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!

LOL on the shat daisy!
enjoy your nights ladybuzz and cricri

Im not planning on weaning yet but i would quite like LO to start sitting with us at mealtimes so this is why i have been looking at the high chairs that recline a bit.
I do really like the Tripp Trapp one but i take it from looking at it they would need to be sitting almost by themselves before you could put them in it?

Ive also seen the cosatto 3sixti one but it looks quite clumbersome!
Okay i am boring myself by going on and on about high chairs so i will stop now!

Oh, ellielou did i say wednesday? i have weaning talk thing then, tuesday ok??
Will text ya later

hv visiting next week so will have a chat then

daisy, glad the op went ok, hope the pain doesn't last too long and that you are back to your old self soon. We missed you at stay and play today!! There was a 2-week old baby there today, so tiny..........made me broody already!!

LOL at Daisy's typo (or Freudian slip??)

I'm missing stay and play too jaunita. DD did gardening with the PILs today so she was happy though. I'll hopefully make it next week, but if you fancy popping in for a coffee before then give me a shout

Like chocolategal I have only bought a highchair for Sam so he can join us at mealtimes for now. Of course as soon as we unpacked it this evening, DS1 insisted he got in it despite refusing to sit in a highchair for at least 6 months

tegan I mentioned weaning to the nursery nurse (HV assistant kind of person) last week to find out what to do if Sam really can't make it to 26 weeks on milk alone (i.e. should I use hungry baby milk or start weaning) and she said that 17 weeks is really the minimum age and definitely nothing before then

daisy poor Bumble (and you) - that is really the last thing you need isn't it? And let me guess your DH is feeling sorry for himself after 1 day of looking after the 3 of them??

Daisy meant to say that we always knew you were special

lol ceebee
DH has got a throat thing and is losing his voice (probably from shouting ). He also doesn't function well on broken sleep.....bless him!

bumble is usually on one or other of our laps at teatime at the minute.

A friend of ours has a seat like [[http://www.icbaby.com/pages/safety_1st_recline_and_grow_booster_seat.htm this which is pretty flexible and might meet all chocs requirements.

oops try again

thanks for that daisy, will have to have a good look I think before I buy one as there are just so many!

Just turned on comic relief, I really do like jennifer saunders!

hello All!

Have had dh mum staying with us this week so no time to mn - she met W for the first time - she was very thrilled as he is her first DGS! Have put new photo up - happy nana V!

So glad the op went well daisy and you are on the road to recovery but sad at eceryones ills - hope you all feel better soon!

Have just read evrything but have forgotten loads

Will pop back tomorrow as have been up since 3am and beginning to hallucinate (not really but I am pretty tired!!) xx

Good morning all, O was so much better last night he fell asleep on me at 8.30 so i put him to bed at 9pm and never heard a peep until 6.30 this morning, so perhaps it was a glitch or even a growth spurt.

I need a little more advice please, i used totsbots for the first 10 wks then i have been using motherease but i find them quite bulky, what are the best reusables about which hold everything in and also don't look huge and restrict movemenent??

yay tegan .

still waiting for a sleep through here. can't see it soming anytime soon though.

barbs that photo is gorgeous . where in yorks were you before? (i'm sure you've said but i can't remember).

had a challenging night last night trying to feed bumble with him sitting next to me as i can't roll on my sides or have him over my tummy at all. he wasn't impressed, but we got there. his temp is still high and he is a bit mizzy. dh is struggling with it all, but not much i can do to help. and i think i'm losing my voice too. I thought I'd stay in bed today but the sounds of disharmony coming from downstairs is too too stressful.

got my smear test back today and all normal.....

welcome back daisy - get well soon and make sure you take it easy!!

I went to a weaning talk held by my HV yesterday - I was very curious after reading on MN some of the advice people had received from HV's! However she was very focussed on the current recommendations even though the other person who went had already started weaning her 18-week-old which she admitted was due to family pressure (apparently they had invited loads but only 2 of us turned up which i felt sad about too - great free services unused...) she even mentioned BLW and was partially supportive - ie. finger foods combined with purees - but was concerned about the actual amount of food a baby would consume if simply left to get on with it...which as i understand it is partly the point of BLW - they take what they need/want...? anyway, was good for me as i now think i will be able to express enough for M when he's at nursery - i wasn't sure about the quantities required and was considering mixed feeding (is this what it's called once they are weaned?) anyway, that's good news for me. daisy re: you becoming a BFC, is there something we can do to help you in terms of personal experiences etc? i'm sure everyone would love to help after all the help you give here!

monkey hope your DH's meal was nice!

londonboots interesting reading of your HV's weaning discussion. I find the subject really confusing!
DH's meal was yum thanks - chorizo and cannellini bean stew. Fab!

Lacks glad your smear was clear. I went for mine 4 weeks ago, and have been told I have to wait 8 weeks for results- the "jade goody" effect apparently - loads of younger girls finally getting their arses in gear and getting smears done.

yum-o monkey - wasn't this one was it? if not, this is also fab!

No - it's a Jill Duplex recipe. But yours looks delish! I love chorizo as an ingredient - so versatile.
P.S. Whereabouts in London are you? I'm W4

i'm in w1 - whatever happened to the london meet up??

Afternoon ladies,
Well, DH survived the evening on his own, but E was screaming when I got home and had been for about 40 minutes apparently. She was all cried out and hiccuping when I took her She immediately had a long feed despite having drained a 7oz bottle of EBM I'd left plus some more milk DH defrosted when she started getting agitated. She then immediately fell asleep and fed a couple of times during the night. Today she's being incredibly clingy and is not happy unless she can see me and has been even keener than normal to be in the sling. I now feel guilty for leaving her but also somewhat trapped IYSWIM. She's fine if I leave her during the day but the evenings are a problem because of this damn cluster feeding. Oh well, not long to go now until weaning when things will improve, fingers crossed.
Daisy Hope you feel better soon and take it easy. Can't DH take the DCs out for a couple of hours and give you chance to rest?
MonkeyM My DH also loves using chorizo as an ingredient. He makes a fantastic tapas dish with beans, chorizo and parsley. I think it's a Jill Dupleix one.
London meet-up The thread is here but we've not managed to find a venue which suits everybody, never mind a date.

londonboots, what a lovely thing to offer. I could probably use some experiences as case studies

cricri, when my DD was little she used to treat expressed milk or bottles as though they were just a snack and would always feed from me regardless of what she had taken in when i ws out. Apparently it's more of a comfort thing than anything else and them feeding immediately is their way of reaffirming their bond with you. Being so indispensible can be exhausting though.

Not sure what is up with bubmle. temp still up and down like a yoyo, he is bringing up more milk than normal but wouldn't say it was vomiting as such, he feeds for a bit and then starts crying (sore throat?) and wants to be held, but leaning over at an angle, not cuddled in and having his back patted. DD is asleep now and DH has taken bumble out in the pram and DS1 is scootering alongside.

I saw on FB that dozy is in hospital something to do woith her tonsils...is this a sudden thing or was it planned? Did i miss her mentioning it? I've been so wrapped up in myself over the last few weeks

I got out of bed half an hour ago as i felt fine and like i was skiving, but now feel like shite and am going for a nap. I have horrible runny bottom, but I'm sure ceebee said her friend had this after her gallbladder op.

DH is being all stressed and grumpy and making me feel awful for not being able to help as well which he says isn't his intention

Daisy you are right, my friend did have a horrible runny bottom for quite a while after the op - particularly when she had fatty food iirc although she did say it was great for her diet as she could eat whatever she wanted and not put on weight (as long as she was near a toilet of course )

Re Dozy I don't think she mentioned it on here but on the diet thread yesterday morning, she posted that she had been having problems with her tonsils for a couple of days - didn't mention she was having them out though so maybe it just got worse.

Hana your DS doesn't sound huge at all - I am sure some people just say that for the sake of it! Sam was 14lb 7 at 15 weeks and is spot on the 50th centile and people comment on his size even though he is exactly average .

Cricri sorry that E didn't have a great night without you - I can imagine how frustrating that would be. It really will be just a phase.

Just popping in to say Hi and to see how Daisy is doing ... Sorry about bumble and your dh . It always happens together !
Minirosa is still pooing green and she is straining far too much so I am going to take her back to the doc as this anti diarrhoea formula doesn't seem to be doing much except making her happier as she doesn't have to work hard for the bottle and she knows when she is due it as she doesn't feed as well from me.
SHe has had a huge sleep this pm and has just been fed but she is whinging and not happy . . WOuld take her out for a walk but dd1 is saying she has a sore tummy but not sure if its true or a sympathy symptom kicking in. DH of course is out - typical !
Positive vibes for a good weekend all .

Just a quickie... tegan I have just today started using Itti Bitti D'Lish nappies on DS and they are LUSH - such lovely material and great colours, they are also v slim fitting so look great under clothes. They are expensive at £13 a nappy, although this website has a special offer of 2 for £36.
I have joined this thread with lots of people who use and know lots about cloth nappies.