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October 2011: Crawling, teething and (we hope) sleeping through

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Penelope1980 · 30/04/2012 00:03

Sorry guys - posted the 1000th message without realising Blush, so hopefully you can all find this thread!

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Scheherezade · 13/05/2012 20:31

Oofff, my boy seriously has major split personality issues. He has been GORGEOUS all day. We sat and played in the garden with a treasure basket I've been lent by the children's centre. He's been all smiles and laughs, and if someone else was holding him he wriggled and wormed to get to me, holding out his arms with a big adorable smile. Then we had loads of fun in the bath, he was laughing to my bath time songs, then he had his bottle and fell asleep on my shoulder. He started to cry a little when I put him down, but I just stroked his head and his eyes went all dreamy and unfocused and he went straight off :)

I swear, that boy has me wrapped round his little finger.

Scheherezade · 13/05/2012 20:33

Sorry missed your post engel - that sounds lovely :) fancy coming to do my house? I'm trying to de-clutter, which means the house currently resembles Kosovo.

Penelope1980 · 13/05/2012 21:12

I had mothers' day too - funny that they are in Holland and NZ the same day, and everywhere else some other time of the year! I had a nice day too - no housework (dh did it), no cooking, and lots of gummy grins from my baby. Smile

sceh that description of your son sounds so sweet Smile

Apologies for excessive Smile in this post this morning!

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FuzzzyDuck · 13/05/2012 21:17

Marking place as I fell off thread. Finally home after a long day/night yesterday. It's takin it's toll on S who has had a crazy day of sleep. Went to bed at 7.45pm and no waking as of yet so hopefully she will have a full night. Im knackered to. Will catch up properly tomorrow Smile

Jnice · 14/05/2012 04:21

Mothers day here too, plus had a 40th birthday party yesterday evening. Warm enough to be outside in the evening with short sleeves - yippee!

L has not been enjoying food. He gags on banana and avocado and I started giving him some barley with ebm on a spoon to self feed after bad appointment last week. But today he had chunks of cantaloupe and just loved it. No gagging or coughing at all :)

Catching up at next feed as got to go read stories to other 2 DS now that L is asleep.

PenguinArmy · 14/05/2012 08:10

maybe he just doesn't get on with mushy foods?

sassy34264 · 14/05/2012 08:43

hope you all enjoyed mothers day and did nothing. x

i spent 2 hours in a and e with jacob. he has croup again. hopefully i caught it quicker this time as i recognised the symptoms. he has had steroids but he needed 2 doses last time. so no playgroup for us this morning.

plus chloe is sick,. spent the weekend at her grandparents (paternal) and got food posioning. Sad

and dp is in telford again mon-wed so he'll prob stay in a hotel, so no help again!!! argh.

im going to try and not turn to chocolate! Grin

saw sil on sat, hadnt a lovely meal which i didnt taste cos of a cold- umph. she looked gorgeous as usual, but didnt find out anything as asking her would have spoiled the atmosphere iyswim. its her ds's birthday on sunday so will speak then.

hope you had a fab time fuzzy

not Envy at your t- shirt weather at night [jnice]

strawberrypenguin · 14/05/2012 09:53

sassy hope j and c feel better soon

scheh that sounds like a fab day Smile

fuzzzy welcome home Smile hope it was a good trip and that s has caught up on her sleep now

Jnice · 14/05/2012 10:02

Sassy. hope the dc are all better soon, and hang in there, DH willbe back before you know it Wink

ipswichwitch · 14/05/2012 14:29

hi all, hope you enjoyed your mothers day, and scheh sounds like you had a fab day, N def has me wrapped round his little finger too. just one of his gorgeous smiles has me like putty in his hands :)

sassy hope the DC are better soon, weds will be here soon so not long until DH home to help out - and free you up for some emergency chocolate enjoyment if you need it!!!

N was back at dr of fri - 8 days with no poo and N getting more distressed and pumpy. of course he was all smiles for the dr, who said "well he looks ok" Hmm which is typical esp since he'd been screaming most of the previous night.
started him on lactulose and finally produced two of the most horrendous nappies i have ever seen this morning. fortunately DP dealt with the first as he was already up for work (cue much retching and "oh god!!" type exclamations - no sympathy off me, i was still in bed desperately trying to get to sleep!) had hoped he would be better with eating today, but no such luck. he eats his porridge, but has little interest in other meals. will maybe have a mouthful or 2 but then starts throwing his food on the floor.
i know it will come in time but getting much pressure off MIL about what to do when i'm back at work. i dont know what else to try to get him to eat more, and he's still refusing milk from bottles. i'm trying my best not to stress but others arent helping. he's still feeding every 2 hr, last night did every hour, and also stressed about how i'll cope with no sleep when i'm working again. frankly starting to feel a bit of a failure, and the constant comparisons i keep getting are not helping me one bit.

sorry for the epic post, i'm just struggling to cope a bit atm, and living in dread of work :( i'm not normally such a bloody misery!

MrsHende · 14/05/2012 16:28

Hi all!

Hope j and c are a bit better soon sassy.

Welcome back Fuzzzy, dreadful weather to come home too!

Ipswich, after my afternoon in work this week I've decided that I'm going to have to just stop bf during the day altogether. I figure that if she's hungry enough she'll have to take milk in some way. Not the gentle weaning off I was imagining!

If I have a number two then I'm definitely going to do one bottle feed a day from the start!

strawberrypenguin · 14/05/2012 17:41

ips I'm no help I'm afraid I haven't gone back to work yet. Hang on in there I hope it gets easier soon

I've created a pointless addict! I put it on most days while and as soon as he hears the title music or the between rounds/ bar ticking down music W turns round to stare at the tv!

Engelsmeisje · 14/05/2012 18:52

welcome back fuzzzy

sorry to hear you're got ill LOs sassy. Hope they get well soon. Save some chocolate for me Grin

M has been having a few teething probs the last few days. DH has just been up to settle him. We have commando crawling! Pulling himself towards us or a toy (little bugger always decides to try something new on a day I'm at work!)

Sorry you're having such a hard time ipswich. M is the same when we don't spoon feed him. Most of the time he's not quite sure what to do with food Grin Sorry fi someone's said this before but have you tried someone else trying to give him a bottle and you being out of sight? I found to start with that M was very distracted if he could see me.

Grin at pointless addict strawberry !

I almost walked out of the door with my top on inside out this morning. MIL noticed just as I was saying goodbye to M. That would have been a little embarrassing turning up to teach year 11 Blush

Scheherezade · 14/05/2012 19:12

Oh ipswitch :( no advice but lots of sympathy! Hope you get it sorted soon, can you ask your HV?

PenguinArmy · 14/05/2012 19:29

ips honestly it is completely fine and normal for babies to not take much solids at this age and beyond

PenguinArmy · 14/05/2012 20:04

and you will cope, you'll surprise yourself at just getting on with it.

in the return to work many panic needlesly at things such as bf and food, I think it's a displaced reaction. We can't control or deal with our mixed emotions about returning to work so we focus on something we think we can solve.

Jnice · 14/05/2012 22:04

Penguin - wise words. Ipswitch try not to let others influence, it's hard though. It will be ok. Going back to work is so stressful.

Leo is the same with solids. In fact he shouts and cries through most feeds. He really seems to hate it do I keep it very brief and avoid tryin to coax too much. He will do it when he's ready. Just keep putting food out and let him guide you.

Can you start with a sippy cup for formula? Leo will take a few sips when he's at daycare but not much, but gradually getting better.

Scheherezade · 14/05/2012 22:33

Just to add, C often cries if presented only with puree. He loves his finger foods so he has both for every meal (toast, broccoli, orange, banana ans bread and butter are his faves). Today he was having a complete tantrum/meltdown for DP trying to feed him, but was perfectly happy once I brought out the bread and butter so he had something to hold/play with.

But I don't have the confidence to do blw, at least this way I have freezer bags full of nutritious home cooked purees. Blw means having to cook something every night.

Jnice · 14/05/2012 22:39

Leo is doing BLW, he feeds himself and yells at the same time Sad

pinkpainter · 15/05/2012 01:29

Pebble - Not me with a big boy - I have a tiny girl, really tiny - only 12'1 two weeks ago and still in 0-3 (and some newborn) clothes!!

Just caught up on last 10 days or so - lots of people having a hard time of it :(

M usually only naps for half an hour at a time, wakes up screaming and then has an hour long very sleepy feed - I have only just realised that this is all wrong after discussions with a friend during the weekend who has recommended a book - Elizabeth Pantley - The No Cry Nap Solution, tried one of her tips and she has had 2 hour long naps the last 2 days - magic!! Got so much done. :) Going to get the book from the library.

Back to bed now after hour long night feed....zzzzz!

LittlePebble · 15/05/2012 02:43

Pinkpainter Blush I should remember that!

sassy hope J and C are feeling better (Wednesday is getting nearer!)

ipswitch hope you're feeling a bit better it's tough going back to work but you'll be amazed how they survive without you. I'm always devastated to leave E but surprise myself at how much I enjoy work once I've got stuck into it.

Scheh E is the same he loves finger food with every meal so he has both.

Fuzzzy how was Canada? Did S cope with the plane? X

PenguinArmy · 15/05/2012 12:47

I often have to give DS a bf directly before solids for him to happily munch away.

Got a load of cream from the GP yesterday for ds's skin so feel about that. Also things much better on the family/dbro front.

ipswichwitch · 15/05/2012 14:49

Thanks all. Feeling a bit better about things today, a good talk with DP last night helped too.
engels I have tried getting someone else to give bottle n I left the room but hasn't been terribly successful so far. Have found a tommee tippee cup that has soft spout like a bottle so plan to try that.

penguin I think you're spot on with the trying to solve a problem thought. I have always been the one who tries finding solutions and figuring out how to make something work. It's my nature but I need to accept I can't solve everything by sheer willpower and bloody mindedness!!!

Will try no cry sleep solution book too pink, think the lack of sleep is not helping things, and think his hourly night wakings are a habit more than need to feed. And penguin I'm glad things are better for you all now.

jnice Nathan also has screaming and shouting bouts during feeding. He gets a mix of blw and puree. Today he enjoyed mini dairylea sandwich by having a suck on it then rubbing the mush all over himself!!

Jnice · 15/05/2012 15:25

Glad to hear that things are better with your family Penguin. Will try to bf right before so hunger isn't a factor when he's eating.

Jnice · 15/05/2012 15:26

ipswitch you have a shouter too huh! I might try some cream cheese on toast. I don't think I've seen dairy lea here.