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

[Debs75goldrings]

So what were we all doing this time last year?

hi all. Sorry I'm so crap and never post lately. I keep meaning to but get distracted on reaing other threads then realise it's late and I need to sleep.

DD has just started rolling over and ending up on a different part of her playmat from where I put her. She seems very happy though and is still bf and doing well.

We've had a pants weekend in meglet towers. DP and his mate were beaten up by 6 blokes at the weekend and he has a broken jaw . He was just starting to sort himself out too and had been enjoying the gym. Now he's a nervous wreck. The police seem to be taking it very seriously though and there are witnesses so they might catch them.

I have to go now as DD needs a feed, I'll try catch up at the weekend.

Santa'smum that sounds fab - did Charlotte enjoy it too?

Meglet . I hope they found who did it, how awful!

Splish - hugs and more hugs to you! I understand how it's difficult without family/friends around to help, but at least I still have a supporting DP... meglet - sorry to hear about your DP, the cowards, hope they catch them!

Ninja, no cake, but we did have pizza express takeaway and haagen dazs! DP presented me with a candle on my breakfast toast as well...

Meglet that's awful - hope they catch whoever's responsible.

We had an ok night last night considering T is under the weather - up and down a couple of times after 1030 feed, then slept till 4am, had bottle, up and down a bit more then down until 7:30. he's a bit snotty, but quite happy.

Belated happy Birthday hopefully! Pizza Express sounds yummy.

DD has got her second jabs this afternoon, I really hope she is ok as I am having a night out tonight and I don't want DD to be upset while mum is looking after her. I will have to feed her lots before I go out, she's started being calmer in the evenings now so shouldn't give my mum too much grief.... fingers crossed .

eek, 2 weeks til Xmas. I still haven't done my cards, including the ones to the States which will now be late .

Hi everyone not been on for a while as things have been so hectic (like everyone elses lives i see).
Took Billy to hospital for another x-ray and his leg is starting to heal in the right place so he should be ok. Go back in amonth to take pot off and then some physio. Good news is he is back at school although i have to drive him as they can't sort a transport bus out yet. It is costing me £5 a day in petrol and Robyn is having her day disrupted with the hour long drives. Luckily she is sleeping over night so can't be that bad for her.

Hopefully happy birthday for yesterday, another poor child who was subjected to the 'joint christmas and birthday present' Read in take a break that that can be harmful to kids as they feel left out. I know I felt quite annoyed by it, especially when they would say 'oops forgot it was your birthday' Mines on the 20th, still was due x-mas day.

Splish You really are having a hard time of it. Maybe your (d)p is struggling too and being a typical bloke doesn't know how to deal with it and has realised he can get away from it all by going out all the time. My dp did it when dd1 was born. I bf so he didn't have to be there for feeds and generally took the piss, going out all the time. He did later say that i was coping so well so he didn't feel bad about leaving me. He felt bad when i punched him and he didn't dare go out when ds was born.

meglet - oh no!!...sorry to hear about your Dp. Does he know who it was who punched him?

dd2 had her first proper laugh yesterday as my dp's brushed his soft stubble on her hand and she was really laughing!!

still got no xmas tree up..starting to feel abit better as felt so crap having no money but decided to spend on the kids inc dp's daughter too.

Hello everyone,

I've also been hectic with what the trip to Spain and then having my parents here for the week.

splish, big hug to you. I have very little patience with (d)ps that don't get it. You both deserve better. Do you think that a frank conversation with him might help?

meglet I'm horrified about the assault on your dp. A close friend of mine's boyfriend was randomly assaulted in the same way some years ago. He also ended up with a broken jaw that had to be set with wires. He could not open his mouth for a month. I hope your DP heals quickly and they catch the ar***es that did it.

hopefully happy belated birthday!!

News from Diegoland are that he is eating like a hungry piranha. He feeds every 2 and a half hours and he does so in an incredibly hungry and greedy manner. It does feel like he's gonna chew my nipple off!

Also, I have not managed to get him to sleep for more than 3 hours in a row at night, resulting in at least two feeds between midnight and 7 o'clock, every night. This is really wearing me out, although he normally settles back to sleep quite easily. I have attempted giving him two breasts to see if he fills up more, but it does not seem to make much difference.

He's been doing rather green poos for the last two weeks. Now, i know he definitely gets to the hind milk because he spends a minimum of 20 mins per breast, often having just one breast per feed, so I really don't know what the problem may be. Either:
a) my milk is watery
b) his latch is poor (but it doesn't look it, as he feels like a ventouse, both lips are curled and you cannot see the areola)
c) he's a hungry baby not getting enough

The other new development is that he gets incredibly anxious at the breast, he wriggles, he punches, and he gets really pissed off if (God forbid) for any reason he releases the nipple.

Any thoughts from any other mothers out there? Should I be giving him formula? Should I just stick to it and feed him on demand to see if he settles a bit? He seems to be putting on weight, although he is in a high percentile for height, and a low one for weight...

Well I'm finally getting my angel baby back. She's still snuffly but no longer screaming. And .... last night only one feed (2.50) and then lasted until 6.50 yipeeeee (I didn't, but heh!)

Pacita Trust your body and your baby. They were designed to work together. I HATE to say this because even I find it blardy annoying, but it sounds like a growth spurt. There are lots of viruses about too and if he needs extra fluids (i.e watery milk) your clever body will recognise that and that is what he'll get.

How do you know he has finished feeding after 20 mins? He might need longer atm. Try tanking him up at night. Let him feed/doze/feed/doze before you both go to bed.

hth

Wow, last night was the first night this year that I've stayed in bed from 11pm to 7am! Both children slept through (an absolute miracle) although I didn't coz I'm just so used to waking at stupid times in the night. I deliberately didn't drink too much liquid so I didn't need the loo in the night, and I had the cough medicine right by my bed so I didn't need to get up to take it. Maybe I'll have a Christmas present of actually sleeping 11-7. That would be living the dream!
So sorry for what happened to your DP meglet. Really hope he's on the mend soon

carrie impressive sleeping there . I've had an 11:30 - 6 sleep, but it still doesn't seem like quite enough. DD usually goes to sleep at 11 then wakes between 4 & 5 for a feed.

starlight I've just seen your xmas name suggestion for me. I love it, I was stumped over what to pick, so I will change to that . I'm not sure I can remember how to change .

Christmas name change!!

thanks starlight!

grrr ds2 woke twice again last night. Just as my body clock had adjusted to waking at 4ish he's changed to 2.30 and 5.30. I'm hoping it's just because he's got a bit of a cold although he doesn't seem that bad. I've got a sore throat so maybe he does too and is thirsty.

The christmas tree is going up this afternoon. Way earlier than usual but as we're going away for Christmas and not coming back till the 5th I suppose it should go up. Also we're having 'Pretend Christmas Day' on Sat with 6 friends, a big lunch, crackers and the presents we're not taking up with us so the tree needs to be up for then.

ninja C loved her xmas party - so much so she fell asleep 10mins from the end!!

So sorry to hear bout DP meglet

Got A weighed today. He's nearly on the 50th centile after starting out on the 9th. No wonder it feels like he's permenantly attached to the boob. He's about half a pound off reaching double his birth weight. That's supposed to be significant for some reason. Can anyone remember why?

meglet sorry to hear about your dp. I hope they catch them.

splish sorry to hear your p is being rubbish, you must be some sort of supermum to be making it to the end of each day.

debs glad to hear your ds is on the mend.

Happy belated birthday hopefully

A is still very bunged up. Had to do the snot suckng thing today. That is how much I love my baby. Still, he's been like this since Saturday night, I suppose I should go to the doc if it carries on next week but can't imagine what they can do about it.

nothing wrong with his feeding, pacita normal normal. try swapping breasts if he is getting impatient waiting for the flow between letdowns. wear sunglasses if green nappies worry you.

DG They used to say that they are ready for solids when they double their weight, but its absolute rubbish. I guess it co-incided nicely with the 4 month weaning guidelines that were spouted in the past.

DD woke up at 4.30 last night, but I was expecting as she only had half her ebm bottle at 11pm, guess it was because of the jabs. And another disrupted day. Think she's having a bit of a growth spurt as she fed nearly every hour from 7am, then as she finally fell asleep at lunchtime it was time to get her up as I had to go for my hospital apt. she's having a quick nap now

the consultant was busy with another lady so I ended up waiting for an hour in the next room with male junior doctor asking me all the questions, and the consultant, after the junior dr told her what I had told him, examined me and I don't think the wwhole visit was more than 5 mins! (and why do I aleays get students/new doctors assisting when I have gynea apts!?!? it'lbe nice for once to just have the GP/Consultant) still, I left the hospital over and hour and a half after my original apt time... she said I have a slight prolapse but with pelvic floor exercising it should get better and will see nurse to go through the exercises (though I've been doing them for years before having DCs, but I suppose every little helps...), fingers crossed...

need to start doing xmas shopping... will have to do s.thing tomorrow, need to post niece's present too...

There seems to be a 4month club .......

here

I recommend a visit so you can be prepared for what is coming!

Biglips BS has had the odd chuckle. It's sooo cute isn't it.

Thanks for that link Starlight. We're at 3 months and 11 days and seem to be hitting that already (there are another couple of less than 4 month babies on that thread too so I guess they don't all have the same growth spurts at the same time). Lets just hope it doesn't drag on too long. I don't remember it with ds1 but then he wasn't a great sleeper anyway so maybe he was no different at that point.

We get quite a few laughs from ds2 here too, it is so cute, I love the way his mouth opens so wide and his eyes light up.

The other thing that makes my heart melt is the way ds2 watches ds1, he is so fascinated by him and is always giving him huge smiles.

actually i have a photo of him laughing on profile

thanks starlight am bracing myself for MIL to start the weaning whine.

My mum asked me if I was going to express when I go back to work (earliest will be April). But I can't imagine anything more depressing than sitting in an office loo for half an hour milking myself desperately hoping to get enough for the next day's feed. I don't intend to go back until A is properly into his solids...my thinking being 'if he's happy to gnaw on a rice cracker and bit of potato, then surely a bottle of formula during the day won't hurt'. Am hoping to BF morning and night. Is this likely or will dropping the day feeds lead to my supply drying up?

A has not rolled over yet, but probably a month now I've been able to pull him up by his hands from lying to sitting to standing - he loves to stand. He smiles a lot, and laughs when I 'eat' his tummy

DG - with DS I went back to work when he was 5.5 months old (he was eating solids by then, it was when the guidelines were 4 months). I did some expressing at home, the only room available at work wasn't really suitable, but only went in twice a week, and the rest I worked from home, so would do morning and night when in the office, and then morning, afternoon and night when at home. my supply did drop, but I think it was more to do with the fact that he was weaned, and carried on morn/night bf til he was nearly 12 months