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cha97michelle

it's not easy being this sicky and having a nearly one year old, believe me. I'm sure it will be worth it once the other one is here, but i have moments of thinking why couldn't you be happy with what you have.

We've got a party planned to for a week on saturday. 7 baby friends, plus one set of grandparents asked to come. I don't know how we will fit them all in our house, but never mind. The babies shouldn't take up that much room.

I've just picked charlie up from nursery and some little oik has bit him 3 times on one hand and twice on the other. Thought he would be a bit mardy because of it but he isn't really bothered. At least they caught the little one doing it, as last time they didn't notice it happening as charlie didn't cry. I feel bad now as i could have had him home with me today, and then it wouldn't happen. My worst fear now is he starts doing things like this at home to us or his cousins.

Js_Other_Half

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Lu T and Purplepatch, yep I will keep you updated.

I ordered it off ebay in a fit of desperation as DS was so unhappy. On Thursday I even had to give him calpol in order to have him drink his bottles. The necklace went on him on the lunchtime Thursday, and I didn't see much difference that day. Howevever, yesterday and today he's been much much happier - and drooling less than he has in months. We haven't had to give him anything stronger than teething gel or powders so far...

Apparently amber is widely used in mainland Europe to help teething babies.

OK it's been a week since he started wearing it and he still hasn't needed paracetamol or ibuprofen!:T He is back to drooling almost as much, but as long as he eats/drinks his milk/sleeps I couldn't care less about that! (I heartily recommend the bandana drybibs from bipi stuff). His nappy rash has cleared up too.

I would honestly say give it a try if your LO is suffering from teething.

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Jack is suffering from teething again at the moment, since Monday its been runny nappies and clingyness again, poor mite. I feel exhausted and its just gets boring changing endless pooey nappies a day. He is totally off his food and hardly eating, but is drinking his bottles still thank goodness.

It is 20oz or there abouts for a baby on solids until about 1yr, not sure how much they are supposed to be drinking of cows milk though from 1 yr onwards.

I also had a "OMG" moment recently. On monday we came back from our weekend away with family and were unpacking. I thought Jack was with DH in the lounge and DH thought Jack was with me. I went upstairs to the loo and forgot to close the stairgate behind me. Whilst on the loo I heard this "pad-pad-pad" noise on the stairs and just thought it was the cat, next thing I know Jack was pushing open the bathroom door, coming to find me!!! I yelled down to DH, quick he's upstairs and I'm in no position to do a lot! Honestly it made me feel really shakey for a bit thinking of what could have happened. He loves climbing the stairs but there is always someone with him, just in case he loses concentration and falls back, which can happen. Thank goodness it didn't.

I have a list of jobs for DH to do this weekend with regard to finish baby proofing! Bit late now as he is practically walking but its time.......

We also had the second scan on Monday too, they say the baby is healthy and all is well. The sonographer also said its an 80% chance of being a girl. The babys legs were wide open and there was no sign of any boy bits. With Jack it was quite obvious. So now we've been thrown completely. For the last 5 months i've been thinking we were having a boy and he was going to be called Oliver, we have no names for girl that we both like. We don't do girls. Its a shock, I keep thinking in my head "the boys this and the boys that...." and having to correct myself. It will be fine and i'm lucky to have a healthy baby, the sex really is irrelevant, but I think its fear of the unknown. I was hoping for a boy again as I know about them, baby girls unknown quantity. Aren't they more stroppy than boys or is that a myth? Maybe its individual personality more to the point.

I must go to bed I konw its not 9pm yet, but i'm so tired this eve, on my own and have been all day with Mr Pooey pants and i still haven't got through all my jobs. Tough.

Night

Js_Other_Half

Brilliant news about the scan Bailey - how about Olivia as a name? It's very similar to Oliver.

purplepatch

Oohh, lovely Bailey, one of each you lucky thing. I know what you mean as I'd thought I was having a boy when expecting Isabel as the pregnancy was quite different to first time around with Olivia. But when they confirmed it was a girl, rather than disappointment, I felt a pang of relief as I don't know anything about boys. I'm sure though that you will quickly get used to it and little baby girls are really very lovely, but then I would say that

As for stroppiness, well yes, I do think there is something in that but I guess it is mostly down to personalities. I think girls tend to be more gentle and less loud and boisterous than boys, but there are always exceptions. Just basing that on my experience and comparing with friends' boys.

You'd better get that baby name book out again hadn't you! :rotfl:

purplepatch

And as for the OMG moment - when Olivia was about 18 months, I'd left the stairgate open, gone upstairs to get something thinking she was otherwise occupied, heard the pad pad pad noise you mention, ran to the top of the stairs, but made her panic and she fell headlong down the stairs top to bottom.

My heart was in my mouth as I ran down the stairs as she didn't move for a couple of seconds, but that was only as she was stunned with shock as a moment later she screamed the house down and didn't have a mark on her. I was so so soooo lucky. She even bumped her head on the open stairgate at the bottom. It was horrendous.

Terrible mother!! I still have nightmares about it :o:o

molezak

Hi all, I'm relatively new here. My only child, Jessica has just turned one :shocked: can't believe it! And I was after a little advice re. bottles/milk etc. Oh and I've just become familiar with the pad-pad-pad noise too!

I've switched her onto a mixture of cows milk and formula which she readily accepts from a bottle, no bother. My problem is... my own fault I think, a) she WILL not settle in bed without her bottle (but sleeps 7 til 8 through the night, has done since she was 6 weeks ), i.e. I take it from her when she drops off and b) I cannot get her to use a cup/beaker, she really struggles. It just goes everywhere, this has been going on for weeks! How hard do I need to try re. the cup thing? Never give her her milk in a bottle again? And as for the bedtime bottle bit, shall I stop feeding her in her bedroom completely? Dug myself bit of a hole!

Any help appreciated. K xx

SusanCarter

They can never be 100% sure if it's a girl just if it's a boy.

jenpoptab

hello everyone. I remember DD2 falling all the way down the stairs when she was about 10 months old, I had done the same a few weeks earlier and DD1 fell down a few too, very scary. Girls escaped unharmed, I chipped the bone in my bag and was very uncomfortable!

Hayden has been ok this week, he had jabs on Tuesday but has been quite perky considering. The sleeping has been better too, just woke at 11.30pm and 3.30am, then slept 'til 7.30am, so it's better than it has been. On the other hand two girls have been quite difficult. DD1 has been nothing but rude and obnoxious and even tried to hit & kick me yesterday, at school she is really well behaved generally. I am at aloss at times as she always wants my attention when Hayden needs feed and that's when the agressive type of behaviour begins, DD2 has wet herself a couple of times this week which i don't know whether is attention seeking or because she is not 100%. Oh well off to give the youngest two a bit of my time.

Jen

Sarahsaver

I never wanted to know, it's our local Health trust policy not to tell unless there are genetic problems in a family.
2 of my kids names are unisex anyway