Jan 2010 babies and mummies here.....can't think of funny thread title!

[crumpette]

... sorry couldn't think of a title that didn't mention how to get orange poo out of a white vest, or how to get jiggy post partum!!!

I feel good this morning - no hangover YIPPEE .

However, now racing against clock. Having my coffee while I post this, making up feed for Olivia who is lying in her cot making funny happy morning noises, have to take DD1 to swimming at 8.45, back home, make up various couscous, potato, rice and green salads for BBQ, nephew 5th birthday adult party and FOOTBALL at our house later. Already decked out in denim shorts and England shirt (nice look but who cares!

Come on you ENGEEEEERRRRLAND.

Yes, CTFN goes a little bit crazy in World Cup, Euro football and anything else that England does on a football level. Can't bear to watch it any other time . Will be screaming like a banshee later no doubt and calling the referee all sorts of choice names .

Hi all -

Hope you get some replacement shoes before Sunday and that its a good day for you all!
i remember mine many moons ago and i looked like a mini bride!!!!!!
Happy happy joy joy my new bed has finally arrived and a memory foam mattress so i slept like ermmm a baby its great,great, great!
Isaiah has been really good and sleeps upto 5.30am but he has now decided to go sleep at 10.30pm and not wake up to 8.30am so boobs r like rocks with over fill! ouch!
he is coming on leaps and bounds and im so proud of him well apart from not taking the bottle but i will let him off for sleeping so well! im off to get ready for wedding! njoy your saturday mummies!
oh and come on England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Party just to say hope the Holy Communion went well and you managed to get some shoes!

yes party hope it all went well and you got some shoes in time?

at your new bed mama2b5!

hmm. I drank mucho vino on Friday night. At home- that's even sadder isn't it! I was only going to have half a glass... a bottle and a half later (and just a sniff of it gets me drunk) I was not in a good state! Had awful hangover yesterday- poor DS didn't get breastfed in the morning just in case I would poison him with my alcoholic milk !

otherwise have had exceptionally therapeutic weekend of clearing out lots of old stuff. No doubt in 6 months time I will wonder why I gave away my fav jumper etc etc, but for now it is good therapy, have cleared lots of space!

Hope everyone's OK- I may be awol for some of next week trying to work out what to do about friend's thing etc, may have to go for a few days as it's quite far

Anyway back to the topic

J poos every single day- my aunt's DS (one month older) poos only once every 10 days

discuss

Hi All

Am feeling a little frazzled, please help!
Have posted in weaning and bottle feeding, but Nico is being a shocker! In the last week, he has become even worse at night and is a real struggle to get milk into. DS1 used to drain his bottles, so this is all new to me.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/breast_and_bottle_feeding/983084-23-week-old-is-he-drinking-enough-milk

I basically dont think he is getting enough milk. I hate HV;s with a passion and dont want to go and see them. Should I just relax and accept that he doesnt want that much milk (he is a very contented baby during the day). Or is it a real problem? I think at most he is getting 24oz a day.

MK - conundrum indeed. I feel your pain . Not that it's much consolation because all babies are different, but Olivia was a very small feeder from the start. Now I know she has/had reflux, I also realise in hindsight that she just took what she needed and did not want a lot of milk. Once she went onto solids, she was much happier in general and her sleeping improved after about a month of slowly introducing solids.

I also know that you are doing the weaning as you are supposed to ie start with milk, introduce the solid and then finish with the milk. I actually try to get as much milk as I can down Olivia and then give the solid because trial and error has proved to me that if I try to give her milk after, she's just not that interested and would much rather have water from her cup.

Olivia has only been going through the night for a few weeks and still cries at around 4ish. We now just resettle her with her dummy, put her on her front and she is straight off again. However, I did have a good couple of nights of basically ignoring her cries , once I knew that she was ok and just needed repositioning.

As far as advice goes, I would suggest leading with the milk as you're worried about it and give the solid at the end of the feed. I wouldn't, however, worry that he is not taking more than 4oz during a feed. If you are still feeding him 5 or 6 times a day, the guidelines say that is absolutely plenty because he is starting to replace with solid. It just means that you probably need to persevere a little on the resettling and once you know he is ok, leaving him a bit longer.

HTH. x

Thanks CTFN

I am offering milk first - always do, per good old GF weaning book. He nearly always takes 4oz and then starts blowing raspberries and dribbling the milk out. The only way I can get more milk into him is to mix it with baby rice. He simply isnt interested in the bottle.

I have boiled the next flow teats and am going to try those. Maybe he will drink more if more milk comes in a shorter time. Can but try.

Thank you for your consoling words.

p.s. we have also started CC at night. But every 2 hours last night. Is a shocker I can tell you. DS1 was sleeping through by now!

MK - Olivia was doing the same 2 hour waking thing just a few weeks ago. I was completely frazzled. However, I refused to give her milk and just put up with resettling and reinserting dummy. This went on for a few weeks I'm afraid to say. It always started around 2am and then I would spend the rest of the night in her room on a spare bed in there because there was no point in me going back to my room. On some nights, I would resettle and 10 minutes later, would have to do it again. DH did the duty at weekends. However, one month and bit on from all of this starting, I'm delighted to say she now sleeps through completely with a minor resettle around 4 and I often have to wake her in the morning . Persevere - you're doing everything right, but don't beat yourself up because Nico is different from DS1, or if it takes longer. x

I've been trying to keep up with everything but i'm afraid a lot of it has gone out of my head.

Party - how did everything go today?

Ctofn - at your night out and crumpette at you getting drunk

mk - i'm having the same thing with Jack where he just doesn't seem to be that interested in my milk anymore but im persevering but he gets so distracted with it all. For those of you bfing have you got any tips?

crumpette - can we please go on holiday or emmigrate? I dont get why your DP is moving and not taking you with him, sorry if i'm being dim and you've explained it. You're always welcome to come and have a holiday in Nottingham and spend some time with Jack and I if you need some time away from it. What have you decided to do about your friends funeral? If it's anywhere near here i'm happy to help out with J if i can.

maygirl - how is your MIL?

wmdo - how are you feeling now your medication has been altered?

I'll mark my place on the new thread now so i dont loose you all!!

Hi all, thanks for your wishes

Yesterday was absolutely great, had a really nice day and of course dd looked gorgeous, will post some pics. She is actually quite shy and didn't want everyone looking at her. Everyone back to ours for sandwiches and cakes (nom nom nom). Last people left about 6.30pm apart from bil and ds's girlfriend but i went to bed at 9.30.

Erin was really messed up yesterday getting passed around, so had extra 5oz milk and half a baby choc pudding, so slept like a very full log. She also learnt raspberry blowing on Sat, so que quiet church and baby blowing rasberrys, much amusment to us but tutting from hardened church goers.

ps. shoes didn't turn up so me, dd7, dd6 and erin ended up trawling through town on sat morning, got some from bhs but also ended up with headband so cost a bit, but well worth it. website women has emailed this morning saying she posted them thursday (6 days AFTER i ordered them) and if they are unsuitable I can return them, What do I do if i never receive them can I still get a refund or should i just right it off??

{shock] at crumpette getting drunk, you let dp go and find somewhere for you and J, so you don't have to put up with all his shit (in the pub at dinner), hope your friends funeral gos ok, second if its anywhere near me I'd love to help out with J

mama mini bride is exactly it, I felt like I was doing her hair for her wedding [very silly blubbing mummy emotion], I was very impressed with my self it did look lush.

mistle hope you managed to stay awake for your film

waves to new and everyone else I've missed since last posting

Just been over to new baby thread to catch up, they're not as chatty as us lot, but they keep referring to me as SUPERWOMAN, ha ha I like them.

Party has changed her name to superwoman25 as in to 5 kids not twentyfive, but i ramble

hurrah party/superwoman! Glad it went well yesterday. I am now sitting here with J on my lap trying to teach him to blow raspberries..

Anyway- LOve the name! Though I do read it '25' not to 5 haha! There's time....!

Thank you for all kind words about friend, alas I think none of you are near where I will be so I will have to leave J with DP probably in a pub I figure it won't really take all that long anyway. God I'm dreading it

new DP keeps saying he is moving to his house (which is way up norf) but my job is in London and there's no way in hell I would ever live in his house which is currently inhabited by a whole load of random tenants and also his evil mother and her evil cat and his evil ex wife's underwear. He says the house is huge. Hmm. I would rather live in a teeny studio room with my feet in a cooker when I wake up and J on my lap constantly than live there, so I have made it very clear I will not be going with him, and he can either stay in London/Spain with me or can bugger off. I think he is doing the latter but trying to bully me into going there too. Would be horrific! sorry for rant!! the line has been drawn!

mk so sorry you're having a tough time with Nico. All I can say is that I'm pretty sure he'll take what he needs, just keep offering milk first, and offer it regularly, and he'll do the rest... some days J doesn't feed much really, and I worry, and other days he feeds loads. They know what they need I hope!

Crumpette - don't you think this is a blessing in disguise? Just be really calm about it all, privately look for your own accommodation, sort your finances, get help where you can etc and if, by any chance he does get wind of it, you calmly say - but we've discussed this. You're going up north and I'm not. I therefore have to look at my options, don't I.

Thanks for your post CTFN. I kind of am thinking that. I have been very firm with him. His house is in L'pool. Nice area actually, but no offence to anyone there, my life is in London. I would never be happy there, the house needs massive repairs and is full of horrible people anyway. I don't want J to grow up there. I have simply said I am not moving there ever, and he has said he has to. So I have said, fine, then he says that I am mad not going with him, big house, blabla, for children, blabla, and anyone else would leap at the chance and I will lose out. He is saying I won't get this and that and whatever and I will be homeless/in a council flat at best, but he has 'a mansion'. He's being really insistent but I am just saying that we are clearly at different points in our lives (20s vs 50s) and I have a job here that I would be mad to give up. Oh and the mother is a whole other factor. NO doubt crunch time will arrive within a few months and he will say I have to go with him but I'm really not going. !

Hi all - i hope all had a lovely weekend!
S.W5- love the name change, so glad the day was wonderful and that the silly shoe women never spoilt the day for you all, im sure you can demand the refund and also they should give you the difference for the other shoes you had to buy! and with her looking like a mini bride im sure there was tears all around the church! big fat rasberry to all the tight lipped church folk!
Crumpette - trust me the bed has been so long delayed and im finally glad to get a good night sleep with the awful prodding of the springs from well knackered mattress(get dirty image out of your mind right now) we sacrificed new bed when we had to get the children's beds all sorted! now some advice never make anyone make you unhappy dont settle life is so short and you should put the happiness and safety of your family first and with that it will work out, isolating yourself from people who can help and support you would just be the worse thing to do! trust me, my niece done that and the children where nearly removed because partner became violent once she had no family near by, not saying this would happen to you, but im sure you have thought long and hard about it and stay strong and dont lose hope that all will be well and if a council house is what you have at least it will be your own space!
DH has just popped out and took lil man with him for the drive no bottle,or nappies required hopefully he'll come home tired and hungry for next feed and then bed!

Hello, right will try to remember at least two things.....

new Im a teensy bit better thanks.
Still knackered and head up arse but not as exhausted and anxious so getting there.

crumpette Are you saying DP is in his 50's?
If you are then god yes, you'll be in such different places.
He is holding you back from enjoying the best time of your life. Would be different if he was nice, but no - RUUUUN

super glad your day went well regardless of the missing shoes!
I want to get Olivia christened at the church I was married in and DS was christened in but we are fraudsters.

We promised to go every week then slowly started missing a few then eventually stopped - a year ago or more! DH thinks we should just blag it and ask but im too embaressed!

MK Does Gina not say a minimum of around 600mls a day and it sounds like your reaching at least that.

The only other thing would be to cut the solids down - I don't know if you've tried that or if he eats that much?

Sorry if not helpful.

I am loving Olivia so much. Isn't 6 months just the most amazing age? CUTE.
She is such an easy baby now, I feel bad I ever moaned about her reflux.
Poor wee thing must have been in agony as she barely cries at all now.

She has a brilliant infectious laugh and is full of fun. I miss her wee fuzzy head already, ive just put her to bed.

We are probably making a rod for our backs as they say but she's so laid back we just let her sleep and feed whenever now. DS goes to bed between 7-8pm and DD just sits in her chair holding her feet watching the tv ! We never rush to put her down because she is just happy sitting with us.

Ooh I can see the thread now - "3 yr old DD refuses to go to bed before 11pm" !

Well, the England game was ok wasn't it. It could have been worse - You could have won - ha ha ha !

Ok, just friendly banter people, sit back down!

Talking of which, seen a funny sight at the weekend.
The estate we are building our new house on....alot of houses are finished and one had a huge English flag drooped from window and their next door neighbour had a huge American flag.
Hopefully friendly banter and not Neighbourhood wars!

Not usual to see flags here as we Scots tend to take a low profile around world cup time lol!

Well, there's a quite a few million of you lot and only about ten thousand of us (roughly), how the hell are we meant to choose a world class team from that crappy number considering most of the West side are drunk!!

Just more banter, honest

WMDO side steps out

PMSL at WMDO witty banter and the west side being drunk all the time

WMDO - DH's friend is English, but of scottish roots, and now lives in USA with his American wife and 4(dual passport) children. I think he was glad of the draw!

I swear I must have done something really bad as my life is just shit just when things begin to pick up.
Spent yesterday at eye casualty with dd she had flashing lights and floaters and pain in her eye it turns out the eye condition is back and worse than ever
I just don't get it two weeks ago they were fine this time the back of her eye is really inflamed and got alot of cells floating round.
I really could cry Dd was so upset this morning she wouldn't eat breakfast and was crying she didn't want to go blind

Got drops to put in every 2 hours and go back next week consultant will get her an emergancy appointment with the rhumatologist and discuss tratment but he thinks they will admit he for 3 days of iv medication.

ali that is awful im so sorry. Could cry hearing she was too upset to eat breakfast .

Don't know what to say. Just hope it will all get sorted eventually. x

Thinking of you and dd ali, how old is she?

I am apologising to cant for using other thread but it was.......points finger at *socks fault as when i went on threads i'm on she had posted and i didn't want to be ignorant, phew blame passed to someone else

And breath...when that was some post

woo hoo, shoes arrived today, 2 fecking days late so they're going straight back!

I am off to road safety lesson with dd7 this afternoon, life don't get better

I keep posting my kids as dd6 dd7 dd12 etc, as in their ages and not where they fit in family iykwim. no wonder they're calling me superwoman they think i have 17 children (ds17)

ali sorry to hear that. Your poor DD it must be really scary for her gosh I hope they can stop it in its tracks now
when it rains...

wmdo yes 35yrs difference

superwoman/party hahahahaha I kept reading your posts like that too, I knew what you meant, but it does read like you have looooads of children. It's brilliant! Don't tell them you don't in fact it reads like more than 17 children, you have 17 sons, and 12 daughters!

ali I'm hoping they you have caught the latest eye problem quickly enough that they will get it sorted for your DD. It must really be so scary for her and you. Sending lots of eye healing vibes your way.