September 2006: no longer baby babies (anyone feeling broody) !!

[Coriander73]

Hello...

KK..supply & demand! Even if she's only feeding twice a day your boobs will only make enough for those two feeds...of course they're going to feel quite different! Same thing happened to me with J. Once I was down to just two feeds boobs felt very empty but there was milk

KK - don't feel guilty if you decide to give up for good. You've done brilliantly gettting this far. Or was it Munkibaby who wants to stop?
Hope everyone is having a nice Father's Day. I painted dd's hand so she could 'sign' dh's card
We've just bought a booster seat for ds for the car so dd can now go in his. She looks very grown up facing the front!

still getting horrid nappies here. I am giving DS a bland diet but going to ring my HV in the morning.

On the BF thing I am only doing 1 or 2 feeds a day now...my boobs never feel full any more, but there always seems to be enough to satisfy DS so i wouldn't worry about it. I have felt pressure from people mainly family to give up BF, not direct comments, but that kind of, well he's getting such a big boy now etc... i don't feel able to feed in public anymore, which is a sad state of affairs in my opinion, but at 9 months old they ARE still babies.

It is sad mabel, because they really are still babies. Wish Elizabeth had worked well being breastfed, am reading about you all still feeding. It makes me that it didn't work for us.

To all of you who still are and have BF up to this point I am SO in awe of you! You have done so well and should be extremely proud of yourselves!

Munki - please do not take this as judgement at al (see above for my true feelings ) but I have heard a number of BF 'experts' say now that no matter what you eat your body will still make milk so you could always try holding on to one feed a day if you wanted to but try not to mind if it doesn't work IYSWIM? Good luck losing the weight though - know how much that means as I've had to work hard to get back too but am slipping a bit at the mo as my new meds are making me ever so hungry!

DH has had a terrible father's day - first of all he was on morning milk and nappy duty, brought me a cuppa in bed, made my breakfast, read stories, played morning games, gave DS2 his lunch... - well... it is my birthday! Should take precedent don't you all think? 26 years - I think I'm starting to feel almost like a grown-up...

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. x.

(PS - have seen Mandaz's pics of G and she is gorgeous - such a sweetie!)

t4t - i heard that too, infact you have to just keep yourself well hydrated i heard. there is talk whilst you bf you hold onto an extra bit of baby weight though, don't know how true that is.

i've decided to keep on bf for now and see how it goes.

kk, I'm hoping for preferential treatment with the nappies

Sorry that you struggled to word your response, munki and that you were worried you would be judged. and that you may have ruined your cheesecake
I worry from the other side. That people will think I ought to stop and that DD is getting too big.
So when I hear people say they are stopping I just wonder why.

But, of course you should not worry about being judge on here

PIl are upfor the week, so I am struggling to think about what I am trying to say here. I am sure there was plenty I wanted to say but now I hae the chance my mind has hit a wall.
Not helped by the constant chatter from MIL.
I love her but, they arrived yesterday evening and, seriously, she has not stopped talking yet!!

Soooo many typos

I menat to apologise to you munki for causing you to worry at all

mrsharrypotter - i really want to sell to you as you were the first to want them all. i feel guilty letting people down though.

mrsharrypotter - i'm really sorry, please forgive me. if you'd been a little bit quicker i would have sent them to you. i feel really guilty but archiesmummy wanted them all in the end and she was first. if i come across any other bargains (hopefully not as i really shouldn't be buying anymore) i'll let you know on here first.

hello everyone. Bristols, how are you feeling?

KK, don't worry about anyone else, feed DD for as long as you like, wherever you like!

Had FIL down for the weekend, think they'd had enough after a day...!! It's pouring with rain here. what can I do this afternoon in the pouring rain? Sigh. We were in all morning as F had his 9 month check - no problems, as I thought. He's still quite wee, just 19lb 7oz or thereabouts.

He has crawled! Only a couple of steps, but definitely a crawl! Hurrah. Now the trouble will begin....!!

Went to see docs this morning...although we haven't had MRI results back yet she says that consultant seems to think all OK but that I possibly appear to have some sort of depression. Don't really know what to think....as I told docs, yes have highs & lows like all others I'm sure with two under three etc etc but she wants to see me in 2 weeks to look at options..! I know that I had a bit of PND with DD, although I didn't need to take anything as it sort of got better when she was 10 weeks. I do feel quite down at present but that I think is done to life change - i.e no job, loss of income / status / independance / adapting to SAHM etc......doc says she thinks I'm low on self esteem...hmmm...I don't know...do wish I had a bit more oomph at the moment...!!

DH gave me some pocket money today to pop into town to buy something for me but after trying on umpteen items in GAP nothing looked good so despite promising myself I wouldn't spend it on the children I went & got J a rather lovely pair of dungarees + two bodysuits instead...as long as they look good it makes me feel better (that's a childhood thing, being made to wear the most ghastly clothes (& a school uniform to school even though we dodn't have a uniform ) by my foster mother...but that's a whole new story for when we have the time!!). Silly really as I really should be thinking about my wardrobe...trouble is I've sort of lost my way after two pg when it comes to clothes shopping, don't really know what is my style anymore...I need T & S!!!!!!

Anyhow, feel like I'm rambling....wish I could chat face to face with someone...when's the meet up??!!

Cori, I'm glad thing's seem to be ok wit the mri. Update us please when you get your proper results. My PND was completely different this time round, it just crept up an me and it wasn't until I realised that I was thinking of killing myself that I faced up to it. I wish I'd listened to my dr, because once you've got that low it's more difficult to get out of it.

KK, I forgive you, at least I don't have to explain to dh where they came fromnow

HH, congrats on the crawling

Congrats to Bristols, I'm dead jealous

Thanks TeaforTwo, every film I take in to be developed is full of G these days, I have nothing else to take photos of!

We've had an exciting day today. DD started off in a lovely mood. Whilst she has been sitting quite well recently, she hadn't pulled herself up to sitting position from lying down until today. Not only that, she picked up her beaker of juice at lunchtime and took a drink from it all by herself! This may not sound like anything amazing but I've been trying for ages to get her to drink from a beaker and something other than milk. Up till now when I've persuaded her to take a sip she's grimaced and clamped her mouth shut! I've discovered that she quite likes water with a touch of pure apple juice in which is a lot cheaper than the baby juices!

I have a couple of questions for people: firstly I'm going to be looking at moving her on to the next stage car seat after our hols and was wondering if anyone can recommend any models? I will mainly be driving a Clio and am needing something that is easy to get in and out as I'll have to remove the seat and base when I'm working.

Also, is anyone else struggling to convince their LO that brushing those first teeth is actually fun and not a form of torture? I've bought a special first toothbrush which has a mini one that DD can play with and I've even demonstrated brushing my teeth first but she's totally unimpressed!

Lastly, Munki, I was unable to BF so DD was bottle fed from the start. I have come across some pretty negative attitudes and have been made to feel like I've neglected DD and not given her the best start in life regardless of the fact she is bright, healthy and happy (most of the time.) I truly believe that no matter what you choose there will always be someone there to criticise but as long as you are doing whats best for you then it doesn't matter. You've done very well to BF this far. Also, I am very overweight but have joined the slimming club which does syns (not sure if we're allowed to name them?) and so far have lost nearly a stone in 4 weeks. I've made the decision to do it for me and DD and I'm going to stick at it (even if I did go out for 3 meals this week - very very rare!!!) If I can do it anyone can. Good luck!

Sorry for the v.long post!

zmandaz - thank you. And congratulations to you on the weight loss. That's great. Think it'll just be weight gain for me for the next few months... My DS loves diluted apple juice too.

Cori - I think it would be perfectly normal to feel down at the moment what with everything that's been going on. It could be possible that you have a lower self esteem now that your role within the household has completely changed. See what your GP says in a couple of weeks. Where abouts are you? Were you one of the ones who could make it to Bluewater? If so, do you fancy meeting for a coffee next week? I could use the opportunity to check out your P&T. I could show you the joys of my bug LOL
WRT what to wear, have you watched any of 'How to Look Good Naked'? It's been really good. Maybe have a look at the channel 4 website for some ideas. Or we could see what we find at BW!

HH - the fun definitely starts now!

Phoned the MW to make an app today. Offered me one on 9th July. I'll be 11 1/2 weeks by then! Anyway, after a few phone calls I managed to get an appointment next Tuesday. Still seems very strange but am definitely feeling more positive about it all.

DS is into everything and loves being mobile. Is keeping me on my toes!

Mandaz, congrats on the weightloss.

Bristols, I'm still broody, dh says no

Mandaz, we got a maxi-cosi priory xp for ds which dd now uses and we love it. It gets changed around alot into all sorts of cars and it has fitted them all. HTH

Cori, I'm glad to hear the mri results were positive. Sorry, I didn't realise you felt so down. Does your GP know you well? Is she sure of the diagnosis?

Mandaz, congrats on the weightloss, that's incredible! And congrats to DD for drinking out of her cup - F has a Tommee Tippee one, and takes great swigs, before spitting most of it down his front. I've started removing his clothes before he eats/drinks!!

About to watch Panorama - they're taking tv away for 2 weeks. I think my 2 would get used to not having it quite fast. I think most days they watch about 1/2 an hour. Never over breakfast/dinner/lunch!

I bought my FF seat today.
Oh! did I tell you, DD is 9kg now!
Wow! I thought she was a way off it yet, but there she was 9kg on Friday's weigh in!!!

So, I was passing the boots in the neighbouring town when I thought I would pop in for a couple of things.
Parking at the side of the street (naughty) I popped in. Spotting a car seat in the window as I passed.
I asked at he till and found the price was £129 (cheaper than Halfords, our nearest is 100 miles away too) So I thought about it, but left it, thinking I ought to get back to the car (and waiting MIL with DD in back). But, by the time I sat in the car, I thought, sod it and went back in to grab it.
Whe she rung it through the till, it came up as £78!!
Woohoo!!
Bargain! I just saved about £70 and a 200 mile round trip!

Imagine, if I hadn't stopped and parked badly, I never would have seen it!!

Anyway, ramble over, (I am just so pleased at the bargain!)
Halfords told us that cos our seatbelts are attached with webbing to the bottom of the seats, our one and only option was a britax first class.
I didn't get to shop around, but heh, there it was today!!
Still don't really want to put her in it though. I will miss her in the front with me.

Ooh, That was the thing I forgot to say last night.
That mooncup is mad!
I can see the logic but I don't think I could cope with the reality!

You are one brave lady bristols.
I thought I was good with the nappies and all.

I've got one and it's like an ancient torture device. I have to use it when we're broke and can't afford anything else, but it takes me about 10 mins to get the danm thing out and [tmi alert] there's blood everywhere. Definatly couldn't use it in a public toilet. I really want to get on with it, but it leaves me sore afterwards, even though I've read all the FAQs and follow the advice. It's a very nice idea though....

Good morning Mums. So sorry about this post being like a day or two late but my stupid irritating sky broadband has been on the fritz over the past couple days. grrr! ((okok so i suppose its not all their fault, i do live in Wales where the service might not be so great))

Right, first of all, Thanks for understanding the whole weaning thing and why it needs to be done. I started my new "eating plan" yesterday so far so HUNGRY! LOL but it will pass as my body and mind get used to not stuffing nothing but custard slices and loads of pastas down my neck. heheh ok thats not really true, but you get my drift.

Ds has taken very very well to Hipp follow-up. Plus he hasn't reached for boobie or rooted around. ((i think it would be harder for me if he was. )) OH! AND he's been sleeping through for the last two nights!!!!!! its a first! i thought the day would never come. he goes down at about 830pm. wakes at 5am. ((i give him a bottle)) and he goes back to sleep for a few more hours! woot woot. ((lets hope it lasts!)

Zman well done with SW. stick with it, sounds like its working out well!

Cori i'm sorry that your spirits are low at the moment. I'm sure someone has already mentioned it but you've had alot of big changes, stress, and worries about the shift in the job situation and becoming SAHM, among other things. Its all a great big deal, its no wonder you have been feeling this way! It will pass...Chin up, hun!

HH woohoo! crawling! thats fab! ((and scary at the same time, seeing as its all about exploring for the baby and keeping you on your toes, isnt it?!?)) good exercise.

Fairy YOU LUCKY So n so! what a great deal! Plus, sounds like it was fate to pop in and get it. ((Is this a sale going on at all boots, i wonder nust look online because that is a great deal for that particular car seat.)) Even more lucky if it was a mis-priced item! Either way, good luck with starting the FF seat....i'm hoping ds will be there soon...i suspect he's gained a little bit more since being on the bottle.

Munki - a year's supply of pf congratulations on winning the competition.

I've been sick, not sure if I had food poisoning or stomach bug but was sick all night Fri and then really weak and nauseous for the last 2 days - horrible.