The new rolling ILX parenting thread, since the other one was getting unwieldy

straight hair!

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we have two bumbos and we never really used them. i couldnt really think of any reason to just put her on the floor in it. the one time i used it was to sit her it in on the kitchen floor while i made a cake. other than that, id rather let her just squirm. it would have been cool if it was safe on the couch but obviously it isnt.

Yes, the Bumbos are like the walkers: Easy but you can't ever leave your kid alone. This reminds me of last night. I was alone and O wanted to have a bath. I needed to pee. I really had to remind myself that, even though O looks so sturdy, she's still so very very small. I took nekkid O with me to the toilet and did my "bizniz". :-)

I woke up now - it's about 5 AM - and remembered all these things, like taking care of the navel (?) and stuff. OH NOES! Freakout session! :-)

Meg, my first time started on the 14th but appeared to be BH contractions (or they sent me home at least saying all was fine). Then the next time it started around 8 PM, I went to sleep, or rather tried to, got up around 2 AM telling my husband I couldn't sleep (due to the contractions) so we went to the hospital. I delivered at about 10:45 PM on the 16th of January. I had to be induced. As my water didn't break and I didn't have any effacement (?) at all but only had contractions. But that's considered normal for a first time, long period of contractions, I mean. USUALLY (but of course not always) the second time tends to be shorter. But hey you never know!

BTW O pooped today, during lunch, and it came out of her pamper all over the feeding chair. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Interesting. :-)

Aidan looks totally like his dad! Good luck, Nathalie!

a question for Dads - how old does Aidan have to be before I can buy him a Scalextric?

About 6 weeks :)

I need sleep. Megan has a new hobby called SCREAMING ALL NIGHT FOR NO REASON :(

G, that reminds me, did we ask you if you wanted that unopened Scalextric that's been taking up space in our house for the last three years?

No you didn't. Thanks for the offer - I shall ask A but I'm fairly sure the answer will be "and where do you suggest we put it?" and that "right slap bang in the middle of the living room..." won't be the answer she's looking for :)

O has fever again. :-( She has been sick off and on for some time now. :-(((

Oh damn, now the fever has hit 39,5 degrees. :-( Any of you parents have experience with kids having infections this often? She was sick last week, was okay for two days and has return to sickie mode again. :-(

Is she still going to daycare? Beeps is always getting sick and her doctor says thats typical for a kid that goes to daycare. he says if she wasn't getting these colds and infections now (didn't go to daycare), she would get them when she started kindergarten. it sucks but its how the immune system builds itself up.

how old does Aidan have to be before I can buy him a Scalextric?

Chris, if you're serious about this, it depends more on when you can buy a bigger house :)

Btw that Bumbo article may as well have just read OMG COVER YOUR CHILDREN IN 100000 LAYERS OF BUBBLE WRAP AND LIVE IN A BOUNCY CASTLE OR THEY'LL DIE !!!1!!1

xpost Yes, she is. I know it's "normal" but it pains me so much. It might be an urinary infection again. :-(

it is to laugh

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/1496187331_d6934c9e7e.jpg?v=0

Oohhh these photos! Best thread ever. Cheered me right up I tell thee.

said like a month ago but still v v otm
i am filled with love

The main thing we used the bumbo for was letting Lytton sit on the kitchen floor while the rabbits played in there!

All the babies look 10x awesome - must bookmark this thread and not neglect it!

mike/pam's photos also remind me that i shld make sure to buy a rad SLR camera before i have babies (and practice my photography skills beforehand too obv)
or have babies with a rad photographer
hm

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/lytton/AugStand.JPG

Ooooooooh look at those legs! I wanna bite'em! :-)

Oh yeah there was an article about the yummy and slummy mummies in our newspaper. An interview with the journalist who invented teh label "yummy mummies". Quite interesting and OTM.

I'm trying to imagine the good citizens of Bruges 500 years ago grappling with these concepts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw9ipfC3YQk

i understood about a tenth of that

Aw, loving the little ILX boy babies! They all look so chubsome and happy :)

A(li)ce of spades:
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Read it or eat it?
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haha. so cute!

its so not 2058, Archel. I mean it might be but thats one young looking 51 year old.

Yeah, we time-travelled for that one... apparently our house is still a mess in the future, woo.

Oh my god - she's so gorgeous and happy.

What great eyebrows!

i still don't have one...still trying. :(

looking into adoption now.

Heya Chris. Hoping for the best.

Hi ILX.

Ethan James Fallaize got himself born this morning. He's awesome.

Love and hugs

Matt

Congratulations!!!! All the best to you and Mrs. Coastaltown and wee Ethan!

:-)

Welcome to the world, Ethan! xxx Congrats Mr & Mrs Coastaltown!

awwww...congrats. PHOTOS.

Congrats! Great name, too!

xpost to last dozen or so photos - Why are all ILX babies so adorable and happy looking?!

Because all other babies are full of the evils.

i still don't have one...still trying. :(

How long have you been trying now? Maybe rude of me to ask... :-(

Matt, congrats! I thought she was due after me. Gah, I still haven't delivered. Then again, I feel a bit sick these last few dazzzzeee so maybe for the best, I can rest somewhat before the sleep deprivation really begins. :-)

Ophelia was sick last week. We called the doc on call and he claimed it wasn't anything specific, probably a UTI as he didn't notice anything else. We went to her pediatrician. She noticed an ear infection. I was extremely tempted to call him, ask my money back (46 euros) and demand WHY THE FUCK HE DIDNT SEE THE EAR INFECTION EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKED AT HER EARS.

Congratulations Matt!

Congratulations Matt!

Chris, I hope your journey ends happily soon. I wouldn't wish infertility on my worst enemy, it was a truly miserable experience and if my memory serves me right you've been trying for a lot longer than the two years it took us.

Congratulations - ilx babies rule ok.

go long!
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Ben and Owen
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look at all those toofahs! do they both have the same amount of teeth?

Well done Matt!!!

They have different amounts of teeth. Owen has less on the bottom. Other than that, they are very identical. They have been within an ounce of each other for months now.

So, teething... Aidan's started chewing his hands lots. He's always done it as a sign of hunger but this past week it's really stepped up, and soon after he's been fed, which makes me think it's more likely to be teething than hunger. Particularly as he seems to be chomping down on my finger rather than sucking. Is ten weeks a bit early to start teething? I know it can take months before they actually come through. He has started dribbling a wee bit, but doesn't have red cheeks, and doesn't seem too distressed about it...yet.

I'm loving seeing photos of Alice, Beeps, Ben and Owen and all the other ILX babes, it's scary how fast they're all growing up now! I can't believe that Aidan's ten weeks old today!

We're trying to get rid of cradle cap at the minute. I'm trying the oil overnight then trying to get the scales off before washing his hair. It's pretty disgusting work! Not sure how many goes to give it before deciding to just use the dentinox shampoo.

When did people start introducing bed time, and what time was it, etc? Aidan's still not really in a routine - it all depends on feeding times and whether he sleeps or not - changes wildly from night to night.

Gratuitous fluff, of course

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awww...Aidan! That nose and cupids bow lips! eeee!

Beeps actually started with the teething behavior somewhere between 8 and 10 weeks. Lots of biting and drooling. This went on until she was 4 months when her bottom teeth broke free. Now she is 7 months and it finally looks like the top two are about to pop. You can tell because they get this weird little pimple looking thing on their gums just before the action starts. The thing I didn't know about teething, and it may not be the case for all babies but it has happened for my friends with kids and us, is that before the teeth come though they are super fussy for 2 or 3 days then fine for 4 or 5 then fussy for another 2 or 3 days etc. I thought teething was going to be this fussy hell that would go on without a break for months. Beeps had a total of 4 fussy days/nights with her bottom teeth and that didn't happen until two weeks before the teeth came through. None with the top teeth so far.

Beeps started off with a real late bedtime. I guess we were working on the 4 hour theory. 11pm bedtime, 3am feeding, 7am wake up. She started sleeping through the night consistently at 5 weeks and her bedtime stayed at 11pm for a while but then edged its way down to 10pm and now somewhere between 8:30 and 9pm. Sometimes if she missed her last nap its more like 8pm but thats rare. Friends of mine have their baby in bed by 7pm but with work, the nightly feeding and bathing routine, plus wanting to spend time with her, 7pm is just not possible for us. Also, she's never tired that early.

She started sleeping through the night consistently at 5 weeks

WTF! She really started sleeping through the night (from about 8 till early morning) around four months. 4 months plus one day to be exact. I know this because I put her in her own room at four months. The first night she woke up once, the second (and following) night she slept through. But before that she had already a pretty consistent routine. Woke up at around 11 PM for a feeding and then maybe around... Ah hell, I'm feeling crampy and can't focus.

Oh yeah, first teeth was at four months which is considered to be VERY early. But the "fuss" starts a bit earlier. It all depends from baby to baby, but it usually runs in the family: I was early, so I kinda expected O to be early as well, which she was.

I've been reading up about breastfeeding. How quickly I forgot what I have to do. :-( I hope it all works out as well as the first time.

Damn, feeling so crampy.

My son didn't get his first teeth until he was over a year old! Admittedly he was a preemie, but only 6 weeks early. It was kind of crazy. And... I can't remember about Julia. :( Bad Mommy!

Breastfeeding the second time was a bit harder than I expected since I had last nursed a toddler, which is pretty different - and the new baby will be learning, too. BUT not to worry, Nathalie, I'm sure it will be fine.

Also - being crampy is a great sign (as long as you're not too early) - so go get some rest. (I never did that with Julia; I kept trying things to induce labor. They didn't work, though. One memorable moment - my FIL telling my husband that "sperm freshens the uterus." Uh... thanks, dude, I don't think we needed to hear that from you.)

That's all right, Sara, presumably he was talking about how his wife's sperm freshened his uterus.