CBFM (thread/statistics) graduates TTC,BUMPS & BABIES 2011/2012

[LadyL]

Hey ladies!! Glad to see everyone is doing well! I've been keeping up, but not really found the chance to post. With the fair being last week, and any other free chance I've gotten, I've been trying to catch up on the Olympics!! I love the Olympics!! I've been meaning to ask you UK ladies if any of you are near London or have noticed it being super crowded with tourists where you live? I bet it must be pretty cool to have GB host this time! The closest the Olympics ever were to me was in "96 in Atlanta, and my family and I almost went, not sure why we didn't.

So, Jack did really well at the Fair. We didn't take him every day since it was so hot!! Nearly 100 degrees every day and miserable!! But I did enjoy carrying him around and showing him off. Seems crazy that just last year I was 12 weeks pregnant with him and we were just telling people we were expecting, and some I hadn't seen since then, so it was cool.

Hmmm...Where to begin?...Jack has been doing so much these past few weeks. It seems like every day I catch him doing something new. He is now sitting unsupported (the only time he really falls is if he looks up and leans back). He has become a pro at rolling tummy to back, but hasn't quite learned to roll back to front. He tries so hard, but his little chubby self just can't quite make it. He cut his first tooth last Thursday (day before he turned 6 mo), and then his 2nd tooth the next day. Luckily he didn't really seemed to bothered by it. But looking back, he did have a few rough nights' sleep right before, but nothing too bad. He is so interested in everything and is so observant. I'm sorry if I sound boisterous about my child; I'm just so stinkin' proud of him!! And I really fall in love with him more and more now that he is so interactive!

He had his 6 mo check up and shots today (FX'ed they don't mess him up too bad)! He did really well. Weighs 20 lbs, and is 26 inches...my little shorty!! The nurse even said he won the happiest baby of the day award, he was just laughing and jabbering away at her (this was all before he got his shots of course!).

Also, I think I am going to sign us up for a Sign and Sing class. It's a baby sign language class. Are any of you planning on doing something like this? It's only once a week for 5 weeks, and if we like it, we can continue for another 5 weeks. I read it's supposed to help raise their IQ points. But really, I just want something for us to do together, since he's not in daycare. I really want him to have some interactions with other kids, plus it gives him a chance to get out of the house once a week. Classes don't start till sept, but I will let you know how it goes.

Hope you all are doing well. Sorry about my long post about my wee man!

And here's a few recent pics.....
The first 2 are of us at the fair, the next is when he turned 6 mo, and the last is from today at the pediatrician visit....

 

[StranjeGirl]

So good to hear from everyone!! So glad you are doing well lilrojo. Can't imagine how busy you must be with 2!!! I can barely handle one! Hope you are finding some time for yourself! Happy birthday to you almost!!!!
Dreamer when exactly is your birthday? HOpe you have a wonderful trip! How is erin sleeping now? Giada had 4 bad nights in a row an finally was back to normal last night. Her first two nights were the worst and her diaper had leaked 2 of the nights. I guess sometimes they just have a bad phase. For giada if she gets thrown off it messes up her night and then it sometimes takes a couple days to get back on track. THe heat also bothers her. I noticed that when it is really hot she usually wakes up earlier. ANyway I hope erin is back to normal sleeping!
Ladyl your pics are just precious!!!! What a handsome little man! I bet you are proud! They are learning so much so quickly!!! Hope he did ok with his shots. Giada handled this time better than the first. It didn't seem to phase her after the intial poke. Hey, when jack falls from sitting position does he put his arms out to stop the fall? Giada doesn't, she just falls over doesn't make any attemot to stop the fall. Is this normal? Anyway so glad to see you are both doing so well!! So glad you had a great time at the fair! I bet it was a ton of fun! I love the olympics too! Watching gymnastics as I type! I was lucky as in the 80's (84 I think..before you guys were probably born lol) we had the olympics in los angeles. I live in santa barbara, about 1.5 hours away and they had some of the rowing and other events here at our college UCSB. My mom ended up being a translator for the italian athletes so I got to go with her and meet some of the athletes and see the whole set up. It was great even though I was pretty young!
Claire so glad you had a great time and that darcey was on her best behavior!! I guess babies need a relaxing getaway sometimes too! Good luck with slimming world!! I need to stop eating so much. I feel like i've turned to jello.
Trixie, giada moves in circles too. When are they going to start moving forward?? Although I'll probably wish she wasn't moving once she starts lol.
So giada's rash seemed better this morning and was awful by night. I hope the peas I gave her didn't make it worse. I hadn't thought about the fact that dh is allergic to peanuts and peas are in the same family. THis darn rash just wont go away!!! I hope the dermatologist has something useful to say on thursday. I got an MRI done for my knee that has been hurting and I went to the physical therapist today. He pulled up my MRI (I hadn't heard from the dr yet) and I guess I have a torn meniscus. I haven't spoken to the dr yet but I am really hoping I don't need surgery. My lower back still hurts too. Anyone else? He said part of it is just being a new mom and as the baby gets older the pain will get better as we won't be doing some of the things that typically hurt the back anymore. The other part he wants me to see a spine specialist for so I have an appt next week. Have a feeling it will just take time though.
Well I better go to bed. Giada got off her schedule again this evening so I am worried she is going to be up early again. I really hope not! HOpe everyone is doing well!!

 

[_dreamer_]

Gorgeous pics lady! And you didn't go on at all, it's lovely hearing about all the babies progress. The picture of you looks like a cross between 2 ladies I know here, its really odd as you look so familiar lol.

Stranj, my birthday is same day, same age as lilrojo lol. 12th August we'll both be 26. And Erin does not put her hands out when she falls lol, she just goes its quite funny so long as there are cushions there! She's getting there with stability but as lady said, he she looks up too far she'll fall back, and sometimes if she reaches too far forward, she'll fall forward! She still slept bad at the beginning of last night, then she did a stretch from 2am until now.

Just a quick post as we're heading off once I've fed Erin.

Speak soon xxx

 

[_dreamer_]

lady just noticed the '5' in your avatar, do you have tshirts for all the months??? If so thats super cute!!!

 

[trixie79]

hi girls, dreamer have a great time on your hols....
claire im so glad your joining too...im stuck this week so didnt go to get weighed...but hope to be back on track....i seem to eat fruit by the bucket load and muller light yoghurt.....im cooking extra lean mince tonite and i cook the homemade chips now...but my syns have been 15-20 so need to cut the nice stuff out!
i buy so much friut, strawberries and grapes, put them in a bowl and cover with the yoghurt. need new ideas though, cause my insides arent happy!!!


lady we did 6 weeks of wee wonders which is a sign and sing group and he loved it, it is off for the summer and cant wait to take him back in sept....

conors teeth are coming....defo two white lumps on the top...i thought the bottom 2 come first but maybe not.....not long now i reckon in the next couple of weeks...

back to work next week....dreading it! i just dont want to leave him, but im super broke so dont have a choice.

does anyone have a concrete routine......conor is all over the place, its different every day.....not eating breakfast that much and defo doesnt want a bottle till mid afternoon??

 

[StranjeGirl]

Happy early birthday to you too then dreamer!!! Hope you have a great trip!

Trixie you must be so bummed to start work again! I hope you don't forget about us here!!! What are your hours going to be like?

Can't believe giada is 7 months today!! Still no teeth lol! Took her to the dermatologist today and she said it is just a normal allergy. Of course this morning her rash looked the best it has in the past 2 weeks but at least I took a pic yesterday when it was horrible. It gets worse as the day goes on. She said she isn't sure if it is food related but that from the pic it looked more like contact allergy and is probably from her rubbing food an drool into her face. She feels it is mild and common. She said to keep a food diary to see if I notice anything. I guess I will just try to keep her face clean after eating. It's hard because she insists on grabbing the spoon and then food is everywhere. Oh well.
Hope everyone else is well. I really wish we would hear from futuremama

 

[trixie79]

thats great news abt the rash stranje, it would be good to keep a dairy to see if you can see a pattern but id say its prob just drool, conor has this too.

im working 24 hours, tue wed and thurs....abit worried cause his childminder hasnt met him yet and she isnt back from slovakia till sunday!!! dont worry i have the iphone and b&b is on my fav list!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

happy birthday lilrojo and to me lol! had big cuddles from my little girl already, just fed her and shes gone back to sleep so think ill go back to bed until she wakes.

glad to hear the rash is 'normal' stranj, hope it clears up soon

trix, we definitely dont have any routine lol. especially over the past month, erin sometimes is sleeping 8 hours solid, sometimes wakes every 3 hours, 2 or 3 nights recently shes woken at 1am until 3 or 4 which is a killer. this means she gets up at different times. sometimes she has good naps, sometimes she wont nap all day. sometime feeds every 2 hours, sometimes up to 5 hours. you get the picture lol. hoping solids is going to help. while we were away we gave quite a few finger foods, mainly to try keep her entertained during breakfast and dinner. shes had melon, toast, green bean, carrot, can't think what else. she didnt eat much of them, but at least got the different flavours.

 

[LadyL]

Happy birthday dreamer and lilrojo!! Hope you both have had a fabulous day!!
Dreamer, the month numbers are actually stickers you stick to their shirts for pics. My friend has a boy who is 5 months older than Jack and she mails me the ones she's already used! I take a pic on the 3rd of every month since he was born Feb 3rd. I love looking back at them and seeing how much he's grown. I hope to combine them once he's a year into one pic, but still not sure how to do it! Ha!
Stranje, glad to know the rash isn't anything serious. And good luck to you with your MRI and tests. Hope they get it sorted for you soon.
Good luck returning to work Trixie. The first few days will be hard, but it gets easier. And glad you're not having to return full time just yet.
Well Jack is at my parents for the afternoon, so I better take advantage and get some cleaning and laundry done while I can! Hope you all had a great weekend!!

 

[Fizzio]

Hi girls.... it's long lost me! Feeling sooo much better now so will be about a bit more now thankfully. Been a tough time but I'm enjoying life now and enjoying Amber Been doing an awful lot of lurking!

Happy Birthday Dreamer - hope you are being to treated to something lovely.

Trixie - to going back to work. Good luck though. I have was going back in Sept but have pushed it to mid November as I feel as I missed out on Amber's first 5 months with my PND.

Hello to everyone else!

So Amber is 6 months, rolling loads and has just about mastered sitting unsupported. Weaning is going well and she has liked most purees I have given her. She's not sure about natural yogurt and pulls some very funny faces! I am also starting to give her some finger foods like cheese, carrot and rice cake. We do have a routine but we established it really early from about a month old so I know when feeds and naps are every day (more or less!).

I went to the Olympics this week - it was amazing. Feel very proud to be British and even more proud to come from Yorkshire where so many of our gold medal athletes have come from. I saw women's 10m diving - breath taking to watch but I most enjoyed just wandering round the Olympic park. People were so friendly, atmosphere was fab. But it's all over tonight with the closing ceremony.

Anyway need to go and help with bath time x

 

[StranjeGirl]

Happy birthday lilrojo and dreamer!!! It's still before midnight here so I made it in time ha ha!

So great to hear from you fizzio and SO happy to hear you are starting to feel yourself again. It's so awful feeling down in the dumps, you feel so powerless. Glad things are improving and how wonderful that you got to see the olympics!! I just watched the closing ceremonies and it was of course fantastic!

Ladyl isn't it sad that our time away involves doing laundry and cleaning lol. It would be so much easier to have a baby if we didn't have to do all that other stuff!

How is everyone else? Things here are good. I for some reason am back in freak out mode about giada and delays. Sometimes she just totally ignores us and I don't know if she knows her name. She will many times respond to us when we say it, but it might be the tone of our voices that she is responding to. Sometimes when she is playing I will call her name 20 times and she won't even look at me, she is just totally into her toy at the moment. Is this normal? She is still not babbling. She says buh buh, or boo boo and ha ha, but no da da or ma ma etc. On the up side she is now able to use her sippy cup by herself! Do your lo's ignore you when they are engaged with something else? I hope it is normal.

Hope everyone is well!

 

[trixie79]

Hi girls glad everyone is well.. Haven't got time today to chat but just to let you now my first day back was good! Think I'll enjoy it! Leaving Conor was just heartbreaking though, I cried when I left him and prob will again tomorrow! he spent 4 hours wit the childminder and the rest at mum and dads and didn't seem too phased!

He isn't sleeping much And Is knackered.... He cut his first tooth!also he is completely off his milk, only taking 6 oz today...but ate a full lunch and some finger foods for tea... Hope it doesn't last he loves his milk!

Did my first 14/16 week checkup today and the baby was adorable, just reminds me how Conor has come on, Stranje I'm sure gaida is developing fine don't worry. Conor only says manamamamama all the time and not so much the ba ba anymore!! OH is si disappointed!!!!!

Fizzio it's so good to hear from you and so glad amber is doing so well. Dreamer glad you had a good time and Erin is trying to eat the finger foods! Conor has mastered the toast now!!!

Happy belated birthdays!!! Hope you both got treated well and got some nice pressies!!

Gotta go ..... Early start again!

 

[trixie79]

P.s claire I chickened outta going to slimming world yesterday!!! Again!!! It's not looking good!
How is it going for you???

Lady how is jack? He is so cute in those pics!

 

[_dreamer_]

Thanks for the birthday wishes ladies
We went away as my birthday present which was lovely but was pretty upset OH didn't get me a card or anything from Erin, or a card from himself for that matter. I didnt want to tell him to do it because I feel that defeats the point. I'm going to have to tell him though, otherwise every occasion I'm going to find myself disappointed!

Stranj, Erin doesn't babble mama or dada. She is vocal though and grunts, shouts, 'sings' in a high pitched noise, and ahhh ohh hrrr etc and in the past few days I've noticed a-buh-buh which seems to be used a lot now. I also don't think she knows her name, but the tone as sometimes I test her and call her anything (sing-song, poo-head, flower etc haha) and she'll look. But as you say, when she is really engaged with something else, she quite often wont look.

Trix, congrats on Conors first tooth. cute! And I'm glad COnor was ok when you went to work. Must be heartbreaking leaving them that first day, I'm dreading it!

Lady, thats great on the numbers, I would never have thought of that. OH's grandparents bought me a frame for my birthday which is from birth to 1 so with slots for photos for each month. Really cute, I'll have to dig out pictures from those ages, and then going forward I might try take them in the same place.

Fizzio, so great to hear from you and that you are feeling so much better.And sounds like Amber is doing fab! I'm so glad that you were able to push back returning to work.

i dont think i said but we had a fab time away. erin was terrible on the car journey up there, took us 6 hours to do a 3 1/2hr journey, and she didnt sleep well the first night but but after that she was an angel and slept almost the whole way home. she paddled in the sea for the first time, and we just enjoyed spending all that time together as a family.

ooo and erin is now much better with other people thankfully. she had cuddles with GIL and didnt cry at all!!! GIL was so happy

 

[StranjeGirl]

Thanks dreamer, it sounds like giada makes the EXACT sounds as erin so that makes me feel better! Actually today I think dh and I heard some actual babble come from her!! It was kinda sounded like acarara, and she kept going wawawa, so I think it might be starting!!! I hope so as I have been obsessing about it. I'm sure if she begins babbling I'll find something else to obsess about. So glad you had a great trip! ANd I know what you mean about having to say you want a card. DD was only a couple weeks when I had my birthday so I didn't really care at that time as I was too tired lol, but my plan was to get dh a card and little present from dd on his birthday so that it would give him the idea for mine next year! I know he will probably forget though and I'll end up getting upset. I don't understand why they can't just think more like women do! Life would be so much easier!! Giada too has outgrown her hatred of being held by others, including MIL!!!! Maybe some go through it early and some later? I thought now was the time they were supposed to be scared of people but it is so much better than at 4 months. Hope it doesn't start again for either of us!

Hope work is going well trixie! Your job sounds so fun but I can imagine it is so hard leaving conor!! HOw is he handling it? How are you handling it??? It must be so neat to see the little babies! When you advise on weaning do you say you have to offer one food for a few days and then can add another? THat is what my dr told me to do and I am getting so sick of it! I just want to give her some real food. I figure people doing blw offer more than one at a time. But we do have some allergies in our family so maybe it is better if we do things the more traditional way? I still can't figure out what is causing giada's rash...that may be food related too but I cant figure out which one if it is! Congrats on conor's first tooth! I'm still waiting for giada to get one. What were your warning signs if any?

Hope everyone is doing well! I'm going to make myself go to bed now at a decent hour for once. Haven't been sleeping well. We woke up a few nights ago at 2am to someone being arrested in our back yard. Long story short a guy attacked his girlfriend with a bat and the police chased him into our yard and arrested him there. THen they came back later to look for his bat. My dad actually found the bat next door the next morning (parents own the property right next to us) I was kinda shooken up and the next night dh jumped out of bed and I thought someone was breaking in. I was freaking out again and in the process of calling the police when I finally realized he was in a dream state and thought a bug the size of a bat flew in through the window. He has been really stressed at work lately and his sleep turns restless like that when he is stressed, so I don't get good sleep then. Sometimes I just wish I could go to a hotel by myself lol. Oh well, we will see how tonight goes! It does make me realize though that having white noise so loud in our room is scary. I didn't hear a thing that night. DH saw the lights and I am surprised he woke as he is a heavy sleeper and lately with the baby I have been a light sleeper and didn't wake. I know it was just coincidence that he ended up in our yard and wasn't there to harm us, but I still get scared!

Hope all is well!

 

[trixie79]

My god Stranje how scary! Oh snores loudly when he is stressed and I haven't been sleeping too well either !! The week of the first tooth has been a nitemare but hoping its coming to an end!! It's up a little and he has bit me on the hand a couple of times!!! You will defi know when she gets her first tooth, you can see a white bubble for a week kr so and then all of a sudden it's through ! He went totally off his food, sore bum and diarrhoea after it cuts.... Although there is no research for the correlation there has to be some truth to it!! He was awake most nites for a week and last nite was the worst 2days after cutting! He was awake from12-3am... I'm soooo shattered! And totally picked the wrong week to go back to work!!

I recommend separate foods for a week or so or if your introducing a new food, but after that it's safe to mix.... Like Conor had cod and peas today and has stew And potatoes for tommorrow but he is progressing quite well and can chew finger foods and eats bread now!!


Dreamer my OH didn't get me anything rem!! I went and bought myself a card and pressie from Conor!!

Work has been grand and the babies are soooo small!!! The early start is killer but hopefully I'll get more sleep next week!

 

[LadyL]

Glad you had a great birthday weekend Dreamer!! Sorry your OH didn't get you a card though. Like Stranje said, men just don't think like we do!! Sorry Erin didn't tolerate the drive well. We leave for Florida next Thursday (can't wait!!), and it's a 5 hour drive!! I'm so nervous Jack isn't going to do well with the drive. He is usually a great rider, and has ridden for 1.5 hours many times, and does well, but I still can't help but to be nervous. But I can't wait to put his little toes in the sand and let him play in the ocean a bit.

Trixie, glad to know that going back to work has been good for you so far. Sorry Conor has had a bit of a rough patch with his teething. Don't know if you have them there, but Hyland teething tablets have worked great for Jack.

Stranje, what a scary story!! Glad they caught the guy though. It's so weird bc there was a murder that happened last Saturday on my in-laws road which is right near ours. It was so scary!! Apparently this couple was coming back from the Casino and they were both drunk and got into a domestic dispute and she ended up shooting him in the truck they were in!! But all we knew for days was that a man was shot and the truck was abandoned with his body in the ditch. We didn't know if the shooter was a male/female, if they got away etc. And all the land around us belongs to me/DH, and his parents. We have several hundred acres of land, woods, and pastures (my in-laws were cattle/dairy farmers), so we weren't sure if we had a murderer on the loose in our woods somewhere. It was scary. Turned out the woman is who called the police and turned herself in, so all was ok. Neither of them live near us, they were just passing through our area bc it's "back-roads" and it connects 2 major highways.....good for cutting through if you're gonna be driving drunk I guess.

Ugh, wanted to say more, but hubby has been begging me to give him the computer so he can do something with his Fantasy Football!! Ha! Some exciting Friday night we're having, huh?!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

 

[StranjeGirl]

Oh no!! is it fantasy football time again already??? Last year it stole dh away for hours every week

THat is sooooo scary ladyl. I can't believe the woman shot the man!!! You don't hear that as much, it is usually the other way around (at least here) At least you finally heard who it was and what happened, much better than wondering if some killer was on the loose on your property!!!! Hope you have a wonderful time in FLorida and a great drive!!!

Trixie, poor conor and poor you for the fact that it is happening right as you go back to work! You must be exhausted!!! I feel so bad for babies going through teething, must be so painful! Thanks for the advice on food. I guess I will keep it to one food at a time to make sure of no allergies. It's so hard to tell since she already has a rash. However I bought some curel itch defense and it might actually be working. I started using that along with the weleda diaper cream on her face a couple days ago. I feel like the diaper cream helps the rash and the curel helps the dryness. It gets worse in the heat and it has been SOOO hot here. We are all melting. So I tried to give giada a big piece of banana yesterday, first time eating banana and she HATED it!!! She has eaten everything I have given her so far and she would NOT eat the banana. First I tried a big chunk more like blw, and she put it to her mouth and then wanted to get rid of it. SHe woudl cry every time I put it on her tray, then I tried mashed with a spoon and she would spit it out and cry. I will have ot try pureed. She has never refused a food like that and I thought she would love the taste. I notice she isn't good about new textures though...she loves avocado pureed and barely likes them when they are mashed. Oh well.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

 

[trixie79]

god girls im so sick of baby club plonkers bad mouthing health visitors i just cant hold it in anymore....so i replied....i held back a little but we arent all bad are we????

jes.....they just kept going on abt how bad we are and nuisances and patronising etc....im so peeved off!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

god girls im so sick of baby club plonkers bad mouthing health visitors i just cant hold it in anymore....so i replied....i held back a little but we arent all bad are we????

jes.....they just kept going on abt how bad we are and nuisances and patronising etc....im so peeved off!!!

Arghhh that wound me up too and I never retaliate normally but I really think they are not seeing the big picture at all. I had to comment too.


I've been having a horrific time these past 2 days. Truely horrific. My sister tried to end her life 2 nights ago, but thankfully I randomly text her, and she replied to say goodbye, we got to her in time, and after a night in hospital she is at home now. She was very serious about it, it wasn't just a cry for help with what she did. Did not see any signs, although her OH had finished their short term relationship a few days before. I'm feeling so overwhelmed and upset, angry, scared, mixture of everything. My parents live in Australia, and I had to tell our mum over Skype this morning which was horrendous. I'm so thankful that my sister has a couple of very good friends, one who she lives with, and they are helping me to be with her and take care of her, because I am her only family here, and it's so hard to juggle everything with Erin. I'm exhausted but can't sleep, she is constantly on my mind. I'm going to get her a GP appointment tomorrow to hopefully get referred for some counselling.

I feel really weird saying this on here and hate the fact this is a public forum, but I needed to tell someone/people who doesnt actually know me. I just hope that no one on here sees this and does know this is me if that makes sense. I havent told my friends as my sister knows them too and it just feels too weird and she doesnt want everyone knowing. I saw a few of them tonight, and for an hour just escaped reality and put it to the back of my mind which was good to do. My OH is being supportive of me and what I want/need to do for her, but without going into details of what happened he thinks my sister is unstable, and doesnt want Erin around her and is saying he's lost all respect for her, she's not looking after Erin (which of course I agree with that bit for now). He feels she was very selfish and acted in a way that he now can't trust. He understands that for me to help her right now I need to take Erin with me as she still doesnt take a bottle, and my OH is working anyway, so he's just had to accept that. I think that it does my sister good to see Erin.

Feels good to have written that down. Sorry to have burdened you with this, as I know this is meant to be a lovely thread about our lovely beautiful babies but I just needed to tell someone!