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

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spongebrainbigpants · 07/11/2008 23:09

new home!

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bitofadramaqueen · 27/11/2008 18:23

Loving the rainbow nappies Sponge - how are you getting on with real nappies now?

LOL at the feeding ruck.

spongebrainbigpants · 27/11/2008 18:27

BDQ, I didn't actually intend to be so publicly rude to her as, unlike some of the posters on MN, I don't believe in slagging people off using the anonymity of MN - it was a genuine posting error !

Oh well . . . gotta laugh!

Real nappies are going well, but still getting by with my small Lollipop stock as my flexitot wraps haven't arrived yet which is annoying. But, yer, good thanks.

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spongebrainbigpants · 27/11/2008 18:56

Hmm, it would appear it twas a misunderstanding - think she needs to read her posts back again before she posts next time as it clearly wasn't just me who thought it came across as rude.

I've apologised for offending her in my reply - I'm being very adult today aren't I?!

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Amberc · 27/11/2008 19:51

Hello hardly been posting recently as I am so buggered after no sleep for about 5 days. I have decided enough is enough and am just going to close the baby's door and my bedroom door tonight as Luke doesn't wake up so much as fuss about. Figure I will hear him if there is a problem and he cries loudly. Neenz I'm sure I read somewhere that you said you leave your two to just get on with it at night! Is this what you mean? He's sleeping on his front now - hope that's OK it does worry me.

Essie did you get my night nanny or a different one? When does she start? You won't regret it!

Essie3 · 27/11/2008 20:07

Hi Amber, I got a different one because I need someone to start NOW NOW NOW! I went with a company Poppy had recommended (like, ages ago) called nightnannies.co.uk
Should get a nanny by Monday. They're promising to sort out the waking a fussing...

Essie3 · 27/11/2008 20:08

Now I'm tired... it's and in English, a in Welsh.

spongebrainbigpants · 27/11/2008 20:11

Amber, Alex sleeps on his front now. I figure he's old enough and strong enough to lift his head now so won't come to any harm.

Sorry to hear about the sleep deprivation.

Essie, hope the night nanny helps .

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poppy34 · 27/11/2008 20:31

amber I leave edie unless she cries -she is quite happy to play/shout at her toys. essie hope the night nanny sorts it -have heard good thigns about them and sometimes a different approach is what is needed (certainly worked for me early on when edie wouldnt feed adn midwife sorted it)

and I wouldnt apologise that hard sponge..she was rude but all sorted now

amber I tried several times to contact your night nanny but got no response.

spongebrainbigpants · 27/11/2008 20:32

poppy, thanks! I hate upsetting people, even when they've upset me!

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bitofadramaqueen · 27/11/2008 21:25

Sponge - sorry, I did realise that it was a posting error, but it made me chuckle (not in a bad way, just in a 'omg, sponge is taking on all the scary feeding thread women'). . I read the post the same way you did and I thought you handled your posting error with considerable maturity (rarely seen on those threads .

Will be interested to hear how you get on with the flexitot wraps as I'm thinking of getting some. The nappy thread people are very friendly but a bit anti-totsbots sometimes so it'd be good to hear what you think of them.

Re: nightnannies - do you think you can get a witching hour 4pm-6pm nanny? If not there is surely a gap in the market!

bitofadramaqueen · 27/11/2008 21:26

Re: nightnannies - do you think you can get a witching hour 4pm-6pm nanny? If not there is surely a gap in the market!

debinaustria · 27/11/2008 21:29

I'd like to sign up for a witchinghour Nanny too please!

debinaustria · 27/11/2008 21:54

Had Tristan to the skin specialist today - he has a birthmark(congenital mole) , not big, but with some irregularities so Dr said he'll remove it. He's obviously not too worried about it as he said he'll do it in the Spring, but of course I've googled myself silly about it now. I know that it isn't serious otherwise he would have said come back tomorrow but you just can't help it can you?

And I know in the broader view there are so many children with worse things to cope with but there always seems to be something wrong. He's had problems with bronchitis - lung specialist - then hearing - ENT specialist, Hospital admittance and adenoids removed, teeth removed, and speech therapy, and now this and he's only 6.

Enough moaning from me, sorry

And dh gave Ethan a bottle of ebm at bedtime and put him to bed, I missed my bedtime cuddle - I always do it!!!Can you tell I'm an only child and struggle with sharing sometimes???

spongebrainbigpants · 27/11/2008 22:02

BDQ, don't apologise! I was just embarrassed !

Anyway, seems to have gone quiet now . Having re-read her post, it really was very objectionable and badly worded so she shouldn't be surprised that she got a bit of a pasting! But I asked MN to remove the posting that said she was illiterate!!

IKWYM about the nappy thread being anti-flexitots. They look very neat so I'm desperate to use them but obviously can't without the wrap. Will let you know as soon as I do try them out. Still thinking I might exchange a few for some more bumgenius just for the drying time, but then BG are a bit small on Alex's amply proportioned legs!!

Deb, so sorry to hear about Tristan - but like you say it doesn't sound like anything serious. The internet should be banned when it comes to health concerns!

Lol at you not wanting to share!

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Neenztwinz · 27/11/2008 22:10

Deb, Tristan will be just fine. Step away from Google!! And enjoy your DH doing some of the work. You'll get lots of cuddles tomorrow

Amber, mmm, well I leave Esther to get on with it in the night if she wakes and just makes noise. If she is properly crying then I have to go in (and feed her usually). Theo tends to settle himself. I think they often wake and I just don't hear them, esp Theo as he is quieter. They let me know if they really need me. Wouldn't worry about lying on front - they can move their heads now so won't suffocate. I had to use controlled crying at first to get them to go to bed at 7pm and stay there. Since we did that (took three days) they have been much better at going to sleep, staying asleep and settling themselves if they wake.

Drama, does your LO have a nap in the afternoon? My two also get cranky at around 4pm. I take them for a walk in the pram, they have a nap (30mins or so) and then they are all refreshed for their tea and bath, and ready for sleep again at 7pm.

Off now to find Sponge;s weaning thread!

alipalli · 27/11/2008 22:12

Deb, don't worry about Tristan he is in the system and it will get sorted in due time. LOL at only children not sharing: DH and I are both only children and we are terrible at sharing with each other!

Sponge I read your feeding post once you had kissed and made up. It made me giggle, hope you don't mind. Makes me realize how no- one ever normally apologises for anything on MN.

Essie - I hadn't realized that you were in such a bad way with sleep. Is this because of the tooth (yours) or Iestyn's, or a combination of everything? Hope the night nanny helps. If it's any consolation James took some photos of me this evening, I look pale and dog tired. I really do need to revisit my makeup box and get my haircut!

Neenztwinz · 27/11/2008 22:37

Just out of interest and I hope you don't mind me asking, how much is a night nanny and how are you affording it (ie are you going without other things?). My DH earns what I think is a lot (well into 40% tax bracket) but we could not afford a night nanny I don't think. I am even wondering whether we can really afford £20 a week for a cleaner! And you ladies live in that there big city of London.

Maybe your DHs are even better off than mine (well, esp Essie's as he is a barrister and I know how much they earn )

Sponge, fairlady's reply smacked of back-tracking IMO. I think she was BEING RUDE oops sorry caps lock

ThePenguinProject · 27/11/2008 22:39

OMG, OMG, OMFG. Was sitting here on my own as DH out tonight, happily chuckling at all the June ladies backing Sponge up on the heinz ff thread when the bloody angelcare breathing/movement mat alarm goes off. My house is so small that Ryder's cot is only about 15 foot away but I have never moved so fast. Absolutely fine, well he is, I'm not. And my panicking woke him up, but I needed to hold him anyway.

Still feel a bit sick now...

Sorry I have read everyone's posts, but can't remember any of them now.

Essie3 · 27/11/2008 23:06

OK PP, deep breaths. Is Ryder in a cot or a moses basket? If cot, had he moved off the sensor? And if no, does he have a sprung mattress or a foam one? If foam, that's the problem - you need to put a piece of plywood under the sensor. (I did.) Also make sure the mat is right under him, not under his knees.

What else, oh, I found Sponge's thread hilarious. I was going to post and pretend to be all sanctimonious about all this real milk I have (as opposed to all you fakes out there with your bottles full of pretend drinks...). But I didn't just in case! But I did think the caps lock thing was weird. Doesn't she have a delete button? Or was she trying to draw attention to herself?

Neenz I don't imagine Tim earns a load more than your DH - he's not in a sexy area of law (at all!). The night nanny is just under £100 a night, but would be a bit more for you - they don't double for twins, but add a bit on. Good question really - Tim doesn't spend anything much on himself (he's in the office all the time!), we don't go out much (this isn't sounding good), we don't have expensive hobbies really. Um, we're also quite old?! We don't do expensive holidays either. Perhaps I should go to be sympathetic to this lady! I want to live like a footballer's wife, but don't quite manage it. House in London is v. small (indeed) and Tim bought it years ago. And we need a new kitchen and are hoping to gain from MFI's disaster...

Ali thanks for the nice words! I'm not dying from lack of sleep - in fact, Tim's suffering more than I am I think - but it's been dragging on a while, and so just for a month we're getting a nanny for 2 nights per week [Neenz gets her calculator and puts us in the millionaire bracket!] for us, really, because we're bickering and we've become colleagues rather than a couple. Mainly through tiredness. But the last few days have been hellish with my aches and pains, and I think I wouldn't have suffered quite so badly if I wasn't a bit run down!

Sorry about the long post! It's bedtime now, so goodnight!

ThePenguinProject · 28/11/2008 08:06

Morning! Posting quick so I'm the first. Where are you Deb?

alipalli · 28/11/2008 08:08

Essie hope the night nanny perks things up for you and Tim (so to speak) . When Amber told me the hourly rate for her nanny I was quite shocked that it was only a pound or two per hour more than my useless cleaner who has subsequently been sacked. Obviously a cleaner doesn't come for 12 hours so it ends up being much more expensive, but nannies do have to have some qualifications and they work anti-social hours.

It seems that a standard night for us is: sleep at 9, wake once or twice in 45 min intervals; then sleep from 11 till 1.40, feed then sleep till 5, feed then sleep till 6.30/7ish. Any better than this and I am v happy, any worse and I feel dreadful.

Peter has started rolling from back to front! Not the first on the thread I know, but he just did it as I was typing this.

ThePenguinProject · 28/11/2008 08:20

Ok about the alarm last night, would prefer to have an over sensitive alarm than an under sensitive one.

Awful night's sleep in the penguin household - I waited up for DH to get in so didn't get to sleep until 12.30. DH fell asleep immediatelt in a drunken slumber whereas for me when Ryder woke at 3am it felt like I'd only just fallen asleep. R finally fell asleep on me about 4.30am and then woke up when DH's alarm went off at 6am. We've both been awake ever since. Feeling very irritable...

Hope the night nanny helps Essie.

I think Amber's night nanny has had so much positive publicity from Amber she doesn't need to anwser her phone anymore.

Parofleurmapu · 28/11/2008 08:50

Morning all

PP I lurked this am but didnt post at 7.30am!!!
Sorry bout your night. Ive turned off camera etc now and dont use anything I can hear Fleur if she wakes and figure that she is 6mths now.

Awful pm here, after posting and causing rucks yesterday, I then came down with some kind of really nasty vomiting bug so bad that i was incaple o doing anything yesterday so DP took pm off work and did everything! Bless

Fleur still has cold and now has a slight cough, seriously debated whether to send her to nursery or not (2nd trial day). I was going to use time to get ready for going back to work on mon but now feel so shit am searching MN for a ruck and a post!!!

Think i did right in sending her in as she was in high spirits but refused breakfast, gagged and brought up flem so she only had bottle at 4am and nothing since! Oh well im sure they will phone if shes not ok

Sorry for ramblings just feeling crap and slightly guilty at sending in Fleur

hedgehog1979 · 28/11/2008 08:55

morning all,

Reading PP's panic has made me glad all over again that I don't have a mat/monitor. Go and have naps today PP while Ryder is napping. There is nothing better than snuggling up with your LO in bed/on the sofa [bad mummy emotion]

deb Hugs for Tristan, I am sure he will be fine and please STOP googling - Tony googled the cut on Isaacs face (he did it to himself with his nails) and decided he had meningitis!

ali congrats on the rolling, Isaac did roll, but then realised that he could just lift his head up and so has now stopped. But he can sit unsupported for anywhere from 30 secs to a couple of minutes before he topples over. I feel quite smug about that as my NCT mums have decided I am a pushy parent coz their LO's can't do that (they are at least 2 weeks older than Isaac)

essie I do hope things get better for you with the sleeping, I am sure you will find the night nanny worth it. I also know what you mean about colleagues rather than a couple, I realised on Tuesday when I handed Isaac to Tony as he walked in and I walked out (had to get to Guides) that it was like a work handover. Have made an effort since then and set the alarm for 20 minutes earlier so we can cuddle

neenz we London Ladies are not as well off as you think (or I am not at least). I spend a lot of time scrabbling under the sofa for change to take to Tony's work to change into proper money

Right I must go and hoover my house, load the dishwasher, buy milk, change the bedding...... as my parents are arriving later to spend a lovely weekend in the wet and windy south east

hedgehog1979 · 28/11/2008 08:57

xposted with paro

Sorry Fleur is not well. If it is any consolation a mum at my mum and babies group was told by her GP to only worry if her baby had a cough for longer than 100 days

Right really off to tidy now