December 2012 Babies Half a year already and still kind of sane.

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hales glad you both laughed and had a good night out. Enjoy the next couple of weeks.

Stacks i agree with spotty if it isn't major damage i'd be tempted to get a mobile repairer out and not go through your insurance. Thats if the neighbour would be happy with that. Don't be too upset with yourself in a couple of weeks it will all just be a memory.

Also i remember you saying that your DS had the allergic reaction to dairy the other week. I know you've probably done it already but have you cut out all dairy from your diet? It may be what is affecting his sleep. Happy Birthday for today by the way

Happy birthday Stacks sorry to hear about your little bump. Hopefully it's easily fixable.

Bedtime has not gone well here. 1h 20 mins and in the end I had to feed him to sleep as he was getting hysterical. Oh well tomorrow is a new day!

First wake up here. Can feel another night of two hourly wakings coming on. He's having a good feed though so must be hungry??

WL I tried that last night at one point I knew he wasn't hungry and he settled with patting etc but as soon as I stopped he started up again so after an hour and a half I just had to feed him

Oh I must have slept funny on my right arm. Over the course of the day my shoulder has got more and more painful and I can barely raise my hand higher than elbow height.

To top it all I feel like I am coming down with flu.

Hmm, not a cheerful thread this evening!

Happy birthday Stacks - it is a popular time of year for birthdays. Don't worry too much about the car - these things happen. I know how it makes you feel though.

FoD, hope your arm sorts itself out. Sounds painful.

Fingers crossed that sleep isn't as bad tonight as many of you are predicting. I have probably jinxed myself by emailing a friend about how well sleep training has gone.

Well, I expressed this morning so I am off to bed so my husband can give a dreamfeed. If little C were in her own room and I wasn't such a light sleeper I could potentially have hours of sleep in front of me, if last night is anything to go by. Which, let's face it, with babies, it isn't!

stacks sorry I missed your post - happy birthday! Don't worry about the car - I scraped our old one 3 times! Twice in a week on the same car park post!! I would def fess up to the neighbour though - imagine how awful it would be if they somehow knew and you hadn't said anything.

I'm feeling quite fed up about the sleep thing. Just talking about it with DH - we both feel proper controlled crying is probably inevitable although I don't want to admit it. I do feel that I'm tired enough to take drastic action though. Think I might have a little cry!

WL, feel free to pm me about sleep training if you'd like to.

WL my friend hired a baby whisperer and is thrilled that her DS now sleeps through. Although he is 18 months old and had never slept for longer than 4 hours. Could that be an option for you? I'm not sure how expensive they are although i imagine they would be expensive.

FoD hope your shoulder gets better soon.

Mama hope you do manage to get loads of sleep.

Hales, I did jinx it! She was up grizzling and not settling so I suspect teeth. Bonjela and a feed - hope it sorts her out.

Thanks mama
hales I think (but I may be wrong) sleep consultants really just boil down to giving you the confidence to do controlled crying.
I couldn't post last night as mn wouldn't load on my phone but she woke at 12 for a feed (missed the 10.30 dream feed as she feeding at 9.30) and then up again at 1.30. I tried just going in and giving a little comfort and leaving - she was mainly angry shouting and growling. When she got properly upset I cuddled her to almost asleep and put her down and she settled...til 6! I think I needn't worry too much about her actually being hungry in the night as if she really was surely she would have woken again, and then getting her up etc this morning she was not all desperate for a feed and seemed like she would have happily played for a bit.
I think tonight I'm going to do a dream feed and then no more til morning.

We had 2nd wake up at 11:30 then 3:30 needed settling at 5 but then slept until 7

I feel dire. I have a sore arm but I also have flu. My back and joints really ache.

Originally I was due backer work today. Thank God it was changed to next week.

Have told DH he can take The Little mister out with his family today. I am not really fit to go to toddler group which is a shame as it was the last one I could have attended.

Poor you fod, rest as much as you can.

Woking ish meet up ladies - afraid I'm double booked for tomorrow and I really need to do the other thing. Please do go ahead without me - finding a good date for all of us is proving tricky isn't it!

FoD hope you're feeling a bit better. Can you book some annual leave to go to playgroup soon? Give you something to look forward too when you're back at work.

At A's swimming lesson yesterday they did an exercise where the teacher throws the baby into the water with no warning. You have to wait 3 proper seconds before picking them up and taking them back to the side.

A is the first baby the teacher has ever seen come to the surface doing a somersault underwater and end up floating on his back. Twice!

I think DD has just locked herself in the bathroom. Can hear her saying "come on you naughty door". Best go and rescue her!

LOL at your DD, Barbeasty.

Wow, I think baby C has learned to nap. An hour this morning, and we're coming up to 2 hours now. Unheard of!

I've just been with a friend who's little boy has never slept through the night and he's 6!!! Makes me feel like a sleep lightweight but also helps convince me that tricky sleepers will not just magically lean to settle themselves.

Fantastic mama the training has paid off.

Wow 6! Not sure I could handle that many years without a good nights sleep!

Let's try another date everyone can come for meet up. Next tues?

at your DD Barbeasty, I love overheard kids conversations.

Sorry you're poorly FoD, rest up and have a duvet day.

I love Mondays! Feels weird to say that as when you're at work they suck. Had a fantastic lie in til 8:20am (I did feed him at 4:30), been to baby sensory where they had paddling pools (there was a baby 2 days older than DS and they were so cute together) and walked to sainsburys for some vegetables to make DS some mush. I had dinner while he had his lovely Monday nap (lasts 2 hours as baby sensory exhausts him) and then mowed the lawn and weeded the patio. I'll start tea soon, making DP and I a veg stew and DS will have the same but made with his baby stock cubes.

DP should finish work in 10 mins but he's already rung to say he'll probably be working until 9pm. The overtime is lovely and all be he'll be exhausted after a 15 hour shift!

I'm so angry dp just phoned to say mil and bil are on their way round. They didn't bother letting me know. I'm tired as is dd and ds I still haven't started dinner for any of us.

They only just told dp they were coming and he said they'd better tell me as I'm the one at home but they didn't bloody call me. Ffs

Is be tempted to strip everyone off (inc you) and be mystified when they turn up!

Oops meant to say for bath! Not just for naked Mondays