may babies get sevenny

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Nice here eh? Seven is a lovely magic number.

DD has horrible cough off DH. They are both hacking away like nanny goats so our house is rather noisy and I s'pose I'll have to get it too, sooner or later. A real workout for the immune system at 6 months anyway.

Think maybe my purees were a little bit lumpy for DD. She really went for the bought stuff I gave her today, and I was quite reassured. Anyone actually tried the Hipp apple and blueberry? So tasty I could have it on toast , no probs.

Georgina hope your hands, feet and mouths are OK.

Twiglett you are a rascal... sleeping through eh? what on earth is she thinking of?

Think I would rather miss my little overnight fixes of DD if she didn't remind me of her presence every 3 hours or so.

ooo fun night .. not

DD was a touch poorly for the last 24 hours .. running a slight fever, bit snotty

last night at 1.30 I woke up with a start (think I'd dreamt something) went to check on DD and she was burning hot .. spiked a temperature of 41 then started developing a rash .. I gave her nurofen then took her to A&E (DS had never had a temp that high and I thought you worried at 40)

... anyway seems its just a viral thing and doctor said FYI they don't worry about 'spikes in temp', he said to be more concerened about a week long run of 38s than a spike of 40 or so

anyhoo .. am knacked .. DS is bored out of his mind and DD has finally cried herself to sleep

Oh Twiglett - sounds awful. I think there is a high temp virus going round. DD had it one night last week - heard crying about 11pm and she was burning hot. I stripped her off and gave her calpol and she went back to sleep OK. When I mentioned it to other mums, they all said that their little ones had had it. Hope you all have a better day today.

Thanks Judd

Was more embarrassed than anything else .. felt I'd over-reacted which I don't think you're supposed to do with your second ... it was just the rash was just starting and I couldn't tell if it was blanching and I'd never seen a baby temp that high with DS

oh well .. she's just grumpy now .. that I can cope with

can't cope with DS wanting to play pairs all day though

Blimey, don't be embarassed Twiglett.How else to find out if a worrying symptom is serious in the middle of the night? NHS direct would have advised you to go I'm sure.

oh twiglett. dont blame you for going at all, expecially with the rash. hope she's much better soon. she might sleep for england today after all that. xx

I am sure we all would've done the same thing. Poor little mite, hope she is perking up a bit now.

twiglet, don't be embarrassed, I did EXACTLY the same with my dd the other night, she had a horrible rash and raging temp too.

Hello - well, unlike the rest of you we've had such a quiet time I'm getting cabin fever! Were supposed to go to ds on Boxing day but we weren't too well, ds had had sickness bug and snow was still pretty bad so didn't bother, then friends were supposed to come over for the day but didn't because they were all ill.

Judd, I'd have gone to the Dr with dd2 in your position, especially with a rash AND a temp. I've never known a GP or an A and E Dr who's said or implied that we shouldn't have taken baby in.

Booza, with you on the Ikea cups but I think we only paid 60p...

Blood test results came back negative yesterday so I think that means I have IBS, which is manageable.

Egypt - intrigued about Prague trip - when will you decide? Re: parents who know it all: when dd1 had pneumonia, dm's comment to ds was "well I'm not surprised, her kitchen bin is always overflowing when I go there"!

Dh is 40 in February and I've booked him a tour round his beloved Highbury. Suddenly, he's changed from "I don't care where I am on my 40th so long as Im with my girls" to "So, where in London are we staying, and who's having the kids?" Any recommendations for nice but not too posh hotels (North or West, reasonably close in)that won't break the bank?

Totally can't be arsed with Hogmanay this year. No idea how to do it with a baby. I don't mind not doing anything but DH would like to pretend we are still living our former lives and have a few drinks... which I will not really be doing after deciding that DD seems grumpier the day after I've had 2 glasses of wine. (this has taken me long enough to find out... prob. more because of a few days not having any rather than the odd occasion when I did...) Her bedtime will also be put out by us going over to Edinburgh and decamping to Mum's after we've seen in the bells. And I've had plenty of festive fix for now anyway after Xmas. I am turning into a grumpy old woman and I don't care. DH is boozing in glasgow and I want adrink.

Twiglett - I've had the "I shouldn't be over-reacting second time round" scenario too when I've taken DD to the doctor. I think the rash would have done it for me too and you can be sure as anything that if you'd rung NHS Direct they'd have said take her in.

DD was up loads in the night which I'm sure was related to her constipation. Had managed to squeeze out small quantities twice - TMI I know.

Maybe our cups were 60p and I read the label upside down helsy.

Egypt she has her milk in a bottle. Went through quite a trauma to get her to accept that but now she's very happy with it. Will try your idea but I suppose in the meantime I will have to keep on with the lactulose. I'm hardly using the blender now so her food is much solider eg scrambled egg and a full slice of wholemeal toast for lunch. This was followed by mashed pear mixed with grated apple (both raw). But I am still putting pureed prunes in her ready brek.

Tomorrow night we are going out to the local Italian with the kids at 6 pm for a meal. Think DD will love it because she is very sociable and attention-seeking. Then not doing much else although I will try and stay awake until midnight this year which I didn't manage last year. Have no baby sitter so other options are limited.

Booza in my experience Italian restaraunts are amazing with children, am sure DD will have a fab time.

Oh DD is so not good with solids still, a whole slice of toast?? with scrambled egg? We are lucky to get through half a mushy weetabix with fruit puree atm. That whole food thing is one of the reasons I am a grumpy woman this evening. Isn't it funny how mums are just prigrammed to want to ram food into their babies? Nothing makes me happier than seeing DD willingly opening her little chops for a spoonful.

LOL Spots about the programming - so true. Don't be too of me because although DD is eating brilliantly I also have DS who has decided to become a total pain in the backside. He ate 1/4 of a slice of toast! Although have to say that eating is really DD's strong point these days. If she drank and slept like she eats my life would be a doddle.

I'm sure she will love the restaurant. DS is expecting baked beans though so may be in for a disappointment.

Twigglett, I would have done exactly the same thing. Better to be safe than sorry.

Bozza, were still blending. Im half afraid to give DD anything too adult like encause its not right for her iyswim. We still puree the fruit. She does have food with a lot more lumps in than the jars though. She eats pasta and mashed veg or potatoes. Doesnt know what to do with finger food though. She just squashes it in her hand to a pulp.

Our best pressie has been a vetech steps. She sits next to it and presses the same buttons over and over. I am fed up of hearing 'doggy says clap your hands' or 'round and round we go whee' my brother bought a blow up barrell than rolls on the floor. She hates it and cries if it goes anywhere near her.
Shes crawling properly now but only if she doesnt concentrate. It was fun watching her go from one end of the room to the tv and pull all dp's dvd's out while chanting 'dada'

Anyone know a good babies curry recipie. I want to give dd something with a bit more taste. Im fed up of trout and carrots, chicken and veg etc..

Forgot about the cc. Last night DD slept right through until 7.30am. Dont think the cc had anything to do with it though. More the fact that she was knackered. Tonight will be our 3rd night if she wakes. If she still cries for 2hrs tonight then im going to stop and try another time. Maybe now just isnt right for her. I half wish a feed would get her back to sleep, I could cope if I only had to feed for 20 mins, but nope shes wide awake.

Happy New Year everybody! Having to post early because we've got people coming round for a meal. What are you all resolving? I'm going to get under DD's feet more, stop calling DS "sausage boy" ,and I'd also like to embrace my mid thirties a little more gracefully (Yes, somebody got me the "what not to wear" book for Christmas!).
Seriously, I'd like to stop worrying about everything to the point of exhaustion and just enjoy the here and now.
Hope you all have a lovely time!

Happy New Year everybody. Think it was January last year when I first logged on to Mumsnet. And my resolution this year is not to log on to Mumsnet less.

It seems to be a quiet new year generally; my student brother who normally is out on the randang on a night like this, will be playing with his budgie. And that's not a euphemism either.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

wow, toast, crawling, etc, i cant keep up! kbaby i'm sure there are jars that do curries. yes definitely. dont remember the make though. dd is scrunching up most finger food too, although does try and get it into her mouth. most of it end up on the floor. i have to say i am not very adventurous with food now. i would still be pureeing yes, butmust admit i have used jars for over a week now since we went through a spate of her totally refusing my meals and qolfing down any jars offered. am trying to use up the stuff i've frozen by mixing it in. thankfully you can keep a jar for 48 hours in the fridge once opened so one may last 3 lunch times.

my mum will definitely look after dd and we wont take her. but i'm sweating on dad being well enough to come or for mum to leave him. isnt it awful? this trip has been the bane of my existance.

last night we went to a pub at 6 for a drink with our neighbours. dd was an angel. she was behind the bar with the barmaid who stole her, and was pulling on the pumps! i'll have to post you a pic! the pub was empty apart from us. we came home at 730 and she went straight to bed no prob. our neighbours then came round about 9 ish for a game of trivial pursuit 80s style! sad. i went to bed at 130 and dd decided to wake for an hour at 2. am whacked.
thats not counting the 10, 12, 530 wakings. argh. have a tooth and a second on the way, so wont do cc.

must go and try to get this one to nap!!!!

Happy new year everyone!

Blimey soooo many, many posts. Cleary no ones new years resolution was "must stop posting on mumsnet so much"

Libb- Sorry about your Grandad hon.

Twiglett- not over reacting at all, i'd have done the exact same thing.

Well, Crimbo went off without a hitch (hurrah!) Kiera slept while we had dinner, then woke up to be greeted by 50 million presents (not for mummy and daddy i might add, i'll post the pics later)

Rather hung over today, so only short post! groooooooan. When will i learn?!

Hugs everyone and all the best for new year!
xxxxx

Happy New Year everyone.

My new years resolution is to enjoy DD and stop being a matyr to the housework. It will all bloody wait whereas my little girl growing up wont.

Quiet new year here to. We had 4 friends round for a curry and dessert etc. DD went to bed good as gold but like you egypt I got to bed at 1am only to be woken up at 2am. We had to continue with the cc. She cried again for 2hrs. Theres no pattern to it. So far day 1+2 cried for 2hrs then day 3+4 slept through and then last night cried again. We cant do it anymore as we will be back in work on tuesday. If I could see any improvement then I would perservere but the crying isnt getting less.

Last night DP's best friend and wife told us that they have booked to come to the wedding in Vegas. DP is so chuffed that he will have a best man

Ive had to buy corner protectors yesterday as dd found how to hold on to the coffee table and kneel to reach whats on it. She seems to have learnt so much over xmas and is so mobile. Yesterday she leant on the table and fell and banged her head on the corner. Hence the rush buy of corner protectors.

re: the cc kbaby, i dont know what to suggest. i know all the books say the crying gets less but nothing ever works textbook does it!? if you've had 2 sleep throughs, thats good though. last night may have been a hitch. could you try just 1 or 2 more nights to see? i dont know whether to try and get some sleep training in before we go next saturday. but with her teeth its a bit of a concern. will have to go for it when we get back i spose.

its taken dd until now to have her first nap! 1230!!!!!! i should go and lie down. dh is out getting wood for the fire. and i mean literally chopping up a tree. would seem mean if he came home and found me in bed especially as i made him get up with her this morning. well, just a quick 40 winks wouldnt hurt..................

Really should get round to changing my name back. Well we took the kids to the Italian restaurant and they were both brilliant. DD sat in a high chair wearing a little red velvet dress and one of those cone shaped party hats in matching red, scoffing bread and playing to the crowd. And DS had some of DH's pizza and a huge bowl of Italian chocolate ice cream. Then we went home and put the kids to bed and went to bed at .... about 9.45 pm. And before you get any ideas to bed to sleep.... Woke up at just after midnight though because of fireworks.

Been so tired because DD is still full of cold and has been waking up loads (ie 4-5 times a night recently). Although she did better last night and only woke up once. I was getting to the point where I was feeling really poorly and run-down.

Does anyone else find that if their baby sleeps for a few minutes they will not go back down for a proper nap? Eg today DD woke up from her morning nap at 11.45 am, then we had lunch, got organised and went to a local country park (5 minutes drive away). So put DD in pushchair and DS feeding ducks, playing with football etc. But DD started getting whingy because of wind so put raincover on. Then she fell asleep at about 2.15 pm but DS getting cold by then so went back to car. DD woke up being put in car seat (10 minutes of sleep) and complained all the way home but would not go down for a nap all afternoon and so was grumpy until she finally went to bed at 7.15 pm.

Our new year was lovely too. DH and I did a quiz for each other (sample question: what was our last meal before DD was born?) and then went to see if the ships weere blowing their foghorns at midnight. They weren't (why not?) but there were excellent fireworks down on the beach. DD woke up and we took her out in her sleeping bag, all puffy eyed and dazed, to see in the new year.

At a bit of a loose end now.

Egytp when exactly is the trip to Prague by the way?

ahhh, that sounds lovely spots. and bozza. yes i find quick naps ruin long ones too.

prague is next saturday, as in the 8th. dad seems alot better and they are looking forward to coming up. fingers crossed. dont know what i'll do if he's too ill. will have to ask mil i think. god. that would be awful.

got £100 off her for christmas and birthday actually to go and buy some clothes. ....well, saw these boots for £120! ahem....well, they took 10% off. now i dont have any new clothes.

bozza,dd is terrible at the moment. she went to bed at 630 and i was in bed before 7. she woke at 8, 930, 10ish, god knows, cant remember, but then after every 1.5 - 2 hours. terrible. quick feed then back to sleep. my mum is really going to suffer if shes like this. tonight i'll try a bottle on wakings. its a nightmare. she still wont take a bottle off me or dh or mil or anyone at bedtime. am i leaving her afternoon feed too late? 3o/c. and her tea too late? 5o/c. bedtime feed about 630-7 maybe i'll give her milk with lunch today, so she wont want it in the afternoon. oh but then she wont take much and she'll never last.....argh. all of a mess. and cat, i couldnt do gina. she wouldnt conform to sleeps, but i was really trying to do the timings for feeds but still wont take a bedtime bottle, only me.

quick post
happy new year everybody!!!!!!
we are busy busy busy but having a lovely time!
we spent xmas at my sis place - we were 15. 2 days later my brother came as well and we were 18! but ds is just brilliant. friendl with everybody and family is amazed how easygoing he is
no prob with sleeping or eating - turned into a dustbin too
ny was as nice; again at my sisters and we stayed over night, well we just managed 1am and fell into bed. but we were able to sqeeze all the austrian customs in!
dp is getting a bit irritated because i seem to forget all my english
he will be going back to uk on tuesday and i will follow in sat (with ds obviously)
talk to you soonish - have a fab time everybody!
hugsssssssss

happpy new year susi, lovely to hear from you. glad you are having a great time and how nice to stay until sat!