December 2012: 1st birthdays and 1st/2nd Christmasses

[halestone]

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[2blessed]

Definitely try and see your GP Willyou. Hope H feels better soon hales

beasty I was gettign tired of being human dummy to DS too. I was amazed at how easy it was to wean him off the bf. Every now and then he touches my breast (or holds on tightly to my nipple - ouch!) but doesn't try to suck. I also thought I was going to be more emotional than I was. Good luck with it.

[WLmum]

willyou that sounds awful, poor wee boy. I hope you managed to see a dr and that he's on the mend.

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

I couldn't go to the doctors today as I was in work (and it's 40miles from home so couldn't get an appt at a good time). I'll take him tomorrow instead.

Hopefully he's already on the mend though as he's running rings round me doing my nut in. He just wants to stay up and play even though he's exhausted. Dragging his head along the floor exhausted. He's having a little scream right now while I calm down as he ripped out a clump of my hair! He's trying to make himself sick I think from the sounds of it terrible twos come early.

[halestone]

H woke up from her afternoon nap in her cot today and we could here her shouting 'stuck, stuck' because she couldn't get out alone. It been her favourite word these last few days.

[PurplePidjin]

R was excitedly saying Up Down when I was throwing a ball on Friday - at sling meet, so other mums who only know him a bit commented as they could understand it too :o and today in the bath he was saying Bubbles as that's what I was blowing. I caught that on camera but there's a lot of full frontal nudity so I won't be facebooking it! SIL was very impressed though when I WhatsApped it to her :o

[FriendofDorothy]

Ahhh think I have decided to stop breastfeeding at the weekend.

I need a break before the net one comes and his teeth are sharp now! ALso, I am not sure how much milk is actually there anymore.

I feel sad at the thought of it though!

[WLmum]

Wow to the speech hales and pidj! T only has a few words which only we can understand really (apart from mama and dada).

[halestone]

H has quite alot of words now that are recognizable to everyone, the only problem is she never shuts up she takes after me

FoD, I think you deserve a huge congratulations for lasting this long. I know your sad but you did a brilliant job and like you said you deserve a break before your next one comes.

[SpottyTeacakes]

It will be sad whenever you do it fod but if you feel you need a break you're doing the right thing!

Ds just says eh eh eh eh eh in different tones as if he is speaking

On a Tuesday I start work at 6:45. Next week no doctors are rota'd on and my line manager says 'don't worry come in at 8 and you can stay later'. I don't want to stay later though I have my days and childcare all worked out it's not my fault no doctors are on

[MrsNutella]

spotty that would really irritate me too! Can you offer to do a couple of extra hours on another day or volunteer to be there to answer the phones/ do some filing or something??

fod don't feel bad! You've done an amazing job and I honestly do believe that if you feel you need a break then do what is right for you.

I was finding bf so stressful it really helped when another mummy told me about her experience. She fed her daughter for the first year. She had it in her head that that was what she was going to do. But if she was honest she didn't enjoy the last three months and with the next she plans to do whatever makes her and the LO happy. Basically, if you or baby are not enjoying something, for whatever reason don't feel bad about stopping or changing what you do.

DS didn't notice the daytime switch to bottles and he loved being able to see what was going on while having a drink. I felt much more relaxed because I didn't have to fight him to feed him - or spend a lot of time repeatedly exposing myself

Can't imagine feeding him with all the teeth he has now, I take my hat off to all those braving teeth!!

DS has a cold and two molars are partially through. So I'm hoping that the same two will appear on the other side and we can go back to a more cheerful toddler.

[FriendofDorothy]

I need a break, but also I don't want The Little Mister to feel jealous when the baby comes along. I am hoping he will have disassociated enough by then to be ok with it.

[ddas]

There must be something in the water as we've also stopped this weekend. Just felt right for both of us although I do feel quite weepy about it. But also happy to start feeling my body might be mine again & looking forward to being able to drink a glass of wine when I fancy it.

spotty you should just say sorry those are my allocated hours & the ones I have childcare arranged (even if not true!!). Even if no doctors in there will be be lots of admin to do surely. Plus whoever is normally rostered to be there in late afternoon/evening I assume will still be doing it so why do you need to stay later than normal. Think it's one of those polite but firm no situations.

[SpottyTeacakes]

Yes I think ill just say no. There's no admin I can do as there's a different department for that (massive practice) and the phones don't open until eight. I'll just go in at 7:45 our line manager is rubbish anyway

Ds is being a super grump today...

[halestone]

Had to take H the walk in centre today she was so whingy her eye was weeping and she felt like she had a temperature but of course my thermometer broke. When we got there her temp was 39.4 they left her alone with her clothes off and a fan on and it came down to 38.8. She has an ear infection so they have given us antibiotics and we're home now. She only slept for a grand total of 1.5 hours last night and she refused to nap today when i put her down but when i held her she slept in my arms. I have a feeling tonight may be looong.

[SpottyTeacakes]

Oh poor H. The antibiotics should start to work quickly, earache is horrible.

[WLmum]

Oh no hales poor baby. Hope she's feeling better soon and that you all manage some rest. Makes Ts 3 feeds last night look like a breeze! She's coldy/teething and a bit constipated so I'm going with it for now but will out my foot down soon.
spotty that's absolutely unacceptable. Do what suits you and as others have said be polite but very firm.

[SpottyTeacakes]

Oh WL how come she's constipated? Dd used to get constipated all the time but I assumed it was because she was ff

[Barbeasty]

Spotty don't let them mess you around, or you'll "just" be staying an extra hour here there and everywhere, or starting early other days.

Hope baby Hales and other ill babies make speedy recoveries.

FoD that's one reason I stopped feeding DD when I did. It was 4 or 5 months before A was born. The breastfeeding woman said even if DD decided she wanted some, by that point she probably wouldn't be able to restart anyway.

A doesn't seem to be going down too well tonight. Lots of crying.

But last night after the last couple of feeds he sat up and looked at DH, waiting to be taken back to bed. I found it quite funny.

[Maryland2013]

Hales if H still has a temp I would be tempted to give her a calpol/ nurofen combo to keep the temp down and help her sleep. DS has had an ear infection before and only the combination then altering calpol and nurofen would get rid of the pain..

[halestone]

Maryland shes been on the calpol and nurofen combo for 2 days already due to her cold. Shes in the house now with just a nappy on running round like a mad woman, but at least she seems happier.

[Maryland2013]

I would say poor H but it doesn't sound like she's suffering now!! Which is good news :)
Hope the antibiotics kick in soon and you all get some rest..

[halestone]

She has a mad hour were she seems absolutely fine and then seems to suddenly realise shes ill, and the whinginess kicks back in bless her. Shes just gone asleep now in her cot hopefully it will be a while.

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Hope she's on the mend Hales.

Stand firm Spotty, don't want to be known as a doormat.

We've had a day when he's been better until 5pm when his temp spiked again. It's now up to 40 again after his dose of calpol wore off. Off to the doctors tomorrow, he's really not well.

[ddas]

So tired dd this week has got into a pattern of waking at 3.30am and refusing to go back to sleep. Last night decided not to get her out if her cot and just stayed next to it rubbing her back and singing till eventually over an hr later of crying she gave in & fell asleep. Just knew if I got her out again & she ended up playing in our bed & having milk that she'd do it again tonight. Needed to break the cycle but feel awful!

Hope all the poorly babies (or toddlers now!) are better today.

[SpottyTeacakes]

Ouch ddas. Hopefully that'll work quickly and she will stop waking up.

WillYou poor j definitely worth seeing a dr with a fever spiking at 40