MSE Parents Club Part 9

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.

PrincessPlaty

tiamai_d wrote: »

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)

I know! The first thing i said was how do you change a boy :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I have only ever had girls :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thanks for the links Krystal will have a nosey once i have got the girls in bed!

Thanks MFD im gonna keep persevering with it and see how we go we have breastfeeding angels around here too and they have a 24hour helpline so i may try giving them a call tomorrow too

carlamagee

elle_gee wrote: »

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

i thought he had been whingythe past couple days, then i thought it was just me as my patience has beeen limited the past couple days! but alas, he prob has been a bit whingy!

tiamai_d wrote: »

Woohoo! Tooth! Bonjella at the ready?

yup, weve also been giving him teething powders last few days.

i quoted fitz too...hiya!!

aless02

PP, see your questions have been mostly answered, but another tip for getting a sleepy baby to feed is to undress them (and feed undressed) as being a tiny bit cold can wake them up.

So we survived Mothercare and got Finn a new playgym! He seems to like it, though the music might drive me a bit batty before the end .

Praying the weather behaves and Heathrow isn't racked delays tomorrow morning...Dad already has an overnight flight, I'd hate for it to be massively delayed as well. Fingers crossed!

Will go read back properly now

tiamai_d

Fitzio wrote: »

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?!!

Thank you, ofcourse I think she is lovely, even if she is a wee chunk now! Holly is lovely, I really like babies with attitude, my friends little one has a wrinkly forehead which is just sooo cute!

DS1 had the worst jaundice out the 3, 2 full weeks of phototherapy, so by the time it came to the other two, it didn't bother me that much. It was totally old hand (still didn't stop me having the day 7 breakdown though) :rolleyes:

Krystaltips

Anybody got any tips to get Caitlyn to stay on her back for a nappy change? As soon as you lie her down she starts acting like you're torturing her... As soon as the old nappy is off and you start with the clean one she's rolling over and wailing like a banshee... Makes it very difficult to put the washables on when I'm using a nappy nippa!!

Oh and Aless, while you're here... I used terry squares with Aimee practically the whole way through... What fold are you doing? I used to do the newborn fold until she was too big, then I just folded them into pads like you would for a pre-fold system...

BeenieCat

Argh. I need some breastfeeding help, and i'm just about limited to here atm as i'm on my mobile so general web searching is a bit of a no go.

Basically, all has been going well, when first born she had the wide open mouth ready for latching. But recently she seems to have got a bit lazy and doesn't do that anymore she just opens her mouth a bit and is already doing the chin up and down sucking action before she then vacuums my nipple in.

I didn't think this was an issue at first cos her bottom lip is usually still turned out and she's putting plenty of weight on. But just lately when she's feeding, she.'s sucking even when i feel really empty and my breast hurts. It doesn't hurt for the majority, but today i had to take her off as i thought she'd never finish. Now i'm wondering if she's not latching on right anymore and not being satisfied. Last night she was feeding constantly to the point both breasts felt very empty and painful while she was feeding. I didn't know where she could be putting it all.

She's recently started making a clicking or tutting noise with her tongue while feeding which is a sign of incorrect latch isn't it? How do i get her to latch properly or just open her mouth wider?!

There's no support groups on til week after next.

I'm not even really sure what advice i'm asking for, and it's quite hard to explain in text as it is, but i'm worried it's not working anymore

BeenieCat

Off to catch up now as you have all talked through 5 pages while i was out!

three2be

Krystaltips wrote: »

Anybody got any tips to get Caitlyn to stay on her back for a nappy change?

I used to distract them with holding something, a wipe for them to hand me or hold the cream for mummy in case you need it etc or play boo with their skirt/trousers. or others said before a special toy thats only for nappy time, HTH

Strange you are talking about nappies, I just gave mine a wash so they are all ready for bubs arrival lol

Hi PP, wouldn't worry about LO too much just yet DS was like that at first and I freaked no end, but after a couple of days i couldn't fill him up. Actually i still can't :rotfl: