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

Ooh a boy, I didn't even know until I looked on here, no need to watch the news with you lot
I can't wait to find out what they have called him, I'm a little obsessed with knowing what people have called their babies. I'm off to see my friends week old baby tomorrow, soooooo excited, it's deffo going to make me very broody though.

Well, J woke about 3 minutes after I posted so. Has had his bottle and is wide awake.

Thanks kyz I've seen 3 different drs and all three dismissed reflux. :(
Evil

It's raining. And proper lightning too.

My satellite uk tv went down so have been watching the news on French TV this evening. They're obsessed.

Am off to bed. All the excitement has worn me out.

Nighty night.

Our babies' first day of school will be overshadowed by HRH!

Chasing the cut of point for school in Scotland is end of feb. is it different in England?

That was a blank post on the app PP

Yep VQ. September there. So our babies will be in the eldest in England but youngest in Scotland.

The app is tosh. Your posts always look fine but they obviously don't work for you guys.

Yep September here. As pass said, the English Nov babies will be amongst the eldest in their year.

Oh that first evening with a squishy newborn. God it was awful. Especially with LO as the morphine ran out early evening and I was only allowed 3g of paracetamol every 24 hours after that. Then the mw forgot to bring me my 2am dose and I was in agony. I might have sworn at her when she finally brought it at 6

PR I was thinking for a moment you were going soft I must admit the first evening with J was great as I was so drugged up. They gave me something which made me quite loopy. I had quite a big bleed as I usually do, and I said "oh just whip it all out, I won't be needing it again".

Unfortunately I have bad memories of the first few days with Oscar. Didn't feel the bond at all and felt totally out of my depth. Spent most of my time in hospital worrying the midwives by crying constantly and not eating or sleeping.

The app has its benefits. For example you can do this:

which would take hours on the normal page.

Chasing I was like that with my first. It is a big thing having a baby x

We were talking the other day about reflux babies being wide awake - J barely slept for the first 48 hours which was odd considering he was a section baby and also drugged up to his eyeballs. Even the MWs were baffled as they could not settle him, unless he was on me, on his side and pretty much upright. The girls were not like this at all. DD2 slept for 8 hours the second night much to my annoyance.

I am feeling quite a bit brighter. The tablets are no longer affecting me like a mallet to the head, and I am able to enjoy things again, and feel a bit happy. This also coincides with J being much much better and sleeping more.

Fab news about HRbaby. At least they won't be able to steal Ms name

I've been sorting out Ms clothes this aft, taking her 3-6 out of her drawers and then sorting 9-12 and 12-18 stuff I bought in the sale. Still need to go through her 0-6 stuff to decide what's being kept and given away. It made me v nostalgic and emotional, she's growing up so fast and I'm starting to feel broody. I don't want to feel broody though incase we never get chance to have a second.

DH came home as I was feeling all emotional and had some bad news. His work mates wife was due 5 weeks ago, ended up going 2 weeks over due and being induced. They've just found out at work that the baby girl died last week just short of two weeks old she had a chromosomal trisomy that they didn't know about until she was born. Made me even more emotional and I shed a tear for the poor couple and what they're going through. Gave M am extra big cuddle tonight.

I was up all night just watching him. Had a nice chat with the night shift, then made breakfast for the other lady in my ward because they expected you to fetch your own from the other end of an endless corridor. Wasn't offered any pain relief either. Actually, don't think i saw staff unless i went to the office...

sorry, I've only skim read due to a nightmare bedtime and still plenty to do before I can go to bed myself.

detective That is awful. I cannot believe they can say that. Hopefully the Union will prove to be of some use.

bedtime has fallen apart here. I had it down to a tee - story to DD1 whilst giving N her bottle, Kiss DD1 goodnight and leave, sit with N while she settles herself to sleep eventually
Now - DD1 bounces off the walls while I attempt to read her a story, N too busy rolling round the room and laughing at her sister to be interested in her bottle, kiss DD1 good night and leave the room, DD1 screams the place down while I give N her bottle, N refuses to settle because DD1 is still tantruming, DP abandons all hope of a peaceful evening and comes to put N down, I go to DD1 and she prattles away about life the universe and everything until she realises I really am going to sit in silence til she goes to sleep, DD1 goes to sleep. 2 hours after we came up to bed.

time for plan B. I have no plan b, but I need to come up with something before tomorrow night as I definitely won no awards for parenting tonight

Feel awful. Been trying to read while I've got the most awful griping pains. I hope to fuck it isn't rotavirus. Already emptied one half... think the other half is ready to spill over. Sorry!

Pains are easing but still there. Please fuck the fuck off!

Chasing I got so fucking angry when I saw what you wrote. I was all ready to go and kick that bitches ass. But luckily for me! I saw your second post first. So I played sickly sweet! But I want to fucking smack that cow right in the smug buttface.

I hope they call the prince Jeff. Or Keith. Perhaps Cliff, or Trevor?! No?

Fatima Fuck :( Poor family. It makes me run cold when I read these things, let alone know the family involved. It's just so devastating and cruel.

Pikz I investigated the grobag, he had removed the popper from the side, and the two poppers from one shoulder. And shimmied the fuck out.

Kirrin Can't DP do bedtime with you? It might be easier for now while one still needs a feed etc?

vq glad you are feeling brighter, long may it continue!