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The 8th Broadly Gemini Bus- The one where the babies refuse to sleep!

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bringonthetrumpets · 05/02/2014 22:46

Numero 8!

Hoping for some actual sleep tonight!

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bringonthetrumpets · 16/02/2014 20:51

Bwahahahah! Agnu that seriously made me belly-laugh. He is a lovely, wonderful, articulate, caring man when he is sober and a compete belligerent arse when he's got the drink in him. After a lot of years of living with him, I just ignore the arse side. I'd prefer if he didn't drink at all because then we wouldn't have this problem! But unfortunately he's a Brit who loves his wine, and the amount that he does drink has been cut down significantly from when we first got together, so it's always a work in progress. Again, he slept on the couch fell asleep drunk and came to bed early in the morning at 5 this morning. Discussed the whole ordeal and was apologised to for making ridiculous claims. He does just make up whatever he can to start a fight because he won't talk about feelings in a normal setting and then it all just comes spewing out. We just need to see someone for actual tools on how to avoid all of this in the first place. That's exactly it frus For him it's kind of the only way he says he feels connected as a couple and since we're not ahem-ing like we used to he says that he feels very distant. I would love to be closer to him physically (cuddling, etc) but I'm afraid to because then he's just going to think it's because it's going to lead to, ahem! We had talked about this and I just asked him to please still cuddle, kiss, hug, hold hands etc, but not to assume that it's going to lead to, ahem, because it's just not something that I can give him right now. We'll see how this goes. he took a long shower this morning, hopefully that means he took care of it?

M only woke up once last night and now my poor boobies have been rocks all day. Ouch. Hmm

So envious that you're getting to work in the garden already, agnu!! There are still 3 feet of snow on the ground here. I'm supposed to be able to "work the soil" by April, and even that I'm doubtful on. I can't wait to get dirt under my fingernails. So looking forward to our summertime garden this year!

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Frusso · 17/02/2014 10:32

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peardrop2 · 17/02/2014 23:42

Frus, we've joined your poorly bus Sad Bpear woke up at 10pm and has vomited 4 times Shock everywhere Hmm I called the NHS helpline because I don't actually know what to do with a vomiting baby Blush They told me to give him Ibroprofen but he's fallen asleep in my arms so I'm just going to see how he goes. He had chicken casserole for dinner tonight. Food poisoning? They couldn't give me much advice other then to say someone will call me within 6 hours...probably when I've drifted off to sleep! I don't know if I'm meant to stay with him all night now.

peardrop2 · 17/02/2014 23:43

Wow to 5 teeth! We still only have 2 at the bottom.

peardrop2 · 17/02/2014 23:44

On another note is it safe to have a mattress protecter? We really could have done with one tonight!!

peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 01:10

Note to self...two cot sheets is not enough Hmm

peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 02:59

Gawd this is miserable. Dr rang me. He thinks it's a bug. He says don't give Ibrupofen on an empty stomach (well done idiot man on phone) and don't feed him milk (again well done to the idiot man on NHS phone line). Baby pear is sleeping in his cot on and off. He sleeps and then wakes up being sick or trying to be sick. He won't fall asleep on me, he just wants his cot but also wants me so I'm just lying by the cot. This is horrible Hmm

AGnu · 18/02/2014 03:13

Oh pear that sounds awful! Breastmilk would be the best thing for him - lots of antibodies etc. It's not the same as feeding "milk". Have you heard of the BRAT diet? It's supposed to be good for sick people - Bananas, Rice, Apple sauce and... erm... something beginning with T! Hope you get some sleep soon. Do you have a beanbag & blanket or similar that you can have next to his cot to make you more comfortable? Do try to get some sleep when he does!

How is it not Friday?! Today seems to have gone on forever! Biiig argument with DH this evening... well, several actually! First he decided to take Calf shopping with him at 9.30pm don't ask & then eventually came & sat down, started looking at something on his phone, put it down when I started talking & promptly fell asleep! He's been doing that a lot recently & it's really upsetting me that the only time I get to have an adult conversation most days is late evening & then he falls asleep as soon as I start talking, despite being awake enough to look at random things on his phone 2 seconds beforehand! No resolution was offered, even though I burst into tears over it, because he 'can't help it' because he's 'just so tired'. Hmm Oh, & then it's my fault for not having done more around the house while simultaneously looking after the toddler & getting stuck under a sleeping Runt! & I should also figure out a better way to start a conversation in order to hold his attention for when I want to discuss really important things. It's ok to fall asleep when I just want a bit of a chat though...

We have no teeth here yet... well, 3 of us do... Grin

Frusso · 18/02/2014 08:22

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kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 08:45

Oh pear and Frus Hmm poorly babies is so sad!!
Yes to matress protector, I have two a pure plastic one and then a material waterproof one over the top as I figured it wouldn't be comfy to lie on plastic or be noisey, then sheet on top of that, poor thing, what a drama, hopefully he will seem better allready today, the good thing with sickness bugs is it very usually only last 24-48 hrs!
Coldsaw frusHmm poor bubs where would he have got that? 5 teethShock were still in the two camp!
Kitten is still having poo problems, I've resorted to giving her prune juice and prune foods ontop if the lactolose as after a week we are still having drip feeds ( raisin size) all the time and her bum is sore and she screams with it but yesterday seems to have had an improvement, lots but some big ones!
Agnu sorry to hear about your fight, not the nicest thing to say is it, think of something more interesting?? 9:30 to go shopping with calf Shock he needs to go to bed earlier!! I was in bed at 9:30!

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kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 09:25

I've never tried orange frus but we started The prune juice Sunday night and we've just had poonami!! All day yesterday big quite hard ones then the explosion just now so it's obviously worked and she really liked it lol
Oh and she's proper crawling now! Up on her kness!!

kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 09:26

I get proper coldsaws but it's usually only contageous when you have one at the time

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peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 10:17

Morning ladies, he was last sick at 6ish and then 8 I think. I called the HV to ask about breast feeding and she said feed him if he wants it. So I did that successfully at 9 and he's so far managed to keep it down. He's just fallen asleep in my bed as he won't lie on me and he understandably doesn't want to stay in his cot as he keeps waking. He has a raised temp now but it is only around 36 so it's OK for now. I do fear that being in my bed is not so great but at least he's asleep. I guess if I go backwards and I have to start CIO from scratch again so be it. More important that he rests. Hmm

Thanks for the mattress protector advice. Gawd knows where I read that it was unsafe so I didn't get one. Maybe that was for newborns and CDS related?!

Frus ~ cold sore Hmm Aww poor little chap.

peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 10:20

Oh kitty we're still battling with constipation however I have seen an improvement since A) upping the Lactolose dose to 7.5 and B) he's on the move...so maybe now that kitten is on the move it will help her too! How are you giving prune juice? Neat in a beaker or diluted?

peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 10:26

Oh Agnu Hmm your fight sounds horrible too. I get told off for not cleaning all the time. They just don't get it and even when they appear to look like they might have finally cottoned on, they're still clueless Shock

I made camp with my duvet and blankets thanks. Would have loved a bean bag. Perhaps I need to invest in one Smile

kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 11:41

Pear it was neat in a bottle, looks like we are giving her coke though Hmm still seems to have worked so hopefully now just a little bit for the next few days and she will be sorted? We will see but this was the first time shed had anything like it, part of the problem is she loves eating so much but not drinking!
Yes I don't know where you got the mattress thing from, it's not a newborn thing to my awareness as from what I was told you can only re use a mattress if it's had a protector on it and even then they Confused

kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 11:42

I'm sure it won't effect your sleep training for the one night he's poorly, more important he feels better

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kittykatsforever · 18/02/2014 12:47

I get told off for cleaning too much lol aparently I'm always doing it it always needs doing the petals of 3 cats!

peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 12:47

Oh dear oh dear Shock we've really reverted back to square 1. Nothing will help him sleep but the boob otherwise it's constant crying Hmm he's really got a poor me sad face on Sad

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peardrop2 · 18/02/2014 12:59

Not all day I hope Hmm Boob may fall off!