Postgraduate brookers - Brooking No Argument for happy, healthy and sleeping DCs..

[musicalmrs]

New thread time!

oh wants your poor dneice, is the condition common?

oh wants how terrible. hope your family is all dealing okay with the news

Yes, where are the newborns? surely they must sleep worse than A

However, this am she had weetabix and soya milk as her first 'challenge' and so far, so good. obviously a reaction could happen any time over the next few days (and I have no idea if I should repeat tomorrow??? Anyone??) but I'm feeling optimistic.

She also bloody loved it.

Thanks for that purple - I wasn't sure about it. It's also impossible so useless advice anyway!

Good luck musical - we have also confirmed that we will be moving to Italy in January 2013 - so eek here too!! I think i have preschool for dd1 sorted but need a nanny/babysitter for dd2 (and dd1). Oh yes, and a house. And cars. And phones. And taxes. ...

wow pomme italy? How come? How exciting! Whereabouts? Do you speak italian?

We've been asked by my dad and his business partner to go and start a new business up there. it's up north by Verona and I do speak Italian as I lived out there in my 20's pre meeting dh (through work).

It would only be for 18 months or so as dd1 needs to start school in the UK not Italy. Although I can't believe she's only 2 years off starting school still!!

I am excited but a bit scared too!

DH is allergic biscuits - I?m a bit worried the baby will inherit it and, frankly, would rather not find out if she has or not for several months :o I?m daring to use disposable nappies at least for the first few weeks, but I figured wearing it and ingesting it are two entirely different things.

Loopy is next to pop, then munx iirc, then me and cakes are due within a day of one-another (cakes first) on 5th and 6th Oct ? so not long to go! I finish work in 5 ½ weeks (hurrah) :)

Thanks musical - maybe I?ll see how we get on without, as per Jen?s suggestion, and see if I can get a sample for if I find I need it :)

Sorry to hear about your nan and neice and nephew wants :( How?s your SPD now, magically disappeared a lot better I hope?

Wow pomme that sounds really exciting! (I am suddenly fantasizing about red wine and pizza?

I am really craving a cold beer.

So sorry to hear about your niece wants Is it a rare thing?

Wow pomme 2013 sounds an exciting year for you. How fantastic! And great that you'll be back in time for DD1 to start school. I guess it was a no brainer really. Are you and DH self employed anyway?

Good to hear DD's improving Ninja I reckon you've earned a cold beer or 2. I re-read through the thread earlier to catch up and realised that my response to you the other day was a bit short. Apologies for that, I was distracted by some very tiny budgie smugglers watching the diving on the tv.

I gave up with Lansinoh for the same reason Musical. I don't think I'm allergic but my nips were very tingly after applying it. It's great for cracked heels though

Not much happening here. DS is having a weird couple of days with his behaviour. I was at my wits end earlier and had to pretend to phone someone who's party we're going to at the weekend to say DS wasn't going anymore All hell broke out then, but I was so desperate I couldn't think of anything else! Anyway, once he'd calmed down I pretended to phone again and say he could go after all. How do you discipline a very stubborn 3 year old who is very strong for his age and if refusing to do as he's told will not budge? DD just sits cackling in her chair thinking it's all hilarious . Only 1 more day until DH off work for the weekend. My mum is spending the week with us next week, then DH has booked 2 weeks off. That only leaves 1 week of the holidays for me to keep DS entertained before he goes back to pre-school.

I don't think it is common, the first case I knew was DN. At least my niecesbwas diagnosed a bit earlier so hopefully something can be done before it causes problems.
fluffy spd was scream but thanks for asking:)
ninja I was told to drink guiness after ds1,good for iron levels apparently so maybe your body is missing something and needs you tou have that beer!
I have just done another big walk,d gets a good nap and I feel less of a couch potato. I have resumed my position on the sofa with obligatory small boy attached!

Whoops, sorry wants!

arf at budgie smugglers scarlet I missed the diving but i did actually go and see Bradley Wiggins on his way through kingston yesterday. Well i say i saw him, it was really just a blur as he whizzed passed super fast.
not sure about your ds, you sound like you are already doing the right thing to me. just keep on being firm and removing priviledges and he'll soon get the message. at least he hasn't put milky fruit and fibre in your shoes!

ninja - dd1 wee-ed in dh's shoes the others weeks when dd2 was having a relapse and all attention was on her. Surely cereal's better than wee?!

I realised when I was watching the road racing Ninja that I possibly think about this thread far too much when I wondered if you were out watching the cycling!

at the shoe chat. When we were ttc M the dog crapped in my shoe . After the deed had been done, I suggested to DH that he should carry me to bed upside down so that no sperm could escape. He picked me up with my head hanging down and I shrieked, the dog danced round us barking with excitement and then it all got a bit much for him. I threw the shoes out.

Don't know anything about toddler discipline, Scarlet, but sounds tough - poor you!

Wants, brooking hard for your niece.

I have just realised that it's only a week and a day until DH has a week off, hurray! It'll be so nice to have company so long as that company doesn't insist on staying in bed until 10 every day.

Went to meet a friend for lunch and it was lovely to see her. It was the first time she's met M and M was so adorable and chirpy! [PSB emoticon] My friend was charmed, as was the waiter. I had dressed M in a particularly cute little blue frock. Then we went to pick up DH from work and went in to show off. Lots of people cooing over M.

I am finding it quite lonely ATM especially as some of the groups have stopped for the holidays. I look forward to the weekends when DH is around. He has a couple of days off next week as it is ds2s birthday. It is also our anniversary tomorrow so am hoping for a meal out or a least a takeaway.

I think d could be a future gymnast, he has perfected the dismount from boob with a flourish!

Sorry you're finding it hard Wants but hopefully you can have a lovely few days with DH - happy birthday to your DS2 too.

We had a tough day with ds1 yesterday too Scarlet - it's just Hard Work isn't it . Brooking that today is a better day for you all x

I've forgotten everything else (apart from the bit about the budgie smugglers ).

So ds2 can roll back to front but not front to back so whenever I lie him down now within 0.02 seconds he's rolled over onto his tummy and then depending on how tired he is ends up face down in the mat within a few mins. I used to be able to leave him on his mat for ages! . When will he learn to roll back? He's not really showing much interest in it .

I think I need another sort out of his clothes - all the 3-6 mths t-shirts look too short for him now

Oooh, excellent rolling work, E! M hasn't rolled back to front yet. She also seems to have lost interest in rolling front to back because she's happier on her front than she used to be, but then she pokes her arms out to each side, drops her nose into the mat and wails instead.

at future gymnast, Wants! It does get a bit lonely, doesn't it? I keep drafting my mum to come down for the day. Must go to groups...

So how come ds2 has missed out learning to roll front to back? I once saw him get onto his side from his front but mostly he shows no sign at all, whereas you could tell he was trying to roll onto his side before he managed it iyswim

Biscuits and Too little A isn't showing any interest in rolling either! Early on, around 8 weeks, she rolled from front to back a couple of times seemingly by accident. Since then she's shown no interest in front to back or back to front. She's perfectly happy on her front now because she can hold her head up really high for extended periods of time. Then when she wants to be on her back to play with the dangling toys she's discovered the fastest way to get to them is just to yell at me until I flip her over! My father thinks I should leave her for a couple of minutes when she wails on her front, because the frustration will be what pushes her to try to roll herself over. I'm worried if I do she'll just start to hate the play gym and refuse to spend any time on it at all! Sigh.

In other news, A slept from 2 to 10 the night before last! She slept from 10 to 3.30 last night, and then went back to sleep from 4.30 to 9.30 (although this might be because I gave up trying to put her back in her cot ) All in all it's been exciting sleep times in our household! It's DH's birthday in a couple of weeks and I'm thinking of booking a hotel room for one night and leaving DD with my Mum for the night. (Basically my original plan for my own birthday, which turned out to be far too soon for me! )

Too yay for M being perfectly adorable yesterday! I love it when they charm other people!

Wants I hope your DS2 enjoys his birthday! Sorry to hear about your DNiece :(

at the budgie smugglers and various inappropriate shoe contents!

Sorry to hear that Biscuits and Scarlet are having tough times with older DC. Would the various No Brookers with 2 or more DC (so most of you!) mind commenting on age gaps please? I'm so ridiculously broody I'm seriously trying to work out the logistics of having No.2. I think I would have to take a career break, because the only way I think I could effectively manage my SPD and prevent it from immobilising me next time round is if I'm not working at all (the commute and all the running around to meetings plus spending long hours in office chairs just isn't doable). I don't want to be signed off sick again, and at home unable to look after DD. I want to avoid getting to that point at all, or at least put it off as long as possible and maybe get an au pair for the last few months.

If I'm going to have a career break then the longer the gap between DC the more expensive this idea becomes. I need to get back to work as soon as I can to be able to afford 2 DC! Realistically post cs I shouldn't get pregnant within 6 months of DD, and ideally I should wait until 1 year. I'm thinking about 9 months though, which would lead to a 18 month age gap. Is it a crazy idea to plan for two babies so close together? Will the childcare costs and sleepless nights just make life miserable? Am I being totally silly?

scream there is 4yrs 8 months between my dc. Which for me works well in relation to childcare costs as ds will be at school when dd starts nursery so less expensive. It wasn't 'planned' that way though! I know people with very small age gaps (11 months) and whilst it is very difficult at the beginning it obviously has certain merits with them entertaining each other etc.
Its my birthday today. Mother Nature gave me a special present - another bout of sodding mastitis! Even the dr commented on how unlucky I have been and said if there are any signs of it coming back she will send me for an ultrasound. Looks like i'll be winding down the pumping, I can't cope with 3 lots of this in less than a month. But my folks are coming up to take me and ds and dd out for the day
wants I'm sorry you are finding it hard and lonely. Brooking it gets easier soon and you have a fun summer going and doing lots of stuff. What area of the country are you in?
Right, have a lovely day all of you and i'll try to be back later.

Oooo happy birthday Ninja! How unfair that the evil mastitis has come back! No Brooking hard for the mastitis to clear up asap, and for you to have a wonderful birthday in spite of it!

Scream ds2 only figured out the rolling thing last week, so would have been 20 weeks. And for perhaps a week before he looked like he was trying (ie kept looking over his shoulder and trying to flick his legs about).

Age gaps - ours is 3yrs 6mths. Like ninja though we didn't plan it that way! Ideally I wanted a 2-3 yr age gap so we started ttc again when ds1 was 15 mths. Obv it took longer though.

I'd heard things about '2 under 2' being hard so that was my reason for thinking at least 2 yrs would be easier. Now that I have the 3.6 age gap though I quite like it. Ds1 has so much more understanding / better language etc than he did when he was 2. But then again he's such a lot older when it comes to playing etc, so a

Happy birthday Ninja and no fair on the mastitis! I wish I could do something - it's so horrid! You're super woman for sticking with it though xx Hope you have a nice day regardless xx

Happy Birthday, Ninja! Grr to the mastitis - how dare it? Hope you have a great day and feel better soon.

Scream, am planning a 2.3 yr gap...might not work out that way, though! SFF finally happened last night and have failed to take the pill properly recently. Bf is 90% effective, though

Isn't the rowing exciting?

I still can't get my head around the idea that, not wanting any more DC, there is only SFF left!

It feels decadent to not have to worry about what CD it is, and actually going for it when we feel like it rather than when we have to!

Happy Birthday Ninja Sorry to hear about the mastitis. Boo.

Scream I think most people will think that whatever age gap they have works out well enough. Age gap here is 3yrs 4months. It would have been 2 years 7 months if my first pregnancy after DS had been succesful. Before I miscarried I thought that was the perfect age gap, but now I feel that this age gap has worked out really well for us. Your circumstances are different to mine and I see why you would want to try for a smaller age gap. You know nature likes to show us who's boss so you can only plan to a certain extent anyway. I think that if/when you decide you'd like to get pg again you'd find a way to get through it.

at Biscuits

Got a huge pile of ironing to do now. Both DC asleep, what a way to enjoy it