March 2007 - where the babies all get feisty and we "make rods for our own backs" or develop arms like a trucker!

[Mossy]

Couldn't help it!

snnosnoo lol about the cat

Isn't it strange how kiddies come in all shapes and sizes. I know some people get REALLY hung up on how big their babies and kids are in that they are forever going on about how BIG their child is. I always think 'so what?'

I've got my christmas tree up And it looks great too! Dd said it was the best day ever yesterday because she loved putting up the tree so much.
Apart from that the house is a tip and depressing me. I would have to never stop tidying to keep on top of it.

Trixabelle I think we all had boys apart from about 3 baby girls! And Jay and shanks are both half way through the next pregnancy

I can't get Hasan to take a bottle. He just chews it, he hasn't a clue. I wouldn't mind if he would take a bottle a bit...I'm constantly breastfeeding him.

Hasan is 'big' and ds1 and dd have always been big but ds2 has always been dinky. He will be 3 this thursday and he and Hasan are sharing some clothes too!

Cazboldy what ages are your children? Do you have 3 boys and 2 girls?

I think I am harder on dd than the boys so I consciously softened up with her because she was being difficult for me and talk about reverse phsycology! She responded brilliantly to more softness from me! She's being a honey.

Get you Rosy, I am being mean and saying they have to wait for another 2 weeks at least

i was going to put mine up last night but having fixed the tumble drier so the steam now goes out into the back yard rather than into the kitchen,i decided to clean the mould off the walls instead.so i am doing them tonight.

rosy-my house has been depressing me for ages but since adjusting my AD dosage slightly last tuesday i have done loads of jobs that i'd been putting off-including sorting through some boxes that had letters and bills from 2000 in them.

better make the most of it before i become immune again.

Trixabelle I had a girl by CS (breech). As Rosy says, most of us had boys.

At church this morning DD was playing on the mat with the toys once the 3+ kids had gone off to ss. A girl of about 2 started grabbing everything she went after, then progressed to snatching toys out of her hand. DD didn't seem bothered so I just continued to watch, expecting her parents to say something. She walked past her to the toy box and on the way back deliberately stood on DD's hand. Unfortunately it was in the middle of a prayer so I couldn't actually say anything to her.

I was surprised at how mother lionness it made me feel . Had I been able to get my hands on her... well perhaps it was as well I couldn't I did expect her parents to come up afterwards and apologise but turned out she was with father and grandmother and either they didn't notice or chose to ignore it I didn't say anything because I couldn't bring myself to be civil but she touches her next week and there'll be trouble. What would you do/ say?

Tricky evenhope. I would have said something to the child if I could have ,at the time, but it has to be at the time doesn't it? I would wait until next week and make sure you are always within arm's reach of your dd, that way you can intervene straightway.

Unfortunately you can't really disturb a prayer (it's a very small "church" in a hall so the kids mat is very close to the vicar) by hissing at a strange child. Had it been a toddler group situation- different matter and easy to say "mind the baby". Just thought it was a bit off that the adults with her said/ did nothing. You expect toddlers to be feral but their parents generally have the decency to at least acknowledge their childs behaviour. DD had crawled off to the far side of the mat.

What I want to say to father is "keep your kid away from my baby" but I wouldn't imagine that will go down too well?

(I did notice that after I removed DD this child started on one of the other babies- just he was a bit more robust)

I think I would get up in the middle of a prayer and remove my baby from the feral toddler, that way your dd 's safe and the neglectful father and grandmother will hopefully have their attention drawn to the problem, infact it will draw everyone's attention to it!

sorry very little time
Finn very poorly, has new tooth, temp of 39 is breast only and sleeping 3 out of every 4 hrs.
Is souding very phlegmy but not snotty or coughy, it just rattles in his throat and he snores like a man after 17 pnts
He has been snuggling in bed with us.

Very worried abotu him , off to docs first thing tomorrow, he is chirpy when up, bless him, just like his sis, a little trooper

He is pulling himself up to stand and standing alone holding toys (not realising), am truly scared he is an early walk, at least being ill has put the kibosh on that

Nice to see caz and rainbow back

Will catch up asap

Love to all

up all nite with my little man he had temp of 39.4 piffle i empathise!

got no sleep either of us. doc came out to us in the end and after 5 mins said 'it's probably a virus' gave me some ibuprofen and left me to it. this was at 1am. she was pissed off because i hadn't woken up dd who's also been ill and was fast asleep, packed both kids in car in freezing cold and driven to the out of hours surgery, even tho she admitted they were really quiet. anyway the minute she left, i gave him a dose of ibuprofen and then he was sick EVERYWHERE. just stuck it out on my own after that. nightmare.

his temp down a bit today with painkillers but, he will hardly drink. i was having probs with bottle anyway but i can't get him to drink AT ALL. made up some baby rice with milk, he had a bit of that. i've been trying to syringe water into him!! how long til he gets dehydrated? should i keep doing little sips or wait til he really thirsty and then hope he will take a bottle? should i stick to water/juice for today if he been sick?

piffle hope your lo gets well soon too

trixabelle sorry to hear that. We've had a virus for 4 weeks now, and during week 2 DD wouldn't feed and was throwing up every few minutes. It's rough.

Piffle good luck at the docs.

sorry for trix and piff... there's SO many bloody things flying about at the mo... as evenhope says... it's rough! Hope all lo's get better soon.

Rosy - I think i'm tougher on dd than the boys so i have to make conscious effort to be softer with her... she is such a honey especially helping out with Samuel... she deserves a medal really - not me being horrible...

Can't believe you've got your tree done

Mrs S - how are things with your dh?

No advice regarding getting babies to take bottles as I'm totally useless at it. Samuel feeds from me and that's all the milk he'll get. My HV told me not to worry about it so much - if they're progressing on to lots of different solids in the next few weeks they'll get milk in their dinners in various forms.

Have reverted to last year's christmas name

aarggh had horro monent when Finn woke at 4pm, covered all over in blotchy red rash which did not go under a glass, temp of 40.1 despite calpol and nurofen -window open/fan on light vest and nappy...

Took him to emergecyy after hours (in our local A+E) seen pronto diagnosed chest infection but said he seemed to be fighting it off well btu gave us anti biotics for 48hrs time if no improvement.
WE got a follow up call when we got home to alert us that if the rash did not subside next time(as it did as he cooled on the trip to A+E) to come back straight away.
Anway he has had lots of breastfeeds and has settled again
In our room tonight....
Am so worried about him

Piffle how frightening Am thinking of you.

Piffle, big {{{hugs}}} to you and Finn. He's a big strong lad and he'll fight it off in no time. YOu get yourself a stiff drink mrs!

aww piffle how frightening. really scary when they go all floppy, mine was like that last night. and i was alone so i really panicked! i managed to get 3 oz milk into him before bed and he has had a few sips of juice and water but i'm worried about dehydration. we off to doc in morning too.

hope you get a restful-ish night.

i'd forgotten how good mumsnet is! is nice to be back

would be very worried if I had to think about him being dehydrated, he refused feeds last night from 12-6am but has fed really long and well today - that's all he has had mind you, but it's really helping him comfort wise I think. He can stay there 24/7 if he needs, I just want my little adventurer back asap
Am worried about school run for dd tomorrow, I could leave him in the car but dd takes an age to walk into class as she is a slow walker due to poor eyesight.
Maybe I'll ask another mum to see her in?

Hi all

sorry haven't been round much, just been knackered all the time, running round after kiddiwinks and then doing chuffing housework type stuff!!
Have briefly skim read the thread from time to time but am unembarrassed to say haven't taken much in, sorry!!
Was skimming the thread just now and thought, rather than reading, why dont i just say hi and i am still alive and kicking!! So here i am , alive and kicking

Cant really grumble at much, Jensen STILL doesnt sleep through the night and i have had my fair share of very stressed and frought evenings and v early mornings, but then i guess thats the same for some of you guys, am holding it together, - just, and praying that by the time no3 comes along ( Feb 29th 08) he has magically transformed into an angel!!!???

So quick update on no3, all is going well, getting bigger by the day. After comparing pictures taken of me when preg with Jensen to ones now, we have all ( family) decided that i am somewhat bigger... hmmmmm not sure about how i feel about that. Have to go for a test next week to see if i have Gestational diabeties... will let you know.

Also had our 4d scan on Monday. Stuck to my guns and still dont know that sex!! It was cool to see the little blighter, it looks JUST like Jensens 4d scan, and NOTHING like Harriettes (dd)so in my minds eye its now a boy!
Pics on www.peanutmonkey.co.uk should anyone fancy having a peek at them - and the rest of my life!

Right, off to watch ELF which we recorded from earlier, gets me right in the Christmas spirit!

Will check in soon, love to all xxxxxx

Piff, did mean to say, sorry LO is poorly, Jensen had the same thing when he was about 5 months old, it was horrid and scary. RE dehydration, i know it sounds like a bind, but the Docs at AnE told me in situations like this to try and syringe 5mls of boiled water every 5 mins for at least an hour. This would give the fluid he needs to prevent dehydration for a 24 hour period....guess you would also try giving him his milk when he wanted it also?? Anyway, thoguhts are with you and others whose LOs are poorly, its not nice [hugs]

lol @ my 'hugs' it (MN) thinks its a link!!!!

Aw Piffle and Trixabelle I really hope your babies are better quickly and you have better nights.

aaarghhh vomiting back calpol... temp is 39...
am consigned to a night by his side, cooling him manually.
thanks god he is feeding well...

happy to report we are all in good health here ( probably speaking too soon!) we were all full of cold last week!

Piff - how is lo this morning? Any better?