Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[arlene]

From what I gather they'll take your name and say payment is required to confirm your place, and it's first come first serve.

I need advice from you girls. James is now arsing a 9ozs bottle every 3 hours and being sick afterwards. It's almost like he's hungry enough for it but 9ozs every 3hrs is too much for him to keep in his stomach, does that make sense? Anywho, I'm thinking of trying him with some porridge but he's not really showing any of the "signs" and is only going to be 17 weeks on Saturday. Do you think it's worth trying? Xx

 

[lj2245]

It would be helpful if they would give you time to transfer the payment to confirm! Surely it would be more professional to say 'Yes you can have the space but we have other parties interested, you have 10 minutes before we give the space away to someone else' instead of telling X amount of cake sellers that they can have the space, waiting to see who gets payment through first then cancelling on the rest?

I'll just do the farmers markets here lol!

I'd try giving him 4 or 5 oz every 2 hours and see if that helps before giving him solids. Is he on a 'hungry baby' formula? If that doesn't help, try him with a bit of baby rice on Saturday and see how he goes The solids don't fill them to begin with as they take so little.

 

[Kaybee]

Ps - I have plans to bring cake when we meet

we NEED to get this organised ladies.

 

[Kaybee]

Thats a bit pants Laura. There loss though!

Dylan had a better night last night. Down at 945, up for feed at 130, 600 & up with the alarm at 8. Kaiden slept through too woop!

Be back soon. Im making the dinner and need to finish it.

 

[lj2245]

Ok. Days that are suitable for me -

Monday, Tues or Fri next week
Monday, Thurs or Fri the following week.

 

[lj2245]

Well done Dylan I'm hoping that means Alex will be back to normal soon too

 

[Kaybee]

I can't manage next week but the monday the following week should be good for me.

I am hoping that dylan is going to settle back down with good sleeping now.

Yesteday We went to mcdonalds, or old mcdonalds as kaiden likes to call it lol. Anyway dylan fussed most of the way into perth so he was sat on my knee while we ate and he was totally nomming my chicken legend the monkey. Every time i tried to take a bite he was grabbing it. Then today he pinched an onion ring crisp and then i caught kaiden giving him a lick of a lolly so going to have to be more secretive with my naughty eating when dylan is around

Arlene, sorry I dont know much about formula. Would he go longer btwn feeds?

 

[arlene]

He used to go for 3.5 to 4 hours. The hv said they don't recommend hungry baby milk as it doesn't really do them any good and can lead to childhood obesity. I just don't know what to do with him, just feel like I'm feeding him all the time. The baby clinic isn't til friday but I can speak to them then about it. I don't know why he's being so sicky lately either, thst's why I thought it might be that he's hungry but 9ozs every 3hrs is too much fluid for him.

I know what you mean Laura, that would make more sense. Send a pm with that feedback and see what they say xx

 

[bbymc]

Maybe james is having a growth spurt? Id say try a 4-5oz bottle every 2 hours. Thars kinda just what I do but the bf equivalent. Smaller feeds more often. It does feel like constant feeding for a while!

I can't do Tuesdays as I have water babies and im busy next monday. Can probably do any other day although it will be awkward for me to get to South Queensferry on a day that ryan cant drive me there. I duno his shifts for next week yet.

Ryan and I are off to see a show tonight

 

[lj2245]

I sent them a message saying I thought it was rude and unprofessional of them to run things that way and that I would prefer not to be on the reserve list. I said I should have been told that someone else was also told to pay the £15 at the same time as me as I'd have backed out at that point.

The following week again I can do Monday, Thurs or Fri.

Shaun was on hungry baby formula when he came off breastmilk. The only issue that was mentioned back then was that it could maybe make baby constipated but he was fine. He's a skinny wee thing so no childhood obesity here lol. When BF babies have a growth spurt they feed more often. It sounds like James needs the extra calories and is taking them in the one go, which is too much for him. I'd definitely try feeding him more often. It should only last a few days if it is a growth spurt. He might also be gulping it too fast, causing air pockets which could be making him sick. It's a long shot but I don't suppose you have changed teat size recently?

Enjoy your night out Emma I can't wait to get a decent night out.

 

[arlene]

No, haven't changed teat size. I'll try maybe giving him 6 or 7oz every 2.5hrs and burping him more often dueing a feed.

Did they get back to you Laura? I'm free most days by the way xx

 

[Kaybee]

I cant do any thurs or fri so looks like mondays would be best for me and laura after next week.

I forgot you asked about my plans for the minion cake. I have ordered a 13*9" pan. Its quite shallow so may sandwich 2 sponge together. Will see, and am going to cover it in yellow and blue fondant. White fondant and a choc button for eyes. Not sure about its hair yet. My other thoughts were cupcakes with blue frosting and sponge fingers stuck in them and decorate them to look like minions. I have all these ideas but i dont actually know how i am gonna get to make it without him seeing. May have to borrow my mums kitchen.

Hope you had a good night emma.

Dylan was up at 130 again and then 515 and 755. Not too bad but could do without one of them.

 

[lj2245]

Nope, no reply lol.

Alex had his first FF today. It was only 1oz of the formula mixed with 2oz of water and then mixed with BM but he took it and hasn't been sick.

I'm making a 3D minion lol. I have made 4 x 6inch sponges so far and am going to make a semi circle sponge. Spent yesterday cutting bits out of fondant lol!

 

[Kaybee]

That's great that Alex hasn't been sick. Do you think he would react to it right away if it wasn't going to agree with him?

I thought about doing a 3D cake but I know I don't have the time for that and he is not having a party so its only a cake for the family really. Can't wait to see the pics of your finished one.

 

[lj2245]

I've been at it for 2 days so far so you're quite right to do a flat one. This one will feed about 100 lol!!

If he was going to react he'd have thrown it up by now I'm trying to express more milk because he's still hungry. He doesn't like the new milk so I think I'm going to have to express if I want to carry on giving him bm as he wont take the formula if he knows there's boob on offer!

 

[Kaybee]

Is this your practice minion cake or the actual one?

Yeah, i think they prefer it straight from the boob. Kaiden would not entertain the bottle AT ALL! Dylan had a few feeds from a bottle but last time, a few weeks ago, he refused it. I ended up giving the EBM to Kaiden...he said it was nice I meant to try Dylan again its just such an effort pumping and sterilising...i know, I am lazy

 

[lj2245]

Ugh I know what you mean. Sterilising the pump, sterilising bottles. It's such a faff. I'd rather just carry on whipping my boob out when he wants fed

This is my practice minion. I think I'll get a few orders from having the photo up on my site though

 

[arlene]

Glad Alex hasn't been sick Laura. I'm watching the Great British Bake Off from last night and it's such a bad idea when on a diet!!! Xx

 

[Kaybee]

I bet your boys are loving all this baking you are doing it did cross my mind to do a 'mike' from monsters inc cake since it would just be a round green cake with a big eye on top but he likes minions too much.

aww Arlene you probably came on here to get away from cake...sorry!

I'm sniggering away at Kaiden doing proper belly laughs watching pingu. Dylan is watching too

How long are we meant to steralise for? Seems kind of pointless when Dylan is rolling across the floor collecting dog hair and he has some kind of fascination with duke as he always rolls towards him or his jumperoo I don't steralise his weaning stuff - do you guys?

 

[lj2245]

Nope. The doc told me there is no point coz our nipples aren't sterile and the only reason to sterilise bottles is because formula grows bacteria so quickly. I've never sterilised the pump or his medicine syringes.

Imagine spending all day baking cakes and not being able to have any lol.

Alex hates the formula and won't take it. He has barely eaten all day and screams when I try and give him it, even mixed 50/50 with bm. To be fair, it tastes absolutely minging. I don't know what to do any more. I'm bawling my eyes out like an idiot because I'm so frustrated with hitting brick walls every time I try and do something to help Alex. I think it's all getting on top of me now.