Caution! December 2011 babies can be hazardous to health, bank balances and carrot sticks!

[LittleMissFlustered]

bugger .. killled the thread again!

Good effort jiggle hope you're doing well

figgy DS doesn't roll either, and just looks like he's skydiving if we give him tummy time, so there have been no efforts at crawling yet. He sits up beautifully though. I suspect he'll end up bum shuffling like DD did. That suits me fine - she didn't move that quickly and I didn't need to child proof anywhere!

Sorry to hear of the ill parents and babies.

I was finally able to collect Eva's prescription today, got it home and there's no sodding repeat in there, so presumably I'm going to have the same argument when I need some more.

LMF that recipe sounds amazing!

jiggle I can't imagine a holiday at the moment would be at all relaxing, sorry you found it so tiring.

We went out for dinner tonight while my mum babysat, they were both in bed asleep so it should have been easy, yet tonight was the night that Eva woke up and kept being sick and just wanted cuddles. I gave her a bottle and a cuddle and managed to get her down again, she just finds me so much more comforting than anyone else and won't settle for anyone but me :(

am having sleepover at bro's house after a fun housewarming party Bbq. dDs are excited (DD1) and comatose (DD2). I am not entirely convinced we'll have a smooth night but thanks to caffeine and menthol chewing gum, am doing OK on the cold front. Bed now.

Oh and have comedy photo of DS eating lemon cake by ramming it enthusiastically all over his face. Introduction to dairy and gluten all in one go, and he really enjoyed it :)

Back to 3 wake ups already so far tonight. I'm exhausted.

And when I went to get a glass of water after the last feed o went down into the kitchen and trod on a slug in the dark that had come in under the back door. Grim

*Figgy, hope parenting alone is going well, and that you enjoy your last 2 days off before going back to work.

I've been looking at re-starting my old job, £1.5k take-home a month but £1.9k childcare a month? Hmmmm, I think I'll stay at home a bit longer
DS is rolling & moving lots..but instead of crawling forward he bunny hops on both knees, the rabbits are looking smug about teaching the youngling.

mopsy, hurrah for minimopsy in her own room! We're keeping our DS in our bedroom until he stops rolling over & waking himself up.

Air, sounds like DS has taken to being a protective big brother :)

jiggle, glad(?) you had an ok-ish holiday! I hope you & DH (and everyone else having relationship blips) are just going through a short rough-ish spell. x

seven, haddock for the Dr & receptionists! Hope the milk lasts until you can another perscription!
It's a good thing that DD settles better for you, she just misses her mum.

Aethel your DS has great taste, mmmm lemon cake.

My head hurts >_<

Thanks awch im enjoying the mornings in bed with little man sprawling out DH is a big fella no chance of co-sleeping when hes around. Those childcare costs are barmy!!

Ive cut back on the food ds is quite bunged up so hes having a couple days back just on breakfast and milk which will be a big diff from his 3 meals a day. However he still slept until 5.45 this morning then came in with me until 8 and i managed to jump in shower and wash hair b4 he woke.

Any plans for today? We are off on an apricot and prunes run for ds then round a friends for tea so ds can be played with by their 4yo. It was meant to be for the footie but its on at bedtime so i will scoff the free food and run

Morning everyone :)

Well DS survived his first night alone! He went to bed just before 7pm and woke up at 5.40am with a grumble so I went into check he hadn't done a poo (he hadn't thankfully), then he went back to sleep until 7.15am.

We left both bedroom doors wide open and because we've got wooden flooring not carpets you can hear everything anyway (one of the reasons I didn't bother getting a baby monitor)!

I've given up on purées now and started giving DS what I'm having, plus trying to drop a bottle so he has 4 bottles a day instead of 5. I'm still going to make up fruity purées to add to breakfast and yoghurt though as I think it makes it much tastier and it will be ready when I need it.

Yesterday DH cooked a lovely fry up so DS had scrambled eggs, baked beans (low salt & sugar taste rubbish by the way, for babies only IMO), and toast which went down very well.

jiggle it's hard work with a poorly LO, it's a pain that she only wanted you though as with another 3 grow ups you'd think you'd have got a break! Hope you're both feeling better soon! I feel the same with going back to work, I won't be much better off financially, but I thin it'll be good for me to have a break from DS as all day every day is alot with no help from family/friends and DH doesn't get home til 7pm.

Hawthers I honestly don't know how you're still managing on that many wake ups a night. I haven't really got any advice, the thing that worked for DS was solids and sleeping on his tummy once he started rolling he'd roll onto his tummy himself, and he used to sleep through before getting super hungry and I weaned him at about 17/18 weeks then he started sleeping better again more or less immediately. Not sure if you're formula feeding but if you are have you tried hungry baby/follow on milk from 6 months as they have more protein I think and it takes longer to digest so may help babies sleep longer if they're not hungry.

It's not that bad every night. He slept.through one night last week and mostly he has one.wake up.between 3 and 5 and he goes straight back to.sleep. I think it might be when he gets overtired so will be concentrating on getting some.good structured naps in today. Already mixed feeding and started solids last week.

Hi Hawthers, that's good so at least you know he can do a full night (just doesn't want to :o). It is strange, sometimes the more sleep they have the more sleep they need! Hopefully with the solids things will start improving soon! I read somewhere in MN that it's a myth, but IME solids helped as they only reason DS was waking was hunger. In the meantime I hope you can have a relaxing Sunday with plenty of caffeine to keep you going

Eva woke up at 2 and just wouldn't settle again without me holding her, the backs of my eyes hurt. I handed her to DH at 5.45 as we usually alternate and tomorrow should be my turn as he wantsto go running before work, I went back to bed until 7.

AWCH those childcare costs are mad! Are there any family/friends who could help? Or what if you done part-time? Having said that if you can afford it I love being a SAHM.

aethel hope everyone got some sleep! Glad I'm not the only one that's tried inappropriate weaning foods, Eva loves digestives, and they don't disintegrate when they get soggy and much as baby biscotti!

jiggle I posted last night having seen your message about catching up on the thread, but not having seen your long post about the unfortunately not relaxing holiday. Hence my inappropriate cheery comment. I hope DD is now much better and that you're catching up on some sleep.

hawthers eww to the slug

Coffee and cold remedies to all who need them

Oh Bob hawthers, I've done that, but outside a friend's house when I was barefoot- it is the epitome of EEEUUURRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH. And you can still feel it for ages after wiping the little minger off.

That is for going on holiday with babies, well done for surviving and hope you get a real break now you're back! How lovely to have a bit of sun though, especially given the somewhat biblical weather we're having at the moment, keep on expecting to see the Ark go by....

Apparently bum-shuffling runs in families Kate, so it's quite likely that your DS will. It sounds rather cool actually

Glad to hear your DS is enjoying it all aethel! We've got a cracking picture that was sent round the rellies yesterday of DS naked on the changing mat, hugging his beloved Jerry the giraffe to death and grinning madly. Just wait til his 18th Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better, the healing powers of brie are wonderful

Blimey AWCH, that's ridiculous. Nearly two grand a month? Are they going to be serving milk in platinum and diamond bottles ?

Right, got family over shortly so need to tidy self, house and DP up!

Thanks for sympathies re holiday woes! the sun was certainly very welcome, though not too bad a day here today weather wise. Had the DCs most of the day as DH went sailing. Don't actually mind as then I can hand them over when he is back and he can't complain or duck out of it. We went out to a farm park and had a nice time. They are now playing in the garden , whilst I am starting my exam marking (in theory anyway!)

Can't believe those childcare costs - who could afford that? I am lucky as DD only going one day and inlaws doing the other day and Ds will be at school and I get a good per hour pay. I am looking forward to it I think!

Ok I caved. 24 weeks and I have begun the messy process. Veg and lentils went down well. He practically bit the spoon in half and spat none out:)

Ooh!

I just got offered a jumperoo on freecycle:o So impressed as they're pricy even secondhand. Octoboy is going to be well impressed:o

Any tips for how i can think about going back to work on tuesday without crying?? .........ive turned into a wimp!!

figgy just go with it and cry. I spent most of the first day in tears. It gets easier. After you've left them a few times and they are okay, it really does get easier. I still don't love leaving her but I no longer cry! And she is happy out, she loves the company of the other kids!

It's OK ( in fact normal) to cry figgy!

today's inappropriate weaning food was Chocolate
Infinity magnums. Well, it does say Baby-led....

Tissues. Lots of them. Fill your bag and pockets.

I know he will be fine at cm in fact he will thrive with the other kids around he's loved his settling in days. I also know if I quit my job i would regret it it's very hard to get back into hr once out of it for a while and it's very competitive. I just need to get through it and try not blub in front of my parent hating bosses who will see it as a weakness.

I'm just so sad

Aww, figgy, another little ((hug)) for you.

The only thing I can say is try to focus on the Friday; keep yourself as busy as is possible, and don't think of home; and keep telling yourself that in a few weeks being back at work will be the 'new normal' and by that point it'll be fine.

If you enjoy your job generally, it'll be easier, and at least you have the reassurance that figgyboy enjoys the cm. I have to say I found the few days before going back to work far, far worse than being back- once there it was no bother. I do miss DS, but like you there's not really a choice.

We've still not found much that DS likes other than yoghurt, Weetabix and toast aethel- weirdly, he took to munching the mint leaves from the garden today (bringing a whole new meaning to organic baby food) and we'll be trying him on our spag bol tomorrow...

Blarrregh... I thought babies didn't need to feed in the night after 6 months

Will catch up in the morning but a hug and a tissue for figgy as I am in the same boat - back to work a week tomorrow and feeling very very sad whenever I think of it

Hi everyone, DS is happily having his morning nap! He's fine in his own room, just me that's missing him! It is nice having extra space in my bedroom though without the cot!

I've made myself a housework list for the week...it's a bit long, but I need to get back on top of everything (mainly the kitchen needs a spring clean), and I can tick stuff off as I go so that will be my incentive.

So far I've hoovered the living, tidied it and done the dusting. I cleaned the bathroom last night, just need to mop the floor in there.

Weaning is definitely messy but good fun LMF I'm enjoying it more now DS can have whatever I'm eating and I like sitting down to eat lunch together it's much more sociable than me trying to scoff something quickly to see to him!

Hope work is ok Figgy I found once I got to work for my kit days it was so busy I didn't have time to think about DS