March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[Kte]

Hi Ladies,

I've been a bit AWOL too. Life laundry I guess. I think I'm going to go to the doctors tomorrow, I think I'm having hormonal problems so I'd like to get it checked out. I have always had really bad spots, they get so painful and I read it can be hormonal. I eat healthy and drink healthy and cleanse at least twice a day (more I'm training and all sweaty ) I exercise, I socialise but I'm on a roller coaster of emotions, if I spend time with my babies and not clean I feel like I am letting them down but if I do clean I feel like I am neglecting them. Sometimes I know I'm being irrational but I can't help it and I've tried to reason with myself but the guilt, anger and frustration is still there so I need some help.

Glad all your LO's seem to be doing really well

I find it all so odd when you say 6 months soon, Sophie is the baby of the group, she isn't even 5 months yet! It's going fast but I'm glad not too fast! She loves to be up and watching too and stands a little when we hold her but not too much thankfully! She much prefers to be sat on a knee or investigating a toy - mainly she loves Chloe, watching her and laughing at her. I got the Mei Tai back out now she is a bit bigger and fit in it properly again and I can tell she loves being there, looking around or having a nice cuddle with Mummy, it's come in very hand over the holidays so I can do things with them both! She has almost rolled over a few times, she still gets stuck on her arm though, tummy time doesn't seem to bother her. She is always chomping and chewing but doesn't seem to be teething in any other way yet. Some nights she is more unsettled than others but even at her worst she is still a good sleeper really. Oh and I almost forgot, she discovered her hands a few weeks back now but just recently, last week even, she has found her feet! It's so cute watching her reach and grab for them (although it's tricky cleaning her bum sometimes now as she is a very grabby baby and I have to divert her hands if you get what I mean!!!)

Hopefully I'll get back on her a bit more now x

 

[MrsChezek]

Kte - sorry ur a bit overwhelmed. Hormones suck!!!! I hope you find something that will help

maybe - I think I'm going to do a bit of both! Some puréed stuff and some straight up solids. I was visiting my best friend the last few days and her dd is 10 days older than H and she was chomping on everything! Even a giant cob of corn. I tried giving H one of those puffs as my friends baby was do cute chomping on them but she spit it out and looked at me confused. So now I'm wondering if she's really ready

 

[Kte]

They say try attempt offering something about 10 times before assigning it to the don't like pile. It might just be the texture, its more about feel, look and taste than actually as a means anyway for a bit. Sprry if Im just saying things you already know. Best thing with food is easy going, no pressure and positiveness. Sometimes Chloe doesn't like things and now I can say "that's okay, I didn't used to but now I do, you can just try it again another day". Obviously with a baby you cant say but still just leave it after a few tries and re introduce it later.

 

[MrsChezek]

Yeah I'm definitely not giving up nor assuming she didn't like the puffs, but she didn't know what to do with the food in her mouth. Same with any bits of fruit that have come off while she was sucking on it - she just spits the bits out! I'm going to try her first solids on Monday as I don't want to do it on Friday as the doctors are closed over the weekend. A bit paranoid, I know!!!

 

[skeet9924]

Wow! I'm loving hearing all of the amazing progress everyone's little ones!

Carson is doing great! He too says mum.. Lol but only when he is frustrated .. Oh finds it very funny. Carson is still not rolling from back to belly he gets almost over then changes his mind. I think it has to do with him not liking being on his belly anyways, plus he ways 18lbs.. That's got to be a lot of weight for him to move. We've been working on starting solids, with a bit of trial and error we finally found a kind of cereal that Carson loves! He grabs the spoon and pulls it to his own mouth. We've been trying to introduce avocado but so far he's not liking it. I'm going to try a couple more days if not ill move to something else. Is anyone else's little one pooping less since starting solids?

Oh I forgot to mention Carson slept 11hours straight last night! Hopefully it happens again!!!

And still no teeth

 

[rose.]

Mrs c it is quite normal for them not to know what to do with the food at first - they are used to pushing their tongue forward to suck milk but have to learn the opposite to be able to take food. Also Alfie will only have purée - he tried a rice cracker the other day and just kept gagging on it. So I would recommend starting on a runny baby rice mixed with your milk, or a very runny purée. Alfie has now tried 11 different fruits and veg and will eat them all. Carrot, sweet potato and broccoli are his faves.

Skeet, we have less dirty nappies now. I also find his poo is thicker and usually resembles what he's been eating more!! Yuck

 

[baby_maybe]

Ill agree with that rose, Ruben's nappies quite often look like what he ate the day before! Although I must say he actually has more dirty ones now than before I weaned him, but I think that's mostly to do with the thickener bunging him up when he was on milk feeds and now he only has it once a day his insides have loosened up some

 

[rose.]

Baby maybe, is Reuben only on one milk feed aday now? How do you make sure he gets enough of what he needs? Only asking as I'm curious, I can't imagine Alfie not drinking as much milk so am wondering how it normally happens! How much does he normally eat?

 

[baby_maybe]

He has two, one in the morning and one before bed. In the morning I make up 7oz and do his porridge with that then he drinks the rest. For lunch and dinner he has purées, followed by petis filous. He was still having milk after both of those meals, but about 2 weeks ago he stopped wanting it as I guess he was filled up on food. At bedtime he has an 8oz bottle which he normally finishes.

I didn't want him to stop the milk quite so quickly, but he enjoys the food so much I just let him lead me as to whether he wanted it or not. My last dd was pretty much the same and the hv just used to say to make sure I put plenty of yogurts/dairy in her diet to make up for not having the milk, so I'm trying to do the same with Ruben. Luckily he's not fussy and eats pretty much whatever I give him

 

[skeet9924]

Rose, Carson is still on the normal feeds.. I just add a small amount of food after first nap with that bottle and I added a feeding of cereal around 5 in between his bottles..

 

[sethsmummy]

Loving all these stories of weaning. I started ethan again and t made him not poop for 2 days. So I didnt give him any today and were back to diarrhea. Stool sample ready for the gp tomorrow to see if we can get to the bottom of it. Thats 4 weeks now the poor boy. He rolled from back to front all by himself today...no help from mummy...then went on to commando crawl woop woop. Now he just wont lay still, even in his bouncy chair jes trying to turn over lol.

also todsy we finally got somewhere with seth. We had an education visitor out and she said in her opinion he is on the autistic spectrum! So he is being reffered for an official diagnosis! Finnaly after so many professionals we are getting somewhere!

kte sorry to hear your feeling so overwhelmed hun, sending you big hugs and love xx

 

[rose.]

Thanks baby maybe, that's interesting! I have been getting a little anxious about what happens with milk feeds now Alfie is eating more - but it's good to know that he should just stop taking it when he is ready. Sometimes he doesn't want his milk feeds now, or doesn't nurse for as long - and I guess it is his way of telling me he is still full! Unfortunately due to our issues with baby porridge I'm a bit reluctant to give him any dairy - once he gets to six months I will give a tiny bit of petit filous a go and see how he reacts. If he does, I will know it is definitely the dairy.

Seths mummy, sounds like Ethan is learning very fast! Hope his tummy troubles are sorted soon. I am also glad the professionals are taking you seriously re Seth - hope you get a diagnosis and any help he might need soon

Big for you too Kte

 

[baby_maybe]

Sounds like you're doing perfectly with it rose. Alfie will let you know when he's ready to drop a feed, so don't worry too much about it. Also that's a good plan with the dairy, just try one thing at a time and see how it goes. At least if you've only added one thing at a time you'll know what it is that's causing the problem. A good thing to do would be to write down what you feed him, so that if you need to approach the doctor about it, you've already got a record of what it is that's made him sick.

Sethsmummy - that's great about Seth finally getting a possible diagnosis. Hopefully you'll be able to get him the correct help now Sounds like Ethan having a time of it adjusting to weaning, hopefully that stool sample will shed some light on what's going on

 

[sharnw]

I've had a couple of people tell me to stop Kaylee from sucking her thumb because it causes buck teeth. I wish I knew this before I had her. She won't give up the thumb now. How are your babies with their thumbs? X

 

[rose.]

Alfie has only just started occasionally sucking his thumb. I am glad that he has a comfort! I don't have buck teeth and I sucked my thumb for years. As long as you stop them doing it at a sensible age it should be fine

 

[kraftykoala]

We have a tooth! Bottom front left, hoping the one next to it hurries up so she can stop being a misery!

Not weaning yet, shes tried a bit but she's fine and sleeping 11-12 hours on milk so I think I'll leave it until six months

She can roll both ways now so nowhere is safe, I keep finding her the other side of the room if I nip to the loo!

 

[skeet9924]

Yeah Krafty!! That's so exciting!! Is that the first tooth of the group??!

Sharn- Carson started sucking his thumb so now in bed I give him one of those little stuffed animals with a blanket attached and he sucks on that instead

 

[rose.]

Alfie has 2 teeth! Weirdly they came through at the same time. He's had them
About a month now. Krafty I hope Ella's second tooth arrives soon too -
It's horrid seeing them in pain. Sounds like she is doing well with rolling and sleep

 

[sharnw]

Wow for babies with teeth through
No teeth here yet lol. But omg she gets viscous biting my chin haha

 

[Kte]

No teeth here either, still her cheeky gums