November 2012 - Lots of mummies going back to work

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1761048-November-2012-Weaning-is-messy-fun-what-does-your-baby-eat

Evening peeples.

stunt can I presume that the doc neither fixed J nor kept him? Poor him and poor you. Sounds utterly hellish.

The real bizarreness about the NHS is how varied it can be within small geographical areas. izzy is in the neighbouring health authority to me yet treatment is so very different. In fact, VQ is 10 miles from me but has also had a completely different experience. Apart from the dietician we share who is awesome.

Lots and lots has been said throughout the day which I have wanted to comment on . . .

Oh! Thanks luis! I will give that a go. Wee fish cakes should be fine without anything else though. Ya think?

Dietician called earlier and basically warned me to try new foods with caution and piriton at the ready. We tried tomato today - no reaction and p thought it was a nomortunity.

Enjoy your vino YW! Om nom

stunt get the dose upped. I used to up P's dose by 10% whenever she was suffering. She was on the max for her weight so theoretically I was overdosing her. I would do it for about 48 hours then slid the dose back down again. As you say, if you feel most is being spat back out then there is little to lose. One of my GP's did actually tell me I could up the dose slightly if I felt te need so it should be fine.

Oh stunt

If I ever mention giving F blueberries again, someone please shoot me. On our 5th wakeup in 90 minutes with gut rot, it's happened 3 times now and always after blueberries. At least we won't get purple vom again....

Oh stunt I'm getting worried about you lovely Is there anyone who can help you take the strain a bit? If I lived close I would be round like a shot to try and help in any way I could. I used to play trumpet so give DS1 a high-five from me

Evening all from sunny Scunthorpe . Here for 2 nights for a weddind. All 5 of us are in 1 room so tonight should be, erm, interesting.

So sorry to stunt, izzy and others having bad times. Just hold onto the thought it will pass soon.

Stunt. Big hugs.

MM your p sounds like my FH. Mostly a nice guy and then acts like a extreme prat.

Can't remember what else I was going to say.

Hugs stunt. Thinking of you. Can you call in your mum? Can't remember if she's near

Think stunt's mum is across the sea? The mner who runs the belfast local group is lovely though. Would it be worth asking her to round up some rl support?

stunt

10 weeks is bloody silly izzy hope you get something sorted earlier! might he be interested in finger foods?

mm your dp sounds difficult, to put it politely!

vq that sounds like a really positive start :) bless him.

detective I gave e an apple and cherry organix pot and he ate almost all of it, which is quite good for him! what flavours does o like? I have no idea what is a good amount for them to eat so I keep going at meal time until he turns his head or whinges

oh stunt you sound knackered :( wish I had some suggestions for you :( if I were close I would help out but I'm in the Midlands :( perhaps up his dose of ranitidine as suggested by I cant remember?

Izzy it's fucking shiiiiiite isn't it? GP referral to paeds here was 12 weeks for the appt. At the appointment the doctor asked me 'so, O was referred at 3 months. Is he still 3 months now?' errrrrrrm. No. He's 6 months. Fucksake.

Yet the next town, where I work had O seen in about 10 days, might have been even less actually. And that was an A&E referral.

Fucking bonkers. I'm sticking with work for him now.

Dietician was nice. She laughed at the ridiculousness of my paeds appt yesterday and agreed that O has reflux and a mild CMPI going on. She said all the stuff we already know. Is sending me some leaflets. Then we give him a dairy challenge at 1. Great. Helpful and nice with an awesome Australian accent! . O nommed (iPhone just changed that to bonked hahahahaha!!!!) my apple in front of her slyly showing off nomming skills. No worries with his calcium levels as he takes 20-30oz a day. So I'm happy. For now. Weaning advice was to try everything but leave out dairy. Also can use Oatly etc in his cooking which I think I will try.

Stunt :( I really empathise, it's fucking shit, shite, and cunting awful. It will end. It will. It has to. He can sleep - and he will.

I'm dreading teething.

Ranitidine peeps. O has 1ml 3 x a day. If I upped it to 1.3 or 1.5 at 8.06kg would he be near or over the max dose? I've forgotten the calculation!!

Chasing I'm glad you aren't going. And I am also very glad that he respected your choice for you and O to stay away.

More to say. But I've forgotten again.

Ooh det you've answered one of my dietitian Qs. I bought some oatly today with the thought of using it in cooking. Almond milk is lovely, but not suitable for the skidlets until they turn 1, I guess.

F is on 1ml twice daily, I gave her an extra 1ml at lunch today after the purple vom incident, plus what I can only describe as acid spurting out of her mouth. No idea what's set it off. Nothing offensive has been consumed. Constipation? Teeth? Who knows.

Det according to the BNF, once they turn 6 months, the minumum dose is 2mg/kg twice daily. So O's minimum dose would be 1ml twice daily. His max dose would be double that, so 2mls twice daily.

So 4mls per day total. Unless advised higher by someone more in the know than me

O ate all of the apple and cherry Kyz!! He had one tonight after egg and toast. Greedy monkey! Mind you his milk intake today hasnt been great. Bet he wants 2 bottles tonight!

Thanks BP! I couldn't be arsed asking mrs knobhead consultant yesterday as no doubt she would be telling me the lowest doses. I can ring the cons at work after the weekend but I'd rather adjust the dose myself to see what gives the best effect. Just didn't want to overdose the poor thing! I'm going to switch to twice a day also as she did say to do that at 6 months. Plus he hates it now. So less battles are good by me!

Need some bigger syringes now!

Amounts wise detective he has had no less than 38oz a day since he got better a couple of weeks back. He has 4 scoops of a baby cereal with 2oz milk for breakfast too plus fruit, then toast or 4-5 cubes puree plus a yoghurt and sticks of veg. Then tea is about 6 cubes ish of what we are having plus fruit or yoghurt and sticks of veg. Im not sure as I chuck stuff together for him. I think he is doing ok.

today went...

7am - 8oz
9am - 4 scoops banana cereal n 2oz, slice of toast, normal bread size, ate 2 3rds
10:45 - 7 1/2 oz
1:15 - 2 cubes sweet potato, 1 cauliflower and broccoli, yoghurt, carrot and broccoli sticks. Left broccoli stems and some bits of carrot
2:30 - 7 1/2 oz
5 - 2 heaped tbsp houmous sucked off breadsticks, most of an organix pot, another effing yoghurt because I ran out of ideas and raspberries in the mesh thing.
6:15 -8oz
and im just about to give df.

Surely that's an ok amount? I hope to drop df soon!

Sounds fine to me, O is younger, and while we started, he has stopped and now just restarted.

He had 5.30am 5oz, 8.00am 25g porridge with 120ml formula plus half a banana - ate vast majority. 12.30 5oz, 4.30 4oz, 6.30 half an egg with a few drops of formula, and probably about 1/4 of a 400g slice of toast. Also finished off an Organics pot.

That's a small food day for him really! He usually has more formula at least.

Ooops, he had 2.5oz formula at 9.30 also.

Yeah e is a couple of weeks older I think plus he seems to be making up for drinking a lot less when he wad poorly as 32-36 oz was his usual before sokids/illness.

He is awake. Is meant to be a df. Not good.

Who asked about the toddle pod? BP? www.poddlepod.com/#/poddle-shop/4571794700/The-Original-Toddle-Pod/5071184 that's the one. They do a 0-6 month one then 6 months plus.

It is supposed to make them feel like they are being held still. :)

Oh, guess who self settled himself minus swaddle for bed tonight? With no fuss, no noise, no messing. Awesome!

I have a sick 3yo. Fuck. I so empathise Stunt. I know our issues are different, but the 6 months of poor sleep then one thing after another is resulting in a VQ that is barely holding onto her sanity.

And I comfort eat. And my arse is getting bigger by the second. I often wish I was one of those people who lost weight with stress, as those people are easily identified and offered support.

Ho Hum.

I think they could sell grown up size toddle pods although they would need a new name.

I went to look at a buggy from a facebook selling group today. Also arranged to collect a sling and a door bouncer.

The buggy - was supposed to be immaculate, 4 weeks old, perfect condition. Fucking hell. I know I am fussy, but it was grubby as fuck, and had stains on that looked suspiciously piss like. . I had to make my excuses and run as to why it wouldn't be suitable...

The sling - is in the bin. Waste of fucking money. Stank and was clearly past it's shelf life. Also, was shit anyway, did try O in it, and he was so unsecure it was scary.

Door bouncer is okay, after I scrubbed the fuck out of it. Why would you sell things to people that you hadn't at least wiped down first? I really don't get it.

I'm not buying anything from FB selling sites any more. Maybe it is just round here, but I've had nothing but shite.

I wouldn't sell anything unless it was in good condition FFS!

Detective, the poddlepod guidelines say not to be left unattended, always to have baby sleeping near you. Just checking you read that bit and are knowingly choosing to ignore

Izzy I had to wait 2 weeks for a referral appointment to come through and I thought that was a long time. Yours takes the absolute piss. I hope you eventually get some answers.

stunt Jesus that hidious. Massive amounts of sympathy coming your way.

Kyz Yay for the toast. Good on E and you. With DD1 I didn't worry one jot about choking/gagging and she bearly did it. It's different with E though, she gags and voms at every meal. I'm trying to stay relaxed but it's not nice.

Got E weighed today and she lost weight she's lost 9ozs in 2 weeks. The HV wasn't massivley concerned as she is still on the same centile as her height but I know it will be panic stations if she loses anymore. I was hoping we would be able to work on getting the tube gone but no way will we be able to do that now. The dietician is going to come and see me next week to sort out a proper meal plan. Am gutted but hopefully it's only a blip.

Well today was supposed to be our moving day but instead we had another estate agent round to take photos for us to go dual agency. 2 friends of mine have moved to today and posted stuff on fb and driving around it was amazing how many removal vans I saw. Not that I'm bitter (much!). As they say, onwards and upwards!

Yup, it is safer than what he is on now. He is close enough that I wake for every bloody shuffle. I think looking at it, he should be okay. SIDs risk reduces dramatically at 6 months. I am also going to use it with a sleeping bag, so his ability to get anywhere will be more limited.