Dec 06 - a new one for Indith and her rubbish dial up!

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New thread for our incessant chatter!

Do you think we should CAT Indith, just to check? I don't mind paying the £5 or whatever it is. Hopefully it's just her t'internet playing up and she hasn't been to Uni this week.

No AF here either. I'm hoping it'll be ages yet as it took a good 3 months after I stopped bfing the other 2 to return and ds2 still feeds at least 6 times a day.

have mailed indith just now

Cheers AQ!

AQ, I was thiking the other night (random train of thought during a night feed) that you need to change your name, seeing as they aren't being as sick any more. Something along the lines of accessorizewithchewedupbitsofcarrot .

very sweet of you to be thinking of me during a night feed, oli
I had been thinking, but couldn't come up with anything as funny as babysick! he does grab me close after his last feed and burp in my face, is there a nickname in that? Disgusting, but quite funny and I always start giggling which sets him off too! I love watching him smile in the dark, he gets awfully affectionate with his night feed I will find it v.hard to have the last one some day!

I know that feeling too, AQ. As much as I'm desparate for sleep, I love that quiet snuggly time when it's just me and him and I can stroke his cheeks and kiss him and he pats my chest as he feeds. It's such a lovely time and as he's almost definitely my last baby I kind of want to hang onto his babyhood as long as possible.

Lol @ ds2 burping in your face, they think they're so funny, don't they? I love it when they laugh at something they've done.

Guys, I could really do with your advice on something. I posted a while ago about a mega-sick which DS produced, well it's happening more and more often. Sometimes I can explain it away (he's gagged on a piece of solid which he hasn't chewed enough for example) but more often than not there's no obvious reason. Tonight I was giving him his last bottle feed and trying to get some wind up (unsuccessfully) then he burped, was sick then pumped up (and I mean that lierally) all his milk and all the dinner he had a couple of hours before. All over the floor (BTW bicarb of soda is great for getting rid of the smell!)
Once I cleaned him up he was fine, smiling away, and took a couple more ounces before I put him into bed. But I am completely freaked out. It's getting to the stage I am 1.) afraid to be on my own with him and 2.) afraid to take him out in case he does it in public.
So, any suggestions about what could be causing this? And any help for my frazzled and stressed-out brain?

Sounds very upsetting gloria, but afraid I have no advice whatsoever, neither of my 2 have ever thrown up that much more than once. What about seeking advice re: reflux etc? More people on here who know about that than I . [hugs]

Oli, ds2 thumps my chest rather than pats me, he's getting quite violent, I can see his entire arm swinging back thinking ouch! Seems to be instinctive as he does even when v.sleepy. But I don't mind really, I still enjoy the feeds after so many months of hating it. And I think he's my last baby too, I'm eking out every baby moment!

Hi Guys,

Hopefully we'll hear from Indith soon.

Gloria - a friend of mine had this problem with her DS. From about 6 months he gradually became increasingly sick. He was tested for allsorts (not suggesting for a minute this is serious by the way) and nothing was ever found so it was put down to a toddler (yes i know) form of reflux. He grew out of it at 2. I'm not telling you to scare you but the thing that worked most for him were to cut out dairy completely (he had soya milk) but you would need to see a DR before taking that course of action. And also they cut out all wheat & gluten although that was gradually re-introduced.

Don't be freaked out but if it is happening more frequently get him checked by a GP. it could be that he's had a gastric problem which hasnt quite cleared up yet, or he may have an intolerance to something....

My DD2 pinches me while feeding . I have little pincer marks down my cleavage on on my arms...

Ooh, and the hair pulling, attempted nose removals (mine) and ear grabs. bless em

When he's awake ds2 pinches and kneads my boobs, or pulls off and gives them a quick tweak . It's when his nails get a bit long that it really hurts - yowee!

Gloria, no advice or experience I'm afraid but a trip to the GP may put your mind at rest a bit.

Hello! Sorry for being rubbish, attempting to not be here too often as a) am still on pay as you go and somehow an entire hour goes by without my realising it when I log into this place and b)am slowly coming out of denial and into blind panic about the fact that term starts in October and all I can remember from the past 4 years hard graft is 'My name is Peter Green. My visa is in my passport' In Russian, which is good, but since you never need to say 'My visa is in my passport' in Russian (not even at immigration, I was very disappointed, this being all the Russian I could remember arriving there) I feel some work is needed.

Anyway, I've been getting wheezy and coughing while lying down for a while but though it was just from the allergy attack. Then I started getting chest pains down one side, hurt to breathe deeply, cough etc and that side felt all hollow. Started to get worse so made GP appointment but that night had a sneezing fit and it got really bad so dp ended up taking me to the hospital (don't you just love a&e at 11pm?). Chest x-ray done, showed nothing, Dr made noises about seeing my GP next time (in a there is nothing wrong with you what the hell are you doing here kind of way). Got home at 3am, joy of joys (though ds proved he can still sleep by then sleeping until 9am!). Still hurts but less and things feel like they are falling into place a bit, still a bit constricted when lying down. Very annoying as hurts to lie on that side but lying on the other side and it having to push up when breathing isn't very nice either. But feels like it is improving so can only assume I pulled something quite badly. Hey ho I blame the 7 month old lump

Ds ate more than he has ever done in one sitting today. Very proud Still really unsettled at night though, last night woke up at 9pm screaming his heads off poor thing. Already been up once tonight Keep telling myself I need to get a bit harsh and not feed before about 3am which was when he tended to wake before the move but when he does things like wake screaming I feel there is something else bothering him and would be cruel to not offer the comfort of a feed. I'm far too soft.

BP you poor mirena pain induced thing. Not even told Dr mine fell out, suppose I should but don't think I want one in again. Kind of like all my hormones being my own. Am due a smear though so I suppose I'll have to let someone poke around up there again soon.

Ds also loves to pinch and pull and tweak and hook his fingers in my mouth. But I do love the way he is so protective of my chest and when feeding will keep a hand on my breast while he looks around then pull it to him mouth again.

Darn it he is awake again! Poor mite there must be something bothering him Better go!

Glad you're not too bad Indith, you had us all twitchy!

Hola everyone! I hope all's well havent attempted to read through yet. I am finally back online after 3 months of wrangling with the Spanish version of BT.

Anyway all's well here , I have mastitus [sp] ouch! Dd and myself are ready for the end of the summer hols , Ds is still huge, he's 9 months and wearing 12-18 months . I must get him weighed, he has 7 teeth now which I can't believe as dd was toothless until she was 11 months.
We have also found out that he is allergic to penicillin. Anyway hope everyone's well, I will try and read at least this thread

Hello lucy . I was thinking about you in the middle of the night a few days ago too. Fab to have you back with us. Your ds sounds like my ds1 who was huge too. I was looking in the 6-9 month box of boys clothes and there's nothing really there because he skipped stright into 9-12 at 6mo then into 12-18 at 9mo. He's still very tall now and wears age 5 clothes at 3.7 so I can see him being taller than me by the time he leaves primary school!

Good to hear from you Lucy We're ready for summer to end as well. This heat wave is doing us all in.

Indith, good to hear from you. Sorry that you feel bad. Here's hoping things clear up soon,

Lots of pinching, slapping and tweaking going on here. I know it will be somewhat bittersweet when we wean but I think I will be ready at 12 months.

Hope you are ready for this. Last night ds2 slept for 9 hours straight. 9 hours .

Bed at 7pm, stirred at 7:30 then didn't hear from him again until 4am. He was a bit of a horror at 4 and didn't settle until 5 but then slept until 7:15.

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE let it continue!

Yayyyy! Ds2 has done a couple of all-nighters. But last night - up at 12, fretted at 4, then up for the day at 6

Blimey tons to catch up on.
Welcome back Lucy
Indith I hope your ribs/chest feels better soon x
Gloria, It does sound like reflux or intolerence of something, trip to the gp for sure
Oli at the sleep but pleased for you too. Ds1 is still not sleeping and we are going to tackle it when we get back off holiday.
We are off to Weymouth Haven, camping on Monday until Friday. Thank goodness the rain has stopped and it looks bright for next week.
I was dreading it until now.

I have discovered I am such a lightweight with alcohol since having ds1. Went out last night for a friends birtday and feew sooooo awful today

feew = feel

Oli, so about the sleep. Please send vibes this way!

I really pushed the boat out last night. Had a small organic beer while prepping the BBQ, then later had a large glass of white wine. That's the most I've had since DD2 was born - although I do have a tiny glass of wine several nights a week.

May do it again tonight

Hi everyone. Back from Bonny Scotland yesterday - am so in lurve with the place so feel a bit Can thoroughly recommend the Ergo carrier (yes, easy to use AQ) and DD2 loved it.

Hi Lucy DD2 is a bit of a bruiser as well

Hope the ribs/chest are better Indith. Ouch! I fractured 3 & punctured my lung when I was 20 and still manage to get them twisted when I look over my shoulder so know how uncomfortable it is.

Hope you got the vomitting thang sorted Gloria? Both DD's have/had reflux. Sound's like it could be that?

Well done on sleep Oli. I've got DH here at the moment and already dreading him going back to work in a week so hugs xxx

Jabber - well done on the job sitch. Hope your quality of life improves from now on.

Phew! Off to have a curry and chill out. DCs all back to sleeping quite well - dare I say it - maybe it's that fabulous Scottish air. Sigh.

Castles, I love Scotland, we have friends on the west coast and it's so beautiful there. I feel my blood pressure and stress levels dropping the further we get up the M6, through the Lakes then into Scotland itself. We contemplated moving there a couple of years back but it's quite remote and so bleak in winter - not sure I'm ready for that tbh.

Ds2 has been in bed since 6:30 and hasn't yet needed resettling. Fingers crossed for another night like last night.

Hi again, Magnolia, I used to work in the weymouth haven when I was a student. I was a slush puppy maker! Anyway hope you have a lovely time.

We are just back from hols and it is takng a while to get ds back into the Anglo Saxon routine and not Spanish. We only went up the road as I couldn't face flying etc and stayed at a really Spanish hotel, eating really late and childrens entertainment starting at 10.30 but in reality 11. Going to bed later hasn't made the little monkeys stay in bed any later!

I'm a bit of a lightweight too these days, I had a baileys after dinner when we wereaway and it went straight to my cheeks, in my defence it was a spanish measure