MSE Parents Club Part 16

jennynoo

pigpen wrote: »

Jenny.. half!!!!!!! a weetabix?????? Freja is not yet 7 months and has 1.5 weetabix for breakfast with boob.. at 8 months DD2 had 3 weetabix with a slice of toast, yoghurt or 2, a banana and boob.. I am in awe of how she survives.. or do I have fatty piglets?

She is chubby, she still has creases on her thighs and no wrists or ankles and the double chin is only just going Personally I don't get it though as breakfast is my favourite meal and I used to have 4 weetabix a day.

delain wrote: »

I'd be veryu interested in hearing about the baby signing

I did baby signing with the sing and sign group. We did classes once a week for 10 weeks from when Erin was 6 months which is the earliest you can start really. I think it has been really useful, Erin still isn't talking yet but she uses loads of signs and is able to make herself understood which avoids some of the frustration she sometimes feels. Erin didn't start signing until she was a year old but she knew before then what signs meant if I signed her. Erin loved the classes even if she didn't understand as the songs are good and the teacher really animated. I still sing some of the songs now.

The main rules are to always say the word when you sign and allow baby to sign incorrectly but use the correct sign yourself. Erin uses the 'pain' sign for 'daddy'! But they are quite similar! The best signs to start with are 'no' 'more' 'all gone' 'milk' (or bottle) and 'where.' The 'no' and 'where' are my favourites. Do no by holding up your hand like a stop sign and keep it there as well which gives a really clear message. The 'where' is holding both hand out, palms up and making circular motions so you can have lots of games like 'where's daddy?' etc.

pigpen

Well I just keep saying half!!! a weetabix!!!!! to OH.. he is quite amazed too.. I do find they have a favourite time of day to eat though and while such as DD2 at monster breakfasts others have large dinners (DD2 just ate tonnes and at 13 still does!)

jennynoo

Erin actually has four meals a day on nursery days because nursery give her three meals but then she always wants food when we have tea as well, plus snacks and breastfeeding. She gets loads really.

jennynoo

Here is a picture of miss tubby at Christmas:

delain

jennynoo wrote: »

She is chubby, she still has creases on her thighs and no wrists or ankles and the double chin is only just going Personally I don't get it though as breakfast is my favourite meal and I used to have 4 weetabix a day.



I did baby signing with the sing and sign group. We did classes once a week for 10 weeks from when Erin was 6 months which is the earliest you can start really. I think it has been really useful, Erin still isn't talking yet but she uses loads of signs and is able to make herself understood which avoids some of the frustration she sometimes feels. Erin didn't start signing until she was a year old but she knew before then what signs meant if I signed her. Erin loved the classes even if she didn't understand as the songs are good and the teacher really animated. I still sing some of the songs now.

The main rules are to always say the word when you sign and allow baby to sign incorrectly but use the correct sign yourself. Erin uses the 'pain' sign for 'daddy'! But they are quite similar! The best signs to start with are 'no' 'more' 'all gone' 'milk' (or bottle) and 'where.' The 'no' and 'where' are my favourites. Do no by holding up your hand like a stop sign and keep it there as well which gives a really clear message. The 'where' is holding both hand out, palms up and making circular motions so you can have lots of games like 'where's daddy?' etc.

We used to do the NO and STOP with the twins, visual reinforcement they called it I think.

We've arranged to start a music/singing group on Monday :T I was feeling bad we don't 'do' enough. I don't thin k it has signing though!

I might ring the HV and ask for all the groups info.

I haven't really felt up to it before because my movements still weren't great, in fact I still don't like meeting people because I feel like a huge fat minger. Squeak is more important though!

gizmodo_2

at home on my laptop is a long reply but i started feeling blood trickling down below. went to loo and it was proper blood dripping out. OH called an ambulance and here i am back on the maternity ward. they think i have retaained membranes so they are keeping me in for 1 or 2 nights. might have to go to theatre to have rest removed if they think there is more.

dd is here with me, so no rest for the wicked. am struggling to pick her up with this needle in my hand. so far she's been quiet for me.

sorry for typos. this keyboard is rubbish.

hope you lot have had a better day thhan me!

gill_81uk

Oh no Gizmodo, that sounds traumatic. Hope they get you sorted out soon x

Becles

Sorry to hear you are back in hospital Giz. Hope you get sorted out and feel better soon xx

Off to work this morning with an audit to do.

Have a good day all xx

MERFE

morning x

Giz glad you are hopefully getting sorted, scary but you are in the right place now x It did sound like something was wrong when you describe being cold and shivery. I actually rested really well in the hospital so hope you can to and its no surprise the difference you feel once you are fully well again.

Half term has been crazy, I'm am so looking forward to them back at school on monday and some routine again. Turns out a week is too long for the older two to spend together so summer is gonna be great fun and we have been really busy too.

Bob still sleeping through but he stirs and moans around 4am and won't stop unless I get up and give him his dummy - if I pick him up he screams so I wont be doing that again. He sleeps again after that till 6-7ish

hngrymummy

gizmodo wrote: »

When you've changed the nappy, clothes, fed the baby and burped them and they still cry, what should you do? She just won't stop crying when I put her to sleep at night. She's upstairs now with OH trying to settle her (been in 'bed' since 8pm), changed nappy and fed her at 9pm. That settled her, she falls asleep in my arms and then screams the moment I put her down. This goes on for hours. Do they just grow out of it? Do I just need to accept that I need to stay up for hours just holding her? I just don't know what to do, I feel so helpless and useless.

Hi Giz. I haven't read the replies yet, but I wanted you to know that we're going through the same thing. It's not every night for us though. The other night me and DH took it in turns. I held M for 2 hours while he slept, and DH had the next 2 hours. Finally after another change and feed and another hour's cuddling we were able to put him down. I did reach the point that I had to put a crying baby down because I just felt so upset by it all. With M, it seems to happen mostly on days when he's been over stimulated (lots of visitors, or a day out) or when he's over tired, although it's difficult to tell as he's only 2 weeks.

Personally, I don't like using a dummy, but have compromised with DH, so that if M isn't settling, he gets one. It worked for long enough last night to calm him down enough to get him to sleep.

You're not alone Giz, and I certainly understand how you feel. I have moments when I wonder how I'll cope with so little sleep, and if it really is going to be like this for the next few years. We will get through it though, and probably look back on the sleepless nights with some degree of fondness (I hope)

Just read your other post. I hope you're starting to feel better, and are able to relax a bit, and it all gets sorted out soon.