MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 2

sunshine_1988

Evening Ladies

Loving the weather for our week off work :j

Aiden had a check up this morning for his chest, its been 4 months almost since his Hospital stay - can't believe how fast that has gone! He is still all clear, they gave him another inhaler for night times though just incase he gets wheezy again. He was weighed today too - just under 10kg which is a bit less than last time again but they said its just because he is so mobile now and to just offer a couple more snacks if we can.

We met some friends in the afternoon and went for a picnic in thier town, then went for a walk around the center, OH has just taken LO up to bed and I can hear the humming.....:o

Hope everyone has had a lovely day - fingers crossed this weather lasts, we wanted to go to a farm one day this week so need another sunny day!!

x

martafdz

It must be a developmental stage then, mine is the same. I put her in the bouncer and carry her around the flat when I'm doing housework. She can wake up without me, but I think it's because she's in her cot and I always appear within a minute of waking up, as I see her in the monitor. However, once awake, I cannot be two foot away without a complain, and sometimes even if I'm next to her she complains because I'm not looking at her, lol. I don't mind much, as I said I move her around with me, and I'm happy to have my breakfast sat on the floor next to her, it feels like fun

I, on the other hand, don't fancy at all going back to work, despite absolutely loving what I do and who I work with. If I could afford it and had no impact on my career, I'd wait until she's at school before returning to work. But I guess it's also because I've always loved being at home, bake, watch tv, read, cook, move furniture around... I nowhave an extra reason to stay. I'm back to work in June, but only Saturdays to start with, I had an interview today as well and I might do another couple of hours during the week, but I plan to do under 10h a week away from home. And that only because I don't want a gap on my cv, and because I need to work towards getting a more permanent job, so I need as much experience as possible, and well, I also like what I do, but without the other two reasons, I would not go back so soon. I have a friend, however, who felt exactly the same way and was looking forward to returning to work at around four months too. She loves her daughter to bits and she enjoys being with her, but she missed the social aspect of work and talking to other people about stuff other than nappies and lack of sleep. I completely understand that too.

I went to weight her today, once I convert the weight, I'll post it.

savageHK

he he... marta mine was 7.9kgs last Monday

MrsA hope that MIL isn't as bad soon I hope that Mr here likes his au pair when she arrives!!!

PurpleFairy26

Candlewax wrote: »

Has anyone else really missed being at work? My LO is nearing 4 months, I love him so much but am going out of my mind! Am thinking I may be getting depressed. I go to a couple of baby groups a week but no one there that I have made a friendship with properly. Am also constantly worried I do not make LO happy because sometimes I feel like I am just fake smiling at him all the time. To add to the stress he is not drinking all of his bottles, and is pooing at every feed. I think he is teething but did anyone else expereince this? He has been sick quite a bit the last few days too. On a real downer. Told husband i'm really not happy and he didn't seem to get it. Just moaned about not knowing what mood i would be in each day when he gets in. Am wondering if its our marriage that is the problem, but is is a lovely person so don't know what is going on in my head at the moment. Just craving my old life which I feel so guilty about because I love our son so so much! He just seems to be cryiong so much lately which I worry is my fault, although I give him all my attention and all he needs I hope. he seems to want 3 ozs every 2 hour or two instead of 7 oz every 3 is this teething? sorry im rambeling now! x

Candlewax - I could have written this myself about a month ago. I think it's perfectly normal to 'miss' work and adult conversation and feel like you are constantly fighting a loosing battle with a LO. I was at my wits end will a LO that was pooing several times a day, most of them needing a whole outfit change :eek: she was unsettled, changing any sort of feed routine we may remotely have had. I can't offer much advice other then to keep going. Babies needs change almost daily at this young age so sometimes it feels like we are always chasing our tails.

I love my two girls more than anything in the world but over the next few months will go back to work, I'll be sad as I love spending lots of time with them, but, I will *need* to go back for my own sanity (also money but that's not the issue here)

I hope it does get better for you. Hang in there, come on here if you need to vent/discuss anything. It will get better, you and hubby have been through probably the biggest change you will ever have in your life in the last 6 months.

BadlyWrittenPoem

Just catching up. Sounds like you had quite a scare Nutella - I'm glad she's okay.

BadlyWrittenPoem

Bamama, I'm sorry you're being put under pressure to do things you don't want to do and have other people look after Dewi when it isn't something you want or need. We never left DD1 with anyone until she was almost four and we've never found it caused a problem that she hadn't previously been left. Since then she's stayed overnight at Grandparents too with no problem which we only did because of my illness but she and they enjoyed it so much that we may ask them if they would like to have her again sometime even though we don't need the help. (But if they'd been trying to force it then I doubt we would have had her stay with them at all.)

dawnylou

Sorry lurker here!

Candlewax - can I just add if your LO is feeding little and often could it be due to thirst from the hotter weather??
My LO is about the same age and usually feeds every two hours through the day unless we are busy and he actually takes a nap! However yesterday was every hour!!

Also where do you live?

Hope everyone else is having a good night! (I.e. asleep! Lol)

martafdz

savageHK wrote: »

he he... marta mine was 7.9kgs last Monday

Mine was 6.38kg (14lb 1oz) and 64.5cm. About 30 percentile for weight and 60 percentile for height. All good I meant to post it yesterday but I had my tea, put little one to bed and I passed out on the sofa until 11pm!!

katiechoc_2

Morning ladies . Hope you've still got some decent weather where you are Sunshine? It's grey and miserable here today.

How are you feeling today Candlewax? Hope you're ok. Everything you said sounds completely normal - looking after a baby is ridiculously hard work so you're bound to be worn out! How old is your LO? At the risk of sounding like a broken record it does get easier as they get older - maybe not less work (definitely not less work ) but you get far better rewards for your effort when they respond more, smiles, giggles, games... As for fake smiling, I think I fake smiled my way through 90% of his first few months, but now if I'm feeling a bit down and fake a smile for his benefit chances are he'll grin back anyway which will make me smile properly . Just hang on in there . Also definitely try Netmums for local mums, I can thank their meet a mum board for pretty much all the mum friends I have now. I'm in Surrey if you're anywhere near

I've managed to get pretty much all my jobs done while he napped (full of cold so he's well and truly spark out), baked some banana muffins for his snacks, washed his bath toys after discovering mould growing in the bottom of the dish we keep them in. Bad mummy!

sunshine_1988

Morning katie

Grey here too no farm today but we are going to take him to waterworld later.

I might wash his bath toys too...just got me thinking

xxx