The 6th Broadly Gemini Luxury Bus - this way ladies.

[FrussoHathor]

Welcome aboard our 6th bus ladies.

Swap ya bring dd2 likes to unlock and run. They'd be great together. Are you locked in or out?

Bring don't worry about the jabs, just don't go like me

Bring how much do you charge for postage & what's your returns policy?

Happy bank holiday everyone...except bring as this means nothing to you :-/

I now understand what a growth spurt feels like! Will be happy when my body decides to catch up!

Haha you guys are the best. He'd locked all of the upstairs bedroom/bathroom doors. Luckily the stupid doors are super old and don't latch well. M was sleeping in my room so thank god that one didn't work, although the only one that did latch was M's room where her clothes are....so not entirely sure what she's going to wear for bed I knew I shouldn't have done laundry today and actually put it all away as I don't have the keys to that door and it's still currently locked shut.

No returns or refunds. Final sale only.

Jabs went about as good as shooting a baby in the thigh with diseases and heavy metals would go expected. I totally cried b/c of course the first time M busts out the tears is after her jabs (4 of them! They are cruel over here). She's being a trooper now though.

How are things today lib?

I am not a well mummy today. Began to feel achy all over last night and had a light temperature going to bed. Been functioning on paracetamol since. Fortunately DH has taken over. I feed DS and DH then takes over everything else. I haven't had so much sleep since he was born.

I don't think it's mastitis. I have a slightly sore boob in one spot but it's not hot, or lumpy or very painful and it doesn't hurt to feed him.

Poor you Lor Hope you feel better very soon! It's good that your DH is around to help you out. Maybe it's just a 24hr bug?

Anyone have any teething tips? I read somewhere that you can't give babies teething gel but then I heard some mum talking about using gels so I'm now confused!

Baby pear has just screamed in his bath again that's 3 days in a row now (tried a morning bath today to see if it made a difference). The temp is 38oC so it's not cold and not too hot. I wonder whether its because he is teething? Maybe he's just groggy this week! He used to like sing song time in the bath

Thanks pear. I've been reading up on kellymom and am treating my slightly sore breast as if it has a slight blocked duct. DS had a good feed from it earlier and have put a heat ack on it and am now expressing to drain it fully. Hopefully will sort it out!

I'm sure you can use gel for babies pear, is it ambosol ? It has a pic of a baby on the box, my friend said it was really good although we never had teething problems so were lucky, other people aware by the amber teething bracelets
Dd1 used to hate the bath as a baby, maybe give him a break from it for a few days and try again
Hope you feel better soon lor and its not boob related

Kitty thanks I thought I'll try bathing again in a couple of days. I think baby pear is ultra sensitive! He certainly knows what he does and doesn't want (and so does the entire street)! Sleep through the night and don't teethe? Where did you get these perfect kittens from?? I need to know for next time

Has anyone tried a gummee glove?

I've only ever used nelsons teething powder.

I'm a bad bad horrible cruel mummy. I hurt frus jnr. I'm mean and evil and make him cry with tears, and bleed real blood. I didn't mean to maim him. I was attempting to cut his nails. bad bad mummy

Oh Frus it's awful when that happens! I did that to DS1 at about this age & have refused to cut anyone's nails but my own since! DH does DS1 & I nibble DS2's. I rang my parents in tears because his tiny finger bled loads for maybe a minute!

Hope you feel better soon Lor!

Anyone seen Lib recently?

Silly question... What should an EBF baby's nappy look like at this age? DS2 has just done his first dirty since a few hours after his revision & it's very different to his 'normal' nappies. Previously it'd been slightly greeny/browny-yellow & quite runny/mucousy but this one was very mustard yellow & a much thicker, paste-like consistency. I know it should be yellow but should it be so thick? DS1's were always green & mucousy because he has a tongue tie too so I don't know any different!

They sound like my DS nappies of late. They're more browny/yellow and thicker.

agnu thats a good sign that he's getting more hindmilk. So must be feeding more effectively. they will vary between runny yellow mustard and thicker yellow mustard with bits in.

Ds has forgiven me now for maiming him.

Yep yellow paste is what we're getting. Nightmare to clean!

Hi pear how are you doing? How's baby pear doing?
Im finding i have to go cooler with baths at the moment.

Definitely got a sore boob now. There's a big red patch under the breast. It didn't hurt to feed though and there's no lump.

I've expressed, fed a lot, had heat packs on it and had a shower during which I combed the breast and expressed. Hopefully it'll just clear up.

lore alternate ibuprofen with the paracetamol, and drink lots and i mean lots and lots and lots of water to combat the headache that comes with the high temperature. And do as little as possible over the next few days. Mine always turns up after I've been over doing things. So don't do too much.

That's good then! Although, it is a nightmare to clean off him. I think I preferred the easy-to-clean mucous!

Lor I hope it doesn't develop further! Take care of yourself!

How does one go from "my boss has quietly resigned" to discussing the condition of a cricket pitch field? ground? next to a hill fort, via an in-depth analysis of local vs national politics? I just spent 1.5 hours 'listening' to said conversation which also somehow involved fracking & how the atmosphere is going to be unbreathable in 100k years & have absolutely no idea how one topic followed on from another! I get a very special sort of headache when staying with my PILs, especially if BIL comes round. It's a bit like when you spin around really quickly until you can't stand up... It's like trying to think straight in a word-whirlwind!

Try to have a nurse-in with the little guy. Lots of skin-to-skin and like frus said LOTS of water. You can also use grated raw potato poultices on the red and sore area to help draw out the infection. And keep doing what you're doing with the moist heat to keep the milk flowing. If you do get a high temp and are just feeling generally horrible, best to get the anti-b's.

Wow agnu that sounds like a fantastic way to spend your Saturday .

M hates baths as well pear!! And she's also in the nasty yellow paste category. I must have forgotten about this stage, for some reason I just assumed it was always yellow and seedy. Also.... I totally cheated on the cloth nappies and switched to (ego friendly) 'sposies. Wow. So much easier to deal with with two psychos running around.

Awww frus I've done it as well. It's really sad when it happens! You're still a wonderful mum even though you tried to cut off his finger

Went to a prenatal/mummy/birth worker outdoor yoga event today with M. Was super fun! Ran into a ton of gals that I know and it felt fantastic to just leave little boys with DH to deal with for the day. Ahhhhh, a non-stressful day. It was 87 degrees out though, which made for a very sweaty experience for baby and I. Yuck.

Yy to frus I too have maimed cut kittens nail, never did dd1 but tried to cut hers when she was only 2wks or something and totally got the top of her finger, there was so much blood, I think her nails wernt strong enough
Pear, good babies, I buy them
We still may have a tether with kitten but dd1 was just always good, I always new when shed have a new tooth as bless her shed let out a little scream/cry in the night, always just the one, never wake up then in the morning there would be a little bloody wet patch on her sheets! She's quite robust though and not a cuddler, very indipendant
I still have the grainy nappys but remember they went to yellow paste at about 16wks with dd1 as wondered if it was her tummys digestion altering
Lor hope you make a speedy recovery

Good morning. Thanks for All the advice. I think things are improving. I don't feel great today but not as I'll as yesterday I think. Also I don't think the area is as sore today although its still quite red - although Kellymom says that can last up to a week after the duct has been cleared. I still haven't had a fever at any point so I reckon it's a blocked duct and not full-on M.

I think I got it from feeding DS while sitting cross-legged on blankets in the park twice his week. I wasn't in a really optimal position and a) my bra may have been pinching the underneath of my breast and b) I don't think DS latch as great as we were a bi awkward, especially since I usually feed him on a pillow.

DS2 is hungry today! We've not really had hungry days like this before. He had settled into a 5-a-day baby but has been demanding to be fed at least every 2.5 hours since 6.30am. If he'll only go another 2.5hrs now then he'll have had 6 feeds today & still manage to get to bed by 8.30! I've got a feeling that he's going to be a chunky boy like his daddy was now that he can feed more effectively! He had been happy with 4-5oz before the snip but now gulps down 6oz easily & sometimes squeals as if it's not enough! We'll be breaking out the bigger bottles when we get home! I've always wanted a chunky, squishable baby!

I want to go see MBL's colleague & do Elliot's from Scrubs!