December 2007. Laughing, sitting, rolling, whatever next - sleep perhaps?

[Wizzska]

Hello ladies, will you join me here?

Love the new pics, he is a cutie! Weren't you worried about him being small to begin with? He looks big now!

hey ladies
haven't posted for ages but DS absolutely doing my head in today and need reassurance that am not losing it!
doesn't want to sit in chair or bumbo, doesn't want to lie on playmat
doesn't want to sleep in cot
but i know he's tired because he keeps falling asleep on me but as soon as i put him down he starts crying
he's fed and changed and room isn't too hot or too cold
anyone got any ideas?

blimey
think MN has magic powers!!!

as soon as i posted that message he fell asleep on me agin, I put him inhis cot and he's been asleep ever since

AND DH has just arrived home early from work!

Unbelievable!

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bad day here

just leaving my mark on thread so i can find it later

Sarah am gald your day has got better.

Pecka - hope yours does soon. Are your other children off on holiday?

Wizzska - lovely pictures.

Is that you in one of the pictures? If so at cheek bones, I always seem to put weight on my thighs and cheeks the most..

pecka - scream as much as u want...
feeling better today - popped out to pick DD1 from nursery and saw a two friends on mine there. Both gave me a massive hug and fussed over DD2 and I know have a coffee morning organised next week with them.

Can I just say how brilliant my DH has been with my PND - when he senses that I am low/wound up/stressed - he always does lots of little things for me - hugs, chocolates (been eating copious amounts of the stuff), texts - and these little things that make a huge difference.

Definitely worst mum in the world here... I've been so tired as Daniel has had a few bad nights, he had a good dleep when we got back from the Nappacino, so I had lunch and then slobbed. When he woke up he was hungry so fed him and then played with him but I was soooo tired that I decided to take him upstairs for a nap. Took a couple of his toys up, he was grizzling so fed him again, eventually he was content so I allowed my self to doze off. He woke me up crying at 4.30 so I fed him, he had a good feed but was still crying loads then I realised I hadn't his nappy since 10am!!!! Oh well at least it never leaked, he has a clean nappy and clean clothes as he was also sick over himself while I was changing him! He is now in his bouncy chair playing but still a bit whingy. Going to stick some music on and sing to him while I do the ironing!

Amani - glad you have had a good day, and your DH is being supportive of you. Chocolate is good as it helps boost seratonin levels so eat away
Having a brisk walk will also help boost your endorphin levels and help burn off some of those calories from said chocolate. Plus fresh air and sunshine will do you both good!

Amani - yes that's me.
Glad your DH is treating you so well. So glad you're feeling a bit better today .

Bouncing - can't be worse than not changing a nappy all night can it?

Sarah - glad your little one finally slept. DS gets like that too when he's over tired, he screams rather than settles.

Pecka, hope your day improves.

Wizz - you are probably right! Have to admit, haven't actually got to that stage with him (living in nappy all night, just getting him to sleep more than 3 hours on the trot seems a bit beyond me at the moment), but the nappy was pretty sopping so no wonder he was upset!

bt - i am hopeless at changing evie's nappy and frequently only do it twice a day...

Clairey, The switch has been a success, it?s not really made a difference to the sleeping but she?s always slept pretty well. It?s a real pain taking bottles out with me, but I don?t mind the sterilising or making them up at all. It?s definitely not easier and I do miss BFing. When I was at Mother and Baby cinema there was a lady BFing and I was a little jealous, I loved her looking at me when I fed her and feeding her to sleep. She does take a LOT of formula though, she?s on 7oz of hungry baby milk, but I?m glad we moved over when we did as I?ve heard stories of some babies not taking to bottles later on.

Isn?t it incredible that we all feel like terrible mothers at some point. I feel guilty for letting her nap on the sofa, even though it?s mega squishy and I have a hard time getting off it, never mind a baby. It?s all these stupid rules that are handed out that don?t take common sense into consideration common sense. (not to mention the paranoia about other?s judgements)

Hmm maybe I'm just changing him too frequently - I've been changing him every 2-3 hours and when he poos! Crikey I just say myself some work.. and do I'll do less washing that way!

well I prob aim to do it every 4-5 hours but sometimes I change her only 3 times a day...poor child

I don't bother changing DS unless he's done a poo or if his nappy is really heavy. Mind you he does loads of poos in a day so its not as bad as it sounds.

Hello

BT - I've done the same with dd (realised that she hasn't had a nappy change for hours) don't worry about it. DD sometimes sleeps for 11 hrs overnight wearing the same nappy which I always feel bad about but surely she would wake up if she was really uncomfy??

DD finally in bed after crying for around an hour tonight. She has the cold but had really bad wind as well tonight. Eventually I had to feed her again to get her to sleep but had a big argument with dh . He wants me to stop breastfeeding as he thinks it is stopping us from getting on with our lives. We've had this discussion before and I think it comes from a good place. I was really struggling with bf about 6 weeks ago and seriously wanted to give up (even gave dd a couple of bottles of formula) but largely thanks to mn I have managed to continue and I've been feeling really proud of myself for keeping going. I now want to keep bf until weaning as I'm sure that will only be 2 mths away at most (dd is 16 weeks). I'm a bit p**sed off at dh as I think he should be supporting me and it's me who can't go anywhere without dd not him. Do you think I'm being unreasonable or selfish to keep bf as he is suggesting??

see evie is a once a day girl...and so I am bad at changing at her. Her sisters pooed more often and got chnaged more.

lizzer- the bfing thing isnt helping the weight here yet.. boobs huge J cup and think alot of the wiehgt there and on my jelly belly

Loucee - thanks for kind thoughts. Am very sore but it isnt as bad as i thought it would be. Smaller cut and was very quick. The injection hurt and i was all worked up but it really wasnt too nasty. I also got a private room for ds and dp to wait in and was in and out quick. Getting sorer now as think bruising kicking in a bit.

Samuel had his imms today and had a real bitch of a nurse. Firstly she refused to called Samuel by his name and insisted on shortening it to Sam, she then didnt want me nursing him as he had injections (this helps them cope with the pain), I did nurse him, he then bled lots as she was clumsy and bllod over body suit, dungarees, my clothes, muslin etc. Dp and i popped into nursery shop on way home as he was fast asleep (I waddled around like john wayne) and bought him some toys.. to make me feel better. He has been fine since till now and temp of 100.9 so i gave him paracetamol. Got him in vest and babygro - no sheets etc, does that sound right?

All the baby photos are soo cute. Must upload some more recent ones He is really grabbing at his toys, babbling and pushing himself on his back. He is only 14 weeks tomorrow but cant believe how quickly time has flown. Getting really excited at prospect of ttc again.

Re nappys - samuel is a once a week boy so i have to remind myself to change the wet ones! Which i do, but often if he only wakes at 4am i leave changing till the morning.

"he thinks it is stopping us from getting on with our lives"
oh dear does your life not include your child now ....

Sorry that was a bit harsh but had problems with my H and DD1 (ie she got in the way of "sex"/going out etc etc) not to say he doesn't adore her but on his terms....am MUCH happier TBH this time by myself!!

lousie - message from my dp. You are not being selfish at all and the health benefits for you and your daughter cannot be replaced. He thinks your dh isnt making enough of a sacrifice and needs to look into the benefits of breastfeeding more.

Message from me is that Well done on keeping going. I am planning on continuing for as long as ds wants to whicbh amy even include tandem feeding. Sometimes they feed lodas more and seem to be hungry but they are infact building up your supply to meet new needs. Trust yourself, your bosdy and your baby. If you give up for dh resentment will grow. Also bottle feeding imo can be a lot more hassle in terms of sterilising etc. They can go onto cows milk after a year and once on solids they cut down on number of milk feeds.

Look at this on youtube here

Louise am at your DH on your behalf! I think he's being quite selfish and should be encouraging you to continue bfing for as long as possible. With DD I had in my mind that I would stop at 6 months but when 6 months came round and DD was weaning onto solids I reaised full time bottles weren't for me! At that stage feeds are so short (generally)and are only around 3/4 a day (again generally) and I was so used to having the freedom of having my milk on me ready at any time etc.

DS had 2nd jabs today, poor soul wailed and needed double feeds to get to sleep tonight.
suey did you say Millie was having a BCG? I dont think thats on my list of immunisations

welcome back Beanster sorry you're not feeling 100%, you might've read I still have down days so totally relate to how you're feeling. Definitely try to meet up next wednesday.

Louise - I know how you feel, been having absoute crap time with DS atm, he is waking 4 times after his 10.30 feed and before we get up at 6am for a feed and I'm shattered - so DH said we should consider formula. We ended up have a row because he wouldn't accept that what ds was doing was temporary and kept arguing that I couldn't keep up with him and it would only get worse as he gets older. I ended feeling really crap and a total failure as a mum because I just don't know why ds is constantly waking. Going to try and feed him more during the day today and see how I get on, I think maybe I'm not feeding him enough during the day because he is so busy playing, he is such an active little thing, plus I think he is getting distracted and fussy during the day which means he keeps pulling off me all the time, need to try and feed him as much as possible when we are at home so I'm feeding less when we are out unless I can find a quiet distraction free environment.
Going to try and feed him now...

Have smoothed things over with DH. And I've started a thread on my feeding issues, would appreciate your input. Signing off for now as loads to do before I go out!