April babies...part 2

[KristinaM]

Here it is

I'm joining in the "guilt about sending beloved baby to childcare" thing. in fact dd3 is having a duvet day today, I didn't send her to nursery cos I just felt I hadn't seen her enough this week. my mum's visiting so is looking after her a bit today for me but I feel tempted to just keep not sending her!

I am NOT feeling broody! absolutely no more fennel babies ever. but would still like dd3 to stay little and sweet and easygoing for ever.

I want DS to stay just as he is. We can't afford to send both kids to nursery so that I can go back to work, and I know I should consider looking into Childminders, but I don't want DS to have another mummy - stupid I know.

He has a stinky cold at the moment. Poor thing.

Yes thanks Hewletts D and Mrs Doolittle, I did have a lovely time in Rome. No house work or chores to do, unbroken nights sleep, good company, fine dining, a nice hotel and excellent sight seeing. But I did miss my two babies.

Mrs Doolittle, bless you, you sound so down in the dumps. I don't know what to advise you. Just keep reminding yourself that dd is being well looked after at Nursery. Its early days yet - she hasn't been at Nursery for long, and prior to Nursery you were used to having an intense one to one relationship with her when she was with you constantly. I honestly do remember feeling similarly with my first child, but I did emerge on the other side. ((((((Big hugs)))))))

Dot - there is a very slight theoretical risk that I may be pregnant, but I do doubt it. Hopefully period will happen soon!

Fennel - did you enjoy your duvet day with dd£?

I meant to say dd3 not dd£ !!!!

Well I spent all day preparing a session on the pain mechanism ( we know all about that girls) and then I got stuck into my new somebody Karmels book and cooked up some yummy recipes for dd!! When I went to pick her the little cherub was fast asleep - she had fallen asleep before her bottle feed. So she was nice and hungry when I got her home! She loved my sweet potato and cinnamon mash
We had a lovely evening, she was really chatty showing me her gums and demonstrating what a lovely soprano she will make!
I think she has been feeling a bit rough with this cold, she looks loads better today. All that sleeping she has been doing this week must be paying off
Actually does anyone know anything about metanium cream. Her bottom was a bit sore after the weekend ( I blame disposable nappies) and the nursery nurse swears by this metanium stuff, but I think it's making it worse! I've left it off tonight and I am going to ask them not to use it tomorrow. Her bottom has never been sore before.

Thanks for the thought HMC I guess I am still trying to come to terms with this Mummy stuff! I spend slot of time worrying that I am getting it wrong

Mrs D - my friend swears by metanium cream aswell. We tend to use something called 'better botty balm'! It's an earth-friendly type cream - organic or something..!

The sore bottom could be to do with teething - babies are supposed to sometimes get red/sore bums aswell - which would explain why it hasn't happened before.

Meanwhile, can anyone tell me how to get ds2 sleeping past 5.30am????! He has an in-built alarm clock and it's driving us BONKERS... I love him, but really don't want to see him before 6.30am!

5.30am?? Ouch dot!!! Sympathies.
I don't know how to help really. Dd got used to sleeping late in the morning because I always bring her into bed with me and go back to sleep. Now she just carries on sleeping in her own cot until 6.30am when she needs feeding.

We're a bit lost for what to do, 'cos he doesn't get his bottle until 6.45am - we've been trying to convince him it's not worth waking up until then! But every morning he's wide awake and ready to play at 5.30am. This morning we left him until he was howling his head off at 6.30am and all red and blotchy - poor thing - and it's not as if we can sleep while he's crying anyway...

dot, do you think he's hungry at 5.30 am or has he just had enough sleep? What time does he go down in the evening?
MrsD, I'm pretty sure there are others on mumsnet that swear by metanium - doesn't mean it's right for your dd though. I tend not to use a cream on dd - or only very rarely anyway.
Had lunch at a friend's today and dd spent ages playing in friend's baby's play nest/activity thing, and then with some of the other toys there. She was much happier than when at home, playing with her own toys (obviously the ones we provide her with have become boring!).
HMC - glad you had a good time, despite missing the children.

Ooh, meant to say - hello PicadillyCircus!

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Something you need to confess, HD?
Oh boo, just blown my cover too !

Judd!

HMC yes thanks I very much enjoyed my day with dd3 and am tempted to scive off with her some more. But am about to phone nursery to book my hyper-crazy-needy-tantrummy 3 year old in for an extra day a week!
Mrs D, believe me, when your sweet little dd has become a hyperactive horror one day you will be very glad your child is used to nursery

can you tell I've had a bad day of "quality time" with dd2?

why hello to piccadilly circus? haven't noticed her on this thread before though we have met on other threads.

Obviously you don't lurk on the May babies thread like I do, Fennel

You're asking the very smae question I've been thinking Fennel
I think HD has just explained it though

It's good to hear your little gems of insight Fennel. They have been really useful so far. You have no idea how much they have helped me over the last 6 months!!

Yorkiegirl - Hopefully you will beable to do get dd up and out from 7.30. That's what I do. I feed her in bed at 6.30 and leave her in my bed til I have to get her up (I know I shouldn't). This morning we all went back to sleep together, only I got up first at 9am. Dh and dd had taken over the bed completely between them and I was pushed out! There they lay, snoring their little heads off.......

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