November 2012 - the best post-natal quiche on MN

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1655656-November-2012-sleeping-through-yet

The answer to the sleeping though question was a chorus of "no"s but there were a few resounding yesses and a lot more keeping quiet because the rest of us would be well jel.

Oh, and I saw that BBC1 devoted an entire half hour earlier on to a speacial news/snow report

Hope the weather people are getting bonuses

Actually LO stopped doing night poops quite quickly. But if nappy feels full then Will use pik trick. Although I use a thin travel matt rather then throw away. But exactly the same idea.

Sniff test as in logistically .... In order for me to do a proper sniff, I would need to lift her out the cot , open her gro bag then sniff... All of which is risking waking her up! Finger test would proof to be less disruptive ... But do I dare ?!

Oh we had our first poo in the bath accident today! Eeeewwww !!!

Right I'm cream crackered , off to sleep. Night night ladies

Baby is fast asleep snuffle free and I am wide awake, mind racing! My friend went in to be induced today so I keep hoping for a happy text.

Also missed out on meeting a Hollywood legend tonight, first time I've missed being at work...

Hope everyone is in dreamland already.... 4, 6, 8 or 10 hrs, whatever you hope for!

To those asking, yes, the pre and post weight thing is outdated which is why I ignored it. Just let the HV get on with to keep her happy think she worked it out as 40mls but I wasn't paying too much attention. Whatever it was wasn't enough but I don't believe you can measure milk intake that way anyway. blonder there are clinics on Mondays and Fridays near me as well so I can easily go to those. It's just DD1 is at preschool those mornings so I like to use the time to do stuff round the house (which involves a lot of sitting down enjoying some peace ). I'll do bf clinic on thurs next week and then weigh in on Friday. And pass I think you asked how long we will be having to be checked in this manor (am on phone so can't check). Well the answer is lord alone knows!! But thanks all for your concerns and advice. All gratefully received.

We are off to Cyprus in June. Going to a villa nr pathos with my sis and bil. Oh and my sis is pregnant. She had her 12 week scan yesterday. So excited to be an auntie.

Not long back from going to see les mis. I loved it but feel warn out from the crying! night all.

Don't worry everyone. I haven't accidentally I wish fallen asleep. Ur nightly random posts from GT is here.

So ill fill u in on my I dis trip. Pil have a house out there. Massive. I have my grandparents there n various family. So perfect opportunity to show LO off.
As a teacher never get to go in perfect weather months of march or October. Not cold but not too hot. As I gave alot of family who I only see every few years at best I like to go for a chunk of time. As teacher this leaves August when it's way too hot. So with LO n maternity leave perfect opp to go!
What can I possibly complain about?
PIL are going to ! U didn't see that coming did ya!
So basically it's like living here. Only difference is there it's harder to get out n do my own thing. I will get a break n spend chunks of time with my family. But there is no popping out to see a friend or local shop. No driving. Got to arrange for a driver. No tv. Well there is. But nothing to watch. Lol

I AM looking forward to spending time with my family. But dreading the limitations of being in this village will bring.

Top it off with anxiety about taking LO.
Nappies. - Taking enough in the correct size. What if he moves up size while there. How can i predict? formula - how much is enough , he will turn 5 month there. What if he starts weaning a little earlier. What shall I take in terms of food for him.
Food there is not regulated in terms of pesticides n sprays so don't want to just buy fruit/veg n mash it up. Hence asking about weaning last week.

He is fully FF. we have a 9 hour flight. Stop at hotel once arrive there. Then leave for our house following morning. So I need to have enough FF for 24 hours. Keeping in mind will walk into an empty house so will take a few hours of sorting out.

N the fact I can't sleep means I think about above to much in turn means I can't sleep.

Gt when do you go? can you plan some stuff
nearer the time?

oh god my Dec baby thread are talking about evening routines - are we missing a trick with g?! he's all over the shop in the evening - dh basically copes with whatever he gets armed with the extractor fan and an expressed bottle from 8 ish till 12 or 1 for a bf then all seems to settle down. makes no diff if it's me bf in eve. we have emerging patterns at other times but should we be getting routine in the eve at 6 wks?

I'm generally heartened by mm and too many due to similar aged and gest aged babies or have you two been hiding your eve routine from me??!!

petite, we're going to one of those keycamp type places in the Vendee - halfway down the coast? Will be great once we get there, ds1 will live it and going with all my family, 5x sister/stepsisters and their kids, and parents, so plenty of on hand babysitters!

Ds1 loves watching Jungle Book clips on YouTube. He is obsessed with the elephant march in particular, and has just learnt to use the computer mouse. So he clicks on clip after clip in every different language, while I have my shower! Yesterday I found him quoting back the German version - he will be multilingual, but only in Jungle Book songs!

2.5hours. We're going backwards. See you again soon no doubt...

Clarella, i think they're a bit routine-obsessed R has settled himself into one, but only in the sense that he falls asleep at a predictable time. He's going to get sod all from a book/bath at this point except pissed off i haven't shoved a boob in his mouth yet!

6 1/2 hours sleep I've got boobs like Jordan!!

Arse - bought a spare swaddle pod on eBay that took forever to arrive cos I think the dozy cow hadn't put the postage label in it put Dottie in it she goes down well but she's awake and feeding pulling nipples around now cos she escaped from it grrrrrrrr!!! It's zipped so she shouldn't be able to!!!!! She's clawing my hand and boob ouch!

I have woke in a foul mood. Dp is bearing the brunt of it.

The bastard has managed to sweat on my pillow. Fuming. It stinks. I've had enough. I'm making him go to the GP for his horrible antisocial sleeping habits. I've never know anyone to sweat at night the way he does. He has destroyed mattresses and cause mold through condensation (none when it's just me on here, rivers pouring down windows when he sleeps in here. He did the same to my living room windows when he slept on the couch!!

Add in his snoring, and it's a wonder I haven't killed the bastard on my postnatal hormonal imbalance!! .

Oh, were feeding btw. Even oscars smile has failed to cheer me up. He just got a hmpfffffffff back from me. :(

That made loads of sense. FFS .

3 hours this time. Well at least it's not a work day, so DH not going to get up at 6.30, hopefully get another good stretch in.

detective, your DP is obviously very hot

No routine here clarella N generally goes down in her Moses basket at around midnight, having spent the evening feeding and dozing - mostly on me, though I did get her to sleep in her pram for a kittle while this evening. I did this with DD1 and she sorted herself out with a routine eventually.

N woke at 3 and 4 o'clock tonight and both times I ignored her left her a while to see what would happen and she settled herself back to sleep, waking properly at 4.40 for a feed.
And clarella your advice about pinning her arms to stop the reflex from waking her is fab - I've been able to mostly keep her settled doing that. Thank you!

Chunky - try "googly eyes" By Caspar babypants. Very clever and sweet. Dd1 loves it.

Nappies at night - I only change g if I have heard or can smell poo. Very rare at night these days. I oils only lift him out for feeds. I wouldn't wake him to change him outside of feed times unless there was poo / wet spilling out of the nappy. If he's asleep he's fine!

I also quite like will.I.am and sesame street "what I am". Quite catchy and a nice message for dd1 :-)

DH just up for work. In turn waking LO who's crying woke me

Aww det. I remember u posting about sweaty dp before. Sucks.

Clareall. No routine here either.

I will do stuff in India. Not just sit at home. Just never been with DH and his family. Last time I went was before we got married. So a lil nervous. As not 100% sure what to expect.

Pigging stupid naff swaddle!!! The zip doesn't seem to lock like it does on the other so with a bit of wriggling the zip ends up to her waist.

She's not even that hungry and has fallen asleep at boob - other swaddle in wash so gonna try tucking a blanker under her!!!

I will only whisper but we have a really nice evening routine. Both boys are pyjama'd around 6:00. They have milk and we start coming upstairs for story and bed around 6:45 so hopefully by 7:00 I am downstairs getting our dinner ready. We then get O up at 10:00 for his dream feed. Except some nights DH does it and I get to come to bed at 8:00

It was busy in here last night while I snoozed, took me ages to catch up.

A month away, gt! Is there a microwave? If so for tat amount ofti e might you as well take a microwave steriliser? And soe bags for the journey?

Olly's cradle cap has gone grey what is that all about?

We don't have a specific bedtime routine clarella, I do use the baby whisperer EASY ( eat, activity, sleep, you time) routine though which is the same all day. When the final sleep comes varies, at the moment she falls asleep for the night at around 10pm. Last night she slept 10pm-4am.

That sweating sounds horrific detective, he defo needs to see a doctor. Is it from his whole body or armpits? You can get a deodorant that stops problem sweating called Driclor, might be worth buying.

I'm a teacher too GT, are you primary or secondary? I'm secondary.

We have driven for 3-4 hours several times since DS was born and he's fine with it, and we mostly don't stop.

detective sympathies. My DH has smelly night head sweat (though perhaps not on the same scale) and ruins pillows and pillowcases. He is a chef so sweats kitchen pongs. I'd go ballistic if he got anywhere near my pillow. Which is admittedly unlikely as he is in the spare room for now!

Oh, me DS has a bedtime routine inasmuch as he is tagged onto DD's bedtime, so he shares her bath, into pjs and story, and then she goes to bed and I feed and feed and feed and feed him until he passes out.

No bedtime routine here though will develop ne by six months as I regret not doing so with DD1.