Mother of all conception months Graduates

[pinkclaire]

Loopy yay on the first smile! And 1 month old wow thats gone so quickly! And highlighted how late I was lol.

Ozzie hope everything is ok at the hospital, sorry forgot to say earlier!

SK this is the leaflet I was given https://www.wiltshire.nhs.uk/Downloads/Maternity/Leaflets/Sharing_Bed.pdf

 

[madcatwoman]

thanks Madly&Vbaby, yeh i heard they just grow out of the colic, its so rotten when you cant help them, i do find its the strangest thing ever though.....im assuming its like cramps that come and go, because one moment he's screaming and then the next min he can be nodding off and then starts all over again for about 2 hours, and stranger still-by usually 9.10pm it stops-just like that, l ike someone has flicked a switch!!!

 

[vbaby3]

Ladies,my boy shay has grown up
His best friend from playschools mammy asked me could shay go play in her house some day after school.He's never been to anyones house on his own except my mams,so i didn' know how he'd react.
So we get there,he throws off his coat in the hall and runs upstairs with his friend without even saying goodbye

Plus I just got his book list from the school.He's going to primary in september,my heart is broke.
As is my bank balance!!85euro for school books for a 4year old!!plus there's a book rental system in the school so that 85 is actually for books that he writes on like work books,so they can't even be passed on to oran.
Not to mention the uniform,25euro for the school jumper plus there's a special school track suit top he needs too.It'll be seriously expensive when all 3 of them are at school!

 

[DaretoDream]

Ladies,my boy shay has grown up
His best friend from playschools mammy asked me could shay go play in her house some day after school.He's never been to anyones house on his own except my mams,so i didn' know how he'd react.
So we get there,he throws off his coat in the hall and runs upstairs with his friend without even saying goodbye

Plus I just got his book list from the school.He's going to primary in september,my heart is broke.
As is my bank balance!!85euro for school books for a 4year old!!plus there's a book rental system in the school so that 85 is actually for books that he writes on like work books,so they can't even be passed on to oran.
Not to mention the uniform,25euro for the school jumper plus there's a special school track suit top he needs too.It'll be seriously expensive when all 3 of them are at school!

really glad we don't have to pay for books in elementary school here!!! my goodness that's just crazy!

 

[gilz82]

We don't pay for books here either. Thank god cos if we did my mum and dad would have had to pick their favourite daughter and just sent that one to school given there are four of us

 

[pinkclaire]

That's so much money vbaby! Can you get any off amazon etc cheaper?

 

[vbaby3]

No pink,thats already them subsidised as the school gets them in bulk.Thats only part of it,could you imagine if the school didn't do a rental system how much it would cost.
I may take out a 2nd mortgage once they start secondary school!!
My friends daughter started last september and her books cost over 500euro!
I think we're the only country in europe that has to pay for school books.
My mam used to get all ours 2nd hand I remember and cover them with brown paper lol!!

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

aw i missed so much in the last couple of days!congratulations pink! what gorgeous photos! well done you!

aw cant wait to meet mine! getting v jealous of all these gorgeous babies!

wow ozzie friday! how exciting! hope your appointment goes well today!

 

[Sofiekirsten]

Hi Ladies,

Jake was weihed by the HV this morning and he now weighs 5lbs 12oz and he weighed 6lbs 1oz at birth. She said that it was within the normal range.

He had his heel prick aswell and he didn't cry! But he has had 8 of them in hospital so I suppose he is used to them!

 

[pinkclaire]

Thanks nomore!

Vbaby I can't believe they cost that much, x3 that's a fortune!

Ouch ouch ouch after pains!

SK that's a good weight after 6 days xx

 

[PeanutBean]

Wow vbaby! I think I'll scrap those idle thoughts of maybe one day moving to Ireland, at least til after the kids have left home. I can't believe you have to pay for school books!

Sorry Madcat I meant to mention the colic query too. Byron had it well over 3 months and I agree also a thing they grid out of. My mum reckons it's their immature guts getting tired after a long day and I tend to agree with that especially as it's worse for over-feeding. Another parental lesson - there are some things we simply can't help them with and the best we can do is hold them as they cry.

I was at my parents earlier. Not walked dog and not going to as my head is bloody klling me. Rename the thread mother of all migraines?

On the cosleeping I read recently about a SIDS researcher suggesting we should cosleep to reduce the risks. Don't know much about the person or the details I'm afraid (it was an fb link I didn't have time to go further into) but interesting nonetheless. My personal opinion is that the real cause of SIDS is baby dependent. Some breathing issue that makes then vulnerable to the other things like overheating, smothering etc. Everything points to a respiratory cause of some sort.

 

[vbaby3]

Sofie glad jakes weight is in normal range,hope you get a bit more rest today.

You definately wouldn't wanna be moving over here peanut!!You don't get anything for free unless you're on benefits.
It costs me 50euro if 1 of my kids needs to see the gp:wacko
You do get some free healthcare,but only if you're happy to join a huge queue and wait months/years to be seen.This had resulted in so many of us who can't afford it paying for private health insurance

Rant over!

Well shays friends mam has texted,he's grand and gonna stay for his tea!!To think I worried about him going without me lol,he doesn't give a shite!!!

 

[molly85]

awww vbaby all grown up.

abby screams randomly for ages the only thing that chills her out completely is going in the wrap so might be worth a look cat i got mine 2nd hand from here try it. brilliant for walking molly and supermarket shopping anything that you might need 2 handsfor and no bulky car seat. bBaily is big enoughto fit in a normal carrier so could help in those hours he is just upset.

has madly reported back? brilliant weight SK specially as you bfed for a bit

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

i was thinking about getting a wrap as it might be more than handy when dealing with a newborn, toddler and a house full of messy tearaways!

Any of you lovely mummies got a wrap and think its brill? if so what type have you got? i looked at the moby wrap but there is something about it that is just putting me off a bit . . . i already have one of those ridged baby carriers but dont think it is going to be nice and snuggly like a wrap you know?

xkx

 

[sequeena]

i was thinking about getting a wrap as it might be more than handy when dealing with a newborn, toddler and a house full of messy tearaways!

Any of you lovely mummies got a wrap and think its brill? if so what type have you got? i looked at the moby wrap but there is something about it that is just putting me off a bit . . . i already have one of those ridged baby carriers but dont think it is going to be nice and snuggly like a wrap you know?

xkx

I'm interested in this too

 

[madcatwoman]

Peanut ive read on here about colic being due to over feeding, the website said their stomachs are the size of their fist and to imagine all thats in a bottle squeezing into there, and too feed little but often, so we're trying that come late pm&evenings and see!

 

[molly85]

that would be the price nomore. you can get the basic material on ebay for less than £20 or get a 2nd hand one to try it out. I think all wraps are the same but there are different carriers out there. the baby wears on here don't recomend the front back pack style they call them crutch danglers hmmmmm.

 

[loopylollipop]

I have a wrap from mamas and papas and it is ridiculously long. I couldnt believe it when I received it through the post, ordered it online after getting fed up of researching them. In hindsight I should have sent it back.

I cant say what its like to use yet, as I feel my teeny weeny baby is too small at the moment. Will reconsider when I know his weight is up a bit.

I wish he would wake up, my (.)(.) are about to explode...

 

[molly85]

lol loopy i was thinking teh same thing boobwise. do you have a pic because they are recommended for preemies and little ones as it keeps them close and damn it you don't have to put them down

 

[PeanutBean]

I've had a bjorn and use a moby. Both are great. Bjorn type ones are not recommended too early as they separate at the hips without supporting the thigh. I confess we used it with Byron from about a week (there isn't access for a pram where wexwslked the dogs) and had no probs but I wouldn't have had him in for a long period, bit like with car seats and compression of the spine.

I really like the moby so far. I like that it goes up to toddlers and there are lots of different holds. They're cheaper than a bjorn unless you get a super fancy one with a silk panel. Wraps are so useful.