November 2012 - all the babies have arrived

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mm Olly has exactly the same. I only have him in a vest mot of the ie in the house if I need the heating on.

Limpet child asleep 20 mins before his next feed it due.

Wonder how much I can get done in 15 before he wakes up screaming for food like an alarm clock.

Day one of dairy free and I seem to be living on bananas. Booo. I know its healthy but would rather be fat and scoffing junk food! The ice cream binge last night bit me on the ass as Jonas started the day at 5am - I could hear the acid coming up into his mouth :( and he just wouldn't go down after his last feed. He is a lot happier now as I'm feeding him upright. Won't know the affect of dairy free for another 3-4 weeks as it takes a long time to leave both of our bodies. Evil moo cows!

Luckily we had our 8 week check today. Thankfully Dr did believe me about reflux - and m'eh after reflux the jags seemed like a breeze - no need for calpol.

yw I feel the only one who needs calpol right now is me! I am sorry about the CMP intolerance and reflux. I am still getting used to the idea myself. I know you have a lot of RL support but you know I understand if you need to come on here and rant. At the moment I am finding everyone's reassurance that it will improve at weening quite hard to bear.

I woke feeling a bit weepy today - no biggy but the HV was here and I cried all over her. I am convinced she thinks I have PND as I was talking about not being able to sleep. I have never, ever been a good sleeper so I am certainly not going to be now.

For example wee P is sleeping like a wee lamb just now so I should get my head down - can I? Nope? As soon as she wakes I will be totally knackered.

P was pretty unsettled last night which was upsetting after having been good at hospital. I think she is just a bit unsettled with all the changes - both with mediation, feed etc and also environment.

Her cot at hospital however, was really comfortable. Her Moses basket mattess is so awful that we have put the carry cot mattress in there as well to try to bolster it. I am wondering if she is not settling to a deep sleep because she is not as comfortable. We have a cot bed with a really good mattress - DH researched it obsessively. I am not at all ready for her to go in her own room so it might be that we put the cot bed in with us. This will make our room completely and utterly full - we won't be able to close the door. Might be worth it though.

I've got one of those cots that goes on the side of your bed, is that a space saver cot? Would recommend it although I don't expect it'll last long as is quite small

Pass try the pram bit from the pram.

Will post later x

Think I've managed to start the duct clearing, it seems less sore, but I can't be sure the dreaded mastitis has been averted yet...

pass 1 weepy day does not pnd make, I'm sure the HV knows that. She prob understands more than you realise. In fact, it'd prob be worse if you didn't show any emotion about your situation.

blonder if you're worst mummy, then.I'm up for the silver!!

GT I have lived with my PIL & had to apologise for bullshit things. E.g. night before moving house, I express my frustration about having to find a new phone provider. FIL gets pants in twist about me getting "so angry" - I really wasn't, just normal annoyance. I had to apologise to him, & endure a lecture about how I was going to screw up affect my DD !! It is bloody difficult but perhaps say sorry with your fingers crossed just to keep peace & make your life a bit easier, all the while knowing you were in the right & having the moral high ground etc.

I can't take hormonal contraceptives, so its condoms, withdrawal (won't tell GP/HV that though, but it works for us) or vasectomy. Fairly certain our family is complete but not sure I want the option taken away iyswim.

Had a little whinge to my friend who has 2 DD with 18mths between about how hard it is with 2. Bit self-indulgent but made me feel better!!

I would like 2 things - a cuppa and to be able to lay Jonas down without him screaming as stomach acid burns his throat. I thought it was meant to get easier after week 6? - that was a piece of piss compared to this! Today I have eaten dry oatcakes, bananas, chorizo and grapes :(

for YW

We have moderate success with the Moses basket. He generally goes in it unless I fall asleep with him before the prerequisite 20-30 min cuddle time needed after feeds for deep sleep to ensue! We have a cheap basket but bought a more expensive mattress. John Lewis one, was £20. On top of that is a £50 sheep skin pram liner . Though to be fair when we had to take it off for washing sleep was the same!

YW have you read the reflux thing on Kellymom? Some interesting thoughts... Try laying J on his left or prone. Hugs & a dairy-free

At the risk of sounding smug & being chucked off the thread... A generally sleeps ok in his basket, although between the 2am feed & the 5am feed he stays in our bed. This isn't because I fall asleep feeding him laying down & wake up moments before his next feed, oh no

Crap YW

Are you sure about going med free? P showed immediate improvement when given meds but I am sure you must have good reasons for not going down that route yet.

I am going to get the sling out tomorrow and give that a go. That was something else I wasn't keen on but the pre-birth list of do-not-wants is fast being ignored.

We have a swing for P but I wonder if it is a bit flat and a bouncer might be better. Hmm . . .

ywtry rice dream rice milk, can be GT in Tesco in the long life milk section. My daughter was lactose intolerant but then built up a resistance to soya also! So she ha rice milk and really likes it. They do chocolate milk too, as a treat. She can now ave dairy in small does but for milk, cereal, porridge anything like tha she as rice milk. Doesn't ok heated though unfortunately, apart from porridge or some reason.

Is v healthy too. Sorry, I know you don't want to her that right now!

I am in for a fun night Olly has snoozed all afternoon. We are six weeks, dd someone say snoozy ness at growth putts a well as manic hunger?

chunky typically so does P actually. It is the snuffles and grunts and flinging of arms which I now notice which I didn't when she was in the hospital cot. If she is tired she will sleep anywhere - I once found her asleep on the changing mat.

I am a reasonably intellegent woman though the typos in my posts would nt suggest it! As you can imagine more often than not I post one handed!

Bloody DP buggered off out without making bottles as he said he was doing. This was discovered with screaming babe in arms. Grrr! 7 mins of screeching was not my idea of fun!! At least I could make it fast! And the bottles were sterilised. Thank fuck. Or hr really would be getting a sack of coal for Christmas!

Chunky I risk being thrown off too as Luc sleepsin Moses basket from 9pm to about 7/8am in 3 hour chunks. However he is a limpet all day to make up for it.

How v making detective??!! Bloody men.

I have met my first useless health worker. Who basically read off a script and did nothing. Oh apart from comment that his length and head circumference were above the 50 th centile and his weight above the 25th. Oh and wriggles a lot, no wonder he's not gaining as much weight. He's put on a pound in a week!!! He was ill two weeks prior to this. Look at him, look at me!! I burn energy sleeping so does his father. Were both tall and athletic, I'm constantly on the go. Both of us do a lot of sport. I don't actually see the point of the visit if they just repeat themselves.

yw boo to the no dairy. I would quite literally starve.

gt hugs.

Oh the best - making up formula. Now leave the kettle to cool for 30 minutes, it'll be 70 degrees then.

Me - well that depends on the amount of water I put into the kettle.

Hv - what do you mean? You have to make formula up safely.

Me - yes I'm aware of that, but depending on the quantity of water in the kettle, there will be a variable in how quickly it cools.

Hv - puzzled look

Me - look I make it safely. I take ready made stuff out too.

Hv - are you aware you need to sterilise the bottles?

It goes on and on and on....

ridiculous horsey

Pass J has been mumpy all afternoon (poss jag related) so rang GP and he has prescribed ranitadine straight off the bat - with our family history no sense fannying around with gaviscon which is nigh on impossible to give to a BF babe anyway. I loves him - he's not the one who got the doseage wrong last time! DH should be picking it up first thing.

As for why I didn't want to medicate - I guess I hoped it wasn't bad enough to need it, but apparently dairy builds up in their system so its only going to get worse until my diet change filters through. I know I'll get my chilled baby back once we've got this under control - just wish hadn't spent a fortnight blaming the pain on thrush or a growth spurt - he has got thrush but that's not what's bothering him :(

Horsey I would have had to sit on my hands and tape my mouth shut!!

Frustrating horsey. Hope things improve soon yw and that you and pass get a good nights sleep tonight.

My hv (who is one of the good ones and H is 8 pound 10 now whixch is pretty tiny for 12 weeks but on the 9th centile for his corrected age, so all good. Ended up discussing weaning as another 3 months and it?ll be time ~ scary thought!