November 2012 - Poor sleep-deprived mummies (and daddy)

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1721864-November-2012-GTbaby-is-back-Hooray-hooray

fruit according to AK, you either heat in a pan or microwave until piping hot and them leave to cool until the right temperature to eat. Not a stupid question

vq you can't bail - I believe I'm right in thinking your LO will be forming part of the baby hotdog? No?

VQ don't you dare bail! I have my free coffee card at the ready!!

M was a nightnare last night. 25 mins to lull us into a false security then 10minute bursts throughout the night. Mostly on one of us. She is doped up on calpol tonight post jabs so fc she sleeps!

I have had a bugger of a day with ins companies. After a lot of complaining they are giving me 10 free extra days with the hire car and £50.

lily .

Thanks chasing I've even got her weaning book, clearly I read it thoroughly

Yes of course. The JJJ hot dog! Dress P in red and M in yellow for the ketchup and mustard as they are only wee too.

I am all packed I think.

Fruit no such word as stupid on this thread! I get the ice cube portions out the night before so they are thawed by the morning. Purée only needs hearing to piping hot if it has meat or chicken in it. Otherwise I just nuke for a few seconds or you can heat the pot in a bowl of hot water. Shame to have to wash a saucepan for such a small amount.

Weaning, I'm using puréed food.
Week one, I introduced lunch time, and just used veggies.

Week two, (last week) I introduce supper, just giving him veg. While at lunch I've introduced some meat. Due to last week being mad I'm extending this week.

Week three, introduce breakfast.

Week four, just up the amounts, and different tastes.

Evil.

Fucking app! PUREE!

I have my ikea card too this time. And a really shitty pink pushchair. Poor J.

Miss Tilly will be riding her new bugaboo

As nervous as I am about completely fucking it up I'm also really excited to start weaning S I can't wait to see her little face when she tries new things and watch her get excited when she sees the bowl well she will if she is anything like me
I think next week is definitely the week for us, glad I've got a bumbo tray now because I haven't got a high chair yet.

Part of me was dreading the weaning thing, as dsd is soooooo fussy it's ridiculous not to mention embarrassing but weirdly, letting F lick the pear today and seeing how she wasn't repulsed/nearly sick by something new, has reassured me. Different child, different experience, and she will love trying new stuff I'm sure repeats to fade

Not sure Jonas has a 'sausage' coloured baby grow

P's outfit is picked already - it is red!

Great minds think alike!

Hi all, I seem to have become a lurker recently. I've been reading but never get round to posting.

Well after a week of babylaughalot sleeping for 6 hrs before waking for a feed we're now back to 3 hrs. I thought we'd already done the sleep regression but it seems not

However, I was inspired by some of you who were getting LOs to nap in their cots during the day a million few threads back, and have tried that today, with amazing results! She went down for 4 naps between 35-45 mins each. A few minutes of crying first, and nomming on my little finger, along with white noise playing, and off to sleep she went. No rocking or feeding to sleep required! This is a revelation. And I hope it continues. Do any of yours cry before they drop off to sleep? She doesn't produce any tears, I think it is more frustration at being awake when she's tired. Just hoping it'll be one of those things that will disappear as she gets used to napping this way.

Chasing how are things with you now, are the tablets helping?

Lily

Haven't seen Rooty around for a while, hope everything's ok?

I have two siblings.

One skinny. One with lots of cuddlesomeness.

I am in the middle.

Skinny one was a sleep dodger and a food refuser. Everything was difficult.

Cuddlesome one was a sleeper and was fully weaned by 4 months because she practically threw herself in plates of food apparently.

I was in the middle but apparently was completely meh about weaning. I ate it but meh kind of thing.

Same mum and dad. 3 different babies.

I am always amazed that my mum had any more given the first!

God I've gotta go back from like, page 5... Will be quick though and probably miss lots as I need to do the sleeping thing...

bplp perhaps you're right, I've tried not to stress today but it's hard :(

chasing i'm ok thanks lovely, I just always feel like i must be doing something wrong, I hope our Lo's all stop the silly feeding soon!

Hope you all feel better soon luis

I am trying not to be scared of weaning vq. I gave Eric some grub this morning and he seemed to really like it. I did it out of desperation but don't know if it's right or wrong, feel a bit stupid because if I can't get him to drink milk introducing solids probably isn't wise. I just don't know what else to do :( I think I will go for whatever weaning too but if I do keep giving him purée from now I won't be introducing finger foods until he is 6 months because quite frankly I reckon I'll kill him because I'm just a tit. He is 22 weeks old tomorrow so isn't starting mega early, if I do start. I just don't know

Hope all goes well at hosp tits

lily big hugs, you're amazing

Going to try sleep as I am going to leave the dream feed tonight and let e decide what he wants to do. I am hoping he drops the df but drinks day bottles nicely. Can't blame a girl for trying right? If he still fucks about during the day I guess I rely on df to get food into him. I don't know. Forgot to say I have used size 3 teats now for 3 days when he has been awake and is handling the bigger teat fine but still fusses and fucks about so it isn't that. Maybe he really just doesn't want to drink? I just can't help but think a bigger, older baby should drink more, not less

Left e with mil for an hour today. He has been left with dp or mum so far, so was a big thing for me but he behaved impeccably :) was very chuffed and still ended up sobbing when he refused to feed earlier

Hope you all enjoy your meet tomorrow :)

Also I forgot, kissy not seen you around for a bit, hope you are ok

miss p can sort of whimper for quite a long time before sleeping. I have learned that going in to 'comfort' her actually just makes things worse and that is when she is more likely to cry when I leave. The whimpering is a bit like the noise a puppy makes. I also think it is because she is tired and is frustrated she can't sleep. As a person who finds getting and staying asleep hard I get this completely.
I now only go in if it becomes what I now call 'open mouthed crying'. So the dummy is no longer in and she needs me to at least replace it. Interestingly when replaced she will often turn her head away from me but continue whimpering.

Kyz their rate of physical growth is slowing down though now, which may account for why the feeding is slowing down We can be inept together, I haven't the foggiest either. If I try to read up about anything I end up confusing myself more and more. So I know what I shouldn't be giving, and thanks to pr I've a good idea of what to start with. And that should get me through a few weeks at least whilst I figure out what happens next!

Off to bed too.
Enjoy the meet tomorrow, looking forward to photos especially hotdog photo

Oh fuck kyz I keep meaning to pick up on your posts.

You are not being a failure at feeding E. not at all. Not one iota. Some of our babies have decided that milk is just not for them at the moment. Nothing you have done has caused E's behaviour. I am holding on to weaning as a chance for P and I to sort of reinvent te wheel with regard to eating. Poor response to the bottle or breast does not mean that the mum has failed or that every meal time will be a battle.

Stop beating yourself up - I want you to remember every single time you are fighting with E and getting upset and worried that up in Scotland I am more than likely dripping salty tears on P and begging her to take 'just a tiny bit more'

Pass we will be 'whatever weaning' too, trying BLW but I'm relaxed about using purées etc if not. We do have to be careful to keep up the calories as L doesn't have any spare weight.

VQ I am sorry to hear about J's possible CMPI, and that you have been feeling down. You are very supportive to all of us and I hope you know we're here to support you too. Interesting about the weaning info. If you start on Nutramigen or similar, it smells awful but L has thrived on it.

jupiter I can give VQ a good snort on my bottles tomorrow

My DH asked a friend to smell the bottle recently. He was poorly and seemed to have a super heightened sense of smell. She took a massive sniff and genuinely gagged. Weirdly I get all smooshy with the smell. That's what P smells like.

P.S. can I trademark 'whatever weaning'?

Fruit I was wondering the same thing about re heating...
However re microwave. Doesn't that kill loads of goodness? N so negates that I steamed the food rather then boiled?

I was thinking I would defrost in morning. Then add boiled water. As I didn't add any when blending? This would warm slightly n be ready to eat? (Saying this I haven't done it yet! Tomorrow will be first try) Rather then nuk and then cool again? However not sure if that's right or not!

Oh what a mine field. Must not cave, must resist pre made jars!

Pass I think a book deal awaits you, as soon as PR gets her newspaper column and Detective is turned into a film.