October 2005 Babies - it just keeps getting better and better!

[Elf1981]

Thought I'd steal the honours of setting up a new thread

[Piggiesmum]

I don't think we can ever really know what is the best way to deal with things like sleep etc. After all they are all theories and no-one really knows what the baby is thinking. Like anything else different methods will work for different people/babies.

I sometimes feel guilty for putting him in his cot, sometimes he settles quickly, others he will cry for quite a while before I can put him down to settle. I sometimes feel guilty that he feels abandoned in his cot and wish I could do the co-sleeping thing. We did try it but for some reason it made him really snuffly and we'd both fall asleep and so he'd never really get a proper feed or a good sleep. Then the one night he did sleep well I had such a fright when i woke up and he didn't stir at all so i stopped completely. Maybe it's for the best as all the people we know who did this now sleep apart, one parent with each child because their children can't sleep without them at 3/4/5 years old.

On the other hand I know I'd be too soft to do the CC.

Oh who knows what to do ?!?!? [confused smilie]

lol at your HV comment mp. My old HV said she is yet to meet this mystical baby that sleeps when all the books say they should because "they certainly don't live in this village". Made me feel better anyway.

I quite like the sound of your evening routine SusiS. Might have to try that. Is MIL okay or can we expect to see a ranting thread in the Relationships section in a few days time

Anyway, wine induced waffle over now. See you later.

[mawbroon]

OMG OMG OMG.

DS slept from 7pm last night right through until 5.45am! I also got 7hrs and 10mins uninterrupted sleep and then had to get up and pump at 5am!

Right. Must get the packing done for our trip away.

MB

[Elf1981]

mawbroon - I am glad that your new sleep routine is working for you and your DS. It's so lovely when the routines start to work!! Evie has a bath at seven, feed before seven thirty and she'll fall asleep on the bed. I'll keep her there with me for at least fifteen minutes and then transfer her to her crib in our room. She had been sleeping through til about half eight, but now she's waking at just before six for a feed, but I'm still getting about eight hours kip depending on when I go to sleep myself. Which is good enough for me!! If she doesn't sleep much through the day she is really screamy and even if she only drops off and stays asleep for fifteen minutes / half an hour, she's a lot happier when she wakes up.

[Elf1981]

Oh and disasterous day yesterday shopping for my sisters wedding. We did get her dress ordered, as well as mine and my younger sisters bridesmaid dresses, and all the suits but it was such a stressful time! I dont remember feeling that stressed buying my own wedding dress!!
The worst bit of it was when the assistant in one shopping popped into the cubical to fasten my dress and had a good fiddle with my boobs, tutting and grunting as she heaved them up. Then I walked out to show the auidence the dress and my future BIL goes "OMG have you had a boob job? You look like Jordan" completely forgetting that I'm breastfeeding. Not impressed and I threw all my toys out the pram and refused to try on any more dresses!!

[YOKEFLEET]

awwhh bless! Thomas has found his foot this morning, he can't stop holding it (which isn't great when trying to change his wet sleepsuit!!!)

[Elf1981]

lol Evie found her foot about a week ago and nappy changes since have been very interesting. As soon as shes lying down with no clothes on her bottoms, she's pulling on her feet. It looks as if she's trying to attempt a backwards rolypoly!

[Moomin]

i despair!!! have been putting dd2 down after a bottle at around 8pm, then trying a 'dreamfeed' at around 11. both nights we've tried this the little monkey has woken up hungry at 4 or 5am. she STILL only takes 4oz at a time (even with hungry baby formula). how can someone like me have produced a baby with a little stomach?! Dh is still hopeful that it's a growth spurt. well i hope she grows out of it soon.... i can't get back to sleep easily after the early morning feed so my eyes look like poached eggs in tomato sauce today. bleuch....

by the way, anyone having their babs christened? will be starting thread on it soon as have not been religious all my life but am having second thoughts about the whole thing now and would like both dds christened. am meeting with vicar to talk about it tomorrow. have got to go out now but am planning on a thread later.
morningpaper - would esp like your views, further to that long 'God' thread we had going last year!

[Elf1981]

Moomin, my DD is being Christened on the 5th February.

[Moomin]

are you a church-goer?

[Elf1981]

Not regular but I am religious. My DH isn't.
She's being Christened at the church in the village where my parents live, which is the Church I got married in nearly two years ago. The same reverend is Christening her.

[Moomin]

that's nice. there's a real sense of family history isn't there.

[Elf1981]

I was shocked to find out that it's free to be Christened!
The only free service the Church offers, or so my reverend told me
We're having the Christening, then going to the local for a drink & Sunday lunch (only about 16 of us, mostly my family!) then having a bash later in the evening, just a bit of food and drink and music at a social club near me.

[jessicaandrebeccasmummy]

Rebecca's christening is the 12th Feb. (would have been mums 50th birthday)

Sorted it all last night with the minister, and cant wait - her dress arrived in the post this morning and is GORGEOUS - 100% ivory silk.

We are just having drinks and nibbles at my dads afterwards because there will only be 10 of us, so not really worth having a "do" as such.

[trice]

We are church goers so this time we get to have the christening in the main family service rather than in the mass christening that they hold monthly at our church where they do up to seven babies at a time.

We did the bulk christening thing with ds and it was hiarious. The poor child before us was being christened "brittney kylie" - the vicar did well to keep a straight face.

Hannah will be wearing her brothers christening things - a little white linen suit and shawl- she looks like an angel in them.

[morningpaper]

ahh we are being baptised on 19 Feb!

Baby is too big for her sister's christening things though - I will need to check. I'm sure I can squeeze her into something of her sister's but it might just have to be a smart dress! Then again I feel a bit guilty for not buying her something of 'her own' for her special day... oooh not sure.

Have you started a thread yet Moomin? I think that baptisms/christenings are a great rite of passage for babies, but then I'm a big fan of our christian heritage and our marvellous beardy wishy-washy church of england. I'll keep an eye out for your thread ...

[morningpaper]

Trice we have ours in the main service too rather than the family service - bores everybody rigid but the old ladies love it and I think it is the right thing for 'regular' punters to do.

[jessicaandrebeccasmummy]

MP..... ill do a link for you for the dress i got for Becky.... for some reason im still winning this one too but i got the same one on a buy it now option - FEEL FREE TO OUTBID ME (my top price is £5.01)!

christening dress

[morningpaper]

hehe I've just been looking on Ebay as well!!!

[jessicaandrebeccasmummy]

lol. Well as i said feel free.... if not ill end up with 2 and be most pissed off!

[Elf1981]

I've got Evie a smart white dress through Ebay, new with tags from M&S, labelled as a christening dress at £30 but I think it's more a smart dress.
Also got her a pretty red party dress for the evening party we're having. Also from Ebay
Picked her PixiPhotoes up today, they're boooooootiful!!! (If I do say so myself )

[jessicaandrebeccasmummy]

I got a call from Portrait Place today to say that Jessi and Becky's photos are back earlier than expected, but i have said i will stick to the appointment NEXT saturday to view them, really excited!

Jess's dress was ebay, NEXT christening dress with tags.... its gorgeous!

Anyone know if you can iron 100% silk though - its a little creased?!

[Moomin]

saw the vicar this morning - had a lovely old chat and feel very happy about it and excited. christening is set for Easter Sunday! have bought dresses already (bit presumptious ) but i haven't got traditional dresses so i figured that they'd do as posh party dresses as well. got them in the monsoon sale. they're a bit ethnic-y, crinkle silk in different shades of pink. dd1's has dragonflies embroidered on the bodice and dd2's has a sequinned butterfly. when dd1 tried it on she sadi ' oh mummy this is the beautifullist dress i ever wore!'

[Moomin]

link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1600&threadid=140775&stamp=060125141512\here's the thread about the christening}

[Moomin]

DER!!

HERE's the thread about the christening

[novadandypowder]

Can I just gatecrash with a question for BigBump Bonnie?

I was reading your thread about Milumil as DD (15wks) is very hungry and was not getting very far with SMA white. I've swapped to Milumil after reading some of the comments about it and wondered if you did swap to it and what you think of it? I want to delay weaning until as late as possible but I think Milumil is making her a bit more windy?

I'm over on the Nov post-natal thread if you're able to offer any comment. TIA