December 2012 - the fourth trimester is nearly over

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willyou!!! that boys gonna be trouble!!!

T just cried all the way round tesco . At home having a feed now before we take dd2 to gym class.

My mil always seems really bothered by the fact that my babies aren't sleeping through the night at a mega young age. When I ask her what DH and bil did, she can't remember!

I'll see your MIL early weaning stories and raise you.... My Granny claims to have potty trained her 3 DCs by..... Get this..... 6 weeks!! Imagine her horror when I left potty training my older two until they were ready almost 3. I've asked my mum and apparently Granny did spend a lot of time holding babies over potties.

Blimey willyou you've earned a brandy for sure! I had DS1's moses basket on the floor for similar reasons.

spotty I hope DS is feeling better soon. Enjoy the hot cross buns!

Is it safe to have LO out of pram and feeding on a bus?

Yes

Pram should be folded in case of wheelchairs anyway, shouldn't it?

Pram can't be f

Pram can't be folded as is carrycot until 6 months

Thanks spotty one of those things where I was sure it prob was ok but when he's so little I was a bit worried about lifting him out on a moving vehicle

And to add insult to baby injury it's set off my auntie again who insisted J should be in his own room at 7 weeks. Hers went in theirs at 2 weeks (only 3 years ago as she's 3 years older than me). I'd quite like to use the response "do fuck off" but that could maybe be construed as rude

Hello all.

Weaning talk (from others, I note) already! Goodness.

Potty training at 6 weeks?! They don't even know what weeing is at 6 weeks!

In their own room at 2 weeks?! They don't even know they're a separate person from you at that stage!

seymore y, it's Aptamil gold here and a couple of other aptamils but it doesn't seem to be the same as in England and there are no cartons. S26 seems to be working fine for him although the poos are a bit smellier. We also tried NAN but he seemed to spit up loads with it. S26 also mixes a lot easier than aptamil.

Today Z met some more of his Aussie relatives. He's so sweet, smiling at all the new people. He's very good at being handed around and then falling asleep in the arms of someone he might only have met that day.

willyou you really think people might consider that line rude? Damn, it's what I was planning on using on mil ;)

Oh MiL, do fuck off, there's a good girl. Could work Honey.

I'm not convinced this little monkey doesn't know what weeing is Seconds. He did 3 on me during a 30 minute baby massage class

willyou had to at peeing on you...that's impressive!

Joining both the potty training and weaning debate, my mum wanted to come to the HV yesterday as we've obviously misunderstood re: weaning...he must need baby rice in his milk in the next few weeks (he's 8 weeks)! When I pointed out he rarely has a bottle, she pointed out that he'll need to go onto formula in a couple of weeks anyway as you don't make milk forever (and surely I'm worries about offending people when breastfeeding)!!!!

Ten minutes later she decided to announce she'd bought a potty as he needs holding over it after every feed! Yes, we were all dry day and night just about the time we arrived in the world . She then pointed out that we wouldn't want a bed wetter!!!!

Grrrr!

Oh equi wins!

Loving your work honey and willyou

Equi definitely wins! I feel quite left out not having any parents/PIL tales to tell. They're more like 'ah it's all changed since our day'. My mum likes to tell me over and over what she used to do but doesn't say it's any better than what we do (even if she thinks it!).

DS is being a right grump today. He won't go two hours without feeding, more like 90 minutes, he's slept a little bit, but only about 30 minutes, and when he's awake spends most of the time crying. I definitely deserve a good night tonight...!

My dm is good at respecting my opinions but she is looking after the kids a week on Friday whilst we r at a wedding. I love her dearly but you would never guess she'd brought up 2 kids, when dd cries dm handles it by loudly shaking keys in her face or raising the volume of her own voice in a coochy coo way which exasperates dd even more . I keep reminding her dd just sometimes needs her own space and if she cries like that then put her down. Beginning to feel very nervous, thankfully most of the time we r leaving her she should hopefully be sleeping in bed

Waiting to go in for 8 week jabs appointment...

Oh no blessed good luck. Our 12week appt letter came today.

Good lord equimum just don't leave her alone with your baby! My friends mil dipped her fingers in wine and chocolate last week and fed it to her 13week old. I'd have hit her!

My mil already has one gc so they've broken her in. My mum gives me all the old advice but accepts whatever I want to do when I tell her the new guidelines.

Wow all this weaning talk Eqi definitely wins though. My mum has suggested it but backed off once i explained the research behind it. (Shes probably just thinking of a counter argument though). My mum does however blame H's possets on my combined feeding

We had a nightmare night couldn't put H down without screaming. I took her to a meet up with my antenatal class today though and she was content to lie down and look around. She really is massive compared to other babies the same age though. Another friend came round with her 6 month old afterwards and Heidi is closer to his size.

I'm pretty lucky on the unsolicited advice front too. DM very much of the accepting things have changed school. She has told me about things she did differently but more out of interest than trying to suggest I follow guidence from 3O+ years ago.

MIL did struggle a little with ebf/later weaning when DS1 was born. She was surprised I was "still doing that breastfeeding thing" at 8 weeks and would say that "you'd think 98th centile DS1 would need something more to eat" at 12 weeks. She did get DH's equivalent of the red book out to show me how a bottle of formula a day was advised, as well as a different piece of fruit each week from 3 months. Given that said book dated back to the seventies I just started a "isn't it interesting how times change?" conversation and it was never mentioned again. Think the fact that both of my boys are frankly built like tanks has convinced her that they're getting adequate nurishment.

Wow equimum that's pretty hardcore 'advice'!

My mother basically did with us we're all doing now. I think they just thought she was a weirdo hippy!

Having said that I say 'what we're all.doing'; the friend of a friend who's just had her baby decided months ago she wouldn't breastfeed on principle as she 'doesn't want to ruin her boobs'. (hoiks judgey pants up to armpits, not that I can talk)

Hope jabs went okay blessed

I forgot to say Willyou hope J is ok.

2blesser hope your LO is ok after his jabs.

Honey my DP is amazing at telling people to back off that H is our DP and we will make our own mistakes. (He is as equally good at telling me when i'm getting to PFB). Hope your MIL talk goes ok

I can't believe so many off them try and push the issue! I love my mum she doesn't even question my parenting unless she thinks dcs are coming to harm (that'll be never then). Mil is a whole different kettle of fish, especially as she hadn't even seen a newborn since my DH was born 27 years ago!

Waiting on sil's baby to be born (she's 40+3 today) then maybe mil will lay off me a bit! (Although SIL will have a tougher time because its her first baby, at least I have the stock answer of 'well I got the others to the ripe old age of 6 and 8 without killing them!')

Just been told of overtime this weekend. All well and good as we desperately need the money but its my weekend with the kids :( and DH is out all say afternoon so I've got the 3 of them on my own. Oh we'll, sleep is for the faint hearted right?

Dp is working tomorrow morning IsThat then straight onto football I always find it's harder to think of things to do on a Saturday! Everyone else is with their husbands etc having family time

spotty when is it your turn for a break? Not trying to be harsh but your dp spends a lot of timing doing stuff for himself and you seem to be getting a very raw end of the deal! If I had the car I would offer to meet up at spectrum but DH is taking it when he goes out.

Well after the horror who replaced my ds2 yesterday, today he seems much more himself. He's pooed at almost every change and is farting much less. And he looks and sounds much more comfortable. Hopefully he'll sleep in his own bed tonight