Weekly Flylady Thread 8th November 2010

kazwookie

Done loads tonight.

A friend came round and said how shiney the sink looked!!!! <<glow>>>

pigpen

LKBlogg1980 wrote: »

Any tips on colicy babies anyone?? I have exhausted most obvious options and hate seeing my baby boy in so much pain!

Lyns

Infacol! Stuff of legend!

baby massage? Look up 'I Love You' baby massage and colic on google/youtube it will show you how to do this.. but basicall you lie baby flat and gently but firmly massage from left ribs to left hip to form the 'I', then from below right ribs to below left ribs across tummy them down to left hip to form the '¬' then finally from right hip up to below right ribs acorss to left ribs and down to left hip forming an upside down U shape across his tummy.. this helps air bubbles merge to form bigger ones which can then be passed.

rubbing tummy in a clockwise circular motion? Has to be clockwise as this is the way the gut works.

Lying him up your forearm tummy down and rocking him while rubbing his back in an anti-clockwise motion?

'bicycling' his legs?

Garlic gives DD6 terrible tummy ache.. is it possible here is something you are eating which is causing it assuming you are breastfeeding? .. if not.. please ignore!

Over the last 19 years I've tried EVERYTHING!

pigpen

Monday

[STRIKE]Chase mediation[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make appt with solicitor[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Shopping[/STRIKE].. I hate shopping!.. purchased pattern and wool for DD5 a new cardy, a new pattern and wool for DD6 a new cardy some stick on eyes, loads of gorgeous buttons, a new diary, and a wonderful Rudolph costume for DD5
Find cheapest place on the planet for 'rock band' for a console.. we have pretty much everything so will go with cheapest!
[STRIKE]Decide who is left on my christmas 'to buy for' list..
[/STRIKE]Get new trousers & calculator for DS3, sleepsuits, bodysuits, socks and bibs for DD6, tights for DD2
Sort presents for DD4's b-day next week, DD5's the week after and DD3's 3 weeks after that!

I also sorted the engineer to come out to fix my WM that has been dead for weeks.. good job I have 2!!

Triker

Bum...bathroom ceiling is leaking very badly again, from three different areas...looks lik the roof hasn't fixed it....**sobs**

MrsChaos

Evening all

Had an interesting start to the day, as I completely slept through all alarms and got up almost 2 hours late! :eek: I made it to work on time - and DS2 to school - but I never really caught up with myself.

Since coming home I've made tea with some of the batch-cooked spag bol. Also made bread & butter pudd for the first time. Yum! DW emptied and re-loaded. Decluttered a pair of trousers from my wardrobe because I realised that they're too big! :T No idea how and when that happened, though.
I've had a browse on mse after tea. Just watching spooks and then I'll do an hour's work and get ready for bed.
Hugs to all! x

funfairprincess

Hi all Hope you are all doing OK.
Just nipping in to see what is on the list. I'm spending so much time in bed that I CBA to take the time to turn the computer on and load everything up :-( I really need to get with it and give the BD a boot. Off to do a bit of something now even if I only stick the WM on.

VJ2010

Monday ~ Living room, Hallway and Porch!
Level One
[STRIKE]Remove all the floor clutter and vacuum/Sweep/Mop[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Move furniture and clean under it if you are able.. please don't injure yourselves![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Pile up all the hotspots into one and have a work through with a nice hot cuppa!! (or 3)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum and wipe sofas.. don't forget the backs.. they too get dusty and grubby[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]vacuum shades on lamps and wipe the bases.[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sort coats and shoes, bags and hallway gibble, umbrellas and wellies![/STRIKE]
Dust degrot electrical appliances
Dust light fittings and picture rails

Can't believe I did so much today! Working all day tomorrow so not sure how much I'll get done but week has started off well.
VJ

funfairprincess

LKBlogg1980 wrote: »

Any tips on colicy babies anyone?? I have exhausted most obvious options and hate seeing my baby boy in so much pain!

Lyns

I'm with piggers infacol is brill. I found sitting mine up when feeding helped. Other ideas Dr Browns feeding bottles, colief drops needed to use them for DD as she was finding breaking down the lactose in milk hard and that was causing the collic rather than the usual cause. I also stuck all 3 of mine (not at the same time!) in a carry sling and walked around with them so my hands were free to do other things while comforting them IYSWIM.

Chloris

LKBlogg1980 wrote: »

Any tips on colicy babies anyone?? I have exhausted most obvious options and hate seeing my baby boy in so much pain!

Lyns

If BF then tomato puree, red peppers, anything red(!) can give babies gripping pains. I feel for you as my DS1 had colic. There is a colic hold where you rest the child's head on the palm of your hand and their body along your arm, your other hand on the back, then gently raise and lower arm. I tried everything natural to no avail then used infacol. Good luck.

sockdrawer

LKBlogg1980 wrote: »

any tips on colicky babiess anyone?? I have exhausted most obvious options and hate seeing my baby boy in so much pain!

Lyns

We used fennel tea and something my ex sil sent over from Germany where she's a midwife called "babytea" - which was very like the fennel tea with added chamomile. That and baby massage helped. Rotten to see the baby in so much distress and hope something has helped. xhugsx
edit Chloris I remember that colic hold and it worked for ours too.