October 08 - Growth spurts and rolling and sitting and stuff

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Here we go again...

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
12th Sept (Due 6th Oct) - iuseantiageingstuff - Boy - Fred William - 8lbs 13.5oz - Induction due to high BP.
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lbs 4.5oz - Em C-Sec due to grade 4 PP.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
20th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - kookiegoddess - Girl - Reya Marie - - Induction due to OC, epidural, 3rd degree tear.
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz - Fast and furious hospital birth.
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz - Em C-Sec due to raised BP and high ALTs from liver.
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Boy twin - Felix - 6lbs 8oz -
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Girl twin - Bridget - 7lbs 7oz -
1st Oct (Due 29th Sept) - WombFor1More - Boy - Harvey James - 8lbs 13oz - Homebirth, no pain relief.
2nd Oct (Due 4th Oct) - annwoo - Boy - TBA - 8lbs 7oz - Amazing birth!
2nd Oct (Due 30th Sept) - sambrads - Girl - Brooke - 7lbs 9.5oz -
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
2nd Oct (Due 8th Oct) - Alexa808 - Girl - Tienette - 7lbs 4.5oz - Planned c-sec
3rd Oct (Due 5th Oct) - rosebury - Boy - Austin - 9lbs 2oz - Delivered at home by dh!
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - hoff - Boy - Oliver - -
3rd Oct (Due 19th Oct) - MrsTittleMouse - Girl - - -
3rd Oct (Due Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - 8lbs 10.5oz -
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - plusonemore - Boy - Alfie Thomas - 8lbs - Induction, epidural
5th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - MrsBish - Girl - Rachel - 8lbs 8oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
5th Oct - CherryChoc - Boy - Ryan - 6lbs 11oz - 3 day labour with natural birth in hospital
7th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - Emmsy1 - Girl - Amy Louise - 5lbs 12oz -
7th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - snowymum - Boy - Rowan Michael - - Home water birth
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
8th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - 07mumstheword - Girl - Freya Mae - 7lbs 12oz -
8th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - moodywren - Boy - Hayden - 6lbs 9.5oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 27th Sept) - Pidge - Boy - Arthur - 8lbs 14oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 17th) - Marthasmama - Girl - Martha - 7lbs 10oz - Elective c-sec
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz - 4 day induction with 1 hour established labour!
11th Oct (Due 3rd Oct) - usuallytooshytochat - Girl - Megan Leah - 8lbs 2oz - Homebirth with ambulance crew!
11th Oct (Due 14th Oct) - tedmundo - Boy - Patrick Francis - 6lbs 15oz - C-Sec for breech
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.
13th Oct (Due 15th Oct) - mum2jakeyroo/jrsqueak - Boy - Joshua - 7lbs 2oz - Delivered in car by dh!
13th Oct (Due 7th Oct) - belgo - Boy - Wolf - 8lbs 7oz - Home water birth
13th Oct (Due 19th Oct) - rach010 - Girl - - 6lbs 11oz - Gas & air, small tear, no stitches.
13th Oct (Due 21st Oct) - caramelbunny - Girl - Megan Ruby - 5lbs 12oz - Em C-Sec under GA.
13th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - firsttimer08 - Boy - - -
15th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - perkypopsy - Girl - Stella Frances - 8lbs 14oz -
16th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - rowanmac - Girl - Anna Ruth - 7lbs 2oz - 2 hours ARM to placenta delivery.
16th Oct (Due 12th Oct) - milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo - Boy - - 9lbs 13.5oz - Home water birth
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - ajm200 - Girl - Amelia Caitlyn - 7lbs 2oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
17th Oct (Due 27th Oct) - Rhian82 - Boy - - - Episiotomy and ventouse.
17th Oct (Due 22nd Oct) - pingviner - Boy - Teemu Finn - 7lbs 15oz - Em C-Sec
18th Oct (Due 13th Oct) - YumMum22 - Boy - - 10lbs - Home water birth
20th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - emkay - Boy - - 9lbs 8oz -
20th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - bigmouthstrikesagain - Girl - Polly - 8lbs 7oz - Good hospital birth with synto drip.
21st Oct (Due 16th Oct) - WheresTheAuPair - Boy - Finley Peter - 9lbs 7oz - Elective c-sec
21st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - hansnava - Girl - Sophia Leigh - 7lbs 6oz - Elective c-sec
23rd Oct (Due 26th Oct) - 4andnotout - Girl - Tilly-Grace - 7lbs 0.5oz - 2 pushes and out!
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 24th Oct) - sparklesandwine - Girl - Poppy - 8lbs 13oz -
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz -
27th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - nuclear - Boy - - 8lbs 13oz - Gas & air and some stitches.
28th Oct (Due 30th Oct) - Jambers99 - Girl - Hannah Louise - 7lbs 3oz - Straightforward and quick labour.
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz - No stitches!
31st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - GirlWithTheMouseyHair - Boy - Ethan Christopher Loy - - Homebirth.
1st Nov (Due 25th Oct) - Flum - Boy - Bob - 8lbs 10oz - 4 hour labour with gas & air, pethidine and a healthy dose of champagne!
1st Nov (Due 22nd Oct) - SmudgeyDoodle - Girl - - 8lbs 2oz - Hospital water birth.
5th Nov (Due 29th Oct) - Honeymoonmummy - Girl - Poppy Grace - 6lbs 15oz -
5th Nov (Due 30th Oct) - MamaG - Boy - Harry James - 10lbs 9oz - Em C-Sec. Back to back and knotted cord around neck.
5th Nov (Due 23rd Oct) - Sallypuss - Girl - Eibhlin Alexandra - 9lbs 4oz - Induction, 15 hour labour then emergency c-section.

I have spent the past 16 years of my life dreading mothers day (my mom passed away when I was 14)... but this year it's so special! Still a bit sad, but special, too. There is nothing in the whole world that feels more wonderful than being a mother. I just love it!

myjob - don't think that own room has made the diff in sleep. Think more likely to be that the food is keeping his reflux at bay a bit, thus making him more comfortable lying down at night. Plus feeling a bit fuller obv. Makes me pleased that I didn't try to limit his feeding at night before, as he obv needed it for one reason or the other.

Eek at the thought of periods coming back star.

Life is far too short to remove seeds from strawberries mm . Pretty sure that dd had them shortly before 6 months.

pepper - stop being all enigmatic and tell us the full story!

Agreed about the strawberry seeds CSWS, I was just going to avoid giving them to her until she could have them if they did need removing.

Star - It will be lovely for you to have a good memory of Mother's Day. Now you can celebrate being a mum to lovely Q.

Do you think it's ok to have take away once a fortnight if dieting (and being REALLY good) the rest of the week? I want chips, I know you'll think urgh Star, but we're not all as saintly as you .

Cake mix Jenwa??? Are you out of your mind sure??? Remind me never to eat one of your cakes!

I've had an ace day today, I love the sun, I'm such a summer person!

Went for my third osteo appt, he's found something else wrong with me - my hips!!! So basically, everything but my little toes are knackered!

I finally placed that huge Amazon order, I got the first lot today including the Lamaze Freddie the Firefly which Poppy LOVES!

Poppy's been quite sick today, more so than in recent days which makes me wonder if it's something I'm eating (other than dairy, obviously!). I got her some lactulose from the doc today to ease her constipation a bit as she's pretty much at max dose of gaviscon now. So bring on the exploding nappies!

I can see where you're coming from Jenwa. I think that M's poos smell like fresh bread. Mmmmmm......cake mix.....

Oh sorry Hmm - Does wheat protein get through in breast milk I wonder? I know that my friend's little girl has very bad reflux and she has been advised to avoid giving her wheat for the first year. She never breastfed as her little girl also had a severe lactose allergy too. Caffeine can also trigger reflux. If I'm telling you stuff you already know tell me to shut up!!!!

We did 3 meals today too myjob! Organix cereal for breakfast (rice, apples, raspberries) - 2 tablespoons cereal mixed with 6 tbsp milk. Lunch was a couple of chips (homemade and healthy!), some broccoli and a tiny bit of carrot. Dinner was leftover peas turned into pea puree (by adding a tiny bit of low salt stock), which I then mixed with some leftover potato and swede mash. I would load the spoon and he would grab it and help it into his mouth, and then I'd let him play with it for a bit, chewing on the spoon etc. Was messy but fun!

I have survived the week! Just. My sister's boys are hard work. Temper tantrums and lots of night time screaming. I feel like I did when William was a new born.

Sounds like weaning is going great guns.
You shouldnt use bottled or filtered water for babies. It has a high sodium content and also other minerals in high concentrations.
William is now on three meals.
Hipp cereal with 120mls water for breakfast,
Vegetables etc for lunch,
Fruit pot for tea. He has a constantly stained face.

I am sorry to hear about your mum Star. I bet she is very proud of how you are doing as a mummy.

Goddam it all to hell... lactulose has lactose in it. Duuuuh. I am turning into a Stupid Person from Stupidsville. Hey ho, we'll see for sure tomorrow if the dairy-free has made a difference...

MM at this point in time please feel free to assume I know NOTHING. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. I haven't had any caffeine since my last proper choc bar 3 weeks ago...apart from that one can of coke yesterday - and she's been more sick today.... MY GOD MM YOU'RE A BLOOMIN GENIUS!!!

Right so that's me off the dairy, meat (veggie), eggs (constipation), alcohol (more or less), caffeine and The Other (never get round to it and my pelvis/ hips would probably turn to dust if I did).

Hell. I'm going for a bath. Rock 'n' roll.

HMM I have been on the decaf tea for over a year now. First because of risk of MC now because of Williams reflux. The combination of solids and me giving up chocolate for lent has meant we are almost puke free!

Why thank you HMM, that is my favourite thing to hear. I've had to give up caffeine as I think it was causing M to wake up loads at night and stay awake all day. I have red bush tea, and NO COFFEE. I am giving up sugar in addition to wheat, caffeine and dairy as of Monday. I am SO fed up with being fat and want to wear my old clothes now please. As for The Other, ha! No chance, I'm much too tired and scared of waking M!!

I gave up caffeine (from tea/coffee/coke at least - still have some in choc) when we were ttc the first time round, and am still off it over 5 years later!

Am worried that soya is giving me a headache. Have been developing one (like my frequent sinus ones) mid-morning for several days, so used rice milk on my cereal today and didn't get one. Will have to experiment more to be sure though, as could just be coincidence.

I've been on caffeine-free tea since I became pregnant, and only very very rarely have a can of coke (prob about 5 in total since Pops born), my only caffeine intake otherwise was choc. This is because she seemed to go a bit strange when I had it. It's all starting to make sense now... One day when I was pregnant I was at the hairdressers/ nail salon having my "final fling" before Poppy came along and I had 3 cups of caffeinated tea that day. That night I had to ring the ward to ask their advice cos she was moving round so much!!

I was mentioning to the CO today CSWS that I used to get headaches all the time pre-pregnancy, I used to go thro so many paracetomol, but had virtually none during pregnancy or since. Weird. I wonder if they'll come back with my periods?

Right, am really going for that bath now!!! I will formulate a plan of action (maybe try wheat-free?) when I see Poppy's sickness levels tomorrow.

Oh FFS there's no hot water. DH (and it's not standing for Dear right now) keeps messing with the thermostat

Have just found a thread from some idiot banging on about being sick of the term "reflux baby". Pah.

It's poo isn't it Myjob . My weight fell off for two weeks then started to revisit. I still think that your body is holding on to a little bit so that in a famine N will still be fed! Especially as you're so tiny. I bet the rest comes off when you stop bfing. But yes, until that time it is rubbish.

Hmm - Is that a really old thread? I remember one like that a while ago. Iirc, the OP was moaning as there seems to be loads of mums now saying that their baby has reflux. She is right in the sense that loads of mums think that if they have a slightly sicky baby it must be reflux. Most of them have normal possetting babies, they know nothing of the trauma mums with REAL reflux babies go through. But the OP was unfair to generalise like that.

You're all making me feel guilty that I'm not giving M more food.

re: headaches. I used to get migraines 2-4 times per week. I took imigran to relieve them (the only thing that worked). Obviously I can't take that while pg or bf. But I haven't had a migraine since I fell pg (first sign!) or since Q was born since I bf. I think it's hormonal... I'm tempted to bf or at least express a bottle a day for the rest of my life just to ward off the migraines no seriously... would that work? will do anything to get rid of migraines permanently
MM - yeah we're all going to bully you into feeding M more food!! ha! Just kidding.
Q is eating 2 times a day but I htink I'm doing it wrong. there's no pattern. I need to buy AK's book! She has a website. Did you know that? It's awesome. I wish I knew about it before.

OH! I had a BIT of red wine last night (like 5 sips)... was delicious but so worried now that it's going to hurt Q. But I know it won't.... right?

Star - a little bit of wine is fine. Hardly any of the alcohol gets into your milk. I've had the odd glass of wine, totally I think, a bottle since she was born and she's been fine. When DS was a baby I used the weaning book by she who must not be named. The recipies were really good and tasty. Except Root Medley, the smell of it made DH vomit so we thought it would probably be a little unfair to give it to DS! I know what you mean about timing, M has no pattern to her feeding even though she's 23 weeks now so I am clueless when lunch is for her. Same goes for breakfast, sometimes she's hungry when she wakes, sometimes she can go a couple of hours without milk. Probably stick to your own breakfast lunch and dinner times so she fits in with you. Plus you can eat together.

Eat together - ha! It's like gymnastics trying to feed Q! We are goingto try to get a feeding chair today. No room for a highchair. We might get one of those attach to a chair booster seats that start out with a tray and turn into a booster seat when older. Need some food storage containers as well... any ideas. I think ice cube tray sounds a bit pointless because Q will always eat more than one cube ?

is she who must not be named ak or gf?

gf. A bit of wine is fine star. I had a whole glass last night.

MM - don't feel bad for not giving M more food. We are all norty girls for feeding at all. Except for myjob of course, as N is 6 months now . Happy half birthday Naomi!

I remember the old thread re reflux too.