November 2012 - Summertime, and the babies are sleeping (mostly with a few notable exceptions)

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1800961-November-2012-Is-is-too-early-for-birthday-plans

Morning.

We bath every night here... He loves it and we use a little bit of cheap baby bubble bath as he likes the bubbles. It's his bedtime routine and he knows it!

I think I need to cut his late afternoon nap in the same way I got rid of the early morning one.. I also need to cut some bottles but that shall be a battle after hols in holland ( I call it a holiday but dp will jump out of planes and I will try and entertain L with less stuff than at home and no friends )

The porridge oat baths I gave O when he had chicken pox seem to have for rid of his exczema.

Bath every night here, R doesn't cope if his routine is messed with we use Boots emollient stuff as it doesn't have sodium laureth sulphate in. Baths consist of 2" warm water, some toys and a lot of splashing!

An ok night, woke at 12:45 and 4:15. He didn't really settle after the 4:15 though, needed a quick walk at 5 then was up at 5:50. Nice for dp to have some time with him before work though :)

We do baths every two or three days depending on the heat and general dirt. LO loves them I can't wait to start them both at the pool in September. DD1 really loved her Sunday morning pool sessions last year. Am a bit at paying for the child sessions - 150? each for the year, term time only. 300 is a lot to pay out at once. But it would be good for all of us.

Random, minor emergency...

We're supposed to be going to my mums later this morning and then taking my DPs to a funeral this after. However M has done a large poo this mornings that has leaked in to the car seat!
How the frig do I wash and get the covers dry in time?
Arghh bloody turds!

Was contemplating leaving M with my niece rather than trailing her about waiting outside the crem but still have the issue of getting her to my nieces in a presumably wet car seat

Rinse and put plastic bags over them ?

I think the plastic bags here too.

It's right in the bloody corner crack as well. I've rinsed, rubbed some bio gel in to it and then rinsed again. It's sat on the doorstep to dry a bit then will have to go with plastic bag over it.
Will drop her with my niece then it only needs to be two 15 min journeys instead of multiple journeys adding up to a couple of hours.
Thank you

fatmia is there a 15 minute wash? After that pop it in the dryer.

p is so funny, he is moaning about all the immigrants, when infact he is Spanish!

Evil

Morning all! Gosh this bird is like having a newborn!

eliza I studied animal care for 3 years and have a zoology degree so should know how to look after a little bird after all that! The sparrow I raised wasn't easy and they don't often survive but he lived to about 3 and was a funny little fellow. Tried letting him go and he stayed around the house and came back in every time I opened a bloody window. Little jack sparrow. Loved him to bits! Anyway Ernest wasn't bad through the night so I did get sleep, fed him a few times but he's old enough to go through now I just worried he would get cold and also he was on the floor all day until my friend (severely disabled) could get someone else to get him for her and he was sat out in the heat, so I wanted to make sure he was well fed and given plenty of fluids. Tonight I'm hoping he'll manage without for a bit longer but he is still unable to eat or drink for himself so perhaps not. He is still requiring heat too and as I can remember where I put my lamp thingy I am using a hot water bottle that needs changing regularly.

chasing e has a bath every night mainly for routine and I use Johnsons shampoo. He doesn't have bubble bath usually but it's all Johnsons when he does. I only use the shampoo because I frigging love the smell, it is wonderful

pass shucks, I just couldn't leave the little mite to it, I know it's nature and all that but if I died or something and someone found e I'd want him to be looked after, so I'll do the same for this little fella :) I think the hardest thing I cared for was a sodding baby crow. They're not small and he wasn't easy, but he got there in the end :)

det sounds like you and your mum have a wonderful relationship :) e has broken his mobile too, did it yesterday

Omg bry I'd die! I would save and nurture anything but I am petrified of moths! I hope g has a better day today, bless him

Eek glad you've sorted it fatima!

Lol evil

Hope izzy got some sleep last night and everyone else too.

Feeling meh today. Running out of silly purées and have no sodding time and he doesn't bloody like them anyway. Yesterday was one of those days, had to persuade him to eat and he just wasn't fussed, mind you he only had 21oz milk so maybe yesterday was just a not eating much day

I have my Two nieces Until tmrw, they are 6 and 7. I luff them to bits and more importantly they cheered O right up. It's nice to have them and the age gap is perfect (between O and them). My nephew had his operation this morning, they took his tonsils out as the first step to help him hear. Op was a success and he woke up already.

Now watching some cartoons and truly enjoying it.

kyz you're amazing. I once rescued a baby swallow, which I named Spit. He only lasted a few hours. I was ridiculously sad. I was going through a breakup and Spit seemed like just what I needed to stop the navel gazing.

Spent ages making a batch of lamb casserole for LO. Had put it in the little pots then in the garage to cool.was bringing the tray back into the kitchen to seal and freeze and tripped over the bastard cat. The dog was happy, and DD1 repeated the word twat for about 20 minutes afterwards

Then I was defrosting another pot for LO's lunch and for some reason it exploded in the microwave, which was fucking fun to clean up.

Is no-one else trying this blw lark? I don't make any purees or other food for J, he gets what we have only cut up if necessary. We're not total blw because we do spoonfeed some messy things like yoghurt or mashed potato, but he seems to be doing fine and can chew even though he doesn't have any teeth. We had lamb chops done on the barbecue at the weekend and he loved it.

I don't do purees. She eats what I eat. Cut up or not. She loves chewing. I bought one jar 2 weeks ago when went to see a friend in Budapest and she spitted all out. I spoon fed her though but she also holds a spoon.

O seems to be moving more to BLW by default as I am back at work and don't have time to do all the separate meals like I did for the others. So is not officially BLW as he isn't choosing, I am iykwim, it is mummy lead weaning!! He is going to get a cheesy potato skin to ignt!

Depends what we're eating and what we've got in. This lunchtime DD1 and I ate poached eggs (runny) and ratatouille (which LO doesn't seem to like much yet). Hence the defrosting of the pot from the freezer (a chickeny pasta leftover mix which I did last week.)

The lamb casserole wasn't pureed but was made specially for her with leftover roast - not enough for a proper meal for the rest of us, but enough for a few pots of casserole for those times we're eating unsuitable stuff.
I don't puree much anymore, other than a quick blitz.

Full on BLW wasn't for me tbh. She still has the odd pot of ready made puree, but seems to have realised that what I make is better.

Stunt we're mixed here. R likes to sook on bits of meat, and can adequately deal with a mouthful of sausage despite no teefs! I tend to do finger food at lunch when he's most alert, or distract him with a chip/cucumber stick/whatever while i shovel in some mush :)

Mini rant, please?

Met a mate in the park this morning. Chatting about whether we'll have more - she has 2, 21 month gap. I say we don't want a small 18 month gap because apart from dp and his db, every close pair i know has fought badly and i don't think I'd know how to handle that.

Apparently she found that offensive? Seriously, what part of my decisions about my family planning are offensive to her? Or was i a twat?

Umm, I'd maybe be slightly offended PP, but I'm an over-sensitive twat who finds criticism in everything . I'm sure if it wasn't meant offensively she will know that deep down.

Kyz I am dead impressed with your skillz!

Hope you're okay izzy if you're reading - your fb photos of J were uber cute last night, even if he was sleepdodging!

I swither daily between wanting another baby RIGHT NOW and never wanting another. Usually in line with my menstrual cycle...

Food, M loves solids. She pretty much eats what we eat now, with the odd EK pouch thrown in when we're out and about. She is a champion nommer, I actually had a giggle this morning watching her savage her toast. She was ratting it like a terrier! I am beaming with pride at how amazingly she is doing with food as this was a huge worry of mine.

Can someone slap me please? I'm finding myself getting quite upset that some of the babies in her baby sensory class who are the same age as her are crawling and she isn't. I know it is ridiculous, I know she will most likely walk first as she loves standing. But I can't help but feel wibbly about it. She is not interested at all.

mm o neither. Not a chance. Not even standing. Yest a lady said in the playground that her son was a pro at crawling at 8 months. I said that O was a pro at ripping newspapers into pieces and eating sand. She looked at me like I was an idiot. I DON'T CARE.

We have found that our diet just isn't suitable for p on a regular enough basis. No dairy, eggs, salt or wine in the food seems to have rendered most of our normal meals inappropriate. I must admit though that I prefer the control of spoon feeding. She does love feeding herself toast and whatnot but other things just end up on the floor.

kyz p has just refused every single part of her lunch - even rice cakes went on the floor.

Actually, last night when trying to get p to sleep she was clawing at her ear until it was all bloody. This morning there is orange gunk on the sheet and I am not sure but her ear canal looks swollen (??)

She is happy as larry, is drinking milk fine and doesn't seem in pain at all. Should I worry?

Her nails are very long at the moment as I cannot hold the wee beggar still long enough to get them chopped. So it may have been an itchy scratch she gave herself.

LO is one of the oldest in the quiche and isn't properly crawling. She'll get there. Enjoy the lack of mobility while it lasts.

pp I probably wouldn't be offended but I rarely am :)

pass when LO's eardrum perforated she felt much better than before. It hurts less once it's done. Could this have happened? If so could be worth getting her checked out?

kyz aww I think its lovely that you are looking after the little bird. Do let us know how he gets on. I am also someone who will rescue anything. Infact just this morning I rushed to get F into his high chair and pegged it outside as I was sure there was a rabbit in my garden and I wanted to check if it was wild or a lost pet and if it was ok. Turned out to be the neighbours cat curled into a small ball sunbathing!

mm1 I really wouldn't worry about it. F has been crawling since 6.5 months but is no where near saying anything. not even making any noises other then squeals or grunts. I spend forever saying mamamama and dadadada at him as well as reading and talking to him but he is not interested in trying. they are all so different and will just do each thing at their own rate.

We do a bath each night here, but that is a new thing since the heat - before then it was twice a week or thereabouts. But now he has gone to 2 naps I find it is a good way to kill the last half hour of the day when he is getting a little grumpy as he loves the water! I use an organic hair wash occasionally but often just water, lots of toys and splashing!

I really was careful in my phrasing, i totally respect that small gaps are preferable to most people!

Am now sofa-pinned for a second hour-long nap today. Where did all this sleep come from, Little Fellow?!