FEB 08- Sore nips and no naps continued!!!!

[sarahmikeharryandrosie]

Hi Ladies thought i wouls open the thread but i have no imagination- hence the title!!!!

ginger my dad had a gallbladder disaster too. it was terrifying and his private gp didn't even listen to me when i rang him.remember dr finally took notice when dad was losing consciousness and they just managed to operate in time. my dad was lucky being not that old at the time and no diabetes or mrsa. you must all be so frightened having him back in again. what a load of balls ups for you all. i really hope you get away to devon and enjoy a bit of a break. my dad says he has no ill effects except a sore tummy when he eats ice cream-which he still does in large quantities.
tyaca i've forgotten why esther will be in your room til 6 months? how's her beautiful red hair doing[am biased]? hope the move goes well.
rozzy i love the pictures too. wish i could get some good ones of ds. he always moves as i'm trying.
speaking as an osteopath-the one sided bf could be due to problems with lo's jaw. if there were ever any problems with the balance of the jaw they will probably get worse with teething when everything gets tighter and more painful for them around the base of the skull and jaw. could do worse than try an osteopath.
well done on your weight loss leesmum and others. i seem to be mainly on a cereal based diet-sadly the sugary breakfast type rather than wholesome grains. just can't be faffed with cooking.
egg-roll on the night nanny. i'm pinning my hopes on her too. you've got to tell us everything she does. ferdie is waking alot still and not settling to sleep without hours of patience. one of my best friends had a night nanny that had never failed with a kid's night time routine. unfortunately harry was so bad she resigned . yes, susan wept when she left. he was waking every half hour at that point. and even he is now sleeping through the night at 17 months so there is a small light at the end of the tunnel for all of us. you must be having a hideous time-well done for still being able bodied enough to turn on balamory at 6am.
well, the counsellor was good. have forgiven dh for all the denial and working throughout hospital stay. also not raging about tennis incident now. counsellor said i should have complained louder and not given a stuff about what mil thought and that in general i should stop worrying so much about how everyone else is-ok then, i think i'll take that one and run with it-starting with going to my mate's engagement party next weekend and leaving dh to fend for himself with the lo's all afternoon and evening.
things are much better thank you all of you

Princess GOOD FOR YOU xxx sounds like the counsellor knows what she's on about. I think sometimes us mums' worry so much about keeping every one else happy we forget about ourselves. Lets all try to get a little bit more time for ourselves

Ginger how's your dad doing?

Hi LOVEMYMUM nice to hear from you x

Princess! Great to hear you are feeling a bit better!

Hi Lovemymum!

Left LO with DH today at 'cry time' 4-6pm - as I needed to spend some time with DD2 - I realise I have not had any one to one time with her for ages - what with Oz trip and babe etc. We had a great time (shopping of course!) but DH was grumpy when we returned. Then I had to whizz up dinner as I knew food would cheer him up! LO was teething big time today - very pissed off she was! and her tongue kept feeling her lower gums! She has suddenly got more sure of herself - she tries so hard to communicate her needs with various grunting and squealing noises as well as throwing her body around the place! And her little eyes trying so hard to tell you what she means!!

Princess- I am glad to hear the councelling went well for you- you sound so upbeat in your message-

How is ferdie doing???

Have a fab time at the engagement party on sat u deserve to let your hair down you have been thru so much xxx

Hi everyone else- we have been very quiet today is overyone ok??/

i have spent my day hunting for DH's keys- house keys, van keys and work keys(all on one ring)- we have misplaced them somewhere- they were used to lock the door yesterday when we went out for lovley afternoon in the park, when we got back mum opened the door with her key so no need for ours- anyway at 6-30am dh comes wakes me asking where i put them- i said in the car- nope not there- oh dear this is going to be expensive!!!!!

Had good night at work- the time went soo fast!!!!

How is Ferdie doing physically Princess? Apart from the not settling which a lot of us seem to be experiencing at the mo.

We had another night of DS waking 4 times in the night. He's just not himself. Thanks for the comments Egg - he will sleep when I put him down after a night feed (or does usually) but it's the transition from day to night time he doesn't like, or being in his cot in the daytime. He's been eating quite a lot of banana and now I'm told that makes them constipated - there's just been tiny little bits of poo in his nappies for a good few days. Poor wee man you can watch him trying to go; he says "hup" and goes red in the face and it is SO adorable but very sad too. (only a mother could love watching someone trying to poo... ) Will have to try something else tomorrow - prunes? Any suggestions anyone? I am very crap and unorganised at the whole food thing, really need to get a grip and plan things properly.

Egg and Tyaca - spooky about your dreams! I had a dream about Ginger the other night but can't remember what happened.

Sarah - hope keys turn up before you get them all recut.

Hello Lovemymum!

Omy - had forgotton or never knew your DD was so old. It's good to give the DH a taste of the bad times just in case they forget that our lives aren't all easy.

well here I am again posting in the middle of the night. honestly you would think I was nocturnal or something. alas it is DS who appears to be nocturnal.... every time I think he's finished feeding, oh no, on he goes again.....

princess - good to hear from you, your counsellor sounds ACE. I'm glad it's not just me living on cereal at the moment. Might pluck up courage to do an online supermarket-shop tomorrow. how cool that you are an osteopath. keep thinking I would like to do something like that but it's a lot of study/training (expensive, plus having a baby has turned my brain to goo)

omy - oh I so wish I could do this and leave ds with DH, unfort he is never blardy there so I will have to revel vicariously in your shopping trip!!!

sarah - hope you find your keys!!!! what a stress!!

gill - have you tried cycling LO's legs, massaging bum with warm cloth etc? now he is on solids are you giving him enough water? maybe (totally uneducated opinion here) it is just his gut getting used to solids? we had a weaning talk today and apparently too much fibre is bad for babies (anyone know why???) no other gems I'm afraid.

right off to lurk on weaning threads

well here I am again posting in the middle of the night. honestly you would think I was nocturnal or something. alas it is DS who appears to be nocturnal.... every time I think he's finished feeding, oh no, on he goes again.....

princess - good to hear from you, your counsellor sounds ACE. I'm glad it's not just me living on cereal at the moment. Might pluck up courage to do an online supermarket-shop tomorrow. how cool that you are an osteopath. keep thinking I would like to do something like that but it's a lot of study/training (expensive, plus having a baby has turned my brain to goo)

omy - oh I so wish I could do this and leave ds with DH, unfort he is never blardy there so I will have to revel vicariously in your shopping trip!!!

sarah - hope you find your keys!!!! what a stress!!

gill - have you tried cycling LO's legs, massaging bum with warm cloth etc? now he is on solids are you giving him enough water? maybe (totally uneducated opinion here) it is just his gut getting used to solids? we had a weaning talk today and apparently too much fibre is bad for babies (anyone know why???) no other gems I'm afraid.

right off to lurk on weaning threads

well here I am again posting in the middle of the night. honestly you would think I was nocturnal or something. alas it is DS who appears to be nocturnal.... every time I think he's finished feeding, oh no, on he goes again.....

princess - good to hear from you, your counsellor sounds ACE. I'm glad it's not just me living on cereal at the moment. Might pluck up courage to do an online supermarket-shop tomorrow. how cool that you are an osteopath. keep thinking I would like to do something like that but it's a lot of study/training (expensive, plus having a baby has turned my brain to goo)

omy - oh I so wish I could do this and leave ds with DH, unfort he is never blardy there so I will have to revel vicariously in your shopping trip!!!

sarah - hope you find your keys!!!! what a stress!!

gill - have you tried cycling LO's legs, massaging bum with warm cloth etc? now he is on solids are you giving him enough water? maybe (totally uneducated opinion here) it is just his gut getting used to solids? we had a weaning talk today and apparently too much fibre is bad for babies (anyone know why???) no other gems I'm afraid.

right off to lurk on weaning threads

Ahh Sally you are becoming a regular night poster are you still mixed feeding? And has lo got any teeth yet? I think all babies get more aware at this age and can hear and see everything thats been going on and want a nosey, its getting harder to settle them.

Omy it sounds like you had a lovely time just you and DD2, did you buy anything nice? i'm off shopping with mum today to get a few new things for my trip away next week, i don't even know what size i am but i'm guessing its still a 10/12.

Gill if lo isn't keen on water you could add 1 part fresh orange to 6 part water and see if that helps. Also pureed prunes with apple is very good for "stubborn bowels" (as my mum likes to say!)

Sarah have you found the keys yet? how are your two doing?

Hi lees mum- were all going great her, DD still is an angel baby- sleeps from 7 til 7 every night, feeding is a bit hit and miss- Rosie seems to have a sweet tooth and wants fruts as appossed to vegetables- (DS just ate whatever ui gave him) although she like punklin and pear- so has lots of that-

Having trouble getting her milk too- Farleys have dicontinued their range and bought out a new one called nurture which has not yet hit the sotres near me and is a whopping £3-00 more per can!!!!!!!! so not sure what to do at the mo- i stockpiled and have 2 tins left but after that who knows!!!!!We chose farleys as it was one of the cheapest and best suited DS when her was a baby, any how i am sure it wil sort!!!

DS is ok- behaviour seems to be getting better however at least once a day he is on the stairs having time out!!! and at least 5 times a day i find myself shouting!!!! (BAD MUMMY)

How are you beauitiful boys doing???

Still not found keys oh dear!!!!

Sarah are you only shouting 5 times a day? you're doing better than me then

I can't believe Farleys have put 3QUID on a can of formula, bloody robbing ba%*&rds! How have they got away with doing that? is there a number on the back that you can ring and complain to?

My boys are doing great thanks for asking Ds1 is becoming more and more...is confident/cheeky the word i'm looking for and Ds2 will be 6 months on sat!!!

Just a thought but have you looked in toy box for keys??? lol

LOL at toy box idea - but seriously what a pain to lose keys! Sally - hope your night times improve!
Sarah - everything is going up so much at the moment. I am trying to avoid going to the supermarket at all!
We only bought tights and vests - but it was fun looking at all the shoes in office and top shop. Getting ready for high school in september!!! so exciting!
size 10/12 - I wish! I am STILL 70 kilos (was weighed today at the gym) - bugger!

keys def not in toy box- or inside playhouse in the garden!!!!! neva mind eh!!!!!

well lovely to see the sunshine again

Leesmum we had prunes and banana today and it was a BIG success (on the enjoyment front though no poos yet ) although I think I will put less prunes in next time cause he went crazy afterwards I think cause it is so sweet. He definitely has a sweet tooth- might try some pumpkin or squash with fruit next - thanks for the suggestion Sarah.

Just bought the bushbaby backpack on amazon, as recommended by mumsnet reviews. We've got a few outdoorsy trips coming up and DS is now 20lbs definitely not going in a baby bjorn any more! Very excited by purchase will report back when it arrives....

Gill make sure that the bananas are very ripe almost brown otherwise it can really bung them up, B squash and pear is lovely and lo devours this

20lbs thats brill, are you still BF, well done you if you are,i don't know what Ds2 weighs, he was 16lb a month ago.

Well i didn't buy anything yesterday and i didn't mean to appear smug when i said i was a 10/12 its just that i always seem to be inbetween sizes. 12 is a bit big but 10 is a bit small...wonder if you can get a size 11 anywhere

Hello girls!

Mine used to love a concoction involving prunes but both went hysterical when I tried to give it to them yesterday and we had to swap to carrot and parsnip which went down a storm. They are now having chicken or salmon with their lunch too!

Night nanny is going well. She is just concentrating on DD so they are both sleeping up in loft while DS2 sleeps in DTs normal room on his own. DD woke for 15 mins at 2am but then slept past 7 when I woke her up. However she is not taking hardly any milk in the morning so we really need to drop 10pm feed, but she rarely takes more than 1 or 2oz before bed so it is a nightmare.

DH at home tomorrow as it is DS1's sports day, and then on Friday am off to IRELAND so will prob not be around much til Sunday.

Sarah did you find your keys? We lost a set of keys last year in our old house. Twice before I had found them in the kitchen bin where DS1 had put them [bleurgh] so I can only guess he managed to sneak them in again and they went out into the big bin and were taken by the rubbish collectors... We have though found numerous things in the toy box in the past.

Strangely I opened the cracker barrel tin yesterday morning at DS1's request and found 7 wooden people from his wooden boat, 4 wooden pegs from another toy, his toothbrush and a pen... and a few crackers!

Gill - ds1's CM used to go on and on about banana making some children/babies constipated. I have ended up with a fear of the things! How is he getting on? Good luck with the bushbaby. I have recently got an ergo and it's made carrying much easier again!

Leesmum - yes, am still b/feeding. Ds2 is 25 weeks today so we are nearly there!!

Egg - glad the night nanny is helping. Sleep governs just about everything!!

Princess - glad you are feeling better.

Hi to everyone else!!

Have found a CM for ds2 for when I go back to work in November. I should be relieved (and I am in a way) but the thought of handing him over and going off just feels very odd and the thought of it is quite upsetting atm.

He has finally rolled over though so it's the end of the non-mobile baby days for me!!

Yup still b/f too Leesmum - today at 2, 8 and 11am, 2, 5 and 9pm . Plus butternut squash and pear (yummy yummy yummy YUCK cue screaming fit) and banana and prune (yummy yummy yummy big smiles all round). Had no idea bananas were such baddies but the addition of prune seems to be having the desired effect!

LO has spent most of the day shrieking at a VERY high pitch apparenty out of pure happiness. He sounds like he's being strangled and attracted a lot of worried looks (we were at the climbing wall a lot of the day) but he was just sitting happily on the mat bashing away at things with his stick and creating a noise like a banshee.

Glad the night nanny doing her stuff Egg- have a fabulous time in Ireland (sans DCs?)

Beany i'm sure Ds2 with be fine with the CM, it's natural to feel a bit anxious about it though. You know exactly what to do and when to do it with your baby and we worry that someone else won't be able to give them the same care that we do Horrah for rolling over!!

Gill is lo happier now is is filling his nappies I have been giving lo baby porridge each morning this week and he loves it but i also add a cube of pureed apple and pear so that he's getting pleanty of fruit. We've also gone on to the hungrier milk as well and the feeds are starting to spread out a little more, 3hrs instead of 2.

Egg have a brill time away, we are going away on sun morning so i'll catch up when you get back.

How is everyone else?

Sarah, still no keys??

LO also has a loud screamy noise that worries onlookers! Just testing out their vocal capacities though.

We have definitely gone into a new phase - Leila slept for 12 hours straight 2 nights in a row and she is having little tastes of our food. She went mad for humous and oat cakes but I didn't let her have much as I was worried about the salt content. Sweet potato went down well and she is getting used to having water out of an avent beaker. I am trying a bottle each day in preparation for going back to work and she is not very impressed! I am going to keep trying and not get stressed about it - just keep plugging away once a day (though what a waste of formula!)
I am hoping to keep up bf when I go back to work but I definitely don't want to fall into the trap of LO waking all night to feed and refusing bottles all day!

The sleeping through the night means that I am not tired in the evenings - I usually hit the sack soon after LO at around 9pm but now I am wandering around the flat at 10pm wondering what to do with myself! I even read some of a book last night!!! Weird.

Am now looking through cookery books for inspiration as have some friends coming for dinner tonight! Yummmmm

Hi Omy, wow 12 hours is great is it the bottle lo isn't keen on or the formula? because if she'll drink out of a beaker you could try putting the formula in it.I can't remember the last time i read a book i used to read all the time now if i pick a book up it's either Thomas or The Gruffalo!

Enjoy your dinner tonight and here's hoping Leila doesn't wake just as you are starting your main course lol

12 hours is fab!! I got the bunting out this morning as ds2 slept for 7 hours!! Have been up since 5.30 but did not have to get up in the night so that's a real result atm!!

I have tried EBM so it is not the formula that is the prob - it is the technique of drinking out of a bottle i think. She doesn't refuse the bottle - just chews the teat as if to say - 'oh this is a nice teething ring - thanks!'!!
I will try putting milk in the beaker but at the moment I am just putting water into it until she is really good at drinking out of it. She also like to chew the beaker teat!

Beany - 7 hours is a result!

Egg- hope that night nanny works miracles! - hope Ireland puts on some sunshine for you!

Leesmum- thanks for the advice re brown bananas - tried some this morning but she wasn't interested. She seems to be most hungry in the evenings which suits me fine!

Hi all! Everyone seems to be doing so well and I feel like I'm just treading water atm. Lo is still bf 9 or 10 times a day. Have resorted to starting him off on solids and have had a couple of nights where he's gone for around 4.5 hours without a feed but it was back to 3 hourly last night and I've fed him 4 times already today.

Dh has just left for a works day out, the weather is crap, had my hair cut yesterday and don't really like it so just generally fed up.

Moan over