... your milk bar is obviously well stocked.

Georgie - how are you doing? Have you managed to find any 'me time' yet? How is the teething? Have you tried the Ashton & Parsons powders? Someone recommended them to us but we can't decide if it's making any difference or not.

My arm's about to fall off now, so better go and try to put Scarlett down.

hello every1
havnt posted, oreven looked at MN for agesand ages, but am on my own 2nite with all 3 babies, 2 older ones playing up and not going to sleep and Gus the guzzler at the milk bar as i type, hence crappy abbreviations - its not coz i think im cool young and hip honest!
not back in the saddle yet either lisa. am totally turned off by the idea of ever getting pg again, so am not even thinking about it till i have the mirena coil put in. i literally get pg every time i take a chance, so im not taking any more! im knackered fgs, i think 3 in 3 yrs is enough.

i have NOTHING to whinge about tho, theyre all healthy, i am loved and supported etc... and no sign of colic thank god. gus is a pretty 'easy' baby really. good job really

im waffling. i do that. oh well,never mind eh?

thanks for all the supportive messages...
prolapse is grim, especially the long march to school in the rain AGAIN after the easter hols. still waiting to hear from the gynae unit but who knows how long that will take.
so no surprises am not back in the saddle either. don't think it's that uncommon. i know a couple of people who couldn't contemplate it until six months or so. mind you, is dh's birthday today so fingers crossed he isn't hoping for a special 'present'!
big hugs to everyone coping with colicky babies.

Both babies asleep so thought I would have a little catch up whilst I grab a sarnie. Still no definite routine here the little minx had no more than 30 mins sleep in a row yesterday which was a pretty grim day, two screaming babies whilst trying to cook dinner is not good. Today so far Talia has been model baby, 2 big feeds this morning 2 hour nap, feed then a play then she's fast asleep again. Night feeds are usually 2am and 5.30am for some reason but last night there was only one at 3am and she settled back to sleep quite quickly. Already getting the "isn't she on solids yet" comments as she's such a big baby. I think they show an interest in everything at this age not just food, she loves staring at the lights doesn't mean she wants to be an electrician! Am determined to hold out until 5 1/2 - 6 months.

If we are being honest DP and I aren't fully back in the saddle either. Partly not from the want of trying - why do children have a sixth sense the minute anything might happen they wake up?! I really don't know where we are going to get the time or opportunity.

I have decided to make a real effort to have some "me" time away from the house/babies, think I will go swimming or take a yoga class or something once a week.

Nappies Galore - welcome back I kept wondering where you were kept meaning to e-mail you. How's the Mothercare Hoxton (is that what it's called?) I nearly bought a Cosatto Duolite which is the same thing but have restrained myself, the Twin Aria isn't too bad, it's just a fight to get Abbie into it as she wants to walk everywhere now. Am going to wait a while for DB3 so I can have a lovely big single pram!!!

Iris - sending you some virtual support, hope things aren't too rough for you.

Loomer - hope Scarlett's colic improves soon bless her luckily I've never had a colicky baby.

Hope everyone else is doing OK xxx

Hi all

Nice to see a couple of new names, welcome Porolli and NappiesGalore (good name!)

As far as saddles go mine is distinctly under the weather still - I can feel it stinging/hurting all the time and don't walk more than a few minutes without having to stop.. I had an internal at the doc's yesterday and OUCH, it was like having the sweep all over again No way is anything going up there for a LONG while :( :( They have referred me to the gynae at the hospital as finally a doctor has agreed with me that 3 months is a long time to be feeling pain!!!!

Sorry to be sickening but Dominic is sleeping through now - last feed is at around 6 and bed is around 8, sleeps until 6am. Longer than either of us, which is funny!! He's still on 91st percentile and looking good :)

Lisa and Loomer, chiropractor sounds interesting, glad there have been results.
BWBBabe let us know how you get on with the grandparents visit and particularly flying! Do you put her in the car seat on a plane seat or what? And what if she kicks off in the airport or on the plane, and what about ears getting sore?

I took D to see the grandparents and every time he cried they insisted he was hungry and I kept having to demonstrate that sometimes he gets tired, lonely, wet etc!!! I'd always wondered why I was a fat baby in all the pics of me, now I know.

Lyra how are you doing?

Hope everyone else ok, hugs to all coping with colic, teething and problems down south!

hello everyone

having good days and bad days, but more bad than good at the moment. alex has his jabs today so i think i'll talk to the health visitor about it.
i've also broken out in horrendous all over excema, the worst i've ever had, like prickly heat, signs of stress methinks.

i really didn't want to have pnd again, but i think i have to admit that i am sufferring with it at the moment. alex is feeding really often, but after reading your post lisa, i wonder whether i should take him back to the osteopath to see if he needs more treatment.

i am at the stage of just getting through the day atm, need to do some shopping so i think i'll go online and do that now.

sorry that i don't have time to catch up with everyone individually.

Hi all - back at last. Not quite caught up but just got time for a quick update. Dad's finally on the mend but still on a ventilator (tracheostomy rather than tube down the throat thankfully). Apparently he came round for an hour after his op but then went into multiple organ failure. At least he's going in the right direction now!! i was in bits before going to see him & it was a pretty fraught time at my mums as I went on my own with Dom ,as DH had to work, & Dom decided to go on a sleep strike & just napped for 15/20 mins at a time so I was on my knees by the time we returned.One night home with DH to lend a hand Aamusing him to keep him up late & getting up with him this morning to give me a bit more kip and all's well in the world - apart from the fact that Dom flatly refuses to drink milk from a bottle now - not thata he's ever been exactly keen. He'd just take the edge off his hunger then spit it out. Water - fine, but milk - no way. I'm thinking of buying a cup to see if he's prefer a spout instead.

Anyway - got to go out now but I'll try to catch up properly & post again later. Thanks so much for all your support - you are all sooo lovely xxx

hi guys
good to be back. a bit anyway. back i mean, not a bit good...oh whatever.

the hoxton is good SK, a bit heavy but does the job. cant get archie to get out of gus's seat tho and walk, so ive got yhe two heavy ones in the chair and gus in a sling on my front, which is fine for now, but boy is he growing fast!

sorry to hear about your troubles Lyra. if im honest, the real reason ive been off the radar lately is coz i have been lurking under a PND cloud too. thankfully though, by now the good days outnumber the bad - mind you, each seems a foreign planet when im in the other, IYSWIM. its hard to imagine what all the fuss is about when im having a good day, and impossible to imagine feeling ok on a bad... but it always passes eventually. sending you big hugs and good luck with today, tomorrow and each day as it comes.

Iris, sounds like youve been having a 'mare. hope things improve for you and yours soon.

big hugs everyone, and hopefully post again sometime this year!

Happy Saturday everyone

barrelrider - whenever I took Abbie on the plane they sit on your knee with a special seat belt attachment, they can do this up until age 2. You can keep them in the buggy right up until you board, fold the buggy at the plane steps and on you go. Last year I made 4 trips with Abbie on my own and it was fine. Know what you mean about always being told the baby is hungry, think it's the older generation too think it's all they can say about young babies Am v at Dom sleeping through too.

Hi lyra sorry to hear you are having a hard time of it, I have to admit I struggle most days too, the other day I went out into the garden closed the patio doors and left them both crying for 5 minutes Abbie is fast approaching the terrible twos and with DP out the house from 6.30am to 7pm it's hard.

Iris - thats great news about your Dad will keep everything crossed for him.

Nappies Galore - poor you have a mental picture of you with 2 toddlers in the pram and a baby in a sling.

hope everyone else is doing OK quiet day here have my mother visiting tomorrow (first time since Talia was 2 days old)! Have already been told Abbie should have a potty, Talia should be having solids, I was dry at night at 2, never had a tantrum and was speaking in sentences at 13 months mmmmm!

Not in the saddle either to those that were asking...and ds is a late Dec bub.
We are officially on solids there is no way we could get to the 4mth no way I'd even contemplate 6.
He was feeding hourly during the day from about 3mths and a girl in my antenatal group is training as a natropath and recommended a week of slipery elm mixed with milk as it fills in seive like stomachs of the bubs and then ds started real solids 4 days ago now. He also has acidophilus powder every day to make sure that all the enzymes in the gut are going. Today he is having apple for tea, he just guzzled banana and ate about a 1/4 of a banana yesterday in one sitting.
I'd be seriously surprised if he is still on the lower percentiles for weight now he is so tall and is piling it on.
Slowly settling into our new place, have finally moved, but things are everywhere and not sure if we have enough room for everything but it is nice to be on our own again.
Take care all.

Hi guys

Have been off radar for a while because Gav's mum passed away on 13th April. Funeral was on 20th in Cumbria. Terribly upsetting but am glad that she's now at rest. Bloody awful way to go (breast cancer). But if there is a positive to be taken from this then it's this.... it's made me give up smoking. I used to have 2 or 3 when the girls were in bed and would kid myself that it wasn't really doing me any harm (gave up when I was pg with DD1 and DD2). But seeing MIL laying in a bed ravaged by cancer and out of her head on a morphone drip really bought it home to me. So, it's been a week now and I'm very very positive that I will never smoke again.

Anyway, have had a chance to catch up with whats going on and it seems as if everyone is a little up and down.

Lyra and NapGalore - how you guys feeling? Always feel so inadequate and don't know what to say to make things better. Guess that you've both been there before and know what you need to do to make yourselves happier. Maybe a little 'me time'?

Iris - is you dad on the mend? Got your text? Any update since then?

Sweetkit - how's it going with your mum? And I've also locked myslef in the bathroom when things have got too much and left Moo and Libby to howl. Sometimes its the only thing you can do to get your sanity back.

Porolli - yikes, prolapse sounds v grim. hope DH has some sympathy and keeps well clear of you until you're better. Maybe you could sling him a dirty mag, run him a bath and tell him to have some 'me time'

Chuffed - sounds as if your LO just loves his chow . Mollie did as well. She used to hoover anything in sight.

Libby is being v v good girl. She was so well behaved at MIL funeral. DH desperately wanted to take her as he has no siblings and his mum and dad divorced about 20 years ago so he had no family there apart from us.

I finished BF last week so she's now on bottles and is sleeping thru as well. Has dream feed at 10ish and sleeps until 7am. I don't tihnk she's going to be lastiung until 6 months without solids. I've read up a lot about it and I'll try and hold out for as long as I can, but if she's hungry then I'll give her food.

She desperately wants to sit up and hates lying down now. And good good that girl can chatter. Just babbles away to herself and grins like a loon . Such a munchkin.

I've got some time at the gym tomorrow. Libby's booked into the creche so am raring to go and get rid of this jelly belly. Will make it a twice weekly thing (if I can) as need to get back in shape and start feeling better about myself.

DH and I are back in the saddle. Not frequently by any stretch of the imagination. About once every 2 weeks at the mo . But we've got our weekend away on 12 May, so maybe we'll make up for lost time .

libs just woken up so will love you and leave you.

anyone heard from rachey?

g xx

G'morning all, and what a miserable day it is here, blooming weather really does make me feel less than perky.

Hope everyone is well, it sounds as if we've all been fighting our own little battles! Lots of reassuring love to those feeling under the weather, just remember to take each day individually and not get too caught up in everything.

GeorgieGirl - Sorry to hear about MIL, although from the sounds of it her suffering is finally over, which is the best thing I suppose. Congratulations on giving up smoking, that's fab!! it is a hard journey but you're through the worst of it! (Or so the statistics say!). Keep us updated!

Chuffed - It sounds as if you did the best thing tho', I mean all the guidelines are exactly that, if you have a hungry baby it seems insane not to feed them. How's the new house? Has your DS settled? I moved through my pregnancy and that was tiring enough!

SK - aren't parents helpful! {shock]. Take everything she says with a pinch of salt, it seems to be part of motherhood - eventually you forget all the screaming/nappies/sleepless nights and go on to tell all other mums that yours never did such things! BAH :) At least she's your mum, I have a 'friend' who keeps telling me about her 'perfect' daughter - who was so perfect she left when DD was 1 year old for some 'me' time. ARG. Shan't start on that rant! As for leaving them crying, I do! Bee has what I can only describe as a tantrum! She'll scream and scream with no tears.. I know there's nothing wrong so I place her down and let her get on with it ... within a few minutes she sorts herself out. I figure it's good practice for when she's a little older! I can't complain, she's mostly a star! I suppose all babies have their moments!

Barrelrider - I can't believe you're still hurting, OUCH! Lots of sympathy! Bloody doctors, I can't believe they even let it get to 3 months! GRRR, well hopefully NOW it will be sorted! At least your LO is sleeping through (talking about making us all ! Bee is going down at 7, waking at 1 for a feed/change, back down - waking at 5 (only these past few days) but I settle her back easily.. then up for 7. Will eventually try and remove the 1-am feed but she's only 3 months old and I figure she'll eventually sort it out!

Porolli - DP and I are back in the saddle, but not often! Don't let him put pressure on you, it'll come naturally, I'm sure! I hopped back on as soon as possible after the birth knowing if I left it too long I'd probably never want to do it again . Having done it a few times I am not feeling inclined to re-ignite the passion, as it were! Babies are just too demanding/tiring..

Iris - glad your dad is on the mend, although it sounds as if it's been a rather fraught journey! How are you feeling? I hope you've got lots of support!

Bee and I are fine, she has her next lot of jabs on Wednesday :( Hope they don't effect her as much as they did the first time around.) She's definitely teething, only just 3 months old but there are little toothy-pegs waiting to burst through. She's dealing with it rather well, mostly frustrated. She sounds a lot like Libby - always chatting away, she loves other babies and animals! She's also trying to crawl! She's getting rather good at it (worryingly). Have finally established a better routine, she actually sleeps during the day now which is FAB! It gives me time to come here and gibber away like a raving looney :)

Best be off, need to put the nappies away - silly sun doing a disappearing act means they take even longer to dry! GRRR.
During the next nap-time I might post a few questions.. just out of curiosity, see how all the LO's are doing ... feel free to ignore it or answer them!
Love to you all,
xxx

Here is my nosey questionnaire.. Don't feel you have to answer any/all, I just thought it was a good way of seeing how things are fairing (and how we compare to all the statistics that are continually thrown at us!) :) I've filled it in so as to make a start (only seems fair!)

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 24-01 / 28-01 (3 months)

Gender & Name: Girl - Beebe

Any Siblings: She's our first

Birth weight/ Weight now: 7lbs 120zs / 11lbs 6 ozs

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Breast Feeding with the occasional top up of formula - no change

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Reusables

Babies Health: Teething! Had terrible wind to begin with, mostly gone now (phew!).

Your Health Healed fairly well, problems with phlebitis in leg which remain, otherwise ok.

Sleep Pattern Morning nap, 2 hours at 12, hour in the afternon then down at 7 - 1am (feed&Change) back up at 5 but easy to settle.. through till 7. Trying to stop that 5-wake up

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): Just her routine. Been lucky, she seems to have found her own!

Immunisations - have you/will you: She's had her first lot, back for the next lot on Wednesday, they made her the poo-fairy but I'm hoping it won't be so bad this time!

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? We're not having anything official, as we aren't religious, however we're having a celebration in the warmer months in honour of her birth!

Hi all - sorry not been on thread for a bit. Hope babies are all well - thought I'd fill this thing in - will be interesting to see the other babies' stats!

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 14-01 / 18-01 (nearly 14wo)

Gender & Name: Boy, James Jonathan.

Any Siblings: Older brother, two at the beginning of April.

Birth weight/ Weight now: 8lb 1oz/ not had him weighed for a little while but would guess nearly 15lbs.

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Breastfeeding/no change - will do so till he self-weans as with DS1 (who was nearly 17mo).

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Disposables - have two in them and no drying space so reusables definitely not on!

Babies Health: Fine, peachy skin and chubby.

Your Health Not bad. Had thyroid and full blood count blood tests last week - results on Wednesday.

Sleep Pattern Ha ha ha ha ha. (Actually, he's not too bad - and he's such a poppet when he's awake that I don't mind - laughs, coos away and does massive gummy grins)

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): Ha ha ha ha (don't do routines - do "fitting in with rest of family" - worked for DS1 and is working for DS2!).

Immunisations - have you/will you: Second lot today, poor lamb. Fed him through them though and he was asleep by the time we came back into waiting room!

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? Nope.

Oooooh, good idea Lilstarry! Here's the bits...

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 16-01 / 13-01 / 14 weeks

Gender & Name: Girl, Scarlett Eve.

Any Siblings: Nope, she's the first, and hopefully not the last.

Birth weight/ Weight now: 8lb 10oz / 13lb 8oz last week.

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: 100% Breastfeeding / no change - not sure what will happen with weaning, would like to keep her on breast until 6 months though.

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: 95% disposables at the moment - DH not keen on reusables, but I will convince him through perseverance!

Babies Health: was colicky, and now possibly started teething. Apart from that, delightful.

Your Health Absolutely fine. No stitches after the birth, only one minor tear to heal. BF has helped with losing the tummy, but I need to tone it up now!

Sleep Pattern Hmmm... very variable, but generally wakes around 8am, half hour nap around 9.30am, another nap if I can convince her around 2pm, then cat napping through afternoon. Down around 7-8pm through to 1am, then totally random after that!

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): Nope, I keep reading GF and then putting it away for a few weeks after getting stressed out by it!

Immunisations - have you/will you: Has had first lot, and second lot due next week. Not looking forward to it, as first lot really buggered up the routine for a good few days afterwards.

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? Nothing planned, much to granny's disdain!

* Do you think we should put all this on a separate thread? *

finally got 5 mins on the pc to catch up (DD hogs it all evening doing coursework)
Thanks again for all your good wishes for my dad. He's doing loads better. Still in ICU and expected to be there for another couple of weeks until he can breathe on his own (they drained 4 litres/8 pints of fluid from his lungs yesterday - no wonder he couldn't bloody breathe!!!!) but now awake & improving loads daily.

Georgie - congrats on the smoking & so sorry about your MIL

Hope those suffering with PND/misery/utter knackeredness are ok? Don't loiter with it all bottled up - spill, you'll feel much better.

Love the stats update idea Lilstarry....

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 23-01 / 18-01 (14 weeks)

Gender & Name: Boy - Dominic George

Any Siblings: big sis is 17 years older - may have a little bro/sis in a couple of years though

Birth weight/ Weight now: 8lbs 2oz / 14lbs 15 oz today

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Exclusively breast - no change - (still trying to get him to take a bottle/cup) will carry on bf until about a year - will wean probably aaround 5/6 months.

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Reusables (I FINALLY GOT MY FLUFFLES!!!!!! they're so fab)

Babies Health: great - a chunky cheeky monkey who's windy (gulps air still)teething on & off & with a permanently snotty nose.

Your Health Great - 1/2 stone lighter than pre pg but with horrific crepey tum, saggy arse, waist skimming boobs and eye bags that a coal man would be pround of (attractive, non ) more knackered now than when I first had him so just gone on iron & vit B complex tabs.

Sleep Pattern Goes to bed 7 - 11- 2/3ish but then all over the place from around 5 until around 9ish when he has a nap. couple of hours around lunchtime (not all in one go though) then another hour around 4ish

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): Hoped he would find his own as DD did, then I thought I could do G/F(ish) but as can't leave him to cry for any length of time, no.

Immunisations - have you/will you: homeopatic course of treatment for Dip, Whoop & Tetanus. Will do the others homeopathically too.

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? naming ceremony in the back garden (my mum - ex Sunday school teacher - is apalled)at the end of the summer when everything is all warm and flowery

ps - why does it always take me so long to do 1 post!!!!!!

Due date/arrival date/age: 2/2/ born 27/1/ age 13 weeks

gender and name: boy Robin Alexander

siblings: brother Gabriel (nearly 5) and sister Eliza (2 and a half)

birth weight/weight now: 6lb 11oz/ not known

feeding: fully breastfed, no change

nappies: disposables

baby's health: unfortunately still very fractious and v windy and V HARD WORK

your health: bl**dy prolapse! otherwise fine, although carrying too much weight still

sleep pattern: none really during the day - kips in the pram during the school run and will sleep if cuddled in the day; at night, sleeps 8pm ish throughout the night, but with up to three feeds in that time.

immunisations: had one lot, will have others but wary as first lot seemed to bring on eczema

naming ceremony: possibility for all 3 at some stage but nothing planned

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age* - 16/1/06, arrived on 10/1/06, 15 weeks today

Gender & Name: Girl - Liberty Violet

Any Siblings: Mollie Ava, 4 1/2 yrs old from my first marriage. Would like 1 more when Libby is 3ish.

Birth weight/ Weight now: 8lbs 7oz / 14lbs-ish

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Exclusively breast for first 4 weeks, then one bottle of formula per day. Finished breast feeding when 13 weeks old, now all formula.

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Disposable.

Babies Health: v snuffly when born. terrible blocked nose until 8 weeks. Now bonny and chubby. Full of grins and very very vocal!

Your Health Not too bad. Slighty tired. Jelly belly. Under eye bags that you could put half of Sainsburys into. But hey, nothing that the gym and some Touche Eclat can't fix!

Sleep Pattern Goes to bed 7 - 10ish. Bottle and sleeps thru till 6/7ish. Nap at 8.30/9ish for 45 mins. Lunchtime nap at 11am until 1 or 2ish. Afternoon nap at 4ish for 45 mins.

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): V vauge GF at 9 weeks, but she's set herself into her own pattern now. Think she just needed a nudge in the right direction.

Immunisations - have you/will you: Has had all jabs to date. Will give her jabs for everything, but will leave MMR until last possible moment as think they need to be as old as possible for their immune systems handle it.

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? Ex-h is atheist so Mollie not christened. Not religious, but DH and I would like Libby to be christened. Just got to get our asses to church first.

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age* - Due 14/01/06 finally shifted on the 26/01/06 12 days late, so 12 and a bit weeks today

Gender & Name: Girl - Talia Erin

Any Siblings: big sister Abbie (Abigail Sadie) 18 month gap, woukd like at least one more will start ttc when Talia is 18-24mo!

Birth weight/ Weight now: 9lbs 3ozs/15lbs 12ozs

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Breastfed no change

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Reluctantly disposable, wanted to use reusables but too hard with 2 in nappies so sold all my lovely reusables (some to good homes on here)

Babies Health: been a star so far, big healthy girl, never stops chatting or smiling

Your Health: Completely knackered, back to pre-preg weight, still got jelly belly though!

Sleep Pattern: 2 big naps during the day morning 10-12am, 2-5pm, usually down at 9pm, one or two night feeds

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): nah don't do routine so far she's just fitting in with the rest of us.

Immunisations - have you/will you: yes and yes

*Christening/Naming Ceremony - DP is catholic so wants them both baptised, I'm athiest so not bothered, they won't be forced to go to church but can make up their own minds.

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 18-01 / 27-01 (3 months tomorrow)

Gender & Name: Boy - Dominic

Any Siblings: 2 half siblings on father's side. They live abroad.

Birth weight/ Weight now: 10lbs 9ozs / 16lbs
How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Breast fed for first few days then formula. Changed to hungry baby at around 8 weeks.

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: Disposables

Babies Health: Excellent, no problems at all. Easy baby - quiet, alert, warm smile, long attention span. Very regular in everything he does.

Your Health Still got problems with perineum and birth canal (that's polite isn't it!!) Have been referred to hospital gynae who I hope can sort it out. Seems to be granular scar tissue and knots that are causing the pain. But hey, he was 10lb 9oz!!! Otherwise good, 1 stone above pre pregnancy weight due to all the postpartum alcohol.. but still got chatted up by lots of guys when on a girlie pub crawl last week so I'm doing ok.

Sleep Pattern Power nap around 10am, longer nap (about 2-3 hours) around midday. Awake all afternoon unless we go out in the car/pram. Bed around 8pm, sleeps through til just after 6am.

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): He's Mr Routine himself.

Immunisations - have you/will you: Yes, yes.

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? Fancy a summer celebration like some of you others.. also thinking about baptism as I'm [lapsed] catholic ... this would be primarily to help get him into a good school - the best ones round here are catholic - strike me down what a hypocrite!! However I'm not into catholicism much so it's up for debate with the atheist father!!

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: 23Jan/22Jan/ age now: 13weeks, 3 days (had to look that up - had no idea!

Gender & Name: Boy - Angus Cameron (Gus)

Any Siblings: Robert (my step-son - doesnt live here) 6yo, Archie 3 in june, Maxwell 2 in july.

Birth weight/ Weight now: 8lb 6 1/2oz. / no idea. massive if you ask me!

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Breastfeeding on request. have tried EBM and formula bottles now and then but he's not overly keen.

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: disposables im afraid. but then, if the seas all rise you can all come and live on my very own nappy mountain landfill site!

Babies Health: Teething! Had terrible wind to begin with, mostly gone now (phew!).

Your Health not bad. absolutely bloody knackered most of the time, and a bit of PND to cope with but barring that pretty healthy really

Sleep Pattern hahahahaha. sort of a pattern, sometimes, i think. we just go with the flow mainly.

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): er...no.

Immunisations - have you/will you: yeah, had 1st and 2nd. coped ok.

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? think religion is a pile of poo, so no christening then . thought about a naming ceremony with no1, but by no3 ive let it go. might manage a wee 1st birthday party, you never know

oops! didnt change babies health from lilstarrys post...

Babies Health: absolutely perfect. not a sniffle.

Babies Due Date/ Arrival Date/ Age: due 16/1 born 25/12 17.5wks

Gender & Name: Boy - Brook Dean

Any Siblings: Sister, Jaimee Danielle now aged 2 (21mth diff)

Birth weight/ Weight now: 6pound 8 / 12 pound 5

How do you feed baby/ has this changed: Initially bottle as no milk then breast, 1 bottle a day, been on solids now for just over 2wks

Nappies - Reusables/Disposables: reusables, got 2 in nappies

Babies Health: Initially a nightmare, silent reflux going silently crazy. Far better now, really happy chirpy chap.

Your Health agree absolutely bloody knackered most of the time, seeing physio for terrible back pain and I also have terrible scar tissue which I've been referred to gynae clinic about.

Sleep Pattern sort of a pattern, sometimes, i think. we just go with the flow mainly. snap nappiesgalore

*On any routine (i.e. GF/Baby Whisperer): no.

Immunisations - have you/will you: yes first lot today at 17.5 wks

Christening/Naming Ceremony - Are you having one? no

sat here munching marmite on toast as I can't sleep been up since 2am feed and am getting v annoyed as I know I'm going to feel deathly later.

Chicken pox is doing the rounds here & 2 babies we see regularly have gone down with it (but not Dom yet) Is it a national thing/just that time of year?

Took Dom out in the pram on a two hour walk in the sunshine today (wasn't planning on it being quite so long but it was such a lovely day I got carried away)He slept like an angel - I am so in love with him. I popped into our local Tesco express on the way back & they'd got Chablis & yellow label Wolf Blass for £3 off (bargain! silly not to stock up) so ended up rattling all the way home

Anyone doing anything nice over the weekend? DH is off to play golf with his mum tomorrow then working all Sat so I'm hoping the weather's going to stay fine so I can pootle around in the garden. I've a load of old plant pots that I fancy painting to brighten up the place but not sure what to plant in them. Is it too late for seeds? Might have a look to see if I can get some herbs (maybe useful if we get round to using the barbecue this year!)

Hoping you're all blasting out the zeds with your babies I'm going to see if reading will help (again) Take care all x

Wow Iris I hope you got back to sleep and don't feel so drained today.

Talia had her second set of immunisations on Monday and she was completely fine. Took it all in her stride. She's 15lbs 12ozs now and so long too. Think she must have gotten all the big genes in the family. Was at M&T's today and as it was a lovely day we were out playing in the garden which was lovely, T slept in her car seat by the patio doors bless her.

Not got much planned this weekend, bit of gardening, bit of shopping, probably go down the park as well.

Have a good one all x