November 2012 - In denial about the six-month sleep regression

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1740697-November-2012-Starting-weaning-what-does-your-baby-eat

Think I might have to get the sling back out but at nearly 20lb he's killing me! No idea where it's come from. Just appeared over last few days. Am actually talking self into believing the wonder weeks relationship thingy as it does describe him.

Pass after giving carrot on own have since mixed with peas, spinach, broccoli, courgette and leeks. Same with butternut which is a fave in this house.

Aw! Hi-5 minipennie for growing to be a big girl. It is lovely to get out a whole new wardrobe. Can you imagine if we got a new wardrobe every few months? How awesome would that be?

I also know exactly what you mean about feeling a bit sad moving them on to the next stage. I felt very weird sitting downstairs alone while P napped upstairs. Strangely enough I got used to it very quickly.

L has been chewing his fist/my fingers/toys/his pram/anything for weeks now, not just in a curious way but really gnawing, frantic, dribbling and red cheeked way. But no teeth yet.

Really hope he cheers up once they appear. Got a bit upset at the park today when everyone else's babies were playing nicely on blankets and mine was screaming his head off. I'm pretty sure it's his teeth, everything else seems ok. Worse when he's tired I think. It's kind of exhausting just constantly trying to calm him down. Or have I made him too dependent on being entertained all the time? That sounds stupid when I write it down but I do wonder if I'm doing something wrong.

Lily I hope O is ok with the brace, btw L didn't roll till 5.5 months either (still only does front to back!)

Pass walk sounds nice, mucousy poo less so - could that be a teething/dribbling thing? I think they sometimes swallow a lot of dribble and it can upset their tummy.

Pennie I felt sad as had to put Fs "up to 1 month" vests away the other day. She has also just worn her first 3-6 month outfit - a little romper suit. It is lovely to see them getting bigger fatter at last!

Pass I await answers to your poo Q with bated breath. Fs poos/wind always stink of bad eggs, but no idea why.

Fuck that was a hard bedtime. My own fault for letting him sleep til 6. D'oh. Won't be doing that again.

Took over an hour to get him down,.

And that is only because he is currently sandwiched in a vshape pillow so he thinks he is still in arms...

Must try and remove pillow now. He has been down 10 minutes. Or do I leave it another 10?!

I thought it was the reflux/intolerances playing up that made the poo stink like bad eggs??

Could be wrong? Maybe it is just when untreated. Which wouldn't explain why P and F's poos stink?!

FWIW despite weaning, O's poo hasn't really altered.

Baby sweetcorn went down an absolute storm with O tonight by the way. Gave him some to nom on while we had dinner IN PEACE!!! He loved it, and sucked it to death! Got a load of the little kernels down him too!

Once I've eaten the yoghurts in the fridge, I'm going to try going dairy free for a bit - see if it helps the eggy poo/eczema/ongoing reflux situation. Something I'm eating isn't agreeing with her.

Good news pass not so good about the poo. I know nuffin about nuffin at the moment.

JJ expect a fish to fly through your window shortly You are doing a fab job. All babies are different.

You breastfeeding mummies rock. So do the ff ones too obvs, but the lengths a lot of you go to with dietary restrictions etc would have had me giving up a long time ago.

Forgot to say before Kyz please don't go. We don't care if you can't keep up with the thread. I would love to hear how you get on with restarting E's weaning journey

Spent the evening throwing a pity party for myself. Researched plastic surgery FFS Abandoned the idea pretty quickly when I realised the impact it would have on O. I got a grand total of 3 hours sleep last night (still better than pig by the sounds of it though ) and I have ended up consoling him over his tiredness. He had a full night sleep last night. I kept waiting for him to ask how I am coping since I am sleeping shit lately, but no

What on earth do you need blummin' plasticing chasing. I have figure envy! If you need it, I need a body fucking transplant!!!!!

O is out of pillow and fast asleep for now thank goodness!

Ah see chasing we must be different people, since dh can fuck off if he thinks I will console him over last night, which he spent on the sofa. He had the balls to say he was tired this morning, and knows how I feel does he fuck - I silenced him with a look.

Pikz I can give you no advice but lots of sympathy. O will only be held by me or his dad otherwise full on panicked screaming occurs. He is coming up for 23 weeks.

Oh, I emailed some links about separation anxiety and the fact that it is normal and not due to me being a shit parent to my SIL but have had no reply

Funnily enough I have low self esteem but one thing I am very confident in is knowing that I am the best Mummy O could have. As we all are. Nobody knows baby like Mummy.

Detective I have the figure of a 12 year old boy who once had abs but now has a pouch but it is facial surgery I want.

Ah but pig if I was in a healthy relationship that would be my response too.

Chasing I do wish you lived closer, I reckon we'd get along just fine. We could perfect withering stares and witty putdowns over a or three.

After seeing bp's gorgeous little F in her paddling pool today, I've just gone a bit mad and ordered lots of garden things for S, top of the list a sun shade tent thing as she is a little ginge and if anything like me will only have to look at the sun to burn, her paddling pool I've ordered has a little shade bit on it too. You watch, the sun will disappear for another 10 months now!

S is dribbling like mad as well, chewing everything in sight especially her fists, she doesn't seem in any pain though and has always been a fist nommer and big dribbler so I have no idea if she's teething or not.

Fruit we will know who to blame if it does (I was just looking at Argos website for exactly the same reason). Where did you get stuff from btw? Interested in sunshadey things!

Thank you for the fish VQ I am just pureeing it.

Chasing you are lovely looking. No improvements necessary. Sooner you get away from that emotional vampire the better.

I know vq who am I kidding?! Two sleeps, more like two sleepless nights!!

A big squishy bosom to bosom cuddle.

Fuck that nonsense.

O knows his mummy is beautiful. He will see beauty in your face your never knew was there and will know it better now than you have ever known it.

Hold your face up. Lift your chin. Look everyone in the eye. Smile. Know you are wonderful.

Better than any surgery. And free!

Bloomin' dust in the air again hormones

I have never seen much good in how I look, lots of self-esteem issues going back years, but since F was born there have been a few pics taken, of me and her, where I have thought, yes, that is beautiful. Something has changed, for the better, in the way I perceive myself, since she was born.

Facial surgery?! I am still scratching my head after pondering what on earth you could want?!

You know, you are perfect just the way you are!

And you are so right, it is uncanny the way we know our babies. Even when we think we don't. We do.

Just had syn free pancakes, and syn free crisps. Both DP experimenting with recipes. Best things I have tasted all week! Even better than the actual loaded with syns chocolate I scoffed but still within my syn allowance of course!!

I'm drooling. I want more. I could have more. But I will show some restraint!

We all have those days JJ.

You know when people look at your peaceful baby and say "oh well, he is obviously very happy and contented. You are clearly doing a wonderful job"? I cannot just let that be.

This obviously means that when P is whining or crying or mumping I feel like they are thinking "oh well, she is obviously miserable and discontented. You are clearly doing a terrible job"

I sometimes wonder if we should upload all the miss shots of out babies that we have taken. You know the ones - where baby is crying or pulls away or similar. But the one which gets uploaded is the one where baby looks a picture of contentment. When you look at all of these snapshots it is easy to believe that you have the only baby who cries.

The park is the same - a snap shot.

detective I would still do you

chasing you are beautiful in every way. But have shit taste in men! Fucking shit taste The only surgery I would recommend for you is permanent removal of your partner.