March 2007 babies - a bottle of house white please

[kiwibella]

you choose - for you or for your bubba

I can't believe the May thread is so excited that their babies are arriving. That time in our lives seems like soooooo long ago .

oh Muppet - the loss of innocence eh?

Diva - 5lb since Sunday - that must be water retention mustn't it? My DH says he likes me fat, 'cos he says I am happier and more content when I'm fat than when I'm not

Boo - brilliant pic of Johny!!!

Hello all, quick post, Ronnie screaming all the time for the last couple of days, won't be put down etc. Other children in various stages of cold/fever/ gunky eyes etc. etc.

piffle, for your dd, really hope her temp has come down a bit by now. hope you're not too stressed.

Shrinky hope you're feeling better

Great news kiwi

Super pic Boo, what a lovely , cheeky grin he has

diva, that's great you're feeling calmer. What's that down to then?

Best go, it's all kicking off again

kitty-i think im about to get af.i always used to turn into a psycho at ovulation and stay that way till about 3 or 4 days before i came on,when i would get all fat and spotty but feel ok in my head.the last couple of weeks have been like a very nasty case of PMT.

muppwt-my dd1 found out about father christmas/tooth fairy about 2 years ago.
now she comes back from playing out with her firiends asking things like 'does shagging mean sex?'

ds1,on the other hand,refused to believe that the tooth fairy didnt exist

muppwt?

Amos just cried for 10 mins non stop....DS1 bought me a glass of lager and said "there you go mum"..... he boy is learning fast and Amos is sleeping !

the boy I mean ....he has just told me he put tonic water in my lager

HI how are you all doing, I am doing battle with baby from breast to bottle i.e getting him to take a bottle at all.
I HATE HATE HATE Breast feeding feeling very angry about it and all the s**t advice I have been given by the Breast feeding police (my god they are everywhere!) and other do gooders who don't have to walk around with a tit permanemtly hanging out. I have imposed new rules on baby regarding it and we are happier as a result.
I am carrying on with it as baby seems to love it so and he is still small but where is the realistic advice site? Just been reading the NHS advice which recommend just keep feeding on demand (6 months) and the NCT told me every two hours was "fine" but could not tell me how long baby should be feeding. Every two hours is not "fine" at all! Sleep deprivation is a serious thing so are sore tats! Thank god I made changes.
Rant just gearing up there,

Hi CP i too am with you on the changing from breast to bottle front, i have been having a mare, and still am really, with Jensen feeding every two hours, filling up on wind, screaming for ages then falling asleep before taking any more boob....thing is, that i actually liked BF but just cant cope anymore without sleep, and i want to feel happy not sad, tired, snappy and resentful.... we have a tough job as Mums dont we!

I am still lurking ladies and i do read the thread when i can, jusy havnt had anything much positive to say so havnt posted. Hope all is well with you all xxxx

oh... hugs to you both!!

ChocPenny - Sorry to hear you are battling. How old is your baby now?
My older child was a bottle refuser and I ended up changing to MAM teats - they are much softer than avent and that seemed to work

Have you looked at kellymom.com? I have found it good for advice

Jay - Hope things improve soon

Jay/ chocpenny , Ronnie's still feeding at least every hour during the day. He 's also stopped sleeping during the day unless carried around, even the pram, car won't do. If he sense i'm trying to put him down then he wakes up and starts screaming. It's very, very trying, but I KNOW from experience that in 7 weeks it will be ok I REALLY hang on to that.

kiwi - reminds me - must sort out dd3's Uk citizenship and dd2's . Dh has his aussie citizenship ceremony in a couple of weeks. THen when the girls are sorted we will all have our dual citizenship.

cute pics piffle and boo - that cheeky grin is precious.

we are all in various stages of cold/flu here. DH has had it for almost 2 weeks now!! I managed to get it in a mild dose - thank goodness - could not have done anything if I had it like he did. Dd2 is at the tail end, dd1 looks like she is about to succumb and I am trying to keep dd3 cold free - not sure I managed it. She is very snotty etc - had to send dh out for a nasal aspirator the other day.

Finally getting cooler here like May/June should be - has been like early summer here - temps still in the high 20s but the nights are finally getting cooler - had to go nad buy winter pjs the other week.

dd3 is still being a pretty much dream baby. Can sympathise with those of you who are having it tough - dd2 was like that - dh said to me the other day did I remember something about dd2 and tbh we both realised that for a number of weeks early in dd2's life it was just a blur of no sleep and a very unsettled baby - I seemed to be permamently attached to her via the boob!!

CP - with ds1, who was a constant feeder, it helped to give him one bottle for his last feed at night (preferably get your partner to give it to him and let yourself sleep through it) which meant that at the next feed I'd have built up enough of a supply to actually give him a good feed, and he'd therefore go a bit longer. We'd got into a cycle where he wasn't getting much at each feed, so didn't go long between them, so I hadn't produced much milk by the time he was hungry again and so on. Breaking that cycle was all it took for us all to be a lot happier. If you think it might be that you're not producing enough, then there are a couple of things you can do to increase supply and see if that helps - fenugreek is supposed to be the natural milk booster, or there is an over the counter medicine called Domperidone (or Mottilium) which has that effect. Search mumsnet for it for more info.

cp and jay - to you both. You're right cp - sleep deprivation is indeed torture... it's no wonder we're so prone to pnd etc... we give birth and then have to hit the ground running with demanding babies who have no concept of other people's needs!

I have had just such a baby the last 24 hours - has to be another growth spurt but at 15lbs 5oz and not 12 weeks yet I have serious issues with the fact the HV says no solids til 6 months. I have been feeding him since 1.30 this morning and my bar has run dry.

I began weaning dd and ds1 at around 4 and a half months... it was fine. They weren't nearly so big as Samuel either. I just can't imagine how i'll keep up with him for much longer.

Big love to everyone struggling with the feeding.. Jay, CHocpenny, muppet today... it's not easy sometimes is it? I second the blonde's recommendation for Kellymom. Really good site, IME. With DD1 I fed constantly every night between 1 and 4.30 as DD just would not settle. I remember being so tired I didn't have the energy to leave the house. I would weep at the slightest thing and snapped at DH for anything and everything. I thought he had it easy for going to work - much easier than looking after a small baby. Hope things improve soon.

Kitty, I take my hat off to you for carrying ronnnie constantly and looking afer the others. I can't keep the house in order with 2 of them, and DD2 feeds and then goes to cot! You are an inspiration .

Hello everyone else - hop eyou are OK and having a good day. I feel very anzious ATM without being able to put a finger on why. Need to do lots of jobs today. More later XXX

Hi everyone

I remember when I changed from Breast to Bottle with DS - he gagged and behaved as though I was trying to poison him or something, but soon got used to it

For those who are coming over next week - the house is a bloody tip, so please forgive me!

I have a bag of baby girl clothes which I'll tip out and try and off load stuff on you with girls

Shall we do a "bring and share"?

I could do a big salad and have oatcakes here, maybe other people could bring one or two items each? What do you reckon?

I was thinking maybe hummous, breadsticks, avocados, grapes or whatever people want to bring?? let me know if that's what you want to do.

For those driving, a picnic rug would be handy - we have one or two rugs, plus lots of chairs, but we can lay babies on the rungs if its warm and the DCs can picnic on the rugs.

Also what time? Maybe arrive between 1-2pm, to give people all morning to get out of the house? LOL!!!

It dawned on me this morning that Monti has gone into a new phase now:

He's quite appy to be left sitting/lying for up to an hour - just gazes at his own hands endlessly (though Diva thinks he has ulterior motives ). As long as someone is in the same room he's fine and even likes watching CBeebies!

Major breakthough - he only woke me ONCE last night !!!!!!!!!!!

Feeds are now spacing out more so he can go up to 4 hours between feeds instead of three

He just keeps smiling, giggling and saying "agoo" and "gee"

My newborn is no more!!!

he's 11 weeks now.

Fox that sounds great. What I can bring will depend on how many children I am bringing - if I do 2 then I'll have to have DD2 in the sling as I can't face pubic transport with the Phil and Ted, but whatever happens I can bring food, cake, a bottle of something sparkling to toast each other etc. Am really looking forward to meeting everyone. Will also bring camera so we can immortalise the occasion and put the photos on the computer so the other girls can see them. I realise I have been very pants and not put any pics of my 2 up yet, but that's because I don't know how yet! I will find out, promise .

My lovely DD2 has slept really well for the last 3 nights. She feeds pretty much all evening to about half 11 / 12, then that's it for the night til about 7. It won't last though - she is lulling me into a false sense of security! I know what you mean about discovering her hands. She has just realised they are attached to her and it makes her laugh when she moves them. Delightful!

No idea what she weighs . I don't know when she'll next be done. We don't have 8 month checks here so DD1 stop being weighed at 4 months. I suppose whilst they are this small they could jump on the scales with me at fat fighters.

Whizzy new breast pump just arrived - off to investigate.

My lil girl feeds hourly - at the most she will go two hours without a feed. BUT, she only takes one side at a time (I've tried more but she pukes it up) and she sleeps well. If anything, that is my problem... she sleeps all morning so we miss all those fun baby classes and coffee mornings. I popped to the shopping centre after dropping the big girl to school this morning for a new arrival gift and it has really thrown her out. She has just screamed for about an hour until she finally gave in and is dropping off to sleep (fingers crossed).

Fox - I'm taking the sunshine with me . Dad said it was 10 degrees in Adelaide yesterday . I still haven't made a booking but I won't be around on Friday. Shame, but I can't wait until the next one to meet you all. Good idea to take your camera Dolly. Your piccies will be fab to put names to faces.

Kiwi - we'll have a drink for you then - shame I don't get to meet you though

Next time - reckon we can have some fab summer meet ups anyway

Dolly - brill idea about the alcohol -- oops I mean brill idea to bring your camera!
Just bring what is easy to carry. I'll provide salad, soft drinks, oatcakes, maybe some gnocchi if I remember.

We're all on a diet anyway aren't we LOL!!

Hi everyone
I'm new here.
My little girl Luci-Ana is now 10 and a half weeks and i'm really starting to get bored at home.
The friends i have near by to me work so dont see much and dont know any mother baby clubs in my area to keep me occupied so all i tend to do is go out spending money then have b/f moaning at me when he gets home from work.
Does anyone live local to colchester or know of any mother baby groups near by

Hi Kjas, don't live near u but have an 11 week old boy. How is it going? Is this your first baby?

Hi Foxcub,

yes she is my first, its all been great so far, still breast feeding which is going well and i manage to get her to bed by 9 every night and she'll sleep til about 2.30 until she wants feeding again so all is good.
Although during the day she is a bit of a cling on and really wont sleep for long unless she is being held.
kj

fox-lol at ulterior motives!jube be warned-the asbo boy was a wonderfully content,happy baby,who used to spend hours staring at his hands...now i know why

he did a wee in the cat litter tray yesterday.its so hard to tell a child off when you're trying not to laugh.

i havent read all the posts yet,im trying to catch up as ive been doing upstairs housework all morning in a zombie-like state.Elsie slept 9-1.30-7 last night.having sleep has been a shock to my system and my head hurts.

cp/jay-i hated bf when i fed ds1,hated it.i was lucky that he took a bottle no problem.i admire anybody who bf now i know how hard it is,and if anybody tries to make you feel bad for topping up with formula or changing to formula then remind yourself that you have given them the best start.

hi kjas-i live in cumbria but i am from ilford,essex originally.my baby is 11 weeks on friday.

muppet-i weaned all mine way before 6 months,i dont know how long i will wait with Elsie but i know if i decide to start weaning before 6 months i wont mention it on MN...

fox-do you have a webcam?maybe myself and the other non-londoners could come to the meet up by web link

i better go and trawl round town looking for a birthday present for my mother who is coming up at the weekend.

Diva, if I had a cat litter try I can guarantee that dd2 would wee in it .

Have had a chance to read quickly, soory, no time to reply properly.

We're trying Ronnie on Infant Gaviscon today to see if that helps with the crying, to see if he has reflux basically. He's certainly a little more peacful since the first dose.

I also very of your half term meet up. Please have a few drinks for me!

Didn't realise the meet up was next friday... having thought i could go as it was half term... no i can't come now as my whole family has rented a big house in Devon for the w/e - about 20 of us - and my cousin is over from Thailand so it's a big get together really. Bugger though... would have been fun to meet people... perhaps next time.

At the mo i can't walk anyway! Just got back from riding lesson... you would think the extra bum padding would have helped... but no.