MSE Parents Club Part 9

elle_gee

Fitz, yup can see.. Cutie pie!

Carla, eek for teeth! Are they causing much bother?

PrincessPlaty

tiamai_d wrote: »

Awwww! So cute! I had a wee 4 week old baby in the house today and I held her, I'm all broody again! He is lovely! Doesn't look tango'ed to me, but I aint no doctor. Get your mw to come out early anyway, just in case.

I think i will see how he goes this evening and tonight and then call them tomorrow if im still worried

Thanks for reassuring me though everyone It didnt feel like it was that long ago that i did this (DD2 is 3) but now im actually doing it again it feels like it was a lifetime ago :rotfl::rotfl:

tiamai_d

Awww Fitz, she looks so sweet! Did her shades stay on? The boys had wee pretend shades that just fell off.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/tiamai/christopherandstuff062.jpg (DS2)

Fitzio

God, only wanted to post the sunbed one and one of her looking tanned. Not any with me in them! And DH will kill me for posting him too (assuming you can see the whole album but not sure). She is much prettier now btw!!

Hugs to Harley for sore teeth, hello to Carla and I can't remember any more, sorry. Was typing one handed and it's quite awkward as H has taken to snuggling right in to me to feed and keeps turning her head so kind of having to use two hands to feed her. DH has taken her now so off to make dinner. Chicken and Mushroom Dopiaza.

tiamai_d

carlamagee wrote: »

oh, forgot to say! I spotted a first tooth on its way up, just right below the gum today!!!

Woohoo! Tooth! Bonjella at the ready?

PP, you forget then you get one with extra or missing bits in the nappy area! We'll all be waiting on a Pee update (usually its a poo update with this lot in here)

Krystaltips

PP, there's some info here that might help you hun

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/newborn-nursing.html

and help with a sleepy baby... http://www.mother-2-mother.com/cc-baby-A.htm#SleepyBabies

Like others have said, try not too be too concerned right now, it's very common for babies to be sleepy ina not interested in food in the first day or so... Just keep trying regularly and mention it to the midwife when she does your home visit...

Wet diapers: In the early days, baby typically has one wet diaper for each day of life (1 on day one, 2 on day two...).

Fitzio

Aww, Amber is so pretty and girly looking even as a newborn. Holly was gorgeous to us, but has my dimpled chin so looks dead scowly sometimes ha ha. But she is really pleasant natured, honestly!

Shades did stay on because she was so hydrated and didn't move a muscle. She was only on for 12 hours though as it was a borderline case. We didn't realise you were meant to keep the heat blanket on her when you removed her though. Seriously, so many people told me different things about feeding/jaundice etc, it had me so stressed and in tears all the time. Never mind. All better now!

ETA - Hello Krystal! Hope you got your answer about seabass?!!

My_Fathers_Daughter

jillie1974 wrote: »

hi mfd
did practice wife like the clock?

She absolutely loved it!! Tears in her eyes and everything! Although I wasn't there to see it!

She was so happy that she agreed to letting us take DSS on holiday for TWO WEEKS in March :T:T:T

We are going to give her the option to change her mind about it when we take him back tomorrow, the longest we have ever had him for so far is 5 nights, so she may well regret saying yes so quickly once she has thought about it.

PrincessPlaty wrote: »

Do you think it would be worth trying him with a small amount of cooled boiled water Id prefer to give him that rather than formula

Hi PP - Krystal has probably responded by now but FWIW you just need to have him on the boob as often as possible until your milk comes in. Do you feel like he is latched correctly? Try and keep him awake for a decent feed and sit it out until your milk comes in and you can see how he takes your milk.

Congratulations BTW - he is a beauty!!

Krystaltips

I don't know fitzio... I should really go a wander over there and see lol..

Becles

Buttonmoons wrote: »

Think we are going to take Keira Ice skating at the rink tomorrow, I'm soooo rubbish at ice skating, I just hang on to the edge lol, anyways, I think Beccles took Charlotte skating? Did she manage okay? Worried she'll knock herself out as we are gripping the sides :rotfl:

Yes Charlotte managed fine! She had bob skates which have a double blade on the bottom instead of just the single blade like ice boots.

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elle_gee wrote: »

Did you see Susan mentioned the DIY will kit from WHSmith earlier? Might be worth looking into as a money saver. I think the solicitor we're using costs £150 but it's free because we're both union members.

Be very careful using DIY wills. We've had two nightmare ones in our family.

First my great-uncle did the will correctly, got it witnessed etc., but he forgot to sign it himself! Probate was all long and complicated because of it and it caused my Gran (his sister) a lot of stress sorting it all out.

Secondly my Dad's brother died and his DIY will was basically a load of gibberish! He had two adult children from his first marriage, and was married to his second wife when he died. Under the rules of intestacy, his second wife got everything and his daughters got nothing. They were pretty upset about that, especially about a small lump sum from my Grandpa's estate that had passed to my uncle. They felt that money should have stopped in the family as my Grandpa would have wanted that, but the second wife refused to give them a penny. She wouldn't even give them personal stuff like photographs and some my uncles belongings that they would have liked. It wasn't even valuable stuff, just little things with lots of sentimental value to the daughters. It caused a big family fall out, and nobody has had any contact with the second wife since

For the sake of approx £150, it's worth getting a legally binding will drawn up, so you can die safe in the knowledge that everything is straightforward and simple for your loved ones to sort out.