June 07 - no MNET all morning then the flippin' thread runs out!

[RiaisMaLarkin]

NEW THREAD!

Stsy lilkel! we're here for the bad times as well as the good you know.

In fact you've been on my mind but I've not had time to be on much.

What I've wanted to say (rather unhelpfully, I know) is please try not to worry to much. Children really do develop at different speeds. I can't remember how old he is. 2.5?

I second what Ria said about rhymes and music. They can make all the difference. Try music and singing, instead of asking him to say words. And stick with the 'cows go moo - how do the cows go?' questions. He'll get his sounds, then his words.

If he is behaving particularly badly, it could be that he is in a transitional stage. A bout of bad behaviour is often followed by the ability to do something new (I kid you not!) I hope I'm not being patronising or going over old ground here, but I really want you not to worry, because I think these things happen at different times. Especially IME those boys!

Hi Sputnik, Jammy, Izzy - great news about your mum.

Hi everyone!

hey foxy......how was the ballet? is she prima ballerina material? darcy bussel watch out? I bet she looked gargeous

lilkel, don't go. It's what we're here for. If you can't offload onto us, then you'll just be mizzy about it by yourself. Talk to us, please

having a shite day chez moi...literally. After practically starving my DD for days, then relenting and giving her a bottle this morning, she has spent the day with liquid innards again. she is pale and sleepy and listless and won't eat again, and just cry cry cries. I would take her to the GPS, but she isn't ill per se, just not her usual self. she hasn't smiled at me or said vey much in days and she's usually a right wee chatterbox. I feel like I'm a crap parent as I've ignored her cries for food for days thinking she was just whingey. My BM isn't satisfying her, but bottles are making her poorly......tis truly shite

sorry, I haven't poted all day as i'm full of self pity, and knew it'd all come out if I started I feel like I need a huuuuuge glass of red wine, and I bloody can't

{hug} any good for you Daisy?

Hi Foxy. How was the ballet?

thanks foxy

Oooh, I nearly cried! It was lovely. And (thankfully) she loved it

I am pooped.

When I was pregnant with DD, I cried buckets at DSs "Easter is also for Jesus" line at his school assembly.....sad soppy git.

Daisy - sorry I somehoe missed your post sorry sorry sorry. Hope DD picks up soon. It's horrible when they're ill.

The Jamlet is playing with my half-full bottle of water. Let's hope she doesn't learn how to unscrew the lid just now!

I cried plenty on the bus home from work listening to a blinkin' Pogues song when I was pg!

Daisy, what formula is she on?

You know, it is SO hard to bf when you are PG. You've done brilliantly, but you do need to think about yourself. YOU are very important.

I've been using Farley's as that what I used with DS. We started on Aptamil, but she didn't like it.

I don't even know whether I should be giving her water or just BFing her while her tum is poorly, or even if it's the formula that's causing it as I've had doubts about dairy before. when I was BFing...fine. If I was FFing, I'd be fine; it's bloody mixed feeding. I don't know what to do or when to feed her. She never asks for a BF any more, or even a FF, but will happily take either if offered. She BFs for upwards of 30 mins at a time, and comes off herself, but then cries (hunger????). I've just lost confidence in my ability to feed her, and know what she wants, and fuck it I'm crying again

Huge hugs Daisy. I don't know what else to say.

sshhhhh Daisy

diet....non existant as I feel so sick at the minute. I have been eating home made chicken soup with lots of lentils rice potatoes and carrots in though. Sleep not great the last few days with babyboo up half the night screaming.

I thought I wanted to stop and she was only on one or two feeeds a day, but then she stepped up a gear again and has this poorly tum, so I piut a few more feeds in and have been enjoying it again. I've just been reading up on dwindling milk supply in pregnancy and that this happens inspite of regular feeding, so my hit and miss approach has probably done it in for me . I think I might see about getting a soya formula though; see if that makes a difference to her tum. I feel in a real catch 22 here at the minute though. If it's just a tummy bug, than I need to hold off the formula and BF, but if my BM isn't enough for her.......

sorry to hog the thread, but fury, fairy and norty, how did you deal with formula when your bubs had the lurgy?

you'd think by 10 months it woul be getting fecking easier

anyway, off to feed the bigger one before SS chip up and do me for neglect.

Daisy is she off "real" food completely? Sounds like you are in a no win situation, you're not a crap parent. It's no one's fault if she's poorly, you just have to sit it out.

The soup sounds good.

Daisy, you are human. Our bodies are amazing and do amazing things, but sometimes we need to give ourselves a break. I don't want to discourage you, but I do know how hard it is. Feeding one is hard enough, let alone feeding and pg.

Is DS back at school yet? Can you babymoon?

lots of daisy. Don't beat yourself up about any of it (easier said than done I know). NO advice, sorry, but thinking

Annobal, good to have you back, glad things are going well.

Hi likel - rant away, it is what we're here for. A problem shared and all that.

Hi jammy & Sputnik & everyone.

Our neighbour gave us some veg seeds - I am nearly excited

ha, tried babymooning this morning and she just wanted to crawl off the edge of he bed so I ended up putting her in the cot so i could get some sleep.

she ate a jar of mush for tea so here's hoping it doesn't go liquid in her tum.

I think I might take her to the docs tomorrow if she hasn't picked up by then.

annobal . I missed your posts and then I was being too bloody self absorbed to even say Hi

glad your journey and singapore were good. Am v v of the sunshine. It's April showers all the way here...usually at 3pm every day; just in time for the school run

lol Ria at "nearly excited"

I can't be long - just quickly popping in!
Daisy DS went off all foods when he's sick, but mainly real food. He would reject all real food and only have pitifully small formula feeds.

He did however love water and love the rehydration fluids. As long as she keeps her fluids up it's all ok and just give her as much BM/FF as she'll take.

I think if they aren't lactose intolerant than FF is fine?? DS coped fine on it anyway. I think our bodies have a way of telling us what we need, just go with her flow.

Hi everyone, welcome back annobal. Just a quick visit tonight as we've been out and about the past two days - Kew Gardens yesterday and Marwell Zoo today so house looks like a bombsite and I am totally exhausted .

Daisy - when DS was forst poorly the GP said to avoid dairy and formula or give half strength formula, if I couldn't avoid it altogether - because apparently dairy can further irritate a tender stomach even after the initial bug has passed. Having said that.... the second time when it was much worse, the doc said just to give him whatever he wanted, including his formula. He did drink some formula and lots of water (the doc said I culd give very diluted fruit juice if he didn't like water) and basically just ate biscuits, breadsticks and rusks for a few days. I kept offering him his normal foods, although I did try and avoid dairy a bit, but he only wanted the biscuits, rusks and breadsticks and not even very much of those. Sorry not much help really, but that's what I did. I hope she (and you of course) feels better soon.

Lilkel, don't go!

Everyone else, sorry if I've missed anything, I only had time for a v quick skim - hello

seconding one of Fairy's Dr's - my GP just said give him whatever he'll take, including formula.

Hi and bye FF and fury.

DH putting baggins to bed, the other two are in bed but probably not asleep but who cares.

I have just busked my way through my "homework" for CPN tomorrow. At least I've written something

Have more "homework" from my film group this morning - I have to do something creative and try to be more "Peter Pan" and less old bag. I am too serious and not silly enough - hah, just read Mnet