November 2012 - They WERE sleeping, what happened?

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Lol VQ! You obviously need him better trained!

I have a question about romper suits. A romper suit is a sleep suit without feet. Yes? So, Are they day wear or night wear? I ask because we have a couple of footless sleepsuits which are very pretty. I would like to show them off.

Oh yes. apple. Fingers crossed the formula does the job quickly.

Sorry! Velcro baby keeping me damned busy, and a DP and DS1 making my life even bloody harder. Pair of gits!

Am tired, but this is the first me time I've had all day. I just want half an hour to not be holding a baby!

Interestingly, I've found out I might be able to get the Staydown SMA on prescription. Is it wrong that I am considering going and asking for it if we get to the end of the first tub and it's still working? Feels wrong, but then I pay too much tax and what not.

O was weighed today, and clearly I've been a paranoid mummy. He was 13lb 14, so far from me thinking he hadn't put any weight on, he's had a big old growth spurt. He's now just at the 50th centile.

Started him with cooled boiled water today, downside of the stay down lol is the constipation and extreme pooing faces. We had poo face competitions earlier! He's never been bunged up before. Any tips for the constipation? I know others have problems too.

I hope he gets over whatever this clingy business is about! As much as I love the fact I get instant smiles when picking him up, the fact I can't even have a shit is taking its toll!

I've only skim read, but just wanted to say, tits big hugs and snogs in a non lesbo way. PND is a fucker, it just happens. No rhyme or reason. Yes there are predisposing factors, but most of the time it just happens. You haven't done anything wrong, no one has. I'm glad you felt able to say how you feel. Have you talked to your DP?

I'm surprised that there hasn't been a higher incidence of it among us on here as it is so very common. So don't feel alone. Because you are not. Alright?! :) xxx

MM probably too late now, but I've had both fiesta and corsa. For the pram, you need a fiesta. The corsa boot is shockingly small. Fiesta is much much bigger. I could get pram plus weeks shop in there! Corsa couldn't even fit the weeks shop alone!

YW Bad Jonas . Is it wrong I am laughing?!

Pass Daywear defo.

Awesome detective.

Also, I am something of a poospert now. Poo faces and massive red faces are not necessarily signs of constipation. P's poos have been solid plasticine type stuff. No fear of poosplosions here. Certainly never had a need to carry spare clothes. However, projecting onto her I imagine her poos are uncomfortable. Interestingly, doctors weren't bothered by her poo. Unless it was rabbit poo it is not a concern. Dietician was bothered and was fairly insistent we move off infant gaviscon.

To treat proper constipation we have given 1tb sp prune juice to 100ml cooled boiled water. If you can't get prune juice replace juice with brown sugar. 1oz per formula feed should get things moving within a few hours. I would avoid giving sugar in the evening though.

Trying to compile a list of things needed for this weekend, as we're going up to my parents for 1 night. Who knew 1 small, teeny tiny baby, needed so much stuff??

Will be like trying to move a small army, I imagine.

No bath poos here yet - but suspect F will save that for the bath she'll be having at Nana & Gramps on Saturday

We've had rock hard green poos pass! Not sure if this is okay or not.

See, this is the time I feel guilty for not carrying on bf. If I had, then maybe he wouldn't be having a problem now.

Although it seems to have just randomly appeared, after he was quite fine with regular formula. I suppose the same could have happened no matter what way he was fed, as he was equally happy with boob or forumla at first.

Still, can't dwell on it now. What is done is done. Just got to find the right thing for him with what I can now.

Did the GP/HV suggest the prune juice?

Oh yes, and managed to POAS - thank fuck goodness it was negative

My bargain for the day.

Munchkin sterilising bags, you know the travel ones? Reduced from £4.99 to £2.99 in Asda. I got the last 2 boxes. Just what I needed for when we go away.

O loved the baby singing group we went to this afternoon. Eyes like saucers. Our weekly routine has changed now baby massage has ended! I've dumped DP from the baby groups. Prefer going alone so I can talk the hind leg off a donkey without DP getting in the way!. Swimming tomorrow. Ordered a neoprene wrap yesterday, am hoping it will arrive in the morning. Should keep him warmer and happier!

We've managed to lose a bottle somewhere in the house. It isn't a big house. It is tidy ish. So where the actual fuck has it got to?!

O's passport arrived today - for anyone getting theirs, I sent it on 15th Feb. Got a letter a week later saying I forgot to send birth certificate, I didn't forget, I just didn't see the tiny little bit in the booklet what said you have to send it! Anyway, despite this, it arrived today. Speedy!

Me too BPLP! That was my thankful for the day!

Classy lady in the Asda baby changing room. I just wanted to check. Even though I had a period, it was lighter than normal. I like to be in the know if anything is attaching itself to my insides! The one attaching itself to my outsides is quite frankly enough right now!

It was the HV detective. The GP while awesome in many ways is only interested in rabbit poo type poo. Anything more liquidy than that and he doesn't see a problem. P's start as a solid lump which we have to move to allow her to shift the softer stuff behind it. Once the plug is shifted and she is on her back she goes ok.

I only use the juice/sugar solution when either she misses a day which causes her real distress o she does actually get rabbit poo.

One Gp I saw reassured me that every single day they have a different need. Some days they will use more fluid than others which explains sudden constipation. You have just changed formula and it can take over a week to get sorted. It might be that you just always have some water one the go and offer a wee touch at the start of every feed.

Having a rubbish night here. LO had a nice long feed at 7 then vommed it all back up about 15 mins later. At about 8:15 I got her ready for bed and started feeding, took a while but she was just drifting off at about 9, at which point an alarm goes off at a building across the road and wakes her up so i try again, but no sleeping, DP took over at about 9.45, she still wouldn't sleep. I'm now feeding again, hoping she will sleep soon as boobs feel completely empty! She's hardly slept today! Gah!

We've had a poo in the bath here too, when she was in with me and DD1!

detective I was wondering if the straining was causing the nosebleeds here!! The green poo could be change in formula or the onset of a cold/infection. That's when he gets them.slso his reflux occurred like os did. Just one of those things!! It can peak around 14 weeks.

So pass do you add prune juice into each feed then?! Are they less oxo cube like?!

vq we've had some very interesting outfit choices if I've not left an outfit ready!! Generally sleep suits under something.....

pass i use romper suits to sleep in and my spare clothes when out. By the time he's got up in a morning all legs are usually not in sleep suit anyway so I don't worry about legs!!

Oh bugger, I offered the water in between feeds, this morning and this afternoon!

kissy similar night here too, but not as bad as yours as he did eventually go down at 9.30ish. But the night times are all going to pot at the minute. The bedtime routine has gone out the window as he is being completely unpredictable! I've given up!

Horsey weird isn't it! Odd these babies! Is E worse when upright? That is the bit I found hardest to get my head around!! It goes against everything I thought I knew with reflux! He is 14 weeks tomorrow. Fucksticks!

VQ DP is the same useless!!, even though he does plenty of changes. He's a bugger for leaving bits of shit in creases and me finding it as I'm undressing him at the GP or HV FFS!

I use water between feeds too. Saying that in17 weeks I've done that 5 times.....so about once a month!!

Yes horrendous just vommed everywhere which is why I questioned it I guess?! He's been much happier since being on gaviscon, but he's always been fairly cheery. Now he only cries if hungry.

I think they call them happy chuckers or something? Anyway, he's being treated, it's working!!!! That's all that matters!! We still have some vom but soooooo much less. And it doesn't smell vile.

Prune juice in water before a feed only when rabbit pooing. An oz or so before each milk feed for a day got it shifted.

P's poos are still oxo cubey. No poo today though but two lovely soft yellow ones yesterday. We are on day 3 of carobel

Happy chuckers and skinny screamers. 2 broad reflux types.

I think I have a happy chucker then!!

Power to the little people!

If you saw my email rant to Tommee Tippee... they haven't bothered to email me back.

But...

They have changed the motherfuckin' page yeaaaaah!

Detective epic result! Well done you - big hugs and congratulatory non-lesbo smooches to you! Rather petty of them not to acknowledge your point though.

If you have a happy chucker then you can pretty much guarantee LO's reflux isn't related to a cows milk allergy as without eliminating dairy they get a lot of pain from tummy spasms as well as the acid burn.

Tits I am so sorry you are feeling this way. Well done you for admitting it. The hardest part so I've been told. I can only mirror what everyone else has already said. Hugs to you lovely

Detective I chose the fiesta. It is brand brand new (25 miles on the clock when I picked it up!) and lovely! Unfortunately it's too small for our needs to have as the main family car but I'm negotiating with DP buying me one and he can buy/finish his sodding landrover defender and getting himself an older bigger car with the remainder of the car loan. We shall see! I will be gutted when I have to hand this one back .

I almost cried in a restaurant tonight . The old chairman of my old sailing club and his wife were in. I haven't seen them for 10+ years and didnt know them very well personally. He was clearly v ill and frail. Parkinsons? Long story short he had a suspected stroke tonight and was taken away in an ambulance. He was such a fit man last time I saw him, definitely didnt look like he was in his 60s/70s at the time. I am so sorry for his poor poor wife. They are a lovely old couple. I often raced with their son. Put everything into perspective tonight and reminded me how old and frail my own gran has become and to let her spend as much time as m while she is still here. Feeling a bit weepy about it all this evening.

Sleep dust to everyone! My sailor man is home for the week so I'm taking advantage and going to bed without M for a while.

tits I know I don't know you, but big hugs. you sound anything but weak. be kind to yourself.

detective we have a babybjorn bouncer that we call the poo chair! it makes DD produce heeyooooge poops. compression tactics I suppose . also massaging her feet helps (no lie!)