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InmaculadaConcepcion · 16/05/2010 09:07

Three months and counting, everyone! Our babies are gradually getting the hang of the world...and we are gradually getting the hang of them...

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BabyGiraffes · 16/07/2010 16:31

What is it with men? (good natured rant coming up) My dh can stand in front of a boiling pot of water with pasta propped next it, and it would never occur to him to put the pasta in... Or he will switch off the kitchen timer but not the oven that the timer was set for. Mind you, my favourite one was last week when I found him declogging the filter of our hoover on our duvet !! (I have quite severe asthma so this did not go down so well)

bearcrumble · 16/07/2010 18:24

Fizi I started a thread over on Sleep about my current woes. Lots of conflicting advice but I'm going with the ones who say it is a developmental spurt and things will settle again.

ClimberChick · 17/07/2010 04:19

Hey all,

feeling you BG had an asthma attack at work today, but managed to hide it. I couldn't polish our old bedroom but DH struggled to get round to it, so when he did, I ended up making him damp cloth several times in one week because he disturbs so much.

Some lovely pics, is there one of the home made sling yet?

BC that person in your thread who was suggesting formula and hiring a nanny to get your baby to cry it out was interesting .

We finally got over the slight fever from the jabs, I even got to bed at 10, and asleep by 11 and then we had 90min wakings, with at least two resulting in crying and being awake for at least 45mins.

I wrote my first project proposal today, I feel all grown up . It was only for an internal report about what we want to do in the upcoming year. Going back to work full time has been harder than I expected, but think most of it is due to it being a new job. I was fine doing the few days in the old one. Still expressing twice a day and I manage to get more out than she takes (though that's not hard, see below). Now I feel guilty for not doing enough work as well as enough parenting.

Still nothing on weaning, but am pleased that we shot through the 5kg mark. Only one kilo to go before doubling birth weight.

Her feeding is a bit odd, after all those weeks of being fussy on the breast, she now loves it and doesn't take much EBM in the day, Quite often 6oz which stresses DH out (regardless of what I tell him).

Boy, I wish these teeth would hurry up and come through.

GuernseyFrench · 17/07/2010 08:22

Just done the Next sales online but I'll still have to go to the shop as I'm sure there might be more of the wanted size (I'm buying 12-18 months and 18 to 2 years for next year).

After reading a thread on weaning about baby rice, I've put some in DS bottle last night and he fed at 4.30am (instead of 2am). Okay, I'm now ready to be shout at... (If I post that on weaning I'll be crucify )

I have to go, DS is bright red and pushing... lovely nappy for mummy

GuernseyFrench · 17/07/2010 08:51

CC I'll hopefully finish the sling tonight so pics will be on tomorrow

raindroprhyme · 17/07/2010 10:47

just to say we are having the hourly wakings here too. so i just put the side on the sidecar cot (altho still right beside my bed) and DS3 is back in my bed.
Also read some of the respones to your Sleep thread BC and thought . so just going with it and chanting this too will pass. luckily DS just feeds and then straght back to sleep just does it every bloody hour!!!

bearcrumble · 17/07/2010 13:46

I can't tell you how reassured I am that it isn't just me.

My bloody mother was all "but most babies sleep through at this age don't they?" Grr...

Yes, there is some really odd advice on that thread - I was particularly aghast by "wait until he is screaming for food" Er, no thanks.

GuernseyFrench · 17/07/2010 18:40

I gave DS his 1st piece of pear to suck (I was holding it) and he really enjoyed it. To prove it, he started crying when the piece came out of his mouth! I'm not sure if while sucking it he was supposed to get piece of the skin in his mouth To be fair it was pear or a piece of quiche!!

Can't wait the 26 weeks deadline...

BabyGiraffes · 17/07/2010 19:21

GF same here. Also gave dd2 some ripe pear today and she loved it. And she did get to taste one baked bean and a tiny amount of cheese and potato pie... It's really difficult not to offer her something and she almost expects it now. At lunchtime she had more broccoli. I have never met a baby actually liking broccoli that much!!! Her second favourite is sweet potato (which I personally find quite disgusting. I was given the largest cooked sweet potato once in a village in Zimbabwe and really struggled with it. As a guest I couldn't really turn it down).

BabyGiraffes · 17/07/2010 20:08

dd2 gave us a lie in today and did not wake until 7.30, and now I have both children in bed and fast asleep by half 7... This just seems too good to be true and I am sure I'll pay for it later....

GuernseyFrench · 17/07/2010 20:25

BG glad I'm not alone!
He also loves sweet potatoes but I haven't tried broccoli yet. Are you parboiling yours?

ClimberChick · 17/07/2010 20:33

go girls, we just made the active list

everyone good this evening?

all this food talk is making me hungry.

after stating that LO was taking much in the bottle, she didn't really want me either this morning. Not sure if it teething or her just being too nosy for her own good . Think we had 4 wakings last night. Hopefully this is all related to 19weeks.

7kg plus, does that hurt your arms?

bearcrumble · 17/07/2010 20:40

Well today I visited a lady I met at baby clinic - we got chatting because we were sitting next to each other and it turned out that she's Italian (I'm half Italian) and she lives just a couple of streets away from me and doesn't really know anyone in the area. Her son is 6 weeks and it really brought it home to me how far we've come. I was (hopefully) reassuring and helpful and honest about how I found it at that stage and that things do get easier.

After that I took Al for a walk in the park in the wrap sling as it was for once cool enough to use it. He vommed a really cheesey one and I realised that I had come out without a muslin (henceforth to be known as going commando) so I caught it in my hand without a spot going on his top and wiped my hand on a willow leaf without batting an eyelid.

Sleep still fairly rubbish but Joe got up with him at half five and let me sleep til nearly 8 so I feel ok today.

We are having our weekly treat of steak and chips any second now but I can just hear squeaking on the monitor so have to go. xx

BabyGiraffes · 17/07/2010 20:44

cc put myself with and without dd2 on the scales today and she appears to be 8kg!! No wonder I find it hard to keep carrying her around!! Will switch to my bushbaby backpack carrier for outings shortly (unless I have the pushchair with me of course) Oddly, dd1 was slightly less at this age but looked a lot chubbier. Maybe dd2 is taller... [hmm)
Oh, and yes, it does hurt your arms...
How is the job going? I'm quite impressed still that you managed to finish your PhD with a baby and then secured a job in California!! What a fantastic thing to do!!!

GuernseyFrench · 17/07/2010 20:53

My sawing machine broke down!!!
So don't know when I'll be able to finish the sling, I was so looking forward to exhibit it.

CC I don't find him too heavy but I hold him with both arms or on my side helped by my hip. It also help to think that by holding him and playing the plane I save on gym membership fees and can spoil him with the money while doing my arms and upper body good.

Small feed at bedtime with baby rice so fingers crossed he'll sleep longer...

GuernseyFrench · 18/07/2010 07:18

I guess it should be my 'sewing machine'

BabyGiraffes · 18/07/2010 11:50

I have a strange child... She screamed the house down when I offered her some mashed banana, but will happily eat broccoli, spinach, beetroot...

chinook · 18/07/2010 12:04

babyGiraffes did you live in Zimbabwe? I spent lots of my childhood in Botswana. It was fantastic. I have returned to Africa lots for my job and it always felt a bit like coming home. Very sad what has happened in Zim though.

Well we had a tooth make an appearance overnight. This is clearly the reason for the rubbih sleep recently. He will sleep through tonight I would imagine .

Glad you started that thread bc because I was able to discount most of the suggestions as they didn't feel like the right thing to do. This only really left the option of carrying on as I am, which is co sleeping and feeding in the night lying down to maximise my sleep. When dd starts school in September I plan to try some pick up put down type thing. But until then, anything goes.

GF I know my mum used to thicken our bottles with baby rice from a very young age but I am sure I read it is not recommended now as there is a choking risk. Not flaming you at all just wanted to let you know. Sometimes you just have to do what suits you regardless I think. I know some people wouldn't agree with my co sleeping for example.

Just realised this morning that it won't be long at all until our babies start crawling. How exciting yet terrifying. Chinook runs off in denial.....

BabyGiraffes · 18/07/2010 12:43

chinook I spent two months in Zimbabwe doing voluntary work in an orphanage and it was fantastic, too. Have wanted to go back ever since but not a good time to go to Zimbabwe now!
Congratulations on the tooth!!! dd2's first one is also almost through and she has spent the last two days with both hands in her mouth...
bear (I think), I was also thinking yesterday that our babies have come an awfully long way when I watched the concentration on dd2's face while she tried to hit a plastic pot with a wooden spoon

stoofadoof · 18/07/2010 17:34

sleep fairly pants here too, tho still better than i remember it being with DD, so I don't feel TOO bad about it! DS started rolling last friday - back to front, but hasn't sussed the other direction yet - leading to lots of frustrated crying? his first two teeth appeared on consecutive nights a few weeks ago, looks like the ones next to them are coming along now - which seems odd - am sure DD got the top two next, but i might be wrong - most of the first 18 months are lost in a haze

he was 20 weeks on Thursday gone? got some baby rice last week, and have done a bit of cooking for the freezer today for him, but he doesn't seem particularly interested yet, so reckon we're a few weeks off his first taste of solids - did give him a sugarsnap to hold at lunch today, which he grinned at, then promptly dropped.

gtg - hope everyone's well!

GuernseyFrench · 18/07/2010 21:59

chinook I read about the risk of choking but I have to say that I don't understand how he can choke as the rice is mixed in the bottle and has to go through the teat's hole But thanks for letting me know just in case.

DS really enjoy his food but his dirty nappies are quite liquid (TMI) and he does 3 a day. It'll be interesting tomorrow at nursery to explain that it wasn't D&V but a reaction to food and that his dirty nappies are loose... I may end up going to work with him!!

bethylou · 18/07/2010 22:10

DS1 has now had vomiting bug over the weekend - it's becoming a bloody joke here (and I'm paying the child minder for two days a week and looking after him myself!) I suppose it's from me on Thursday, so I'm just waiting for DH to get it now as he is also very prone to these things.

CC DS2 weighed 8.5Kg two weeks ago (at 20weeks) and yes my arms would be good for climbing and I am starting to look like a body builder! Having major trouble getting two DSs out to the car (as we don't have a drive). I have to carry DS2 in the car seat so that I can put him down and get DS1 into the car first (so he doesn't run away) but I'm going to cripple myself any day now!

Trying to get DS2 to take formula still with varying success over the weekend. Then will turn my mind to weaning. I have to say that he is still going 7p.m-7a.m without food (though we have to turn him for refluxy stuff in the night, so don't worry, I'm not getting masses of sleep!!) so maybe not that bothered about food just yet.

Off to watch the fireworks from Warwick castle out of our conservatory - it's concert season. Hope you are all much healthier than we are!

BabyGiraffes · 18/07/2010 22:33

bethylou that sounds grim. Hope you are all soon on the mend.

sunangel88 · 18/07/2010 23:43

BG Re broccoli... what do you do with the florets? I must be overcooking them somehow, DD loves grabbing the florets, separating them from the stalk into thousands of little pieces and spreading them all over the highchair table and floor. (In her favourite "I shall squish you like a fly impression"!) Practically nothing gets in her mouth

on 24/26 weeks: 26 weeks is exactly 6 months (as there are more than 4 weeks in a month)

fizi no help here other than support! DD gets fed to sleep every night and recently even naptimes too. She'll sleep in the car or sling. Read somewhere (Harvey Karp?) that up to 9 months (40 weeks) babies need help to transition to sleep. So there's no point in sleep training as you'll need to keep on repeating it so would be rather soul-destroying having to keep on cc-ing every so often. Sleep training at 10 months old has a 80% chance of working according to Christopher Green (of Toddler Taming fame) and 100% chance if at 2.5 years. What's another 2 more years? can you tell I've been overdoing the reading? Have started reading up on toddlerhood the last few days, making up for the previous lack of preparation.... quite at the thought of potting training and "smearing".... our current sleep issues will seem like a distant minor challenge in comparison....

GF I was really looking forward to seeing your sling. Hope sewing machine gets fixed soon. I have developed a secret sling obsession and am being very tempted by meitais.

AbsB · 19/07/2010 00:35

Hi ladies, I haven't been on here for a while but I DO read all the posts! I keep meaning to write responses to people's posts but just can't find the time!

Just drove DD to the hospital after speaking to NHS direct. She had her third set of jabs on Friday and has had diarrhea for the last 48 hours. She had the same last time so I wasn't too worried, until this evening when she had blood and mucus in her nappy! I'm sorry it's probably TMI! Anyway, I felt really nauseous yesterday and hubby had a dodgy tummy the day before so I was convinced she has a bug. When I spoke to the doctor on the phone at 9, he asked if I wanted her checked out and I thought it best to get her seen so I turned the bath off, turned the oven off, and ran out the house!

My DP is away for the next ten days and my family are also away so I have had no-one to hold DD while I have a bath! I had just managed to get DD to sleep when the doctor called back... oh well, I will attempt a bath tomorrow, maybe when she's in her jungle gym!

Anyway, the doctor gave her a full examination, and she was really good. Apparently because she'd had so much diarrhea, it probably given her a tear hence the bleeding. She did another bloody poo for the doctor which was good so she was able to see it for herself. Anyway, I'm glad I went, I think I would have been worried all night!

Oh she's up again... off I go!