November 2012 - Babies' first holidays: India, Australia, the world is their oyster

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1746351-November-2012-In-denial-about-the-six-month-sleep-regression

That's shite detective.

Clothes talk makes me think I should try and make sure I have more than the one work suitable outfit which I wore for every KIT day. I even went into town today. Not at all got my head in the sand about return to work on Monday.

Getting nowhere fast. Make up beds for unwanted guests or MN? I also have Lady Whingebag being a limpit...

sorry I'm a shit catch uper.

lo has bladder reflux so.more at risk of kidney infections. he had to have a catheter which was horrid but amazon just delivered a sophie the giraffe just before we left and my god she was handy. her and singing. so now I feel even less confident that I know what goes on with him and even if hes been having infections which has given him oesophagus reflux as a symptom ie just more sicky I feel both really anxious and really munchhausenbyproxyesque.

but I know that feeding is so much better with gavisgon and now omeprozole. we're just going to have to keep an eye on him as they can apparently have break through infections. and lots more tests. I knew something was wrong. a mother knows. I'm worried about another thing with him too which I've not dared to ask.about. he just seems to have hyertonia and favours his right side. but I'm a sen teacher and apparentlly paranoia is common amongst us. he'll be on these low dose antibiotics for some time till things get better which is only going to be a good thing I guess so he won't get scarred kidneys and risk for high bp in later life.

thanks for weaning advice. makes me more determined to keep bf ing to help his system and probably start purees a couple of weeks before he's 6 mo.

How long is it acceptable to leave them in the jumperoo?!

O has just discovered it bounces took his bloody time!. He is having a whale of a time. He has been in it since 5 . I keep thinking I should really take him out. But I think he would break his heart!!!

Little monkey

newsflash I just scored 102 points in wwf against luis bet he still beats me though

det I leave S in hers jumperoo rip off until she gets fed up, I think the longest she has been in it is for just under an hour would leave her longer if she would stay in it, bad mother

I took him out about 5 minutes later, because of course he decided to moan then .

DP is really testing my patience today. He's just had a fucking strop over doing the dishes FFS. I've just stood there cooking dinner - which I asked him to fucking do, but he didn't.

He was doing the night feeds/settles last night. I'm absolutely sick of it him. I have the worst nights when he attempts them. He kept me up most of the night crashing about the room having a fucking strop when O wouldn't settle. He made the most noise possible, so of course O wouldn't fucking sleep with the racket he was making. He strops about walking room to room with him, bashing everything possible on his way. Patting O so hard I had to tell him to stop because he was practically smacking him. Then when he woke up at 6.30 for the day, DP decided to leave him in his cot, and get another strop when he cried after 30 minutes 'I don't know what you want'. Erm, how about for you to get up and play with him?

Fuming doesn't really cover it. He's proving himself utterly fucking useless.

I get how frustrating it is, but he could ask for help, or do something different to make fucking use of himself. We all have the point where we can't take much more. But he just, I don't know, strops the whole time I don't know where his breaking point is really.

And he can fuck off over the dishes.

Clarella you're the only person i know who knows what a sense of relief i felt when the hv complimented R on his eye contact

pidj. went into SALT room at work and all commented on eye contact and verbal skills!

.... lo not mine that is!

dh been effectively working away. with all night feeding and stress of hospital I'm shot.

just scoffed a pile of sainsburies profiteroles

detective right there in that post you demonstrate how men have bugger all patience and were therefore not chosen by god/evolution to be the child barers/ carers.

most men ...... there exceptions (sorry luis )

there are

I think the jumperoo instruction leaflet may actually say something like no more than 20 mins at a time...! But Ted goes in for longer if he's enjoying it!

I wanted to say that you guys inspired me to join Slimming World, which I did last weekend. I was a bit halfheartedly doing it at first as I already had menus planned for this week I think I had a syn count of 30 on the first day. But have actually lost 9lbs this week!! Is that even possible?! That's the weight of a whole baby! So thanks for the inspiration. I was obviously massively over feeding myself before! And am quite enjoying the new diet, eaten loads of fruit.

Nice one dixie!
Sorry to hear about LOs bladder problems clarella.
Detective bloody men eh?

Isn't it ridiculous how sleep deprivation makes you pick the most pointless arguments? I seem to become some idiotic, feminist idiot need a thesaurus Lucky for dh he's gone escaped to the gym.

I just made dinner. DP decided he was putting O to bed. First off he asked how long O's nappy had been on. It doesn't matter how fucking long it has been on, you fucking change it at bed time. End of.

Then he decided he was doing it right as dinner was ready. So I've left his festering in pans, and there is hardly any left. Mwhahaha. It was lovely if I do say so!

Dixie That's awesome! I was massively overeating shit before, so I expect quite a bit to drop off at first, then once my body gets over the shock, it will get harder I guess!! If you want to know any good recipes I've tried so far, just ask! We had quite a few dud ones at first, but have a few good ones up my sleeve now! Did arrabiata sauce with pasta for tea. Was soooooo good!

Is it wrong that I am hoping O does not settle for DP?

Det you wicked woman I would feel the same

He's settled. Pah.

Feel like sabotaging it .

Ah well. Least O is asleep. I am quite upset though really, as I like putting him to bed. Bastard. :(

lol detective I'd be wishing the same

thanks bplp - bladder thing a good thing ultimately as will be closely monitored for infections so reducing scarring on kidneys. I just had no idea he had an infection - I'd questioned reflux, which led to tongue tie but really, he's still got reflux issues.

puts to an end the incessant sleep training night weaning shit dh spinach keen on as lo needs to feed on demand in case of any infection / dehydration. which means cosleeping.

how did spinach get in my post???

Haha det I'd have thought the same, not that I'd ever get chance to think that, dp has never put S to bed.

fruit kudos. Playing luis at WWF is seriously damaging my self esteem. Sometimes if he plays a low scoring word I think he is just taking pity on me

Detective that must be very frustrating. It must feel like it is easier to do it yourself but then when do you get a break?! Me and P used to share the childcare pretty equally but I do the main share of it now as he doesn't do stuff right. I also do all the fucking housework too. And the cooking. He is under strict instructions to at least try and get O to sleep in his cot tonight

Mine to chasing that's why I had to brag

After Swimming Gate this week, me and dh had a chat. I told him it was all well and good him wanting to try new things to get F to settle (as an example) and saying that "she'll learn mummys way, and daddys way" - but that he would do well to listen to my advice as I've spent 5.5 months trying many fucking loads of things and have a good idea of what works. He had the grace to accept this was probably true. It's so hard not to hover and criticise though.