October 2011: Gaining teeth but still losing sleep.

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hope this works! the pressure is on at 3.30am!!!!

lp hope the flight goes ok, have a fab time

tears rolling down my face cheshire brilliant.

isobel is much perkier, keeping her cool seems to be working. shes not ate much, but shes had a few mouthfuls.

really must do something today. ironing maybe- groan.

tears rolling down my face cheshire brilliant.

isobel is much perkier, keeping her cool seems to be working. shes not ate much, but shes had a few mouthfuls.

really must do something today. ironing maybe- groan.

That other thread was funny!

Was that deliberate sassy or are you having posting issues too :o :o glad to hear isobel is on the mend

Jnice we don?t really get sleep in the day either, if P does sleep it?s on me, in the sling/pram etc so it?s while I can?t do anything else anyway!

Pene, only 3 weeks left! What if you can't get 4 days?

Hi Ipswich I do wonder if P has been waking through hunger, we are doing blw and she seemed to lose interest last week but has got into it again hopefully now so I am hoping it's starts to help her sleep better.

BB3 hope your hangover has gone now, work sounds terrible. Hope you find something better.

How is Isobel Sassy , any better now poor girl? How does DH find being a "civvy" after always being in the navy?

Ed your work (and credit card) sound rubbish too. My work sounds like it's changed a lot for the worse so I am hoping I can get things sorted before I have to go back.

Bloody dog is barking at the cat downstairs, I am stuck feeding and DH is working late. They will have to fight it out themselves.

We have been ?shushing? her a bit more through the monitor and giving her 5 minutes, instead of 3 to go back to sleep. A couple of times I have felt bad as have gone in and she had her arm out through the cot and couldn?t get back so was never going to get to sleep. The last 2 nights have been a definite improvement though, last night we got a 5 hour stretch!

Gosh, I'm always so rubbish at keeping up with this thread.

Cheshire almost PMSL at that thread, pelvic floor muscles just strong enough to contain it Also like the shushing through the monitor, we've only tried that once - I still have never had a 5 hr stretch whilst I was in bed too I also look like poo most of the time, mostly a mess of under-eye concealer, dry shampoo to cover the greasy hair and now covered in food from my weaning boy who likes to reach out and pat me with his sticky hands - Beautiful!

To those returning to work, I've gone back this week, I'll be mostly 3 days/week and short days as I'm freelance but also got to squeeze quite a lot of prep in at home too . Feel very stretched and split in two but enjoyed my first day, felt very weird to be temporarily my old self, albeit looking poo as described above, with terrible baby brain and a tendency to yawn at inappropriate moments. Made me feel quite clingy to L since I got home, craving extra cuddles, he is too. for those with ultra long hours.

Jnice We still have 3 20 mins (ish) naps and they're either when out and about in the buggy, in the sling (which is getting tough) or just on me after a feed - I've surrendered to doing things for 15-30 min windows whilst he plays on floor, in his bouncy chair, or in his jumperoo.

We've just gone up to 3 meals a day and it may (or may not - really don't want to jinx it) be making nights a little better - levelling off at 3 feeds at moment - he's begin to take more each meal in the last couple of days too - he just loves it.

WelcomeIpswitch

Hope poorly LOs get better soon, sorry for long post and if I've missed anyone.

cheshire if work don't give me four days I don't know what I'll do! Will have to figure out something with DH re using annual leave, not sure. We have a few months to figure it out though, DH will be off work until Sept once I go back in early May. So far the bottle is going OK, but really need to improve his night sleeping.

Has anyone tried controlled crying? I haven't, and know it's unpopular, but keep having it recommended to me in RL. Am not convinced though. Hmmm.

el glad you enjoyed your first day back! I am concerned about baby brain as well. or accidentaly turning up to work covered in spew

Wake up is getting earlier and earlier!!!

Advice please: Jessica was having milk and ds2 accidentally clunked her on the side of her head with his knee. It hard enough for me to hear the clunk of bones and she screamed. She's ok now, there's not any lumps of bruising but I was told by someone that more worrying if no outward lumps as bruising could be forming inside. WWYD? She's chatty and singing and now whinging for me to pick her up. I think I'm probably worrying too much (she's not even pfb )

mama I'm sure she will be ok. I'd keep an eye on her I don't think you need to worry about it

I reckon just keep an eye on her, and watch for if she looks overly drowsy or concussed. Not that I know anything about anything.

Sounds like she's ok in herself mama. I agree with the others, keep an eye on her. Does she object if you prod the bit that was hurt?

Sorry about your early start Fuzzzy, you must be thinking it's nearly lunchtime! I hope S has had a nap and given you a wee break.

Bless Jessica, if it's any comfort my two have been all but dropped on their heads by ds and they're still fine! Keep an eye on her today and call your dr if you're concerned.

Fuzz, sending virtual coffee x

Thanks, and arggghh one heck of a morning. On top of bumped head she's also has tummy ache and been straining away and screaming, took her temp as she felt hot and 38, and coughing and cheat sounds like a motor boat. Only took ds2 to drs on Tuesday, I'm there so often I need a frequent visitor card

Poor ds2 after me shouting at him first thing he's desperate for mummy time and I'm on bed feeding Jessica to sleep. Sorry all me.

Just helps to type it out iykwim

penelope I did a combination of CC and PUPD with ds and it worked within a week, I put him down and left the room when he cried I left him for 2 mins then went in picked him up for cuddle and comfort then put him back down and left I extended the time between going in by 2 mins each time up to a max of 15 mins at a time this worked within 3-4 days and he was around 7months old at the time HTH Mhairi tends to settle herself to sleep ATM anyway and when she was on solids she had started STTN from dreamfeed to 6am so haven't needed to do I with her yet, she has started waking in the night again as I stopped solids when she was ill so I'm starting again now she's better.
mama if it makes you feel better to check her out you can put a finger in front of her eyes and move it to one side checking that both of her eyes move together (if they dont move together this shows concussion according to google) if she starts vomiting take her to the docs. I'm sure she'll be fine. C has driven RC cars into Ms head before and she was fine.
Got mhairi's christening gown last night and I love it! Pics on FB.
I've requested reduction to 18hours ow at work just hope I can afford it

Wow sorry for massive post

ed fingers crossed for job. What will you do for childcare? There was a bit on sky news this morning my 6.30am reading that was saying about the % of people who end up relaying on overdrafts and credit cards while on maternity leave or who end up cutting short leave as they can't afford it. It's such ashame this happens, baby's really are costly!!

I've got an application for a new full time job that I have to fill out today and get emailed back. My current job was cut to only 7 hrs a week which isn't enough for when I go back. It will pain me to leave the family but I need to think of myself. I really want to move in the next few years (ideally when S due to start preschool) so I need to up my earnings to borrow higher on mortgage. Even of I go at it full time for a few years, move then cut down to part time it will be worth it. I'm just dreading to think that I would see S a whole hour in the morning then prob only another 2 in the evening . I know people do it, but it's not how I thought things would be. I could kill her dad for not f*ing off and offering no financial support. I hope karma catches up with him

My turn for a 'me' post ha . Everyone should take a turn today

my turn then!

woke at 5.30am this morning by eva playing with her crinkly octopus- usually move it out when she's asleep. argh. got her in bed with me and breast fed and put back in cot by 6am. great, i can have another hour before the alarm goes off. no.......jacob wakes me up 20mins later crying, that woke isobel up, so i'm up. poor thing had done a poo in the night and his bum was pink and his little testicles were bright red. slapped on the sudocrem.

i didnt get to sleep the night before till after midnight, so feeling like a zombie today. yawn.

mamma its usually if they lose consciousness that you have to worry and my hv told me that its a good idea not to let them sleep for about 2 hours after- dont know how true that is though. and its bloody hard to do with babies/toddlers. isobel gave her head a right thump into the door frame a few weeks ago. it made a dent in her head at first and then it went outwards. it looked awful (and the hv was visiting that day- bloody typical) and she was due a sleep within 2hours, but she was ok.

ive never seen anyone bang her head as bad as dd1 did years ago. it was sickening. she was running with a friend downhill and their legs got tangled. im not exaggerating when i say she bounced off the floor with her head. she was screaming, and we had to go to 1st aid (it was at a park) they gave her chocolate and she shut up immediately! mend a broken leg will chocolate. as usual she was fine and i was in a state for the next few hours worrying.

sorry, can you tell im too tired to do anything and bored!

strawberry no didnt do it on purpose. its this phone. it occasionally plays up.

pen i didnt even do cc with twins. it just made them cry more imo. perhaps cos there was 2 of them and they would feed off each others crying. i would just go up, once maybe twice and then i would leave them. there is evidence to suggest that the time they cry for will be longer for cc than if you just leave them. found it in an article once when i was looking for something about cc.
it's one of those things that divides people- like breast v bottle.
you have to see if you are someone who agrees with it/ can deal with it.

cheshire isobel is fine now thanks.

dp hasnt done anything yet. he's just been filling in paperwork etc. well, that's all ive got out of him. it's like getting blood out of a stone and if i really try, it's 'what's with the 20 questions' i asked him 2 questions about his poker night the other day and he ranted about getting the 3rd degree! didnt catch me in a good mood, so i ranted back that 2 questions was not the 3rd degree, its a perfectly normal amount of questions to ask someone, so get a fecking grip!

anyway, he has to go to some trade fair thing at the nec today and he has tomorrow off for his 2nd interview for the managers job. which ive been doing when babies are asleep. if he gets it, it will be with my help- if he doesnt- it will be my fault. ha.

fuzzy sorry about your feckless ex. he's a prize twunt for missing out on seeing s and for not providing financially. big hugs. x

mama poor J she's having a touch time isn't she. I wouldn't worry too much about the bump unless she seems very out of sorts. Had to take W's bottle off of him yesterday, he was playing with it after he'd finished eating and kept smacking himself on the head with it
fuzzy sorry about your early start needed. What time does S usually wake up 6-6.30 is normal for W do I'm well used to it (helps that he sleeps through)

Thanks sassy. I'm well over him (i think.. Good days, bad days) now but I hate that S now grows up without her dad in her life. It's def not what I wanted for her . How is I feeling now?

Oh and strawberry she was waking any time after 7am but its got 10 mins earlier every morning. I think as she is in her own room now and still not able to find dummy herself. Before I would've gave it back when u first started to hear her. She is though having her milk then going back to sleep for 30/40 mins. She is sleeping through night from 7pm so I am grateful. I'm just really not a morning person