December 2011: Mark your plaice, we've a new thread and a fresh catch of <haddock>

[LittleMissFlustered]

anyone?

Seven the dishwasher (or equivalent) should be fine for spoons and bowls.

aethel Congrats and blessings on the baptism. DH and I go to Methodist church(es) so we are planning a Thanksgiving/dedication service in September. Very many church folk love to see BabyYBR.

We're all book addicts in this house. BabyYBR's face lights up on sight of a book already. Today she suddenly became happily excited from wailing upon sighting "the very hungry caterpillar". I mainly read historical mystery novels and a bit of fantasy - HP and LotR are frequent re-reads. Phillipa Gregory features too. There's also lots of Theology-related stuff (DH & I both lead worship and he used to manage a Christian bookshop) and science/engineering related stuff among the 15000+ books in the house .

[1] The "not-very-well blanket" refers to a tradition in my DH's family of a hand knitted/crocheted blanket for the plague-ridden to curl up under, on the sofa or wherever.

Thanks.

YBR I'm off to get the duvet!

seven When DD1 was 6 months I just started dishwashing her bottles shame it makes them all turn bolognese orange

We have a walk in shower type thing, so I've switched bathrooms to the main bath so she can't reach the razor anymore until she is 15

Bloody Angelcare monitor, £90, and the sodding thing doesn't work if you take it out of the docking station. Sometimes it doesn't work when it's in the station, like tonight, so poor DS had been crying and we couldn't hear him.

DP wanted it- not blaming him at all, fear of SIDS, (although he does tend to want the snazziest of everything)- but it's never properly worked. However, by the time we'd found out that it didn't work out of its docking station, the receipt had been shredded .
Going in the bin and getting a basic monitor this week, fed up with it...

The only question you have to ask yourself Bee, is that when your DH leaves something out that one of the kids then breaks/hurts self/stains something, will you remind him of this or not ?

So glad the baptism went well aethel, sounds lovely.

Fantastic dress DSM!

This member of the BioHaz crew is off to bed shortly, if I can sleep with the blocked up nose, chunter, chunter... And nothing lovely for the week sadly seven, it's a really heavy one at work with two full day sessions (carrying out an inspection then a conference) on top of everything else. Am working at home on Tuesday though, after an early morning meeting, so that'll be lovely

Northern do you think it could be worth contacting the angelcare company directly and seeing if they will do anything (like send a replacement) on a goodwill basis?

Plague update here...DD1 was fine and not tired so we went to my Grandad's party, had a great time. Now DD2 has been sick twice and has a temperature. Great, we have exposed everyone

I will be hibernating this week I think in an attempt to make sure we don't pick anything else up in time for our annual camping with friends over the Bank Holiday!

NC crapness! I would contact the company too.

oi jealous of the hog roast, I love them. We had one at our wedding.

seven ooooo...baby chooks! Are they sexed?

It has taken me about an hour to write that, DD2 is really feeling poorly.

DS has joined the BioHaz Crew too he has the snuffles man flu :(

msb they should be. What do you have? We're getting 5 Sussex hybrid hens though I know nothing about keeping chickens. Hope your DD2 is better soon and that Miri avoids it!

Hope everyone who is BioHazardous (it's a word!) feels better soon! DH has got something ick atm.
DSM, I like your dress!
seven, we stopped sterilising at 4 months (didn't see the point as he's ramming everything into his mouth), so much easier!! Why do bottles need to be done for their entire lifespan?
Enjoy the chooks!

northen, sorry the monitor is cack!
athel glad it was a nice relaxed Baptism.

I know you all are just dying to hear how day 2 potty training wet. After a slow start (3 wees in trousers/pants in 10 mins) we didn't bother with any bottoms and DS1 git all his wees on the potty ALL day!!

He has a dry nap for 2 hours and did pop out a surprise poo on the floor. He insisted on pants and shorts after his nap and then had an accident but once bare bum was restored he did really well, even taking himself to the potty at the end of the day.

But he

Has nursery tomorrow so he can't wonder around sans pants so expecting a whole lot of washing....

Feel like I only come here to whine selfishly, but I can't cope anymore.

Sat night sprog went to bed as usual at 7. He woke at half 12 for a feed and then refused to go back to sleep. Tried boob, cuddles, sitting next to him in cot, him in bed, everything. Knowing we had to be up in the morning and I had a long drive, I made DH take him downstairs at half 2 as I was an absolute wreck. He brought him back at 4, more boob and he slept. He then woke at half 6 but came back to bed with me for a while.

Yesterday was usual with naps, he's not over or under tired.

Again, tonight he's awake - this time at 1.30 and I might JUST have got him back to sleep, but don't want to tilt the mobile to cast light on his eyes and check.

I really can't cope with this anymore. I can't ask DH to help in the week as he works horrible long hours and commutes for 4 hours a day too. He is going away soon too, and I almost can't breathe with the stress of thinking of doing this all alone.

I also have my very INTENSE 4 year old at home tomorrow, and I know I'm going to end up annoyed with him because I'm so tired.

I don't know what's going wrong. I'm hoping a developmental spurt, but...argh. He IS tired, he's rubbing his eyes all of the time and he's absolutely fighting sleep.

((((hug))))) mimsy, vent as much as you like/need, it's what the thread's for!

It does sound like a regression phase: v common at 4-5 months; I have had simiar the last few weeks where feeds just blurred together and it does get better. But working out how to cope til it does is important.

Delicate question and not one I need an on thread answer to: do you have cash? If so it might be worth considering a short support burst from a night nanny or a sleep consultant. Both are pricey buy eould give you a bit of overnight break for (say) 3-5 days, and when less tired it will recharge you. This may cost you several hundred so don't do it if you're broke (in which case I'd suggest asking a day childminder/friend to take your 4 yr old so you can sleep during DC2s nap, I had my DD1 in childcare 2 mornings a week for a while when I had DD2 and it was a lifesaver). Good luck hon, just do what works for you and it will get better xxx

mimsy you are not alone! (That's not much help, I know.)
BOi's cold is horrible at night, so he fought off sleep for ages, rubbing his eyes, feeding, etc, but he'll finally get to sleep after much singing, rocking, cuddling, more singing, then he'll start coughing and we have to start again. He finally went down at 10.15 last night. So then we got everything ready for today (we're both back at work, so had to prepare his clothes, spare clothes, pram, etc., for his auntie today) and went to bed. He woke lots in the night through coughing. At one stage he was really spluttering and I was beginning to get quite worried, but he finally calmed and slept again.
My alarm clock went off at 5.45.
I am the walking dead.
In my office now. Just had rice krispies. Now to get the caffeine.
Surprisingly, really, I'm not doing too bad on so little sleep.
But I think having a full time job (and mine is one with quite a lot of responsibility) is not as hard work as being a SAHM, especially a mum with more than one child. Maternity leave is fun, and you get to do lots of things (eat cake mainly - well, that's what I did), and spending time with LO is precious, but it's relentless, it's hard work.
Paid work is easier.
Stick in there - there will be an end to this phase. Or maybe not an end, but just a change of phase. I've given up waiting for the end of phases! We're about 23 weeks into this current growth spurt.

Banbury

Didcot

(this could turn into a game of Mornington Crescent!)

And oi at the 23 week growth spurt!

Winchester!

Northern I have a basic monitor you can have. It's the fisher price one. Message me your address and I'll bung it in a jiffy bag:)

because we're worth them damn it!

We had a similar night to yours Oi, but it was congestion rather than coughing waking DS & he worked himself up into a complete state :(. Just put him down for his morning nap; I'm shattered >_<

Thanks for the coffee LMF :)

Speaking of monitors, can anyone recommend a good video one; since DS is napping upstairs now I really need one. We can hear him shouting/crying but I'd like to get to him before he gets to that so that he can dreamfeed in the early evening.

Really hope this cold passes through quickly...26 week growth spurt coming up!!!

Another crap Night here lo woke up at 11.15 then 4.15 tried to not feed him but he was having none of it. Then he woke at 7 do took him in with us for breakfast bottle he then fell asleep on my arm for an hour I was trapped under him desperate for loo and a drink but didn't dare moving him. We now sat on the floor watching peppa pig still in my dressing gown and if it wasnt for fact am expected at baby group this afternoon I think I'd stay here all day.

We have a video monitor which is good but not portable with batteries which is the down side, it's from Argos and I think the manufacturers name was summer.

We've had 3 more front to back rolls so wasn't a 1 off waiting for the other way still.

can't stop now, just going into a conf call, but:

THE HOUSE IS OURS!!!!!!!!
And they want to complete within 28 days. yippeeeeeeeee!!

More later!

Yay Oi!!

Thanks figgy doesn't need to be portable; I'll have a look at that one :)

Yay Oi!!

Hi all! Back in the land of the living. That was a very tough week, thank bob it's over and we are on the mend. Can't catch up now as have to go out, just wanted to say hello. Will try catch up later!!

Wooohhooo Oi!!!!

Party at your house then