MSE Parents Club Part 4

Buttonmoons

Just got home and I'm pooped!

Met up with a friend and had a picnic in the park with the kids, she was watching 2 little girls too, and the girl who was 3, was Keira's best friend apparently! Feel sorry for that wee girl, her parents are on drugs and she is apparently plonked in front of a tv all day to keep her out of there way. Cruelty, I swear.

Keira managed to skidmark her pants somehow, god knows how! Lucky I had a pullup in my bag or she'd of had a nice breeze round her butt as she had a dress on!

Think I'm away to have a nice bath

elle_gee

Thanks for info on sleeping bags, although Tine, boohiss @ WTP! (thanks for the thought tho'). We do actually have one which has WTP on is (gift from SIL)..

Really like the fleecy sleepsuit, Sami. I do have a almost-forgotten-about Next giftcard in my purse so think I'll get it. Will have a look at Mothercare too as we have a couple of cards for there too. The 7.5/7.8lb sizes should take him up to being big enough for a proper sleeping bag. Some 7.5lb things fit now, but the 7.8lb normal sleepsuits we have from Next (via ebay) are too big for now

elle_gee

Btw, do any of you have a Stuff4Sale site in your area? www.stuff4sale.co.uk isn't working at the moment, but the one for our area is www.stuff4saleingrimsby.co.uk and if you click on the Help page, there's a dropdown menu on the left which lists the other areas which have sites.

It's like the classified ads from the local paper but with pictures, or like local eBay.

Just thought it might be another place for you to look for a Jumperoo, or (Tine) for you to sell baby clothes etc There are 8 Jumperoos listed atm for between £40-60.

money_maker_3

Northern Ireland dont have any

My_Fathers_Daughter

I'm a bit gutted to report that Benjamin was not discharged by the consultant this afternoon as we had hoped

She said that developmentally he is advanced and his motor skills are particularly good but he has lost weight over the last 4 weeks (since I last had him weighed) so he is now around the 25th centile for weight but the 91st for height.

She was pretty encouraging to carry on with the breastfeeding just to make sure he is feeding often enough for long enough but nevertheless I feel a bit deflated...

Another appointment booked for 10 December 2009 - I really thought that we would be free of the hospital after this afternoon


On the positive side, she is convinced that there is no birth related injury and she was impressed with all his skills but she won't discharge a baby that is losing weight...

elle_gee

*hugs* MFD xx

Is Benjamin due a growth spurt? Maybe he's just grown up before he's growing out - probably hard to do both at the same time!

Curious_George_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Is that all we get these days???

terribly sorry
just been too busy with the summer holidays and other things, OH had swine flu (was just bad tonsilitis as far as i could see... is fine now)
DD has the social calendar of Paris Hilton *sigh* and once ive caught up with my real life friends on facebook i just didnt have the time to find my online group! lol

will try and make more of an effort in future xxxx

My_Fathers_Daughter

Sami_Bee wrote: »

all about the same i think, The advice is they need to be 7lb before going in one tho.
does he mind being swaddled? I swaddle Ed with his arms still free or you could put him in a feecey suit

Asda have some gorgeous bright blue bugs bunny fleecy sleepsuits at the moment! Absolutely beautiful

elle_gee wrote: »

Did you just get the one? We got the short one handwritten, plus a long one handwritten and two typed long ones. Got the extras specifically cos MFD warned us you had to fold it! I sent one of the typed ones and will use that same one if I have to take/send it anywhere.

I love you Elle - you listen to me :rotfl:

elle_gee wrote: »

*hugs* MFD xx

Is Benjamin due a growth spurt? Maybe he's just grown up before he's growing out - probably hard to do both at the same time!

Maybe...he has grown lots height wise, he is a very tall boy who has grown 18cm in his 20 1/2 weeks of life!!

It may have something to do with his massive pukiness on Fri/Sat last week

I just hate it because I thought we were doing really well losing weight over a week wouldn't bother me...but over a month....

...I will be forcing my boobies on the poor chap at every opportunity!!


I also feel very guilty because I forgot to take him to clinic 2 weeks ago and yesterday I went for the end of the session and the (stand-in) nurse had already left. If I had my head in the right place I would have known that there was a problem already.

money_maker_3

((hugs)) MFD

At least they dont think there are any birth related injuries, and that was the thing you wanted to hear
If its any comfort, Jasmine was and still is a really tall lanky person !!! As a baby she was WELL above average in height and was soo skinny !! The HV all told me that so long as she was healthy and was eating and thriving, then I wasnt to worry about her not putting on weight as fast as she should.

tarajayne

My HV came yesterday to do her hearing test and said about weighing her, I just held her in 2 hands and said that she felt heavier so she didn't need weighing. If there was a problem they'd be unhappy. And it was Benjamin that was poorly wasn't it? Or am I getting muddled as usual as they dramatically loose weight when they have a bug. Hope you're ok MFD. XXX

Did Sami get an answer as to whether or not cranberry juice affects BF?