December 2012 - the fourth trimester is nearly over

[MaMaPo]

:)

[WLmum]

chloe you need to upgrade your operating system via a PC. If you Dane want to you should still be able to access fb as a website rather than an app.

Dd woke at 2.30, feed fast off my inexplicably huge boob and straight back down. Result! Until up again at 3.30 to feed for an hour! Not so great.

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Yay for nights out and sleep! boo to greedy DH's. if we have chocolate in the house DH will find it and devour it!

One day down! Managing not to think about it as annoying bridesmaidzilla is being a dick and taking my mind off it!

My 2 friends and I, all bridesmaids, made cocktail glass party bags full of sweets for everyone with a big glass for the bride. Another bmaid said they were a shit idea n didn't want to do them, but we've done them from everyone n are gonna give them out tonight. Went into brides room last night and bmz has made one just for the bride and left it on her bed with "all my love Louise" on it ! She is a twat! (Not her real name)

[SpottyTeacakes]

WillYou I can't stand people like that. I would be inclined to say 'these ate from us, we did ask Louise if she wanted to help out but she said she didn't really like the idea and would get you something from just her ' said really nicely so Louise looks like a dick.

[PurplePidjin]

Can you accidentally put something heavy down on the bed, WillYou? so it gets nicely smushed

[Chloe55]

Omg willyou that is bitchy beyond bitchy .

Hmm so my shit phone, with a shit smashed screen that I can't upgrade til august is even more shit now

[MaMaPo]

How on earth do babies get to sleep on their own? I've been experimenting with not holding C this morning, just holding her dummy in as she lies on the bed, and she throws herself around madly, even when swaddled. Now realizing that the act of holding her is as much about restraint as anything else.

[Chloe55]

Oh no I've also just realised I won't be able to download my pics as I dont have a pc/laptop either, I always just upload the nice ones to fb At least it will get my arse in gear to download my 800+ pics onto something permanent before my shit phone eventually dies

[SpottyTeacakes]

Chloe can you upload them onto an online album through your phone? Maybe truprint or something?

[MaMaPo]

That's crap about your phone Chloe. Hope you can rescue your photos OK.

OK, I need to rant. I'm going to say it. I am sick of spending so much time with my baby. I spent 2 hours this morning trying to convince her to fall asleep lying next to me on the bed. Failed. So I picked her up and held her, and she fell asleep. I thought I'd chance putting her down so I could go to the bathroom, make some breakfast etc, and of course she woke up after about 3 minutes. I spend all day holding this baby, either trying to help her sleep, or while she sleeps, or in the sling, and I am over it. I feel like a baby holding device, not a person. I know I'm just tired and full of a cold and it's been a long week and it'll get better soon, but I used to be an interesting, interested person, and now I'm not. I don't enjoy that change.

Sorry for the mememe post. I hope you chaps are having a lovely Saturday morning.

[HoneyMumandSon]

Ok, DHs grandmother is fairly ill so we are probably going to have to go down there for a couple of days. There won't be any electric sterilising equipment not id like to be able to take the pump and express if poss to keep extra supply up. How hard/easy is cold water sterilising? What is the minimum equipment I would need to do it for a couple of days?

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Oh Mama you just sound like you're a bit fed up. Can DP take over and you swap your shower for a bath and a nip out for coffee or something? Jamie was amazing clingy baby only slept on me or DP and woke as soon as put down and this week it's just clicked (unfortunately he's gone the other way n he doesn't really like being held to sleep ). It won't be this way forever!

It's okay I snuck into the brides room and spotted it before she did, so I balanced a 3 foot inflatable cock on it! Funnily enough the bride barely noticed the gift from Louise!

[MaMaPo]

Honey, could you pick up a cheap microwave sterilizer? I bought a travel one from Kiddicare for £5 and its small enough to fit in most microwaves. Mine is tiny and it fits fine. Hope your GMIL isn't too unwell.

Willyou,
I have every digit crossed for something just clicking! Can't take much more of this. Glad you're enjoying your weekend away.

[HoneyMumandSon]

Sorry mama x-post

It is such a hard job and feeling like its getting on top of you is totally normal. Not that that helps really. Can you get an hour or 2 to yourself? Just so you can do something for yourself? It is so tiring when they won't be put down but it will pass in not too long. Crap, I'm not very good at this, I'm trying to say you're doing an amazing job :) and things will get easier.
Never apologise for 'mememe' posts- it's what we're all here for

[HoneyMumandSon]

Mil who we'd stay with doesnt have a microwave idont think. :(

[halesball]

Yay amazing way of dealing with the cheeky bridesmaid Willyou.

Mama, hope your ok. I feel your pain i've only just realised last week that i am no longer an interesting person. Could your DP have your LO for a few hours so you can go on a night out with your friends? If not could you get your friends round for a girls night?

I've had a rough week with H, this time the Jabs really affected her must of been the respiratory tract infection. I think she was just starting with it when she was admitted to hospital on monday then the jabs brought it out in full. Its been horrible. Shes back to her old self now though

[halesball]

Honey my sister always just you to put bottles in boiling water for 5 minutes could you do that? Or buy some Miltons sterilising tablets or solution from a supermarket and follow the instructions on that?

[halesball]

*just use

Still tired and didn't spell check last post

[EggsMichelle]

Mama that horrible piece of advice that older people like to hand out worked for us, if I needed to shower/wee/make his bottles, I put F down. Yes he screamed to high heaven, but eventually it worked and now if he does get upset, it only takes 30seconds of cuddling to reassure him. I felt terrible, but I was going insane and I couldn't hold him and juggle the kettle to make his bottles at the same time.

I've finally bottled up the wine that I made for Christmas presents! Had planned to do it on my due day, but F decided he would be punctual!!!

[SpottyTeacakes]

WillYou that's hilarious

Mama sorry you're having a rough time not really sure what to suggest but it will get easier. Seriously you will look back on this time and wonder how it went so fast

Honey cold water and Milton is what they used in SCBU. Think it takes two hours, you need to change the water every 24 hours (I think) and you just need a deep enough tub with lid. Maybe look on the Milton website?

[EggsMichelle]

I use Milton to sterilise the wine bottles in the sink. But come thing like a big tupplewear tub big enough to get your equipment in would do the trick.

Willyou what a nasty cow, love the big cock idea!

[HoneyMumandSon]

Thanks all. It's all up in the air but I want everything prepared so if we have to make a run to see her everything will be ready

[Secondsop]

mamapo I sometimes feel exactly the same way. I go spare by the end of the day when it's been just me and him at home all day. Is there anyone else who can come and just hold the baby while you (eg) make a favourite meal, read a book, anything? My mum does that for me and at first I thought "hmm shouldn't you be doing the cooking to help me to spend more time holding little Z" but now I'm all "please take him while I eat something". (Of course here in Aus I barely get my hands on him - his grandpa has in particular taken a real shine to him).

honey for traveling around Australia I bought some disposable cold water steriliser bags off Amazon which I've found very good; they're sachets containing a drawstring plastic bag with tablets in it and you just fill it with cold water, shove everything in it, pull the drawstring and hang the bag on a doorknob if feeling brave, bath tap if less so. They sterilise in 30 minutes and 1 made-up bag lasts for 24 hours.

[SpottyTeacakes]

They sound like a really good idea seconds!

Ds has only slept twenty minutes since 6am and that was at 9. Every time his eyes close they open up again!

[HoneyMumandSon]

That sounds perfect sevonds thanks

Well D will not stop crying to the point he is choking himself. I can soothe him with boob bit if I put him down or even move in the wrong way with him he starts again. I can't even change him without him screaming. I don't know what's wrong. The tooth is still trying to come through but I don't think it's that (or not just that). I have a really sure throat so wondering if he's suffering. How do you tell? I don't want to just give calpol for the hell of it but equally if he is in pain I don't want him suffering. I don't know!

[halesball]

Honey heidi's cry is different when she has a sore throat and she feeds quite awkwardly (on and off my boob or the teet constantly). One of the only things to calm her while shes been ill has been jumping in the shower with her. Seems to calm her instantly. Hope D is ok