November 2012 - The last few first birthdays then we're on to Christmas

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1906769-November-2012-Isnt-age-one-a-lot-of-fun

Something continues to bother DD2. Possibly night terrors here too Luis. Or growing pains?

PR you are all sorts of awesome. You are not shite. At anything.

Pikz sorry to hear of screamathon x

GT lovely to read of your good evening

Something continues to bother DD2. Possibly night terrors here too Luis. Or growing pains?

PR you are all sorts of awesome. You are not shite. At anything.

Pikz sorry to hear of screamathon x

GT lovely to read of your good evening

I am very jealous of Chasings youth and beauty and bravery and figure and pretty bedding

I don't think it's night terrors. a lot of people have said it is but I think it's endless nightmares. I still don't know what to do
to help him and I still feel like the worlds worst parent for that

At pretty bedding

Luis that must be so hard, I'm sorry that family Garcia is still having sleep issues

Everyone has had their challenges to face. I don't think there's a member of the quiche who has had it easy this year. What with sleep issues, allergies, intolerances, relationship issues... Look at how much we have overcome as a collective this year. We rock.

I loves this quiche. We're like a proper family.

Morning. Luis I'm not sure there is much you can do about nightmares. Some people think diet has something to do with it but I think it's more the brain's way of processing certain issues. How long has it been going on? He's undergone huge developmental leaps with his speech this last few months, could be that has unsettled him on some level?

Looks like we have a sleep breakthrough in the Stunt household: three nights sleeping through in the past couple of weeks, that's after only three nights sleeping through in the entire year before that. I have cut down on daytime naps, usually to just one a day, which can make getting to bedtime a pita some days as he can be quite tired and grumpy. Then I have upped the frequency of breastfeeds during the day so that he isn't relying on that long feed in the middle of the night any more. I'm amazed how much research and effort is required to get anywhere with J's sleep ishoos. I was clearly deluded to think it would get better all by itself. Hopefully we'll see a continued improvement until the next bastarding tooth comes through.

I'm sorry to hear about your cat PR. It's often a difficult decision to make but fwiw I think you were right, especially given what the vet said. I know that day is coming soon for my dog as she can barely get in and out of the house any more and it breaks my heart when she's been my companion for so long.

Does he remember them luis? Dh gets night terrors and causes merry hell screaming blue murder and fighting the bedroom. Then I comfort him and he goes straight back to sleep - leaving me wide awake with my heart pounding and the kids to settle! Then in the morning he says "oh no - my alarm clock is on the floor - did I do it again?". They seem to come in waves for him - loads for a coulee of months then they die back for a bit. He's been ok for a few months now. I used to have recurrent nightmares as a kid and can still remember bits quite vividly now. The wolf from the 3 little pigs used to chase me in and out of paintings! Very dr. Who! Hope he gets over it soon either way. No worries re the other conversation - I also find it hard impossible to find time to post what I'd like to. Some time I will pm with what we're doing - and get you to shout if you think we might be missing a trick. I was wondering about the Nuffield stuff partly and whether you had used it. At the moment we are doing loads and loads of input modelling maybe - and also giving her fish oils to her disgust. We do seem to be seeing quite a lot of progress all be it slow. Dd is different from j as she also has a global delay and low tone issues so I am not expecting a magic bullet (though I am of course still always searching for one!)

Meals - so sorry about you dad.

Pr - also sorry about vommy cat.

Hugs, coffees and happy birthdays sprinkled liberally everywhere else.

Just a quick log in to say hi. Will get Internet on tues.

Morning all. to all of you with bad nights I will just get on with the poached eggs in "mummeez cafe " as DS1 likes to call it.

luis I am the night terror person in our family. I had them most nights from when I was a teen to, ooo, about when I left my first husband. My theory is that mine were caused by stress and claustrophobia. I still have the occasional one and they are very obviously a claustrophobic terror (as I am feeling squashed or it is so dark I think the dark is caving in on me) or when there is a stressful situation. It sounds plausible that your DSs brain is working overtime developing at the moment and that is why.

I have just put a piece of beef brisket in the slow cooker and surrounded it with carrots and potatoes, and some ale. Don't know if it will work, but worth a try. We are out all day and I can not go without a Sunday dinner of some kind.

stunt I am kidless on Tuesday and this week instead of doing housework as usual I am having a day off my day off. I am going to Portadown as there is a nice dress and gift shop I want to go and have a look at and apparently a good deli for lunch. If you too would enjoy a mooch and lunch shout me. (I am sure James would enjoy lunch out with the laydeeez)

I suffer with night terrors at times of stress too. Very vivid and usually involving huge spiders or the very real belief that I am about to die - if I blink or swallow for example, I will die. I have ended up outside my bedroom, screaming, several times before coming round. At one point I was worried that I would run out of the house at night.

Off to the shopping centre today so O can see the Christmas display and choose this years bauble from John Lewis.

My "career" consisted of 12 hour shifts, no breaks, for minimum wage cooking, cleaning, and helping people wash and dress... No wonder I'm not rushing back

Wake ups at 8 and 3 but i can feel 3 molars now

I have a bouncing hangover and a house to finish fixing

Night terrors: both P and I get them occasionally. I famously threw my iphone at a wall in my old flat in my sleep whilst screaming so much the man downstairs thought I was being murdered

I had recurrent nightmares about a Queen Anne table we had downstairs. I was about 5 and used to take my mums nail scissors and chip away at its feet. It has proper animal feet and still makes me shudder. I took a lot of value off it which is annoying as I am due to inherit it. I can still remember the dreams like they were last night.

Luis you are doing a fab job. It does sound to me that DS is reacting to major developmental change in his life. He will be ok x

This morning in the advent calendar there were two thorntons snowmen for the girls and the first advent book that goes on the tree. 24 tiny books that tell the Christmas story. They are lovely. The activity is putting up the trees. The pink one is up and decorated on the landing outside the girls rooms, and daddy has yet to get off his fat arse to get the other one in from the garage.

And we have walking. Just walked across the room. J that is. Daddy is still sitting

Hooray to walking!!

The advent books sound lovely vq.

I am on the app as the mobile page doesn't seem to be working properly which is making it really difficult to read or post.

In scrolling through I saw that I had missed meals post about her dad. I am sorry meals that sounds very worrying.

I very much enjoyed my day out yesterday! It was strange waking up this morning to an empty house. I am now sitting on the sofa drinking coffee and watching telly with the cat on my knee. Aging pussy is enjoying the piece I think. DH and p come back tomorrow. I miss them!

I will chill this morning then this afternoon I have to walk to town to rescue the car then have university references to write.

Feel hungover but deserve to feel much worse. I think it was the chicken royale wot saved me

Go J!

Pass sounds lovely. The cat loves childfree days here too, he can patrol at ground level instead of travel via window sills and the ironing board.

Luis sorry to hear J is struggling so much. I'm sure I have nothing useful to suggest as you've probably tried everything. Hopefully it will pass soon.

F came into bed with us at 11, but did sleep quite well afterwards. Needed some calpol and milk at some point, and dsd woke me to tell me her verruca was hurting but then got a lie in til 8.30 - and F back asleep now.

We're meant to be getting photos of the girls done today - it was a special offer so don't think we can rebook. Shall have to mop up the snot and hope for the best!

Quick snot wipe before the shutter goes and all will be well.

Realised this morning that aging pussy vommed on my bed at some point yesterday. Thankfully it was on DH's side! Needless to say washing the bed linen has been added to my list of things to do.

PEACE Pass! And you a teacher! Tut tut

How annoying! Stupid words. Stupid brain steeped in wine.

Yay VQ

Despite his early signs i think R will be one of the later fred babies. He'll go for ages holding hands but folds to the ground and gets upset every time he lets go even though we go overboard clapping and praising him when he does

Shit night after a lovely evening. Seemed to be feeding constantly n am quite sore now.
Cream crackered and very emotional.

And we have guests all day. First arriving in 15min.