November 2012 - Isn't age one a lot of fun?

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1896209-November-2012-The-birthdays-are-coming-thick-and-fast

O wakes at 6 nowadays. But than she is down at 6.30. If she is awake till 7 than we have disturbed nights. Strange child. When she is a teenager I will not talk to her until I have breakfast. Not a word.

chasing I want a proper family too.
Evil

All going brilliantly today. He woke at 6am after a late night so I'm tired.

Bless him he was wet through for some reason. As I started sorting that he pooed on the floor. Ace.

I don't give milk. He gets offered water from wake up and breakfast near 7. Then milk after.

Flouncing crossing everything for you. Was thinking about your op this week.

Grrr to insomnia

And I hope S has an amazing party today zamboni

That new thread took me by suprise?

Flouncy I agree with PR. Have a look at Paul McKenna Tapping technique. I do this before interviews. It was particularly helpful when I was 9 weeks pg with DD2 and had horrendous morning sickness.

J was very late to bed too Flouncy. I nearly took a pic for FB so you knew you were not alone, but I knew I would get a tirade of criticism from my eldest brother who knows everything about sleep routines and does not believe J has reflux. I was too tired to think of putting it on the group. I really think there are a lot of similarities with our boys, and I am pretty sure the sleep issue is because the diagnosis and treatment was so late and has not been the best. Anyhoo, I am waffling...

So Zamboni, are you a fan of The Ice Princess perchance?

Big Ice Hockey fans VQ. DH actually suggested this NN as a name for S. Good job he's not in charge !

Just a thought about your J Flouncy must be quick I'm supposed to be unpacking. I believe my J's reflux was secondary to his egg intolerance. That is he didn't have reflux when he was very young but over time the reaction to the egg did damage to his stomach and/or intestinal lining. When I finally twigged what was going on and stopped eating any egg then his pained reaction after feeding stopped but his reflux didn't stop for quite some time. His sleep improved slightly straight away because he wasn't waking screaming in pain, but it took a couple of months before he started sleeping 'normally', i.e. one to three wakes up a night rather than every hour. It makes me wonder whether something similar is happening with your J: the sources of the irritation are gone but there's still residual damage to the gut lining that is causing his pain and affecting his sleep? Maybe prebiotics would help to balance his gut flora and promote healing.

Morning peeps, Littlemisslaughalot slept through!!! Woo hoo!!!

Watching the remembrance service atm. Do any quiche members have family who are in the armed forces? We don't and I find it hard to imagine what it would be like to have someone you care about who dedicates their life in that way.

I'm watching too Miss. Puts things in perspective doesn't it?

Just been out and about. So rainy and cold we were going to feed the ducks but ended up just looking at them from the car :)

I have school friends who serve in the forces but nobody I'm particularly close to. I have a massive amount of respect for them though. The Royal British Legion is one of the few charities I donate to and I try to be generous when I can afford it. I hope to teach C that armed forces personnel are true heroes, not football players or singers.

No one in the army. It really does put everything into perspective.

O was awake today between 9 and 3, the longest gap she has ever done. Happily snoring in the buggy right now. Will wake her soon. Yes, I am one of those who wake their sleeping child.

We went for my nephew's party today, seeing my brother with his wife and kid made me feel very very sad for O. I want a proper family too.

Oscar has been awake since 10. Will not sleep. I am very bloody tempted to just walk out right now.

another waker from naps if she ever slept long enough!

See pass we have one that never sleeps long enough to need to be woken, apart from the odd occasion when we have something very very important, then he is asleep.

Poomageddon here today. We're giving her naked time to try and clear a bit of redness on her bum, and twice in half an hour she's pooed all over the towel she's been sitting on.

At least she hasn't tried to eat it yet...

Another one who doesn't nap long enough to be woken.

Nursery settling in tomorrow

M only ever naps in the car, and I occasionally usually leave her parked outside so I can eat my lunch in peace.

We are having a meal tonight to 'talk'. He is still indenial that there is anything wrong so I dont see this going well. But I am cooking a scrumptious 4 course meal because he bought decent ingredients and i love cooking...

Just checking in so I can catch up. I manage to keep up for a couple of days then it all goes to cock.

Happy Birthday to E, Q, O and A and any other babies I've missed.

It's DH birthday today. Somewhat marred by me and M being ill with high temps, head cold type things.
M was up so much in the night I hardly slept and as I ached all over I hardly slept when she did sleep.

DH had a drama too. He had a bath this am then called for me to bring him a plaster, god knows what a plaster would do. The bath and bathroom floor was covered in blood squirting out of his ankle! He didn't catch it on anything that he noticed, just looked down after drying himself and there was blood squirting out?! Not sure what it was, he's had an old mossie bite there that keeps scanning over but the amount of blood was like an artery
The bleeding stopped eventually but it took over half an hour of pressure with his foot in the air.

Would you medical types be worried? I think it's just the old bite that's burst but it's odd that it caused so much vein/artery bleeding.

Anyway, enough about me, off to catch up

Well no one could say you aren't trying pumpkin... Hope you enjoy the meal and don't end up feeling too confused.

Well, O just pressed the back button on me , and my entire post was lost.

Thanks O .

Anyway, summary, no I don't wake O, only if absolutely necessary - rarely.

He sleeps from 1hr20 to 4-5 hours in the day over 2 naps, varies in length massively, but I don't mind this.

It doesn't affect his sleep at night, so I let him have what he wants.

Last night was shit - thanks to illness. DP on sofa as in work early, so he got no baby beating the crap out of him, and screaming like a banshee down his ear for 6 hours straight.

Woke him at 5, and made him take over - I am mean. But he didn't mind. O slept til 8.30 eventually, so I got a couple of hours.

I have done both shit nights this week, as DP worked most days. Have told him when I am off work he should not tell his work. They take the piss - when he wanted extra hours, they put a ban on over time. When we don't want them, they pile them on him. It's all the time. It winds me up massively. I've told him to just say no. They won't give him a full time contract, so they can piss off.

Hmpf.

Burnt part of dinner. Haven't done that in years. Dammit.

Jonas never naps long enough to need waking - but if he naps too late in the day I will wake him to much heartbreak!

Isles good luck. It'll be tough resisting his charm and denial but for me the key would be remembering how he's quite prepared to upset and manipulate you (and waste NHS) by lying about being ill rather than just trying to be a better partner when you threaten to go. That's not normal and is a sign he thinks you and the doctors and genuine sick people etc are beneath him .

det does O go down to sleep at the same time every night? I need O to sleep from 7pm till 6 am. Hence I wake her. I can't deal with her after 7:(.