Lots of catching up to do! Anya had jabs today - screamed the place down, poor lamb. She was a bit cranky this afternoon but seems ok on the calpol.
Got her appointment through for her MRI scan - a week on Thursday. We were expecting it to be at about 6 months so that they could do it under a general anaesthetic, but the letter just says to make sure she's fed and they'll do it while she's asleep. The scan can take anything up to an hour so I admire their optimism!
Started baby massage classes yesterday - anybody else doing that? Anya loved it.
Weird question - is anybody else's hair falling out?! I don't mean in big clumps, but I'm leaving loads of stray hairs everywhere. Is this because it goes thicker in pregnancy and my hormones are now back to normal? Or is it just stress ?
Re meet ups - may be able to make the York one - lost track of who's organising it...
Strawberry - ooh, windchimes - makes mental note to buy some tomorrow. We've got one of those cot show things too - a Winnie the Pooh one. Anya loves it - I'm using it while she's still in her moses basket so hopefully the transition to her cot will be less traumatic.
Buffy - so sorry you're feeling down. Hope things get better for you soon - feel free to rant at us as much as you want.
Inzi - re your 25oz per day - how big is Jane?
Welcome Mine!
Stefka - hope your nights get better. Anya can also be difficult to get to sleep, especially in evenings. Does Dareh cry when he lies in his cot or does he just lie there awake? It easily takes Anya 20-30 mins of just lying quietly with a dummy before she actually goes to sleep, and that's when she's tired (but not overtired). It's taken longer than that in the past - an hour or more. If I take her out and stimulate her in any way though it takes longer, and if I keep her awake she gets overtired and screams. Now I put her night show on - no other lights/sound, no talking or eye contact - so she's only got one thing to concentrate on, and just sit there popping her dummy back in when it falls out. Very boring and requires lots of patience, but better than the overtired screaming. Have you read baby whisperer? On their website there's a whole thread devoted to trying to get 'spirited' babies to sleep - www.babywhisperer.com/smf/index.php?topic=103962.0 May help.
MrsF - Anya's trying for raspberries - she almost puts her lips together and then just grins and makes a gurgling/purring noise instead. She thinks this is the funniest thing ever - probably because I'm laughing my head off . She's started talking to ceiling lights now - and the files on the bookcase opposite where she's fed. Either that or she's got an imaginary friend
Can't believe everybody's weaning already! Alicet/Polar, I'm with you - don't think Anya's ready for that yet - she's only 12lb 11oz at 13 weeks and with the feeding problems we've had (now sorted luckily) I'll leave it a bit.
J2O - hope Shannon is ok, must have been scary.
Dalrymps - sorry to hear that your mum is such a nightmare - it must be tough now that you're a mum too. It's hard, but you can't influence how your mum behaves or how your dad reacts. The only thing you have any control over is how you react to them both. All you can do is accept that they are who they are and, given that, do what's best for your lo. I know that's easier said than done.
Wow, long post. Feeding time for little girls I think.