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November 2014 - The one where we figure it all out... Or at least try.

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Arkkorox · 02/03/2015 19:42

Couldn't see another thread ladies! Crap title I know but I couldn't think of anything else!

Thisis how on earth did you manage to put the nappy in the wash!

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Arkkorox · 03/04/2015 14:01

happy don't worry my Dp is the same. Hardly changed a nappy or dressed her!

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ladydolly · 03/04/2015 14:17

dp has done limited nappies and is gone before she's up in the mornings but he gets her ready for bed every night before I feed and put her to bed. She bloody loves him, very annoying when she's been a pain in the arse for me and he walks in to smiles and cooing.

ladydolly · 03/04/2015 14:19

Has anyone done anything for their lo's for easter or am I the only loser here? I've done a surprise treasure hunt for her and dp to do. I bought a couple of choc bunnies (that dp will have to eat of course).

Greenstone · 03/04/2015 14:50

Any of the babies still have cradle cap? Dd still has a bit which is bothering me! Anything tried and tested? Also I just noticed one of her ears is shockingly dirty Easter Blush need to get this child presentable before she sees all the relations this weekend Easter Blush

Dd2 is slowly getting more used to dh although she still won't settle for him at night. Thinks he's great though. I hope that in time they will have the same bond as he has with dd1 and the only reason they don't is that we tend to wrangle a child each when all together and until now dd2 has needed to be with me. twiglet - no specific advice but all I can say is you don't have to put up with the situation you find yourself in ie doing all the work -- I wouldn't and couldn't Sad

MrsAukerman · 03/04/2015 16:39

Yes to cradle cap. Olive oil after bath followed by a very gentle brushing with a tooth brush in the morning lifts it but I can't be arsed! Ds's makes him look a bit ginger but other than that is not noticeable.

Annarose2014 · 03/04/2015 17:45

We have a tiny bit of cradle cap here but I'm so anal about it that its v v little now. His bloody ears are a pain in the arse though - I seem to be forever cleaning them and moisturising behind them. How do a babies ears get dirtier than my own??

My DH does about 50% as you all know but I'm the first to admit that its not me that created that situation so I'm not giving myself much credit. It was a combination of circumstance (Dad being in hospital and then nursing him at home) which meant I literally had to hand him over every day, DH himself not wanting to be at a loss with his own baby, and DHs job which he does from home a lot so he's around a good bit. Oh, and we had to switch to bottles after a couple of months so he can do loads of feeds, which also means he can feed DS to sleep i.e. Bedtimes. So a fairly unique environment, really.

But even then the first few afternoons I came back from being with Dad in the hospital I'd come back to a frazzled DH who had a screaming baby for an hour and a half. I'd feel AWFUL! But I had to go the next day and the next and I had no flipping choice, and after 3 days DH was saying "It was better today". And over the next few weeks DH got his technique sorted. Its not really the same as mine but Ds recognises it now and naps/settles for him just the same as for me.

DH says now that the whole period when Dad was dying was good for him as a father as it really developed his confidence. He says he basically became a father properly during that time when I was busy elsewhere.

So I think the fathers who do little actually need more exposure, not less. I'm the first to say though that I'm a big softie who avoids hassle, so had my circumstances been different (or DH been different) I'd be "sparing" him a lot and ending up creating a rod for my own back. And I also think that breastfeeding really makes it harder to get anything like the same level of parenting.

Strawberryfield12 · 03/04/2015 19:10

Agree with Anna. DH also works from home a lot and I think it was crucial he was off work the first month. That most difficult time we battled through together and it gave good head start to all of us. In first weeks it was him who was more confident with her.

Thisisimpossible · 03/04/2015 19:25

Yes to cradle cap here too, and it also makes him look a bit ginger. Not really sure what colour his hair is going to be. He started off dark but it seems to have got lighter recently.

Anna reading your post whilst DP is upstairs with a screaming DS makes me think I might leave him to it for a bit longer!

haventgotaclue1 · 03/04/2015 19:33

Agree with Anna and Strawberry - my DH was also off work for the 1st month and I don't know how I'd have done it without him around. Now he leaves work before DD is up, but makes sure he gets home to help with bath-time and also giving her a bottle before settling her down (and that takes a LONG time!). I'm BF except for that one bottle - gives me a break and DH time with DD. When he first gets home, she'll only look at me which is a bit disheartening for DH, but by spending lots of time with her at weekends, she's getting there! And DH had definitely done his fair share of nappy-changing Grin - sounds like I'm pretty lucky compared to some of you..

Also a big yes to cradle cap - it's actually quite thick pieces of scalp coming away Hmm - HV recommended using this vaseline-like stuff called Epiderm (I think) - it's really thick and strikes to her hair...I probably don't use it as often as I should hence why she's had it for a while...I just brush her hair saying "ah, that's lovely!" and she lays there grinning like anything Grin

haventgotaclue1 · 03/04/2015 19:34

"strikes to her hair"????? meant "sticks to her hair" Sad

omama · 03/04/2015 21:32

Yes to cradle cap though dd's is more like really flaky dandruff than thick yellow scales these days. The entire top of her scalp is flaky & down the sides of her face & nothing seems to be shifting it. Was told by hv last week that they dont recommend olive oil anymore & so we are just using diprobase & occasionally hydrocortisone when she has a flare up on her face. DD also seems to be developing eczema & I have a sneaking suspicion that when we wean her she will get rashy & also turn out to be cows milk intolerant.

My dh tends to leave most of the caring of dd to me. As we have 2, he tends to see to ds & I have the baby. He has never bathed her but he does change nappies & play with her (if ds will let him!). And he helps with night feeds even on work days. He is slowly getting more involved in helping to settle her at bedtime/in the night which is a big help/relief too & it also gives me that bit of time with ds too.

After a rough night (up every half hour all night) we went out today & she barely slept all day, finally settled her once home at 4pm & she was still sleeping at 5.30. I woke her & she was beside herself so I got her ready for bed & she was back down just after 6pm! Surely a 4pm bedtime will not bode well for tomorrow morning?!!

catg83 · 03/04/2015 21:45

We had awful cradle. cap at first but it has really calmed down now. We have been massaging coconut oil to his scalp about an hour before hair wash time.
I am exhausted today. Occasionally I question when my body will go back to feeling like mine again. I think it is leftovers from pregnancy PGP but my hips and legs ache so much some days. I am sure lifting the heffalump that is DS doesn't help either.
DP is pretty good. He is out the house 6.30-7.00 weekdays so doesnt get to see DS that much in the week but at the weekends he always takes DS away for a morning so I can have a lie in for a bit. Nappies wise when he is here it is 50/50 and he usually takes him in the shower with him at the weekend.
I am off to bed. Wishing you all a good night.

Annarose2014 · 03/04/2015 22:23

I just read a post on Caroline Hirons blog about T-Gel shampoo shifting her sons seborrrraaahhjwhatever dermatitis on his scalp and in the comments someone said it was amazing on cradle cap.

May have to get some.....

Strawberryfield12 · 03/04/2015 22:37

DD has some flakes as well, not much and she has lots of hair, so I pretend I dont see any Hmm
It's supposed to go itself at some point, right?

Annarose2014 · 04/04/2015 11:20

Another morning where a starving DS refuses the bottle, screaming cos his gums are too sore. Thank God for Abusol which is the only thing that works.

ladydolly · 04/04/2015 14:19

What's abusol? Is it for teething?

First night out for us last night, engagement party for a couple that I set up 5 years ago. Mum babysat and when I got home at 10.30 babydolly had been up all evening!! Dm had resettled her twice after we left (when she was sound asleep) but she was having none of it 3rd time around. She was quite happy on the sofa with her grandma. It took me over an hour to get her to sleep and she was still up at 6.30. I don't know how she's functioning!!
Dp meanwhile got home at 3.30. Woke up at 10 and midway through morning chat with dd ran off to be sick. Not been seen since.

DD has gone from 1 poop a day to at least 4 a day over the last week or so. I'm putting it down to her cold?

Also yes to cradle cap, it's not that bad and while I use dentinox shampoo on it I just reckon she's not going to still have it at 21, it'll clear up on its own eventually.

Annarose2014 · 04/04/2015 17:26

Abusol is liquid local anaesthetic and it numbs the gums instantly. We've had a bit of bottle refusing lately cos his mouth is too sore but this works in literally one minute. Saves our bacon. Most pharmacies have it and YOU NEED IT!

We've just been lent a jumperoo! My SIL has given us her one till she has another baby. But even if she gets pregnant tomorrow that means we still have it for the next year! We're thrilled. We tried DS in it and he bounced and bounced and bounced and had the biggest smile on his face. He was in it for half an hour and when we took him out he wanted to get back in it again!

Only downside is its been impossible to put him down for a nap since because he's so hyper. Who knew jumperoos were such potent things?!

happypotamus · 04/04/2015 21:10

Yes to cradle cap, but then DD1 had cradle cap for years. She is nearly 4 now and might still have it but her hair is long enough that you can't see. DD2's is not bad T all in comparison so I am not doing anything in particular to it.

anna jumperoo sounds a great success. We have one in the attic that DD1 was given and loved. I expect it to be popular with DD2 too.

Since yesterday I have been sitting her in the highchair at mealtimes and giving her a piece of food. She has had some cucumber, pear and broccoli so far. She has picked them up and put them in her mouth but not eaten any as far as I can tell. She is over 5 months old and enjoying just sitting with us and playing with the food. I d on't think she has realised it is any different to toys.

Strawberryfield12 · 05/04/2015 09:37

There are few baby things in our house thanks to Anna, this time its a jumpero getting delivered on Tuesday. Blush
Amazon buy with one click is a dangerous thing...

Arkkorox · 05/04/2015 10:25

Traumatic night for us, dd woke up at 2 with a blood curdling scream but seemed to still be asleep when I got her up so we had one very upset baby, settled back to sleep with a bottle and some calpol (just incase) and slept till 7 so no idea what that was about

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catg83 · 05/04/2015 13:00

ark ours has done that a few times. About an hour after being asleep. Sobbing uncontrollably and tales ages to calm. After a quick Google it seems to be lots of them do it around 4/5 months. It is horrible. x

Annarose2014 · 05/04/2015 15:53

Oh no Strawberry! I'm an enabler! Blush

I bought some baby rice yesterday and am going to make it up with Neocate. We have to be very gradual with weaning cos we're not yet certain whether its dairy or what that he's intolerant to. We've also bought some Ella's Kitchen pouches which I know some MNers disapprove of, though I don't really know why.

I was all fit to do purely BLW but have heard negative things that scared me off a bit. Especially this: breastfeedingwithoutbs.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/bullshitometer-baby-led-weaninggill.html

So I think I'll do a mixture of finger foods and spoonfeeding as common sense dictates.

ladydolly · 05/04/2015 16:08

Jeeeeeez is there anything we mums can do without someone telling us we're damaging our babies?? Like you Anna I'm going to do a combination. See what she likes.

Big jumperoo fan here too, although since we had it she refuses to sit down, only standing do!!

eastmidswarwicknightnanny · 05/04/2015 19:24

Anna like you we are still dairy free and as baby didn't take to the formula (aptamil pepti) we are still bf he is 19weeks and going to wean in next 1-2weeks not going to bother with baby rice this time round straight for banana I think.

With first we did mix of blw and puree started at 23weeks with puree and added in steamed veg on highchair when we ate at 26weeks.

Ds1 had a high palate n bread used to get congealed and stuck there and ds2 also has a high palate which seems to go with a tongue tie, all of us have tt and high palate!! So will avoid bread to start with.

Annarose2014 · 05/04/2015 19:40

We tried baby rice this evening and he had one taste and grimaced and had a big dramatic hissy fit!

So epic fail so far, lol.