December 2012: Sunshine, saliva & sleeping more...we hope!

[WeeJo08]

New thread ladies

I didn't even realise as she hasn't been whingy at all and last night she had her best sleep ever. They weren't there this morning then we went to a friends christening and H bit my best friend low an behold two teeth haha.

Thanks WL luckily my HV is really nice and we have a peads specialist at our surgery, which is also really good tbh I think that just having someone say 'yes, that's what it is' would be a big help.

Wow hales you'll need to buy a toothbrush now!

Well gone honey

Mama jet lag sucks I find it only really lasts a few days though so hopefully you'll both be sorted soon

Well done honey amazing!

I hope it goes well spotty and you get some good advice/help.

T is up already, only been down 1.5 hours. Poor soul is obviously not right but last few nights have been so tough and I want to go to bed!

ds2 isn't right I had to give calpol at 1am as he had a temp and he's been awfully grizzly all night. My poor little boy!

Well done honey

Calpol in the night here too - I finally got to bed at 2.15 and she was up again at 5. Thankfully DH doesn't start work til later today so he took her just before 6 and has had the big two. I've just got T down for a nap so will try for a bit more sleep myself.

I've got my root cabal today I'm shaking already I think I'm going to cry

Also can't go to HV as forgot my food shopping is being delivered.

IsThat sorry your ds is poorly. Hopefully he will feel better today.

spotty I had root canal while pg, it wasn't any worse than a filling tbh just took a bit longer although I fainted in the middle from lying on the chair too long, which made it a bit more exciting good luck!

Well he's sleeping atm. Had to do a full change this morning as his nappy had leaked, he didn't even open his eyes, just grizzled and moaned the while way through! So unlike him!

Aww poor ds! Thanks that made me feel better. I had a crown (on same tooth) when pg with dd and I felt faint then was sick everywhere tbf the dentists should know not to lay pregnant women down!

WL and Isthat hope your LO's are feeling better now. And that you get too have a sleep today.

Oh no Spotty i've had a root canal it wasn't bad tbh but if i remember right your phobia is dentists. So hope your ok. Could you not phone your HV for advice she may come out and do a home visit if you ask her

T is sleeping too - on her cot since 8 which is unheard of. I have massive boobs! No chance of a sleep, too much to do isthat I bet you're the same! Just hope they feel better soon and T goes back to her relatively settled self. As an added complication I haven't been giving her gaviscon since she was sick as if she needs to get stuff out and/or is blocked with mucus I don't want to make it harder but she could now be suffering with reflux symptoms.

spotty I've never had much dental work but the words root canal are not nice are they! Fx it all goes smoothly. Xx

Well I got there, they did the injections and then discovered the equipment wasn't working. So now I'm numb for nothing and have to go back on a day I have no child care. I could have got my shopping delivered earlier too

Frustrating!

Yep and dp had taken time off work to look after ds! I know it's not their fault but I'd got all worked up! Is t feeling better?

Apparently peekaboo is the most hilarious game ever

She had a mammoth nap - nearly 4 hours in her cot! And seems fine at the moment although she didn't drink nearly enough milk - boobs are still big!

Hi everyone, I've been AWOL as it was my friends wedding this weekend. The one where i was a bridesmaid. It was fantastic and went so fast that I didn't even get chance to miss Jamie.

He's been a bit strange this weekend. Yesterday he drank over 1.5 litres of milk and had a 4 hour nap in the day! Today he's drink his normal amount (3 x 6oz so far) but has been asleep for 2.5 hours again. He skipped his morning nap and just had this one big one. Is this normal, is this how they drop a nap?

Well done for yesterday Honey and a belated happy birthday to Ski.

Sorry your dentist cancelled Spotty.

Glad you enjoyed the wedding WillYou.

Well I went and saw HV it wasn't my usual one anyway she suggested weaning surprise surprise. Ds weighs 14lb8 at 24 weeks and has dropped five lines in seven weeks....

Oh dear spotty how do you feel about that?

willyou glad you had a good time and didn't miss Jamie too much. How was 'Louise'?

Oh yes I want to hear about Louise too!

WL I really don't want to wean him for a few reasons though. Firstly I don't want to seconds I don't think he's ready. When I've tried him with bits of purée, which he loved, he's still got a really string tongue thrust, is nowhere near sitting and is just so small still!

What do you think about his weight? Is the line dropping a sign he needs weaning? Also my pump is broken and I have hardly any milk in the freezer for porridge etc (excuses excuses )

Louise was a complete bitch her usual charming self! She insisted the bride stay at home rather than at her mum and dads so that she cod stay over with her, took a photo of the bride whitening her teeth and looking like shit the night before the wedding and posted it on Facebook, insisted on the bride having a shit load of pics taken of Louise, bride, brides sister, cutting out the rest of us bridesmaids. My personal favourite though was Louise's DP introducing himself to everyone with "hi, I'm mark, Louise's partner. Do you know Louise? She's

Spotty the mw i actually trust rather than the stupid bitch hv said to up R's solids when his weight gain slowed a few weeks ago - we started at 22 1/2 weeks - as long as you start gently and they don't drop feeds. R is now on 3 meals a day plus all feeds, and while i haven't had him weighed since he's definitely filling his clothes better! 25 weeks today

He has milk at 7, 1/2 weetabix with 1oz bm around 8:30, milk around 10, milk then 2 ice cubes of veg puree with 1 tbsp baby rice at 12, milk again before nap, milk after nap around 3, milk then dinner of 2 cubes puree at 5, milk after 6pm bath. Then 1 or 2 night feeds.

WillYou they sound charming tell me more

spotty breast milk has far more calories than food so as long as he's feeding well there is no reason to wean if he/you aren't ready. Do you block feed? Just that that can help them get more of the fatty hind milk, rather than the watery fore milk. Has he lost weight or is he just not gaining as rapidly as the lines? I was reading a book that suggested that weight gain in breastfed babies is often less 'linear' than in bottle fed babies, do there will be more spurts and plateaues naturally.

Well we no longer have a temp but he's been the amazing Velcro baby all day, I've got hardly any work done! I did get to a pharmacy though and picked up some ambesol liquid so I shall be giving that a whirl.

Thanks pidj I did think that re weight gain but because he feeds two hourly I'm worried introducing something would make him drop a feed.

IsThat glad ds is feeling better. He's put on weight just not enough to follow his line.

Have you read the 'look at the baby not the chart' thing? It's quite interesting.

No...that's what my usual HV is like though. He is six months in two weeks though I think I'm in denial!!