October 2011 - weaning here we come!

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Re going away, im off to London with parents to see all my dads side of family. They were here for brothers wedding but most went home day after so didn't see much of S so going for a week. Then my, S, my mum and my gran are off to Canada for a week. Originally my mum wasn't coming and I was slightly stressing as to how I would get a slightly blind gran and a 7 month old baby from here to there (7 hr flight). Kinda glad when my mum managed to get the time off work to assist!! The London trip will give me a good idea as to what to expect. Got all forms for her passport through so next week I need to have photos done and get her full birth certificate. Only had shortened one for before as dick head her dad was ment to be adding his name but everytime he agreed to come through to do it, something always came up and he cancelled so I just went ahead. After I've bought the full one, if he wants to add his name, he can paid the renewal fee to do so

bb3 I remember you saying you had got the girls their passports. I read on the form something about an interview?! I know the new ones may require this but surly not for a baby..? Mine is still valid for a few more years so I've not had the new style yet (with the chip in) so not sure how they work. Also any tips for photos?! Do I just take her to a booth n hope she co operates..?!

fuzzy
have a lovely time. x

FD I don't know how fancy a phone/computer you have but for P's passport DH took her picture on his iPhone then ordered the photos off a website - probably something like Flicka/Snapfish and you can pick passport size and they were sent within a couple of days.

P's picture was taken lay on her cream changing mat because from memory the background had to be grey or cream and theoretically no shadows but there is a shadow to the side of her face. TBH I think there are quite flexible with babies, the form even said they can have their eyes closed! If you take her to the photo booth though you can't have your hands in the picture (hence why we did changing mat).

Oh and she wasn't interviewed

sch your husband sounds like he is being a prize order twat. For me it would feel like he wasn't respecting me. Does he have OCD issues?

fuzzy we got DDs passport when she was a month old, we had no interview of anything. We used a online site that showed us whether the photo passed or not, it took a few go's but did at home with a white towel behind her on a changing mat. DH took the picture in his paternity leave and I think her eyes were almost closed in the end.

regarding weaning, I wanted to say to those who aren't doing it yet. When I had DD and the thread people were talking about it I felt under pressure to do the same even though no-one was saying it. When people seem to be talking about it you can feel an non existent peer pressure. Thought I'd mention in case there was anyone here feeling that way. Remember the people who aren't weaning aren't talking about it yet.

That's a good point PA - my HV says I should wait until 24 weeks because he's doing so well EBF, it's going to be such a big change though. Suddenly having to think about his feed times, rather than just whacking him on and sitting down to desperate housewives DVDs!

Am glad someone else understands sassy ! Think he struggles (well I know he does, as he's told me) to relinquish control as C is "his" as well. But he agrees to keep repeating the mantra "mum knows best" - he's just so sensitive and sulky, it's like living with a teenager at times

Anyway I'm off to the stables for the afternoon, so am leaving him with a list of chores! I wonder how many will be done by the time I get back

bub good luck with feeding, v exciting

Thanks pa good point, I am thinking about weening and worrying about how it will go when I have months left!

fd we paid to have it done at snappy snaps. They knew just what to do and the lady there spent ages getting the right shot (it all has to be lined up correctly with the eyes in a certain place). It was a tenner tho, so if you can do it yourself maybe better. We just got his passport back, took less than 2 weeks!

Anyone else with sick babies - do they go through fazes when they seem to be getting better with a few days of hardly any sick then it swaps and you can't believe that anything is staying down? I keep hoping he will get bigger and grow out of the sick...

sch my dh hardly does any childcare when he is at home apart from his 'morning' when I lie in until 10am or if I specifically ask him. Otherwise I still do everything. Lovely that he wants to be involved (although annoying that he tells you what to do)

I'm another with a PITA husband and sky has broken down so nothing to keep him occupied

Re holidays unfortunately I won't be able to afford a holiday for quite a while, but we too DS away when he was 10 months I would recommend either doing it before they are crawling or after they can walk as DS constantly wanted down on the ground to crawl at the pool and it was concrete so couldn't let him.

C ha almost reduced me to tears he's eating some hairdo and just gave me a heart and said happy valentines mummy I love you [sob]

scheh I love the ease of just popping J on too. Plus I get cuddles too

im not weaning yet. eva is only 4months tomorrow and imo no where near ready.
i wouldnt want anyone to feel peer pressure. i tend to just put what i do/did so that people can think oh that sounds like a good idea, i didnt think of that. or alternatively, god no, im not doing it that way.

ive just nearly had an heart attack. you know that horrible feeling, when sheer fear is your only feeling and your trying to walk on very wobbly legs. in the bath and dp had taken twins downstairs after their nap. heard what sounded like a little person climbing the non carpeted stairs. said 'lee' in normal voice as monitor on landing and goes to kitchen, got out of the bath and walked as quick as possible, but without frightening them and jacob is about 3 quarters up. stood there dripping wet, going hello jacob in the calmest tone possible as dp hot foots it up behind him. still calmly, so as not to spook him,as dp hadnt got him yet, i said some words that i probably shouldnt be saying in front of an 18month old. egs include f*@&ing and stupid, among the many!

i was shaking like a leaf when i got back in the bath. i always see the worst case scenorio and im a born worrier, ie, falling backwards, neck broken and dp is like- its ok, he'll be alright, nothing happened. argh!

to be truthful, i think im more pissed off that dp not only got a full frontal (not good), he also got to see my wobbly ass turn round and go back up the stairs!

poor guy.

Sassy I"m sure he loved it :)

I agree, travelling gets harder the older they get. Obviously we moved abroad when DD was 3.5 months but then travelled every other month afterwards. When they sleep anywhere, sling is easy and only bf it's a lot easier than working out where you can buy suitable food from and you have to get to the hotel for their nap. Wouldn't change it though, even the one month road trip when she was 16 months. However the thought of travelling with the two of them completely changes things. I don't think we'd all fit into one hotel room to start with as DD wakes up when he does.

Our car is fixed. We have RAC that goes when you're at home as well. DH had just flooded it so no parts to pay for and just took 10 mins of reving the engine to sort out. I am very relieved as I thought we had lost a chunk of our holiday fund.

Sorry if this sounds dim sassy but what happened to j? Did he fall in bath or was he sleep walking? Maybe I'm just having a blonde moment

Thanks all for advice with passports!! I'll try just do the photos myself, save a bit of ££! I'll google it tomorrow and see of I can find the criteria for the photo.

Anyone doing anything exciting tonight? I'm off to a friends mums 50th so S away to my mums for the night. She insisted that I should just go home to my own house tonight and have a long lie. I can't argue with that!! Will be last for a while so I'm making most of it

Oh it was that J was half way up the stairs when he shouldn't have been!! I get it now. Ignore me!!

oh fuzzy you need to stop posting- you have too much of a life!

more life the fact that I'm never a foot away from my phone

oh meant to say, yes DS will have a few non sicky days and I start thinking maybe he's outgrowing it. Then it returns with a vengeance

Haha that made me laugh sassy !! Poor you, I think a sneaky glass of wine is in order tonight!

fuzzy I had a flick through my NCT weaning book tonight, apparently its only bf babies that benefit from weaning at 6m+, there's no evidence to suggest ff babies are at any increased risk of anything if weaned between 4&6m.

pa haha, no DP definitely not OCD, just a very proud, super involved dad who wants to do too much everything and he's very sensitive to criticism such as me calling him a twat especially where C is involved. I can't really complain, he's had him all day, as after a bad night I stayed in bed till 12, then went off to stables 2-5.

Yes, please stop enjoying yourself fuzzy, its not fair! It's KFC and a film tonight for me and dp. Then tomorrow I might be riding one of the Duke of Beauforts hunters, Oo er! Dead fancy, me.

well, im sat eating choc and watching the dance sports relief thingy. me and dp not speaking as we've had a massive argument. not over jacob incident, something separate. one of those thats starts small and then things from 2 years ago are dragged up. i ended up having to leave the room as i was so angry. poor j and i were there, which isnt good.

and now im watching shit tv. anyone else think alex jones must have slept with someone somewhere? she is like a robot- no personality at all!!!

DH does loads but is always happy to be lead by me. I'm sure he'll learn how to be super involved but still respect you.

sorry to hear people are having issues with their partners

All bad on the DP front tonight, I hope they all improve their behaviour by tomorrow!

Well my evening is super exciting, I am bf and hoping P will stay asleep and DH is rubbing marks off the walls. Get us for Saturday night excitement .

I do have a Snickers though.

Glad your holiday fund was not compromised PA

Oh it must be the day for fights, dh and I had one earlier too (over American idol!!!) but all sorted now x

DS is sick again! I know they said bronchitis will take a while to heal properly but the poor kid can't catch a break at the moment!

I'm sorry I can't catch up on everyone personally but on my phone and it's bed time! Rocking Saturday night here too - although I did have a week shandy after dinner - get me!

Night all xxx

I am not drunk after only 3 drinks