July 09 - Sore ladybits and melons for tits! [grin]

[Quiltedrose]

Ok so there's only 2 of us so far but felt duty bound as the first July delivery to start the thread off!

'Pop' in when you're ready!!

do breast compressions with dd already. dd1 was in such a strict routine (did gina ford) but am always rushing here and there for dd1 that it makes it difficult to impose a routine on dd2. half days at nursery are good cos good for dd1 but total pain for me. sorry to moan. DH already give bottle at 10.30pm but she won't take one from me. problem is i can't look after myself well enough to bf really. do so much chasing around that you have to chose between getting everything done and eating and drinking properly. didn't get breakfast till 9.230am today and that was an act of will. not sure bf suits us control freak types

Ah woollyjo sorry you couldn't get more answers about Naimh. But really good that there was nothing wrong with you so no reason it would ever happen again. Good luck with the BFP. It's going to be a worrysome pregnancy until you hold your darling baby in your arms but try to enjoy it rather than stress over the whole thing. I wish you every happiness (I think about you a lot).

patchy ... cheeky mare. How did you not say F* off!?

ali sorry you are struggling. Do what is right for you and the baby and don't give yourself the guilt trip.

Ali I am a bit of an organised control freak too! I am all about calendars, filing, and writing things down.

miss have a notebook without which my life would cease to function. May as well write breathe and eat on my to do list as I consult it that often!

patchy cheeky Biatch!!! How rude are some people!! I'm sick to death of people telling me what I should put on Summer to 'cure' her eczema.....IT IS NOT CURABLE!! She's just going to have it till she doesn't anymore! All i do is ease the flare up's.

avtivity oooh silly woman! Liking your comsumption of Wispa as anger management - I find many reasons to devour a Wispa, I even tried telling Dp the other day that they fell in my shopping trolly! Ha ha.

Summer is defo teething, she is so irriatble at times. She is usually so placid so it's a bit of a shock tothe system to hear these horrific screams! Giving her a bit of calpol when her cheeks are bright red and burnin. She can't hold anything ( ie teethers) but just chews her fist and fingers constantly.

She's so gorgeous though I love her to bits. I feel it took me a little while longer to bond with Summer as had to get over section and deal with Grace but when I did bond I now feel almost closer to her but I think thats cos I'm more chilled out second time round and I make time to just enjoy her.

All is well here, I passed my thoery test the other wk so just need to do my practical now and I'll be off!

Booked a hol to menorca for next yr, cannot wait!

Hope you and babes are all well xx

lists Haha... we are a lot arent we! I LIVE by my calendar. I have one on my desk, one in the kitchen, and one in my room... a day planner in my diaper bag, and a dry erase board on my closet door... all to remind me of where I am going and what I am doing on any given date. Without it, I may as well not get out of bed because I wouldn't remember a thing!

BF to bottle I give Marco a top up bottle whenever he needs it. He has been mixed fed since birth though and doesn't seem to mind. Sometimes it takes him a few tries to figure out how to drink from the bottle, but he gets it in the end. He has been cluster feeding all week and its starting to drive me mad. He went from sleeping 7 hours at night to waking every 3 hours for a feed again! I am KNACKERED!! Last night, I had DH give him a bottle because I was just too tired to get up and feed him. I dont feel guilty for doing this at all. Its all about what works for you and the baby, and what fits your lifestyle.

MissP Yes, we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada, just in October instead of November like in the US. I am really looking forward to it! I usually take on the majority of the meal, and my mum and sister help out with the rest. Then my mum does Christmas and we help her. Works out more fairly. However, with DHs family included, we end up being quite the large party. Its a little nerve-wracking cooking a 4 course meal for 25 people!

babyblue3 Sounds like you have a busy few days planned. I am sure it will be great.

Lists blimey, mine are never ending. DH also writes them, but puts one or 2 things on them and then stands there for 10 min or so saying "What else should I put on the list" I always end up shouting at him that if he can't think of anything else, then to bloody well get on with it and stop standing there! Drives me nuts!

Teething think Max is going that way too, 1 bright red cheek and lots of dribble. I seem to remember that it goes on forever though, both other dc got theirs at about 9 months.

Wispas good idea!!! People are so full of crap advice aren't they!!!

activity of course your not holding your baby wrong - your his mum and knows what he likes - all mine have liked to be held in different ways. (anyway as we all know you know it all till you actually have kids... )
Alfie is starting the teething thing too. Wants to chew on something hard all the time.

Teething Noah is constantly chewing his fist and dribbling too. No red cheeks though. But we can actually see his 2 front bottom ones but can't feel them yet.

Activity - of course you're not holding him wrong, like Queenfee says there is no right or wrong way. If he isn't screaming when you're holding him then he is comfy and ok. Noah never looks comfy when he's asleep on dh but he must be otherwise he wouldn't be asleep

at 4 course meal for 25 people. I'm pretty sure i could never do that

holding babies DD likes it best if you "hold her like a sack of spuds" as my mum put it! Sorta flopped over your arm facing out. Not exactly text book but who cares!

teeth ours have eased off for a day and suddenly feeding is easier again. Can't believe it can makes such a difference. Must have been hurting poor thing.

hi all, been having a quick skim through messages. havent been able to get on for a few days as dd has been ill. we were told swine flu but im 100% sure that she hasnt got it as she seems much better today after having a couple of days with a temp of 39.7!! bless her she was so poorly, we had to keep giving her cool baths and she just sat in their sobbing saying it hurts mummy! broke my heart. anyway she was back to her bossy self today and made bill have his first proper giggle from violently bouncing him in his chair!

woollyjo fantstic news on your bfp. i know theres no replacement for naimh but now you have something to hopefully look forward to. im sorry you were not able to get the answers you want on deserve. i wish you all the very best in your pregnancy xxx

activity what an idiot!! you know your own baby! Bill for instance hates to be cradled which is how everyone seems to hold him. he likes to be over your shoulder...im sure it just so he can be sick down you!

patchy never read gina ford but hear she's a bit of a prat!

teething bill is dribbling constantly, biting anything he can get in his mouth. he's constanylt chomping on his hands!

sleep we still aren't having any luck with him going longer after 1.30. it still seems to be every hour 1/2. tho last night it was every hour from 3! have but an extra blanket on his bed incase its because he's cold.

freedom!! me and dp have our first night out next saturday eek! im getting very nervous about leaving bill. him and dd are staying at my dads. we are also going to stay so its not like its the full night. hopefully ill be back before his 1.30 (ish!!) feed, i certainly dont plan on having more than a glass of wine (or two!)

sitting is anyone elses dc trying to sit? we can no longer take our eyes off him in his bouncy chair as he can pull himself forward to sit properly. unfortunately hasnt got the balance so then lolls to the side. this also gos for trying to prop him up on cushions or pillows! he gets so cross lying down, even in his pram. i was going to swap him in to the seat of his pram but it says from 6 months only. anyone else having this problem?? i dont want to hurt his back.

wispas im just off to have a wispa gold in bed and a read of my book yippee!

sitting as soon as dd can hold her head significantly I'm cracking out the bumbo seat. they are FANTASTIC and great for weaning (wipe clean!)

Bumboo was just talking about it with DH this morning. How fast are our LO's growing!?! Making me broody......

Holding baby never realised there was a right and wrong way and this is my 3rd DC. I just figured as long as you supported their head to start with, that was all that was important.

Lydia So sorry to hear that sleep is a prob. I can't imagine having to feed every 1.5 hours from 3am. We do get a bit of clustering but mainly during waking hours.

Gillyan good luck w/driving. I passed only 2 yrs ago when 38wks pg with DD. I think the examiner felt sorry for me.

Hi to everyone else.

sitting yeah alfie can sit for about a minute now unsupported and gets very cross if hes awake and I try to lie him down in hte carrycot pulling himself up. Luckily his carrycot is a carseat so will sit up. DD and DS were the same and probably younger tbh they were sitting up in the pushchair seat from 6 weeks ish never did them any harm. Kids do things in there own time and let you know what they want!
Alfie is going through a bad patch with sleeping it's my own fault for telling everyone he was an angel. Fingers crossed it's just because of his cold or a growth spurt or something and it will settle down soon.

Noah hates laying flat in his chair or pushchair so we've sat both up a bit. We've been using our Maclaren Quest for a good few weeks and that is meant to be used from 3mths (he's exactly 3mth today) beause it isn't completely flat.

Both my boys are full of cold and got a bit of a cough. I got some nasal saline spray stuff to spray up their noses to try unblock them and some Karvol capsules. You can't get anything over the counter for coughs though because they're under 6. I've still got some Medised though with the old doses on ie. from 3mth+ so i may give them that at some point although they are both asleep for now.

Hey girlies.

sitting Summer is the same, she is happiest when I hold her so she can sit, I also hold facing away from me with one arm and tats her favourite. She also doesn't like being cradled, she hates being on her tummy too. I have had her in the pushchair verison of the buggy since about 2 wks ago so about 13 weeks and I sit the chair up so she can see, I only recline it back if she nods off.

HELP Summer has been a nightmare all week. Ican only put it down to teething and really don't think she is ill as she has had no temp and is feeding normally. She just suddenly kicks off royally. Screaming and screaming, the really worst high pitched cry a baby can do! She never has done this since she was born and has always been very placid. If she's due a feed I get it and she refuses it. She literally go bonkers,and makes herself all red and swolen eyes unitll she exhausts herself. walking around seems to help but she goes all stiff and bangs herself againt us like she just doesn't want holding. Eventually she I'll either take the feed or nod off on me. If she nods off and I try to put her down she screams instantly. I have always been able to put her down whenever I need to, she's not a baby that needs holding all the time and has never fussed being put in her cot awake at night etc. Thought she might of been over tired so tried putting her to sleep in the day up in her room in her cot incase she needed a bit of quiet, she slept fine but it didn't work. So she doesn't just do it when she's tired she's done it at bedtime, done it when out in the buggy....just don't kno what is up. It's almost like colic!! really didn't want to take her to docs as there is nothing obviously wrong with her. Just a bit at my wits end with it. She was so loud the other day my ears were hurting so much, I had to just put her in her cot and leave her for 10 mins and have a break. Oh I have tried just leaving her when she does it when she is due a sleep and it's horrendous.

Any idea's????

hi everyone
just wondering if it would be ok to join in here. My little princess is 3 months on the 18th. I've just been reading through your posts with a big grin on my face because it all sounds so familiar. Gillyan that sudden roaring as if she'd been stabbed has just started this past week with my babe. i'm guessing her gums have something to do with it. Sometimes, SOMETIMES she calms down when i give her a teether to chew on the tommee tippee puzzle one is great as a rattle and teether.
But honestly i just have to try and distract her most of the time by singing at her (not pleasant for anyone) or bringing her outside to look at the trees. I usually end up letting her have a munch (we're bfing)if all other tactics fail and the mummy teether always works.
Another worrying development is the noisy irritating toy interest. Has anyone else noticed their sudden interest in toys? Alannahs hit last week. With it I discovered that in my daughters eyes taking away the vibrating singing pig after fifty two goes was equal to first degree murder. Wow I think I've witnessed her having a tantrum....the future is scaring me.

Hi and welocme trixie Glad I'm not alone!

gillyan teeth are the bane of my existence! DD1 was hopeless with them. Esp as she got older. Every bout of teething was accompanied by broken nights and VOMITING! (without fail!). Hoped dd2 was going to be different but NO! So I would expect it is teeth esp if no temp though my dd gets a temp in 1 ear ie the side that's teething at that moment. Because dd1 is only 3 months in a week still limited to 2 doses calpol in 24hrs so put up with screaming all day to leave a dose before bed at 7 and one for the inevitable wake up. It's eased off for 1 1/2 days and suddenly she'll feed every 3-4 hours and slept through 2 nights in a row! They are back with avengence today tho and feeding gone to hell again. Drooling like a dog and generally cries for no reason. I found that after the first 4 the teething wasn't so bad with dd1 but that took 6 months!

bottles after all my talk of putting dd2 on the bottle....she won't take one from me! Ha serves me right! Think I'm going to have to hang on till 4 months then wean her and hope the reduced milk need means I don't waste away in the mean time! dd1 LOVED her food and dd2 is already eyeing the meal time plates like "where's mine?"

sitting dd2 starting to be happier in her car seat. think it's because she can support herself better. Moved to the "buggy" bit of my pram now but still got the flat bit on hand in case she's going to sleep along time (easier for tummy sleeper still). Much better when they can look round not just at the sky!

Morning
Welcome8 Trixie* Teething so far not bad here - just lots of drooling and fist in the mouth. Knock on wood, Tristan has yet to have Calpol for it (or his jabs!).

Phoenix re Medised...funny how they changed the recommended age to 2 yrs. I went to buy it for DD a year ago and was not allowed (she was 1yrs old) even though we had been using it since she was 3 months. I asked my nurse friend and apparently there is nothing wrong with using it for babies 3m+ but it makes them drowsy and they could sometimes skip feeds. I never had a problem with it for DS1 or DD so will use on Tristan if needed. It really helps unblock their nose during colds.

Ali I am sure LO not taking a bottle from you won't be a problem. Won't be long before our LO's are starting solids and on to the next stage of feeding. It really is flying by.

Laundry I hate it!!! I definitely feel like I can never get on top of it. Those with other DC's - how often do you change their bedding.....I seem to be doing it less and less.

bedding realised when I changed dd1's bed sheets that last time I'd changed the top sheets but not the bottom one so it had been on for at least a month! Try and do ours every 2-3 weeks.

medised they changed the ruling I heard because people were becoming overly reliat on it to help children sleep at night and seeing as it has paracetamol in it they wanted to discourage "frivolous" use of it.Is fab stuff. Glad I have an older child I can "buy it for!"

There was a thread on here last night about lying about the age of children or inventing older imaginary children to get Medised or any of the others they've changed. I gave him some Medised at about 7.30pm and he went to sleep on me and his breathing definitely improved.

Oh I love medised.......I didn't know they had changed the age on it, i have to say that I would be nervous to use it because of that. I am so scared of over drugging them after all the talk of the Mccanns possibly having done that in the beginning when Madeline went missing. I know they say now that they didn't do that, but the very thought of that happening to anyone has made me a little nervous of it.

having said that when ds who doens't go to sleep until 9pm (aged 8 and has been doing that since age4...thats another story!) showed signs of a cold the other night I was very quick to give it to him and enjoyed a nice, quiet relaxing evening with dh and no interuptions as ds was was asleep !

All ok here, Max is thriving and sleeping like a dream (no I haven't been giving him medised too!!) We had a really nice weekend, doing homey type stuff and playing with the kids. It was great.

Welcome Trixie Gillyan hope things with Summer are a little easier. I can't suggest anything that might help. Does she take a dummy? I have a problem with Max refusing feeds if he is really wound up and find that the dummy calms him enough for me to whip it out and replace it with my boob? Am sure it would work for a bottle? Poor you, its horrible when they do that and you don't know why. I long for Max to be able to tell me, but love the fact that he can't answer back yet!!!

patchy yes be thankfull they don't talk yet! She does sometimes take a dummy at night if she's shattered and is fighting sleep but she's not bothered by it. DD1 had one but this one has just not bothered, she did the same screaming fit last night for 90 mins!

medised Yes I heard about the age thing, I always used it with dd1 and have anold bottle lin so would use it for dd2 if it was needed. Think I only ever used it if she had couging that was keeping her up all night.