December 2012: Dribbles, giggles and rolls!

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Thought we should get a new thread before the night shift

Ds isn't rolling. If you think z is ready for weaning then it's really up to you. Why don't you have a go at the banana test? I think though if he is thriving on his milk then there's probably no need for solids, babies do reach out and grab things. That's just me though you know z better than anyone I also don't see the harm in giving him 'tasters' there's no reason why you have to go into full on weaning if that makes sense?

Thanks spotty will try the banana test. He is doing well on milk but he seems hungry after every feed and we're giving him quite big feeds. He cries when we stop, which he didn't used to do. He also recently started to enjoy his calpol rather than try to spit it out so maybe he is getting more aware of different tastes. It's so cute when we give him the bottle - he sees it coming and his eyes pop out and his mouth opens wide and he holds out his hands for it excitedly.

My day started so well and now it's just gone to shit again and I'm back to wishing I wasn't here. Ds has just screamed for the past half an hour. I tried to go outside but dd just moaned about bloody bees the whole time so I came back in fed up

This baby is so constantly overtired. Today is going to be one long battle. Is it a terrible time to leave her in her cot for a grizzle (and get her if she cries)? I really want some breakfast. For some reason, I prioritized cleaning the windows before eating this morning.

If she's grizzlies, do I keep going back replug dummy? Or just leave her?

Leave grizzles but go to cries is what I do when I'm not busy rocking in the corner

Quickly trying to catch up whilst they are both asleep as unlikely to last long!

nutella hope your lo is better now. Patient.co.uk have a good overview info leaflet on croup should you still need it. spotty they also have one on undescended testes as does the GOSH website. They are both good websites for most child health queries.

utopian if you're worried see your gp. Although most hv are great especially the older ones with lots of experience your gp would be happy to see you even if it's for reassurance. After a day full of 80+ oldies they love seeing cute little babies lol!

Weaning and how you do it is such a tricky one as conflicting research on both sides and depends on what country you're in as to what paeds guys say. As long as you stick the rules of not before 17 weeks, making sure not cutting back on milk ie offer milk before the solids and not giving things on the avoid list then it's a very personal decision and after a read around do whatever is best for you and your baby.
Dd nearly 5 months and we've just started weaning at a snails pace and will go even slower till 6 months or stop if she reduces her milk intake. More of a taster menu till then lol with mixture of purées and finger food.

mamapo hope your day getting better. I've been leaving the grizzles- sometimes with success other go on to full blown crying when of course pick her up.

Love hearing all the bfp stories. Think our was at the beginning of April. We'd started trying as we really wanted a 2 year gap but not another baby born at the end of the school year (not that it did me any harm!) and decided that smallest gap we could cope with was 14 months and started trying from that as knew time could take was totally unpredictable. Although ds was conceived quickly & we were trying was still a shock to find out I was pregnant with only a 16 month gap- think you always think it's going to take longer and we've seen a lot of fertility issues. Once the shock wore off told dh that night over a lovely dinner out whilst my mum looked after ds and although worried to start with we quickly realised how lucky we were [Grin].

Oh dear. Have just realised how fair skinned our boy is. The Mister took him out walking this morning and he really has quite a red face. Feel awful but just didn't realise :(

Oops FoD you'll know for next time. The UV rating is moderate at the moment. I got a good hat in h&m for ds it's got a tie on so he can't pull it off and it was only £2.50

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1739379-Woolly-Hugs-A-Blanket-for-Daisydotandgertie-Lovely-donors-and-crafters-we-need-your-help

If anyone has time

I got the cutest straw trilby in h+m, just need to sew some ties on!

Sorry, been AWOL the past few days. Hope everyone is ok- trying to catch up.

seconds how old is Z? We were told if you want to start weaning before 6 months then just do fruit and veg. He obviously sounds ready for if!

D has gone from 12lb 15oz to 14lb 2oz in 2 weeks

You know one of those days were you just want to cry- well today was one of them. Ds was on operation naughty today ( you know that cereal advert where the little boy imagines what he's going to do during the day and it's in one word mayhem, well ds has clearly seen it!!) and really wearing my patience whilst dd just refused to nap all day and was as a result very grumpy. The only saving grace of today was the lovely sunshine.

Well done Dash!

ddas we've had a similarly awful day today. Tears from everyone. Ds does this awful screaming when he cries that sounds like cats fighting lots of tears and choking when I wasn't giving him any attention eg taking dd to the toilet. Dd was just as bad and bad a full in crying session 'I want my daddy' I actually feel like I can't cope with two of them at the moment. I always end up taking ds's crying out on dd and she's so sweet and tries to give him toys I'm a horrible mummy at the moment.

Something in the air as we had a pretty bad day today. This morning was great DS slept during my nail appointment until 20mins from the end then he gurgled and cooed at the ladies. But this afternoon he screamed and I have no idea why. I ended up giving him calpol in case it was his jabs from yesterday and/or teeth hurting. And putting him in the sling which quietened him down but took 45 mins for him to fall asleep. He was alright while we were at the library but shouted half the way home in the buggy then fell asleep exhausted. Woke at 6 and was grumpy until bedtime. Then took 45 mins to feed to sleep. yawn I haven't even had dinner yet.

Here's hoping for better days for lots of us tomo!

As you may have seen on FB today he also killed a crumpet!

I just feel really worried that The Little Mister has got heatstroke or something!

He has a reddish face but he gets redder every time he is upset which is normal!

honey Z will be 5 months in a week. Just had him watch every mouthful of my dinner from plate to mouth...

Sorry to hear of bad days. Sounds like it's been a day for it; I've been away from Z most of the day and my mum and husband looked after him and apparently he screamed and shouted all day. I was home for the shouting and it wasn't crying, it was an "AAAAAAAAHHH" sound.

Spotty - you are not a bad mummy. You are a mummy who gets tired and stressed sometimes, which is inevitable with two small people to care for all day. Btw, I find it far easier to see this when it's someone else but regularly beat myself up for snapping at DS1 when he seems to whine at the worst possible moments (felt extra when he said "mummy I don't speak whinge" to me - wonder where he's picked that up from?! cheeky little rascal). Think we (and everyone else who's had a bad day) deserve a v large .

Utopian - I remember the scab falling of my bcg scar to reveal a hole. It really freaked me out at the time (was about 14 iirc) but was told it was a keiloid scar and would heal up. There is still a faint white mark, but no hole! Agree with everyone else about getting it checked out if you're at all concerned though.

Honey - fab weight gain. Also looks like D is really enjoying his food.

Sorry there's been some bad days. You are not mean mummies, you are tired mummies, out-of-patience mummies and only-human mummies. Everyone has a limit and it's okay if you need a little rest every now and then.

IsThat our horrendous screamy day was the day after injections so wasn't sure if it was them or teeth. I just treated him for everything in the end.

Honey I loved the crumpet picture, really looking forward to that bit. It's a while off as J's only just 4 months.

Has everyone seen this -> Happy St George's day! just wanted to use the new emoticon

I am both an out-of-patience and only-human mum at the moment. Just made up the bed in the lounge room - for my husband. Doesn't bode well for tonight, does it?

seconds I would start offering Z stuff like veggies. He Orkney EBF swallow them but if he's interested is go for it I have no actual skill here but going by what friends have found

Wtf? Predictive text! That should have said 'he probably won't swallow them'! I need to proof read!

Sorry everyone has had stressful days. Your all brilliant mums who are tired but are still making your children your priority to you all.

Willyou i only work in a factory, i had nearly finished my nurse training when my dad got ill and i had to leave to take care of him. But all the people i work with are lovely. The only problem is to fit round my dads illness i only work 4 days a week but i work 3:30pm till 1:30am. I can't do that now as theres no-one to look after heidi between 8pm and 1:30am.

Honey am i ok to send you my details so i can join the facebook group, it would be nice to put faces to names

Course hales need name or link to your profile- then I need to friend you to add to group because its a secret one. Same goes for anyone else interested :)

Thank you honey