MSE Parents Club Part 10

Glamazon

good morning.
J slept 8pm-5am again :j not sure why he wakes at 5am but he is wide awake so I bring him in our bed and he goes back to sleep til 7am.

He was just sitting on my bed and fell forward onto his front, and then rolled himself over to his back and gave me a big grin

need to make more purees today but not doing much else - have worn myself out at the start of the week!

aless02

excuse typing, on phone...

Sami, variety of reasons re: USA. Mostly economic and lack of social welfare like NHS and the like. Plus just don't feel like it's a nice place to be at the moment, hard to explain.

Beenie, i think after a week i started doing the tummy massages and leg bicycling, and by day 9 i got some water in him. Day 10 we took him to the gp n gotnthe suppositories, but he wound up pooping without them taking effect, poss because had managed about 2.5ozs of water that day. He's still only pooing every 4-6 days, but apparently he will outgrow it. Hope that helps

Worst night of them all last night. I'll stop boring u all with my repetitive whinging about it, but am deffo going to start looking for a cot today as msybe that will help solve things? (grasping here)

Becles

Still full of cold here

Promised the boys I'd take them to the Great North Museum tody but I really can't be bothered Parking is rubbish by the museum, so we're going to park further out and get the Metro in. Charlotte is more excited about going on the train rather than the museum :rotfl:

xmaslolly76

Cant wait to here what wise words she gives you today at the museum ;-)

SugarSpun

Sami_Bee wrote: »

oh Aless and SS's OH why do you not want to go to live back in the usa? whats wrong with it?

aless02 wrote: »

Sami, variety of reasons re: USA. Mostly economic and lack of social welfare like NHS and the like. Plus just don't feel like it's a nice place to be at the moment, hard to explain.

These are some of oh's reasons too, plus he has concerns about the way the political situation is spilling over into people's everyday lives (story yesterday about a school who installed webcams onto school-issued laptops and then disciplined a student for improper behaviour at home).

The position I really wanted has been filled already Applied for the other one but still

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

Good. When you feel happy within yourself, other things can fall into place and other doors open.

with all the school nonsense of late, I decided not to come online really

What's happening with the school?

Baby was a booger overnight. I'm so tired and cranky as all hell. But OH was up anyway so handed her over and he used the time she was playing to make my new work website

aless02

yup, ss, it's exactly that sort of thing i also hate the way religion permeates the political culture, even though i'm religious myself. The self-righteous, self-centeredness is amazing.

elle_gee

Morning all..

Rhys slept fine again last night.. he woke up when we went to bed but we ignored him (he wasn't upset at all, just lying there with his eyes open, probably waiting for us to talk to him) and we all went to sleep without drama

He's still asleep now but I'll have to wake him at 9am as we're at the hospital this morning for a kidney scan. This is the first time they've sent an info leaflet with the app letter and it suggests you avoid all milk based drinks for several hours before a scan. Yeah right, like I can not give a 9mth old milk in the morning and still expect him to lie still and happy for a scan! :eek: He's always had milk just before leaving for the hospital - this'll be his 4th (I think!) kidney scan and they've never mentioned anything before so we're doing as we normal do

Other than that, no plans here except maybe some intense housework once OH is home to occupy Rhys (love early finish Fridays! ).

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got-it-spend-it

Good luck at the hospital, Elle.

Aless- the move into cot helped us. I'd say he goes easier and sleeps more soundly, as he was waking himself up when his arms hit the side of his basket. He's still in our room, but we don't seem to disturb him.

Quick Q- Henry still feeds pretty much every two hours through the day, although he generally sleeps ten hours at night. Is this excessive for a three month old BF baby?I just assumed he fed a lot in the day to make up for not feeding at night, but a mummy friend thought it was a lot.

elle_gee

I know a 9mth old who is still feeding every two hours in the day... and night :eek: That would have sent me barmey I think, though her mum looks surprisingly good on so little sleep and with another two LOs to run around after!

SugarSpun

elle_gee wrote: »

This is the first time they've sent an info leaflet with the app letter and it suggests you avoid all milk based drinks for several hours before a scan. Yeah right, like I can not give a 9mth old milk in the morning and still expect him to lie still and happy for a scan! :eek:

Is it ultrasound? It sounds like you've been sent the preparation details for a full abdominal scan rather than just his kidneys. For kidneys normally the only preparation is a full-ish bladder, but with a baby obviously you can't guarantee that without a cork and a lot of willpower so there'd be no preparation.

Good luck at the hospital.

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Quick Q- Henry still feeds pretty much every two hours through the day, although he generally sleeps ten hours at night. Is this excessive for a three month old BF baby?I just assumed he fed a lot in the day to make up for not feeding at night, but a mummy friend thought it was a lot.

As long as he's happy, healthy, gaining weight and producing wet and dry nappies he's fine. Babies make their own rhythms.

I didn't want to add the religion bit knowing that there are some religious mummies on the thread and didn't want to offend, aless, but since you brought it up already the self-righteousness that goes along with the minority of religious people and yet pervades American culture is also a factor.