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December 2012: and now the babies have mischief in their eyes.

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halestone · 25/08/2013 21:51

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WLmum · 08/09/2013 21:48

Qudos to you utopian - I seem to recall that was a toughie on masterchef! And yum of course!

MaMaPo · 08/09/2013 21:51

WL, that pox army your daughter had sounds dreadful. Poor wee thing.

Mmm, croquembouche!

Well, after a late and drunken night last night (we had friends over and foolishly decided to try to cull our liquor cabinet a bit prior to packing - cue lots of weird combinations) I'm off to bed. Night all, and I hope those of you most in need get some really decent stretches.

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halestone · 08/09/2013 22:27

Isthat i hope your getting a sleep tonight.

Mama i hope C's ok i'm glad she doesn't seem to bothered by her chicken pox.

Lazza i would definitely see your GP tomorrow if your worried. Poor little thing i hope DS is ok.

Prunella i also hope that you get some help/answers from your GP tomorrow. I would just keep offering BF's that has all the nutrients your DS needs. I hope your ok as well.

I think the 9 month cling may have hit early with H this last week has been a nightmare. My poor dad has got the brunt of it today though, he can't even walk out the room without her crying and he feels so guilty he picks her up. She won't come to me or DP if he's there.

WL i'm glad your DD2 had a nice day well i'm glad you all had a nice day but hopefully you know what i meant.

Utopian your DH story about jumping on the bed made me laughGrin it sounds so cute. I love watching DP and H play.

Well our garden is finally done i never need to mow the lawn again now we have an artificial lawnGrin

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PurplePidjin · 08/09/2013 22:38

We've got the christening next weekend too, utopian, but all I'm doing is putting ready-roll icing on mil's fruit cake Hmm

WLmum · 08/09/2013 22:39

pru yy to just bm is fine - it has plenty of fluid so need to worry about pushing water if he doesn't want it, and lots of nutrients plus is uber gentle on his digestive system. And of course a zillion on the comfort factor. If your worried he hasn't had enough fluids I'd give some night feeds -dream feeds or co-sleep.
Visit to the gp if he's not improving tom but ime they're no concerned about tummy upsets unless its been more than a week. However reassurance is always good. Fx he starts to feel better v soon.

WLmum · 08/09/2013 22:41

hales fb a pic of your garden!

utopian99 · 09/09/2013 06:09

We seem to get a big lump of decent sleep early on, then struggle from 3/4 onwards and getv2 hour stints max. Any suggestions why or what I can do?

utopian99 · 09/09/2013 06:10

pru hope your Ds gets well soon!

lazzaroo · 09/09/2013 07:18

Thanks utopian I will try to get appointment today. The patches are very pronounced now. The only thing I can compare it to to describe is like scald marks (which they definitely aren't).

good tip wl. We got our tickets free with the Sun too, so hoping it'll be a cheap day out!

We had a better night last night but are back to early hour struggles. She woke at 4.40am (and 12.40 but fed straight back to sleep) and would not go back to sleep. Has just gone back down at 7ish. So, I can't help utopian but would like a solution! (am inclined to think their isn't one & it's just another phase Sad)

Has everyone else stopped night feeds? Wonder if that might help.

SpottyTeacakes · 09/09/2013 07:18

Wow utopian I'm impressed!

Sounds exhausting hales but its nice she is so close to your dad Smile

It seems the 5:30am wake ups have gone to 6:15 so that's much better I can cope with that! Ds is always standing up when I go in and has always done a poo Hmm wonder if that's what wakes him...!

SpottyTeacakes · 09/09/2013 07:20

Lazza ds sleeps through but if he wakes up properly I will feed him (just to get him back to sleep!)

PurplePidjin · 09/09/2013 08:22

We're night-weaned but still get the wakings. Although he was down to 1 cuddle till teething came back Hmm

lazzaroo · 09/09/2013 08:42

DH has gone now till Fri Sad

Feel like we should be night weaning but I always end up feeding in hope of a quick return to bed! Especially when home alone and getting up before 5am!

She eats and drinks so much in the day I'm sure she must be capable of going all night!

Stacks · 09/09/2013 08:53

Utopian DS was like this for me, except we didn't often get the long sleep to start either. However he'd always wake much more often from about 3/4am onwards. I never figured out a solution until we did CC. I went from feeding him all night long to not feeding him at all in one night. He was fine with it, settled himself with only a couple of minutes crying each time he woke, and was in bed from 7-5. Next night he only woke once, and next night he slept through. He's been sleeping around 7-6 for a week now. He's much happier in the day now, and hasn't even really replaced the lost milk with more day feeds - I think it was all surplus to requirements and just comfort feeding.

PurplePidjin · 09/09/2013 09:22

I just stopped getting my boobs out, but got him up for a cuddle in the rocking chair. Now he gets a little back rub and his hand held till he drops off unless he's shouting at me, which is when the cc principles come in - i leave for 5, 10, 15 then 20 minute intervals. If the conditions are right, it doesn't get to crying

utopian99 · 09/09/2013 09:23

Hmm, will maybe leave it longer for the post 4am wakings then? I tend to pick up and cuddle without milk if there's less than 4 hours between feeds but this last fortnight have been pretty lax due to him being distressed from teeth.

Tangent but did/would you give god parents/supporting adults a thank you gift? We'd like to but have no idea what's suitable!

IsThatTrue · 09/09/2013 09:39

Sleep last night wasn't as bad Hmm he woke 11, 1, 2, 3 I bought him into our bed, fed him until he was out for the count and then moved him to his cot which was around 4.30. He then woke at 7.15.

I think it could be teeth. I've tried not feeding him but he just works up to screaming the house down. And I'm too weak to do cc. But I'm managing to still look fresh faced apparantly so at least I only feel shattered. No rest for me I'm afraid. Work mon-fri ho hum!

I am starting to have a wobble about a 10k race I'm entered into on Sunday though. I do hope I get so proper sleep before that!

PurplePidjin · 09/09/2013 10:01

Godfathers are getting socks with Godfather on, godmother is getting a nice (fair trade, local) jewellery set and I've ordered keyrings from vistaprint with the Raphael dreaming cherubs on. Just a little token thank you :)

Barbeasty · 09/09/2013 10:20

We paid for the Godparents' lunch (everyone else bought their own).

DD didn't sleep through until she was totally weaned day and night. Even after night weaning she was waking up.

A got hold of DD's lidless felt tip earlier. I'll stick a picture up in a minute. Smurf wannabe!

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halestone · 09/09/2013 10:44

I love the picture Beasty Grin

WL i've put a pic on Fb i just need to paint my fence this week now.

Isthat sorry for the poor sleep. I hope his teeth pop through soon so that you can get a good sleep.

Utopian H's christening isn't till the end of the month, but i was thinking i may get a necklace with H's picture on for the godmothers and i have no clue for the godfathers.

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halestone · 09/09/2013 10:47

I forgot to say Spotty i bet your thrilled that DS is sleeping longer.

Stacks thats a brilliant turn around for T Grin

Lazza i'm not night weaning yet as H is still not eating much meal times. Although she can go between 6-8 hours without a bottle of a night i'm hoping she'll just stop herself wishful thinking

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MaMaPo · 09/09/2013 11:16

Lazza, I haven't night weaned and won't until we get back to Australia (and some semblance of normality) in November. There's no point doing CC if we're going to change the circumstances and routine constantly. She can sleep through - did 12 hours just 2 nights ago - but often wakes around 4.

Tricky night last night - went down fine, woke up screeching at 11.30 so got some Calpol and a feed and took ages to fall asleep on her own. Awake again at 4am, writhing around in the cot and crying, so another feed. She also cried out noisily really often - in her sleep, but enough to wake me up. A very restless night. She has nappy rash and is unhappy today so all signs point to teeth being the issue. Poor mite.

Am I the only one to have a baby who doesn't seem to be soothed by anything at night except a feed? Patting, cuddling, singing - everything seems to aggravate her. You either need to feed her or leave her alone. It gets frustrating.

2blessed · 09/09/2013 11:17

Morning ladies

DS has slept through for the last two nights. I don't want to jinx it so just doing a small yay!

What's a croquembouche?

Hope DD gets an appointment today lazza and gets some relief.

SpottyTeacakes · 09/09/2013 11:27

Thanks Hales, ds has slept through for over two months so I feel I shouldn't moan about early wakings Blush

I just bought a new coat, feeling very poor, but I haven't had a new one for over six years Shock

2blessed · 09/09/2013 11:32

Good for you spotty with your new coat Smile