November 2012 - More group hugs and moral support please

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1676013-November-2012-We-want-rattles-and-we-want-them-now

My DS1 was weaned (UK) at 4 months because he was failing so badly to thrive, he was on 9oz bottles every 2 hrs and it was just pouring back out one end or the other and he was going nuts until fed, obvs we didn't know he was pancreatic insufficient then and this was all done by the lead dietitian and consultant at the hospital, we started with purees of apple/pear/parsnip etc and gradually added in lumps.
DS2 was weaned as per the general advice but we were in NZ, same sort of thing, purees/rice etc.

Both boys now eat everything and anything, both healthy weight and height.

VQ you read my mind!! We can it week about!

P just bit me. Proper clamp down then pull like she was ripping off a piece of meat!

garden result!!!!

VQ & Chunky maybe im just having a bad few days after being up since 4 and having trouble sleeping - will review on monday but in the meantime if anyone thinks im losing the plot pls feel free to tell me to get a grip!!!

looking on facebook in the photo album of all our gorgeous babies and from when they were born - already the difference is amazing - Dottie is a quarter of a year old today eeeek!!!

pr that doesnt sound too way out - doesnt make food an issue and lets them try new tastes without forcing a bucket of the stuff down them. with my 2 i just started with mild flavours and textures working through to stronger flavours and finger foods - dont believe there is a definitive right or wrong way. though rusk in the bottle at 3 mths would be frowned on these days do they still do farelys rusks???? bllleeuuurrgghhh

dotties been asleep since 1pm - thats what 7ozs does you lil piglet!!!! i'll keep trying her with the bf but if she keeps rejecting i'll just have to deal with it with lots of therapy as i could have soooo given up in the first 8 weeks but no i grinned and bared it

dd1 has gone to her first school disco and she looks sooooooo grown up - shes only 7 and i dont want to be grown up :(

tomorrow im going for tattoo removal consult and test patch ouch!!!!!

VQ I don't know. She has had a bit of a cold for the last week, and in the night was breathing very fast, but I think they always do with a temperature. Se's breathing normally though now, and isn't coughing like she did last time round. I'm going to see how she goes overnight, and take her to the Dr tomorrow if she's no better.

glenda I didn't do rusks at all, or anything in with the milk. Stayed completely with fresh non processed food (apart from ham)

That's fab garden, what brilliant customer service!

Your dd's Illness sounds very similar to my dd's PR

R pulls and twists when he wants to switch sides. He's doing it more often now as his suck is more efficient (and my supply has settled down)

We're going swimming tomorrow morning, then our homestart lady is coming in the afternoon. Hooray, i get to do housework

I used to LOVE rusks. They're too sweet now :(

glenda you've mentioned the tat a couple of times. Have I missed the what/where/why's of it??

She's running round like a mad child right now....

My brother and I used to get big tellings off for eating my sister's rusks.

Sorry to hear about vommathon PR

Watching penguin prog with p. making me cry!

I too need to know about the tattoo glenda and I can confidently say you would never be told to get a grip by us!

mmmmm rusks

Baby massage was fab - Jonas made the back massage tricksy by showing off his rolling skills to the lady babies - he lost some kudos by losing it when I had to put his coat on why does he hate outdoor clothes so much!!!!

pr I didn't mean to imply you put rusk in the milk - it's what my nan was advised 60 odd years ago lol

chunky I have several tatts - 2 I'd like removed though the other one is hidden - the one I want removed is on my arm so need it removed before I start my placement on the ward in may - it's hideous and was from a different lifetime - memo to kids don't ever get drunk/ stoned when around a trainee tattooist!!!

pp she pulls off after only minutes and only usually has one side each feed - maybe it was the bacon - dawned on me earlier that that's pork!!!!! Shit my brain is fudged - how the hell I think I can go and learn let alone understand the ins and outs of a pregnant women I must be deluded!!!

Dottie is still asleep - I've poked her, rocked her and turned tv up!!! Stupid mother I'm not satisfied when she has 20 minute naps and not satisfied now she's had 5 hours - I shouldn't be trusted with a puppy let alone a baby - no idea how the other 2 grew up without me breaking them!!

Sent dh out to collect dd1 via tesco for munchies and wine!!!

What's it of then glenda or is it so bad you can't tell?

When at uni in Manchester, there was a thing for "temporary" tattoos that apparently weren't as deep & had different ink. That was in 2000 I think, & whilst its faded a touch, its still on my shoulder blade. Temporary my arse.

I also had my tongue pierced because my friend had hers done...

garden that is all... [ grin]

DH has been making nice on the phone so feel a bit better. :)

Now then glenda the word stupid is not allowed on this thread, except when referring to partners x munchies and wine sound like a splendid plan. You seem to want to continue feeding so would it be best to offer breast first but if she continues to refuse, or does not take much, to then give a bottle? As for the study, you will do fine as it is something you are interested in, and once you are in the uniform you will become glenda the student midwife, as opposed to glenda mum of three. The break from home will be really good for your brain.

PR that method of weaning is pretty much the same as they recommended back when DS1 was a baby. I think it changed in the UK 7 or 8 years ago.

It's great they compensated you Garden, you'll be going there again!

Hope you're feeling better Glenda and Chunky.

DH is making pancakes but I just want to go to sleep. Having a bad cold and sleepless nights is a rubbish combination.

Have finally caught up. General ((hugs)) to everyone having a hard time.

So, my left boob had started really aching. It feels kind of full and hard and tender to touch. Is this a blocked duct? There's no redness or heat. Will it just go away on its own eventually? Never had any probs with ds1 so am clueless. Feeding Teddy is a bit hit and miss though, sometimes he gulps and takes in air which I guess really hurts, he lets out this blood curdling scream, which frightened ds1 into crying & screaming earlier! I'm not sure if the gulping is because of a bunged up nose, or his mild tongue tie, but he only does it half the time.

All pancaked out. DD1 seems ok when the fever is under control. Not giving her any more brufen, she has vomited before with fever and I am wondering if it happens when she has brufen. I don't like her having it at all but that's my paranoia about it and projecting my problems on to her.

Thing is her pneumonia started with a bit of a cold and temperature. I can't remember if she vomited. She's not coughing though. I'm just so scared of her getting it again. As is she.

Earlier on I said to her "are you ok?"

"No"

"It's normal you don't feel well you're a little bit ill"

And she looked panicked and started crying.

So I promised her she wasn't ill enough to go to hospital and that it was just a little illness and she'd feel better tomorrow. And she calmed down. Poor baby she still remembers and is still frightened. I just hope she doesn't have to go to hospital else she'll never trust anything I say ever again.

But this evening she has had some pancake and a couple of satsumas. I hope she does't puke them up on us during the night. Last pke was several hours after eating.

Sorry, am rambling, knackered. Lemons count as one of the five a day don't they? That's all I've had today that's healthy. I like to at least have one of my five a day :o

Yes stunt it's nothing new, just what they still advise I guess. It works for us so I'll stick with it, but this Friday at 17 weeks is too early, she's definitely not ready yet, even for a taste.

dixie it could be - try to work out which bit is firmest/most sore and that'll be where the blocked duct is. Heat, massage, and feeding with LOs chin over the lump will help shift it

pr hope dd has turned a corner. Hate vomit, hate the idea of it and am dreading when little pig turns into medium size pig and has vomathon in the manner of your dd today.

pp when do you find out about the job?

Cat is going bananas again, keep hearing him growling over the baby monitor

PR poor DD. If its any consolation, I was in hospital a lot at that age & older, & I can barely remember it. The memory will fade.

I feel a bit bad, but I CBA to do pancakes. Not sure DD like them anyway & its bath night, with an early start tomorrow for toddler grp, so the less washing up the better!!

BTW, is anyone still watching TWW? I feel like a right Billy No Mates on that fred...:)

Yes, PR, as does vodka and orange/apple/cranberry/pineapple etc

Not till the end of the month when the real teachers have been seen. If they're under par, I'm in with a shot.

PR lemon definitely counts. Before dairy free days I happily counted Terry's Chocolate Orange as one of my 5 a day. I still count a bloody Mary

I love Waitrose too! My FREE pancakes were delicious!

Another thing I am chuffed with...today...I managed to feed both of them, change 3 nappies (DT2 decided to do a poo after her nappy was changed, get myself dressed and get all three of us into the car in.....wait for it....55 minutes!
I am getting much better at getting going!

Bloody hell Garden could you boot camp me into getting out the house that fast with one? - AWESOME MOMMA!