November 2012 - When are they going to sleep through again?

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1751304-November-2012-Babies-first-holidays-India-Australia-the-world-is-their-oyster

Can anyone help?

I had one job but two bosses prior mat leave. Got two sets of payslips every month. Boss 1 made me redundant from 1st oct (she withdrew from job share) but I wasn't entitled of redundancy as I carried on working for boss 2 (worked there for 4years) for the same job (just less roles). I went on mat leave on 9th nov from the job. I am getting 2 sets of mat pay as I qualified for it from both bosses. Am I entitled for holiday pay from both? Or I lost holiday pay when I got redundant? It's so complicated, I know I will get holiday pay from boss 2 as I am on mat leave but not sure about boss 1.

I don't want to put it on other sections as they use mumsnet and I can be identified.

lily as you are being paid for both jobs, you will be entitled to holiday for both jobs. As you are still employed and technically working your just not there. Assuming it says that in your contract.

OMFG.

Last night was horrendous. Bedtime started at 7pm when DP left for work. Bedtime ended at 1.30am when I phoned DP to come home from work (after 6.5hrs of solid screaming). She went straight down for him then woke at 3.30 and was awake for 1.5hours feeding/squealing/biting/whinging. I caved and gave her calpol then left her to it.

I know I shouldn't complain as a few weeks ago I would have given anything for a night like that. But she has been going 8ish - 6ish for a good week or two now. Little sod

Fab news re job sophia I am spending most of today applying for my dream job in Belfast. If I get it (highly unlikely) it will be the deciding factor to go for the move.

Sorry lily no advice on either front. I am sure one of the wiser ladies on here can cope.

Chasing care to share some house porn? Woman's Aid etc may be able to help you make the move. Make a plan for, say, a week/a month/the end of your tenancy and stick to it.

Can cope?? Sorry, can help!

And GT -

Morning all!

Dixie we have that scream here too. It's a proper ear splitter, an indignant bellow of "what the hell are you doing with my fooooood?"
Det and chasing and matchstics
Sophia that's wonderful news, congratulations to dh
VQ glad J managed a better night than expected. How is dd2? Lungs still inside her?

8-2-8

horsey I got redundant on 1st of Oct and as I qualified I'm getting mat pay. I didn't work for boss1 between 1st oct and 9th nov when my mat leave started.

Morning all, no idea lily sorry

[Brew] to those needing one. Another vom free night here, not a peep from 8pm till 6am, he did have df though. I didn't say any thankfuls yesterday but I am very thankful for the sleep!

the links to recipes reminded me I have the ak weaning book. Duh. I don't want to make a load of stuff for him to refuse food again but he can't keep on the couple of things he does eat! What do you all do when offering a new food, do you have a tried and tested one as backup in case they don't like it, or just offer the new things and don't sweat if they don't eat it?

Need to take mum to the doctors with elyza as she is all bunged up and since eric is only just getting over something we do not want to leave her without being checked with her being so young still.

today I might be brave and give him a little toast.

Here's some property porn from my area:

www.immoregion.fr/lorraine/vente-maison-a-contz-les-bains,thionville-est-en-moselle-2530375 which has nice views

www.immoregion.fr/lorraine/vente-maison-a-contz-les-bains,thionville-est-en-moselle-2282853 and this one I was interested in but is sold :(

And one from my village which is grgeous butbfar too expensive for me:

www.immoregion.fr/lorraine/vente-maison-a-rodemack,thionville-est-en-moselle-2510683

Ooh why do links from that site never work. Oh well.

Sorry to read of the crap nights. and [cuppa]

Lilly - sorry I can't help,
Thanks for the fanjo advice, ill book an appointment with the drs just to check.

As for lentils, we don't eat them in our house, it's meat and dairy.

Evil

Morning all. Sorry havent caught up properly. evil Bath/Bristol is lovely. Expensive though. Detective meltdown completely normal. Do not compare yourself to other mums, or O to other babies.

Shittest night ever last night. I think I got an aggregate of 45 minutes sleep. DS was snuffly due to cold and needed dummy reinserting a few times, but then fully woke, stayed awake for 4 fucking hours, perfectly happily, and despite having 2 full bottles in that time, fucking refused to go to sleep, despite rocking, shssshing, being walked around. Eventually DH gave him a third bottle which conked him out. 3 fucking additional bottles in 4 hours. WTAF?

And DH did take him for 3 hours while he was awake, but I still exploded at DH (in front of my parents who are visiting) for not helping. And then about an hour after DS finally settled, DD woke for the day. She was very good, played nicely with her babies in my room, but the babies nearly got launched out of the window, and I was terse and abrupt with everyone this morning, including DD and my lovely mum, who offered to make us supper before she left. To DH I was just a fucking viscious bitch. Wouldnt kiss him bye.

And now I am at work, and have a banging headache and I feel like I am going to burst into tears.

Wanted to post this last night but too tired.

Detective firstly, ignore baby group lady. Some people think they suddenly become an expert in all babies the moment they give birth to their first. Your are the expert on O.

Secondly, O is the most awesome baby. Incredibly fun, curious about the world and a bundle of character. That all comes from you. He doesn't want cuddles at the moment because he doesn't need them. You have done such a good job of creating a secure base for him that he is confident enough to get on with the fun of exploring his world knowing that mummy is there if he needs her.

I hope that came out right, I'm tired. My point is, O is awesome and that's because of you

Clarella you ok? Havent heard from you in a while.

Last night was bad in that he didn't sleep longer than 3 hours at a time. Good in that we had no transfer fails. Every cloud and all that.

Neighbour and her 8 month old coming round soon for coffee. Better make sure the milk isn't off...

VQ hope the rest of the night went well and J is on the mend.

Kyz I usually offer new tastes in the same meal as something he's already had (in practice this means I always cook some broccoli with whatever we're eating!). If he turns something down I try it again a few days later. Sometimes he alternates, eg he loved avocado the first time, shuddered and spat it out the 2nd. Then liked it again.

I broke the rules last night. We had a good start 10-3 but then he was awake for an hour despite feeding more than once. He kept falling asleep but as soon as I put him down he would wake himself up again. Finally instead of sitting up & feeding him I just pulled him towards me and gave him a cuddle. He was on his side facing me with his head on my arm and his hand on my chest iyswim. Instant sleep. So I just left him there and tried to stay awake for a while but was so tired and he looked pretty stable so I just let myself drift off and next thing I knew it was 6am and I had a dead arm!

Don't think it was an approved co sleeping position but I didn't see how he could have rolled forwards. Bednest was behind him in case he rolled back. He is quite strong now anyway and I wake fairly easily. And it was worth it for 2 hrs uninterrupted sleep - unheard of in the early hrs of the morning.

Oh if you were made redundant then no.

Check with he though. Doubt it highly if the job no jobber exists.

*job no

Agree with chasing . Our children know we are here for them but are ready to take those first steps towards independence. Cuddles are on tap, new and exciting stuff to explore and new skills to use is, well, new and exciting.

MadamG :-( sounds rotten. Call dh and give him a telephone hug and then have some chocolate and a cup of tea. Make it your mission to survive the day looking as if you might be productive then go home and try to get an early a night as possible. I know it doesn't feel like it but it sounds like you are doing brilliantly just surviving.

Yay go mm

to the sleep regressing - its a short one but a doozy. Little pig and Jonas clearly got the same memo 8-2-8 here too. He was grumping as I ate my breakfast - onion bagel and vitalite - so I offered him some (with the logic that we're seeing the allergy paved this morning so might as well try him on wheat given I tried him inadvisedly on egg ) and he gobbled it! Only one brief choke

Kyz I just offer him a new food and if he doesn't take it he doesn't take it, this is because a) I don't want him to associate refusing new food with getting his favourites and b) because I'm lazy

Good luck with the job application MM what's it for?

Am I the only one who rolls online arguments around in my head for hours? My night feed mood was quite spoiled by racist rantings of a UKIP supporting cousin of mine on FB - a bit given we are all descended from Polish refugees. I ranted back at him for being a bigot but keep coming up with witty ripostes hours after the event - PR what's that wonderful French phrase esprit d'escalier? Or something about thinking about cutting comebacks after you've left the room and are stalking off up the stairs. Apologies for butchering French there - I learnt German at school.

paved = paed fecking autocorrect!!!!

yw parler français comme une vache espagnole

Que?

Pr will tell you, you speak French like a Spanish cow. Have been told that a lot lol

Madam I think you might have just described my life in 8 weeks time. Sounds pants. Have a nice scoff of some and a .

JJ that's how we always co-sleep. Tis lovely and snuggly.