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

Oh Swali sorry sorry and sorry. Sending huge enormous hugs.

On the subject of porn - I've never seen any

I am absolutely ridiculous and I've been getting myself in a right two and eight about leaving O tomorrow night to go out for a curry. I've been trying to get him to take formula in a bottle (no way) and in a tippy cup (no way). I don't know what to do - I can't just go out and hope he won't need feeding. I think DH and I will just have to go for a pint at the end of the road instead of for a meal and then come back and have takeaway. I'd rather do that anyway and its my bloody birthday. Fed up with all this pressure to leave him - he's only 6 months old FFS - is it really that pathetic to not want to leave him at this stage?

The other upside to not going out for a meal is that I won't miss x-factor - don't think I'll mention that to DH though...

Loving Boff's post Swali poor you, you sound very down. I can relate to the 'He acts more like I'm an inconvenience than an amazing wife' thing, it's happened here too. Do you feel strong enough to sit down with him and talk it all over? Sending lots of hugs xxx

Nosebleeds - Hazel had them for a few days when she was only a few weeks old. NHS direct said it was probably related to a cold she had at the time and as long as they stopped fairly soon, and it wasn't lots of fresh light red blood, not to worry. Dark red is probably yesterday's blood mixed with snot, we had that too. But I'd still keep an eye on her Boo - I am sure you do anyway. Do you really feel it's never fun with a baby?

Thanks for links Gui. Never realised how lucky I am with my ILs - G&Ts, fine wines and yummy food and MIL is happy to take the girls in the morning so we can have a bit of a lie-in. Off to read that thread properly now!

Oh, Wriggly, sleeping through - I'd be happy for you if I wasn't so jealous

Fei - any news on DH's job? Have they given a timetable for when they'll be letting people know? How's H's chokiness been today?

Gui - at the weaning workshop they said 7 days without a poo is normal when starting to wean . As long as there are lots of wet nappies apparently its ok. O has been doing about four a day - big ones - they are rank.

Bicnod why don't you just take O with you and still have a meal out?

No news on the job front, DH is fairly confident they won't sack him though . Decisions will be made in the next couple of weeks or so.

Hazel hasn't had any more trouble - I think it was probably me being tired and over-reacting - has happened before

crikey 5 pages into a new thread already!!!!!

can someone catch me up please!!

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Hurrah for one poo a week! I shall relax until Monday

Bicnod - it's your birthday, do what you want to do. If that is staying at home with DH and O, then that's fine! We had a lovely takeaway curry yesterday. I love going out for dinner, but takeaway = slobby clothes, no waiting between courses, trashy TV, no journey home etc.....

Swali - I've been trying to come up with something useful to say, but not really come up with much! So ((())) instead.

Darren who?

Father of heathers baby in eastenders is....... darren eughhhhhh/// ewwww...

I am so booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre d.

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oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I am watching jon and kate plus 8 makes me feel better!!!

I shall watch that too, as there is no ANTM! Monsters Inc. is on Fiver! Yay! Kitty!

No, I'm sorry, they are both incredibly dull. I'm going to bed with Harry Potter instead. G'night

haha. enjoy! night night.

Oh I love Jon & Kate plus 8. But you know we are two seasons behind over here. Jon has run off with Kate's plastic surgeon's daughter. Gutted as I always thought if they could survive with 8 kids there was hope for any couple.

Gui -sorry to disappear in the middle of chatting about H's poos. The computer was urgently required for a World of Warcraft session so I got booted off

It is fairly common for babies to go through phases where they poo less. They are simply using all their food very efficiently to grow. If the 'nugget' looked very solid I would keep any eye on it. Maybe add a little prune juice (just a little!) to his food (Ella's kitchen do a squeezy tube with prune in, which makes this pretty easy).

Bicnod - I felt pressured to leave DD but never could until she was 8 or 9 months old. We used to take her out for meals, to the pub etc . She was actually quite happy to sleep in the pram in a crowded restaurant.

S is different. We took them both out a couple of months ago and he became almost hysterical until we got him home to his own bed. Definitely worth trying a night out with baby in tow to see if it works for you.

But if it is a takeaway curry and trashy telly you want on your birthday go for it. Sounds like utter bliss to me. Any room on the sofa for me too?

Hope you have a wonderful birthday whatever you do .

wriggly : I know! its bad aint it. I watch some episodes online and it seems like all the fame got to them. I do think if they didnt get wrapped up in the show they would still be together.

I also love the duggers!!

Yes exactly - they went all 'Hollywood'. There were also rumours Kate was shagging her bodyguard.

Such a shame. Poor kids.

What are the duggers?

Morning girls - and happy birthday to me - Oscar slept through (10pm til 7.30am) as a special birthday treat for mummy - what a little star!

So tonight is sorted. DH and I are going for a quick drink on our own in the pub at the end of the road as soon as Oscar has gone to sleep and then we'll come back and have a curry with my friend who is babysitting and my brother who is working in the area for the next few days...

... trashy telly, takeaway and maybe even a beer of two. Bliss

Wriggly - always room for one more, pull up a cushion

morning all another day snother 4am start. last night i fell asleep sitting up with my head resting on hands - hands were weirdly scrunched up so i couldnt move them for 20 mins afterwards they were so stiff.

swali big hugs to you, la boff talks sense as ever

bewitchednod another vote for take o with you if you fancy it. also we do lunch which works really well - it's cheaper and easier with kids. one wedding anniversary dh cdn't get the day off so ds1 and i met him for lunch near his work. i got pissed and bought a set of bunk beds on the way home (for ds1 not us )

gui i'd be reaching for the prunes tbh - a week seems a long time and my boys have always been distressed by anything over 3 days once solids added in.

very jealous of those with the channels to watch duggars etc - i have to content myself with supernanny usa, which is, oddly, far better and more interesting than uk version.

x-post bewitched happy birthday to you!

Happy Birthday Bicnod! Sounds like a good plan for tonight, enjoy!

DD1 is bringing me croissants... better go

Happy Birthday Bicnod!

Well, we finally had poo this morning, though the poor boy cried his heart out throughout, so it must have been very uncomfortable/ painful . The poo was very well-formed and solid. I don't know what I've given him that could have caused it to be so dry? He's been having a bit of my porridge in the mornings, with fruit puree in it. Oats are supposed to be full of soluble fibre, so I wouldn't have thought it could be this. Other than that, he only really eats fruit and veg. Any meat, bread etc that he's tried recently has only been given a cursory chew. He has some water when he eats, and plenty of milk. I think I'll leave it food-wise for today, and just give him milk, and then restart tomorrow with some plum, pear etc. How am I going to get calories into him if he's going to be constipated with anything other than fruit??? Perhaps I'll just feed him mango. Sugar calories are still calories!

Wriggly - thanks for the tip about the prune-in-a-tube! Google the Duggars!

Actually, can I just forget weaning and stick with just breast milk for ever?