August 2005 babies enter a new year!

[Miaou]

A new thread for the new year!

Here is a link to the old one.

(moschops here......decided to change my name)

well i'm faced with having to buy a new pushchair as i'm just at my wits end with my Loola. the brakes have packed in, while i was at my friends on Fri i got stuck.....there we both were trying to free the brakes, we managed it but i daren't risk putting the brake on again in case i can't free them next time. it means i'm restricted to going out when dp is around. am going to write and complain but doubt if i'll be re-imbursed...... just don't need the cost at the moment. i don't want it fixing as there are so many other things about it that are disappointing i just want rid.

on a lighter note my shopping trip was quite succesful, although i didn't think about how much i was spending or i'd never have bought anything (i'm notoriously thrifty/stingy). my new clothes are sat in the wardrobe as i feel too guilty to wear them, especially as ds is going through a sicky phase AGAIN.
ds has taken to waking up at 5am, bright as a button. i know i have it good with him (7pm - 6am for the last few months)but he has started with this awful crying in his sleep which wakes me several times in the night so by 5am i'm dead on my feet and have to get up and entertain him. this night crying is terrible, it's like he's having a nightmare and is really terrified....his wailing is like an air raid siren.
during the day he is such a happy baby i feel blessed!he just smiles, and giggles and cuddles all day long

Hi AlL - ooof is it nearly bed time! what a long day today has been, DD kept squeeling during the night as though in pain, she got up in such an angry mood this morning,had a horrible nappy skirrled though her milk, and when i got back from the school run she just screamed till about 10am then slept till 1.45 time for lunch and milk as missed breakfast and late morning bottleand from 3pm till 3.45 screamed is away back to bed now, fingers crossed we are about to see a dreaded tooth.
hats off to you guys that are still up during the night i wasnt up as such but boy im feeling it today, tonight is the night i usualy go swimming im in too minds im too knackered and stressed or i need to go to reclaim some sanity
high chair arrived today so hoping we will get a change to try it out later
what a pain with your buggy queenrollo(that names reminds me of school we had a teacher nicnamed kingrollo)a friend of mine took her bouncer back after about 4 months of use cause a bit kept falling off and she got her money back so fingers crosed for you

discovered all the screaming was wind, and wow what wind mil came to watch ds and dd for me to go swimming and in the middle off dd having her bottle we thought she was doing a poo the noise from the pumps was awful would put DH to shame so mil went to change her and nothing there, she wasnt even wet.poor wee thing, anyway swimming pool was closed for some reason dont know if im fed up or glad i might have fallen asleep and drowned

Ugh. Waiting for a tooth has to be one of the most diabolically evil things ever. Will they please just come out.

You had me all excited queenrollo/moschops. I thought there was a new person on the thread. (Not that I'm not happy to see you)

Well we had playgroup this week, and the poor lady that we gave all the sleeping advice last week didn't show up.

And on a complaining note, why does the garbage truck have to come at 4:48 in the morning and wake up both of my children?????????

Hope you and babies are all doing well. I was on the antenatal thread for July 2005 babies but ended up having my ds at the beginning of August. He is still not sleeping through the night despite having tried absolutely EVERYTHING!

I have just found out that I am 6 weeks pregnant and have huge morning sickness that I did not have with ds. I know that anything can happen in the next few months, but if everything does work out with the new baby, will it be manageable?! Does anyone else have babies with 14 months or less between them? Would love to hear any tips from anyone who has done so.

Also, does anyone hacve a magic formula on how to make 6 month olds sleep through the night?!!!!!!

Hi Tigerlion. Sympathize with the no sleeping thing. DD was a horrible sleeper until the last week or 2. (still crossing my fingers it lasts) We tried all that we could think of, and ended up having to do the cry it out thing. I'm not really good at that, so DH did it for a few days, and it really wasn't as bad as I thought, or as it could be. If you're not into that, there's a book out there called the No Cry Sleep Solution that many of my friends swear by. Not sure if you can get it over there, though. (I'm American). It is so difficult when they don't sleep, isn't it. I felt like I was the only one whose LO didn't sleep through the night. (Although reading the thread, I'm not the only one.) It must be so difficult especially with all the morning sickness.

I have a 2 yr 9 day gap between my 2, but have a really good friend with a 15 mo. gap between her 2. Her biggest advice was to stop worrying about everything else (cleaning house, chores, etc) and deal with the kids 1st. She'll tell you it was really hard, especially since her 2nd is just starting to sleep through the night at 14 mo, but the thing is that she's ahead of all of us (8 of us have 2-3 yr olds and then had our 2nd child between Feb and Dec. of last year) in that the 2 of them play together and occupy each other a very large part of the time now. She has a DS and DD and they are very close, which is nice. Oh yeah, and don't be shy about accepting help from others when it is offered.

Hi there Tigerlion, congrats on the pg, though I'm sure it must feel like a mixed blessing atm! I had a 17m age gap between my first two and though it was hard work to start with (sorry) it was soooo worth it - they are now 8 and 7 and great company for each other. We are ttc no. 4 and hope for a similar age gap - that's how good it was!

I think C&Csmommy's advice is great - concentrate on the kids and you, don't worry about the house (lower your standards!). Make sure you get as much rest as you feasibly can and get your dh/dp to help out as much as possible. If you are anything like me I find the first trimester the hardest (m/s and tiredness).

Hello all, thanks for the sympathy and advice regarding DS2's sleep (or lack thereof). Even though DS2 doesn't take much milk per bottle, I think is total intake is about 20oz, which I think is the guideline for 6 months+. Having said that, he took 6oz at both his bedtime and morning bottles (with 2 night-time smaller bottles as well). Last night's sleep was a little better - he had a dreamfeed at 10.30am, woke at 2am and after settling at 3.15am didn't wake up until 6.15am. I saw the HV yesterday and she said she would refer me to a sleep clinic if I wanted.

Oops, DS2 is waking up for his nap - better go.

Tigerlion, welcome and congratulations.

welcome and congrats Tigerlion im affraid im of no use i have almost 6 years between my two, and boy was that a culture shock, i think everyone that has them as close as you finds it had but very rewarding and after a few months probably alot easier than the age gap i have, at least they will be doing the same things at roughly the same time.
Maiou you really are super woman number 4 along with all the other things that you do, can you bottle and sell what you taking please
Auzure glad you had a bit of a better time go for the sleep clininc it cant hurt - good luck
hi everyone else

I love the ideas about the sliding scale for the ring Twiga, only problem is, when we agreed the timescale for the ring, I agreed to buy him a Rolex, do I have to keep to the sliding scale too? Congratulations on becoming a godmother, is she named after you by the way?

Josey you're right about Miaou, bottle it and send some this way too!

What a pain about the pushchair, Queenrollo, I almost got that one and now I'm glad that I didn't. Hope that you get your money back.

Azure I think you should try the sleep clinic, it can't make it any worse can it? At least your HV has recognised that there's a problem and you're not on your own.

I've had tonsillitis this week, feeling better today but I felt really sorry for myself Monday and yesterday. I think that I might be a bit run down as I've got this quite soon after a kidney infection. Well DH and I are going away fo a night this weekend as it's our fourth wedding anniversary tomorrow, so hopefully we'll have a nice rest. I should probaby try and resist the urge to try on my wedding dress tomorrow as I know I won't get into it, in fact I haven't on any of my anniversaries since I got married as i've either been pregnant or trying to lose baby weight, maybe next year. Perhaps I'll try on my veil I'm pretty sure I;m not too fat for that

Kate, if I recall the sliding scale only applies to eternity rings . One of her names is the same as mine, was really honoured!

Great to hear your opinions on two children so close together. I suppose that I will have to grin and bear the fact that the first couple of years are going to be quite a struggle but then things should hopefully calm down eventually. The joys of going through pregnancy all over again - quite scary really. How I look forward to a summer where I will be able to wear dresses, bikinis etc again without a huge bump in front of me!

Colin and Caitlin's Mum. I tried to let DS cry it out at 4.30 but it just did not happen. After 5 minutes I gave in to his loud screaming and gave him his 8oz of milk. He is a big boy and even though he is now having 3 solid meals a day (which I thought would fill up his stomach), he is still starving in the middle of the night. When he screams he gets all flustered and I find him at the top of his cot virtually suffocating himself with his toys and banging his head on the cot rails.

I have also tried thinning his milk which a friend said worked at the middle-of-the-night feed but he has cottoned on to it and cries when he finishes his bottle, wanting more. However, he is very happy during the day time and hardly cries then. I suppose that for him the witching hour lasts all night!

Has anyone been to Baby Gyms yet? I am not sure whether 6 months is too young to start. If anyone has been, what is it like?

I tried on my wedding dress today - it did not fit

oh kate your very brave however you do make me giggle,i dread to think what state my dress is in!!
Well DS is sick, was sent home from school with sore throat, though as soon as was home was as right as rain, however by 2am he could not breath he was rasping for breath and in a terrible state,the two of us sat up all night,took him to the docs first thing and he as a respiritory(? spelling,sorry) track infection and that is what has set his nose bleeds off again also, so hae anti b's and hoping some sleep will see him better, however not holding hope for the night cause was told when he in bed and hot his temp will increase which will tighten lung/chest/mose muscles and make breathing more laboured.
dd however is fine, eating everything in sight avacado fish mango you name it she is off she has had her first taste of maccaroni and couldnt get enough we got her high chair this week and she loves being in it seeing everything from different views it can adjust different levels and recline if she is tired after a meal oh the life!!

I am still not back into my normal clothes let alone my wedding dress. As I dropped the final breastfeed last week I no longer have any excuse not to go on a diet. Going to the gym does not seem to be making the slightest difference.

DS2 is still sleeping really badly. We've let him cry a bit for the last two nights and now feel terrible because today he has a cold and raised temperature, and he has the signs of teething. I think I saw every hour last night. I now dread going to bed, whereas before I loved it. I'm so thankful I'm not back at work yet, as I would be a zombie. Poor DH is suffering.

DS2 is also off his food, after doing so well previously. I introduced chicken last week and he was very unimpressed. Liked the yoghurt today, though.

I meant to say, your poor son Josey. DS1 had a similar thing a while back and it was horrible.

Hi all. Couldn't let this thread go so long without anyone posting.

Hope all sick children and non-sleeping children are better. DS is getting sick AGAIN, and I'm so tired of it.

Caitlin's teething in a big bad way still. When will they ever come through.

I'm quite addicted to e-bay at the moment. I found this great deal on these DVD type things and bought 8 of them to sell. The auctions end tomorrow, and I've almost made 3X my money back and all have been bid on, so can't wait to see what they end up selling for. I found about 20 more today, so I'm hoping to sell those, too and get a good start toward paying for a swing set for the kids.

DS is still not better and off school,DD luckily hasnt taken it, my Gran said it may have to do with the fact that DH gets the flu jab and (not that my gran would have known this) but she would have been conceived round about the time he got it so her ammune system could be high, apparently it happened to my mum as a baby due to my grandfather having loads of vaccinations with being in the navy so when they tried to give mum her injections they wouldnt take, sorry some usless information for you all.
DD has been bothered with nappy rash just now due to teeth however it seemed to spread all over her body yesterday, it looked awful but she wasnt botherd at all and it has cleared up today.
I also introduced DD to snow today, we have quite a bit so i cleared the drive i was going to ake the car to the shops to get enough milk to make pancakes but we decided to walk give ds a bit of fresh air (and the rest of us) after being stuck in for a couple of days, anyway the snow started falling just as we left home, we were all like snowmen by the time we got to the shops I had to brush the snow off DDs rain cover to find a very large round eyed baby looking back at me.
Am a bit fed up with work today, they asked when i was going to go back to work a couple of weeks ago, i said how about 3/4th in the hope that this would be fine with the other girl blah balh i still haddent heard anything and to return then i would have needed to write by Friday, so they told me that it is looking more like the end of april start may that the other girl will go back and if i wont wait till then come back full time, and they have booked me on a refresher trainning course on which would be my days off on which we have a family wedding at which dh is best man!!!!!! i have told then the return is fine as i dont really want to go back anyway but i cant do those dates for training as with it being my days off i didnt think i needed holidays for me to attend a family wedding on these days, they are so unorganised why cant they just let me know what is going on they are awaful im not expecting a phone call every 5mins nearly all contact has been done by email anyway so how hard is a 2 line note to do MEN!!!!!!!!
ok rant over oh not quite DH's return date has been put back again the latest he was due home was today he now saying Thursday so huffily told him i would see him Monday Tuesday.
C&Cmommy im trying not to look at ebay just now as im addicted to the buying part not the selling
azure, have you taken the health visitor up on going to see the sleep clinic? your probably sick of advise etc but there is a good bit on sleep on the pampers website and they have lullabys to download plus a comp just now to win a years supply of nappies if any of you are using them

Hi all

Sorry the work thing is a pain josey, what job do you do and are you looking forward to going back? I am returning on the 20th of March but am back on the payroll as of yesterday - hoorah for annual leave. My boss is a pain, I wrote and had to ring three times before she finally rang me back yetserday to ok the leave and start date.

C&CMommy very impressed about ebay but are people mad why pay more on ebay when in theory you should be picking up bargains! I saw bugaboo pram clips for sale and they were at £26 with 2 days of bids still to go! Kicking myself for not buying some when they were on sale in the shops for £9.99 could have made a killing esp as my sis gets a retail discount from a department store.

get well soon those poorely pumpkin august babies xxx

Oh what snow we have today all the schools as closed and its showing no sign of letting up.

Pookey not looking forward to going back at all, i work for the local council i administer council tax and housing benefit bbbbboooooooooooo i hear everyone shout when i tell them what i do, the job can be interesting when it doesnt change every 5 mins but some of the people you have to deal with can be awful, I will be fine working 2 and half days a week, I started there part time 4 hours a day and enjoyed that, i can go back but I have to go back full time and im not prepaired to do so, hopefully when we go for number 3 dh will be at the top of his pay scales and i wont have to work at all bar being a mum which is enough work in itself
hope everyone else is ok

Josey interesting to hear about the flu jab theory. Work sounds a little disorganised. I'm still waiting to hear whether I can go back 4 days or not. It's very difficult to get a nanny unless I know for sure.

the last 2 nights have been much, much better than previously. DS2 has woken twice but has settled after a bottle without too much effort and gone on to sleep until 6.45am yesterday and 6.30am today. It's not exactly where I want to be but a vast improvement on a few days ago. I haven't contacted the HV about the sleep clinic but have done a lot of reading in the area and know what the theory is.

Azure

Josey we have very similar jobs I am an admin for physical disabilities social services of Ealing council, mine can be awful and well ... not quite so awful!

I have an August 05 little one - baby number 3. No idea what I'm doing though - can't remember and it's only 20 months after the last one. She is eating 3 meals a day and 4 bottles - too much? Probably the wrong thread to be on - but no idea any more - about anything! Any help?

well we are practically snowed in now, and the snow is still coming thick and fast I havent seen snow like this in years, im exhausted after trying to clear the drive way, its lovely not having to go anywhere.
Azure work is disorganised basically we had a very good boss though is a bit of a hard faced so and so who got everything done, but on restructure they gave her job to an Accountant that needed placing, so she is his assistant, he has no idea on how any of our jobs work let alone how to run an office, november i approched them about getting this done, nevermind more baby time. thats great news with the sleeping hope it gets better and lasts

pookey suppose i could go back on annual leave but will have to find out how that would work as would have to go back full time so would be full time annual which then would have to change to part time annual, oh complications, your job sounds interesting and i can imagine how you would have awful days, generally mine is ok but you get the odd person that has been forced back to work after a long time on benefit and they dont understand or want to pay anything towards there rent council tax etc and if the dont get full benefit think nothing of attacking you, have had to phone the police few times from receiving death threats!!!! and i live in the highlands i feel for the poor people that do my job in big citys i know some of the offices further south operate through bullet proof glass sorry very boring info there.

Champaneandnappies hi and welcome, my dd is just starting on her 3rd meal aday and is cutting down to 3 bottles sounds ok, some babies are hungry others arent i suppose, as long as your baby isnt showing any discomfort.

champagneandnappies> my ds is three meals and four bottles as follows

between 5am and 6.30am morning bottle he'll have 6-8oz
8.30am cereal and yoghurt
12 noon 4-6oz bottle and lunch
3pm 4-6oz bottle
5pm tea
7pm 6-8oz bottle

i've had a rotten headache for two days, making it hard to look after ds who is grizzling, i think he's getting ready for another tooth. i used to suffer these headaches alot and used to just retire to bed but can't do that now.........
my parents are coming over to babysit on saturday.....it will be the first time i've left ds with anyone, and i'm feeling nervous, even though he'll be asleep. dp is a drummer and it's his new bands first gig.
well ds has totally perfected the art of rolling over, just waiting for him to figure out how to crawl now..........what toys have you guys got for your little ones? ds is starting to get bored with the ones he has (we only have a few, i refuse to buy him loads of things he won't even look at)i'm looking for inspiration.