April 2009 - Chapter 8 - "Come to mine, I've got stacks of tampons..."

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12 Feb: Skiingone: MARIANNA 4lb 4oz
20 Feb: Glaskham: RUBY MARIE 4lb 3oz
04 Mar: Barbarella: ESTELLA, ROSANNA, OTIS
05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb 6oz & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 7oz
15 Mar: Babypringle: OSCAR WILLIAM 7lb 2oz
28 Mar: Claireykitten: VIOLET ROSE 7lb 9oz
29 Mar: WhatFreshHell: FELIX DEVLIN ALEXANDER 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES
02 Apr: Oddeyes: ELEANOR 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bleuravin: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
03 Apr: Bumpalump: JACOB 8lb
04 Apr: BabyBolat: KARAHAN 6lb 5oz
05 Apr: Mrsfossil: ISLA LILIAN 7lb 10oz
05 Apr: JumeirahJane: MILLICENT ROSE 5lb 15oz
06 Apr: BoffinMum: FELIX DAVID GORDON 7lb 9oz
08 Apr: girlylala0807 JAMES EUAN
11 Apr: SpringySunshine: GEORGE NATHAN 8lb 15oz
11 Apr: RachelinScotland: CLEMENT JAMES 8lb 14oz
11 Apr: Lou031205: ISLA SOPHIA 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: Electra: ISABELLA CAROLINE 6lb 3oz
11 Apr: AuldAlliance: ALEXANDRE 7lb 6oz
12 Apr: Phdlife: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 3oz
12 Apr: BethDivine: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 9oz
13 Apr: MathsMummy27: AMELIA CHARLOTTE
14 Apr: Purlease: ADAM 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Juwesm: HUGO GEORGE 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Bronze: ISAAC JOHN 7lb 14oz
15 Apr: HeidiT: HEIDI
15 Apr: Kalikaroo: Name TBA BOY 8lb
15 Apr: Minush: ZAFIRAH ROSA 7lb 12oz
15 Apr: FatandFedup: EMILIA ROSE 7lb 6oz
16 Apr: PuzzleRocks: HOLLY ELIZABETH 8lb
16 Apr: Brettgirl: HANNAH GRACE 6lb 15oz
16 Apr: ReallyTired: Name TBA GIRL
17 Apr: DungunGirl: ADEN LEE 9lb 4oz
18 Apr: Staryeyed: Name TBA BOY 7lb 11oz
18 Apr: Dawntigga: SAMUAL 5lb 11oz
20 Apr: LuLuBai: SEBASTIAN 9lb
20 Apr: Swaliswan: BETH 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Kittycatisgettingfat: GABRIELLA AUDREY BIANCA
21 Apr: B52s: SAM MARTIN 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Schulte: HAZEL LOIS 7lb 9 oz
21 Apr: Mrsgboring: EDMUND 8lb 12oz
23 Apr: Tristaleejac: LEWIN 8lb 4oz
23 Apr: NuttyTaff: TIAHNA SKYE 8lb 8oz
23 Apr: Purplemonkeydishwasher: ISLA ELIZABETH 8lb 14oz
24 Apr: Soon2befamilyof4: TALIA 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Carameli: THEO LAURENCE 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Surprisenumber3: EVIE ANNE 8lb 2oz
26 Apr: Bicnod: OSCAR MATTHEW 8lb 1oz
27 Apr: Lauren61: OLIVER STEPHEN 7lb 7oz
27 Apr: Gingersarah: VERONICA ROISIN 9lb 1oz
30 Apr: MegBusset: ARCHIE 8lb 15oz
30 Apr: Elpis: ISLA JESSICA 8lb 11oz
01 May: Satheresitting: Name TBA BOY
03 May: Conkertree: Name ANGUS ANDREW 8lbs 8oz
06 May: Frekkles: HARRIS MERLIN 8lb 5.5oz
07 May: TarteTatin: ALBERT JOHN
10 May: Ilovesummer: Name TBA BOY

Who said having a baby was fun?!?
I swear I'm always or

Morning all WrigglyFish - been up since 5. Am in a grump with DH for daring to be tired and for having breakfast and a shower all on his own.

But E did sleep for over an hour in his moses basket last night so yay!

And now I'm going to sod the housework and go out on a "leafy walk" in the park. Laundry armageddon threatens, ladies. You have been warned.....

Maybe try some bm up the nose through the day to help clear things out? Maybe sitting in hot steamy bathroom will help too.

zombie/Bebe what's up?

Morning MrsG - yay for moses sleep! How did you manage that? We gave up on the basket long ago. I hope you have a lovely scrunchy leafy walk. Is it one of those sunny, cool, misty, damp autumnal mornings where you are?

doh missed a page now I understand, Bebe.

DH always gets nosebleeds etc. with a cold. Agree with Gui that moisture in the air might help.

I'll watch her closely today (and take off her white t-shirt just in case) and see what happens. If I see any fresh stuff or it doesn't seem to be stopping we'll go to A&E or something.

Dr. Google suggests vitamin C deficiency...can a baby who's mostly bf have that?

Gosh she keeps sneezing and rubbing her nose; not sure that's helping matters.

Anyone use pampers? I've got some vouchers in the mail and don't use them. How did I get on a Pampers mailing list I wonder?

Throw some Olbas oil in the water too. Can't imagine it will help clear her nose when it's on a room-wide scale, but I like the smell! Though, do you find your cat goes a bit mad for such smells? All my cats have always been completely mental for Olbas oil, Vicks etc.

Wriggly - that's amazing news well done little wriggler...

Bebe - where are you going for your blood test? Can you get them to check moo's nose out quickly while you're there? Just to put your mind at rest.

Fei - Yes, desperation - glace cherries really are ming.

Gui - dammit. can't believe you beat me on the stepford wife front re: christmas cake... going to make mine on sunday having soaked the fruit in brandy for a week. mmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Swali - very excited about your test results and will be a teeny bit (that's , not trying to conjur anything up a la Gui). Actually, will be a lot and might be enough to push me in the direction of trying for number two...

Kaz - I moved O forward an hour for everything yesterday so that hopefully he'll be in the swing of the clock change by tomorrow (didn't want to deal with overtired baby over my birthday at the weekend). Seems to be working in that he's still awake now and has just had his brekkie (would normally be asleep at this point). Had a terrible night with him last night but assumed the first night would be crap - hoping tonight will be back to normal (whatever that is).

DH came back late last night after a curry with the lads and the whole bedroom now STINKS. Bleurgh. Men are gross.

x-posts with everyone - will try again...

Gui, it's a shame, as we're just about to turf him out of it because he's a bit too mobile now - just as he's starting to stroke the sides of the basket and occasionally feel safe instead of waking straight up.

But really the basket sleep is pure luck as we put him down stone asleep and he wakes as soon as he moves or comes into light sleep.

I know I know you're supposed to put them down awake but he just screams if we do that.

Yes, it's a lovely morning where I am - hope I remember to tear myself away from the walk and go to get DS1 in time

Vitamin C deficiency (i.e scurvy) highly unlikely I would think. If bf was low in Vit C, we'd be advised to supplement at some stage, but it's only A and D they worry about (I think). Talking of which, is anyone using vitamin drops for their LOs?

Bebe - don't google, its baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Maybe give NHS direct a call?

MrsG - me too up since 5. Yay.

However, Dr Google also says "mothers' consumption of foods that were rich in vitamin C was associated with a higher concentration of vitamin C in their breast milk", so if you have scurvy.... Have you been on any long sea voyages recently, with no access to fresh fruit and veg?

Um... long sea voyages... Hmmmm There was that one... But I stopped off at the island of Membury Services and had a smoothie

oh bebe I would call NHS direct just for peace of mind.

MrsG with DD the moses basket on the room was purely decorative. Tried every ruse in the book and she never slept a wink in it. Yay for an hour - that's impressive.

in the room

nhsdirect-hold her nose closed...

you go try that too ladies; see how it works for you

Hold her nose closed??? Freaks! Really? That's honestly what they said?

apparently with a cold baby's nose linings thin quite a bit. Then with all the sneezing and rubbing it's easy to rupture the lining and get nose bleeds.

So you hold the nostral closed that's bleeding for 15 thousand years minutes and if it stops no worries. If it doesn't need to see a doc when they're this young. (also supposed to check if they've stuck anything up there )

I've managed to get her to press her nose against my shoulder (don't ask me how -cuz I just don't know) and now she's dozing too...both of which should help because she'll stop rubbing it now also

Ah, I suppose one nostril not so bad. I would have thought you could still do 'applying pressure just below the bridge' though.

Well it was one nostril for us -suppose if both were bleeding you'd need to do both