Still brooking no argument whatsoever that these babies are happy, healthy and awesome for 2013 too.

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eh. attempt at new thread. yo.

Yay! Hi Bartlet. :)

Tooth report: finally a bottom one has appeared!

Jaggy good to hear from you. Lovely that your boys can play together. Hope DS2 does some longer sleeps soon - I'm sure it'll help with you and DH. We're thinking of trying some PU/PD and gradual withdrawal sleep training tonight. Eek. Btw I'm sure you're right about my manager being defensive.

Scarlet thank you for your kind words. Meant a lot to me. I would accuse him of bullying but I think the head is going to get us to kiss and make up and then I'll try to keep my head down and see how it goes. If it happens again I will take it further. It's half term this week so I don't go back till next Wednesday. Your hairdressers sounds great btw! And your chilli!

Stacks how was the trip? And how are your brother and SIL doing with your nephew? Hope all's going well.

Bartlet hello! Have you had a baby? Congratulations! I joined this thread after my DS was born. He's nearly 11 months old now. :)

Nice to see you over here Bartlet

Hey everyone. Journey down was good, T slept the whole time basically. We woke to feed and change him, and experienced our first poo explosion. Right up the back to his shoulders!

Nephew is doing well, though problems with latch and feeding, so he's got bad jaundice and is being given formula top ups. Mum and baby not home, so no crisis yet. Really hope SS change their attitude and become supportive, rather than their current threats of legal action etc (the crib wasn't at their house, but at the family member who'd promisd to loan it). Really not impressed with them so far.

Wonderful to see you over here bartlet. Settle yourself down in a comfy chair :)

Pet congrats on the tooth. Does sleeping improve straight after it comes through? I'm not looking forward to teething, and worried T will be early as he's already enjoying eating our fingers, and bites very hard with not so soft gums.

Welcome over Bartlet, great to see you over here

Ah well done to little T being such a good boy on his trip. Good that your nephew is doing well Stacks, I hope things settle down quickly and that your brother and his GF get the help they need.

Pet I can imagine how you're feeling now about going back to work next week . I hope you're not backed into a corner when you return, you know when something's acceptable or not. Don't let someone make you doubt yourself just because you've been out of the environment for a while. I'm not suggesting you are anything like me, but I've found my confidence to be at an all time low since I had the DC. I find it very hard to stand my ground these days whereas I used to be known for being able to handle confrontation quite well.

Today has been AWFUL. We woke at 1.30am this morning to the sound of DD puking her guts up and she didn't stop for 2 hours. I've been beside myself with panic and worry. All that hard work from my CBT has gone pfft. DH was trying to cuddle her back to sleep and each time her eyes shut VOM again. No diarrhoea though and no more sick since then. She's had a little formula and plenty of water today but no solids. I'm petrified to go to sleep in case it starts up again or DS starts with it. I made DH work from home today because I was too scared to be on my own with them. Massive failure on my part and I feel so worried for my poor little DD...
DH was brilliant but he's adamant he has to go into work tomorrow. I'm in tears worrying about how I'm going to get through it if one of them is sick. Especially DS. We were supposed to have been going out with Biscuits and her boys today so we had to cancel that . My sister is due to visit tomorrow and I know I should tell her to stay away but would it be selfish of me to ask her to come anyway? I won't freak out so much if I'm not alone with the DC. Plus she's a primary school teacher so is used to vomming kids.

Aw scarlet that's pants for you. :( Hope DD is ok soon.

Why don't you just ask your sister if she's ok to come? Hopefully she'll be happy to come and help out?

I don't think you're a failure, its really hard not to flap anyway when tiny DC are ill, never mind if it affects you strongly.

I've not put DS2 to bed yet.

Finished evening shift and sat in bed to feed him, fell asleep sitting up for hours as usual. Woke up and ever since he's been guzzling away. I'm wondering if its because he's missing feeding mitre when I'm at work so doing the 'reverse cycling' thing of catching up at night?

He's getting 2 lots of ebm a day, probably normally 8 total, 10 on a good expressing day. Was hoping to be able to cut down expressing, but DH says he's draining the bottles and he's always desperateto feed when I get in. Still can't believe he's 10 mo already. [shocked]

Feeding mitre = feeding more

Still getting used to phone. . .

Oh Scarlet, I agree with Jaggy, ask your sis but I'm sure she would be happy to come round and help. hope your DD is better soon.

stacks. glad the journey went well and hope your bro and gf get the hang of things.

Pet, your work situation sounds awkward and I hope you can get past it. Your colleague sounds a bit of an arse.

I've got a sore boob, think its a blocked duct or something. I keep feeding and hope it will settle!

Are you massaging when you feed generic ? That worked well for me, as well as massaging in a bath and expressing a wee bit while I was in there!

hi Jaggy yes I do but it's underneath so a bit awkward. feels a bit better tho.

Generic, have you tried feeding so DS's bottom lip is facing in the direction of the blockage? I've cleared quite a few painful lumps by feeding DD upside down (usually by feeding laying down on the bed, with her feet above my head IYSWIM!

Scarlet, you poor thing :( Hope DD's doing ok now, and that you're doing ok. Shame you couldn't meet up with Biscuits (you'll have to say hi from us all!).

Jaggy I keep falling asleep feeding DD, and I'm not working shifts like you!

Pet congratulations on the tooth!

Stacks Glad the journey went well. Hope your brother and his GF get the hang of things - and that SS are helpful. In terms of teething, DD started at two months - there were very bad patches, but then there were times when it was fine - it tended to come and go. She didn't get her first tooth until 7 months, so it took a while..!

Bartlet, lovely to see you over here. Hope you're feeling ok after your not-so-sneeze birth, and that you're still on a high! :)

Off for our first playdate in an hour - meeting up with a friend from one one of the baby groups we go to. Eek! Going to her house too, double eek! I've made semi-healthy dairy free cookies, and DD is having a nap in preparation... hoping it'll all go well!

DD's just started regularly doing the standing-but-not-holding-onto-anything thing. Exciting but really scary - heart skips a beat each time she does it in case she falls.

Hi everyone, thought if better get you on my 'threads I'm on' button

All is going well with gorgeous Jude, who is one week today. He is generally settled and content, which we're making the most of - I know how quick it can change!

A quick question for you all though. Did you leave your dc's in a dirty nappy if they are sleeping contently? They're only tiny poos atm, nothing leaky

Yes Little unless it's leaky or really smelly I tend to leave DD is she's asleep and it's not bothering her. Great it's all going well with J. How are you feeling?

I hope the play date is going well musical. I used to really enjoy meeting new people after I had DS, some I still see now. I've not had the opportunity this time but I'm hoping I'll be able to once DS has started at school.

Jaggy you deserve a medal for services to BF. I don't know how you do it, you must feel permanently exhausted doing that and working shifts.

Gen brooking for the blocked duct to bugger off.

Yay, Little and Bartlet are here! Little, I leave DS if he is sleeping contentedly, it doesn't seem to bother him.

Musical, the feeding in a different position sounds a good idea. it still feels lumpy and I feel shivery, so I ought to try and shift it. Jaggy, I'm hoping for a bath too so will give that a go as well.

scarlet, how's your DD now?

Oh God. Attempting sleep training. DS is really screaming. DH is in there keeping him company (except without joining in the screaming). We've only been doing this for 15 mins and I have never heard DS so upset. :(

A bit me me me there, sorry. Will name check later while trying to block out DS's screams

DS is now shouting 'a ra ra' at DH and growling like one possessed. Now I know what a shout of demoniac fury sounds like. Remind me never to make him cross during daytime!

I'm now chanting 'Mummy's here. I love you. DS is going to sleep now.' My hand is on his back and he's clutching my arm with one hand. He is doing those huge sobbing breaths but I think he's going to sleep...

It will be worth it Pet. well done!

Blimey pet, sounds grim. Did he go to sleep??

I can't let s cry like that- he's distraught within 2-3 minutes and vomits. Everywhere. I've made my peace with my choice- to wait it out, or do very gentle sleep training where he does not cry. However, I have to leave him sometimes if its affecting me putting b or DD to bed, which isn't fair on them. I have spent a lot of time scrubbing vomit out of his travel cot/ the carpet/ skirting boards/ everywhere. Stained carpet too, after a puking after beef stew incident- after only 2.5 minutes of being left. Now every effort is made that he is not put to bed without someone free to be with him as long as necessary.

Ask your sister scarlet, she probably won't mind. It may have been One Of Those Things and neither dc will vom again. In fact, I'm sure of it, I'll brook no argument about it.

Well done T! Good he travels well. All of mine have bitten/ chewed/ gnawed things from really early, but teethed at 9.75 months for DD, 8 nearly 9 months for DT1, still no teeth at 10.5 months for DT2 (who's seemed most like he's teething of the lot of them!!)

Forgotten rest and need to get in bed, but gold star to jaggy, we've missed you!!

Oh, and I'm trying not to fret/ get frustrated still neither of my boys can crawl... DT2 just sits there like a pudding . Hates tummy time. Can barely roll. He's not going to get moving til he's about 2 I reckon

Dream just a quickie to say re S vomiting after minimal crying, my ds1 was just like that, all down to his reflux. His record was puking over 3 nursery staff, the cot, and the floor in one go. All because they put him in a cot and left him to cry, he went hysterical instantly and as they went to calm him they got just desserts for ignoring the instructions we'd given them. He puked so many times at home, and I think my mom thought we were making it up until he puked lovely orangey pasta bolognaise and 7 oz of milk over her cream carpet when he would have been older than 15 months(I BF till then so must have been that age!) he has been on domperidone and omeprazole for a while now and I'd recommend both, has your DH not considered this for him, being a GP and all? We had tried waiting for it to go on its own and it got to the stage he could make himself sick voluntarily by 11 months of age, within a matter of seconds, just for attention.

Third wake up of the night already. He is crying hard and won't be comforted even when we pick him up for a cuddle. This is rubbish.

And hello to everyone.

Pet is your DS still mixed fed or did you go back to BF only? If he's mixed fed can you get your DH to give him a big bottle? Sorry if you tried that already...

DD been fine today. She's slept a lot, had a couple of bottles, a bit of baby rice, apple purée and banana and kept it all down. Will try her back on her normal food stuff tomorrow.

My sister came today anyway and brought her own lurgy of cough and stinking cold. Sat on my sofa without moving once while I fetched drinks, food etc so not much help. It was nice to see her though. I don't get to as much as I'd like because she lives so far away and is only available in school holidays.

Still worrying about DS getting it, but I do know I can deal with it and if it does happen it won't last long

How are you doing now Gen?

for little S Dream poor sausage. How miserable for all of you. I guess if either of my DC were like that I would either be cured completely of my phobia or I would end up losing the plot.

And he's doing a sort of high sad scream that I haven't heard since he was very small. And DH is ready to give up already.

Insert about a million sad and angry faces in this post.