Sept 2010 - Another 6 months past, it's going too fast!

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Our lovely new thread for the September 2010 babies. Dive in folks!

Also the aldi ones are really good and very very cheap. They are quite bulky compared to pampers ative fit but no bulkier than any other brand imo. I could have kicked myself when i started buying own brand stuff cause id been a nappy snob for so long paying over the odds and the own brand ones are just as good.

We use the pampers extra dry, don't like the active fit, too thin. tried the aldi ones in size 5 and she leaked both nights, probably because she sleeps on her front with her bum in the air. She hasn't leaked during the day today in them so will have to keep trying and hoping

We're huggies fans here too!

Ollys eye is ok!!! got a cancellation appointment today. He was so good bless him. They checked his vision & then put drops in to dilate his pupils. then the consultant had a look. He couldn't see anything but wants to see him again in 3 months to keep an eye on things. I'm pleased about that because it shows i wasn't over reacting and that the consultant thought it could have been something!

2 weeks till Tobys birthday, 4 weeks till Ollys!!! I can't believe they've come round so fast!

That's great news diddlybop

Great news about Olly's eye! Worth checking out and being reassured about. Bless.

A is still in the washable nappies most of the time though they do leak more than disposables; we also use biodegradable ones from Beaming Baby which work pretty well overall, though she does sometimes end up with a leak by the morning; mostly if we're not quite quick enough first thing, so they do normally last the night ok. She is showing a reasonable awareness of potty stuff but not enough for us to consider full-on training.

Hi everyone, long time no speak! newmum sent me a message on fb earlier and suggested I come and say hello to everyone, so here I am.

Well Orlaith's changed a lot since I was last on here, but I guess she's the same as lots of others. Talking way too much, having a few tantrums (usually when Imara wants her dolly or something, but Imara gives as good as she gets), I still have her a home with me apart from most Fridays when my PILs have her while I'm working at the pub. She's still not sleeping through. She had some good times in march and April, but then she had a few weeks of being ill, followed by us going on holiday and her staying up way too late, and we ended up back at her waking 3-5 times a night. She's only waking once or twice now so that's ok.

I'm generally finding it all very tiring (along with still doing my open university course), but mainly because I'm pregnant! I'm 22+ weeks, due 3rd December and we found out 2 weeks ago that it's another girl. I'm excited and terrified all in one go, although it was very much planned and was starting to seem like it was never going to happen, so I should just be happy and not so scared!

I hope everyone else is well. I might try and have a bit of a read back but if anyone could give me the gossip news in a nutshell that'd be good!

Omg i nearly stole your thunder last night and told everyone. I managed to stop myself though :) orlaith sounds quite like grace, she never shuts up either! We're trying to potty train atm but taking it slowly. Im sure theres loads of gossip to fill you in on but my minds gone blank. I'm sure people will do updates etc but im currently watching grace like a hawk making sure she doesn't wee (or worse) on my new couch. Will update later though.

We're not potty training because Orlaith's not ready. She says she's done a poo or wee when she hasn't, or says she hasn't when she has, I have no idea when she's doing it and she doesn't seem to either! Yesterday I left her in the living room with just her nappy on to pop upstairs and get clothes. Came back down to find her naked, her nappy on the floor and a poo sitting on the deep pile cream rug! I think the rug might get rolled up and put away when we do start potty training.

Hiya Saoirse or should I say ItsMy! Many congratulations on the pregnancy - I'm nearly 38 weeks pg myself so I know about the tiredness end of things! (Just finished work on Friday so am properly on mat leave now, very glad of that, and definitely looking forward to the birth being over & done with...)

Bad luck on the night waking - I'm sure it'll get better as Orlaith gets older though. and + on the rug + poo incident.

Welcome back itsmy! We wondered where you'd gone! Congratulations on the pregnancy, exciting stuff. I'm not pregnant but having had 2, I can understand the tiredness, and don't envy you at all! Thinking that olly is the same age as Toby was when I was 8 months pregnant I have no idea how I managed!

Update on us, nothing exciting to report. Olly is a cheeky, funny, gorgeous little boy. He can count to 10 alone and 20 with a bit of help. He loves playing with cars & if he's upset, tired, generally mardy, in the night garden solves it all. I'm not even going to think about potty training until next easter. That's when I did Toby and he was dry day and might within a week! He's a bit picky with food but loves fruit & pasta. And he'll be 2 in less that 4 weeks!!!!! He's been in a big boy bed for about a month now and he's great in it. In fact for the last 2 weeks he's actually slept till 7 and Toby has been the 1st up! For the 1st time in 4 years I get an unbroken night and a lie in till 7am!

I'm in the middle of sorting out the boys joint birthday party. Tobys having a pirate cake and ollys having in the night garden. Struggling a bit with what to buy olly cos he's got all tobys old toys. Tobys getting the Jake and the neverland pirates boat! What's everyone else doing?

Oh congratulations comix!
I'm seriously glad pregnancy takes so long because the idea of being 2 weeks from the due date sounds so terrifying to me right now!

Wow diddly a proper bed? How grown up! We're not sure yet what to do with Orlaith's bed. She has a cotbed so if she's sleeping through we could take the side off around when the baby's born and then she would hopefully be ready for a proper bed by the time the baby needs the cot. We're thinking maybe a bedside crib of some sort would be best for the baby for the first 6 months, especially if I manage to bf this time.
There are just so many things like that to think about, I'm going to need some advice!

Now, I have to tell people about this because it's so weird. I never managed to bf Orlaith and the last time I tried to latch her on was at about a week. My sister is still BFing Imara regularly so Orlaith's well used to seeing her feeding. But in the last few weeks Orlaith's been so jealous of her doing it. She keeps asking me for "boobies", to the point where she's pulling my boobs out, lying on my lap and whinging about wanting it. She has no idea what to do next, it's as though she wants me to show her. It's getting more and more frequent that she's doing it and ending in tantrums sometimes. I don't know what to do. And I worry about what she'll do when I have the baby.

Hi ItsMyLastOne!! Congratulations on your pregnancy and another girl, I think it's lovely having same sex children my two are best buddies. Luke actually kicked one of my minded children for pushing ds1 the other day, he got in trouble but I actually thought ah how lovely!

Luke is loads of trouble but absolutely wonderful! He couldn't be more different to ds1. He's talking loads so one less thing to worry about, he's into everything and has lots of initiative! He loves cars, trains and tractors and has recently started lining up everything jut like ds1 used to. He's also eating much more consistantly now. He loves his mummy more now than he used to, was a daddy's boy. Loves singing and knows lots of songs, challenges EVERYTHING I tell him but has the cheekiest smile that gets him off a lot of things. Still hitting, biting, kicking and hair pulling if he doesn't get what he wants particularly with his brother.

News from me I guess is that I've lost 5st 4 and am now running 5k three times a week. Otherwise things are the same here. Really really really would like another baby but not going to happen so need to find a way to cope with it really!

Not sure what to say about Orlaith, perhaps let her try and when she realises she can't do it she might stop asking? I'm still bf Luke twice a day, which I never thought I would be but he asks and I don't want the fight. Not really bothered one way or another but don't really understand why he wants it really only has 5-10 mins when he gets up and before bed but never falls asleep having milk.

Been to a wedding blessing today, couple have been married 20 years was so lovely. Very romantic!

Wow, 5 stone and 5k 3 times a week? How do you find the time? I'm seriously impressed and about to go and stalk you on Facebook! I've become so lazy recently, but I'm blaming it on the tiredness. I really need to start being more active or I'll end up with far too much weight to lose. The most I'm doing at the moment is walking round the supermarket. How do you get motivated enough to do it?

Oh my god cinnamon you look tiny, and a lot younger too! I'm amazed. Do you feel a lot better too?

Time is a problem but I'm lucky dh is very supportive, I have running group once a week with the local athletics club so dh does tea that night and I get home in time to microwave mine and put boys to bed. One other run is at the weekend so fit it in around what we're doing and the other one is usually after 8 once the boys are in bed. I like to train for 10k but don't really have the time, need to go out for 1 hr once a week really but I should make the effort. I do feel much better for it, more energy and much less hormonally moody. I think I've been overweight for so long no one realised that I actually have quite a small frame (me included) so its a bit of a shock. Being told lots now that I have to stop/ don't lose anymore but my bmi is 22 so not super low weight.

Welcome back saoirse great news on the pregnancy, it is nice having two girls, especially so close together. Lucy and Dd2 get on really well most of the time and often runa round holding hands, which is very cute.

I'm not sure what to suggest with the breastfeeding, I was still feeding dd2 when Lucy was born and she was quite jealous at first when I fed Lucy during the day, she didn't mind on a night as she had night time boobie. It didn't take too long for her to adjust and it helped knowing that Lucy would always sleep after boobie so dd2 knew she would get some mummytime afterwards.
Maybe make sure you can give her some undivided attention when baby is sleeping and let her help out, they love that.

Lucy has just fallen asleep at the top of our slide. She was playing in the garden with dd2 and dp and she started whinging, dp went to get her and she was on her knees with her head on the platform snoring. She woke up when I went to get her and then fell asleep after some boobie, when I laid her on the settee she murmured boobie over and over before snoring away. She is so funny with her sleeps and thankfully getting more independent

cinnamon you do look from the photo I saw like you don't need to lose anymore. But I suppose it's now just about keeping fit and healthy rather than losing weight. How much do you weigh now and how tall are you?

Debs I hope Orlaith and the new baby will be close, but Orlaith and Imara are so close at the moment I guess it'll just be totally different dynamics.
Lucy sounds so sweet. I'm always jealous when I see photos of toddlers who've conked out in strange places. I doubt orlaith will ever do that.

I'm finished now ItsMyLastOne, just need to maintain now so have upped my calories, just annoys me that everyone talks like I'm now anorexic. I'm 9st 10 and 5'5" so in the middle of normal bmi.

I always used to have people whingng at me like I was anorexic when I was 8 stone 3-7lb and 5'2". I have no idea what bmi that made me but I wasn't outrageously skinny. I still had plenty of meat on me. Although oddly enough it was usually people who were much much bigger than me saying it, so maybe I just seemed very small compared to their own size? I don't know. I know that if my bmi had been as low as 18 that I would look too thin, despite that supposedly being a healthy size.
You look healthy and that's what matters.

I think weight can be a touchy subject either way. My BMI is currently 19. It was only 16 or 17 when I was at uni. I've been asked by numerous people if I have an eating disorder. It's like asking a big person if they're a greedy pig. You just wouldn't do it. My cousin once put it in a really good way, its relative to the person. Even tho I'm small, after I'd had the boys I was still a stone heavier than before so wanted to loose it. You need to feel comfortable. Cinnamon you look fab well done!

Pregnant ladies on here skip this next bit! I spent yesterday and this morning with my friend and her 9 week old. It's sealed the deal here. No more for me! She's doing great, and the baby is gorgeous but I couldn't go back to that age. I love the age my boys are at right now. Wish I could pause time for a bit.

Mine are fab too diddlybop, would like to pause time too but in the school holidays! That makes me even sadder though as I love them sooooo much and they are wonderful but I really want another one and I hate that they are not enough! Why can I not be happy with two beautiful boys? I'm not even really a baby person, so why do I so badly want another baby?

Ive only got 1 and i don't think i want to do it again. I just can't see myself with another baby but i dont want grace to be an only child. Its a bit of a dilema really!

I'm not aiming for another after this one, to be honest! If I was younger I might have left it a bit longer between babies and had one more as a result but not at my age now. Also I think being pg twice will be enough, let alone doing the newborn thing again! Aphra is so endearing and cute at this age I will be longing for it to come around quickly with DC2.

I really don't know whether we'll have another after this one. If I was older I'd definitely say no, but I'm only 26 so I could easily wait a few years and have plenty of time to have another. But I can't imagine wanting to go through the pregnancy and newborn stage again. It would probably have to be an accidental pregnancy!

I'm also loving Orlaith at this stage and I can't imagine what life will be like when there's a baby in tow.

Hi it'smylast glad you came back and with such fab news! Congratulations xx
Quick update here:
Jack is a dream! Loving him so much I could burst.... It is a gorgeous age!
Jack is a chatterbox too and has a few four word phrases. Counts to thirteen but usually misses out eleven, knows all the main colours, animals and their noises and is a mentalist in a sand pit. Still trying to teach him not to throw the sand everywhere but not winning yet. He makes a bee line for mud and water and lives in his beloved Crocs.
Hasn't drunk milk for months out of choice and is still allergic to egg so I'm pleased among his faves are cheese and yoghurt. Eats practically anything and feeds himself most things with a spoon or bigger bits on a fork.
My favourite thing now is that he comes to get Mummy and pulls me by the hand to where he wants to be..... Usually his food cupboard or in the toy room.
He wakes up saying "get out now please.... Outside, crocs on please" drives me slightly mad sometimes
Still very tall and gets mistaken for a 3 year old all the time grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Sleeps 11-12 hours straight at night and still naps for about 2 hours after lunch.
Starts playgroup once he's 2 on 20th Sept and no idea yet about birthday..... Not a moment spare to devote to it til now....... Had a metal few month but should all calm down now just ready for a few weeks rest before Christmas rush for jewellery begins.
Oh yeah....... We've been half heartedly trying for dc2 since Christmas but to be honest need to try much harder which I might start as I'm so jealous of you, dixie and comix