December 2012 - Smiles all round!

[SpottyTeacakes]

And the one where Spotty's gang gets some sleep

I secOnd tesco nappies, but my enormous monster (aged 7 weeks today) has just gone into size 3!!

Oh my goodness WL! Ds is 10 weeks and still in size 1!

We haven't got a tesco close by but will get DH to pick some up...

I third tesco nappies, DS on size 2 and has skinny legs compared to his fat belly and they fit beautifully (and dirt cheap which makes me happy!)

I'm glad you are feeling betterHales. I was thinking about you this afternoon. I hope the DP is behaving more decently. I had trouble in the beginning because my mum was so good at settling my LO. She would be screaming her head off for me and then calm down straight away for my mum. It really undermined my confidence for a while. But now I'm just really grateful that I can hand over a screaming baby and get a sleeping one back. I can't wait for her to visit me now!
Does anybody else's baby have furry ears, or is it just mine? She also has a rather hairy bottom! I think it's cute, bit maybe I'm a bit weird.

Interweb ds has the most hairy ears the nurse in SCBU called him wolverine I've never seen anything like it. Also hairy at the bottom of his back which is great when there's a poosplosion

Ha ha! I'm glad we're not the only ones!

Size 2s would still fit her but as we mainly use them for nights (generally use cloth nappies in the day), and she's a tummy sleeper (so all the wee goes on the front) we needed the higher absorbency.

Will be getting her weighed tom so will let you know - my guess is over 12lbs! She's on the 91st centile! She looks v much like dd1 who's legs got so chubby we used to call her bubbles devere! She's a beanpole now though.

honey aldi nappies are a good fit for a skinny-legged baby, I've found.

interweb my DS has hairy ears and shoulders ....just like his daddy!

Following on from nappy size discussion....do other people have similar problems with clothes? DS was about 9lb at birth. He's now just over 11lb but some of his new born baby grows still fit, despite claiming to only fit upto 9lb, while he's virtually out of some of his 0-3 months. Meanwhile, some 0-3 month things still swamp him. Aargh.

Yes clothing is a nightmare it really annoys me it's not like they can try it on in the shop!

Clothes are ridiculous. D has some dungarees from mothercare in tiny baby that someone bought him that are still too big!

The most annoying thing about the clothing is that they don't even let you open the packets in the shop, and there is rarely an example of each size out for you to have a look at.

Ooo I've finally got my postnatal appointment tomorrow! Ds was 10 weeks yesterday!

Inter i'm ok today stopped feeling sorry for myself. I think the hormones are still flying high with me. H has got hairy ears and shoulders, its starting to go now though.

We are in size 3 nappies and have been since week 6. Got our postnatal tomorrow and also injections do they get weighed before their injections?

Yay we have real smiles!

They don't weigh before jabs but when ds had his 6-8week check the dr weighed him for me

They didn't weigh DS at his 6wk check.

Well we went back to the docs. The reckon its just reaction to jabs (which is what I thought) and told me I can give 4 x 2.5ml of calpol in 24 hrs. So he had an extra dose and is now a much happier boy. He's not feeding very well or as often as usual but he's happier so I don't mind.

Just sent DH to asda as we have a mouse in the kitchen! I hate rodents!

Glad he's happier IsThat. We get mice too I hate it!

I've had to leave the room for dh to feed Oz. It's still a real struggle, and seems silly to make him when I'm here and happy to bf, but if he doesn't get used to a bottle then we'll not be able to leave him till he's weaned..

isthat - good news on feeling better, not so on the rodents! If lo is not feeding that well you could express and freeze ready for when you want it. I did when dd wasn't feeding much due to a cold and got an easy extra 10 or so ounces over a day or 2.

utopian it's hard isn't it. Dd2 wasn't keen to take a bottle and I didn't push it, but as a result I couldn't really leave her until she was over 8 months!

Oh dear, dd is so tired she's falling asleep without much of a feed. Guess we'll be up earlier than usual tonight then. Would so love to have x ray vision so I could see the milk going in!

Thank you spotty and is that. We're having both the check and the injections tomorrow so might get done it might not haha. I'm glad your LO is happier isthat. Utopian its hard to watch but it'll be worth it when you and DP can go out alone sometime

IsThat glad the calpol doing the trick, hope he feels better fast.

Having DS take a bottle has saved my sanity! First I can't produce anywhere near the volume of milk he demands, he will empty both my boobs then drink 6oz of formula straight after. Family calling him a greedy baby is all well and good but it didn't help me! Second I can't even go to Tesco on my own for an hour without DS demanding a feed and he has a nasty temper if he isn't fed immediately!

DH and I have been out for a couple of hours to the pub while mil took care of F. He was so exhausted from playing with mil he fell asleep on me before I could feed him and went straight down in his basket.

Has anyone else had their second period yet? If my cycle returns as normal mine is due around now. Did you notice usual pre-menstruated symptoms? I've got distinctly fuller boobs (not milk-engorged - that feels different to me, kind of lumper).