October 2005 Babies - it just keeps getting better and better!

[Elf1981]

Thought I'd steal the honours of setting up a new thread

I was missing from roll call, probably because I joined the antenatal thread late (when I was already nearly 2 weeks overdue). Don't always have time to post but try to keep up with what's going on. With dd1 I had a group of friends from antenatal class whose babies were all at the same stage but this time round all the babies I know IRL are older so you lot are the only ones with babes the same age.

Alice spends her time frantically shoving every toy she can get hold of into her mouth. She soaks 2 or 3 outfits/bibs a day with her dribble.
She's also feeding every 3-4 hours day and night, whereas dd1 was regularly sleeping longer stretches by this stage. I'm going for my first night out alone tomorrow, Alice has only tried a bottle once and didn't think much of it, so dh is looking nervous!

probably a silly question, but is it safe for Joey to have a playdate with a baby who's cousin currently has chickenpox? Thanks, and have a good weekend, NM x

It probably depends when the baby last had contact with the cousin. I'm not sure what the incubation periods are. I wouldn't but then I'm an overprotective paranoid mummy anyway.

Welcome modsaluk, when was your lo born? Whoops sorry ponto hope you're having a great time tonight!
Yorkemum sorry to hear about your probs.

DD is still teeny weeny, just packed away her newborn stuff! Should really get her weighed!!

She now has her 2nd tooth, poor wee soul.

My nanny starts in a week, so I'll have her for 3 weeks before I start back at work. She is going to do 3 days a week, 8.30-4.30. My job is crap at the moment, redundancies and loads of poo going on. Can't be arsed with it, it's going to be hard enough going back, never mind with all the office politics.

Och well, it'll all come out in the wash

hi de hi all.
Hope those who attended the Scots mum meet up had fun
Had Evie weighed on Thurs, 14lbs 10oz now. So she's gained just under six pounds since birth, following her line nicely. Thought the HV was going to give me a gold star when she was asking me about plans on feeding Evie when I go back to work. I told her about my freezer drawer full of frozen milk and she pratically burst in excitement when I said work was sorting out a room for me to express in! I had only asked work because I fear for those who cannot swim when I start leaking during a full days work
Decided to start weaning Evie, going to take it slowly though. She's had the odd bit of carrot & potato, also had bananna and apple. I decided to go for it this week because she was sat on my mums knee this afternoon while I ate an areo bar and she grabbed my hand and pulled it towards her mouth. I thought she was playing but she put her slobbery mouth around my area bar and gummed it

elf - did she like the chocolat?

I think she did as she tried to grab it again and she cried when I crammed the rest in my own mush

She's better get used to that eh?

Howlong now for work?

Go back on the 21st March. Got to organise some days with the childminder for Evie to get used to her. Feeling pretty crap about it all. DH says that when he gets qualified, I can go part time, which will be nice.
Friend of mine is pregnant again, her first is just coming up to six months!

Hi everyone - Elf a girl after my own heart with the chocolate.

Went out with Jess today and left Cameron in the hands of daddy - came home 6.30 to see him before bed and he was already sleeping, dad said he had been in bed form 6pm I asked him if he had his 4.30-5pm nap and he said oh i forgot he went to sleep then, thats prob why he got upset so here's how his day should go but how it went today:

Nap 12 - 2.15 - Dad woke him 2.25 (10mins not bad)

Bottle 2.30 - Dad gave bottle at 4pm - he took 7oz (thats why he was upset he had no food from 11am and was getting tired again)

Bath 5.30 - think this still happened

Bottle/Carrot 6pm - Dad gave bottle about 5.45 4o, no carrot.

Anyway he went straight to sleep and slept through until his last bottle where he drained 4oz (usuall only takes 2oz)

Anyway between these last 3 bottles he normally has 16/17oz so he still had 15oz but no carrot so since dad mucked it up he can deal with a baby in the night if his son wakes.

I cant moan too much as I really enjoyed my time with Jess and dh said it was great to give Cameron his undivided attention without Jess jumping on his back shouting Daddy play with me.

(will leave note next tim)

I always have DH dress Evie on the weekends as he doesn't get to do it during the week (though he always handles bath time). Just need to get DH to put matching stuff on. Even if the skirt & top are on the same hanger, he'll mix and match them! Today she had on a short sleeved white baby grow with pink rabbits all over it and a denim dress (no tee shirt). I made him put her a cardi on as it was cold today and we were going out. He argued she didn't need a teeshirt, that's what baby grows were for! I gave him points for the fact the tights matched the dress

Oh, can anybody help with this ?

Sorry Elf, have no ideas about the car seat. I sometimes find Johnny with his head slouched forward but more often than not his head is leaning back and supported by the back of the chair, so I don't know why it isn't consistent. My only suggestion is that he was maybe put in the seat sitting straighter when he stays upright IYSWIM.

Johnny was good last night. He did whimper three times during the night and woke me up, but I didn't go running straight through to his room and he just went back to sleep each time and slept until 6.30am. He was starving when I fed him this morning and he was glugging away like he usually does. When I burped him after the second boob, he brought the whole lot back up. All over me and all over him (it looked like about a pint) and not a drop on the bed!!! He's never brought up more than a dribble before so this was a shock to us both! I don't think he's unwell though as he is giggling away as usual. I just think the burp came out the wrong way and brought his stomach contents with it.

Oh Mummygow, what is it with husbands? Why do you think I brought Johnny yesterday?

To all who are currently weaning - do you get any problems with constipation (babies, that is, not you!)? We had this issue about a few months ago where Joey would not poo for about 3-4 days and get really stressed and uncomfortable, then it all settled down and he was going pretty much daily, until a week ago Saturday, when he did the most enormous poo ever, and he hasn't pooed since!

After last time, the GP blamed me for not making enough fluid in my breastmilk and was pushing for me to go to formula. Needless to say, i didn't do it, as i know he's getting plenty! He did suggest keeping a food diary, which we do, and absolutely nothing's changed, so i can't understand it. All he has is one portion of pureed fruit and one portion of pureed veg per day. Over the last 3 days, out of desperation to make him 'go', he's also had prune juice, neat orange juice (only a tiny bit!), and lactulose which was prescribed after last time.

Other than all this, Joey is a happy, healthy little boy, and he's still having regularly wet nappies. It just breaks my heart to see him struggling - he was practically purple with the effort last night again, to no avail

(NB. The poo, when he does manage it, is never solid 'constipated' looking poo, it's always a thickish puree consistency, with plenty of moisture to it [sorry if TMI!])

Sorry for the long post, NM x

NM are you sure it's because you are weaning. I only ask because I'm not weaning ds yet but he has phases of not pooing for 2-3 days, when he finally does it takes some effort and it's no different to normal, there's just more of it.

This morning he did a huge one, then 10 minutes later did another one. I'm sure he delinerately waited for a new nappy . TMI probably but i'm still in shock, never seen so much in my life lol. He probably lost quite a few oz in weight after that one.!! He seems to feel better for it though

Strangely NM, I was searching the internet for info on constipadtion in babies, as dd was straining and pushing all day yesterday, poor wee soul. She isn't being weaned, but is formula fed, but has never had a poblem before.

Couldn't find anything helpful on the internet, apart from try 'cycling' her legs, which she was not impressed about

As there has been no change in her diet or intake at all, I can't understand it. I knowwhat youmean about seeing them struggle though. It's horrible

Reading this with interest. Johnny only has one dirty nappy a day now but for a couple of hours before he does it, he really screams and pulls his legs up. He's still exclusively b/f so in his case, its def nothing to do with weaning. I rub his wee tummy in an anti clockwise motion and bring his knees up and hold them for a count of six. It seems to help a little and then after he has had his almighty explosion, he is back to his cheery self again.

We were all set to go out today when we saw that some bugger had chucked a rock at our car windscreen. Autoglass didn't have one in stock so we have to wait until tomorrw. Looking back, I heard a noise around 3.30am which woke me. I am very angry

mawbroon - little buggers and your window! Grr on your behalf. I got your email, not had five full minutes to sit and look at it yet, I'll let you know what I think when I read it, but thanks anyway for sending it!
Cant remember the last time Evie did a poo. I'm a bad mummy!! I think it was either Wed or Thursday. She sometimes goes once a week, sometimes its less, sometimes more. Juice / fruit / water etc is no help. I just grin to myself when I hear her grunting away to herself in the morning time, even more so if DH is home and I make him change it I'm expecting a poo tomorrow from her as she has had blueberry and apple today, and has been farting merrily all afternoon

Hi all had a horrible day (started thread on it but cant do links) been up at hospital all day as my friend was attacked last night and he is on a life support machine, dont think it looks good - so if any of you still around say a little prayer for him - he is only 32!!

mummygow our thoughts are with you and your friend

Hannah x

Oh Mummygow that's awful. Will be thinking about you and your friend. Does he have wife/partner/kids?

thanks everyone, mb he has a wife but no kids - his wife is my friend and he is my husbands friend so have known each other for about 10/11 years - thay have been together since they were 16 - so been together for about 16/17 years they have been trying for a baby for about 6 years but it has never happened - they are completely in love, never argue and have so much respect for each other. She needs him desperately, he must get through this!!

Mummygow, that's awful Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Well, Joey finally pooed this morning, typically all over me whilst i was changing his nappy! The HV is (finally!) coming to see him later, so i will ask her views. It's a relief to know others are going through the same thing. I'd convinced myself it was because i was a Bad Mummy in weaning him early, but if babies are also having the same problems that haven't started weaning yet, it can't be that! He's back happily bouncing in his door bouncer at the mo

mummygow, thinking of you and your friend

Elf, I had exactly the same problem with that car seat with dd1. I used to need someone to sit in the back of the car and hold up her head! I read a thread on it recently and everyone said it won't do them any harm but I hated seeing her head lolling about like that and it really didn't look safe. I got rid of it for dd2 and used a graco one which was a bit better but I think a lot of the travel system ones are similar. I've now got her a Brittax fixed one which is excellent. No flopping head and dd2 really finds it comfy and is really settled in the car. We've just got back from a weekend away and a five hour drive each way and she was fine and slept most of the way. The one we've bought is a Britax Si and it can be rear facing and then forward facing as they get older so it's really worth the money. That's the one I'd recommend.

Ruby was really good whilst we were away and only woke up once during the night each night. Got home and I thought she'd revert back to waking constantly but nope only once again. I finally think things are really improving and I'm so pleased that she's not drinking such a huge volume of milk. Hopefully her weight will even out now. I'm fed up of the hvs referring to her as a 'big girl'. She is a gorgeous smiling chubby cherub and I love her sooooooooooo much (you can tell I've had a good nights sleep )