November 2012 - Four months? Oh no, the dreaded sleep regression!

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1698894-November-2012-BFPs-Already-You-girls-are-going-to-have-some-fun

Instead of marking place, please could those of us with older siblings post something (positive) they are looking forward to as our babies get older. I think it would cheer us up since so many are struggling at the moment.

whoops didn't mean to post that so soon crying baby will come back later!!

contra shaping underwear is your friend, as a short term solution to the dress problem :)

I would need scaffolding.

pp J has a similar patch on his leg. Metanium just dries it out. I am going to try canesten when I can find it. I am wondering if it is anything to do with the cloth nappies. I will strip was them.

How are you today cat?

O has been asleep since 1. Alternating between my arms and the swing. My arms mostly.

I have pins and needles in one arm. Gah!

We tried water in sippy cups today. A huge success with DT2, she was able to hold the cup, get the spout to her mouth and tip the cup upwards, I was amazed. DT1 was not so quick off the mark, she preferred for me to hold the cup for her then make disgusted faces when she tasted the water. They have had water many times before so I don't know what was with the silly faces she pulled. DT2 pulled faces like "yeah, fecking check me out, I'm doing it!"

I got them the cheap Tommee Tippee ones, I have had many many different types of sippy cups in this house, the TT are by far the best and the cheapest IMO.

I also have a baby asleep on my lap. His wind is beyond a joke today. Today I think he has reflux again, but he does not. I have not eaten anything different. He has screamed in pain every time I have put him down and he is beyond tired, so I am enjoying a long uncomfy cuddle. DH got home early and has thankfully taken the girls out. I told him a few home truths this morning at 5am

I agree garden they are pretty good. Very impressed at your little ladies' skills.

I have decided once fat boy is recovered from his jags on Thursday, we are going to introduce little tastes. He is 20 weeks on Thursday.

vq I am in same situation ...will have to try,some cooled water does that help - anyone?
think we may have growth spurt too at almost 14 weeks!

contra what a relief. Xx

Phew for your friend contra.

Right. We went to baby massage today and 3 seperate times P was referred to as a boy. Really? I have taken picture of her outfit today for honest opinions. Do I dress p like a boy?

Is it wrong I am not looking forward to weaning?! I can't muster the enthusiasm for it when we are still establishing bottlefeeding lmao!!!

Rang HV again. He's hardly feeding again. He fed at 9pm last night, then 4am ish, 9.30am (as I told DP to try and feed him) then he has finally just fed again now. He takes 3oz maximum.

He is probably taking around 15oz a day now.

HV said to make a GP appt for tomorrow, and have his medication reviewed. She said that because he initially reacted well to the medication, then went back downhill, it can be that his body has increased the acid production to counteract the Omeperazole.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. :(

aw det sorry to hear O is keeping you on your toes!
Crying my eyes out through the last 20mins of call the midwife!

I am good VQ. Posting that pic and explaining myself on Facebook last night was oddly helpful. Thank you :)

I haven't for reasons unknown put F in front of the tv before now. Needed to crack on with tea, so have put her in her bouncy chair in front of Madagascar. Could you imagine a happier baby? She is crack-a-lackin!

Right I'm back from tidying. I've sorted out a load of too small clothes. Picked 6fecking bath sheets off the floor! DH uses Js room to get dressed in the morning and at night. It was filled with crap!

I have a good pile of stuff for the loft and a pile for charity. I'm not sure what to do with all the baby clothes tho. I have a tonne of neutral stuff and then all of Js stuff that's too small. Half of it he only wore once! Im not sure what to do with that though. Listing on eBay seems hit or miss and I don't know if I could be bothered. We won't be having any more. I'd probably love to but it would be crazy.

So operation big boy cot should start tonight I think.

Well done izzy I plan to make a memory quilt with my old baby clothes.

contra me too! I was howling!

cat good to hear it I think the response was what you would call a quiche hug x

I also plan to make sanitary towels out of his vests. Bet that is a sentence you have not read before.

detective you may well find O comes into his own with real food. Xx

I just choked on my bacon butty VQ.

Oh. I am SO looking forward to this meet. Baring in mind, I edit my posts online. I'm far worse IRL. DP will vouch for this.

pr I also feel like I will never be able to spend anything on myself. I am always either saving for something or buying something for E.

toomany E often has strange, smelly poos. I've mentioned it to gp and hv and they always say nothing to worry about, just wind or a bit of a bug.

det sorry to hear you are having such struggles with o's feeding.

E has had a bit of a grumpy day today. She never really gets enough sleep day or night, so she is often overtired. I have tracked her sleep and she never gets much more than 12 hours sleep in 24 hours, which doesn't sound much for a baby. I don't know how to get her to sleep any more though.

izzy it won't be easy, but apparently it takes three days to establish a new routine with a baby. Can DH help with any pick-up-put-downing? He will smell food with you. Can you let him cry it out? It is hard, especially with DD, but if you know he is not hungry, clean, warm enough, and has not got wind, then sometimes it can help. It may actually be what he is crying for. If he cries and has a lull then cries again, he is just fucked off with the world. If it escalates, he needs something and is telling you that.

It took us three nights to make the change. I dismantled the bedside cot for night three as I could not trust myself to not use it.

I'm looking forward to June meets with VQ , Cat and possibly Detective and anyone else who can make it to north Lancs / north yorks or south lakes. I will feel far less about you guys always planning meets.

detective I do not doubt that for a second

I will take orders for any French stuff to be brought over that anyone wants, but just in case you didn't know Ocado have a whole French line online now.

PR! RACLETTE!!!!!