September 08 Remember what we were doing this time last year?[wink]

[Debs75goldrings]

So what were we all doing this time last year?

I HAVE explained it, but they haven't published it in chinese, which is what I think she speaks/reads.

Ahhh, thank goodness DH just got home from working late. He's now carrying her around on his shoulder which she loves.

So, I'm gonna get in bed and he'll bring her changed and ready for a feed when his arm feels like it is falling off.

Night all.....

Oh before I go, Hopefully I was just thinking.... It's quite sad and a relief at the same time - reading that other thread of the mum with the 2 week old and her absolutely normal problems isn't it?

I am both so happy that isn't me any more but also a bit jealous of her.

I mean, Baby Starlight is pretty much the same as a newborn at the moment, but I've been beaten down. She's still enthusiastically hoping for a bit of sleep.

the lady I mean.

Okay, - off to bed before I get any more incoherent.

starlight maybe the night feed will dothe trick? I'malways counting on its soporific effect.

Hopefully
he won't let me put him down in his pram. i can only get him in to it when he's deep asleep and making his baby bear noises.

Noah has been having tons of green poo lately, should I be worried? I still have yet to get his second round of immunizations done, they make us make appointments for appointments where I am.

i have to go to the baby clinic tomorrow otherwise the hv will give me crap all week...she always manages to find time on a daily basis on weeks i haven't gone.

It is raining in Abu Dhabi. Raining I tell you!

We spent were at the children's park from 3 pm till 8 pm yesterday. DD is knackered and still in bed at half seven. Afterwards we went to an Italian for 'tea'.

DD2 just slept and fed in the sling. Champ.

hi all, feeling a bit low today. Whgy are things getting worse? A is 14 weeks and is waking more and more, I'm fed up of saying its a growth spurt. DH is pissing me off, he is getting stressed when A is crying and he is making noises about switching him to ff. Feel like i dont know what to do for the best. Do i go with ds and feed whnever? Or try to make him wait 3/4 hrs between feeds? I dont think feeding completely on demand helps tbh as he is then only snacking. got osteo today though so hoping that helps

Plusone, if you trail back a couple of days you'll see that I was posting the same as you are posting now - including the noises about feeding formula. I found that Foxy's advice to chillax in the sofa with your boobs freely accessible for a couple of hours was invaluable: it stimulated my milk production and meant that Diego was less hungry during the night. I did this two days in a row.

Last night Diego fed at midnight, and next thing I knew it was 6:45!!!! This is a first time EVER. The growth spurt does pass, and I swear I can tell I have more milk now, there seems to be enough everytime he wants it...for now at least! I hope your LO gives you a break soon.

I am also going to see an osteopath at the Osteopathic Centre For Children. I'm going to talk to them about the eczema and Diego's slightly bumpy head.

thank you thank you Pacita i have been letting him feed whenever for a few days but i guess it takes time to catch up. your post gives me hope though!!!

btw is it ok for his poo to be completley liquid still at 14wks? it constantly runs out the back of his nappy as theres no time for it to ba absorbed!

wow, pacita, you sound like an expert.

have you ever gone to a bf support group? not being cheeky now but you'd be amazed to find out that you are an 'expert' and an inspiration for mummies with newborns.

Cheers fox - It must be the elation due to newly found sleep .

Plusone D's poos are totally runny except on the days where they are also mucousy. Bleurgh.

Thanks ladies re the rolling over business - I have to let this go and stop worrying .

Starlight it was a bit strange seeing as the cafe was full of Mums and babies (well another 4) who may have possibly been seen by her (although they were not in earshot to be fair).

Plusone I've also figured that during growth spurts it's pointless trying to stretch out feed times, as it will take that bit longer to stimulate supply.
What I did in an attempt to stop him 'snacking', waking early from naps etc, was offer a feed before each nap as well as after, even if he wasn't demanding. He always took it, and it meant he kept having vaguely decent length naps, so he didn't get overtired as well.

Starlight I was reading that thread and feeling so sympathetic! LOL at us beng beaten down - I totally am at the moment.

T is still waking himself up straining and farting loads. It's such a shame as he's knackered, not desperately hungry etc, but just uncomfortable. Don't know what to do! Thinking about either trying comfort formula or giving up on it all together for a week or so and see if it improves.

Eandz poor old you. Is he sleeping at night at all? Maybe now the enlesss cycle or travelling and guests is ending he'll begin to settle a bit more?

ninja - that was a v interesting link from Kellymom. When I read it I couldn't help thinking, 'yes that's us'.

We had gotten over the 16 week growth spurt then things started to go haywire again. M is defo more distracted during feeds. I was eating (ahem) some crisps whilst feeding him the other day, and when I was crunching them he would stop feeding and look up at me.

plusone - stick with it, it will get better. Have a look at the link Ninja posted. I think it will help.

Well S is 20+1 and he still hasn't made the slightest attempt to roll over, neither did his big brother. Very lazy! (DS1 has made up for it since though!) I think there is a lot of truth in the physical baby or the talky baby - S never shuts up! He will sing to anyone and babbles away all day in a very amusing way. DS1 started to speak understandable (ish) words just after his 1st birthday, but never walked a step til he was 17 months, and its looking like S will be the same...
plusonemore S's poo is EXACTLY like that most of the time too...don't worry!

Starlight That thing about babies being 'walkers or talkers' definitely applied with older dc's. DD1 chattered from a very early age often pulling froim the breast to 'talk' and she was nearly 14 months before she took her first steps. She now can tawlk for Britain and always has the last word when arguing. DS was walking at 10 months but never really got past a baby babble, his first word was at 18 months and after getting to about 20 words he lost them all by 30 months(diagnosed with autism at 3 years) He is very active and has the balance of a gy,mnast, would like to hear him say mummy for the first time tho.
Robyn is a talker, she will quite happily chatter away to us and if we ignore her she gets louder.

She hasn't tried rolling yet but will stand and bounce onmy knee when im a good mood. She is also easily distracted when feeding and stops to smile at me.

We have decided no more babies. i do miss being pg, i love the whole waddling around and feeling them kick. Having one baby to contend with has been hard enough for ds so not fair on him to add another. And we have no room fot Robyn so not practical.

Am going to tske Robyn to waterbabies in a few weeks do you think i should go for one of these or just a normal swimsuit

as expected, DD woke up around 1am, just after I managed to fall asleep, so just carried in med with me. she had a very long feed! I left her in bed with us but she was just punching DP in the face and kicking my back , so had to get out of my lovely warm bed and put her back in her cot...

had 3rd jabs today... she smiled after the first one, but at the second & third, she just screamed , at least no more for a while!

just woke up now

SIX AND A HALF HOURS that's how long M went from when I took her up to bed at 10 yipeeeee that's the longest ever. (I know it doesn't seem much to some of you, you know who you are...). DH is now free to make silly bedtime decisions.

Imoscarsmum M also sounds like she's saying 'Hello' and 'Hiya' (no coincidence that the Teletubbies say 'ey oh I guess).

I think the article made me feel better and gave me some thoughts about trying to feed M in a calmer environment. I've always been proud that I can feed M anywhere, but maybe that more for me than for her.

Starlight like the thread name as well. I just want to tell you that I don't like your new name - you are a person not just BS's mum. Remember that

My ds1 started pre-school today, I have entered the world of the school run! He was quiet when I left him but no tears and settled pretty quickly, had lots of fun and didn't want to come home.

ninja that was interesting and totally makes sense. We'd had a few nights in a row of ds2 going till 6.30am but last few nights has gone back to 4.30-5ish and yes over the past few days he is getting increasingly more interested in other things while he's meant to be feeding. Esp if ds1 is around as ds2 is obsessed with him and watches every move he makes.

imoscarsmum at the church I go to there are 3 options for christening type things and one of them is a thanksgiving where you are basically just saying thanks God for bringing this baby into the world. My church is a combination of different types of church so I don't know which denomination uses thanksgivings but it could be United Reformed or Methodist (as the others that make up the church are Baptist- dedications and CofE- Christening/Baptism)

DS1 didn't roll over until he was 6 months by himself and even then he only did it once and didn't do it again for a while. His speech is quite advanced so maybe that theory does follow. Mind you he walked at a 'normal' age- a week after 1st birthday.

LOL ninja Thank you. You're right. I think I may have forgotten that I'm a person in my own right (like in them newborn days). Things are a little tough at the moment with sleep etc. I'll change it back shortly.

Your article has made me think again about strategies to get good decent feeds for at least some of them. We could probably benefit from calm undistracted periods of feeding but it probably wouldn't have occured to me. In fact, right now since my DS is asleep for a couple of hours, I might take Baby Starlight to bed with me and have a feed-doze!

Debs75 Thanks for the info on your DS. I'm a little worried about mine. He has never said 'mummy' and seems to learn words but forget them. He is also obsessed with things that open and close. I get sick and tired of people telling him 'mind your fingers'. I'm telling you there is NO WAY on earth he will trap his fingers, - he has been practicing sine he could move. One woman today promptly bolted the childgate at the GPs. He promptly unbolted it and then opened and slamed it. I didn't know whether to be angry or proud.

iliketomoveit I have the same crisps problem. But I have found a solution. Eat chocolate instead. It's not so noisy

I think i'm going to make a bit more effort to keep the feeds calm and quiet too. Luckily the one thing that doesn't seem to distract T is the laptop, so I can still MN!

starlight I know what you mean, when I was feeling down the other day one of the things I was moaning to dh about was that sometimes I 'just' feel like a mum and not me anymore. I liked it when I was working 3 days a week as I got to be 'just' a mum sometimes and a 'real' person sometimes. Not that i want to go back to work just yet though.

ds2 fed really well this morning when ds1 was at preschool and I always try to make sure ds1 is in bed when ds2 will be having his 2.30/3pm ish feed.