The one where they put their best feet forward

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There you go Ellie

That's encouraging Ellie - thanks. I reckon that's what she'll be like. Just taking her time!

Poor you - that sounds horrible. Especially if you can't fight back! Scorpio - is that really what you want to do for a job?

Its a business mag - I write about the global economy, trade, etc.

That one just made me laugh actually! Though I had to put on my best poker face and just said, 'It's nice to see you too x'

How you doing scorpio?

Good thankyou, have had a bit of a bad week but doing alot better now.

Ooo. I am always impressed by people who know stuff about that because my mind is mostly filled with stuff and fluff and I have no idea about big finance isshoos. I worked in a big trust/law firm for 6 months after uni and was very, very bad at it and spent a lot of time with people explaining things to me slowly and clearly, with pained expressions on their faces when I still didn't get it.

I mostly have fluff and stuff in there too. Nowadays I tend to talk to important people about babies and they always like that and remember me.
It makes it hard to fill a magazine though

Sorry you've had a bad week Scorpio.

That's good scorpio - glad you are feeling more chilled. Can you try and get a bit of time to relax at the weekend?

I really have to go do some housework - DD is asleep and am looking round the pit that is my lounge feeling a bit depressed at the state of it.

Will go make cup of tea and then tidy watch cookery programmes

Well DH is going up country tomorrow to watch fights, and Sunday is training himself, so, just for a change, no!

poor you...

I need to tidy too. And do washing. And pack. And sort out everything for FIL who's coming to stay. And take kids to doctors for jabs ...

though tomorrow he's not going until 3pm, so is taking me shopping in the morning, have to get some clothes for Mimi and M&S food, yum

My ironing pile is like the magic porridge pot, it just keeps growing and growing and growing. And did I attempt to tackle any of it today? No. I made cheese and corn muffins instead. They're delicious but completely unneccesary!

Over my years as a nanny I've looked after all kinds of babies, from one little girl who crawled at 9 months then walked at 9 1/2 months, to another little girl who was perfectly happy just sitting there and didn't crawl til she was over a year old, and walked at about 16 months I think. Absoloutely nothing wrong with her, she was just content with sitting and watching. In our NCT group the 2nd youngest (born end April) has just taken 5 steps, and a coupl of the babies aren't crawling yet. One born March 23rd and one April 14th. They're all just different.

Denny, I don't want to meet you now you're a skinny minnie . I've managed to come down from size 22 trousers to size 20s, but didn't try at all to be honest. That happened when I stopped feeding G overnight and went to morning, afternoon and bedtime feeds. Dropping the afternoon one hasn't made any difference. Seriously though, we're away the week of the 16th and back on 23rd. Have the other baby on 24th, free wed 25th, music thurs 26th am, and dentist at 10am on 27th. So... are you free on wed 25th by any chance? What do you fancy doing? There's a lovely soft play place in Warrington that does decent food if you fancy coming this way, or open to suggestions! (Or could just come to my house as an alternative?)

Knitter - thanks for that! I am not really worried, I don't think, but the HV seemed to be a bit. I think as you say they are all different, and A just seems happy to sit and watch the world go by - and wait for her sister to give her toys!

MIL does my ironing. I think she offered to do it in the mistaken belief that she was being helpful, not realising that IMO life is too short and the odd crease never killed anyone!

Hey people!

I went for ANOTHER run! Gosh. That's TWO this week! Is very unlike me to be so motivated about running, which I loathe, and I'm not sure will last, tbh. But you never know.

Denny, can I pick your physio brains please? My back is really playing up, I think from lugging my incredibly heavy baby around - she is enormous, but I can't not pick her up can I? It hurts most when am bending over her on the bed to change her nappy, but is starting to hurt all time last couple days. Is there anything I can do? A better way of picking her up maybe?

Also - and this is to everyone - she really is HUGE - not fat, just so big compared to other babies - she has grown and grown and is tall and sturdy looking. I don't think she's really fat, as although well covered is not all rolls and rolls and only has a normal no of chins, but I can't help worrying, esp as not bf, don't want her to be obese. She eats healthily, has a good appetite, but don't feed her crap at all. Should I worry that she is so un-dainty?

I really dont believe a baby can be obese, anway just you wait til she moves, she willwork it off LOL!

I also think smaller babies find it easier to hoik themselves up and walk first (like bas), tis a matter of gravity!

Am going to type a gratuitoud rude word as my PC is blanking them out on here and al - hope dh has been fiddling with settings again! fuck.

Phew maybe not LOL

Can you do that to computers?

Thanks peachy - I think she is not obese but just growing really fast! She is eating loads at the moment cos she's started to move lots and I think she will start burning it off soon.

Ellie, I remember ds1 at that age went through very pudgy phases. He is a walking, talking, rake now!

Ellie, one family I nannied for 15(!!) years ago, all 3 of their babies were lovely big fat ones before they started moving around (Think babies made out of balloons and you'd be half way there!. By the time they were 2 they were all lean little things. You say she's tall, that can't be anything to do with what she eats. She's tall and heavy and all in proportion, no?

Thankyou for the pic of Mol wearing her hat, it's a gorgeous photo and she's very very cute!

I've been changing G's nappy on my lap recently, it's the only way he'll lie remotely still and also I'm not bending over anything.

Thanks people - I am being a bit silly I know - being tall can't be about me overfeeding but every time someone says 'Oo she's a big girl isn't she?' I worry. But she is in proportion. More study looking than fat. Silly mummy.

Good tack re nappy change knitter might try that one. She is very wriggly too so holding her legs to change her is hard work!

DSD has a mate round today so is being Very Good cos she wants an ice cream later! So transparent!

I'm feeling a bit .

George just refused boob at baedtime, and would only have a few sucks this morning. I really hope he hasn't decided this is the end of BF.

Could he be teething? I wouldn't assume this is the end just yet. Keep offering!

He is teething, he cut his 1st tooth a couple of weeks ago and you can only just see it. I'll offer again when he inevitably wakes up leter. Thanks cm.

Knitter, i don't know what to say. I don't know what the end is like, as my experience was different

Scorpio, sorry, I didn't mean to make you think of 'stuff' again.

Knitter, it is quite normal for a baby o this age to decide that at some point something is more important than BF, this doesn't mean they are ready to stop.
Panda has done it a few times and I've worried/panicked my milk is gone or he has had enough, even with knowing the way it works!
Try not to be anxious about it and be 'available' for him to feed during snuggly times or during playing, chances are George will see the breast and happily latch on. If not let me know and I can give some more specific advice

Scorpio, it is still possible for you to feed mimi, although it may take a lot of hard work, and I know you were planning on ending feeding within the next few weeks so it's up to you to decide how this ends, either see it as a natural, yet tragic, end, or decide to try and re-instate, either way we're all here for you. x