MSE Parent Club - Part 2

Dormouse

Hi guys, sorry haven't been on for ages but had an absolutely rotten time last week with bronchitis, so am only just starting to feel human again and catch up.

Wow, all these babies are getting bigger and bigger! :j A belated happy birthday to Elliot, and happy 2nd to Kennedy and Izzy! :T

It made me laugh reading about teeth. Alex is 14 months and still only has 4! Doesn't stop him eating loads though, although it was funny watching him attempt to eat a raw carrot that he demanded (no he didn't get very far with it :rotfl: ).

Chocoholic, of course you're normal :A (and I can't beileve how rude those women were! :mad: Breastfeeding is unnatural... yeah that makes sense! :rolleyes: ). I fed both of mine until 12 months, and however long you want to do it for is totally up to you - please do not let ignorant people affect you!

The thing is, once you get to 8 months, it's only 3-4 months until they're 1 and can switch to cow's milk, so I personally wouln't stop at this point (yes I'm tight - think of all the money you'd have to spend on formula! :money: )

Savvy_Sue

purplepatch wrote: »

I still think of her as my baby probably because I won't be having any more. She'll still be the baby even when she's 18!

:rotfl: I still have 3 babies, a big baby (21), a middle baby (18) and a youngest baby (16 and the tallest!)

don't think I have ever outlined my stages of motherhood here:

I decided I was a Young Mum right up until the youngest left Primary School (so that lasted into my 40s!)

Then I became a Teenage Mum, because I had teenage children.

That persisted even after the eldest turned 20, but I am gradually transitioning to a Student Mum, because the youngest is in 6th form and they think of themselves as students (I heard one of my friends checking.)

I am not sure what comes after that. But I hope to have another five years, at least ...

nadnad

can anyone give me some adviceregarding getting Oz to take either a bottle or cup of formula - He's 22 weeks old and breast feeding still but I would love him to take the odd bottle/cup of milk cos then I could get a wee break and leave him with my mum for a while. We tried giving him bottles early on about 6weeks and he took it no problems for a few days then he refused and we got tired of throwing out milk so we gave up trying after a while, then we started trying again about 12 weeks and the same thing happened again. And recently i tried him again and he wont even look at it. He will drink out of a normal cup but its so hard not to throw it round him/ or give him too much, but he refuses to take a sucky cup, he just chews on it and the milk runs out the side. I've tried him with both expressed milk and formula and it makes no difference. Is it a case of just keep trying??

SusanC_2

I started giving Alice water from a cup (both doidy and sippy cup) from about four or five months I think it was and I think it took about two or three months before she started actually being able to drink more than a token amount (most ended up all over her front). I think it can just take a while to get the hang of drinking from different things as she really loved trying it and would be grabbing the cup. If I were you I'd probably keep trying but choose a time maybe half way between usual feeds so he isn't desperately hungry but he isn't full and not wanting to take anything. We didn't manage to get Alice to take milk from a cup until about ten months but she was always given a bottle once a day so we didn't really try that hard earlier on.

tsstss7

Nadnad my Lo is coming up to a year and has only just adjusted to a cup (and still won't hold it himself!) I've tried 'em all....doidy, sippy you name it. That said since I was breastfeeding and never away from him for longer than a few hours I haven't been very persistant so I'd imagine a bit of practice will improve your LO's drinking skills.

One thing that did help me with my LO is sharing my drinks of water from normal a glass with him...he loved doing this and although i had to be careful he also stayed mostly dry. It seemed to help him adjust to the different taste of water (which he would never drink from a bottle) and once that was familiar the sippy cup came easier.

His fav. trick at the mo. is tipping water all over the place as that is great entertainment. lol.

Savvy_Sue

nadnad wrote: »

can anyone give me some adviceregarding getting Oz to take either a bottle or cup of formula - He's 22 weeks old and breast feeding still but I would love him to take the odd bottle/cup of milk cos then I could get a wee break and leave him with my mum for a while.

How long a break do you want? DS1 NEVER took anything but breast, and I was leaving him for an hour or two from quite a young age. Stuffed him full of milk and legged it ...

I used to leave some expressed milk initially but then I gave up. Wasn't worth it. He wouldn't take it from a bottle, any kind of cup, or even a teaspoon!

Also, presumably in a few weeks you'll start weaning. At that point feeds start to become more spaced out, so you can feed, leave some food for him to throw round and then leg it ...

blottedcopybook

I had to go to the Docs last night with my little daughter, turns out she has an ear and chest infection so she's on her first dose of antibiotics. I have to leave her at nursery like this today because it's my last week and I can't take any time off. I actually feel like the worst mother in the world today

keelykat

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

How long a break do you want? DS1 NEVER took anything but breast, and I was leaving him for an hour or two from quite a young age. Stuffed him full of milk and legged it ...

I used to leave some expressed milk initially but then I gave up. Wasn't worth it. He wouldn't take it from a bottle, any kind of cup, or even a teaspoon!

Also, presumably in a few weeks you'll start weaning. At that point feeds start to become more spaced out, so you can feed, leave some food for him to throw round and then leg it ...

:rotfl: i love your choice of words; stuffed him full of milk and legged it!!

feeling so crap today-but that cheered me up a little

Becles

Don't feel down blottedcopybook - we've all been there and you're not a bad mother. It's hard when you have to juggle things.

Sorry to hear you feel down today too keelykat.

Just to cheer you up, think of me. I'm still full of cold and coughing and now I've gone down with a tummy bug and I've been running to the loo. I'm sitting here absolutely terrified to cough in case......... :eek: :rotfl:

Js_Other_Half

Went to Ikea recently, and came out having spent more money than I meant to.

I got a lovely hooded towel type poncho for after swimming etc, for £7. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40132254
I've seen similar ones for more than twice the price elsewhere.
I also got a couple of potties for £1.59 each - DS chose the colour, and seems happy with them - he's choosing to use them rather than sit on the child toilet seat I have!
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30141225