Concrete, you say lmf?
It might be worth a go.
BOi must be growth spurting again. This weekend he has wanted to feed, feed, feed. I think his cold is bothering him as well. He seems ok apart from the constantly runny nose. But he kept waking yesterday evening and really crying. The only thing that would console him was nursing. Which doesn't bode well for Wednesday onwards when I'll be in Canada. I really don't want to go. I'll be away for three nights.
I know I'm really lucky to get to travel around the world with my job, but I hate being away from him. It's not so often, maybe twice a month, but I don't like it. I suppose I'll get used to it. As will BOi. And it'll be good for DH to have that special time. Oh but last night, it was really sad, Boi would only settle on the boob, after really crying - bright red face, real tears, proper heart-breaking expression... DH would try to soothe him, but end up passing him to me, BOi then calms a little, before calming completely as he gets the feed. DH then said, "I feel useless". :(
It's not fair. He's a fabulous dad, a great husband - 100% supportive. His one fault: he doesn't lactate.
Last night was pretty bad. feed feed feed... Every hour or so. At 4am, BOi decided it was time to get up and play. After 45 mins of feeding, shushing and cooing to no avail, DH took him downstairs to play and let me get an hour's sleep. (My DH is the best, and it's his birthday today, so I suppose I should've let him lie in, but I am not the best, so I didn't.)
In better news, I am informed that BOi is right, right, right on the verge of crawling. In the wee small hours he was up on his hands and knees, but didn't quite know what next. He's been going backwards for a while, and has realised that this is not the way forwards (
). So he has now started to launch himself forwards very energetically, landing on his nose or chin. Dangerous, there may be bruises ahead, but it's progress. :)
DH asked, because BOi has had a cold of one sort or another for 6 weeks (nursery!), and his breathing has been affected for some of that time - blocked nose, etc., would /could this impair his development at all? Given that oxygen is necessary for growth and development, and because these LOs are growing and developing at such a tremendous pace. I said no, his breathing has never been that bad, and certainly not for any period - I've never felt it necessary to take him to the docs, for instance - so I'm sure he'll be fine. But he's got me worrying a little.
There's no point going to the docs, is there? He's picking up colds at nursery. And therefore I've had colds for the last 6 weeks too. As has my mum. There's nothing that can be done, is there? there are things we can get to soothe and ease the symptoms, but it's best just to let the body fight the colds naturally, isn't it?
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