The 7th Broadly Gemini Luxury Bus - Now with highchairs!

[AGnu]

Old thread here

Bibs at the ready, things are about to get very messy!

[FrussoNeedsGin]

bring still waiting to be discharged from children's ward. I hate hospitals. Was not what I had in mind for a lazy Sunday.
kitty can't leave them for a second even when asleep. I was asleep. She wasn't meant to be up. Or awake. And my seeing machine was off and unplugged when I went to bed last night.

[peardrop2]

I don't know what's happened but it sounds awful Frus :-(

[FrussoNeedsGin]

pear dd had a go on my sewing machine at 7am this morning. Except she sewed her finger not the material. I still feel sick. Bad parent award of the day goes to me.

On the plus side ds was an absolute dream for my friend. He's going to be feeding all night because he boy had 3oz I formula te entire time.

[peardrop2]

Omg! How old is dd? Is she ok?

[peardrop2]

Hmmm DH brought home an antelope highchair today. I'm confused. It looks really unstable and small?!

[FrussoNeedsGin]

They're really not pear (unstable that is) and a lot of high chairs are bulkier than they actually need to be. And have a t

[FrussoNeedsGin]

..ton of padding and high back and babies slip and bigger climb out of them.

Dd is 5, but has complex behavioural issues because of various SNs/Disabilities. her understanding of the world is the same as a 2.5yo

[peardrop2]

Poor mini Frus! I hope she's on the mend very very soon!

I guess it's trial and error with the h chairs and something you can only find out by using it?! Time will tell I guess! It looks really uncomfortable though!

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Did mr pear get the padded insert for it?

[peardrop2]

No. Does it come with one? Annoying

[FrussoNeedsGin]

The Stadig support cushion fits it. And presumably you have the tray too.

[peardrop2]

By the time you buy the cushion and the tray you may as well get a nicer highchair! Wishing I hadn't told Mr Pear about this now

[kittykatsforever]

I've never used a padded insert pear, the whole price with tray should only be £16, so still loads cheeper then most others, frus is right they are really not unstable and the simplicity is why they are so good, you can carry them easier, clean them easier and when they are older take the tray off and put them to the table, dd is 2 and she can still fit in one, you can use a towel to tuck in while baby's are learning to sit but I still have a big padded one aswell and have tries kitten in but she did just slip down and if dd goes in she climbs out when I'm not looking ( yes with straps but she like Houdini) just try it, you honestly won't be disappointed in it
Hope dd2 is feeling ok today frus?

[peardrop2]

Suffering from very bad teething this week. Baby pear is waking at all hours and struggling to be put down during the day. I've just given him some Calpol. FX!!!

[kittykatsforever]

Hope it worked pear!
My god I think I just had the best night I've had in I can't even tell you how long! No caffeine (ie diet coke ) no beer ( not that I'm saying I have one every night but maybe these helped?! But went to bed at 9, woke at 12 to kitten murmering, checked incase she needed moving but no and went straight back to sleep then woke at 6 when dh left for work can't believe it! Yesterday she slept from 7-7:45 but I did have to go in twice to move her from head butting the top of the cot ( I honistly don't know how she gets so far in a grow bag?) but just pulled her down that was it but dd1 woke me twice aswell with crying first - no idea why didn't need to get up then crying at 5:30 ( needed her monster socks put back on that I'd taken off her as I thought shed get too hot!) anyway, had to share the joy, it may be another 6 months till it happens again

[kittykatsforever]

Oh and kitten still asleep, I'm watching cartoons with dd1

[kittykatsforever]

Just woken!! Who has swapped my baby?!?

[peardrop2]

Ahh kitty that is good news! Hopefully the start of a new positive pattern for kitten!

Mr Calpol didn't seem to make a difference but then that be said he did wake up in a better mood.

Out of interest how are others coping with daytime naps and going out? I think I'm doomed to stay indoors until baby pear drops a nap! Our 30 minute morning naps take place between 10-11 and then 12-1.

[kittykatsforever]

Pear if I know we are in for the morning I will put kitten in her bed, if not I put her in the car seat asleep or she falls asleep in it as il time the journey for when I know she's due one, I've never been strict with where dd1 had her day time naps either although unless we are out all day I usually am home for 2:30/3 when she has hers

[peardrop2]

Yes, I'm starting to see that timing car journeys with naps is key! My only problem is baby pear is a light sleeper so he would never be asleep when we put him in the car end he wakes up as soon as we take him out of the car so my only answer is doing 1hr journeys as he takes 15-20 minutes to drop off! It's so funny. Only a few weeks ago I could only do 15minute journeys because he hates it so much...now we have the opposite problem

By the way I think it is my DH's building skills that are making the high chair legs unstable I just tried it out again and it does seem quite easy to put baby in and out. He seemed happy apart from wanting to lean forward. But like you say ladies nothing a tray and towel won't fix! we haven't got the trays yet as IKEA messed DH about so they will arrive in the post sometime soon

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I killed the thread

[FrussoNeedsGin]

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Sorry pear my phone keeps logging me out of MN.

[Lorelei353]

Sorry pear' I've been lurking but not posting.

DS has now mastered rolling back to front. So cute and funny. Will not stay on his back anymore.

Off to Ireland in the morning. Baby's first flight! I'm nervous but excited. Will fill you in on how it went when I get back.

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Yay for baby lore. Rolling is so cute. except mid-nappy change
Hope the flight is stress free for you and ds lorelei