November 2012 - Guess what we were doing this time last year

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1680077-November-2012-More-group-hugs-and-moral-support-please

Woooo pass thanks! Can't remember what your job is (are you a head teacher?) but know which school you are. Am going to try to post the link to the house but will likely screw it up as am on the tablet!

m.rightmove.co.uk/quickPage.html?page=8&cc=html5%2Fhomepage.html%3Fpid%3D25901775%26goto%3DRESALE_PROPERTY_DETAILS#details

Argh feck that - for those (detective) wanting property porn Google 'Lina St Kirkcaldy Rightmove' and if you get a 4 bed semi Victorian house with a red hallway and fugly loud wallpapered feature wall (just why!!!?) in the lounge that's the one....

Ooooh YW it's lovely!

Pass thanks for that info. I will def go back to docs I think.

fab news garden - wow three!

I've posted a nice smiley pic of L on the fb page to remind myself that we do have happy times too!

Wow garden congratulations to your cousin. Multiples run in your family then?!

Triplets! but congratulations.

I'm glad to see LO is doing their best to win you over with dazzling smiles blonde, it works every time.

More cluster feeding tonight, she should be well nourished though as by my reckoning she should be getting the sticky toffee pudding flavoured milk right about now (yum).

I've lost track of who's starting to give ff, I'm sure there's a few who've been having problems lately, but to all who have been struggling, you should all be proud of how well you;ve done so far, and like lots of people have already said, you should do what you need to have the happiest baby/mummy combo.

Off to look at some house porn now... cheaper than ebay

Crappola baby being asleep so early means I need to go to bed now to stop self being exhausted...

Awww that's really encouraging to hear pass!

Garden congrats on the pixiecousins!

Blonder I too keep a diary noting good / bad nights, up ticks in reflux, any unsettledness - I keep meaning to note down what I've eaten too to compare but never get round to it. It does get easier but it sounds as though a change in meds / or away from soy milk might be worth exploring? L is very very cute BTW

NORTHERNERS MEET!

Have posted this on the facebook page - suggested a Trafford Centre meet in March, anyone who can come is welcome! Have put suggestions for dates on FB. If you aren't on the page just tell me and I'll message you!

(I am nervous of putting dates/times on a public page in case of weirdos like me.)

Who is up for it??!

Congrats garden? cousin and wise words about formula. I think if l hadn?t had about 3 yrs bfing experience already l would have really struggled to establish bfing on nicu with just the one. There are so many things that work against it, even if the staff are supportive.

Hope things get easier soon blonder.

Hope your hospital appointment is helpful and worth the stress eliza

H is fast asleep in my arms but will not be put down, so bracing self for another bad night. No chocolate in the house either

Oh and can?t remember who posted the deep questions on Christianity, but l seem to remember CS Lewis is quite interesting on such things. l think one book is called Mere Christianity. If you fancying squeezing in a bit of theology in the approx. 5 mins of me time new mums get each day, that is

Hello all. Sorry I've not posted for a while.
Not much has happened, N has been very grumpy in the day. The sun has shone, and we've been out in the sunshine. N likes the sun, and I wish it was a bit warmer.

Our oven has been playing up, (think smoke) a man is coming to clean it on Wednesday. I think we need a new one, but DP says a good clean will sort it out. So I'll let you know how it goes.

Ill try and read the previously posts. I hope all the poorly babies are better.
Evil

If I were to have a 4th it would be on formula from day 1! Grr!

Did not get time to give a bottle until he was too tired so did not bother. It is hard to know when to give it due to cluster feeding. He is showing clear growth spurt behaviour now. It is really odd hearing him feed without snot. Snot free state unlikely to last long sadly.

DH went to bed early as he was tired. Still, at least I got my mitts on the remote.

Lovely house YW but did not get to look in detail. There is a house in clackmannan that I am lusting after. The place is not exactly classy though from what I hear. I will link tomorrow. There are some splendid houses in your search area. I live in a newbuild box. We would love to move at some point.

Love my Dsis. She's offered to take DD to a free event this wk. Normally fab, as then I get a bit of 1-1 with DS but more so if it means I can get a hair cut. Not had even a trim since August!!

Going to pop into my neighbours tomorrow for a playdate. Her DD is about 9mths older than my DD so an ideal neighbour really.

DS has stopped his bed time feed to have a chat & seems wide awake

It was glorious to be out in the sun. It was the first time J has been out without the raincover.

Thoughts on a summer camp? Yorkshire kind of area so equal distance for folk to travel?

I will get a bell tent once the kids are past the stage of trying to escape under the sides. I want bunting and fairylights and rugs.

vq one of my bezzies is getting married in August and is having a bunting/fairylight/rug stylee wedding in a Cornish field. They will be spending their wedding night in a VW camper. Excited much?? You bet I am!

My mum has been hassling me about starting weaning. She actually said, "So are you going to start weaning him then?" He's only 13 weeks ffs. i said I wanted to wait until he was ready but she reckons he's ready because he's dribbling a lot and sucking his fingers. Oh and because he's feeding so frequently so the milk "isn't enough for him". I think she wants me to have the baby rice ready for the second he reaches 16 weeks. I don't get what the rush is all about. Weaning is only going to add to the pressure on me, it's not like it's going to make it any easier. I'm lucky to get my breakfast and lunch at the moment, never mind trying to feed J as well.

Thanks VQ I'm going to take him to the GP tomorrow afternoon to discuss my concerns.

Saying that, we have managed to force him back on the size 2 teats, and today we have had minimal possetting. He is fussing and not taking full feeds, but he is taking a good 4-5 oz over 20 minutes, so I can live with that if it means he isnt vomiting all the time. He is annoyed he isn't getting the feed as fast, but I think he has accepted it. Well he isn't going apeshit like the previous tries to put him back down.

I still want his chest listened to as this cold has lingered on now, showed signs of going but then didn't, it has just stayed about the same. He is very velcro at the minute, which isn't like him, and his smiles are harder to get. All in all, he seems out of sorts. So I'll just get him checked. And be a paranoid mummy.

I'm still fucked off at mums husband for his ridiculous comments last night! Honestly, he'd of been eaten alive if there was more than just me going on back at him! He has 2 daughters, but was in the army. So he wasn't around all the time when they were little! So really, his opinion is rubbish! If he wants to grow boobs, and starve himself while feeding a baby, go for it. Til then... shut it! Thanks for rubbing my ego a little with the replies. I like being right!!

I'm another one who ate christmas dinner one handed! But that is because I was rocking him in the pram rather than feeding him!

Thanks Glenda Chunky and Contra I'm sure it is nothing, I just hate to think I'm ignoring something.

VQ not heard of those granules. I know what you mean though about being reluctant to use medications on them. I am too. I tried some dentinox drops in desperation for his vomiting in case it was trapped wind. But I really didn't want to go down that route. No idea why. I just didn't want to . They seemed to help at first, but then stopped. So I haven't used them since.

will catch up rest soon. screamathon started!

Stunt- I kept on getting asked when I'm going to wean too. I say 6 months, the replay is isn't that a bit late? As far as I'm aware, my parents we told to ween as soon as possiable.

Evil

Just seeing mention of teething powders - anyone with suspected CMPI AVOID AVOID AVOID teething powders all seem to contain fecking cow milk.

Given my current sad bastard diet I've just been checking out the allergy info from various chain restaurants (can't trust small independent places sadly they just don't know what's in their food and all so far have erred on the side of lying reassuringly when actually they don't know what is soy or dairy free ) and am delighted that I can have a BK whopper and fries and pizzas without cheese at pizza express. Am dead chuffed after trekking starving round Stirling today - at least we have some fall backs other than waitrose when we're out!

The daft comment about shouldn?t eat while bf (good for you pulling him up on it detective) reminds me of a comment a good friend made last week. Having a good catch up as hadn?t seen her since H born and mentioned something about him being in nicu for nearly 3 weeks to which she replied ?yes, but be honest. I bet it was quite nice to have a bit of a rest after giving birth?. I was . She is going through ivf at the moment and quite emotional so trying to shrug it off, but aibu to feel quite cross with her for saying that?!

I don't know how you do it YW, I couldn't too selfish. I really do think you are doing an amazing job!

Thanks for the PP! Lovely lovely house! Perfect for a growing family! Love the kitchen and the stained glass window!

Morning/Evening all.

Blissful evening yesterday - both DC went to sleep at 7 and DS then woke for his dream feed at about 11. The best part was that DH was away for work so it was just me having lovely quiet time. Sadly then DS was awake all night. I think I have to stop co-sleeping as he sleeps far, far better when he is in his cot.

Not weaning but I keep having people ask me if I'm feeding DS too much How the fuck do you overfeed a bf baby?