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January 2013 - part 3 - where we have to stop them rolling off the changing mats!

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octanegirl · 14/04/2013 17:14

Ok, here we go with the new thread - we got to exactly 1000! Hope everyone enjoyed this balmy day. I got Felix out loads in the buggy :)

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salt1 · 24/04/2013 06:02

Hi all hope u are enjoying the sun. Lo is a bit croaky this morning and last night, but seems fine in self. Can take temperature when she wakes but wondering if you think this is anything i should worry about.

Pascha · 24/04/2013 07:51

Good morning everyone! Only one wake at 3.15am last night, must be the nurofen he had at 8pm.

The measles jab thing: if you were born before 1988 you would have been offered a single measles vaccine as a baby. 1988-1994 would have been a single MMR at 12-18m with a catchup Measles/Rubella in late 1994 when they realised one dose wasn't enough. 1994 onwards MMR at 12-18m and booster preschool and thats the way it's stayed ever since.

Salt Dan is very coughy this morning too. I'm putting it down to all the extra dribble going gown his throat overnight.

I'm taking Beconase spray daily for hayfever, plus occasional Loratadine on bad days.

happyhow · 24/04/2013 08:06

Bailey was sick, did an 'up the backer' and got both on the duvet in the space of 10 mins. I have never stripped the bed at 6.58am.

We're off to the cinema today too, Eagle. Hope you get peace to watch the film!

We've both had the MMR and I had a booster 8yrs ago because I was exposed to mumps which I subsequently got anyway. There's no cases of measles up here really though so I'm not worrying at the mo.

scissy · 24/04/2013 08:27

Hi all, can I join in? Esther is 12 weeks so right at the end of January - it's been good to read I'm not the only one whose baby is adverse to sleep! I think the earliest she's ever settled is 9, it's usually 11. last night she screamed for ages.

re mmr, you might have a gap if you were born in the mid-80s like me. I had to have a booster as a student when there was a mumps epidemic.

glorious · 24/04/2013 08:43

Hooray for 11-4 bugs

Sounds ok salt, I'd just keep an eye.

Oh happy, not good!

Welcome scissy. Ellen was 31 Jan and we have a few due in Jan but born in December or February so you'll fit right in Smile

Meringue33 · 24/04/2013 08:54

Lol Apples

Lora mine does that too, try to force almost a whole fist in his mouth and then gag, he is a little nutter!

Lost the last three days in a row he has pooed in the night with disastrous results. We have no clean sleeping bags now!

Meringue33 · 24/04/2013 08:59

Welcome Sissy.

I was cross this morning as DP brought LO to bed at midnight: "He finished the whole bottle but wouldn't settle, it took me a while to get him to sleep." Well he was up again at 2.30am for a big feed (rather than his usual 5.30am) so he was obviously hungry, but would DP admit that, nooo.

He did make amends this morning tho by taking him for a while before work and dealing with the poonami.

CreepyCrawly · 24/04/2013 11:41

Welcome Sissy! I love the name Esther.

I think Nancy had had some jumping beans this morning, she was wild! She woke up at 7, I fed her and then we went for a nappy change. The nappy change took twice as long as usual because she's started bouncing out of them. When I put the clean nappy under her, she puts her feet flat on the mat and then bounces up.
Little madam, she's so cheeky already.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Tugstonia · 24/04/2013 13:18

Hi Scissy! My little one is 12 weeks too :)

Last couple of nights she's been up every two hours, so a slight improvement on before Hmm. She is very dribbly and has her fists in her mouth constantly, and is pooing and puking a lot more than normal - so thinking she could be teething early as well. Or could it be a mega long growth spurt?

Lora hope you can see another doctor and get the domperidone. The lovely breastfeeding support lady I've been seeing wrote a letter to my GP requesting it for me and the doc did give me a prescription after a lot of disclaimers that it wasn't recommended in b'feeding etc, although I haven't actually taken it because the fenugreek did a great job boosting my supply. Are you still taking the fenugreek?

Birdies · 24/04/2013 15:19

Just got back from scan and the little hips are FINE and normal, phew!! Just has slightly uneven leggies but may grow more even over time, or if not will hopefully not cause much of a problem anyway.

What a bloody relief GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

CreepyCrawly · 24/04/2013 15:30

That's great news birdies :)

Lora1982 · 24/04/2013 16:13

Im still on fenugreek tugs but at £10 a tub and the constant smell wafting around me i wanted an alternate. Its definatly worked but he still isnt totally happy with boob all day.

Bought about 15 reuseable nappies the other day and the courier has lost them!! So that, along with dr and failed amazon delivery aswell im in a mood.

On a good note i was chatting with some people today and they were saying that they feel permanently stuck to the sofa breastfeeding but when they go out baby will be happy enough with a five-ten min feed. Anyone else noticed this? I quite literally need to get out more Grin esp if thats the case

glorious · 24/04/2013 16:31

Hooray birdies , all the best people have one leg longer Smile

Ellen definitely eats more at home because she gets too distracted out. She does get grumpy as a result though so not all good. Seems like all the babies are teething then. Ellen now has a definite white spot on her gum.

happyhow · 24/04/2013 16:34

Bailey def doesn't feed as long when we're out and about. Unless it's in the cinema where he usually does a normal feed.

I didn't realise puking/pooing more was a sign of teething. We've had that going on here too. In fact, I changed a dirty nappy 10 mins ago and he's just produced another one as I type...

Great news birdies!!

mrsbugsywugsy · 24/04/2013 17:03

welcome scissy. dd was due at the end of Jan but decided to come 5 weeks early Shock so is probably at a similar age to your lo developmentally. I love the name Esther BTW.

salt what do you mean by croaky? dd has had a couple of coughs and colds now, the Dr said only to worry if they are struggling to breathe or aren't feeding properly.

great news birdies. I also have one leg longer than the other but it doesn't cause me any problems day to day.

Meringue33 · 24/04/2013 17:32

Great news Birdies

Lora LO eats less out too but often as he falls off if I don't have a pile of pillows to lift him on. Cue embarrassment as I try to relatch him for the next half hour. I sometimes think I am the crappest breast feeder ever!

CreepyCrawly · 24/04/2013 17:51

Meringue, I haven't even attempted feeding Nancy without a cushion. Well I have, but there's not enough room so I give up immediately. My boobs are too big and my body is too small, there's just not enough room.

Is it silly to worry about going away for a night in September?! We have tickets to see an American football game in Wembley (my team is playing!) and I'm seriously considering bit going/paying for my mum to come too and stay in a hotel to look after Nancy. It's ages away, I'm sure I'll differently by the time it comes, but argh I can't stop thinking and worrying about it!

CreepyCrawly · 24/04/2013 17:56

Not going, not bit going. Bloody phone

lollipoppi · 24/04/2013 17:58

Fab news birdies!!
Creepy don't be worried, it's ages away and by September I'm sure you will be glad of a little break Smile

DD had her 2nd jabs this morn, she was lots better this time round!

Her little giggles literally melt my heart it's sooooooo cute!!!

AppleCrumples · 24/04/2013 18:13

Welcome scissy i know it really helps to chat to others going through the same stuff.

birdies thats fantastic news re hips. Bet you feel really relieved.

Ivy hasn't slept so well today. For the first time ever she stayed awake in the pram all the way to school and all the back. Normally this is nap time so she was cranky and tired when we got back Confused still it was nice to show off a smiley awake baby for once.

Realised we really need a cot now! Ivy keeps shuffling herself up against the top end of crib and then getting annoyed. Think she needs a bit more space. We might even get a longer sleep wishful thinking

Hope everyone having a good day.

Angielka · 24/04/2013 19:47

Wonderful news birdies! Welcome Scissy and Creepy I'm sure by the time September comes around you'll be more than ready to have a night out. Don't worry before you have to Smile.

Last night we had 7 for dinner - all colleagues of mine. Molly was so overwhelmed by all the extra people that she didn't feed properly then either! I snuck a dream feed in to make sure she was all stoked up for the night and it seemed to work.

Each time I read this thread and sat down to write something on here today, something stopped me. Feel like I've been runnning about like a headless chicken.

Sending you all peaceful vibes for the evening...

Meringue33 · 24/04/2013 20:05

Creepy we have Bruce Springsteen tickets in July. We have no family close and friends are either busy with own kids, or have no experience of babies. I am considering a professional babysitter, recommended.

Meringue33 · 24/04/2013 20:06

No idea if I'll be able to enjoy the night or not. Given that so far I can't even let him nap without checking his breathing every five minutes!!!

newbie6 · 24/04/2013 20:29

Hi all,

Good news Birdies! My LO will be 15 weeks on Friday and has his first wedding on Friday. Have got him a kilt and he is so cute in it! Think he might be coming down with a cold though as he has been coughing and not taking as much milk but he seems okay in himself? He has started to cry before being put down at night as well which he never used to do but I put him in his cot awake and he manages to still send himself to sleep so can't complain. I just worry when he starts behaving differently! Think he is teething as constantly dribbling and sticking his hand in his mouth! Friday will be the first time someone else puts him to bed so am already anxious about it ask now he will cry and hate the thought of my mum in law not knowing how to settle him or probably fussing him too much. I might just nip away from the meal to put him to bed myself as we are all staying at the hotel or is that bad??

Oh....always something to worry about!

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Birdies · 24/04/2013 21:10

Thanks everyone, I'm just so relieved.

newbie that's really cute that he'll be wearing a kilt! We've got a wedding in a few weeks so let us know how it goes and if you manage to stay out late!

Can anyone give me tips on how to do better at tummy time? I find it hard to remember and when I do, I get sorry for her and pick her up quite quickly. She just looks so uncomfy and then has a little cry after a minute it two. And surely it would hurt her neck doing too much?! So, how do you remember to fit it in during the day and how long do you leave them for? I really feel I need to do more or she'll struggle to roll and push herself up.

lolli I said exactly that to my neighbour the other day, literally my heart could melt! We're soppy eh?! But they're so sweet.

Sleep well everyone!