December 2011 - April drools!

[OiMissus]

A new thread! squee-eeeze. :)

Yes does sound horrid.

I'm also fed up of the night feeds now. I just want to sleeeeeeep. DD fed at 1.30 then 4.30 but not got any sleep since 4am as she's been wriggly and writhing with wind. Feeding again now. Not sure how I'm going to get through the day with a tantrummy 2 yo and a baby that won't sleep!

Remember even if his nappy appears dry he might be trickling a little but the nappy taking it all so far in. 's what the nurses used to say to me as disposables are so very very effective these days. Hope the receptionists don't mess you about and younger an eat appointment:)

Rough night. Octopus woke up, fed, smiled, sneezed, coughed and then spewed. Lovely start to the day >_

G I'm taking my tribe to the library. It's free, walk able and involves books:o

Good luck bjr and hope baby is OK.

Snot interrupted night for DS, I got to bed just before night butcat least floor is visible in all rooms!

When will we have a day when we've all had a good night's sleep and none of our LO's aren't poorly?
Hope Baby BJR is ok. Well done on the weight gain hawthers.
sorry to hear about your brother honey. SIDS is a terrifying thought. We'll probably move house just as BOi is 6 months old, so I will delight in finally building and decorating his nursery. But I don't relish the thought of him sleeping in another room.
...even when, at the moment, when he wakes and feeds at night, he refuses to settle in his crib. He kicks his covers off and cries. If we relent and bring him back into our bed, he settles as soon as his head touches the mattress. This past week he's slept with us. DH says that we're going to break this habit this weekend. which is a shame as I thought the 3 of us could share more cuddles
It looks like the sun may be out here... I may get up and have a look. (how long do growth spurts last? He's feeding 2 -3 times a night at the moment. I keep meaning to try a formula feed at night/late evening, but haven't managed it yet.)

bjr, hope baba is ok.

honey, sorry about your brother. I'm keeping minimopsy in my room until six months as I'm a bit of a worrier. She tends to be noisy in her sleep which wakes me up a lot but reassures me. I get abut worried when she is v quiet and have to get up and check on her!

First full day at nursery today after her two trial mornings last week. Woke up at 5am worrying and imagining all kinds of horrible scenarios e.g. Someone stealing her. Not good, need to relax about it :( but I hate hate hate leaving her :(

mopsy minimopsy will be fine. I keep telling myself this is the best time to start. At this age, they won't really notice we aren't there. And they'll be mixing with slightly older babies and this will aid their development as our LO's will want to do what they're doing. Plus, as ours are so little, they'll be fussed over massively by all the staff.
I'm going to book my nursery today, and book him in for the practice sessions.
All will be well!

Good luck bjr and hope baby is OK.

Snot interrupted night for DS, I got to bed just before midnight but at least floor is visible in all rooms! DDs under strict instructions not to trash the place before 11am when bloke is coming... I do know that different agents vary a lot but we'll see what they say. Afternoon is meant to be park/woods with friends, but the weather is rather loomy...

Oh and brain melt, forgot to say many sympathies for your family honey, that's an awful thing to have happened. Rocco is nearly at the lower risk time so hopefully your worry will lessen soon (2-4 months is maximum risk time for SIDS, but then it drops sharply and is v unusual beyond six months. Plus I'm sure you're doing all the preventy things: when we were babies the rate was higher as all our parents put us on our fronts to sleep, many smoked, many bundled up baby in himdreds of layers... There just wasn't as much knowledge about risks then.

for health and sleeping through all around as soon as possible!!!

Cheerful news:

Horrible Histories day on CBBC on Monday, culminating with the start of series four at 5PM and a re-airing of the prom after. I am no leaving the house on Monday:o

New series has an RAF musical number... Oh my giddy aunt A lie down may be needed!

Honey Sorry to hear about your brother.

BJR Hope Baba is okay.

Mopsy MiniMopsy will be fine at nursery. Best thing I ever done for Darcie.

Sky slept all night last night, so think the night before was a bit of colic.

Taking Darcie to playzone to play for the afternoon and then just making sausage, egg & chips for dinner.

Hope by now BJR that you've seen the doctor, and that a course of action- whatever it is- has been decided upon. Really hope your DS is on the mend soon and that you'll start feeling a little better. Sounds like he's had an awful bug. Take care and let us know how you've gotten on.

And ditto mopsy- the knowledge that your LO will be fine somehow doesn't make you feel any better....but she will be fine, and in a few weeks this will have become the new 'normal'. You know you're doing the right thing, it's just a matter of gritting your teeth until time passes and you will feel better.

Thank-you LMF for giving me a wonderful mental image of a little octopus boy, singing away, swaying from side to side, cheerfully in his crib. Don't know why but it has made me grin!

By Bob, yesterday was a bit grim. The disrupted naps were bad enough making him overtired, but then it was bath time.... And he screams and screams and screams and even when out and dried is still inconsolable. It took his entire bedtime feed for him to calm down .
He's now too big for the baby bath, but can't sit up in the big bath, to make things even more complicated.

I think we'll have to try me taking him in the main bath once a week, see if that does anything.

Today is Widow Twanky and cake-baking day! Doing a cake for friend coming to stay, as we normally see him in January for his birthday (he lives and works in the Middle East) but for obvious reasons didn't, so am doing a mega chocolate birthday cake. Haven't done one in years so wish me luck.

Oh, and for those other Being Human fans, we started watching the first episode, so I went to bed wibbly and clutching DS in bed promised him the nasty Wampires would not steal him!

Bit behind on the thread though have been trying to catch up am off to airport this afternoon to go home to scotland for weekend, sling retested and he seems quite happy looking out from it sat like a little frog (though we will see at airport ).

Figgyboy has been in his own room for 3 wks now and he is 15 wks today. I would have liked to keep him with us longer but he would kick around wake me up every night so though he has pretty much slept through since 8 wks i wasnt. We have a vid monitor and i get up to check in him every night when up for a loo stop because im paranoid about sids too especially since boys seem to be at more of a risk ( not sure why). He will be sleeping back with us over the weekend so that might be interesting unless my mum steals him and has him in with her.

Ive also been anti dummy in the past though there has been a few times ive got it out of its secret hiding place in the drawer (as dh very anti dummy) when he refuses to sleep in day and he tends to spit it out so another dummy refuser here.

I hope you all have lovely easter weekends!!

Oh and northern i loved being human well mitchell (swoon swoon) however the new series has had a new vamp and hes not bad either

hi all, hope all well. Me me me post sorry, but am in library and finding it hard to work, as I just want to cry. Found it really really hard leaving minimopsy this morning, a full day feels so much longer than just the morning. Also a friend rang and totally freaked me out cos she is unhappy with her nursery because her baby has been ill constantly since starting, ear, eye and chest infections, gastros, colds etc and has even been in the childrens hospital overnight. I know that is just her experience, and different nursery also, but it totally freaked me out cos my baby is so small. I then was a weeping mess. I wish she hadn't rung and freaked me out, today was just the worst time to pick.

Poor you Mopsy it is very hard leaving the LOs. I have had to go back to work a couple of days a week but luckily DP has DD on those days so not as scary as nursery. But it will help minimopsy's development and it does get easier leaving them once you know they are happy. First trial run day we had I wandered round Asda crying .

Hope your LO is okay BJR

DD slept better than she has in ages last night. From 19:00 -01:00 and after feed and a cuddle slept until 05:30. BUT best part - she then went back to sleep until 08:30! It's a miracle! Sadly she has been screaming all morn with wind though, but you can't win them all.

Aw, Mopsy, it's all totally normal but that's cold comfort I know. If you think you'd be better off with work to distract you, go ahead, but you may just want to go home and chill and faff about today (and maybe the next few days) as if you're feeling this low you won't get any decent work done.
All children are walking chemical warfare factories, and get everything going; not fun but it's how it goes. Unfortunate timing from your friend though!
You're being a good Mum and doing the right thing and it will get better.

Thinking of you and DS BJR.

Note to bloody Wilkos- if you're selling cake storage tins, make them bigger than your cake baking tins, not the other way round!!
FFS

bjr hope your LO is ok

I was feeling really happy until about 2 hours ago. Went to get Seb weighed as he'd dropped a centile at his last weigh in so the HV wanted to see him again in two weeks. He's LOST 2oz in two weeks

Now feeling like I've failed him. Again. But, he's so alert and smiley I find it difficult to be too concerned.

Went straight round to see my GP at HV suggestion just to rule out an underlying infection. GP not at all concerned, he's alert, filing nappies, only pooing once a week but when he does he fills two nappies on the trot.

Going to spend today expressing after each feed in case my supply needs boosting, and he'll be getting plenty of formula over the weekend as we move tomorrow so Granny is in charge Friday and Sunday when we do the big van runs.

Bleugh. Back to packing....

Thanks for all the kind thoughts everyone. Doctors verdict was gastroenteritis, has prescribed some electrolade sachets to combat any dehydration and said to carry on as I am with his feeds unless things get worse, and to bring him back if things don't improve.

Fingers crossed he seems to be picking up a bit, we've had no poo since his last feed 2 hours ago which is the longest its been since monday and he has weed instead so all good signs. I can breath again now, I hate seeing him poorly.

Hope he gets better rather rapidly for you BJR

Poor timing on your friend's part Mopsy, hope you're feeling better about it soon. Just try looking forward to seeing big smiles when you go pick minimopsy up later.

Freya slept from 9pm until 9.30am!

I have a random question for you guys. DS (2yo) likes to sleep with his head wedged in the corner of his cot and gets upset if you move him. He often wakes up with big dents in his forehead where he has pressed his head against the bars. I'm sure it can't be good for him. Would a pillow help? Is it ok for 2yo to have pillows I.e. No suffocation risk? Is there such a thing as a toddler pillow? Or would cot bumpers be better (and again is there a suffocation risk with a 2yo)?

I should probably have just started a thread onm it but couldn't figure out where to post it, and anyway, this thread's collective wisdom should have the answer I reckon!

A pillow is fine at two yo. Aaron had a pillow and duvet at 18 months and he was fine with it.

Now a 3 is a whole other story if he not hitting us with his pillow he is hiding under the duvdt. And yes u can get toddler bedding for cot beds.

I'm watching my four year old play mario kart without the wheel... I'm trying so hard not to laugh:o

Northern we have found the stuff nightmares are made of... one of the bathroom Walls is artex over woodchip wallpaper!! Arrrrrrggghhh

Oooh MissRee I feel your pain. Artex AND Woodchip?! Ugh.

When DH bought his house, he had to remove some 1920's wallpaper that had multiple layers of dark varnish over the top to "protect" it. Making it water tight. Needless the say, the whole house had to be replastered!