MSE Parents Club Part 14

My_Fathers_Daughter

Methinks Sophie needs a Sopie :cool:


I know it is pretty much the same in every walk of life but it does bother me how the care you get from your HV is so very much person dependant. My HV was a little drippy but was overall very helpful and interested in Benjamin and me. She always asked what we were up to and how things were going and asked if I had any niggles that I wanted to talk about. When Benjamin did have a weight dropping incident she sensibly asked if anything could have caused it and then passed it over as 'one of those things' when I could explain (he had been horribly sick a few days before). He was about 5 months at that point and she didn't suggest that I start pouring food down him - which is a good job really!

I hate the way that the 'care' that some of you receive is so devoid of 'care' and all about 'targets' - I sincerely hope that if this government do nothing else of any good then their mass abolition of target related performance will start to see a shift in the way services are provided.


Ooo - SJ - you made me rant too

bexta

MFD, yeah, we were wondering if it might be the start of teething :eek:
She's been a bit of a cranky pants the last few days too. Would you recommend Sophie the Giraffe?

sir_monster

Morning all wanted to say thanks to smartie re the seahorse as he was a bit unsettled after the midnightish feed but the luballies and seasounds helped drift him off. Have a dilema meant to have a docs appointment at 2ish but forecast is for heavy rain at the mo not sure can drive as had c section just under 5 weeks ago so would have to walk or catch bus, is a good 20 minute walk or 10 min for bus so will prob get soaked as maybe would baby. So do I drive, risk walking or cancel appointment for next week, will have to decide before lunch!!

MadDogWoman_2

Morning,

I couldn't help Katie clean her teeth this morning as I'm too upset and stressed - she heard DH on the phone to work for me.

Waiting for a call back from my Union Rep to see where I go from here.

Fingers crossed it's not a bug Susan.

ETA: SirM, do you feel like you could drive? Do you feel able to perform an emergency stop if needed? That was the criteria I was told after my c-section.

My_Fathers_Daughter

bexta wrote: »

MFD, yeah, we were wondering if it might be the start of teething :eek:
She's been a bit of a cranky pants the last few days too. Would you recommend Sophie the Giraffe?

It is my fault that practically every baby on the thread has a Sophie (some have had more than one to replace lost ones!)

I would thoroughly recommend getting a Sophie. They seem expensive but they do the trick and you won't buy any other teethers after you have bought one. They are very cool too IMHO :cool:


If you look at teethers in the supermarket then 'they' recommend that you buy different shaped ones for different teeth...Sophie is shaped so different parts of her body help with different teeth (the legs tend to go to the back of the mouth, the head is more for the front) so if you think about it like that you might actually be saving money!

I think most people paid about £11.

My_Fathers_Daughter

MadDogWoman wrote: »

Morning,

I couldn't help Katie clean her teeth this morning as I'm too upset and stressed - she heard DH on the phone to work for me.

Waiting for a call back from my Union Rep to see where I go from here.

Big hugs hun xxx

sir_monster wrote: »

Morning all wanted to say thanks to smartie re the seahorse as he was a bit unsettled after the midnightish feed but the luballies and seasounds helped drift him off. Have a dilema meant to have a docs appointment at 2ish but forecast is for heavy rain at the mo not sure can drive as had c section just under 5 weeks ago so would have to walk or catch bus, is a good 20 minute walk or 10 min for bus so will prob get soaked as maybe would baby. So do I drive, risk walking or cancel appointment for next week, will have to decide before lunch!!

I thought the 6 week thing was an urban myth? Do you feel ready to drive? Your insurance company will say as long as you feel ready you are fine.

Edit - I wouldn't be going out in this rain if I didn't have to!

CAFCGirl

bexta wrote: »

Morning

fingers crossed still for Susan

Krystal, that sounds like a lovely birthday treat for your hubby.

Does anyone with a roughly 3-4 month old find their baby is obsessed with munching on their hands? Sophie is always eating her hands, I've tried offering other things for her to gum, but she only wants her hands.

Errr yes, Landen.... although he's fascinated by eating anyone's hands......especially mine, eurgh.......

Quinny returned... muahahah!!!!!

SusanC_2

Krystaltips wrote: »

The new guidelines actually state that HV should be available and weighing shouldn't be an "in" with them... I think a lot of parents put a lot of importance on weight gain too though and while people want to know which line the baby is following the situation isn't going to change any time soon...

The trouble is changing the guidelines doesn't change the culture and people think that they need to have their baby weighed all the time because that's the impression which has been given. My mum said when we were born the HV kept coming to the house to weigh your baby until you started going to the clinic.

Mazcabs

William is quite chunky and solid but the odd times I go to get him weighed they never really mention his weight and I know he is bigger than some LO's on here that are older than him. I know he will burn it off when he starts walking.... I cant help it if my boy eats loads!!

Arrgghh deciding on presents for boys is a nightmare when a) birthdays are so close to Christmas and b) Henry has loads that William can have so alot of things not needed !!!

MadDogWoman_2

Maz, I know where you are coming from in the I have 3 birthdays in the 5 days before Christmas plus one on Christmas Day itself.

I don't like combining the presents either, doesn't seem fair.

I've given up on the lines last time I checked Katie was between between 50 & 75 for weight and between 25 & 50 for height. Always has been though.

She goes through phases where she'll grow outwards then upwards.