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HumphreysCorner · 17/04/2007 09:10

We have run out of space so thought I would start a new thread.

Pavlov-hope you are OK today hun.

kayzed-well done to Roshi

Gave Sophie some SMA (5oz but she only glugged 3oz ish down) she zonked out immediatedly on her gym mat. Poor girl must have been starving the way she uh, uh, uh when she saw the beaker.

Mum and dad coming in a mo. Dad is tiling and mum and I are going to paint the ceiling. DH doesn't know so watch out for me on the relationships thread later.

Bloss-get you on the homepage! How do you do tips?

Better go-love to all and will catch up later.

xxx

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FirstAtForty · 08/05/2007 17:01

Hi Girls

kamikayzed - North London
thegoddessblossom - Nr Guildford
usandnosleep - Hampshire
Numptynmummy - Devon
SleepIsForTheWeak - North London
prettymum - SE London
Ceebee - Lancashire
MaeWest - Bristol
HumphreysCorner - Lincolnshire
AnnieOleTing - North London
FirstAtForty ? Somerset

Realised I?d got my ?central? meet up suggestions completely wrong on the geography front ? forgot to take account of the Scottish contingent . And as for central to you French and Impy that?s just much too challenging for my crap geography . (Would LOVE a trip to Madrid and maybe France though!) And Annie I?m with you on the alcohol front

Us ? so sorry to hear that you?re having such a bad time, I thought there must be something up as you have been very quiet Hope you can get through this very soon and feel more settled and secure, but Zack really will be fine whatever happens, try not to worry about that too {{{{{big hugs}}}}}

Kayzed ? good news re the contact from the hospitals, did they give any indication of how long an appt might take to come through? Hope you can get hold of the lamp soon too Also good news about Roshi's nap!

Sleep ? hugs to you too, and re the phone call, I find the phone really invasive too, even worse when you get other people?s calls!

Bloss ? grrrrr re DP and his foul cider hangover, sounds like he was WELL out of order On a happier note I like your new name

HC ? well done on keeping going with the ad?s through the fug, must be very difficult Hope you start to feel an improvement soon xxx

Pretty ? hope you get a chance for some rest soon, sounds like you had a very hard weekend

Pink ? hope you can find a way to make your weekend break work, can you maybe do a couple of trials, go out shopping for an afternoon or two beforehand and leave a bottle for her so she can practise? If you can find a solution to the feeding thing then you should be happy to leave her with the rest of the family and you DO deserve a break, the first time is the worst, honest, then it gets much easier and you enjoy each other all the more when you get back

Mae ? sorry to hear about the lack of sleep and stress with DH, sounds like a nice night out for two might be a good idea if you can sort it. Can completely understand how bf drags you down - well done for keeping it up at this level for so long.

Emma much preferred Hipp to the other jars I tried her on, but all the babes are different I guess, it?s just trial and error. She likes things really pureed, or at least the consistency of boiled lentils or mashed banana (she eats a whole big banana a day, her grandpa said she will be swinging through the trees soon ? she?ll be doing that sooner than crawling no doubt ) Finger foods are different though, she will chew her way through a piece of granary toast or a rice cake.

Her mealtimes are
7.30am-ish bf
10am breakfast (banana and porridge)
11am 4-5oz rice milk/soy formula
2.30ish lunch (small savoury jar plus half avocado, maybe toast)
4.30 either bf or 4oz rice milk/soy
6pm bf (if not at 4.30)
7pm dinner (eg some home made mush plus banana)
bed by 8pm, 11pm wake her for dream bf.

I?m fairly sure she would wake up a lot in the night without the late dinner and 11pm bf, those seem to be working (for the moment anyway).

Daytime bf is often just a wrestling match while she tries to play with my jewellery and gets whingy and frustrated with slow let down, grrr.

Other than that she?s mainly a joy! Still screeching but very cute, loves playing with her shape blocks and shaking her mini tambourine! Desperately trying to crawl but one of her legs just keeps getting stuck underneath her and won?t behave.

Lysettes · 08/05/2007 17:59

hi girls quick post as jacob screaming pretty much whole day - teething i can see the second one coming through

we are in sw london lysetteparbhu at yahoo dot co dot uk if annie you want to expand the meet - maybe prettymum might be interested?

bloss hugs and i know how awful dhs canbe!

more later

xxxx

ps hc keep going!

ImpyChica · 08/05/2007 19:16

F@F - you're welcome for a copa de vino tinto anytime here! Would love to meet you (and anyone else - EasyJet do pretty cheap deals ) Emma sounds a delight! She'll master that crawling any day now - I thought Ry was never going manage it and then he suddenly had it cracked!

Glad things are on the move, KZ - taking action always makes you feel better and hopefully an answer/solution isn't far away.

Poor Bloss. That's outrageous. He must be feeling insecure about himself to talk to you like that (not that it's an excuse but sometimes it helps to try and figure out where the bile comes from). I hope he comes to his senses soon and gives you a massive apology and treats you like the goddess you are.

Annie your kids sound adorable!!! Giggling little chipmunks. You should video 'em and put it on YouTube.

Poor HC - hope the ADs do help and you get more energy soon. It must take a while for your body to adjust.

Maewest - night out with DH sounds like v good idea. Things get totally blown out of proportion when you're both stressed and tired.

CB - bet Josh charmed the pants off everyone at your work do! (are you going back to work?, I can't remember)

Sorry about your fights with DHs SleepWeak and Us - hope all's ok... And don't worry Us, Zack will be fine whatever happens - the fact that you're even mentioning his feelings shows what a great person you are and how lucky he is to have you.

Isn't Pavlov in Devon too, Numpty? Hope you're not feeling too alone... I'm always desperate to meet mums here in Madrid too - I'm hoping it'll be easier when Ry is more interactive with other kids at the playground or whatever...

Pretty - has Junior enrolled in a University yet? Sounds like a bloomin' genius! You do so well with your two - I struggle with just one (and I have a DP who cooks and does the housework... ) You deserve a medal.

PinkDolly - Jazz will be totally fine!! Don't worry! You deserve a break - it'll be great for you.

French - we're gonna have to have our own expat MN meet-up! We're coming to France in August, camping near Carcassone, so you'll have to pop over and share a bottle or two of vin rouge with me...

Poor Ryan's been really ill these past couple of days. I took him to the doc's yesterday morning and was told it was gastroenteritis.... but Ry seemed to get worse and was really weak, high fever, rash, funny breathing and I got panicky that it was meningitus - so we dashed over to A&E to get him looked at - and were told it was.... gastroenteritis... Better to be safe than sorry but I did feel a bit of a tit! Anyway he seems a bit perkier today, though still off his food. Poor lickle man.

Apart from that, it was Mother's Day on Sunday in Spain and I had a wonderful day - Ryan had made me a bookmark at nursery and I got flowers and choccies and then we went out for lunch and a play in the park. Marvellous! The restaurant was packed with mums of all ages and I suddenly had one of those freaky "flash-forwards" and saw Ryan as a big lumbering adult taking his frail old Ma out for Mother's day...! It'll be happening before we know it....

pinkdolly · 08/05/2007 19:30

Numpty- Hi dont think we've had a chance to chat yet. Just wanted to let you know that you and your lo sound just like me and mine.
I too am a co-sleeping b/f and she wont settle for anyone else either. And I should know better having 2 older dd's....

But...

She went to sleep in her own cot last night. Only last 2hrs but was enough time for dh and I to have a sneaky cuddle .

Bloss - I think you are right about the me time, KZ- Never thought about it that way (I like the investment idea).

Sorry to hear that so many of you are having crappy days. Was [shocked] at your dh Bloss, those words aren't even in my dh's vocab.

HC- Your'e doing well hon. Keep your chin up, you'll be fine.

Rain down here aswell. so have taken the time to repaint dd1's bedroom (well, make a start at least). She wants a Princess bedroom, so have started painting a giant castle on one wall (what have I let myself in for?)

Re meet-up;

kamikayzed - North London
thegoddessblossom - Nr Guildford
usandnosleep - Hampshire
Numptynmummy - Devon
SleepIsForTheWeak - North London
prettymum - SE London
Ceebee - Lancashire
MaeWest - Bristol
HumphreysCorner - Lincolnshire
AnnieOleTing - North London
FirstAtForty ? Somerset
Pinkdolly - Cornwall

I would love to come, if I could fit it around Dh's work commitments. Are we bringing just the babies or all of our kids? Or for that matter, any at all?

Well, I am trying to keep in touch a little but more. Things are just so hectic at the moment. Will try and pop back in tomorrow.

Pink xx

pinkdolly · 08/05/2007 19:33

Impy- Sorry x-posted, sorry to hear Ryan is not well. Hope he feels better soon. And really pleased you enjoyed your mother's day.

TheGoddessBlossom · 08/05/2007 19:42

thanks gang. Dh is being very nice to me. So he bloody should. He knows what a terrible thing that was, even though H clearly has no idea what it means, it's hardly the point.

My Dh does not do hangovers very well at all. He is a very happy drunk - but the most viciously venomous argumentative prick when hungover that I have ever met. You'd think I'd be used to it by now (have been together since I was 16 after all) and to be fair he is better than he used to be, but it's almost as if he is allergic to alcohol, he turns into an absolute monster....

Anyhoo, all fine now, I have had a nice day on my own with the boys, he went fishing (day off work) and we seem back to normal....

Work called today. Want me to inform them whether they want to include me in the new territory divvy up......I am going to see if they will consider a 3 day week. Even if they did (which I seriously doubt) I am alost certainly not going back, but it would be interesting to see what was on offer.....

Bloss

xx

TheGoddessBlossom · 08/05/2007 19:48

god I'm so selfish, sorry Impy, I too am sorry to hear Ryan has been porrly poor little tyke. I bet he was still trying to smile through it..

F@F - Toby's leg gets caught under him too like Emma's, it's the only thing stopping him at the moment.....

Go for it Pink.

Bloss

xx

Twinklemegan · 08/05/2007 21:47

kamikayzed - North London
thegoddessblossom - Nr Guildford
usandnosleep - Hampshire
Numptynmummy - Devon
SleepIsForTheWeak - North London
prettymum - SE London
Ceebee - Lancashire
MaeWest - Bristol
HumphreysCorner - Lincolnshire
AnnieOleTing - North London
FirstAtForty ? Somerset
Pinkdolly - Cornwall
Twinklemegan - N Yorkshire

I think the north of England is sounding pretty central including the Scotland contingent, don't you? Or would all you southerners stop breathing after Birmingham?

I've been away for a few days visiting the MIL so I've just scanned through your posts to try to catch up.

Whoever asked about finger food, in this house almost everything is now finger food, including chicken couscous the other night lol. Pasta with cheese sauce, tuna, bolognese, etc. goes down a treat. A chopped up roast dinner yesterday was very successful as well. I find that as long as Aidan's hungry the vast majority will go in his mouth as well.

I think Aidan might be allergic to egg as he had dreadful diarrhoea and a bright red rash on his tummy after having scrambled egg for lunch last week. I left it until he was 9 months as well and he'd had egg in fish pie with no probs. Or it could've been the tuna in his pasta that teatime I suppose. I do hope he grows out of whatever it is.

Well I'm knackered so I'm off to bed soon. xx

Twinklemegan · 08/05/2007 21:50

Oh and I meant to say, I'm up for a meet-up with the babes. I'd love Aidan to meet loads of other babies his age. But having just returned from a trip down south I don't know how far I could afford to go.

Wallace · 08/05/2007 21:56

I'd love to meet up too. Part of me wants to say I can come south, but probably I wouldn't make it

Wallace · 08/05/2007 21:57

North of england sounds good

Beadmum · 08/05/2007 21:59

bloss & f@f - charlotte is doing the same, hopefully crawling soon as she is v.frustated at the mo. cant sit for long now as she is over on her front with leg stuck then gets leg out but cant move bless her.

impy - hope ryan is better soon glad you had a good mothers day

bloss - at your dh, good everything sorted now. cant see you going back to work, your having too much fun

pink - good luck with the painting, glad youre coming round to your 'me' time, you so deserve it.

lysettes - poor jacob hope thast tooth appears soon

well im miles away from anyone - Tayside, Scotland so prob wont make any meet-ups.

had lovely weekend, friends over on friday night and i made nigella's meatballs and dh made his yummy cheesecake for dessert, yum yum much wine was had by all

JeanieG · 08/05/2007 22:02

Hi all,

There is definately something in the air these last few days as DP and I have been falling out with each other more than normal, don't even know what over either. Although, I think it could possibly be something to do with the fact that DP was trying to cut a branch from one the trees and fell out of it. He has hurt his back and I have been trying to get him to go to A&E for an xray but he wouldn't go. Men are a nightmare.

Did that even make sense??

Have only skimmed the posts but really would like to reply properly for once so tomorrow I will hopefully have more time.

Sending many, many hugs to everyone that is having a rough time lately. Hopefully it'll all calm down soon.

Re meet up:-

kamikayzed - North London
thegoddessblossom - Nr Guildford
usandnosleep - Hampshire
Numptynmummy - Devon
SleepIsForTheWeak - North London
prettymum - SE London
Ceebee - Lancashire
MaeWest - Bristol
HumphreysCorner - Lincolnshire
AnnieOleTing - North London
FirstAtForty ? Somerset
Pinkdolly - Cornwall
Twinklemegan - N Yorkshire
JeanieG - Liverpool

Lots of Love

Jeanie
xx

Beadmum · 08/05/2007 22:02

xpost twinkle - poor aidan, ive not tried charlotte with egg yet, bit scarey. hope hes fine now

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pinkdolly · 09/05/2007 07:42

Morning everyone,

Twinkle- Sorry top hear about Aidan's bad rection. I have to admit I started to give Jazz scrambled egg a few weeks back and she loves it.

Going on about the meet-up again. Did I say that I dont come out of Cornwall very often. Am quite content in my little Cornish bubble down here. I did go up to Birmingham for my cousin's wedding a few years ago. It was a bit busy for me really. The furthest I usually go is Devon for a little Christian retreat type holiday once or twice a year.

KZ- Somehow I dont see you as a porker, I seem to remember how small you looked in your pg photos. I am eating a lot better now thanx. But I still have this incredibly sweet tooth. I have always liked my choccy, but never so much since I have been breastfeeding. I am still at least 1 - 1 and 1/2 stone over my pre-pg weight . And the will power is just not there. I do know that I can lose it as I have lost more weight from my past pg's. But then I have never breastfed this long, so dont know how much difference that makes.

I better think about sorting some clothes out for the girls. I'm running toddler group this morning. Which means I have to trudge down town in the rain. I really must start those driving lessons...

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TheGoddessBlossom · 09/05/2007 09:12

well it's pouring here so looks like it's sports centre for the soft play. By 8am this morning, there was spatters of purple paint all over the playroom (and I mean up the walls, over the flor, across the windows and all over Toby's head) wee on the utility room floor and water all over the kitchen. I try to not be anal about painting and play doh, and let H get on with it mostly, but jeez can he make a mess. Thank god for TV so i can plonk him down and clean it all up. Work looked quite attractive at 8.10am I have to say....

I would have to bring both boys to any meet up also....had a dream about it last night! We were all wearing name tags with our nick names on them, not a bad idea though??

have great days.

Bloss

xxx

PS am going to give Toby scrambled egg today....

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SleepIsForTheWeak · 09/05/2007 10:55

have mailed annie and lysettes let me know if you dont get it.

KZ, any news re: Chili's spots?

Impy: so sorry your little man is sick

I was about to write my "routine" then realised Sefton has been sleeping so much this morning that what routine I had is thrown out, so maybe I don't have one!

It would be great to meet all you gals, but the geography is a bit difficult to get around isn't it!

x

TheGoddessBlossom · 09/05/2007 13:10

T's routine:

6am - up and at 'em, 5 ozs milk, usually drinks 2ish ozs.
7.30am - brekkie, satsuma/banana, weetabix
9am - sleep
10am - 5 ozs milk
12 - lunch, homemade mush plus loads of finger food, offer water
1pm - sleep
3pm - sometimes has 5ish ozs more milk, depends where we are
4.30pm - tea, see lunch
6pm - 6ozs milk, bed.

AnnieOleTing · 09/05/2007 13:19

Morning Ladies,

Dull and dreary here in London today. Where's that summer got to?

About to book flights home for June, maybe just in time for my sis to pop while I'm there. She had a scan the other week and baby is lying transverse, face down, so if it doesn't turn she may have to have a section. She'll know by the end of the month, as they'll keep her in after that.
Will be nice to see the fam again, though wearying as there are a million kids...

Kayley, being clingy, won't let me put her down on the floor these days, but when I do, she holds her arms up to be picked up, and the last few times has just started walking along with my hands under her armpits. A couple of times, she's let go of the sofa as well just for a second, so am I allowed to say she can stand alone? Well maybe not, since she falls down on her bum straight away! Bless her.
She's sleeping better though, only woke once last night for milk, and again early this morning, but went back to sleep after much fidgeting. She just likes to make sure I'm there I think!

No proper routine though. Just go with the flow babies!

Sleep, I didn't get your email.
Try again: a dot cronin at ic dot ac dot uk

Bloss, LOL at your morning At that point I am out the door to work!! Leaving DH to moan and groan his way through the day.
But to quote Peppa Pig: 'it's only mud!'
(or in your case, paint/wee/water!!)

KZ Don't forget your brolly and your bowler hat...

Pink [bows down to Pink] you are some woman, RUNNING the toddler group with your three girls... you so deserve your 'me' time.

Jeanie, hope your DH is feeling better. Shot him some brandy if all else fails...

Impy, thank you, I think my chipmunks are quite adorable. This morning it was 'mama, mimi spilt yoghurt on my face' and yes indeed she had pinched his yoghurt and splattered it all over the both of them...
Hope Ryan is feeling better, it must have been a bit of a scare, best to be safe than sorry if it had been the dreaded m thing.
Happy Mother's Day

First, there was a beer in the fridge this morning. I was so tempted... I didn't... Having a week off the booze anyway, since I overdid it on Sunday. None on Monday, only a few sips of DH's beer last night. Aren't I doing well!
Trouble is, since I'm off on Thursdays, I treat Wednesday nights like Friday nights... so I'm doomed to liver failure really.

Anyway time to stop jabbering on and let you lot get on with your lives!!!

Have a good day everyone

Annie

numptysmummy · 09/05/2007 16:02

Hello all!
Can't keep up with you at all but i don't have to get the kids so got 5mins.
Think def something in the air as far as dhs go - mine really on a death wish at the mo.So much easier to deal with kids when he not around,he seems to wind them up and they all end up in tears. Then i get an earful for having miserable kids! Lack of sleep not helping at all but no other option til dh decorates boys bedroom and even then not sure i can cope with controlled crying or cold turkey. Any other ideas? (And i thought i would know what to do by now!)

pinkdolly · 09/05/2007 16:25

numpty- I could never do the controlled crying either. All of my girls have been in my bed at some point in their lives.

I think with the girls I started by lying in their bed with them till they fell asleep. Then progressed to saying mummy will be back in 5 mins. Obviously they were a bit older (probably about 2).

Sorry guys i'm not really a super women (wish i was), no I cant single handedly run a toddler group, was one of 3 ladies today. And we only had about 12 or so kids. So not too bad.

Annie- i'm so glad that I am not the only one who doesn't seem to have a set routine . I'm sure Jazz does have meals and naps mainly around the same time. I just dont know when that is. I favour the organised chaos approach to rearing children .

Oh, you should see dd2's face. She is so clumsy (dont know who she takes after...ho-hum . She fell over onto a wooden toy cot this morning. Grazed her cheek, just below her eye and it very swollen, red and looking a bit bruised.

Look thats good going for me twice in one day. bye for now.

numptysmummy · 09/05/2007 16:43

Hi pinkdolly,
Dd can fall to sleep o.k for naps and at bedtime,it's the night waking i'm struggling with! Dd 1 and Ds 1 had dummys but Ds2 and Dd2 won't take them so it's how to train her to resettle. And i suspect hlf the prob is i actually like the night time feeding as it's the only time i really get to cuddle her.Hv next to useless. Is it part of the job descript to be childless battleaxe?