June 2008: weaning with every flavour baby rice . . . . and loving it!

[spongebrainbigpants]

new home!

Sorry to hear about the bad nights. DS was unsettled too, mostly he wanted cuddles.

I spent most of the weekend making meals for DS, we now have a freezer full of them. We have been doing finger foods too, they work as a good distraction while I spoon purees into him. I'm suprised how well he copes with the finger foods.

Aberdeen that was funny because I actually was on the phone to the dentist! Still in agony here.
So, my mouth hurts, my tooth is throbbing, I can eat only purees, and I wake crying in the night...hmm...
Iestyn meanwhile gave us hell last night and woke several times, crying loads, quite probably teething, so I'm in the knackered club too (hi Sponge, Amber)!
So Tim is the only one not teething in this house...

Having a minor stress now because I want this pain-worse-than-childbirth (truly) to go, but I'm terrified of dentists. However, as I'm by myself with no childcare, I can't take diazepam, and may have to face root canal or an extraction with just my own bravery. I'm trying to be positive - was conscious during the manual extraction of my placenta in theatre - but I'll admit that that was like a horror film, and there was none of the bone/tooth scraping business then.

Ok, will go and watch This Morning because I'm just wallowing now! [smiling but swollen face emoticon]

Essie3 I was in the same situation a few weeks after ds was born. Once I had the tooth pulled out I felt so much better and really wished I had done it sonner.

Looks like we all had sleepless nights then! A has just had a long nap but I was busy tidying the house so missed the opportunity to catch up on my own sleep. Ho hum.

Essie, feeling your pain - you poor thing .

Amber, I wouldn't worry too much about Luke refusing food at the moment if he's still taking his milk. I know you weren't planning to do BLW but have you thought about just putting some finger foods in front of him and seeing what he does? Apparently some parents do BLW cos they have to cos their LOs just will not take spoon feeding at all! Even if he just plays with it it's a start!

Deb, will get some powder today, thanks.

Ah, it was you, Goingfor3! I remembered someone having a tooth pulled around the same time as having a baby.
The tooth is an impacted wisdom tooth, but I'm more concerned about the pulling out process than anything else...
How long were you in pain after the tooth came out? I had six teeth taken out when I was a teenager (admittedly big healthy ones not a stupid stunted one like this one) and I was in a lot of pain for over a week with big holes in my mouth.

Essie3 It felt uncomfortablw but was not painful compared to the toothache I had had. It settled after about a week. The tooth was also a wisdom tooth and popped out easily which was a relief as I was really worried. I did have the option of a root canal but couldn't face it as it may not have worked. I really hope you get it sorted soon.

essie - massive symapthy re teeth pain. what did dentist say?

amber sorry re sleep deprivation and can echo what you have with edie -given up on even rying with food. and what kind of sign?she'll suddenly start dialling for a take away ... what I want to know is how much of the waiting post 6 months to wean creating iron deficiencies is an urban myth? things may change in the next 6 weeks but I can't see 26 December bringing a sudden miraculous change in edie's eating wishes.

OK need help/advice -as I may have mentioned before I'm completely driving phobic - well to be really clear hate parking/slow manoeuvres...forced myself to take car round to garage to get something checked out that needed to be fixed and almost had 2 panic attacks there (trying to park when no space to get child seat out) and when I got here (which admittedly is not v.easy in road crowded with builders vans). How am I going to get over this? have tried talking to therapist, taking driving lessons etc but at a loss - I don't want to end up not driving cos of this.

Essie - I had 2 impacted wisdom teeth taken out under local . I did have pain after wards and had some time off work with tampons in my mouth(well they looked like them)drinking soup, but admittedly it was pre childbirth so I don't suppose the pain was actually that bad!

Good luck

Poppy, really sorry to hear about your driving phobia - have you tried taking advanced driving lessons rather than just normal ones? My dh took them and he said it improved his driving no end - they teach you about defensive driving and how to spot hazards, etc.

Don't know whether it would help or not?

poppy, if you google "driving phobia" there's absolutely loads of links like this:

anxious driver

Any good?

sponge that is a really good idea - had toyed with it before but a challenge liek that would get me out and driving. off to google those links

sorry about your bad night - I find that edie can kick off so much more now and sometimes nothign will settle her... and is your mil on crack - pop down for a day indeed ?

Lol at my MIL being on crack!! She's definitely on something! She's so weird - goes on and on about wanting to see loads of A, then turned up yesterday and while he was in a really playful mood lying on his mat and wanting lots of interaction she sat and read the Sunday papers!

Good luck with the driving. As I said, dh got a lot out of it - although he did become a bit of a driving bore for a while and kept on telling me driving titbits while I was driving until he told him to shut up (slightly less politely than that tbh!)!!

I also think driving with a child brings a whole new level of angst so definitely the right time to get some extra help. Let us know how you get on .

think thats grandmas though - my mother same - adores edie but the full on attention that they require isn't really her thing.

Thaks for support -will let you know what is going on.

stuck baby einstein on again... not feeling too bad re tv time as I can sit with her and play /chat about it and she does really like it (bless her -she is watching so intently and smiling - she loves the puppets).

Hello. had awful weekend with all of us coming down with the sickness bug except Jamie. Although that was obviously a huge relief, it did mean that dh and I had to look after two sick kids and one on form baby while both wanting to do nothing more than lie gently moaning on the sofa. Still, we are thankfully all better now.

Poppy, I am also an incredibly anxious driver. I will take any excuse to get out of driving and don't go out of my comfort zone - i.e. my local two towns. If I have to go somewhere reasonably tricky, I make sure I get dh to take me beforehand and I try to find a comfortable place to park, even if it means a bit of a walk. I also occasionally force myself to do new routes which scare me. Last month I forced myself to do my first ever solo motorway drive (one junction each way!) I spent about 3 weeks building uo to it but made it in th end. Now I plan to do it once a month until it becomes reasonably comfortable then I'll try to go further.

thanks sybil -that is comforting to know that I'm not the only one - I think it got worse when moved to different area (to be with dh) so didnt know routes .. and am very sorry to hear about the sickness in your house... glad you're better - nothing worse than that kind of bug as cos you cant eat you feel like death warmed up.

So what foods do I stick in front of Luke then for BLW? I keep reading about broccoli.

broccoli? not sure that would tempt me to eat....

Amber I have given DS broccoli, carrot batons, grated cheese, roast potato/carrots shaped like chips, mini rice cakes, baby biscuits, and apple to try to eat by himself. He is getting the hang of it and it's really cute to watch him concentrating really hard to pick up the food. He does manage to get some in his mouth too!

does it have to be soft and cooked? Can a baby with no teeth eat a rice cake? Sorry stupid questions!

Hi everyone,

Sorry to hear about more sleepless nights Sponge Amber et al. It's probably not want you want to hear, but I think some babies just take longer to settle through the night. My friend's baby didn't sleep through the night till she was a year old. (Sorry, dont mean to make you , have only mentioned because I think its good to know that it's not the parents fault if a baby sleeps - no matter what you do, some just don't go for sleeping through the night till older!)

Essie sorry that you're still in pain. As well as doping yourself up with strong painkillers, you could try a soluble painkiller like panadol. Swirling it around the affected area can help take the edge off. I did this when I had agonising dental pain a couple of years back. With regards to the dentist - I was absolutely terrified, but I desperately needed to get the work done and tbh, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had both root canal and extraction and I survived . Root canal treatment definitely sounds worse than it is. Try taking your ipod/mp3 player with you - the headphones can drown out some of the more unpleasant noises. Re: pain relief, have you got enough EBM to see you till any 'banned' medication is out of your system? I was in pain for a couple of days after the extraction, but it was manageable with painkillers.

Poppy no real advice on driving, but sympathies! I wouldn't say I was phobic, but I absolutely can't park on street, and I won't drive anywhere I haven't driven before. It does hold me back, but I do try and set myself a driving 'challenge' every now and again which sort of helps . Am off to check out links too!

Amber I don't know too much about BLW, but one of the BLW advocates on the weaning threads has a website, and there's a new book on it too which probably has 'recipes'?

Right, I feel a bit better for paying attention to other people for a change! Off to try and do some housework. Was supposed to be taking S to monkey music today but he's a bit out of sorts after the weekend so thought a day at home would be better for him. His auntie bought him some stacking cups and we've been playing with those for half an hour.

Oh, anyone else who has the learn and groove station, do you know how to adjust the height?

bitofadramaqueen look at the legs, push in the buttons and pull up. #you do one leg at a time as you have to pull up as soon as you pushed in the button. #i bet that doesn't make sense!!!

poppy another vote here for advanced motoring lessons - I was extremely driving phobic, panic attacks as you describe, had counselling which helped a bit but it was the advanced driving course that really worked for me. I did the Institute for Advanced Motoring one - the volunteer tutors were lovely with me, I thought they would be sniffy that I was so crap! but after all their goal is to improve road safety and they were impressed with me for wanting to get better and doing the course. Didn't do the test as I wasn't good enough and my goal wasn't the qualification but the confidence, but it did transform how I felt about driving. Still not a keen driver but I can function now (good job as dp worse than me and refuses to drive at all!).

I also liked this book: From Anxiety To Freedom because it was written by someone who'd had a driving phobia.

must get back to revising journal article, am practising advanced avoidance at the mo!

Not raining but pouring...
Saw dentist, abscess is v. bad, and if it's not gone by Wednesday, I have more antibiotics to take but I can't bfeed with them. So I'm willing it to go, and I'll go and see a doctor if it's not gone because I can't really express for 5 days (I'd get mastitis with my oversupply problem).
However...
On the way to the dentist, I did my back in! I know it's unbelievable, but I was getting Iestyn's car seat out with him in it, and something kind of ripped.

Feeling very sorry for myself. Tim back from work now because I can't do useful things like change nappies and pick up Iestyn when he's crying. I'll see an osteopath tomorrow and hope for a miracle cure.

Sorry for all the moaning.

this is why I love this thread/ thank you so much for your support ... Will investigate that book systems and maybe ask father christmas for advanced driving lessons.

Got nanny cv through -she looks lovely but all her appts about 12/18 months max - am I right to be a bit (I don't want someoen who buggers off after a little while) or is this quite common?