May 2006 Babies

[AbiGilby]

I thought I’d start the ‘May Babies’ post natal thread. Hope that’s OK with everyone.

I’ve put together a list of who’s who using Hockeymum’s update on the ‘May Babies’ ante natal thread. I hope I’ve got it right! Feel free to correct me!

Babies that have arrived:
AbiGilby 20 April DS Isaac
Hockeymum 21 April DS Theo
Enid 26 April DD Beatrice
Tortoiseshell 01 May DS2
Seashells 02 May DD Tabitha
Helsi 03 May DD Charlotte
Mandymoo 05 May DS Tom
Louismummy 07 May DS Oliver

Still awaiting their arrival:
Bouj Due 29 April
Squidgeymiller Due 29 April
Snaggletooth Due 01 May
Monkeychambers Due 02 May
Cori Due 04 May
Evilstepmom Due 04 May
Xena Due 04 May
Grygielmm Due 05 May
Lovecloud Due 06 May
Crumpet Due 07 May
Asur Due 08 May
Faeriemum Due 08 May
Kittenpaws Due 08 May
Supersonic Due 08 May
Alicats Due 09 May
Mumsy32 Due 10 May
Imafairy Due 13 May
Fenny1 Due 15 May
Preggiemum Due 16 May
Mummyjojo Due 17 May
Nez Due 17 May
Inkyminky Due 18 May
Spoo Due 19 May
Cmac Due 20 May
Plama Due 20 May
Winkygirl Due 20 May
Bubbles28 Due 22 May
Momamia Due 23 May
Littlemisspiggy Due 24 May
Potpourri Due 24 May
Runtus Due 24 May
Zzoey Due 24 May
Jjules Due 25 May
Ladyoracle Due 25 May
Handbagaddiction Due 28 May
Sniff Due 28 May
Theincubator Due 28 May
Mula Due 30 May
Thebecster Due 30 May

evening ladies,re the current topic i am both a first and third time mum due to dss and dsd who both live with me( hence the mn alias!)! it is tricky trying to balance them all but to be honest keeping so busy means that i dont have time really to not cope. and i have no doubt that dd would not be the happy chilled little soul she is without her big brother and sister about. my wee one had her first baby rice today and much to tearful pathetic mummy's amazement appeared to love it! may have had something to do with the large amount of boobyjuice it was mixed with though!
hope all well with all of you

Howdy all,
Just thought I'd say Hi before I go away 2moro! I am also finding it hard to split time between my dd's. Particularly today when dd2 discovered she has an awkward/demanding streak not previously utilised

Holiday is full of toddler friendly activities though, including the zoo, so hopefully that should even the balance up a bit for dd1. As well as easing my guilt!

Plama don't worry your not alone! DD1 dropped dd2 weeks ago. Also with much crying and looking petrified! I was mortified, would have been even more so if one of my friends dd's hadn't done it the week before.

louismummy - nope, DS isn't getting pneumoccocal, I've looked into and don't see any benefit to him at all. Much to my HV's annoyance, I've looked into all immunisations and have chosen what he should get and when - it's a bit of a mixture of the old schedule and the new schedule. So, his 4 month jab was just the 5-in-1. HV seemed very confused that he wasn't getting MenC

all the stories of juggling 2 kids makes me wonder if I would cope with a second but I guess you just do, don't you?! Not that I need to worry about that for a while - LONG way off just now

I started a course on Saturday - 2½hrs a week just for me. the scary thing is, DH looked after DS and it was the first time he's had him by himself for so long. they both coped though, just! It was lucky as DS has sort of developed an attention thing where he screams if I'm not in the room - hope it's just a phase!

hi all i've been lurking,, reading but not really contributing sorry. This has been a very tough last 4 months for us. when ds2 was 5 weeks old ds1 was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He's had the offending testical removed and following weekly blood tests, it seems that chemo won't be necessary. He's now moved to monthly bloods. hurrah
The following week ds2 was diagnosed with E.B. ( epidermolysis bullosa) a very rare skin blistering condition. I have found it very hard to come to terms with this. Subsequent test for ds2 shows that he has the mild blistering type but still he won't be a 'normal' little boy. The blisters are mainly confined to his hand, feet and mouth. But other than that he's a happy smiley little boy, who keeps getting stuck on his tummy and keeping us up at night!!! He loves his big brother, and having raspberries on his tummy

louismummy - I don't even know what to say . Just wanted to say that I'm thinking of you. Can't even imagine what the last few months have been like for you. Good news that DS1 doesn't need chemo and going to monthly bloods definately sounds like good news!

as for DS2, it's nice to hear that he's still a happy little boy and it is good that he only (not really an only but you know what I mean) has the mild form of EB. I watched the ch4 Jonny Kennedy documentary and it is a nasty disease but I know that they are doing loads of research so fingers crossed.

this might sound stupid (and isn't easy!) but when you get kept up during the night, smile and remember he is only little for a short time! When ds wakes me up, I smile before I go get him -makes a big difference. it means I enjoy cuddling/feeding him and he seems to stay more relaxed and goes straight back to sleep and I feel much better in the morning can't remember who gave me that tip but it works!

louismummy [hugs] poor you sounds like you've been through the wringer these past 4 months. So glad ds1 is recovering well, it must be such an emotional time for you.

poor ds2 I'm so glad he is a happy cheeky little boy and keeping you entertained (and tired) I bet its a struggle with all the washing and creaming and things for him. Thinking of you. Please continue to post though! he's exactly the same baby as ours and will be doing the same things and keeping you amused in the same way ours do and do chat when you need to and need cheering up.

[hugs again]

louismummy good to hear from you again, sorry to hear you've been having such a worrying time. Feel free to come and have a "cybersob" if you are having a bad day. We all know how bad we feel if our little one has a cold, much less the horrific things you've been through. Glad to hear that you seem to be over the worst now. The little ones are so precious.

Hi, haven't posted on this thread, too busy with my three little terrors, I mean angels

Well, dd got her 1st tooth today, at only 4months! Seems so soon!

Off to catch up on this thread now

welcome back seashells was wondering what was happening with you?

Anyone heard from
Cori
TheBecster
Littlemisspiggy
runtus

probably lots of others I cant think of!

How are you all?

louismummy - big hug. hope you are all ok

Hi everyone, its been a while but have been so busy i didn't realise how hard it is with 2 especially with my 2 1/2 year old, he has got an attitude now, i know it comes down to jealously its so difficult trying to split you time between the two.
louismummy - so sorry to hear you have been having such a difficult time but you will come through it.
In general i hope everyone is enjoying their little bundles of joy my darling daughter is so contented shes always smiling and happy, i can't believe how different the 2 of them are.
speak to you all soon xxxxx

Hi all, sorry to hear it's been tough for you these last few months louismummy - hopefully the worst is now over for you.

I just look at my dd smiling up at me every morning and think how lucky I am. She still has no teeth and hasn't rolled over, but I've started baby massage with her over the last couple of days and she's really liking it. She's also started playing and splashing in the bath over the last few days - so much so that I'm going to have to start bathing her in the big bath because there's so much water on the floor and walls after her changing-station bath. She's having 2 meals a day, hipp organic mashed potato for lunch and baby rice before bed and is fighting to feed herself already (she keeps grabbing the spoon and pushing it into her mouth herself, which is sometimes more of a hindrance than anything else). I just can't believe how quickly she's started growing and developing over the last week or so, it's like she's suddenly shifted up a gear!

We also bought her a door bouncer, which she absolutely loves, I think it's the independance that she likes.

Hope you and your bundles are all well and happy

squidgy - hadn't thought of getting door bouncer out of loft yet, but will send dh up there tonight. DD didn't like it but think ds might.

DS has been using a door bouncer for about a month now - loves it. I try to put him in it every day but sometimes forget. It's really good to put him in it as it leaves me free to do the hoovering without having to move him

forgot to ask - SAHMof1, how are you getting on at work? Are you having to work full time? Are you still bfing? How are you coping with it? Just being nosey - I'm due back full time in just 3 weeks and dreading it...

Also, is there anyone else who isn't weaning just now and waiting for 6months? Just curious

well ds2 had me up tonnes wed night.. so my mum came ( she was coming anyway) on thurs and said that i should give him baby rice... he's nearly 19 weeks well buggger me he went from 7.45 to 4 am ( the previous night i had fed him 4 times in that time span!!!) but personallly i don't think he's ready he pulled such a face and most of it was on his bib. so gave it to hime again tonight, probably wasn't as digusted by it but we'll see how he sleeps. i was very keen to bf to 6 months but actually i don't seem to have that much milk. i know what everyone will say but he doesn't seem satisfied. i don't know which to do food or ff? so this is so long. going off now to luuck for info on increasing supply...

oh thanks for all the kind words.. and it is great to cybersob...

Hi Louismummy, I was also intending to bf until 6 months but DD didn't seem to be getting enough either and started waking up 2ce a night for feeds (I know, nothing compared to 4 times, but feels like a lot when she's only ever woken up once) and being quite desperate for food during the day. Didn't really ever seem to have enough milk for her.

Anyway, started on baby rice 2 weeks ago and she's loving it, now on 2 baby rice meals a day (did try 1 meal a day of organic baby porridge with banana but she hated that, and she's come out in a funny rash from the organic mash potatoes and rosemary that I tried) and can't seem to get enough. She's sleeping much better, is getting enough food to actually NAP during the day (previously unheard of - she's almost always been awake 7am - 7pm, probably due to feeding so much / being so hungry) and is absolutely loving it. She's even fighting us for the spoon coz she wants to feed herself!

According to Annabel Karmel all babies screw up their faces at their first meals, but it's just coz it's a new taste / experience, so don't worry too much about that.

Don't beat yourself up about not bf solely for the 1st 6 months, if Oliver's hungry, feed him! Babies decide when they're ready and all develop at different paces, 6 months is just a guideline. We don't expect all babies to try standing / crawling / walking at the same time, or expect them to have teeth by a certain age, why do we have to be so strict about first foods? people used to be told the best time to start babies on 1st foods was 3 months, now we would be hung in the streets!

I'm sure Oliver will be fine, and will be gobbling up his baby rice with glee in no time!

Re more milk, I tried Fenugreek but found it didn't work for me personally (although a friend of mine has almost immediate results!). I find that a pint of Guinness in the evenings (when I won't have to bf for a good while) and some dark chocolate boost my milk production quite a lot. Don't know why it works but I do know that if I change the formula the next day I have much less milk, so am definitely sticking to it!

Sorry such a long post!

squidgy - now I'm liking the guiness and dark chocolate idea!

Do you think it's important for the baby for me to do it even if I'm not breastfeeding?
what's that you say?

Yes?

really?

oh, ok if you insist, just the odd 200g bar of chocolate then!

NO, DH, you CANT have any, I'm only having it for the baby, its medicinal

I was just about to suggest Fenugreek but see Squidgey has already. I've never tried it but had heard about and was going to try it if I had a drop in supply when I went back to work. Saying that, my supply seems to be doing fine but when I think it's dropped a little, I just express several times and it seems to do the trick - end up a bit 'full' the next day but boosts my freezer stock

missthatkiss - hope that medicinal excuse works. I've tried it with DH everytime I have chocolate but he doesn't let me away with it and I am bfing! Although I still eat it, just don't let him see me! LOL

hello ladies - i am new to mumsnet - have a may baby myself - william born on 7 may 9lb 2oz - he is baby 3 - no 1 is boy (nearly 18!), no 2 is girl (june 04) - please could you tell me what ds dd dh etc mean?
i have been struggling with bf baby 3 - a few weeks ago i tried him with formula in a bottle, i have never been able to express - tried everyway but nothing (baby 2 took 3 months to take a bottle) and now he doesnt seem to want to bf much at all - usually during the night (5 mins) and may be once during the day (short feed)not sure how to go forward with this one ! i am not ready to give up, but perhaps he is - makes me feel sad - also because i lose all those extra calories!

welcome mummymic.

dd - dear daughter
ds -dear son
dh - dear husband
dp - dear partner

There is an acronymn list in the header at the top of this page under usefull stuff which might help you too.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with bfeeding. Have you tried the bfeeding chat room there are a couple of wonderfully clever mums in there who are bfeeding counsellors and good at helping offer suggestions. I hope you manage to sort out your problems with the feeding.

Anyway welcome to the post natal thread come along and moan or boast or cybersob whenever you like. All our babies are born within 6 weeks of each other so you'll find someone else here going through what you are!

hi hockey mum
thanks for the useful info - i will try out the b/feeding chat - i think i might just have a lazy boy - bottles are sooo much easier for him, but way much harder work for me!!

Hi I am breast feeding and have loads of milk but dd was stll hungry she is nearly 16 weeks she has hd 2 lots of baby rice now nd she did pull a face but se hs had naps in the day yippe and seems much happier I am really pleased my boobs are getting a rest!!!!

Hey ladies!

Tom is now 19 weeks, weighs 16 lbs 6 and a half oz and is on the baby rice! No way was he gonna wait until 6 months for some food!!

He is now rolling over and scared himself the other day when he did a double roll! He is now only waking once in the night for a feed which is a massive improvement. He goes to sleep at 7pm, wakes at 1am, back to sleep at 1.30am until 6.30am. We finally seem to have a routine thankfully.

His big sister adores him and showers him with kisses and cuddles - but i know that will change when he starts getting mobile and eating her dolls!

Must admit i'm finding it hard trying to give them both attention but we are somehow getting through it. We all went swimming this morning which Tom loved and then back to my mums for a lovely roast! I love Sundays!!

I still look pregnant which is slightly depressing me but apart from that all seems well.

Hope you are all ok XX