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

[comixminx]

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

[newmum001]

She finnally went back at 3.45!!!!!!! I tried everything, various teddies in her bed, a drink of juice, cuddles, getting in my bed, in the end i gave her some calpol and a bottle in her cot and that worked. Shes already messing about tonight so it could be another restless one :( i googled groeth spurts this afternoon and apparently there is one nowish. Shes changed so much in the last week so i wouldn't be surprised. However he cheeks are bright red and swolen today and she's having acid poo's again so her back teeth are coming through too! Oh god im tired and fed up! I want wine but it's probably not the best idea if im gonna be up all night :(

[comixminx]

Oh dear newmum! Aphra had a couple of unsettled nights in the week, including one where she was awake from about 1:30 to nearly 5, DP doing a lot of soothing until he gave in and got me to try towards the end... But she's back to sleeping pretty well again now, all through until 6:30 or so. So hopefully it won't last long!

[diddlybop]

When Olly does it, before we even go in his room we get milk! If that doesn't settle him I'll take him downstairs for half an hour & just keep the room dark but put night garden on. He does usually settle after that. If he doesn't, a couple of times I have just left him to cry! Its awful but I can't think what else to do! I'm not making a habit of letting him get up at stupid o clock & play, He'll have had milk, medicine, cuddles etc! I'm hard!!!

[patito]

newmum hope you´ve had a better nights sleep over the weekend

[newmum001]

Didly usually a quick cuddle settles her but not on friday. She's sleeping better now (mumsnet curse please please do not strike) but she's not going to bed very well. Gets very upser when she goes in her cot at night and fights it during the day till shes litterally exhausted and even then i have to give her a bottle to settle her before she'll nap. I lost it a bit today and shouted at her and felt sooo bad about it afterwards but i was really fed up and tired myself. I think she's naturally just wanting to move her daytime nap back (she was having it at 11 which is really early) so ive tried to shift it to after lunch but she's too tired to eat. Just when you think you've got it sussed it gets mucked up again! I never thought i'd say this but i can"t wait till she's done with naps all together because it's becoming a major pain in the arses!

Hope everyone else is ok and the night wakers are settled again!

[Dixiebell]

We have the pox! Well Arlo anyway, chickenpox. He's not too bad but rather annoying timing as I have my 12 week scan tomorrow and can't take him with us. So have had to tell my mum and get her to look after him. Have also had some spotting so bit worried about the scan now, even tho I had it with Arlo too and obv was fine. Oh and a touch of conjunctivitis making my eyes stick together at nighttime...we are not the healthiest of households at the moment! And Arlo has decided he can't go to sleep ever without me in the room, which is a pain even tho it only takes 5 mins usually. Anyway, holiday soon..!

[Dixiebell]

Ok spoke too soon, 90 mins later, still not asleep! Argh!

[newmum001]

Dixie did he settle? Grace went up at 7 and didnt settle till 9.45! She was screaming and kicking off but when we went in was all smiles. She was exhausted but just wouldn't sleep! She kept climbing out if her cot if we left the room so i had to stand in her room til she went to sleep. We've put a baby gate on her door incase she climbed out during the night but we're going to have to take the side off the cot tonight cause i was scared she'd hurt herself climbing out! All she kept saying was "in mummys bed" but call me mean but im not letting her sleep there. I've got a feeling u've got quite a lengthy battle on my hands here :( does anyone think a new bed for her might help? I really dont know what to do! X

[comixminx]

Bad luck on the pox, dixie - although getting it out of the way from Arlo's point of view is probably good. I hope you are all ok with yr scan & any other pg stuff, thinking of you today.

newmum, that's a lot like what Aphra was doing last week when she was restless - though without the asking to sleep in our bed, I think she more wanted to get up and play or some such. To be honest I think / assume that it's a growth spurt or teething thing and will work itself out shortly so no need to think of a new bed yet at any rate. But who knows of course! I know it's difficult but for now I would just persevere if I was you. Easy for me to say!

[Dixiebell]

Thanks, scan all good, hooray! V.relieved.

newmum, nightmare, Arlo wasn't that bad. Asleep by 9. But had to sit with him. He's hysterical when we leave the room, but soon as I go in he's quiet, just lies there, usually drops off but last night he was just staring at me?! DH thinks we should just leave him crying but seriously he gets so worked up. Usually ut's only 5 mins but if he's going to do over an hour every night I might have to change tack.

[newmum001]

I googled it before and apparently there is a 20 month growth spurt/sleep regression. Oh the joys! Im already dreading tonight, like litterally feel sick thinking about it :( she did go down for her nap first time today though although she cried for 15 minutes she didnt climb out of her cot.

[diddlybop]

so funny. reading all this with an Olly on my knee!!! An Olly who is never awake past 7pm! Sleep little babies, please!!!

We've had a lovely day in the garden here and at my parents farm. summer is finally here. for a day at least. We're on the middle of having our garage converted and going to Turkey 2 weeks today. On the down side my tonsillitis is back because i didn't complete my antibiotics! i really don't want to take them cos they make me feel awful but i'll be a good girl!

dixie glad the scan went well. and I hope Arlos feeling better soon. could that not be the cause of his poor sleeping??

[Dixiebell]

Hmm, partly, diddly, but he's been doing it for a few weeks now. Was only 15 mins dropping off tonight tho so not bad.

[newmum001]

Well she went to bed. Cried on and off for half an hour but i didn't go up which broke my heart but she was asleep by 7.30. I think last nights issue was that i kept going up so she just thought if she kept it up id keep going up. Holy shit this is near enough breaking me i actually feel like im struggling to cope for the first time ever! I'm at my sisters now for a bit of a breather and i do feel a bit better! Didly has olly gone to bed yet? Theres something fishy going on with these children of ours!

[comixminx]

diddly, the Met office says the weather is going to continue lovely (round our way at least) for the coming week! And the guy in the corner shop says the whole of June is supposed to be lovely... wow! I suppose it will make the drought worse but boy it was beautiful cycling into work today, and then back home this evening Aphra and I sat outside in the garden while she alternated between eating a pear and going on her little truck push-thing.

Keep taking the anti-bs and knock the tonsillitis on the head!

[Dixiebell]

Spoke too soon. He just woke screaming, stood up in cot. Sat with him for 20 mins but just tossing & turning and tried to stand up when I left! Argh. Just letting him cry now...

[diddlybop]

Dixie Stop saying he's asleep! I'm seeing a pattern to your posts!

Perhaps they've got their own thread on babiesnet! Lets give our mummys hell! Olly went at 9 last night. I gave him more milk & he went off! He's been good so far tonight.

Still taking the antibiotics!

[Dixiebell]

Quick poll, what time do your LOs go to bed and get up? Arlo's waking time seems to keep getting earlier (5 this morning!) and wondering if I need to make bedtime later. At the mo it's between 6.30 and 7.

[comixminx]

Aphra is just going to sleep now at 8:20 or so; this morning she woke up at 6:20 or so but it was quite warm by then already so that probably helped her wake up. She's sleeping right through at the moment so she is mostly waking around the 6:30 mark, give or take.

[diddlybop]

Olivers on bed by 6.30 and wakes at 6am. It was 5/5.30 till about 2 weeks ago>

[Debs75]

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[diddlybop]

Bit quiet on here lately!! its all this nice weather! My friend is in labour as we speak or rather as i type! I so desperately want to pester her to find out whats happening but I'm being good!! If you remember way back when we were all pregnant, my friend was having fertility problems and was having to have IVF? Its her! I'm so excited I can't think straight.

I had a bit of a scary experience lastnight. My vision suddenly went funny, I couldn't concentrate and I was really tired. I went to bed and woke up 10 mins later with a completely numb hand and a numb tongue. I went into panic mode & thought I'd had a stroke! Anyway, I went to the dr this morning, he was useless, but I've just asked good old Mumsnet & its been suggested it was a painless migraine. I've googled it & It sounds like it could quite easily have been. Its set my mind at ease a hell of a lot but I'm still not sure why it happened!

Anyway, my friends just text to say she's on her way with chips so I'm going. Hope everyones ok.

[comixminx]

Ooh blimey, diddly! That is worrying. Are you going to the docs just in case? Mind you having said that I had a painless migraine some years ago with a sort of nearly-blind spot in one point of my vision, and a very funny feeling; don't think I got round to going to the docs

Massive good luck to your friend!

[newmum001]

Diddly how exciting (your friend not the migrane) i bet shes over the moon! Hope all goes well for her x

[Dixiebell]

I get painless migraines now and again. Get a blind spot that gradually gets bigger with flashing lights around the edge. Quite pretty if it wasn't so scary! Usually lasts about 20 mins. I don't get numbness but does make me feel weird. If you google visual migraines there are some pics of what it looks like.