November 2012 - By 'eck we can talk

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Oh katie you poor thing. I was crap at expressing to start with, and found it a bit sore too, but the one place which seemed to work was in a hot bath, and I mean as hot as you can tolerate, then sort of dangle your whole boob in the water. You might look a little strange doing it but hot water helps! Fwiw I can not trigger the let down reflex at will, ie by thinking about LO. But odd things like the smell of custard can set it off willy nilly Perhaps leave off expressing for the rest of today and try again tomorrow when you're feeling a bit more relaxed?

The 12week growth spurt might cause a few days' hassle but since LO has slept through longer and longer...

Katie you are not failing at anything. Please don't think that.

8 week jabs done. He's sleeping on me. Praying for a good night.

Am so behind on thread off to catch up

Kissy that sounds exactly like us. I've honestly given up - the "cure" seems worse than the original problem until the bad reflux days strike

vq my local group is officially breast feeding support and although when I popped in as a bumb they chatted about it they were not pushy and its mainly mummies chatting... bf groups get lottery support remember and its run by mummies not matrons you should give yours a few gos!

ps when others put peeps user names in it comes up bold how do I make that happen?

We have had so many smiles from LO today, think she's finally found her smile muscles good job else I'd be tempted to take her back (maybe)

still unsure bout wonderweeks but says there is a leap at 12 weeks makes baby fussy and means they turn from a puppet into a "real" boy once you have both made it through check out the website I would like to know if others think it is what's happening or just coincide. but I do think my d had 5 week spurt and am thinking she may have just gone through 8 wk one ... least I hope so!

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Oops cross post withPidj

4oz waste annoys me, 1 doesn't really matter. Do you use pre made stuff? I'm not sure ds would wait for me to make another few up lol!!

Petite - def more personality and lots of talking!!

I guess food doesn't go to waste in my house. I dont eat meat so dh cooks what he needs. Any leftovers (ha!!) the dogs/cats have. Any veg/bread etc the chickens and pigs have. When ds starts weaning then anything left will go to the pigs. But we don't really get much waste in general?! So

kissy and bigpig that is exactly what P was like. She has such a strong gag reflex it was awful. She would wake up smiling and giggling in he morning then be forced to swallow this awful stuff. She wasn't remotely bothered by domperidone though. I did see a dummy in mothercare which you could put meds in and the baby sucks it in their own time. You could maybe even express just a drop or two of BM into it to take the edge off the taste.

Did anyone watch obem last night? The woman who has ironed and colour co-ordinated her babys 84 outfits??? Mad.

Whenever I put LO in anything other than a babygro, she either vomits on herself or has a poonami.

WRT amounts of formula I always make up 1oz more than p typically takes. Currently we are on 150ml (sorry for jumping back and forward but I think in ml really) and she takes anything between 100-130 usually. If she starts taking 130 most times then I will nudge it up another oz. I find P struggles to get the last bits out of bottles so will give up even though she might have fancied a bit more. It is a spectacularly rare thing for her to finish a bottle and typically if she ever does I always pour a bit from another bottle and offer her a tough more. I do this because I do worth about her being left a bit peckish.

Horsey I usually have water ready. I just use the same bottle.

Only used pre mixed when he was first born. Then on Xmas day as a treat lol

He doesn't often waste. leave 2 oz at most. Which I will try give him half hour later. 9/10 he will finish it.

I don't know what part of that to find most astonishing - the 84 outfits or the ironing of them? P is in babygrows 99% of the time because I am lazy it is easier to change her nappy and She just seems comfier.

Mind you, I put P in her mini-Boden yesterday and she looked super proud of herself. It actually makes me a bit teary seeing her in proper clothes - especially this as it was wee trousers and a blouse and just seemed so grown up.

Does anyone else have a song which seems to be marking out this period of life? I hadn't given it much thought apart from the theme to wanted down under until a song came on the radio. It is by I am Kloot and goes

This is my time
Spending all my time
On just one smile

I was singing it to P in the kitchen when I realised how pertinent it is. Must download it before I forget about it.

When LO was born, The Power Of Love was no. 1 - the words to that, at the time, were very pertinent. It still makes me cry now

horseylady are you a veggie or just don't eat meat? how you planning on bringing up your C's as your dh eats meat am asked it a lot and unsure how it will work. I am veggie so don't eat meat or fish and unsure bout cooking meat for kids unless dh is around cos I would be worried incase its not cooked properly. would like kids to make their own minds up bout meat when older but how would they understand when 5 /6 yr old they would be eating a pig for example... peppa pig wivbley pig oh no!

Back in cloth for two days and not a single leak. I love cloth nappies (not so keen on washing them though)

Pass mine for dd is princess of china..coldplay...no special reason it just reminds me of being heavily pregnant with her and those first few weeks of blissfulness IYSWIM

I have a song. It involves grapes and lemonade and glue thanks to this thread.

And 'let me sleep' by Texas.

Zcos, dp doesn't eat pork/shellfish while i do ignores last minute spot of bacon listed in ingredients of tonights dinner we've agreed to stick to the current system where i rarely if ever (like twice in 3 years) bring it into the house but eat what i like when out. If R wants to share mine/try some then so be it.

Huzzah VQ :o

Zcos - no he can make his own mind up. I don't eat meat because I don't like the taste/texture opposed to anything ethical. I have no issue with cooking meat - I used to work in professional kitchens full time and still do if they're short staffed. The meat comes from the farm. So he will be bought up eating what we eat. I guess I'll end up buying meat to make sure he has the opportunity to try stuff? Maybe?! I don't know. I need think about it!!