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

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Or the breastfeeding network has a pharmacist you can email for advice. Like soyo said its to do with research studies not necessarily that they are unsafe

Thanks SoYo and Alpha. It was the metron one, so I guess I could have continued, but hey ho and all. V glad to know I'm de-toxed enough now to start up again, as I have a blocked duct and I know a small person who will be only too happy to deal with it.

Catch up later, Morning are just so busy these days.

Still have brushed hair! Feel I should do this before I type message to keep my image up ! Have new water slide for tot for the garden and keeping baby cool hard already in this heat! She is loving the gumbo though! And can roll!

Ok damn auto correct, haven't brushed hair and bumbo!

Rolling, Eig? Nice one! MiniStormy's just figured that one out too, from back to front. Except she's not that into being on her front so the first time she rolled over it resulted in a bit of a screaming fit.

Have put a fan in DD's room, in the hope it will improve nap length. She still woke up after forty five minutes. Did the dummy return dance for a little.while and she's been sleeping again for nearly half an hour. Result!

Ooh rolling! Excellent news. We've still not managed that here but he does like going on his tummy for short bursts, and we get lots of cute rocking motions before he screams at the floor.

How's everyone coping with the heat? We've decided it's too hot to go out today so I'm mumsnetting sorting out the study in a vain attempt to turn it into ds's nursery. This Tom was our dumping ground when we moved two and a half years ago, so I'm mostly just staring at tennis rackets and guitars, and a fold up bike, wondering where on earth they can go. Apparently eBay is not an option

Highchair ordered. Well, two. I know we won't wean for at least a month but I couldn't resist.

Gah, I wish a good looking chap would appear with the sole urpose of pouring pimms down my neck.

Brilliant news on the rolling, Eig! We had a full roll once about a week ago but nothing since. Just the occasional half-arsed attempt before flopping back on his back.

We've had a mummy and baby day in the sun today. Went shopping, walked straight in and out the Next sale with 2 hats for DS. There are frightening people in there. Then we came home, had lots of laughing, then a nap together. He wasn't happy to wake up though so he's now going for round 2 of afternoon nap in front of the fan! Had a lovely day but definitely can't wait for OH to get home. Babies in the sun are more tricky!

How's everyone else doing today?

I am baking & MiniYo is none too happy about it either! We have tried out the paddling pool & the UV suit to some success but otherwise just tried to avoid anyone getting burned. I've had 2 cool showers & will have another pre-bed & madam keeps sticking to me while we're feeding. On the plus side I'm at my parents as DH is working long days all week and they're providing a constant stream of food and refreshments and willing arms to take madam for a bouncy walk and a song!

It's taken me forever to get this bubba to sleep & I've put her down in just her nappy with the fan on & window open as the monitor was saying 28oC still.

I'm not very hopeful for a restful night!

ok I will duck for cover from the lurkers and environmentally friendly of you (i feel eco and rainbow will especially disapprove) but we bought an air con unit when DS was 6 months old that was portable to fit in the car as we were going to a wedding in August in the middle of France. DH laughed at the time but it has been very handy and we all hung out for a bit in DD's room today which is a cool 22oC! I also have a 0.5 tog grow bag as otherwise we seem to get legs caught in the cot bars etc. the air con thing did cost £190 quid but we have got alot of use out of it over the last 4 years ....

I am on the big computer tonight so will try and work out how to upload a photo of DD!

OK, think I have managed it! DD picture up!

Air con? Hell yeah! Am positively melting into my glass of Summer White whilst trying to swat all the gnats who sought refuge earlier when the patio door was open for a nice through draught. Now it's shut hence it's hotter than hell. And the air-con in my car needs a re-gas evidently as it's blowing out warm air. Nice. Tonight, I am sporting a sweat moustache.

Right now eig I'd put my daughter on an air conditioned round the world flight to keep her cool ;)

Aw Eig she's gorgeous. Nice pair of pins in the background too. You're just trying to make the rest of us feel bad now aren't you ?!!

Hotter than h*ll here.... and any second now I think I may cry. Neighbour's 21st birthday has been blaring out at 3 trillion decibels for the past 5 hours... and somehow the fact that there is only another hour to go before they turn the music down to a 'reasonable' level isn't helping me. I mean who the fk thinks it's ok to have deafen the neighbourhood on the hottest day of the year? I wish I hadn't promised to leash the DH and stop him complaining, as I'm fairly sure every single house for a 3 mile radius would be grateful for his negotiating skills. Going round and unplugging the offending is a particular favourite. I am honestly at breaking point, and this comes from someone who survived the first 7 weeks of motherhood on an average of 1 hour's sleep a night and zero opportunity for daytime naps.

Eco go wash your mouth out. I'm sure you meant fan her with an organic palm leaf in a reclaimed yurt didn't you. It's the heat, it's addling your sentences.

Any I see your moustache and raise you a fetid armpit. Attractive

As for rolling, I'm going to have to have words with the tiddler - v poor effort on that front. We've had a bit of stretching and peering over shoulder to date. Probably a good thing, as the whole rolling business is going to make nappy changes even more perilous than they are currently. Peeing on the changing mat and high velocity bum hits air poos I can cope with. Rolling off the changing table is a bit more scary.

Right, I'm off to bang my head against the wall. Repeatedly. It can't possibly make it hurt any more than it already does. *Huge^ sigh.

While the cool mountain breezes of home or something have given us a bedroom temp of 23.7 we are off to SE for a visit with the inlaws today and I suspect will be rather hotter. Could be interesting as is our first trip away with LO. Where do I buy ac units?

Gorgeous girl Eig and great mummy tan. Hope I've managed to add a more recent one of DS - he's turning into a proper little boy rather than a baby! (Plonko, you are now only three cats, but still cats to me btw).

Had the first truly successful session in his door bouncer yesterday. Was great to watch and we face timed granny who bought it for him and she was so excited!

What sort of maniac plays ABBA at full blast at half seven on a Sunday morning? My neighbours, that's who. Argh.

Will try to stick a photo up today. Got an excellent one taken when everyone started putting them up but haven't got round to uploading yet.

Anyone still having trouble with short naps? Can definitely recommend a fan. First nap yesterday, woke at the forty five minute mark, dummy returned a few times, then she slept another hour. Second nap squeaked a bit at forty five then put herself back to sleep. And it's definitely helping this morning - there have been squeaks and dummy returns but she's only half waking, ans actually going back to sleep. It's magic. Am praying to my nonexistent gods it will keep working.

eig lovely tan, and very cute baby. We have the same stroller does that mean I'm a yummy mummy too?

Well Pud I'd rather be cats than a small, round, red alcoholic. Although I know which description is closer to the truth! And with the door bouncer, if DS is a bit disinterested and just chilling in it I grab a squeaky toy and play with him. He gets very excited and leaps about all over the place.

Worse could you change her on the floor? We've never had a table and just do it on the bed or the floor (slummin'it here) but he can't roll off the floor whenever he decides to tool, that is

Stormy are your neighbour dp's mother and aunties? Six blonde women ranging from 40-55 all cackling and dancing? Or is it pill heads again?

I've made one last attempt at sorting my photos out. That dn cat has been deleted and two new pics uploaded but she's toxic I tell ya. I can't wait to be told I'm still a cat. Speaking of, she managed to get onto the roof above a ground floor window yesterday. She's not used to going outside (her choice!) and slipped through the window in the spare room without me noticing. That was fun. Cat stuck on a roof panicking in 28 degree heat! I can't believe in allowed to have a baby living in my house sometimes. Especially when I might have referred to his legs as his back legs recently...

Shocking night here but seems cooler today so fingers crossed.

stormy and worse my sympathy with the party noise. This is the one thing that gives me the rage more than anything else. I seeth. And with a poor little hot baby in the mix too! Ggrrr.
The what we look like chat amused me greatly. You were right about me really. Pale, slim with a pouch tummy, mousey, hair in pony tail, the only labels I'm interested in are outdoor gear ones, but partial to a frock for dancing. We're away at present and phone won't let me look at eig's legs. Before we left I did manage to see plonko. I can confirm she's not a cat.
We've headed south and have been to scotney castle and the de la warr. And we're just off to chartwell

Plonko I now see 2 very cute photos of your DS!

Sorry for all those plagued by noise! Perhaps you could make a recording of baby screamings & start playing that at full volume at 5am!

I'm going to attempt a picture upload, got a cute one yesterday when madams glam gran was holding her.

No plans for today other than DF making us a very lovely dinner & lots of playing with madam & the PuppyMonster. I'm hoping its not going to be quite as hot! I put her to bed in just her nappy last night & she was still feeling a bit warm when she woke up for many feeds.

Right, uploading more than one photo on here is bloody impossible. I'm not sure which of the two, if any, is on there now but I did try! Every time I tried to upload a new one it deleted the old ones. Any tips?

Ok sorry, my promised post never came... I melted into a sweaty puddle. Same issue here with noise - our very sweet but very deaf neighbour puts some godawful radio station at 8am every Sunday too

On another note, help! I'm grieving for BF... My supply seems to have totally dried up despite tonnes of fenugreek and pumping. As much as I thought I hated it before, now I feel heartbroken I can't do it if I want to. DS will only bother if he's not hungry and only for a couple of minutes so I guess my boobs just went with demand I just feel like my one BF experience was far too short and I'm pretty gutted. Meh.

Oh Leni I'm sorry, I know it's not what you'd have thought you'd feel but the emotions around these things are bizarre aren't they!

Just think of all the other lovely first experiences you'll have with him, BFing is just a tiny bit of all the things you'll do for him and teach him in a lifetime!

Leni, I felt the same for a while and still have the odd moment, feel like it was taken away from me and if I'd just tried harder... However, I just try to think of all the positives- I was always shit at feeding in public so I now feel like I have more time to do fun things with dd, and I'm enjoying the slightly more predictable routine. Also- I read on a mn thread once a woman who said she had two sons- one 20yo and the other 22. She knows one was ff and one bf, but she honestly can't remember which is which... Every time I feel sad I think about her and how irrelevant the whole thing will become in 20 years time. I went a few days sneaking her on every now and then, but it just meant her ffeeds were all over the place and she started waking all night hungry because she was never having a chance to fill up. Since I stopped completely she has been much happier so I know if I snuck her on it would be for my benefit, not hers. I now know that I should never have tried to mix feed, but hindsight is a wonderful thing and I've just made a decision not to beat myself up about it.

I started trying to get DD down at 9, 6 transfer fails so far and she's just getting more and more overtired and irate. I've run out of ideas and I've got nobody to help. I'm trying hard to stay relaxed and resist the urge to sob.

SoYo do you have any chocolate? I am amazed at how well you cope with a sleepless baby. I would be a sobbing wreck in your situation. Do you start the bedtime routine every night at the same time regardless, or wait for sleepy cues from dd? I only ask because we do it like clockwork and it mostly gets decent results, but this weather has completely messed with daytime naps and our feeding routine. Could it be the same for your (very cute) DD?

Leni you breastfed for four months. That's amazing. Four months of cuddles, love and downright stubborn perseverance. Stopping it sucks at first but eventually you'll just move on from it. As Vj says it'll be neither here nor there in 20 years time. You will do so many other wonderful thinks with your DS.

I'm pooped. Off to bed methinks!