July 2006 (2)...Wobbly heads!

[koshkaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhhh]

New thread girlys!

Hope everyone is ok.

Have put Jake to bed now, instead of at midnight, so i guess i'll be up early!!
Might go to bed now...

Hi all.
Kosh - hope your're doing ok.
Been a v busy w/e. Bought dd1 her 1st duvet - she's so sweet all snuggled up in it. That was really sad as she really isn't a baby anymore. DD2 is growing up sooo quick too. Not convincing me to have more tho - even tho dh wants more.
anyways gotta run - so much to do.
take care girls.

Hope you're feeling a bit better today, Koshka. And Whitestar, poor Logan! I don't know how you all cope with 2 children, I can only just handle the one. After exclusively bf for the last 17 weeks, I've just tried to give Max his first taste of formula, and he screamed the house down. I'm sure the neighbours think I'm torturing him. Like Twirl's lo, Max is feeding much more frequently and waking more often over the last couple of days, so I've been thinking that maybe I should think about trying him on some solids. Would really rather not, but he's 17 6, and maybe he needs it, so how can I be selfish about it? Any advice?

argghh just lost my message.

here goes again but a shortened version.

Lovely pics everyone I love abbies hair.

DS fed at 7pm 1am and 5.30 last night so some really good stretches. My mum had him sat night and I think he may have gone longer last night because he was satisfied after having 5ozs each feed on saturday. He never really feeds for long off me and after 5 mins starts fussing or falling asleep etc so I dont think he is actually taking enough. Well see next sunday if my theory is right.

I spent sunday morning with DD and we went out. I was thinking that maybe her behaviour is so bad because shes jelous of me being with ds, however when we left she didnt want to leave ds and wanted him to come with us. This morning she ran down our living room and jumped on him while he was on his mat, luckily she straddled him so didnt hurt him but she is such a nightmare, she is always in his face and cant leave him alone. If I feed him shes by the side of us , if I wind him shes stood behind me so that she can see him, if hes in the bouncy chair shes leaning on him and kissing him. I know she just loves him and wants to play with him but shes too rough esp if shes tired then she hits out at him or scrams him however if he burps she says' thats a good boy' and when she kisses him she says' thats a lovely kiss james'

I made DH take them both out saturday morning so that I could do the housework, he managed 2hrs and only actually managed to go to 1 shop as DS was screaming and DD was having a tantrum because she wanted to be carried, so he walked to town, went to one shop and then came home again. Ha Ha hopefully he wont think that im having an easy time now!

Afternoon girls

I'm still loving BF-perhaps because Sophie is still a teeny tiny tot. She feels like a newborn still at the mo. I shall be very sad when I have to stop-must be like giving up smoking (not that I smoke) I'll keep saying just the one last time. Dreading the melon boobs though-ouch! Good luck to you all slowing up on BF. I will be asking for your words of wisdom when the time comes.

All of us seem to have 'terrible' toddlers who are here to create havoc. Having said that I have had 2 good days with DD1-long may it continue.

DH must ask at least 3 times a day if we are having any more children. The old heart strings tug a tad when I see the sad look on his face when I say no. I told him that I am not having any more until I weigh 8 stone (11st 1 lb this morning so lost 6lb since cutting down ) so he said he is reducing the shopping money so I can't buy any food-lol!

Whitestar-hope Logan is OK today. Poor lad.

kayzed-cold water, not nice. At least DD1 pours just the bath water on Sophie and pulls her legs off.

kosh-how are you today?

nuria-are you away visiting 'The Family'?

Had to call in to the out-laws yesterday. Managed to stay calm even when the 'Great Grandma hasn't seen Sophie for such a long time' line was said-again! Deep breaths for 1 and a half hours-phewee.

Still had no response from the tosser on Ebay. Have no choice but to persue a claim if he doesn't respond by the deadline.

Managed to do quite a bit of housework this morning-quite surprised myself.

Have a lovely afternoon all and enjoy the sunshine.

xxx

Hi Everyone,

Koshka, thinking of you today, look after yourself [hugs]

Had another rubbish night. Both babies were due to have immunisations today but due to runny noses, I called and cancelled. DS went to bed around 8.30 after some screaming, but eventually went to sleep after blasting out his animal songs cd. Kayley bless her went to sleep through all the screaming. So we had dinner, and headed for bed, only then, DS woke up and screamed for several hours again. It was 2am before he eventually drifted off again, after reading his Noah's Ark book about fifty times (at least he wasn't screaming). Then Kayley woke for her feed... So not much sleeping in this household. They're both asleep now, so I should really get my head down, but I just know as soon as I do, one of them will wake...

I went cold turkey on the BFing at 6 weeks, and boy did my boobs threaten to burst out of my skin. It took a few days for the pain to go, and about a week for the tenderness to go, and then they were just fried eggs after that. Wish I'd taken a photo of them in their full glory, even Wonderbras can't recapture that!!
It was quite sad though, that I'll probably never BF again (not planning on any more due to this medication) and I sold their moses basket on eBay too, so that was quite sad...

Oh well. Now they're stirring, but if I stay very still they might not wake up...

HAve a good day everyone

Annie

koshka...hugs...xxx

your poor ds whitestar! Hope he's okay -luckily babies bounce!

I'm about to come over all militant breastfeeder - feel free to ignore me if you want I didn't start weaning ds1 until he was 20 weeks old (recommendation was 4 months at the time) by which time he weighed a massive 20 pounds! Just posting this to show huge babies can be satisfied by exclusive breastfeeding (mistypeaks was asking for advice). I am not meaning to critise anyone who is weaning, or switching to formula - whatever works best for you is what is best in my opinion (I know what MN can get like over these issues

Hi All
Been tidying out CLOTHES for what seems like all weekend ? what with getting pre-maternity out of the loft, putting maternity away, sorting all non-maternity into fat / thin / summer / winter / charity shop? Then there?s Emma?s various categories too ? too big / too small / too summery / too horrific to contemplate ever dressing her in?

In my more misty-eyed moments I?d love another baby, but it?s not too likely at my age, took 4 years to conceive the last one. But then I think of being pregnant again (which I LOATHED), and I can?t even contemplate how much hard work it must be with two rather than one? then there?s the thorny subject of work? no easy answers are there really! It?s really sad when they leave each stage behind, three months is a gorgeous age. I keep trying to cheer myself up by thinking how lovely it will be too when she can talk and play games (as long as she doesn't ever answer back, obviously )

Feeds are still very up and down, some fine, others very hard work, still no idea why really. Am also finding expressing very hard at the moment, can?t get a let down at all unless I?m feeding on the other boob, I?m sure it didn?t used to be that difficult. Should maybe concentrate on trying to make sure the supply?s okay, it has been a fairly stressful couple of weeks work-wise so that may have affected it.

Whitestar ? what a stressful week for you. Hope Logan?s head?s okay now xx

Koshka ? {{{{{{hugs}}}}}} hope you can get some rest now.

Prettymum ? hope the household has recovered quickly from the bug ? how miserable! Sounds like it?s v infectious so probably doing the rounds. If Junior was born on 17 July he?d be 14 weeks today (Emma was born on 16th, so hope I?m right ? don?t have a great record on week counting!!)

HC ? sweeeeeet pic of Sophie , she?s such a cutie, and holding her head up really well.

Sleep ? great shot, what a happy chap! Emma has the same blue cow/donkey (?) toy, she loves it.

Jeanie ? lovely family shots, love the one of Abbey sticking her tongue out at her sister

Kayzed ? what a hassly day, hope it gets better .

I suppose with Emma being a baldy baby at least hairdressers are one thing I can cross off the list of things to do for the time being . Having said that I have to get my own cut at the weekend ? has anyone else tried taking their LO?s to the hairdresser with them? I?m going to chicken out I think and get DP to have her.

Hi all,
Logan is fine today apart from bruised head and eye.I wouldn't have minded so much if dd was a toddler but she's 9 yrs old and should know better.
I use to like the school holidays when I was working but I feel like I'm getting cabin fever. Its difficult to find thing that a 7 and 9 yr old want to do that a baby can come along to aswell. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

I think I'll start going swimming next week for some me time if nothing else. I need to lose weight! I got back to my pre pregnancy weight within 3 weeks but I was a size 16 to start with so made extra efort not to but on to much weight this pregnancy. But since stopping breast feeding I've put on 9lbs? I thought it might be linked with AF but have had that now and weight still remains. I was really chuffed with myself getting back in my jeans etc but seem to be getting flabbier.

Has anyone heard from Koshka? Hope she's ok.

Hi all,
Logan is fine today apart from bruised head and eye.I wouldn't have minded so much if dd was a toddler but she's 9 yrs old and should know better.
I use to like the school holidays when I was working but I feel like I'm getting cabin fever. Its difficult to find thing that a 7 and 9 yr old want to do that a baby can come along to aswell. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

I think I'll start going swimming next week for some me time if nothing else. I need to lose weight! I got back to my pre pregnancy weight within 3 weeks but I was a size 16 to start with so made extra efort not to but on to much weight this pregnancy. But since stopping breast feeding I've put on 9lbs? I thought it might be linked with AF but have had that now and weight still remains. I was really chuffed with myself getting back in my jeans etc but seem to be getting flabbier.

Has anyone heard from Koshka? Hope she's ok.

sorry shacky finger where's the wine

Glad Logan is fine. ds1 (7) canm be very careless around Leo because he thinks he is big enough to handle him like daddy does! where as dd (5) is so careful.

Photo of Leo in his moses basket to show he does still fit - just

Evening girls

Whitestar glad Logan is ok,what a nightmare for you.I am back into my jeans etc but as the weeks go by my tummy gets more flabby.I have an apron now.Don't think it will go away after 4 kids so will save for a tummy tuck lol.

Eilidh will have her 1st set of jags on the 2nd Nov so dreading that.She will be a month late with all her jags after missing them at 12 weeks due to having the sniffles.

Shes feeding well still and sometimes feeds a lot and other times not so much but i think thats just how bf babies are.I'm very much of the "go with the flow school" so bf suits me in a way ff never did.

Re weaning,i exclusively bf ds1 till he was 4 months(the recommended guidelines at the time)and exclusively bf dd1 till she was 25 weeks and she was 19 lbs.It was good cos we kinds bypassed the puree bit and went straight to lumpyish food.So will be doing the same with Eilidh.

Ds1 was ff and weaned at 12 weeks and never slept through the night till he was over a year and ds2 weaned at 4 months and didn't sleep through till he was over 2 so weaning early didn't work with the sleeping through thing for me.Wish it had tho

Anyhow away to do dishes and wait up till ds1 comes home from the gf's.He and his gf babysat on friday for an ex mindee's mum(newly single) and were happy cos she was drunk when she arrived home and gave them 22 quid each.They were however horrified when she turned up with a guy she met in the pub,ds1 and gf thought it would be pretty awful for her kids to have brekkie with a stranger in the morning.What could i say?

Oh HC i am gonna try and sell my birthing pool on ebay,is it really as easy as people make out? I have set up an account and have bought something which was easy but not sure i'd manage the selling bit.

Oh and AF returned today.Not bloody fair considering i am bloody exclusively bf day and nights too eh?

Although with ds2 and dd1 AF returned 5 weeks exactly after giving birth so i have had a bit longer this time.

wow Wallace what a beautiful baby boy!

Festy40 - two is hard work there is no denying it - but I am love love loveing it! Never been so happy in my life as i am now I don't think...

DH quiet at work this week so home today, and we went for a lovely long walk around a local pond in the rain. DS1 had a ball.

DS1 (whisper it) is potty trained! No accidents since last week! Hurray! Tony sleeping through and such a good boy.

Managed 16 minutes on exercise bike, one up from last week...

Boobs still hurt though...

Ciao for now.

Bloss

xxxxx

and I do of course mean Toby, not Tony....don't know if Tony is sleeping through....

Evening all

Bloss-lol at the Tony bit

agalch-AF-gggrrrhhh!!! I had one at 8 weeks ish then nothing since. When I sell something on Ebay I look and see who else is selling it and for how much. Yours will be collection only won't it? Really easy to sell so have a go.

kayzed-with DD1 everyone harped on about BF so much that it made me more determined not to. Also found the thought of it repulsive-how could I have been so wrong? DD1 being FF was a chubster but Sophie is a skinny minnie.

I took DD1 and Sophie to the hairdressers 4 weeks ago and they were both good. Mum is coming with us on Wednesday.

Well, that's all folks!

xxx

Hello
Thanks for the advice KZ, after trawling round all the local chemists and shops today I have finally had to order the TT bottles from Amazon of all places! I'm not going to try him on the bottle for a week and then have another go when these new bottles arrive. I'm definitely going to give the shields a try too - thanks.
Bloss, DD is now potty trained for wees too, poos are a big drama tho. I now realise how convenient nappies are and wish we had never trained her as she has 'new toilet' fascination and has to use one wherever we are (4 times in one hour at toddler group last week!!!)
DH had the day off today to spend with us and he said he has had such a hard few days, didn't realise quite what a madam DD is! Think he will be glad to go back to work tomorrow...

It's there-the July 2007 thread we are officially no more

Morning all

Quick post for now, have to go to clinic.

I feel so excited by the July 07 thread!! I do believe I'm feeling just a smidgin broody

Back later x

kayzed-was just thinking that myself you mind reader you and was searching for clues earlier. She was going in for an elective C-Section on Monday 17th October so baby should be here. She hasn't posted yet so may be still in hospital. I have been watching for a few weeks so will keep my beady eye out.

xxx