MSE Parents Club Part 3

MrsTinks

Speaking of the little toad... this was taken on Friday

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MrsTinks

Krystal - I ended up giving Roo the gripe water in a bottle with a teat as she knows what they are for it was much easier - a little puzzled at the odd taste but she chugs it down now

weezl74

Krystaltips wrote: »

Caitlyn is still wailing... Have tried the gripe water again but think I'm going to give in on that, she completely choked on it and couldn't get her breath for a minute...

Kristal we used to use the pipette from an infacol bottle to give fergie his gripe water, 3 full pipettes is the 5 ml serving. He used to cope loads better with that than the spoon...

searching_me

mrs t shes a gorgeous little thing very big smile ...
ooooo i forgot (well i think i forgot cant remember) to tell you i had a mini :dance: as since ive had Jayden ive lost nearly a stone one more stone and im back to my pre-munchkin weight x

Glamazon

weezl74 wrote: »

sounds good glam,

I started at 32 weeks though and stopped at week 40 (cos he popped out on due date!) I did drink a few afterwards wondering if they'd help with uterine contraction back into shape...

HOw's the GD now?

Thanks Weezl, KT and MrsT
GD is not going well, I've got diabetic clinic on Weds so I'm hoping to learn more about what I can and can't eat. I've been checking my own blood sugars and they are always out of the range

Due to risk of premature babies with GD, I think I'll wait until 34 weeks just to be on the safe side (don't want to tempt fate!)

Krystaltips

MrsTine wrote: »

Krystal - I ended up giving Roo the gripe water in a bottle with a teat as she knows what they are for it was much easier - a little puzzled at the odd taste but she chugs it down now

weezl74 wrote: »

Kristal we used to use the pipette from an infacol bottle to give fergie his gripe water, 3 full pipettes is the 5 ml serving. He used to cope loads better with that than the spoon...

I've had no joy with her taking milk from a bottle today so I doubt gripe water would go down very well... I literally dribbled a tiny bit under her tongue while she had her mouth open in a wail and it took her breath away... I don't think is worth trying again...

Think she's finally settled in my arms... Managed to read Aimee's bedtime story, then hubby rang and I couldn't hear what he was saying because Aimee was sat right next to me talking loudly to herself (the girl never shuts up) I had to ask her to be quiet 3 times before she listened to me, then he asked me what we were having for tea... And I burst into tears... It was just a step too far!

My_Fathers_Daughter

Hi Glam - I loved RLT and drank tons of the stuff (was having about 6 cups post EDD!!!) Didn't work for me!!

Krystaltips wrote: »

Glam, you can drink the left over bags afterwards to help your uterus shrink back again... Or just because...

Caitlyn is still wailing... I tried lying on the sofa with her like I would in bed but she's too busy screaming to feed...

I remember laying on the floor in the living room feeding Benjamin one night because I was determined to spend some time with hubby - as soon as B dropped off I slipped away leaving B on his rug and I got a cuddle with hubby!!

searching_me wrote: »

mrs t shes a gorgeous little thing very big smile ...
ooooo i forgot (well i think i forgot cant remember) to tell you i had a mini :dance: as since ive had Jayden ive lost nearly a stone one more stone and im back to my pre-munchkin weight x

She sure is cute Mrs T!

Congrats searching - I put my jeans on today and fastened my belt one notch smaller than it has been for a while :T it doesn't even feel tight! I will be back in my size 14's soon - YAY!!

I am 5'9'' and quite broad so size 14 is a nice size for me!


Krystal - have you tried swaddling?

Krystaltips wrote: »

I've had no joy with her taking milk from a bottle today so I doubt gripe water would go down very well... I literally dribbled a tiny bit under her tongue while she had her mouth open in a wail and it took her breath away... I don't think is worth trying again...

Think she's finally settled in my arms... Managed to read Aimee's bedtime story, then hubby rang and I couldn't hear what he was saying because Aimee was sat right next to me talking loudly to herself (the girl never shuts up) I had to ask her to be quiet 3 times before she listened to me, then he asked me what we were having for tea... And I burst into tears... It was just a step too far!

ETA:
Try infacol to calm too - a friend did this post-feed with her little girl. I couldn't, as soon as Benjamin tasted the infacol he was rooting for food!!

And I forgot to send you ((((HUGS))))

My_Fathers_Daughter

weezl74 wrote: »

Kristal we used to use the pipette from an infacol bottle to give fergie his gripe water, 3 full pipettes is the 5 ml serving. He used to cope loads better with that than the spoon...

Weezl - I remember you saying this before and thinking it was a fab idea...but when I checked the infacol dropper is 0.5ml...so I work out you need TEN (!) to make up a 5ml dose of gripe water!

3 would be easy but TEN!!!

emlou2009

bit of a long one, you ladies have nattered muchly today!!

Sami_Bee wrote: »

OMG - on This Morning they're talking about a new show about weddings - one cost ..... wait for it..... SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS!!!!!!! :eek:

edit - that's more than we paid for our house and 77times more than my wedding cost!

how did you get married for £1000??? do share, i might need the tips if OH ever gets off his arrse and actually does something about the fact he asked me to marry him 19 months ago and i still dont even have a right :rolleyes:

slscarborough wrote: »

Can I ask when everyone stopped or intends to stop sterlising bottles and boiling the water to make bottles. Some of the information given by health vistot states 6 months and some said 12 months. What about sterlising of dummys - feeding equipment - drinking cup etc? Would love to hear everyone elses opinions.

With DS I honestly cannot remember and with DS2 I sterlised and boiled the water until about 10 months. Does that sound about right. DD1 is only 3 months at the moment so a way off yet.

Also was wondering if most people are following the guidelines and weaning at 6 months.

i plan to sterilise less from 6 months - we have a microwave steriliser and instead of 8 mins i'll bring it down to 7, then 6 etc. i already feel there isnt a lot of point at the moment even as everything goes in his mouth as it is!

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I would be fascinated to see how your responses related to mine :cool:

you really are a wise woman

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Tine Edgar does the full on non stop scream every night :rolleyes: i just have to keep moving until he tires out, i cope well i think as Chris was worse- little monkeys x

when seth does it i give it 10 minutes of full on screaming and then he goes in the bedroom with the door shut for 5 minutes then when i go back he is usually so pleased to see me he's forgotten what the fuss was about! it gives me a headache when he screams in my face/arms/lap/next to me so for my sanity i do sometimes feel its the only thing i can do!

r.mac wrote: »

Oh and knowing i'm not the only one helps immensely - thought sorry to all those with screaming non sleeping babies!

you really arent - seth was a nightmare til he came into our bed. but two weeks today he will be in his own bed so god knows what will happen :rolleyes:

tine - roo is adorable!!

elle - not as soon as you'd hoped but still there is a date in place :T

searching_me

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Congrats searching - I put my jeans on today and fastened my belt one notch smaller than it has been for a while :T it doesn't even feel tight! I will be back in my size 14's soon - YAY!!

I am 5'9'' and quite broad so size 14 is a nice size for me!

i actually managed to get in 1 pair of pre-munchkin jeans which i danced and nearly tripped down the stairs to tell OH :rotfl:.. im 5ft 8" ish and i wanna be back to my 10-12 which i can do just detoxing my body of chocolate, ice cream and coke zero but to be honest if i got to a size 12 (which most my old jeans are) id be happy x