The 5th Gemini luxury bus - the one with babies!

[FrustratedSycamoresRocks]

As we have all our gorgeous babies now, welcome aboad the 5th Gemini bus.

Drinks and previously banned foods supplied in bulk, Car seats installed, slings and prams at the ready, as we head into parenthood, and all the excitement, and sleepless nights our little ones will bring along the way.

Ds is in a sleep suit. No vest. He likes having warm feet. He currently has a blanket over him too, but we do have a fan in the room.

I was thinking of sleep suit with no vest but think it'll be too hot.

I have a right mummies boy. I swear he has an inbuilt sensor that goes off if I step outside a 2 metre radius of him. And cries if I trigger the sensor by daring to go to the toilet or get a drink/snack without taking him. And i refuse to take him He wakes up if Hes asleep when i leave the room. And no one else will do.

Romper suit? ds has a couple and theyre basically a sleepsuit with short arms and legs

Omg ds has just woken up. I reckon that's almost 6hours for him. And he was in his carrycot, so I've had about 4 hours proper sleep. Wow

Good morning ladies! I see the group has grown :-) I hope you're all enjoying your bundles of joy despite the sick running down your back and sleepless nights etc. Did everyone get what they expected on the gender front? My baby boy arrived in May as expected (6lbz 15). Congrats to you all btw ;-)

PEAR! hello stranger. Congratulations on your boy.

Thank you Frus I know I haven't been on MN for a very long time but I wanted to say hello and congrats to you al!

How are you finding motherhood pear? Is your boy good?

I'm trying to catch up on what you all had. You had your boy Frus and it looks like there are a few girls I'm loving being a first time mummy thanks for asking. He's 9lbs 7 now...growing so fast! Breast feeding was a struggle at first but I forced myself out there to get help and we've battled through it and now feeding very well. Colic is still a constant battle but I hear it won't be forever! How about you Frus how are you coping with another edition to the family?

Congrats pear lovely to hear from you! How was your birth etc, are you finding everything ok? Me and frus were both may and early, possibly just before you? Dd was born the 19th may

Me, lorelei and jojo had boys. kitty bring and lib had girls.

My new edition is good as gold, for me

Aww baby girl and boy arrivals! A good mix then. Lovely to see you all doing well. Hello kitty! Labour was not an experience I wish to repeat too soon. No doubt everyone else feels that way too

And yes kitty it looks like you just beat me to it! My boy arrived on time but took his time once he decided it was time to come out!

Do any of you have any tips on making bath time more enjoyable? My son screams as soon as he hits the water :-( I've tried a small bath that sits in the big bath and a support sponge. The support sponge made the situation worse!

Hi pear!

I either give DS2 sponge baths which hates but are quick or he comes in my bath with me which he loves but I'm scared he'll poo! DS1 hated any bathing experience that wasn't floating in my bath so we've not even tried anything else with DS2. It could be the temperature. I suspect we tended to make baths just for him cooler than I'd like so my baths were warmer. I always added a bit more hot water after I'd handed him to DH - I like my baths much hotter than would be appropriate for a tiny baby!

Hi Jojo! That sounds like my boy! I would be scared he would poo and wee too! After another boo hoo bath tonight I've decided I'll try top and tail again for a little bit. See if he gets used to it. How are you doing? Congrats on your little boy

Welcome back pear!! I've been wondering how you've been! Sounds like things are going well for you. We have a private group on fb if you would like to join us. Just pm me your email address and I'll add you.

I haven't been able to put down M for more than 10 minutes w/o her waking up and demanding to be fed again (only to have her fall asleep 5 mins in). The boys have been positively feral today and have been running around screaming like banshees, fighting with each other, tattling on each other, practically crawling on me whenever I'm trying to feed the baby, running in and out of the house all day so who knows what the energy bill will look like from the air con trying to keep up with cooling the house. I am SO looking forward to them going back to school tomorrow! But....dh is having surgery on his nose in the morning so I get to take care of that for the next three days. Welcome back to the real world, eh?

Pear on the bath front dd1 was the same when she was little, I too found making the water abit hotter pleased her ( the right temperature according to books etc is way to cold for me so can't imagine it's pleasant for them, just use your own judgement on elbow) and also she used to like a flannel on her tummy, I think again it kept her warmer and made her feel secure, she's in a seat on her own. Dd2 has loved them from the first one and actually stops crying the minute she hears it running so we do it every night. She's also happily stay in 30 mins if I left her, she must be like me as I LOVE my bath!
Bring three kids I can't even imagine, especially hot kids! Dd1 had been a little shit challenging today deliberately throwing her breakfast on the floor, putting a clip in her mouth and refusing to take it out when I asked, refusing to get dressed or put her nappy on, she's not had enough sleep the last few days and then has woken at 6 so hopefully after her 2 hr nap today well have a more happy little girl! She actually asked for water tonight in her bottle instead of milk because of the heat lol

Thanks kitty I'll try your tip to make the bath a little warmer...it does make sense!

I don't know how you ladies cope with a newborn plus little ones... Hats off to you all

We don't! It's all an act!

Thanks pear! We truly are amazing, aren't we?!

I'm avoiding getting DS1 up. He's awake & banging in his cot but if I move DS2 he's going to wake up & want feeding & the earlier I get DS1 up, the longer I have to entertain both of them before DH comes home!

Oh my goodness it's so hot in my house I've had to resort to taking a hot and bothered baby for a walk in his pram with just a nappy on to cool him down.

Ha, I SOooo don't blame you Jo for keeping him in there for a bit longer.

It's really just a delicate balancing act that most of the time goes crashing down with more than 1 child. Some just make it look easier than others.

Dh is home from his operation after M and I hung around the hospital for 4 hrs. Frustrating that dh didn't believe me that after 4 surgeries for various things, I would know a thing or two about how shit you feel afterwards. Now I've got a groggy and grumpy full-grown man to take care of as well as three sweaty children. I so so so deserve ice cream beer tonight.

Very hot, it's 30degrees in the girls room so pleased to get them to bed, dd1 has driven me crackers! She been deliberately naughty, I think dm thought I was over egging how bad until she came to help me look after her for 30 mins while I put dd2 to bed, heard her telling her how naughty she was and running around after her! I feel like a shit mum, the real low point being when I was feeding dd2 so couldn't move she climbed up onto the windowsill and was doing a dance going no kitty no kitty!shes not even 2 and mocking me