November 2012 - Summertime, and the babies are sleeping (mostly with a few notable exceptions)

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1800961-November-2012-Is-is-too-early-for-birthday-plans

I don't have any useful suggestions. Other than move back to the UK?

And yes, nursery sounds like it will be good. For the girls, and for you too.

I just had a moment.

Took O upstairs for a nap after yet another refused meal.

Decided it was too hot to rock him. And I needed the loo. So I put the grobag on. Put him in the cot with his blanket to cuddle eat and put the cot mobile on to keep him on his back hopefully.

I went the loo. Came back, to find he had rolled on his side and appeared to be going the fuck to sleep!

That was 30 minutes ago. So I assume he is actually afuckingsleep! YES!

I think he just likes being put to sleep, he can go to sleep himself. He just chooses to be rocked. Time to put the foot down. He's too heavy for that shit now! Cuddles, yes. Rocking, patting and walking, no.

stunt so sorry

O is asleep. I'm in for a shit night. It's 2.30 here, way too late for her to have a nap. Arghhh

Can anyone recommend me a sling for O? Current one is until 10kgs and she is fast approaching that. I need something for our trip in October.

I knew it was too good to be true. He woke after 40 minutes. It's my own fault. I opened a box of eggs (plastic packaging, noisy as fuck) to make some lunch . Woke him straight up. Picked him up and he was wide awake. Didn't want to be rocked. So did the cot mobile again. It worked, and he took himself back off to sleep. For 5 fucking minutes. And that was that.

He is now up, and grumpy as fuck yet again.

I feel like tearing my hair out. I've given calpol, but really don't know what the fuck is wrong!!! He won't stop hysterically screaming for more than about 3 minutes. :(

Hurry up bed time :(

He normally sleeps 2-3 hours :( 45 broken fucking minutes do not equal a happy detective!

stunt that sounds horrendous. Awful

PR no solutions I am afraid.

MM I am but this has been totally arsed. So much so that I am considering just making a new email address and being done with it

I have sling group tomorrow Lily if you want me to ask any questions. I'm hoping to borrow a mei tai as I'm not confident with my woven wrap and back carries, I suspect it isn't quite long enough and long woven wraps seem to cost a lot more than mei tais. DH borrowed a Baby Bjorn when we went to the Edinburgh Camera Obscura and J loved it! He didn't know they were evil contraptions that destroy babies' hips.

Ok I know I said in my routine plan that no napping after 3pm but girls, just go the fuck to sleep and stop trying to outscream each other. I have had to closethe fucking windows it is 30 fucking degrees in here.

For sale, two babies, all accessories included. 50p. An extra 10p you get a dog too, cats included.

PR we could do a bulk lot... Your two girls, Oscar and Luc plus pets... Sure to sell!

Stunt I am so sorry.

Am chucking stuff out now L finally asleep... Am bored of the mess and junk.

Still no news on the house offer < bites nails frantically > it was a low shot across the bows (£195k on a £210k house) so there's no way they'll accept.

I am making plans to try and increase the amount of exercise I'm doing. DS1 wants to get some practice at swimming lengths as his school has a competition every year - one of them did 5000m last year. I was a bit shocked actually as it seems like a lot for a 9 year old to do 'just because'. I could understand if they were raising money for charity or something. I swam 2500m once and I was dropping with exhaustion when I got out of the pool. 5000m is 200 lengths ffs. Anyway last year DS1 wasn't allowed to attempt the challenge which I wasn't happy about. He isn't a great swimmer but they could at least have let him try. So swimming once a week would be a good option and I coul swim lengths with DS1 while DH plays with DS2 and J. Then I have the cross trainer gathering dust in the kitchen. I had been trying to up the amount of walking I was doing which was easy when the boys were at school but hasn't been happening since school finished. Unfortunately the dog is broken so we'll have to start going for walks without her.

I'm also going to go the the physio and ask for some advice on posture and lumbar support. He saw me before the back pain started for unrelated neck pain so he should have a good idea of what's changed. I find sitting on the sofa to watch tv very painful so I could do with a recommendation for a good chair.

When I see the pain that my parents and MIL are in with arthritis I really want to put in some good lifestyle changes now to preserve what I have and hopefully even strengthen up the muscles surrounding the damaged area.

I just snapped at Oscar to shut up for 5 bloody minutes. I don't know what the fuck is wrong. He is fine for 1 minute then just starts screaming at the top of his lungs. Hysterical screams.

Now going to be late for school as he is having a fucking bottle.

And I'm sweaty as fuck.

Can we bring sweary Wednesday forward please????!!!!!

stunt when I broke my back the only chair I found comfortable was the desk chair we had at home in the pc corner. It was quite a good one (until the fucking cat finished it off) and supported me perfectly while also being nice and comfy. Could be worth you going to an office furniture shop and trying some out? I wheeled it all over the flat, to the living area to watch t , used it as a dining chair as well as at the pc. It was wonderful.

detective I already started sweary Wednesday :o

Oh good. Weather warning for more lovely storms. Yay.

Lily what type suits you best? Decent buckles are £80-100 (not sure on hungarian prices!) and brands to look at are Rose and Rebellion, Connecta, Manduca, Beco and Boba.

Mei Tais are cheaper, work like the buckle carriers but tie instead of clipping. Avoid Palm and Pond as they come up small. MNS on ebay have a good reputation

Then there's ring slings and wovens. Amazonas, Lenny Lamb and Little Frog are all about £50 new - probably cheaper, LF are a Polish make and so postage etc will be less :)

Afternoon, just as soon as I picked the iPad up lo starts crying. He always sleeps for a good 2 hours in the afternoon. Why not today? Argh!

Odd that there are so many grumpy unsettled babies today! E isn't his usual self, he's been a bit whiny and crying when he wouldn't usually. Hope they all make up for it tomorrow and bloody well sleep tonight

Speaking of sleep, e usually drains his 3 bottles, so 24oz. Yesterday he wasn't fussed on the last half of the lunch bottle, but drank it and today he flat out refused the last 3oz so will only have 21oz max today. He has eaten more at lunch than usual so I'm assuming that's why he didn't want the rest of his bottle. Didn't eat much breakfast as usual. I am now worried he is trying to drop another bottle and is going to wake at night. I fucking hope not!!!

Well done on the nap yw's bear!

Oh pr you sound very fed up :( how far away is nursery?

stunt sorry to hear that :( I hope a few lifestyle changes can help stop things getting any worse

det FC for you it's a toof and its through soon, that sounds like a very un fun day :(

These tips on money saving are very much appreciated here too, really need to save some cash ATM, have fuck all in terms of savings

At the top of the village behind the chateau kyz

Or did you mean how long til it starts? Sorry. The settling in period starts in four weeks and 6 days, not that I am counting oh yes I am

Maybe the thunderstorms are making the LOs extra sensitive?

Just had a call from the estate agent; there could be more big news today!

Ooh ooh stunt hope it's good news this time!

pr I meant how long until they go... Not toooo long then and it sounds like it'll give the girls something to do too :)

Third nap was a fucking nightmare. Took me an hour and two transfer fails to get him down. Then he wakes up after half an hour. 45 mins and 3 transfer fails later, I've given up and dumped him with my dad so I can get some space. he is really tired and wants to sleep, so just fucking sleep! It's so hot and my dad is so loud around the house that he keeps waking up. Now I'm worried that this will go and fuck up his good bedtime routine and he won't go down/stay asleep tonight.

Stressed and really fucking hot.

Did someone mention bringing sweary Wednesday forward??

stunt we were a bit wide of the mark then. What does this mean for you long term? Can it be managed? Big huggeroo. Xx

Carrier wise I'm looking for one that I can use both front and back. With clips, I am not good with wraps and with those that tie. i had a close wrap and didnt like it. like the bjorn and have one but i wont use it for O. Light weight, don't want one of those back packs with supports. I don't mind the price (having said that I will try to find a bargain) and will order probably on a uk site and my brother can bring it home. I want something that I can use for the next year. I will google the ones that got mentioned.

stunt yep some counter active good news required please.

It will be brilliant for them. I am so chuffed that they got the places we are really lucky, those places are like gold dust, it's a brilliant nursery. DD1 is a really sociable child and needs interaction with other children, and we don't know any her age. Sometimes I'm really sad for her as she will stand at the garden hedge listening to other children playing, or when I take her to the park she runs and watches the older children as close as she dares. I kind of remember the lonely curiosity about other children from when I was just a bit older than her - my loneliness was due to shyness - and I don't want her to lose the confidence she has. Which is why it is so important that she learns to interact with other children asap.

After my rant earlier on I ignored them both for a while. LO was in her walker and DD1 decided to play with her. I kept an eye on them of course but left them to it and they very cutely played together for about half an hour. When enough was enough I gave DD1 a hug and told her I was proud of her for looking after her sister so well and she turned, looked at me out of the corner of her eye with a smirk and said 'bonbon?' So she got a sweet. It was very cute, I almost felt guilty for being so annoyed with her earlier on. Then she grabbed LO's pee filled nappy (I was changing her) and threw it right at me.