December 2011 - crying and grizzling (and that's just the mums!)

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FairyBayleaf DC1 EDD 6th Dec BORN 29th Sept Albert Elwyn 2lb 14oz
Tjuice DC2 EDD 21st November BORN 7th Nov Amaya Rose 3kg
Sevensevenseven DC2 EDD 20th Dec 25yo Southwold BORN 21st Nov Eva Rose 5lb 4oz
Girlwiththemouseyhair DC2 EDD 24th Nov Maggie Juliet BORN 25th Nov 8lb 9oz
YBR DC1 EDD 22nd Dec BORN 25th Nov (girl) 6lb 3.5oz
LittleBlueBoat(Cheeptrick) DC2 EDD 5th Dec 29yo S.Yorkshire BORN 26th Nov Hope Brynn Frances 8lb 9oz
Kri5ty DC1 EDD 13th Dec 26yo Manchester Boy BORN 29th Nov Saul Harrison 6lb 13oz
LauraSmurf DC1 EDD 3rd December Girl BORN 30th Nov
BeeMyBaby DC2 EDD 29th November 25yo Scotland BORN 1st Dec Safia Hawwa 7lb6oz
SoTiredOfTheWheelsOnTheBus DC2 EDD 7th December BORN 1st December Boy 8lbs5oz
Iggly DC2 EDD 2nd December South London BORN 2nd Dec (Girl) 8lb 1oz
Girlsyearapart DC4 EDD 6th December BORN 3rd Dec (Boy) 7lb 7oz
HoneyLovesCake DC1 EDD 2nd December Cornwall BORN 6th Dec Rocco Kaleb 8lb 14oz
Mmmmcheese DC2 EDD 25th December 32yo BORN 7th Dec (Girl) 7lb8oz
Itsybitsy08 DC2 EDD 6th December Boy BORN 9th Dec Kieran 8lb4oz
Msbuggywinkle DC3 EDD 13th December 27yo BORN 10th Dec Miranda 8lb6oz
OiMissus DC1 2 December, 39yo, Horwich, Bolton BORN 10th Dec (Boy) Alistair Jude 9lbs
jigglebum BORN 11 Dec Freya 7lbs
Pludophtherednosedreindeer (plupervert): DC2 EDD Dec 10 (Kent) BORN 12 Dec Helena 8lb 6oz (3.8kg)
NorthernChinchilla- EDD 19th December, BORN 12th Dec, Boy, 7lb 7oz
Jomouse DC1 EDD 2nd December 35yo London BORN 14 Dec (Girl) 5lb 8oz
Tyelperion DC1 EDD 3rd December 27yo Windsor BORN 14 Dec (boy) 9lb 8oz
KateM77: DC2 EDD Dec 10 34yo BORN 16 Dec Daniel James 8lb 6oz
BennyBenBear DC1 EDD 5th December Manchester/Bolton BORN 18 Dec Oliver Stephen Bolton 8lb 9oz
Kiteflying DC2 EDD 7 December 44yo Australia BORN 18 December (Girl) Lulu 8lb 14 oz
mopsytop DC1 EDD 25th December BORN 19 Dec 6lbs 11oz
AWomanCalledHorse DC1 EDD 22nd December BORN 21st December 7lbs 6oz (Boy)
Figgygal DC1 EDD 12 December 30yo Bath BORN 22 Dec Daniel James McMillan 9lb 4oz
Kitty5824 DC1 EDD 21st December 33 yo Manchester - Don't know BORN 23rd Dec, Boy, 7lb 14oz, Sebastian John
Aethelfleda DC3 EDD 27th December London BORN 3rd January, Albert Thomas William 8lb 10 oz
hawthers DC2 EDD 22nd December London 33yo BORN 28 December 7lb 4oz (boy)
LittleMissFlustered DC3 31st December BORN 6 Jan (boy)
hopeful1 BORN 6 Jan Noa Francie Kate 10lb 3oz
MissRee BORN 12 Jan 12 Freya Violet 7lb 7oz

He likes his hair collar length with a fringe, basically a pageboy. She's layered it and left the back very long. She's also ignored his natural parting/calf-luck and cut it with the parting in the other side. It looks vile:(

In more cheerful news I ordered some of those necker/bib things today.

It's just hit me that I'm feeling very crap, but have been too busy to dwell on it. I am going to go to bed early to stop me thinking too much.

We're on feed number 9 of the day now Even swimming didn't settle him for long. The only way I've coped this evening is because my Mum came over to help, so we kept DS relatively calm whilst doing bath, stories, milk and bed for DD between us. The worst part of it is that he had calmed down a bit on the feeding over the last couple of weeks, which is why I'm really hoping it's a growth spurt. Don't know what I'll do if this continues tonight. DH pissed me right off earlier on the phone when he asked me why it was making me so tired

Sorry for moany 'me' post

Today i have ordered online

1. special ezcema clothes
2. summer dresses
3. christening invites

Booked the venue for the food afterwards
Write out who we want to invite

Bathed Hope

Washed my beding

Called to find out when talking tots is - unfourtantly it was today at 1pm so we missed it and Air is ill so couldn't go anyway.

My new mobile arrived but no sim card yet

(with help from DH )

now waiting for the indian food to get here and watching cars 2 for the 100th time with Aaron lol

We are all still ill

and now me and DH have had a row, because he's just got home and told me that 'we' don't want to stop breastfeeding

Oops...ordered DD2 an extra birthday present...purple scooter!

oi good that the poo is forthcoming!

lmf noooo! Hope you find somewhere to get it sorted. I do the MN haircut on DD1 who hates hairdressers.

air you have been very productive!

Miri is asleep for the night, just waiting on the others, then going to start on the Torchwood box set. Going out on Saturday, a friend's birthday meal at her house. The big DDs are going to sleep there and we'll stuff them in car seats to come home, they will entertain her DD so we can drink

kate x-post. What!? Try 'my body, my boobs, my business' combined with large stinky

thanks for the

Kate I have a spare swordfish if you need it...

Off to bed. With a tube of lansinoh.

Enjoy Janto Torchwood msb :o

Hey misree, surely it's faulty so they should give you a replacement? Or do they weasel out of that if it can be "repaired?" If they don't sort it out PDQ (a month is too long when you have a newborn!) I think you should try the immortal words "gimme a replacement please or I'm calling Watchdoc and transferring my custom to John lewis"...

And (((hugs))) and sympathy kate, I really don't think the guys understand quite how much we go through to do the feeding. It's your decision no matter how "involved" DH is: and he needs to respect that.

Today we mostly made costumes for school (World flipping book day tomorrow): sewing headress for Dd1 out of an old skirt and a pair of deely boppers so that she can be the witch from sleeping beauty, and constructing a picnic kit for DD2 to be the baby near from whatever next (complete with colander helmet and cardboard box)
I must confess I have no idea how many feeds DS racks up in a day but am pretty sure it's in double figures: after the usual evening grump DS has now conked a bit early so am torn between going to bed early and waiting up for my DH who's home (late) in 10 mins and will no doubt be wanting dinner prepared...

LMF sorry to hear you're not feeling so good. Go to bed and look after yourself.

Sending another haddock your way Kate!

On the nails front, Luke is always scratching himself - I've tried clippers, baby nail scissors and biting all with limited success - he is such a squirmer!

Just caught up on a couple of days' posts - can't remember who asked if drugs are involved in the sleeping through the night but the answer is no here - Luke has never had Calpol! He currently sleeps 7pm - 5am so has back tracked slightly but still, it's wonderful! If it makes people feel better he is much harder work in the day. I was stunned at Oi's description of baby falling asleep on playmat - he never falls asleep during the day without a full scale screaming match - he really fights it and never has a prolonged day time sleep unless it involves the car seat! He also hates the sling (he's a real wriggler) and demands to be entertained/carried quite a lot! I used to be able to put him in his chair and chat/sing while doing dishes or preparing dinner - now he'll sit for a few minutes and scream loudly to demand the next activity! He's fine in a buggy so long as you keep moving but queues do not work. So basically, he's a dream at night but demanding in the day and has a very low boredom threshold! Any ideas or tips would be appreciated! He's just a very active little boy who looks like he wants to be running before he's crawling!

Wishing good nights to everyone!

Aethel They gave me a "courtesy" buggy which is a stroller and in no way even similar to what I have they did say they could ring around other stores to see if they had one the same as mine that I could use instead. By this point though after spending over an hour in the shop whilst they faffed around sorted paperwork and dug up fetched the temp buggy, Freya was screaming for a feed and I just wanted to go home!

If I don't have my buggy back within the 4 weeks or if it comes back and I'm still not happy, I will be demanding a refund and going elsewhere!

Hugemongous haddock for your DH Kate! Do what you feel is right.

Speaking of haircuts, DP had a huge row with his ex wife at the weekend after we dropped DSS off as we dared to get his hair cut without her permission . She made such a fuss of screaming and shouting down the phone at DP that DSS got massively upset and cried but apparently that's all DP's fault too the woman is a nutjob I tells ya

Coolhand Freya is the same on the boredom front. The only thing I've found that keeps her attention for more than 10 minutes is Baby TV unfortunately. My justification that it's mildly educational as well as entertaining for them is not really convincing me to stop feeling guilty about plonking her in front of the telly to get things done! It is cute to see her waving her arms and kicking her legs excitedly though.

Kate, would he like the chance to feed DS? My DH got really excited (DS was mixed fed before I gave up bf) about being able to 'do' something with DS.
Your DS has had far more breast milk than any baby I've known & you've done fantastically with it! Hope it gets easier for you asap...and that your DH doesn't mind getting woken up with a massive haddock to the face.

MissRee, gah! How irritating for you!!!

When should I stop watching 15+ stuff with DS? All this talk of baby tv makes me feel guilty for watching Friday the 13th with him!

Feeling slightly less depressed today, seeing HV tomorrow to find out what she reccommends for DS feeding problems. Although I finally had my emergency dentist apt at lunchtime and I still can't eat.

Kate, tell your dh that if he's so set on breast feeding, he can give it a go himself! You have to do what's best for you.

Oi, is it weird to say I'm glad he had a poo? Am v jealous of the cookies!

Boo to broken prams! Mothercare are a bit shit in general.

Husband been away with work till 9 tonight, and has to leave at 5 tomorrow so I'm doing the whole night shift. I'm mentally exhausted after being with squeaker, who has decided he wants to be held upright constantly, all day. Not looking forward to it.

We are now donebreastfeeding. I was down to two feeds a day, and today I'd just had enough. I'm a little bit sad, but can't wait to get back into normal bras and tops without those stupid clips. Now I justneed my milk to dry upas my boobs are killing me!

As for fingernails - I use baby clippers, or used to until DH said that I wasn't allowed to after I clipped off the tip of DD2s thumb last month - she didn't cry at the time and I didn't notice the little red scab till the next day.

We had DD2s 2nd jabs today and although I missed my appointment by an hour and a half, they didn't mind and she followed it with a 5 hour sleep. Good times :)

Ok, let's try that going-to-bed thing again, shall we??

MissRee I have to say that if either of my other two came back from time with their dad with new hair I would be apoplectic. It's outside of the boundaries of what he 'does' and I would find it very intrusive into our lives to take that step. It sounds odd, but maybe she just assumes your other half was 'trespassing' on her watch?

aethel I've heard tell of a mythical beast called sleep that dwells in the land of bed...

Adding that I'd not phone up and make like a banshee, but I'd make it known that stuff like hair doesn't fll into his weekly parenting duties:)

Hello those on nightshift! I jus woke up from horrible nightmare ugh. Didn't love going downstairs in the dark to get a bottle. Urrgh. Minimopsy back to half three feed. Finding it SO hard to wake up these days. Some nights my husband has to nudge me awake as I sleep through her cues. Wonder why so much more tired this week.

My period returned yesterday, alas :( maybe that's why. Always get really heavy, painful periods that last a week. Hoped pregnancy would prove things in that respect but so far it hasn't. It was fine putting my mooncup in but hurt a LOT to take it out so I had to use a tampon instead (sorry if tmi!). Will maybe brave mooncup again tomo but scared of the pain. Of course you fold it up to put it in but not to take out. Ouch! Bloody stitches. It's been over ten weeks.