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

[AGnu]

Old thread here

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

[bringonthetrumpets]

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[bringonthetrumpets]

DS2 has been waking us up every single night/morning wailing outside our bedroom door for one reason or another for the past 4 days. It's worse than DD! He's also been coughing for over a week. Ugh, time for the doc me thinks. Ps. it's 3 am here after I've put him back in bed wailing b/c he fell out of bed and then started crying because he couldn't find a stuffed animal in his bed.

[Lorelei353]

How's the migraine agnu ?
Loving the Halloween Facebook pics. I'll post one on Thurs.

Last night DS went down at 7.30 after a feed, needed a cuddle and settle about a hour later and then woke himself up around 11.15 and cried. I was going to feed him but DH settled him instead and after about 15 mins he quietned down so I went back to bed. He didn't wake to feed until 5.15 after that! Downside is that DH slept with him on his chest on the couch until 2 to achieve that. However the interesting upshot is that DS clearly doesn't really need his 1.30 feed.

[AGnu]

The migraine's better now, thanks!

DH will be getting a migraine when he gets in though. He rang at 5.30 to say he had another 20 mins of work to do & would let me know when he was leaving. I suddenly noticed the time at 6.40 & tried calling him... He didn't answer. I rang him 5 times in 10 minutes & was just starting to wonder who I could call, given that I don't know his new office's number when he finally picked up. If he'd not answered then he could conceivably have had the police turning up to check on him! I'm absolutely furious with him. It's one thing to be late but to not let me know & not answer his phone is just ridiculous! He didn't even have a good reason for not answering - he claimed it was the first time he'd heard it & that he'd just got carried away with some work he needed to get done. Pff. I'm tempted to not cook him any food! Poor Calf is going to be so hungry when I get him up from his loooong, late nap! Now I think about it, he's been asleep for 3.5 hours! What is it with the men in my life today?!

[kittykatsforever]

I'd definatly leave dh to deal with calf Agnu punishment would he sleep after that? Dd1 would definatly sleep that long some days if I let her but I'd be worried she wouldn't sleep later, we've cut her down to an hour now
Lor could dh deal with ds for the next few days? I find it's easier if they can't smell the milk then you may find he won't wake for it?

[Lorelei353]

We didn't have to last night! I got up at 2.15 as DS was fussing. I tried settling which didn't work so fed him (needed sleep last night as popping into my work today) but then DS went through until 7! So he's definitely dropping a feed somewhere. If I getup and do one at 1.30/2 that's ok if he doesn't get up again.

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Morning

Storm was a bit of an anticlimax where I am. Although I think it hit worse of the other side of the island and inland on the mainland.

Ds seems to have been through his 2 nights of freakily good sleeping and is back to constantly attached to my nipple all night, and crying when it runs out and he wants the other side. I had a stuff and frozen arm this morning.

And I spent far too much in ikea. But I do have 2 of these adorable little fellows. And this and this] and [[http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/10197478/ this and pretty much everything else too.

[kittykatsforever]

Shopping sprees, I'm so
2 bunnies, frus??
We've had no storm at all anti climax
Lor that's great news, doesn't matter what feed it is if he drops one, like you say, anyone else joined us on the weening yet?

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Yup 2 hares. They are different colours. I asked dd2 to choose one and she claimed them both.

[kittykatsforever]

Ha ha, that sounds exactly like my dd1 frus, everytime we go somewhere she also says "I just hold it" or " I want to take it home" this isn't just shops, peoples houses etc
Am I being mad or hormonal but is anyone else thinking they want another? I know it would be crazy crazy but I still think I'd quite like it, someone tell me no!
Can't quite get the idea out of my mind that the family is finished if you know what I mean

[FrussoNeedsGin]

I got a few 6packsof these pouches in asda last week. Reduced to 64p per 10pack. I have the spoons too and I've made up some puréed stewed apple with strawberries, and banana, apple and strawberry purée. Nom nom nom.

And something is causing ds to get a allergic rash behind his ears. But not sure if it was the chocolate pudding or dairy. Or both. So I've cut them both out. And am monitoring what he has and whether it bring up the rash.

[FrussoNeedsGin]

kitty I can't have another and it's terrible because ds is growing so fast. 3s a good number to have

[Lorelei353]

Not weaning yet. Going to wait the full six months because of my allergies - I've been advised to exclusively breastfeed into then to hopefully protect DS from developing anything similar.

Love the bunnies.

Definitely not even thinking about another yet!

[kittykatsforever]

Ha ha lor I was allready trying for kitten by this time ( or not preventing in any case), I was thwarted because of bf, I only conceived once I'd stoped completely, I know I didn't because if that as never had a period
I'd have to leave a bigger gap if we did have 3 as 3 under 3 would be slightly crazy lol
Hate thinking ill never be pregnant or have another baby though even though 2 makes more sence

[Lorelei353]

I reckon we will have another but definitely not that quickly. I want to go back to work for a bit anyway but am taking a full year's maternity leave.

Speaking of work, I popped into my office today for a catch up with my manager and to show off DS. He behaved beautifully, chatting and smiling away. Totally charmed everyone. Am I a horrible person for being a little bit happy that the person from my team that's covering me isn't doing amazingly well? She's been great at aspects of it apparently but not people management/leadership. I feel a little relieved as I was worried I wouldn't be missed and she'd be totally brilliant.

[bringonthetrumpets]

Cute stuff frus!

I don't have little shoppers, per say, but my DSs love to raid people's refrigerators and cupboards. You would think we don't feed them at home.

That's amazing that you get to take a full year off of work! Of course you should be happy that you are the very best at your job and no one could do it better!

Urgh, currently on the pumping and dumping track. M is taking the bottle really well.... but the pump isn't quite as good as the hungry little mouth so no matter how often I'm expressing I'm still feeling full. At least the mouth isn't hurting and I'm not needing the heavy-duty drugs.

[kittykatsforever]

Glad you don't feel too bad bring, how long will you have to pump for? Are you ok to sleep through without doing it as m was wasn't she? I'd hate to get up for that!

[bringonthetrumpets]

I take back the heavy drugs. Loving the vicodin atm. Its like the throbbing just came up out of nowhere! Yeeeouch.

I pumped right before bed last night. M woke up at 5 for a feed so I warmed some expressed milk for her and since that completely woke me up, I came down and expressed again. I tried researching the drug they gave me for the procedure but there hasn't been any research done on it yet re breastmilk transfer, so I am going to keep feeding her expressed milk until tonight. I would assume that 36hrs should be long enough. Especially since I didn't feel groggy yesterday afterwards at all.... you think that's long enough?

[FrussoNeedsGin]

I went here today. dd2 loved it. And ds was so so good and patient, despite being turfed out of his buggy as dd2 went into meltdown mode. Good job I knew it would probably happen and took a sling.

[bringonthetrumpets]

Looks fun frus! Was it busy?

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Nah the train bit was dead quiet and only the steam train was running. But there were families milling about the park.
And dd2 couldn't understand why the swans wouldn't eat her offerings of mud.

[bringonthetrumpets]

Lol! Yummy, guys, come on, it's gooood for you! See, I love it when we go places and it's not crazy busy... so that would be up my ally.

I'm in a total twilight mood today. The light outside hasn't changed at. all. all day. Foggy and misty so my concept of time of day is just out the window, not to mention a weird medication fog and still in Pjs. Ugh, ready for bed again already. Excited to start feeding M normally again though!

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Ooh creepy bring I don't know if I like foggy/misty days. We're sat in a cloud most of the winter. Even though the next town isn't. It's wierd. It could be Forks but for the lack of trees. and hot werewolves, and vampires bet you can't tell at all where ds name came from

Halloween crept up on me and I haven't done dd1 a costume Oops.

[FrussoNeedsGin]

And ds has starting chomping on my nipple or pinching my boob to get my attention. Little monster, he's going to be a pain literally but to make me forgive him he's started with the mummummum babbling before the dadada babble. Oh yeah. to DH who had the pleasure of 2 daddy's girls.

[FrussoNeedsGin]

Oh and it is sooooo cold. I'm so going to put the heating on once it's November. And maybe dig out a blanket or to. My summer dovet just isn't cutting it any more. But my ikea dressing gown over to top is lovely, it's warm and heavy. So stays put all night, it's like a big squishy tight hug. Anyway you all need an ikea dressing gown.

bring how are the drugs? Do they make you feel space-y? I'm not sure that there are (m)any studies into effects of meds on bm transfer (or pregnancy) because isn't it classed as unethical to test on pregnant or Breastfeeding mamas? Or is that just in the EU?