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StuntNun · 19/04/2013 11:09
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PetiteRaleuse ·
25/04/2013 17:42
DD1 already eats cheeses that stink the house out 
and all kinds of shell fish that I hate. LO is proving to be far fussier (not that I have given her cheese or shellfish yet and won't be doing so for another six or eight months.)
YellowWellies ·
25/04/2013 19:57
VQ well done lioness mumma! F*ck the GP - you has the 'scrip now so just repeat prescription that bad boy as needed. Am so sorry for the shite you've been through.
Wish you were local - am getting some amazing support from our dietician and it makes such a difference to my worrying - she's queue jumping us to see the reflux paed, rang up today to see how J was (given his bad reaction to solids) and is getting me some nutramigen tins in to get J used to the sporadic sippy cup of it before his taste buds change at 7-9 months as otherwise she reckons he won't let me wean him off BM at one. I think it helps her kids had it.
Also latest reflux weaning tips - don't start with meals - literally just one spoonful a day for a week, then two, it could be over a month before they can handle one meal a day. Baby rice and porridge can stick to their throats and make reflux worse - so give it sparingly. Papaya, carrot, pear, butternut squash and sweet potato are best first foods. Parsnip too if your LO doesn't have a problem with wind. Apple might be too acidic.
The end of the day has been exciting at Chez Wellies for bad and good - J choked on his meds and proper stopped breathing - it terrified me - I wanted to snatch him off DH and run screaming into the street 
but he seems OK now.
And a bit of good news - DH's cousin had a daughter today 9lb14 by induction. Ouch.... Felicity - not sure what to make of the name. But apparently it was a vaginal delivery - my eyes are watering at the thought.
YellowWellies ·
25/04/2013 20:11
BPLP you're right our wee reflux babies would have been dumped at the end of the garden to scream in their prams (parenting must have been a piece of piss).
DH's sister in hindsight was a clear reflux / CMPI baby but in the 70s it was unheard of. She screamed every night for 2 years. DFIL was prescribed Valium to cope no one thought to examine the baby - who was labeled 'difficult' - something which has stuck throughout her life. DMIL struggled to bond with her too 
again that's still obvious today.
They decided they had spoiled her by giving her night feeds so when DH was born he was left to cry it out, in the furthest bedroom, from birth .Yep no night feeds from day one (unsurprisingly he struggled to gain and was weaned at 14 weeks and has the dodgiest stomach as a result) Because he quickly learnt that no one came to comfort or feed him whether he cried or not - and thus didn't cry - he is still seen as the 'good' child . He's a very cuddly, sometimes almost clingy adult as a result.
ChasingDaisy ·
25/04/2013 20:19
VQ I am so sorry to hear of the shit you have gone through to get J what he needs. In the least patronising way possible, I think you are amazing and incredibly strong. I'm not sure how I would cope with what you are coping with. Can you see another GP at the practice in future?
I second what pig said about the quiche wisdom. It really is incredible, YW in particular always has fantastic advice. Even as the mummy of a non reflux baby I am very interested to read about the best first foods to try.
Luis I was getting O to sleep using the 'skiing' method earlier and was thinking how difficult it would be to do with a crooked knee. Hats off to you for keeping going. I hope you are getting all the medical and practical support you need in RL.
kyz I hope your new family member is doing well and you are coping ok looking after all the other kids 
Pidj I meant to say yesterday how shit that is about tax credits. I have had dealings with them recently and it has been one of the most frustrating experiences ever. I am often guilty of forgetting what you have been through recently. Again, this is meant in a wholly non patronising way, but is there anything the quiche can do to help?
So, reducing O's second night feed to 3oz last night seems to have had the desired effect in that he has fed more today. In particular, he seemed more hungry this morning. Now to see whether that has any impact on night sleep. Lily I hope you have success tonight.
ChasingDaisy ·
25/04/2013 20:23
YW that's heartbreaking . I actually almost cried at the thought of your poor DH being left to cry it out.
I know CIO divides opinion, but in a baby book I have (and otherwise find very good) which sets out advice on a week by week basis, there was a paragraph today about CIO and that the baby will probably only cry for about an hour before he cries himself to sleep I just couldn't do it.
MadamGazelleIsMyMum ·
25/04/2013 20:54
YW that made me too.
Can't do CIO, even though I should do, to get the bloody toddler to sleep in her own bed consistently. She's asleep next to me in bed. When DH comes home from hockey he will collect her and go into his the spare room. DS will end up in with me after he wakes up to play. We need a fucking backbone when it comes to bedtime, although 2 weeks before my return to full time work is possibly not the time to have. Bedtime showdowns!
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