May 06 - Part 2 - The Return of The Thread

[hockeymum]

So here it is - a brand spanking new thread!

Anyone got any bright ideas re sleep. DS2 is waking up every couple of hours every night and I'm back at work now. I thought he'd get better once he started solids but that was 2 weeks ago now.

Hi littlemisspiggy and welcome back! No idea re sleep, I thought the same about sleeping better after starting solids but DD still waking up for at least 1 feed a night and she's been having "proper" food since she was 16 weeks (can't remember how long ago it was exactly!) some pureed, some lumpy. I don't think it's related to food at all, some babies just don't sleep through for ages (unfortunately!!)

The plus point is how fab you feel on the rare occasion that you DO get a full nights sleep

Hope all are well. DD has been sent home from nursery again today with a poorly bottom (VERY sore red puffy bum and white -eek- poos) so have appt with Dr this afternoon and she's tucked up safe in bed. Not sure what's wrong with her, hope it's teething, she's been really sore with it the last few days as more molars look like they are imminent (but still no front teeth!) but will see what the Dr says. I hope it's nothing too serious.

Anyone got any ideas ??

Can't really help there. Sounds more like it could be food related as if some thing is irritating her bowels.

hey littlemiss piggy!! welcome home!!!!

We were wondering about you! and asked around for you after the babies were born so glad you're back. Off to peek at your birth announcement page now and see what flavour baby you had!

Hi hockeymum! Hard to believe our los are already 6 months old. And I really don't know why I worried about having enough love for both DSs, they are both just the business.

SAHMof1 - hope you got your chocolate and it helped (always helps me!)

Squidgey - hope Niamh is ok, how did you get on at doctors? Glad to hear that you got nursery at work - seems ideal (when she's not ill obviously...)

Littlemisspiggy - congrats and welcome back! You're not alone with the getting up at night... DS still getting up every 2-3hours. On the rare occassion he goes 5hrs, he gets up every hour for the next couple of hours to make up on what he's missed! He might be in a habit but I feel it's much easier to just feed him and he goes straight back to sleep rather than fight him and deal with a screaming baby in the middle of the night... It's amazing how you learn to cope with only a few hours sleep - not easy when working full-time but much easier than I thought it would be... I just keep thinking he will grow out of it..eventually! At least it gives me a chance to get a cuddle from him!

Right, quick question. Anyone else finding their LO's blowing raspberries while eating?! Kinda cute but really messy and not sure how to stop him...

ds has just started doing the raspberry thing while eating and I was trying to remember what I did with dd to stop her. IIRC I stopped feeding her, held both her hands quite tightly and said "no" very loudly and firmly with a very serious face on!! she soon got the message, so I'll be starting that today with ds. Don't like being that mean and serious with him already especially as it's quite cute but fed up with getting spots of spat out butternut squash on my good clothes!

yeah Niamh's blowing raspberries as well but only occasionally so haven't really thought how to stop it.

Dr said they're not sure what it is, could be a fungal infection (not sure where she's got that from but all bath's have now been stopped in favour of showers so that DH and I don't catch it if that's what it is!) or sensitivity to food. Have been given some anti-fungal cream which has calmed the rash immensely and have to take a stool sample in for testing today. Won't get the results for a week or so, so we won't know what the matter really is for a while.

Asur - the nursery at work is really handy and pretty good too, so I'm pretty chuffed. Have to say it was one of the major factors when I was deciding whether to apply for this job.

For those of you that have had kids before and have had them in nursery - my Dr said it could be one bug after the other for a few MONTHS until DD gets used to all the germs there. I had expected a few weeks but months seems quite extreme - does it really take this long?? Can you remember how long it took for these bugs to stop?

Yep to DS blowing raspberries while eating! I spend my day covered in baby food and/or baby sick! I'm so glam!

Anyone back at work full time and finding it hard to adjust?
This is my third day back and I keep trying to picture DS2 in my mind so that I don't forget him. Make any sense to anyone?
Also, what are you all feeding the los at this stage?

DS wants mainly finger food, but I can persuade him to eat from a spoon occasionally. Can we start giving them the same as we eat now ? or does gravy, jars of sauces etc. have too high a salt content?

I think I would stick to plain (ie unseasoned)foods as their systems are still delicate. I'm not even sure when you can introduce herbs.

glad it's not just DS doing the raspberries and everyone is covered in food

littlemisspiggy - I found it hard at first going back to work full time. I still miss DS loads but if he's awake at night when I get home, I get such big smiles and he tells me loads of storie, it makes up for it - I know he misses me too. And the weekends are great - I really do appreciate spending time with him. I did before I returned to work too but it's just different knowing that the weekend is 'special'

DH made me laugh today, ds hasn't been liking mashed potato at all but dh phoned me on my lunch to say "I mixed orange stuff with the potato and he really liked it" orange stuff would be carrot! poor ds could've been getting fed anything!

just in case anyone else is as intelectually-challenged as I am....watermelons are NOT good weaning fruits...they have LOTS of seeds... Seemed like a good idea in the shop but now that I've just spent 30mins picking out seeds, it's really not a good idea!

sahmof1 you can give them gravy if its homemade with no salt in it so no bisto stock cubes ect. deffo no jars of sauces too much salt.

ds started at nursery this week loved it (finds me too boring.!!) we are making slight progress with the weaning... ie he sometimes opens up but mainly grabs the spoon and ends up covered in orange stuff.. carrot/butternut pumpkin ect...i think some goes in!!! still wakes in the night for a feed. but hopefully going to nursery 2 days a week will get him used to doing baby things.. ( he thinks he's 2!)

hi all i thought i'd jump back in. Erin is doing well, no teeth but sticks her tongue out when laughing which is really funny. She does the rasberry thing too so i too am usually pebble dashhed with baby porridge or banana. Am dreading going back to work i will miss her so much and be very jealous of he child minder . I'm signed off with pnd at the moment but going to see doc next week. Erin also thinks it's funy to try and roll everywhere and to throw things it's amazing how accurate she can be. it's nice to hear everyone it getting on ok, poor niamh and her bottom ds had something like that when he was teething, the cream i was given by doc was timodine was fab but smelt just like cat wee

Anybody broody? I have a friend who wants another baby already! I definitely don?t want another baby YET!

Thanks Tron. This cream's working really well and the rash has now nearly gone. The Dr thinks the results be may in today but I called my surgery this morning and they said they give out results between 4 and 6. I can understand that they don't want to be bogged down with people calling all day but I feel babies results should maybe be given out when they arrive, esp as I have to get them to write a note for the nursery if it is just teething, so that she can go back . Am I being unreasonable? Also, what if it is something more serious? A week to get results and then another day to wait until they give them to me seems quite long when the Dr has no ideas what it could be.

Anyway, re being broody, a colleague at my new job has a ds 4 weeks younger than Niamh and is already 20 wks pg again ! I think she was more surprised than anyone, judging by the look on her face when she came into work after her DR appt - She thought she was ill as a result of stopping bf!

Does anyone know if Petit Filous are considered OK for babies or if they are the food of the devil? DD seems to like them, which considering she's got quite picky, is great, but not sure what the general consensus is on them. From the ingredients they look ok-ish to me. Any more info would be appreciated!

Hope all are well.... forgot to mention Niamh now has 2 molars cut and is now grabbing her front teeth so I think they'll be next.

petits filous are fine and most babies prefer them to the cheaper ones (or is that just my picky ones!) any yog or fromage frais is fine as long as its full fat not low fat.

Theo is now 7 months and happily sitting on the floor by me going "brrrrrrr" "brrrrrrr" which he does all the time, he's still a happy little lad which is nice. I went out at the weekend and realised that I feel totally back to my pre-pregnancy self and have done for a month or two now (not figure wise but just in myself). I think it took well over 18 months to feel like that after the shock of dd, so its nice that I'm back to normal now. Hmmn maybe my opinion of back to normal is just less now than it would have been before children so that's why it's sooner.

Have discovered the joys of medised with Theo's teeth pain. It works wonders, but used it by mistake in the day on saturday and he was so wiped out he just sat there all spaced out poor lad.

I love catching up on your babies' news. They are so cute now. DS2 is just so adorable I don't even mind that he wakes up several times a night and now that I'm back at work that means extra cuddle times. DS1(4) is a bit more challenging now. He 's still a lovely little boy but his temper (usually when he's being told off for something and is on the step or has been asked to go to his room)has got more furious. The other day though he came in in the morning and said "I love you" for the first time. Made me all choked up.

Asur, is your DH a SAHD too?

oh wow littlemisspiggy - that's so lovely!

Thanks Hockeymum - you are a fountain of knowledge again! Theo sounds lovely btw

Just been reading about all your lovely lo's and thought i'd hi! Dylan is finally cutting his first tooth, poor love though, his hand is constantly in his mouth, just seems to have been going on forever! I've found the ashton and parsons poweders to work quite well aswell as medised. Just about got his daytime eating routine sorted (thanks again for all your help!) so he gets to bed about 8, but he sometimes takes an hour to settle even thought it's obvious he's tired He's not quite sitting up yet, and just like Theo, he too makes the cutest noises! sure he's saying mom mom mom!!!!
I'm due to go back to work in March and i'm dreading it already! Don't know whether to do 2 nights or 5 mornings a week, but need to get it sorted as the company is recruiting!
Hi littlemisspiggy, nice to 'meet' you

Hockeymum - I know what you mean about feeling back to normal, I have been thinking the same too. I am VERY LUCKY (hence nickname) that Sophie is a fabulously contented baby who sleeps 13 hours a night (and has done since she was 8 wks old..), and I have a very supportive DH who is around a lot during day as he is shift worker. I still have about a stone of weight to lose, but I feel fit again, after walking with Sophie about 3-4 miles a day. It's so nice to feel like me again, but with a gorgeous little girl. Back to work 3rd Jan, looking fwd to it at the mo, just 21 hrs a week, and I've always LOVED my job (physio). Yes I know, I am a very lucky lady. I thank the good Lord every night. Hope more of you are also getting back to 'normality'.

Forgot to mention DD has uttered her first word - "Dada", much to my disgruntlement a little comforted by the thought that maybe it was just sounds and she didn't really mean it, until she heard him come in last night, her face lit up and she squealed "Dada!".

Only joking, am shocked and amazed she's talking this early and am happy for DH that he gets to be the first word, as he's missed quite a few firsts while he was at work.

Hockeymum, I'm starting to feel a bit more normal too, although, when I went out with work colleagues for drinks on Thursday, DD reminded me very quickly that babies with diahorrea do not match with hang-overs very well !!