November 09 - Autumnal times are drawing near, soon our babes will be one year!

[MsInterpret]

Hello ladies, hope no one minds me taking the liberty of creating a new thread and approves of the name choice. We've been moving a bit slower than antenatal so though we'd most certainly have some year-olds by the time we finished this one!

thanks for setting up new thread, find it very scarey they are nearly a year and that schools hols and back to work starts monday!!

hope everyone is well, 2 teeth here, on verge of crawling, still a sleeper thankfully

just had fab week outside tenby, highly recommend the place for family hol, had heated pool etc

should go soak up last of sun!

liking the name!

Thanks MsI.

Helips good to hear that you're enjoying your time abroad.

Sleep regression well and truly under way here. Waking up loads at night, feeding, in to bed with parents so mama can get SOME SLEEP, not many naps to speak of in the days. No teeth to show for it. I think I am more tired now than when she was a newborn. Especially as she doesn't really let me get on with anything much during the day either... Yawn!

Just checking in.

Good thread title MsI! Was it Lemontop who popped first at the end of September? I think that was the dawning realisation for me that I was having a baby. :o

DP's DB's wedding tomorrow. Will remember to take a photo of Ethan in his kilt this time!

Will post a longer message over the weekend. Hope all mummies are doing well x

just checking in

Thanks MsI for starting the new thread! Great title :)

M is discovering new ways of getting around every day - scooting, rolling, pulling up on things. She now refuses to go down for a nap, just roams around her crib, getting stuck and screaming periodically. I realize we are way behind the curve as far as mobility is concerned - but wow is this development kicking my butt!

Hope everyone gets more sleep in the new thread!

Thank you for the new thread, MissI :)

Hope you are all getting more sleep than I am here! We have one tooth, another just under the surface, walking one handed when he fancies it, commando crawling and some real crawling going on (but don't be silly, mother, walking is much quicker, don't you know!). Still a real boob monster, and currently fighting against spoon feeding to make my life more interesting. Clapping, waving and going "ughhhhhhhh" when being rubbed dry after a bath Started to blow kisses as well, though only at the dog

Am still at home; had a possible flat, but the entrance was just so impractical it was dangerous. So had to turn it down :( Its such a shame as the inside was beautiful. But there were a series of tall, narrow stairs in a mini courtyard with no flat surface, and a turn at the top; as un-buggy friendly as you can possibly get. But still. Will find somewhere eventually... On a more positive note, I start my peer supporter training week after next, am really looking forward to it!

How long does sleep regression last? Tell me they get bored of it quickly, then start sleeping through the night? Please?!

Hope you're all well - I'm rubbish at keeping up with you all now :( Will try better this time.

Great thread MissI

Another energetic little one here. Ioan has decided that bum shuffling is the way to go and can really pick up speed now! He's all over the place so going to get the stair gates out this weekend - feels like another milestone!

Sleep still not sorted ... hopefully by the time they're 1 we'll be ok..?? Please?!

Drunk tonight - been out with some work friends and had a great laugh. Had to tell them about me and DH splitting, and had to tell DD last night, so it's been a bit of an emotional time for me. Wine has helped tonight but I feel like I could sleep for a week - emotionally draining.

Just peeping in.

Sar is it an official separation now then? Or a trial?
Hope things calm for you soon either way.

Sleep is a thing of the past here too but feel a bit better knowing I'm not alone.

Ninja It's a trial, with the hope that we can work things out. Friends I was out with last night were quite negative about it all so was a tough night. One friend is quite abrupt and says what he thinks, and was being very negative and judgemental which I could have done without really.
Dh is getting flat details so it's moving along. Think we'll all be better once he's actually moved out so we can all start to feel what life will be like and get used to the new routine etc.
School starts back for everyone over the next few days too so that will help with the normality feeling.

Too much wine last night. Feel rough today!

Scarlotti sorry your friends aren't being supportive :( Not what you need right now.

My dad's 50th birthday party tonight. The house is full of people, I am knackered due to a four hour screaming fit this morning. Bryn has just gone to sleep. DP came over for a few hours under duress, and left just before I tried to get Bryn to sleep initially. Sigh. I haven't even had the opportunity to say hi to half the people here, and now, TBH, I don't want to. UGH.

Scarlotti just make sure you keep talking even once he's moved out. You're a tough cookie though so I'm sure you'll do just fine. A big virtual hug coming your way just for when you need it x

Is any one elses baby having tantrums? Alfie is having full on abdabs when he doesn't get his own way. It's very exhausting.

SirB thanks. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time of it at the moment - what did you decide about the flat? Hope you managed to get to the party.

Ninja thanks. I'm not worried about coping when he's moved out, almost the opposite. I can see me liking being on my own and having everything calmer. DD said last night she's worried we'll all get used to living apart and so not want to get back together. DH asked last night what I was planning to work on whilst we're apart and I couldn't really answer him. Starting to look all very one sided now which doesn't seem fair..
I would like to understand what I need from a relationship though so maybe that's my mission.

No tantrums here but am definitely seeing the recognition of own free will Ioan has decided he will only eat what he wants, when he wants it. He has this awful thing of pushing his tongue out when he's had enough, but it looks like a big cow's tongue!! I must keep remembering too that they start to eat less now as growth slows down, am still making as much food and then it looks like he's eating nothing.

What are everyone's patterns for food/milk now? And amounts? I'd be interested to know so I can see if we're on the right track.

Posting to mark place. Too tired to do anything else. Thinking of you all.

Scarlotti thinking of you. I hope the time apart will give you a chance to, as you say, think of what you need and want from a relationship and a big enough kick for DH to learn and understand you better. I wish you both all the best in working things out for the better.

As for food, we do seem to have a pattern, must be the only one in our lives at the moment... Boob at around 6am, breakfast (weetabix or readybrek with half a banana or cheese toastie, about 0.5 - 0.75 of or a couple of handfuls of corn flakes, some prunes to follow perhaps), bit of boob before mid-morning nap, lunch 12.30 - 13.00 (omelette with spinach and cheddar, sandwich, pasta in rather good quantities all this, but self fed so hard to judge really), bit of boob to sleep, dinner around 6pm (she loves roast sweet potato, roast chicken, lentils with veg), both boobs to bed between 7 and 8pm.

She seems to eat OK and definitely not as much milk anymore.

Oh, and back on boob once at night...

Yes, weird sleep patterns here too. Had a 12.30 wake up the other night, followed by 3.30, 5.30....urgh. Wondering if me going back to work and therefore spending less time with her is part of it? She is making up for fewer cuddles by having them at night! I'm going with it at the moment but once work kicks in properly is going to be a nightmare if it carries on. Shouldn't complain really as I know others have it much worse, plus she's very flexible re sleep in most cases, like camping last week and last night/tonight she's in a travel cot downstairs as we are painting her room.

Was out in London town last night! Felt like a proper person with a LIFE and everything . National Theatre with PILs then a couple of drinks with old colleagues and bite to eat at Wagamamas before catching the train home. Was just what I needed. Have been getting stressed already about work but in a subconscious way, IYKWIM? So that I've been rather snappy and ratty with DH but not actually realised why. I know I am very lucky to have a supportive DH which I think I take advantage of at times...

MsI I know exactly what you mean about the underlying stress of work approaching.
It will be great, like getting back on a bike. I think!!

skorpion thanks for your lovely message. Glad to see that your day food wise seems similar to ours - only difference is that Ioan has no milk at all in the day. Wondering if I should reintroduce some somehow (sippy cup maybe?) so that I can then start to reduce the dream feed?

MsI glad you're settling into work ok, and well done on your night out!

Have had a few good nights here so am really hoping that 9 month sleep blip is now over and done with! He's been going from 10:30 - 5 and last night took his dummy at 5 then went back to sleep until 6!! Hoorah!!
Being fussy with his food now though in the daytime, I think the phase of being more difficult is starting - can definitely see his own will appearing, he gets quite frustrated and a little angry now when he can't do something

Btw, most of the wedding pictures are up now :)
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Loving the new thread title! Just got to catch up on your posts then I'll be back...

A friend of mine's little one has milk through the day in a sippy cup scarlotti, since she wouldn't take a bottle. Works well I think.

Rosa's first proper day at nursery today and went ok I think. She did burst into tears when I arrived but I remember doing that being so relieved and happy to see my mummy. Still bit horrible to think of her crying and upset ever without me being there Especially today when I was thinking 'I could be with Roo' when I was waiting for the slowest internet connection In. The. World. to load up today at school...

Had a good night last night her too - I think. She's sleeping downstairs and wondered if DH and I were just too exhausted to hear her if she cried

How's your work going msyikes? I do hope your children refer to you as Ms!

helips glad to hear you have been making some buddies in Singapore :)

Oh dear I'm feeling disheartened that no one else seems to have tantrumming babas

ninja you are not the only one with a tantrumming baby! Millie shrieks when being dressed or if ds takes something off her or if you don't get food into her mouth quick enough!

MsInterpret The first day is always the worst, I'm sure Rosa had a great time really, they just like to make us mummies feel bad!

scarlotti hope you and your dh still manage to work things out, hopefully the time apart will bring you back together. With regards to food, our day goes pretty much like this...6am boob then small amount of breakfast such as rice crispies, shreddies or cornflakes, mid morning boob, lunch pasta, toast and beans, scrambled egg, omlette etc and then some fruit, snack midafternoon something like crackers or rice cakes, 4pm ish boob, 5.30pm dinner...whatever ds is having, pasta, rice etc and a yogurt and then more boob before bed. At the moment she is waking up a couple of times in the night and I feed her back to sleep so she probably is having quite a lot of milk still, this probably explains why she has such a small breakfast!

We went away this weekend to a place called Bintan, about 55 mins from Singapore by ferry. Unfortunately I let dh book the holiday and the resort was horrible. Our room was dirty (bedding smelt musty and stained and ants everywhere) and the food was terrible so we came home less than 24 hours later. Note to self, never let dh book holidays! We still had a nice weekend though, took ds to the Zoo and went swimming so all was not lost!

Ninja definitely seeing some tantrums here. Usually after she gets ahold of something she's not supposed to have (cords, nice books, my phone, etc) and I take it away from her. I have to distract her with something new or just wait it out. And she haaaates getting her nappy changed. Refuses to lie on her back, flips over and crawls around the changing table. Today I managed to get her nappy on her while she was sitting up- smiles all around :)

Scarlotti Big hugs. Sorry your friends couldn't be more positive for you. It must have been so stressful telling DD :(

M gets boob first thing in the morning, then I offer her some fruit & rice cake with almond butter while I'm eating my own breakfast. She gets boob again after her morning nap, and I offer her more food when I eat lunch. I continue to offer snacks in the afternoon, especially if we're out and she's getting fussy. She might nurse a bit more in the evening, sleeps from ~8-11, and then gets more boob before DH and I go to bed around 11. She will eat a lot of solid foods now, and demand boob less, which makes me think about weaning... not that I'm in a rush, but if it goes that way I won't fight it.

MsI sounds like a lovely evening in London :) DH and I still need to go out without the LO.

Helips Too bad about the resort! Glad you had a nice weekend otherwise.

SirBoob Shame about that flat :( Hope the next one is perfect.