May 07 - 6mths on...........Oh I can't think of a witty title, 6mths is obviously not long enough to have regained some brain cells.....

[Mrsjaffabiffa]

Morning all.....

Thought I'd start a new thread as the other was huge.

Bit late now but big hug to Beau..... hope you went back to sleep little man.

J & M still asleep, it's one good thing about having Mum & Dad around, I don't have to wake the girls up to do the school run.

Hello everyone, lovely to catch up with some posts at last! Sorry to hear some people are still poorly, we are finally all better here and (fingers crossed) I seem to be the only one who escaped unscathed. I'm a bit worried about ds though as I when I got to the cm tonight he was asleep. He hasn't eaten any dinner and went to bed at 5.30 - please don't let him be ill again.
On a better note, after all my initial worries, R is thriving at the moment. Now she is better she has started to eat very well and is just such a happy little soul now. She giggles and smiles all day long and the cm has fallen head over heels.
AM the big red guy is known as Farmer Christmas in our house too!! C has called him that ever since he has been aware of him.
Well, that's it for now. Dh is working and I've got to cook, clean and get school work done before he returns.
Ciao

gargh... spoke to soon, A's other ear is infected now. As I was administering calpol this morning DS1 was 'baking' and managed to break the oven door. The day didn't turn out too badly 'cos luckily we have two ovens and could still make make fairy cakes with garish sprinkles this afternoon, and A slept a lot and is sitting! he's very pleased with himself.

Congratulations Alana on the tooth.

Glad you are feeling better LG&T - isn't it great that you can just virtually tootle off to norfolk for a while?

Hi all hope you are all well, jealous of meet up but will try to get to next one. Dropping off to sleep but only get computer when DH dropped off so will have to catch up later. G doing fine but DD who is 3 on Thursday is turning into a nightmare. Stroppy/cheeky/know it all. Hope it is just a passing phase. House nearly finished got to choose colours for decorating next week. Have pulled shoulder so may be a bit slow on the painting front. Take care, will catch up now although did spot Scoot earlier waves hello. Actually read thread wrong way round and thought some of it seemed familiar when got to end and saw "started new post" realised had started in middle and gone backwards. DOH.

LGT I am worn out just reading about your day!! hope you are sat down with a stiff drink and big bix of KK's, told dp about the washing and he said "easily done" erghhhh men

Abbey glad things are going well
Benson hope the ears get sorted soon, dd had earache once and she was a nightmare with it

Well my meeting with my dad went well, dd managed to get him gluing and glittering, he was very quiet which is a bit out of character and i think he was a bit overwhelmed - we didnt talk about the past, im glad we met up and looks like we will go and visit in portsmouth, just going to take it slow

Mum is up next week really looking forward to it havent seen her for ages and Arlen has changed so much

AM love the picks of all the babies, A is defo about the same size as Jasper, love those cheeks

If anyone knows anyone who wants Take That tickets I may have some spare, its manchester 10th dec, or if anyone fancies coming with me my friends have all dropped out or got tickets elsewhere now and dont want to travel, dont fancy going on my own, AM when is your gig??

Sorry to hear some of you/little ones have been poorly/teething/stressed. Big hugs and hope everyone is feeling okay now.
G is dribbling really badly and shoving his fists in his mouth, I keep thinking a tooth is on its way but it's still not here yet .
Does anyone know anything about webcams? Can you recommend one?

Morning,

Benson, hope the ear infection clears up quickly. Well done to A on the sitting

Hi Charley, ds is all the things you say that you dd is at the mo, although this 'phase' has lasted about 18mths and he is only 2.7yrs

Hey lups, i go to the O2 on FRIDAY - woohoo, am so excited.

Had a shocking nights sleep, Ella woke at midnight, ds woke at 01.50 and spent an hour whinging, crying etc etc that in the end woke E, she woke at 3.10 and was awake for over an hour. I fed her, put her back to bed and then made my way to bed in what has to be the most squeaky house. Honestly the floorboards are getting worse, doesnt matter how much you tiptoe. Ended up getting out of bed 4 more times in that hour, didnt feed her just held her to calm her then put her back down, at 03.30 i gave her some medised but that took over half an hour to kick in. Ds then woke at 6.30 and came into bed and we slept til 8.20. Dh looks like a zombie and i feel like one.

Hello all - back from various travels - and ills.
AM - enjoy O2 - went there to see Prince - it is amazing. BTW - lots of places to eat but leave yourself time because there will be queues.

Busy couple of weeks. Risley Hall was v nice - and I waved out of the window in your general direction Abby. Weekend with inlaws can be a bit fraught but was actually ok - even dinner went well. The three older children (6,4,3) just sat and drew all through supper and the two babies slept - I felt like a v good mother!!! Unfortunately we all had this awful tummy bug that has been going round. S and I got it the day before we went away - S threw up down my top - IN MY BRA YUCK. DH got the bug while we were away and went to throw up in the middle of the night and fainted. For a v long time. Ended up getting FIL in (he is a medic) who listened to his heart etc and said he was ok. I then spent the next week (ie until about yesterday) worrying that DH was going to collapse again.
THis last weekend have been in Dorset for a friends wedding. Mum and I took children to stay with friends for a few days before hand which was brill except they have cats and I can now def say that DS1 is allergic to cats. His asthma really kicked in and I was v worried that he woudl have a mega attack. By the time we got home I was knackered - all this worrying. The only one I haven't worried about is S and he is being shit at sleeping so even he is not great.
Oh well!
To crown it all we were having bathroom replaced this week. Whole thing has been ripped out and we now need a plasterer so will not be done till next week. AAARGH!

Wow, you have had a lot to cope with of late anneme, i hope that things get better for you all.

Have decided that i am going to stop bf'ing Ella during the day as of today I dont htink she is getting enough milk from me and this has to be the logical thing to do. I feel really gutted but proud of myself at the same time to have gotten to 7.5mths with only the odd bottle of formula thrown in. I will still feed her in the morning and at bedtime for now but think that she is waking so much at night because she is hungry. The problem is is that she is just too nosey and will pull off and have a look around the room at the slightest noise. Now i just have to go and buy some more bottles as the ones i had from ds are not in the best condition and i only have 5oz bottles in the cupboard. TYG, how are you getting on with the switch from bf to ff?

Better go into town and see what i can find. x

I GOT MY SECRET SANTA THIS MORNING

Thank you, they are beautiful! I got a gorgeous top for Ella and some super funky/pretty scissors (did you know that mine are crap and keep breaking) and a tape measure (also did you know that i had lost mine and will need it for when we measure up the curtains in our new home).

Better get posting mine :D

Hi all

not much to report here, feeling shitty here too at the mo! G got a cold and me got a V sore throat - not good as am supposed to be going to a hen do in manchester this weekend, it took me the whole blimmin weekend to find something to wear! (theme is glitter and sparkle. Have got a really nice dress for the wedding though.

Have met up with some mums from the mother and baby group, is really nice to get back to having a social life again!

Re Webcams - aldi have them in at the mo, if you have one near you, only £11

G had spag bol for lunch (baby version from jar)- orange everywhere! He really only likes sweet things, deosn't like plain baby rice or veg much, will keep persevering!

sorry to hear that you and G have joined the poorly gang. I hope that you get better in time for yuor hen night

goodness me, dont tell me that you have better things to be getting on with.......... er HELLO

Hey everyone! LW here

It's been forever. Sad to admit that I've had a rough couple of months. Think the pnd bug caught me and it's been really tough. Think I'm just starting to get back on track though, and am feeling a bit better within myself. Am hopefully going down to Lancater to study in September to do Primary Teaching specialising in the early years. It's a 4 year course and will completely bankrupt me but I'm in love with place and course etc. Fingers crossed.

Charlotte is still an excellent baby. Still sleeping through the night (my heart goes out to all who are having bad nights atm, AM yours sounds awful) and eating like there's no tomorrow! I spent a good 20 minutes peeling orange sauce of everything within a 2 meter radious of her highchair earlier lol! Weaning started of well, then became harder for some reason. But she seems to have really grasped it now and grabs her bowl in frustration when we're too slow getting the spoon to her! She's rolling over so much and also sitting up. Think there is a strong possibility she'll be crawling soon as she's always on her hands and knees trying to push herself off. Her poor wee nose has taken quite a bashing recently! The hand-knee co-ordination still ain't there yet though!

No sign of any teeth here yet, some days are good, others aren't. The screaming fits on the not so good days have been enough to make me want to lob myself through a triple glazed window. Her dad is still showing no interest and has seen her a total of two times in six months. On my bad days I'm tempted to kill him for not having to go through some of the crap I have, yet he's also missed out on all the wonderful, so I guess it's his loss. for Charlotte though.

Madam also decided to throw herself of a bed the other day, at which point I nearly had a heart attack thinking I'd just killed my child! I had boxed her in so well and put her in the middle of the bed (a double!) and she managed to somehow get through it all. I turned my back for a second and the next thing I know theres a massive thud followed by an even bigger wail! She was soon smiling though and theres not a mark on her, must have just been a shock for her. I swear she's like an indestructable tank or something. It took longer to calm me down (about 4 days!) than it did her.

Have now met a couple of lovely mums in my area, one of which I should be meeting tomorrow to head down to a baby group with. And I'm seeing my bf on Saturday for a meal and lots of alcohol! Finally starting to feel like a normal human being again!

Anyway, hope all are well. Off to change missy as I can only describe what she seems to have just produced as 'ungodly!' Will be back to catch up later. LW x

Poor you aneme, what a nightmare! Really hope it all improves for you and the kids, not to mention dh falling al over the place. Mine only does that when extremely pissed merry

AM i know exactly what you mean with the feeding, TYG and i were saying the same thing just a couple of weeks ago. You have done superbly well to get to 7.5 months, bet she wont even notice. B is only still feeding during the day from me because i'm too disorganised to make up the bottles. I have also lent the pump out and must get it back, i cant bare to go cold turkey. B has the closer to nature bottles, they are very good but to be honest the teats pop out a bit and he manages to create such a vacuum with them it disappears! I think i had the MAM ones for Hugs, no complaints with them except cleaning was a faff. You never get it all!!!

LW how lovely to see you back! Very glad that little C is ok and doing very well. She sounds like a happy little girl, as do you. The course seems like a fantastic choice, perfect.

How is everyone else?

good to see you back LW.

Well she has had 2 bottles today and only managed to have 4-5oz in total. I spent an age in boots today and came back with the standard avent bottles and Cow & Gate Organic first milk. I have the closer to nature small bottles but she isnt overly fussed with them so thought i would try something else. I have also tried her on Hipp, but they are packets rather than boxes so i figured not practical. Also she doesnt like the follow on milk so opted to back to first milk for now. I love th C&G box as you can level off the measure one handed. Boobs have been ok so far, so am hoping that my by slowly cutting down i should avoid the painfulness.

oh and Ella said Mama today

Morning

I am still behind the couch in Norfolk. Beau has been up since 230, he finally went back to sleep at 6.15. I am off to the Doc's with him this morning, i cant take anymore. Even if he does say it's just a virus. He is so wheezy. My tiredness has reached new levels, i have started hallucinating about the school run. I dream about doing it in the 5 mins sleep i snatch only to wake and discover i still have it to do. I'm going mad.

Hugs did 2 poos in his pants yesterday, it is not going well.

I also want these boots so badly i may sell a child, Hugs is fave to go at the moment...

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oops DOH

okay secret santa sneak info request. LG&T would a duo gift voucher be any use to you ?

PMSL at the incognitosanta

We are back from the doc, B has wait for it... asthma I give up, i really do. He has been prescribed an inhaler. Farckin ell

Sorry to hear about B LG&T. Hopefully now you know what is wrong you will be able to get him settled better. I think they can sometimes grow out of it as well. Sorry for ignorance on these matters.

Back to the original question obviously can not stretch to full amount but a voucher to put towards boots if you can get others to put to as well. Do not want to get if you will not be able to use at all.

How thorough were they lg&t? Have they ruled out it being linked to his Pectus Excavatum? I know it can cause wheeziness in many cases and often means recurrent chest/respiratory infections.

When M had complications with croup a paed suggested asthma as it runs in my family but said they couldn't say definitively until she was much older as they needed to assess a pattern of respiratory issues. Have they referred him to see an asthma specialist or just sent you on your merry way with an inhaler? The inhaler will help in any case whether it's asthma or not but I hope they're looking into it a bit further.

Poor wee B. He needs a holiday. In Norfolk.