November 2012 - Don't forget the tummy time

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. Those of you who are still annoyed at me for having good nights can just talk about horses if you want your revenge. Sometimes I go hang out in the tackroom on here. It's torture.

That said I do know of the most fabulous riding holiday place in France, if ever any of you are interested. Kids can go too but not sure from what age.

Another sweaty mit here katie. Could you use the reflux as an excuse for limited holding? We have - reflux babies are easy to overstimulated which then exacerbates the problem, they need careful handing to prevent an attack blah blah blah. It's all true but you could ham it up a bit. They sound pretty notawesome through.

VQ I was going to ask if you fancied a catch up in the salubrious Debenhams but it sounds like a wine bar would suit better. I am not sure I would even grace his attitude with words.

We have had a long boring day here. P has been pretty whiny for some reason (bang on time for a wonder week vcos!) and hasn't known what to do with herself. It has been raining all day so we've been stuck in. DH wanted to watch a DVD which was fine but it kept waking p up from her naps meaning that she was even more tetchy than she might have previously been. Having a surround sound system was never going to be a good idea with a baby napping in the room.

Argh!! She is in her basket mooing and trying to sit having been sound asleep at the end of her post-bath feed.

Oh fuck VQ you just shattered my expectations. I can not abide food mess dirty hands and faces.

Ds1 had a bib til he was well over 3. And I took babywipes out everywhere til he was in school.

And I'd take his top off at meal times!

So, blw isn't going to work, is it?!

Pass I've got another one who thinks it's perfectly acceptable to sit up. At 9 weeks. He loves being nosy. And will rock trying to sit up. It's funny watching a tiny one doing it isn't it?!

He's like a solid pole! Standing and looking around! He even managed to roll himself on his side last night...

So, when do they stop being newborns then?!

I was bitten on the head once by a horse. Granted, I didn't break my back like petite but it was sore!

Strangely, I grew up in a place where girls fell into two categories - the madly, passionately horsey girls who would spend hours perfecting drawing horses back legs and cover their pencil cases with drawings of horses heads and those who were passionately anti-horse! Looking back I think it was kind of class related. I like horses; I like all animals to be honest apart from maggots but who likes maggots? but at school I was anti-horse. How weird.

Oh, maybe not . P has had a dry, bumpy rash on her cheeks for a couple of weeks and 2 days ago it got so dry it was starting to bleed. I have rubbed lansinoh in a couple of times a day for the last two days as the dryness is almost completely gone! Good old nipple cream

You can mix blw (finger foods) with puree. IE. You can give them non messy or easy to clean up food like toast or large pasta shapes with no sauce. Or sliced ham. I did it like that with dd1. I hate the blw concept for the reasons I put in my rant several threads ago. But in reality I do a mix of purees and hand held food. DD1 is an excellent eater now and hasn't been harmed by eating puree.

Over here we wean at 17 weeks up to 22 weeks just with very basic allergen relatively free purees of fruit and veg. Apple, pear, courgette, carrot etc. Not potato, or citrs, or banana or lots of things actually . That's in 3 weeks for me. I'm going to leave it a little while though. The tasting doesn't do them any harm but I want my LO to stay new born just a little longer :)

And why does he prefer the cold plastic changing mat, to the lovely soft play mat?

Bye bye newborn detective! Is it not officially at 3 months?

Personally, I think noone will find a baby more terrified than p was of a lovely lady in her fifties desperate for grandchildren.

Yeah I think I'm going to see what happens with weaning lol!!

Petite my worst accients have been doing the most simple things. Well a couple were bloody stupid (4ft fence out hunting my lovely pony let me go into it!!) but my worst by far was doing two tiny jumps on a 20m circle. I remember nothing, which I think is why I'm ok about jumping still!! Apparently my pony was doing the exercise then somersaulted and I got damaged. I lost a good two hours memory, probably a good half day is very hazy and I dislocated my jaw. Had concussion for 10days and you know what? I was discharged within 4 hours and went back to work after 30 hours of the accident. I went to my gp 5 days later as I was still exhausted, it hurt to eat etc etc (I was still riding!!) and he wrote to the hospital complaining about the care I'd received. Apparently I should have had 48 hours minimum observation, ct scan etc etc. Anyway, I lived!!

Sounds sensible PR.

I think I was going to do a bit of a mix now I think about it. Certainly breakfast was going to be purée.

I don't really consider anything over 3 months to be newborn. That's when they actively start to communicate with proper definite bollockings and you really think they are trying to say something. They are then babies, and remain so until they can walk properly. When tgey become toddlers. And they're toddlers until they walk without waddling or flat feet. That's how I see it. Have often thought about starting a thread on here to see what people's cut offs are.

3 months was in my head too! Sounds like we have similar definitions!

Anyone still using cotton wool for nappy changes?

I know someone who shattered both ankles falling from her horse. Landed on her feet. On crutches for life but she's still riding.

Det can u do finger food that's not messy? Lmao. What a stupid thing to say. Think I will do a combination of finger foods. Carrots, broccoli etc. n puree as well.

Nothing to report today. Bit boring. ... Better have some dinner while LO is sleeping

Used wipes from birth

I found cotton wool cheaper and I don't wipe for a wet nappy! Just let the air dry out. He gets a thorough wash with his 2/3 poo nappies a day plus bath most evenings now!

Ooooo am I allowed to rant?

Can we play 'things he always says' bingo?
'DP isn't very good is he?'
'You don't want to put her on the bottle'
'Her weight is really bad isn't it?'
'I never get cuddles'
'I will feed her cottage cheese, I like that'
'It gets worse and worse'
'You're bringing her up in a bubble'

And so on.....

Good news though, partner has given me full permission to kick off! (Rubs hands with glee)

R has been asleep since about 5:30! Got home from swimming, quick feed, zonk :o i must go in the morning next time, though, i doubt we'll get much sleep tonight as his preferred sleepy time has been 9 for the last few weeks

For weaning, I'll probably puree what dp and i eat then give chunks of food for snacks - fruit, veg, toast etc. Cornmeal porridge or weetabix for breakfast :)

I was fully intending to use cotton wool. However in hospital at 3am when I did my first poo nappy change. I did one wipe with a cotton pad n thanked god I had a packet of wipes. N never looked back.
However [ touch wood] I think if he had nappy rash I prob would have gone bk to wool n water.

det I use reusables. It's the only Eco bit as she refuses reusable nappies near her bum (rolls eyes). I use wipes when I'm out or too lazy to wash reusables

Am in a stinking mood with DP. So much so can't be arsed to write it all down.

Might just go have a shower and a cry.

Hugs pikz I've been feeling quite similar about DP till he gave me permission to stand up to his dad it's horrible. Hoping you're ok love

Does anyone else find it hard to cut LO's nails? I really struggle to do it without chopping half of her finger off, bad mummy!!
If anyone has any tips they would be much appreciated!

Cottage cheese, Katie? Wtf?