November 2012 - GTbaby is back! Hooray hooray!

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And she only missed 10,000 posts!

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1717592-November-2012-Were-ready-for-Spring-any-time-now-please

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clarella i'd love to take credit but i didn't do anything different.

Safe trip detective

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Happy Friday!

chasing listen to the wisdom of the quiche. Don't let him force your hand and therefore make a mistake when leaving. In some small way use this as just further evidence so it should strengthen your resolve. How was your night?

Good luck with travel detective. I hope you have a lovely time.

Aw no sophia and PR. Illness is a total bastard.

I've tasted formula just by accident before. You know you dot some on your wrist to check the temp? Well the number of times I have licked it off. Horrid, horrid stuff.

I think P likes her big bed.

Chasing stay safe xx

Despite going to bed early, it was nearlly 10 by the time I fell asleep. F woke at -
11.15 - feed
1 - feed, refused to settle so into bed with me
2.30 - feed
4.15 - wind, boredom. I dumped her on dh and told him to sort it, stuck my head under the pillow and cried for 20 minutes then fed her.
5.30 she was still awake farting.
6 asleep in my bed again
7.15 epic poonami thanks, pass!

I wish my mum lived closer.
At least dsd is out today - to Africa Bristol zoo so F might entertain some daytime napping...

how are you doing chasing? please let us know you are ok this morning. can you find a refuge to get to? sending.g you and O hugsxx

Another 11 hours. I have decided it must be the magic dung dust impregnated sleeping bag. I will be auctioning it on FB later.

Hugs to all with bad nights and sick babies

chasing he has hurt you in the past, tried to strangle you recently whilst holding your son, and has hit you again. Yes, it was a bottle, as that was the nearest thing to hand. Next time it could be a knife. Please call women's aid today and go to a refuge. You need to go somewhere he cannot find you. Do not stay in the flat. Pack the basics for you and your son and go. Nothing else matters. Nothing

pass how was your night?

I'm ok thanks everyone. O refused his cot all night for first time ever so slept with me all night. I did not sleep. This morning he has discovered his feet for the first time so think it is a developmental leap going on.

He has gone to work. He can't get back in unless I let him.

Today. To get some peace, the children are creating an art installation! I ave drawn a man size tree on the back of some old wrapping paper and I have dispatched them into the garden to collect stuff to stick on.

Meanwhile me and O in the warm with a coffee!

I txtd MIL and she's come down so I'm off for a nap :)

Good luck with fanjo check pass

And vq wow again!!

please listen to vq chasing and get out. staying there is going to get you seriously hurt. xxxx

I read yesterday before bed by didn't have time to post. Had another busy day. I really need time at home to sort things out but I've been so obsessed with making sure DD1 is entertained over the Easter break I've done my usual and gone overboard. I'm a terror for it. Although yesterday's busyness wasn't all my fault as E pulled her tube out for the 2nd time this week. I went to the kiddiecare store at lakeside. Was really good. And lovely and quiet too. Think the snow storms made sure of that.

E sat in a high chair for the first time at the kiddiecare cafe. She had her snow suit on so was more supported but I need to get one soon. Now DD1 has a stokke Tripp trap which I love but they are blooming expensive. I won't need to buy all the bits again but the main high chair is £121.50. DH assumed that E would have the Tripp trap and DD1 would go on a big chair but the Tripp trap is designed to last and she still uses it now. I'd really like to get E a new one so they can both have them but not sure I can justify the price as realistically there is no reason DD1 can't sit on a big chair with her booster. Oh what to do? Sorry for ramblings.

detective have a fabulous trip.

chasing so sorry. He didn't take taking to revert back to his cunting self. Hopefully it's confirmed in your mind that both you and o will be so much better without him.

yw yay for house keys. My house move has been delayed by a couple if weeks yet again. Hate tr English house buying system, Scotland have it so much better. Good luck.

E's crying...be back later.

chasing if I were you, I'd be phoning woman's aid to get advice on how to avoid getting in trouble with the police again I still cannot believe in this day & age that the police would take a "6 of one, half a dozen of another" approach when it comes to violence in the home but that's another story and how to extricate yourself safely & quickly. It was a relatively minor thing - throwing a bottle- but as VQ said, next time it could be anything. He has cracked less than 2wks after his last outburst & being on "best behaviour". You need to get out before its 2 days between outbursts or 2hrs...

VQ good stuff. :)

DS did 9-6 with a proper, barely stirring dream feed at 12. He then slept from 6 -8. Not too shabby.

chasing can you go elsewhere? please stay safe.

bigpig we had exactly same as you including farts! I want 11 hours too!

eliza I am planning to get a second baby dan for Olly as I think a lot of the irritating mealtime behaviour from kids is because they are notat the right height for the table. dd1 & 2 a case in point.

chasing do NOT let him back in.

My night VQ was embarrassingly good. P went down at 7 as normal big in her big bed. She needed two dummy stuffs as she normally does and DH woke her at 10 for bottle and meds. Poor soul looked like she had been wrenched from the deepest, most lovely sleep ever. I was a bit nervous about 2 nd bedtime. Popped P down, turned Ewan on and said night night while DH blethered through the parent intercom bit of the monitor. That was it! I went to see her at 4:30 purely because I was awake. She was a bit sideways so I straightened her up. At 5:30 I was still awake and could hear a funny noise. It was P shuffling and making the monitor bash against the wall. Fixed that. Woke her at 7:40 as she will utterly and completely still asleep.

She is back up there now having a nap. After yesterday I decided to pop her down and go for a shower. She squealed and yelped and gurgled the whole time but when I did go in she barely looked at me which I presume means she was having a nice time. Popped in her dummy once she went quiet (I must stop doing that - she used to sleep without it) and wandered off. Popped back 5 minutes later and she was asleep with Ewan's face in her hand.

I am sitting downstairs staring at the spot of carpet the basket lives on during the day.

I am sorry about your shit nights again BP and izzy. This too shall pass but I hope is passes really bloody quickly!

pass your last comment made me tear up I cuddle the monitor. Even in bed sometimes.

eliza I pulled a tripp trapp off ebay for £21, I was so lucky. Check gumtree, in London they go for £50. Without the baby set but I assume you have the baby set already?

The bear managed 8 and a bit hours then another 3. I managed 4 and a bit with thoughts racing about today's house purchase. WT actual F!!!!!???? So I shall be turning up at the solicitors looking like the living dead.

Fab news Kirrin, PP, VQ

Awww Pass that's a real milestone. Sniffle!

Chasing I agree with VQ staying in the flat is the more dangerous option. There are legal ways of recovering your property from a safe distance. Pack a bag, call women's aid, get yourself in a refuge, ignore his phone calls, register the situation with the police and social services. You don't need money for a refuge. Don't take so long psyching yourself up to leave that you miss your chance.

Chasing, when he gets home all he'll could kick off. You have got to keep you and o safe. Please phone womens aid for advice. There have been some very brave stories on this thread. Please don't allow yourself to go there. You and o deserve so much more.

Eliza we didn't have a high chair for DD as our house was too small, but used a mothercare booster seat with tray. At nearly 3, she still uses the seat at the table. We're going to cut up the old cot mattress and make booster cushions out of it for her soon. We were given a mamas and papas high chair for DS, but he can't sit up in it properly yet, even with rolled up blankets to support him. Your DD is 3 isn't she? How much longer will she want to sit in a "high chair"? There are quite nice booster cushions on amazon for about £20-30 which might be a wiser investment in the long run?

Hell. Not he'll. Stupid phone.

lily gosh that was lucky. I had a look on eBay but there weren't any that close to me and they were going for £60-£80 so for the hassle I may as well just get a new one as like you say I don't need the baby bits. I'll check out gumtree. I've never used gumtree before.

chasing listen to the others, you should leave. I can understand why you don't want to but whilst you remain in that flat you are not safe.

pr good luck at the doctors.

Just tried to put the tv so I could get DD1 to watch something whilst I put the washing away and it's not working. Arse.