FEB 07 ***** A brand spanking new thread

[peachygirl]

Thought it was about time!!

Hi Suis, I really feel for you, yes b/f is very emotionally draining, I struggled desperatley with DD, she dropped a lot of weight (something that I now realise was not an issue as she atually just dropped to the centile she has grown along since then!) and I fed her constantly and even used a supplementer to get extra milk down her which was a nightmare, so fiddly and not what I thought b/f was about. When she was about 5 weeks old there was one period of time when she fed for 36 hours constantly (no joke, I only got up off the sofa to get a drink and go to the loo, the rest of the time she was feeding ) There were so many times I said I was going to pack it in as all I ever saw of her was one ear or the other whilst she was feeding. She was very unsettled between feeds and only fell asleep at the breast, if I moved her from there she just screamed. Looking back I realise my body was just not getting time to replenish it's milk supply and she was sucking for comfort. DS2 could be like this, however I have made the decision that when I think he is full to take him off and put him in his sling, if he is full he tends to fall asleep quickly and if he doesn't then I know he needs a bit more. I do empathise with that feeling of your body not being your own, I sometimes have DD on one side, DS2 on the other and the DH wants a cuddle (no, sod off, I just want to be left alone is my reaction ) It does get better and they do get much more self reliant, I only really enjoyed feeding DD when she got to the stage where she could fix well without a lot of fiddling (4 months ish IIRC). As for the crying, I have that at the moment, just looking at my three gorgeous kids can set it off! Think I a m very hormonally imbalanced and any little thing is tipping me over the edge , but I am a bit of a 'crier" anyway, lots of things set me off

Hairycatapiller, yes the brown belt is the one before the black, he's 11, the reason I am extra pround is he has aspergers syndrome so finds many things very difficult, still for him!

The link for the site is here Let me know if you order and I will sort out a discount for you

DS2 is doing well, he's a chunky, happy boy, big smiles and lots of babbling. He has also started to drool ans DD did at around this time then no teeth for about another 9 months! Was told by a paediatric nurse hat dribbling often coincdes with the digestive system begining to mature.

Took DS2 for his first swimming leson last week, he loved the water 'till he had to do a swim at the end and then he went bright red in the face and screamed very angryly, all the other babies were quite a bit older (6 months plus) and took their swims in their stride!

Suis - sorry you had a stressful shipping trip on Saturday, glad Sunday was better, your outfit sounds lovely. when is the wedding?

I took DD to the hairdressers on Saturday which I swore never to do again after the last trip in March (where she screamed the whole 30mins) but she was an angel and slept through, I think I was very lucky with the timing though.

the three of us went to the public swimming pool yesterday, DD just seemed bored as there were no other babies to look at, we did practise some of the things we do in the class though. I am hoping to go back today for my swim after baby group if she will sleep in the car seat again

On a different note, does anyone have any travel cot advice? I am looking for one that is easy to use and lightweight so we can take it on a plane.

really must go and do some cleaning now while DD is asleep,

Thanks snugglebumnappies...am thinking of getting more bamboo nappies (have few bamboozles and have been impressed with absorbancy) notice you sell wambamboo too...which is better or are they much of a muchness!

I would go for the bambineo/wambamboo, I think the quality is better, they last longer as they just seem to fit bigger than the tots bots and they are cheaper! I also love the Baby BeeHinds bamboo but it may swamp your LO yet as it's a birth to potty.

Thanks have just ordered some...oh I love buying new nappies! V V V excited cant wait to get them ....will need to sell some stuff on moosma's website to pay for them so DH doesnt tell me off for buying more!!!!

Hairycatapiller, LOL, will pot them out tomorrow morning Jut bout a Phil and Teds double pram and lied to DH about how much I spent

ouch, that was a bad typo even for me, "just bought", now off to play mummy pig to DD's Peppa

oooooo a phil and teds...most .

Shock horror, I've found a problem with the P&T! DD1 (21 months) can undo the straps. Luckily the raincover was on and caught her when she tried to climb out while going along! I'm going to write to them to tell them and hopefully they'll change the design, I'd hate to think of LOs falling out into the road!

Moosma, is it a four point harness? I know the new one has a lot of design changes (well according to all the blurb I got with it !!) the toddler seat has four thinish straps that all faten on a cetral point. DD not undone hers yet, she just has a nasty habit of slipping her arms out of it, does it with her car seat also, that really freaks me out!

Hello Everyone, sorry not been on for AGES.... Have spent last half hour reading up, hope everyone's ok. Here's a brief outline of my current good bits and bad bits!

Good:

Jacob is 14 pounds 3 and doing well considering his surprise start

Big belly laughs when you laugh into his tummy

Sleeping from 9pm-7am with one or two naps in day

Holiday to Cornwall booked for June

Bought a Bumbo - much amusement as Jacob sits in it like a little old man!

Bad:

My hair is all over the house!!!

Jacob is teething, or at least starting to. Lots of crying, especially around milk times, much Dentinox in use which helps

DH doing exams this week so has had head in books for couple of weeks. I'm absolutely exhausted and desperate for a break, time to myself etc etc. Much tension. Roll on this weekend.

Jacob very cross when put on his front. Read somewhere that it doesn't mean he won't crawl, just that he won't do it until he is sure he can, avoiding mega frustration.

We are skint as I am now on little pay. Going into work tomorrow for visit to discuss returning in July. Absolutely dreading going back to work. Praying for lotto win!

x

Yes it is 4 point, the buckles aren't like the ones you get on most things, you just press a button in the middle rather than squeezing the sides.

Moosma, on mine you have to press the sides, no button in the middle, however they must have known there was a problem wit it to change the design, I would get on to them now, as you say, it's not safe, therefore not fit for purpose, so they should replsce it with something that is

snugglebum - there's a gadget you can buy to hold the straps on car seats together to stop them getting their arms out. But I can't for the life of me think of what it's called or where sells it! I bet someone on products would know though. DS also slides his arms out of the buggy ones so I've just started strapping him in with the 3 points instead.

Nice to hear from you Maaza. Isla pretty much hates tummy time too. Logan was the same at this age so we gave up trying. Though by about 5 or 6 months he was more than happy to go on his tummy as he was strong enough to push up. He crawled at 10 months which is fairly late but wasn't problematically so! Walked at a year so it was just the crawling that was perhaps a bit slow.

Just been for a big long walk with the pram - T slept most of the way and then shouted at me, before going to sleep again! he is now draining 4oz bottles on a regular basis (less a few dregs) and has had another few 5oz bottles - but still not sleeping any longer at night! I have tried to let him settle back down, or changed his nappy, given him a cuddle and then put him back down, but he still wants to feed at 3am!

Visited a friend yesterday with a 10 month old who wont eat! he is very active - not quite crawling, but pulls himself around on his belly and loves to be held standing up, but he is quite whingey and would not eat his lunch - even I tried to feed him, I also gave him the spoon himself, and we even gave him sone food on his highvhaor tray - he had about 4 nouthfuls and that was it as well as half a slice of bread. She is getting demented with it as it hasd been going on for 3 or so weeks - but she is quite a worrier, so he was going to the docs that day - better to be safe and check for any sore throats, etc. Apparently he has only put on 3oz in a 4 week period! he must be getting enough energy to keep him active, but not to gain weight. Hopefully none of us will have that problem later on!

tell your friend not to worry. DS goes through periods of eating very little - 4 mouthfuls and half a slice of bread isn't that bad at all. Some kids don't need a lot. I used to stress about DS but found the more stress, the worse he got. Eating sitting on the floor picnic style often amused him and eating with him helped. And as long as her ds is still having plenty milk there isn't much worry from a nutrition point of view. DS gained only a few ounces from 10 - 16 months when he was very active. Apparently it's very common and some actually lose a bit of weight.

DD1 levelled off with her weight gain around then too, when she starting walking she stopped altogether for a while! She's never been a big eater either, and varies enormously with her appetite.

My website is pretty much ready to go and I'm itching to tell you all about it but I'm off on holiday for a week on Friday so wouldn't be around for its first week so I'm holding off till 2nd June when I can keep an eye on how it goes.....

Moosma, hurry up and get back from your hols asap, I need to sell some prams, am snowed under with them now!

Oh and have a good time whilst you are away

And I need to buy a load of stuff I probably don't need lol! Looking forward to seeing the site. I have a few reusable nappies that could do with a new home too...

we have been having a bit of a nightmare few days here. DD was awake 4-5:30am Tues night/wed morning with a snuffly nose but improved after some vapour rub and a nice steamy shower. Yesterday afternoon we had the 2nd lot of jabs which I wasn't sure about her having with the nose but she didn't have a temp and seemed quite happy by then but what a mistake as all hell let loose. She screamed for an hour so I gave her some Calpol which calmed her down but I ended up holding her in my arms all afternoon (6 hours!) until DH got home. She went to bed at 7pm ok and took a partial dreamfeed at 11pm but then woke at 00:30 with a very snuffly nose and screamed/grizzled until 05:30am when the 2nd Calpol dose kicked in. She finally went to sleep in my arms and was ok when put back into her cot.
So I have had about 3 hours sleep, feel like she is 3 weeks old again and we are having to miss swimming today which I really enjoy . Next time I will go with my instincts and cancel the jabs if she isn't quite 100%.
Also the 1 tog 0-6months grobag I bought off ebay arrived this morning and it is 2.5tog instead so feeling very annoyed with that .
sorry for the ranting everyone, feel better now. wonder how peachygirl is getting on?
Have a great holiday Moosma, where are you going?

Marmitemad - sorry to here about your bad day...hope your lo is more settled today.

Snugglebum - nappies arrived today and are being prewashed as I type can't wait to get Ben in them. Thanks for the balls and liners. Will try the liners but have to say I'm not a fan of the thick disp liners as always worry about drains (but can always stick the wee only ones in compost bin)...I prefer the thinner php or c/bottoms or b/mio ones.

Hi I'm back. We finally got into the house today, after our buyer didn't get his money to his solicitor on friday . We completed on Tuesday. We spent the last 6 nights with MIL, which has been OK. It's all ben very stressful but the house is great even if it is full of boxes.
DD has coped well but is complaining at the moment, DH has her.
Does anyone else find they are still feeding lots leading up to bedtime. Maya is still awake often at 10pm / 11pm and I'm finding it a little hard (especially with MILs very thin curtains. I've been awake since 3 am. Any tips on getting her to bed?? I'm contemplating a formula feed
Well done to your son snugglebum

Oh no, sorry didn't read about your bad time marmite

peachy - DD is like that a lot. Just persevere I'm afraid. feeding, rocking, cuddling, white noise, anything to chill her out. Once chilled a bit we go for rocking her to sleep or feeding her to sleep! Most nights she takes a good couple of hours to nod off... and we're trying desperately hard to not rock or feed her to sleep. So we're bouncing her in her hammock... and them hope to reduce the bouncing as time goes on lol.

Sorry to hear the move was a bit tricky. Well done for getting the computer up and running so soon though - priorities eh?

thats Dh for you. We did get logged on quickly so we could research how to claim our extra moving expenses from our buyer