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December 07 - I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, no!

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Wizzska · 21/07/2008 19:43

Hello people, is anyone there?

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BouncingTurtle · 28/08/2008 21:30

Hi Cazzy - I'm starting work on Monday as well...

becklespeckle · 28/08/2008 23:14

Hi all! Another long absense from me, have been reading every day but always run out of the time to type!

Hope Monday goes well Cazzy and BT, I am supposed to be back Monday evening too but have taken 3 weeks holiday so got a couple of weeks grace.

Evie seems to be coming on in leaps and bounds, she is getting faster at crawling now and is pulling herself up on the sofa too. She has started following me around the house too, I'll go into the kitchen and she'll crawl to the doorway then lie down and peep round it at me! She's trying to clap (unsuccessfully) and open cupboard doors in the kitchen (successfully). She has 7 teeth now and I suspect the 8th won't be too far behind, poor little thing doesn't seem to be getting a break! For those of you whose LOs have no teeth yet, it is supposed to be better long term for them. They say that the later they get them, the later they loose them and get their adult teeth - certainly true for my DSs, DS1 got his later than DS2 and lost them much later.

We are having troubles with milk at the moment, I have stopped her mid-morning BF and replaced it with a bottle. She will take the bottle okay but won't drink much, sometimes 1oz somtimes 6oz (different every day), she won't take a drop more once she's decided she's had enough! This now means she is only BFing morning and night and my supply has really suffered, I am struggling to produce enough and she is being very lazy with it. She just doesn't seem bothered (she was feeding loads last week - growth spurt?). Need to stop in the next couple of weeks anyway but did want to make sure she would take a good amount of formula first! Don't know whether to just go for it, carry on with 2 bfs a day or go back to 3?

Buzzy, my DS2's head was flat on one side as a baby too - I took him to the GP as I was worried about the very odd shape of it and although I saw a specialist they concluded that it was okay. His head is normal shaped now, think it was fine by the time he was 1 IIRC.

Cazzy, I know how you feel about your DD needing glasses, my DS2 has had them since 14 months and a couple of weeks ago we found out DS1 needs them although just for concentration work. Evie has to have hers checked in a few weeks as her left eye is a little slow - am hoping she doesn't need them too.

Louise, have you left us? Please don't! What's up?

Caz, how's work going?

Hi to everyone else - don't have the energy to do my usual roundup! DSs back to school next week so hopefully have a little more time (although doubt it as got a wedding cake to make...)

BouncingTurtle · 29/08/2008 06:57

Ooh a wedding cake! Who's getting married?
Beckle - you could be worrying unnnecessarily about your milk drying up, plenty of mums drop down to morning and night time breastfeeds and sustain this for months, with their milk drying up only after baby doesn't feed for several days. At the age our babies are now, our supply is fully established, and will now only be producing exactly what is needed - I'm struggling to express vast amounts because of this, but I know there is milk there when ds needs it.

fifisboys · 29/08/2008 09:40

Just a quick post from me to say i hope everything goes well Cazzy and BT for going back to work.
I will try and catch up but i've still got packing to do and i need to go into town today to pay bills and get my spending money..i'm so excited and can't wait for the break..we fly at 9am on sunday morning, so this time in 4 days i'll be lying on a beach in the Dominican, if the hurricaines stay away

becklespeckle · 29/08/2008 10:30

Tis my Nephew getting married BT, not made a wedding cake for a while so am quite looking forward to it!

Don't think I am worrying unecessarily about my supply, there was barely anything there this morning and I feel so . My supply really is very easily affected. Have dropped 1-2 cup sizes already. I know that I was only going to BF for a couple more weeks but those weeks were important to me if that makes sense. Going to keep at it for a couple more days but its not fair to keep on if DD is not getting enough

buzzybee · 29/08/2008 10:50

That's reassuring to hear Beckle, thanks. Its a funny one - would you rather your baby was a great sleeper with a flat head or a poor sleeper with a perfect shaped head ? I do think its starting to become a little more rounded now that she's more mobile. Bea also has 7 teeth and today I thought I could see one of the eye teeth pushing against the gum. She takes after me in that respect I think - I lost my first baby tooth at 3. I do have pretty good teeth now if I say so myself! Its my gums I have problems with...

Bea had the Flouroscopy thing-y today that Lizzer's DS had not long after he was born and it was really good to know what to expect so many thanks Lizzer. It wasn't very pleasant and she cried but was over quite quickly and as the doctor/tech guy said its much better to do with young babies who won't remember as a very embarassing procedure for older children who I can imagine who be quite traumatised by it. (they pump fluid containing dye up into the bladder using a cathetar to check for bacwards reflux into the kidneys). The good news is no sign of reflux - which leaves us wondering still what the cause of the enlarged kidney is. We see the paed again on Monday so fingers crossed they just want to take a watching brief.

claireybee · 29/08/2008 14:49

God it is driving me mad not having proper internet access.have really bad mobile signal here too so it takes me ages just to access one page. Have been a bit ill the last couple of days,sicky headache that pounds when i bend down or go upstairs,a bit dizzy and tummy pains. A lot like early pregnancy actually but thats not even a possibility! Ds has been very whingy and clingy,wants boob every 5mins but then doesnt feed properly. Is up 4 or 5 times in night again too.not sure if he is also ill or if it is teeth. Dd also whining constantly and hitting and throwing things.says 'i can't,you do it' about everything,funny how she cant feed herself her lunch or put her crayons away but can climb up onto the counter to get the biscuits.so glad i had ds before she hit the terrible twos,no way id have coped with his screaming had she been as she is now. Maybe she is also ill but doesnt seem to be

becklespeckle · 29/08/2008 15:13

Buzzy, I would much rather a good sleeper with an odd shaped head TBH! It has not affected DS2's development in any way and now it is round so... Poor Bea getting the eye teeth already! Glad that the test went well and there was no sign of reflux, will keep my fingers crossed on Monday for you.

Clairey, sounds like you are having a rough time, perhaps the kids have a touch of what you do? Hope you are all feeling a bit better soon.

claireybee · 29/08/2008 15:14

Yes dd is home and well,really enjoyed herself but seems to have completely unpotty trained,probably had too much fun to remember. Ds took 2 steps today but i think they were more stumbling and trying to keep his balance rather than proper steps,he still cant stand unaided for long.
Cazzy well done dd3,ds has tried to stand up a few times but just ends up on all fours,dont think he has quite figured out how to do it!mind you dd had been walking for 4 or 5 months before she could stand up without pulling herself up! at all those babies with 7 teeth,dd still only has 13 and she is 2.she was very late to get her first one though,was the week of her birthday and she had such bad nappy rash that she was bleeding and screamed everytime she did a wee. Hope ds doesnt suffer in the same way. Buzzy having had two non sleepers with perfect heads id say i would rather they slept and had squashed heads! Great news about your dd though i expect you would feel better if you knew the cause of it.

claireybee · 29/08/2008 15:16

Yes dd is home and well,really enjoyed herself but seems to have completely unpotty trained,probably had too much fun to remember. Ds took 2 steps today but i think they were more stumbling and trying to keep his balance rather than proper steps,he still cant stand unaided for long.
Cazzy well done dd3,ds has tried to stand up a few times but just ends up on all fours,dont think he has quite figured out how to do it!mind you dd had been walking for 4 or 5 months before she could stand up without pulling herself up! at all those babies with 7 teeth,dd still only has 13 and she is 2.she was very late to get her first one though,was the week of her birthday and she had such bad nappy rash that she was bleeding and screamed everytime she did a wee. Hope ds doesnt suffer in the same way. Buzzy having had two non sleepers with perfect heads id say i would rather they slept and had squashed heads! Great news about your dd though i expect you would feel better if you knew the cause of it.

becklespeckle · 29/08/2008 15:18

I think I have discovered the source of DD's lack of appetite the last day or two...

...she has a very runny tum

Might give her just milk for the rest of the day, she is not much interested in food anyway today.

claireybee · 29/08/2008 15:19

Yes dd is home and well,really enjoyed herself but seems to have completely unpotty trained,probably had too much fun to remember. Ds took 2 steps today but i think they were more stumbling and trying to keep his balance rather than proper steps,he still cant stand unaided for long.
Cazzy well done dd3,ds has tried to stand up a few times but just ends up on all fours,dont think he has quite figured out how to do it!mind you dd had been walking for 4 or 5 months before she could stand up without pulling herself up! at all those babies with 7 teeth,dd still only has 13 and she is 2.she was very late to get her first one though,was the week of her birthday and she had such bad nappy rash that she was bleeding and screamed everytime she did a wee. Hope ds doesnt suffer in the same way. Buzzy having had two non sleepers with perfect heads id say i would rather they slept and had squashed heads! Great news about your dd though i expect you would feel better if you knew the cause of it.

claireybee · 29/08/2008 15:26

Gah sorry about my funny posts,hope they are readable at least.phone doesnt seem to like nunsmet much!

claireybee · 29/08/2008 15:32

Or mumsnet. Beckle hope dd is better soon

BouncingTurtle · 29/08/2008 16:17

Beckle - poor dd hope she feels better soon!

Clairey - lol at nunsmet! Glad your dd had a good time with her daddy

Buzzy - glad you can rule out reflux, hopefully they'll be able to suss out the cause of dd's enlarged kidney soon!

Fifi Think of us when you are sunning yourself lol

Jewelsandgems · 29/08/2008 19:15

Hello girls have had a quick read of all your posts and glad all ok suey with the scan.

Izzy has finally started crawling albeit backwards! She gets up on her hands and knees, rocks a bit and then take steps back! And then she is really frustrated at not reaching the toy etc she wanted! She is also clapping! and lots and lots of vocalising. Also she is getting lots of top teeth all at the same time by the looks of it, so although she is still sleeping like an angel (7-6.30) she does have some very grumpy moments during the day.

Anyway, chocolate is calling....

BouncingTurtle · 29/08/2008 19:35

Cool! Daniel is bored of clapping as he hasn't clapped for over a week! He used to clap all the time and looked so cute doing it. His thing now is shaking his head lots!

BouncingTurtle · 29/08/2008 19:36

Hey I hadn't finished that post!
I was about to say he is now crawling forwards and crawled out of the baby nest I put him in when I was in the shower luckily the bedroom door was shut!

suey2 · 29/08/2008 20:03

thanks jewels!

I got one of those push along things with the bricks in yesterday- millie loves it! I have to hover but she can use it independently still nae teeth and no progression from mama, but I am loving this stage

macdoodle · 29/08/2008 20:49

We have waving but no clapping here - very cute..and holding arms up to be carried - very irresistable
2 teeth now...and still BF bedtime and morning only got to 3 months with DD1
No chance of walking or standing she is just to podgy lots of crawling backwards.....away from the toy she wants cue screams of frustration ...
Agree this is a lovely age

suey2 · 29/08/2008 20:55

hey macdoodle- are you better? How's work going?

Caz10 · 29/08/2008 21:57

Howdy all!

Hope everyone is well and sick babies are getting better and wakeful babies are sleeping...

Also good luck to everyone going back to work - it is worse and not as bad as I imagined all in one go!!

Absolutely knackered and already hating the monotony..
-get up, shower, feed dd (bf)

  • dressed, breakfast, dd breakfast luckily dh is home with dd just now so at this point he whisks her away with the dog for a walk/sleep and I go to work.. work work work ...home, bf, solids, bath, bf, bed for about 7.30, at which point it's back to work, work, work until 10ish when I go to bed and then get wakened a thousand times by dd until 6.30 when we get up and it all starts again!! . Just a bit fed up as I'm not getting even 10 mins a day to just it down with a cuppa, but I guess that is the reality of it...

The 1st day I actually thought I wouldn't be able to go! I was so so upset and couldn't see myself physically getting in the car and leaving! But it's actually fine, mainly cos i can see dd is really fine without me!

But I just miss her and feel like I'm in the wrong place when I'm at work..

anyway whinge over!!

We have - no teeth but you can see them coming through (2 bottom 2 top), no sleep (aaargh), no crawling but almost, lots of clapping and waving and soooooooooo much noise you wouldn't believe! She starts the day by shouting and chatting and is basically only quiet when she's asleep!! she's mentally loud too, everything is at top volume, loads of different "words" plus lots of funny noises with her tongue etc.

Lots of random questions...

  • when do you all give the last solid meal before bedtime? i'm worried mine is too late..
  • do you change nighttime nappies? I don't, but the poor soul is really sodden in the morning (not leaky, just heavy iyswim) -those of you on formula - are you still on stage 1? dd takes 1 carton a day approx when I'm at work, I've just bought aptamil 1 as that's what she's had before, but then realised "before" was when she was 5weeks - oops! maybe I should be using something else?

Good luck BT, cazzy and all other returners!

Glad to hear all is well suey loucee - do you know many other mums? When I was off I had 2 or 3 regular things, not much but just eg a walk with the pram on a certain day with one mum, coffee with another on another day etc. Kept me sane! But I appreciate that might be more difficult with your dd. Oh, and dd is in my bed most nights too, I have decided now I don't care, whatever works for more sleep!!

aaaarg a wakey baby...

Jewelsandgems · 29/08/2008 22:12

Caz your days are packed full! It must be hard initially going, but yes she is fine and well done for making the transition. I think it will take a while before it settles down, and especially on a monday it will feel wierd to leave her again (used to for me)

Regardning the milk, yes I used SMA progress now and have since 6 mnths. Izzy was a sicky baby and from that time of, mixed with the solids, she is not sick at all any more. Prob just coincidence though as she is not having as much milk. I also do change her in night but then she does not wake.

Well done to all of you who are returning to work!

Have a good weekend everyone

Caz10 · 29/08/2008 22:20

oh i feel bad now J&G, cos dd does wake but i don't change her! Should i??! I just thought that i wouldn't be changing her if she did sleep through iyswim. when do you change your dd then?

Have a good weekend!

macdoodle · 29/08/2008 22:35

Hi Suey thanks am feeling better though relationship with H pretty crap....am trying to enjoy my gorgeous girls ...
Sympathy to all now back at work - hard to believe I have been back nearly 3 months now ...and DD2 is fine....agree with Caz it is just bloody relentless ...
DD2 is on Apatamil 3 (thats the follow on one she has 2 bottles a day anywhere from 2-8oz) and morn and eve BF ...
I tried to feed us all about the same time about 5-6pm-ish ....then DD1 plays out/watches TV etc, while I bath DD2 (usually a right mess from tea), BF and put her down for about 7pm .....then start over with DD1 minus the BF ....
I never even thought to change a nappy in the night now unless obviously it has leaked or stinks...change her when she wakes for day (6-7ish) then take her into my bed for a morning cuddle and BF before the day starts.....