Post-grad Brookers, over here! We will Brook No Argument that all Mini-Brookers sleep 12 hours a night and behave angelically during the day

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Over here!

Weigh in day today. At 14 weeks DD weighs 14lb 1/2oz

M was up every hour or less between 7pm and 3am, then took 3 attempts to settle back to sleep, then was up at 5.30 and got up at 8.15. DH got up for work at 7.30ish, though, so I was woken up then too.

I wrote the above at 8.30 this morning and then forgot about it. D'oh! Does 'd'oh' have an apostrophe in it? For some reason I think it does but I could just be being mad.

Oooh, has Loopy had her baby? Must go peek on the antenatal thread.

On baby classes, right now we're only going to the swimming lessons, but I was chatting to one of the mums afterwards and she said I ought to go to the breastfeeding support group nearby. I was told about it by the MW and HV when M was tiny, but I never went because it is every other Monday and I could never find out which week it was on, and plus I was just a bit too disorganised and scared of leaving the house. By the time I felt confident enough to venture out I thought I must have missed the bus with the bf group. The swimming mum said that I wasn't too late at all, that I should go along just for the social aspect, and that she still goes even though her son is 19 months and self-weaned at 17 months. She said it was good for support with going back to work and carrying on feeding. I think I'll go along to the next one (sadly not next Monday but the one after) and see how I get on.

Wants, how are you getting on meeting people? I wonder how Fishcake is doing - she was feeling a bit lonely too.

How could you bf only one of your twins/triplets? Poor baby that didn't get bf cuddles.

Oh, M's waking up - back in a sec!

Can I give M scrambled eggs for dinner? She'll be 6 months on Sunday. Or should I stick with the fruit and veg for a bit longer? Will it confuse her to do some BLW and some spoon-feeding? I gave her lots of bits of bread to chew on while out for lunch today - I don't think one bit got swallowed, but she had great fun chewing and throwing bits on the floor. Sorry, restaurant staff.

Why not try her with a bit of scrambled egg, Too , and see how she gets on?

Jaggy, when I went to baby massage (for all of one session) there was a mum there with a one-year-old. He did keep wriggling away from her.

Yay for DD, Rubber!

Like the idea of book reports, Biscuits! Please report back soon.

On napping, Musical, I cracked getting M to sleep in her cot, but now she won't nap anywhere else, like in the living room on me. Unless she's in the car/buggy/sling and we're moving, that is. Mum can get her to nap by a lot of singing and gentle jiggling, but I can't. If I go near her she cries to be fed, and then when I try, she cries because I'm not feeding her in the nursery. [face palm] Also having difficulty with nosiness - Mum came into the nursery with me as I attempted to feed M to sleep, but M was far too interested in our chatting to sleep, and just howled. I sent Mum away but it was too late.

M has started to shout at me, very loudly, when she's unhappy with something. For example, this morning I put her in the cot and had a shower and she didn't cry, she shouted in outrage (although some tears came out too). Crying sounds different. She shouted at me in the restaurant at lunchtime - DSis, DM and I quailed because her voice was echoing off the ceiling! Cue quick feed to shut her up.

i went to the bf group till DS1 was about 14 months too and it was mostly a social thing! DS1's 2 best toddler friends are the two with mums that went to bf group as well as baby group. i would have gone longer, but the last of the other 2 mums stopped bf so she stopped going. it was just the 3 of us sometimes.

ours was run by HV and they were a bit when they turned up expecting a load of newborns and got our lot crawling (DS1 would have been walking for a few) around! their advice was a bit hit and miss though tbh, i was glad to have Mumsnet and Kellymom to refer to. HVs aren't bf experts though.

still a bit covered in sick here, can't wait for DS2 to grow out of this. DH and i and DS2 are continually changing clothes and there are sick puddles if he's carried too vigorously!

do you have bookbug at your library too? they're pretty good and also free.

I imagined that the non BF triplets vs BF triplet is because one of them took to it and the other two perhaps didn't? I can't even imagine how hard it must be having triplets and if she's managed to stick out BFing just one of them then hats off to her. Too non BF babies do get cuddles as well . I'd hate to think anyone thought of my DS as a poor baby just because his cuddles weren't while he was being BF

Great weight gain for N Jen. DD is now 18 weeks and 11lb 5oz! She's a string bean though, so tall.

Good luck for the meet up Dream, sounds fab.

DS2 is about 18lb at 19 weeks.

Book report plans scuppered by the library not having the book.

I can do a book report on Gary Barlow's autobiographical work 'My Take' instead if that would help? I'm not sure he goes as far back as his own weaning though.....

Sorry, Scarlet, sorry! And everyone else I just insulted. It's just that because I'm a twin, and we had to share everything, we both got very militant about equal shares and fairness and neither one getting something the other hadn't. So personally, if I had twins and one couldn't bf, then I would rather give it up so they could be both the same. So neither would feel slighted/favoured, whatever. Does that make sense?

Surprise! The surprise is me btw
Can you please catch me up on what has been going on?
We have gone {cow} dairy free here as H was mega vomming [technical term] after every feed about three times, stopped the cow dairy and he is sick about three times all day!

Other news hmm he can sit up by himself for a little while and he is semi crawling! He can go forward across the room and can do a 360 too. Oh and we have two teeth.
I have got into wrapping, I remember the sling talk. So basically tying like a Moby but with a woven wrap, there a few other carries you can do, but I have found it a life saver :)

Arf at them not being impressed with you Dream! Everyone else is :)I am trying to read through but tricky atm!

I get you Too I might well be feeling a bit over-sensitive today. I've been feeling mega unsupported since pg with DD and I've blown up tonight at DH over it. It started off as a row but we've managed to calm down and have a bit of a heart to heart and we've both agreed to make more effort with each other.

Great to see you Purple. Well done little H on semi-crawling, doesn't time go far too quick? It's a job to remember everyone's news but a quick jist is that we're all about Scream's upcoming trip to California, Dream continues to impress us all with her ongoing stamina, patience and just generally being an inspiration. Biscuits, Hawthers, Too and Pomme have all began weaning. Jen is now RubberBullets, Musical is making return to work plans and Pomme is moving to Italy next year. Jaggy and Wants are still dealing with lots of sick (and poo in Jaggy's case) Me? I'm plodding along probably buggering up everything along the way but so far DS and DD are surviving alongside each other happily. Oh and Ninja* still pops in every now and again and we miss her as we've missed you.

Now I'm going to feel terrible when I realise I've forgotten someone. Apologies in advance!

Wtf with the bolding?

Oooh and we're expecting a brand new brooking baby today as Loopy had her ELCS booked today......

hiya purple

have struggled to keep up myself, so hope someone else can provide you with a summary.

I'm blaming potty training fatigue.

Sorry Pet, I realised as soon as I read back I'd missed you out. Purple, Pet has also began her DS on a little food and he is also now sleeping in his own room.

slightly less DS2 poo these days, not enjoying emptying potties full of DS1 poo though...

good round up!

Awww new baby! Thanks for the catch up!
Other things... Did I tell you about bf group I was setting up? Starts tomorrow! We have decorated the living room, remember me complaining about it in pics? Also had a big reshuffle generally. H has been quite up and down, not sleeping very well, so when that settles a bit we will be working on a routine when he is into the second half of his first year. Speaking of which any baby monitor recommendations?

Starting food soonish just veg and fruit, definitely no dairy and think I am going to be careful with gluten too. Dread to think how poorly he would be if he had any cows milk based stuff or if he was formula fed! Also need to check egg too

Potty training gone very well here, not night training her yet, can't face the inevitable middle of the night bedding changes when sleep is a precious commodity!

It's grim isn't it Jaggy. DS still insists on going on the potty when we're downstairs at home. He's a lazy little monkey who won't go up the stairs to the loo. Although he will at anyone else's house because he's nosy. I walk up the stairs to empty it holding it at arms length and pinching my nose. Still I'd rather that than still be changing his pooey nappies

He told me that he went for a poo on his own at playgroup today. He really didn't need to tell me, the skidders in the pants were a big enough clue.

Oh we have a pourty which is great! also F8XN I think is a 20% discount for mothercare if anyone has anything to buy, I bought my Tripp traps back along with this :)

Oh Purple! We've missed you, but you're killing me with that Mothercare offer!! I've just bought a Tripp Trapp! Sob sob. On the plus side your code would have reduced the total cost by £30, but we bought the chair from Mamas & Papas using a £50 giftcard we were given as a present. So I'm trying to tell myself to just imagine it was a £20 giftcard instead...

Glad you and H are doing so well. How exciting about your new bfing group! Good luck for tomorrow!

Oooooo I didn't realise Loopy's elcs was today! How exciting! It feels like ages since the last new mini No Brooker arrived!

Awesome summary Scarlet!

Hi Purple ! H sounds very active - and well done to your DD with the potty training!

Biscuits I'm happy to have a book report on any topic as long as you're reading.

Scarlet good summary - nothing more to add here. :)

Lol scream I had the hump a bit, I really wanted Purple Tripp trapps (surprised? ) but it was so much cheaper getting boring natural from mothercare!
Anything else you could get? I had a splurge...

What's this about book reports?

DH is almost sold on the BabyBjorn travel cot! I think the sting of missing out on the Tripp Trapp saving is actually working in my favour! Do you know how long the code will be valid for?

What else did you splurge on? You're so good going for sensible price instead of your favourite colour! I'm so rubbish, if they hadn't sold the walnut colour I wouldn't have taken the offer anyway! However walnut is what we chose (to match the dining room furniture) sigh.

Biscuits has volunteered to read Gina Ford's weaning book and give us all a book report summarising whether it's any good or a bit like her main book. We are all eagerly waiting for her to track down a copy

Grudgingly good! The natural goes better with my furniture too but purple would have been nice too.

Gina ford, nooo. I was ispitine annabel Karmel is an mbe! What did she do to deserve that? Am I missing something?

I have £45 amazon vouchers, and Dd has been asking so nicely for a baby doll. Would it be awful to buy her one? Christmas is so far away. DH thinks it is way OTT for a random gift.