October 2013 Bus Graduates - Routines?! Our babies clearly haven't read the manual.

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Apologies for the x-posting that meant there's no thread link in the last thread .
I'll start this one and hope people find it.

I'll be on my own with a colicky baby tonight, DP working at a party I'd usually go to. Not looking forward to it.

No sex here, my bits are mangled. Referred to gynaecologist next week. After that I won't have any excuse...!

T woke early this morning wanting to play. Not happy with just cuddles and smiles in bed any more. He spent over an hour talking loudly to, touching, smiling at and trying to eat a toy rabbit. I got bored long before he did! I think I need to buy a moving mobile thing of early morning entertainment.

Happy new year to everyone. We will be making some pasta and drinking champagne we were given for our wedding.

DH is doing the 5:2 diet as he weighs more than he ever has at the moment. Anyone here doing it? I am not joining him as seems a bit extreme while breastfeeding but will probably have the same light dinners on fast days.

Happy New Year everyone! We will be staying in with my sister and her family who had a baby 5 weeks before me. The dream is we will put the kids to bed and have a nice dinner and drinks but with 2 new babies and a 3 yr old this might be ambitious

Orange I have the tiny love rainforest mobile and it is a lifesaver as it plays for 20 minutes. It's how I get a shower in the morning but maybe it could keep T entertained at night for a while...

No sex here either. Just can't seem to give up on precious sleep time. Must try soon though. Is anyone taking the mini pill while bf? Doc says it is ok but not sure.

Long time since i posted!

No sex here yet either. The main issue is that i go to bed earlier than he does as he keeps baby with him in the livingroom until midnight to allow me to sleep. And as Kim said, i'm not initiating it as i feel HUGE and tired and hes not as he doesn't want to pressure me!

Orange i'm doing a loose 5:2 diet but im not breastfeeding. Im mainly just calorie counting and if i over indulge then i eat less the next day. I've been doing this for two weeks now (even over christmas!) and have lost 8 pounds. My cross trainer is delivered on Friday as well so hopefully ill be able to keep it up. I need to lose nearly 4 stone really. My DP is lean and tall with good muscle tone which is even more depressing!!! Also, buy a jumperoo! I have to put a cushion under H because he's not quite tall enough but this morning i managed a shower, blow dried and straightened hair, washing up, put a wash on, fold and put away clothes and eat breakfast with him in it! Only took him out to bathe him ha.

I'm having an 'I miss my old life' day. I was at Uni when i got pregnant and have no plans what so ever tonight where as my Uni friends, my best friend, is having a big house party which i cant go to :( I love H so much but i miss my social life, being able to drink alcohol a lot, sleep, eat, do nothing, even the hours spent in the library writing my dissertation ha! I'll get over it i'm sure.

Hope everyone has a lovely new year. I will always be glad of 2013 as i graduated Uni with a 2:1 while pregnant and was gifted a perfect little boy but i'm excited for 2014 because my sister will finish her chemo in may and hopefully be back at her uni and life in September :) x

Happy New Year everyone!
We're meant to be off to a party tonight with DHs school friends. we have compromised to only going for a couple of hours but still not really happy about leaving Isla with the inlaws. the past 2 yrs we just had a night in together with a lovely meal and champagne. was quite looking forward to it... never mind hope you all have a good night.

were having sex here but not exactly out of me wanting it and its caused a lot of arguments here too. I feel self conscious and pressured and he thinks I dont fancy him anymore.
We used to have disagreements before having children but definitely escalated to arguments now x

emmo I feel the same often. all my best friends are young free and single and so go out and do a lot without me! I don't regret settling down with dp amd having H at all but sometimes have a pang of missing out!! I'm sure 2014 will be a great year for your sister, 2010 will forever be the year I beat cancer and I can look back now and be so proud of that, not even remembering the bad parts!!

Thanks purple giraffe, I've ordered a tiny love rainforest mobile.

Happy New Year Mummies! May you and your little ones have fantastic 2014s.

Happy new year everyone. C has also been struck down with the after jabs screaming and general poorliness. Rough night and today he's been very subdued.

I think I own the tiny love safari mobile. He loves it too if it is the same one!

Happy new year everyone!

To start the year off on a classy topic - how long should lochia last before I should start to get concerned? I'm at 12.5 weeks, and although I've had a 3 or 4 day break at some point, I appear to still have it! Only about 2cm x 6cm each day, but still red (albeit dark).

Happy new year!

roxvox mine ended around 5 weeks. I don't know the normal range so not sure if 12 weeks is too long.

Sorry it's a bit late but hope you all have a very Happy New Year! May our babies and loved ones stay healthy and happy. Xxxx

Happy New year ladies xx

Thanks for all the support in 2013 and here's to more adventures in babyhood (and life in general of course) in the coming year!

No probs Orange hope it helps. Don't know how you cope with the 4am wake up every day. We have had a few days of this and they are not appreciated.

Heres to a happy and healthy 2014!

I realise that I am a bit behind the thread convo but regarding vitamin d; ds showed up as deficient in a blood test when he had his prolonged jaundice tests. But default this means that I am too. So he was prescribed vit d drops, however they test quite awful and he is very good at spitting them out. So I am using a spray (like this www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2565) they come in different dosages, and is impossible to spit out. It is quite pleasant tasting like rock tbh and so I am giving it to all my kids now.

roxvox I would suggest mentioning to your gp, when it went on that long with me last time round I had to be tested for infection (which was all clear) just in case.

Sorry the link is: www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2565

Ah little ducks, Thomas has the prolonged jaundice tests too and all was fine so presume our vit d is fine if that's something they check, thanks.

Mothercare have 15% off over £100 at the moment, so I just got a jumperoo and padded sleep suit for cheaper than the jumperoo would have been on its own.

Thanks for the tip Orange. I have just done the same. We were talking about getting a jumperoo just last night.

Happy new year everyone! I wonder what 2014 holds for all of us?

How long ago was the lochia break roxvox could u be on your period now? Or do the timings not work out for that?

Thanks all. I've requested a call back from the doctor so will see what she says.

natalieand the break was over 3 weeks ago now. I commented to DH that I thought my period had started, but considering it's lasted over 3 weeks I am guessing it's not that!

I'm starting to get quite anxious about moving A into her crib. It's a bedside crib, but she does not like it in there and would rather be cuddled up to me at night. She's going through teething or something at the minute so I am not going to start the transition just yet as she is upset enough at night as it is.

Does anyone else have any experience with transitioning from co-sleeping to crib with such a young baby?

The other thing is naps - she'll only ever nap for 45 minutes max, and then she's wide awake again. Will this improve with age or should I be doing something?

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Xmas and happy New year to you and your families. Can't believe how much this thread has slowed down! Has everyone deserted to fb, or just busy with Xmas?

Currently baby is asleep in swing and ds playing in bedroom - loving the peace but sure it won't last! Have discovered the only way to get 3 year old ds to play in his room - tell him to tidy up. I asked him at 11.30 to tidy his room and we would get the playdough out. He has been in there since except a break for lunch.

I don't really have any advice on the transition roxvox, other than follow your instincts. Are you looking to move her because you want to, or feel you should? If the latter, then just try it for a few nights, and if she isn't ready then pop her back in with you and try again in a few weeks. If the former just go for it - will probably be rough for a while but she will get used to it.

Had a bit of a crap week, as took Dd to get weighed on Monday for the first time in 6 weeks, and she has dropped from 75th to 50th percentile. Hv wasn't worried, but I've never had probs with weight gain with ds or Dd, so has undermined me a but as thought bf was going really well. Plus her sleep has gone backwards - still great compared to ds, but she has gone from sleeping 7 or 8 hours to 4 to 6 hours. Started over Xmas so put it down to all the chaos coinciding with 12 week growth spurt, but been home for a week, and its been over two weeks so too long for a growth spurt, so who knows! Surely too early for 4 month sleep regression?

Has dr called you back rox mine finally finished last week at nearly 11 weeks and was planning on calling them to check. no advice about moving to cot other than it will probably be hard for a few nights. I was very lazy with Isla and just kept trying her but picking her up when she fussed in the night (normally about 2ish) bit she slowly got more comfortable with it and is now in her crib all night. will be the cot next

Sorry youve had a hard week jelly I really wouldnt worry about weight loss from 75 to 50th, especially over 6 weeks. isla had the same drop over 2 weeks and they said if she was happy after feeds she was probably just levelling it out. will you get her weighed next month to check? no advice about nighttime although will admit to being jealous of your 8 hours sleep ever I hope you get them back soon though.

Thanks pink, and yes I always knew I was incredibly lucky with her sleep, and expected it to change, just worried now about the 4 month sleep regression. The problem is she will wake at about 5 after dream feed at 11, but then take an hour to back to sleep - I then get back to bed for about 10 mins before ds is up - so I'm effectivley up from 5am. But I know others have it much worse, so will try not to complain.

Also I should know better than to post about peace - 10 mins after that post dd woke up, ds came in and started gettng in her face and hanging round my neck, then dd started screaming her head off - wind I think judging by the stinky farts - and is now comfort sucking while ds sulks because I shouted at him to tidy up. Sigh.