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Here we go- new thread so we don't put off any newbies!

Hello Runtus- join us here

Rosie - yes am feeding to the EASY routine during the day (3 hour) and the sugar water is 1/2 teaspoon per 120 mils. I warmed it too, and also had a bottle of warm milk with me just incase. Luckily, after drinking lots of sugar water (babies like it aparently) if she wanted the milk she only took 20 milks or so.

well i thought id cracked it! dd slept through 7pm til 7am sunday night! but then she woke at 1am last night, ah well. i really do think it makes a difference whether bf or ff though. ds was bf til 5mnths and was in our room waking all night til we moved to bigger house when he was 9mnths, dd is ff and lets me get a lot more sleep.

am thinking of getting reins for ds, (although i get the feeling theyre frowned upon by many people )ideally want him walking mostplaces by 2 (in sept)and hes a mischevious chap already- dont fancy my chances chasing after him with dd in buggy...

chaotica how old are yours? i would love to work cos ive got this idea that it would be a nice break but i think i might be deluding myself!

well i thought id cracked it! dd slept through 7pm til 7am sunday night! but then she woke at 1am last night, ah well. i really do think it makes a difference whether bf or ff though. ds was bf til 5mnths and was in our room waking all night til we moved to bigger house when he was 9mnths, dd is ff and lets me get a lot more sleep.

am thinking of getting reins for ds, (although i get the feeling theyre frowned upon by many people )ideally want him walking mostplaces by 2 (in sept)and hes a mischevious chap already- dont fancy my chances chasing after him with dd in buggy...

chaotica how old are yours? i would love to work cos ive got this idea that it would be a nice break but i think i might be deluding myself!

thanks gemy, i might try that- switched to ff at 4weeks, was doing every 3 hrs at first, now she has 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm and 1 overnight, sounds like every 3hrs might do it. dd has always had cold milk cos when she was in my room i didnt want to have to get out of bed!

Hmmm. At least I'm not alone with the disappearing toddler problem. I guess it's just something kids do at a certain age (except for my nephew, which gave me a false impression...). Phlossie -- your DS must have terrified you. I'm worried DD is about to do the same to me (she's almost there and getting worse every day). Might have to get some reins (sod what people think!) before I lose her. (Tried time out today about it and she just didn't get it. Also doesn't get that roads have cars on and cars are dangerous... ) Otherwise I'll just have to start practising my sprint starts (and hope I can carry/push DS with me but he's a big 6 months now... [out-of-breath emoticon])

so tired. tried for 45 mins to get him back in his cot when he woke, gave up and brought him to bed in the end. he bit me v hard around 3am. nipple is still attached, amazingly.

DS1 wandered off from me yesterday Chaotica. We were walking in a big cemetary near the house, and i unclipped his 'lead' so i could push DS2 more easily. i thought it's either major toddler meltdown if i get cross, or i could be clever about it...so i v cheerfully said, 'ok, bye then, i'm going home now' and started walking away. (no cars, and i could see him) I looked round and he was running after me. i said 'ooh, are you coming home too?'...'Yeeeeeesssssss!' he said.

other news- DS1 pooed in potty this morning. DS2 scoffed baby corn and carrot yesterday. if the rain stops i'm going to the supermarket with them to get stuff for rice crispie cakes and something nice for tea.

what's wrong with reins?

i have a wrist strap for him, and his little backpack with a 'lead'. Better than him getting run over or lost IMO

Phew, Found the thread again! Have had a week or so of people visiting and going away, so lost track!

Have just seen your turning off the TV thread, Faster, will definately join you in listening to ska in the afternoon - actually will probably do that when dd1 is better, she has horrible cold and conjunctivitus, so maybe just one more day of TV!

Will read rest of thread later to catch up.

Hello everyone!

hi hazey.

i'm having one of those days where i just feel like crying, and like i'm a crap mother. Is it just me who has these?
I want to go to bed and hide.

NO Faster it is not just you, and if youre a crap mum, then so am I.
I have just cried - but i can't go to bed because both dd's are screaming the place down, and neither will go to sleep - AAAAAGH.

glad it's not just me then. DS1 is wandering round and whinging- he needs a nap but is fighting it. (almost fell asleep in his lunch)

I'm a bit that anyone has a problem with reins!! I used them with ds from about 14 mo until 18mo. He wouldn't wear them now, but I might invest in one of those rucksacks.
My dd sleeps all the time. Before you all start throwing things at me, she does wake twice in the night - even more recently because she had four teeth break through at the same time! But she has two 2-2.5 hour naps a day! And sleeps from 7.30pm until 7.30am. I love that they both sleep in the afternoons - that's one great thing about the tight age gap (though ds is nearly 2.2 so I should really go away now )
Chaotica - when's your ds's birthday?
Faster - my dd has bitten me a couple of times. It really hurts! I hope you and Hazey have better days tomorrow. I'm having a good day, but after a run of bad... okay, 6 months of bad days - but I'm still willing the weekend to arrive.
DS1 is in bed, but I can hear him chatting. Grrrr.

Seems we're all fine with reins around here (I s'pose I might not have been before I had a toddler... But now? I'd even consider one of those retractable dog-leads so DD can run off down the street and I can stop her when I want )

Sorry to hear you're having a crap day, Hazey and Faster. Mine is just about OK (that's good, right?) considering I wanted to go out to keep up my sanity and it was pouring with rain this morning. So DD and I made puddles out of duplo (her idea!) and all the happyland figures took turns diving in off diving boards we built... Then we got soaked in the kitchen playing with bubbles, and soaked once we went out for a walk (rain stopped at last) when DD found some real puddles on top of the slide. DD didn't even try to run off once but I think I might get her some reins anyway.

DS is so frustrated -- he wants to join in with what DD is doing and is hardly able to. Went on the swing though and loved it.

Phlossie DS was born on 27/9 last year. And I think you're allowed to stick around a while longer the more the merrier (just as long as we're not all here when we have 2 under 22 ).

Hello everyone
Sorry to hear of crap and OK days, I wont gloat about my lovely day yesterday out at a National Trust place.
Im and as I finally decided to join Slimming World tonight with my friend to lose this baby blubber. I got a right shock in M&S today trying on clothes, I am like a big beanbag with cellulite everywhere. Also 2.5years of eating whatever I want is about to catch up with me big style as I gradually stop the BFing. On a good note though I have friends coming up to visit from Uni days next month that Im so excited to see. I was debating braving the train on my own with the 2 lo's and then I fell about laughing at such a ridiculous idea.
I love reins BTW. I cannot see what is wrong with them.

ok, the reins thing...

i have no prob with them whatsoever! just in RL loads of people i know dont like them, and whilst you ladies all seem lovely mumsnet can be a scary place, so i spose i was just acknowledging some people dont like them before saying i wanted some....

anyway, i got some today cos ds walked to leisure centre, swam, went to park, then wanted to run around town!!! and im coming to terms with the fact if i keep him in the pushchair outdoors i will definitely pay for it when we get home

Chaotica - my dd was born on 3/10 (due on 22/9!) She also wants to get into everything her brother's in to, and she had her first go on a swing this week and loved it! Is your ds sitting up? I find the fact that dd can sit and watch ds helps her loads, but, of course, she now wants to be on the move!
Good luck with the weight loss, Cazwa. Lol at your beanbag description! I'm more of a water buffalo myself - I carry my weight in my haunches! That's one disadvantage of having 2 close together - I was still bf when I got pregnant the 2nd time, so didn't get the chance to lose weight from my 1st preg.

I am a huge fan of reigns! Without them DD1 would be running off chasing cars all the time!

Well, DD2 slept through til 0620 this morning and was in a great mood. All smiles and laughs. Am really having difficuly with the thought of leaving her tomorrow. Shall I not bother going? I mean, you know what these things are like, you look forward to it, and they're always boring! And Izzy will miss me. And what if she wonders where I am and thinks I've left her forever?

I am Grrrr regarding my weight. Have bought very nice dress for this weekend and tried it on for H and my H (again note the removal of the 'D') said I was looking really 'wide these days'. Yep, a lovely comment like that will ensure I feel like the belle of the ball. and

wide?! oh dear.

my DH is rubbish at giving compliments / comment on what i'm wearing- i never get any- but at least it means i don't get called wide either.

tell him he's looking small these days, he'll like that

am pro-reins here too! and the rucksack with lead is fab too - we got ours from waitrose (£13).

haven't posted in a bit but all ok here. have been keeping up with posts but not always got time to reply.
both boys have been napping together today, hooray! but both stirring so best be quick.

ds2 was down to one feed a night but went back to 2 last night, hope he gets back on track tonight.
clocks changing have helped in the morning but not at bedtime so still not enough sleep for ds1.

he has moved up rooms at nursery which is good as he was getting unhappy in the baby room, but too excited to sleep there so 2 days without a nap in a row, not good.

right, better go, hope everyone having a good day

Starting a new thread ladies, to encourage some more nutters mothers of toddlers and babies to join...

it's the Sparkly New 2 or more under 3 thread now...thought we could get some hints and tips from ladies with older toddlers, and some DCs here have turned 2 already.

Hi I have a DD who has just turned 2 and a DS of 13 months and I was wondering if anyone here has had the same problem as me and can offer some advise.
DD is showing all the signs of being ready to be potty trained but everytime I try to introduce the potty and devote time to teaching her how to use it DS becomes extra clingy or puts himself on the potty until she gets bored and goes off to do something else. I have also tried the taking her with me to toilet upstairs as per Gina Ford but this means leaving DS screaming at the stairgate which in turn upsets DD (and me)
We dont seem to be getting anywhere and all the advise Ive read on potty training never mentions what to do with a younger child. Any ideas anyone???

Shall I be really useful and say that the new thread is here

Of course, if the link doesn't work then I'm being quite useless, but you can all go off and discuss whatever is on the wrong link instead.

Fiodyl -- probably worth asking on the new thread, or starting a thread of your own for that question (I'm only just getting onto potty training around here).

bye bye old thread (I do spend a lot of time with toddlers...)