March 2010 - Six months in - will they ever sleep?

[Arcadie]

Welcome to the latest thread for mums of babies born in March ( and a few in Feb and one in April!).

Come on in. Find out who'll be pg next and who's weaning onto what.

Sariska, I am not exactly 'planning on returning to work' - I have No Choice

It'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine...

Oops, sorry, Pacific - I didn't mean to rub salt in any wounds.

But, you're right, it will be fine. Seems to me that one of the biggest personal benefits of child-raising is to amaze myself by how much it really is possible to tackle and cope with.

Honest.

Hi Everyone

DD is not sleeping well these days. Waking every 3 hours or even more often at night to feed. MUCHO empahy to similarly afflicted people.

So forgive me for just lurking at the mo.

Though MUCHO to all those who holidayed abroad this year. Would have loved a trip to Greece, but no cash. Also a trip with my DD is no hol at all!

Arcadie sympathy re your DH. best of luck with that.

Flip happy birthday and have a great hol. And ta for the porridge recipe. Nappy consultant sounds fab. I love me Bumgenius.

In awe of all of you who have returned to work and are handling it with such aplomb.

And welcome back to drskid and welcome aboard to mcdreamy

Sorry folks will have to just lurk for a while as too too tired.

Hello everyone

I am new on this thread,have been lurking on MN for a while now,i have a DD who was born on the 31st of March,she has two teeth and have been sleeping in her own bed since she was two months,

Today she has not been that good because i gave her a cold,however she is smiling through it all,handling quiet well

since i have joined so late,i actually have no idea what to write,

nice meeting you all

Evening all

Apologies for lack of posts - never have time.

Welcome Tooblessedtobe stressed

Pacific Congrats on your proud moment. I understand your slight reluctance to face work in the coming weeks. I start back in 3 weeks - and joy of joy - I start on nightshift!!!Soooo not looking forward to trying to sleep whilst DS and DH/Grandparents are downstairs ( in a newly built paper thin walled barratt home!)

Wishing I was able to make a meet up but we are away for the new Nov date for uuuup northerners and can't feasibly make it down to london - it's a long way. Whilst you all enjoy your meet up in York I will be flying in from Nashville, driving home, swapping cases and driving off to the lakes (without stopping) for a week. Please tell me I'm not mad???? I keep trying to tell myself It's a good idea to squeeze these hols in while DS still free (wont be able to afford it when he's two and I've had the pay cuts/pension increases etc etc threatened to us public sector workers) but not actually soooo convinced.

To those wondering about RKD was she not away for two weeks??

Any tips on encouraging crawling?? DS tolerates tummy time but gets sooo frustrated when he decides he wants something out ofhis reach and screams. Much happier on his feet but obviously can't do that alone for a long time yet.

Anyone suffering with carpal tunnel still - getting better/worse? Got a consultant appt next week re surgery and hoping they come up with an alternative. Any thoughts PD - didnt have until 3/4 way through pregnancy and since.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and enjoying a vino tucked up now autumn has arrived x

I'm here. I'm just either very happy with life and therefore not posting because I'm busy living the dream or I'm FED UP with being woken in the middle of the night and don't want to bring the thread down with my grumpiness.

Waves to all

Goes off to feed Sim.

Big hugs Arcadie, we miss you and we are always here if you need to offload. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we still consider you a MMM regular, regardless of how irregularly you might be around ATM, if that makes sense!

Welcome back and to those who have been in holiday, I hope regular sleeping patterns resume quickly (same goes for donttry).

Pacific speaking as someone who was once a painfully shy child, it sounds like you're doing a great job of encouraging DS2. I hope you manage to get acquainted with the new computer system, it sounds v. frustrating.

Flip glad you had a lovely birthday and hope you have a fab holiday (belatedly on both counts, sorry )

Valium hope your trip goes well and you manage not to throttle your Mum. Remember TTSP applies to all situations, not just babies

Hello and welcome TooBlessed, sorry to hear your DD isn't well, hope she gets better soon. And speaking of which, how is your DD doing, Pixie?

Still no teeth here yet, but Isobel crawled "properly" for the first time today. So there goes my MNing time, I'll be dragging her away from potential head-bumping hazards and trying to keep her away from the cat from now on!

Must sleep. Apologies to anyone I've missed.

Glad I made people laugh with the BFing thread - I really only intended to make myself feel a bit better about yet again not really enjoying BFing much

Y y to Joe needing mummy to get into the next sleep cycle and the 2 hourly night-time feeding... 3rd tooth is clearly visible at upper gums, with a bit of blood today but still not through. And then only further 17 teeth to go, gah!

Hugs to RKD - I am not fully honest about the level of moaning that I'd really require either. Here have a - I've eaten a whole tin full today.

Thought of the Day today is that I clearly need a nanny, or CM who comes to the house. But I love our current CM (same one since DS1 was 6 months old = 7 years) and she has DCs of her own so is not available for this. I don't think. I wonder whether I should just ask her; she can only say no...

Off to bed as sleep helps with the denial/not thinking about crap

On holiday in Norfolk broads (oh the glamour! Last holiday before this was California) guess that's what having a kid does to your holidaying! Having to sleep in same room as ds too these babes are soooo noisy!

Not got time to post properly as poor reception in middle of nowhere but have read to catch up.
But sariska we may have stood in Leon ludgate queue together that is my fave lunch place near work too! I agree the idea of child free lunches in the city does appeal sometimes, even if that means going back to work...

Hello everyone!

I'm still here, just lurking. Will catch up soon!

A- pixie that ia REAL DILEMA if it was me= neither would weat it, i would get them both matching outfits and that way ion yrs to come neither can be upset by it, x its hard isnt it!

Glad to hear dd is on the mend and going back to school etc,!

all good here, so excited about the mmmm!!!!1 cannot wait for november to get here!

right off to tidy and clean this house!

PIXIE what a dillema,i hope no child get to wear the ancient gown,and that you dress them in something new(if allowed at all)by his family i mean.

DD still has a cold,any tips on how to make her feel better?she sleeps through the night normally,but last night i heard a lovely,ehhh,on the monitor at 1.30am,well done little girl

a question,do babies start waking up when they are six months if they had been sleeping through the night or its just that she is not well?

TooBlessed we've had the occasional "blip" around the 6-month mark, but mostly Isobel's sleeping pattern has been the same since about 4 months. I would guess it's probably just her cold, bless her, unless she could be teething?

Pixie that's a very tough one; I actually sat last night for a good few minutes trying to think of an innovative solution (take the dress apart and incorporate it into 2 new garments? This was quite late last night). The only thing I can think of is have them in new, matching outfits for the ceremony, but maybe have nice professional photos taken of them each wearing the antique gown?

hi all
still struggling here tbh, we cannot get elk to sleep without any sort of struggle, and every night the answer seems to be a different one (shrek on telly one night, me in her bed another, etc etc) and anyway by the time she gets to sleep it's time to sort thea out (this is without taking dinner or any sort of evening time for the two of us into account)...and then all through the night we both seem to be answering one or the others calls.... (any toddler experts out there please help)
so HouseholdElk is on survival mode i'm afraid! There's WAY too much washing to sort/put away, before i even get onto sending the Christening Tqs out or putting the old clothes back up in the loft.... am being a rubbish friend to lots of people i think, incl you lot. sorry.

pixie i too sat there thinking for a moment about your dilemma. I do have a spare christening gown i could lend you (would have to be a surreptitious loan though, my mum would hit the roof) - i like the ingenuity of BMI's 2 new garments!!! and the photos is a great idea.
tooblessed try nasosal, it works...also a steamy shower/bath room for ten minutes clears it all out a bit - not great if you're on a meter but hey, if it works?!!
tilting the cot up one end also helps a bit.

thea is currently working her way around the lounge carpet, not exactly crawling but she can travel!! she's loving it.
am toying with an aibu about DH taking her out in the sling in the morning if he's walking the dog anyway...think i'll get flamed??

smac nope, no more Dove shoots (yet - the lovely lady at the PR company says I'm staying 'top of the list' ) but in last months Marie Claire I was quoted in lare, bold, font. So, I'm clearly Very Famous now.

Was due on on Saturday (when I went to a wedding wearing a fabulous donna karen which was utterly unsuitable for breastfeedingbut I just had to do 'glamourous' again. I had to literally half undress twice to feed James butit was worth it for the strangers telling me they loved my outfit ) and hadn't even begun to spot as is usual for two days before nor am I eyeing up chocolate foodstuff.

However, I tested yesterday for a BFN so... confused. Either a late ovulation, implanter or no ovulation at all I guess. Suppose I'll wait a few more days and if period still MIA then I'll test again.

pixie It would seem that new outfits followed by photos in the antique would be the sensible way to go...

Ok, toodles all. Will update when I get news either way!

Pixie- yes I'm mad but sadly have no choice but to do nights.
Is there an antique shawl to go with it? If so one each maybe? Keep both in the loop so to speak. If not I'd buy two new- as a twin myself you are right that they might ask why you picked one to wear it and not the other when older!!!

I know you're right that not all babies crawl- but ds seems sooo frustrated that he can't. Frankly I'd rather he didn't for an easy life! He still doesn't roll either- clearly can, just lazy- but means I can still leave him anywhere!

Manda- jealous of your dressing up! Go girl!

Iiwcas. Glad you had fab holiday

Pixie- yes I'm mad but sadly have no choice but to do nights.
Is there an antique shawl to go with it? If so one each maybe? Keep both in the loop so to speak. If not I'd buy two new- as a twin myself you are right that they might ask why you picked one to wear it and not the other when older!!!

I know you're right that not all babies crawl- but ds seems sooo frustrated that he can't. Frankly I'd rather he didn't for an easy life! He still doesn't roll either- clearly can, just lazy- but means I can still leave him anywhere!

Manda- jealous of your dressing up! Go girl!

Iiwcas. Glad you had fab holiday

Welcome tooblessed No words to the wise for colds I'm afraid.

Pixie I also think two new outfits with photos of the two dressed in the old one.

DD has started on the BLW. Roast sweet potato yesterday and porridge and banana today (which she LOVED - she put down her head and gummed it all off the tray). DH said she's just like her mum. Must admit I do have a sneaky lick of the plate if something is really delicious. NOTE: not in public.

Manda do you have a link to the dress so we can all fantasise about being glamorous again some day?

iwcas, I'm sorry I can't advise re: settling as I'm bloody lucky with Isobel's sleeping (usually), but please don't beat yourself up for reaching the end of your tether. It's perfectly normal to feel angry and frustrated; Isobel is the most delightful baby most of the time, but sometimes she can be so infuriating, and then of course I feel bad because she's just a little baby and doesn't know any better. Have you tried any of the sleep/settling routines that are out there? I don't have any personal experience, hopefully someone else here (or on the sleep thread?) can offer some more useful advice.

Melk I hope things are getting easier for you too, and I'm sorry I've been distracting you on FB when you have more important things to do

Hey IWCAS - BMI is right: anger and frustration are normal. And I sooooo know where you're coming from with the waking every 45 mins or so. Man, it sucks. But I am lucky. I can remind myself that my elder child did the same thing but, now that he's two and a half, I can hardly remember it. It will pass - promise - and probably regardless of whether you try to help him sleep "better" or not.

Am currently being maudlin, all alone in the kitchen, drinking wine and listening to music that is anything but uplifting (Maria Callas singing Un bel di). DH (and I am having to resist the temptation to put the D in quotation marks) has gone out to buy cough linctus for DS (the subtext of him saying, "the cough linctus is out of date" was "you're a rubbish mother. In fact, who am I kidding; he actually asked how often I'd given him out of date linctus ). God, and to think some people have babies to try and mend marriages. Mine is breaking apart.

And now I'm going to hit post befor eI think better of it because I have to tell someone and I just can't bring myself to call any of the friends I have neglected so shamefully for months.