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[SuperGrrrl]

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

Hello Runtus- join us here

katy I know what you mean about the weaning. Since DD2 is a sicky baby, mahybe starting solids sooner rather than later is a good idea. But, she does sleep through the night without a feed so can't complain about that.

Faster I totally understand about the closeness. When DD2 used to sleep with us occasionally when she was just a few days old I loved it, sniffing her and feeling her little hand touch me or wake up and see her right there. Oh the days (makes me sad that that parts' over already)

Have decided to put up fomr fairy lights all around the dining room so when we bring the cake in we can switch them on too and it will seem more magical.

Also need to buy her a birthday dress so may go and try and get one tomorrow.

Happy Easter everyone and yes the chocolate is going down nicely.

katyt1- i will be putting them in together, but not until DS2 is sleeping through.

had a crap couple of days. DS1 is still unwell, he spent much of yesterday hysterical, until he passed out mid afternoon for 2hrs. Felt useless and started losing patience in the end, nothing would calm him down. And he'd only eat bananas and jam on toast.

Kept DS2 in his cot until 1.45am, when i was exhausted i couldn't be arsed and brought him to bed.

staying in with heating and books today.

oh- and my instructor says i should put in for my driving test, as i should be ready in 6wks.

Afternoon, ladies.

Excellent news about the test, SuperG, don't put it off (which is, I know too well, very easy to do). Lets face it, the worst that can happen is you fail (which you won't!) in which case you just take it again (which is no big deal). And if you're that chilled out about it, you'll probably pass.

Not so good news about your DS1 -- is he any better? It's so hard when they're sick (and they totally lose the plot). LOL at your contortionist description though. I tried to keep DS out of our bed last night and had to give up about the time I realised that DP had to go to work and was being kept awake. So I lasted until 4am before giving in to the mighty kicking wriggler.

Gemy -- like the fairy light idea (I might steal it when the time comes).

I think DD's nap is truly ending (although she goes for it one day out of 3) and she's definitely becoming a sly little soul as she gets older. (Completely convinced we were born yesterday as well ) She didn't stop running around for a second yesterday when she was put to bed for a nap, but when no amount of crashing, shouting and door banging got her back down stairs she stood at the gate of her bedroom shouting 'Nice sleep, Dad! Had nice sleep!' -- I thought children this young couldn't tell fibs... Do any of your older ones do this yet? (Maybe I she's a child prodigy in the art of deception ) (oh joy!)

Now I think about it, not only is my eldest practising her 'lying', my youngest (DS) tried to steal my watch today (as well as trying to eat something I was trying to read) -- do you think I should put them forward for "gifted and talented" ?

Sorry, Faster... wrong name again in the last post -- oops

that's ok

DS1 is more himself now, but DS2 is getting ill. Got him to sleep at 6.30, then he woke at 8.30. Got him back to sleep, then he woke at 10.10 again. He wouldn't go back to sleep in his cot then- i tried for an hour, but every time he struggled to breath he was stirring. In the end i took him to bed. (i think an hour is a good try myself)

i think i'm getting it too though, and i'm so tired

At least DS1 at CMs tomorrow. Will stay in and rest as much as i can with DS2.

hi, im here to join in! got 18mnth ds and 3mnth dd...my partner works away a lot, my family live far away, but at the same time being on my own with the kids means we are really close, although i regularly fear for my sanity!!

Hi all. Fastergrrl, I swear we are living parallel lives. I am also trying to get DS to stay in his cot and not bring him in the bed, I usually last till about 230 then I drag him in for a feed and cant be bothered with trying to settle him back in. Luckily DH works nights so I have the whole bed. I am also putting them in together when he starts regularly sleeping through. What Im terrified of is the early starts, at least one of them wakes at the crack of dawn.

Thanks for the nice comments about DS's weight, I feel much better about it all now. He is such a different baby, he literaly sings away now when he is awake and I didnt realise how much a baby could laugh, this is in comparison to constant grizzling a week ago.

DD is another matter - she was so naughty tonight. I was doing bathtime on my own, turned around to find she'd put all the PJs and my clothes from yesterday in the bath. I told her off and shoved them all in the sink, then had to find more PJS, and lo and behold she did it again! I flipped out at this point and really shouted this time. The rest of the bath was held in silence from me as I couldnt speak without being tempted to let rip. Writing it down now it seems quite funny but at the time I was feeling tearful! Little minx.

DH is out tonight on a works do so Im doing tomorrow on my own while he sleeps off a hangover. Hoping these evil colds floating around dont get me.

Why am I up so late?? Im going to pay for this!

You think you're up late, Cazwa...? I really must go to be before I lose sleep posting a long message. Evening, ladies, all the same though.

Hi Rosiejoy and welcome

...And goodnight !

I must be living a parallel life to you both Cazwa and Faster -- always seem to end up with DS in our bed by the end of the night. And last night I even tried to persuade him not to have a feed at about 4am and to stay in his cot... No chance! I think everyone woke up with the amount of noise he made over the next hour. And he went to sleep the instant he was laid down on our bed... DP pointed out last night that we seem to be doing attachment parenting by accident...

I don't mind him in our bed, but I do wish he didn't wake so often (hoping for a feed). Any ideas?

none sorry Chaotica

DS2 ended up in our bed at midnight- his sleeping is getting worse as he gets older. He slept better and longer at 6wks than now.

DH snored like a pig all night, so between DS2 waking every 1-2hrs, he kept me awake. I've had about 4 hours sleep, in 10-15min intervals. I feel like i've been tortured.

DS1 at CM, DS2 fell asleep in his pushchair so have left him there for now. DS2 managed to poo over 3 lots of clothes this morning aswell- i have washing everywhere already

Have managed to have a quick shower, put some washing away, bag some things for freecycle / charity shop, and put a few things on ebay. I'm currently wearing PJs and contemplating some lunch and a cup of tea, followed by taking DS2 to feed in bed, in the hope i can have a nap, but i strongly doubt it. Will prob go to bed at 7.30 instead!

AAArrrgggggghhhhhhh!

Fingers crossed he stays in his cot longer tonight!

Oh Faster, I feel for you. Not least because it all sounds so similar to my situation (although DP is only an intermittent snorer...). But DS was definitely a better sleeper when he was younger. Must work out a plan to improve things...

On the other hand, we all had a great time at playgroup (me included as both DCs were happy) and they've both napped soundly since we got back.

knackered here too, tho boys are sleeping ok really, just trying to do too much i think...
off to bed now, no really i am, come on legs, let's go....

night all

I really need an early night but am so enjoying having a peaceful quiet house to myself as DH is at work, and I realy want to watch House and Greys Anatomy. Last night was bliss, I thought DS would never sleep through after doing it randomly once a month ago, but he slept 7pm-5.45am - hurrah! Also DD is sleeping pretty consistently these days, albeit waking at 6am.

Forgot to say hi Rosiejoy!

Got playgroup in morning and a 2yos party in PM all on my own, although friends will be at both. I will be cream-crackered this time tomorrow.

Forgot to add that DS put on 1lbs 1oz in a week since I started him on 2 bottles a day last week and has jumped up the charts, hurrah! Mixed feeding is working really well, he is much more content so Im a happy mum.

Gnight all.

lucky you Cazwa!

DS2 wouldn't settle until 7.30 last night, then slept for 40mins in his cot. i went to bed early, and i was so tired i just brought him straight to bed. Slept pretty good though, so i should be awake enough tonight to keep putting him back in his cot. i hope.

Cazwa good news regarding your DS nad glad you liking the mixed feeding

I was wondering, those of you who still feed their children in the night how old are they? Just because I cut DD1s at 11 weeks, and DD2s at 9 weeks and just upped their day feeds to compensate - took a few days of suger water but then never looked back!

We had DD1s 2nd birthday party and it was really nice - but the mess afterwards! Phew! I still have bits of cake left, boxes for toys, wrapping paper, party hats strewn all over!

Am just taking my daily 1000mg of vitC. Yes, husband has got the evil cold and so far I have not got it. Now, I reckon that means it's just in the incubation phase before the symtoms show so trying to do all I can to stave it off. Never eat so much red and orange fruit and veg in my life. And vitamin 3 disolvable tablets. And we have the ball the weekend after this one, so I just know when my symptons will start to show....

Really feel for those of you who have children sleeping with them rather than in their cots - a friend from work had the same and the only thing that worked was to never let her don in her bad again. As in, no matter how much he screamed the house down, as soon as her son realised that his mums' bed was no longer an option, he was fine in his cot. But, when she'd tried tn enforce this before, it's like he could smell that she was about to relent and she did - so he knew that if enough fuss was made then he get his own way and it went on like this for weeks before my friend got tough. She wondered why she had not "got tough" before, and saved herself alot of hassle. Easier said then done though I'll bet...

Both DDs in bed (great that they nap together) and I may "help" DD1 finish off one of her easter eggs

bad typing:
should be
"a friend from work had the same and the only thing that worked was to never let her don son in her bad bed...."

DS1 was still having milk at night at 7mths, then i made him take water.

I'm still feeding DS2 and he's almost 5mths. thinking of giving him formula feeds soon though.

...in the hope he'll sleep longer.

Don't know whether I'm about to get tough with DS. (He's 6m now.) Occasionally he sleeps through or wakes once but I never know why (or why he doesn't the other times). Solids have definitely not helped (yet, although he hasn't really taken to them) and I haven't tried a big feed (ff or ebf) before bed like we did with DD as he won't take a bottle or a sippy cup (just a normal cup which doesn't really lend itself to big feeds)... Actually, what finally cut out DD's night waking was going to the CM which DS starts soon -- I think she was just knackered after a hard days play. Maybe that will work... [hopeful emoticon]

I decided not to stress about it last night though and he was better as well -- still woke for small feeds twice, but only ended up in the bed at about 7am.

(The way I see it, he can't stay in our bed comfortably once he can roll or crawl, so he has limited time for this anyway...)

BTW Good to hear your DS is putting on weight, Cazwa

And glad your DD1's party went well Gemy. I'm just starting to plan something for DD.

my youngest is exactly 3mths, she has bottle before bed (which is 7 everynight) and goes down in her cot in the room she shares with her brother, and a bottle at 7 when we all get up, at some point during the night she wakes for a feed and i bring her into bed with me, sometimes its as late as 5am, last night it was 1.30am, and she only wakes the once. i thought about waking her at 11ish to feed her in the hope she'll sleep through til 7, but i dont want to have to stay up that late myself! so im just hoping she'll drop this feed once she starts on solids

Gemy- do you mean you gave them some sugar water if they woke in the night? how much? were you feeding to any sort of routine during the day? its really interesting to hear what other people do, i like this thread everyone seems very practical and 'real'. i spose 2under2 will do that!

Hi all, I have been having a few bad nights too. DS2 woke for feeds at 12.30 then 2.15 last night but then he just wouldn't settle. I kept persevering but to no avail. In the end I got some EBM out of the fridge and he drank 4oz! Poor little thing must have been starving. Although I have no idea why as I was feeding him every two hours yesterday. Am clinging onto the hope that it's a growth spurt...

Cazwa - how do you do the mixed feeding? Do you express at the times you give formula? I don't want to give up bf all together but it's really draining me at the moment and I feel as though I'm constantly feeding.

Hoping for some nice weather at the weekend so we can get out and so something nice. Was struck down with mastitis last weekend so that was a washout. Enjoy, everyone

Oooh Rosiejoy, you are the first person on here who has them in the same room, we are all planning on doing it, but waiting till they sleep through. When did you put them in together? Does youngest not wake eldest? Is it a big room?

I have a tiny 2nd room and am planning on putting them in together but DS is not yet reliabily sleeping through. The last 2 nights he has slept 7 till 5ish, then he comes into my bed.

To give a different viewpoint on the cosleeping, Im treating it as a small luxury for now and not fighting it. I feel like DS is growing up so fast that in no time he'll be grown up and definitley not in my bed! Having him in bed with me is my chance to give him cuddles that he misses out on in the day. DD never slept in my bed, and wont now if she wakes in the night, she just lies there awake kicking me the few times Ive done it when we are visting relatives.

Gemy, when you say still feeding in teh night it sounds like its an option - if I dont feed him he would scream teh house down! I dont know what else to do when he wakes other than feed him...

Hi everyone,
its so interesting hearing what everybody does with feeding/sleeping etc.

DS woke last night and screamed for ages and just wouldn't calm down, which isn't like him. He usually just wants a cuddle from mummy! I am putting it down to teething... we had to let him get up and come downstairs to watch gray's anatomy to get him to chill out enough to even give him medised and bonjela.

Today I was supposed to go to a soft play place with some friends, but got a really bad back at the supermarket and could barely make it home. Couldn't walk, or lift DS. Called DH at work and burst into tears, he had to come home in the end to help out (took him 1 hour though). Couldn't reach PIL and my parents live in NZ so no help there! I feel quite worried now that if I suddenly go into labour or something happens I won't have anyone who can rush over...