July 2008 - Food Glorious Food - babies who lunch

[Isaidno]

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SK, DH's salary is about 3 times mine so him being p/t is not really an option....not that he has been paid in months but that is another issue! TBH don't feel comfortable with P going to a childminder, but I don't want to give her over to anyone really!!!! And yes it was my DH who didn't post the forms....and that was all he had to do, the post box is opposite his office FFS!!!!! Oh well, tis done now!

Today P decided mashed banana sucks and had 1 mouthful! Although she had loads of Carrot, sweet potato & peas this evening...can't wait for that nappy!!!

evening all;I have read the thread but now can't remember alot...

re feeding - poppy eating well, had some cheese spread on toast for brekkie, a happy face biscuit, no lunch cos she slept through it and some carrot and parsnip sticks for tea. It's hard to know how much actually went in, but this morning's nappy was so gross I have no doubt she is eating!! I still bf at 7am, 8am, 10am, 12pm, 230pm, 430pm, 630pm. And prob a few extra slurps in between. Poppy is not keen on water so I am very aware I am her only drink source.

Went to the bf support thingy I help run this morning and we had a lady who was exclusively bf twins. They were so cute (7 Weeks old), had a little cuddle of one. She is planning to exc bf for at least 6 mths as her older daughter is coeliac.

minniemummy - no baby (yet?) for you. Where is minkus with her result???

On the subject (sort of) of contraception I have the ongoing saga of DH's vasectomy - he is off work sick again with orchitis, which is an infection of the testicle - a secondary infection as a result of the initial complications.

bebejones - might you be able to claim disability living allowance while your ms (and the inability to drive) prevents you working? It might help if you could. Re your child benefit I would be so mad with DH. I always post these things myself to be sure!!

disney - my cousin works in the passport office and they are really busy at the mo, so i would get your applications in asap. the renewals won't take too long, but Sam will need a brand new one which will take longer.

Wow Isaidno, you're doing a lot of breastfeeds! Bryony gets fed when she wakes (usually between 6 and 7), then around 10.30, 2.30 and before bed (7ish). She has one feed in the night too. I'm having trouble feeding her in public (or downstairs if the other dcs are around) during the day though as she's so nosy that she breaks off after a few sucks to have a look around, leaving me exposed with milk squirting everywhere! So I tend to avoid public feeding and just give her food when we're out and save the milk for at home.

SK, poor you with your tantruming dd2, I had similar with dd1 this morning, she refused to get ready for school and cried all the way there . I actually phoned the teacher to check she was ok later, which I've never done before. I don't know what's going on, she's always happy about school at the end of the day, but there are terrible battles every morning.

mama2leah, if your LO is waking a lot in the night for feeds, can you give her more food during the day? Bryony is only waking once at night now she is getting plenty of food on board in the daytime, before she was waking 2 or 3 times.

bebe i hope you dont think im being rude but as im staying home with samuel i will happily look after p for you
i know we are all virtual friends here but i dont love far from you and its not as if im going to charge you is it,what are friends virtual or not for
you dont really know me but if its an idea to you maybe we can meet up and chat and see how you feel
i was a teacher pre samuel so have been crb checked, and just thought it may help
and its not as if im going anywhere is it im in all day apart from nurserys mainly for samuel and his music classes

i meant live far.....lol i really should pre view

Disney that is such a lovely offer thank you. However, I work in Bristol & getting P up to you first before work could be tricky!! I am sure we will work something out...just not sure what just yet!

Isaidno, I dont think I qualify for disabilty living allowance as they don't see my condition as being 'ongoing', I am making quite reasonable, albeit slow, progress, am hoping to go to FIL farm and drive my car at weekend (they are car sitting!!) so fingers crossed I can do it!

i wish i lived near you, disney!

went to see the nursery yesterday and its integrated with a kindergarten in a massive old 1870 building. bit run-down.
i talked to a few parents and i just think its a bit early at 10 months to put her in that kind of place.

i went inside and had a nose and it was okay but there were a couple of helpers who were getting ready to leave and they didn't seem cool at all. really tarty and loud! but that shouldn't bother me . . .

i don't know. its such a gamble to turn it down and find a childminder. i feel like that is a good option as you can do an arrangment in your own home with one other person and i have a huge groundfloor flat so it would be perfect. but finding the right person in time is the issue . . .

elodie is eating pretty good, BF at 7am, porridge and fruit puree at 8ish. lunch at 11.45 of savoury puree, toast, finger foods and fruit puree. Then a 7oz bottle. sometimes a little BF in the afternoon but usually not. Then dinner at 5pm similar to lunch and big bottle of gruel at bedtime.

So 3-4 milkfeeds a day. She is sleeping 7 until about 6-7. the HV said 3 bf or bottles a day is fine now (E is 8 months). But then she also said I can give her fullfat cows milk in a cup but I thought I should wait with that??

Just had a fantastic morning..

Abigail had her first experience with paint! We did some handprints and then Abigail handpainted some lovely pictures for DH when he gets in from work.
She loved it! Ive put some pics on FB.

Disney- What a lovely offer!

Tjuice- Not sure about the cows milk. I thought it was from 12mths?

Sorry to hear about you guys having childcare issues. Ive decided not to go back so not a worry for me but can undertand it would be a nightmare. We have no family nearby and my wages would just about cover nursery fees, so no point really. plus ive not left Abigail with anyone apart from DH so not sure I could leave her.

feeding- Abigails doing well, trying all sorts of things! Breaking off big chunks and manging them well. Still have a little bit of gagging but only on big bits.
Abigail has milk feeds every 3/4 hours during the day... Nighttime is abit hit and miss- Can go anywhere from 3 hours to 6 hours between feeds!

Babies shouldn't drink cows/any other animals milk until 12 months. You can use it for cooking/cereals tho.

Evening all, still having problems with B's daytime naps, am at a loss. Today she had about 20 minutes again coming back form nursery in the car but woke when in her cot. If anyone has any ideas please post them? Gave her a big lunch of savoury puree, then mashed banana and she had a rusk to chew one (an Organix one no added sugar think they are new?) followed by a BF which she was bouncing on and off of. Wrapped them all up and we spent an hour outside went for a walk then she sat in her pram watching the other 2 on their bikes, thought all the fresh air would tire her out, back inside another BF, put her down but she turned over and started cooing and playing. Come 5pm she was so overly tired, was screaming all through dinner wouldn't eat much so gave her a BF thought she would go down then but no still no sleep, finally went down at 8 with a BF. I feel so terrible as she needs naps during the day and is getting so overly tired, I wonder tomorrow I might put a DVD on for big two and take her upstairs where it's quiet feed her and put her down in her cot but chances are she will flip over and start gnawing at the bars.

bebe - poor you I know what you are going through the thing is NO ONE is going to look after P like you can and it's going to be difficult for you to return to work unless you have complete faith in your childcare provider. After DD1, for me to return would hvae meant leaving her 13 hours a day for 4 days a week at least (to allow us to live in the SE) and I didn't want to do that so we relocated back to Scotland, my career is screwed now though.

ponto - B is the same always unlatching to mooch around, I only feed her in the car or at toddlers then it's not so bad if she unlatches.

Isaidno - what kind of cups are you giving Poppy, I bought B some Tommee Tippee first ones yesterday and she has been great with them, at first she was biting the spout but then she realised there was water coming out now she is putting her head forward and opening her mouth for it and is actually drinking. She cannot hold it herself yet though maybe thats against BLWing principles I don't know.

Tjuice - E sounds like she is thriving I agree with what everyone else says no cows milk to drink until a year is the recommendation here, my mother always used to ask me "when are you going to give her PROPER or REAL milk?"

sk you are a star you know - sound so active!

isaidno that is a lot of feeds

n has 8 am 12.30 4.30 and 7.30 bf

one meal at 7.45pm ish

he is good at water though and sips from a spouted cup

tjuice - it will all come good - i am sure you will happen upon some good childcare and it will feel like fate that the other fell through

N is hard work - just sweetness and light when held - screaming when not!

people all comment on his sweet face and hair though and somehow all is forgiven shallow? me?

makes him easy to love!

Ria - N sounds like B, she knows exactly what she wants, she wants to be on my hip all day, up high so she can see everything that is going on. She is quite demanding but adorable when she is happy, just as well really. You have 6 of them you know how active I need to be

t juice thanks for the advise on the hairloss
i say it doesnt bother me BUT why do i wear my hat out then
and my charlie said yesterday do mummies hair fall out when they get old
well that made my day funny in a way but doesnt do much for your ego
a bit personal now but do you remember me saying i have to see a kind of counciler about therapy building up to samuels op and his whole condition....also it sorts our relationship problems out
now personally we dont have a prob we have always been so in love with each other even after 10 years but......
since sams birth i havnt really wanted to know and def not interested in relations...im tooo damn stressed all the time
i dont show it but my whole body is scrunched up with stress my therapist said i shoulders are high and tense
(would a massage help)
also my dh wants to show me love through relations its his way to be close and cuddling me
i cant even kiss him cuddle yes but thats it
im so unfair to him, he looks hurt when always push him away
but i cant even muster up enough kind of energy to look interested ifywim
its odd i dont show im stressed im still the same mama (thats what littleones call me)

this sounds horrible but i think i blame dh in a way for this happening
il be glad when its over and samuels back in my arms well again
i went to town yesterday first time in a year
i saw loads of people i know some quite good friend
i havnt been to town or my groups for a year and till they said i didnt realise how long ive shut myself away for,ive promised il go on friday to meet them
but i cant i cant go cos i have to pretend all is fine and sams fine
they look at him and they see somethings different but i dont say
i guess its not healthy for me to live in my world right now but much easier

sk i have problems with leah, all my friend skid sleep so much, this child rarely does, if so its only 45mins, she doesnt even sleep in car rides, pushchairs..arghhhh!

i tink she may of had a reaction to milk, reali panicked, but she been screamin again, and all day yesterday, so i dunno...its hard work!

she is wakin up abit at night aswell, last nigth about 6 times, in the end dh go tup, and put he rin our bed to his bside, and she fell asleep!

i dunno how im gonna cope with 2...

didn't think I was bfing that much! just feeding on demand! Also she would rather only have 1 boobie at a time.
And (drum roll) no night feeds for 4 nights in a row!!!!! Poppy has decided to sleep 7 til 7! fingers crossed it lasts!! Sounds like bragging now, but that's with 2 hours day time naps too.

SK - have you tried putting B in her cot in dim room, some quiet music, perhaps some lavender oil on a muslin. Sounds like over stimulation is a big prob.

Hiya ladies....i've got about 30 seconds....just wanted to say 'Happy Birthday! ' to isaidno....hope you have a good day!
Hope everyone else is good.....sorry haven't got time to read posts.
x

Just a quick grumble coz DH is home early, Birth cert came back from CB office, in a ripped envelope & looks massively scrunched ans screwed up, am really upset even though it is only the free one. Trivial I know but would have liked to think a bit more care would have been shown!!

Right new tactic for today, I fed her upstairs as we do at bedtime in nice quiet-ish room, she's had about an hours sleep so far. If we can do feed to sleep just now thats fine we can then start to progress to not feeding to sleep etc have also introduced a spefic sleepy teddy only to be associated with sleep times.

Isaidno - happy birthday how am I of Poppy sleeping through, can you get her to have a word with B, do you cosleep or is she in a cot, do you put her down awake?

bebe - good old Royal Mail

M2L - what do you mean reaction to milk? Have you started giving cows milk in her food? Has she got teeth coming through? If you have to feed her tio sleep lie beside her do whatever it takes. Also remember that she will be a lot older when DB2 comes along and if you are really struggling theres always sleep training of some sort. I don't really agree with it for young babies but sometimes when they get to a year and still not sleeping and you are at the end of your tether it can work. My DD2 woke 6 times a night right up to a year, I was knackered and had had enough so I went on boob strike after 2 nights she slept through and she was never left to cry. I think B gets more upset if I am there IYSWIM she wants boob if I'm there and screams until she gets it.

Anyway off to take down DD2's birthday balloons, next ones to go up with be B's 1st birthday ones

Poppy is in her cot in her own room. I mostly put her down awake with the mobile on and lights dimmed. Sometimes she falls asleep feeding, but not often. I try to avoid cuddling her until she nods off. She has a bunny she likes to stroke (not the special comforter toy!), and sucks her fingers to settle.
She is in a sleeping bag, don't know if that makes much difference. during the day I just cover her with a blanket in her cot, put the mobile on and i don't shut the curtains.

no teeeh, cow s milk in food, reaction- she went all cryin in pain..
sorry short msg, im knackered....

m2l - what exactly did you give her? Not necessarily a milk allergy, so don't jump to hasty conclusions.

k stupid question has mn changed as the whole thing is different here?

Hi 8disney*. Yes, YetMoretech has been a busy boy and has redesigned the site. Not sure if I like it, but waiting to see if it grows on me. How's Sam doing?

Got a very poorly DD2 here - she hasn't eaten anything since lunchtime yesterday really, then was sick this morning before we did the school run. She's got the cold, and I actually think that it'd all the mucus that made her vomit (sorry if TMI). She's still only had some water to drink, nothing else. I'll need to see if I can tempt her with some toast and chocolate spread later.

Orlaith's waking up from her nap, so better go get her. She's loving the fact that CBeebies is on all the time today - she's such a square-eyes

I know was shocked this morning with this new site

Last night wasn't much better down at 8pm, up at 11, 2 and 6 including one time she rolled over and bit my arm.

Busy here today need to get off here and get lunch made.

hi girls.

this will make you laugh. me and hubby had a falling out over him going out all the time and making me feel lowest priority, behind the kids and work. We talked it over on the phone yesterday.

I then thought I'd text him an 'invite for sex tonight' message. it's the time of my month when I feel horny and didn't want to waste it(TMI!).

He didn't reply, so I was a bit miffed, and went out on the school run. when I got back there was a message on the answer phone. from him. I rang him and he said he hadn't replied as he wasn't sure it was from me!!!??!!

for his defence he has got a new phone and hadn't registered my number on it, and he is a total technophobe.

Did make us laugh though. and we did make it up!!!