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December 2012: Sunshine, saliva & sleeping more...we hope!

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WeeJo08 · 06/05/2013 20:25

New thread ladies Grin

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PurplePidjin · 19/05/2013 09:20

6 months today Shock

Stacks · 19/05/2013 13:11

Happy 6 month day R!

We're having a bit of a grumpy day here. T sounded better last night with his cold, definitely less snotty and coughing, still slept poorly though and just hasn't been that happy today. Weather is horrible again, we have fog and constant drizzle. Trying to get housework done, but with T fussing DH and I are having to take it in turns to clean. I'd really like just a few minutes "me" time though. The weekend is the only chance I get and it's slowly but surely slipping away :( I'll try and beg an hour off of DH in a little while.

Still not much rolling here. I was trying to encourage some earlier during nappy free time but he's just not that interested. We're also doing EASY today, it works ok as long as we start it first thing in the morning. I can hear "real" crying now though with DH trying to put him down :(

PurplePidjin · 19/05/2013 13:52

Stacks, get dh to take T out for a walk. Works wonders for R when he's grottering. I send them to Lidl with a list, then they go to Costa for a coffee and some old lady fussing! I get a good couple of hours to myself that way, and the boys love their bonding time :) i send them just after a feed and bum change, and they come back ready for the next one iyswim

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 13:58

Amazing pidj. I'm lucky to get ten minutes alone on a Sunday to do my make up Hmm Sad

PurplePidjin · 19/05/2013 14:17

ShockConfusedSad it's dp's favourite thing to do. He also takes over at 6 and brings R down to play and have breakfast now he's on solids so i can catch up on sleep. Isn't that just part of being a team?

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 14:23

Dp only has one day off a week so today, for example, we've all been out this morning (to look for a bike for dd) and now he's trimming the hedge/mowing the lawn/hanging out the washing. In the evenings he puts dd to bed and I put ds to bed and in the mornings he gets dd breakfast whilst I feed ds then he's gone Sad

HoneyMumandSon · 19/05/2013 14:50

We're similar spotty DH does what he can when he's around but he's at work most of the time and needs to get some rest/downtime in order to be able to function at work

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 14:57

Dp gets his rest time in the evening once I've gone to bed Grin there always seems to be things that need doing though it's never ending.

Ds just burst into tears proper screaming even boob didn't settle him. Dp has taken him upstairs and he stopped straight away Hmm

FriendofDorothy · 19/05/2013 17:24

The Little Mister has started biting my nipple. He kind of stops sucking and then if I put the nip back in he bites down hard.

Does anyone have any experience or advice on this?

Barbeasty · 19/05/2013 19:27

I was advised to take the baby off and just put them down and ignore them for a minute or 5 (depending on age).

That way they don't get any attention or reward from it.

I personally found with DD that shouting ow could scare her, but then I had a crying baby to deal with. The shouting wasn't voluntary, babies shouldn't be allowed teeth!

I finally managed to move the cot into my room. Only taken a month.

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 19/05/2013 19:33

First day of EASY aaaand...

Fast asleep in bed by 7:15, even if he gets up again in a bit it's worth it for an hour now to watch Sherlock to spend time with DP

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 19:47

Great news Willyou!

Ouch FoD, we haven't had that yet but ds has taken to smacking me in the face when feeding Hmm

IsThatTrue · 19/05/2013 19:49

Ds2 has been really grabby today, face, ears, hair, anything. I think he's angry at me for ignoring his crying in the car on the way home. He cried for 20 mins and fell asleep. And since we've been home he's been a Velcro baby, which really doesn't help while I'm trying to straighten my house out after the new boiler was installed. I still have a living room full of junk. But the big kids rooms and the kitchen are 90% there. I've also got some washing done and some bread on.

I'm glad dd is feeling better and it doesn't appear to be the dreaded pix spotty

willyou well do r with the bedtime. I had to wait until after I put DS1 to bed before I could feed ds2 to sleep, but he's just gone off and I'm about to do the cot transfer. So my evenings start at 8pm once all 3 dcs are in bed (dd goes at 8).

WLmum · 19/05/2013 19:55

fod T did that for a while - ouch! But it passed quite quickly.

spotty and honey we're similar. DH does what he can and will take the girls downstairs in the morning if possible to let me have a sleep but he is often gone for work by 6.45 or not home til after 11, and as you say, he does need a bit if time off too. I let him rest last night and this morning. pidj it definitely has to be team work, especially with 3 dcs but I am sometimes in danger of forgetting that he gets tired too just because I'm 'tireder'.
As you say spotty there's always a ton that doesn't get done.

WLmum · 19/05/2013 19:56

T has slept a lot again today - hope it doesn't affect her night too much. Bin bags are up!

Stacks · 19/05/2013 20:08

Spotty - I finally did the nursery curtains today, so I have that blackout fabric for you if you're still interested? Pm me your address and I'll send it your way for just postage costs.

FoD - T sort of bites my nipple quite often, I think with me though he's trying to stop the flow of milk for a little while. I don't have oversupply or a particularly strong let down (afaik) but he likes to suck to sleep, and milk keeps him awake. The HV at our breastfeeding group recommends pushing baby into your breast when they bite, it will block their breathing and force them to break the latch (without more pain for you) then say a clear stern "No". They'll quickly learn not to bite (apparently , I've not tried it myself).

Pidg - DH isn't very confident with T on his own. Though he's getting better and will take him out for a walk if he's expecting T to sleep. We also don't really live near anything interesting within walking distance. I can send him to Lidl (and did this evening) but there's no coffee shops or anything, and it's only 5 minutes away.

I started this post hours ago. Dinner was late this evening so I've fed T to sleep on the sofa, and just transferred him into his pram. Hoping he'll sleep there for a little while before I take him up to bed.

So, I want to get T out of our bed. Has anyone tried a 3 side cot by the bed? Moving LO into/out of it through the night when feeding. I'm nervous of just going to a proper cot as he's always been impossible to get down in his crib. He goes down ok in his pram, but it's that or in bed with me, nothing else has ever worked.

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 20:14

Side car-ing the cot sounds like a good idea to me, I know plenty of people who do it and then have no problems with the baby going into the cot properly once they're older. I will PM you, thanks :)

DP went outside with dd this afternoon and did some gardening but DS wasn't going to settle so I didn't get much of a break.

WLmum · 19/05/2013 20:17

No personal experience stacks but lots of people seem to like them. When I started moving Tabs out of my bed I just out her in her cot after feeding to sleep and only brought her in with me if she wouldn't settle, and then put her in her cot whenever I woke. Gradually I guess she got used to the idea but I do always have to feed her completely to sleep. Next thing to tackle I guess!

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 20:19

I feed to sleep too.... Once he's six months I think I will introduce a ff at first wake up and see what happens. He sometimes stirs and has a fidget when I put him down and then goes off. Nap time is still cuddles, onto tummy then patting his bum/holding his hand whilst he moans to sleep Grin

halestone · 19/05/2013 20:48

Happy 6 months R

I have no experience either Stacks but i like the idea of those cots. Like others have said i think it will make the transition from bed to cot much easier.

Isthat hope DS is ok now after your drive and that your ok as well.

FoD hope you have a nice time on holiday Grin

IsThatTrue · 19/05/2013 21:40

Thanks hales well he hasn't woken yet I've sorted washing, eaten, and sorted some bits. I have to sort a cupboard in the kitchen before the kids get up as there's no room for them to eat breakfast as yet. Then shower and bed.

Fx all babies sleep well tonight!

WLmum · 19/05/2013 21:49

So tired!

IsThatTrue · 19/05/2013 22:22

Is she not sleeping WL ?

I think DS is glad to be back in his own bed tonight.

FriendofDorothy · 19/05/2013 22:25

The Little Mister has been a nightmare to get to sleep again tonight. I don't know whether it is a different house, a different cot, being out all day, sleeping more or less (I am not sure which!) in the car or just being a grumpy sod.

My MIL ended up putting him in the buggy and walking until he dropped off. We have yet to transfer him to cot1

ISpyPlumPie · 19/05/2013 22:56

Happy half year R!

FOD - I had a terrible time with DS1 biting me, managed to cause quite a bit of damage. I got the same advice as Stacks -push LO towards you to break the latch, and say "no" firmly. He did eventually stop doing it, but he was so little it's difficult to know really whether it was this that made the difference or it was just a stage he was going to grow out of anyway. N's had a couple of chomps as well, which have been very painful but not caused any harm so far.

Spotty - glad your DD is better and seems to have avoided the pox.