November 2012 - Spring is here, time to get our babies out and about.

[StuntNun]

Apart from the 'down under' contingent anyway!

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2011361-November-2012-Walking-or-not-walking-talking-or-not-talking-any-other-skillz

[YellowWellies]

Zamboni S also sleeps really badly if I remember right? Sounds a lot more like a dairy issue to me.... I know I see it everywhere (but actually have been pretty spot on at spotting it on here ) but those symptoms would all have me cutting the most dairy protein rich things out of S's diet (cheese, cow's milk, yogurt, butter but try to keep in cooked traces ie where milk is an ingredient in baked goods). Actually doing this would also massively reduce mucus consumption and help with a wheeze. Long term wheezing is classic CMPI.

Stunt sometimes the trend is impossible to see. Sometimes they have bad nights. But from here it sounds like J is starting to sleep through much more frequently.

BP reflux here isn't great either but I'm having dairy once a week and I know he's taking the hit, but I really want to get traces in before I wean him. I'm v f*cking bored of CMPI now. What's the better baby no.2 has it too . Oh the joys! Diet restrictions, 12 hour screaming sessions and fighting with docs for omeprazole. Newborn days without that stress would be so nice this time round......

[Lily311]

Been up since 3. Yes, it's all your fault chasing.

Hugs all around. I'm going to sort out O's surname everywhere today and apply for Hungarian passport. I also contacted the lawyer in Poland, he needs to start sorting out her inheritance that will piss off the in-laws very much so as they live in Leo's flat, I'm sure there will be more rant from me in the coming weeks and wouldn't be surprised if they will disown her.

Went to dr yesterday, I'm due to have my varicose vein surgery on 1st April. It's all private and only costs £250. Love Hungarian prices. I need to get a birthmark removed as well from my nose as it's growing, so will sort it out next week.

[ValiumQueen]

Yep more illness. DD1 burning up and delirious overnight, DD2 coughing so hard she was vomiting. J slept through for the first time in ages, which is good but bloody typical. Hopefully DD2 can go to nursery as it is just a cough, no fever. Hopefully Grandma can have DD1.

[StormyIsles]

I (think) I can post! Been without broadband for too long

I have read everything but have a bit of a mind blank.

JJ the car seat should be covered on insurance. I know mine was last year and the car was hit at much slower speed. Glad mr JJ is okay.

Sorry to hear of work woes.

Chasing I work stupid hours (full time plus anything upwards of 15 hrs freelance although I am slowly winding down the freelance stuff). Most days I see m for less than an hour . But since p became xp she has become much closer to me. It's lovely actually. I can't ever shake the mum guilt for leaving her with the childminder /my mum/my sister all the time though.

Lily was it you who posted saying you don't think you'd feel fully happy/content without a man in your life? That really struck a chord as despite wishing it wasn't the case, I feel exactly the same. I don't do single very well. For the first time in my life, I am the stereotypical successful: good job, successful business, financial soundness, beautiful daughter, YW's despised new build and nice car .... But I don't feel happy or content or successful. I would swap everything I have except Tilly for someone to share it with.

People at work were talking about online dating. Not something I've ever done or considered but right now it feels like the only way i would ever meet anyone outside of work. Enlighten me wise quiche

[StormyIsles]

oh and I found out yesterday I am entitled to a company car. 3 fucking weeks after I bought a new car

[StuntNun]

I don't even know whether last night was a good night or a bad night. I can't tell any more. It took ages to get J to sleep, he was happy and content until bedtime but then at bedtime he just screamed and screamed every time I put him in his cot, standing up and yelling hysterically. I had to rock him to sleep then put him down asleep which I generally try to avoid as it leads to... Yet more screaming when he wakes up at night. There was another screaming sesh around 3:30 a.m. I tried soothing and patting him but he wouldn't have it so eventually I told him I was putting him to bed and I wouldn't come in again until the morning. He cried for a short while but then must have gone to sleep although I found him at the wrong end of the cot this morning, above the pillow. Then he started crying again at 6:35 a.m. so I gaily told him good morning and got him up for a breastfeed only to realise that it was actually 5:35 a.m. So another early start for me. I suppose it was a good night in that I got a reasonable amount of sleep but a bad night in that all the crying isn't ideal.

[StuntNun]

Isles my brother and best friend both met their partners through Internet dating and seem to have made very good matches. I think you have to go into it with the right mindset though as sometimes you have to kiss a few frogs before you find your handsome prince iykwim.

[Zamboni]

Thanks stunt and yw. Definitely worth consideration. I had lunch with a dairy farmer's wife who speculated the same, despite loathing the suggestion for obvious reasons. I am def going to try follow on milk instead of formula and maybe do a reduction test when I have a fee days clear of nursery. I will also discuss with the paed. Thanks.

bp sorry to hear about F being unwell. Good luck to your DH.

Happy Friday everyone.

[Zamboni]

Thanks stunt and yw. Definitely worth consideration. I had lunch with a dairy farmer's wife who speculated the same, despite loathing the suggestion for obvious reasons. I am def going to try follow on milk instead of formula and maybe do a reduction test when I have a fee days clear of nursery. I will also discuss with the paed. Thanks.

bp sorry to hear about F being unwell. Good luck to your DH.

Happy Friday everyone.

[Zamboni]

I have a large-ish bundle of girls clothes, size 2-3, which DD has outgrown. Before I charity shop them, is there anyone who could make use of them? PM me.

[Pikz]

Zamboni the follow on milk has cracked the sleep here. We too often have a mucous cough and sometimes a wheeze which has also been broncholitis but I think the amount of dairy isn't helping.

Since follow on started sleep is brilliant and he seems less coughy.

[StormyIsles]

Have pmd you zamboni

Happy Friday everyone. I am hoping for an early finish tonight, not going to happen!

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

zamboniet al, I think dairy intolerance is the first go to if in any doubt. Lactose and gluten are very hard on the stomach bacteria and so if there is any trauma to that for any reason then it is likely that one of those two will be aggravating the system. When Ds1 had flu last spring and could not seem to shift the mucus and nasty nappies I took him of dairy for about 2 months just to give his tummy a chance to recover.


I would term it and interesting night I think stunt! Hope you are ok today.

Lovely to have you back stormy I would say that is good news about the car stormy but there will always be a cost involved somewhere may be worth seeing whether you actually benefit from it. You know I would say have break and enjoy singledom With T for a while but if that really doesn't float your boat try the internet dating on the proviso you share all you amusing stories with the quiche

This is my lovely bread free breakfast, O has a tendency to steal my breakfast and is now developing a taste for smoked salmon.

[YellowWellies]

Isles I don't despise newbuilds or new cars just our society's assumption that they make you happy, which as you've said yourself, they don't. I just think it's sad that as a society we are conned into buying those things and getting into debt as the be all and end all, when as you say - they really aren't. Glad to hear about you and Tilly, that's really lovely.

Internet dating and speed dating I found lots of fun. Just go in with the right attitude (keep it safe and lighthearted) - there's an unwrit rule that blokes are always a foot shorter than they describe on their profile and women are always a stone heavier than their profile pic! Seriously there are some lovely folks on them. I enjoyed Guardian soulmates the best (intelligent, funny and sometimes even sexy!), the blokes on match were a bit laddish stupid and my single friend was only just starting out when I was single so there weren't many folks close by. I actually really enjoyed dating meeting folks and going out for dinner

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

What about Countryside Friends? that would have been my go to had I have had the occasion

[FatimaLovesBread]

Morning all!

I'm spending my birthday taking M to soft play. My friend has taken the day off seeing as DH hasn't so at least it's not just me and M

Will catch up later when I get chance

[YellowWellies]

Happy Birthday Fatima!

[ChasingDaisy]

Oh yes and agree with YW - Guardian soulmates was the best I found (where I met BF), My single friend also good, but not very busy. Match is ok, but you really have to sift through the bad 'uns!

[PetiteRaleuse]

Happy birthday fatima

I have an interesting playdate coming up. I might have mentioned that DD1 has a best friend at nursery, talks about him all the time, I thought, ooh, playdates, potential mummy friend and all that was shot to pieces when I learned that his mum was none other than my shrink.

Since we spluttered an embarassed hello that day we have been avoiding each other like the plague . Anyway, this morning there was a note in her locker from my ex shrink, who knows some of my darkest secrets saying that her DS is having a birthday soon and is asking over and over that DD1 come to celebrate it with him.

Looks like it's during our trip to the UK so no go, but I have emailed her saying that DD1 also talks about her DS all the time and wouldn't it be lovely to have them meet up outside nursery etc.

She has a new baby so might be pleased to have a break from toddler hell.

Awkward much though?

[Lily311]

Yes, isles, it was me. I need a man in my life to be happy. I just need to take the first step to acknowledge Leo won't come back:(.

On a good news, I applies for O's passport, will post passport picture on FB once it arrives. Also changed her name everywhere apart from tax office. And forgot to apply for her ehic card. She fall asleep on the bike once again. 19 degrees today, really lovely.

[PurplePidjin]

Happy birthday fatima

PR if she's any kind of professional, she'll conveniently forget anything you said in sessions. If you opened up to her, you clearly feel comfortable with her...

R has gone back to happily self-settling he woke multiple times last night but I only had to actually go in to him 3 times which is a huge improvement on the last few days. I'm starting to come out of the complete and utter fog of not coping that I was building up to

Today I have done 2 loads of washing, cleaned the kitchen, drawing with R, walked to the post box (he declined the park ) and baked mini muffins for sling meet this afternoon. My friend should be arriving minus 2yo but with squish at 12, we'll have some lunch then go off to the meet. Yay! and I have wine left in the fridge for after bedtime

[PetiteRaleuse]

Yes I am sure she won't bring our conversations up at all but we will both still remember them. I wish she had mentioned during our first session that she had a child at the same nursery as me so I could have scarpered immediately. I know I mentioned that I was doing the settle in period as that is why I was late for my first appointment.

[YellowWellies]

We haz a new tooth! So that's why his reflux has flared up....

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

pr at least you don't have to put on a front and pretend to someone you aren't. Face it, if she thought you were a complete headache she would not have invited you to the party. It might be nice to have a friend who knows the real you. We all need one of those. Xx

Am going to take your lead pp and make a load of muffins I. Peep for the weekend as is going to be an out of doors one so good snacks will be useful.

Happy birthday fatima hope it is a great one.

If we don't see you before hope all goes well with the family meet this weekend chasing hope I have got that right you are meeting BFs fam aren't you?

19 degrees lily and riding around In a carefree way on bike with toddler on board and hair blowing In The wind. (That is how I envisage you anyway)

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

I wrote head case actually but spell check changed it to headache. Maybe it thought I was being a bit harsh.