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somewherebecomingrain · 02/10/2013 06:57

We are 40+ mummies sharing all the highs and lows of our autumn crocus babies. Also sharing tips and information (most crying is tiredness!) and jokes. Please join us!

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely
It's sad to grow old, but nice to ripen.

PS this thread title was created by eagleray, and she also found the quotes.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
rosiedays · 09/10/2013 08:50

Oh other things i keep forgetting to ask is. ... dummy's! Rosebud sucks her thumb and hand quite a lot. Dh wants to give her a dummy, what are you thoughts?

somewherebecomingrain · 09/10/2013 09:14

Oh god rosie hope you ok.

knicky pleased for your extra hour!

goat - yay.

eagle GrinGrinGrin(fl)abs. Yy re speech.

bbd agree its all much too fast. See u later

Xx

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scarecrow22 · 09/10/2013 09:19

cripey, even I'm having trouble keeping up!

Knicky, Pudding and Goat so so sorry for bad sleep. Brew Brew Brew one each

Knicky have no advice but thinking aloud might food be causing tummy issoos a la BG? Or might he need more food? T happily gobbles three "meals" and I think is ready for me to start bugging them up a bit with say two courses. I give fruit (this morning with baby porridge Smile ) for brekkie, veg for lunch and fruit with baby rice for supper - ie save bulk for night time! Helpfully conflicting ideas but in case they resonate.

Now I have no idea why this works but my sister told me not to analyse but do, and I did: put Vicks on soles of baby's feet last night and a pair of socks on, and coughing was notably improved. In fact I did for dd too and she hardly coughed, possibly not at all. Worth a try anyway.

It has taken an act of supreme self will to nit just jump on a train to Bloomsbury this morning, but know it's for best. Hope to see some of you at Christmas meet if not before. Enjoy x

(Thank you Some for the little Thanks Smile )

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MrsCosmopilite · 09/10/2013 09:22

May I join you? I'm 40+ with a very boisterous toddler. Today she's at nursery whilst I try desperately to catch up on course work (mature student). Yet I find myself on MN..... :)

scarecrow22 · 09/10/2013 09:26

Rosie T sucks.hands 24/7. He didn't like first offer of dummy but I would have let him try. Pros of dummy are its easier to take away than a thumb, and I think dentists and speech therapists think they are better. Cons are you might take it away in a couple of years and child will have no self soothing mechanisms. If Rosie is happy and can self sooth I would not worry you ^should^ give it, however.

Eagle when baby starts biting, advice is to take them off boob, look stern (try not to Grin ) and say "no" very firmly, then return to boon. if they do again, hold off boob a little longer, and so on. I hate to tell you DD stopped wanting bf at ten months, literally in a couple of days. She was raking bottles in day by then though.

scarecrow22 · 09/10/2013 09:27

at this minute six months ago my beautiful, sweet tempered, smiling boy that I live with all my heart came into this world

rosiedays · 09/10/2013 09:40

Happy half year T :)

blueblackdye · 09/10/2013 09:41

Just a quick one, Rosie, DS and A were sucking their thumbs or/and fist for a few weeks and stopped all of a sudden. i would not give a dummy, never did. Back later

GoatBongoAnonymous · 09/10/2013 09:52

Welv

GoatBongoAnonymous · 09/10/2013 09:55

Sorry! Such crap coordination, esp given I am a pianist! Hmm

Welcome mrs cosmopilite! A student and a toddler, wow! And don't forget that MN is a whole course in itself Wink

Rosie hope you are ok Thanks if you want extra hand holding you can always pm us.

Happy half birthday baby scarecrow!

scarecrow22 · 09/10/2013 12:34

well this is pants, you lot galavanting in London and the rest of us with no updates to check on our lunch break Smile

cummon you Westcountry lot!

rosiedays · 09/10/2013 12:45

Totally agree scarecrow, just sat down for lunchtime feed and. .... nothing. Bad form hay! !! Lol

Back from jabs with sleepy baby. No real tears just lots of noise! !

Feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders today and I'm powerless to change anything. Can only listen and advise the party's involved. Some tough choices have to be made, praying they make the right ones. :(

PuddingAndHotMilk · 09/10/2013 13:19

I've just got back from a coffee at soft play with a friend. How terrifying is it?!? Friends DD got shoved by a little boy, boys Mum did nothing. SadAngry

KK how's your DD today? How old is she? BabyPud was really colicky and refluxey this morning but has slept in car seat for the last 1.5 hours since we left soft play. I know it's bad to leave her in there but she needs the sleep!

Rosie I hope your family are ok. Are any in Sharm? Did you hear about the bomb on Monday? Seriously worried about our holiday now Sad I hope rosebud is ok post jabs too Thanks

Scarecrow thanks for the Brew!! How are you all doing? Happy 1/2 year Thanks

Goat great new re BG sleeps - can you send the magic sleeping dust this way tonight?

MrsCosmo welcome!!

Hope those white meeting up today have a great day Thanks
Right, Westcountry meet up! Who's in??

PuddingAndHotMilk · 09/10/2013 13:43

White = who are*
Stupid autocorrect

rosiedays · 09/10/2013 15:00

Pudding I'm up for a meet up. Will pm you :)
Yes soft play is a scary place !!
The bomb i believe was in el tour. As far as I've heard dahab and the new road are fine. I'm sure your friend will let you know how it is. Happy to do some research but yes these things happen and no one can predicted them. I'd be happy to go :)

somewherebecomingrain · 09/10/2013 16:32

Lovely afternoon with goat knotty and midget.

Low point - bbd not turning up because she had twisted her ankle getting off the bus at kings x and was waiting for an Ambulance with ds.

How are you doing bbd?

High point - baby goat giving baby somewhere a hug. It was fairly slow and he put his head very gently on her shoulder. Awwwww!

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cyclecamper · 09/10/2013 18:56

Hello again!

It's been a crazy summer! Baby camper is 5 months oldnow. He's still breast feeding, but lost weight again so we're being watched again. He's still small- 11lb 4oz and still in 0-3 month clothes. At least he's getting wear out of them! He's mostly only sleeping in the sling in the day because he gets windy and vomits if he lies flat which means I don't get much done.

My husband was pushed off his bike in August and broke his collar bone so we've been a bit treed, but we've managed a couple of camping weekends using the pram as a trolley.

scarecrow22 · 09/10/2013 20:40

cycle lively to hear from you, though so sorry you've had a tough summer. I hope dp is mended and BabyCamper happier - T still wears 0-3mo tops bit is too long for body suits and so on. Glad they care but hope you are being supported rather than worried by hvs and so on. Have they suggested weaning? We started at 5mo.

Belated welcome to MrsC Don't he put off by slightly crazy thread today - it's been a bit loopy even by our standards! Some regular posters only joined this summer, and many more of us only this year. Goat and bbd are the old timers Grin I have DD 2y 9m and DS 6mo. Am just 43.

BBD so hope you are okay and are being waited on and tenderly tended to by DH... Can anybody like your mum come to help?

Thanks Somewhere for the update on the meet. The Kid sounds so gorgeous I think I might be a little in love with him Smile Tell me, did you call each other by thread names or real ones? And if you talked about any of the rest of us (?!) I guess you used thread names, which must have sounded a bit odd out aloud...?

Sleep.dust for pudding, Knicky and Goat towers.

blueblackdye · 09/10/2013 21:49

Welcome MrsCosmo. Very impressed you can study with a toddler. My brain is not functioning at all :)
Happy half year birthday T ! Scarecrow, how's your throat ?
Eagle, A is still BF at 14 months and not willing to stop, she climbs on me and pulls my TShirt to gain access... She does bite as well, mainly because she falls asleep or when I want her to feed when she is not in the mood for it !!! Never had a chance to frown and say no biting ! It hurts like hell...
Rosie, Knicky, to me baby sleep is a mysterious activity I have not deciphered yet even with 2, I thought I cracked it when A slept through at 12 weeks for 2 or 3 months and then sleep regression stepped in for another few months after a runny nose episode with 3 or 4 night feeds and we introduced night weaning when DH handled her wakings for a few nights, she slept again through for 10 days and DH travelled for business and nursery started, we went back to square 1, we have recently decided to let DH handle nights again and also waking her up a little after the evening BF and let her settle alone. She actually sleeps better when she does not fall asleep on the boob.
Welcome back Cycle. Hope DH has recoved from fracture. Sorry to hear about baby Cycle's weight loss. Keep us posted.

Midget, Somewhere, Knotty, Goat, sorry I have let you down today. Hope you had a nice time.

Everything was fine until I got off the bus. My right ankle has always been weak due to a bad fall 20 years ago. It just collapsed and I kneeled on the pavement hitting DS. But he had his scooter helmet so he was not hurt. I have a swollen upper lip and a swollen ankle ! I promise I was not wearing stilletos but Nike trainers. We created a massive traffic jam with a tearful 5 yo, paramedics were quite quick and we were taken to UCLH. DS was seen and discharged very quickly although he was a bit frightened but excited to be in an ambulance ! He asked if the siren could be switched on... And made the nurse smile. I had a blood test for a twisted ankle ! Yes my lovelies. To make sure I was NOT pregnant Grin although I knew the outcome, 200pc certain, and told them a thousand times. I was finally discharged at 6.30pm after lab results came back negative and had Xrays. DH picked up DS around 2.30pm, I sent them home to pick up A as well and DS does not need at his age to be in A&E for too long. Of course there is always a separate area for kids but you never know what them can see or hear. DH was a bit annoyed as he was supposed to fly out this afternoon to Amsterdam for a board meeting tomorrow but I managed to stay calm and politely asked him to phone a few friends to give me a hand with school and nursery runs for tomorrow and Friday morning. Which he did and he even cooked dinner and put kids to bed, A spent 10 min on one boob and another 5 on the other and smiled to me as DH put her in her cot. DS handled the sistuation quite well. So did DH, I may need to delegate more and show more trust.

On that matter, Knotty, I have started reading How to behave, I think I am exactly the controlling type, now it is time to become the "help make right choice" type. Today was a test, putting in practice when under pressure with no control whatsoever. And it worked. Thank you.

I am well, thank you everyone for your pm and texts, a bit embarassed by falling, not very in pain although not mobile, I need to keep my right foot up for 3 days, try not to walk too much and from Monday should start walking around the house. No hill climbing for me, which is an issue as DS's school is on the top of a high steep hill !!! Oh I will also be doing the crane on my bed, standing on the right foot only but on a soft surface so that I can regain muscular strength, at least this time when I fall from my high bed, nobody will witness.... :)
It is the 2nd time in 3 years, last time DH was in Isreal for business and DS at nursery ! The office was flooded that day and I was rushing around to save some papers.
Anyway, I am forced to stay in bed or on the sofa for a few days. That means more time for MN ! And sorting out DS birthday party.
I found a nice restaurant in Central London which has a very bright spacious courtyard that can host 150 standing guests. We will not be 150, of course but it has a huge space for my 15 kids to run around. No fee for the hire but we need to spend £25 per adult on food. It is a bit corporate in term of decor but I bet DS won't notice. Pinata, treasure hunt, board games, it should be ok. I now have to sort out food menu, adults and kids, birthday cake and gifts for DS and his friends.

Wishing everyone a peaceful night. Sleep, babies, sleep.

Midgetm · 09/10/2013 23:22

BBD - you gave us all a fright. Glad DH has stepped up but hope you can get some help from somewhere. That's someone not the actual somewhere. Feel bad that I have not been frequenting the thread and can't possibly catch up with everyone's post and don't have the time to try so here I am. Back, with no catch up. Like a drunk relative siting in the corner watching you all. Lovely to see some of you today. Have a photo of the goat kissing Incident but it is a bit blurry. I will try not to be rubbish and pop in more. Must Go, made chocolate ice cream and need to be sick on my slippers from too much licking of the paddle. Big waves to all.

knottyhair · 10/10/2013 05:47

Aaaaargh! Twice now I have written a massive post and lost it! Third time lucky... I will try to remember everyone.
Rosie, hope you're OK, whatever has happened. Sounds serious Sad.
Welcome MrsCosmo! How old is your DD? What are you studying? [nosey]. I'm 45, have a DS aged 9 and a DD aged 10 months.
Cyclecamper, sorry about your husband's collar bone, hope he's on the mend.
BBD glad you're OK, you poor thing and glad your DS is OK. Good on you for keeping calm and being firm with your DH, sounds like it paid off. And the plans for your DS's birthday sound lovely.
Midget, yay, back on the thread!
Scarecrow, twas a lovely meet-up! Rosa & I had a great time. She particularly enjoyed having a chat with baby Midget, trying to grab baby Somewhere's face, and watching baby Goat running around as well as stuffing her face. She was so good on the train home apart from slapping the man's head in front of us, polished off a bowl of cheesy pasta followed by another of rice pudding for tea, then collapsed in a carb induced coma at bedtime. Midget, hope you haven't had any "gluten in soup" related after effects. Somewhere, I don't think you managed to get a photo of Rosa, but please feel free to tell your MIL of her chubster appearance.

We did talk about maybe creating a private FB group, so we can share photos etc. If people think it's a good idea, I'm happy to have a go and setting it up?

somewherebecomingrain · 10/10/2013 07:17

Oh god just cannot keep up.

Hi there cyclecamper glad to see you.

Welcome msc. Stick around!

Baby rosa and baby midget were both beyond gorgeous I would add.

Rosa was reassuringly gigantic it's true - my mil has got us all worrying that baby somewhere is destined to be overweight and she's banned the nickname 'piggles'.

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knickyknocks · 10/10/2013 07:21

knotty Grin at your DD slapping a fellow passenger's head on the journey yesterday. I'm guessing she can get away with this because of her age....many a time I've wanted to do the same on a packed commuter train.....
midget Grin loved the description of yourself being akin to a drunk relative.....! Lovely to hear from you again.
Mrsc welcome to the thread. I'm 41, with a DD who is 4 and a DS who is 6.5 months old.

scarecrow whatever you put in that magic sleep dust, worked! Baby KK got up at 12 for a feed, roused at 3, but went back off with no feed fairly quickly, then I co-slept from 4.45 with him for an extra 45 minutes sleep. So much,better than the past few nights. And I'm taking heart in that he pretty much ignored any food at 3. I took your advice and piled rice pudding into yesterday eve. Fab advice as per usual Smile

Off to relate again this morning. DD is in nursery and DS will be looked after by one of the nursery workers in her day off. It's all costing us a fortune, but the risk of not doing the meetings are much higher. best get DD to nursery. It's an early appointment this morning.

knickyknocks · 10/10/2013 07:23

Ooh and hello again to cycle and bbd what a day you had,yesterday! Take care my lovely.

knickyknocks · 10/10/2013 07:36

knotty keep missing things! YY to a private Facebook page Smile

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