July 2008 - Rolling, rolling, rolling, our babies just keep on rolling!

[sweetkitty]

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Bloody hell you lot can talk!

I'm never going to be able to keep up now I'm back at work.

First day went OK, despite endless phone calls to our techie people in Hungary trying to get my systems all up and running again. Have most of my functinalities, although getting connected to my printer is on a 10 hour response!

Have also found out that I am to change job roles. Have been dealing with redundancy for 6 years and am now going to be dealing with data protection instead. nice to add another bow to my arrow so to speak. And with my previous experience in Payroll, I am getting a complete spectrum in HR which hopefully will put me in good stead when I am eventually made redundant. Have also thought about a career change into either being a teaching assistant or reception teacher. Need to do some more research though.

Had a great holiday in North Wales and it was lovely with the snow.

Head in the sand here with weaning. L has shown no interest whatsoever and is stll only on 5 6oz bottles a day.

Oh and L is now 19 weeks and shows no signs of rolling. He was weighed today at clinic and weighs 15lb 15 1/2 oz.

Hope everyone is OK and I'll try to keep up!

Oh and welcome to smudge and jadey.

L manages to turn 180 degrees in his cot and grobag too.

Hello Libralady

LL - glad work wasn't too bad

Poppy has last lot of injections today so later she will be grumpy.

Aggh. Had a night out with some NCT girls last night, really nice lot but we got on the subject of Anabel karmel (is that how you spell it) and weaning and one of the girls has started her 4 1/2 month old on baby rice and banana on the advice of her HV (he is a big baby 20lbs), now my face must have looked like I had just sucked a lemon (must work on being less readable) and she said that I obviously disagreed and I said that it's probably not a good topic and she said go on so I told her that her HV was wrong and that babies don't need anything else but milk for the first 6 months. Anyway. I should have just kept my mouth shut. I feel really bad as she is lovely and basically I was criticising her parenting which is WRONG of me, everyone should be allowed to parent in their way.

sorry such a me me me post but I feel really bad

Plus I'm completely hypocritical as A has been in his own room since he was 10 weeks which contradicts SIDS guidelines, but at least I don't have a health professional giving me the wrong advice.

Libra - don't feel too bad - you tried to avoid the confrontation, but she asked you to state your case.
I've had a conversation with a mother of a 2 week old this morning who was telling me she's trying to drop the night feed at 2am (am assumimg bottle fed) and it took all my will power to smile sweetly instead of shouting "SHE IS ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD FGS!!!"

Practice a bland face in front of the mirror!

Morning all,

Just dropped DS1 off at pre-school for the first time, and I'm very I don't know why as he's been going to nursery for about 15 months, but I cried!

Sam woke at 4.00 for a feed this morning ahhhh after going 7-7 for weeks now, please tell me this is normal (seems they have a growth spurt every other day! ) he's 18 weeks on Friday.

I'm fed up of batting off questions of weaning, I just really can't be arsed, and Sam is showing no signs, I know it's very early still to be even thinking about it, but I just wish everyone would stop asking me! aggghhhhhh

Sam has rolled front to back a couple of time now, and I can't put him on his front as he just topples over! He's an odd one who loves tummy time!

I meant Sam has rolled back to front a couple of times now!

Morning everyone just having a tea break here, older two at nursery, B under baby gym and I'm scoffing crumpets.

Jodie - aww poor you, I think I will bawl for a week when DD1 goes to school next year

libra1975 - yes I find you have to bite your tongue a lot, last year I went to visit a friend who's DS was 6 weeks old and she had been giving him ground rusk and baby rice in his bottle since 5 weeks I think she started him on purees at 10 weeks. You just got to live and let live really don't you? I also think the older generation has a lot to do with it too i.e. mums saying well I did X and he slept through the night etc

libralady - happy 1st day back at work, so you will eventually be made redundant too at least you will have a cracking CV

hello to everyone else too

Morning all,

Abigail would only take a max of 2ozs per feed yesterday even after much trying. Eventually in the evening she did the most Massive "2man" poo. Think she was so full of poo that she couldnt cope with much milk. Shes been up every 3 hours throughout the night for food so guessing shes filling up the tanks again
I went to bed at 11 after her dreamfeed but couldnt go off till 1.30 then A woke at 2! and every 3 hours since- so rather tired today.

Im another one who bites there toungue alot and def agree with SK about the older generation. My mum rang this morning and we spoke about A's nighttime waking. Mum was concerned that I shouldnt let it upset her routine. I replyed that if she needs it, then she needs it. Mum then goes on about how you dont want to get into demand feeding. what should i do then.... let her scream all night till we say its time!
Again with the feeding- round my mums at the weekend and A was being funny with her milk and mum suggested adding Crusha to make it Strawberry milkshake...mmm NO!
The she got some chocs out left over from Halloween and joking gave A a Milkybar to hold. She then un wrapped it and seriously asked "can she?" mmmm Huge NO!

To top it off she then says to A. Wait till you stay with your nanny and mummys not here! She doesnt need to know! -- And she wonders why I havent let her babysit yet! [Angry]

Sorry for that little rant!

Libra- dont feel too bad... she did ask!

Sorry meant to say Milkyway not Milkybar.
Not that it really matters- Choc still choc!

Hi All,

had a helluva night last night too - C was up at 1am despite having a bottle at 9.30pm of 8ozs, then DD woke up - thankfully Dh got up to see to her, then I was up at 4am for C in between all this there was much sneezing, snuffuffling and raspy throat on both our parts. Had to hoist DD out of bed this am as I had my cholesterol/iron test at 8.40. Am really hungry today as due AF and wasn't allowed to eat last night or this morning until after the blood test.

Re WEANING - I mentione d to you all that w hole load of ladies left the thread I am on with DD as there was a huge hoo ha re weaning. Caused a massive fight and everyone was slating everyone else!! Was terrible - there are only a bout 6 of us left on it now. My Mum was going on about giving c a rusk or rice or soemthing when I was up as she h=gave me a rusk when I was 3 weeks old. I have to say though that I weaned DD at about 51/2 months but the research has proven (thus far anyway) that it can damage your gut to have solids before you are ON AVERAGE 6 months old. Remember it is an average and we are all individuals though, however, I just don't want to inflict any gut problems on my kids. My Dad gets nervous constipation and I suffered for over 12 years with IBS and get nervous diarrhoea so the last thing I wnat to do is risk passing on any unecessary gut afflictions to my kids. In saying that Calvin is a whopper of a big boy and he is still up about 2-3 times a night!!

I am going to play it by ear though and see how it goes.

Am meeting new mummies form this area on Friday Quite excited but a bit apprehensive too.

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my littlies.

What do you all do for babysitters for those of us weho have no friend/family nearby? I remember when I was younger people used to ask you to babysit but I suppose that is a bit unpc now?

I am finding it quite hard just now - I spent a long time living on my own and I am one of these people who really really needs some time on my own - impossible with 2 kids. I am dreaming of a whole day and night in a hotel to read, bath, drink wine and just chill out and have a whole nights sleep on my own am I a bad Mummy? My Mum is going to try and make it down for 5 night sin march so we can get away for 1 night for our anniversary so at least that is somwething!

Well must go as I have a million things to list on ebay and it takes ages...

Take care all.

By the way DISNEY sounded a bit down last time she posted so she has maybe 'gone into herself' for a while - that is what you tend to do when depressed or maybe her Dh has whisked her off for a wee break! If you are lurking DISNEY give Sam a big cuddle form us all.xxx

New thread..where have i been.

How are ya all?
Routines- I dont really have one with Grace. Well she always has last bottle at about 10pm and in bed for 10.30 but thats about it.
I bath her twice week and in the day and at no set time. I dont bath her more cause of exczema. She gets her exczema cream on every time we change her nappy so i spose thats like a routine coz she knows whats coming..she hates having her cream on..we have to put it on head to toe too. She feeds when ever she is hungry..usually every 3 hours.
I will get a routine one day but when i feel the time is right. She seems happy at the moment. I will deffo get a routine established before she hits 1 yrs thats for sure.

xx

I wish i had kept my gob shut when i first mentioned the weaning

jadey - why the about weaning, everyone parents differently and what suits one baby may not suit another. I believe it's about informed choice, i.e. knowing the recent guidelines and why they are there then making your decision on when to wean YOUR baby.

I don't bathe DD3 every day either probably about 3 times a week in plain water, I dunk her in before the bigger ones. I have found with the other two that too many baths makes their skin really dry. I use aqueous cream on her after her bath too.

pigley - my Mum mentioned putting banana Nesquik in a bottle for DD1 and apparently I used to enjoy a bottle of tea but only one sugar mind!

rumpel - about your rough night, I gave the bigger 2 medised last night. Re babysitters we just don't go out In saying that SIL is coming up on Sunday and DP and I are going to the pictures, it's the third time this year we have been out just the two of us. MIL is coming for a visit tomorrow but she's not the helping out type and my Mum has seen B once since she was born (but thats a whole other thread)

hi ladies i am here just been resting not on pc and chillin out really whoever said it was right i tend to shut of and go into myself when im feeling a bit down
ive also been at my dd,s a lot or shes been here the baby is due in 3 weeks now we went to asda this morning and her back is hurting and shes getting a pulsing feeling you know i didnt get it did any of you
shes so had enough now was in tears in the carpark last week we had a cuddle in the middle of the carpark i said hold on honey your nearly there wont be long till you hold your lovely new baby girl ,i feel for her right now,shopping today she was eating rennies like sweets,shes also off her food now i reckon it wont be long
i am just so excited i cannot wait and feel very priviliged to be her birthing partner
thanks for asking after me but im ok i do have down days samuels quite ill and sometimes i get low and cry but usually im ok and happy and thank everyday that i have him still
uh oh school run i gotta dash

jadey don't beat yourself up about the weaning, it's really up to you when you do it. DS1 was 16 weeks when he first had baby rice - like libra1975's friend, he was ever such a big hungry baby and was feeding every hour-2 hours day and night and making himself sick with milk (and me sick with tiredness!) I was advised to start weaning, I did and never looked back! There was a couple of girls in my yoga class who balked at the fact I'd given my PFB baby rice before 6 months, but it was my decision (back then the guidlines were 4-6 months, not 6 months like they are now) Each baby is different, and after having two I realise now how true that is!!!!

I don't have any routine in the day, he naps and eats when he wants, DS1 got himself in to a routine so I'm finding it hard to even contemplate it!!! I really need to start writing down times etc, I bet I'll find that each day is similar!

hey disney good to see you, I phoned my BF whose due in 2 weeks today she is really fed up too. hugs for little Sam too

Jadey, no problem mentioning weaning, this is such a friendly thead that we can agree to disagree with any bloodletting . FWIW, I started weaning DD1 and DD2 at about 5 months, as I had to go back to work and wanted to wean them myself rather than having my childminder do it. So that makes me really selfish - I did it for my own satisfaction. However, I don;t have to go back so quickly after O, so might leave it a bit later with her.

Disney, good to see you. Y'know, I think it's you and Sweetkitty that are the linchpins for this thread, and we all get worried when either of you too goes MIA

Ive given up on the whole weaning debate!!! I now avoid it whenever poss. I gave rice at 12 weeks, J is now on three meals a day and 5 bottles of 9oz a day (he is 20 weeks). He has shown no probs, but i wish i could've held out longer. I get covered in food at dinner times, as he is snatching the spoon and trying to feed himself (successfully at times!). But i miss the days when it was just a quick bottle.

Routine - I was amazed how much difference it makes! Like jodies DS1, J had his own routine, 3,7,11 like clockwork. But as he started to want more food it got awful, every hour or so! Now it's pretty good, bath at 6.30, bottle before bed at 7.
He screams if it doesn't go in that order!!! Even better he sleeps till 7.45am. I feel very lucky. I have also noticed he will take a nap from 2-4 every afternoon, waking in time for his 3 course dinner!! How do they know the time so spot on?!!

Does anyone know if teething causes them to wake during the night? He has woken for the last few nights a few times with really rosy cheeks (not too hot i checked). Its really unlike him, he settles very quickly but i dont know why he wakes?!

Yep - smudge rosy cheeks = teething usually. Is he screeching suddenly like with a sharp pain?

Just a word of caution - my DD had hand, foot and mouth at 1 year - symptoms crying, fever, rosy cheeks, rash (usually on the hands and feet but she had it on her arms and legs).

Just made £44 on ebay and stillgot another 20 items or so to go. time consuming but worth it.

Put C in the door frame bouncer today he loved it!! very funny

Must go pick up DD from nursery.

have a fab night 2night allxxxxx

thank you for the lovely welcome back
samuel had baby rice today on the recomendation of the hv as he sicks all the time through his nose and chokes a lot the rice is heavier hence less choking he was fine and loved it although it was so so thin and watery he was sort of sucking it down
i was eating an apple today and i let him lick it he wasnt so keen on my orange though just pulls a weird face
its funny he smiles and laughs at me and anyone he knows but he will not smile at passers by that speak to him hes just stony faced till i peek in his pram as well then we all get a big gummy grin
im currently knitting a fluffy blue jumper i love knitting my dc things
does anyone else baby reserve smiles just for the family or is just a sociable little person to everybody

forgot to mention i am selling my medela swing breast pump cheap if anyones interested on here i think it nearly £90 or thereabouts i just cant be bothered to put it on ebay not enough time
just thought id ask you guys before putting in the paper im asking £35 for it as its 2 mths old

poledra - linchpin of the thread feel very now I thought I was just the chatterbox of the thread rambling away

rumpel - glad DS liked the door bouncer, I think it gives them a new perspective on the world being upright instead of lying/half sitting

disney - B definitely reserves her biggest smiles for me and close family

smudge - rosy cheeks and waking up sounds like teething to me, the teeth actually move up the gums before erupting out so even though you cannot feel or see teeth they can still be giving them grief

Oh am I so so fed up of the constant fighting in here today, off to make dinner now.