April 2011 - Food Glorious Food, Sleep Glorious Sleep <subtle key change> They're our babies, we'll obsess if we want to!

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Thread 4 - that's one a month!

Oh Star I had a meltdown this morning too. Do you want to know why? It's so stupid, DH put the dishwasher on before he went to work. Great you think, he's helping. But the dishwasher was only half full and there were still dirty dishes sitting on the counter top I got so so I phoned him at work, lucky for him he was in a meeting otherwise I may be getting a divorce tonight. I just sat a weeped on the sofa for 5 minutes while B looked at me from his highchair wondering what the hell was going on. And I can't blame sleep deprivation. I'm saying hormones, I've been feeling quite pre-mentrual these last few days and I would have terrible PMT and rages when I was younger (before the Depo/PCOS debacle).

I wish I could wave a magic wand for you or give you the answer to Ps sleep. But I can't, all I can offer is and hand holding when required.

Evening all :)

Star - we definitely all have days like that. T is a pretty awful sleeper, he is teething, crawling, all kinds going on at the moment and he just can't switch off. He isn't napping enough during the day, and our nights are really disturbed.
I think the difference is that having gone through it all with DS1 and come out the other side still alive and functioning, and DH and I with our marriage intact, I am a bit more philosophical this time round.
It does get better. DS1 was 21 months when he slept through, and we had to night wean him for that to happen. But it does get better :)

Fizz - ooh I would have gone stratospheric. It doesn't take much these days

Cycle - lie downs are good. Get as many as you can is my motto!

T went down at 7.45, and woke at 8.30 but fed back to sleep right away and it is still quiet up there. He has had a couple of decent naps today, but this morning and just after lunch rather than conking out at 5pm. Fingers crossed for an improved night!

Thanks for the reassurance guys. Am feeling a bit better after some scran and a chat with DH.

I'm hoping you're right ILike and some of the sleep disturbance is developmental. Her last bad patch coincided with sitting up unsupported and this one is happening at the same time as she is mastering rolling, so there might be a connection.

Fantastic news on the milk Buck. Hopefully you'll have some improved nights if F ups his milk intake by day.

I'm also feeling hormonal Fizz - DH better watch his step!

21 months Ali! You deserve a medal. There's no way I can stick it that long. P will be night weaned whether she likes it or not! Fingers crossed T sleeps for you tonight. Sounds like you're owed a couple of years of good sleep!

P went down at 7 and woke at 9:50. DH resettled her quite quickly, so I'm sure it's force of habit that's waking her. We've agreed that I'm going to try and feed no more than 4 hourly at night for a bit, resettling her in between if need be. She often does a 5 hour spell, so I know she can do it!

Oh, and glad nursery went well Dairy. It must be making going back to work a little bit easier for you.

Hi all. Just checking in with hugs and support for those that need it.

Glad it went well dairy

Fizz your post made me smile as it is almost exactly what happened here yesterday. Washing up not-done not done right and me storming about with arms crossed so that I didn't call him at work.

I have less than a week to wait for the fridge delivery!!!

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What a day...

Was all cross with DP for various transgressions when he calls and says his family dog is being put down, his mum's been called to sign his grandmother's do not resuscitate order as she's in hospital AND his father's father is in hospital for the third time this week and it's not looking good.

Safe to say I won't be bringing up his lack of effort in the housework department any time soon.

Hugs and [tea] for those with baby woes.

Aaaaaargh I meant

Cycle oh hell that sounds awful. Sounds like your DH and family are having a very tough time :(
Nothing to suggest other than hang in there and for both of you

*DP

P has got chicken pox. [hsad].

I know they say it can be good for them to get it young but this is too early for my liking. Unfortunately you can't explain to a 6mo that the medicine will spot the itching or bribe them with chocolate and tv, (which worked a treat for DS.) Thank God I'm still BF, booby is a great cure-all.
I'm glad I've kept her away from the baby groups for the last couple of weeks since DS got his spots, just in case. I didn't want to be responsible for passing the pox onto all those PFB's. [hgrin].

Along with P's spots Auntie Flo has also arrived today (3 days after going back to work [hhmm])

Fizz I can't speak for everyone but DH will vouch that he has been on the receiving end of several ranty urgent phonecalls to work, although I sometimes favour the medium of scarcastic text. He knows I'm just blowing off steam and doesn't hold it against me. [hwink]
He very nearly got one this morning as last night he and my mum did bedtime so I could go to Aqua Zumba. I got back at 8.15 and they were in the front room watching TV, and said the kitchen was done. This morning DH got DS his breakfast as I was BF P upstairs. I took DS to preschool and dropped off DH to work. Arrive home to give P her breakfast, went in the kitchen and found P's pod & table still encrusted with loads of tiny bits of broccoli and courgette, along with the festering gunk covered bib as well. It was an absolute bugger to get off (and I thought Weetabix was bad). Not impressed!

x posts Cycle (It takes me forever to post). Thinking of you and yours.

Oh Cycle, that sounds like a bloody day from hell. Thinking of you, your dp and his family.

Your poor dd Gache. Can she have piriton, or is she too young?

I'll have a look a thread Archie. I need to tighten the belt for a few months to pay for Christmas. Since stopping work I no longer have a Christmas club, so instead, at this time of year I sell stuff on eBay and in the local free ads and shop more carefully when getting the groceries.

You will never guess what one of activity tables at ds's pre school was today? Dead fish It was fresh and all that, and the kids loved touching the fish and the prawns and the ice. But blimey, I wasn't expecting that!

Dh also never cleans the highchairs up, it drives me round the bend. Like you say, the bloody stuff sets like concrete.

Can I add my mini DH rant? He never hangs up DS's towel after he gives him a bath and I find it on the floor hours later. Grrr.

Cycle sounds like an awful time for your family at the moment.
Star hope things are better today.
Dead fish ILTMIMI? I would have found it hard to hide this expression on my face Ew.

I'm solo for the bedtime tonight as DH is going out. I'm trying to get as much done now to make it easier later. That included me eating some of the quiche I just made for dinner .

Oh cycle ((((hugs)))) for you and yours.

Poor P GGF , glad bobby fixes it all.

I'm [] I'm not the only one to rant at dh. But I have to sing his praises for last night. he did the dreamfeed at 11meaning I got to go to bed at 9.30.. Oh the glorious feeling of a full nights sleep! So getting up when b woke at 6.30 wasn't the traumatic experience it could have been!

He has refused his breakfast and milk though. I still think he's tired though, but us sca red he misses something.

Who theFeck is bobby????? If you haven't already. guessed I've git a newphone that thinks it knows what I want yo say.but it really hasn't a clue!!!!

Hello everyone :) I haven't been around for a while so sorry to just barge in with a cry for help.... but didn't really want to start a seperate thread for this so I'm hoping the lovely April ladies will be able to help.

I've come done with adenovirus and feel awful, it comes with conjunctivitis in both eyes and I can hardly swallow plus all my face and neck are all swollen.

I've been worrying mainly about DP and G getting it, firstly because it's really unpleasant and secondly because DP is currently on a contract where he's paid a daily rate and also covers all our outgoings so him being sick is unthinkable.. our ends only meet with considerable juggling as it is.

Anyway, I haven't breastfed G for a few weeks now but there is still some in there (just checked) If I breastfeed him (it will only be a tiny bit) will that protect him? And if I was to erm, spike DP's cereal would that stop him getting it?

Cycle That sounds like an awful day and really puts things in perspective. Your poor DH. How are things today?

GGY Poor P - and just when you've gone back to work. How is the spotty little thing doing? I hope she's not feeling too unwell with it.

Caramello The towel thing must be exclusively a male thing. DH also does exactly the same thing with P's towel (although not with his own [hhmm]) and it drives me mad. What's so hard about hanging it back up. Grrh...

Fizz Is it an Iphone perchance? The predictive text on mine drives me up the bliming wall. I wish there was a way to switch it off. Actually, is there? I'm technically inept so there probably is and I'm just unaware of it!

Moley Hello! What is adenovirus? It sounds nasty but am not sure I've come across it before. I've not really got the answer to your questions I'm afraid but both DH and I have been struck down by a horrible stomach bug in the last couple of weeks and P seems to have escaped it. I can only put that down to protection from breastmilk. She's still EBF though, so that might make a difference. I'm sure there's an Aprilite who knows more than me though.

Well, P only woke up once between 7pm - 6:30am last night. Progress, I hear you say! Errh no, not really when you take into account the fact that the wake up lasted for 2 hours 45 minutes. Nothing (milk, rocking, pacing, cuddling, leaving her in her cot to have a little whinge, patting, shushing) would get her back to sleep. Is it possible for a baby to have insomnia?!

Has anybody else experienced these extended wake ups with their baby? And if so, any tips on how to deal with it are gratefully received. I'd so much rather be up three times for quick feeds and resettles than once for 3 hours.

Hello mumtomoley! That sounds awful, you poor thing. Breastfeeding certainly wouldn't do any harm, I would definitely give it a try.
I just asked DH how he would feel about having a little BM in this situation, and said he would give it a go
Really hope you feel better soon and that neither G or your DP get it!

Fizz - PMSL at your writing

Cycle - how awful for all that to happen at once, hope you are all ok.

I went to bed when T did last night at 8pm, I was just so tired. I had an awful day yesterday, PND-type feelings, and I had a massively meltdown when DS1 did a wee on the floor. Fortunately DH was around and we got through the day. T woke a fair few times and was awake for about an hour from 5.30am, but I do feel a lot better this morning.
And tomorrow we go on holiday, so masses of packing and sorting out to do today!

Oh Moley, sounds miserable. Dunno if spiking DP's cereal with BM will help but hopefully the antibodies will help protect G.

I'll join you in begrudgingly praising a DP Fizz. After a bad night I slept through H waking at 6ish. DP let him chat to himself for a bit and then left me to sleep and got up to get him. He brought him to bed to wake me at 7.30 and he was changed and redressed. Lovely

Glad you're feeling better Ali, I too have been having some really low points recently. I'm keeping a careful eye on it as my mum had dreadful PND with my older sister.

Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts. All three dramas are ongoing. DP's gran is in the late stages of severe dementia so he's not seen her for a while as it confuses her. She's not met H as shed have no idea who he was or why he was there His grandad has, again, has been ill for some time, but it's physical rather than dementia related. We're hoping to head down to Brighton to see him and DP's Nan soon. They love H and he's their first great grandchild so they were super excited when he was born. I know it'll give them a boost to see him.

After six months of continual puke H starting screaming with rigid tummy after feeds a couple of weeks aho. It was erratic but he produced acidy chunky sick when he was screamy so I wondered if he'd developed reflux. I went to the GP this week and we've been given the dreaded and fiddly Gaviscon. How do you guys with refluxers manage it?!?

On the positive side H had a screaming fit this morning after breakfast and after a dose of Gaviscon he suddenly cheered up and got all talky and giggly. Phew!

Epic post, but now I'm off to shower while H naps...

Its a Samsung galaxy s2 ! I have an ipod touch andjust recently hy used to that predictive text. byte new phone isn't as clever I think. its getting better.

b went back down at 8.30. I tried to snore on the sofa but the gods of cold calling were against me! phone and door to door!
The door to door guy nearly Shit him self when a swung the door open in my eighties hair like a burst cushion with toss crumbs all over my face.

Moley sounds rubbish, but I can't offer any advice. sorry have some .

Nightie and toast. there has been no tossing in thus house for a ling time :o

And snooze. nort snore, although some snoring nay have been involved.

you guys can try ti decode my messages. just as if clarification us required

Hahahaha, no tossing?! Classic typo.

I'm going for no toasting in your house for some time?