April 2009 - Chapter 6 - The one where Nutty reappears and the babies eat FOOD!

[Swaliswan]

I hope that this will do you all as the last thread ran out.

Let the fun and chocolate eating commence...

Hope all goes well Bronze xx

I'll be thinking of you both Bronze.

Thinking of you bronze. You know it will be fine (can't emphasise the will now everything is bold!).

Come and tell us as soon as you have some news!

Thinking of you and Nia, Bronze

Hello. Bit bored of bf now. If it wasn't for the fact that Felix is so appreciative and also Faculty have bought me a posh cool bag thing, I would be tempted to stop. Oh, and the ability to consume extra cake.

It is dull, isn't it? I haven't got round to pumping for ages. Ooops. Am going out tonight too so stocks will be depleted.

However, Orbit has today eaten some porridge (made`with cow's milk so it will stay thick on the spoon), some toast, some rice cake spread with mascarpone cheese, some avocado and some apple sauce. And he is now trying to supplement his diet with newspaper.

Can't get the little monster to sleep for longer than 45 mns ever though. Any tips?

Ooooooh, mascarpone! Om nom nom!

What other suggestions do you have for good high-cal stuff to feed them (apart from avocado)?

I am going to get soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fat if I start buying things like mascarpone!

Have just made no salt hummus - very very easy, one can of chickpeas, one garlic clove, lemon juice, coriander, pepper, olive oil, whizz it all up.

More later, have to get to secondhand shop before school's out, they have some Bob the Builder toys in the window!

Waves to all.

I'm telling you pumping ladies get an Ameda!

FeelingABitSorryForHerselfAsSamShowsNoSignOfWantingFoodTiggaxx

Om nom nom nomnomnomnomnom

Bronze, hope the appt went well and you are reassured.

WFH, did you snap up the Bob toys? I just dug a pair of trousers out of the stash a friend passed on to me, as summer is finally over here, apparently, and shorts will have to be put away for a year. The trousers have Bob cr*p emblazoned all over them and DS1 cried out, "Oh, Mummy, they are magnifique!"

Tigga, which Ameda?

I just had a text message from a colleague who gave birth today, 6 days overdue and after a 20-hour "marathon" (her term).
Any nice ideas for presents?

Come on ladies, we need more pressure on da Boff to provide photographic evidence of her legendary BA PJs.

OI! GUIMAUVE! Hands off the hummus

It's yummy, actually. Not sure how much of it Orbit is actually going to get. He did like pitta bread with it on today, though, and cucumber seemed to be very popular for his sore gums.

I got the Bob toys - the lady in the shop said they'd been in the window for about half a day, and she was surprised they'd lasted that long! £15 for five Bob toys and a Bob. Haven't decided whether they're for Christmas or good behaviour yet. Maybe whichever comes first.

(Almost certainly Christmas then....)

Off out for dinner tonight, Grannie babysitting. Hooray!

Bread and chocolate for WFH to replace stolen hummus.

Bronze, sorry to hear about the infected gland I'm sure abx will get it sorted quick smart.

Morning all!

So, in the food eating stakes, Hugo has had a bit of a mump on a banana, a little lick of my apple, and a suck on my roast-chicken-juice-covered finger! He's not ready for starting properly yet, as it will still be a while before he can sit up unsupported, but he's getting more and more interested and grabby, so I thought it wouldn't hurt to let him at least begin trying some flavours. He seemed to rather like the apple, as he cried every time I took it away, and practically wore my finger down when tasting the chicken-y goodness!

Tried some ebm in a bottle yesterday, which was unsuccessful. Don't know whether this was because he was full, doesn't like the bottle, or because he was tired and nothing but the real thing wold do. However, after a successful (for me) pumping of 75mL yesterday morning, I may try and persist with offering ebm for a while. It was so disappointing having to pour away the stuff he rejected yesterday though It had come out of the freezer, so I figured I shouldn't really hang onto it overnight.

We had poos today at 4am and again at 5am, for some reason, so I'm just waiting for him to get grizzly, and then we're going back to bed! He'll have some milk, and then hopefully go off for a couple of hours.

Morning Gui! Hope you got back to bed OK.

Alex has also had a tiny taste from my finger; he seemed a bit stunned by the sudden taste of apple purée, but came back for more. He is sitting up unaided, but I'm not sure about the whole issue of "pincer grasp", whatever that may be.
I think in 2 wks I'll start him on some real food.

It's pouring with rain here; I went to the market quickly on the way back from the CM's, and there are hardly any stalls. Only a bit of fruit and veg - and the florist, whose produce looked very pleased with the downpour.

Now for a morning's work...interspersed with pumping sessions.

HELLOOOOO!!!! Where is everybody?

dunno, frogmella, do you think they're all off having fun without us?

I think they must be!

Its not fair!!!!!

Was supposed to be going to the seaside today with DSIL but she wasnt feeling great last night so said to text her this morning and see how she was first. I text at 9.30am and still havent had a reply yet so am feeling lonely and unloved.

hellooo i'm here - bit tied up with offspring though.

what are we all up to this weekend? i have opticians and a call in at the new toy shop that's opened in town. hoping to chill the rest of the time

I'm here just busy

Nias lump is probably an infected lymph node. Shes on antibiotics and we have to go back monday (means I miss swimming

I have now painted every room in th e house apart from the lobby/utility. Its taken me bloody long enough but the house is now starting to feel like somewhere I would want to live, just as we try to sell it.

Izys still foodless. In fact hes had nothing else apart from when I was in Kosova he had some very watery formula as it was so hot (he refused plain water). Still no teeth but the poos have changed and hes still dribbly as anything

Mrsg - not much. DH is away again so probable usual stuff. Might go scrumping again

When they say sitting unaided do they mean balanced as when Izys sat in his swing he uses his stomach muscles etc to sit himself up but he can't actually balance well up when on the floor.

Gui- that link wasn't fair my stomachs rumbling

Auld for some reason was spelling your name with a q not an a! This Ameda pump - got it from the NCT website with a code from here giving 10% off. It keeps its value well on Ebay as well so the initial outlay is steep but doesn't cost that much overall.

Baby signing rocks! Although, the sign for milk in our house looks like becomming the sign for moo as Robin insists on signing and saying moo to Sam instead of milk

BitTiredTiggaxx

Poor Nia. I hope it clears up quickly.

Dawn - Where do you go? When Ellen was little we went to TinyTalk. She picked it up really quickly. We have started using it at home with Holly.

Here

WillAlwaysBeTheMooTiggaxx

help help ladies, give me some sense of perspective, i've got myself in a tizz, i'm all confused and I don't know what to think any more.

so as I told you, ds has lost weight this month. He's also had green stinky watery nappies for the last week. He's also not feeding very well, just nibbling, not really sucking, fussing alot or falling asleep within minutes. So I'm really worried about it now, feel like he isn't getting enough milk. Maybe my milk supply has decreased?

I've taken him to the doctors and they've taken a sample to see if he has a tummy bug. I'll find out next thursday.

I phoned up the LLL today for advice, and the lady on the phone asked about how often he fed. When I told her that he was fed only once over night she said I should be feeding him atleast every three hours if not more, and ideally sleep with him. I cold cry after spending the last three weeks trying to stop him feeding all night! all that crying (him and me) in vain! feel like i've made him ill be being selfish and needing to sleep

I've also gone back to work and she took a dim view on that too, saying that would also decrease my supply. Then she asked if he used a pacifier, and when I told her that he'd recently enthusiastically discovered his thumb she said that if he was thumbsucking it was a sign he needed to nurse more, and that when i saw him thumbsucking I should feed him

I feel terrible now for enjoying getting a bit more sleep and going back to work. I was even excited that he'd found his thumb, and he's been crying less. But I feel like a bad mother now, because he's losing weight and having these nasty green nappies. He's so pale and skinny

I've spent the day in bed with him feeding him every hour. He seemed a bit happier when he went to bed. What do I do now? Cancel work and start feeding him through the night again? cabin fever beckons..... :-(