December 06: For my first birthday mummy I would like.......

[Indith]

Here you go Eli!

I almost put 'your clothespegs' on the end there. Ds loves clothespegs. Came home from Rainbows the other day and dp had made a deal with ds. He could play with the clothespegs as long as he did it in his playpen and let dp make dinner.

Ahhhh, weirdbird - thank you, that makes total sense - now why didn´t I think of that...

Feel less worried already

Eli I had a look at Castles friends list on FB to try and add you, but realised I had not a clue what you looked like or any other way to work out which one of them was you! Doh!

Ok made everybody admin on the facebook group so anyone not on there but who is 'friends' with someone else can easily be added. just remember if you get a request to join and don't know the name make sure it is a MN before confirming. Don't want FGS to feel like she has to name change again, especially since she has such a great abreviation

Welcome back bebespain! I don't get thirsty really, but then I never did. Maybe I'm odd.

Also not having great sleep. The conjunctivitis means he wakes up with eyes glued together and doesn't really like it. Think we are starting to teethe again as he has been screaming at food. Yesterday he hardly ate anything so was up in the night to make up for it

Still, the goo has diminished lots so just have to hope we don't undo all the good work we did with the CC.

I'm young....I appreciate sleep. I miss sleep......

Thanks guys

The acid green sling was a great find, wasn't it? On sale just in time for Halloween, lol.

I'm going to get back on FB tonight adn try to work it out a bit more.

Thanks Indith. Important for me to keep MN and RL seperate.

Jabber - love the photos!

Is it just me who can't keep up with FB if i want to spend any time on MN? Sorry, have not been intentionally rude to peole on Facebook - my family probably think i am ignoring them too

I love the photos Jabber

I can't do Fb and Mn either

Welcome back bebespain I'm still b/f and still get pretty thirsty.

Well tbh i'm thinking of closing my FB account, because i'd rather be here!

I spend more time here, I don't have much time for "funwall" aka pornwall and other apps. You get a better conversation here!

Right then...closing my facebook account i think (when i can be botheed in between researching dyslexia, Alzheimer's, and house hunting!

I've taken funwall off my FB as I didnt like it. I use it mainly as a quick way to message my family and also it is nice to see photos on friends pages that I wouldnt see otherwise.

I dont use it much for games etc.

Will definitely stick to 'proper' chat here but for me, at least, it is nice to share some info in private as opposed to on a public forum.

Off to get a new goldfish today as we lost one last week. DH bought one yesterday but it has half a tail and looks diseased so we're letting DD pick her own today.

I wouldn't mind so much but i log on and i've been sent x amount of 'gifts' (which are pointless as they're not real!), and been poked/super-poked by x amount of people, and have had x amount of things added on my funwall (which i have never used!), and then by the time i've checked/replied to all these...i have to leave

Am i the biggest grouch or what?

I don't really use FB applications and tend to just ignore anything that isn't a friend request or message. It is just a useful way of sharing photos etc really!

Am about to attack Translation Theory presentation. It is soooo cold up here though! Currently wearing jumper, fleece, wrap and gloves.

Ds slept until 9! OPk so he woke at 11.30 and 6 but I got to lie in until 9 on a Saturday!

Shit - DD2 just stood up by herself

Well done baby FGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah Castles, and WB, thank you - can't even remember how to access the pages of the people I'm a friend/contact to on FB: joining Jabber in the sad, antiquated brackets

Mostly, I am deeply of how you make time for being online - unless doing it at work, maybe??! I must be super disorganized! Anyway - WB, I have yet to upload photos, and can't remember what if anything I put on Castles' page, but will get around to doing some on my MN page soon I promise.

Jabber, you are a gorgeous witch

Bebespain, hello! Good to see you

dd is also trying to pull up - not on furniture, oh dear me no, far too common: she puts her hands on magazines or books and then tries to push up to standing So far has been rescued before falling flat on face each time

Gawd, well done FGS's dd! And please give lessons to my dd.

On second thoughts, please don't

DS has to be rescued lots too Eli....usually after falling over and yelling to attract my attention

I will point out that last time that happened was when I had put him in his playpen to wash up, not ignoring my child to spend time on here

He must have been trying to turn round while standing up though, he was in the most odd position

Oh I just remembered...those of you that have had to deal with biting while bf, remind me how you sorted this out. I remember this conversation being had but can't remember the content!Ds has started to nip while latching on. Thing is I think it is just the way he latches. he never has had what you would call a 'good' latch but that has never bothered us and he has always been a really efficient feeder but now it hurts! So he nips when latching then he pulls back so he is just on the nipple but these days he gets quite 'enthusiastic' when feeding and pulls back too far and comes off. Sometimes he starts the process again (ouch) and sometimes he manages to nip the nipple before he loses it (more ouch). Needless to say I am getting quite sore, getting tense when I have to feed him and during as I keep thinking he is going to come off and start again and for the first time in 10 months of feeding, not enjoying it!

Indith - Take baby off the breast straight away. I put DD on the floor facing away from me when she bit me. She screamed. I got upset but after 24 hours she got the message.

Cheers FGS

Indith, I think someone (jabber) suggested pressing their face into the breast as an alternative. Does he know he's doing it though? Back to your lack of friends post, I think it is awkward transition esp when you're having to be at uni. Can you make any regular groups or classes (something on a saturday?) that would fit in with your schedule? I think all of us at one time or another have struggled to find friends again after having children, I was going through a really lonely phase a few months ago but have returned to work so that's helped. Just 1 person makes an enormous difference, tis really worth it to keep trying, particularly if you want to have more kids (play dates for the eldest etc!) even though it can be dispiriting.

bp, when do you properly start back, is it monday??

ds2's crawling seems to have picked up apace, I turn around and he's disappeared! DP left the front door open this morning whilst he put ds1 in the car (didn't tell me, I said I was in the kitchen sorting the bottle) and ds2 had just about crowned himself on the marble step when I happened to come out and catch him!!!

I can see we're all going to be mothers of bruised babies soon - they're getting far too active.

If I hold dd under her arms in standing position, she sort of tries to march forwards, flinging legs in front of her as though climbing imaginary stairs....its very funny for us, but very frustrating for her as she gets absolutely nowhere.

BP, glad your first encounter with work was good - hope next week ditto!