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lisbethsopposite · 08/12/2012 01:11

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crazypaving · 14/12/2012 16:18

cherry http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0000A1Z3X/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1355501368&sr=8-1&pi=SL75 these are popular round where I live and my ds1 loved his

crazypaving · 14/12/2012 16:20

oh bugger can't do links from phone these

hufflepuffle · 14/12/2012 16:32

Elpis thank you for reply! That is very helpful. Really should google these things but sometimes hard to know what to google!!! I hav other queries about how things change but I am def not going to plague you all with questions! I shall keep googling!!

Yes folks, that Lamaze Freddy Firefly is the one we all seem to have. I got in Tesco. It has a lot going on!!! It is really lovely. Cool price on Amazon there.

I ordered a Taggie blanket today for Christmas.

Just bought a 4ft fibre optic type Christmas tree and blue decorations.......I refuse to be a grinch!!!!! My usual lovely red and purple decorations and big full tree are all in attic and the thought of it makes me flake so I hav just wasted spent £50 I can ill afford!! And I'd normally run a mile from blue decorations but seeing as is my little boy's first Christmas..! what a waste of money that would half buy his bloody cot

Was at parents for few hours. Dad v good at making DS smile and nearly laugh!! Followed however by a mega high pitch screeching fit!!!! Over stimulation methinks. And they wonder why no babysitting yet, they will stop asking for a while now!!!!

hufflepuffle · 14/12/2012 16:35

Londonmrs yes, just bloody rude. I'd be raging. Even tho not a mission of me going anywhere!! But I'm sure we are all over reacting as I always do and someone misguidedly thought you would not want to be going out due to being blissfully at home with your little bundle of joy...... Confused

crazypaving · 14/12/2012 16:45

huffle Grin at blissfully at home with bundle of joy Grin

crazypaving · 14/12/2012 16:59

back from doctor where nothing quite went as I'd hoped.

pectus excavatum: he needs to be monitored regularly to assess what impact it's having on him and whether he'll need treatment.

we've also got a referral for his tongue tie as he's dropped further down the centiles in just 2 weeks.

overall feeling a bit Sad about the whole thing. have read up a bit on pectus excavatum and am worried about the impact it'll have both on his physical and psychological wellbeing. bit of a surprise after super robust ds1. I know it's not massive in the grand scheme of things but still Sad

squidkid · 14/12/2012 18:15

So sorry guys and thanks for being lovely. I normally avoid internet when this bloody useless. (Probably why I seem irritatingly chipper a lot, I mostly go quiet when struggling!!!)

Have forced myself to cheer up, had glass of prosecco with my brother and cold a bit better - weight a non-problem shut up squid you can keep exercising and getting fit and your health is what matters, the numbers are stupid and irrelevant - going to go to spa tomorrow after all and best possible news - my friend Jess (the midwife, who was at my birth) can come too! She has had a bad few months so we need to look after each other. And me and brother and boyfriend and Jess are going out for a meal. Yes we are. Even though I can't taste anything.

Everything ok, really really sorry for first world problems...

BoraBora · 14/12/2012 18:27

I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the outcome you'd hoped for crazypaving. Still, it's very early days.

That really sucks London I'd be gutted.
I posted this earlier in chat but it'd be helpful to hear from people with DCs of a similar age. We are co-sleeping. DD is with me at all times - doesn't ever sleep alone and will scream the house down if left. Due to the fact that we've always had a difficult sex life I'm really keen to start trying sex again (no sex at all during pregnancy). Is anyone in a similar co-sleeping clingy baby situation that could advise, or any suggestions??

BoraBora · 14/12/2012 18:29

Glad you've got a good support networks squid, and don't apologise. Feeling low is not a first world problem.

BoraBora · 14/12/2012 18:31

It's really interesting reading about people's adventures (Wink) with sleep. DD feeds at midnight, 3ish and 5 ish and then probably again at 7 ish. I actually considered her to be quite a good sleeper as because she sleeps with me and goes back to sleep, I don't feel too tired.

crazypaving · 14/12/2012 19:13

at what point do you take a 10 week old baby to hospital? ds2 hasn't fed properly since about 9.30am, although he had tiny feeds at 1.30pm and 3.30p.m. but they were seriously tiny. pooing frequently but that's really unusual for him, nappies quite dry otherwise. feels a bit warm but not hot. just wants to sleep. dh out on Christmas do and I'm home alone with both boys. what do I do? he just won't feed Sad Sad Sad Sad

Londonmrss · 14/12/2012 19:14

ok I've learnt something about my baby. if she's crying and its not because she's hungry or needs changing, its often because she wants to be left alone! as soon as I put her down in her basket she relaxes add looks happy again! does it mean she's super independent or just that she wants to get away from me because she hates me?

Londonmrss · 14/12/2012 19:32

crazy, usually I'd say to relax because in constantly worried that mine isn't getting enough and then she makes up for it the next day. my doctor reminded me that babies are little people and sometimes they're just not hungry- like all of us.
but I do think you should follow your instincts- better to get some reassuranceif you're worried.
my doc also said if lack of feeding is a problem; you know. does his skin look a good colour? if you press his skin, does it bounce back? of not, he could be a bit dehydrated. is he sleepy in a normal way, or does he not really respond even when you strip him or whatever?
hope everything's ok- I'm sue it will be, but if you're concerned, I would go to hospital. never feel ashamed of being a cautious parent. hugs.

smileyhappymummy · 14/12/2012 19:52

crazy if you're worried take him, even if you have to drag ds1 along as well. Much better then sitting at home worried and infinitely better than him being poorly.... He is probably absolutely fine but they are still so tiny that I would have a very low threshold for seeing them.... If I were doing telephone triage as an out of hours GP I'd want to have a look at him.
Sleep here is a mess. Feeding frequently during the night, when put down starts to grunt, strain and thrash until builds up to howling. Up every hour last night at least. Feel a bit of a failure reading about everyone else's babies sleeping better, she's 10 weeks and it's just getting worse, feel I must be doing something wrong. On the up side she grins, babbles, coos and has just started grabbing st things. Love her to bits but would also love to sleep.
Have got her some bits for Christmas, mostly because otherwise dd1 would want to know why not! Dd1 wrote a letter to Santa for her asking for rattles and baby books so she is getting those, also some sleepsuits etc wrapped up for stocking, a Lamaze chime garden and one of those light. / sound projectors thats meant to be good for helping them get to sleep (hopeful look....)
squid hope cold improves and happy birthday!

Londonmrss · 14/12/2012 21:00

smiley it sounds like we have the same baby...

Angelico · 14/12/2012 21:01

God I am so tired today :( We will be a family of night owls, no more cocking up sleep for all of us by trying to be clever and put bean down earlier! Poor bean was well grouchy today, bit short on sleep until a good nap at teatime. Firsttime our bean is 11 weeks 3 days and also very vocal :) Her favourite thing is lying on her changing mat kicking and 'singing' as we call it whilst staring mesmerised at Xmas tree lights :)

Squid a big hug. Having a cold is shit at the best of times - you always forget between colds how truly fucking awful you can feel. On the weight thing my sister's friend BF for 9 months and lost piles of weight between 6-9 months but v little for the first 6 months. Try and go easy on yourself and hurray for your spa day, enjoy a lovely chilled out break! And Happy Birthday! :) x

And London sympathy on the work do :( Suspect people just assumed you'd be too busy with new bean but it's annoying when you could have made some preps.

Crazy try not to worry about your DS too much - know it's easier said than done but it might all come to nothing Thanks On the not feeding front I would listen to Smiley as she knows her stuff! (And sympathy Smiley not sure how you are functioning on that amount of sleep!)

Mad day - dentist (sympathy Huffle), bank, post office, BFing group, lunch with friend, baby group party. Home and felt like collapsing. Also a bit pissed off with HV (who is lovely btw, couldn't be nicer) but when I weighed bean today she had 'only' gained another 2.5lbs in last 5 weeks when apparently they would like her to gain 3lbs by next week Hmm FFS! She'll only be a few ounces under when she hits 12 weeks but left me feeling a bit shit, like I was starving her. And lady at BFing group yesterday (also lovely I might add) was concerned about her latch, that she was popping on and off. Thing is she is the DD of two people-watching parents, she's genetically programmed to be a nosey parker. Why would she care about feeding when she can feed any old time and there's a room full of exciting things going on that she wants to see?! :o

HV was also a bit Hmm that I wasn't in a frenzy to get rid of her cradle cap - I didn't think it did any harm, just one of those things they presumably grow out of. Other than slapping on the odd bit of olive oil and using that cradle cap shampoo I've just been letting it fall off as it wants to. Is this neglectful? Confused

I hate the fact that in spite of having happy, healthy, thriving bean I started doubting myself - then got cross about it. They can all fuck off to the far side of fuck, to use a MNism!

Another massive essay. Going to watch Peter Kay on Ch4 and cuddle my windy, nosey, scaley-headed bean :o Have a nice evening ladies! xo

OctoberOctober · 14/12/2012 22:23

squid happy birthday and enjoy the spa tomorrow!

lizzie I'm ff 6-7 bottles a day of 180ml usually every 3-4hrs. Sometimes leaves a bit but easier to have more in the bottle if required. Have you increased size of feed? We started with 90ml then 120ml and 150ml and it has
Generally Increaswd the length if time between feeds.

Elpis · 14/12/2012 22:24

You may remember that I slagged off Ewan the Sheep when DS was a newborn. Said he could bleat off, or words to that effect. All is forgiven. Ewan is a fine animal. I still find his tune rather melancholy but his white noise is magnificent.

Woolybob · 14/12/2012 23:05

angelico
From the NHS choices website re cradle cap:

"Does it need treatment?

There is no specific treatment for cradle cap and it usually clears up on its own in time"

So you hv can jog on... Wink

crazy sure bean is fine but I'd def call ooh gp to get advice, a+e likely full of sick ppl to cough on bean... hope all goes well.

Highlight of my day - digging a pooey nappy out of the bin and taking it to the gps so he can send a sample off to check for lactulose intolerance. Will this glamour never end? Grin

Must dash - dh on Christmas do so on settling duty solo tonight Sad

Angelico · 14/12/2012 23:34

Elpis I believe your phrase was 'Ewan can flock off' heh heh :o I knew you'd come round! We love Ewan but actually haven't been using him much recently as I never got round to changing the batteries Confused

Thank you Wooly! Bean just had her weekly bath and hair scrub so looks all flake free but it will all have dried out and reappeared by tomorrow.

Bean going mental in other room for no obvious reason. Must go rescue DH...

Angelico · 14/12/2012 23:36

Oh and Elpis Ewan's white noise was good but simply can't compete with the majestic volume of radio static :o

Londonmrss · 15/12/2012 02:39

babyLondon just slept for 4.5 hours! it's a miracle!

Zara1984 · 15/12/2012 03:05

highfive londonmrs!

angelico my DS has a wee bit of cradle cap and I've never been told to do anything about it. Tell your health visitor to jog on!!

Right ok I have a post-partum bleeding query. 7 weeks tomorrow since birth and I'm still bleeding a bit. For the past 2 weeks I was spotting (light brown/apricoty colour, enough for just a panty liner) but the past two days I've had slightly, just slightly heavier bleeding with fresh blood. I check internally just now and there is definitely bright red blood. Just a wee bit mixed with clear discharge, if that makes sense. Had some slight aches/uterine cramps.

Is this anything to be worried about or is it my period given that I'm FF???

I'm going to the GP on Monday to get DS checked since hospital - can I leave it till then or should I get it checked more urgently?

hufflepuffle · 15/12/2012 05:26

Yay Londinmrs!!!!! Great stuff!! Long may it continue!!!

Zara if was me I'd leave til Monday but that is incorrect answer as I've been guilty of assuming the best when it comes to my own health post birth and ended up worse off!! Can you call an out if hours service there or call the lovely new hospital?

Ewan the sheep is indeed a hero and a valued member of our family. We too flung him across room as waste of money found him ineffective at first, but now he is a wonder!!! Thank you Angelico I think, for first introductions!!!

Well grey may be the new black but in this house 5am is the new 6.30. For so long DS woke at 6.30, regardless of how many night wakes. Now is 5.That is about 4 nights in a row. FFS!!!!!