Mugabe Nights: sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your (sleep deprived) pain!

[mzzzf]

New thread ladies!
Buenos are still free, the bar tab is still open and you can leave your healthy living resolutions at the door!

So cute fatty! Are you stuck underneath him now? I hope you have supplies?
A trip to the dentist definitely earns some sugary treats, right? 😉

Those who have weaned, how much food are you giving? I was offering Ds little tastes 3 times a day, but he wants bigger and bigger portions every day. He cries if I stop before he stops himself. Is it possible to over feed?. He is fine in himself and poo's are frequent and he's not straining, so I assume he's fine. Just a little piggy like his mum. He had a whole Ella's pouch and 1/3 of a fruit purée pot for lunch and then went crazy for carrots and potatoes With cheese sauce tonight. And he will no doubt feed about a million times tonight.

I should get him weighed - his new double chin suggests he may be laying down some fat.

There is one macaroon left. Should I save it for dh or scoff it myself?

I've managed to transfer both of them out of my bed and onto their own! Whoop!
Definitely scoff it yourself.
Nathan eats loads...but hes a fatty. He has 3 massive meals a day, plus he's still taking 6 8oz bottles.

Good work on the transferring there fatty :)

Macaroons look good frolic. Hope you scoffed the lot. I always like the look of them but not really keen once I take a bite.

Think you've definitely got a strong strapping boy on your hands frolic wanting all that food. I'm guessing you just give them what u want but not entirely sure. I'm still half heartedly trying baby led weaning. Not sure I can cope with it but she is used to chewing her food now already so probably don't need complete purees. They'd just be useful for when out and about. I've bought an ellas kitchen pouch to try anyway. She's even learned to turn her head away when she doesn't want something already. Too clever for her own good this one.

Ooh we have 3 members of mugabe nights Facebook group. Give me a pm if u want adding and I'll happily oblige. I want to know what u all like. It is funny though because u have someone pictured in your mind just off what they say and then u see there real face and it's totally different. Takes a bit of getting used to

Hi dozy have pmed you not sure it went through?

Excellent transfer skills fatty.

Ds did drop quite a few centiles for weight around 3-4 months, despite being quite tall. Maybe he's catching up with himself. He turns his head or spits it out when he's had enough, so obviously knows what is what. I'm just a buit amazed at the quantity he's putting away before that.
I'm going to start finger foods this weekend, so he doesn't get too stuck on purée.

Good work on the fb group dozy. Had you not pictured me as a fat ginge? 😉
The pouches are very handy. Your clever little chick will have no problems letting you know if they're not for her. Ds won't bf out and about embarrassed by his mum's mega tits I reckon, but will happily scoff a pouch.

I was planning an early night, how did it get to 10 already?

Quick post as an off to bed but DS is exactly the same frolic. Will eat loads - way more than I imagined (enter stage left, the milk supply anxiety monkey). So hard to know what to do.

Dozy re breast feeding. Just repeating what others have said. Do what you feel is right. You have done a heroic effort and if you feel the time is right to stop then it probably is. Will pm you now.

Done very little weaning. Waited to a week before 6m as battling general reactiveness to what I eat and possible CMPI. She's EBF with odd bottle given by dad when I'm well out of the picture. Has made the odd swipe at plates but nothing has gone in apart from licking stuff off my finger. We've been seriously lurgified so just backed off. Will probably try again next week properly hopefully...

dozy have pmd you

Dozy I've pmed you too looking forward to seeing more pics on FB, currently I'm planning to spend the night sleeping with 'hairdryer' white noise as baby giraffe likes it to sleep how did my life end up like this haha

We have refillable pouches we got online. Means you can take a pouch with you if you're out and about. Mostly did blw and I suspect we'll do that again. Dd2 isn't 6 months yet but I've been giving licks. Am dreading the nappies. I'm so slack!

Why is it that as soon as I settle down to sleep he wants a feed?

Don't listen to those bad monkeys kbro 🙉 It's a good thing that we have hungry boys.

I'm finding food poo better than ebm poo in reusables jockstar. Just flush the liner and it's gone, not like the mustard shit that seemed to spread everywhere. Shame about the smell though 😷

Pm'd you dozy!

Just an observation - is it the case that the second (or more loves!!) time Mums are being seriously slacker on the weaning from than the first-timers? Listening to all your great food stories is making me think I should buck my ideas up... But then we are going away for half term and I am sucker for the easy life....

I'm not slacker, but I think that's probably because I can't be! He's so hungry all the time, and DD had already started feeding him 😂

Have pm'd you dozy. Currently pinned under J while he feeds for the umpteenth time this evening. DH helpfully pointed out he might not be hungry, but I don't know how else to settle him at night. My anxiety monkeys are definitely circling tonight ...

Might take me a bit of time to add you all but working my way through :) some I'll have added as friends so random friend request is me and piper haha. If it's not worked let me know.

I'd better go to sleep. Not given her a dream feed tonight as apparently she slept right through till half 6 for my mum without it so maybe me disturbing her to give dream feed ruined her sleep. Probably won't work for me but worth a try. Night night all

Hungry, thirsty, wants comfort or whyever, it works - back off monkeys, I have a sabre and (used to) know how to use it!

My DH always thinks she's hungry when she's bored and is jealous that I can settle her by feeding. Much harder if she's not hungry as she thinks she might be, latches on, decides she's not and repeat forever, with the odd vom thrown in. I'm jealous he can settle her without food!

What I'm trying to say is that if it works for you both it's good!

Been trying a bit of co sleeping. Definitely not my ideal but would try it with a second if necessary as my biggest issue is that I really need my shoulders snuggled into the duvet which is impossible. Also my lower back always gets a draught. Think I'd need a onesie! Coped with the awareness that she was there but is a little stressful. Seem to have lost the self settling - have been pretty lazy due to never ending lurgies for us parents and she prefers the cuddles. Have finally crammed cot into our room so raised the mattress bit really high until she starts trying to escape so I can get my hand into the cage - travel cot was maddening as I could only reach bent over.

Co sleeping also happened because I've given up on the movement sensor - she can migrate around the cot on her back but mostly at only 6.2kg the more relaxed/grown up breathing was too light even on max sensitivity - it kept going off while I was listening to her breathing. Hopefully when she goes into her own room she will be heavy enough!

Good luck dozy!

What's the group called Dozy?

I've pmed you dozy, sorry I think I sent it about 5 times stupid phone

In other news the daily fail sidebar of shame (no I never read that, nope not me) tells me that Idris and his long term girl friend have split up. Form and orderly queue behind me ladies.

45min cycle. Fuck my life!!!!

Came up to settle J (again) just before 11. Not been to sleep so far. Every time I feed him to sleep, he wakes up the minute I move him to his cot. Am seriously losing my patience - I just want one half decent night, is that really too much to ask?!

Sorry mzzzf, I know you are having it worse than me - buy you a drink at the bar?

You're not having s worse night if you've not made it to sleep yet. I at least managed 20 (glorious!) minutes in one of her cycles.
I hope you get done zzzz's!