November 2012 - The first fearless steps and the rest of us hoping our babies remain stationary for a bit longer

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1833979-November-2012-Teeth-Dont-talk-to-us-about-teeth

chasing I envy you the solo cinema trip! I have always planned to and never got round toot. Doubt it will happen now. No cinemas.

Is ok yw she was ace, though could be scary, full of grit and determination, very loyal, a tad messy as she could always think of something more interesting to do so yeah good really. I like to talk about her but can't much because of the stepmother. I am flying back on Sat to meet up with some of that side of the family. I am looking forward to it.

Oliver up and having impromptu not in the routine soup!

Ditsy swimming took a couple of weeks but like YW he's been going since 14 weeks.

GT I had a sweep it wasn't too bad and started labour for me. I was relaxed and ready for it to start. What was barbaric was the attempted turning between my contractions but yours isn't breech so nothing to worry about.

Do what you feel is right xx

I had several sweeps when I was in labour because it wasn't progressing and they hoped that it might speed things up but they did nothing for me at all.

My feeling on sweeps is that they only work if you are ready anyway. I didn't actually find them too bad though and I was worried about internals.

I had sweeps with 2 and three. One sweep worked for number 2 it took 2 for number 3 and number four all that was needed was a bit if jigging about at baby and toddler group!

I agree chasing

Awww Sophia she sounds epic and a lot like my dear departed Mum. I love talking about her too - it helps keep the memories warm. to yer Mum xx

GT so I guess quiche wisdom is avoid induction if you have a choice and want to avoid internals. I'm guessing second time will be much easier though? I genuinely didn't notice internals once labour was underway bucket fanny much?

GT I'd say if you're not at full term then a sweep is probably pointless and given your trouble with internals last time it would probably be very unpleasant too. Why not let them keep monitoring you for OC and if you are having signs of it then ask to start with the pessary or drip.

I have a crawler! He can only crawl backwards, but still, he's on the move!

Still need to catch up but am fed up today! Whinge whine whinge sodding whine all sodding day so far. Bed time will be welcomed this evening!

Here too kyz and DD1 has only been home 20 minutes.

LO had a fall earlier on. Wasn't sure whether to take her to the Dr or not, decided against it, and she's fine apart from a bit of a bruise on her forehead. I was eating and she was the other side of the sofa so I am not quite sure what happened, but she didn't land with a bang, it was her crying that alerted me, so she can't have hit her head too hard (wooden floors, makes quite a nasty noise when they hit their heads hard).

She slept for 15 minutes at the nursery (in the worker's arms) and an hour this afternoon. Still refusing food at nursery, and tomorrow we will do the same hours again. And very clingy this afternoon. Where has my superstar self soothing sleeping in cot baby gone?

What do nursery say about the situation with LO peaches?

I've burned my hand on a saucepan. Ouch.

Just to keep on at it but not increase hours until she is ready. Which is fine :)

Sorry not caught up yet but just have a QQ, I know they can get red cheeks when teething, but do the cheeks go hot aswell? S has bright red burning hot cheeks and I just wanted to make sure that its teething and not something else.

I would check she doesn't have a temperature and give her some calpol if she looks uncomfortable. LO often gets hot flushed cheeks, but no fever, which I put down to teething.

oh bollocks, now he's trying to stand up...

She doesn't have a temp, I've given her calpol anyway, think we are about to get tooth number 1!

O had one hot bright red cheek when he got top tooth (tooth number 3) this week. :)

Chasing O crawled one day, pulled up to stand the next, and started cruising at that time too.

All happened together really!

Oh and climbed the stairs at that point too.

Just be glad you have no stairs!

I am feeling hungry. Beer Peaches package arrived today. Lots of yummy healthy recipes minus lashings of butter! to try out. I can't wait! There are some fab ones in there!

Am doing a cheesy pasta bake tonight from the SW magazine. Except the 'sauce' is made up of 3 eggs, 150g fat free natural yoghurt, 200g low fat cottage cheese, 75g parmesan and a tea spoon of mustard powder.

It looks gross.

Please taste good.

O has slept for 5 3/4 hours today. his afternoon nap was 2-5.20! I hope he sleeps tonight!!!

He's in a lovely mood now though. :)

at receiving packages from peaches
The only packages I receive is shite I've bought and regretted off ebay

Just a quickie as I haven't caught up yet and we have people coming soon, BUT those thinking ahead to Christmas or birthdays or needing clothes in the next size up Vertbaudet are doing £15 off a £20 spend with either a free music set or colouring set with the voucher code 0628. This includes their sale stuff.

So basically, I just bought M £30s worth of pyjamas AND some music instruments for a fiver

Thanks for the code mm. C has been sleeping in only a nappy in the warm weather and has no PJs in his size so he needs some desperately. I'll take a look on their website. A bundle of Next trousers I bought off ebay arrived today. Paid about £6 including postage for four pairs and they look like new.

It was DP's day off today so he had C while I went to work. We all left the house at the same time and they took the dog out for a walk. I took C to the shop when I got home to give DP a bit of a break and we got some treats for the dog as it's his birthday tomorrow

I'm expecting keyrings from vistaprint with the Raphael daydreaming angels, plus some ebay nappies. Hoping they both arrive in time for the christening on sunday - the keyrings are for the godparents and the nappies happen to be white; i only have 1 plain white one, pretty sure CitH will look crap under white velvet

GT I was induced at 38 wks, sweeps & internals were the worst part and I am still affected by what happened so I understand your feelings. It sounds like the doctor was extremely unprofessional and unfair. From what I have read since, I wouldn't have the sweeps again as I think they only work if your body is beginning to be ready. Induction didn't work on me either and I had a CS - the baby just wasn't ready I think.

Chasing that is great about the crawling, L did the backwards crawling first too, very cute.

Great tip MM on the Vertbaudet, thank you.

Thanks MM order just placed!

Right, going from where I left off this morning rather than my whinge from earlier today

wow stunt sounds like J is doing really well!

good news about your cousin yw congrats to them on the birth and i'm pleased there seems to be no oesophagus issues :)

gt I'm not sure re the induction but if you don't like internals perhaps it's best to wait? I wasn't induced so have no experience of sweeps or anything though! I definitely second yw though, if there's something happening you don't like, say so. If you want shot of FH at any point or you're not comfortable with whoever is in there, say so. I had said i'd have med students in there but then panicked about it and changed my mind. Luckily there were three other women giving birth at the exact same time, so the med students had plenty to look at!!

hope you enjoy the cinema chasing sounds like a great day today :) And have fun with the crawler, it's all hands on when they start moving at the speed of light and it won't be long now! E went from crawling to cruising in days, it just happened so fast!

pr e had a fall too, I didn't take him to the drs either and he seems ok, he whacked his head on the bath, he'd stood up against it and slipped just as i went to press his bath seat down to stick to the bottom of the bath :( Felt ever so guilty! He seems ok though but I do think it'll bruise. Hope LO is ok bless her. Before then though it's been whinge whinge whinge all sodding day, not eating much and just generally being pissed off. I hope your LO gets used to nursery soon bless her sounds like it's really thrown her :(

fc o goes down ok det :)

hope you get your parcels in time pp

thanks for the tip mm!!!