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daphne_descends

My news for the day then, Elliot fed himself yoghurt with a spoon at nursery :j they took pictures for me, he looked sooo sweet bless his little heart, he is really settling in, thank goodness

and <whispers> he is sleeping better... shhhhhh

Becles

Wow this thread has been busy today!

Had to pop along to school this afternoon to have a quick word with my sons teacher. Took Charlotte and she managed to walk all the way there and back :cool:

cha97michelle

I have news today too!!

We have a 1st tooth, and it looks like i have another one who can cut them without disruption to sleep, thankfully.

We are having some problems with constipation here though, now he is having solid food it has really bunged him up. He was doing some serious grunting, and DS1 rushed to him to see what was wrong until i said it was ok, he was pooing. He was less sympathetic then. :rotfl:


I can't believe the number of posts today. I'll add a couple of points to the BF debate and then leave it. No-one mentioned the fact that you don't have periods when doing it, and it helps the uterus contract after birth quicker so you bleed for less time then too. Also, i was dead set against the idea when younger and before becoming pregnant, but decided to try it and see. With DS1 i managed till he was 14 weeks ish, and then it got too much as he was hugely colicky and unsettled and i didn't have the right support. This time i have been much better at it - probably as i am not comparing myself to anyone else or feeling guilty about it. DS2 is now 19 weeks old, and i am continuing for now even though i have wanted to give up a few times. It is definitely easier for the night feeds as i can lie in bed with my eyes shut and he does too, and the hormones mean that i fall asleep very quickly after the feed. Also, it can be very discrete. I have been feeding on several occasions and people have commented about how content my 'sleeping' baby is, and this coming as well from a close friend who knew i was breastfeeding, but as baby was lying still he looked asleep. (she was very jealous as she always had to hold her boy to the boob so it was less discrete.) Also, at a wedding, i fed him at the dinner table, and nobody noticed a thing. And the best bit, people happily pass me food/drinks, and as one hand is completely free i can usually manage a couple of chapters of my book, which is bliss. I suppose my point is, if i hadn't tried it, i wouldn't have known how it can be good with the right support, and wouldn't have had this enjoyable experience that will hopefully mean happier and healthier boys.


Anyway, going to stop waffling on. I think we are on the whole pro where possible here aren't we. I enjoyed the kate garroway programme last week on this subject, and would happily volunteer my milk elsewhere.


Hopefully we will manage tonight without another tooth and the poor boy can do the poo.

september baby sorry to hear you have heartburn. I luckily didn't get that, what about something minty - it helps me on the odd time when i have had it for some reason - maybe a peppermint tea or cordial or something. Also good for helping wind.

Poppy nearly walking - wow, you will know about that one. Then it will be teaching to climb and descend stairs. :eek:

Elliott and the yoghurt - did he have it all over? DS1 used to cover himself in food when he 1st started with a spoon. Still does occasionally. At least now he wipes up the dribbles with the spoon.

3KIDSNOMONEY

Wow busy thread today!

i too agree that it is not just older mothers that breastfeed. i had my oldest at 19 and 3 more children later my youngest child at 30. i breastfed all of them, although i do admit that i breastfed the younger 2 for longer. with my younger two i didn't care what people thought about my feeding in public.

Best things at bfing are no periods and it is cheaper. At the minute i spend about £10 a week on milk and after stopping feeding for about a month now i think my periods are returning. I had forgotten how much i hate washing and preparing bottles - plus you really have to think about going out and taking all the things with you.

Ben is full of cold at the minute and has a cough so lots of 'sick' here!!!!

Weaning not going to great here - he loves sweet things but hates veg and things, anyone would think i am trying to poison him. I have lovingly cooked and frozen some food and will persevere but as my other 3 children eat solids ok i am sure i will get there in the end so trying not to get too stressed.

Hope heartburn isn't too bad Septemberbaby and that you are feeling OK.

Quick question - i really can't have any more kids but don't want the option took away from me completely! But i don't want periods anymore. The coil is not an option - are there any other options out there for me?

Lu_T

OK, I haven't been here for a couple of days and we've had lots to talk about!!

Cat Girl - hope we can help answer any more queries you have, whatever decision you make.

Imogen had what we think was a night terror incident on Sunday night. She had slept badly while we were on hols and we were hoping for some peace once we got home. She was restless at 9pm and again at 10pm, crying and sat up, but not opening the door or out of bed like she normally gets.

At 11pm she started crying and we took it in turns to go to her. I think she was still a bit asleep, but she soon woke up and then just got hysterical. She didn't know what she wanted - our bed, her bed, light on, light off, story, no story. After about 1.5hours OH took her downstairs to watch a Night Garden DVD and eventually put her back in bed at 1.45am:eek: Thankfully I managed to drift off to sleep about 12.30am while they watched the DVD, but it meant he had a migraine the next day and couldn't go to work. The joys of children!

She has gone into the 'big room' at nursery today. We are very proud of how well she's doing, especially with her language. Although this gives me new problems as OH is teaching her things such as "Beans, beans, good for your heart..." and the latest classic, "I like big butts and I cannot lie..." She's not even 2 for goodness' sake!!!

Welcome to those who have just popped in to say hi and catch up on the posts.

Forgot to say, Imogen is doing okay with her potty training. We're going for a softly, softly approach so she is still wearing nappies, but we are getting about a 25% success rate, even at nursery today. I'm very proud and she loves her big girls pants, so I'm hoping we can move on to them soon. Bought her some lovely Peppa Pig ones from Asda this week.

Wonder if I can persuade OH that we can do some 'trying' tonight?!:D

Dormouse

OMG what's happened to this thread today! :eek: LOL only joking, it's nice to see everyone joining in. :T

Catgirl, good luck with whatever you choose to do. Having a baby is a totally life-changing experience and there's so much to learn whether you're 22, 32, 42 or whatever.

Just to repeat what the other very wise ladies have said, try to keep an open mind about breastfeeding. It certainly was a very positive experience for me, from a financial and personal perspective, and hopefully health-wise as well. Just to add to the age debate, I was 27 with DS1, so not too young and not too old.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that in the UK, the breastfeeding rate directly correlates with the mother's education. In my experience, this seems to be true.

Hope all the poorly, constipated, not sleeping babies feel better soon. Well done Charlotte on the walking (I'm very impressed - Alex isn't walking yet), Poppy on the trying to walk, and Imogen on the potty training! :j And poor SB - heartburn is not nice!

Baybee1984

Feeling a bit today.
Me and OH split last week, well decided to have a break as things just werent great. Kind of had at the back of my mind that we'd prob end up getting back together, but after today not sure we will tbh. Its just hard tho as DS is constantly 'Is daddy coming today?' Just not sure what I want or whats going to happen..

meester

3KIDSNOMONEY wrote: »

Best things at bfing are no periods

Not forever, they can still come back, but usually later.

Quick question - i really can't have any more kids but don't want the option took away from me completely! But i don't want periods anymore. The coil is not an option - are there any other options out there for me?

Not sure if this is an option in the UK
http://www.seasonale.com/

Also
http://www.lybrel.com/

Savvy_Sue

xcat_girlx wrote: »

thanks:) can i ask.....why was it you decided to breastfeed? was it a health thing or like you said being closer to the baby? or a money thing?

tbh, i never see ANY young mothers breastfeeding. i will only be 22, 23 at the most i hope when we have our baby and all the mothers i've seen breastfeeding tend to be among the older group i.e. mid-late 30's.

And that matters because?

Well, I breastfed because ... because that was just what I was going to do! It was going to save money, save hassle, save time. Plus DH suffers really badly from eczema, has done since his mum stopped breastfeeding him, and that way I gave them all the best possible chance of NOT developing it.

Anywhere but Surrey (where mine were all born) I would have been an elderly primagravida (older mum giving birth for the first time) which would have meant they'd have made more fuss of me, but in Surrey lots of us put it off and they couldn't make a fuss of all of us.

Savvy_Sue

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

Anyhow was wondering if anybody had any advice on starting big school and settling in - my DD started a few weeks ago (she's 4 and a half) and she is crying and clinging to me most mornings which is upsetting - I try and get out asap on advice of the teacher but it's taken me by surprise a bit as usually she's very confident and I didn't imagine she's have too many probs with big school (she'd been at a day nursery for a long time previously)

Nothing more than the usual advice of checking that she settles quickly after you HAVE left, that the teacher isn't aware of any problems, and that you ask her when she's not upset if there is anything worrying her about school. Maybe she's just missing nursery, or a bit overtired?