chickencam Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Lovely little pudding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Emma, you have made your choice. You are choosing to work because you want Isabelle to grow up in your lovely home with all your hens, dogs and vegetables etc that go with it. That is the life you wish to give her and in order to do that you have to work. If you didn't go back to your job, you would have to sell up and move somewhere cheaper, giving up the lifestyle you want to provide. I find that knowing I have made the choice for very good reasons and knowing that I would make the same choice over and over again, really helps me to feel positive. It won't be easy, but it will get easier. At least you have had a wonderful 6 months with her all to yourself! Good luck! xx Very well and wisely put! Beautiful baby by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Lovely pictures. My word....she does look like her mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 She is goooooooorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I think she looks like both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 She is gorgeous, and looks great in the hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for all your lovely comments. Isabelle is growing fast now and it feels like she is hitting new milestones daily. A few more weeks and we will have the weaning to look forward to. Im hoping she wont be a fussy eater (like her mum) We have lots of purees made and cant wait to see the look on her face when she has her first mouthful of 'real' food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Have you got the full protective suit at the ready - it's amazing how far spat out pureed veg can travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Protective sheets - check NBC suit - check Industrial strength nappy wash - check Bowls that stick to the table - check My mum said if i didnt like a food when i was little i would tip the bowl over my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Bowls that stick to the table - check I hope they have improved the suckers on the bowls in the last 15 years.......my lot could still unstick the bowl and hurl it across the room gosh this takes me back :D ........now I'm lucky if they are even at home for dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I can see that weaning is going to be a cross between a skillful shoveling exercize and a food fight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 that about sums it up Em Good luck :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 She is a wee darling - love the xmas pudding hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Protective sheets - checkNBC suit - check Industrial strength nappy wash - check Bowls that stick to the table - check My mum said if i didnt like a food when i was little i would tip the bowl over my head! That takes me back! I have a picture somewhere of Rosie with green goo all over her, in her hair, ears.... I used to leave the dog to lick all the mess up off the floor before I mopped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I hope they have improved the suckers on the bowls in the last 15 years.......my lot could still unstick the bowl and hurl it across the room quote] I also had one who could manage to suck so hard on those "any way up cups" that the thing that stopped the drink pouring out would turn inside out and....the drink would pour out - took lots back to the shops complaining they were not working before we figured out what he was doing (and to think I breast fed him ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 She's absolutely adorable Em I remember the weaning thing too, oh happy days...it's simply incredible just how far a bowl of pureed carrot can go. And my 2 always hurled the really brightly coloured stuff, porridge tended to safe, but mashed banana that turned brown & noxious very quickly if not cleared immediately used to travel to the most surprising places. And I never, ever dared offer them beetroot . I ended up standing the high chair on an old shower curtain for meal times ( I think I could write a book you know, uses for a shower curtain....hen run cover, baby meal time carpet protector.....I'm sure I can think of many, many more ) I've no advice about going back to work, I hated having to do it too, but I did have a great childminder and that helped knowing that the children were safe & happy, and after a while I did enjoy being back at work...it was good to stimulate my brain again, not that babies aren't stimulating, but in a different way. Anyway at the end of the day we had a mortgage to pay and we needed to eat, so I had to earn...it was as simple as that. Later, much later when I longer needed paid childcare we started to benefit from 2 salaries and we were able to afford the treats and expensive holidays, but in the early days work was a necessity, not a luxury. It's hard though, and I'll really be thinking of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I ended up standing the high chair on an old shower curtain for meal times That's posh! I used to put newspapers down. Very Homes and Gardens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I ended up standing the high chair on an old shower curtain for meal times That's posh! I used to put newspapers down. Very Homes and Gardens. Oh, how I wish, I've never been Homes & Gardens I'm afraid, but it was a pale mint green carpet...I was terrified of what damp newsprint might do to it. Probably, looking back on it now print wouldn't have been any worse than carrot puree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thanks Cate Thankfully the OH is quite niffty with the old mop so im sure whatever Isabelle throws around the joint he will deftly wipe it away! So far i have made quite a few veg & fruit purees and have enough frozen breastmilk to sink a battle ship so i think im relatively prepared Due to her chronic eczema we are going to go very slow with the weaning and we are waiting til just after 6 months to get her going to reduce the chance of any reaction. Must say i was shocked the other day when a mum told me she was weaning her little boy and he was only 16 weeks - eek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Beware of those solids nappies Em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 After shooting poohs Claret i can cope with anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 When mine were small weaning at 16 weeks was the norm, I think if I had made ED wait until she was 6 months old she would have eaten the cat She still has an amazing apetite now and of cause she is stick thin. My older 2 both had quite bad eczema which thankfully they have pretty much grown out of. I also had it until I was 18 when I had a really bad outbreak then it went away. Here's hoping she grows out of it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookiehen Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Must say i was shocked the other day when a mum told me she was weaning her little boy and he was only 16 weeks - eek Did she have older children? When I had the other three, the recommended age for first solids was 16 weeks, and it only changed at some point in between having Caitlin and having Squidger. Squidger however, was given his first solids at 14 weeks, as he was unable to fill up sufficiently on milk alone, and after crying at the gp about my gluttonous child who was guzzling gallons upon gallons of milk, he supervised an early weaning routine. I had to return to work full time after I had Duncan, and hated every second of it - we had a childminder, and it just didn't feel right leaving my precious bundle with her. As it turned out, we were right to be uneasy, and we had to get the police involved when we found Duncan alone in her car, in a Costco carpark, while she and her husband were getting their monthly shop in. After that, the decision was easy - I left work, and we accepted that our lives would be just as complete without some (all!!!) of the luxuries we were used to, and we have got by ever since. At least you have the happy knowledge that your mum will be looking after her - who better to trust than the woman who raised you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Well i managed 2 days in work before having to come home ill. They all loved me being back so much they have given me the most awful stomach bug, i need to be within 5 metres of a loo and i cant stop being sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Nice! Hope you're feeling better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
