Discovery Home & Health

Hi girls,

Well am back from sunny Cyprus and back to reality!!

Eloise is still not sleeping through the night am getting a tad fed up with it now ! have moved her into her own room since i've been back but has made no difference .

As for the solids well is still slow progress she will eat things if you give her them to hold(I no I no she is a little young but hey ho!) but is not so keen on being fed with a spoon! still she was a little better today so hope she will get the hang of it soon.

Very quiet on here hope everyones ok

Take care


Sab x

Hi All,

Really, really quiet on here at the mo.

Emma, how's the controlled eating going?
Was thinking about you yesterday. Was determined last night to be more in control over what passes over my lips!!!! well that lasted up untill around 11 this morning!
God it isnt funny anymore, i really need to get some will power.
Im just so tired at the mo (god knows why) when Ney sleeps through the night. Sometimes i find myself eating when im not even hungry. What is that all about?

I even almost went out today and brought an exercise cycle but then changed my mind. Can you imagine it. Within 24 hours it would have been parked up in the corner of the bedroom being used as a place to hang clothes off. Lol

Vicki, DONT DO IT!!!! (Get rid of the clothes that is) Lol.
After having a boy and girl, i had decidedd that i reAlly didnt want anymore (notice i said I). As DP went along with what i said. However turns out he wasnt really agreeing, hence our latest arrival.

So she's my compromise on the football team (number that DP wanted) yeah right. I had got rid of EVERYTHING! Cot, pram, clothes, toys EVERYTHING. The shopping for all Ney's new stuff has been great but when i think of all the things we gave away to family, friends and the charity shop i could cry.

Well im definately not having anymore, so tell me why i cant get rid of Neys things???

So Vicki, wish i had your common sense all those years ago when i got rid of all that stuff.

Anyone else thinking about or planning there next additions to the family???

Ok, so dont laugh yeah, but recently i have really missed being pregnant. Yes I know, i did NOTHING but whinge my whole pregnancy through, but i miss the closeness, the not knowing what baby will look like, the kicks, ok so not the sleepless nights lol, but anyone else feeling like that?

Maybe its just because im REALLY not having anymore and im missing feeling Ney inside me because i know this.

Sab, keep going with the solids. & sorry Eloise isnt sleeping through the nite for you yet. I know how hard that must be for you, and having to get up to the other two and the running of a home. Chin up hun, it wont last forever.

Well i think ive gone on and on and on enough. lol

Hope everyone else's ok

Char & Ney
xxx

Morning All

Char - The controlled eating is going ok, have lost 7lb in 2 weeks which I am really happy about.
Lost it a bit last night and had a packet of Maltesers and then about 9pm had 2 weetabix which wouldnt of been to bad but heaped a pile of sugar on them aswell!!
I should of gone on the cross trainer last night but was feeling so tired, so hopefully going to go on it this afternoon when Millie is having her pm sleep.
The first week was defiently the worst, so kept a supply of carrots and drunk lots & lots of squash. Its a bit easier now, but still have difficult times.

Anyway got to go.

Take Care

Emma

hi, i am new to this but have to do something with my evenings now my little girl is going to sleep earlier! no time to myself during the day.
she is my third baby after two boys and is SO differentt to the other two. I wasn't babified at all before and went back to work at 6 weeks after birth but this time can't stop kissing her! not good to get into babies on number three tho.
good to hear other people with all the same problems as me!

Hello girls,

Emma, well done with the weight loss!! Glad things have settled with DH as well.

Char, missing pregnancy already?! I'm still at the stage where I'm relieved it's not me everytime I see a pregnant lady!

Sab, glad you enjoyed your time in Cyprus and that Eloise is eating well. Chloe's not sleeping through the night either. She usually wakes 2-3 times a night. It's so tiring.

Vicki, you're probably wise to save your things so you don't have to re-buy later. Although you'll probably re-buy later anyway cause who can resist little baby clothes!

Hells, how's the sleeping going?

Jo, hope you're recovering well.

Well, would you believe it - Chloe is CRAWLING! It's craziness. You probably don't believe it, but I've got video I'll try to post on our msn site. Noah never crawled until he was 9 months. He absolutely loves it because he says she's playing with him. It's fun but as you all know much more work! Changing her can take up to 10 minutes if I'm on my own because she's so wriggly.

She's started solids about 2 weeks ago and is loving avacado, bananas, pumpkin and pears. I'm going to start carrots soon. The HV actually told me to start her. She's very small, so HV thought it was time to add to her diet.

I'm moving back on June 30. Thanks for your interest! It's a horrible thing to think about... getting rid of all our stuff and trying to move the rest. I'm not really looking forward to it and getting a bit sad about leaving England. I'll be happy to be near my family again though.

Hope you're all doing well. I'm a bit poorly right now as I just got a wisdom tooth out... ouch!

Rachel

Hi all,

Where is everyone???!!!

Rach, Wow to Chloe crawling I don't envy you that am quite happy to wait!! Hope the tooth is feeling better if you remember I had one out when pregnant with Eloise so can sympathise not nice .

Well things not great for me this end me and Dh aren't getting on, it is our wedding anniversary today and I haven't seen him since Thursday, granted it was me who told him not to come back after we had a row but still!. Not sure how I feel about it really as we have been together for twelve years and although I love him and he is my best friend I'm not sure i'm in love if you know what I mean. My dd is really upset as they are very close i'm not sure how its all going to pan out not really got much time to think about things rushing after three kids, am really missing not having my mum around to talk things through with am feeling very isolated at the mo .

On the plus side Eloise has slept through from 10pm - 6am the last three nights , long may that continue! and she is also starting to have a little more food and seems to be liking it a little bit as well!!!

Anyway sorry girls for the me post hope everyone else is ok

Take care


Sab x

Morning All

I hope you have all had a good bank holiday weekend, the weather was lovely here and we spent most of the time in the garden, which I have to admit is looking really nice now.

Sab - Im sorry things are not going well with you and DH at the moment. I have to admit I have asked the same thing about me and my dh as to whether I am still "in love" with him and to be honest I still have not come up with a definitive answer which is slightly worrying me!!
I hope you managed to sort things out soon.

Rachel - I hope your move back to the states goes smoothly, at least we will all be able to still be in touch via the wonderful world of the internet.

Anyway better go, going to walk to pick DD up from nursey.

Take Care

Emma

Ps - Another 2lb off last week - yipeee !!

Hi girls,

I'm sorry it's just a quick one, the day seems to be running away with me. I have done nothing, but haven't stopped, and I need to go shopping before I get Ben from school, but Katie is asleep!!!!!

Anyway, I just wanted to say,
Yay to Emma, re the weight loss!! Thats fab, slow and steady is how to do it, more likely to stay off! I think you feel more inclined whan the sun is shining too.
I'm sorry about you and dh too.
Also Sab, I'm so sorry to hear about your dh as well, it's so hard to think clearly when you are sleep deprived, but I hope you and Emma manage to work things out for the best for all of you. ((((Hugs))))

Rach, I'm sure your up to your ears in packing. It's bad enough moving house, never mind country!! Wow, I can't believe Chloe is crawling, thats amazing....hopefully Katie won't for a while!!! lol.

Jo, I'm sorry I've not replied on F/B, but I don't know them sorry!!!! lol!!! Hope you're recovered ok from your op, and Jayden is ok too.xx

Ok, I'm sorry girls, gotta go.
I will try to pop on later and catch up with the rest of you, if I don't please know I'm thinking of you all.

Lots of love xx Nicki xx

Ps, The christening is only 3 weeks away now....aaahh, so much to do, and dh is bu$$ering off to Amsterdam for the weekend on a stag do!!!! xx

Ps,
I don't mind what we do re bumples or here. I think alot of the threads have de-camped to over there though.
Not that means we have too lol!!

I'll go where ever!!

xx Nicki xx

Hello girlies
hope you don't mind me crashing your thread! Just wanted to say I can't believe all your little bundles of joy are doing so well and are 4 - 6 months old now - time flies!!

Emma - well done hun on the weight loss - I could do with that myself but keep thinking I will wait just incase I get PG!

Rach - amazing that Chloe is crawling - hope you enjoy your new life back home!

Sab - sorry things are difficult between you and DH at the mo - I hope everything works out for you both.

Hi to Hels, Nicki, Char (your latest pics on MSN were beautiful - that is what made me look in on you all over here!) and to eveyone else

Billy xx

Hi All,

Emma, you go girl. Well done, you should be feeling so proud of yourself (think ive put on 7lb in the last 2 weeks) no joke!! & look at you, another 2lb off last week. Glad the gardens going well too xx

Hi Yum mum, & welcome. Definately not good to get in to babies on number three. Lol. Think having a girl after two boys is a good escuse though.

Rach, i wish i was looking at those preg women through your eyes and not mine right now (but im still missing it a bit). We will hopefully be moving in the next 10 weeks so i know exactly how manic your house must be at the mo. Hope it goes well though, & i agree with Emma, at least we wont lose contact (how wonderful is the net).

Sab, hope your feeling a bit better today (have sent you a message on Facebook). & Yay to Eloise letting her mummy get some much needed sleep.

Nicki, hope your day got better. I know what you mean when it feels like you havnt stopped but then you look and its like you havnt done anything.

Billy, you keep crashing. How are you? Dosnt time fly eh. Thanks for the picture compliments. I cant believe Ney is almost 6 months already

Well as for us. Everythings going fine,we may be moving in the next 10 weeks. Only a few miles away (so not as drastic as Rach) but still so bloody stressful. Thank god Ney isnt mobile yet.

Not sure if anyone else's are doing it , but Ney has her own little way of getting around. She rolls or lays on her back and pushes herself with her legs. Looks really funny, but also means shes getting a little bald spot at the back of her hair
So she can still get from one spot to the next (got a feeling them gates will be coming out soon).

Well thats all from us.
Hope everyone else is ok.
Hells how you doing?

Take care all
Char & Ney xxx

Hi everyone,

It's so quiet on here, every one enjoying the lovely weather.

Thanks to everyone asking how I am. I've recovered well. Healing really well. And no pain since the op, which is great. I can eat what I want.

Jayden is doing well. Putting on between 4 and 6oz every week. He now weighs 16lb 4.5oz. He is loving food, anything and everything. Plenty of fresh fruit and veg everyday (Unlike me!!).

Right, sorry this a bit all over the place, but replying to people and reading posts from here back!!!

Billy: Nice to hear from you again. Hope all is wekk with you. Often in my thoughts.

Hells, How did the underwater photo's of Jake turn out?

Sab: Jayden didn't like baby rice, he wouldn't open his mouth for it, but saying that I don't blame him it tasted horrid! Even my dog wouldn't eat it and that's saying something. He's normally a walking dustbin!!!! That goes for Jar'd savory food too, Jayden or Ozzy wont touch it!!! I hope Eloise is doing well with eating. What's her fav thing? Jayden loves Banana's and sprouts (yuk!!!!) not together!!
So sorry to hear that you and DH are not getting on. I really do hope that things work out for you.

Char: glad that Ney is sleeping so well. It really helps when they sleep right through. Jayden sleeps from 8pm right through till 8/8.30am! He ocasionally stirs a few times for his dummy, but never wakes or cries. But I do miss our midnight cuddles, when the world is so quiet, and it's just me and him, never mind!

Emma: Well done on the weight loss. I never have the motivation to do it, but I lost a lot of weight at start of pregnancy then after having Jayden I had to watch what I ate because of Gallstones I lost more, and it's still coming off!!! I'm dead impressed with myself. Altough I haven't actually weighed myself I know I'm losing cos my clothes are well baggy on me!!

Yum Mum: Hi to you and hope you are all well. How old is your baby girl? You just keep on kissing that little girl make the most of it!

Rachel: Wow on Chloe crawling, Jayden's not really trying at the moment. He loves rolling over onto his tummy, but hasn't worked out how to get back onto his back yet!! He's sitting by himself now, well that's until the dog walks past or he spots a toy or something catches his eye on telly, then he loses concentration and over he goes!! I hope the move goes well for you. I can't imagine the stress that you must be under. I find it bad enough when we take Jayden to Norfolk for the weekend. I think we'll soon have to trade the car in for a bus!!! But, as I said, Hope it all goes smoothly. I hope you are feeling better after having your wisdom tooth out. I have one that's been coming through for 4 years. God sometimes it hurts so much.

Nicki: No worries about not replying on F/B. Hope you are well. Hope christening plans are going well. I don't have that panic until November. I wanted to have Jayden christened before then, but with best friend (one of God parents) and MIL both having chemo it wasn't to be. But this way I get a bit of a birthday party, as having christening on my 30th!!

Anyway, that's me done, I think!!!

Hi to anyone that I have missed. Where has Cludgie gone to? Hope she is ok.

Best go now, Nearly my bedtime, just waiting for hubby to come down from the loft (his little computer office and his hid a way I think!!!

Speak soon
Jo & Jayden

Morning Girls

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We did not do much just took it easy which was nice.

Got on the scales this morning and I have stayed the same, the same !! Well I suppose its better than gaining but I cant understand why I have not lost ?? Anyway cant do much about it now, just need to start this week afresh and keep on going.
Going to try and up my Cross Trainer to 3 times this week, as I only keep managing 2 for 30 mins each at the minute.

Got to rush, Millie is having her Poo, or she is making that funny noise for no reason !!

Will try and catch up later, got to go and see an agency today about finding another job. Why do I always get made redundant when I have a baby?

Have a good day

Em

Hi girls,

So hows everyone enjoying the sun??? long may it continue!

Billy, nice of you to pop over, I do pop over to bumples to see how you are doing I hope you get your bfp soon.

Rachel, I hope the packing is going ok, esp as you have a little one that can move around now!

Well Dh and I are getting on a bit better, he didn't come home for over a week, but we met up and had a talk and he came back at the weekend and we took the kids out for the day yesterday which was lovely, we have decided that he is going to stay away during the week then come home at the weekends and see how that goes for a while. This will give us both some space to try to work things out.

Well Eloise has got the hang of solids now and is on three meals a day she doesn't always have much but shes alot better, the next thing is trying to get her to drink out of a cup, she won't drink water or juice out of a cup or bottle the only thing she will drink is my milk! little monkey! She can now sit up on her own she has been able to sit up for a couple of seconds for a while but today she sat up for ages even with the dog walking backwards and forwards past her!!

Anyway ttfn

Take care


Sab x

Hi All,

Jo, i dont know how you were managing to cuddle Jayden at midnight! i was barely able to wake to feed Ney . & wow to Jay sleeping from 8.00 till 8.00. Thats ages.
Im sometimes dead on my feed in the evening but waiting to give Ney her last feed which is around 10-11, so feeding her at 8 would definately be a lot easier.

Hey Em, ok so you stayed the same, but you hit the nail on the head. At least it wasnt a gain. Well done you.

Sab, glad things are working out better between you and DH. Slowly does it (as they say). Go Eloise. I cant believe she's on three meals a day. Ney is just about managing one.

As for Ney, she's 26 weeks old today (god i cant believe its going soooooo fast). She's officially 6 months tomorrow.

Had her weighed today & she weighed in at a whopping 18lb 10oz. Thats just under a 2lb gain in four weeks & a 10lb 9oz gain on her birth weight. This baby has NEVER lost weight! (lol).

Had me thinking though. She dosnt actually eat much. She's on 4, 6oz bottles a day, one rusk in her last bottle at night. & about 3 teaspoons of dinner & 3 teaspoons of pudding (at dinner time). Nothing else.

I know for six months old, she's suppose to be on 8oz (she dosnt always finish her 6oz though, so im not increasing it).

How much and how often are everyone else feeding little one's?

Im not worried (as Ney's weight is fine). Just being nosey i guess.

Well till the next time
Bye all
Char & Ney xxx