June 07 - you really would think we would have better things to do than chat on here all day...

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New thread.

this is the only link I could find Holly.

That halloween name thing is a bit of a farce! Let's just get a few well known regulars and choose them! One of whom hasn't even changed her name! I vote bumper!!

I have just voted in the Halloween thing but I agree it is a farce.

The HV saw jamlet standing and walking a little holding my hands and siad she's taking her weight well, she's standing straight etc, it's just taking her some time to do it on her own. She did say that bum-shufflers are commonly late walkers. I guess I just have to develop a thicker skin about it

I agree about the independant formula comittee thing though, because there needs to be more informed support out there for formula feeders. With no amount of support in the world could I have BF DS1, and TBH I could take it or leave with with DS2 & 3 but I was lucky and was successful without too much stress. If someone had told me FF was a bad idea with DS1 it would have been horrible horrible horrible. But I wouldn't have chosen my formula because of a pen (or even a Wii, well...)

I used to love debating at school.

where do I go to vote?

like the skin on jamlet's bottom

if she is walking, but with your support, then she is, to all intents and purposes walking jammy; she just lacks the confidence after her head knocking incident to go for it herself. You'll turn round one day soon and she'll be off.

oh, a thought though; my mum's neighbour said if you hold a dolly clothespeg or something and let her hold the other end and practice walking...you can gradually loosen your grip on it until you just let it go, but as she will think she's still holding onto something she'll keep going!!...iyswim?

I'm a sucker for advertising so probably would be swayed by it; in fact it's why I started off with aptamil for DS as all the adverts (and the price) suggested it was the best . But, it wasn't available on the free milk scheme so I had to swap to Farley's. My HV was a bit pro BF though and told me there was no difference between them in any real sense.

your debate sounds good holly.....we'll see how good you are if you can argue "your" stance convincingly. Let us know how you get on

Ria...link to shortlisted names in the OP of this thread

found it. they're not the best are they

so, half term has started. DS2 brought a recipe for fudge, one for playdough, and his end of term report???

DS1 has gone out (and he got walked home by a GIRL!!!!)

think I'm off to make chocolate cake. not for me you understand...
DS2 is going to watch Button Moon - maybe I'll just stay here

I had ds on Oct 10. dd stayed at dh's friend's house while i was at the hospital which was just for a few hours and that was the first time she was ever away from both of us. So when dh came home with her and she saw the baby, everything became too much for her and i think she went into a state of shock cuz she started pointing at me and the baby and talking jibberish. She didn't sleep well that night and whenever i fed ds she wanted to be on my laps as well. She used to be a daddy's girl but all of a sudden she only wanted mommy. So i had to cope with a jealous dd and a very jealous dh as well . It was a very emotional night cuz we both felt sorry for dd cuz she's still a baby herself and the guilt i felt was unbearable. But fortunately we'r over that now and she's crazy about ds kissing him constantly. and its like she loves me more now cuz i get kissed very much too. But i try my best not to let her feel left out. I think when you do that they feel less threatened.

that's one of my big worries about DD maamajullah; she is still very much a baby herself and her baby days are kind of being cut short . I also remember all too well how much time is needed with a new baby, especially when breastfeeding, and she just isn't big enough to understand. She calls her dolls babies so I'm sure she is convinced I have a dolly in there that can be dragged around and doesn't need clothes or anything

Her behaviour seems to have gotten more demanding recently as well and her tantrums have stepped up a gear. It'll be a challenge to say the least! I have the added worry of DS, who is 6.5, feeling even more out of things and left out by his younger siblings. He is a sensitive wee soul at the best of times.

I'm glad your DD is getting used to her little brother now though and i'm sure they will be very close when they are growing up.

Due to my guilt i found myself paying more attention to dd i had to remind myself that ds is guilty of nothin and shudnt be deprived of all the attention he deserves. It's his right to hav a mommy as well.

But daisy how is she with other people's babies? i believe dd adjusted quickly cuz she likes babies.

Well Jamlet may not have mastered walking yet, but she's fab at climbing We've been to the park and she climbeb up the ramp to the slide, and then down again (wouldn't come down the slide itself), then up and down, and up and down, and up .... You get the drift. She did fall at one point when a little boy startled her, but I caught her with no damage done, and after about 10s crying with shock, she was straight back on

she doesn't know any tinylittle babies, but she likes giving toys and stuff to my friends DS who is 10 months old. She also loves her dollies, but am worried that she loves them a little too much.

I'm sure she'll be fine and it's just another of my pre-labour anxieties.

maamajullah, your DD sounds very cute

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I have just put DD to bed early as she pissed on the farking sofa AGAIN. This time while she was having her Friday treat and watching tv. So I showered her off, put her in her pjs, brushed her teeth and put her straight to bed, knowing full well that DS would still be allowed to watch her favourite programme. I am at my wits end. If Dh wasn't pissed at a work event, I'd be tempted to walk out and go and stay in a hotel for the night, I am that farked off.

Sorry, rant over

Hugs Fairy. Sorry, not much else to offer

Thanks Jammy, I know there is no answer that anyone can give me, I just needed to unload the frustration

for you fairy.

aww jammy. who needs to walk when you can climb and put the fear of god in your parents that way (I have a house full of climbers and very grey hair!)

Hi there mj (can't spell it, sorry) It's funny to think we have lurkers

FUry, if you're lurking, have a good trip

no cocoa so made a frisbee victoria sponge, scones that look like rock cakes and my mums ginger loaf. Have the wahing up to do now.

oh, fairy {{{hugs}}}} from me too. Are you sure it isn't a water infection or something?

Have you tried a sticker chart?

sorry probably stating the obvious here.

Have a big gin and tonic or glass of wine and.........relax.

another November baby today and possibly one on the way.....one of our ladies had a very quick labour last time and after a VE earlier and has a show and having twinges. She had to argue with the OB to let her leave after her AN appointment today as she wanted to just induce her to get it over with....her last labour she went from 3cms to delivery in 33 minutes

Have had her wee tested and nothing wrong, she's just being lazy and can't be bothered to go to loo. the little minx is still awake and Dh has sent me a gibberish text to say he's on his way home and is so pissed he thinks he may spew on the train, so I can't really have a drink. Am with him as this is the 2nd Friday in a row that he's done this.

at speedy deliveries

Stickers didn't work - each time she wet her pants she eagerly asked if we could start a new chart . I am hoping the shock of early bed for her while DS had all the nice bedtime things might be enough of a shock, but I doubt it unfortunately. She is seriously stubborn, I wonder who she gets that from

what about some training pants, or is that a step backwards too far? you know the pants that just have a bit of terry and a waterproof inner, but are like normal pants on the inside.

or maybe some new pants that she gets to choose with her favourite characters on? ("you don't want to wee on upsy daisy/angelina/dora etc")

wish I had some constructive advice, but as DS was in full time nursery care at that age, the nursery sort of did the hard work for me

Thanks Daisy, I appreciate the suggestions. I have tried the choosing pants and no joy, but might try that again. I don't want to go to training pants because she is dry and clean most days just not when she's tired or can't be bothered. She's reliably dry for over 13 hours at night as well, so it's not an issue of bladder control, it's behavioural iyswim.