April 2013 TTC girls, where we ALL get our babies!

[Ducky23]

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Oh no Ducky :( I hope ds managed to sleep last night well for u.

Lulu how did DS do in his room? I hated when I had to move DS but he started to sleep a lot better in his own room as he couldn't hear when we moved or turned over in bed etc. And oh gosh a filling replaced?? Oo I hate dentists! I'm not due back till February next year thank god! But that's also when DS has his 1st ever dentist appt! Now that's scary!

My dreams are getting so weird!! it's feels so real as well. Last night I dremt I went into labour and said i wanted the pool room. I got there and they said it's available but we need to weigh u first etc. So they weighed me and then said 'sorry ur too light to go into the pool, u won't be able to pull urself out so u won't be able to use it'
Then they closed the doors to the pool room and I went and got a curry to eat and try to put more weight on.
Haha! How weird is that! I never used to dream

Dentists terrify me! I have to go Thursday

How did he sleep lulu?

Hope you got some sleep too cupcake! I had such strange dreams when I was pg, mainly saucy ones about people I REALLY don't fancy

Ds slept badly again. He was too asleep to have his last bottle, so he had one around 6.30 then went to sleep, he woke up at 12 midnight for food and then again at 4am, then he woke up around 5 I'm hoping food may make him sleep but I really want to speak to a dietitian before I do anything as I have no idea what I'm doing I wanted to do blw when he hits 6 months, but I can't find anything about spoon weaning before then

Oh no Ducky ! Dentists are awful!
DS slept through but wouldn't go to bed till 10pm ! I was ready for bed at 8 lol!
I hope DS sleeps tonight for u! As for weening all I did was tiny spoons of puréed fruit and see if he ate it and he did lol I don't think I read up on spoon feeding :s

I've got my midwife appt tomorrow! Yay!

I hope so too! I started him having dinner tonight. But he's decided he will only have pear! He loves it! I see his dietitian 20th, can't come soon enough!

Oooooo good luck tomorrow

Oo yummy pear is good!
Will be good once uve seen the dietician :) I wonder what they'll say to give him?
DS wasn't allowed gluten till he was 1 as we have a family history of celiac disease. Then he was tested not long after turning 1 but he was fine :)

And thank you!!! :) I love my midwife she's so lovely haha I've wrote a huge list of questions for her tho!

He slept through and didn't wake until after 7 this morning! DH and I had a cuddle and a chat before he got up to go to work- just like the old days. Babies don't do a lot for intimacy do they- what with waking up at inconvenient moments, wanting to be fed and cuddled or producing smelly nappies at just the wrong time. It was lovely reclaiming our room.

Filling was not too bad but it took 3 injections to numb it because the nerves on each side of my mouth all overlap so both sides have to be numbed and it is the needle I hate most. I don't like the sound or smell of the drill either but I go. DS was made a fuss over by the nurse and watched quite happily. Didn't seem to mind the sound of the drill. He is a little flirt with his cheeky smile and big eyes and chubby rosy cheeks.

Very strange dream Cupcake! I hardly ever remember dreams.

Ds had a spoonful of my fromage frais tonight and spat it out.

Oh lulu I'm a bit jelous!

Ds slept awful again possibly one of his worst nights in quite a long time. He wasn't hungry he just wanted to be held. He would cry then go to sleep as soon as he was held, then wake up as soon as you put him down

Lulu that was really good of DS! And that filling sounds awful I can't stand needles and injections. Tho... Being pregnant I'm about to have a lot of them! And also being rhesus negative I have extra ones! I hope the numbness wore off soon, nothing worse than having a numb mouth and needing a drink

Ducky I hate to say this but ur DS sounds so so so like my DS! Honestly he was so like urs with the sleeping etc. I can remember it so well, going from sleeping through to suddenly sleeping like a newborn again. DS started to sleep through again when we moved when he was 10 months old he's still not a fantastic sleeper now I miss being able to put him to bed at 7:30/8 and him fall fast asleep and having the whole night to relax :) but not he won't fall asleep till about 9/10 and by then I'm ready for bed!
Food seemed to help my DS sleep but I felt I was feeding him to much if I kept giving him more and more. hard work isn't it Ducky.

That's hard Duckey. DS has had a couple of days like that and it is so exhausting. I am no help, I just carried him round or pushed him round all day then gave him to DH as he walked through the door. You must be shattered.

It is DH's interview today. He has gone off in his suit and looks really smart. I hope he gets it. It's an all day thing with a series of tasks and a presentation and interview. Not likely to end until 6. He will be very disappointed in himself if he doesn't.

That's the problem cupcake, I worry that I feed him too much. He had lunch and dinner yesterday (didn't seem to help tho) and I will start breakfast soon but have to speak to the dietitian first about what they reccomend due to his allergies. I want to do blw in a few weeks.

Good luck Lulu's DH! Hope he gets it! How soon will he know?

Getting free time to write here it a tad awkward at the moment ladies, so I hope you don't mind that I try and catch up where I can. Ducky It is hard to know how much to feed, at the moment I'm just feeding when DD wants food but as she gets older I can see how easy it is to just keep in the routine.

The worst bit for me is when you think you have a routine and then suddenly it changes. DD will be good for one night, maybe two then we think yay she's settling. But then suddenly there will be a off day, unsettling night, or she suddenly wants lots more food more often.

It kind of feels like you'll never have a routine again. But if there is anything I've learnt its that we spend so much time wishing away each phase. We rush through conception wishing away the last moments of being just the two of you, then we wish away our pregnancies wanting them to hurry up and come, when they do come we wish away their newborn days in hope they will sleep better soon.

I'm sure once you get to the next step you start wishing they were older, more progressed then too. Must learn to live in the moment.

Hop everything is going ok siarie. I'm not wishing this time away at all but it is extremely difficult as I'm doing it all myself. I could cope with growth spurts etc as he would feed then go back to sleep but this is something else, he will not sleep. It's leaving me having only a couple of hours sleep per night as I'm sitting rocking him to sleep

Good luck today cupcake

Oh Ducky I didn't mean it to be directed at you, it's just a general thought I had yesterday.

I hope he sleeps for you this evening, you're like me and can't nap in the day aren't you? I don't know why but I can't switch off when she sleeps in the day.

Hope your midwife appointment goes well cupcake and good luck to your DH for his interview today Lulu.

Oh tori, how worrying for you. Is the p thing (no idea of spelling) the one siarie had? With too much waters? Could they not offer you induction?

Well, I have been reading, apparently this sleep thing can just happen, or sometimes it can be caused by baby getting used to being held to sleep, so when they wake in the night they can't self settle so get upset. I must admit, I think I do hold ds to sleep most times so today we have tried him self settling, morning was okish, I held him until he was drowsy then put him down and he went to sleep. His afternoon nap has been a nightmare he was getting tired so I put him down and he was just screaming and reaching for me, so I had to pick him up as he was getting so upset, he drifted off and I put him down but the second he went down his eyes were wide open again. Third time I let him just drift off and put him down when his eyes closed and he's now asleep. This is going to be difficult!

Off to ds group in a bit when he wakes.

Good luck to ur DH Lulu!!

And Tori don't worry, I'm sure all will be okay, just have a lot of water come out :) it'll be fine tho. Take it easy till baby is born.

Midwife appt went rele well :) heard baby's heartbeat and he/she was a real wiggler!!! :) :) midwife said I've got such an active baby which is great! My bloods came back amazing my iron is sky high and everything looked great :) I don't see her again till I'm 24 weeks but I have my gender scan next week then 4 weeks later my 20 week scan so still stuff In between :)

Hope u n DD are doing well Siarie! How's moving going? How long is it till u move now?

DH is home but he does not know the outcome. He was last to be interviewed and they are making the decision now. I have had a run down on every activity and when I say sounds like it went well, he tells me it didn't. Just have to wait for the phone call to either offer him the job or tell him he didn't get it. On tenterhooks- whatever they are!

That's great Cupcake. You must feel more relaxed about it now. All good news.

Tori, what is the thing you have been diagnosed with? I have not heard of it. At this point I think they would have spitted anything big on a scan so I would try not to worry. Easy said I know.

Sairie and Duckey, lack of sleep is the hardest thing I think. Duckey, could you put him in a rocker seat when he is dozy and keep rocking it with your foot while you are relaxing at least- he might go over then.

Fingers crossed lulu! Really hopes he gets it!

Spoke to a nurse at his group today, she thinks it's as he's used to being held to sleep so he's waking and won't self settle.

His teeth are really playing up aswell, think one is about to cut as he was chewing a wipe earlier and it has a spot of blood on. Have gave him some dentinox so hopefully that will work. If he's still bad will try calpol before bed. Poor little thing!

Glad everything went well cupcake! And hope you got answers to all your questions

I do hope he gets it Lulu :) fingers crossed for him. And yes I do feel a lot more relaxed now and can look forward to my scan next week :)

Aww bless ur poor DS Ducky! Hope he starts to sleep soon too. He'll soon get there :)

My DS is still awake I'm very ready for bed and hoping he falls asleep soon! Gelled his hair today and made it spikey and he loved it he looked so grown up tho! Can't believe he's no longer a baby, he's turned into such a proper little boy :)

He got it
He is delighted. Am very proud of him. We have had a drink to celebrate. He is in the bath now, exhausted.
I could take a whole year of maternity leave . Am thinking seriously, but it has made me miss my career now. I know I couldbe a Headteacher and taking this time out will affect me but I know I won't get the time back with DS ever. Decisions, decisions!