The Fruits of our Labour? 10/10 thread, all fruitmunchers welcome......

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Right. So no Apple yet? Nor any sign, no?

I shall go and put the dcs to bed. Though they thoroughly enjoyed St T's and are now on the trampoline screaming unsuitable things at each other.

And I KNOW it's all made up and stuff, but it did remind me of my school. And it did make me think that maybe my conformity kick is a bit dull, and perhaps they should all go somewhere proper to learn about drugs and drink and not to worry about A levels so much. Food for thought anyway.

Hope all well.

Oh God I feel ill,that wormy leg thread is vile

the, ahem, Old School St T films are among my favourite films in the world....

dd2 spotted the Pampers advert at the side and said, "Is that Franny's baby?"

Oh, and when I had a large armful of washing earlier which I was taking outside, I asked dp if anything was about to drop imminently, and he said, "Yes, Franny."

Not that we don't talk about anything else here

hello

has she had it?

I don't know what to do

Ds2 had been able to out of his cot for a while, but only if he leant on the cot bumper and propelled himself over onto our bed. And after one or two goes of being put back he would go to sleep.

Now, this evening, when I am knackered and dh is not here, he is leaping out constantly. I must have put him back 30 or 40 times. I have moved the cot away from the bed but he gets out expertly by turning round and sliding down. He is trimphant. I am tired.

Presently the bedroom door is closed but he is knocking on it calling mummy and then doing god knows what. He is not crying, he is probably looking out of the window at the birds. There isn't much in there.

Any suggestions?

Bee if I have had it there is NO WAY ON GOD'S EARTH that you will be able to miss it

god MrsC I don't know

Evening

MrsC, ds used to be like that too, all full of energy at bedtime on the odd occasion that dp wasn't here Since he dropped his naps though bedtime has more or less ceased to be a struggle. I think we put ds in a bed at around 16/17 mo, it was easier to get him to settle by lying down with him (and feeding) in his own bed (as opposed to feeding then placing in cot). But sometimes there was nothing for it but to bring him downstairs, let him tire himself out for half an hour then he'd more readily go to sleep. I never found it to be habit forming.

yes franny that is what i hoped but if boco leaves the country adn carrot flushes her phone down the loo i think my RL contact is gone and I have been away and fretting

(well maybe fretting is a bit dramatic - but wondering in a slightly frantic fashion)

are you rolling arouind out of breath?

has your heart turned on it's side? I like that bit.

Oh dear MrsC...is he normally asleep at this time of the evening?

We took the sides of DS cotbed off when he climbed out, because he used to have one of those sleeping bag things and would just launch himslef over the top with no feet to break his fall, like a snail trying to abseil.

Sorry that's probably not very helpful.

BBBee, I wuz just thinking about you.

carrot

leave him
give him toys and books
be cross
go to bed yourself

hello fk and tatties and oh it is people I know hurrah! often on here you have all changed your spots.

is boco away?

hello lovely BBbeee

oh and filth too - yummy. How are you you lovely boat dwelling jangly hippy?

I don't want to go to bed now, Bbbee, I want at least an hour to just sit and maybe eat an apple and read or something. He is quite demanding at the moment, as 17 month olds have a habit of being and I need a rest.

He is asleep now. I couldn't leave the door closed, got too nervous, opened it and put him back in the cot where he cried and didn't climb out for a bit. I felt bad. He never cries in his cot, he just goes to sleep, if he doesn't go to sleep sometimes he gets up again as I know he's not tired. I don't feed him to sleep. I feed him, he gets his doll. We say goodnight. He sings, snuffles, shuffles and drops off.

Tonight he was tired, he was knackered, but he was thrilled to able to appear on the landing time and time again. If I use those sleeping bags that we've never used, like you say Fk, he will swing over and not be able to land properly.

he didn't cry himself to sleep, I fed him for the fourth time this evening, and he fell asleep.

sorry, hello, beee

Franny , what is the mango fly?

I wonder if a toddler bed and a stairgate on the door would work

I'm going to hang about and give Franny hard stares and see if we get another twinge.

I do sympathise. DS1 used to climb out. And quite frankly they are all a terrible rabble for coming downstairs now, except rather oddly for ds1.

Am pleased he's asleep now.

Hello Bee, no I'm not away I'm here, and have been posting just a bit further down.

Guada that's a pain. I'm scared of saying parenting type things in case anyone is fiercely opposed but with dd2 she could get out of her cot very early and went straight into a toddler bed, which she'd get out of all the time - and I did that rapid return thing where you do nice bedtime, then each time just put them back to bed without chatting or telling them off or cuddling - and had to do it about 3000 times for a couple of nights and then she just couldnt' be arsed anymore. It did work - and I had resolve by then because it was driving me nuts.

it's horrible isn't it?

By the time I had typed that he was knocking on the door I was back up there, his little voice calling mummy and tapping patiently was too much.

But I also can't be arsed to spend the whole evening up and down the stairs saying time for sleep now and putting him back to bed. It's exhausting. They just don't get staying in bed at this age do they. The cot won't adjust any lower.

hello, 100

Boco, did that work after two nights, at this age?? Did you have gate on the door?