November 2008: WE Are Not Interested iN eatinG yet!

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Here we go ladies, thanks for giving me the honour of starting us off again!

me again, I really should post a lot quicker!!!

I also longer between feeds....Tiger is a GF baby so feeds at 7ish, 11ish, 230ish and 6ish then goes to bed at 7pm and sleeps to 7ish next day! She is drinking a full 7/8oz at each feed. Hope that helps!

dozy, what's the secret...my DS1 is nearly 7 and no sign of him stopping the stroppyness any time soon

or should I say Discocunt????

I will never look at a discount sign without smirking ever again

dozy - my LO is also GF, and these are the times i try to stick too, but most fo them work out 3.5 hours between and maybe this is still too soon. im worried that if i push them all forward to 4 hours, she wont then be going to bed at 7pm.
by the way, do you wake Tiger for the 10.30pm feed as per GF?
Thanks

Emmanj Sam has his bottles at 7am, 11am, 3pm and then the last one at 7pm. He is in bed by 7.15 and that is it until 7am the next morning. I also found that, even when he was on the 3-hour schedule, occasionally it did go to 4 hours depending on if he was asleep etc. and he would still kick up a fuss - but moving them all to 4-hourly seems to have worked absolute wonders. If you did as I have and then do her last feed at 10 or 10.30 - would that work do you think? Maybe if she is half asleep, she won't struggle?

Daisy yes, I suspect he has picked it up from nursery but it has just come so out of the blue - he has certainly been bitten a few times by one little boy at nursery who he is friends with so it wouldn't surprise me. His behaviour sounds a lot like your DD's to be honest - just plain defiant sometimes. I thought if I spoke to nursery to see if he is doing it there and how they handle it, it might help me know what I should be doing.

Dozy DS1 is the same age as your DS2 I think (born July 2006) - maybe this is just another wave of sibling rivalry? I am probably cuddling Sam more than I was before when DS1 is around but I thought DS1 was ok with it now....maybe not Ooh 6 seems like a magical age right now....toddlerdom is becoming tedious and not very enjoyable at the moment

ceebee, right, im deff gunna try it. anythings worth a try. fingers crossed. id like to not wake her up at all really for that 10.30 feed, but im worried she'll then wake up in the middle of the night. but if she takes in 8oz each time during the day, rather than the current 3-5, she may go right through like Sam does.

sorry everyone else for monopolising the thread board with my feeding schedule - i really dont know what im doing and it sooo helps talking to you guys!

dozy I recounted your discocunt story earlier and could barely get the words out for chortling. I've been chortling all day... sooo funny!

emmanj we only dropped the 1030ish feed by accident really, t'was the night before mother's day, and DH usually did it. He was wastching cricket/football some such sporting event, and fell asleep on the sofa - I woke up at 3am, saw no DH or Tiger in the travel cot and came downstairs. The loittle poppet was snoring away in her room, and we just bit the bullet and left her - she woke cooing at 7ish and has ever since! Since doing this though her milk intake has increased from 6/7oz to 7/8oz.

How old is your LO????? I reckon you could go for 7ish, 11ish 230ish then 620ish and see what happens?? Maybe offer a split feed as the last feed, half before and half after the bath and see if that helps??

ceebee i thought our DS's were the same age but then wasn't sure if I was getting you mixed up with vbab... I definitely think it is a jealousy thing with my DS as he has been a but mean to Tiger of late....(poking her when he can get away with it!)

Daisy whilst DS is not stropping, he can certainly giver as good as he get's.....always has an answer for everything, I think I prefer the kicking and screaming on the floor stage!!

gawd....feeding schedule, what's that?

dozy - before talk of feeding etc i have to just say, ive just read the other thread you linked and have been crying tears of laughter for the last 10 minutes. Discocunt!!!!

Anyway, gunna give it as go as i said to ceebee. Am keen to drop this 10.30 feed, maybe get DH to accidently forget whilst watching sport too, its what he normally does anyway, unless i remind him! You are lucky it happened so smoothly!

DD is 17 weeks on Weds.

LOL Feeding schedule!!!!! didnt mean it to sound so militant!!! im really not that bad!

Hello, hello?

I am getting lost amongst you all
It was me who was asking about the weaning and if it has to begin at 26 weeks or later.

daisy your DH had his snip a wee while ago, didn't he?
I am dreaded DH and his melodramatics.
I am such an impatient nurse. Actually I am just plain rubbish.
He has been off today, full of the cold and I have had enough of him.

Decided to leave the house for a bit today. DS screaming at me (cos I put him down) DD not listening whilst I try to get her ready and DH turns up (from hiding upstairs) with his list of requirements from the shops.
Ended up with a trek to town, which then ended up with an even worse screaming DS by the time I got home.
Cue screaming match with DH and an upset DD. DS still screaming.
Eventully DH took himself back upstairs. DS was slinged and DD fed and amused.
Argh, you see, Calm was restored when DH was Removed.

He gets snipped on Wed will be off work until Monday. And, having been off since today, it will have been a week! I might kill him, nevermind nurse him.
Oh God I am awful aren't I

twinkling, if your LO can sit unaided and has lost the tongue thrust reflex (ie they don't spit it all back at you), or in the case of DD, can grab food off mum's plate and get it in their mouth, then they are ready....regardless of how old.

The medical theory, as far as i can understand it, is that the gut matures at some point between about 18 and 26 weeks but as no-one can see whether an individual baby is mature enough then the broad brush is to wait till 26 weeks. I would ask your HV if you need to adjust for J being early, but one of the mums on my June 07 thread had her baby at 36 weeks and weaned 26 weeks later, but she was a big chunky girl.

We gave bumble some carrot on the tray on Saturday and he just looked at it. DH put it in his hand and he waved it about a bit and then dropped it so he is obviously not that bothered yet.

Thanks daisy
and dozy for your thoughts.

J is nowhere near ready!
He does not really grab for things yet, certainly can't hold anything and does not sit up at all.
Poor wee thing.
But boy can he talk and does he have the cheekyest grin.
He seems to be so far behind the rest, but I am trying not to worry myself, he will get there in his own good time.

twinkling - poor you with all that to contend with - i know i would feel exactly the same if DH was at home! in fact, i nealrly wanted to kill him after his 5 weeks of extended paternity leave - LOL!

oh and twinkling, DH says he is still getting a bit of pain from his op, a constant dull ache. But he says it goes away when he is...ahem...checking all is in working order . Nice try Mr Daisy, lol.

Has he called to talk to someone about it though or made an appointment with the GP????

I'm trying to ignore bumble....it isn't working and my boobs are in demand

Oh no, so the 'poor me' could go on for weeks
Yeah, he has been on his own chat site asking questions and has told the guys at work, one of which had his done years ago.
He goes from not worrying to finding things that say his chances of getting prostate cancer increase by 100%, so totally freaking out, to being blase about it all.
Tonight he commented on the shaving job ahead of himself.
I bet the regrowth is just as iritating as the job itself.
Scritch scratch. As if they aren't obsessed enough already. I will need to start slapping his hands! haha

DH refused to let me help with the shaving.....woose. and blardy hell, can I just say they look a bit unnatural all bald like

Yeah, DH did that once. Bleaurgh!
Last chicken in sainsburys.
Bleaurgh!

No way would I go near DHs with a razor. You must be steady handed.

Hello everyone
I have not had time to catch up, but wanted to say hello!

I am sorry I'm not keeping up at the moment, so much going on here.

Mimi has started to turn herself over- yay! It was the usual scenario- no sign of her doing this then I go to a friends house and there she is turning herself around 180˚ and rolls onto her side. Clever girl.

Lots of weaning talk on here. Haven't started Mimi with anything yet. SHe seems quite happy with bf.

Quite envious of you guys going to the NCT sales. And of you Daisy for being so organised to be putting stuff into the NCT sales!!

I have got my sewing out today. Made some bedding for the dolly cot, v.cute. Have baby shoes, summer dresses and bloomers to make for Mimi next,and a play quilt. Feels good to be making things again.

LB so glad you and DH are dating- sounds lovely.

love to all.xx

hey pinky, I was just thinking about you earlier . I'm glad you are OK.

the making things sounds good. I always find creative outlets help wth my depression so I hope it has the same effect for you

I can't believe I'm still up......but i'm sitting on the sofa shivering and sweating and feeling generally very sick indeed and have a throat full of razor blades. I tried to sleep but I'm just too hot and bothered. My temp is normal though .

And DH's phone keeps going off with reminders and alerts in the kitchen. I'm soooo close to chicking it in the fecking bin!

PMSL at the last chicken in sainsbury's twinkling ....and I'm not steady at all, which is why he wouldn't let me.....even though he did me the night before my CS with DD. So unfair

Morning. How are Daisy and Coolkat feling. Good to see Twinkling and Pinky. laughing at all the chat. Daisy, I am embarrasses to admit that I didn't actaully 'know' what tongue reflex meant, until you posted it. So yes, M does still have it. He had bread sticks whilst at the dinner table last night. But he just seemed to enjoy chewing on them and DID spit it all back, as he did with my mash, that MerryM commented on the other day.
I have PN ladies coming to my house today. There is 5 of us. Cakes and cookies at the ready.
Have made another appointment to speak to a different GP about 'struggling'.
|In the meantime, my mum has suggested 'Bach' Rescue remedy. Only started it last night so will let you know if it works. It is totally natural, 'to comfort and reassure'. flower extracts. VBab, if it works, shall I send you some ? I don't need Ad's because I am not depressed, but I am struggling. will see what new GP says.

hello all hv came out yesterday and was really positive about O choosing the bottle.

which gf book is the best for routine and feeding please???

Morning all,
DD was awake at 5am to do her morning poo (!), need to get her to stop waking so early!

GF book tegan - contented baby book is good, and theres contented baby book for wweaning which i havent read but ooks good.

Obs - RE: the herbal rememdy - i take these herbal tabs called Valerina day time by Medic Herb. get tehm in a pack from Boots, they are specifically for stress and anxiety and i would swear by them. havent felt 'struggling' since taking them, and i did have days before where it was all a bit much. a friend also takes tehm and she's had teh same positive experience.

Link is here for info but i get mine in Boots
this page

Morning all, have just about caught up from a MAD weekend. Yesterday I was in such a knackered daze that the only thing I could do was chortle a lot at the thread that dozy posted about. So funny.
We had M's christening on Sunday, hence being so knackered. We had a lunch do in the church hall afterwards and almost all of it went well. DH had flipped his lid in the week leading up to it. I had reassured him (weeks ago) that we'd have just a small number. Anyway, when he pinned me down to numbers, I had to confess that we had about 35 adults and 30 children (bloody catholics!). Anyway, spent Saturday making food and making the cake. I hadn't intended to make a christening cake as I'm not exactly skilled in the cake decorating department ( think Larry Graysons Generation Game for anyone old enough!) but when I found out that it would be around £65 to have one made at the local bakers, I decided to make one myself.
It did work out well in the end, but I did nearly lose the plot myself at around 8pm on Saturday night when I was supposed to be at a local gig, and instead I was wiping up blue food colouring that I had spilt all over the floor . DH was quite good natured about it, considering . I think he saw a certain deranged look in my eye and decided not to cross me -good move.
Anyhow, it looked ok in the end, not fab or anything, but definitely above messy.
The day itself went well, M was on good form mostly, the service was lovely, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves afterwards.
However.... at the end of the do, just as we were clearing up, DS1 who had been outside during most of the afternoon along with all the other kids, just messing around and playing, kicked a ball through one of the church hall windows. Yikes. Gawd, I nearly cried. To cut a long story short (sorry I'm going on a bit here), it is going to be sorted, and when I spoke to our priest yesterday to grovel, he was really good about it and said don't worry, it's just one of these things. Think I'll put a bit extra on the collection plate on Sunday .

So there we go, no wonder I was in a daze yesterday.

Have been reading all your postings however, will try to respond to a couple of people later , must go now as M is lying in a pile of poo. (nice) He does have a nappy on btw.!!

aaaaggghhh! Workmen back again today to finish off! One of them is currently upstairs whistling very loudly, just after I have put P down for a sleep. Wonder how long the nap will last today!! Actually though, yesterday wasn't too bad in the end. The only room in the house they weren't working in was our bedroom, so I took all P's toys, playmat, changing stuff etc into our room and we just hid there all day! It was quite nice - I fed him in bed, and he dozed off and had a lovely sleep - normally it's a real battle to get him to sleep in the daytime and overall we had quite a fun day. I think because I knew that I couldn't get on with anything in the rest of the house, I felt less guilty about slobbing out in bed and I think P really enjoyed having my undivided attention all day. So I can highly recommend a duvet day to get rid of some of the stress we're all going through at the moment!! Back to normal today though, the workmen are hopefully only here for an hour or two this morning then it's off to baby clinic for P's last lot of jabs, boo!!

Daisy, hope you're starting to feel better today

Fudge, christening sounds lovely. I am starting to think about P's christening. Could be tricky as I am catholic, but DH is an atheist and has said that he is ok with us getting P baptised but doesn't want to be hypocritical and recite the words that the parents usually do in a baptism, i.e. I believe in God and I reject Satan and all that! So not sure how we will do it really. And DH would very much like it to be a small do but as I start adding up in my head the people we have to invite, the numbers don't look so small any more!!