MSE Parents Club Part 10

karen1907

Beenie - I had a 6 week check with the HV and had a letter through from NHS to say to make an appointment with my GP but when I phoned my GP they said they would write to me with an appointment!! So just call them to check. I used to be up till 4am in the morning feeding which is really hard and whenever I went to booby group T would sleep!Over Christmas I would express straight after the morning feed and feed her that at night with one of the Breastflow bottles (which T seemed to take to easily) she doesn't seem to like the TT ones but the Breastflow only goes up to 5oz. I would then top her up with breast if necessary.

Tara - thinking of you and your family. Hope we get news of your DGD soon and well done for sorting out the staff there!
MFD - thinking of you too. Hope you see DH soon
MM - hope your first day at work goes well
Sami - hugs I wouldn't like DH to be away for a month

Its snowing here too. I have had to stay away from my usual Monday coffee morning with my RL mum friends because I have a cold really don't want to spread it but love going out for coffee

My_Fathers_Daughter

Good morning.

Can't stop I am afraid but thought I would share something with you.



Yesterday I bumped into a lady from our street when we were out shopping. Her little girl is 6 months older than Benjamin (so 15 months) and we always chat and have a catch up when we see each other (our MW has told us that we would get on!!!)

Her girl is 15 month and walking but will still not crawl or stand up. She has never pulled herself to standing and has never crawled as much as an inch, if put down in one spot, either laying down or sitting down, she will stay still until somebody moves her. Put her on her feet and she will walk around quite confidently but will not just stand still.

To me, with a baby who has been crawling for over 5 months and pulling himself up to standing for 3 months (?) it seems really wierd but mum is not bothered and neither is HV. Baby girl is just as 'normal' as my Benjamin is 'normal', babies just all develop differently.

It just struck me that it was a massive contrast and perhaps we should all take heart that 'normal' is just doing whatever our babies can do, whenever they can do it.

(didn't make much sense when I wrote it down but I really wanted to tell you about it *shrugs shoulders*)



Oh well - I popped Benjamin in his cot this morning whilst I dried my hair and when I went back to get him he had a full-on, massive, green snot moustache AND BEARD :eek::eek: god knows where it all came from - I swear it was a big as his head :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Better out than in I guess!

emlou2009

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Oh well - I popped Benjamin in his cot this morning whilst I dried my hair and when I went back to get him he had a full-on, massive, green snot moustache AND BEARD :eek::eek: god knows where it all came from - I swear it was a big as his head :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Better out than in I guess!

:eek::rotfl:
At least it wasnt a wig too!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

Right, I am childless as despite OH and I having the day off we have sent the Seth Monster to the CM's to enjoy a nice day as a couple, going for lunch and to see Avatar at last! My house is feeling very empty right now so I intend to not be in it until we pick him up later

My_Fathers_Daughter

Sami - my thoughts exactly. Along with how quickly it would be whipped down to the arms if one of us started it...


However...



Hubby is in for at least another day. Too much fluid coming out of him. He says it looks like apple and blackcurrant juice _pale_ He was also in awful pain overnight so had to call for industrial strength painkillers.

He has been taken off his drip though :T

My_Fathers_Daughter

emlou2009 wrote: »

:eek::rotfl:
At least it wasnt a wig too!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It was actually a pair of gloves too


Have a lovely day with your OH

*is not jealous at all*

Hubby keeps asking me to go to the West Car Park of the hospital so he can see me through the window :rotfl:

Sami_Bee

SS - I won't go into it, I won't disappear from the thread either but I just feel that I've come to a realisation of some 'stuff' if that makes any remote sense

MFD - ewww and yey too, I think I can spare a few get well soon vibes for your lovely hubby

oh and eeeeepp! at Poppie being whipped of to theatre :eek: majority of vibes going to the little cutey

must get unsmelly and prepare for arrival of 2 girly toddlers now :wave:

karen1907

Why does DH always assume that when Tegan is crying in the evening she is hungry?! I fed her from 6.45 -7.45 last night (like I usually do) to make sure she is well topped up for the night ahead. I then put her down and ran a lovely hot bath to help me feel better with my crappy cold knowing full well that T wouldn't need feeding. About little while later Tegan had been crying for some time DH said he was going to get some formula as she was obviously hungry... I thought I'll let him get on with it as I'll want him to look after her on his own in the future. But 10 mins later she was still crying, so I got out the bath to see what was going on and he had used my emergency carton of milk that I keep in my change bag (7oz) (rather than using the instant formula which is cheaper and he could have just made 2 oz) and was trying to force her to take it. I took her out his arms gave her a couple of pats she burped and went to sleep so I put her back in the cot and got back in my bath (it was vv hot ) A little while later she started crying again just as I was getting out the bath. Once again DH after trying to stop her crying for a few mins decided she was hungry and tried to feed her out the bottle again which was distressing her even more. Once again I felt I had to intervene and exactly the same thing happened! Burp then slept.

I then commented to DH that he had wasted my carton of 7oz when he could of just made 2oz up with formula. Suffice to say he wasn't happy with me and said that he wasn't going to be stuck with a crying baby whilst he had to make up more formula because 2oz wasn't enough. I felt really bad cause he dos so much but its like he cant cope with her crying which is when I need the most help and will be worried that when I do manage to go out he will be trying to force her to eat!!

So does anyone have any idea how I can diplomatically explain to DH that sometimes its wind, or a need to be swaddled or just because she is tired at the moment? I don't think I can do anything diplomatically! He seems to think I always go in and feed her when she cries whereas I tend not to feed her unless she is still waking up crying 3 hours later.

Oh god I feel like such a whinger! Feel free to ignore.....

My_Fathers_Daughter

Missed Poppie going into theatre.


GET WELL AND STAY STRONG THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WINGING THEIR WAY TO BRISTOL

3onitsway

Sami_Bee wrote: »

SS - I won't go into it, I won't disappear from the thread either but I just feel that I've come to a realisation of some 'stuff' if that makes any remote sense

None whatsoever!

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hubby keeps asking me to go to the West Car Park of the hospital so he can see me through the window :rotfl:

Aw, bless him! That made me , not :rotfl:!

emlou2009 wrote: »

Right, I am childless as despite OH and I having the day off we have sent the Seth Monster to the CM's to enjoy a nice day as a couple, going for lunch and to see Avatar at last! My house is feeling very empty right now so I intend to not be in it until we pick him up later

Have a lovely adult day - i'm not jealous at all!

Karen Hugs - my OH does it too. Last night V woke a little when we went up to bed, so he went straight down to make a bottle. When he came back two minutes later she was fast asleep (just like I told him she would be!) :mad: Oh well, he's just trying to help.

SugarSpun

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

It just struck me that it was a massive contrast and perhaps we should all take heart that 'normal' is just doing whatever our babies can do, whenever they can do it.

Oh well - I popped Benjamin in his cot this morning whilst I dried my hair and when I went back to get him he had a full-on, massive, green snot moustache AND BEARD :eek::eek:

That makes a lot of sense MFD, and is particularly well timed for me. Thank you :A
:eek: at the snotmonster.
:eek: too at your hubby's insides. OH had some horrors coming out of him too, but his was more like applesauce than apple juice.

Sami_Bee wrote: »

SS - I won't go into it, I won't disappear from the thread either but I just feel that I've come to a realisation of some 'stuff' if that makes any remote sense

Sounds a bit deep for me today. Big hugs all the same

karen1907 wrote: »

Why does DH always assume that when Tegan is crying in the evening she is hungry?!

Because so often babies will comfort suckle that daddies confuse it with actual hunger, maybe? OH is the same way and in the end I told him (rather forcefully) that she has her own predictable three/four hourly feeding schedule and if she was unhappy outside those times he could productively ask when she last fed, then check her nappy, wind her, entertain her or put her down for a sleep and stay there stroking her head and if she was STILL crying could suggest a bonus feeding time.

Lots of good thoughts for Poppie