October 2011 - we can hardly believe its true, our babies are turning two!!

[MummyDuckAndDuckling]

Hi!

Hope you don't mind me starting a new thread as once again, birthday season has begun and the first of our October babies are turning 2! Would be lovely to hear from everyone past and present
Ill try copy over all the stats again when I'm next on the laptop.

Hope everyone is well :)

Oh ips, sounds awful. Lack of sleep is a real killer and in combo with mil

You need to relax(easier said than Dr I ne I know).

Oh ips that sounds horrible. Poor you and poor N that sounds really scary. Agree that you need a referral, GPs make me so cross when that try to fob people off with stuff like 'he'll grow out of it'. As for the Christmas shopping just leave it! You've got far more important things to do this year!

Ipswitch poor you :-( agree with strawberry about doctors and Christmas can you get vouchers for SIL's so you can relax?

Hope you're feeling a bit better and MIL didn't cause any more upset this afternoon.

Ips I hope your pj day went well :) is Mil staying until you have the baby ? You must have the patience of a saint !

Ug Ips what awful and annoying things to deal with at such a late stage of pregnancy! Hope baby comes soon and N's sleep gets sorted. I hope the GPs take it seriously.

I am enjoying a quiet day at home with A in nursery and baby L asleep in the middle of the floor - I put her down for a play, then 5 mins later heard a wee snore. Not that am complaining, more time for chores/writing mindless net surfing

I am interested in nursery advice as am totally obsessed right now with what days to put A in in his new nursery in the new year - it's a new centre so I get to pick. I have totally lost all reason on the matter and have given it too much thought already and tied myself in knots, which leads me to think I need more hobbies or other ways to occupy my mind while a SAHM!

Anyway what do your LOs do if they are part time? His current nursery advice consecutive days, and what I can't decide is what would be better, 2 longer days, or three short ones? And if three days, do they HAVE to be consecutive?

Arg. I can't believe I am so indecisive about this and so paralyzed by indecision. What a middle class first world problem. I need to get out more

M has 2 consecutive days then a day with dh. I think consecutive days are good for continuity but, he also picks up bad behaviour from other kids for 2 days in a row.

Consecutive days isn't good ft or my mental health as if DH is doing stuff ay weekend (highly unlikely atm, but diy etc).means that I have 2-4 consecutive days and with ds acting like he is atm, it's too much and is driving me nuts!

I'm trying to change my working days but nursery are fully booked.

Hello all!

Ips, sounds tough! My friends dd aged 4 has just been refered to have her tonsils out as they have been causing sleep apnea. I think she did need to push for it but was saying the same re the holding breath. Sounds scary!! Hope baby makes his/her entrance soon

How is everyone else getting on? All well here. S getting very excited about Christmas. Every night she asks if Santa is coming tonight and I need to say 'few more sleeps'. It's so sweet! I think though she has it in her mind that Santa will just appear in the house one night . I've almost got all her Xmas presents, few things to pick up from elc this afternoon.

I got a new job! The council one was a disaster from the start. They kept 'misplacing' my references and my PVG so I gave up. Figured if they are this unorganised with paperwork, what will everything else be like!! I'm starting with an after school club in the new year. It's only 3 afternoons just now but she's hopeful that it will go up to 5 as they year goes on. Looking forward to it

Congrats on new job Duck

M is nuts! Refused to sleep last night until about 10pm.

Currently refusing to nap upstairs.

M is getting confused between Sinterklaas, who has just left the Netherlands, and Father Christmas. Trying to put the tree up (well, it's up but haven't decorated it yet, was hoping to do it this avo when M was sleeping).

Congrats on the new job duck , hope it turns out well with 5 afternoons for you.

Gp has referred N to ent (thank god!). Soon as I mentioned sleep apnoea he was in total agreement so that's a huge relief. The breathing thing is scary and he's obviously terrified by it so something needs done.

BP was still up today but everything else fine so consultant put it down to stress and I'm back in on thurs for more monitoring and a sweep if LO doesn't make an appearance before then.

MIL still being a PITA. Poor DH keeps having to put up with me moaning and doing pretty much all the night time stuff, including putting N to bed as I can't manage it now and he really wants me to rest. Want to get him something/do something really nice to show him how much I appreciate him but I'm at a loss (my brain has stopped working!). Any suggestions welcome - keep em clean though, I don't have the energy for that sort of carry on!!

Men are so difficult to buy for ips! My family have been asking what to get dh for Christmas and I'm all out of ideas.

When I want to get in the good books I always make DH his favourite brownies or cheese scones (simple things and all that!) or I give him a lay in.

Okay, the big bed is up. M was making a bit of a drama earlier but it went quiet. Hope that he's asleep in his bed and not on the chair.

He refused to go to bed earlier. Was yelling in his room. When I went up I found that he'd pulled off his pj bottoms and half of his nappy, poo all over the floor and his hands, was only his romper getting in the way! Still, at least he didn't get any on the bed, wall or chair (and we have wipe clean laminate). Silver lining and all that.

Hi all, is Scheherezade! Just popping by briefly to let you know that C has become a dream child and is an absolute star and flew through his two year review today.

Also, we're trying for another, which means I've had to come off the meds which stopped the insanity that followed his birth and my hospitalisation, which means I am unfortunately becoming quite ill again. I'm diagnosed with a mixed manic state and struggling with the medication, just come off one which gave me twitches and onto another which is pretty horrible. It's safer than lithium to take, but it means the baby would need monitoring as would have withdrawal symptoms, I'd need a C sec as the medication lengthens labour, and absolutely no breastfeeding. So that sucks, but hooray for maybe a new baby!

Congrats on the job duck hope this one is more organised than the last!

That's great about the ent referral ips hope no2 puts in an appearance for you soon.

Wow arte that must have been a huge decision for you, hope it happens for you quickly. Glad to hear C is doing so well.

Yes, I think if I don't conceive this next time around, we have a big decision to make whether to continue. I know it's a bit selfish coming back here after disappearing, but it feels like a nice anonymous place to talk baby stuff and baby issues!

I just really want a bigger family, and it's not fair that this illness, a few too many chemicals in my brain, are stopping that.

Hi Artemis

Well, M has turned into a monster since he turned 2. Though all my friend keeps telling me that that's what 2 year olds are like...wonder if she's wiped any poo off the floor recently?! (see my last post!)

We are ttc#2 as well. Must be scary having to change medication. DH is on ADs and struggles massively when dosage is changed or he forgets to take it. Doesn;t affect his fertility but does affect his libido whihc means I feel like a raging nymphomaniac all the time tryign to seduce him!

Good luck with ttc and I hope your symptoms settle down as your body gets used to the changes in your medication. We've been trying since July, but had a mc 2 months ago and only just getting to the stage where we can try again (fx that hospital gives us okay, btu I reckon so since I had a BFN last week).

Ah but I find the fun we have far outweighs anything bad, he's just so much fun!

It's a good sign that your DH struggles without the meds, shows that they are working! Is he ok when his meds are stable?

Sorry to hear about your mc, I hope you're ok x

Toddlers are so random! This afternoon for no apparent reason W decided that he wanted peas so he took himself into the kitchen, got a pan out of the cupboard, opened the fridge and stood staring at the draws saying 'cooking peas mummy'. I distracted him with making gingerbread we've had peas for dinner three times this week already!

Strawberry, can't be a bad thing eh?
Nice to see you back art, hope C doing well!

Well I just went out and bought a gro clock as I've had enough of the early mornings. Today it was 4.30am! She took herself into the living room, put on the lights and started raiding btr you box. I blinked and looked at time on my phone then marched her straight back to bed! She had none of it so ended up in with me but wouldn't go back over. She seemed to take the concept of it in well so we will see..

Anyone else started or starting potty training soon? We have 2 pottys but she doesn't bother with them but know when she needs her nappy changed. She spied some peppa pants in asda yesterday and I said she could have them if she used her potty now. Said yes

Might give it a go on Sunday as we have no plans that day. She has a few potty books so knows the general idea. not holding my breathe

*raiding the toy box

I'm trying to avoid the potty and just do toilet training. I've started only changing his nappy in the toilet, and tip the contents down the loo, get him to flush and wash his hands. And I'm putting him on it before a bath, and he did his first wee on the toilet tonight! I have friends whose kids are further than C, but I don't want to think about it until next spring really.

in the bathroom*!

I did think about just going straight to toilet but I have carpets everywhere and figured I could keep the potty handy in the living room so not such a mad rush. I'll see what happens on Sunday
And well done C on managing in the toilet!!

Ooh the dreaded toilet training. DH and I were only saying yesterday that it was probably time we thought about it properly. Haven't done anything about it yet though! Probably wait until the new year then start I think.

I keep meaning to start toilet training, but keep finding reasons to wait - I think though that I'll wait until after Xmas and our holiday over new years to keep it easy (or maybe it's just another excuse to procrastinate) At this stage it's enough of an effort with the bedtime routine in the big bed

Nice to see you back art and good luck with TTC!

Did any of your LOs have wind quite late? Baby L still has it badly at 11 weeks, I keep expecting it to pass (and most people say it ought to by now), but it's not. The GP wasn't much help was useless with his 'they'll grow out of it' comments. So far the only thing that works is bouncing her on a swiss ball, which does get a bit tiring at times

Ooh we won the mums net Reasons My Kid Is Crying competition! Well, we were in the top ten (4th). Hooray for my child's misery, haha.

M just ripped off his nappy, shat on his bedroom floor then rubbed it all over his hands. Beats taking a nap I suppose.