Didn?t get back till late last night so haven?t had chance to post since.
The photo session was postponed for two weeks as our car got towed! I won?t go into details because they?re all on Facebook, but it?s all sorted now, even if I am £240 lighter!
THOM, I ended up spending a lot more than that in the end
MOS, exactly! I?m not a big fan of branded stuff anyway, I don?t mind so much (not sure why, maybe because it doesn?t take over quite the same) with Fifi and Noddy, but things like Disney Princesses and Barbie I don?t like having all over everything. Potty training I fun here too. She has been able to say when she needs a wee since around her first birthday, been using the potty for about a year but she won?t do it when she has anything on (nappy, real nappy pull ups, ?big girl pants? or even commando - which we don?t do unless there?s been a problem out). We tried cold turkey, leaving the potty in the living room but nothing seems to work on her. I feel frustrated because if she?d stayed at home she would be done by now. One thing that I?m pleased with though is when she?s going to the potty her constipation is majorly improved, I now know she is definitely anal! WRT bottles, a lot of babies won?t take it from mum, that?s just cheating!
Calico, just leave a potty around and let it happen naturally. Tink keeps commenting on my big tummy, I have to keep pointing out that she, Fifi and Lily-Hope came out of my tummy so it has to be big!
LBB, often having wind makes them think they?re still hungry as there is a bubble in there, but when it comes out they?re then full so don?t need anymore. With the screaming, have you tried the five S?s? (swaddling, side/stomach positioning in the parents' arms - not towards the parent because it confuses them and can make them worse - , shushing, swinging, and sucking) . They usually do stop when they?re full up but bottle fed babies can take a little more before they stop because it comes quicker so they don?t get the signals right, in the time it takes to get the signal when its coming slow they don?t get that much extra, IYSWIM. As far as anti-depressants are concerned, if they make you feel better then that can?t be a bad thing. You wouldn?t worry if you had to take a different drug - I know I feel the same though, I take Aspirin every day but worry about anti-depressants (my excuse though is I keep reacting to them and I don?t want to experiment whilst I have two young children to look after).
DS, it?s not much better really. I?ve started using electric scooters when I go shopping which means I get out much more, not as much here as I would at home though as I?m not that close to a bus. Can?t wait to get into my own place! Fifi is doing well, she?s a happy little thing, just like her sister was, and the cold finally seems to be clearing up, 14 weeks later!
MS, I never ask! I might say ?excuse me a sec? if it is going to look like I?m not paying attention but I don?t need anyone?s permission to feed my baby.
STW, babies at this age don?t understand permanence so leaving them to cry can be upsetting to them. There is mantra crying though where they grizzle before they go to sleep, it?s very half-hearted and they?re more likely to wake if you do pick them up. Every three hours sounds perfect! Flat heads do correct themselves, a mild case will do it without help but if it gets severe they can wear a helmet to help reshape it. Make sure you?re doing plenty of tummy time to help change position.
Elkiedee, different thread I know, but didn?t want to post there. I had to laugh when they said hello to you on that other forum when you hadn?t posted there. I would have been in stitches if I?d read that to me!
As I said before we have rearranged our pictures for two weeks yesterday and 3pm. The plan is for TBD to drop me in London with Fifi, pick the boys up and bring them to London to meet me. Then we will get public transport back and meet him at the hotel. Does anyone fancy making it a meet and keeping me company?