Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[baby.love]

He is gorgeous hun... ignore silly comments x

 

[KrisKitten]

aww hes lovely! If hes heavy surely thats a good sign? Just be proud he's obviously thriving xx

 

[xTaylorsMummy]

anougher moan lol.. has anyone had the "oh i hope thats it now, two kids one of each you wont need anymore" its drivin me insane, i really want more kids i dont feel complete yet iykwim =[ i want one maybe two more? im 19 so i dont want to say yes this is it. OH mum said she would flatten us if we told her we was expecting again. Im sorry but she has NOTHING to do with the two we have got, not brought them a thing so it wont cost her anything. Were adults, have our own house and OH works so surely its up to us? its doing my head in, even strangers ask if thats it now

 

[KrisKitten]

"oh i hope thats it now, two kids one of each you wont need anymore"

lol it makes it sound as if your collecting a set
can see y ud be annoyed, its ur family, ur life
everyones always gonna have their opinions tho so just rise above it xx

 

[misswren]

People are so mad...when I was expecting people asked if I'd been trying for a boy, err, as it happens she was a surprise and we all just want a healthy baba anyway...

The midwives always said..3 girls? oooh poor dad....errr different eejit this time but thanks they can't win!!

 

[florabean1981]

kimberley, dexter is gorgeous n looks so healthy in your pics on facebook; screw what other people think. if you wanna see a fatty, you should see my 1 yr old nephew ! he's 14months old n weighs 27lbs already!!!!!! he's also twice the height of most other 1 yr olds n beats up his 5 yr old bro, lol. he was 9lbs 12oz when he was born, but you know what? he's one of the healthiest, happiest little boys i've ver come across- he hardly cries, is always on the go, very strong, very alert n has a contagious laugh
as for how many kids you have, again, ignore them... you're 19, you have your whole life ahead of you, so who knows what the future could hold for you & your family? you could have no more kids or 10more kids; it's your life & your beautiful children n so long as you're happy, healthy n have a roof over your head, what does it matter???

 

[florabean1981]

Had such a busy day yesterday, so was too tired to come on here, lol. Anyways, mini update on Harrybo... we finally got signed off & discharged from Midewife yesterday. I'm healing well n Harry is now 6ls 14.5oz, so they're happy now. He's feeding loads at the mo, which is kinda knackering but i'm determined to not give up BFing until he's at least 6 weeks old, lol. He has a little bit of a cold at the mo, so is a bit clingy n grizzly, but other than that, he's doing well.
got some more house viewings to go to tonight, so hopefully that'll prove fruitful. we got aproved for a mortgage yesterday & also opened Harry a savings account -ready for university (we got big plans, haha!!!) or a car or something for when he's older. now got to sort out child benefit n see if we qualify for any kind of wtc or ctc.

how is everyone else doing?

 

[littlekitten8]

Hi girls. Took James home to visit my family over the weekend and ended up getting home at lunch time today cos there was a problem with the car. Had to put James onto Aptamil on Sunday night cos my milk started to dry up and he was getting dehydrated. Since putting him on it though he is so much more content and chilled out so think he may not have been getting enough all weekend. Met our health visitor today and she weighed him. He has put on another 4ozs in 4 days and is now 7lb 5ozs.

 

[sam76]

Hi ladies how are we all doing, had a bad night last night with George, he wouldnt bring his wind up at all, seems allittle off too today, i have slept alot today myself as i have been crying alot, i blame myself for not getting his wind up, Hubby worked from home today so that helped, Just fed him now and hes settled at last xxxxxx sorry for the rant girls im so tired and just run down, but its worth it xxxxxxx

 

[florabean1981]

to Sam76. Please dont blame yourself; it's not like you can force him to bring up the wind & it's not like you haven't tried to & haven't bothered too or anything. Have you tried using Infacol or anything like that to maybe help him bring it up a bit better?

 

[sam76]

thanks florabean, im going to get some today, have you used it? hope it works, he seems to fight with me when im trying to get his wind up, so i hope this helps xxx

 

[florabean1981]

thanks florabean, im going to get some today, have you used it? hope it works, he seems to fight with me when im trying to get his wind up, so i hope this helps xxx

I started using it with Harry about 3 or 4 days ago; it certainly helps him burp, and he seems to like the orange flavour to it too. He has no problems farting, it's just burps he doesn't seem to bring up very well, but yep, the infacol definbitely helps, altho I have heard sometimes it can take a couple of days before it starts to work properly.
Was George any better last night?

 

[littlekitten8]

We use infacol with James too cos he is a little bugger with his wind. Definitely helps a great deal...he even brings it up himself half the time! He likes the taste of it (either that or he knows it means milk is coming lol) and is so much better on it. Forgot to give it with one of his feeds yesterday and it was hell getting him to do even 1 burp.

Well girls today is my first day at home with him without OH. Luckily he has been pretty good so far. Slept til 10.30am so I made the most of it and did 2 loads of washing, cleaned the kitchen and did the dishes, tidied the living room, and hoovered around. He has decided today that he wants to eat 2 ounces every 2 hours! Which is a bit of a pain cos it means he is wasting 2 ounces of milk. Ah well. Serves me right for making up bottles in advance to make life easier I guess.

 

[jo_79]

He has decided today that he wants to eat 2 ounces every 2 hours! Which is a bit of a pain cos it means he is wasting 2 ounces of milk. Ah well. Serves me right for making up bottles in advance to make life easier I guess.

Sam's been like this too wanting 2oz every 1.5-2 hours, we started making up 2oz bottles awell as his normal 5oz ones so we didnt waste loads of milk.

 

[jo_79]

Also we've been using infacol cos sam's not been bringing wind up and being sick really badly, it did help but its like he's becoming immune to it now lol so gonna buy some gripe water at weekend as he can have this from 4 weeks see if that will help too.

 

[xTaylorsMummy]

sam i have some advice. I have a very very colicy baby atm.. the thing iv found which is brilliant is Colief drops.. there abit expensive 11pound a bottle but you can get in on prescription.. it works wonders! infacol doesnt work on dexter =[

 

[florabean1981]

so can babies become immune to all the anti-colic stuff then?!!!! Well that royally sucks, lol!

 

[KrisKitten]

Tommy seems to be suffering more with his wind lately as well? Is it just catching among October babies lol? He doesnt tend to cry with it, but then he doesnt seem to cry at hardly anything, he does get very upset by it tho. He also seems to be straining reaallyy hard when hes pooing but they're still really loose, no lumps at all =S
I feel so sorry for him coz sometimes he does cry out and the fact hes only cried a handful of times since birth means i know there really must be something wrong. Im having to spend about an hour every night before bed winding him and rubbing his tummy - poor thing.
Had him weighed yesterday, he was 6lb 12oz at birth, 2 weeks later he was 7lb 11oz and then 1 week later he's 8lb 8oz!!
I was so suprised! The midwife was too when i told her i was exclusively breastfeeding, im not sure if she quite believed me when i said he never even had the occasional bottle of formula. She kept asking and i kept saying no and in the end she just left it lol.
Also we;ve finally bin discharged from midwife care as they said his jandice has finally just about cleared up. She considered asking us back for one more check next week but in the end decided coz of his weight gain we'd be fine
Only one problem is that i realised yest that Tommy has never had any follow ups of his Vitamin K! They asked when he was born if id rather he had it by injection or orally and i thought well oral must be nicer for him than an injection. They said hed be given a second dose at 7 days and a 3rd at 28 days but i only realised yesterday hed never had the second! I feel so guilty for only now noticing and im rlly annoyed at the midwife for forgetting! Had to book an appointment with the GP for asap but the earliest they could do was friday before they open coz ther fully booked! Still feel really bad for just noticing
Hope everyone is ok xxxxxxxxx

 

[KrisKitten]

Also how many times have u guys bin nearly weed/pooed on now? Coz im sure im well into double figures! Tommy seems to wait until im changing his nappy b4 he goes! Either that or he waits for me to just seal up the new one and he explodes into it, lol i think he likes to celebrate a new nappy =]

 

[sam76]

Morning all, well i tried the infacol, and it seems to be working, George is bringing his wind up better too, i havent give it to him on every feed though, he doesnt fight as much now too which is good, and i feel better aswell, so hopefully its working!!! fingers crossed xxxxx
How is everyone, hope where all ok and babies are doing well xxxxxxxx