May 2005 babies:Our babies are nearly toddlers [sad]

[SHHHH]

Thought I would start a new thread as the old one was getting long..!!!

ym, our dd went to one sleep about 4 months ago BUT that was when she was waking at around 8.30-9.30am....now she wakes at 6.30ish and does usually have a nap now both morning and afternoon. I know you want to go to playgroup but I wouldn't take what other say as gospal as all babies are different. Do you intend to stay at the group..? Is it like a m&b group.? If so why not go and put dd into her pram for a sleep (or walk there if close enough??) usually the groups I attend have no problem if it's just me who participates !! .!!

Otherwise if it's for dd to go alone then can the group not work around her and let her have a nap..? Sorry but not too clued up on m&b groups..!!

Booge at least I am not the only clumsy one...

Maddison thats great news about your dh, hopefully you can start trying when he's upto it ..!!! Oh and you as well..!!

Shhh, wow, your DD waking at 8.30 - pity that didn't last eh?
The playgroup is for mums and babies and has a structured timetable to include morning tea, singsong and playtime.
The groups seem to be aimed at 18-24 months mostly so those babies only have one sleep.
It's good fun though and DD loves it( and it gives us something to do during the week).
I could walk there - hadn't thought of that.
It would take about 1/2 - 3/4 hour but I could certainly do with the exercise :)
Booge, yep we've done the bed thing too ( but that was DH so I don't feel guilty about that one!

Morining all.

If its any concelation Luca fell out the front door trying to follow me to the car on monday and on thursday he fell out the back door trying to get one of the cats. Fast little buggers arent they? And on Thursday night he fell out of his highchair, that was my fault, I was about to get him out when the fone rang, I thought the tray was still in place but it wasnt, one side of the tray hadnt clicked in and he pushed and it fell and he followed, screamed the house down for the whole of 2 minutes and then was OK, took me longer than 2 minutes to recover though.

On the daytime sleep thing, all babies are different, somedays Luca will have 2 short naps and some days he will have one long one.

Has any one else become really forgetfull?? Ive got to the point where im getting worried I lose things all the time, ill just put it down and thats it gone from my memory, Ive lost house keys, car keys , my purse, bank cards you name it its not just a lapse in concentration, they completely dissappear from my mind, having a conversation can be embarasing, if I dont really concentrate, Ill forget whats been said.
Very frustrating

And btw happy mothers day

yes, Happy Mothers Day :-))

I've got very forgetful too, missblossom. I keep finding myself in a room wondering why I'm there. It's so irritating. I don't seem to get anything done and I instantly forget anything anyone says. My midwife used to say that a woman's short-term memory leaves with the placenta. She may have had a point.

Can I ask if anyone else's baby is saying much yet? I'm not worried but dd is already saying quite a few things and I KNOW that ds didn't start to say words until he was 11 months+. It's a bit odd.

Happy Mother's Day to all you British Mums ( it's not MD here).
DD is not saying anything at all yet.
She does babble ( which took quite a while to get going) but certainly nothing recognisable and nothing that she uses in a repeatable fashion.
She will sometimes mimic a sound I've just made ("Bye Bye", etc) but will not say anything like that spontaneously.
On the forgetfulness front - I like that Logic - your short-term memory leaving with the placenta LOL.
Yep - very forgetful. Words mainly for me.
Perhaps I'll lose words as DD gains them and we'll meet somewhere in the middle with 20 words each! I do sometimes wonder if I'm dementing

Oh yes, very forgetful. Since I've been back at work I've realised I've forgotten loads of peoples names, really embaressing as I've been there almost 7 years and was only off 7 months! Also do the wandering into a room and forget why I went in there, and upstairs, and forget things in the shops, keep having to write lists now, which dd then grabs and throws away!
dd says a couple of things spontaneously, she knows mama, dada, duck, moo and ta, she'll wave and clap and shake her head, but still not crawling yet. they all seem to develop different skills at different ages, I guess they all get there eventually. Its so exciting when she masters something new though.

YM, I hope i get the details right but to cut a long story short, DH's doctor thought he had a testicular cyst and he had surgery to remove it last week, when they actually got in there it wasn't a cyst at all but the testicle had twisted and caused a blockage (hence the lump) so they have stitched it so it can't twist again. So for the last week DH has been walking like John Wayne

I have become really forgetful too and I agree it's very frustrating. I sometimes have difficulty with words which can make conversations hard work and embarrassing!!!

We don't have many words, he can say dad (when he wants to play) and mam (when he wants something - don't they catch on quickly!!). That's really all he says and he babbles away in his own language BUT he has started to try and do the actions to Incy Wincy Spider Very cute! And he has started to put his arms in the air when we ask how big he is, which again is very cute to see

Hope you all had a lovely Mothers Day (is there a Mothers Day celebration in Oz YM)

maddison lad all is going well with dh. LOL to walking like John Wayne!!! Although don't think your dh is doing much laughing right now .

Hope everyone had a brill mothers day.esp those of us who had our 1st mothers day..!!! I Sooooo looked forward to this day esp as we have been trying for dd for nearly 4 years. I can say I had one of the best days ever. I was treated like a princess which was so nice.Now I know why my mum loves mother days so much! .
Pressies galore and I am so impressed with dh.

DD is coming on leaps and bounds and is now standing holding onto the couch which is realy cute. No talking (seemed to say mama about 2 months ago and not continued it or anything since..) but does babble...ALOT..! No hand stuff yet but I try and get her to clap but no sign yet.
Hoping to move her into her own room from next week so fingers crossed.

Hows everyone else..??

BTW Logic, I haven't forgotten about you. xx

Glad everyone is ok.

Can't believe it, dd did fall down the stairs the other day . Luckily we have round-the-corner stairs so she didn't fall far and she wasn't hurt but she moved so fast!! Scary.

She has a tooth! Well, one is poking through the gum. About time too :-)

Anybody got any exciting plans for Easter? We are having a new bathroom fitted so dust, paint, plumbers and tilers will be everywhere. We are also potty training ds properly this time, we have hidden the pull-ups so I am mostly cleaning wee-wee out of the carpets. Hate potty-training Grrr.

Hi all,

Well, what a weekend we have just had!!!

On friday afternoon after school,.my 4 yr old 12 yr old and 13 yr old were playing on the path at the back of the house on their scooters when they noticed that the neighbours dogs were out, they are rottwiellers, my 12 yr old went round the corner to come in, when I heard my 13 yr old screaming she had been attacked by one of them, she had 2 nasty bites one on her elbow where she had put her arm up to protect her face and one on her thigh, it took over half an hour to get thru to the police, but they was out within the hour, when I told the neighbours (they had got the dogs in by this time) they didnt know what to say, didnt even appologise. But then said they would have to dog put down if I wanted. I told them it wasnt just a case of having the dog put down it was a case of making his garden secure so they dont get out again and to take them for a walk regularly. I dont blame the dog I blame the owners, any way it turns out that later that night he had the dog put down any way. What an idiot.

Theres more, on Saterday my 13 yr old (again) has a nose bleed (she has a lot) they usually last about 10 mins this one lasted for about 45 mins I thought I was going to have to take her to casualty but It eventually stopped. She had another that night and several more on sunday, today we are going to the docs to be refered back to the hospital hopefully they will do something this time.

Well any way Luca is taking more and more steps on his own now, so I dont think it will be long be fore he is off on his own.

Im hoping to start stripping wall paper in the front room this week, and redecorating.

MB .....Sorry to hear about your dd over the weekend, poor thing I bet she was frightened to death aftre being bitten by the dog...Shame your neighbour put the dog down, like you said it's not always the dogs fault. He obviously though alot of the dog (NOT.)..

Let us know how you get on with your dd at the gp's today,I am not a nose bleed suffer but dh is and it can be scary for me and I am not the one having them!!

I didn't realise you have x4 kids.... I hope to be in your position in the future, but not sure how I would cope..!!!!

Logic, no easter plans. Just hope to have a quiet family weekend. Hopefully we will go out for walks etc.

Hi, SHHH I have 5 kids my eldest is 17, 18 in sept.
Her name is Red.

Jade the one with the nose bleeds has been suffering for years last time we went to the hospital they gave her some sea water spray to squirt up her nose, it worked for a while now its worse than ever.

Sorry to hear about your weekend, Missblossom. It all seems to happen at once doesn't it? Hope Jade's nosebleeds stop. As for the dog, that must have been so frightening. Big dogs like that need a lot of walks to keep them calm. One of our neighbours has got an alsatian and they have a dog walking company pick it up every day and take it away for a long walk and then return it. It seems to work, it never barks or escapes.

gosh mb..!!! Dh would love 5 kids but it scares me...I would so love 5 as well but I know it's me who would be with them 24/7..! Do you enjoy having a large family.? Would you advise a vast age difference or close together.?

I suppose the older ones are able to help you out with younger ones such as luca.?..Were the births better the more you had.?

Sorry for the questions but its a subject I am keen on ...LOL.!

BTW how did jade get on at the gp.?

Accident happened to dd for the 1st time this afternoon...I feel awful..
DD fell off her changing table onto the toy chest by the side. A fall of about a foot but she banged her head and is seems like it's turning into a huge bruise..Chance for everyone to see that her mother was careless ..Its awful when they hurt themselves. I called nhs direct and seems I am doing everything I can to ensure she is ok. Just feel bad about it.

Hi SHHH,,

I have to say that sometimes it is a nightmare having 5, but it can also be like that with 2 or 3 depending what moods they are in.Most of the time its pretty much fun.

There are 4 yrs between the 2 eldest, both girls and they fight like cat and dog, having to share a bed room dosent help much either, there is 18 months between Jade and Aidan, they get on reasonably well, then there is 8 years between Aidan and Sienna and then 4 years betwwen Sienna and Luca. The older ones are quite good with the younger ones which can be quite handy they help out a lot, quite handy at changing nappies aswell

And I wouldnt be without any of them

None of the gaps were planned its just how it happened. The gap would of been smaller after Aidain as I was pregnant with a little boy (Daniel)in 2000 but he died at 18+3 weeks, its comming up to the anniversary on Sat 8th. And then after Sienna I got pregnant again with a little girl in 2002 at 20 week scan was told she would not survive, she had enlarged heart and only one kidney which didnt work plus other deformities to her reproductive organs I was 22=2 weeks when I had her and that was 21st April.
So April is quite a down month for me. You never forget but it dose get easier.

As for the births of the others with Red it was 48 hours labour 2 1/2 hours pushing then I had forceps.
Jade was 36 hours and then pushed her out after 30 mins pushing
Aidan was 48 hours again but just flew out with one push,
With Sienna I was induced and she was born after 8 hours with just one push
And Luca was an emergancy section, the placenta had started to come away.

All I can say is thank God to who ever invented epidurals!!!

The doc has refered Jade back to the hospital, so now we just have to wait for the appointment to come thru

What a brood mb..!! Sounds lovely and I suppose you must never get lonely. Dh (sat with me now)says I bet christmas is an amazing but expensive time..Gosh he is imagining it now .

Sorry to hear about the 2 losses..I also lost 2 babies (12 & 9 weeks), at least I didn't have to go through what you did. Thats the only positive for me about it. I know what you mean though when you say you never forget...we just tell our dd daily how special she is. She will understand one day hopefully.I hope this month is as bad or as negative for you as previous years.

So it looks like labour doesn't always get shorter but I suppose the pushing probably does.Although things are sent to try you,like luca being born by cs. Suppose you can never tell how things will turn out. I just hope things go smoothly when we next try for baby2.!!

Keep us up to date with how Jade goes on.

I was saying to dd today that this time last year I was getting ready for her arrival, seems mad..only seems like a few months ago...She's 1 on the 16/05 and I can't believe it.Anyone else feel the same.? Makes me quite sad really. .

Maddison, I hope your DH is feeling better now. I bet hes milked it for all it's worth if he's like most men! We do have a Mother's Day here O think it's in June ??
Logic - so sorry to hear about your mishap with the stairs, and Shhhh, yours with the change table. Join the club
MissB - your poor DD - hope she has recovered, and she's not afraid of big dogs now. I too hope that this April won't be too sad for you. I just can't even imagine 5 kids. I take my hat off to you.
Shhhh - we'll be trying quite soon also for no2. The last year has just shot by in a flash. I still think of DD as a tiny baby - until I see a real tiny baby that is.
But she just becomes more and more fun.
I also would like a few kids, maybe 3 but time is marching on as I'm 37 now so we'll see.
We're having a quiet Easter - not much planned really. DH has the 4 days off which is rare as he's usually on call. So we'll just probably veg out. This time of year here is perfect - not too hot but nice and sunny. ( sorry!)

Actually YM, he's being quite brave and soldiering on through it to get back to normal, he's still really sore though, he says he's never been in so much pain (god forbid if men had to give birth eh ). Problem now is we don't know if the stitches are dissolvable ones as almost 2 weeks on they are still there and are showing no signs of budging. Does anyone know how long it takes for dissolvable stitches to go? He spoke to a nurse at the hospital today and she said if they're tight then he should go back and have them taken out. BTW I'm very of your weather!!

Yes Shhhh. I feel quite sad that my baby isn't really a baby anymore. It's my nieces 1st birthday today and I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday he was tiny, although 5 years on I still feel that way about DS1. Just wait until she starts school!!! DS1 still looks so grown up in his uniform and every now and then I get a tear in my eye Even more so because he has a bit of a problem with being bullied for no apparent reason And try not to feel too bad about the incident with the changing table - people won't think you were being careless, they will think that accidents happen and our babies are at the age where they are inquisitive and just want to explore .

MB, RESPECT!!! I can't imagine what it must be like having 5, I bet there isn't a quiet minute in your house! And i can't imagine what your laundry basket is like either I really don't know what to say about this month, only I hope it passes quickly for you.

Maddison, dissolving stitches usually take about 6 weeks to dissolve.
If DH's stitches are lots of separate stitches with little knots then they probably need to come out.
Dissolvable ones usually are not visible (or are bu only at the ends).
Hope he's feeling better soon.

PS DD is now saying "Eeewoaoa"
A sort of cockney "Hello" - DH thinks it's because of all the Eastenders I make her watch.
Ooops!

Hope everyone is well - and recovering from all the bugs and bumps. I haven't posted for a while but have been watching the thread regularly. Been very about all the progress your lo's are making. My dd still isn't doing anything much - she is a generally happy soul though and that counts for a lot.

Some progress today - a hint of a tooth!! Just the one but it's a start! I'm hoping that all 8 will come through really quickly now and the drooling and discomfort will stop for a while.

tiggerish!!! happy 1st ooth to your dd.!! . I wouldn't worry about your dd as all babies do things at different times. I go to a group and a baby there is doing so much more than our dd..walking,clapping etc and she is only 7 months!! Our dd is 10 months LOL..!! But I don;t let it worry me, as long as she is healthy and happy thats all that matters.

Only a few weeks till it's the start of the 1st birthday......... or or ....?? I think I am all 3..!

Thanks for the info YM. DH has been to see the nurse today and she said they are dissolving stitches, the inner ones are okay but the outer ones have come away and the wound is sort of open iykwim, it is also infected so he has antibiotics for that and another 2 weeks off work. I don't know whether to be happy for the company or to be fed up of the sight of him

Tiggerish congrats on the tooth! I know from experience that babies do things in their own time ie. DS1 crawled at 7 months and walked everywhere at 9 months, DS2 otoh started crawling at 8 months and has only recently started to walk around the furniture. He is also starting to go up to the corner of the lounge where we have the tv, surround sound etc and deliberately tries to press the buttons. Not too bad I know, but when he tries to feed the xbox a chocolate biscuit, it's another matter

Has anyone heard from Brighteyes recently? I haven't seen her around, I hope she's okay.

Maddison I agree with the things about touching the buttons etc. DD has worked out how to pick up the home phone (mmmm possibly watching mum to much ) and presses the handsfree/speaker button. I switch it off and she switches it on..goes like this till one of us gives in!

Worried she may actually call someone, luckily at the moment all she speaks to is the "bt woman"..! .

No news from Brighteyes. I did put out a post about a month ago but didn't hear anything.....hope she is ok....

Hi - just saw this new thread - I'm not very good at keeping up with the May '05. We've had a very exciting week as ds2 has suddenly started walking. He was doing the old stumbling between dp and me and then suddenly he's just wandering around everywhere without holding on to anything, turning round, the works. They never cease to amaze me!

I haven't really had time to read through the whole thread to get everyone's news. But it sounds like some of you are having a tough time. It's lovely to hear all the sounds/words the babies are making. Ds2 says "gone" and gestures with open palms regularly. And he says "gak gak" when he sees a duck/bird (oh, he is loving the news at the moment, loads of pictures of ducks!). Other than that no words, just sounds. Certainly no "mum" - but then in my experience that comes a lot later. Ds1 could say flower, cloud, feather properly and string a couple of words together before he used mummy (and then he only said it because he was away from us for a couple of days!)

Wow, fisil, ds walking! I think he's the first in the group. dd walks around hanging onto the furniture, she has learnt to say 'ta' which is sweet and points at things and says 'ook'. She also loves phones and rang my MIL on my mobile the other day, at 8am, luckily MIL didn't mind, but I'm lucky it wasn't anyone from work.
maddisson , I hope your dh gets better soon, know what you mean about him being at home, I'm the same with dp! and congrats on the tooth tiggerish. Got to go now, hope everyone is well.