MSE Parents Club Part 12

BrunoM

Evansangel wrote: »

OMG my fish just needs to stop staring at me! Its creepy.

Well give it something else to do then EA staring at you may be the most interesting option available to it...!

SugarSpun

BrunoM wrote: »

Ooo - gogo crawlymonkey Molly! So much drama and excitement to come! Is the house ready for a mobile Molly yet?

Not in the slightest And Husband is being useless about it. He claims to be very sick with a cold. I'm also snotty and miserable but I'm still doing my regular job, cleaning the house, minding the baby and applying for new jobs. And I'm not whinging about feeling ill because there isn't time.

Squishy

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Squishy - remind me how old LO is?

Will she take a bottle of EBM? (I know you said you couldn't express enough - just wanted to know if it was the bottle or the formula that she objects to).

She is 8 months old. She doesn't tend to use bottles anymore, though she always would take ebm from a bottle - she prefers her sippy cups and beakers now. So I think it's more the formula, as she won't really take it from a bottle or cup. I can sometimes get her to take a little, but maybe only as much as an ounce, and most times not even that.

My_Fathers_Daughter

SS - I am firmly on the side of not 'baby-proofing' so I didn't do much. A few bump guards on really sharp corners and a fireguard and that was it. I still haven't bought a stairgate so doubt I will now!!

Squishy wrote: »

She is 8 months old. She doesn't tend to use bottles anymore, though she always would take ebm from a bottle - she prefers her sippy cups and beakers now. So I think it's more the formula, as she won't really take it from a bottle or cup. I can sometimes get her to take a little, but maybe only as much as an ounce, and most times not even that.

Hmm - as Tia said, the cartons are different to the powders, have you tried a few different types? I was going to suggest cows milk if she was a little older...

Squishy

tiamai_d wrote: »

Squishy, try not to worry. You may find she accepts formula at nursery when she sees the others having milk. Out of interest, did you use pre made cartons or powder? Even if she doesn't take any while at nursery, so long as she has a couple of good feeds the rest of the day she won't be harmed in any way.

I was hoping this! We're using the premade cartons, as she flatout refused to take the powdered stuff. I have no problems with feeding her morning and night (and she still feeds during the night!), I'm just concerned she might get upset if she can't feed during the day, iykwim? I'm sure she'll get used to it though!

For those who bf over 6 months: I was told by the health visitor that if I continued to feed over this point, either bubs or I would have to go on vitamins - anyone else get told this? I'm also concerned about iron intake (so have been interested in the conversation on this recently!) as none of the baby vitamins contain iron, and I can't take iron tablets with my underactive thyroid.

Squishy

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Hmm - as Tia said, the cartons are different to the powders, have you tried a few different types? I was going to suggest cows milk if she was a little older...

I've tried all of them We're on SMA just now which she will tolerate better with her porridge in the mornings.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Nobody ever said anything to me about vitamins and I fed for 55 weeks.

Squishy wrote: »

I've tried all of them We're on SMA just now which she will tolerate better with her porridge in the mornings.

You can definitely use cows milk in her porridge.

You may find she feeds more morning and night. You may find she takes formula when you aren't there. I guess you need to just wait and see.

Squishy

Oh just found out my washing machine should be delivered sometime in the next 4 hours Could have been out this morning then, but oh well!

Edit: we now have a washing machine! Plumbed in and currently spinning and draining ready to use Got to read the instruction manual!

Evansangel

BrunoM wrote: »

Well give it something else to do then EA staring at you may be the most interesting option available to it...!

He has a plant thing to hide and swim in and a bubble tube and a toy castle thing. He just has started to stare, with big open eyes.

I love him really, i just have this fear of staring eyes (it started in childhood lol, i covered the eyes of my boyzone poster so i could sleep at night haha!)

My_Fathers_Daughter

7 active games of Lexulous and not 1 of them has had a turn played in over an hour...anyone would think you lot had other things to amuse yourselves with


LOL - I knew someone would play a turn as I was posting that!!!