November 2014 - the one where we all get a good night's sleep

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Here's hoping, anyway...

By the way huge hugs to everyone for being so nice to me today when I'm feeling all hard done by!

DSs latest trick is grabbing things. When having the bottle he grabs it with his little robotic hands and tries to cram it even further into his mouth. And trying to grab at your nose/mouth. We're embarressingly proud of this. "Look! He's doing it again!" God, if anyone heard us.

Baby swimming in our area takes them from as young as 6 weeks, so we had our first session last week when DD was 9 weeks. It was brilliant - and she was so tired afterwards that she slept for the whole afternoon. Hoping for similar result tomorrow at class 2.

Evening folks. Hi to you all. I have been reading thread and trying to keep up with you and our days / nights.

hugs to all of you who are getting by on little sleep. It is bloody tough but it will pass (I remember nights with dd1, sitting weeping and wondering how I could ever cope with another day / night).

dd2 is lots of fun, with much chat and many smiles. She is much more chilled than her big sis was at this stage which makes it easier with 2. There is still a big love thing between the 2 of them,- dd1 has coped so well, I am v proud of her.

dd2 seems so big compared to the early days and has found her own routine without us doing much tbh. We are lucky that she has been pretty settled through the nights and if I catch her early enough -she will go straight to sleep after a feed.

for those of you using bednests - how long do you think your wee ones will fit in them? Dd2 looks so big in here's, I can't see it lasting for another 4 1/2 months...

I have sorted all maternity stuff out. A pile for eBay, a pile for pregnant neighbor and a pile for charity. A mixture of sadness and excitement. Sad no more babies but v v v pleased will never face the prospect of a csection again!!

How do babies know.... How do they know when you're all snuggled in bed with Dp just drifting off to sleep and then oh! Must be time to get up mum!!!!

So close.... So very close to actually going to bed with my other half lol

Hello sofa... lol

weeonion- I know what you mean about the bednest, but looking at the percemtile charts they only grow another 6-7cm between 2 and 6 months. The first couple of months they grow so fast and plus they're uncurling- DD's head was halfway down the mattress in the first few weeks and now it seems like she's filling it!

Anna, it really did make a big difference. I was at breaking point after a day of feeding constantly and bleeding nipples. After a late evening bottle he didn't wake up for 4 hours!! That was the best and most welcome stretch of sleep ever!!! Maybe try a bottle around 10/11 and see how long he stays down for.

Thanks Workfree. Unfortunately we did give bottles at 10.30 for the first two weeks and no difference! He finally goes off to sleep around 11.30 and wakes at 2.30 usually whether bottle or boob.

Then after that its all over the place depending on his tummy.

Really glad you got a break though!

Twiglet easy to make

150gms vitalite
250gms oats
50gms raisins
75gms sugar
2 tbl sp honey

Melt wet ingredients in pan then stir in oats n raisins.

Grease tin squish mixture in n bake in oven for 25-30mins at 180.

Take out run round edge with knife leave to cool for 10mins turn out on to chopping board score out slices with knife leave to fully cool n chop into pieces.

Dd just did 9.15-2.20

This is quite the improvement! It might just be because she had her jabs yesterday though...

DD is curled up on my shoulder (hopefully) dozing off. Somehow getting up in the early hours seems not as bad with the grins and chuckles suggesting that getting her bum changed is the most exciting thing ever.

We had some ridiculously long sleeps yesterday, along with some sleep fighting in the afternoon. I went to bed shattered. But hopefully can get another 2 hours now.

Oh god I think DPs lost his dad. He's just rushed to his mums cause she can't wake him up.

I'm actually not sure he will cope without his dad. He's not lost anyone family wise since he was tiny. This is going to knock him for six

Oh crap Ark that's not good. Really hope he's ok somehow. Virtually holding your hand xxx

Good grief Ark. You guys are having a difficult few months. Hand holding from me too xxx

Nooooo.....huge hugs

Really hope this is a false alarm for you and your family ark... hugs.

He died just before 6 this morning. DP is just in pieces. He's at his parents house and I'm at home with DD. I don't know wether to walk round there or not. Think he's asleep cause he's not replying to my texts. They're so so close, he just keeps saying that he can't do this without his dad :(

Anything else like to happen?! I don't know what to do!

Go around there if you think someone will let you in. He needs a hug.

This happened to DH - Dad died out of a clear blue sky - and he just needed hugs cos there was fuck all that could be said. It was like a bomb had gone off.

Be lovely to everyone and make everyone cups of tea. I'm not just talking today but until after the funeral is over. Your job is to be sweet and calm and reassuring and cuddly.

Hugs for you and DP. Xxxxx

So sorry ark, bloody hell.
Agree with Anna - keep the tea on tap for everyone, it does help a tiny bit.

I havent gone round there yet, am I doing the right thing? I dont know. I dont want to turn up with baby and cause more upset especialy after the fight at christmas with DP and his sister, who will be there obviously.

But then it might help if shes there as a distraction....

Oh I dont know.

Oh Ark sending virtual hugs such sad news. DP will need you so pop round, whether his sister is there or not, he won't realise it until you're there, or maybe not until a few weeks down the line, but he'll thank you for it even if you just hold his hand x

ark sorry to hear your news. I am sure your DP and his family will appreciate your support at this time.

So sorry for you and your DPs loss.

ark I am sorry to hear about you and your partner's loss. I have found in the past that when things like this happen previous arguments etc tend to disappear.

Hi all. Took DS into Liverpool to meet OH's work mates. It has now thrown him all off his rhythm. We really don't have a routine but he now can't settle and flips from grizzling to grinning to crying to giggling to sleeping. And OH is now away for 2 nights.