April 2011 - cake-offing, gin-guzzling, wine-sipping, dreams of sleeping

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Poor Cycle and Kitty. Sounds killer. Really hope it improves soon.

We were lucky and C went back to just the one wake up last night, at half past four. Then I had to wake him up at half seven to start the day. Good chap. I actually had dreams last night. .

Congrats Ali on potty training!

Sweet potato was very well recieved yesterday, so today we are on butternut squash. So far C must think all food is orange.

Feel for you guys that arnt getting sleep,!I know I really don't function without sleep, hope you guys get maybe a day nap.

Buck very jealous of your mega pump, I just went 7 Hours and got 5oz only, which took an hour !!

Ginger I keep forgetting what everyone wrote cause using App to, I've taken to writing down a quick note, yes I'm really that dopey !

Fizz I was singing along and included celion Dion style clenched fists pulled down & of course Jazz hands !!

Cycle my MIL gave me her sewing machine so I'm gonna try and teach myself, Id love to knit aswell, also is the pic of blanket on FB ? I can't see it.

chilli Another vote for the Pacapod but not much room for cloth nappys.

Tiny welcome, love your pic in the coloured balls, super cute !

Frak I love Mauritius, sounds like it was wonderful ! I've been fortunate to have been sent there for work 3 times !

I can't believe it's back to work for some already, the thought of going back gets me very so I'm playing weekly lottery, I always loved working but now i wanna be a SAHM, never thought I'd want that !

Well 17week old DI had another weight check and we are back on the centile graph, think we will stay on the .4th centile but we have hit 4.56kg or for the Brits 10lb so I'm mega mega happy ! We will be in 3-6months clothes hopefully soon !

Also I've never been one to enjoy any form of exercise but went for a mega walk round the park the other day with DI in pram and worked up a sweat !! It felt so good, I think.......... I think........ I wanna exercise more !!

We had 3rd jabs Wed and DI has been very needy but thank goodness has still been sleeping, she has always been a good sleeper, DP thinks it's because our bedroom is pitch black (cause I needed it that way) & told me i should let you guys know !! (he was very cute in saying, babe you should help the other ladies, it might work) she is a STTN since I started the top ups so im sure that helps, it's been a month of 10-10, which gives me time in the morning to clean, eat. Shower, etc so don't want her down any earlier yet (is that bad ?) But dont hate me cause I'm still getting up thru the night to pump, so doesn't benefit me !

Anyway, loving the FB pics, wanna see more ! Get those pics up !! Have a good day all !

The pics of the blanket are on my personal profile as I can't move piccies around with the iPad Aussie

Don't hate you Aussie, pumping sounds exhausting.

You win Star. I'm really wondering if the sudden drop in temperature was causing baby sleep issues as another friend had problems too last night.

A friend I grew up with has just had her first baby! Welled up when I heard the news, cuddled H and tried to remember him as a tiny snuggly newborn. Sigh.

Didn't see your post Star till I'd written mine. Hope you get a better night tonight too.

Sympathy with pumping too, Aussie. The day I hung up that bloody pump was one of the happiest! I lent it to a friend of mine who has just had her baby and even seeing it again made me feel slightly ill.

Cycle, one of my best friends has just had a baby too and it really made me realise how much C has grown since those days when he would sleep in the wrap and only open his eyes when he was hungry. They change so quickly. She is in that phase where you are totally overwhelmed and teary and can't blink.

Aussie good news on the weight!

Jo and cycle, you describing your friends then made me well up a bit. And also realise that special as having a newborn is, I don't want another one.

Now if you could be delivered a 15 week old, I might think about it

Hope you don't mind me butting in! I posted on here a few times when DS was first born but had to go back to work when he was 3wks so haven't had time since....however Frak I've got to make that Mauritius-UK journey in a few weeks (have family in both countries) am already having a total panic - all your 12hour flight tips would be much appreciated if you have the time!

Just catching up on all the posts!
Curse you all for pointing out the pacapod :o - it does look good, I'll dither a bit longer yet, as usual. It's not urgent.
We had a day out at The Deep yesterday with friends and their 3 year old. M slept through it all, until we got to the cafe and the shop - hopefully she won't think that's all there is! They brought us a couple of boxes of clothes up to 18 months too, I've just put some of the 6-9 month things in the wash so they'll be ready when we need them.

We've been for a walk looking at another nursery this morning but they think they might be full for March so I'll be filing the forms in for the one we already looked at. Probably walked a mile or 2 and she only fell asleep when we got virtually home, and has just woken after an hour :)

Sleep isn't too bad here - a couple of wake ups last night and a nappy change needed at 7am. I'd really like her to go back to the single wake up at 4ish, or just sleep through... I really don't envy you cycle and star hope it improves for everyone soon.

Ha! Ali I'd have a newborn, then send him off at 6 weeks and have him returned at 18 weeks! Unless it's just F that was particularly traumatic. He's lovely again now though!

I can't remember him being tiny. Is that normal? (I have a spectacularly bad memory). As far as I'm concerned, he's always been this big . I'm quite glad we've got lots of photos. I held a friends 10wk old the other day, she felt sooo tiny and fragile! F was seriously never that small, I'm sure!

Payday next week. I should be being really careful, but I really want an ergo baby carrier. (need to find that link again...)

Buck I think it is normal. I find it hard to visualise/imagine/remember the boys at any other age than how they are now, unless I've actually got a photo in front of me or there is a specific memory that I've managed to lodge in my brain!
I howled all the time when T was tiny because I had forgotten what DS1 was like at that age, but now that I'm past that phase with T I can remember bits again. Very strange!

T was having a little snooze and wriggle on my chest this morning, and he is just so big that he kept rolling off and was giggling away thinking it was hilarious. It is hard to reconcile that with the little scrunched up ball who spent his first 3 days like that while we were still in hospital - just flopped like a little starfish and in no danger of falling off at all because he was so small! :):)

Buck there was a 3 week old at our breastfeeding group on Wednesday and we were all marvelling at how tiny he was and couldn't believe ours had once been that small.

I think it's difficult to remember your lo's when they were younger. I think we're all so occupied (mentally and physically) with looking after our lo's that we can only remember them in the here and now. Like Ali, it's photo's and distinct memories that help me remember.

I do love the newborn phase when they are tiny and scrunched up and love being face down on your chest. Dh calls that position a baby splat and he says it looks like they've just been thrown at your chest. I'm most put out that ds will only adopt that position now when he's tired. I forget and put him face down on my chest when he's wide awake and he gets really annoyed - because he can't see what is going on.

I love watching the sibling relationship blossom now as well. Baby I looks for ds2 and when he hears his voice but can't see him you can see him scan the room for him, then when he finally spots him his face lights up

Shall we put our baby's newborn pics on fb?

My friend whose little boy was in intensive care took him home yesterday

That's great news Kitty!

I often flip through newborn pics of H on my phone to remind myself of those early days.

bugger, F's just woken up as we're going to bed. All smiles, not interested in boob. His first stretch is usually the longest, so we're in for a fun one I reckon.

Fortunately, as he's in his own room, we can leave him there. As long as he's happy talking to himself in the dark. Although that doesn't sound like it'll last.

Whimpering now...

I hear you Buck - we're already on the second wake up and feed since she went down at 7:30. It's going to be another long night here too. Yaaaawn...

Mind you, after last night's antics, I went to bed at 10 tonight so have already nearly has as much sleep as I did in total last night!

Fingers crossed this feed is sleep inducing!

Bloody lost my post !!!

Slept thru my pump alarm and awoke in an ocean of milk ! So now pumping and watching recorded Big Brother, my new morning pump show as DP has refused to get sucked into watching it this year. Smart Man !! It does look a little crap so far but I'm sure it won't take long for me to get my BB addiction.

DI has always been happy to be held by anyone and generally really good with people, but the past couple of weeks she bursts into tears if anyone besides DP & I look at her. Even BIL who she sees at least once a week came over last night, she was all playful and smiley and as soon as she saw him, the bottom lip dropped and started to quaver and then the tears and wails !! As soon as she couldn't see him, smiles and giggles again. The same thing happened with him earlier this week, and at my friends house this week she burst into tears if my girlfriend looked at her. Should I get others to hold her so she gets use to them even if she is crying ? Or is this probably just a faze and it will stop naturally ?

No suggestions Aussie. strange. Hope it's just a phase.

Another rubbish night of broken sleep. Do I continue with the cot and hope s settles or revert to the basket. I'm not sure it's the cot bothering him. He woke up screaming earlier. I managed to settle him but wonder if he's in pain?

No suggestions here either Aussie -obviously she knows and loves her mummy and daddy!

Kitty - if you think she's a little bit under the weather, them maybe hang fire on introducing the cot until she's feeling better? It might be a smoother transfer if LO is feeling 100%

Well, our night was a million times better than the one before. We still had four wake ups (one of which lasted an hour...) but at least there was sleep between. Onwards and upwards for tonight I hope!

Sorry Kitty I meant to say him, not her when talking about S in my last message. I blame the sleep deprivation

Kitty - could it be teeth? T woke roaring at about 4am having only gone down at midnight, and now he's awake again and it is his teeth for sure. Maybe try some teething gel or powders?

Aussie - it is early for separation anxiety, BUT a friend of mine had this with both her girls at around the same age, 4 months or so. She stopped other people holding them and now at 3 and 18 months they are both still v.clingy to her and get upset about even close family coming to stay etc. Some days she can't even get dressed without the youngest howling at being put down.
Obviously that is an extreme case, but if I were you I would persevere especially with BIL and friends that you see regularly.

It is my grandma's birthday today, she is 88! So we are off to my parents to celebrate this weekend. I've made her a clementine cake, looking forward to eating some later

Star I'm glad you had a better night!

Hi everyone. Haven't posted on here for a while but lurking regularly.

Am slightly gutted that I am no longer on fb as would love to join the mn april page.

Aussie we had exact same thing with DD. She was always happy with other people then suddenly out of nowhere took a dislike to anyone other than me and DH, including my mum who she sees most days. Exact same thing as you describe, all happy then downturn smile which escalate to full blown screams. I think it is just a phase- as my DD is now liking her nanny again and is becoming smiley at other people. She still doesn't really like being held by others though. My approach is to still let other people try and hold her but if she gets upset I take her back before it escalates to full blown screams and make light of the matter. I don't want to encourage the screams or make her become fearful of others so I normally say something like 'come on silly girl' in a jovial manner. I don't know if it's the right thing to do but it seems to be working slowly....

Better dash as J just woken up from nap crying but will try to post more later.

Wow, sounds like others are still winning the worst night battle!

Another bad one here too but after a huge runny explosive poo H is in a much better mood. That and the whimpers at night leD me to conclude it's a tummy upset.

Managed to snooze with him on the sofa (naughty I know) for an hour or so and I feel better now. Plus I finished his hat in time for the game today. Am a bit pissed off that it might be too warm for him to wear it but at least it's ready for the season!

Another one with a rubbish night. L woke up every hour from 3 and just wouldn't settle. Very tired and emotional today. I just feel dh isn't doing his fair share to help but seems to take that on board for short time before reverting to usual behaviour.