March 2013 - gurgles, giggles and going on holiday (for some of us at least!)

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pud and soyo how were your working days?
zig not sure about hay fever in babies but dd does sneeze when outside (which is quite often poor lamb), we use the saline drops (presume they're harmless) and she brings up lovely boogers for us in return.
plonko we are taking dd for first swim tomorrow. We heard romiley pool has a separate warm baby pool open half ten til four. Do you know of anywhere nearer you? If so (and your lo ok post jabs) we could hook up.
You'll like this worse: today we took dd to her first summit :-) admittedly only around 600 metres but even so! The aged ramblers loved seeing dd in the baby Bjorn. We were walking for about five hours. We had stops to pop her on blanket for kick around time and feeds and she was really happy all day. But the weather was perfect. Warm but no direct run. Dry. So we'll try again with a more serious walk. Meanwhile we're all knackered...
But the big news is. Dd took a BOTTLE! Took dh forty mins to get one and half ounces down, but second attempt she took one ounce in five mins! Hurrah! I expressed four ounces in celebration and hope dh can do a proper whole feed soon. Sleep ahoy! But I'll miss the cuddles and quiet time. Contrary swine me.

Hi all

Work thing was a tad stressful but it was good to know my brain still works. It was a long & boring day for LO though so need to make it up to her tomorrow!

Eig & Pud I was hoping to do some KIT days but life with the mini bottle refuser means I won't be for a while, unless they let me in with the baby bjorn! I asked DH a few weeks ago to take over trying with the bottle & he never has so I've decided to leave it until weaning to do battle as I'm not back at work until February supposedly.

Eco well done on the bottle.

Stormy MiniYo was grotty after jabs yesterday but normal madam-like self today!

Right I've now completely lost track of who else to name check so sorry if I've missed anything vital.

After a long day DH is at a work do until 11ish depending on how shitfaced he gets so it's battle with bedtime, dog walking, transfer fails etc in a bit plus a glamorous dinner of toast and toast!

SoYo glad to hear your day went well. You've got me thinking that I should put in my application for flexible working ASAP. Hope you have a nice relaxing day tomorrow.

Eco is that romiley as in near Stockport? That's quite far from me, so it's up to you how far you want to travel with your LO after swimming. I don't know that part if the peaks at all, my knowledge is mostly Buxton, bakewell, Ashbourne kind of way (I'm not native to these parts and moved here recently ish for work). Let me know what you fancy and I'll try to meet you - it can take a fair while to do a short journey through those hills. Well done on the climb though, sounds lovely!

Funny I hadn't thought of expressing for when I am not around as I didn't bother with the thrush as would have to bin. I think I am clear now so could dust off the express machine as that would mean bottle practice without more formula which seems to cause alot of wind and just got to find a time when she isn't eating to express!

worse how many bottles do you do a day? Do you think 2 would be enough to have her used to it? So I could keep one at 5.30pm and maybe one at 10am as night feeds are easier with the breast, won't let dh miss out, he can do settling!

Early first feed tonight. It's pretty balmy here. No breeze at all, even with both windows open.
After this feed I'm off to spare room and in theory dh is doing next feed from the bottle. Fx.
When your baby starts going for longer stretches at night does your milk supply just change too, giving you three hourly during day and whatever your baby needs overnight? The (rare) nights where dd goes til half three/four my boobs are so uncomfortable. Guess when a pattern emerges nature just does it's thing? Clever.
Not seen leni on this new thread. Hope all is well.
Hope it's all quiet on here because your babes are too

Oh and plonko I just googled bakewell pool as it looks to be half way between us and it has no warm baby pool so it looks like I'll miss you this time :-( as it's dd's first swim I'm cautious about chilly normal pools. Probably being a wuss. Anyone else taken their babes to a pool yet? Any tips? Will be nice to have dh with me too.

Morning all, can I join in?? March baby here too.
Just having lovely snuffly feed, last night dd slept for 9 hours and I had to wake her to feed as I was in so much pain!! Needless to say I'm no longer praying for her to sleep through! One night time feed is my new hope - until we stop breastfeeding

Morning all. Its feeding time again. Im sooooo tired. I would do anything to have a decent kip. We collected dmil from the airport and came back way past my bedtime. Lets see how it will be. Her being here will either improve things between me and dh or drive us further apart.

mumma - welcome. When was your dd born? 9hrs. Wow. I want that.

Im too tired to remember who did kit days. I think its a great idea to gauge whether you are ready to go back to work or not and you get paid. I always thought i would not want to go back to work but for my sanity i do. Although i will miss ds terribly. We have yet to spend time apart.

Hello

Can I join in?
I have a KIT day coming up on Monday and i'm starting to panic slightly. Not spent more than two hours away from DD.

Hello new people!

I had my first KIT day yesterday. Was strange as in some ways everything was so familiar I slipped right back in as if I'd never been away and could (almost) forget how different life is now. On the other hand, feeling my let down kick off regularly was a quick reminder if I needed it! Had to take my pump in and it was weird to see how much even I could pump when I wasn't feeding him - easily over 2oz a time. (I appreciate some of you ladies could accidentally spray that over your breakfast cereal ). Still it means that I have a decent haul which I am going to use to get DH to do Friday night so I can try and get some proper sleep. I figure if needs be and I get really uncomfy I might wake to pump as that'll still be quicker than DS. I am just desperate for a stretch of sleep longer than 2.5hrs (my pb since Friday). While doing the 3houly cycle in hospital was hard as he wouldn't really wake up to feed, it was long enough to totally disrupt his sleep at terns and now I can't get him to go longer than 3.5hrs at night. I have been aiming for 4 but can't get close at the moment.

No worries Eco, enjoy your swim - it sounds lovely.

DS has been asleep since 7pm and I've been lying here awake since 5 expecting to have to get up to feed him at any moment. Thank god I'm not bfing or I'd have knockers like boulders! So glad he's staying asleep so long, but that could be down to the jabs. He's beginning to make elephant noises though..,

Hello new people ?

Glad to hear it went well Pud

Seems like baby agreed with my once a night feed theory-lets hope it continues.......

FOREVER, she was born on 23rd. We had quite a scary time. Due to her size she nearly didn't arrive safely.
But we both recovered well and she's perfect!! Very content and happy ( as long as her tummy's full!)

Well, looks like I've got my come-uppance as after telling everyone about the smallest person's obliging tendency to sleep through until after 7am she's regressed to wanting a 3.30am feed. Huge sigh. Last night it was a farts thing, the night before a temperature thing, and I'm kind of guessing pretty soon it'll be a teething thing. I'd better dust off my dark glasses and air of resignation and just roll with it I guess.

Eig - two bottles a day should be fine for getting mini-eig accustomed to them. That's what we're on here, and she's moved from not even considering the idea of anything so alien as a silicon teat, to possibly even preferring them. Au nature wins hands down when she's a bit teary, but if she's just hungry she quite likes the rather faster bottle option.

Expressing when you are still bf-ing is hard to fit in. An obvious time is when your DH is giving her a bottle (although admittedly that does seem a little weird).

Vaccs today, which I am not looking forward to. I'm still trying to work out how to get her there given her absolute refusal to have anything to do with the baby carrier in hot weather. I can't take the pram as the surgery can't accommodate them (it's tiny... really tiny) and I'm loathe to leave it outside in case it gets pinched. Driving would be a bit pointless as the school kids use all the parking. Hmmm, I suspect I'll have to go with the carrier and carry her on my shoulder if she kicks off. That'll be fun.

Big 'Hi' to Any and Mamma

Hi to any too.

Well ds is still asleep. Hes wake up time is usually 6.30ish. He did start stirring but admittedly i gave him a dummy and went back to sleep.

mumma im glad you are both well.

wors- lo waking up by their own farts is funny but annoying. Thats a good story to tell our lo's when they are older.

Dh seems to have a few days off work. So we will probs be out and about enjoying the sunshine. So i may not be here as much. Another problem i have with ds is the car seat. Everytime we stop at traffic lights he starts crying. He lifts himself up and looks at you with those gorgeous eyes saying 'pick me up'. On a positive note he rolled from his tummy on to his back yesterday. Yay.

I'm here! Househunting renders me knackered when I usually post...

Found a beautiful 3 bed in Greenwich but we've never owned before so deciding is hard seems almost a bigger commitment than having DS! One huge pro point is the baby weighing clinic on the doorstep though.

Hello new people

Hello! Can I join in too? March 15th DS here weighing a dainty 9lb 13oz! We've got 2nd jabs tomorrow, not looking forward to that. Praying it doesn't interfere with his wonderful tendency to sleep 8pm-8am!

Plonko, did I read that you're from near Matlock? I'm Derby based. The amount of times I've taken DS to Matlock Bath just for something to do is ridiculous!

Hope you're all having lovely mornings

Something hello! I say Matlock because its the nearest big town...and if you come from Derby you'll almost certainly drive past me on your way to the seaside Matlock Bath. I'm thinking of taking DS to Lea later for a wander when it brightens up. Are you city based then?

Ooh Leni are you going to put an offer in? Sounds lovely.

To my shame I've only just woken up. DS fed 6.45-7.10, by which point I'd been awake for two hours expecting a to have to feed him. I'm staaaaarving. Quite tempted to have a fry up!

plonko I had a fry up and it was great!

Welcome newbies!

Right, who let in all these people with babies that sleep

Madam was awake every 2hrs until 5 then every 30min in our bed punching my boob & kicking me until 9. Very restful!

Beautiful morning here in Yorkshire. We've been for a walk with pram, pup & a friend & her dogs then madam has had a mega stroppy screamy fit because she was tired, queue laps of the driveway in her pram & now snoozing in pram in the shade while I indulge in a little light sunbathing. Lovely!

The boob punching... What sort of evolutionary strategy is that eh?!

Do all babies do that funny triple sniff in their sleep or just mine? He also tries to lick the air when he's in the buggy like a dog

Can't decide whether to put in an offer on the flat but there's another couple due to look round on saturday and decide then and there - they've done all the checks etc so we have to decide and put a reservation on tomorrow if we want it. Argh! Surely only grown ups can buy flats??

Help!!

plonko I work in the city but I'm a countryside-dweller born and bred. Live in a small village in Derby. Been to Buxton a few times too as I run a theatre company and we've had shows at the Opera House. What's Lea like? I've never been. Heard it's beautiful. In fact, just convinced DP that we should go soon as he's been before.

leni we're in the process of buying too. Such a stressful time but very exciting too. Fx you find somewhere perfect for your family.

Lovely sunny day here so we've made the most of playing in the garden and perhaps a little indoor time to watch Magic Mike. Shameless

Hello newer-than-me-people. Nice not to be the newest!
I know it's all I ever talk about, but this napping malarkey is beyond a joke now! Today's sleeps: 9-9.30, 12-12.30, 4.30-4.45. That's it. She is now a screaming mess, and I'm not far behind. My fallback position is rocking or on my chest, but I'm really worried that she'll get used to that and the half decent nighttime sleeping we're getting will be destroyed. It's no longer a case of extending naps, it's starting them in the first place! Arrggghhh!

Welcome something, any and mumma and congratulations on your new ish arrivals!
vj how old is your babe? I ask as I have something to say re naps.

leni having a baby is much more grown up than buying a house. You can sell a house. They're not a forever thing so dive in I say.
First swim was fun. No tears. But lifeguard objected to poolside feeding.
Not many naps today for dd so she's currently crying post bath in that way yours does stormy: how dare you clothe me!?
Better dash.