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clairemow · 04/01/2007 14:12

New thread for us....

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clairemow · 07/02/2007 19:38

btw Cruise, has solids made any difference to your nights?

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mabel1973 · 07/02/2007 19:41

we are weaning!
DS had a tespoon of baby rice mixed with ebm at his 11am feed. He pulled some faces at me at 1st, then got very excited and his arms and legs were going, I think he really enjoyed it, am going to do this for three days and then introduce it at tea time (as per THAT book), DH is under orders to get some organic pears and carrots on his next trip to tesco.

V excited about the snow on the way - suppposed to be 15cm tommorow - we'll be getting the sledge out!

homemama · 07/02/2007 20:57

Hi everyone, hope you and LOs are all well! Sorry I've neglected this thread, I just got out the habit really as things were so difficult in the beginning.

Anyway, Claire cornered me on another thread and told me off!

Life has been quite eventful since Lizzie was born. I accidently fell pregnant when she was 6wks old. This was followed by an early m/c which hit me much harder than expected for an unplanned pg. Feeling much better about things now but it's left me feeling I want another! DH's work postponed the Australia thing until next year which was a bit of a relief actually. Oh, and we moved house!

Phewww! Sorry to barge back in and ramble on. I really want to chill out and read the entire thread to catch up but not sure when.

BTW, DD wakes once still, around 3.30 and is now having 2 bottles of formula per day. Not started weaning yet although HV told me last week that advice has now changed again and that they recommend weaning at 5 and a bit mths rather than 6mths now!

bristols · 08/02/2007 08:45

Hi again Homemama - Sorry to hear things have been so difficult for you. Hope things are calm for a while now. If that's possible with a new baby and a new house!! We moved when I was 36 weeks pg and there are still loads of boxes to be unpacked.

I wish the HVs would make their minds up about weaning. As if its not confusing enough. Glad to hear its going well for those of you that have started. I'm still holding off as DS still sleeping well and content on his milk.

Claire - I'm glad we're not the only ones who lounge in bed after the morning feed! We stay in bed, play, read the papers and chill out for an hour or so. Its lovely. Making the most before I have to go back to work.

We have a couple of inches of snow here and its still snowing. Wish LO was a bit older to really enjoy it. Its baby massage day today but I think we're going to give it a miss as I don't want to go out in this weather unnecessarily. Safety first and all that.

Have a good day ladies. Enjoy the sledging/snowman building

MunkiBaby · 08/02/2007 08:47

lovely snowy morning, everyone?
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mabel1973 · 08/02/2007 08:57

well it started snowing here at 7ish and showing no signs of letting up! We have a sledging date with my neighbours 3 yo !
DS2 has now come down with the cold he had to have some medised and olbas oil in the night, he is feeling quite sorry for himself. DS1 mch better this morning.
DH is on antibiotics now, but has still gone in to work....in the snow ...he's crazy!
Now I've made a start with the weaning I'm quite excited about it all!

mabel1973 · 08/02/2007 08:58

Forgot to say....
wecome back homemama
Sorry you've had a tough time, hope things are a little easier now, it's good to hear from you x

homemama · 08/02/2007 12:53

Thanks Ladies, things are ok now.
DS is totally snow obsessed today. Last yr he was just a little bemused but today he loves it! We've made a snowman in the garden and he collected stones for the eyes/nose and twigs for the arms. It looks so cute if a bit lopsided! I wish I had taped it but the camcorder needs charging. Still, lots of pics. Hope you're all enjoying it too. I only managed to persuade him in with the promise of food.

Wow, 2 posts in 2days! Speak to you all around Easter then!

clairemow · 08/02/2007 13:00

hi Homemama! didn't mean to tell you off on the other thread!! I'm sorry to hear things have been tough for you, and so sorry to hear about the m/c.

The weaning advice is all mixed isn't it.. We did wait til 5 months with Fraser, and he is gobbling it up, and still drinking the same amount of milk as before, so there was a gap there to be filled with something!!

We did have about a cm of snow when we got up this morning, and DH took DS1 to nursery in the backpack/walking, so he was really excited, and kept pointing out car tracks and footprints - "look more people were there!". Maybe he's going to be a detective when he grows up..?! Anyway, now in true West Country style, it's been raining and it's all gone.

I feel good today, just been to the gym, and ran for 25 mins! Then bike, then stomachs. And F sat in his little seat, and came out to do tummies with me on the mat. Cute!

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liquidclocks · 08/02/2007 13:08

snow but not sticking - you'd never think I live in the north where it's supposed to be cold and you lot live in the south where it's supposed to be warmer! DH was supposed to go to London today but thankfully (having now seen the news) decided to call it off 'just in case'.

Homemama - very nice to have you back! Sorry to hear about your m/c though, my first pg was unplanned and I really don't believe that makes it any easier to bear when it goes wrong - big . Hope you're enjoying the new house?

We do long mornings in bed too - it's so lovely having a cupp, DH reading to DS1, DS2 gurgling away - just enjoying it as I know it won't last.

STILL not heard about the job I went for yet - so frustrated, I don't think I got it as it was so apparent they were looking for someone more senior but it would be nice to be sure so I can go for other jobs.

compo · 08/02/2007 13:45

Homemama - sorry to hear about the m/c. Hope things calm down for you a bit now.
Interesting about the advice changing again - did the hv who said that have any evidence? Have the WHO guidelines changed?

homemama · 08/02/2007 14:02

She actually gave me a dep.of health booklet about weaning when she told me so maybe it's in there although I threw it in a drawer somewhere. I'm sure they must have an entire department who just spend all day working out which guidelines to change next!

compo · 08/02/2007 14:30

I'm tempting to start a thread asking if it's true but am too scared of what might happen

liquidclocks · 08/02/2007 16:00

hmmm, might get shot by the MN mafia...

I saw my HVs (they do clinics in pairs here) yesterday and they said - wean them when they're interested in the food not when you're onterested in feeding them! They were quite pro BLW but reckoned some mush is good tooa s it gets them used to a lot of flavours much more quickly.

Speaking of HVs, forgot to say that they've decided to give him a go on the hypo-allergenic formula to see if it helps the vomiting/eczema.

Awful thing happened yesterday too - I dropped DS2 , was cleaning sick off his T-shirt while balancing him on a chair and let go - not an excuse but I've been having terrible trouble recently with weak hands/wrists, even finding driving difficult. Anyway he fell from chair height right onto his head - after a trip to a&e I finally calmed down and was convinced by the doc and my friend who came with me that he was ok but still, I felt so guilty poor little thing. Anyway, now recognise it's time to see doc about my hands and probably trade the car in for one with power steering.

liquidclocks · 08/02/2007 16:05

btw here is the most up to date leaflet on weaning I can find from DOH. The language says 'about 6 months' so take from that what you will!

Marls001 · 08/02/2007 17:49

Jealous of the snow! Maybe we'll get another one here before winter is over.

Liquid - So sorry to hear about your hands. Please keep us posted. Don't beat yourself up ... both LOs of mine as babies have fallen off the couch when my back was turned

compo · 08/02/2007 18:41

Liquid - don't feel guilty, we've all down it. Ds rolled off the bed at this age and I felt awful but of course he was fine.
Dd seems to have found her thumb today, so cute
All thos ewho have started weaning - do you sterilise spoons at this stage or not bother? (I really have forgotten everything from last time).
I'm planning on starting a week today, after visit to inlaws including romantic night away in a hotel on our own for Valentines Day... I am very excited but also quite intrigued as to how MIL will cope with my 2 darlings - she might see that it's not quite a s easy as it looks

liquidclocks · 08/02/2007 19:19

We didn't have any snow to speak of either Marls...

Compo - that's unless, as happens with my DS's, they are perfectly behaved and very easy whenever left with someone else!

clairemow · 08/02/2007 19:30

Liquid, again, don't feel guilty - motherhood has guilt attached to it in abundance, I find... most of it not necessary... As an aside, I don't think dads feel it in the same way (DH agreed with this when we talked about it!!). Back to the point, DS1 and I fell down the stairs when he was 11 weeks old, and on landing he hit his head on the door frame opposite the bottom of the stairs. He too was fine.

Compo, I'm not sterilising spoons or bowls for weaning. I figure Fraser puts his fingers on the carpet, in his mouth, in DS1's mouth etc. etc. so I only sterilise all the bottles, teats etc. for milk feeds. Mind you, he's had a bit of a runny tummy today, so maybe I should be... Another thing to feel guilty about...

I read a great poem about motherhood guilt that I'll get later and post it on.

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clairemow · 08/02/2007 20:28

Here you go, it's more of a statement than a poem:

Mother guilt is attached to the umbilical cord, but it stays with you for life.

You feel guilty about what you do and guilty about what you don't do.

Guilty when you leave them and guilty when you pick them up.

Guilty about what they eat, what the don't eat and even what they might eat.

The guilt gets you at night, on the train, standing in the school playground and especially when you've left them when you have a break.

Then it usually gets attached to your purse and leads you to a toyshop.

What mothers need is a jury of twelve good mothers and true to stand up and say "not guilty m'lud".

I read it in a book called "the 60 minute mother" - has anyone else read it? It's great. There's also the "60 minute marriage", and I got a lot out of that too. The idea is the book is small enough to read in an hour - definitely written by someone (a man actually) who has children!!

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homemama · 08/02/2007 22:03

Liquid, sorry to hear about your hands. Don't feel guilty about the bumped head. 2mths ago, I cracked DDs mouth on the granite work surface when I let her slip from my hip a little too much. There was blood everywhere but she was fine.

I'm sure we've all been dropped on our heads at some point.

liquidclocks · 08/02/2007 23:47

you're all right of course but I can't help it - not as bad as when I fell from the top of the stairs holding DS1 when he was 8 weeks though! He was fine, I broke my coccyx. fun.

ANyway, as promised - some 'trustworthy' baby food companies (taken from 'the savvy shopper'):

baby organix
goodness direct
miniscoff
mums4
plum baby

Don't know if this of help to anyone but there you are

Marls001 · 09/02/2007 02:13

Oh, no Liquid!! That sounds terrible.

Claire - agree; guilt is a trap set for women who become mothers. Best to be aware & try to avoid it entirely - just do the best we can.

Another gem (sorry; couldn't resist ... sent to me today by another mom)-

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?" She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?" "Yes," was his incredulous reply. She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."

liquidclocks · 09/02/2007 12:59

Marls that it so great - going to have to read it to DH!

Actually, he's working from home today and I host a mum/toddler/baby get together each Friday - 5 adults, 5 toddlers, 2 babies and bump came today. I don't think DH will be thinking I've got the easy ride any more!

compo · 09/02/2007 14:53

wow, full marks to your dh if he gets through that
Dd is having srange naps today. Still don't really bother with a daytime nap routine in the cot as she normally sleeps when we're out and about. But today we're staying in so she's had 20 minutes in the cot, then cried so got her up and put her under the play gym and she's fallen asleep under there!! She's found her thumb, bless her