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.

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Actually, I changed my mind as after much crying @ midnight and a feed at 5am he is now still asleep .

I wonder whether he might need an earlier bedtime; it's usually around 7.30-8pm. When do your LOs go to bed?

DH is bed with a migraine - he gets them rarely, thank Jove for that, but really badly when they do strike. So we've been up finding meds and bowl and damp cloth etc during the night as well....

But hey ho, sunny cold day here, porridge on the table (with maple syrup , so it's not all bad here.

Tooblessed Norway wow! Ok, I'm off to Norway for some babysitting! DD woke lots as usual last night so I think I'm ready for your porridge idea? Can I ask how you prepare it? Are you doing BLW or do you spoon feed?

Oh i saw one of those Quinnys in the charity shop for under a tenner. Wish I'd bought it for trips away!

donttry,i have a cheat and a genuine,my banana porridge is a powder one i buy from the shops,DD refused to eat those bottled baby foods from the start,however my real porridge is great and healthy for babies

and its african:o

i put a little bit of water in a pan,with a little bit of mealie meal,a drop of olive oil,i stir till its start boiling,take it out of the pan and leave it to cool,if your child is over a year,add a spoon of peanut butter and your LO will sleep for ever,i promise,that is my secret ingredient for the future,

shedding a few tears because of the abuse suffered at the hands of pacific,then cheers up because Joe has finally managed to get some sleep

Morning all

We went OUT last night- woohoo! Twin had DS on a sleepover ( it's great being just 150 yards away!) Had a lovely meal and drinks in bars that didn't exist last time I went out!!

Out again tonight with twin whilst parents babysit and staying out overnight next weekend on a girly night whilst DH has DS. I've never been out soo many times in 8 days. I think i'm psyhcologically (??) trying to have a life for my last 2 weeks off work. I don't think I'll get out ever again when I have to juggle my shift work, DH shifts and childcare. We only get 2 weekends off together in 6 mths. :-(

Anyway- thanks all for your kind words re my arm. I hadn't expected to be treated there and then so such severe pain for 2 days was a shock and a bit crap timing as DH was at work - bit of a struggle trying to feed/lift DS one armed. Still, much better today thanks so hopefully thats it sorted.

BMI glad DD is fine. I'm sure you got a shock but I guess it happens to most children at some time or another so hopefully thats her tumbles over and done with now.

manda sorry re AF but YAY for NYC!! Good on you. I would LOVE to see NY at xmas. Bet its fab. You must go and get takeout food from Macy's they do the most gorgeous salads. I'm sure you will cope. We have taken DS to Crete and Rhodes so far. He is off to Nashville, Tennesse in Nov then the lakes the day we land back and Mexico in January. If we can cope I'm absolutely sure you will. We have a mclaren. Got it in a sale for £100 (inc footmuff/parasol) and its fabbb. DH prefers it to the proper buggy. Very easy to put up/down and manouvreone handed whilst you carry all that shopping!!!

IWCAS sorry you are having concerns about your childcare. FWIW my best friend has had her two daughters in childcare since they were tiny and both were very happy once they were settled and are now at school. She had no recommendations to go and just visited a few to get the vibe. Turn up unannounced it apparantly the best way to get a true impression. Part of me would like DS to have some nursery time as I think it's good for them to socialise.

donttry sorry you and not getting on with DH at the mo. The advice re a year sounds very sensible. I have said at least 3 times this last 6 mths that I want a divorce so I get how you feel. DH does sometimes try hard but I do sometimes wonder if life would just be easier on my own. I guess life is always greener on the other side. I'm sure IWCAS would tell us its hard over there. Hang in there.

pacific hope lifes a bit better for you and that you enjoy your little trip. We put DS to bed by 8 at the latest - earlier if i get my act together! I seem to think Shroomer was advised by someone to put her DS to bed at 7pm and that it worked a treat- sleeping through to 7am! I keep meanign to try it - DS hasn't slept past 6.45 for weeks now and I'd like it to go back to 7.30 so I MUST try it! ( i can get him back to sleep if I huggle him which is rather nice but it means I am awake earlier that I'd like and I'm penned in by a heavy lump!

IWCAS Just read your post. My DS1 and DD both had a stint at nursery - DS1 was there from 11 months til nearly 3. He took a few weeks to settle in (DH used to drop him off so I wouldn't have the trauma!) but from then on he LOVED it. IN fact when I stopped working and took him out he was quite bereft. WE still see one of the ladies who had him in the baby room and I'm facebook friends with a few of the other nursery workers (good tip that - you can see what they REALLY think of their jobs!) and am really grateful for how lovingly they looked after him. They still smile in the street and say hello and bemoan the fact that they don't have him to look after anymore (and won't have Simeon either).... So chin up - it's never going to be as good as you looking after him - of course not - but if you have to work then it's safe and probably quite loving place - especially if he "grows up" in their care (ie they have him from being a baby and see him through until school) I think they get quite attached to their charges!

I identify with your feelings about nursery, IWCAS. My DS started at 9 mo and we both found it hard at times. He was also pretty routine-less, wouldn't take a bottle (although would take a doody cup) and couldn't sleep unassisted. However nursery coped - as a good one always should (and the advice to turn up unannounced is spot on when it comes to judging where's the right place).

DD will start nursery in the new year and I am already feeling wobbly about it. I want to keep her to myself for as long as possible - and I don't particularly want to return to work. This is the case even though, like donttry, I am also planning a career break (perhaps even a total change of direction). But have to work for 6 mo before giving my - 3 mo - notice in order not to be asked to pay back some or all of my contractual maternity pay. It sounds a bit calculating of me written down like that .

I hope things improve. for you and your DH, donttry. The hard patch that I'm going through with my DH is, I think, largely to do with the adjustment to our relationship that a second child has forced. It was the same - worse and harder, in fact - with our first child. But our relationship weathered it and things had returned to a new kind of normality by the time he was 15mo. At which point I promptly went and got pregnant again.

Have long since run out of space on iPhone screen and so am typing "blind" - so apologies for any bizarre typos and hello to everyone else.

smac,i just read your post about me and my thread,(hugs her warmly),being new on MN is something else,when i posted i was so excited i didn't take time to really think what i was saying,huge mistake,i almost left MN but then thought oh well,it could be worse,

i am learning every day and more alert,next time when i post it will be better

scooby,hope you are feeling better as the days go by,and yes it must be really hard for you to handle a baby with one hand,hoping for the best(sends prayer for healing in your direction)

sariska,i am feeling the same about DD,i am going back to study,if i pass the entrance exam,taking my a levels in norwegian(God have mercy) and i am hating the fact that i have to hand over DD to the nursery,i don't even want to think about it,DH has agreed that i can stay at home for another half year but i feel i need to get on with things

Arcadie,thanks for the thread,i love it hear,everyone is nice or is it just the MMM mothers?:o

have been lurking but not posting as not sure there is anything interesting going in my life and never seem to have anything witty to say.
dd is thriving have started blw(see pitures on my profile) which she has taken to like a duck to water . she's up to 13lbs 7oz at 30 weeks and just starting to grow out of her 0 to 3 month clothes.
not a great week had a car crash on the way home from a friends house. luckily except for bruising etc we are all ok thank god but hours in casualty on monday evening with 3 tierd children was not much fun.
the car ,however, has not been so lucky and my beloved phil and teds has been crushed which is a nuisance as at the moment i can't use the sling due to whiplash . also need to replace the childrens car seats . my mothercare card won't know whats hit it.
pixie hope the christening went well and good luck wit the house move. re trying to conceive dd1 honeymoon baby we thought as i'd been told i probably couldnt have dcs we'd start trying straight away within a week i was pregnant . the rest we neither tried to or tried not to but all about 9 months post their older sibs birth
ds4 3 months post mc age 39
dd4 7 months post mc age 42 and breast feeding but had been trying since ds4 was born 2 .5 years earlier.
feeling really broody at the moment and would love an unexpected surprise .
pd hope joy is sleeping better good luck with work
rkd hope your dh is feeling better.

Hey Smiling Were you Mumofhowever manyplusafew?

So sorry to hear about the car crash. DH is waiting for results of scan but thanks for asking. Will fill you all in when I know more!

pd should have been joe not joy . hope your feeling more rested and less stressed post your weekend away. we had a similar foot incident with ds1 then aged 2 . at the time it sounded as though the shop assistant was pulling his toe nails off. still feel sorry for the poor girl who appeared to be a teenager on weekend work .

oh dear,noone told me that by introducing solids,i would also be getting something else,an upset tummy,my baby is having trouble pooping,i give her some water after a feed but she doesn't want it,she only plays with it,milk is what she wants,

any tips that can help me? or is there a special something that i need to give her that will make her tummy better,i used to give her gripe water and it helped,but that was before solids,will try it again and see if it works
smiling,wow,its great that everyone is ok and not harmed,every mother's worst nightmare, and re not having anything witty to say,i felt the same when i joined but if you are a mom and you gave birth,then you are witty enough IMO:o

Arcadie,hope your DH is alright

TooBlessed try to give her prunes and/or dried apricots. I always mix prunes with DS's fruits. it really helps the poo...

PD hope you are feeling better

Manda I bought the city jogger micro for travelling. it's great specially because you can fold it just with one hand

IWACS I found my future CM on-line at the Scottish Childminding Association. I contacted her, met her and she gave me some references letters and the phone numbers of the children's parents she's looking at the moment, which was great.

BMI Glad your DD is well. I guess it happens to everyone at one point or another!

DS is awake

Waves to everyone else
x

thanks evitas,will try that

pixie hope your feeling better . what exactly stressing you is it the cancelled christening or that dh has had to move out and you're coping alone and/or the impending move .
is there anyone you can talk to in rl . maybe hv or gp on monday would be a good port of call.or if things are really bad the samaritans are always good listeners who can help put things in perspective.
sending you virtual hugs and prayers and hoping you feel much better very soon.

pixie really sad that you are having such a crap weekend. Think of all you have to be grateful for - all those beautiful and clever children - then go give them a hug!

When will you be following DH or are you not? How are the kids? Go have a long soak in the bath with some choccy x

Thinking of you x

Girls - pixie NEEDS US! Go see her thread x

Pixie HUGS!!

Scooby can you tell us what is the link to the thread?

Sadly I don't know to link- click on pixies name on her lag entry and if has her current postings on there

here

Thanks Melk! x

thoughts with pixie, i hope she's ok

Had plenty to say but have forgotten most with the pixie dilemma...

love the porridge recipe tooblessed (ignorant emoticon but what is mealie meal? ), sounds lovely with the peanut butter though.
the sling, smac is a cheapo yamo/ergo lookalikey...it seems to be coming from china.....i have no idea what it's going to be like tbh...they did though email me a photo of the package being sent, addressed of course to Mummy Elk, etc - all very odd!!

Am down at mum's looking after her chickens/dogs etc...and remembering the joy of sleeping babies in prams OUTSIDE..... my god do they sleep better?!!!
Daytime naps, of course...i'm an alcoholicnegligent enough as it is i know but not at night...surely.

two sleeping kids, am going to enjoy whilst i can. more later when i remember who i was going to shout out to

Hello all

just back from a lovely week in Norfolk. We were v lucky with the weather, even had to get suncream out on Wednesday. Did make me realise how different life is with a DC though, going for a walk in the country with a pushchair is tricky, I had to look for the disabled friendly paths all the time. I think we will have to invest in one of those back pack carrier things much as I hate them.
Also we had to sleep in the same room as DS my god that child is noisy, he doesn't stop shuffling/snuffling around all night!!
Also he was unsettled so has been feeding in the night again what is it about holidays that break these children's sleep!?

Have posted on pixie's thread and am thinking of her

manda I LOVE NYC! you will have a fab time. ice skating in central park is sooo fabulous you must do it if you can. My friend has a new yorker for a husband so requently does transatlantic with her DC, it is doable!! The Chicco london buggy is good, multi positional, folding, comes with footmuff, and is £50 in Asda (or was a couple of months ago) not very light though. is an acceptable alternative to my bugaboo though when space in car is tight.

pacific I think you asked about bed times, DS goes to bed at 6.30 - 7pm and was sleeping though till 7.30 (not at moment though, not sure whether to blame holiday or BLW??)

Was going to do a long post with lots of shout outs as DS is asleep but cant remember half of what I was going to say! have read back though to catch up.

Missed you lot with the lack of internet connection whilst on holiday, even though I dont post much (bloody iphones) I really enjoy reading your posts.

mummyelk,mealie meal is made out of maize,its basically grounded maize powder

ang,why didn't you take me with?Norway is already getting cold,i could have done with a few days of sun...

a hug to pixie,hope she is doing ok,i just posted on her thread too ,she is really not ok and praying she feels better