phoenix I use this one nasal aspirator from boots. Also try to be cuddly with Dc's but am a bit rubbish about telling dd1 that I love her. Must be better. My mum was also quite distant in that way. Quite physically close but not much in way of encouragement verbally. that's probably a bit harsh but you get the idea. Trying to be different but it's hard to break the mould sometimes.
baby wow on the sleep. Long may it last.
colds a trick that someone told me if still bf is to put a bit of snufflebabe or vicks on your boob where nose will be when feeding. I did this with dd. Very helpful.
teeth suddenly we have 2 out of nowhere. Well out of a v unhappy baby! hopefully will get a reprieve for a while.
lady if just starting weaning offer boob first then offer food maybe? DD2 was having a million feeds a day before weaning. When I started out day went something like: wake, bf, breakfast maybe hr later, midmorning feed, lunch 12pmish midafternoon feed, tea eg 5pm couple of split feeds before bed then 10.30pm dreamfeed. Now that weaning established she's dropped the midmorning feed and lunch has moved forward to 11.30am and feeds are smaller but still having 4/5 feeds a day till we dropped the 10.30pm feed last week. Does that help any?
mot just had it done but have gone and lost he blooming certificate! Need to tax car this month. Must go back and pay £10 for another. Bah.
controlled crying not wishing to start another debate on the pros or cons but just add that have used a form of cc with dd from almost day 1 in a nip it in the bud kinda way. Is hard when people think of cc in a GF (she who must not be mentioned!) way but I read baby whisperer and that I found really helpful. what I mean by cc is that if you know that LO is fed, changed, winded and tired then you have to teach them to sleep by themselves. I actually use the clock when I was teaching dd to sleep by herself eg in naps. So if crying and was otherwise sorted eg fed etc then would leave for 2 mins, go back pick up, soothe, put down, go back after 5 mins, do the same then leave it like 8mins etc and eventually they do go off. It's hard but the pick up put down is less cruel than just leaving them to cry for 20 mins straight from the off. Reminds them that you ARE there but helps the forms sleep asociations that are not breast or your presence etc. Anyway, massive post over