June 07 - where our cuddly bundles become roller-coasters, carpet-creepers, rug-rats, commando-crawlers and intrepid adventureres

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Hope this is ok.

We took her in and she was all smiles and went straight to the woman in charge no problem. We had a few minutes chat outlining her development so far and then we said a cheery goodbye and left. They tell me she didn't get upset by us going and sat playing happily for an hour, then got a bit upset when another baby started crying, and worse when they tried giving her a bottle.

I sat reading my book across the road in DH's work, and felt surprisingly fine about leaving her (though I had been a bit sad earlier this morning). But by the time I was due to collect her I admit I was a little twitchy.

I felt a bit odd those first few times, but I must admit now that often I get so wrapped up in work, I don't really think about DD ....BUT my mobile goes everywhere with me - hospital or not! If they need me, they'll ring.

Has she had a bottle before? I bought DD 2 bottles for nursery, and a cup for water that are exactly the same as she has at home and she's been fine with them. I used to stress over little things like how she sits with m for a bottle and when to put her down etc but they have other LOs to deal with and she seems to be fine even if we do things slightly differently. I do put my foot down about only giving her a dummy when going to sleep (and not whenever she feels like it) and not giving her puree but mashed down food only - both those things would make their life a lot easier - but mine more difficult

Sputnik - I was terrified - perhaps I'll try again when we're home together on Thursday....they were small pieces of bread (I'd cut a slice into 9) but she'd managed to bite half of a pice IYKWIM....I wasn't paying attention I don't think as I've often had to fish out large bitten off pieces of food....

Lovely that DDs teacher said that....

She's had plenty of bottles in the past (for several months she had a bottle of formula at bedtime, and has had bottles of formula from her grandparents if we've gone out) and taken them well. But she's not had one in a while. I tried every day last week, with very limited sucess. I spoke to HV about it on Fri, who thought that when she's at nursery and I'm not there, she will take a bottle if she's hungry. At the end of the day it's only 2 bottles, 2 days a week, so if the worst happens and she refuses I'm not going to get too worked up. But I'll try sending in bottles and also a cup of milk tomorrow - she drinks water from her cup, perhaps she'll have milk too? I'll also start doing some expressing again andsee if I can get any ebm to try her with.

Why has it all gone so quiet this afternoon?

Hiya! Hope everyone has had a nice day!
Norty, that choking incident sounded nasty, but as others have said, persevere. I think DD has had a bit of a choking incident before, but with DP. I'm so glad I hadn't been there, I think I would have panicked and made things worse. It sounds like you stayed pretty calm considering.
Glad your DD was ok at nursery, Jammy. I think that sometimes, hearing other LOs cry can set them off. It's like that at my mum and baby group, one cries, they all cry!!
Aww, bless your DD, Sputnik. How lovely that her teacher says those things about her!
Bumper, I used to catch the bus when I used to work. It was the school bus aswell, and it use to drive me mad! The kids used to get on, fill the bus, hit you in the face with their school bags when they sat next to you and just be generally annoying. How is it that teenagers look so polished nowadays? They always have such sleek, shiny hair and clear skin!

Took DD to the mum and baby group today. I love it as it knackers her out, plus I get to speak to other mums. It's been really nice weather here today so I walked there with my friend and her DS, who is the same age.
I've booked a place on a briefing session about becoming a childminder! So I think I'm going to try and do that, instead of going back to work. I must be bonkers! I think it would be quite good though as I'm a big kid myself.

Where has everybody gone? Are you all hiding from the new girl?

you don't all have real lives do you?

poor fury, ellen had me up wiv her teeth till 11 last night too, she is cutting the bottom two and is very grumpy! PMSL at ur LO refusing to sleep lol.. tip there, if you tuck a big sheet over his tummy with his arms above the sheet and ALL the way under the matress same on the other side, then roll up another two blankets and wedge it between cot and matress on both sides he wont be able to get out under it.. IUKWIM see if that helps cos it did me!

Jammy good to hear nursery went well, its scary tho isnt it?

norty dont worry its easy for LO to choke at first, ellen has just cum out the stage thank god! did u fry the bread fully first (so that its almost burnt)?? i find that stops big chunks coming off.. also cut it into quaters and they cant get much in their mouth at once IUKWIM?
well done for not panicking tho, i get all shaky after ellen has a choking fit, scares the life outta me lol. im doing BLW, as it worked well wiv thomas, plus ellen wont let me spoon fed her so what u gonna do? she had chicken breast cut into finger with carrot and parnip sticks and mash potato tonight, and i loaded up the spoon and she put it in her mouth. bascially she had we we ate which is the best way to do it. it took about 3 weeks of ellen choking at most meals and suddenly she stopped doing it. has LO got any teeth yet?

Ellen is pulling herself up on the sofas as well now, and standing only holding on wiv one hand... scary how fast they change isnt it, last week she couldnt even crawl! DH has gone PT at work now, so wiv full time uni that means he is home weekends now which is LOVELY!! i had a wonderful weekend wiv him and the kids, they really have missed him since september cos he was leaving the house at 7 and not getting back till midnight

how is everyone else this evening?

Hi , I have just escaped from DS1s bedroom. He lives live a f-ing pig. He has been "tidying" it since before xmas. I've had about an hour in there tonight and done more than he has in six weeks, but there's no way it'll be done to have a friend round tomorrow (annoying little boy, calls on us when all his other friends are out, calls at very regular intervals to see if DS1 is back if he has gone somewhere but me or DH are in, is a tiny bit self-important, but I want DS1 to get another friend instead of BF who plays with the bully, and this boy is in DS1s half of the yeargroup.)

DH is pissed off with school today, we had DS home for lunch, DH dropped him off at 1.02pm by our clock in the car, but the whistle hadn't gone and obviously didn't for a while because DS went to talk to his BF and got punched/pushed onto the floor. He was sent to tell the head and she told him off for coming back to school too early. Grrr

You are mad Izzy - childminding? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (My sis used to do it and she's fab and she loved it. She teaches kindergarten in the middle east now!) I don't like kids at all but quite fancy being a teacher

Hi natty, what is DP doing at uni?

Glad nursey went well jammy. hi fury & norty & everyone else

hubby is doing media studies

Ria

very F**king for you. That Headteacher needs to be reported.

oh am I still being ignored?

Best go deal with the wee ones then.

aw not being ignored, i think everyone is putting kiddie winkles to bed.. not mine their bedtime is 8 cos they dont get up till 9

aw not being ignored, i think everyone is putting kiddie winkles to bed.. not mine their bedtime is 8 cos they dont get up till 9

I'm here Foxy! I was being ignored before, but I have poppped back on to see if anyone was here.
Ria - my sister is a teacher and she looooves it! I don't know why though, coz by the sounds of it, the kids at her school are little shits.
Natty - I used to do Media Studies at 6th form. It's brill! I used to do it at GCSE too, but it's not really the same. What does your DH want to do? Wish I'd gone on to do it at University, not that I would have known what to do with it!

he doesnt have anything to do with it, he just wants a degree if he gets a better paid job out of it that makes it worth all the money we now owe the government i will eat my slippers (as i dont where a hat..)

Lol, at eat my slippers! Yeah that's the thing about uni, you're studying to get a better job, but it's the debt it gets you into. That's one of the reasons I dropped out.

Right, I'm off. Getting shouted at by DP saying I'm always on that "bloody mumsnet!"

I have put my children into bed, but none of them are asleep.

Thanks foxy. We would never ignore you.

Evening all
for you Ria

Blimey Ria - that bloody school and your poor DS

Evening all

DD is in bed and also awake (v unusual) and I'm ignoring her cos I'm hungry.

Right off for my (healthy) dinner

Hi everyone
for you Ria
Norty, that sounds scarey. My DS has a few coughs and splutters but nothing has ever got stuck, it sounds like you dealt with it very well
Fury, that sounds exhausting.
Jammy, I'm glad the first day at nursery went ok
Everyone else, hello and sorry if I missed lots of things, it's taken me ages to catch up and I've forgotten everythin already.

Hi
Glad it went well Jammy (only seems 5 mins ago that I was wishing you well - where has today gone?)
Norty - L quite often does a gag and then brings back a lump of bread or something - but as yet she hasnt choked - must be scary.
Ria - poor DS - so yet again they didnt punish the other little sod?
Hope you get a better nights sleep tonight Fury.

re the choking, which is very scary, it says on my weaning wallchart that babies sometimes cough the lumps back up to chew them again.
I am a wimp and make DH watch baggins if he even looks like he might!