~**The Natural Parenting Chat Thread**~

[purpledahlia]

mee too. but i tried and didnt go down so well i need material cutting scisorrs.

off to tesco! ciao

 

[lfernie]

I made a cardboard template and made lots of fleece liners, think I got 17 out of one wee fleece blanket x

 

[sezzlebum]

aimee gets teething rashes but i dont put her in sposies, i dont plaster cream on and we use fleece liners to stop it getting on the nappy, even when ive forgot the liner tho we dont have a problem, spose it depends on the cream, i imagine sudacrem would clog as its thick, but bepanthan and the other one i have(organic camomille sp? balm from tescos) dont cause me any probs x

 

[FemmeEnceinte]

Ooh, is the organic camomile balm any good? I need to be prepared for these teething rashes and much as I love sudocrem I can't say no to organic

 

[sezzlebum]

aye it works well for us, she never has rashes longer than a week x

 

[saraendepity]

I use fleece liners all the time anyway, but I thought that was meant to stop the cream clogging up? I've never used a sposie and his nappies arent clogged from cream.
Like Lfernie said, I've never heard of silver liners but silk liners yes, their meant to prevent bum rash I think.
I think the only nappy cream you should be really cautious of with your nappies is one (I cant remember the name, I'm sure someone else uses it here though) that will stain your nappies

its Metanium..it stains everything bright yellow...thats why we have her in sposies if she has really bad bum rash...the Metanium gets rid of it in a matter of a couple of hours (usually overnight) so if i'm using it i either do that or use a sposie liner with a fleece on underneath to protect the nappies. theres no reason to change to sposies with other creams so long as you dont cake them on......my HV said you shouldnt cake creams on anyhoo as it doesnt wok as well....apparently you should still be able to see the 'pattern' of the skin thru the cream

finally got piccies of the RS i made today....still not 100% finished as i left the tail a bit long ..will get them up now tho

sara

cxxxx

 

[Twiglet]

I dont use cream anymore, her teething rash seems to disappear by itself.

I need more fluff but Mr.Liam didn't tell me about a bill he got through and then we had a warning letter yesterday so all of my money went on that and Liam got a good telling off...I'm so mean

 

[Lunaty]

hello girls,

sorry i haven been on that much lately...
Cole is keeping me pretty busy at the moment..

seen the docs and the new meds are not really making to much difference yet unfortunately , well go back to the specialist next week ...

 

[Twiglet]

Oww no I hope you find something soon to help little Cole!

 

[Lunaty]

Oww no I hope you find something soon to help little Cole!

Thanks, we are at our last stop... weve tried everything and he is now under a specialist pediatrician so if he cant help us im afraid w will just have to go though this untill he grows out of it..

ims o sleep deprived i cant even type properly LOL

 

[JayleighAnn]

Yes Sara thats it, my friend used it on her LO and her nappy rash was gone by morning, she got it on prescription I think. Halen doesn't ever have realllly bad rash, sometimes just a bit, but I use either bepanthen if its bad, or if its just a bit I use kamillosan (camomile cream from boots) and they sort it out. but the best thing I've found is loads of nappy off time, and making sure I dry his bum properly after I've wiped it, I always just just a dry wipe after I've got him all clean.
Can't wait to see your RS! How is it? The one I made just wasn't comfy and he killed my shoulders even at 4 weeks old and 7lb!
Sam I'm sorry Cole's meds aren't working, I hope something gets sorted!
I'm seeing how tonight goes and if its bad again I'm taking Halen doctors. I am sick to death of feeling like I resent him cause he just wont effing sleep! It's getting to the point where his cry makes me angry because I am sick of hearing it.

 

[Lunaty]

jup i know how that feels..
it's hard as i know he is not screaming without a reason but man.. one break, is that to much to ask?!
putting him to bed is a nightmare as i need to rock him in his pram at least 5 times for 20 min.. then it's time for the next feed.. and when i just dont bother putting him to bed then he will cry his lungs out after a little while of holding him..

i was so tired i actually got him in to bed wth me this morning and fed him only being a little upright (his head was on my pillow) which ended up in him vomiting all over my bed

 

[JayleighAnn]

Oh babe
I'm pissed off with my mum, her and my stepdad are having my step nephew next month, but yet they never have Halen. My mum took him to Tesco's once! Once!! Oh and she baby sat for 4 hours one night when we wanted to go cinema and then half an hour once or twice so I can have a bath and do my hair and stuff. But yet she's having Cameron for a whole day!! I kicked off today and she said "well its cause you breastfeed" Bullshit is it, she breastfed and is fully aware I have a breast pump! He doesnt like a bottle so she has to cup feed him, thats the main thing, but FGS!!! I need a break!

 

[saraendepity]

omg Sam, so so sorry you are going through this hun. i do hope they start to kick in soon...could it be that they are just taking a while to work?? I hope so

Jayleigh hun.....i was thinking the other day about Halen...have you tied a sippy cup? he might take from that ? might give you a break?

i have the opposite problem at the moment...MIL is taking Daisy for a couple of hours on Sunday morning ish and last time i said i would let her take her up into town for a couple of hours and she was perfectly happy with this....well i asked her if she wanted her for a bit on Sunday and she wants to take her to her house whih is lie a good 40 mins away (i dont drive so couldnt get there if i needed to in a hurrry and i dont feel comfortable with her being that far away when rob is off as i am basically stuck) anyhoo she kicked up a fuss and i eventually agreed to her going for a bit but i just know i wont get anything done cos i'll be fretting loads while she's away .... i know she's nearly 8 months and she WILL be fine but y'know what its like........and i KNOW i have to get used to her being away from me, FGS she's not gonna be able to stay in the Labour room with us while i push LO#2 out ... ramble ramble ramble!!LOL

Jayleigh, the sling is quite comfy IMO.....i've made it out of cotton so has no stretch and i ahev put a cap on the shoulder so it distributes the weight more....i wore her while we went shopping and had no pulling..tho might take a little getting used to with the rings....but hen i got her on right it felt really nice and snug

sara

xxxxxxxx

 

[purpledahlia]

Sara cant wait to see the sling!! Daisy will be fine, im sure she will have loads of fun, try and get whatever done that needs done cos u will be annoyed with yourself if you dont and had the chance if you know what i mean. plus you get to see her happy excited face when you go to get her or she comes home all excited to see you!

 

[thelilbump]

sorry i'm just popping in to say :wave: you would not beleive how incredibly busy I am at the min my work load is megaaaa! I'm so stressed with it all tbh I'm ready to pack it in!

Anyway,

Ahh sara it does get easier to let her go, we started about 9 months aswell and the first couple of times i didn't know what todo with myself but as I had to do it more and more it gets better. Now sometimes i feel like we get more quality time together than we did before

Sam kind of missed your post but hope everythins okay.

 

[purpledahlia]

erm, ok i have TWENTY NINE NAPPIES! and one on the way from Lu! i have to stop! shes not even 2 months.

 

[saraendepity]

Claire...pic of the sling in babywearing thread....and 29 :yippee: LOL i think i was at about the same stage as you then....trust me ......it gets WORSE!! LOOL

 

[purpledahlia]

nooooooooooooo my bank balance cant take anymore!! When she outgrows her small ittis ill sell them and only then am i allowed to buy more..

 

[Lunaty]

Thanks girls
He finally is asleep (for s long as it lasts)

I have een trying to get him to self sooth and left one arm out of the swaddle but after half an hour of rocking he was getting upset as he couldnt get it in his mouth properly.. so we will just stick with popping the dummy in every 20 min

Cole is having trouble pooing i think which is almost a bonus as i only have had one poo nappy in the last 6 days.. poor thing is trying so hard too and has heaps of wind!!!