Systems, E screamed when I offered her water! She was not impressed. Thankfully they don't wake each other (they are in sep rooms tho) but I only bothered a couple of times - I just left her to cry after that, made sure she had 5 BFs in the day and a decent amount of solids. She woke once the first night for 45 mins, then 20 mins the next night then slept through. Hope you can find a similarly successful solution.
Sponge, E hates being spoonfed sometimes, it depends what I am offering! So maybe find something A likes better. Have you tried sweet potato or parsnip? They are big favourites here and starchy so quite filling. What about Oatibix? (Oatibix is the new Medised - it's my cure-all) Yogurt? Fruit and baby rice? If he will only eat a bit try some spoonfeeding along with finger foods at lunch and tea. Whizz up some cooked chicken breast and add it to potato for lunch - a protein lunch should help him sleep better, then you can be more relaxed about tea. Has he ever settled well at bedtime? The DTs never did until I did CC when they were 6mo. Now they go down like clockwork. Some MNers says CC works cos they learn not to bother crying but I think that is bollox cos the DTs still cry when they need me, so they definitely haven't learned not to cry. All I'm saying is don't be scared to leave him to cry to get a routine in place. But also feel free to tell me to bog off and keep my cruel parenting methods to myself .
Yeah, how young does that 13yo dad look? He did say 'what's financially?' - it's on the vid on the Sun website. He hasn't even hit puberty, I'd want a DNA test if I was his parents.
T always tries to roll over at nappy changes too, it is doubly hard cos I use terries. But I just always put him firmly back on his back and say 'No, you have to lie on your back when you have your nappy changed'. I just repeat that over and over, and give him a toy to play with too, that normally keeps him in one place. He doesn't understand the words I am saying but I think he gets the message cos he is much better now than he used to be. Alex is a little monkey being so good for his dad! What puree did he eat?
Sybil, at your HV. All they care about is weight gain. Double cream my arse. Extra virgin olive oil maybe, at least that has good fats in. But the fat in cream is not really a great type of fat, the fats in avocados etc is better. I whizz avocadoes into sweet potato cos they hate them.
Ali, your poor dad! My plan is just to keep going as long as I and they are happy, maybe have a think about it at 1yo to see if I want to continue. Some babies decide for themselves they don;t want it anymore I think and when they are one I think it is only 1 feed late at night so no one needs to know you are still doing it or even has reason to ask I suppose.
I also like G&S - the christmas special was great! The way she is with the baby, hilarious!