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somewherebecomingrain · 02/10/2013 06:57
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scarecrow22 ·
07/10/2013 19:33
you jest not, knotty: only pair of jeans have ripped knees and grey hair pretty unruly....I do have legs though 
funny reading backwards as somewhere's outfit sounded v 
with no context 
Rosie so sorry you have felt poorly too, hope you, Eagle, bbd and all poorly babies well on the mend.
Survived first visit to in laws since our row in May. Actually stayed with friends, which helped take the pressure off. But I feel 
that it all feels so hollow now with mil as I had been so fond of her and felt like I'd made huge effort over years. DD adores her and she both the dc, so hopefully time will heal it....
About to move T into 6m plus clothes. Babygrows and vests popping open, though tops still big on him
GoatBongoAnonymous ·
07/10/2013 20:52
Dear BabyGoat,
Please, please sleep tonight. Sitting beside you for three full hours while you scream in your sleep and refuse to be picked up really does nothing for my sanity . I hope you feel lots better and calm enough to rest peacefully. It would help us all.
Love from MummyGoat xx
knickyknocks ·
07/10/2013 21:08
Come on baby goat - you can do it! That sounds hideous mummy goat. Will cross fingers you have a quiet one
scarecrow suspect time will be the healer with the MIL situation. Also suspect that it'll become less awkward the more you see of her. Sort of business as usual attitude. You're obviously doing a marvellous job with T. He sounds as though he's positively thriving with you as Mum - 6 month plus clothes already
Lots of love to all babies and mums under the weather. Feel better soon please x
GoatBongoAnonymous ·
07/10/2013 23:03
An hour of screaming so far
It's getting earlier and earlier. What on earth do we do?
scarecrow22 ·
08/10/2013 04:34
goat I'm so sorry you are going.through this. Good suggestions to which I would add possible constipation? would also fit with green poos (poss sign of dehydration). Hope Calpol worked.
Rosie, how exciting...hope your DD doing okay and all are safe and having lovely cuddles soon (only on this thread would we be discussing one dc dream feeding and another dc giving birth )
Dream feeding never worked here. I partly put this down to fact that a major proponent of df is Gina Ford and she would recommend going into their room, turning on all the lights, opening sleep bag, changing nappy (remember Gina babies sttn from 6 weeks or so 
) so you almost restart their night an hour later. I found if I.woke baby t then just woke more often. But it does work for a lot of babies (their parents I guess).
Talking of sleep, I noted with interest I rocked T to sleep after each feed last night and he "woke" far more often than usual. I wonder if like buggy pushing he woke up thinking "what happened to that lovely rocking motion....u want my mummy.....whhaaaaah??!!"
knickyknocks ·
08/10/2013 05:35
Disclaimer....dabbed cold water on cotton wool to rouse baby. Didn't dunk baby in said cold water it still didn't bloody work with my two.
goat how was your night?
Mine was further wake ups at 3, 4 and now up for day at 5.15....grrrr....well I hope this stage doesn't last too long. This to shall and pass all that....that said my lovely DS is grinning away at me whilst breaking wind - who's heart can't be melted by that?
somewherebecomingrain ·
08/10/2013 06:34
What a night!
goat that sounds so tough. If you can't co sleep then where do you go from here? My ds was an awful sleeper and it went:
First 9 months wake 5 times a night.
9-18 months CIO as he was trapped in cot.
18mo - present day anything to get him down in bed (lie down with him/close door sanction) then accept he will jump out at midnight and come to us.
Which works fine.
Point is there is a journey and a narrative - BG won't stay like this forever.
Rosie re dd's dc! That's gonna be great for her you won't be able to say you'dont remember what you did with a baby as my mum does!
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knickyknocks ·
08/10/2013 09:18
goat flipping heck 4 nights in a row AND working?? Thank God I'm on mat leave, am in total awe of you. Any chance you can get a day off for some recuperation time when BG is at the childminders? Just a thought. Coffee is your friend today! Agree though defo time for further investigations - cover all bases so to speak. Somewhere is right though, it will change, hold heart things won't be like this forever and will change when least expected.
somewhere yy me too about stopping nightmares. Seem to recall with DD things gradually tailed off so hoping for more of the same.
Found out another revelation about DH yesterday from 4 years ago. Sex wasn't involved, but feel as though I'm being blindsided by New information. Today am feeling very teary once more. I'm just not sure I can stay with him
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