September 2006 babies - smiles all round!

[clairemow]

New thread for us....

Munki - hope you get the result you want, whatever that may be! I'm not weaning yet either btw - putting off as long as possible as have been there, done that and it's loads f hassle

Munki - good luck! I'm not weaning yet either. Trying to hang on a bit longer. DS five months old now.

I'm feeling pretty pants today. Got my first period since having LO. In fact first period since Nov 2005!! Its horrible! At least I know everything's working OK, I suppose. Am having a facial this afternoon so that should make me feel better. Its a birthday present from August but this is the first opportunity I've had to use it. Really looking forward to some 'me' time

DS still suffering with a terrible cough. Its pitiful. He remains quite bright though. Better go, its time for him to get up. Have a good day........

munki - any news???????????

wow, Munki, hope you get the result you want
Fairysnuff - that does sound OTT, no idea how anyone would have the time to write anything down in a book. Does seem a little strange to be force feeding a one year old baby milk too, at that age they don't really need it in the day anyway.

Let us know Munki... I'm off to the doc's in a couple of weeks for a coil... bit afraid of the pain it might be having it put in.. can't be worse than childbirth though, can it???!!

Bristols, you made me smile when you said you were going to get LO up at 9.57. I was doing EXACTLY the same thing as you at EXACTLY the same time...

I did our first big trip to the supermarket this morning with both boys. Usually DH goes on Sat am with DS1... But I was so pleasantly surprised. DS1 was a dream, he had a red nose day ball that laughs when you drop it, so he played with that all the way round right near the trolley and me, and had various people in giggles round the shop. After a while he asked (?!?!?!) to get in the trolley, and then played with it there! And DS2 didn't cry at all, just cooed at the lights. Made me think I might do it again... but next time would probably be a mare!!!

Let us know Munki... I'm off to the doc's in a couple of weeks for a coil... bit afraid of the pain it might be having it put in.. can't be worse than childbirth though, can it???!!

Bristols, you made me smile when you said you were going to get LO up at 9.57. I was doing EXACTLY the same thing as you at EXACTLY the same time...

I did our first big trip to the supermarket this morning with both boys. Usually DH goes on Sat am with DS1... But I was so pleasantly surprised. DS1 was a dream, he had a red nose day ball that laughs when you drop it, so he played with that all the way round right near the trolley and me, and had various people in giggles round the shop. After a while he asked (?!?!?!) to get in the trolley, and then played with it there! And DS2 didn't cry at all, just cooed at the lights. Made me think I might do it again... but next time would probably be a mare!!!

"Computer says nooooo"
(anyone else know that scene from little britain??)

well, we're in the clear. its one of those moments that you're both happy and sad, as i'm sure you all know. though im planning on having more, its far too soon...ds is only 19 weeks! i'll enjoy only him to the full for now .

:::::phewwwww!:::::

munki - glad you got the news you wanted (sort of wanted anyway). Plenty more time for more procreation!!

Phew!

Hi everyone!

Not been around for ages and it's bery hard to catch up but had a scan and it seems everyone's doing great, in fact the LOs seem to be wee stars!

We've had a great few weeks. Lucy's baptism was 14th Jan and a very special day. Then last week we had a family holiday which was very spoiling. We stayed in a gorgeous cottage in the grounds of a v family friendly hotel only about half an hour from where we live!! There was a childrens' club which ds adored and so he went there each morning and we all went swimming each afternoon. Lucy loved her first swims. Very cute. It was a real rest - lovely!

Lucy's doing well. She's still exclusively BF and still up at least once in the night - usually around 3am. Otherwise she's 7pm to about 7.30am. The dream feed doesn't make any difference to her sleep.

She's 20 weeks now...we're hoping to leave off weaning for at least another fortnight. Anything after that's a bonus!

Look forward to chatting again.

munki - that must have been a relief!

Tassis - your holiday sounds great. We've yet to take dd swimming. Well done on the BF

I am also nowhere near weaning munki, still BF and happy with that. DD is 20 weeks today and really is not showing signs of wanting food yet. She never really wtches us eat and her sleep is still solid, though sg=he has started to wake up a few hours earlier than norm for a feed, but she then goes back to sleep so I am am not worried.
People are saying that they are weaning at 22 weeks.
Just wondered why?
I have not realyy been thinking about it, is there any significance to weaning at 5 months?

RE; BIL force feeding, it was not milk he was trying to get her to eat, sorry.
I think you may be right, there is a bit of favouritism there. I just hope that the feeding thing was a one off because his parents were there and I don't think he likes to look out of control so he may have acted out of character. I hope so anyway. As I say there is not really any way of speaking to the pair of them and I can't get myself too het up about it, I just hope that it is not as bad as my over imaginiative mind made it feel.

Wow; has taken forever to catch up ...

Thankfully no one but Jameson ended up with the stomach virus. It seems like one thing after another with him. I think he may be finally well which is good b/c he STILL cries much more than DS1 ever did. Spending time with Cruise over on the sleep thread b/c there are nights when he wakes up every hour. I recall Dr. Sears' saying parents like me are "blessed with a high-needs child." Ha! Try cursed, Dr. S.

Maybe I'm not seeing it for what it really is b/c DS1 just never cried for anything - didn't have to cry to sleep; didn't fuss before eating, etc. ... he was v. good-natured. Maybe what I have is a "normal" child now. That's when you know it's time to stop. Glad to be done with the whole pg/newborn thing! (speaking of which Munki - whew!! )

Has been exciting to see J. getting older and developing more skills. Just wishing he'd sleep more.

Munki Re: weaning - I couldn't care less about waiting to feed, but J. couldn't care less about food of any kind, so we're waiting. He's eating anywhere from 6 to 10 oz formula per sitting! But doesn't relish anything being put into his mouth with a spoon.

Liquid re: baptism ... we have to get around to doing that! Glad yours went well.

Redz LOL ... as is said on this side of the pond, "9 months up, 9 months down" ... if we haven't lost it in a full year, percentages dictate it's staying forever. But here we are at 5 mos ... plenty of time! Can't give up chocolate & cookie dough for the life of me, so it's going to have to come off at the gym

Fairy ... re: wanting to throw the baby out of the window ... oh, yes. I know it well. Both DH & I felt so frustrated in 2003. Difference between feeling and doing is huge, though. I do think (just IMHO) the list thing is a bit over the top for a 1-year-old ...

Forgot to say Claire, glad the leak didn't turn out too badly & y'all were there to catch it!

Mabel & Liquid - "jobseekers" is amazing! Wow! In our dreams would such a service exist here.

Re tankini that would've been a better option for me - we went to a (indoor) swimming party last weekend & of course DS1 had to go down the slide so there I was in my (relatively modest) bikini ... linea negra still fading I was the only "cool mom" taking the kids down the slide & DS1 was loving it though so of course that made it worthwhile ... and next time I have to dress like that will thankfully not be until May!!

hi all

Fairy - I feel sorry for your SIL, it sounds like she's struggled with motherhood. I hope the 'force feeding' thing wasn't what it seemed. You are going to get comparisons unfortunately, My brothers lo is 4 months older than DS2, and we are constantly getting comparisons from my parents - not in a nasty way, but because they don't see her as much as my lo's they are closer to them and they seem to be more favourable towards them.
Re; weaning at 5 months, I think it is just a compromise. we all know that we should aim for 6 months, but it's not easy to keep going that long!
We are all full of cold, I am keeping DS1 off playgroup today. DH has got a chest infection as well.
If I get chance I am going to express some milk today and start with some rice at the next feed (if I can find weaning spoons etc and get them sterilised in time!). I have had been having to feed at ungodly hours of the morning for the last few days and quite frankly I am exhausted!

Hello,
I had a meeting with my boss yesterday and we agreed I'd go back to work 3 days a week - wednesday, thursday and friday. I was really hoping for 2.5 days but he said we could re-negotiate down the line. Anyway, DH usually finishes early on a Friday so he can pick DS up a bit earlier. So i just phoned the nursery and we've booked some settling in sessions.

Re. weaning. I've been giving DS a bit of baby rice which is going down quite well. He has never slept through the night and will usually feed at 11pm, 3am and 7am although he has been waking earlier lately (5:30am the other day!)
I was just giving him rice at lunch feed but then I read a book the other day that said after 3 days of lunchtime rice, try rice for dinner as well as milk feed of course. So last night I tried at 6pmish after some milk but he was just too tired. What time does everyone else give their solids and when should you do the evening one. Also are you meant to give solids straight after their milk or can you leave a little gap. I just find this whole solids lark really confusing!!

Myrtle, know which book you read!! I give F solids after milk at lunch (about 11.30/11.45), and then at DS1's tea time, around 5, because it's easier that way. I think you can do whatever you want and whatever works best for you and DS.

I saw a friend of mine give solids before a milk feed?
Should it be done the other way around?
Surely if they have been filled with milk they won't have room for solids?
All so confusing, but I would like to be prepared for when I do decide to start.

5.30 his morning and DD decided it was time for a feed! This is unusual for her. For the past 4-5 days it has been a 7am feed then another couple of hours sleep (in our bed, I am too lazy to put her back in the cot after the feed!). Before that she had been sleeping right through.
Is this a sign she may want more food?
But as she goes back to sleep no probs (well, sometimes some talking in the dark!) I am still just going with it. What do you guys think?

Should we be starting a new thread soon?
How big do these get?

for those planning on weaning - i give ds food AFTER milk. Milk is still their main source of nourishment at this stage and they really don't fill up on food just yet. I often cut short a milk feed if I feel his is getting full! hth

forgot to say - then I offer milk again after the food.

At breakfast and lunch I give solids after milk - most of the milk first at this age. Later (after at least 6/7 months), I'll start to offer 2/3, then 1/2 the milk first at lunch, then solids, then the rest of the milk, as gradually (by maybe 8 months) he'll drop milk mid morning, and just be on lunch with some water. Like Cruise said though, the milk is the most important part of their diet for the first year.

Breakfast, he'll keep having a 7oz bottle I expect for ages (DS1 still has milk when he wakes, at least 5 oz in his cup, and he's 3 in May!)and then solids - but we're lazy and tend to spend ages in the bedroom after milk, reading stories and generally farting about, so breakfast often isn't until gone 8/8.30. So there's quite a gap between milk and breakfast.

Blimey, I can go on can't I?!

At the moment he has solids only at 5ish, but not too much, as the milk at bedtime is still more important, and I don't want him to cut it down. I also avoid really filling things like banana at tea.

clairmow - ooops! I have jsut given babyrice and mashed banana for tea! Hope ds takes a full bf later

don't worry about it cruise - I'm no guru!!! In fact, broke my own rule yesterday anyway and he had banana and pear as i was being lazy - still downed 9 oz at bedtime, an hour and a half later...! So it's rubbish!