October 09 - Solids and Sitting, 'My Jeans Are Almost Fitting!'

[twinklegreen]

Brand spanking new thread everyone

Hi everyone
Just checking in, I am doing cc tonight, wish me luck!

Went to a wedding on sat, left Amelie with sister in law, she went 8 hours without any milk (I left bottles but she refused it!)she was still happy when we returned, tried to feed her but she was just too smiley and excited.

Sorry not been on much, we're in the process of moving and building so not much time at the moment.

< love to all >

sorry for the 'me' post, haven't had time to catch up xxx

Hi fidelma I'll try that! I've been letting him feed himself with spoons so will feed him as well at lunch time today.

bella sorry to hear things are tough. I feel similar to you as W is taking so much milk. His naps have also been a bit unstructured so hard to give meals at regular times. I have been expressing more and giving a couple of ounces of formula so we can go out for longer as W just won't feed awake properly. Feel a bit guilty re formula but it means he's fed. I hope you had a better night.

twinkle good luck with cc. Let us know how it goes!

We've got the inlaws coming on Friday. The last time we saw them, FIL had a strop and threw a cushion as DH made a comment about all the pics being taken if W... W was also plonked on the floor to "perform" his sitting up and rolling. I know they mean well but it gets a bit intense for W. We went to a family gathering over Easter and when I walked in with William, all 15 pairs of eyes were on him, people were crowding round etc and the poor thing burst into tears and got quite hysterical til I took him out! So we keep asking people to give him space to get used to everyone - but we sound a bit PFB.... what do you guys think? I know I'd hate it if a room full of people invaded my space and stared at me!!

So Friday will be interesting. Especially as FIL got upset that we don't ask them for advice, that we use the Internet instead. Yet when we have asked how they looked after their babies, they can't remember.... Can't win!

Anyway, rant over! Must be the weather - sunshine has gone today

There is something extremely satisfying about whizzing food!

Hi all

Had a manic weekend at Brands Hatch watching the Superbikes. Matthew behaved, shame about the girls-little monsters!

fidelma-how is your step dad? Hope it wasn't a heart attack. I would like baby No4 and DH would too but that would be the limit. However, I know very well that I will never lose that yearning for another baby. I would keep going forever if I could.

Bella-sorry things are still difficult. Matthew has really cut down on milk since starting solids. At this rate he will self wean like DD2 did as she never had milk once she was weaned as being a tiny dot food filled her. Although I would like a night's sleep that 3am feed keeps my milk supply going a bit. Chin up.

I always microwave veg in a bit of water. My green beans need stirring half way sometimes or they dry out.

Am piling on the weight due to the Easter eggs I am stuffing down me. We started them on Friday as I the girls couldn't wait.

Hope all OK. Can't believe M is 6 months.

Big wave!

HC
x

Lovely day in the sun today.The childrens Great grandma and my dad came today.They struggle with the oldness of her (much to my dismay)but love her sweeties

Connor is doing well.However he does not roll about much.He has done a few times but not loads.He sits a little but quite quickly topples over.I am sure my others were all over the place by now

He woke last night at 1am 3am 6am up at 7.30am not great.I would call that 2 night wakenings [sigh]

He is having 3 little meals a day at the moment and loads of milk.

My left breast is always sore when he latches on.I didn't have this with the others either.I fed for ages but I feel that I could quite happily give up (i wont until 18months though!)

I am also doing a bit of work and really enjoying it.I can fit most of it in around the children and my mum also helps a bit.I wish I wasn't turned on with work but hey ho I have had 10 years of having a baby [gasps and looks for the gin lol]

HC crossed post.Glad you had a good weekend.

My step Dad is home after spending Easter in hospital.He is on statins and waiting for an angeogram (sp?)

He seems well but he is being very careful.Thanks for asking. x

was it HC who said sleep got worse once solids were introduced?

i can confirm, in Ruby's case this is true

will catch up on the rest of the thread now ...

Morning

ruby How many times is it at the moment??!

hc I know what you mean about being at them being 6m. F is 6m on the 24th and it's going so quickly.

food we gave F some pineapple yesterday at tea time. A stick of it. He sucked it and gnawed it till it was all dry with 'teeth' marks (he has no teeth!)
I wasn't planning on doing it but the dc's were eating some and F just ended up with some! I'll put the pics on FB.
He loved it and did a watery green poo a few hours later.
I will hold off the acidic fruit for a while, infact may not do anything else till the weekend. When I do it will be carrot probably.

sleep F has been waking 3 times a night recently which is hard but I keep saying to myself that it's not forever. Last 2 nights was back to 2 wakes...yay!!

Bella I've hardly been away from F for more than an hour. Usually if he's been asleep and I've popped out with one of the dc's and dh has stayed home with him, not for anything exciting. We are always together, like velcro!
Soon N will be more sorted on food and your away time will be here.

Have a nice day in the sunshine

10.30, 1.30, 3.00, 6 and up for the day at 7

am seriously considering CC - she can't be hungry. She is eating 3 times per day plus all the breastmilk she wants (mega feed before bed and a big feed at 10 pm)

Rubes loves fruit - she had kiwi yesterday but she is allergic to strawberries (pink puke)

She had chicken and rice at the weekend

avocado sandwiches today i think

i can't believe she is 6 months old either - actually 6 months and a week!

it has flown past ...

yawn hello all!

Hellish 10 days, first Annalise was extrememly feverish, no sleep at all for 3 nights for either of us, then she's completely regressed to sleeping only blocks of 1.5hrs during the night and napping for 20mins during the day. Needless to say she's (and I!) very cranky. And I appear to be fighting some kind of bug that won't go away. So I'm joining in with the ARGH SLEEP . Let me know how cc goes, as also am thinking might need to - I'm supposed to be off my maternity leave but can't think straight enough to make a cup of tea let alone my yawntastic PhD...

Bella Ruby {{hugs}} in empathy

HC & fidelma I can't believe you want more children! I still feel very ambivalent about motherhood, I really miss my pre-baby life, and as much as I adore Annalise, I don't think it was a do-or-die decision to have a baby. I feel as if I ought to have a second as I don't want her to have only-child mentality that some single children have, but I feel quite reluctant!

fidelma hope your stepdad is on the mend

devils littlepea smallone are you all ok? And treats long time since we've heard from you?!

Annalise is currently going bananas in her Rainforest Jumperoo - hilarious

WIIL POST LATER BUT LAST NIGHT IT WAS 1AM,4AM,5AM 6AM 7AM BUT 8PM-1AM.

Crap Wonderful day -- hope the evening routines go better/more smoothly! Be back later if I don't eat myself into a chocolate stupor first....

why are these babies not sleeping?!

anyway, after the last 2 nights i contacted Millpond Sleep clinic and we are going for it ...

Also, today Rubes has eaten porridge and toast, veggie sausage and fruit, mashed potato and beans (plus dessert) and 4 breastfeeds

she cannot be that hungry in the middle of the night

hello all,

sorry haven't been around much, rl got in the way. thanks for asking CF!

charlie still sleeping through most nights, occasionally wakes for a feed at 4 ish. he is on 5 bottles a day now but not the total amount that the formula tub says. it seems too much and lots goes down the sink. he has three meals but is not really interested in eating at all. he likes breakfast baby cereal and mashed fruit but will not eat carrot, sweet pot or butternut squash. all things which ds1 loved. in fact, ds1 was an easy baby to wean unlike charlie! have been giving him bits of whatever we have to try blw and see if it helps.

twinklegreen - we are doing cc again atm as charlie was ill for the last week and wanted to feed to sleep which i did as he was really snuffly. now he is used to it! he cried for aaages today to settle for his nap. however, this evening it took less than 5 mins. how is it going?

don't have much milk left now, still feed a couple of times a day but it is small comfort feeds (for me as well as him). i do feel sad that i have nearly finished but i also feel proud of myself for getting to 24 weeks exclusive. i asked dh where my prize was! a booby prize seriously though, do we get anything?!

ruby I've tried to stop looking at the clock when Sebby gets up only makes me cry. Though I've noticed the last few days, sometimes when he wakes up, it's with more of a wimper than a full-on "I'm hungry" wail that used to wake him up before he started on food. Last night I think I managed to put him off and drop a feed I could have fallen asleep and don't remember feeding/bedding him. I put his dummy back in (because he was wimpering) while I went to the loo and when I got back propped up the pillows in anticipation of a feed but fell asleep and think Seb must have, too. Anyone have any ideas -- if I start doing that regularly will he stop waking up at that time?

Today was a rough day and I found myself apologizing to Sebby for being a crap bad mommy and not knowing what he wanted and how to make him feel better. He's generally a very happy chappy and rarely cries (it's usually hunger that makes him cry or overtiredness, but I know those signs, too) so when he had a few major meltdowns in the space of a few minutes I just didn't know what was going on. Nothing worked and in the end I really don't know what happened and what made it better. After all calmed down and we (he) had a sleep and I had some lunch, we went for a drive and to wander around the shops (outlet) to enjoy the sunshine. We stopped to get a drink (and so he could have a good milk feed) and some woman behind me in line started talking to him and then more or less praised herself for preventing a meltdown! I looked at her like and said very sweetly "There was no meltdown on the horizon, he's starting to get hungry and he knows Mommy's getting a drink so he can have his drink."

Why do I seem to find all of the nutters? lol

Tomorrow is our first Baby Sign Language class. Hoping Seb enjoys it more than he did Massage. I think massage was just a bit too intense for him though he does seem to enjoy face and back. Did meet some really nice moms and babies, though, and we're talking about getting together for coffee soon. It's nice to meet some nice, normal people moms in my area.

LOL devils booby prize! I'm at 23 weeks EBF at the moment and am looking forward to 26 weeks when I can do a dance and should "I did it!!" I didn't think I'd make it, but I'm nearly there.

...and shout not should.

(Will stop posting now!)

Last post of the night, promise! Now that I have all of this lovely frozen puree, what's the best way to get it prepared for eating?

Connor loves really cold food.I also heat it up in a pan (no microwave!!!)Or sit it on the hot plate of the aga.

We were at a friends for tea 3 years ago and my friend said to DD2 (5 at the time)"i am just going to heat your food up in the microwave" My DD replied in horror "WHATS A MICROWAVE" That made dh very proud I dont care.I would quite like one LOL

I am exhausted off to bed.

fidelma Very of your aga (and the fact that you have the room for one). I was going to do a "double boiler" effect for warming food but wanted to make sure I was on the right track.

Hello, can I join you in the "Why is the baby's sleep so much worse now on solids?" club? Its nuts. Weaning has definately NOT helped my little ginger ninja sleep better. I suspect the last 2 nights it has been teething because ta da...we have a tooth! Top of it just poking through. Its very sharp! From what I can see, the one next to it and one on top won't be far behind.The evil nappy rash has cleared up.

Controlled crying-tried and it didn't work for us-I so wish it had. (He screams and cries to the point of getting into a cough/choke noises/vomit cycle. I have just started rapid return method and so far, so good although it's all up in the air at the moment with the arrival of teeth.

I need to do something soon as I think my relationship with dh is starting to suffer a bit and I'm a little worried. We are averaging about 3-4 hours sleep total each night and are snappy and tired with each other. I seem to have a full on migraine every few days which isn't helping.

Scout Be nice to yourself, you're a great mum, we all have off days. Could Seb be teething? Joseph found massage a bit intense as well. We start baby signing next week, am v excited! Re the purees-I defrost in the microwave, stirring to avoid spots and then cool it down to a suitable temp to feed.

Iggly Is feeding(weaning) going any better with the spoon trick? I use 3 spoons,one in each hand and I can then feed Joe with the third. Messy but fun!

*Calypso" Sorry you've had a rough time of it lately, hope you can all feel better soon.

ruby, bella, scout- more in empathy re sleep

twinklegreen How are things with the build, where are you at with it atm? Must be fab to see it take shape.

HC and fidelma I'm v v broody at the moment as well-not telling dh though until things are more settled.

devils Like the booby prize, we should all get medals! Do our bf milk supplies dwindle a bit now? I held on to exclusively bf until 26 weeks but now feel my boobs are always empty

Good sleep vibes to all[we'll be lucky) x

Hi all, sorry for the disappearing act, I've had a really tough few months and have got PND. The ADs are helping tho and G is starting to be more like his old self.

He's on solids now but still waking alot, doing cc this week and its working brilliantly, at the moment I'm still feeding him on each waking but am going to start dropping feeds now. I tried CC about a month ago and it didn't work he screamed and didn't even know I was there when I went back to him, so I think he wasn't ready then but thank goodness he is now. Desperately trying to get him down to one feed so I can risk putting him in with dd without disrupting her too much.

Morning everyone!

smallone really sorry to hear about the PND. But good news that you've got medication.

I'm in a slight state of shock as William slept from 7pm until 3.30am then 6.15am. And the 3.30am feed was only because I had to feed him as my boobs were fit to burst. In fact, despite William sleeping the longest stretch ever in his life, I didn't sleep as was so uncomfortable. I had to express at midnight and 2am!! I now have 12 oz in the fridge...

Also William now sleeps on his front (for the last two nights anyway). I think this has meant he sleeps longer as he's always liked to sleep like that on me. Again, him on his front scared me a bit so I didn't sleep well and kept checking up on him. He does look cute with his little bum in his air though

to everyone suffering from bad sleep. I'm not hopeful that this will last but I'm a bit more happy that one day William will sleep properly.

scout on wimpers during the night - William does this and DH is much better than me at not rushing in. A few times DH has hid behind the wardrobe and W has gone back to sleep after ten minutes. In fact at every night waking, if it's not three hours since the last feed, DH will go and resettle (or try to).

fidelma and HT the feeding is much better thank you. I've used that trick and now William opens his mouth for me and gets the food in his mouth with his own spoon! However, weaning in general, I'm slowing down as he's been a bit sicky and I'm not sure why.

scout maybe Seb will like massage as he gets older? I know William was like that.I'm also doing baby signing - starting soon. Ive been trying out the few signs I know but not sure if William is really watching!

fidelma good news about your step dad. My FIL had an angiogram and was much better for it.

It's nearly the weekend and the sun is shining! I hope everyone gets out to enjoy.

will catch up later but have called in the big guns - Millpond Sleep Clinic

have to keep a sleep diary and then a consult before deciding on a course of action

x

smallone I'm so sorry you have PND, must be horrendous, lots of best wishes for a fast recovery {{HUGS}} If it helps, please do post here to talk about things, I've missed you!

ruby hope the sleep clinic helps!

Going to make a new attempt at adapted 'pick up put down' for 6-8month olds today, the little tyke won't nap! Last night was a teeny tiny bit better as we have tried giving her a bottle of formula. Would have preferred ebm but too tired to express enough, but she went once 3 hours from start of feeds but took an hour to drink the feed and wouldn't have it from my mum, only me, heh, so no sleep gain actually had. DH out tonight, but said he would give formula dream feed. I feel if I could only have a decent bit of kip I would shake off this lingering proto-flu and cope better with the poor sleep...

fidelma no microwave?! [shock!]

devils good to see you again

HT it is hard when so tired and frustrated to have good relationship with DH, I empathise x

ok lunch time, what to give a VERY over-tired cranky mother baby?