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November 2012 - Adventurous eaters, food refusers and everything in between

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StuntNun · 05/06/2013 21:47

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1767146-November-2012-Lots-of-mummies-going-back-to-work

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Bryzoan · 14/06/2013 05:51

Forgot to say... Well done on the flexi request clarella. Your Wednesday sounds fun to me (minus the meeting) if exhausting.

Enjoy your last 6 weeks horsey - and good luck to all imminent work returners

Pikz - I am insanely jealous of your Maldives trip. Please have a dive for me.

Thanks luis - you will have those muffins one day o am sur of it.

Catbag - sounds like a hell of a journey. I get the feeling you don't do much by halves! Grin

Bryzoan · 14/06/2013 05:52

I am sure of it. Sausage fingers strike again.

ChasingDaisy · 14/06/2013 06:18

Horrendous night. I want to go home. Trying to pretend that O isn't wide awake so I can go back to sleep.

Pikz · 14/06/2013 06:44

Bplp looks lush! Fatima I'm sorry you'd didn't make it!

PP good luck with the job interview!

Happy belated birthday kzy

Stunt you are very wise

Bry well done R! And crispy cakes sound ace if not messy! Luis is parsnip cake nice?

Catbag safe journey, I used to do that journey as a kid every year from Harrogate. Lying in the boot of a Volvo estate. We never got cheeseburgers.

Chasing you are all good. P wouldn't be helping at home right now would he so you are still safer. Bad night that hopefully you can catch up from today. Big hugs xx

Pikz · 14/06/2013 06:45

Not sure I can face cutting up chicken for Ls food yet..

fruitpastilles · 14/06/2013 07:19

Happy birthday kyz Wine

We are having a lazy day today, well lazy as in not going out, not lazy in that I have to do the housework, I sooooo want a cleaner!

Bryzoan · 14/06/2013 07:26

Breathe deep chasing. You will get patches where it really hurts. But it will get better. Be gentle on yourself and don't expect miracles. Don't go home.

BigPigLittlePig · 14/06/2013 07:32

Every hour, on the hour Sad. Fucking teeth. Fucking reflux. And how are they so chirpy on so little sleep?? Brew for the fellow sleep dodgers housemates.

Chasing the next few days will be tough, but you have done so well to come this far. Try to remember the reasons for leaving and focus on that, rather than on how you miss the flat or the good times. The bad times were very bad, and you deserve so much better.

Kyz happy birthday, anything nice planned?

PP hope job chat goes well.

Luis parsnip muffins sound rather yummy. And bry - have been there, albeit with an older child, and trying to keep an eye on exploding bags of flour, spilt eggs, child teetering on chair and escapee baby. There's a reason I haven't made cakes for a while!

Catbag · 14/06/2013 07:35

Bryzoan Wink It is rather becoming obvious, isn't it? Grin

Pikz DH is the only one that got cheeseburgers, we're all vegetarian and are pretty horrified by MaccieDs! Got to confess to be glad of that cos cheeseburgers smell gross Grin

Very very nearly past Brum now; scratch that- we're on the M5 so already past Brum Grin Grin Grin

Catbag · 14/06/2013 07:37

And Many Happy Returns to you, lovely Kydz! Thanks Biscuit

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Clarella · 14/06/2013 08:31

bplp ditto. knew previous night too wonderful to ever repeat.

dh wanting plans for own room - am in two minds. how feasible is it really to continue bf with them in their own room and me back at work in Sept??!! I want to continue bf Sad co sleeping really doesn't appear to help/ work here.

YellowWellies · 14/06/2013 08:36

Clarella we're still BF now he's in his own room - and it's helped his sleep massively we're down to one night feed and some nights none. Try it before making a decision?

Clarella · 14/06/2013 08:46

happy birthday kyz!

sorry to hear that chasing I'm sure he needs a little time to settle. being tired doesn't help stuff generally though but stay strong you're doing an amazing job. you are a wonderful mum

thanks bry Smile it is fun I think I'm just worried about the physicality of it all (both activities often mean high level of possibility of children needing physical handling / restraint which means a lot of adrenaline from which we tend to feel very exhausted from) (I used to take beta blockers but can't if bf) and then a baby who wakes hourly for boob all night. we have to do lunch duty too and break so have a half hour break in that time if we're lucky and there's no melt downs. I think maybe own room could be a good idea now with a mattress in there to help us plus a bed guard on our bed incase we end up cosleeping sometimes (very high old bed). I guess it'll be pain now but worth it further down the line. I suppose I worry about the 'feeding on demand' bit. but a friend keeps telling me how she had to do cc at 10 mo as lo never was able to be settled in other ways. I just think he's still a bit little and needs regular feeds in night. our local lll group are very pro cosleeping etc feeding all night etc and that's fine if you get the sleep but I don't! I wish we did Sad

I suppose I'm panicking a bit. got to get my thyroid back on track and I'll feel a lot better and stronger.

Bryzoan · 14/06/2013 08:53

Clarella - That does sound really hard. I know how exhausting melt downs can be just from a toddler (I'm recalling crispy gate yesterday - amazing how something that should be so fun can go so upside down so quickly). With bigger kids it must be very physically challenging. Having to medicate to get through a work day doesn't sound good at all though. Really good luck sorting the sleeping.

Kyz - how could I forget to say happy birthday? Consider yourself timelessly sung at.

PurplePidjin · 14/06/2013 09:00

Clarella, i moved R at 4 months. He's bf on demand, which sometimes means every 1-2 hours, i feed him in the rocking chair with lots of pillows for support. I sleep better because I'm not waking at his every twitch, even though i have to trek next door each time.

Went to sleep finally on my mum at 9:45, down at 10:45, woke at 2:45, 5:30 and 6:30. Had a further 20 minutes on dp before breakfast then milk at 8:30 and is now sparko on me for morning nap. Bizarrely, a better night Hmm

BigPigLittlePig · 14/06/2013 09:03

Clarella reflux nights aside, F feeds much much less in her own bed - whether that was her crib in our room, or her cot. Last night was a blip

StuntNun · 14/06/2013 09:28

Clarella my DS1 and DS2 both went into their own room at 6 months, both continued one night feed until 8 and 9 months respectively. I brought them into my bed for night feeds then took them back to their cot afterwards.

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LuisGarcia · 14/06/2013 09:28

Happy birthday kyz

L slept 8:45 til 6.

I am ridiculously excited about this.

(runs away)

izzybizzybuzzybees · 14/06/2013 09:37

Wow luis just wow! You deserve it tho!

I've had a look back at what I ate the two nights that J was really horrendous and looks like dairy is a possible culprit. It would make sense given the reaction to the food he got on his face. Paeds on Monday so will discuss then.

Am going out for lunch today to frankly and bennys. No idea what I can eat there that you irks with slimming world!?!

Thechick · 14/06/2013 10:06

Yay to minigarcia. Hope you got to sleep too.
Happy Birthday Kyz hope your day is a good one.

I need some advice on chicken pox.
A friend I was hanging out with yesterday told me her LO has chicken pox. The spots on her child came up this morning. I held her and my LO was playing with her face. I'm not sure if I should treat my child as if he has it or doesn't have it. We have a family party tomorrow, I'm not sure if we should go and we are flying next Friday. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thechick · 14/06/2013 10:07

Oh, and my 14 yr old hasn't had it or my dad.

StuntNun · 14/06/2013 10:10

Izzy I stopped eating eggs after J had an allergic reaction. His sleep improved but I wasn't sure of the cause as he started Gaviscon and ranitidine that week as well. Anyway I ate eggs on Tuesday and on Wednesday night his sleep was awful again. So I'm going to give it a few days and try again but it certainly suggests that J's egg allergy is affecting his sleep when I eat eggs.

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ChasingDaisy · 14/06/2013 10:14

Oh Luis I am so happy for you!

Elizadoesdolittle · 14/06/2013 10:34

Happy happy birthday kyz hope you get thoroughly spoilt, you deserve it.

Yay for mini Garcia.

I'm supposed to be mopping the floor but am currently sofa pinned by a napping E. shame eh Grin