June 08 babies - I know there's a few of us about!

[isaidno]

Thought I'd start a thread inbetween breastfeeding, laundry and bossing DH about tyo do stuff!

Let's make a list of members!

ISAIDNO - baby girl; Poppy Elizabeth; born 18 / 6/ 08; 6lb 4oz

Thanks poppy and BDQ, its just good to know there are others out there!
Ive messed the 'routine' up a bit tonight.
Its a bit harder with another LO to deal with, you dont get the luxury of choosing what time to put em to bed.
Isla was clearly knackered and ready for milk and sleep at 6.45, but i kinda wanted to keep her going until DD1 was asleep and id done her bedtime routine(there's only me in the week, no DP help), but she was so hungry i gave her a small BF at 6.45 then she didnt want the formula feed at 7.15ish, too crashed out. Worried Ive buggered up the 'routine' now. Its a bloody science eh.
Shes fast asleep in her cot now, but dont know whether or not to wake for ff later or leave? Part trying to follow a bit of Gina like some others, without being totally 'Gina'!
How did the London massive go?
Interested to kinow if anyone in my area??Bath/Bristol??
Hope everyone is having a good eve xx

Hi Puddock, you were on our antenatal thread as well weren't you?

Haven't been able to read all posts but just wanted to say Esther had her hernia op today and everything went really well. We are home already despite them threatening to keep her in cos she is so young (and prem). But surgeon said she was fine so here we are. She has slept most of the day - I am hopeful for a good night's sleep tonight. But their routine has been all over the place today so who knows. They are both asleep now so fingers crossed.

Fungle, I'd wake her at 10 for a feed.

hi puddock.. and neenz glad that esther ok and she finally had her op done.

and fungle having a good evening so far.. but it only takes a second for things to turn

Just had quick catch-up... Fungle was it you asking about taking 2hrs to settle at night? Theo was the same... we took him to an osteopath and he has been a diff baby since. He goes down now wide awake and settles himself. He was always dead settled in the day so I thought the osteo wouldn't work but it did.

Re sleeping through - I consider it from last night feed to at least 6.30am!

Hi all, I find it such a struggle to post these days as the baby takes up all of my time and energy. Had a nice time in Waterloo with PP and Alipali today - supercute and lovely abbies! However, Luke decided to have a screaming fit as soon as my meal arrived (I knew this would happen). I had to stand the whole way home on the boat with Luke in the carrier instead of the buggy as I knew he was going to blow again. I've been trying to put him to bed since 7pm with no luck.I thought he would be worn out after his trip out today but he's still awake. I really have spawned the devil. It's funny as he sleeps like a little angel for the night nanny and she doesn't do anything different so I have decided that Luke is my karma as apparently I was a nightmare baby. Either that or he is possessed by a nocturnal demon!

Evening all. Just wanted to share that I've had half a bottle of wine! We had some friends round and I feel like I've had some semblence of a social life for the first time in AGES!

S has also slept for the entire evening, so fingers crossed we dont pay for it later. Although, I think the half a bottle of wine has left me a smidgeon tipsy so DH will need to be on the night time shift!

Whinegums - thanks for the response but I don't have a problem getting ethan to sleep at 8.00/9.00pm - he's fine with that and gets himself off to sleep, I just wanted to know why he can't manage more than one 4 hour stretch.

Makecakes -good to hear from you. Sorry to hear that you feel you're missing out on so much.

Josey - great news about Olivia

Neenz - glad Esther's op went well

Puddock - welcome back

Hi all

Well Storm has thrush now too, and was crying all the way through her feeds this afternoon before I worked it out.

Managed to get to see GP and tried to give her prescribed daktarin mouth cream after a feed. She projectiled EVERYTHING I'd fed her for the entire afternoon . Must have been a good 8oz which came up all over both of us... So had to bathe her, give her a half hour BF again (she wouldn't take more cos in too much pain) give her more medecine, wait half an hour (for cream to work), DH gave her 2oz of formula (she was so weak he had to squirt it down her throat) and then more medecine...

She's now asleep, but looking really rotten - tired and sad and I feel just awful. I'd like to watch TV but instead am glued to the baby monitor fretting.

God knows how we're going to manage the next feed. Am seriously considering taking her to the children's hosp to get some fluids into her. She hasn't drunk enough for about 48 hours now and, although her temp from the jabs has gone, she just isn't her normal self.

Makecakes - It's great that you're still popping in.

Josey - Fingers crossed for more crying from Olivia.

Puddock - Hello Again! And congratulations on Peter. How are you finding it? You'll have to join us for the next London meet up.

Meet up was good. Peter and Luke are gorgeous. Just realised I didn't get to cuddle Peter AliPalli - next time maybe. Sorry Luke didn't settle on the boat Amber - hopefully he's worn himself out so it'll mean a good night instead.

Fungle - Can't help I'm afraid, whenever I have tried a routine with LO, it all goes pear shaped and we have a rubbish time....sorry.

Great news Neenz - Hope Esther continues to recover well.

BDQ - You rebel! I thought of you today. Noticed that Ryder's t-shirt was really creased and thought to myself "DQ wouldn't let her LO leave the house looking such a mess"

Greenfairy - Poor little Storm. I'd say go with your instinct and go to hospital if you're unhappy. You know what your daughter needs better than anyone. (Still love her name btw).

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a while but things have been rather hectic round here.

Congratulations ladies on the births of your beautiful children.

Josey, how wonderful that Olivia is now crying.
Neenz, hope Esther recovers rapidly from her op.
Essie - congrats on the new job.
Sorry to see Sophie and Dylansmumplusone leave us. I hope you are still lurking.

Sorry I can't remember you all individually. I do try to keep up with the thread on a daily basis but by the time I have caught up something else needs doing and I don't get time to post myself and when I do I've forgotten what I have read .

Does anyone else still have problems with their memory? Pregnancy brain I called it, but it hasn't improved yet and I am getting really frustrated.

I'm only up now as Luke isn't really settling tonight. He has the most horrendous cough and keeps sneezing so I am wondering if he has a cold. Wouldn't surprise me with the fluctuations in the weather. When he coughs he sounds like he's been on 80 a day for 40 years!

Had my final visit from the HV yesterday. Apparently I am bordering on PND . She asked me how I was feeling and I responded bloody knackered. Then she asked what help I was getting and if I was coping -to which I replied well my Mum is going into hospital next week for a hip replacement, my MIL and FIL have just been diagnosed with Cancer and are receiving treatment, I am ferrying them forwards and backwards to hospital appointments as FIL has given up driving since last week whilst he is in the last throws of RT and MIL doesn't drive so I am having to cope. When she asked why their other DS' and DILs aren't doing their bit I advised well they are all out at work to which she replied well you are working too Libra. Then she asked about DH's involvement. Well he's at work all week and then plays cricket/golf at the weekends.
On top of all that I have been running around arranging things for my Nan's 100th Birthday this weekend and trying to keep a lively 4 year old entertained whilst feeding/changing/winding a 5 week old.
'Well I thing you maybe bordering PND' to which I retorted 'No, I'm just f**ing tired!!!!!!!' I'm afraid I just snapped at her.

Is anyone else 'surviving' on just 3-4 hours sleep a day?

And you wonder why I don't have the chance to post much anymore

Why is it when I do post it's all me, me, me, me, me. Sorry ladies I just needed to vent my frustration somewhere.

Hope you are all having a good a night's sleep as possible in between the feeds.

I'll try to be more proactive on the thread. Right I'm off to try and catch some shut eye, it's only taken me about 1 hour to write this inbetween sorting Luke out.

Morning Ladies

Libra I hope you managed to get a bit more sleep and that Luke's cough improves. You have a huge amount on your plate. I'm in awe.

Penguin and Amber great to meet you both yesterday. That was my first trip to London since the last week in April, I am beginning to rejoin the land real people! We will all have to swap babies for cuddles properly next time.

Mamma Mia at the newbies screening yesterday was good. Not the finest film ever, but Pierce Brosnan singing Abba is so wrong it's right somehow. However will definitely look into other Newbies screenings. Top tip - take your car seat so you don't have to hold LO for 2 hours (my arms ached!), you can just plonk it in the seat next to you.

Hi Puddock - well done on Peter, good choice of name by the way

Also where are you all this morning? I am never normally first to post.

i'm here...libranot surprised you snapped at your hv.. think you are doing fantastically well to cope as well as you are.

TGF how is storm today? i really hope she is a better.

had day out with nct mob then visiting a friend whcih did me loads of good (have decided better to be out and suffering tantrums/clinginess than at home)..seemed to work as had easier evening last night. fingers crossed will be same today

Morning all

Libra - Hope you got some shut eye, I would have shouted at her too. Hope things ease up some

TGF- Is Storm ok now? Fleur had heer jabs yesterday and apart from being a bit grizzly yesterday evening she has been ok

Glad the London lot had a nice RL meet up, Do any of you live in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge area? thats where ill be for 3 weeks at xmas.

Neenz - glad esters op went smoothly and hope she now is more settled

Poppy34 - We find that if we take Fleur out from about 4pm for a walk, shopping etc she is better in evening to settle

Ok question to you all, After her jabss yesterday DR mentioned the pneunomocus jab and said he reccomended Fleur has it now especially as she is starting Nusery at 4 and half months. I have always been of the idea that if injections are invented then they are necessary but htis one is 70 euros a pop bout 60 pounds and she would have to have several. I know you can wait til later but as she is starting nursery early would it be wise?

Well DP has just bought me a bacon butty and Fleur is having a nap in her chair, all is quiet in the parofleurmapu household!!

HH and sybil thanks for the advice re. feeding, I'll try anything!

libra no wonder you're tired, not surprised that you snapped at the HV!

puddock welcome back and congratulations!

dramaqueen at the wine!

neenz that's great that Esther's op went well

TGF - so sorry to hear about Storm. Is she better now? I know it seems like they throw up absolutely everything, but when dd had her sickness bug, a friend who is a paeds nutritionalist told me that even the best anorexic can't completely empty their stomach. She will have retained something.

The advice I was given was to offer the breast every half hour for a short feed as a little feed is easier to retain than a long one, and the stomach will retain something each time. It did work, she threw up hideously for 10-14 days, at the end of which she hadn't lost an oz or become de-hydrated.

Just popping in for a quick catch up on today's post. Delighted to report that S was quite well behaved through the night - he did get up twice but he's feeding was a bit off.

He's hardly napped today though so hoping that this means he'll sleep in the evening (and not that he'll be overtired and cry all evening!!!).

Poppy - glad you had a good day yesterday. I was also out and about yesterday and felt loads better for it. DH back at work next week so have been booking in things to do so I dont feel stuck at home with a baby all day, every day!

Visitors due so must go and have a quick tidy up...

Oh, am wearing un-ironed t-shirt despite having visitors coming!

pp/poppy/paro thanks for the sympathies. She's much better today and seems back to her old self. Wising up to the cream treatment tho... Not sure how many more doses I'll get into her - currently chasing rabbits in her pram, bless.

paro glad fleur weathered her jabs better than storm - really dreading the next batch! Not sure about the extra jab. Imo I'm taking everything offered - it is standard in the UK I think - are you talking about the men C one?

ll you need a hand! Can't DH bow out of his sport for a bit? And your siblings need to lend a hand. Grrr. Feel on your behalf.
Also have you tried nasal saline drops on luke? The cough could just be him being a bit bunged up?

Ok, need to make the most of her sleep time. Later!

sybil thanks for the kind advice - that's v reassuring. she seems to have bounced back but will bear it in mind for the future.

also ll can you redistribute some of the driving work to siblings and catch a nap during one of LO's sleeps? I normally sleep during Storm's morning nap and as long as we only do one night feed I don't normally feel that tired.

afternoon all

I am preparing myself to go house hunting in Bristol but thought I would wave at you guys

Whinegums thanks for the tips about settling your LO in the evening. I am having trouble to get SJ to sleep before 11pm (yesterday he sucked until midnight)I am the humman dummy!

Josey such good news about the EEG, goes to show that the human body is wonderful and can surprise even the most experienced doctor. Go little Olivia! I hope you are also feeling a little better

GF so sorry you and Storm are having a rotten time. I hope you both feel better soon and that Storm get some fluid in her

Libra vent your frustration as much as you like, HV can be sooo aggravating! You seem to have a lot on your plate without needing this kind of irriation on top of it

Big wave to the others and welcome back puddock

needahand email me with any Bristol queries to roseedotbrownatgmaildotcom. There are quite a few new developments in dodgy areas which have been given pretty names and you need to watch out! And there are some old dodgy areas too! Let me know how you get on. V exciting!

Thanks GF I am looking at BS9 and BS10 at the moment, do you know if these areas are ok?

Which ones are the dodgy areas?

GF have sent you a mail but forgot to say it was me!