Just Mumming 9- We're suffering the curse of Mel B, ST syndrome and the rise of the sleep snatchers. We've all had enough and would just like a good JS.

[PixieChops]

Morning Viroids

Welcome to the 9th Just Mumming Fred.

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Name: Pixie
Age:29
Pests: 2- P (girl) 17 months old, R (boy) 4 months old
Things I can't do anymore- have a crap in peace, drink a hot drink, do any housework, shag ST, sleep, take naps.

Things I can do- carry a toddler, baby, dirty bottles and nappies down the stairs all at once, put a double pram up in 20 seconds, have a shower inc washing and shaving in under 5 mins. Be coco the clown on 26 mins sleep.

Cows milk from 6 months? Is that because of the CMPI? Otherwise that's totally opposite to what my HV told me - from a year. The advice is so ridiculously variable!

I thought it was cows milk from 12 months too. Hope dietician is helpful and you are happy with how to proceed after.

DS has just been awake for 3.5 hours. I've finally got him to sleep in the sling.

Sorry I meant cows milk with food. So on cereal and in sauces and cooking. Cows milk to drink after 1 year

Is that cos cows milk in food is fairly small quantities?

I think it's because they need the vitamins from formula.

The dietitian has told us to wean from 4 months on a non-dairy diet. Between 4 and 6 months he's to have puréed fruit and veg, baby rice/porridge made with his formula. After 6 month we've to give more variety but still no dairy. He can't have soya initially, can't think when he can have it.
The plan is to start introducing dairy after 12 months
She couldn't say what effect dairy would have on him. She did say if he had any to watch for symptoms and if there are none then we could try introducing dairy sooner. We're going back to see her when he's 6 months

hi please can i join ive been lurking for a while

Hi kez! Welcome!
I'm a new recruit, though I was on the JSing fred but then I fell off the planet. Back now though! How old is your LO?

Welcome kez!

I have taken a leave of absence from FB. It was just pissing me off seeing all my friends off out enjoying themselves and all the festive cheer when I am trapped in my nursing chair with a screaming child

Although my closest friends are very sweet - we were due to go out tonight for our usual Xmas dinner. We book it months in advance and have a savings club putting aside £10 per month so we can go all out and not worry about money - it's our present to each other. Clearly I cannot go, they all have kids and understand and so they are now coming over to mine and we are getting a takeaway - bit of a comedown from quaglinos but, hey! It's so nice of them.

Aww, thats so nice of your mates Fleur. Hope you have a nice evening even if it isn't the usual venue. My work do is tonight and I can't go either. They are going to my fave gastro pub as well. Gutted. DH is out at his work do tonight as well (his 3rd Christmas night out no less!). Double whammy. I have a microwave macaroni cheese and gu puds though and might have a G&T once I've done the bedtime feed as he's going 2 hours til the next one generally at the moment. Something feels a bit weird about the prospect of drinking G&T with a baby strapped to my chest but sod it, I need it!

DS is napping amazingly well today, making up for virtually not sleeping yesterday. Hoping this is a good omen for tonight.

Why do they want you to wean him early purple? The NHS recommendation is not til 6 months now...?

That's really lovely of your friends fleur Apparently my work's Christmas do was last weekend and no fucker bothered to invite me....

Hi kez

It's quiet in here at the moment!! Everyone off crimbo shopping?

She said that they are changing it back to 4 months, I didn't question it

Oh and also that it might help with colic/reflux

Hmm!

Yeah not sure about that purple. Will you see her again soon to ask?

Hi kez! We had a kez before, are you one and the same?! Tell us about yourself.

So long as the baby isn't looking essie, you can have all the G&Ts you need. That's the rule I think!

Bastards popz! You wouldn't have enjoyed it anyway, don't worry.

We have DH work do Monday and in laws are babysitting. First time we've both left him for an evening. Nervous!

I'm back from centre parcs with the in laws and SIL and I didn't kill anyone- whatta gwarn? Any news? Missed you all!

Yes to be fair Dulce, I probably wouldn't have gone anyway

Aw. Try not to worry about J and have fun at the do with MrD. I wish me and DH had made more of effort to go out together over the past year.

Good to have you back pixie!! Was it as bad as you expected??

Going back at 6 months to see how we're doing with it

I'm going to do some research, I have heard of some babies being weaned early if they have issues

I thought it had only just been determined as 6 months because of the evidence about immature gut lining, allergies, plus also they need to be able to sit up and the gag reflex in place first - which generally aren't until 6 months. Seems very strange for a HV to recommend weaning at 4 months. Can you question it or get w second opinion?

I also was told that baby rice and risks are no longer recommended because they don't add anything nutritionally. But that was just one person at a weaning course, I've not seen if that's the general opinion.

B is watching Sesame Street. This boy adores Elmo.

Kez! I remember you! Tell us about yourself

I'm so excited - B is sitting up with help. He can sit on his own for a few minutes but can't right himself yet if he toppled so I have to catch him. I'm desperate for him to sit so I can put him down more, rather than carrying him. Back is agony!!!

Fleur you have some amazing friends! That's so nice of them!

I left B sleeping in house with dh babysitting and I went to dinner with friends last night. It was so amazing to be 'me' for 3 hours! I had my work do on wed too (sorry yours was a letdown popz, that's mean!!). I didn't know half the people there!!! I got left out of secret Santa too - booo!

Rusks not risks

hi all thanks for the welcome. im a complete newbie so not who u think i am. have changed name to stop confusion. i have a ds who was born end of august 4 weeks early

Boo to missing out on nights out and secret santa.

I am reliving the 90s watching tfi Friday while DH is at yet another Christmas party!

DS is asleep on me.

A different** kez! Still very welcome hi!

Congratulations on your wee one! I have a boy too, born end of July

Morning all!

I had a great evening and ate waaaay too much

I have just got my payslip from work - I didn't get a Xmas bonus. I'm hopping mad. We always get the same bonus (well it has been the same for the last 10 yrs). I expected that they may pro rata it for my maternity leave and so thought half would be about right. But nothing?!?

I feel really churlish for asking. The person who usually deals with pay etc left a couple of months ago and I don't really know the new lady. I don't want her to think I am grabby but they really ought to know that I should receive the same benefits whilst on maternity leave.

Glad you had a good evening Fleur and I don't think you'd be grabbing for asking for something you're entitled to! Could you take it up with your manager (if you have one) and go through them first? Hope you get it sorted!

Welcome Kb I've got a girl born in May last year and a boy born in June this year. First 4 months were pretty stressful but it's getting better now that they are sharing a room and sleeping through still don't think I'd recommend it haha

Popz it wasn't so bad even though I felt like I did quite a lot in the way of cooking and cleaning. However I got to do what I wanted and everyday was very busy. Apparently though MIL has said something to ST about us all not spending enough time together as a family whilst on the holiday. I think we had a happy medium but it wasn't enough. She also found it stressful. I don't understand why when I cooked 2 nights and tidied up 3 times and didn't expect her to look after my kids on her own. I'm not going again, I can't be arsed with family politics. I'll go with ST and my kids and that's it. It's made my holiday feel a bit sour with her saying that to ST yesterday. Anyway it's over now (thank god) and we can move on!

I'll try and catch up at some point today so Im not completely lost

Sounds stressful pixie I am lucky that my MIL is lovely and knows not to say anything inflammatory even if she thinks it

I do like centre parcs though!

I don't know about asking my manager. She owns the company but leaves the day to day running to others. I recently helped her with a project, I got it done in small snatches when my mum had S for an hour or so but it was a big deal and was pretty stressful for me. My manager has given me 3 days additional holiday to add to my mat leave and a really generous Christmas present (out of her own money) - I would feel really brattish asking her about the bonus