May 09 - The Sleepless Babies Club, All Dubious Fashions Welcome

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Ladies.

Morning all,

It's a bit drizzly around here. I need to go to the post office, but I'm putting it off at the mo.

I was thinking that if there's ever a London meet again, I'd be happy to go too.

running Glad to hear you're not too achy.

flippin at your A's walking escapades. C's only just thinking about crawling. Thinking only though. She's leaning forward now onto her arms and 1 knee in crawling position. If she carries on the way she's going, she'll be crawling in a month I think.

fi/younger How annoying about the early starts. Even more annoying if the dcs are still asleep and you can't sleep yourself. I hate it when that happens. We had a fairly early morning, also caused by DH coming home around 6 I think. It must have disturbed C a bit and neither her or I went back to sleep properly, just dozing IYKWIM.

tum Enjoy your day out. Good on you for not agreeing to come in today. You've got your set days a week and so I always think it's naughty when employers ask for more and then getting annoyed if you say no is even worse. Good luck with the life coaching and new business opportunity. I hope it's something you can do. Oh and enjoy your weekend away

headless I also quite like Chris Moyles. I'm afraid it's my kind of humour.

I seem to have a sore nipple. It looks like there is some damage to it right at the base, I think it's got to do with C's teeth. So I'm going to express from that side today and give her that from a bottle. I tried it for her 1st feed today and expressed while she fed from the other side, but it didn't work very well, because C kept being distracted by the pump and kept stopping to try and grab it, lol.

Morning!

Grey and drizzly here too. I've also promised soft-play to take DS's mind of the SF jab later. But so far all he has wanted to do is watch cbeebies. What a shame! I think he is tired after the extra day at pre-school this week.

Poor old DH can't take any time away from work this afternoon to help me with the swine flu jabs. He is really busy at was at work until 11.30 last night and it looks like it will be the same this evening and over the weekend.

I'm also feeling a bit lazy. I've got loads of housework to do. All that cleaning and tidying yesterday got destroyed by DS the whirlwind!

Morning!
Just a quickie as I'm off out to meet a friend.

Meet up - have posted on FB

Fi - thanks, I'll have a look in M&S

Momino - you definitely deserve a few easy days (and nights!)

swine flu - we had the call yesterday and O is booked in for next Friday

Tum - I've always loved the idea of life coaching. I had a bad experience with counselling once and so won't go near that but life coaching sounds more positive about looking forwards rather than examining the past.

Belgina - ouch at nipple! Hope it clears up.

flippin - at walking! O hasn't cottoned on to the idea of pulling himself up yet but is v fast at crawling (mix of all fours and commando)

puppy - Megan is struggling with the toilet training....
....and as I typed that we had another wee!
She and Lucy are playing together lots though and runa round the garden like mad things together!

Right, must go! Hello (and sorry!) to anyone I missed.

Belgina maybe the sore nipple has something to do with your dh's grappling around!!!

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We haven't been contacted abour Swine Flu jabs. Should we have them? We are not very well at the moment. I have a horrid sore throat and M has had a cold which has gone to his eyes and he coughs all night. Went to doctor and he recommended we got a humidifier for M's bedroom. Anyone have experience of this? Also got some drops for his poor eyes, they are all gloopey and red.

M crawling backwards and moving around on his tummy lots, tries to crawl forwards but can't yet. Definitely not ready to walk, but will stand holding on to sofa and loves runnign around in his walker thing (but have been told this can delay walking?!).

M has a dairy and soya allergy any of you have experience of this and any suggestions of how to get some fat and calories into him. I am also worried about his calcium intake. He has 3 milk feeds a day (neocate prescribed formula) totalling about 21oz. And 3 meals a day, fruit and porridge for breaky, meat with rice/potato/pasta for lunch and similar for tea with fruit puree as well. He is not great at finger food or lumpy food, can handle squashed peas etc. But struggles with bread and unpureed veg. Any suggestions would be great.

Sorry for long post.

HTH I think it must be really difficult to have to cater for a baby who is allergic to both milk and soy. I know green veg (spinach is especially easy to stick in purees I think) and tuna contain a lot of calcium, so it might be a case of increasing his intake of that. Otherwise I'm pretty sure that you can get calcium supplements for M when he starts taking even less milk. How about a chat to your GP or HV?

flippin We're thinking about making it a London meet so you can come along too. Have a look at the f/b page for dates etc...

We're back for the GPs and I have two very brave little boys. They were both very brave and didn't cry at all when given the vaccine. The eldest is munching on a jam doughnut as a well-deserved treat. I've had one too to calm my nerves.

HtheH if you are still breastfeeding, try using some in M's eye. It really helps!

Doughnuts definitely called for after injections. What brave boys. Sadly no breast milk left here. It might sound gross, but can I use a friend's? Is it that just wrong?

I'd use a friend's, if I didn't have any. I don't think it's wrong at all.

HtheH - if a friend offerred, I'd use it too.

Llare - glad your boys were both brave :0

Popped out earlier and when I came back Megan (puppy) had managed to deposit poo on the opposite side of the child gate to which she was on! How???!!! and Why???!!!!

Are you sure it was the dog?

It wasn't there before we went out so it was one of the dogs or an intruder! It was Megan shape though (eww! sorry! I'll stop the poo discussions now!)

Ses Do you think she backed up to the baby gate and pooed through it?

Dandy We are goin to meet up in London so check out the discussion on FB to see you you can come too.

febes That's just what I was thinking Either that or ses has got a very clever puppy, lol.

llare Mmm... donuts... Hope your boys will be OK tonight. My 3 always seem to be knocked out the night of the vaccine, the night after that is usually a different story...

HtH If a good friend would offer, then I'd couldn't see any problem. Those drops are good though. They usually do the trick quite quickly.

DH back at work for a night, but the good thing is that this means that he's guaranteed to have tomorrow night off. That's nice, because of it being a weekend and everything.

Have a look at the f/b page, those of you who can make it to London. It looks like our Kent/Surrey meet is turning into a London one instead . I'm getting quite excited about that.

Plan for tonight is to watch the 2nd half of Silent Witness and have a drink while at it.

Oh also wanted to say that the bottles have been going well today (the expressed damaged side). That is, until DH had a go. I hope that was a one off, because she wasn't hungry enough and that next time he'll have a go, she'll take it.

ses at the poo whodunnit.

llare, I'm so impressed at your boys! I'm almost dreading the letter or call to say the SF jab is being offered to my DDs. my dd1 was really upset before/during/after the preschool jabs and I told her she wouldn't have to worry about them again for awhile (guess 'awhile' is relative).

and running, still impressed at your running. I'm going to try to get out there this weekend.

belgina, gladd bottles going ok.

poo whodunnit - she must have either backed up or more likely (and even worse!) she maybe picked it up in her mouth, shook her head and it flew through the bars... She does seem to like chewing on poo... She's lovely though (honest!)

Belgina - yay for DH's work schedule!

We're just watching Eastenders. I did omlette and chips for tea. Healthy eating starts soon!

belgina my boys are so, so, so not knocked out! DS2 is playing happily with a toy car on the floor and DS1 has finally given into sleep. Blinking jab probably contains amphetamines! I really ought to try and get G off to sleep but he seems so happy with the car. Anything like that usually gets wrestled off him by his big brother.

A hasn't even had the jab and she's wide awake too! It would appear that 10 is the new 7. Blinking milestones, disturbing sleep.

Off to check FB now!

lol flippin Must be exciting being able to do new things. You just have to keep practicing don't you. A bit like men/children and a new video game, lol.

Hmm llare Bad luck. Maybe it's just my 3...

Right got to go and make another paper log thinkg for the fire and C's murmuring too. I had expected early murmurings due to early bedtime and missing some feed this evening when not taking that bottle of DH.

Night everyone

Last on out first in today

We didn't have the most brilliant night last night. C woke at 4 and thought she'd have a play with my face and hair for an hour or so. She woke before that at some point, as she was in my bed, but the memory of taking her in is very very vague. I must have been half asleep

Ds used the baby monitor as intercom again about 7.30 with the words: Wake up everybody!

I think C is definitely officially constipated now. When she woke at 4 I could hear and feel her straining and the same again this a.m. around 7. I'm trying to give her more fluids like the HV suggested, but she's not keen on them. I think I'll have to add some juice to her cup so it tastes a bit nicer.

I hope everyone had a great night last night and will have a lovely day today. No real plans here, but I'd like to take the dcs out somewhere, because DH is sleeping again after another night's work. It's a bit drizzly again, so I'm thinking cinema.

OMG R slept thats right slept until 6.20am. That's 12 hours baby!!!!!!!!! Please let it happen again. My boobs were in agony.

London meetup I'm very excited!

Morning!

DH Rant alert!!!!
He went to bed early at 10pm last night. O had a good night, waking for a feed once at 1am (obv. DH didn't wake) and then waking at about 7.45am. DH said "You go and bring him into bed", so I did and fed him lying down. DH then said "What would be really nice would be if you took O downstairs so I can have a lie in". After about 10mins I relented and took O into his room, carried on feeding him and then changed him before taking him downstairs and doing breakfast for the two of us. I put the kettle on for DH for when he came down. DH appeared just as we were finishing breakfast.
DH had said earlier in bed he had lots of jobs to do today (normally translated as I'll be buggering off to the garden/garage so you'll be looking after O) so I said I had stuff I wanted to do today such as strip all the beds and wash the bedding.
So when he comes downstairs he brings all the bedding with him having stripped the beds and says "There you go, I've done what you wanted to so I can do all my stuff now". There was a done load in the washing machine so he hands that to me so he can put the bedding in.
I tried to explain to him that that wasn't the point and that by him giving me time to do some jobs, it gives me a break from my usual weekday routine. He just said "well I'm not having a break now as I'm doing jobs". He just doesn't get it.
He then asked me to clean O up from breakfast and put him in his playpen so he could get himself breakfast. I refused as I said I'd coped doing both for the last week and I was going to go upstairs and get washed&dressed. He stormed into the kitchen and told me I was really irritating him!!!
He has now put O in his playpen whilst he has his breakfast and I'm sat upstairs offloading on you lot.

Now I know I can (and do) do jobs without needing DH to look after O but it's just I feel I should get a break from ft care at wkends. AIBU? I'm starting to wonder.

Sorry, that was v long.

Febes - that's fantastic!!!!

I'm now sat here wondering who is going to remake the stripped beds.... 1 guess!!

Ses- I can completely see where you are coming from. I feel like i should take DS2 with me when i shower, when i cook, sort the washing, and so on, but there is no reason why i should have to, but i know DH feels like he can't do anything if i leave him with him, and he gets grumpy and complains about all the jobs he needs to do. But it is so nice to be able to just get on and do things, like DH does (grrr I'm getting now lol). I must admit i am feeling very liberated now i am back at work . I can make a drink and enjoy it, go out for lunch. And I am earning money again so I can treat myself more . This morning it felt very strange to be settling S for a nap and changing a pooey nappy- I hadn't had to do either for 4 days. And DH said he enjoyed his day with DS1 and DS2 yesterday as he could just focus on childcare rather than working or doing jobs. Maybe your DH needs a day alone with O