Mother of all conception months Graduates

[molly85]

I'm sure your appointment will be less scary when you get there. abbys backon 4oz bottles and just sunk 3oz in 1 go of her 4th of the day this is a tiny appertite i can cope with as she has slept loads to. had to put her in a 3-6 top as she has so few 0-3s its baggy but doesn't swamp her yikes

 

[gilz82]

Wow that's unbelievable Molly, Noah is still in 0-3 stuff. I keep trying the 3-6 stuff bit the t-shirts are huge on him and the trousers fall down basically he needs his own range in the 2-4 size

Well like he didn't have enough on his tiny plate Noah is teething. He's got a teeny bit of tooth poking through and he's really not happy about it. The specialist warned us that teething causes reflux disease to flare so we are in for a fun few days.

Vbaby I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow and you can finally stop worrying

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

aw vbaby hope your appointment goes well tomorrow, i find a good cry helps too, i dont really talk about my problems to anyone so find a good release of emotion very helpful! xkx

aw gilz poor noah, leo was really good with teething it barely bothered him .. until now! his very back teeth are coming through, i have to wash his sheets every day because he is sucking his fingers all night and dribble is everwhere, he moves around his bed to escape his wet patches and creates more! poor noah he is such a little trooper bless him!

 

[gilz82]

Aw poor Leo Yeah Noah has turned into the dribbliest baby ever the past couple of days, it's just as well he's cute cos dribble is not a good look.

 

[vbaby3]

Thanks girls,hopefully i'll be on tomorrow with good news.
God gilz,thats all you need!!!
Noah is gonna be the best behaved toddler in the world to make up for all this,x

 

[molly85]

gilz fingers crossed theshoot through then. shes wearin that top more as a jumper so prob why its ok and its tesco so a bit small.

the jeans are 0-3 and way to long she may go back in to new born i'm a little befussled im so used to everything looking big

 

[gilz82]

It is bizarre how much variation there is between sizes in shops. Noah is still wearing and fitting in a pair of next up to 1 month jeans

 

[molly85]

yup her next 1 month dungerees still fit to. its the waist on them thats got snug not tight but with her eatting i didn't want her tummy to hurt because of a tight waist band

 

[gilz82]

No I'm the same all waist bands and nappies have to be nice and loose, otherwise he just pukes more.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Most of the 3-6 month stuff Alex has from the UK fits him now, but 3-6 month stuff my parents have set over is HUGE on him I don't get it, lol.

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

i think they do trouser purposely big, leo has never been in his age of trousers ever, he was in 3-6 month old stuff when he was a month old but his 0-3 trousers were too big for him.

even now he is in 3-4 tshirts and shirts and 2-3 trousers which can be too long (he is 2.5 and is already getting too tall for his shirts big boy)

 

[molly85]

ozzie iv been sent american stuff and thats huge to. parents have to fattern their kids up to fit the clothes

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Oh gee thanks. I don't think I'm fat

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Evening Ladies :wave:

Thank you Molly for updating on last evening and thank you everyone for your support

Basically last night we realised there was a low flying helicopter over our street with its search light on really bright, it was shining through our windows DH went outside and there were lots of police in riot gear and armed at the bottom of our street (I live in the middle of a very long road!) of course typically a crowd was gathering and neighbours were out having a look some were in dressing gowns and night attire honestly I live in such a nosy neighbourhood This went on for about an hour more and more police came and DH wanted to go meander down and find out what was going on I told him to stay the heck inside ... whatever it was it died down after a while and the armed police went off as did the helicopter leaving some police dispersing the crowd we have checked the news etc today but no reports of anything but it must have been pretty serious considering the armed police, riot gear and the amount of police officers oh and I think some of you saw on fb that someone stole my doorstep whilst we were out yesterday none of my neighbours saw anything apparently even though they didnt miss the commotion last night

Loopy thats exactly how I feel I will always be eternally grateful I have my boys

Pink I try not to do anything past 4pm either Oliver starts to get tired as bedtime approaches and so does Charlie Hope the house clean went well

Peanut hope your day was more productive than yesterday

at your DH Ozzie thats exactly my issue with DH unfortunately I dont get the privledge to lie in bed and not even consider listening out for Charlie grrrrrrrrrrrrr he says he doesnt hear him my arse

@ abby Molly shes on the move and well done abby sleeping in your own room

NOMORE not long now

vbaby Teagan is doing so well and lots of luck for you appointment tomorrow I will be thinking about you

for little Noah Gilz, Charlie is teething right now so I certainly know how that feels poor little man

Charlie is `just` going into 3-6mths now although most of his 0-3 were huge around waist they were getting a little short in arms and legs most of his 3-6mth clothes/outfits are massive and most trousers fall down hes living in sleepsuits right now which am more than happy with cause they are just so cute

Today I got my new mobile phone delivered and my HV came to do the weaning visit ( bit late for that one ) and to do the `nutty` test ( my DH said I shouldnt call it that ) which I failed so I am getting a referral for some counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy not sure if I agree I need this but I thought I would let her go ahead with the referral and see how I feel in the meantime we then went to the dentist this afternoon and all is okey dokey Tomorrow I am back at the hospital with my Mum As for the bleeding so light hardly worth a tampon but I`ve been out and about and consious of a big bleed hitting so I have been wearing them we have decided to re-test of Saturday and my friend reckons it could be left over hcg from Charlie that I have been picking up on the tests but am not so sure on that one Charlie had banana today and boy did he love it

Sorry for the HUGE post

 

[molly85]

iv tested and got no hcg hun and ive been testing awhile.

Looney baby was eyeing up my dinner and going bonkers so shes tried wearing baby rice lol

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Just a few things the HV told me at the visit today which both surprised and puzzled me and I thought I would mention

She showed me a chart with every baby juice on the market on it (heinz,hipp,boots etc etc) and apparently all of the baby juices on the market have sugar contents at least one teaspoon in some of them and one baby juice item even has three teaspoons of sugar in it I always considered baby items for use under 12mths anyway to be sugar free at least thats what they claim but I was to find that these juices are actually worse for a baby than good olde sugar free dilute I for one will NOT be buying said juices and anything I buy food wise for Charlie now will be scrutinised for riddick amout of sugars

This question is mainly aimed at Loopy but in general just wondered if any of your HVs mentioned this My HV has told me that because of the huge amount of damp/cold weather we have in Yorkshire it is now been advised that babies should be given a vitamin D supplement from 6mths old right through to 5yrs (abidec drops they are called!) because there has been a huge rise in young children becoming `bow legged` having ricketts Maybe this is one for you Peanut hon because my HV hasnt got any info to give me on this ie what the suggestion to give additional vitamin D is based on you know what study etc I dont understand why this is just applicable to Yorkshire either I am going to internet search but havent had the chance yet

 

[molly85]

lol madly thats coz people don't put their kids out side in the pram every day. even in the cold, wind and rain. Vit D comes from the sun so best place to get it is from outside you can get a multi vitamin for them but i won't be giving them to abs i'l just make the effort to get her out and give her a balanced diet

 

[vbaby3]

Madly,its a recommendation from birth over here to give babies a dose of vit d until 1 yr old.
Its a new thing apparently,as I was never told this when oran was born less than 3 yrs ago.
I was told this at the hospital before I left with Teagan,and also by the hv.
It comes in drop form,2 drops everyday I tyhink.I did buy it,but I've probably given it to her 10 times,I keep forgetting
Apparently there is a huge increase in young kids with rickets in recent years,and thats why they're now recommending this.

 

[gilz82]

Noah is on abided drops but it's part of the standard neonatal triple cocktail. We have to give him all three things Abidec, Sytron and Folic Acid til he's 18 months.

As for the juice I knew that too, i think AK mentions a bit about it in her book. It's really wrong isn't it.

 

[PeanutBean]

We had vit d recommendation with Byron. There is an argument that everyone in the UK is likely to be deficient in vit d because if our latitude. You should be able to get combined D, A and C healthy start drops from the hv or clinic. They're very cheap but because of the vit A, not vegetarian. You don't actually need much D to prevent rickets though. It is fat soluble and the 'right' form (this is contentious) had to be animal based. You get it in butter, cream on milk (a reason we should all drink full fat milk), eggs a s imagine probably meat fats. Supplements are usually made from lanolin from sheep's wool though sometimes seem to be fish based. Bf mums are particularly pushed on this issue but your formulas should all have the rda of vit D anyway.

Ozzie - it's very hard not to make a joke about fat American babies! Gilz - h&m do 2-4 months clothing!

Indigo is in her 3-6 months stuff but still fits quite a bit of her 0-3. Some outfits are getting snug and only the next skeepsuits still fit. We just got a new outfit sent in the post to us today.

Byron wouldn't sleep before the group no matter what I did so he was a bit apathetic there. By the time we got home he was getting in a bit of a state. Took me an hour to get him to sleep and he was biting me wherever he could reach and hitting and allsorts. He then slept til half 5 so a very late tea and he's in the bath now. God knows if he'll go to bed! Indigo has been much happier today. She did whinge all through the group though. She hates being away from home and if I put her down or am out of sight for the merest moment she gets her lip out and screams the place down! She's a bit of a mummy's girl simply from lack of exposure to others I think.

Got some jobs done today too. Almost finished a piece of sewing that is a thank you gift for a friend.

Best of luck tomorrow vbaby. I'll be thinking of you and looking forward to you coming on here saying all is well.