November 2012 - Don't forget the tummy time

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1664696-November-2012-By-eck-we-can-talk

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Just a quick post to say the West Wing watching thread is here for anyone who wants to join us in watching it all from the beginning!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/1669395-West-Wing-from-the-beginning

GT I do not see black squares on biscuits. I think it is only glenda that I see black squares from.

izzy please do not stress about your sons size. We cannot win. If baby is slow at gaining we are criticised and if they are lovely and chubby we worry too. They all even out eventually x

And I for one will continue to kiss x

VQ hope your DD is better.

garden am so at your DP.

GT seems a sensible idea, a cap on time spent catching up, that means no one feels banned from posting

On the basis that I need to appreciate my DH more despite his unique ability to piss me off by simply existing at times once DD and DS were asleep I invited him into bed for a shag. He's almost pathetically grateful and soppy.

It's like 6th Sense "I see 'black squares'!!" LOL But I don't see squares from anyone other than Glenda & sometimes lots of %5643 type stuff, which I assume is due to iPad/iPhone silliness.

I think I mess up the so-called MN etiquette all the time. Txt spk is a no-no rite?

Think I should have permanent s next to my name... That makes sense blonder but I always like to think its a kind of "shut ya cake-hole" ref.

Just call me 'Daisy'. Pumped ~13oz today, in 2 sittings (DS drank only 10oz from the freezer) and it all looks really white, like whole milk, & not that watery like I though bm always looked. Clearly all the & choc I eat is doing good...

Have the newbies updated the stats? Might help to keep track of who's who? Or we could do a quick summary of who we are, who our babies are etc on here?

Thanks MissL have marked spot.

And thanks VQ. Have had a chat with DH & hope its sunk in and detective if not, will shame him as its clearly working for you :) and think maybe I need to adopt one aspect of the FLY stuff, if not all, as some of it is a bit bollocks 'American' for me; need to let go of my perfectionism. I need to give myself a break & perhaps not do any housework (or the bare minimum) and just enjoy my kids exactly as they are, with their little quirks, & with as little guilt as possible. Afterall, its not done me any harm to have a DSis almost precisely 2yrs younger... :)

izzy echo VQ. You can't over-feed a bf baby. It's not possible.

xxxx all round

I sang a song to Oscar this afternoon. It was happy birthday.

Happy birthday to you, you look like a poo, just like your daddy, and you smell like one too.

Loving mother that I am . He smiled anyway!

Sorry pikz must try harder!!

VQ expert in wittering on, yes indeedy! Why say one word when you can have 10!

Izzy I wouldn't worry, people say all kinds just for something to say. Everyone asks me how old mine is, and when I say they look shocked and say oooh isn't he bonny. Every single fucking time . Except he is not. They can only see his face in the buggy. So I can only assume he has a big head .

He's prob around 11lb, on 25th centile. People are nuts if they think he looks big. He does not! Long yes, but his length is hidden in blankets!

blonder yes me too re

Right well there's been too much chat to make any comment about any of it!

Sorry to hear about those with troublesome and stalker dps

LO is another fan of cluster feeding, usually does it for 3 hours in the evening, but it meant that last night she slept for 5 hours until I poked her to check she was breathing

Two name checks...

PR I had to cover little pigs eyes/ears at the mention of cooking a piglet
MM only up to 4 days but have a sense of impending doom

DD2 sounds like a seal.

The formula has made no difference to DSs chomping tonight. I was hoping to settle him a bit earlier but no.

I am spending too much time on FB looking at the fancy nappies and gasping at the cost. Even cheapies seem to sell for more than they cost new. I think I might get mine listed asap.

BPLP & MM We only went from Tues 3am til Fri 4pm but it was EPIC DH changed it & got poo on his trousers in the process

chunky that doesn't help my fears! She usually goes 3 or 4 times a day...uh oh!

I have yet to be graced by a poonami... I don't think I'm missing out somehow!!

Thanks for the birthday wishes had a lovely day with my little family. Now having a cheeky and trying to catch up!

Glad you had a lovely day kissy! Happy birthday!

🍘 .........

Huh?? I haven't posted any biscuits yet?? looks like jammy dodger on browser but 🍘on iPhone!!

Oh am I not allowed send xxx's??? or say lol??

Dottie has been sleeping on a pillow in her crib since day 10 and I haven't dared try her without it but tonight I'm feeding her on that pillow so just maybe if I transfer her on the pillow she won't realise and I'll get to sleep at a reasonable hour - what do you think the chances are??

I really really miss the option of going to bed at night whenever I felt tired - I long for an early night for sleep obviously can't be arsed with dtd

Well I'm hopefully signing off for the evening but we'll see

Na night ladies n babies n detectives dp

24 hours is the longest J has gone and that was bad enough.

He settled at 10 so 30 mins earlier than last night. We shall see what tonight brings. Both girls dosed up. DD1 much better and teeth remain in situ, but DD2 is a poor wee soul.

BPLP sorry

was bloody good though.

izzy, my dd1 was enormous, she was EBF and on the 98th centile. She only fed every 3-4 hours and had really short feeds. She's a normal sized 5 year old now.

PR to be fair have spent the day on a pig farm (oldest friend is a pig farmer) so thoughts of continental piglets were probably the least of her concerns.

Forgot to say earlier to whoever said about pink clothes and somebody not realising their baby was a girl...I had a similar experience but apparently "back in the day" boys wore pink (close to a regal red) and girls wore blue (virgin mary-esque). Don't know how true this is!

Marking place

Quite true BPLP, it was on QI.

VQ I'm glad J will take a bottle for you, it eases some of the pressure/worry about if something was to unexpectedly come up you know you can leave him and he can have a bottle. I'm also glad that you aren't upset about it being formula , my DD refuses frozen bm

izzy don't worry about the size of your DS, you can't over feed a BF baby and he'll grow at his own rate and must be doing well

chunky at 13oz

The longest my Dd has been was just over 2 days and when she went she WENT, I've never seen so much shit and everywhere I'm so desperate for her to shit on DP, she's got me a few times. She's been really upset tonight, constantly screaming, ear splitting pains it's awful, she seems to have done this every day since her jabs so gave her some calpol and she eventually quitened down but still was completely happy. I didn't go out in the end so had a glass of wine at home and DP gave a bottle at bed time. I actually quite enjoyed it. First drink in over a year

Gah nervous I tried to give LO some defrosted ebm last night to give my boobs a break during her feeding frenzy and she point blank refused. Does freezing it somehow alter it? Or was she just being awkward? Am going to try again with a bottle soon as don't want her to start refusing them.

GT We are the longest serving members of the Nov 12 mums! . Seems strange to think I've 'known' some of you for a year...!

I often think about past members. :( One or two in particular.

Oh GT what you said the other day - he isn't predictable in what he takes! I know its a waste, but I prefer he has a little left over, rather than draining the bottle, as then he takes in air! The last ounce is always a struggle to make sure no air gets in! Over the last 24 hours he had 1 x 3oz, 1 x 4 oz, 3 x 5ox 1 x 6oz. He takes roughly the same in over 24 hours, but totally varies! For example last night he took 3oz at his last feed which was 2 hours after his previous feed. Tonight he drained the 6oz, and again had only been about 2-2.5 hours since last feed.

Keeps me on my toes!

I remember posting for 1st time at 6 weeks pregnant, totally stressed that had made the wrong decision by having dc3. Stil had some of that worry right through pregnancy, but now just know it was right and feel so lucky. Even tho don?t post a huge amount, or anything very interesting l do love this thread, especially as no RL friends have babies, so please keep posting everyone!

Horsey l think l am opposite end of Derbyshire than you, so get less snow, more rain. Have just had thunder and lightening.