December 2011 - This too shall pass (with the help of imaginary woolly mammoths)

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Have gone with LMFs title suggestion :)

This one has a feed around half ten or eleven anyway. She tends to be awake but takes it quickly and goes back to sleep again. She always wakes if you pick her up though ...

DS very unsettled this evening again from 6-10pm so Dh and I had a sneaky chippy once DDs werr sorted out, then I took him to bed early to try to settle him. After much grumping/rocking/feedinh he slept from 10.30-3!!! So now its feeding time. Am v grateful for a longer break even for one night and preceded by the grump! Normal for 5 weeks though...

I forgot to check the heating was off before bed last night and now poor DD is roasting . Have turned it off, taken off her sleepsuit and opened the window but she still feels a bit warm. And awake even after mega feed. Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Morning all..
H slept 845-3 then 420-540. Think he wouldve gone longer this morning but dds 1&2 came up to go to the loo which is just by his bed (en suite in our room not putting him to bed in the bathroom!)

We re in for a looong day as they are showing no sign of going back to sleep.

The night before though he slept 845-515!
But of course dd3 who is usually my star sleeper was up & down all night with a temperature ..

My older boy has woken with a temp today. Part of me hopes his sister has one too then we can stay home and be warm and snuggly today

My older boy has woken with a temp today. Part of me hopes his sister has one too then we can stay home and be warm and snuggly today

We've got snow in Surrey! The other stuff melted v quickly
So the DDs are v excited. I'm a bit meh about getting to school: think i will use walking boots, grippers and wrap and go
Carefully. I seem to remember buggies and snow aren't a good combo.

hope all those poorly ones are feeling better soon.

I have a question about teethers - ds has one of those water-filled ones and seemed to enjoy gumming it yesterday (I don't think he has teeth coming through, I just thought I'd try him chewing something other than his hands), but I don't know whether it needs to be sterilised or not. It can't be heat sterilised, but would be okay in a cold water steriliser. We're not using the steriliser for anything else (he's bf and I'm no longer expressing) and 5 litres of water seems a bit excessive to clean one small item. Would hot soapy water be enough to clean it? Obvoiusly his hands aren't sterilised and he spends enough time with those in his mouth - what are other people doing?

We had more snow last night. Off to ds1's school today as it's his class's turn for assembly. Lets hope ds2 is nice and quiet (hopeful emoticon)

Lmf that isn't bad... snuggle days are brill!

Well he went from 7, dream feed at 10, woke at 4 gave dummy, again at 5 dummy, and finally he woke at 6 full of smiles! He has just gone now for a sleep as he was dropping off on his play mat! X

sotired I would just use hot soapy water, could it go in the dishwasher?

LMF as long as no vomiting accompanies the temperature (as then snuggles turn to ewwwwwww) then not bad at all.

Nursing bras hot milk actually approach sexy! I have all of their bras shape is good and they are quite comfortable.

sotired if he is sticking his hands in his mouth they aren't sterilised! Hot soapy water is fine.

Today I will mostly be rocking as Miri hasn't stopped yelling since 8am...she seems to have decided that she can only sleep while being jiggled. The joys of motherhood

Ooooh, aethel, snap! DS has been a lot better recently, but last night at about 9, he was dozing on the boob post graze/feed and just literally shoved his face up and started yelling like he was in pain.
He continued for about 3/4 of an hour, and whether it was the small amount of Calpol or the 80ml ebm that did it, he suddenly stopped, and also went 10.30-3am!

Course, because I'm not used to getting a whole four and a half hours sleep I then couldn't get back to sleep myself. So got a couple of hours more in hour-long sessions.

Bleugh.

First round of immunisations today followed by 5-6 hours on the road to go and see family...indeed the joys of motherhood MsB!

It was me being the naughty pixie and saying to treat yourself Oi, but to something small! But yeah, £70 for rose water, pah...

I've found mothercare's bras OK too hawthers; I got them as a stop gap but now won't bother with anything else.

Second shoving it through the dishwasher sotired, but if you've not got one then hot soapy water.

No snow here, but it's going to be an interesting journey up North...

If you've not a dishwasher sotired I found shoving things like that in a colander then emptying a full kettle of freshly boiled water over it appeased my conscience:)

hot soapy water it is then (I think I'm one of the few people left in the country without a dishwasher, only because there's not a lot of space for one). School assembly was fab - lots of very shy 4 and 5 year olds whispering, and/or shouting down the microphone, and lots of parents grinning. It was lovely.

The buggy wasn't too bad in the snow today - I think because it was fresh snowfall and hadn't yet got compacted/lumpy - dragging it around on Monday was quite difficult. Walking boots or yaktrax are definitely the way to go (and thanks to whoever it was on here who recommended them, they are great).

I agree the Hot Milk clothes are nice MsB but have you had any difficulties with sizing? I've got their nursing pyjamas, which dh bought me, but had to send them back and get a much larger size than normal (seriously, a nursing top where the widest part of the top was 24 inches in diameter. I could barely get it over my head, let alone my boobs, not sure who it was designed for, a very small pixie perhaps?).

Todays plan is to stay snug and warm, and tidy the house, ready for ds1's playdate this afternoon. Then it's half-term already. We're getting foot imprints done of the two boys, have signed up for baby yoga, and are hoping the snow will have disappeared by then.

Good luck with the journey northern! We have no snow in Manchester.

Today we have the hv coming, kind of dreading it, everyone I know has been discharged from them, just have a feeling they will be funny with me? But guess I'm being paranoid, part of me is thinking of saying I'm totally fine, and not mention the border pnd, not properly bonding etc etc they are only coming to see how I'm coping because of the ME

Think Saul is getting our colds, he started crying through his feed (sleep cry) and is now dozing n my arms... crappy tv channel on, but I don't want to get up to change it in case I wake him!

kristy do you mean HV or MW? Saul will be under the watch of the HV until he's 5, though you'd normally just take him to the children's centre to be weighed.

air how did the HV go yesterday?

Eva didn't wake until 4.20, then just wanted holding. It seems to be getting later thankfully. We still have last weeks snow, it hasn't melted yet!

Mornink, LO did 7:30 -11:30 downstairs, then 12-2, 2:30-5,5:30-9. Andhas been feeding ever since!
Today we're going to tesco, and then, not content with house-sitting and 2-dog-sitting, we're babysitting too! my nephew is coming to stay for 2 night's. He's 12.

Arg, I succumbed to msb's hotmilk link and "accidentally" ordered a nursing bra. In my defence I still need to wash mine regularly due to having the mother of all let-down reflexes (if a pad slips my clothes have had it!) so can't get by with just 2 or 3. Hope the bra sizing is better than the clothing!

DS has finally discovered how to wiggle his tongue about! It's still a little bit broad and he's never going to be able to lick his own chin but it's nice to see him playing about with it.

Right, better get the baby bag packed: school disco this afternoon!

Well, we didn't enjoy those jabs. One bled; the nurse is lovely, I've been seeing her for years and she's actually brilliant with injections. I of course forgot the red book, AGAIN.
However, as the poor little sod was howling the place down, the nurse could see in his mouth and commented she could see all his teeth under the gums as it were, and that it would be causing him discomfort.

So our theory was correct, and someone very kindly posted in response to me about what they were doing for their teething LO, and I can't find it for the life of me...if you can be bothered again, please do! Nurse recommended bonjela, so I'll get some of that pro tem.

Hope it goes well with the HV Kri5ty; I'd say be honest, because they're there to help, and they won't be funny with you or judge you- but then we know a few of them can be a bit off.... They should just be understanding and give appropriate advice on what's a perfectly common (iykwim) experience- but I can understand your fears of 'admitting' that it's not all completely perfect.
Let us know how it goes, and remember that you are doing an excellent job of being a mother!

I think it's different in different areas seven. My HV discharged me from home visits after the first one & since I weigh him myself at the children's centre & immunisations are done at the GPs I won't see a HV unless I want to.

Do you want to be discharged Kri5ty or do you think you want/need their help? They only know what you want them to so it's up to you really. :)

DP was rained off work today so said he'd look after DS while I washed, ate, got my odd jobs done. Well, I got to wash & eat at least...he managed about an hour & a half before suddenly realising that he had loads of errands to do outside of the house. He couldn't manage to settle DS at all; it was actually quite funny watching him try to placate him by whistling, chatting incessantly, bouncing when all he was doing was overstimulating him DS was up & down; smiling one minute & grizzling the next. I'm a bit with DP at the moment as he wants to go to Goa for his bf's wedding next month which I think is really selfish. I think he needs to grow up & realise that his has a family now & can't do whatever he wants. I'm probably being quite passive aggressive but I refuse to have a row around DS & I don't see much point in have a conversation about it as we're never going to agree & he'll just do what he wants anyway

My neck is better but now I have terrible tooth ache, probably because my braces are currently trying to pull a wisdom tooth forward. :( My gums are so badly swollen the screw I have in my jaw is barely visible; I hope it gets better soon I have an appt to tighten then next week :( Codeine would be lovely right now!!!

hlc that is fairly out of order, its not like he is just going to be an hours drive away! If it'll cause tension its not worth the hassle, but have you tried saying that to him? My oh had a late start in work, and did the same over stimulating thing! Now he has gone to work and I have a grizzly baby who is over tired and refuses to sleep! Have put him in the carrier as my arms were aching!
I'm not actually sure the hv could help anyway, unless they can watch Lo and play / change him whilst I rested lol

seven the hv discharges you from home visits here, normally after the 1st visit around week 3, I'm sure they will be fine!

northern thank you :)

passes her left over codeine to hlc

Oooh, you're in the wars HLC. Glad the neck's better, but that's a sod about the tooth; I know what you're going through, you have my sympathy! You can double up with paracetmol and ibuprofen if you've not already done so, try and take the edge off it.
Failing that, ?!

I take it a trip to Goa would be for more than a couple of days...? It's all on a scale isn't it- when you've got tiny baby, attending a wedding which is a day or two in this country would be fine, at least a week on the other side of the world and costing ££££££££s not.

Tell him that of course he can go, but that when you've finished breast feeding DP can look after Rocco for a week whilst you go on a week's holiday to (insert name of exotic place here) paid for by him .

Sorry you're having a pants time of it...

Well, LO has actually had a nap (must have injections more often!) and is waking for his 4295th feed of the day...

kri5ty thanks but I have loads of codeine left over from my dodgy episiotomy I just can't take it as it makes me pass out & DS too if I BF him. :(

My OH can be incredibly selfish at times so I doubt it's worth the hassle trying to get through to him; annoyingly his bf has offered to pay for him to go as the original objection to us going was that we couldn't afford it. DP is ignoring the fact that it'd still cost at least £1k in lost wages, petrol, car parking, spending money etc & now thinks it's doable if he just goes Thurs-Mon which given that we live in Cornwall realistically means Wed-Tues. I'm fuming because I know he'll probably go, it'll cost more than he expected & then when I want to have a family holiday he'll say he can't afford the time off work. When we first got the invite I said no way as I'm not about to take a young baby to India & the bf's fiance (who is lovely but a bit clueless) suggested that I wean the baby a bit early so that we could leave him with someone

Ok rant over!