Just Mumming 8 - the one with the fire crawlers, wind machines and the Health Visitor revolt

[WilHarlot]

Add your stats Viroids (or don't bother). I feel like there's something I'm supposed to write here but don't know what it is...

La could you express same time every day and freeze
then bugger off for a few hours

God I really want biscuits now! Just discovered dh has eaten all the biscuits and used all the milk and now he's gone to work with the car. Grounds for divorce?

wil I don't know to be honest - I thought it would be good for dh to give him the late (10pm) feed so I can go to bed early, but not sure how it would work as I sleep next to the crib and would likely have to help with getting him to go to sleep anyway as it's not easy. I guess I just want to have the option of leaving B with him occasionally.

Name: dulcet
Age: 30 - first time I've been 30 here
DCs: DS(J), 7 weeks tomorrow

Hey purple, you're so close! Looking forward to seeing you here.

Re: supply la - you can always build it back up too. I was giving bottle for 10pm feed but couldn't express enough to do it all the time and I can still feed at 10 now. It is a mine field though, I agree!

mini, I think sleep always wins. It's the one you can't do with baby. Eating is tough but you can always cram a biscuit in!

Surely we would all choose chips pis! Excellent choice.

I completely sympathise and feel the same fleur, and if la does too I guess it must be normal. I cried again today, on NCT group this time. Prefer it to be strangers as at least I don't have to see them again. Because I feel the same I can't really offer advise but at least it's not just you?

Shhhhh!! Screaming baby is actually asleep on my arm. This never happens! Can't feel arm now obvs. Been to breast feeding consultant at a group today, talked about how to make sure he finishes a feed. This is my new plan! Offer other boob, wake him up if he falls asleep on there, massage boob during feed to get if all out. Hoping for longer between feeds and weight gain this way.

Bastard La!
Zyla that's kinda the plan. I daresay I'll have watch what I eat before too long. So I'm making the most of it.

I'll post the biscuit recipe cos I'm sure new mums have time to bake

Oven on at 160
120g of oats, self raising flour, butter and brown sugar
tblsp of golden syrup
Tsp of bicarbonate

Melt the butter and syrup in a pan and add the dry ingredients. Make into 18 balls and flatten a bit. Bake for 12ish minutes

I've experimented with adding 100g raisins, which means another 30g of butter needed but they are lush.
I'm going to make more and add to hospital bag for next week

Making the most of too much time on hands

dulcet that's a good tip - I need to try to make B take the 2nd boob. He has a habit now of falling asleep after first boob and then only going short while between feeds. Trying to wake him is really hard!

Oh god I want biscuits :(. Must remind myself I'm 2 clothes sizes down since starting exercise, though I think I was wearing baggy stuff... Lost half a stone before joining sw, and another 12lb since, bet I put it all back on when we go away in 10 days!

Ooh well done Zyla. Step away from the biscuits

Zyla you're amazing.

I haven't said welcome Purple. Come and join in the newborn moan glow.

What about giving the previous feed as a bottle? He will naturally start going to sleep a bit earlier anyway. Maybe if you gave a bottle at e.g. 7, he might sleep downstairs for a few hours with DH. You could sleep 8-10 and then boob him at 10? That's kind of what I did with Mini in the early days except it was more like 8 and 11. Then even when she slept through, we kept doing the bottle so that it didn't matter if I was there for bedtime or not. You could express before you went to bed. Obviously just an idea. If you're unsure about doing it, why not try every third night or something so you get a bit of a break but it won't really affect supply?

I wish we had wine. Pasta bolognese with a weaning baby is too much for me.

I challenge anyone with a newborn to look radiant with joy at any point ever.... Hardly anyone seems to enjoy this period, it doesn't mean your baby isn't much loved and wanted. It'll all get better.

Blowing gently on their face, taking feet out of babygrow, tickling their feet etc should wake them up for second boob. Mean mommy tactics!

Fleur once again, I want to smash MrFleur's stupid face in.... Is he like this about other things or just the baby?

I got lost!

Rpopz, 29
DS 8 months and 1 day.

I want biscuits too. None today or yesterday!

MiniP also smashes chips in his face like a good un. He's all about the carbs!

wil thank you! I've saved your wee paragraph there as a note for suggesting to dh :)

popz I just managed to get 2 boobs into DS thank you!

He's now in the lightest of light sleeping naps next to me - keep having to jump up and close his eyes again. I'm sitting in the dark unable to hear tv because of the white noise app. parenting at its finest

When did you start putting your LOs upstairs in crib to nap while you were downstairs in evening? I'm not thinking of doing it until 10 weeks or so I think.

Not a problem. You'll find out what works for you after a bit of trial and error. Can't remember the upstairs nap thing. Probably three months ish with Mini in the daytime Micro much sooner to get her away from Mini! Tbh actually it could have been any time before 6 months, I really don't know!

But if it's better to do it earlier it would be bloody lovely to be able to hear the tv!

I'd just have to lock cats downstairs with us - not sure I trust them around him without me there - one of them has stood on him twice!

Oh you said evening. With micro I just did it when it seemed as if she was wanting an earlier bedtime. She spent ages going to bed at midnight. When she started to get tired around 7 I did it then.

Hi ladies,

Name: indigo
Age:29
DCs: one 12 day old DD

You're all doing an awesome job! Looking after babies is damn hard work!

Hugs for everyone that needs them. Nobody is failing! Are your children alive? Yes? Then that's it! Goal achieved for the day
If you get anything else done apart from keeping the little (insert lovey dovey or sweary word here) alive then that my friends is a bonus!!!
You had a shit today? Give yourself a pat on the back!
You managed to eat something? Go you!
Gold stars to the viroids who manage to get their washing done (seriously I think I'm going to get divorced before I've even got married at this rate as ST keeps telling me he has no boxers and no clean t shirts for work. Think him and the washing machine need some alone time)

Not had much of a bad day today, kids are still alive and we went out to a farm play area thingy with some (mum) friends and their toddlers. P got filthy and fell in puddles and all sorts. R slept for most of it.
Then we came home and P and R slept for a couple of hours simultaneously for the first time ever! Omg I was so excited! Both kids asleep at the same time! The possibilities where endless! Instead I chose to sit there in complete silence with no TV on and sucking on chocolate buttons so as not to wake them. It was a fun afternoon.

Just been on the AIBU board. Omg I'm lurking on a Fred at the moment where this woman is BF and her DH skitzed out because she asked him to make her a brew. Now she's asking is she being unreasonable asking for a brew when she's bfeeding. The replies are so OTT. I never thought people could be so passionate about tea! Some people get waaaaaaaaay to involved over on that forum. Makes for good reading though !

(Sorry this was meant for the last Fred but wanted to post it anyway in the hopes it would make some of you feel better x)

Oh and my stats are:

Pixie
29
DD- 15 and a half months and DS- 10 weeks

runs off to find psycho tea-breastfeeding thread

Can't find it! post link!

Pixie you make me wet my knickers (In a laughing kind of way, not a dodgy way) .

Hehe at the weaning wil we've taken to double bibbing H, one of those milk bibs with the foam type bit around the neck to catch wet dribbles and the a full on long sleeved thing as well :). Today she was loving mango, but strawberries even more.

Also, I'm only doing ok at weight loss cos I've got so damned much to lose! I think it's easier when you're my size

Lol pixie!!

Pixie I love your parenting style, if their still alive your doing fine!

Well done on the weight loss zyla

Cookies sound lovely purple

MiniS is not a fan of chips, she's all about the cat biscuits today

Pixie that gave me actual LOLZ I can't go on AIBU anymore after poo bag- gate

Can't remember exactly when I started putting mini to bed properly - but like wil says - he naturally started wanting to go to sleep earlier at some point. I always just took him up when I went to bed before.

House people rejected our offer but I am unsurprised as it was 10k less than asking price... We're letting them sweat for a bit

Lol pixie thanks! A well needed laugh.

The thing is DH is usually really great, having a baby has made him into a knob. He knows best etc etc.

S is on hour two of screaming. Why does my boy fight sleep so much he does not get that from me