Any other expectant Dads?

[ooid]

Carl_Manchester said:

I've booked a hotel with strong air con for Monday and Tuesday. Prepare accordingly.

I hope they work.

My parents were here, visiting us recently so booked them a fairly nice local hotel. A.C. did not work the whole week, as they never properly service them

[Carl_Manchester]

okgo said:

Carl_Manchester said:

I've booked a hotel with strong air con for Monday and Tuesday. Prepare accordingly.

That seems extreme.

I’ll just move mine to a bedroom lower down the house I think.

I live in one of those new fangled eco blocks that means I don't need heating on much but runs 10c hotter at the building core. Wouldn't surprise me if the corridors hit 45c on monday.

[Glade]

Well I have the rona, and a bit worried about infecting our 3-month old.

The Mrs has no sympathy for ailments so I'm not getting cut any slack. I feel sorry for the boy because he won't be getting sick days off school!!

You guys have any experience, shall I just crack on?

[richatnort]

Glade said:

Well I have the rona, and a bit worried about infecting our 3-month old.

The Mrs has no sympathy for ailments so I'm not getting cut any slack. I feel sorry for the boy because he won't be getting sick days off school!!

You guys have any experience, shall I just crack on?

Our 4 month had it and was fine however lost a bit of weight due to not really wanting to feed more sooth on the boob. Apart from being a bit clingy you wouldn’t worry. We all ended up with it.

[Jambo85]

RE the Rona, we spent a night in hospital with ours because they got temperatures and were under 12 weeks old which seems to be a red flag. They were fine though and dealt with it better than us tbh. If breastfeeding they get to use mum’s immune system too which is amazing really.

[Carl_Manchester]

Glade said:

You guys have any experience, shall I just crack on?

I would isolate in a room for 5 days as soon as a fever appears.

My son caught it from me the first time around and he was seriously sick with it, he now has lung complications that will resolve over time. I also gave it my missus which meant that you have to then both look after the baby as there's no childcare options.

Second time around I isolated as soon as my fever appeared and neither of them caught it from me.

[filthypig]

RenesisEvo said:

We were told Dioralyte and keep offering water. However this backfired as he didn't seem to like/understand the blackcurrant taste of it so ended up not drinking anything, so we've just gone back to water. Made a note to get him more familiar with blackcurrant (choking hazard on their own, and jam is too sugary, any suggestions?) to avoid this in the future - hopefully there won't be a repeat.

Our little lad didn’t like dioralyte either. Likes blackcurrant though. He exclusively has the organic blackcurrant Rocks cordial (Sainsburys stock it) so that might be worth a try to crack the blackcurrant taste without any bad stuff in. Accidentally made us a drink using it and it’s beyond bland, but he loves the stuff.

[Jambo85]

RenesisEvo said:

Thanks all I think we're through the worst of it, wife has some strength now so can look after little one so I'm back to work after a couple of days firefighting. Little one's appetite seems to have returned and he's mostly holding it down, although every time he coughs or burps I'm bracing for a hosing down. I won't lie it's been exhausting trying to look after the two of them, keeping the household functioning (washing the reusable nappies, making food when wanted/feeding myself!). By some miracle I seemed to get away with very very minor symptoms, if it had been all of us it would have been horrendous.

We were told Dioralyte and keep offering water. However this backfired as he didn't seem to like/understand the blackcurrant taste of it so ended up not drinking anything, so we've just gone back to water. Made a note to get him more familiar with blackcurrant (choking hazard on their own, and jam is too sugary, any suggestions?) to avoid this in the future - hopefully there won't be a repeat.

Thanks, it’s an acquired taste for adults so understandable!

[RenesisEvo]

filthypig said:

Our little lad didn’t like dioralyte either. Likes blackcurrant though. He exclusively has the organic blackcurrant Rocks cordial (Sainsburys stock it) so that might be worth a try to crack the blackcurrant taste without any bad stuff in. Accidentally made us a drink using it and it’s beyond bland, but he loves the stuff.

Thank you, will look out for that.

To my relief everyone seems to be back to normal, we have wet nappies again, merrily drinking and eating away. Although the soiling is still frequent and very light in colour (like sand) as opposed to a proper brown before. Just hoping their first day at nursery doesn't get cut short with the heat. We went traditional - windows open from first thing until around 11am when the external temperature overtook the internal, then blinds down curtains shut everywhere, especially the south facing front of the house, this seemed to work as the baby's room didn't pass mid-26s. Contrast to my brother-in-law's flat which has been reading above 35 all week - although his daughter is used to it, I don't envy them one bit. At least they're not in the red zone.

[KingNothing]

Checking in here for the first time, wife has recently had 12 week scan, everything looking OK, will be our first and by first I mean first and second, as it's twins, we've known since about week 3 and had early scan at I think 6 weeks so we've known it was likely to be twins since then.

Fun times, car has to go though need something slightly more practical

[The Moose]

KingNothing said:

Checking in here for the first time, wife has recently had 12 week scan, everything looking OK, will be our first and by first I mean first and second, as it's twins, we've known since about week 3 and had early scan at I think 6 weeks so we've known it was likely to be twins since then.

Fun times, car has to go though need something slightly more practical

minivan…

[KingNothing]

The Moose said:

KingNothing said:

Checking in here for the first time, wife has recently had 12 week scan, everything looking OK, will be our first and by first I mean first and second, as it's twins, we've known since about week 3 and had early scan at I think 6 weeks so we've known it was likely to be twins since then.

Fun times, car has to go though need something slightly more practical

minivan…

Nope, Estate or SUV never a minivan.

[The Moose]

KingNothing said:

Nope, Estate or SUV never a minivan.

you and me both

[seiben]

KingNothing said:

Checking in here for the first time, wife has recently had 12 week scan, everything looking OK, will be our first and by first I mean first and second, as it's twins, we've known since about week 3 and had early scan at I think 6 weeks so we've known it was likely to be twins since then.

Fun times, car has to go though need something slightly more practical

Congrats!

There's a few of us here with recent twins (my boys are approaching 18 months). Fire away with any questions

[PisstNBroke]

Anyone able to offer guidance on 360 car seats for a newborn and onwards?
Also prams that are built tough but also compact in the car...

Thanks

[RenesisEvo]

The Moose said:

KingNothing said:

Nope, Estate or SUV never a minivan.

you and me both

Whereas I feel SUVs are so commonplace, a worn out new-dad trope (many friends - "kid on the way, must buy a massive SUV" ) that actually an MPV or minivan is a better choice in my book.

The key test with two kids incoming is - can you get comfortable with the driver's seat set to accommodate a rear-facing child seat directly behind? Rear facing seats need more space (and with twins, two must rear-face together at the same time). If you have long legs, it can be a challenge to find a car accommodating of driver and child seat. That or you need something with isofix or a wide enough centre seat in the back - rare in anything non-MPV.

Another solution - get a long wheelbase saloon (S class, 7 series), or a Skoda Superb

[Jambo85]

seiben said:

KingNothing said:

Checking in here for the first time, wife has recently had 12 week scan, everything looking OK, will be our first and by first I mean first and second, as it's twins, we've known since about week 3 and had early scan at I think 6 weeks so we've known it was likely to be twins since then.

Fun times, car has to go though need something slightly more practical

Congrats!

There's a few of us here with recent twins (my boys are approaching 18 months). Fire away with any questions

Yep congrats KN! 13 week old twins here, I think we are coming out the other side of the initial carnage!

My three top tips would be get as much time off work as you can to support your other half; twin-z feeding pillow and XC90!

[The Moose]

RenesisEvo said:

The Moose said:

KingNothing said:

Nope, Estate or SUV never a minivan.

you and me both

Whereas I feel SUVs are so commonplace, a worn out new-dad trope (many friends - "kid on the way, must buy a massive SUV" ) that actually an MPV or minivan is a better choice in my book.

The key test with two kids incoming is - can you get comfortable with the driver's seat set to accommodate a rear-facing child seat directly behind? Rear facing seats need more space (and with twins, two must rear-face together at the same time). If you have long legs, it can be a challenge to find a car accommodating of driver and child seat. That or you need something with isofix or a wide enough centre seat in the back - rare in anything non-MPV.

Another solution - get a long wheelbase saloon (S class, 7 series), or a Skoda Superb

Having said that, we do need a little more space

Edited by The Moose on Monday 18th July 16:57

[richatnort]

PisstNBroke said:

Anyone able to offer guidance on 360 car seats for a newborn and onwards?
Also prams that are built tough but also compact in the car...

Thanks

Love ours it’s been great. My two never really liked being in the normal car seats and always cried but the more upright position of the 360 really helped. Only downside being you can’t transport them anywhere while they’re asleep as you have to lift them out but never Been our issue tbh.

[Ynox]

PisstNBroke said:

Anyone able to offer guidance on 360 car seats for a newborn and onwards?
Also prams that are built tough but also compact in the car...

Thanks

We looked at the Joie I Spin, Britax Dual Fix and a Cybex Sirona.

Ended up with the Cybex as John Lewis had it on a good deal. Pretty happy with it.

Pram wise I can't help much. I've got a Baby Jogger City Elite 2 - this is huge but built tough. Maybe a Baby Jogger City Mini?