October 08 - Teeth n stuff

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Hadn't even noticed that we were close to filling the old thread!

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
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.
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
3rd Oct (Due 26th Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - Rebecca Jill Erzsebet - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept Oct) - CherryChoc - Boy - Ryan - 6lbs 11oz - 3 day labour with natural birth in hospital
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
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!
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!
16th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - rowanmac - Girl - Anna Ruth - 7lbs 2oz - 2 hours ARM to placenta delivery.
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz -
28th Oct - RachieW - boy
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. 24 hours of labour first though, and don't you forget it!

Oh, we're watching that MM. Dp has already been in tears. It must be so hard for those families.

lol at wholesome.

Stroke thread should read stroke threat

I wouldn't use almond oil until you've established that she's ok with nuts hmm. Would be quite surprised if it's olive oil causing the problem, but should think that sunflower or coconut would be ok to try if you want. Is coconut oil easy to get hold of ?

Right, am going to log off and go to bed I think.

Hmm - EXCITING!!! Yay for trying for more babies! Now that you;ve had one terrible labour they'll have a better idea how to manage it next time. You'll probably have a consultation about options at some point. When were you thinking? We're planning for this time next year. Unless M is a nightmare toddler of course. I can't help re: the oil though. The only thing I use on M is eczema cream! Glad you're feeling better after the stupid dog incident. I knew that would affect you.

I've just read on another thread that the almond oil is taken from the flower rather than the nut apparently. I have no idea about coconut oil, again I just read it on another thread. I know what you mean re surprised but she had red patches all over by the time I'd finished and her skin has never been dry on her tummy before and not changed anything else. I shouldn't have used it again tonight really but she's been straining all day again today and I wanted to try to get her to poo again! No luck tho!!

Is it OK to use dried apricots as a first food to help with the constipation?

Thanks MM. We were thinking about an 18 month gap between the two so that would be August to start trying. Which is only 3 months away HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!

Aubergenie - DH would not be able to watch. He really can't handle seeing anything to do with ill children. He would probably cry his eyes out, he's a very sensitive soul. How's DP's blue fluffy pants?

Apricots fine as first food, but I'd use tinned rather than dried, as softer/more moist.

Heh heh heh! Go for it hmm but I'm sad that you won't be with me and also as you'll have another lovely baby.

If you're going to use dried you have to puree them and boil them up first so they go nice a plump. CSWS's suggestion would save the faffing.

HMM - Someone recommended Waitrose Bottom Butter to me for S's dry skin. Haven't tried it yet though.

You should be able to get hold of coconut oil if you live near a large Asian grocers. But coconut oil is solid, I think, so you might have to warm it up.

Hope you get some good sleep CSWS.

I live in the middle of Cheshire. So no Asian grocers basically! And Waitrose is a while away, the coconut oil was "Fractionated coconut oil" whatever that means!

I had no idea you could get tinned apricots, thanks! Could I do that with apple do you think on the second day?

By the way there was a discussion re BLW v purees on Radio 4 today, I missed half of it unfortunately and can't get the sound file to work but if you can; www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/02/2009_17_tue.shtml

HMM - You don't think it could be the dairy causing P's dry skin do you? It's probably a bit soon to see a reaction, isn't it.

to trying for another baby. I like the idea but I'm too bloody tired.

In fact, I'm going to bed now. Night ladies.

No, it came on ast night/ this morning, after the massage. The red blotches might be the dairy but the dry skin is the olive oil I think.

I'm quite surprised I haven't seen a reaction to the dairy yet, the reaction to the onion was within the hour.

I too am off to bed, Night all!

Oh by the way, MM, is there anything you want to tell us about your relationship with a budgie?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/746592-Did-a-pigeon-come-in-my-face?addwatch=1

Right definitely going to bed now!

you can get coconut oil in chemist shops. they may need to order it in though, iirc it comes in a 100g pot. it does come as a solid block but you just gently warm it up.

Grr - am not getting the sleep I need to manage day out.

I was with you csws. q couldn't lay flat last night or else he couldn't breathe.. nose all clogged up and coughing really yucky cough. He fell asleep on top of me at 12.30 and I fell asleep and then he woke and I thought, "wow, that was a good sleep!" then I looked at my clock.... 12.48! ha! I couldn't help but laugh!! Then he was on and off sleep and feed every half hour or so, more sucking than feeding, then up for the day at 2am. He's still up and VERY HAPPY, yet clogged nose and cough. Strange.

HMM make sure apricots are brown rather than orange. They are brown when they dry... a chemical is used to keep them orange. You can get organic dried apricots in a bag (I forgot the brand name) from most shops and they are soft (like tinned ones) too so cuts out the boiling part.

Can someone tell me if plum organic fromage frais (no sugar!) is acidic like other yogurt...? You mentioned something about this heather, about yogurt being very acidic. Q just really likes it. Tried some lumps again this morning. he gagged and coughed and just refused the food as he never refuses food!

Hmm - Ha! You noticed my contribution eh?! We had a young male budgie and he would shag everything! He loved tissues the most and would carry them round in his foot and take them to different locations. On the day in question he was doing his usual, trying to feed me seeds then he jumped down off my shoulder and started to try to feed my hand, which was on my knee. Well he decided that my knee looked particulalry attractive that evening so, well, I think we can all guess. Only I didn't notice, not until it was too late. I had a small yellow/orange circle on my jeans. It stained, I threw the jeans away.

CSWS - I was up at that time too. I had another terrible night too and am not coping as well as normal. Maybe PMT-y. M was up at 12, 1, 3 - 4.50 then went back to sleep until 7. She went to bed at 8.

We got DS's school photo proof last night . Poor little fella always looks like Dewey from Malcom in the Middle in photos. He's a really good looking little boy but so un-photogenic.

yoghurt contains lactic acid which is a by-product of the fementation process. it's what gives plain yoghurt its tangy taste. flavourings are added to yoghurt to mask the tangy flavour.
fromage frais is curd cheese. it means fresh cheese in french.

we had an ok night sleep wise down at 7:30, up at 8:30, 8:45, 10pm and 11pm. he slept through then till 6am .
he is usually wide awake at 6am which is not good. i don't do early mornings.

so fromage frais is not acidic? Sorry to be dense

it is as its made from curdled cheese. but its also got cream added so less acidic than yoghurt.
all dairy products are acidic in some way which is why they advise you avoid dairy if you have an upset tummy.

Thanks We've cut down to one fromage frais per day. What would I do without MN??