APRIL 2008 - The One Where They Can Eat Food!!!!

[VictorianSqualor]

Our Babies

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
02 April: A baby boy for mummyofaprincess @39 weeks
03 April: A baby girl for PippiCalzelunghe @38+2weeks
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for SalLikesCoffee, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
05 April: Ellis, a baby girl for MadameOvary
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
09 April: Jasmine, a baby gilr for Niceychops
11 April: Kyran for rdk, 7lb 13oz @ 38+3weeks
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
11th April: Florence, a baby girl for LouMoose
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
16 April: Jasmin, a baby girl, a first baby for Eggandketchup, 9lb 3oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
17 April: Benedict, first baby for LadyBee 9 lb 3oz @ 41 +2
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Samuel, a first baby for Velbels. 8lb15oz at 41+1weeks.
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
20 April: Emilia, 7lb15oz, a first baby for SuzeM, 40+6
20 April: A baby girl for SushiMama
21 April: Eve, a second baby for OMaLittle, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
21 April: A second DD for Monmoo
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
22 April: A second DD for blinks.
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first baby for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, a second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April: Hope Olivia, a second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 .
26 April: Gabriel, a third child for Bainmarie @ 41+5
26 April: Eli Michael, a baby boy for LittleMissTurquoise, 7lb 15.5oz @ 40+5
27 April: a baby girl for Ayomi, 6lb 1oz @ 41+0
28 April: Jacob Andrew, a 2nd DS for Kaybeeand2boys, 8lb 4oz @ 41+5
29 April: Thomas Henry, a 2nd DS for TLSM, 7lb 8oz 40+3
30 April: Harry Samuel, a fourth ds for Chipmonkey, 9lb 5oz @ 39+2
30 April: Ellie, a baby girl for Annamama
30 April: A second DD for luckymummy74
01 May: Sophie May, a baby grl for Annieroo, 6lb 5oz @ 41+4
01 May: Euan George, a baby boy for Jenniejennie, 8lb @ 40+4
02 May: Robyn Olivia, a baby girl for soph28, 8lb 1oz @ 42+1
05 May: Nora Martina, a first baby for Eva07, 7lb 8oz @ 41+2
05 May: A baby boy for Beeper, 8lb 10oz @ 41+0
05 May: Gabriella Summer, a first baby for MommyHasAHeadache, 8lb 4oz @ 40+6
06 May: Wilf, 8lb 60z for bigbadmom @ 41+6
07 May: James Andrew, a second ds for Moominsmummy, 8lb 13oz @ 41+5
08 May: Ellie Isabella, a first baby for Carey87, 7 lb 8oz @ 42+1
08 May: Robin David, a 2nd baby for Woollymummy, 8lb 11 oz @ 41+3
09 May: 4 kittens for scorpio's cat!
10 May: Astrid Mary, a second dd for TheShipsCat, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

Whatever Knitter. If that's not splitting hairs I don't know what is. Whether the conversation was specifically about me or not, it being more than one person shows it was more than one comment.

Anyway, Like I said, I don't really care. If people aren't secure enough in their decisions to wean the way they are and be able to talk about it then I can't help that.

Whatever indeed.

Can we leave all this now please?

89p in Morrisons, Scorpio? Think I'll be getting down to our local one - beats forking out £7.99 for a little piece of plastic!

PAL - love the new pics of your LO on FB - VERY cute!

Sure.
On a thread of so many people dealing with emotive subjects we can't be expected to agree all the time.

Hello all

Not posted for ages as laptop broke so I'm completely out of the loop and have no desire to get involved in the big row soooo....moving on

We haven't got a Morrisons anywhere near us but definitely need a splash mat from somewhere as we're starting on the adventure of solids too. I know it's not likely to help with Z's sleeping but still can't help hoping as she's currently waking every 45 mins - 2 hours and will only sleep in my bed which I'm less than happy about as she's now almost crawling and I don't think it's safe. Anyone got any tips for getting her to settle in her cotbed in her beautiful room (waste of time decorating all those months ago!)

My dd1 has a mild tomato allergy and it's definitely worse with raw but she does get a bit of a reaction with cooked too so I guess it's worth trying cooked first before raw.

M&B mag has free baby cutlery and splash mat this month

I would do a sleeping bootcamp....it will only take about 3 nights, rule of 3! I would put her down in it, put her back after feeding, etc. She will not like it at first but i had to do this with mimi cos she was loving sharing too much, and we dont like the idea of cosleeping all the time. Just keep putting her back in it.

Excellent! No idea what has happened to the many thousands of weaning spoons I bought for dd1 but they've all disappeared so need some more for Z to throw at the cat.

Crikey Piccalli, I moan about Alex waking up in the night still and he is only doing it once or twice.
Weaning hasn't made the difference I thought it did. The first night he slept really well, but last night he was up at 1 and 4, again.
Have you been able to get anyone to take over so you can get some sleep?
Sounds like Z is finding it hard to get into a second sleep cycle if she is waking up after 45 minutes.
Does she nap during the day?

Did Mimi cry a lot when you did it? At the moment Z gets completely hysterical if put in her cot at bedtime

Excellent - will pop down to my local WH Smith instead!

I'm off to the clinic later to speak to my HV about giving Gigi a TB jab. Found out the other day that as I am from SA, and as we are going back to SA in Jan, she really should have her TB jab. Poor baby - yet another nasty needle.

yes she did, but i left her for a few minutes each time, checked etc and we cracked it. Now i don't let her fall asleep at boob anymore, and if she night feeds (about 5am recently ) she feeds and as soon as she pops off i put her back in the cot.

She naps if we're on the move but never more than 45 minutes and even that's a struggle. Can't get anyone to take over as she won't take a bottle. We did have one magic night where she only woke once about a week ago but I have no idea what we did right to achieve it!

it will take time

Piccalilli - sorry can't offer any advice on sleeping as we have our own issues with Gigi's sleeping still! But I will say - good luck and I hoe it comes right!

Picalilli we're in the same sit. re waking / our bed- seeing a specialist cranial osteo n Saturday, will let you know how it goes

Peachy can i pick your brains please?

School just handed me a SALT & OT referral on friday with no forewarning.... they say he doesn't speack in gramtically correct sentences, but i think he is ok?

Also, ed psych won't see him as no resources. Can i get one privately?

Scorpio, I meant how do you make the pizza dough but the sauce base sounds good.

Aw Sal, don't go!! The photos of Roelof are gorgeous.

DH woke us both up with his snoring, then E started singing at 4am. I think I should move into her room.

YOu can get a private ed psych. They are bloody expensive!

IIRC bibic do an option with ed psych that was competitive cost wise; consder that. Alternatively I know there is a way of getting ed psych intervetion by force, a friend just did it, will ask her advice for you but have a look at the website sos!sen and call their helpline- I spoke to them yesterday. Bloody amazing people who could probably recommend you someone if you wanted to go down that route- but get the facts re rights first!

SALT / OT- get the reports in place, once thay are there its handy to have them for dx / school whatever if needed.

Oh Sal will be badk, she's having a rough time. I will pass on your thoughts.

so get the salt and ot first, then see?

thankyou so much peachy

You really ned all the reports in place at once- chase them all.

Also if there is any chancve you will be applying for dla in the future start keeping a diary of behaviours etc- does help.

sorry, is dla a benefit? dont think we can get anything....but i will still do that as could help anyway with other things.

Suze, sal hasn't gone. I've been talking to her in email.
She is just taking a few days break.

Picallili we tried sleep training too and I think it might have been that that made the difference. Thing is I'm too lazy to keep it up so only did it a couple of times plus I did it on a day DP had work and the DCs had school next morning which probably wasn't the best idea

We started by giving A his usual shower and feed and putting him to bed for about 7:30pm. When he woke up we comforted him straight away (I'm all for a little bit of crying but couldn't do CC), he kept crying in my arms and I knew it would be so much easier to just feed him and then put him back to bed as soon as we stopped him crying put him back down. We did this three times and each time he lasted 20 minutes before crying again, then he slept for most of the night.
I might try doing it again at the weekend.