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.

I'm here PJ,
Kilter correct! "In good kilter" "out of kilter" OHHHH check my red pen out,

Glad L is a little better.

J is on the move!! commando style, with a roll here and a roll there and hands and tip toes like a seal, she has rug burns on her nose from it.

TYG, how's A's crawling going!

AM, I hope you get a better night tonight with J & E. xxx

Hi Mrs JB - I'm currently embarrassing myself on the Parenting thread x

Gosh its quiet on here tonight. I guess everyone is having a rest after last nights drama.

Glad J is home SOH will we still see you on Saturday??

AM poor you what an awful night are J & E ok this evening?

Wayhey on the commando style minijaffa very proud.

TYG is A still on the move, can she come and give my A lessons he is getting V. frustrated at the mo.

AM - was Jack ok today?

A is still doing the funky worm. She is also doing a fantasic "downward facing dog". For those of you not familiar with yoga, , that's where your whole body makes a V shape, bum in air, balancing on feet and hands. It's really very impressive. Of course from her point of view it's bloody annoying that she's going to all that effort (and I can assure you it ain't easy) and still going nowhere. I think any day now she'll make the hands/ feet connection and be on her way.

Swimming was ace. It was also ace that she scoffed 7oz of milk as soon as we got home and slept soundly for THREE HOURS!

Went out this arvo to get her Trip Trap high chair, babyset, cushions etc. Set it all up only to discover a vital part of the babyset missing, goddammit. Will have to go back tomorrow after baby signing.

love the funky worm Archie looks like he is doing a parachute jump at the mo,

For anyone else that is getting a tripp trapp there is a great website which is offering the tripptrapp the baby insert bit and the cushion for 135, let me know if you want teh address and I will hunt it down.

Well done J on the moving front - lucky mummy now she needs 3 sets of eyes in her bum!

SOH, so pleased that J is doing ok. Hope you had a good night.

Ours was pants again - whydont my children sleep?? Jack woke at 8.45pm crying in his sleep- much like the night before- it took about 15mins to calm him down. We think he is having night terrors, poor little man. He was back asleep just after 9pm and then Ella woke at 11pm wide awake AGAIN - she was a nightmare to get to sleep in the first place, cue about 15mins of CC - mean mummy that i am . I tried feeding her at 11 but she want all that interested and was crying like she was in pain, so gave her some calpol and even made up a formula bottle forher. She downed 2oz of it and at 11.30 she went back to sleep. She woke up 3 times but i managed to get her back in her bed rather than sleeping in the rocking chair. I think hers is a combo of teething - surely it cant be too much longer til one pops through - and separation anxiety.

Am hoping for a better day today

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AM - we're having a similar time with L - well, we did last night.

I went up to feed her at 11, she was wide awake in her cot, obviously just about to start kicking off. Tried to feed her - took half an ounce. I managed to rock her to sleep, took twenty mins, then dh woke her up by bounding around upstairs. Took me til 1am to get her back to sleep.

She now screams when I leave the room, although I don't think its me per se, she just doesn't like being on her own.

Dh then woke her up this morning when he left for work at quarter to six. So it feels like its been a long day already. Am going to visit my grandparents for some light relief and then off to the dentist.

Morning all

Sorry to hear that some babies are not sleeping. Mine slept till 640 Hehe. Course he was up for 2 hours the night before Not so smug emotion.

SOH how is J this morning? I need to know if i must get off my fat arse clean today or friday? Course my house is clean, it's just, erm... not clean enough to... oh bollocks. Its a state, who am i kidding

Off to toddlers in a mo, hooray! Im so sad

My arse is plenty large enough for three sets of eyes AM,

The down ward dog! I knew there was a technical name for it, yes that's what J is doing but then get's the carpet burns by throwing herself forward. lol I have put the big travel cot up today as a play pen for her,
a- Maddie can not drag her around the living room
b- She can roll around without bashing into things and
c- all her toys are in one place (thats the best bit ) I hate toys,

My Dsis has been taken into Poole hospital, they found potein yesterday in her waters and her BP is up, she had been sick and has swollen legs, they did some bloods yesterday and put her on the monitor for an hour, BP dropped and baby seemed fine so they sent her home yesterday. Today the hospital phoned to say that the results from the bloods are abnormal so they have requested her back in. I presume to induce, but not sure? She is 39+2 today so it should all be fine.

Woooo Hoooo I may have a new baby nephew very soon. Alfie....

Meggle, is there a sign for a two yr old that means "if you don't start bloody doing as your told then all hell's going to break loose".......... ?

MrsJB, the universal sign for "if you don't start bloody doing as your told then all hell's going to break loose".......... is 3 seconds of hysterical laughter as you reach for the valium.

Afternoon

SOH sorry to hear J hasnt been well, hope he is feeling much better today. Only managed to read your other thread last night by which time your ordeal was over. God knows how I would have coped in your position, im a natural born worrier.

Babies on the move haha now the trouble really starts Alana can lift herself up but not move forward properly yet but im sure it wont be long. She can get around the room in seconds though just by rolling and dragging herself around in circles. Nothing is safe anymore. She is also enjoying her doorway bouncer. Ethan only ever went in it a couple of times, he hated it but Alana finds it highly amusing (and it gives me a few minutes peace to tidy up lol) She too is going through the screaming when left alone phase, i remember going through it with the others but had forgotten how horrible it was. I cant even go to the loo without her screaming the place down

dsis is being induced Her liver function is 4 times higher than it should be? (what ever that means) Am nervous for her now, may have to reach for the valium for sure!

AM, how's J & E now? and all the other poorly babies.

SOH, how's J?

Hooray MrsJB!!!! You will be an auntie soon! Im sure she will be fine, once the baby is out it will all return to normal soon enough. An Alfie you say? I love that name, very cute.

Where is everyone? I have been cleaning cos i have guests tomorrow and a whole lot more on Saturday! Now i dont want anyone to open any cupboards or look under the sofas\beds\bookcases\tv etc.. ok?

MrsJB we will set up MSN so you can chat to all of us, shame we have no web cam or you could join in totally. Will work on that for next time

Mrs JB - sounds like what I had before S arrived - I'm still vague about what it meant but if they have noticed it then all should be well as they will be monitoring her - the problem is when they don't pick it up so don't worry.

Decided to be fierce with S and sleeping last night - he screamed at bedtime and again at 12 but then slept till 6.50 - I just had to put my head under the duvet (S is stll in our room) - April, having read what you saida bout Ella - that is what S has been doing - nightmare - you have my sympathy (but no magic solution!)

Abby - you star - thank you. If all goes well then this could become the place where we have our family get together in which case you and I will be able to meet up in hte future(except that we are the poor relations in the family and might not be able to afford it next year!!)

Hi all.
You're welcome Anneme, I hope you all have a lovely time and fingers crossed for a meet up in the future.
Well done to all the babies with new milestones. R seems to have been set back so much with ill. She is keen to sit up but can't do it unaided yet. Do you think I should worry that she still won't eat? She is 27 weeks now amd has about 25 oz of milk and day and not really any food. I've got no idea how much she weighs as I can't get there now I work. My cm has offered to take her actually so I might take her up on that. She certainly doesn't look underweight or undernourished so I don't feel particularly worried it's just that I know she will need more food sooner or later.

I would say that if she is happy and content then don't worry - jsut keep trying little amounts of food that she is more likely to like such as pear or banana. I think babies have a survival instinct and often will feed when hungry.

want to post but Gok is back on the telly

Woohoo Mrs JB

Abby don't worry about food at all. For the first year milk is the main part of the diet, solids are just for fun/texture etc. I read an article in The Green Parent last week by a woman who said she started weaning when her dd was ready for it as before she just rejected it. Solids properly started at 10 months and her dd is thriving. If she is happy, developing and having wet and dirty nappies then just be led by her wants. She knows what she needs. M is 27 weeks and I've only just started with the odd mouthful of stuff here and there. And remember weight gain tails off from here on in so don't panic if she's only gained a little bit.

I'm off to LG&T's tomorrow and I will be taking chocolate and wine...

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Really should pack I suppose...

Abby - we're having exactly the same problem since L has been unwell. She is only taking around 17oz a day now and barely any of her solids. This has been going on since Saturday and the majority of the time I'm having to feed her in her sleep, which I hate doing after the vomiting incident on Saturday night.

I'm hoping its just her tummy returning to normal, as she is not distressed or visibly hungry - more that she just can't be bothered eating.

FWIW the Health Visitor is coming to see me tomorrow to weigh her and have a chat about it - so if she gives me any valuable advice I'll let you know.

I mean the vomiting on Friday night. But that's not important.

How is everyone,

AM are J & E better today.

PJ how you feeling hope L has a better night.

Must have been the night for it A was up for a couple of hours last night, I had a bit of a meltdown at 4am.

ABBY dont worry about the eating R will figure it out when she is ready.

On tooth watch think we saw a few white bits protruding from A's gums today.

Hi Julie

Feeling a little better than I was last night. Had a lovely talk with my grandmother today, who was so honest and frank about all her experiences of motherhood, it just opened my eyes to what a difficult (but wonderful) job we all do. It really helped, as did everyone that posted to me last night. I think when I spend a day at work (in my old life...), as I did yesterday, the enormity of how much things have changed really hits me, and I wobble a bit, and start doubting myself and my ability to be a good mum.

I hope she has a better night too, I'm bloody well knackered! I'm thinking of asking my mum and dad to have her overnight for the first time soon, a good night's sleep with no threat of interruption wouldn't go amiss. My mum isn't keen though, funny that...

Maybe I'll have to wait for the Xmas Do in December to get a full nights sleep. Or maybe not... my boss has asked to come and see me. At home. Tomorrow. Now for those of us that work in HR, alarm bells are ringing. Seriously. However, the drama queen in me can't wait to find out what's going on.

Thanks, I'm sure dsis will be fine. Yes Alfie he will be we think, unless they change their mind last min and call him Burt.

Wooooo Hooooooo for MSN on Saturday, I can't wait!! shame about the webcam , I can put mine on though so we can all wave. hehe

Still haven't given J anymore solids since our few days trial 4 weeks ago! Sounds bad but I've sort of got to the pont where I can't be bothered, think I'll just wait til she's stealing food off the plate or eating the table leg!