DECEMBER 2012: The start of crawling and the end of maternity leave

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Wow lots to catch up on!

I sunscreen if we're going to be specifically sitting outside rather than walking about. I try to keep ds in the shade but he moved about and I do it twice a day. When it's just warm I don't bother it's going to reach 30 here today though.

WL poor dd(s)! Hope they're both feeling better soon.

Well ds slept 7-6:15. I do wonder if it's a result of the ff he's having at night. By bedtime I have zero milk although I still feed him first he always managed about 5oz of formula after.

WillYou I hope the heads ok!

Wow spotty!
T seems absolutely fine this morning, I however am shattered. DH worked all day til after their beds last night and same again today.

Ooh exciting - sil is in labour!

Dp's working all day today too WL. Ah yay lovely new baby!

Just moved ds's cot into his nursery, using the very tired boy to do a practise run, so low light, just sounds from open window and a nice feed in the ikea poang chair, with my feet up on the toy box. his room fucking tiny It's really nice actually and my back is more supported than when I feed in bed. This does also mean the end to co sleeping though as now the cots not next to the bed I have no way to make it safe. :(

How's the head willyou

Yay for sleeping but boo to reduced milk spotty

And a great big yay to new tiny babies WL I hope SIL has an easy time of it. My kids are still waiting for their brother to be born (their dad and SMs baby) as she started having regular pains after a sweep LAST friday no baby that I know of yet though.

Yay to good sleep Spotty. And thats what i do apply it but try and keep her in the shade.

WL how exciting, i can't believe how quick its gone since we all gave birth.

Isthat good luck with the nursery although i'm sure you won't need it.

No hangover! Wahoo!

My DM and DF are knackered! Jamie chose last night to cut his first tooth, up til 3:30 apparently.

Good luck with the room Isthat.

Sil has been at the pushing stage for 3 hours. We're all feeling worried.

It'll be OK WL I know a few people who've pushed for a long time the fact that they've let her push for so long shows baby must be doing fine

FX your niece or nephew is here now WL.

Awww Willyou yay to 1st tooth and no hangover

Thanks spotty

WL with DD I pushed for 6hrs, before forceps, sand someone from my NCT class this time was pushing for more than 3. Hopefully the baby's here by now.

As for since Friday isthat ...

I got a tiny, tiny (think about 1mm) eyelash from my eye this morning. Fx that's what the problem was.

We've called in at a pub on the way back from swimming lessons, it's lovely in the shade with a breeze.

Hello ladies, how are you all getting on? We are enjoying bit of weaning here. He will suck on lost things I offer him but the little breadsticks I got are great at keeping him entertained for a bit.

Your advice for sleeping when I asked was fantastic, thank you! He has improved. But the last week or so he absolutely refuses to nap . He has always been a nap resistor but now even if I leave him for 20 minutes (babbling away to his dummy for most of it), then I normally crack and go to him because he has started crying. Then the next time I leave he really screams. Today after almost 50 minutes of trying to get him to sleep we picked him up.
I think this is driving me nuts in a completely different way to the broken nights. It's the crying I can't do.
Anyone else having so many issues with napping? He has (on very good days) managed 4 x 30 minutes but now we are down to 2 x 30 minutes (occasionally 45 ish mins) but it seems he has a new 2 nap limit

And sorry not to name check more but I really haven't had time to be on MN for a while

nutella - C will only nap more than 30minutes if I walk him in his pram or take him for a drive. on a couple of occasions if he's fallen asleep on me he'll root around for a feed when he's coming around, if I let him have it he'll sleep and sleep but I end up feeling like a human dummy. sorry I'm not much help, do share if you find a miracle solution.

WL - I pushed for almost 4 hours, all was well but I think being in the pool made things slow down, as soon as I got out it was all over pretty quickly. hope SIL is enjoying her LO by now though.

Ds completely refused boob tonight. Just wanted the bottle

WL I hope SIL & LO are well. I honestly don't know how long I was pushing. I was soooo tired I just did what I was told.

Prunella hello! DS is a rather accurate 30 minute sleeper. I've even seen him in the buggy fast asleep, I look at the time and think that magic thought "ooohhh maybe he'll sleep more than half an hour" and TA-DA his eyes will open.

My mum very helpfully agreed with the "this too shall pass" and "all babies are different" wisdoms and added "it's just a phase... And when he finishes this phase there will be another one" what's worse is, she's only bloody right.

It's 29 degrees in our room...

Nutella, its not much help but we're the same as prunella. 20-30 minute naps but she'll do longer if we're out in the car or shes in her pram.

Spotty is the heat thats stop F wanting a BF tonight?

Nope not the heat it's because I have such a low supply especially this time of night

I can't remember but didn't someone say there was a herbal tablet that helped increase supply? Sorry if you've already thought of that.

Yeah I can't take it because I'm diabetic. He is still feeding through the day and I can sometimes get his to have a half decent feed from the worst side. I think the fact that it's hot and he's not been great at feeding anyway, due to his age and being so nosy, really isn't helping!

I hope it sorts itself out soon for you, i think you've done really well breastfeeding with all the problems you've had with it.