December 2012 - so, do we all know what we're doing yet?

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NIP it in the bud Bella I like what you did

Lol love it!

On a more positive note we put on 1ln in 12 days too so now A weight 8lb 13oz...oh and I successfully managed to figure out and use baby carrier and walked the dogs - yay!

bell I agree, I'd definitely be straight to the doc at the first sign of boob problems - better there is nothing wrong than waiting and being in pain. My right nipple is quite sore but that because T seems to think it isn't long enough and will often pull it argh! Can't remember him doing it on the other side though

Oops... DP almost had T settled and I sneezed ; he will sleep happily through noise but sudden noises make him jump, wake up and cry.... Ho hum, I'm the same I guess.

Great weight gain bella - well done.

Has anyone else's LO had a touch of diarrhea yet? F has had three really wet nappies and spent most if the afternoon screaming inconsolably (but is now fast asleep on my lap). An I right to thing it's okay not to seek medical advice if he's not got a temperature, continues feeding and has no signs of dehydration?

Ooh, bella sounds like you've won the jackpot
My nipple pain is hard to describe- definitely inside the nipple rather than surface/skin - does that sound familiar to anyone?

The jackpot joke was about your earlier post bella, well done on the wweight gain

Honey if you have no other symptoms ie temp (which would mean mastitis) then could well be thrush but deeper so you would need oral antibiotics instead if topical cream

Bella did your Dr prescribe your LO drops as well, the GP told me that both me and H had to be treated at the same time or we'd just pass it back and forth. I would explain the pain as like having my nipples ripped open with razor blades when she latches on and like its fire coming out during the feed. I am abit dramatic though ha.

Well the HV came, H is now 12.12lb up from 8.6lb birthweight so i guess the BF works shes also in the 91st centile for weight and head circumference and the 98th centile for length. So apparently shes gonna be tall don't know where thats come from me and dad are tiny.

Wow - seems like there's a bit of a thrush epidemic. Not surprising though if 75% of us will get it. Hope everyone who is suffering is better soon.

Lots of great weight gain too. Hales - I've produced two chunky little monkeys now, and it's a bit of a mystery given that I'm short and have a slight build when not still covered in a layer of pregnancy blubber and DH is average height and build. They do get their mahoosive heads from their dad though (seriously - it's a constant battle to find hats that fit in this house. We are yet to have a Christmas cracker hat that will go over DH's bonce ).

Mama - my velcro baby is generally happier to be put down on his playmat/in his bouncer when he is awake but is really not big on daytime naps in the moses basket. He will snooze in the car seat/pram when we are out, otherwise he likes to be held when napping. He hasn't wanted to be put down much at all today though but think it's probably because he's a bit under the weather. Hoping it's that rather than a full-on new stage he's going through.

Honey try putting just the teat of a bottle in his mouth and look in to see his tongue. I'm lucky to not have the thrush symptoms, but have bought some cream for myself for preventative matters.

Went to mother and toddlers this morning, was lovely to socialise. My swimming pool doesn't allow them to join the group until they have their vaccinations!

Honey what with my previous mastitis I've struck gold lol! You're symptoms do sound quite similar to how I felt.

Hale yes I've got drops for Aurelia too...have you got clotrimazole cream? Are you wiping it off?

We went to an nct bumps and babies group yesterday and it was lovely to socialise. About 15 mums there and out of babies only 3 girls!!! Off to baby massage and yoga tomorrow.

Well ds was hard work yesterday but we had a great night over 4 hours uninterupted sleep :) today he has been an angel so really hoping he isnt devil child tonight...

Haha Bella sounds like me and you have followed the same path, mastitis then thrush, how lucky are we? Thats the cream i've got and i do wipe it off, its annoying of a night. But i'm starting to feel better and Heidi's mouth is showing signs of clearing up. I'm not on antibiotics for it though, possibly because antibiotics caused it?? Also Heidi seems to spit out more of the drops than she takes but it must be working as her whiteness is getting less. It does seem like alot of us are getting it, hope everyone elses clears up as easily as ours seems to be.

Ethan has not been happy since 2pm right now he's sleeping on me latching on and off. If boob is not forthcoming quickly he starts getting upset again which soon leads to him being inconsolable. Fx this is just a 1 night thing.

Poop, I don't know what to do. White coating on his tongue is very thin and could well be just milk but I don't know don't want dr thinking I'm just being overly neurotic more than they already do

The thrush might be towards the back of his throat so less visibly obvious, F only has a very slight white tongue.

Honey Aurelia has no symptoms at all so don't let LO guide you, if you have symptoms see the doc as doc did say she'll definitely end up with it if untreated.

Sorry to hear of all the pain and thrush problems.

Great weight gains ladies I'm
Worried about weight gain here. Only 4oz in 14 days? Thing is though I weighed with a nurse not HV so I can't ask advice. She is definitely getting longer as her feet don't fit in her baby grows? But then that 4oz would be length IYSWIM?

Cookies I'd drop into your weigh in clinic and ask your HV if you're worried.

this is a sanity saver. J is on his play gym and is not screaming for the first time in hours!

Cookies ds only put on 4oz in two weeks but then a couple of weeks later had put on loads also if it was different scales then it could be out

Only symptom I have is slightly sore boobs. Don't know what to do, will see in the morning I guess

Willyou that toy looks interesting, have you noticed the function that comes on when the baby wakes working? F is pants at soothing himself back to sleep (much like DH!).

F is in bed, I've cleaned the kitchen, expressed a 1.5oz (pants amount) and now having a glass of wine. My family have renamed gaviscon "Felix's Marvellous Medicine", I like my son again!

This child has been awake for over 8 hours. Please go to sleep!

Phew willyoudo I thought caterpillar tongue was some sort of thing babies did I should have heard of.
My baby d held on to two toys with her hands earlier a mummy and daddy one from Lamaze she sucked the mummy one on the chest too ...typical!

Stacey I prob seem like I'm selling this but I think fussy baby equals mental leap could be the answer check out wonder weeks book on amazon you can read quite a bit with free sample on kindle!! Has made me feel better both really fussy Velcro periods my baby d has had.