FEB 2010 Terrors sometimes, angels at others - yep, they're properly two now...

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Hi everyone - sorry I haven't posted for ages and ages. Just so busy with two of them and the baby is a screams-when-put-down one. Hot days were really hard because too hot for moby or ergo. I bought a ring sling off ebay but I think it is a cheapo one and the the material is too skimpy so it's not very comfortable (can't spread weight over shoulder and rings end up digging in my neck).

She will now only sleep on me at night. Quite often on her tummy on me. Which worries me greatly as regards SIDS. DH still sleeping on inflatable bed downstairs. I need pillows and apparently they are a big no-no when it comes to co-sleeping. I feel very guilty but I don't know what to do - if she screams she wakes DS and I need what sleep I can grab even if it is at a crooked angle and with a baby on me.

Am hoping it is the difficult lead up to wonder week 8. She's 7 weeks now by due date.

Well done on new job BG.

Scones - I am sorry things are difficult for you at the moment.

PA - Sorry you are all so tired. It's good to put vaseline on grazes. Helps prevent scarring. I only found this out after Alex got a scar.

it was my understanding tummy sleep was fine on you, risk is more from rolling over.

i slept with a pillow but had DS further down and the pillow at a 45 degree angle

DS had the wonder week combined with a late 6 week growth spurt

i've been ok with the kari-me much to my surprise but i don't go out between 12 and 3. does your cry if laid in the buggy as well?

when dd was down i would just take ds and lay in bed, even if he wasn't yet sleepy.

Who rolling over - me or baby? I always sleep on my back so I wouldn't roll. When I was pg I kept waking up and finding I'd gone from side to back as it's what I do naturally.

i meant you. I sleep on my stomach, even up to end of pg. sleeping on your back is a alien concept to me

IC erm how do the logistics of wipes work for poo nappies, especially when out? I have cut up bit of a sheet and have some lavender in from DS's birth. I have not yet admitted defeat and got the sewing machine out to them it all properly.

Just trying to think of where to put soiled wipes. Assumed with wet ones, i would just put them inside the nappy until washing time but with soiled nappies I need to empty the nappy first.

sometimes I see people with newborns and think aww, they are so small but that quickly replaced with feeling sorry for the parents. It is fair to say I am far fom broody

Hi extremely lovely to hear from you! I'd be very interested in Poo Goes To Poland, thanks for the offer! I'll PM my email.

PA if I'm somewhere where I can rinse the soiled wipes out, I do so, then store in a draw-string waterproof bag to throw in the wash when I get home. But if not, I usually shove them inside the dirty (washable) nappy and rinse them through when I get home. If you haven't got a waterproof bag (I got a couple in my packs of Pop-In nappies), then make sure you always have some ziploc bags with you - one for clean, moist wipes, the other for the soiled ones.
Let me know if you need any more tips!!

Bc - DD would only sleep on my chest for the first few weeks, but I did eventually wean her onto her Cocoonababy. My feeling is, if you're a habitual back-sleeper, she'll most likely be fine there - your own body heat and breathing etc. will regulate hers.
You can have pillows if you co-sleep, just make sure they're well away from the baby. Best way to do it, if your cradling the baby to breast/under an arm is to put the baby in their own sleeping bag (or whatever) on top of your duvet, well below the level of your pillow. If she's on top of you, pillows shouldn't present a danger to her. I actually used my stretchy sling as DD's covers when she was sleeping on me - it meant I didn't worry about her rolling off me (and the fabric was breathable) - I left it fairly lose.
In the hot weather, you'd probably find a mai-tei sling to be most comfy for you and the baby as they use the least amount of fabric. They're also relatively easy for back-carries too, when you get to that stage! Mind you, I found my woven Calin Bleu cool gauze wrap sling to be fine for me and DD during the summer in Madrid - just made sure both of us were lightly dressed (and used strategic positioning of muslins to shield DD's bare legs from the sun - another trick was to fold a rolled-up muslin in the sling fabric behind her head for extra support. Worked a treat! If you check the FB page, I stuck a load of photos of DD in the red cool sling, if you want to see some of the things I did to help carry her comfortably.

SB here's hoping your DS isn't brewing any bugs.....

Well, DS has been been 38.5C and 39C all day, very clingy and drowsy too. I just need to see what'll come out of it (my money is on chicken pox).

Just wanted to say hi to you all after another week of work-thank heavens for half term!
Hope all poorly ones are better soon.
Scones well done for asking for help. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other was always my motto. I can't imagine moving with 2 little dc.
I'm leading the local Brownies pack in some singing in a village review tomorrow for the jubilee-which has also kept me busy! We've got a box car race through the village too and cream teas etc..
Anyway, time with dh tonight so have to dash.
Looking forward to Wednesday.
Love to all.

Well, DS woke up at his normal time of 6.30am this morning and he's happily having breakfast. So I just need to chekc his temp but it seems to be back to normal (except for the potty use refusal).

Weather is grey and drizzely over here, that'll be fun to have a outdoor bbq this afternoon

Waves to all

Oh, SB glad to hear he's doing ok and has swerved the pox. I don't know how many times I've been sure that DS has been exposed to it via other children who came down with it a few days after they were together but he is still yet to have it.

IC - I looked up cocoonababy, it looks like a fab idea but I blanch slightly at the price.

Survival I hope your day goes well and the brownies are in good voice, sorry the weather is so cruddy.

My mum has taken DS for the day so I am mostly bumming around in my pyjamas and catching up on me-time as amazingly there's not loads of washing and tidying to do. The string broke on my bedroom window blind as I was pulling it up this morning but I'm going to ignore that. I guess I could cook tomorrow's lunch.

Oh and I booked a table at Heston Blumenthal's Dinner for the 6th July for me and DH as it's our 10th wedding anniversary. Will take kids and my mum and leave them in Regent's park for a couple of hours so I hope the weather is good.

DH has gone by himself to the bbq as DS is still not fully recovered (the temp is gone but he's still sleepy and clingy).

His new bedroom is finished, just need the carpet to be fitted next week and we can move him.We're just missing a bedside table from Ikea as it's not stocked in France (a friend will get it on his next UK trip).

bc enjoy your me time and the meal next month.

PA no experience on reusable wipes but I used to store the wet and dirty reusable nappies in a bag like this one.

well despite DH being the reason I haven't made the switch before, now that I have done it he seems quite impressed. (as he was the SAHD i respected his decision and took me until now to stop, although I use cotton wool and not wipes anyway).

DD doesn't have a fever anymore :) and even slept through last night but got up at 5:30

We attempted to de-swaddle DS last night, that didn't last long.

Your anniversary plan sounds lush bc

glad DS seems on the mend sb

weather is looking rainy for wed but can't think of anywhere that will be better suited than my place with forrays out if weather seems OK. If people think of something I won't be offended. I will message my address out at some point (I have quickly snuck into here)

jubilee smuliee

Hello, sorry I've not been able to post for so long. I've had a rather strenuous 3 weeks where I've had to be travelling every week day, and the occasional Sunday. Having said that while coping with jet lag and lack of sleep, I did manage to fit in some sight-seeing, about 5 hours total in the 3 weeks! And DD has understandably been a little more keen to stay with me while I'm at home during the weekends. However have been lurking throughout, really appreciate reading all your posts! Though sorry to hear about the broken sleep, and odd illness/fever. Reading about your descriptions of #2 has made me incredibly broody however!

BC though we didn't have a cocoonababy we used a pillow instead. DD would only sleep on top of me or DH, or in DH's arms in a soft pillow! Always felt it was highly dodgy, but she slept really soundly and never turned. Use at your own risk though! :)

IC thanks v much for the pinterest links, have gone and got some poster paints to try out the ziplock paint idea and also a pipette and food colouring for the other one. Fingers crossed for tomorrow..... In fact DD also loves the Laura Veir CD especially Jump, causing her to quickly hasten to the trampoline. A friend of mine recommended this CD, which DD also loves dancing to.

If you have any other Cd suggestions I'd love to know them? And an invite to pinterest wold be lovely!

rainbow so nice to hear from you. Hopefully your job will be less full on in the next few weeks

DS and I webt to that party at the end to pick up DH; we only staid for an hour as DS started tobe grumpy as he wasn't allowed to watch films on the ipod. He is on the mend tho especially as he did a few wees in the potty meaning that the pull up he got on a 10.30am will be worn tomorrow!!

It's quite funny but DH and I are speaking like DS when he's not with us! ie 'broken' when someone die on tv or something stop, 'maman / daddy more...' when you either want more or want to wind each other up Are we just odd or are you picking up some your DC phrases too?

SB you are quite normal.. We have family phrases dating back to when dd1 was small and dd2 has added quite a few

BG phew! I can cancel the psy appointment relax now

An update on the pipettes/food colouring idea. DD started as expected with the water droplets, and was happily dropping coloured water drops onto the kitchen towel. Then I may have made the mistake of giving her a paintbrush, which she then tried for another few mins, before pouring all the liquid contents from one bowl into the other, and finally onto the flat container, and soaking tissue and squeezing it all out several times. How did that other 2 year old manage to be occupied for a whole hour?!

However she was very happy after especially as my husband made lamb chops and rice for dinner, and told us both that she loved us repeatedly during dinner.

Ha ha ha!! At least she enjoyed herself! Maybe one to do outside for the time being..?!! DD loves tipping water from one container to another too...
rainbow, great to hear you trying out some of those ideas - PM me your email and I'll invite you to Pinterest forthwith!
Glad your DD is enjoying Laura Veirs, too!

bc I baulked at the price of the Cocoonababy initially too, but as I intended it to be used by DC2 (and then could probably sell it on) I figured it was worth it (we used to carry it around with us when we visited other people for naps and things too - plus cos DD was so small she didn't grow out of it until she hit 7 months). I can understand you being reluctant to shell out on one now, though!!

For those whose toddlers like water play - a lady at the one o'clock club suggested this stuff - Gelli Baff - it turns water into gunk and back again. I bought some of the Gelli Play one and did it in a washing up bowl in the garden. May well get the bath one for next time. It doesn't actually turn it to jelly - more like rubbery crystals, I think it must be made of the same stuff as those water balls that florists use (that DS also likes to play with, dumping from bowl to bowl and digging with his diggers).

Do you know about the play at home mom blog? They have lots of good ideas.

we had to introduce the no tipping main water bowl into the grass rule

Nice blog, Bc! I think some of my pins actually came from that one....

Think I have a lawyer in the making... Dd2 is aware of der rights and told me this morning 'you are not allowed to touch me!' when I tickled her

'her rights' flipping phone

BG