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CakeandRoses · 21/01/2011 10:42

Well that gives them all of about 14 day's worth of chat to get crawling then Hmm

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Stac2011 · 09/02/2011 19:33

Dont think R has ever slept 3-4 hours during the day, the most I get out her now is half hour

My niece is home from hospital all ready, but she was basically only in "proper" labour for 4 hours, no pain relief but a few stitches. The midwife was very impressed as she didn't scream at all. Think obem scarred her lol

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Stac2011 · 09/02/2011 20:22

true mlic considering they dont have the space and everything is fine so no need to keep them

DesperateHousewife20 · 09/02/2011 20:39

Yeah I thought 3-4 hours was slightly off aswell.

Well glad Dylan isnt the only one with random sleep patterns.
We had a half hour nap together in bed earlier but I feel I could sleep for 100 years.

Stac2011 · 09/02/2011 20:55

me too dh and to top it off i dont like my dp very much atm lol

Woodlands · 09/02/2011 21:04

yeah No Cry Sleep Solution says they should be sleeping 3-4 hours at this age - hah! J sleeps about 30-45 minutes in the morning and then a longer nap in the afternoon, which can be anything from 30 mins (today, grr) to 3 hours. So he does very occasionally get 3-4 hours but not often.

Glad it's not just my baby waking 2-4 times in the night. Last night it was 11.30pm, 2.30am, 4.30am and awake for the day at 6.45am.

DesperateHousewife20 · 09/02/2011 21:05

Me either stac!

WhatSheSaid · 09/02/2011 21:10

G sleeps about 2 hours during the day. Either 3 short sleeps or one short and one longer.

She's started waking up twice at night again too. I remember A did this too, she was about 10 months before she started going through the night again and even then it wasn't guaranteed.

In the long run I don't think it matters at all. I can't even remember anything about A's daytime sleeps as a baby.

I think I have My Sisters Keeper somewhere, I'll have a look.

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HotGiggity · 09/02/2011 21:31

Since mid January Jacobs nap have been getting better and better, on a good day he will take 2 x 2hr naps.

He also slept 7.30pm til 5.30pm, and only woke because DH when a touched his hand...

HotGiggity · 09/02/2011 21:33

MLIC Gina says a maximum of 3 hours during the day and bed 7 til 7.

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HotGiggity · 09/02/2011 21:55

It doesn't always happen. For example today he only had one nap of 45 minutes...

It seems to have certain conditions to him being able to sleep properly during the day, he has to go to sleep without crying, by himself after being up for at least 3 hours.

I have no idea what happened last night. Rarely night like that happen and I spend the next day hoping that that night will be the same but it never is.

Please still be my fwiend Wink

CakeandRoses · 09/02/2011 22:18

Aurelia sleeps around 2.5 hours spread across 3 naps usually - don't hate me tho, she's still waking at night for her 2 hourly feeds at the mo Hmm

right, seriously need input please on a) whether aibu and b) what i should do

First time back at Felix's music classes since A was born and he loves it, the staff have been very welcoming and helpful (even lend me a buggy for her to sit in as i can't get our twin pram up the stairs) and A enjoys sitting quietly watching the class.

Should have been perfect but A is plagued by the same few annoying toddlers in the class almost non-stop Angry

i actually wouldn't mind, after all toddlers will be toddlers but the parents just let me do 90% of the 'no, please don't give her that bracelet', 'no, please don't take her toy' 'no, please don't push the buggy' etc etc ad infinitum - each time i'm having to leave Felix on his own (we're moving all round the class so i'm often not next to aurelia) when most of them only have their toddler to look after - so why the hell aren't they?? they finally roll up after a minute with a simpering look as if i should be thinking their toddler tearing my baby's toy away for the 5th time is cute.

aibu to expect the parents of these toddlers to figure out a way of explaining to their toddler that its not acceptable to manhandle Aurelia and her stuff - or at the very least, move their bloody arses a bit quicker to stop them when they do it?

today's class was so tiresome i'm in two minds about signing up for the next half term, which would be a shame as Felix adores it.

if i'm not being unreasonable - what to do?

am wondering whether to have a chat with the staff to see if they can say something - or would be silly? nb, i've taken along 3 friends with their children so i'm actually putting quite a bit of business their way.

or should i just say something to each of the parents - it's pretty much the same 3 toddlers who do it most of the time.

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CakeandRoses · 09/02/2011 22:19

sorry, not first time back - first term back. think we've been about 4 times this year.

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WhatSheSaid · 09/02/2011 22:24

I don't think you're being unreasonable to expect the parents to pretty much straight away get in there and tell their toddler to back off a bit. But I'm not sure what I would advise you to say - I'm crap at things like that.

Stac2011 · 09/02/2011 22:47

Mlic think it may just be me being uptight to be honest, he just seems to be grating on me, does that make sense? Hmm

cakes it would be a shame to stop F going to the class, would you feel confident to speak to the other mums or maybe the staff? Obviously you dont want tension between you and the other mums either so it is tricky. You could say I know B is trying to be helpful with A during class but I am hoping she goes for a nap while I spend time with F think they may try to help out more. Even if you say you know what its like trying to give lo's attention so they dont feel left out (I'm probs talking crap)

CakeandRoses · 09/02/2011 23:57

Thanks wss and stac

I'm pretty gobby confident about speaking my mind - my problem is that whilst i'm not rude or bitchy i know i can come across very direct which might make for a horrid atmosphere going forward.

i would intend to say something nice and inoffensive along the lines you've suggested but would actually say:

"Can you please stop your daughter taking my baby's toys, I'm getting tired of leaving my son to race over to sort it out myself"

In loud, exasperated tones. Whilst giving scary big eyes.

And with them knowing I have 3 honchos there who have got my back. Grin

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CakeandRoses · 10/02/2011 08:23

wow, quiet lot this morning (will probably x-post with you all)

up for feeds 2 hourly again. feeling pretty shattered but i know it's nothing compared to you guys that are feeding most of the night or up for long periods.

i'm going to give her another week and if she's still doing it then we'll see if we can get her back down without a feed but i think only dh will be able to do it because she only seems to be waking up because she wants milk.

i loosened some of her cradle cap the other day and she does have a bit more hair coming thru - we're only talking about 3mm, not quite enough for pig tails.

having the house valued later - part of dh's scheme to buy the house next door Hmm. it'll be interesting to see what it's worth but potentially depressing as we've done tons to it but bought it just before the big fall in house prices. i think buying next door is a pipe dream til i go back full-time (which isn't for the foreseeable future) so it doesn't really matter.

mlic yy, let's all do my Sister's Keeper then. My rl brook group meets next wed (3rd wed of the month) - would that be too soon? wish we could all meet in the pub like the rl one!

which reminds me... the meet-up.

can you all please go on fb and comment about date/location etc so we can get the date in our diaries and people can start booking train tickets?

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Trudyla · 10/02/2011 08:35

Hi all,

Hope you're all doing OK.

We've had a few screamy days. It was pretty hard since I had no idea what was wrong with her. I think just learning new things sometimes freaks her out and she needs to scream. Hopefully we're past that now.

I'm very jealous of your meet up plans but I hope you'll have a great time.

I hope the valuing of the house is not too depressing cake. Always remember prices will go up again. Having said that, I haven't noticed a particular fall in prices either. We are waiting for that to happen, so we can afford to come back to the UK :)

Re naps. M sometimes sleeps 3 times 1.5 hours a day and that is what she needs. However, more often than not, she sleeps much less and is grumpy as a result Hmm

Not sure what I would do about your music classes cake Well, I'm sure I wouldn't say anything as I hate confrontation, but it would really annoy me. So if I was a different person, I would say, sort it out and tell them off, the cheeky buggers.

Oh, the lady is waking from her nap, see, only 45min instead of 1.5 hours.

I hope I will be able to post more regularly now that the post holiday blues is nearly gone.

See ya.

DesperateHousewife20 · 10/02/2011 08:50

mlic I wasnt in a good mood last night and instead of asking what was wrong and/or trying to help he ignored me.

Had a slightly better night, he woke at 3:30 and around 6ish I think but I didnt look at the clock but each time he fell back asleep within mins rather than an hour!

Ive just had to give him a quick bath, he did a runny poo and it went ALL OVER HIM, literally arms, head, bum, legs, feet.

Im going shopping with my bridesmaid today to try and get her a dress, fingers crossed.

memphis83 · 10/02/2011 09:09

dh good luck with dress shopping!! what colour are you planning on her wearing?
im so tired dont know what is wrong with me!!! i literally cannot get up in the night to L need to snap out of it dh is away for a few days over next 2 weeks!
L is now refusing to open his mouth for calpol!

HotGiggity · 10/02/2011 09:10

Fuck, Jacob has learnt how to pull himself to standing using the cot bars. I'm never going to get him to nap now Sad

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