Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Post-natal clubs

Join our Postnatal Clubs forum to find parenting advice for newborns.

Original poster

December 2012 Babies Half a year already and still kind of sane.

999 replies

halestone · 01/06/2013 21:02

New thread

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 04:24

Whoops hales! Second wake up here. Best night in ages!

WLmum · 18/06/2013 06:12

Well that was a roaring success. T woke at 1.30, 2.30 and 2.45, and each time I went in and moved away from the side of the cot/rolled her over, gave her a quick bum pat and back rub and came straight out. No crying no shouting no growling! She woke up about 10 mins ago and is not at all bothered about boob - DH just changing her before I try again. I thought my boobs would be huge but they're not at all.
I of course didn't sleep well as I was on tenterhooks and dd2 decided to have me up twice but I do feel that sleep might be just around the corner!

hales we lowered the cot a couple of weeks back for fear of monkey business.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 07:17

Sounds good WL Smile

When ds woke at 4:30 I put my finger near his mouth and he immediately started furiously sucking it so I assumed he was definitely hungry and it had been five hours so I was happy with that. I think when he's not hungry he sounds more grunty and fidgety whereas when he is hungry he actually wakes up properly and is calmer

WillYouDoTheFandango · 18/06/2013 08:07

J has woken up with new skills Grin He's playing with his plastic cap off his bottle, putting it in his mouth so I pretended to eat it. He remembered and a few minutes later put it to my mouth and laughed to himself. I could honestly eat him, he looks so pleased with himself!

MaMaPo · 18/06/2013 08:10

Yes Spotty, we get the grunts here too! C wouldn't settle after her 3am feed and was still playing and shouting an hour later, with some crying. Gave some bonjela and another proper feed and she slept until 7.20am. She must have hollow legs, I don't know where she puts all this milk. Yes I do - its why she's way up in the 91st percentile for everything.

Success WL!

Barbeasty · 18/06/2013 08:44

MamaPo I thought I recognized the purees. A liked the pea & garlic and the squash & lentil ones I've made, but doesn't like swallowing them. I think that MIL and nursery really puree things, whereas I just blend them. So I've bought a few pouches for now too. Otherwise I just don't get organized enough to defrost anything.

I also really like the courgette dip (think it's in the summer section) and have been using it for my lunch! Fab book.

DD managed to free herself, and has promised to be good for granny today. Although, we were discussing it last night and she asked what she'd get today if she was good. "Will I get a teddy, mummy?".

Ummm, no!

SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 14:55

Eugh grumpy baby.

My friend had her waters broken at 9:30 this morning and I haven't heard anything since. I kept telling her it would only be a three hour labour Blush (she was 3cm already and has been having loads of false starts dc2). She's probably cursing me right now Grin

MaMaPo · 18/06/2013 15:20

Oh, good luck to your friend, spotty.

Well, by this time yesterday c had napped for 3.5 hours. Today, not even an hour. She's exhausted!

WLmum · 18/06/2013 15:25

willyou that's so cute! Clever boy!

Original poster
halestone · 18/06/2013 15:26

Mama i forgot to say yesterday H sleeps loads in the days where the teeth have finally popped through the surface.

I've just gave H some calpol felt strange giving her 5mls now shes 6 months.

WL yay to better sleepGrin

Beasty hope things go ok today for MiL and DD

Me and DP are off to the cinemas later as its his birthday today Grin

OP posts:
Original poster
halestone · 18/06/2013 15:28

Spotty good luck to your friend and hope DS cheers up.

Willyou awww its lovely watching them learn new things. J's a clever boy Grin

OP posts:
WLmum · 18/06/2013 15:52

Just realised Tabs is 6 months today!

IsThatTrue · 18/06/2013 16:06

Happy half birthday to dd wl

DS is 27 weeks and weighs 17lb 1 the hv was very shocked to hear he was still ebf, and asked how long I'll be continuing, I said until he or I get fed up, preferably after 1 so I don't have to pay for formula. And got this Hmm look. Top notch hv yet again!

PurplePidjin · 18/06/2013 16:06

Happy birthday MrHalestone and Tabs Thanks

PurplePidjin · 18/06/2013 16:10

R went down like a dream, as i said. Slept till 12:30, 10 minute feed, then another at 3:30 and up at 6. Good lad!

WillYouDoTheFandango · 18/06/2013 16:27

Happy 1/2 birthday Tabs!

I'm glad you said that about the calpol dose IsThat, I'd have kept giving him 2.5ml forever, never occurred to me that the dose would have increased yet Blush

Original poster
halestone · 18/06/2013 16:55

Happy 1/2 birthday tabs GrinThanks

OP posts:
WLmum · 18/06/2013 18:43

isthat do you think hv thought you meant you weren't going to wean til 1!!

Just putting T to bed an hour early as she's very tired. I wonder if that will mean a 5am start?! Fx for a peaceful night then!

SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 18:50

Happy six months T!

I'm just feeding ds to sleep now he was happier after his afternoon nap, it's really muggy here today though and going to be worse tomorrow.

IsThat I'm thinking the same but if I get a job I won't have a choice so bloody expensive though it's ridiculous!

Tried ds with some toast today he happily sucked it. It was soya and linseed bread though is that bad?

Enjoy the cinema hales Smile

IsThatTrue · 18/06/2013 18:54

spotty I'd say its better than hovis or the like. DS has our homemade (bread maker) bread, normal white and raisen and cinnamon. He also loves a bagel with phillidelphia.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 18:56

I know they're not supposed to have brown bread but it's all we eat. I want a bread maker!

SpottyTeacakes · 18/06/2013 19:57

Still no word on my friends baby I hope everything's ok Sad ten hours from being 3cm with dc2 doesn't sound like the nice easy second labour she'd envisaged

Barbeasty · 18/06/2013 20:25

Fingers crossed for your friend Spotty. Hopefully she's just too wrapped up in her little one to tell you!

DD was the perfect child for MIL today, but.....she wasn't very well and I ended up getting an emergency Dr appointment. It's her tonsils again. No medicine, but told to go back if it's worse. So, going by the last few times we'll be back there tomorrow.

I think A must have built my supply over the last few days. Normally I express at about 12. Today I was leaking by 11!

WLmum · 18/06/2013 20:51

Sorry dd is poorly beasty. Fx for a swift recovery.
I am super tired so am off to bed - have set alarm for dream feed - just feels so wrong!

MaMaPo · 18/06/2013 21:05

Sleep well WL! I should do the same - my husband's out with friends so I'm here alone. I've had dinner, tidied up - I should just sleep until I have to feed (probably around 11).

Tricky day all round here - C barely slept and I just felt very out of tune with her. Usually I feel comfortable and like I (pretty much) know what I'm doing, but today it felt like I had someone else's baby. Not fun. She cried quite a bit at bedtime too which unsettled me (even though I'm sure she was just overtired. I also feel like I don't know what I'm doing with weaning - just a general crisis of confidence day! :(

Sorry for poorly children Beasty, happy half birthday to Tabs and thanks to Isthat for the reminder about calpol dosage - I would have completely forgotten!

Fingers cross for a good night for everyone (and a better day tomorrow for my brain).