Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[Fraggles]

Kaites I think we had it for about 2 weeks with N and a week ish with J.

Hows things Kte?

 

[Eala]

Fraggles We used sposies at night in the early days, and do again now. We got to the point where no matter what I did, if I used cloth overnight then by the end of the following day she'd have the most horrendous nappy rash. If I use a sposie at night, we can go all day in cloth fine. I do forget how long Roo had meconium for... Certainly a few days. I remember the endless poo'ing once we were home for sure!

Kaites Thanks for the nappy advice also! I am veering away from prefolds, they never really appealed to me. Was definitely thinking 2 part system, so "something" + wrap, just not sure what the "something" will be yet! My BTP stash is mostly BG Organics (Elementals) with a handful of Issy bears. Hopefully the Organics will work, as then I'll have an excuse to buy more

Had my first MW appointment this morning, which went well. Funny thing, I remember hating the woman first time round, to the point that I transferred out of her care! This time, we got on like a house on fire! She just phoned me to say that she'll book me in a week today, which seems awfully early to me! But then, unless I misunderstood her, they don't do a routine dating scan at the hospital I chose, it's now an NT scan (if you accept it) at 12 weeks then an anomaly scan at 20. Whereas last time you got a dating scan but no 20 week scan. Ho hum, how quickly things change!

Hope you are all having a good day x

 

[Kte]

Chloe must of been a super pooper too - wonder if it's a girl thing?! I remember her in the hospital but we were out the day after, and once at Nij's parents house the day after that but no where near as bad as in hospital. . . then was it.

Still pretty much the same Fraggles at the mo. It was nice I got to chill out last night, watch TV and ignore the housework, okay i'm doing it tonight now, but at least it keeps me busy since I can't go to training. (Plus it's Chloe ironing which I don't mind doing!) Nij is currently investigating if he can have fuel expenses for next week, if not he isn't going to make it to my Graduation. No prob, I can get my Mum to come (although I feel guilty that my Dad can't also come then), but at least I will know rather than wondering and stressing and having the actual day ruined on the day if that makes any sense!

Eala: Glad your appointment went well . . . and you get on with her this time!

 

[colsy]

Fraggles - awww toddler hugs and kisses are so cute (if somewhat wet)! Random question - did you use cloth from the word go on either baby? I'm trying to work out whether to use eco-sposies for the first few weeks, then see how my BTP stash works, or whether to get specific cloth. I was actually thinking bamboo terries + wraps (or maybe fitted, but terries are cheaper!). I suppose I should ask in NP, but I'm also not really wanting to get too ahead of myself

Eala, I know you asked Fraggles this question, rather than me, but I thought you might want various replies to help you make your decision. We used cloth pretty much from day 1 (apart from the 3 days we were in hosp and birth centre, mainly cos we didn't have anywhere to keep the dirties there). We used Mio Bambino nappies and wraps - I think they were the small size, not tiny baby cos he was a very average 7lbs-6oz at birth. Had no probs at all - or should I say, we had no more probs than did any of my baby friends who use disposables. So we still got through various outfits a day sometimes, but then so did all the disposable-wearers. We switched to Tots Bots with MotherEase wraps once he got a bit bigger, and I have to say if I was starting from scratch again I'd prob go for these from the very start, as they're simpler than faffing about folding the Mio Bambino cloths. (But because we've now got the Mio Bambino, we'll prob just keep them and use them again if we have another baby.)

HTH a bit.

 

[Eala]

Aah, thanks Colsy! I wasn't aware that you used cloth, thanks so much for sharing your advice! Are the Tots Bots one size or sized? I'm still swithering whether bamboo terries might be a good investment, as they can be used as cloths etc once Button gets into the BTP nappies.

Roo was 7lbs 1.5oz at birth (average), but didn't follow her curve! At 21 months she's 21lbs (roughly). Obviously another baby might not follow that trend right enough.

Thanks so much for the advice people. I know I should just ask in NP, but somehow it's nice and cozy and not scary in here. Whereas putting it out in a bigger forum is somehow a momentous decision I think I need my head examined

 

[colsy]

Aah, thanks Colsy! I wasn't aware that you used cloth, thanks so much for sharing your advice! Are the Tots Bots one size or sized?

Got a few of each type. As he changes shape, though, he seems to grow back into the nappies that previously he had grown out of!

 

[Fraggles]

Eala totbots are lovely ive got quite a few and little lambs (I discovered some new ones i packed when i moved and lost)

Glad to hear you got on with the mw, I think they can make or break the whole experience.

 

[MilosMommy7]

taylors - things are okay here. it's almost 2 am, and at 1 i finally won the fight against milo's bed time which started at 11pm! on the 25th we're meeting with our Early Intervention coordinator to make our plan and start his speech therapy. and then i gotta get ahold of his pedi to get a referral to a developmental specialist to do the ASD screening. just waiting on everything, taking forever lol

 

[Kte]

Morning all,

Milo'sMummy - Oh dear, hope Milo is okay and you manage to catch up on some sleep, I know it can't be easy, especially with Ava as well

TaylorsMummy: Congratulations on your engagement

Not much going on today really, any fun plans for the weekend anyone? Not much here, the ususal cleaning and playing with little miss, if the weather is nice I may get that garden sorted! Oooooo hope so!

 

[Kte]

Yey my tickers are back!

 

[florabean1981]

re cloth: well, I just bought a couple of cheapies off ebay to begin with, just to see what they were like, then if neither of us liked them, it wasn't a huge waste of money! harry's fave is a camo minky AIO with poppers on & i bought some super soft fleece liners for them.
But i'm getting a stash of Bumgenius AIO pocket nappies off a friend on here since she no longer uses them with her little boy, which should be enough to mean we can cloth diaper about 80% of the time. (will prob still use 'sposies at night coz harry pees for england, lol!) In terms of a newborn; we'll probably use disposables while I'm in hospital & getting ourselves sorted, then switch to cloth full time. we're looking at a few different brands, but a lot of them seem to only go from 8-10lbs, and Harry was a diddly squat baby & they'd have been huge on him when he was first born, so if this one is smallish too, then it'd take a few weeks for them grow into them, lol. I wont be buying anything else until much closer to the time though, otherwise I'm likely to go overboard, hehe!


How's everyone planning to spend their summer? Anyone going on any cool holidays?

 

[littlekitten8]

Hey girls. So last night went really well Definitely seeing each other again!

 

[Kte]

Hey girls. So last night went really well Definitely seeing each other again!

Excellent

 

[MilosMommy7]

kte- luckily Ava sleeps pretty well at night. though she doesnt go to sleep until 2 or 4 am for her first stretch of sleep. that can last 4-6 hours she does much better than Milo did at 2.5 months. i think its just because milo ruins her naps during the day because he's so loud!

 

[aimee-lou]

Hiya ladies! :wave:

I hope everyone is ok. I'm sorry that I've been AWOL for a while but I've been trying to geta few things sorted and it's been a productive few days!

Last week we finally got our paperwork up to date and we got a letter through yesterday telling us we're getting our childcare money back, all in one go, next tuesday. Nearly £1800 this time, and we still need to claim for July and August! I knew it was a lot but I didn't realise we'd shelled out over £2000 in the last 6 months! No wonder it's been a struggle. The good thing is that now we're almost up to date, it means that the cycle is broken and from now on we'll be in advance rather than back payments! Means we can book our trip to Ireland, which up til yesterday we'd kind of written off as a no-no.

How is everyone doing? Hubby is away tonight. His best friend at Uni is currently living on his own in his shared house, so hubby has gone over to keep him company tonight. Beer and BBQ - proper lads night lol. This means I'm on my own until lunchtime tomorrow, and Earl is currently going through a massive eating phase, and is constantly hungry Don't really know how to fill him up atm. So far today he's had 2 beakers of milk, one of OJ, 1.5 bananas, cereal with milk and raisins, 2 fromage frais and a handful of milky way magic stars! He's gone to bed for his nap, but he's only been up since 7.30! He'll want lunch when he wakes up (probably cheese on toast or something along those lines) and then we're heading out for a wander up to the library (although it's raining cats and dogs so we may not bother and try some baking instead lol). Last night he ate an adult size portion of pasta and tomato, a whole jam doughnut and a portion of yoghurt and fruit, and still had supper of milk and shreddies! He's eating us out of house and home! Hoping a growth spurt is on it's way as he's gotten a bit chubby recently too

Re: cloth - I'm tempted to go for cloth with the next one. TBH, right now it's not an option. I did consider it when Earl was about 3 months old, but then we planned to move and everything and it fell by the wayside. May try with the next one. We will invest in some cloth training pants though as I really cannot get on with pullups, and would rather he didn't have that crutch as he can be so lazy at times lol. I agree though that they can be addictive - I only briefly looked and my shopping list got very long very quickly lol.

Sorry if I've missed anyone. Best be off to tidy the kitchen up ready for the next onslaught lol. Anyone else going through this at the moment. Earl's speech seems to be picking up a bit more too....he'll repeat literally everything you say at the moment (you have to be very careful lol ) and he seems to get what we're talking about too. Not just a blind response.

 

[Fraggles]

Wow thats a good appetite Aimee, sometimes I wonder how these little people put away so much food.

Hope hubby has a good night and sounds great about the money being sorted and a trip away sounds good.

 

[aimee-lou]

Well the massive appetite continues - Lunch was scrambled eggs on toast, then we made buns and he devoured 2 buns plus a whole load of butter cream icing (probably shouldn't have done that but hey ho lol ) as his afternoon snack, then a massive portion of macaroni cheese, 2 jaffa cakes and some more raisins and apricots. More milk after his bath and then a small portion of pasta for his supper (he asked for it, would normally have cereal). I think macaroni cheese is a winner! lol He'd better sleep well tonight lol.

I'm off up to bed at 9 I think. Going to watch a film in bed and try to get a good early night (can't remember the last time I got 8 hours sleep lol).

Have a lovely saturday evening ladies xx

 

[MilosMommy7]

aimee- milo has had a huge appetite lately too. today he had cereal for breakfast, mac n cheese for lunch. then 2 bananas (wanted a 3rd) plus juice and milk. all of that before a nap. then he wants to eat tons more after he wakes up. although he hasnt been putting on weight i dont think. he was weighed last monday and she said 26 lbs (even though he wasnt sitting still long enough i dont think). only 1 lb heavier than he was on his 1st birthday!

 

[Fraggles]

I think N gains around 1 lb every 3 months, he likes foods I wouldnt of expected but thats good, means he'll give anything a try.

 

[Chaos]

I think N gains around 1 lb every 3 months, he likes foods I wouldnt of expected but thats good, means he'll give anything a try.

I know what you mean! We went to a sea food restaurant last night and missy devoured onion rings, followed by 6 of my shrimp (large ones) and then my broccoli lol