Aug 06 Babies - smiling and giggling and sleeping through the night (well 2 out of 3 ain't bad!)

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that the funniest i can come up with under presure

Errrr thats a no then. Oh sod it, can i have some helllllp please? One of those moments....

austin

Aw thanks pink, knew i could count on you.

And a very big thankyou to Eeny and Sal who resized it for me.

Oh i'm so proud. And so happy right at this moment in time! its amazing what a few words from strangers (and friends!) about your baby can do....

just a quick hello! off to england again tomorrow, for 10 days this time so furiously washing, ironing and packing at the moment.

been to see the paed and they've said dd can come off gaviscon and see how it goes for a while as her weight gain is good so we're

my mum said she gave me baby rice when i was one month - i blame her for my IBS

hope you all have a good few days- i'll try and sneak onto mn if i can while we're away!

Ohhh have a nice time Olivo!

And i think so far you beat the early weaning record....

hmmm, didnt help me grow big and tall though...

lol at the early weaning my step um is ike bless her but im [fshocked] i waseating a jacket potato today with charlie-jayne on my knee and she kept rying to grab the cheese nd potao off my plate she is 17 weeks today and only weighs 14.2 surely she cant be ready

im so happy got on my mums reliable scales befor ei came to bed and i have lost nine pounds since i left slimming world four weeeks qago im now half a stone lighter than when i got pregnant

and btw im stopping at mums tonite coz the dh is working away aand im too scared to stop on my own so im lying in lil bros room with cj its quite surreal im at work tomorrow and im abit nervy coz mum hasnt had her all day before but im sure shes fine

luv ya all bhm how far away from notts are you i loved my nails extiotions

Jingleboobs - your mum HAS done this before you know! Don't worry, it's only natural to be nervous about leaving baby. I did it all the time with Jack and constantly kept phoning my mum when I went back to work to make sure he was ok and she was coping. Not got that worry this time round as I'm not going back to work!

Forgot to read how to put festive smileys so..

hello all . i thought my LOs were better but ds was still ill. dr came out and proscribed antibiotics which makes 2 rounds of abs for him each day. dr said to give calpol as a painkiller, and i said we had done but he hadn't kept it down, vomited it back up. dr said that calpol often makes them throw up, to which i replied - should i try nurofen - and dr really surprised me by saying he thinks ibuprofen medicines should be banned, and they cause gastric ulcers.i've never heard this before and we've used it lots of times for the older kids.

btw how is everyone doing with exercise ? i've only got as far as thinking about getting out my old aerobics jane fonda video. i should get out on my bike but can't remember what age they have to be before they can go in a bike seat. i've got no excuse really as there is loads of lovely countryside and beaches where i live

Morning all!

Just noticed and LMAO @ your Christmas name, Stumpy! Hope your LO's are better soon.

re Yellow's rat - EEK! Can't bear rodents! My dishwasher also broke the other week - the element burnt out, and I phoned for a replacement, which only cost £27. dh bravely volunteered to change it himself in order to save on repair man costs (it's out of guarantee anyway)I'm pleased to say he did a great job and it works perfectly!

re baby rice - eeny and sal, saw your thread, and tbh, I would agree with most of the commments, especially as Alex was prem. HOWEVER, I think I read somewhere that the advice for ff babies is actually from 4 months, and bf babies from 6 months. Anyone else heard that?

I don't think I'll start with baby rice this time round, ds wasn't ever that interested in it, and all it seemed to do is make the super-sweet breastmilk not taste as nice. (of course I had a little taste!) Is forumula milk really sweet too? I've often wondered. I think I'll do mashed up fruit/veg from when dd is ready, which is some time away.

booby - interesting that your dd is grabbing your food - maybe it's just one more thing for her to grab?? if she were hungry for it, I think she'd cry as well.

dreamy - glad to hear your mum is in the clear.

bhm - well done on getting your ds to go to sleep on his own.

dd had her 2nd lot of jabs a couple of days ago - it was certainly better than last time round, but I'm still obviously not looking forward to the third round.

good Morning everyone and hi to all the new mums on here
omg yf whats all this about a rat aaagghh you are braver than me Id be miles away now and dont talk to me about dishwashers after ours caused our fire the other week Im happy to wash by hand

hope you enjoy your shopping trip olivo have still to start mine im so disorganised this year

I love Austins photo boo how handsome

how is calebs finger pink poor thing and how have you been

hi eeny and sal you seem loads happier and i cant believe how heavy alex has got not sure i remember what a clean house looks like mine is always a mess

thanks for the birthday wishes BHM where did you get the xmas pudding outfit? It sound soo cute

hope you have a really good birthday booby if you know what I mean

Sophie Jane is doing really well she is 11 weeks old now and I think about 13 pounds although she hasnt been weighed in 3 weeks so I will take her monday to check. She is about due for her 2nd lot of injections soon too. She is still 99% breast fed with the occassional ff as and when Im out in a hurry. She is gooing and laughing and trying to say baba She reaches out for all her toys now and her sisters hair Im off today to watch my three year old daughters nativity play I love this time of year has anyone else been to their little ones play yet? my dd has been singing about jesus swallowing a nappy we think she mean swaddled she is in the percussion which she calls russian its soo funny Has anyone heard from melsy lately Ive been sorting my dp business out so im usually signed in to his account and havent been on msn as much I will try to make more of an effort to get on in the evenings I hope everyone else is well hugs and kisses to all

Hi all!!

well someone said on the weaning thread that the 6 months recommendation includes guidelines for the 3rd world, and that if your baby reaches 15 lbs their tummies are probably ready for solids. Alex is 16lbs. Anyway I dont know who is right. Giving him baby rice right now seems right for us, he seemed ready for it. Thats all I can say!

Bad news though. After him being up all night coughing and being bad this morning I took him to the Dr - he has a chest infection!!! There is liquid & a rattle on his right lung. We've been given anti-biotics. Poor thing he has had one thing after another. I know he wasnt disasterously early but girls, being prem at all makes everything harder for a baby.

hello girls, just popping on quickly as have to do the shopping yet had a lovely morning at a soft play place nearby (didn't even know it was ther!) and the kids were little angels

hoppy, thats what i was told too, 4-6 months for ff and 6 months for bf.

dreamy glad to hear everythings going a bit better for you now caleb does that too, grabs dd's hair and won't let go. very cute and she's extremely patient while i untangle him

My hv told me last week that it's 6 months for all babies! However, she said if I can get to 20 weeks, if I feel that she's ready I can start! Well, we're at 15 weeks now and I think I will start in a couple of weeks. It never did Jack any harm!

afternoon all

Glad to see dreamy around , such a relief for you about yuor mum, what a worry hun. I am around , just been in such pain and so tired Ive only managed to talk one to one to booby or yellow on msn.

Awww pink , hows caleb and his nails ? I chicken out most of the time with dd2's nails , but they are so long she could strum a guitar lol.

what a shame for all the lo's woth infections, dd1 had a chest infection at on 3 weeks , so I know its not easy esp with giving anti biotics all day.

Im a right grump at the mo , so sorry if I havent posted for a few days. After the appt last week Im reluctant to go back to the osteopath , but I really dont know waht to do, Ive been taking paracetamol for over a week now , Im sure thats not right really.

Im also starting to feel a bit fed up with it all , I dont seem to get out easily as its not just tired its terrible pain too. sorry for moan moan moan. dd2 just doesnt want to go back to sleep after the 4am feed and its driving me bananas, Im getting sooo irritable and boring.

I just want to go out and have some fun , get dressed up , be romanced a little may be (HINT TO DH ) or even get to talk to adults in person YKWIM ???? We havent been anywhere for 4-5 mths now or done the deed either . Although saying that Monday a week my sister has booked La Pigalle a supper club in London for her 21st , which should be good , but it will be a really late night so i'll have NO SLEEP at all . IM really not looking forward to things ike I used to , which is strange when all I want to do is get out???????????

Oh to top it all IM feeling like a right lardy , cant stop eating and eating and eating , Im so starving all the time. I didnt think u could diet and breastfeed (even though only pt), but dont know how I can reduce what I eat as IM so hungry. ww was a mare with dd1 , is slimming world better? May be after new yr ill start. Need to lose 18lbs to be were I was pre pregnancy . well done to those who are losing , great discipline.

I cant get over some of your lo's weights , Im a bit worried about dd2's , havent been for weeks and weeks after they said she had dropped the percentile (using ff baby chart when then she was mainly bf), soooooo I kinda weighed her on my scales with me today lol and it looks like shes only put on 5oz in 6-8 weeks , that cant be right and yes I know I must be a right dizzy bint if I think its accurate like that , but surely it should show more wieght?????? I really dont want to go to the clinic , but it looks like ill have to now.

Oh and dd is in a nativity at nursury nxt week, shes a shephard lol , I have to buy some pillowcases to cut up for it. >>>>>

OMG talk about essay sorreeeeeeeeee everyone

hi yall well today went well and shes was fine cj and my mum.lol

mmmmmmmm, melsy, i'm cooking that bolognese you recommended and it smells yummy

Hi everyone.
Lord knows where the Rat is. It didnt visit last night so with any luck is lying dead somewhere. Hopefully not in my walls though. It has however totally ruined my dishwasher. We bought a replacement hose and it still wont work Our last resort is a Hotpoint engineer coming on Thursday to have a look. Other than that we'll be forking out £100 excess on the house insurance.

Ellis is going through that 4 month growth spurt I think. He's feeding more regularly during the day and for a few days now he's been stirring at 4am. Having a little cry and whine and then going off till 6ish. Wednesday night he had me up at 3:30 which was a real shock to the system! My eyes were looking one way but my legs were going another.

Decorating is almost complete too. My parents are coming tomorrow to put the paper up! Am so excited.
I just need to get things ready for xmas. I still havent wrote my cards yet or wrapped the pressies and there are loads!

wrapping pressies I still havent bought mine yet but just finished a huge order to Argos online so hoping everything in stock My throat is killing me today I feel so tired going to have my hair and nails done tomorrow for the christening on sunday so hope it will perk me up a bit. Sophie Jane still waking around 4am for a feed then sleeps till about 8 she seems to sleep less in the day now and is loads more playful.

calebs is in his got he finally got too big for the crib, it was groaning under his weight when he tossed around and waking him so we had to move him. he seems happy enough so far so fingers crossed!

dreamy, are you having a big do for the christening or just family?

cot, obviously

thanks, hoppy. i have been running up and down the stairs for the last hour or so as dd keeps coming out of her room and won't get to sleep. she fell asleep this afternoon so we let her stay up later but still not late enough, it seems .still, running up and down stairs might help me get rid of the rubber ring of fat around my middle,yuk. i tried to attach a pic to member profiles today of ds but couldn't get it to work. shall try again soon.my eldest daughter is actually 21, and in those days the official advice was to start solids at 3 months.by the time my 13 yr old son came along the official advice was 4 months and now it's 6 months.i don't think my ds, who is 15 weeks, needs solids yet but i'm expecting he might do anytime. i don't know how much he weighs now, i'll have to get it checked soon. my 2 yr old dd also mixes up her words, dreamin.she spent some time with my cousin's dd, clementine, today and insists her name is - lemon clean!

Woohoooo!!!! Its decorating day
But I'm not doing it!!! Woooooohooooooo again!!!

Had a really crap night last night. When dh came in from work at 10pm, he decided we should finish painting the coving. Grrrrrr. So I had to do that. By the time I got bathed and into bed it was nearly midnight. Then dd woke up screaming and carrying on. I settled her, then at 3am she woke again hysterical saying a froggy
was going to get her! Obviously she'd had a nightmare but dh couldnt calm her down so it turned into another screaming match When she finally settled, dh stormed back into the bedroom and announced that it was all mine and my mums fault that shes waking in the night (picture me with my hands under me bum to stop myself from lamping him one).
How Ellis slept through it all, I'll never know. But for the first time in ages, I managed to go back to bed and have a little sleep in when dh went to work this morning so I'm well chuffed.

Dreamy, hope you have a lovely christening and enjoy your hair and nails!

Pinky, I thought Caleb was already in his cot cos he's one of our bigger babes isnt he. Did he enjoy his night in it? Ellis looks so comfortable and cosy in his although I'm secretly still gutted he cant fit into his carry cot anymore lol.