July 2010: Our babies are growing, they're grabbing their toys and soon they'll be throwing!

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new thread ladies xx

dh can you cover him with the top your wearing? I do this at nap time for rileigh and it helps her settle. Its just cos your scent will still be with him.

I saw that feed cakes

Poor w mlic hope hes better soon

chul she has went to the police, they cant find him. Think it would be abh as he meant it.

Ladies hv says rileigh is defo teething, she is stressed out anything i can do to help her? I used calgel with jack are they any good? Ds,s halloween disco tomorrow he is dressing up as victor from still game (scottish comedy) so i've been charity shop hunting lol. X

stac with teething it's Calpol and that's about all we can do...totally sucks :( Hope they find that bloke, it's horrendous what he did.

dh I sometimes sleep with Sam comfort monkey because its soft to try and get my smell on it. Remember that if you're breaking a habit he's known all his life he might not make it easy for you!

We keep getting letters from debt collectors through from the people before us. I'm a bit worried I might get bailiffs on my doorstep wanting to sell our stuff. I opened one letter cos DD has scribbled all over the envelope and I was going to re-package it to send it back and they owe over 17,000 and have obviously not told these people that they've moved

I just bit the bullet and bought myself a KitchenAid mixer...feeling very guilty now for spending soooo much on a mixer! Someone tell me they're worth it :)

chulita people before us were in debt i opened a letter the other day without looking at it and it was a vet bill from 2 years ago for over a grand!! 17000 is scary though, you can go through experian and disasociate (sp?) yourself from them which will cover you if you do get baliff knocking. and on subject of mixer im jealous, but i will have to stick with my £5.99 hand mixer
stac i got those moon shaped dummy things that you can put teething gel on or just let them chew, my friend swore by them not tried them myself yet

I'm going to ring one of them tomorrow and explain, cos it's army housing I reckon it should be relatively easy to clear up. I've also got the number of the MOD police officer and he knows we just moved in so might have to dig it out and have it ready to ring him if they do come knocking!

I'm a sucker for kitchen gadgets, everyone who has a Kitchenaid says they're really good so I'm hoping it's not a waste of money!

Right, I'm going to get something extra special for my bf and her new baby. what gift did you get that you really liked? either for you or for your LO, I'd like to send something for both of them (and her hubby if you can think of 'man' gifts) :) off to bed now so I'll check in the morning and expect lots of suggestions

mlic I like that teething thing, might have to give it a go, most things are huuuuge! Hope the antiB's fix W soon.

Nor me memphis DD hated those moon ones, but then she never took a dummy either...

Hi All,
mylife I like the look of those teething beads too.
chulita my sis has kitchenaid and loves it, something u should have for a very long time so hope u like it.
DH Devon had a dummy when hes in need of extra comfort, i think we should call them soothers like the americans as thats exactly what it does. I wouldnt worry about getting it off them, thats a bridge to cross when we get there, as long as its not excessive use and only when thay really need it i cant see a problem. I always said i would never use one but needs must!

Im off to a days work tomorrow, i must be mental, i actually enjoyed getting my suite out again...............i have issues!!

nothing really worked with F teething tbh, except dosing him with infant neurofen/calpol and now it seems the amber teething necklace recommended by mlic.

It seems you get terrible teethers and ones that sail thru it so don't let our experience scare you all!

I'm very aware that the sound of our toddler terrors generally must be quite off-putting for the first-time mothers on here. Hopefully its balanced by the fact that our previous experience is helpful.

and toddlers aren't all bad. When they're not teething and tantrumming they are darn cute and funny!

mlic those teething beads look great. wish i'd known all this with F!

the fb thing is nuts. deffo an error on their part.

[sneaks on] Chulita as long as the letters are definitely not addressed to you, then contacting the credit checking agencies (there are three you'd need to speak to separately - Experian, Equifax and Callcredit) won't particularly help as they can only edit your details on your request.

Definitely a good idea though to get hold of whichever company is asking you for money and explain that the individual(s) they're looking for have moved on. That company should then update their records and that'll filter through within a month or so to hopefully stop the letters.

It's always worth keeping an eye on your credit rating, but this shouldn't affect it at all. :) If it does appear to have affected your credit report, then by all means stamp your feet and shout at the three credit checking agencies until they fix it for you. As Memphis said, it'd likely just be a simple case of breaking links and/or setting up disassociations.

(Shh - I work for one of the aforementioned credit checking agencies.)

thanks ladies I will go for them looks a lot easier than the bulky teethers we have. Ds wasnt bothered with teething they just appeared dd seems to want to chew on everything and anything wee soul. memphis I have the half moon things but no teething gel in the house will get some tomorrow

chul thats a pain in the ass about debt letters, just send them back as not known at this address thats what I did, have also had phone calls for people who had my phone number, just tell them not here either lol

anyone doing much tomorrow? the weather is shocking here already xx

oh dear tsc! good luck for tonight. mind you - might he be sleeping off his growth spurt and therefore sleep ok tonight too? That's what A's done previously.

i'm off to sleep now after feeding A every bloody hour until 7.30pm. hate growth spurts... just stay small for gawds sake.

morning all, rileigh had a crap night last night fed twice and woke another few times, can we move back to bad baby corner? She's been like this for about 2wks, trying to get her back to her good habits but no idea how to. Hows everyone today? X

Dylan is asleep on my bed and Im up! I wasnt tired anymore and really uncomfotable from co-sleeping all night Wonder how long he will stay asleep, its been half an hour on his own so far.

mlic she said to do his bedtime routine as normal, put him down awake in his usual sleeping place, so moses basket in my case, place a hand gently but with a bit of pressure on his chest and shh him if necessary so he knows your there, leave him for 1-2 mins, if he cries go back and do it again, keep going until he is asleep.
We tried it last night, I dont think we went about it right though as he had been sleeping on me and then we suddenly tried it in his moses basket with him wide awake, but he screamed the place down so the dummy may really help.

morning ladies, i woke lyndon at 10 to give him a few ounces to top up in desperation to get him to sleep, he did 8 oz!! slept til 4 then woke up at 7, i always pick him up when hes just playing so decided to leave him in cot until he cries...after 45 mins i was bored i think hes too lazy to kick up a fuss!! hes a typical boy started letting out a little giggle when he farts!
dh it wont happen over night but it will be well worth it when you and dp have the bed back to yourself!
stac where abouts are you? dh is north of aberdeen working at the school prince charles went too, it didnt rain until end of day yesterday!!
got dentist later for a crown then we are going out to eat then to the boots xmas event where you get £12 of points for every £50 you spend, last year me and mum got 90% of gifts from there and i was able to get a baby carrier and a bumbo with the points!!

mlic do you keep the necklace on E at night? We do. Really weren't sure but decided it's a) made for children and therefore should be safe b) there's nothing for F to get it caught on in his room.

Last night something quite convincing happened: F woke up at 11.30pm (unusual), dh went in and F told him his teeth hurt, I brought his necklace in and put it on (forgotten to put it on after he got back from nursery) and the moment it was on he said he wanted to go back into HIS bed. This is unprecedented behaviour! He then slept thru til... 8.40am!!

Keep persevering with yours I reckon!

I do feel for you until recently it was me with a toddler waking up more than the baby - and a grumpy dh who just wanted to bring F into our bed so he could get some sleep and I could get kicked all night!

mlic yeah I know I should put him down but he NEVER stays asleep so Ill just end up with an over tired, stroppy baby.
Also my DP does things like that, we were having a lie in once, think I was feeding D and he was on his laptop and he kept sniffing so I said 'thats actually quite annoying' and he stormed out saying 'fine ill just go then' talk about dramatic!

dp if he gets overtired and stroppy he will sleep eventually, haha at the sniffing, men are so dramatic! love to see them give birth!

men eh? Dp is a stroppy sod atm he is hating work so we're taking the brunt at home. Can you believe dd is still fecking sleeping, she is getting woke up shortly lol dont get me wrong she has been up for her bottle then went back to sleep i think its the broken nights for her too. Really need to get her back into her routine but i have no idea what to do x