March08 mums- tummy and teething troubles!

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new thread for Merry...

Going to Whipsnade tomorrow which should be nice, I think, tho' DH sprung on me that we were going to need to take a picnic as he is too tight to eat at the restaurant. So after going into town in the rain to buy picnic food have got home, unpacked the shopping and discovered I have forgotten to buy any bread. Sandwiches are going to be a problem.
bugger, bugger, bugger.....
on the plus side the Monsoon sale was on and that is the only time I feel justified in buying DD clothes there. Hah! he can make me have picnics but I can still spend the child benefit unsupervised .
Hope the tantrum is over MB- both of mine are asleep in the pram in the hall and if yesterday is anything to go by, when he wakes up I'll have 45 mins to an hour of tantrums over I dunno what. The colour of the sky probably. I may have to get out the big guns- sqeezy fromage frais.

Hi CricketsMum - nice to see you! Are you doing any local baby classes etc that you can recommend, promised myself I will start doing more baby stuff instead of long adult lunches!

WBPA - Glad to hear you're holding up ok, sounds like you're coping admirably!

DD been a nightmare these last few days, screaming in her sleep but not waking, going to bed at midnight and sleeping until 10am and it's really thrown her, not taking much milk, so far today only 12oz. Need to sort some kind of routine I think. Am very tired!

Has anyone taken there LO swimming yet? I'd love to but not sure

Welcome back MNFM!

Fn41 - my DS is also obsessed with tv. I've not helped his obsession by taking him to mum and baby cinema the other day. I ended up feeding him loads as it was the only way to stop him staring at the screen!

nik - I've taken DS swimming a lot - here and then on holiday a couple of weeks ago. If your DD loves her bath then I would totally recommend it. DS is now a well-seasoned swimmer and didn't even get too upset when he got a mouthful of the salty Med! Anyway, the thing to watch is that they don't last too long at this age as they don't have enough body fat to keep warm. We got DS a Konfidence Babywarma (can get them from eBay) which is a little wet suit that covers their body and it made a huge difference to how long he lasts in the water as it keeps his body really warm. He now lasts up to 30 mins (even in the sea!) if he is in the mood - without it he would only last about 10-15 mins. The wetsuit also means he is much easier to keep hold of Plan on taking DD before a feed is due - but not so she's frantic. They seem to really enjoy a big feed afterwards (guess it helps them feel warm and fuzzy after all the excitement!) and my DS then has a really good nap afterwards. Oh and you also need a swim nappy - can recommend Kushies washable one which you can buy online or in Waitrose or you can get Huggies once they get to about 16lb. Good luck with it!

Hey all. Feels like forever since I've been on the thread. I've had my ENTIRE family here from the States (14 of us) on and off for the last few weeks so I've been rather occupied. We had a week together in Norfolk during the glorious sunshine. Griffin was a dream baby and was probably the most amenable member of the party! It was my 70yo parents who were more trouble.

No rolling here (16wks) although he's tried to and makes it to his side before his elbow and shoulder get in the way. No laughing yet either, although I'm desperately trying to get him to. He's very ticklish so I torture him with that. Mean mummy!

G did five wondrous nights of 8-4:30 before the holiday but of course hasn't done it since we've been back. Now we're just barely getting back to a "normal" bedtime. Although he did manage to put himself to sleep for a nap today so perhaps we're turning some sort of corner.

MMH I know what you mean about doing more baby stuff rather than coffee/lunches for me! I feel a bit guilty. Haven't even done a rhyme time or anything. I may try a latino bambino class or something fun like that. Although G is getting so heavy I can't imagine salsa-ing with him in the Bjorn!

HQ I've had some odd dreams, too. I think our sleep is so disrupted that it messes with our heads. I had one this morning about getting my ears pierced, even though I had it done aged 13. In the dream, the woman doing it re-pierced the same two holes and then decided to keep going up the ear! It was agony. It was a very vivid dream, to say the least. And I also have the "my DH is leaving me" dream every few weeks. Nice and distressing!

hello. dd slept through the night last night for the second time in her life. hallelujah. DH is convinced it's because he put her in the bouncer yesterday evening so we're trying the same strategy today... fingers crossed. Secretly I think it is more to do with taking her to Gymboree yesterday and her being knackered from that, but we'll see!

MMH - Only Gymboree in Cheam so far. Am looking into several 'music' classes and 'Socatots'(!) and baby swimming but everything is finishing for the summer at the moment (and alot doesn't start before 6 months) so won't be doing much until September unfortunately. There is a free 'Rhyme time' at the library every Thursday morning that friends have recommended but i have never made it (10am is a little early for us!!). Can recommend Gymboree if you aren't doing that already. let me know if you want more details of any of the above.

Am very jealous that your LO will sit through lunches - mine starts climbing the walls (or me as I am nearer and easier to get footholds on) if I sit down for more than 10 minutes - makes even coffee tricky. She shouted at everyone in the Halifax this afternoon because I stopped walking for 10 minutes (to open a bank account FOR HER I hasten to add!). Oh, and I did mention that she won't go in a pram so it's the sling all the way. thank god she's only 25th centile!

Hi everyone, thanks for all the good wishes for going back to work.

The first week is over now, and I'm so looking forward to hanging out with DD all weekend. Unfortunately it's "Orangefest" here this weekend so we'll be mostly trapped in the house as our neighbours celebrate their bigotry

Only kidding, our neighbours are really, ridiculously awesome but their one drawback is a tendency to play very loud, very bad trance music when they are having street parties. On 11th night they have been known to play happy hardcore versions of The Sash!

Anyway, going back to work was weird. It sort of feels like being torn in two. One part of me is really glad to be back. I love my job and I've missed being around adults all day. I was starting to get a bit bored at home all day , which makes me feel like a bit of a failure. I tell myself that if I hadn't known all along I was going back now I would have been more resourceful about finding fun stuff for me and DD to do.

A whole other part of me thinks it's crazy to be away from my beautiful, sweet, funny DD and I beat records cycling home each day to see her. The first day I rang the CM to see how it was all going and DD was bawling her eyes out and hadn't taken any milk since I'd left her and it was around 2pm! I was so upset. It was like this physical need to get to her and make her feel OK. It still makes me feel sad to think about it.

Anyway, since then she's settle brilliantly at CMs - she's eating loads, sleeping well there, being all happy and smiley. In fact, this week she seems to have turned the "3 month settled baby that doesn't cry much" corner.

nik I second everything HQ said about swimming. I haven't got one of those wetsuits yet, but I plan to for just the reasons she says. DD can only last around 5 minutes before she gets cold.

littleduck awww, what a sweet story about you getting all upset about a job you hadn't even applied for I can be like that sometimes. I can't play the lottery because every time I do I get convinced I'm going to win and am bitterly disappointed when I somehow don't manage it.

preggers - sorry to hear about your illness. thinking of you and sending you good thoughts from these parts. take care.

Good evening everyone, have been to get Harry weighed again today and saw another HV who was a lot nicer and told me what a fantastic job i was doing felt like i was at school again getting praise but i like it anyway.

He has only put on 5oz within the last two weeks as i have really kept his milk down to below 35 oz a day only five bottles, it has been really hard work to cut his bottles and oz down but i have done it now, he now weighs 19lbs 3oz which is still quite near the top but if he carried on will be out of the 91st centile and i will be very happy.

skid i am glad you week at work has not been too bad.

thanks mods

It's great when you meet a really nice HV. I had a really nice one when I was worried that DD had only gained 5oz in two weeks! Funny how the same weight gain means such different things to different babies and their moms.

Glad to hear everything's going well with your two.

skidoodle, didn't know you were in Norn Iron (unless you're in one of the strange Scottish areas celebrating the 12th )That's where I'm heading on Weds, have to say I don't miss driving down roads where the kerbs are painted red white & blue on one side and green/white/gold opposite

this is what we have to look forward to...

fn41

yeah, I'm in Belfast. No parties much here last night and have heard only a few flutes. Very quiet 12th altogether. thankfully.

I love that you're arriving just as the holiday weekend is over.

I don't have Monday and Tuesday off but DH does, so he's going to be looking after DD alone for 2 days. I bet he'll be fine, he's great with her. It will also be nice for me to know she's with him.

DD has started waking up, crying after around 30-60 mins of being put down. So much for trying to eat before 10pm (last night it was crumpets at 11:20!!!!)

For those of you whose LO's suck there thumbs have any of them had a dummy as well? DD has stopped using her thumb to go to sleep in her cot, although does use it during the night. She was falling asleep on the floor this morning with a dummy in (have only just give it to her as she seems to need to suck something at the moment and I'm getting sore!) so picked her up and put her to bed with the dummy in and she's gone stright off...just don't want her to 'lose' her thumb iykwim.

sorry nik, neither have mine have done either. they've both been through that brief stage of eating their entire fists when they first found their hands .

gg seems really hungry for something new - he is not having more milk feeds but he is going back on the first boob after draining both first time. it is an act of faith in the science not to feed him solids or daily formula at present. when he does have formula he seems like a little stunned boy, very relaxed, and is far less fussy for the next two breast feeds. he's had 3 nursing strikes in the past fortnight, when the teething has been too sore for him to manage a feed and i've given him formula then, as the bottle is so easy to suck in comparison. the strikes have lasted 5, 6 and 8 hours! the 8 hour one was so bad he also refused bottle for ages. so we soldier on, bottle roughly every other day, looking forward to offering him some solids later this summer.

might be sooner, inadvertently. he stole a carrot of my plate this week and gummed it before ds1 said 'look' and alerted me!

well, they did both briefly take a dummy in the early weeks, then both spat them. i wonder wh y?

well, they did both briefly take a dummy in the early weeks, then both spat them. i wonder wh y?

Hi ladies

Just thought i would make another random appearance to see how you are all doing, cant believe how quick time has gone and all your babies are now around 4 months old

I still have 4 weeks left

note to self: when attempting first weaning foods, do not clothe child with long sleeved garb. Preferably do not clothe child full stop

LO was totally disinterested in the wallpaper paste masquerading as baby rice, but took several swigs of the organic banana&apple mush today. Preceded by 4oz formula, followed by a further 5 1/2 which is his record to date.

I was prepared for him to spit stuff out, but nobody warned me that both hands insist on going into the mouth to sample foods as well...plenty of wipes required for the forseeable i think

ILTS, make the most of the last few weeks, grab any sleep you can NOW!!! Nik, no, my LO used to have a dummy but since finding fists and fingers he has refused to chew anything else. I've tried him with various teethers as well and he's getting quite fond of shoving things into his mouth (with help) but can't work out how to keep it in there.

Chance would be a fine thing lol I have to get up and drag my whale sized self to the loo at least 4 times a night waking dp and dc in the process oh and groaning like a OAP

Hello, hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Can't wait to give LO some mushed up banana! He is only 16 weeks, so still a little way off, but he has definitely taken more interest in what we're eating over the last couple of weeks and 'practicing' holding a bottle with my boob!

DS is still waking up every two hours during the night, which is resulting in a very tired mummy and daddy, and has also decided that 6am is when we should all be up to play... Combined with the fact that he doesn't want to sleep much during the day either, it often makes for a very overtired baby...

We tried a bottle of formula before bedtime a couple of times last week, and although he sank 5oz he still woke up two hours later for a feed . So, have stuck with just bf'ing and will hopefully start trying to wean after we come back from our holiday in a few weeks time.

He has also started to roll from his tummy to his back, and is very pleased with this new trick, so won't stay on his tummy at all now.

NIK, my LO loves his dummy and also likes to suck his thumb, which often makes for an interesting battle - he quite often has his dummy in one side of his mouth and thumb in the other

She woke at 4am this morning (very unusal for her now), not crying but not happy iyswim? Gave her the dummy and was happy to suck but didn't want to go back to sleep, half an hour later crying and ended up BF back to sleep.

it's just plain chaos around this age, frankly! having said gg didn't want more feeds he showed me up with a midnight, 3am and 5am set.

They just like to keep us on our toes don't they? Just when you think you're getting the hang of it, another bit of development pops along to throw everything out the window!

Lo at his gran's today so I can get on with the packing. Have managed to pack my clothes and his clothes so far, now got to run round collecting all the other bits and bobs. These are the times i wish i was still bf-ing, no arsing about with bottles and sterilising stuff and how much formula to take etc. My mum did offer to buy some in, but I don't want to put her out of pocket (and she won't accept any money for it either) so have resorted to not telling her and taking the kitchen sink along with us.

oh, and DH phoned to say we're going out to the cinema tonight...he's actually managed to surprise me by secretly arranging with his mum to keep LO longer tonight to allow us to fit in the earlier showing. I could kill for a visit to Pizza Hut along with it, but won't be able to eat anything there on my current diet, so will have to make do with Prince Caspian viewing instead