Dec 2007: Gummy grins give way to teething tyrants

[claraquitetirednow]

How about this?

i think they are possible allergens? but if there's no history in your family a year seems a bit much? there is a good allergy guide thing on aitch's blog...will try to link...

sorry that was very abrupt! hello!

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high acidity i think loucee

hi suey! how is work? keep meaning to ask you, how on earth do you hands-free express?!! how long is it taking you? i have a double pump now for going back to work too

oh goodness DD is soooooooo sleepy today, am I in for a world of trouble tonight?!!

what does extra sleepiness mean? might there finally be a tooth on the way?

hi caz!
I have a bumper load of hennes nursing tops- they have a gap where you pop your nipple out and the t shirt holds the trumpet bit to my boob IYKWIM. I can then write up notes, use the pc, eat lunch or whatever. I am using a single electric pump at work. I have to allow 15 to 20 mins to get 200ml/ 7oz.

Work is going really well, but very hectic and it has surprised me how long it has taken to have the energy to manage a full day's worth of back to back patients. It should start to settle down now that i have a new physio in place and my other one is back from holiday. Admin is really piling up and i keep being asked to do things that are good for business, but time consuming. I would be stricter about my hours and taking too much on, but it was a bad year last year and i really need to make sure that the business does what it should do this year.

Great, thanks Suey. I've read about people on here who cut holes in normal bras etc but I really don't want to be sitting in my cupboard at school in a chopped up bra...

I've got an Avent Isis single electric that I'll prob use for work, it's a bit more compact than the Ameda double thing (although the Ameda is amazing).

I'm v worried about energy levels/tiredness etc too - if dd is still not sleeping I will be exhausted doing a full day and then work in the evenings too....scary...

at least maybe if you put in the hours just now you know you might be able to cut back a little in a few months?

good god! i dont think i could be bending over patients all day with a hole over my nipple! can you imagine- it would almost be a sexual experience- and what about the risk of random lactation - yeuk!

he he you might find you suddenly get new repeat customers!! no, i think the bra chopping is strictly an at-home experience!

while we are talking physio - how are everybody's rib cages iyswim? i'm worried mine is still quite far separated

hasn't occurred to me- i am still wearing a 34 bra instead of a 32, but tbh i am more concerned about my big fat gut

Another big fat gut here! it has a big dint in the middle below my belly button and is a bit lumpy looking! I've got one of the abdominal exercisers to see if that will help.
Food wise - doing 2-3 meals a day but very small ones, small amount of cereal for breakfast, small bowlful (half a small jar) of veg for lunch and a small amount of fruit puree for tea. Going to stick with that a while. DS is still bfing frequently, only dropped maybe one or two feeds atm.

ah my little milk monster has not dropped any feeds, so I guess I don't need to worry about too much food!

are you not BLW-ing any more BT?

My tummy is not too bad anymore, however I had a belly button piercing in my youth , took it out when first pg, the hole is still there, bleugh. Everything is just a bit....wider...

d'oh sorry just saw you on the forum obviously not!!

hi all, still no replacement laptop charger - going mad!

PLEASE HELP, ds was 6 month on monday and i REALLY want to stop bf now, ive enjoyed it, still do - but just ready to stop. however ds is still refusing bottles, he takes water great from a cup but not milk...any suggestions? is it a case of keep going and let him cry to he takes it...know that sounds awful (havnt done that coz would feel awful) have tried loads of teats, bottle, he has alays refused a dummy to. aagh!!!!!!!

Kelbel - oh no, this is such a common problem! dd1 was a bottle refusnik, we kept trying and kept trying and tried different teats and eventually she took to MAM. Others on here have had similar problems so hope you will get some advice.

Is anyone else's LO's suddenly getting really anxious when you leave the room? I was staying with my parents until this afternoon and every time I left her with them for a minute of two she started crying until I came back. She is also now holding her arms out to me to be held. It's cute but annoying! She's really, really hard work in lots of ways at the moment, but so gorgeous and funny I can forgive her (almost) everything

thanks clara, feel like we've tried everything!

my lo started 2 days ago putting his hands out for us when we asked him, but now he's clicked on that thats what you do when you're put down, its v v cute but can try your patience

any other bottle/cup advice would be greatly appreciated, feel v proud for doing 6 months, but v ready to stop

I weas told a 6 months to by pass the bottle and go to a tippie cup. well done for getting to 6 months.

all of mine have never had a bottle

thatnks cazzy, did it tae a while to fully transfer to cup, main problem is he's in (bad) habit of feeding to sleep, so i think its a major comfort thing which i why i kind of see problems ahead and no quick solutions

Caz - I'm doing some BLW, some purees, I guess it is more BLW as I always take my cues from DS as to what he wants - he is happy to be spoon fed, and if he wants something will open his mouth for it, and once he has enough he won't!

kelbel - huge sympathies. I am not trying to stop BF but I can imagine how difficult it would be if I was as DS also comfort feeds a lot. Has your DS ever taken a bottle? If so I would think there is hope if you just keep persevering and get your DH to feed him, not you. A mum I know who wanted to stop her 'boob-addicted' (as she called him!) DS BFing was to let him cuddle up for comfort - not QUITE sure exactly what this entailed! - but he wasn't allowed to actually feed. He was bit older than your DS though, maybe about 12 months-ish. Good luck with it and well done for getting to 6 months

Does anyone else have a sicky baby? DS has always been quite sicky which was fine when he was on just milk but now he is on solids it is DISGUSTING and smells like proper sick, eeewww. I'd say he is sick about 10 times a day so half the time I am walking about stinking of vomit, lovely

suey - great you are enjoying being back at work so much - how many times a day are you expressing? I usually do it once in the morning, then a proper BF at lunchtime and then once again in the afternoon. I seem to be getting enough this way but feed him much more often than that if I'm with him so it doesn;t seem to make much sense. Maybe a lot of those feeds are comfort feeds though, who knows..are you still working from home a lot so you can feed Millie yourelf as well during the day?

Caz10 - think a very sleepy baby is often due to a growth spurt?

amani you poor thing, you are doing brilliantly and your DD is lucky to have such a caring mum. hang on in there x

clairey - I was thinking I had been a bit harsh on your DH on that other thread you linked to and now you tell me he hasn't had any for six months, well now I really do think I was a bit harsh and reccommend that you give your DS some potato starch super duper hungry baby formula at every feed . Seriously though of course you don't have a sex drive, you are exhausted. How was last night? DS was much better, am hoping it was just a(nother) growth spurt

What size clothes is everyone's babies in? DS is getting too big for 6-9month clothes now and is in mostly 9-12 months! But his weight is average so maybe he is just long and skinny. not that you would think that to look at him with his little swirlpool knees

clara - no anxiety when I leave the room yet but I remember it with DD - it was horrendous and went on forever. I never knew whether to just lug her around with me or leave her crying - what do you do?

hey skid,
no, it has been back to back patients for the last couple of weeks. I am leaving home at 8am and back at 6. I fully express after first breastfeed and before leaving home. I express at lunchtime.
This works really well, now that we have changed the feed times. She has:

7.00 BF (normally not much- her 'cup of coffee'
8.00 or later at weekend BF then baby porridge and fruit

mid morning water

lunchtime (anytime between 12.30 and 2 depending on my schedule) BF then veg.

mid afternoon water

5-5.30 veg and baby rice

6.45 BF after bath

10.30 BF or bottle of EBM

This schedule has allowed me to express only once when at work and still be very similar to the demand on my boobs at the weekend.

Kelbel - you know the answer don;t you...the feeding to sleep thing (I do it myself) it not good. I don't think a bottle would help that - she could have some milk from a cup in your arms just as easily as a bottle and I had read that falling asleep with a bottle is very very bad for teeth.

I do reckon cups are the way to go.

I think with the dds it took about a week - but then I never fully stopped BF them.

Skid - ds is still in his 3-6mo clothes, I reckon he'll be about 7-8 months before I put him in his 6-9mo clothes, as they are still a bit roomy. His Tesco vests are 6-9mo as they are quite short, as are his pyjamas, because we use a very bulky nappy at night.
Kelbel - DS often feeds to sleep, agree that bottle may not necessarily solve this, I'm afraid. The tip from NCSS suggests watching your baby as he is feeding, then breaking the latch when he is sleepy but not asleep. I have had a bit of success with this, 50% of the time I do manage to put him in his cot awake. I imagine this method would work for breast or bottle feeding and also for dummies - as it is the sucking reflex that matters.

wow suey - so she can go 4 or 5 hours or even a bit more between feeds? DS would be SCREAMING!! Sounds like a great routine though and I'm sure you will have no problem keeping up BF until she is 12 months if that is your plan. Think DS is a bit boob-addicted - I have always just shoved him on at the slightest whimper and now he expects it...