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[TattooedGrrrl]

Here we go again- join here if you have 2 or more kids under the age of 3. Feel free to update / whinge / look for advice / gloat about how sleep you've had

For any newbies, I have 2 boys, aged 2yrs and almost 9mths.

Hi all

God I am knackered today, been out in garden painting fence etc. Covered Dcs in suncream but forgot myself

I went back to work for four full days a week after DS and he went to a nursery and loved it. He was 11 mths old. After having DD though am not going back (not told work yet!!)so will also be a SAHM. I do enjoy it though but am grateful for the hot weather as being housebound due to toilet training would be too hard otherwise.

DD is really starting to enjoy her food. Have only been weaning her for 10 days. She is pretty fussy though if things aren't sweet Going to try sweet potato tomorrow and see what she thinks of it.

Whoever is having a peroni, have one for me I don't drink when DH on early shifts for work as he leaves house at 4am ish.

quick pop in to say hi all

hot, phew!

been in garden with paddling pool, dh put slide so ds1 can slide into the water, he loves it! been in and out all day long.
had a birthday party cancelled on us and actually i'm pleased cos we got to stay in our garden and relax.

wanting to work is def not bad at all! it probably makes you a better mother on the non-working days if you are happier/saner/more satisfied with life.

hope everyone else had a good weekend

It's too hot! Roll on winter!

Work tomorrow- i feel like i used to as a kid, the night before a new year at school. A bit excited, a bit sick. DH is staying home with DS2 though, so i'll have less of a rush to get them both dressed and packed off, before i can get ready.

DS2 loads better- all scabbed up, and spots are going now.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

PS- what is Peroni btw?

Evening Ladies - hot and raining a little here so I don't know how much sleep I'll get (DS is so hot, but he hates sleeping without his growbag - time for a really thin one I think)... Had fun in the paddling pool and walking in the rain though (had to try out new (2nd hand) buggy we bought for holiday -- we need two little ones so both can sleep ) (it's great, and weighs about 5kg) [sweat!]

good luck at work, Grrrl!

yes good luck at work today grrl

Oh yes good luck grrrl! And peroni is a very nice italian bottled beer - go and get one as your after work drink for today!

Chaotica, DD2 is the same and without a grobag, seems to think it is time to get up! I have a really thin one from john lewis, and then she won't sleep without her yellow fleecy blanket, so have to make sure room really cold!

DD2 slept til 0600 today, but I went in, she was at the top of the cot length ways laughing at me, popped the dummy back in (was in the corner so think this is what she was after) and went back to bed for another 10 minute snooze, which was very nice.

Hot day again today though and....

DD2 just filling her nappy, be back later!

Good luck at work today Grrl

Day on my own with DS. Been in paddling pool (again) and to see the HV/baby clinic to see if they had any bright ideas about helping him onto solids (after all, he is 10m now and should be showing a little more interest no longer do health professionals smile and tell me not to worry about getting him to eat solids) no bright ideas forthcoming though (I'm beginning to get jealous of you guys who have no trouble weaning, or even of myself with DD who I had no trouble weaning at all )

JKS - your post about nursery struck a chord, except we're past that stage -- now DS is old enough to want to play, to get some help cruising, to bounce up and down to music etc and he's far happier on the days when his sister is around. So I don't get anything done when she's at the CM any more (or anything that doesn't involve playing with a baby at the same time).

Tis hot... (most suitable emoticon I could find!)

hi! good day, and my boss told me i could go home hours early as it was my first day back! Takeaway tonight too.

Chaotica- DS2 will not eat either, and DS1 was a great eater (and still is) He'll eat a few spoons of a few things, and he'll have a go at some finger foods, but with little interest. He is 2 stone though, so not worried about him quite yet!

Grrl - enjoy the takeaway

Chaotica - Sorry your LO is not taking to solids yet. My DD is refusing to eat my home cooked stuff totally and will only eat hipp jars, ella's kitchen pouches (she ate the green one today the puree looks the most vile almost BLACK stuff ever)and fromage frais. I have LOADS of stuff I have fozen in the freezer for her Going to try mixing it with Ella's kitchen pouch tomorrow.

Jewels - I think I need to get a thinner gro bag as DD seems hot. I have put her down tonight in gro bag and just nappy. Wish I had put vest on her as gro bag rubbing on skin is making her sweat more I think. Will see how she is when sun gone down...

Waves at JKS - was Ds1 in pool today too? My DS was playing with next doors kids and they got their pool out and he had a whale of a time Did not think he would go in it as he is such a cautious little boy but he loved it.

Glad first day back at work went okay Grrl.

Before babies I ran my own business, and whilst it has lots of positives (eg I can fit my hours around girls, when I start doing it again a bit more full time), I do miss the actual going out bit, and having people to work with.

It is far too hot for me. I'm definately a Winter person, I think I have the opposite of Summer SAD, as I don't have energy to do anything except sit and shine. I'm starting to regret having a fringe cut into my hair a couple of months ago, i felt like a Shetland pony today.

Dh is on holiday, so spent the day by the sea, and going on a steam railway, it was lovely, and the girls had a fantastic time and ate their own bodyweight in icecream, cake and sausage roll.

JKS love the paddling pool idea, I'll definately try that tomorrow.

Dd1 hated sleeping without grobag, but I made a really simple one out of a pillowcase (mind you she was really little!), basically copying the shape of her winter one.

I was up with dd2 for 3 hours last night (she's not good in this heat), so I hope it gets a bit cooler tonight.

Shit Hazey, I am thinking of having a fringe cut in and will also be sporting the pony look!
maybe we could get our DDs to put little fringe ponytails in our hair? (my mum went home on the bus with a my little pony hair slide in the other day ROFL)

Had a migraine today so feel shit, luckily mum came over to relieve me of the DDs. Needed it, was not sick, but had that extreme headache that makes you want to scream! Aaaarrrgggggh! Better

I am watching big brother and there is no sex on it at all. I mean, compulsary viewing? I think not! Got some sex on there! Sorry girls am feeling a bit sex mad lately

Good idea re the pillowcase! I am sure I can fashion one out of something like that! I look going on there in the morning and she's there waving her little arms around all excited at seeing me Also, I love it when she just has nappy on, and opening the sleeping bag and seeing her little baby skin [aaah emoticon)

And I have PMT! Arrrrrgh! I am feeling rather aaaargh! Can you tell?!

Am going to get some ice cream.

Hi all can i join you?

I have dd 3.8 and ds 21 months and due dc3 in 6 weeks.

dd is really testing me at the mo it doesnt help that its so hot i feel like all i do is tell her off

Ooh, can I play too?

Just had the most awful day today after a difficult night in this heat. DD1 (17 months) was awake until after 1am and woke up with a heat rash all over her torso which sent me into a panic initially and DD2 (10 weeks) has cried and cried inbetween feeding every 90 mins or so (think it's the heat). DD1 hangs off my legs if I'm feeding DD2 and cries whenever DD2 cries. Gah. I am so exhausted and wondering how on earth anyone copes with more than one child! You all seem remarkably sane under the circumstances.

hello lollyplay, welcome. I feel like all i do is tell DS1 to stop it / get down / stop shouting etc too. Yesterday i tried really hard to distract him instead, which mostly worked...this was after i told him i wasn't standing for 'another f**king tantrum' (yes, i am very ashamed) I apologised straight away and gave him a biscuit and explained i was tired. Not sure if he understood, and it didn't really make me feel less crappy.

So, today more going 'ooh, look at this lovely X' (through gritted teeth) while he's doing something annoying or destructive.

Feeling up for books and painting today, followed by a much needed paint removing bath.

lollyheart even Sorry, tired!

Bella- welcome. We are not sane...

Laughs manically

Chaotica sorry to hear your ds hasn't taken to solids. DD was the same-clamped her mouth shut and turned away if I even went near her with a spoon and just played with food when I put it in front of her. She only really started eating aged 13 months and even then had quite a limited diet for a while. Now she is 2 though she eats pretty much anything, although still has quite a small appetite. My advice would be to keep putting food in front of him and just let him play with it, once he gets bored just take it away. Also (and this is quite a contraversial approach!)what first got dd to eat anything was giving her chocolate. Obviously you don't want to end up with a child who only eats dairy milk and wotsits like that girl on tv but for dd it showed her that food tastes nice and got her interested enough to try other stuff. Bit of a gamble though...

RE the job, I think it's up to you and you shouldn't feel bad. For me, I want to be the one to raise my children and by the time dh gets home I am too knackered to even thinking of going out to do an evening job! It means we are completely broke (very of your shopping jewels, that's not even a possibility for me!) but to me it is worth it-my kids will only be young once and I don't want to miss out on this time. Everyone's situation is different though and you have to do what works for you and your family

By claireybee on Tue 29-Jul-08 11:01:41

RE the job, I think it's up to you and you shouldn't feel bad. For me, I want to be the one to raise my children

I DO know what you mean Claireybee, but i work 25hrs a week now, and i certainly wouldn't say i WASN'T raising them. I'm sure i'd be less tired and breast-leaky if i wasn't

I think if a mother enjoys being home full time, that's great, but if they don't, or they are broke, there's nothing wrong with a job. Although, i heard yesterday about a Managing director (female) who had a baby on a Tuesday, and was at her desk by Thursday She got spotted by the head of the whole corporation, who made her leave and banned her from coming back for 3 mths! I felt so sad thinking of a 2 day old baby without it's mother, and a new mother (probably all sore and bleeding and leaky) at work!

Hello girls!

DD1 is at my parents, so I have DD2 all to myself. She has been a smily little girl today but lots of looking for her bouncy sister! I am missing DD1 actually, I am going to be a wreck when she goes to nursery in 6 months time!

The working V staying at home is always a gras in greener one in my view. I have done both, and there are great things and hard things about either situation. For me, the ideal situation would be to send the girls to nursery 1/2 days/mornings a week whether I am at home or not as I think children who do go to nurseries/CMs get alot out of it, especially with regards to social skills. I think when Izzy is 1 will look into doing this and then decide if that's working, whether I want to return to work again.

We don't have lots of money clairey either, but in order for us to live comfrtably on one wage (and DHs is the smaller wage out of both of ours) then we had to move to Scotland. Here, we have a low mortage, a nice house, money in the bank and we have no debts. Could we maintain our lifestyles in the South of england?!! No way! So, yes, I do have money to buy clothes etc but all spending is careful (you can imagine what my clothes spend used to be like when I was earning too - a good few hundred pounds every month!) But things are things, and I love my children more than any thing I own so, I have scaled down my labels and am now a strictly high st girl

Hello Lollyheart and Bella73

Jewels, I saw your thread about having fringe cut in, and I would say go for it, you will look gorgeous. I wasn't sure it would suit me, but it makes me feel a bit more 'groomed' (I always feel a mess, and don't think I've ever managed to dress smartly, hell I even wore jeans and a parka on my wedding day!) - the only downside (apart from shetland pony days)is having to get it trimmed regularly, but I got it done at Toni and Guy and they do inbetween fringe trims, so have to pop in when girls are asleep in the buggy. My dh went to work with dd's purple, glittery heartshaped sunglassed perched on top of his head the other day, so your mum's not the only one.

Each to their own with the work thing. I think if your a good parent you will 'raise' your child whether you work or not. I do some work in the evening because I want to keep my hand in until the girls are at preschool, when I will be able to start taking on a few more projects, and we can't afford childcare until then.

Hi Lollyheart and Bella73 and everyone else...

Just been shopping for a bikini think I might be the oldest on this thread ... I'll blame Jewels and her frequent shopping trips (actually I should be working, but what the hell...) Bought loads of kids' clothes in the sale too I just don't have the money right now until I go back to work full time (october) but I'm just soft...

Not glad to hear that other people are having problems weaning their LOs although it's nice to think that there's hope. Claireybee I haven't resorted to chocolate yet, but DS already gets loads more sugar and stuff than DD did at this age. DD wanted to offer him a Cheerio this morning though (I made her stick to shreddies).

Neither of mine slept well last night so it was tantrum-central all the way to the CM's... Might be cooler tonight though [hopeful emoticon]

Hazey - LOL at you looking like a shetland pony (not that I can talk)... Need a haircut so badly.

Must finish some work now (can't claim to work at home otherwise ) I agree with you Grrrl that it's horrible when people don't think that they can take any kind of maternity break. I had someone at my work constantly asking if I could mark exam papers on DD's due date . When I pointed out I was supposed to be having a baby that week they didn't even let up like I might want to pass some time in between contractions... (At least my sillier-minded boss pointed out for me that DD would probably be able to do it, after all she had been to all the classes before she was born...)

Hi everyone

Welcome to everyone new, sorry I haven't named you all individually but I'm really short of time! Ha what's new!!

It's definitely cooler here today but if anyone of you are still hot have you tried a damp flannel to mop over your DC, worked well with DD two nights ago.

Jewels, just looked at your profile, did you used to work in Glasgow? We also moved from the SE to Scotland to improve our quality of life, it seemed to work until DH changed the industry he worked in and as a result his salary hasn't moved on in 4 years!

Grrrl it's against the law to return to work less than 2 weeks after having a baby, I wonder if the woman was depressed?

Ok so raise was probably the wrong word and I certainly don't think those that work are any less of a parent-like I said earlier I don't have the energy to do both so I have a lot of respect for those of you that manage it. But, I look at the time that dh gets to spend with the dc and although being at home with them has it's stressful moments I would hate to be him-he has missed seeing most of their 'firsts' and has had to hear about them from me-I would be so jealous if I was hearing about them from a childminder or nursery. Maybe I'm just too possessive!

Jewels maybe we should look at moving north too I hope you didn't think I begrudge you your shopping, everyone's situation is different and I know I have chosen this for myself-we are luckier than many because we had the option of cutting back so I could stay home, for lots of people that just isn't possible.