January 2014 -- the birthdays are coming!

[TobyLerone]

Just wrote a long message on the old thread only to have it not post because we'd filled it.

We really ought to do less chatting and more sleeping

10 minutes again. I'm about to sneak back out. I really need to paint the squeaky floorboard bright pink or something. Fingers crossed!

Well done Toby - how are you managing feeding and gradual retreat or had you cracked the feeding to sleep already?
Did 1st hour at nursery with little puggle on Mon. After 10 mins shyness he was pretty relaxed but every so often did give me the big slightly scared eyes and was checking where I was. Dh is dropping him off for his first solo hour. I think I'm almost feeling more dread than if I was doing it myself.

We'd spent the previous 4 or 5 days having DH pace the room while she screamed rock her to sleep after her feed, to break the feeding to sleep thing. She currently still feeds to sleep for naps, and if I feed her in the night, although I try to stir her a bit when I put her down.

She had a few wake-ups in the night, but it was ok.

You're very brave, puggle. I always hated the first nursery drop-offs. DS never really settled at nursery, or even school until about halfway through reception year, and it was horrible.

10 minutes is great Toby. I've had to give up trying to night wean at the moment as S has a stinking cold so I'm doing anything I can to make her comfortable.

Got another day indoors today as the weather is terrible again. Crazy wind and rain. I'm so bored

Nice one M (and toby). Long may it continue!

11 months today here, can't believe it. She celebrated by sleeping 6.30-6.30 for the first time ever :D Obviously DH and I laid awake from 5 waiting for her to wake up though.

No idea what to do with her either felix. All the baby groups are finished for the holidays now too. We might have a recreational trip to Lidl this morning, and I might plonk her on the lawn in her puddle suit later to try to tire her out a bit. All other ideas gratefully received though, it gets quite boring for both of us I think.

Book that's brilliant!!! That definitely gives me hope that S will sleep through at some point

DP has taken the car again as its too windy to cycle to work. I have the pram but really don't fancy going out anywhere even though I have lots of errands to do. I've put all of her toys in a big box which seems to be keeping her amused for now...

book, that's amazing! I bet you thought you'd never see the day...
You and P are more than welcome to come to visit if you like. I'm feeling quite lazy today and am buried under Mount Laundry, plus have to wait in for the postman, so we'll be in all day.

Oh, they love a big box, felix :o

Yay book amazing.

O also likes a box of toys - great fun in pulling them all out!

We have 1.5 weeks till we start night weaning O. Don't think she is going to like it.

I've been looking into gradual retreat but it confuses me a bit. If I put O down she is fine if I keep my hand on her but as soon as it's off she starts crying. Do I put my hand back on or let her cry? Maybe I've not read the method well enough.

Read this massive thread, nature.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/a1394888-What-worked-for-us-Hope-this-helps

Nature I second the thread Toby linked to. I read the Millpond Clinic book and the gradual retreat stuff really confused me, but how it's explained on that thread makes sense and is easy to follow.

Thanks toby I do remember reading that before but I'd forgotten about it. I'll follow that over the Xmas hols. It looks similar to what I am all ready doing so that's a start just need to do it at night waking as well.

Has anyone else's baby developed spots on their face when they have had a cold? She started with them a few days ago and a couple of gone a bit weird and blotchy looking rather than heat spots (which I originally thought they were). Do you reckon it's just because she's got a temperature?

Oh boy. Nursery was a disaster. Only settled for 10 mins or so but screamed for most of the hour. DH is in a right grump (though sat pissing around on the computer all afternoon while my mum entertained little puggle which annoyed her no end. He even had a fucking snooze!)
He's back to at nursery on Fri.
On the cute side he was saying "mum mum mum" yesterday afternoon when he was a bit upset. My mum worked out he says that for expressed milk. I could have a little tear in my eye when I think about it
Not quite brave enough for the what worked for us but maybe in a month or two I'll have had enough (I'll be doing gradual retreat in University halls you mark my words...)

Very sad news this morning. I have just seen on FB that Becca has passed away. Her poor poor children and DH I hope she is at peace now. I hope no one minds me posting this, I thought everyone should know.

Oh felix that's awful news. How sad. Really feel for the family. Especially as she had been so positive

This is what her husband has posted on another thread she was part of.

'Hi all, I'm Beccajoh's husband.

I know a lot of you have been asking after Becca.
Sadly she passed away yesterday.

Not long after her last post on this thread she went into hospital, she was very unwell, but she was improving under the care of the dr's and nurses. She received her next 2 doses of chemo in hospital which didn't really agree with her. So she was due to have a brand new drug tomorrow. She was doing really well and we had some hope that her new chemo would work for her.

Sadly, last Friday she developed a terrible headache and a scan revealed 2 brain tumours, one of which had bled heavily. She deteriorated very quickly. But she was comfortable, and passed away peacefully with her family with her.

x'

So sad.

Oh no, how sad. Her poor family Thanks for letting us know felix.

So sad. Her poor family. I really feel for them and her DH. Thank you for posting that, Felix. x

Oh, how terrible :(
And how strange that you were just wondering about her yesterday. Her poor family :(

Such sad news, and I think I feel it all the more keenly now I am a mum. Thanks for letting us know felix. Her family will be in my thoughts today

Goodness, that is just terrible I haven't seen any of her posts on other threads but remember her last posts here were always super positive. I can't believe she has died. Feeling quite shocked.

Just saw the news about Becca on FB and came on here straight away... What horrible, horrible news. Her poor, poor family. Will be giving F and DH extra big hugs tonight.

That's really sad -her poor DH and kids

That's really sad. I know she hadn't posted in while, but I somehow thought she'd be back. Her poor DD, DH and Archie. Rest in peace becca.