June 2005 babies

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Hi everyone. Thought it was time we have a post-natal thread.

OOps, I knew that it was too late for me to be posting anything.... Sorry Charley , I meant to say: what were you doing on MN so late... It didn't come out right. It is obviously great to have you here!!!!

We had another miserable night in the Lua household... Can it be colic this late in the game?

Katz, I definetely can swing by and get you. I'll e-mail you.

Hope today is a better day for everyone!

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Morning all!

Lynny, let off steam girl, that?s what we?re here for (and I?ll feel better for doing the same later). Your DH sounds wonderful and so supportive of you all. If its any consolation at all, my hormones are making me irrationally get annoyed with DH for no particular reason as well. I grovel profusely afterwards, but I think strange hormonal effects are totally normal, and it sounds like your DH does as well.

Oh Pink, poor you! It must have been awful in the hospital watching Osiris having to be put through all that. At least they have him on the medication now. How long does he have to take it for or is it ongoing?

Welshie, glad you both passed your check with flying colours and a special congrats to your stomach muscles . I am impressed ? I don?t think I have any at all .

Mrs Wed, I?m going to be really indecisive now and say its entirely up to you. I live just off the motorway network, so quite easy to reach, however, I can make sure you get really clear directions into M?cr if you don?t want to be bothering with coming to me first. I?ll happily pass on my mobile no to you if you get stuck/lost somewhere if that?s any help.

Well, another odd evening in my house. Isaac yelled from about 7:30-11.00 last night, with a break in the middle for some projectile vomiting. However, when he did finally go down, he was asleep until 4:15am (I woke him for a feed, I was getting concerned), then through till 6:30am. Is this my trade off? A great nights sleep for a testing evening? I?ve been reading Gina (sorry) and I thought about gently looking at routines, so I tried to give Isaac some ?play? time as she suggested after his feeds. Unfortunately, he?s having none of it and just wants to sleep. I really must teach him to read v. quickly . Sorry for winging. Needed to rant a little. Feel much better now . It?s the DH I feel for, as he only seems to see the crotchety baby when he comes back from work, not the delightful little man he can be. Apologies for the "me" rant when there are much more important issues which people are going through at the moment

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Lynny I agree with JonahB you go ahead and rant - one of the joys of MN. I think you're right about how the birth of one child makes you reflect on the arrival of the other. I realise now that I didn't bond properly with dd for ages because she was taken from us and put in neo natal for 2 weeks very early on - I've been kind of mourning that lost period alongside saying hello to new ds so I kind of know a tiny bit of what you feel.
JonahB - those books are frustrating sometimes - ds isn't interested in staying awake as long as he's 'supposed to' either. Well done to yours for sleeping 5 1/2 hours in a row though I think ds has managed that once in the early days. Suppose it'll sort itself out eventually.....

I think we are allowed to rant on here. Hope so because I want to do it too! Spoke to a friend whose DD was born a week after DS2 and she is already in a routine (a la Gina) and it's made me feel inferior and generally crap. Had an argument with DH, who was cross because I woke him up last night. Today DS1 has been a complete and utter sod - I was so angry with him I burst into tears. So all in all I am ready for my trip to the Caribbean with Lua, Welshie and any other Junie that wants to come along. No children allowed of course

Keep smiling ladies, this won't last forever (that's what I keep telling myself)

Mrs W I think the children should come but they should only join us briefly at the end of the day (Victorian style) when they are brought to see us all spick and span and ready for bed. As we swing gently in our hammocks, sipping pina colada, they tell us about what lovely days they've had, then they are put to bed by lovely nannies that don't make us feel guilty at all. Then the incredibly fit waiters come round and top up our cocktails etc etc

Yep, that'll do for me!

Moment of blissful peace here - dh has taken ds to the park and dd is sleeping... aaah. Am totalled today after dd woke at 3am and stayed resolutely awake until after 6. Luckily ds was at nursery this morning so I did get to go back to bed for a couple of hours then.

Have even had time to catch up on the thread a bit.
Pink, I'm sorry Osiris is having to go through all these tests, it must be horrible for both of you. At least they are on the case early and can manage it for him though.
Lynny, hope you've had a nice day with dh. He sounds so understanding and I would have thought it's entirely natural that you're feeling the way you are - you didn't exactly have an easy time at the end of your pregnancy you poor thing. Hope Leona has a nice weekend too.

I'm another one with a grumpy ds - well, more one that is pushing every boundary he can think of. I don't want to be telling him off all the time at the moment, but he is really pushing it... everything is a protracted negotiation and I've snapped a couple of times and then felt horrible.

Quick question for you all - I can't remember from last time, do the boobs go down a bit after the first couple of weeks? The bra I bought is on the small side, and I only have the one at the moment and am desperate for some more, but I don't want to go out and spend loads on bigger ones if I'm going to shrink a bit when the feeding is more established. There I was being all pleased because she put me in one 2 cup sizes smaller than last time, but it's really not big enough. It's quite a relief to have boobs that stick out further than my tummy again though.

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hi all

hows everyone else going with their thrush medicine? i feel so cruel shoving this bright yellow liquid into DD2's mouth.

sorry to here about everyones sleep deprivation, i suffered badly with DD1 but DD2 seems to be quite good. not saying too much or else it will change i'm sure.

it's a big relief to here other peoples toddlers are playing up, my mum assures me that DD1's behaviour is really good in the scheme of things. i think its just the combo of tiredness and the terrible two's!

Charley I was really interested in the Haberman feeder until I realised the price I will only invest in one if Osiris doesn't like a normal bottle when it is time to go to college. I am sure they are revolutionary but bloody hell.

well welshie Jail covered in baby sick... ick

Not much going on here. I have actually got a pan down from ontop of the cupboard and am attempting to make a pasta meal - this is a miricle for me as I rarely cook.

I changed Osiris's picture on the photo page as the other one only showed a side view.

Thanks for all the good wishes and hugs everyone.

Oh and if anyone tried the haberman feeder and says its a miricle I may think of investing but I want it to be praised beyond the gods before I part with £17 for one bloody bottle!

pink - i bought one of off someone on here - it was new but i paid abotu £10 i think.

pink-thats a lovely piccie.he looks so cute!!
i've gone and changed my picture aswell-he looked too jaundiced in my original piccie.

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Hello all

How long does it take to catch up on here..???!!!! This is what i'm picking up on;

No sleep
babies with thrush
expensive, fancy German bottles
Trips to the Caribbean
Huge, rock like boobs
Colic/infacol etc
Sibling issues
Dh/Dp issues
Fancy bras at bicester village
Tears
Feeling like crap
Feeling great
Routines

I can join you on various issues, namely boobs like rocks, sibling issues and trips to the Caribbean. Milk is seriously in and last night I couldn't get dd2 to empty the 2nd one no matter how hard I tried. She slept 'like a baby' though for 4 staight hours which was great, but I was in some discomfort.

Dd1 is being prety good so far...but!! I really miss her!! Is that weird??? I miss it being just us I am trying to spend time alone with her (bathtime tonight) and it's great, but I also feel a bit melancholy that all those months when it was just me and her are gone... it's an odd feeling.

Trips to the Caribbean... we have one planned in November Although I don't think it will be anything like the one Welshie described!!!

I go to Bicester village ocassionally Lynny, sometimes it's good sometimes total crap. Think I might try it next week when dp has a half day or something. Did you have lunch in Carluccio's??

On the news tonight I saw the poster of a girl I went to school with, still missing after the bombs She hadn't changed a bit. Has left me feeling very odd.

Lots of love to all xxx

morning

had a great night last night as ds slept for just over 6 hours,so feel totally refreshed this morning.
we are off to open him a savings account today-he's got more money than us.
lynny,would do you a link to the photo's but dont know how to-doh!
btw how is jessica's foot? oscar has the same problem but with both feet.has she seen a doctor about it yet? we're still waiting for an appointment to come through at the hospital.

hope everyone is ok.xxx

link to the photos page - hope that works!

Katz, I know what you mean about the thrush medicine, ds doesn't seem wildly keen on the idea of it, can't blame him for that. I'm just hoping one course will be enough to shift it, particularly as he does a good line in spitting it back up when I'm not looking.

No boobs like rocks here I'm still managing to express some milk, hoping to try him back on the breast when the thrush has cleared up. But in honesty, bottle feeding is better for us as it means dh can share some of the workload that is less physical.

We had our first health visitor appointment yesterday, she seemed v interested in the fact our parents are all divorced, and whether there were any family tensions which had surfaced as a result of the baby's arrival. (Answer: none except FIL taking the hump we haven't been in contact since the baby was born).

Lynny, hope you're feeling better now, I think your reaction is entirely normal. People should have more sensitivity than to say "now you have a perfect baby" - Leona is perfect in her own way too, after all!

Jonah, I don't fancy your chances of getting ds to have play time after a feed if he doesn't want it. Surely newborns just crash out as and when they see fit?!

Bubba, where are you opening a savings account? I must have a look round at this as we have a cheque from Toby's great-grandparents which I should put in the bank before I lose it.

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Lippy boobs like rocks - mine were to begin with and I just couldn't get ds to latch onto the left one. Thank god I spent the first Jorden like days on the ward and the nurses managed to get him latched on. he still doesn't latch on so well on that side.

Bubbaloo - How come I haven't receieved a single cheque do baby's mean money??? I ought to get onto this and start a begging...

Katz - £10 doesn't seem to bad. I saw some on ebay but someone beat me to them

well ds managed to spit out half of his medication this morning I'll Have to give him some more.though it is too late in the day and the consultant said missing one dose isn't the end of the world. and he had most of the dose.

Cool new piccies on the photo page

Bubbaloo - Osiris still has jaundice on his face but its cleared up alot, when his eyes weren't yellow anymore he started too look alot better. it has lingered though due to his thyroid problem.

trib-we opened an account for oscar at nationwide.they only do one child account and the interest isnt too bad.also like the fact that it's a passbook account...so much so that dh and myself also opened a account each,this morning.

havent decided where to open the child trust fund account yet though.seems so confusing with so many places offering various deals,and to be honest i dont really understand it too much either.

aaaahhhhhhh,what lovely piccies-i've just had a look.

Evening girls,

Woohoo - dentinox is my new deity after perservering for a few more days we have now had 3 continuous nights of less and less crying, and tonight no crying at all . Lua I think dentinox is given in a higher quantity than infacol ?? But is better for me as you can add it direct to the bottle so dd takes it all rather than spitting it out ...hope I haven't jinxed things again Some other things that seem to be helping for the others with colicky babes...sling for an hour or so a day (usually when I'm out shopping, fav passtime) helps keep dd upright and burping; water feeds in addition to milk (help to loosen things!), freedom kickabouts (15-20 mins no nappy kickabout on change mat means tummy not tight in nappy all day long; aiming for 3 hours between feeds whenever possible (b/f needs at least 2 1/2 per Gina) - hope some of this is of help to some of you...

Welshie / Mrs F so glad your dh's are ok after bombings...am soooo glad I'm not at work at the moment. Lippy fingers x re your missing school friend. Knew it was a when not an if, but knowing doesn't make it any easier...feel desperately sorry for anyone caught up in the whole thing, and at the same time so relieved I don't know anyone affected which is a minor miracle as pre mat leave my mainline station was Kings X and the tube I got off at was Liverpool St. Made up my mind tho that will look for a job closer to home when the time comes to start looking again!

Welshie - bless your dd and the jail thing . My ds came out with a classic yesterday...in the middle of Morrissons...he's started using the phrase 'oh shit' (much to my chagrin as he got it from me!) so I've been coaxing him to say 'oh sugar' instead...so as we're shopping he drops his toy car and pipes up at the top of his voice 'Oh Sugar!...Mummy I said oh sugar not oh shit!' and he was so proud of himself too!

Charley - glad you've made it over here, and good news Arlo is doing well

Pink - re all the invasiveness of O's treatment...I couldn't bear to take ds for his 2,3 and 4 month jabs so you deserve a special medal in my book (and you too Bubb )

Lynny - tell your dh he's not the only one...the other day I shouted at dh for everything he did do and everything he didn't bless I'm sure he now see's me as his 'current wife' he he he!

...oh yes - had a peek at the pics and they're fab - but we need some more girls on there...mine and Kat's dd's are looking a bit out numbered, he he he!