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hello strangers sorry been a bit awol been very busy betweeb eing draageed to wwatch arsenal play on sat to doing tip runs on sunday lol exciting life i lead hey!!

nat- im so sorry to hear yor sad news im thinking of you and your family (((big hugs)))

jen- get josh rlling around i cant wait for that stage how cute does he look in his bumbo he looks really big now

nik- isee by your ticker youve lost another lb well done hun!! yaya to finally getting a wii did dh get a good trade in price for his box. i know what you mean about getting a wii fit we actually ended up getting ours from toys r us we were really lucky to get it though. they are rare as rocking horsse sh*t round here.

zoe- you talking about diets hun are you mad you look fab in your wedding pics. cant believe your thinking of no.3 but i can see where you are coming from considering so hopefully you'll be the first may june mummy to be a new mummy to be been meaning to ask how your sister is hun?

teri - zak sounds like such a good boy. how did your wedding go ?

loocy- glad you like your phil and ted i think it is eac to there own with pushchairs really. hows lochlan and dd?

moomoo- great to heear from you these may babys have been giving us some hassle hey!! how have you found a difference in th recovery time betwenn a c-section and a vaginal birth?

well as for us not much has happened we went o see arsenal play on saturday which was great he pre season friendly are alwas loads of fun. we all had our kits on lol sad hey!!

got riley weighed today and he's evening ou quite nicely he is now 12lb 2oz little chubber. he also has started going longer through the night goes down about 9 wakes at 4.30 feed then goes back till 7.30 then feed lierally every three hours from then on.

quick q has anyones little ones started just havig cat naps int he day. unless we go out in the car riley lierally only sleep 1/2 hour to an hour tops sometimes not at all between feeds?

xxxx

p.s. oh by the way i also lost another lb today wahoooo

rachael, thanks weding was good... dont think my brother stopped smiling the whole day. and his daughter was beautiful

Zak the same,sleeps well at night bu during the day can be anytime between 2 and 3 hour feeds... little monkey x Zak usually just has 1/2 hur sleeps during day unless we put him down in cot during the day then he sleeps 2/3hours.. think he just comfier. always at 2 though. little boy likes his routines

Oh Nat, I am so sorry to hear your news. DH lost his dad in a similar way just last year and it was heartbreaking for all of us. I am so sorry for you and your family. He will never be gone though....you will see him everytime you look at Bethany....we see DHs dad in Billy everyday.

Take care and BIG hugs to you xxxxxxxxx

Well, Josh is officially on the mush now! he had food yesterday & today, and he LOVES IT! After eating 4 spoons of cauliflower last night, he then slept for 11 hours, and only woke because his big sisters were too noisy!

He is a little bit young yet, but he had started waking at night when he used to sleep through, he eats his fists all the time, he watches us eat and literally drools. He had gone from 3 oz bottles to 6 oz hungry baby bottles, PLUS breast feeding. So i gave in & started weaning. those who have had babies before, at what age did you wean? Josh is about 16 and a half weeks.

As for naps, Josh also only has small naps during the day, maybe on of about 2 hours, the rest are all smaller. But cant complain if he is going to sleep 11 hours at night!

Hi Jen.. I was always just before the 4 month mark for weaning.. I always remember the HV saying 4 months before you start but also remember having hungry babies who couldnt tell they were only 3 1/2 months MY HV was tellin e they try to encourage 6 months now for weaning.. yeah like the babies will wait I Know mine wont, Wehy to the 11 Hrs... must of been the heat, zak went down at 8 and slept till 7 this morning too

Nat - I am so sorry hun. As you say the suffering is over for him but how awful for your family it all seems to have happened so quickly. Big hugs and whatever limited support we can offer here, we will all give I am sure ((()))

Teri - thats very kind offer! We're using the TT bottles and from your description they sound really cool actually - keeps it sterile I guess. Wyatt sounds same as Zak - he doesn't sleep much during the day and sometimes only manages 2 hours between feeds!

Jenpen - like teri DS1 was just around 4 months - so pretty much as you have done. He was just so hungry and Josh obviously felt he was ready to go onto the next stage.

rach-jade - its been pretty horrendous tbh - but hopefully now that the due date is past she may feel she can manage a bit better. Not really sure as she doesn't want to see Wyatt which is understandable. Still no sign of af - so god knows what the cramps are....

nic - cramping went for a day and now its back. Not sure what is going on there's no other type of cramp really like it is there so it must be af....just wish it would decide one way or the other!!!

Right well really hot this afternoon - and I am sooo looking forward to the end of term tomorrow - it'll be wonderful not to have to rush out of the door first thing in the morning for the next 6 weeks - thats what makes the nights such a killer! Wyatt was up 3 times in the night and DH had to go out to an RTA call out and didn't return til 2am so I didn't sleep well even when Wyatt was asleep! Oh well - hope everyone is well. nat - thinking of you hun x

good evening been quie on here today!!

how good is holby tonight i have been glued i love it dr burn phoarrrrrrrrr.... lol

oh has anyone been watching bb how annoying is dale getting i cantstand him big headed git!1

zoe- no sign of af how long you gonna leave it b4 doing a test just to make sure. my dd breaks up from playschool tomorrow i cant wait gonna be nice not to rush a bout in the morning and poor riley can actually get dressed at sensible time rather than flashing his funky jim jams all over the playschool lol

teri- glad the wedding went well i love a good summer wedding we went to 3 last year and havent got any this yr

jen- im the same with my dd i weaned her at 16 weeks and she was really ready forit. will try and do the same with riley but only if he is ready.

been packing for our hols today we go to zoes neck of the woods Dorset on sat for a week cant wait especially to go to monkey world my dd loved it ast yr.

llots of love to all other mummies and bubba's xxxx

evening all!

Teri - Zak will probably be looking for food soon as well i bet? Are you finding him totally different natured after having girls? I find he is more couthy and like more attention than the girls did. How are you coping with the school holidays?

Zoe - hope you get some relief from your cramps soon! I feel better about weaning Josh now, knowing other babies couldnt wait either. He enjoyed a bowl of carrot tonight lol

Its been so hot today! Josh wore only his vest for most of the day, and was in just his nappy this evening! he was so clammy, the poor wee thing. He is still sleeping 11 hours a night though, so fingers crossed he keeps this up!

RJ - x-posted you! I spent all day yesterday packing too, as im off to my mums on friday (shes near cambridge) I sent all our clothes down by courier today! you can send a massive box for about £6, they collect from your door & it will be delivered to my mums house tomorrow. Im doing it that way because i am taking all 3 kids on a 7 hour train journey by myself!!!! Yes, i must be mad! and £6 seems reasonable enough to pay to not have to drag luggage on & off trains. Hope you have a nice time in Dorset!

jen- where near camabridge is our mum thats my necck of the woods the courier idea is bloody genious i would never ever of thought you could do anything like that lol

RJ - shes between Cambridge & Bury St Edmunds. I used to live there too, until i returned to Scotland.

The courier will take a massive box for £6, i got every thing we needed into it, including Josh's lightweight travel cot! All i need to take on the train is his stroller & changing bag.

evening girlies

rach, thanks for noticing my ticker had changed, yay to you losing another lb too!! i was a bit gutted to be honest at only losing 1lb after losing 3lb the weeks before, but it's a move in the right direction i suppose, (all that booze and fancy dinner on sat wouldn't have helped. alanna has always been a light sleeper during the day, but she sleeps 7-8 hours at night wakes for a fed and then sleeps another 4-5 hourd in the morning, i've only just started putting her to bed at 8pm and it seems to be working well so should have a proper routine going soon.


jen, if josh is eatting his mush he must be ready for it, if not he'd have spat it back at you again, excellent idea about the courier, btw.

zoe, rach has a point you should maybe try a hpt just in case.

im so jelous of rach and jens hols, im not even getting away for a weekend this summer.

how often are we meant to change babies dummies? is it every month and if so does that mean their bottle teats should be changed every month also?

well of to do the ironing and watch bb!!!

Zoe just pm me with your address and I will send them today

Jen, think zak would love food now.... little piggy he is. Yeah I find the same he loves cuddles from me and likes constant attention School hols are ok its finding things to do with the girls and organise Zak too...

Oh his master is calling back soon xx

jen - yea to the mush!! my DD was born after they'd moved to the 6 month weaning guideline, but I started her at 20 weeks as I couldn't wait any longer coz she was so hungry!! my HV made me feel so guilty though - she was practically acting like I wouuld kill her if I weaned her early. As it turns out, she's very healthy and she just loves eating (most of the time!). OMG 3 on a train!!!! good luck! have a lovely time. that courier company idea sounds great - much cheaper than flying with it and much easier. I might look into that next time i go up to scotland!!


Rj have a fab holiday - we're off to dorset in September so you can let me know all the things you got up to!

things here are good. Lochlan has been having 3-4 oz of formula and breast about 10pm the last two nights and slept for about 7 hours each time. I still feel a bit bad about the formula but the sleep is brilliant and I need all the energy i can get for DD. she's at that wonderful age where 'no' means absolutely nothing whatsoever. yesterday caught her playing with the loo brush - YUK!! and this morning couldn't find the car keys as she'd gone into my handbag and taken them out. Finally found them on top of our DVD player AFTER I'd taken her and lochlan on the bus to her nursery. What a palava!!!! Still, it's such a lovely age too as she is just so much fun and laughs at everything so I shouldn't complain really!!!

Lxx

Hello girls!

Got Josh weighed today - and he is 15lbs 9 oz Apparantly, the mixed feeding is the problem, and ive to either fully BF, or cut out his daytime BF and only give bottles, then BF at bedtime & breakfast! I think we will go with the 2 BF and 3 bottles a day. I didnt dare tell her that he has had a few spoons of carrot mush too!