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StuntNun · 01/04/2013 17:48

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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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
LuisGarcia · 06/04/2013 00:19

Chasing

Is he your P or your XP?

Dixiebell · 06/04/2013 01:02

18 weeks here. Teddy celebrating by waking every 2 hours. Second feed of night so far...Hmm Feeling your pain clarella.

kirrinIsland · 06/04/2013 01:25

Well, she's awake - so no sleeping through. I'm not surprised but the sleeping through was great it while it lasted Grin

Hoping for a good feed and a quick settle......

Titsalinabumsquash · 06/04/2013 02:24

Argh,J is awake and just staring at me, DP is snoring and faring at an alarming rate Shock
I have a headache already, that lie in best happen in the real morning, I'm going to need it!

ValiumQueen · 06/04/2013 02:47

Brief waking hopefully. On blackberry as poor old brain needing familiarity.

pr I will watch the constipation thank you. Carrots rock.

Mind is blank. Sorry.

ValiumQueen · 06/04/2013 03:00

Oh yes. DH got his shag. More to do with me feeling better than the phone. It was lovely. Felt like a proper woman again. Must do it more often.

izzy let DH give formula. No harm in it. You are a superb milker, but clearly need the rest more. Hope the not so little rascal gives you a better night.

Thanks for tips on apps.

kirrinIsland · 06/04/2013 03:15

Aaaand we're back to every 2 hours. Bugger :(

Bryzoan · 06/04/2013 04:01

Sorry to hear that kirrin...

Tits, perhaps you should wake dp and hand over J "because he looks sad" Smile. That was so wrong but really made me chuckle last night. Was he drunk?

Fatima, forgot to say how sorry I am about dh's job. Hope something good turns up soon. What sort of contract was he on and how long had he been there? My dad got the push when I was a baby and there is a pic of me as a page lead in the times having my nappy changed by him in a story about unemployment. Mum says it was pretty much the only time he did it...

Vq that sounds very therapeutic. That is def a bonus of bottle feeding I think. The bf hormones do seem to shut things down a bit in that respect. I remember when I finally stopped bf dd suddenly feeling like that after sex again. Bring it on Smile.

Bryzoan · 06/04/2013 04:08

Clarella - glad today was better but hope you are now sleeping. You too izzy.

Daisy - chocolate ice cream Grin that is very funny. Can imagine g doing that. He has stuffed his paws into dd's yoghurt mre than once but has yet to get his hands to his mouth before being attacked with kitchen roll.

Bryzoan · 06/04/2013 05:24
StuntNun · 06/04/2013 05:27

Pass my phone changes its to it's all the time. Confused

Eliza my DS1 and DS2 are still in their Tripp Trapp chairs at 10 and 6 years old. The best thing is the footplate so they don't sit with their legs dangling and kicking. Pennie IMO the Tripp Trapp isn't so great for babies but I think they're the best for my short and fidgety children as they are brought to the right height for eating and they are easier to get into than a booster seat. Mine match the wood of the dining chairs so they look like part of the set.

I made fish and chips yesterday and realised how many food items come in packs of four. I'm going to have to start buying five packs of everything aren't I?

I'm the last person to push formula on someone Izzy but J had a carton last night and guess what, it didn't kill him! He chugged the lot then continued with his next bf as normal. I was getting a bit worried about my supply but I managed to express 9 oz while J was with his GP so there's definitely some left. The formula just gave me a break when I really needed it.

Second feed of the night here. Last night was just a fluke after all. Still four hours between feeds is a hell of a lot better than the hourly sleep regression wakenings.

(((Hugs))) to Kirrin and Fatima.

Yawn will have to catch up on the rest later.

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kirrinIsland · 06/04/2013 06:18

I'm glad you said that about formula stunt because I'm seriously tempted - just the odd one here and there. And expressing 9oz!!!! I express every morning, and even after N slept through yesterday I only got 3oz. Thing is, even though N wakes frequently over night, she doesn't feed so my supply has already adjusted according. But a bottle before bed definitely makes her settle quicker - hence the temptation of adding formula and I'd be able to nap

Lily311 · 06/04/2013 06:28

Were up twice. I can cope with that.

fruitpastilles · 06/04/2013 06:40

Morning all! Good night here, just 1 waking for a dummy and she didn't feel the need to be awake shouting for 2 hours like the last few nights, I feel slightly more human.

Sophiathesnowfairy · 06/04/2013 06:50

Oh pass thank you. I have woken up smiling again. Smile

Pikz · 06/04/2013 07:02

Creeps in... He did it again... Please please make it the routine now. 7.30-6 is amazing.

Massive hugs to those with shot nights.

As someone else said I will never push formula but god it have me the break I needed.

Sophiathesnowfairy · 06/04/2013 07:15

Quiche wisdom required.

I am concerned as to whether DS1 is entering a mega tantrum phase(2.5) which I thought we had left behind, or whether it is because he is still under the weather? He came down with flu last weekend.

Tips on how I should nip it in bud/or deal with them if it is because he is still poorly gratefully received!

Yours in anticipation

Sophia

Xx

Sophiathesnowfairy · 06/04/2013 07:16

On the plus side DH is dealing it today not me.Grin

Clarella · 06/04/2013 07:28

ooo inspired by vq to get app....

much better!

an earlier post was lost...... but baby screeching with dad who's attempting to calm..... off to feed....

katkit1 · 06/04/2013 07:31

Brockle - "i'm ron burgundy?"

Great movie choice

Clarella · 06/04/2013 07:31

Sophia I don't have a toddler but total non plussed ness often works with toddleresque tantrums our sen kids have at school.... am sure a wiser quichesse/er has more advice ....

PurplePidjin · 06/04/2013 07:40

up every couple of hours. too tired to think of posts. too tired to think. fucking autocorrect has vanished from my playbook. off out with mum today to buy cot sheets and stuff, lea ving at nine so dp can have a rest day. at least she'll buy me lunch! can someone remind me how to measure up for a bra please?

Sophia, ignore him when he's showing undesirable behaviour. "when you're ready to speak nicely, we can talk" in a flat voice. if he's about to hurt himself or someone else, remove either him or the object. if he does the full on hammering the floor with his fists, laugh. "ds1 you look so silly! now come and do x like the sensible boy you are"

balance it up with ott praise when he gets it right - wow, you're walking really sensibly; i'm really pleased with how nicely you ate your dinner; if you carry on being such a good boy, mummy/daddy will take you to the park later/swimming tomorrow.

i may be a first timer at this parenting malarkey, but variations of the above work for me on teenagers - i've worked in sn and ebd education since 2004

apart from being lazy about capitals i'm finding it quite relaxing to be free of the constraints of the t9 dictionary!

PurplePidjin · 06/04/2013 07:41

haha, knew Clarella would have similar advice - similar field!