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Hello!

Post here if you have 2 or more kids under 3yrs.

We were formerly the 2 under 2 thread, but some inconsiderate DCs went and had birthdays.

Commence rambling / ranting / updates etc

Hi everyone
sorry i haven't been around much. Having 2 is much more exausting than just the one!!!! Had a crap day today with both of them playing up and so feel like sh*te mum as kept snapping at ds1. Am just soooooooo tired and have no patience. Any helpful hints guys ???

cazwa that's awful of your MIL. God, i hope i'm never that dense when my boys are grown up!

I've had mastitus- yay! But it's getting better. I also bought DS2 a dummy yesterday- i didn't expect him to take it, but he did, and had a 30 nap in the afternoon in his cot Have also been giving him a bottle or 2 of formula a day, so getting him off boob bit by bit.

and the night before last, DS2 slept 6.30-1am! Longest he's slept in ages. I'm going to get him off boob first, then out of our bed. Thinking about putting him in with DS1 in a month, and seeing what happens.

Hello everyone!

Definately out of order on your MIL Cazwa, and I think you are just going to have to be blatent and take her to one side, saying that this holiday is about you and DHs time together and you'd appreciate it if she recognised that. Or really your DH should internvene here and tell them the same thing - good luck!

Well ladies I need your help, or may post a seperate topic on this. DD2 has been sleeping through the night for ages now as you know, but lately for the past week, she has been waking up about 0430 with a pooy nappy. And this is every night. Is there anything we can do to change her pooy time? As in, give her a bit of prune juice to bring the time forward and hope she sticks to that? It is driving us crazy because once we've changed her, she wants to be up for good and is all giggly and smily! (And it is hard for me not to give in and start smiling back and then I know I'm on to a loser....)

DD1 was also sick last night. Went to check on her and could smell something wrong straight away, but she didn't eat anything different to us yesterday so not sure what it was. Anyway, we went in changed the bedding etc and she went straight back to sleep. And she is her usual bouncy self today! Who knows?!!

Have to pop out to shops soon to get some laundry tabs and softener (totally forgot both these items last time and - what with all the warm weather - I have been doing lots of washing!)

Have a good day

Hello everyone,

Have managed to get through a lot of posts, wish i could do it more often, must make it part of the daily routine! As a result hope i don't bore you all with massive post...and sorry if i miss anyone but [waves] to all..

Supermarkets can be fun for the DC when we are speeding round in trolley and DH is with us but have had a nightmare experience when both were hungry and tired - was a good reminder at the time as to why online grocery shopping is often a must with small kids.
DH stayed with DS2 (15mth) the other day so that i could take DS1 (2.4) into the supermarket alone - it was a lovely experience. He insisted on carrying his own basket (our local co-op is the only place that has the tiny trollies for kids - shame!) and 'helping' me with the small shop we had to do. It was a good opportunity for learning too as i could show him fruit and veg he hadn't had before and he was so proud at the end of it all to give cashier the money and wait for change and receipt. Such a change from making him sit in pram while i whizz round grabbing essentials and loading onto pram hood!

Jewels - With you on the washing - am finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel, half a basket left (lots of faffy delicates and handwash) after the four that once were. Downside is all the folding and carrying upstairs. At present there is a massive basket in each room waiting to be put away (something i should be getting on with while DC aren't with me)...must get motivated.

Fleecy - LOL at 'the glamour' but sometimes it makes you feel so good to be able to do those sorts of things. When my home help is here (she's been with us for 2 weeks now) I feel so good just being able to do the simplest of things without two little shadows following everywhere.

Cazwa - at MIL - is she very close to you though? Would personally let DH deal with it, have found through own experience that it is up to DH to deal with these things, i always end up looking like the bad guy! As for her DH, hope he's not racist towards you or your family

TattooedGrrl - Ants! Snap! Awful, did you get rid of them? I found a few on kitchen window sill (the whole area is very clean) and then around the bottles of juice and filter that i leave on counter nearby, i then find some working way up to cupboard - have done everything possible to keep areas food free and clean but reckon they must have got in from backdoor being open all day and have made their way up door and onto window sill....what can i do? DH hasn't been around much to deal with it.

See you all later x

Hi All, and welcome back ChaCha.

Just musing on how frustrating it is to finally get a break with both DCs napping only to have one napping on me who will wake up if I move him ... I want a cup of tea! And a chocolate biscuit! Want one! Want it! Waaaaaah!

Sorry must apologise has been a day of snotty noses and meltdowns around here...

Ooops -- There goes the break: DD is wailing upstairs. Bye ladies...

hey hey all

brain is mush, ds2 is waking some nights, sleeping through some nights, ds1 is a v early bird and i am knackered!

have had my mum here this week - sometimes a help sometimes not !
off to in-laws for a week tomorrow, so may not get on here for a while.
we are also going away with just ds2 for 2 nights, hope he sleeps! - so we can have a toddler-break.
not sure in-laws really know how active and busy ds1 is but hey, they'll figure it out!

also think he will trash the room they are going to put him in - has mil's computer & stuff, plus bookcases, etc. he will destroy it
want him to be invited back!!!

sorry no personals, too out of touch, sorry!

hope LOs sleep well tonight

Can I join too please?! Haven't read it all but have 3 - dd 3.5, ds 2.2 and dd2 9 weeks. So 3 in just over 3 years. Does anyone on this thread have 3 dcs with similar age gaps? I need some tips about how to get organised. Some days are OK and some not so. I know it's early days with 3 dcs but I'm not a naturally organised person and it is very apparent that I now need to get my head round schedules and routines etc etc to make all our lives easier. I'd love to get ideas from those of you who have cracked it .....!

Hi y'all and welcome cloudberry. No advice sorry but welcome all the same.

Well DH and I went out last night and had a brilliant time. I got drunk (mum and dad babysat) and then, when we got home, we had lots of sex too! (and since I have given up the pil. I had already pre-bought a 'pleasure pack' of condoms so no no3 on the way just yet!)

But, I felt like shit today and DD1 fell out of bed to I was really tired. Then we went to get DD1 some shoes to Clarks and her feet are so narrow that they didn't have any shoes to fit. Well, to me I only wanted trainers and these could be oulled tighter but the assistant was not budging - we were not allowed to get them!! so she recommended startrite shoes but their shop was really full so we are going on Monday again. I felt really sorry for DD1 because the Clarks assistant said her feet were 'skinny little things' and DD1 just sat there whilst I tried to explain she couldn't have the purple shoes that she loved so much.

Am just chilling out in front of TV then may watch TV in bed (we just had a new flat screen TV fitted in there!) or maybe read. Either way, I think by 10 I will be in the land of ZZZZZZZ.

wave to you all and talk soon.

sex jewelsandgems? Tries to remember what that is

Hope everyone is good. Our friend came over last night, i drank quite alot of wine and went to bed alot later than usual. Feel a bit poo, but not too bad considering.

Just ordered DS1s 2nd birthday presents from Early Learning- getting him a little pushchair, a watering can so he can help in the garden and a shopping basket with play food. He's going to love it.

Mastitus has gone now - hooray!

Need another cup of tea i think...

Please help girls.

DD(21mo) awake at 430am again, for the nth time in a row. Cant get her back to sleep. She just jumps out of bed and cries at her door. Tried everything. Blackout blinds, giving her milk, changing her nappy, putting her back to bed repeatedly.

This mornign I have been in tears . Im just so tired and cant see an end to this.

My perfect little sleeper has gone from doing 7pm-7am and a good 2-3hours nap to 7pm-4.30am with no afternoon nap .

DS(7mo) is now sleeping through. Typical.

Poor DH is gettign in from work at 5am and staying up with her, but hes so tired the rest of the time that we have to take it in turns. Ive just had a few more turns of late...

Please tell me this is a faze.

Cazwa what a knightmare! I don't have nay advice except what you have already done. However, with the repeadedly taking her back to bed, this does seem to be 'deemed' the most successful by supernanny etc. As she having knightmares? Perhaps she does need the nap afterall and is getting overstimulated without it, thus when she wakes just a little (as children do in the early morning hours) she has too many thoughts going around to allow her back to sleep? Could you try just popping her down for a nap in the day, or even just snuggling her up in her bed and reading her stories for a while?

Yes, am clutching at straws! Hope some help??

DD1 has recently started hating having a bath and it used to be her favourtie thing. Now, she goes in, after 2 mins she wants to get out! Maybe new bath toys?

Evening ladies. Sex and wine? (or one or the other)? We must be just about coping even if it's making us all exhausted...

Cazwa -- that sounds awful. You must all be knackered. Aside from what other people have said, could she be teething? (I know you've probably tried Calpol or some such already so don't expect me to say anything original...) DD was terrible at sleeping when her canines came through (they really hurt, apparently), downright miserable in fact. On the other hand, maybe she's just an early riser (although it does sound like she might need her naps). Has she got toys or books she can play with when she wakes up?

My sister, her DS and my mum came over today (don't see much of them as they're 2-3 hour drive away), so DCs had a great time (although DS made my nephew cry DS is nearly 7m, DNephew is 5 years does this make DS a bully already??).

Still a little worried about DS as he's such a screamer sometimes. Probably a normal baby really though. At least he's sleeping better. (Not through the night yet though.)

Sorry -- DS is almost 8m not 7m (time must be flying), but that doesn't make him picking on a five year old any better

Lol at your DS being a bully Chaotica - DD is 20mo and my 9mo niece has made her cry a few times, mostly by pulling DD's hair! TBH I think DD should probably have come to expect it now and ought to be a bit more wary!

Hi Ladies,

How's your DD's sleep going, Cazwa? Is it any better? She might just be dropping the nap but OTOH there might be another reason. (Doesn't sound as if she's really getting enough sleep.)

Our DD has had phases of looked like she's had it with naps and then started again. She currently isn't napping and DP thinks she might have given up, whereas I'm more suspicious that it has to do with the fact that he bought her a second hand happyland trainset which is now in her bedroom

Did you get shoes, Jewels? You could always go back to clark's without DD1 and get the pair you want (unless you're recognised, that is!). You don't want her feet to get hurt though -- I felt terrible last week when DD started crawling around and I realised that her trainers really hurt her feet. (She didn't tell me that, of course... just staggered and crawled around instead. So I guess you have to be careful really.)

Evening ladies, yes I did get the shoes chaotica, we went to a shop called Stomp which is like the Ollivander's of the startrite world and they had loads! In the end, we were spoilt for choice. Got some lovely pink leather girlie ones that DD loves and we may buy her a second pair to go with some other outfits.

DD2 has been a lovely little bundle of coos and giggles lately so all well there thus far.

Otherwise, nothing else to report! We are going away on holiday on saturday though and are amazed at the stuff we'll need (we are staying in a self catering woodland lodge) in the perthshire hills and can't wait - but I don't think it's be that relaxing to be honest - anyway, if you don't hear from me, that's why. Saying that, I think the lodges have wireless broadband and I may need your support on this holiday more than usual!

Perthshire sounds nice, Jewels. I hope you get some good weather. I used to have a good friend who lived up there in the hills and it was so beautiful (might have helped that the sun was shining the whole time we were there ). I've never taken the DCs though.

Been busy today taking both of them for a test run at the stand-in cm (my usual one is on holiday soon) it seems to have gone OK, and I had a whole hour to myself . What luxury! (OK it wasn't really: I had to go to the supermarket ) Then we went to playgroup... So I actually got both of them to nap at once -- don't usually get two breaks in one day!

Hello All.

My 2 are developing so fast now- DS1 is talking loads more, and started talking to toys when he plays with them etc. We've taught him to do animal noises too. It's very adorable, and almost makes up the meltdowns he's also having if he doesn't nap in the day

DS2 slept from almost 7pm to 10pm in his cot last night, then i gave him a diluted bottle, he went back to sleep in his cot until a bit past 2am, then i brought him to bed. NO BED tonight! GULP!

I'm also only breastfeeding him in the morning, then last thing before bed (from today) Dreading it, as he uses me for comfort most of the day. I've put a proper bra on to help stop me giving in- my right boob is already the size of my head and getting sore

Getting close to my driving test- 3 weeks now!

Evening all,
It used to be really difficult to catch up on here but am pleased to say that i actually managed to read most posts since i posted last...hurray!

J&G - I took DS's aged 4months and 18months last year on a self catering holiday but in Turkey not UK and it was really nice. I thought as i got on the plane 'what the hell am i doing?' when it suddenly hit home that there would be no room service/laundry etc.. but it was really lovely and we all enjoyed it. Hope you do to.

Things here are much better now that we have help a few days a week. Also going on holiday in less than a fortnight and then hopefully just 5/6weeks until DC3 makes an appearance. Can't believe it really.

How is everyone else? Is there anyone else on the thread with 3 under 3? Wonder if i'll ever be posting again after the summer!!!

Nite nite all x

Hi all

Grrll, the boobs sound sore. Took me a week after stopping before they stopped being footballs, but still leaked for a good few weeks afterwards. Felt sad stopping, but dont miss it now, think its given me a lot more energy, plus Im not permanently dehydrated.

Have resorted to putting DD(21mo) back in her cot instead of bed after 2 weeks of disasterous early morning running around, plus one attempted night of sharing with her brother (7mo) which completely didnt work! So far we have had 3 nights of sleeping through with only one early wake up (ie before 6am) whcih was this mornign wiht poo as the culprit.

Also, she is now napping again thanks to the cot. Thank god. I have napped myself the past 3 days at teh same time and finally feel normal again, hurrah. Ive had a rotten sleep-deprived 2 weeks, reminiscent of newborn days. Im insanely jealous of people who have moved their LOs into beds without any problems. Complete failure here!

DS is doing great, sleeping through regularly (sorry if this is annoying to read) and really happy most of the time. DD is a bit whiney with a cold, and was hell without her naps so thankfully we are returning to normality.

On the work front I went in this week to discuss returning after a restructure theyve had. Quite happy with the turnout, Im going from 3 days down to 2.5 with the .5 I can do flexibly from home whenever I want, so Im only going in 2 days a week. That means 1 day nursery fees, 1 day at grandparents so we shouldnt suffer too much financially. I was going to be forking out £600+ a month on nursery fees if Id gone back the same hours.

Currently watching Starsky and Hutch for the millionth time, still cracks me up, should be in bed though!

Heres to sleepfilled nights for all.

quick wave before bedtime

haven't been on in a bit, and brain is too fried to catch up properly...

we are up early here too, ds1's record is 4.55
he messed up ds2's sleeping through too
ah well, ds1 up at 6 today so hoping we are cracking it, again.

we had firm words with him and wouldn't let him out of his room till 6.
i had to grab ds2 and leg it downstairs without ds1 seeing so as not to have double standards. been down staring at the walls as early as 4.30 waiting for time to pass....

still bf, not started weaning yet, trying to hold out for 6 mo for BLW...tho ds2 desperately looking at a breadstick yesterday!

right, off to try for another early night...

Grrr. Spent a while writing a moany old post about DS being a whinger and a screamer but somehow it got deleted instead of posted... Never mind -- hope he's lovely again tomorrow so I can say something nice...

I've got 4 weeks with no cm, so I'm on my own ladies apart from 2 days of emergency childcare so I can go to work -- wish me luck!

good luck chaotica!

yes here i am at godawful o'clock, again.

ds2 up at
11.30
2.30
5

we had so cracked it, now i just want to cry.
of course it's monday and dh is off to london for a few days and i have to hold it together but really, it's worse/harder now than the newborn days

please let ds1 sleep properly cos me and him grumpy on the same day doesn't bear thinking about....!

Thanks JKS.

Sorry to hear about your sleeping problems (or lack of it) -- I feel a bit like a zombie because ds has been waking a lot again. But I think this must be teeth again (hence the screaming and not feeding as well) so it will pass [grits teeth ]. It must be hard with your DS away though.

Now off to find a slide (and some ducks too for good measure!).