Sept 06 Babies - trying to sit and roll....

[clairemow]

new thread here!

Hello please can i join?
My baby boy was born on the 30th sept his name is Buddy. I have 2 other ds's 12(nearly 13) and 10 and a dd 7. I don't post very often but do like to read treads.

hello kidsx4, and welcome! Congratulations on Buddy's arrival! How was it going back to having a baby again after your older children? Bet it's a shock to the system?!

Hi kidx4 and welcome.
Claire hope you get on ok at the docs. they prescribed me oilatum for DS1 when he was small and also a big pump of 'ultabase' which is just an emoliant with no perfume. That worked well. Haven't had the same problem with DS2 fortunately.
I use a cold water steriliser as well and my hands aren't great at the best of times, but look awful at the moment. I use neutrogena hand cream, but it doesn't seem to do alot .

Claire - thanks for that. Will have a little scout around and see what info I can find. Agree with you about other thread. Enough said. Hope you get on OK at the doctors and fingers crossed its not ecsema (sp)for you all.

Kidsx4, welcome. My DS was born at the other end of the month to yours, on the 3rd. Hope things are good for you.

Everything just ticking along here, as usual. Had four (!) valentine's cards this morning. One from DS and three from DH (no secret admirers unfortunately!) Also had a beautiful bouquet delivered. Feel a bit bad as we had 'words' last night. It seems that because I'm a SAHM at the moment, DH does absolutely nothing around the house. I do know that the housework is really down to me now and I don't mind that, but a bit of support with the basics wouldn't go amiss. For example, is it too much to ask for him to put his dishes in the dishwasher (that I stack and empty on a daily basis) rather than on top??

Anyway, rant over. I love him really

Anyone doing anything tonight? We're not. DH at work until 8pm so I'm going to cook him his favourite meal. Nothing too fancy......sausages and mash!!! Who said romance was dead??!

Eczema!

It's lovely having a baby again we always wanted another but it just wasn't happening.
It's hard having all the different ages and hormones! My ds has dry skin and i'm asking hv tomorrow if it's eczema.

oh dear
saw title and instantly worried about dd3 who isn't sitting yet and has only rolled a handful of times, she's 5 months old today
I know I know I shouldn't compare or worry - her sisters were crawling at this age ( yes honest)
I need to chill don't I?

oh sorry, thread title wasn't meant to be scary!! DS2 (5 1/2 months) doesn't sit, and has rolled over twice only! Definitely chill about it, it'll happen some time! Then we'll wish they were immobile again..!!!

My DS hasn't even rolled yet (5 1/2 months too). I'm not fussed - he'll do it in his own time. Quite enjoying the fact that he stays in the same place for a while!

DS1 wasn't interested in rolling until well after 6 months - just wait until 10 months, some of ours will be starting to walk and some won't have bothered by 16 months - doesn't do any good to compare!

Bristols - it's not all down to you! DH still has to do the washing up and his own ironing here - and regularly loads/unloads the washing machine and hoovers. And so he should! Re weaning, the WHO do suggest that you start introducing tastes from 6 months, just to get them used to the idea - he may not eat much but that's not really the point at this age. You'll probably find that if you give them a stick of something sweeter like pepper or apple they'll just like munching on it like with the teethers - the chilled core of a pineapple and chilled carrots seemed to be a big hit for DS1 when he was teething

clairemow - hope you got the prescription - we have cetraben for DS2 and it's great, has made such a difference to him.

Jingle - we're starting the new milk today so will give it 3-4 weeks. Strangely enough the nursery that DS2 goes to washed his sleeping bag for him last week and when they put him in it yesterdayand he very quicky became upset and developed a rash - so maybe we're barking up the wrong tree.

Cori/fairy - hope that thread hasn't put you off MN, couldn't post on it myself, got so irritated just reading it.

Hello new people - we're a friendly bunch so post away

just had to leave playgroup early again, DS1 still isn't really better enough to enjoy it, i knew all waasn't well when he actually sat still for the singing!!!

hana - welcome! my DS2 is able sit on his own (nowehere near getting in to a sitting position on his own, i have to sit him up), and can only roll from front to back, DS1 never rolled at all... they just do it when they're ready.

we are off out toniight...trying to recapture our lost youth a ng going to see a couple of bands.

thanks
I should be more chilled with dd3...you'd think!
I've started putting her in the bumbo, has been ok but still think she's a bit small for it

Must just pop a small post, so I can find this new one next time I'm on

I love my bumbo!! I thought DD would be too small for it but now she's in, I think it is just brill!!
I pop it inside the doughnut thingy, that way, when she drops stuff, she can get it again. Will only last until her legs get too long though.

I never want to think of those nasty women again. It has taken me the best part of the day, and speaking to others, to make me calm down about it all. But it is over now and I will live to post again

we bought the bumbo for dd2 and it was fab - she didn't sit up til about 10 m, so used it when she started solids and other odd times as well. she was tiny and used for a long time
dd3 doesn't seem to like it as much ( she was in it while the others had supper tonight)

I find the Bumbo a sure fire way to get DS to poo! He does like it in there but only for a short while. Think he finds it a bit restrictive. have signed him up for swimming lessons today. They start after easter and go on for 13 weeks. Watch out David Walliams - he'll be able to swim the channel after that lot

DS doesn't really like his bumbo either (thank goodness it's borrowed!) - he's happy for about 5 mins, but then arches his back and kicks to get out. He does love the door bouncer though...

Wow, I go away for a few days and a new thread starts and also WW3!!!
Sorry to hear about all those offended and scared off by that thread Hope you are all feeling better and know you are much loved here
Hello to new comers - we're a lovely friendly bunch here

Well, we had an okay time at the inlaws, and an even better time leaving the kids with them for the night Dh took me to a very romantic place and it was all lovely. My internal alarm clock still woke me up at 6.30am though so no lazy lie ine for me but it was wonderful to not have to leap out of bed to make ds his banana and weetabix.

I hesitate to write this, but dd is 22 weeks today and I have no idea whether to wean her or not....

well compo, I would leave it if he's happy on milk... Just don't start a thread asking about it... !!

bristols, lol about the poo. Sure fire (literally...) way to make F poo is to take his nappy off, lift his legs and try and change his nappy. The number of times I've had to jump out of the way of flying sh*t... DS1 thinks it's totally hilarious, and likens it to watching a worm come out of the ground (but I've never seen a worm move that fast....)

How long did it take you to type out all those grins claire????

I have just bought DD a door bouncer today. My mum filled my head with nonsense, telling me she was to young yet, so I waited. Really shouldn't have, she is a strong wee thing and has been holding her head for ages. Also she loves best to stand on my lap. So why?? didn't I get it sooner. Love my mum but sometimes I should just do what I think it right!

She was in it tonight but she hasn't started bouncing yet, but she did love the independance and also when the dog walked by!!

OOh!! Forgot to tell you, we had our first proper giggles the other night!! It was fab!
The dog came up to her when she was getting ready to get in her bath and licked her thigh, what a squeal and a giggle! I am catching my breath with joy at the memory! (oh thats enough of those, How did you do it claire!?)

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Show off's!!!

Actually you can use ctrl C and then ctrlV to cut and paste too!!

But I bet you knew that!!

Hi all, glanced at other thread and thought i wouldn't bother posting. Must admit that i gave my son a teaspoon worth of baby rice today and he lapped it up. He's 22 wks old.
I was waiting for the hallowed 26 wks and thought screw the WHO i know my soon better than anyone.
I'm exclusively BF and he spends half his life on my boob and the other half shouting to get back on it LOL!

I went out yesterday with a baby that is bottle fed and has a dummy (have tried to give my son a dummy but he'll have anything in his mouth but a dummy) and the difference between that child and my son was stark. he spent half the the time on my boob or shouting/crying (that was because everyone wanted to be 'helpful' and hold him for me -GIVE ME MY FRICKIN KID BACK!) the other kid just sat in her car seat as happy as larry.

i also had to phone a friend today to make sure that i don't 'handle' my son too much or give him too much attention. I feel that society and the current climate in child rearing has made me feel that because my child isn't in a routine,can't get themselves off to sleep, sleeps with me and spends alot of time with me (getting my attention)he's going to end up dysfunctional and i'm going to regret it for the rest of my life.
I'd think that he'd be more personable and less likely to rob ur purse in later years (not that kids who can do the things above will be granny bashers)but honestly i sometimes feel like a failure because of this.
Apologies for rant

Claire lol re the bumbo my son does the same i can't help but laugh. Also my son has very dry skin no one has mention eczema but i believe that's what he's got. I use oilatum cream and emoilant, not sure how much it's helping yet but i just keep using it in hope.

re the length of post

Hi to new people; I haven't posted in forever.

Claire I know you're sick of it ... have to put in my 2 cents of course re thread ...Wow. That's totally unbelievable. If those self-righteous people knew some of my parenting practices (too much TV, etc. etc.) they would crucify me. Who do moms do that to each other - judge each others' parenting skills? Dads don't do that to each other.

As a volunteer for Children's Protective Services in Houston I saw some amazing things. None of them good. I don't understand why any MNer would beat up on anyone else over (what seems to me, after what I've seen) relatively idiotic details.
Rant over

See y'all later - back to painting.