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August 2014 Babies,half way to one and staring at you while you eat.

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GingerCuddleMonster · 23/01/2015 12:29

I've been told via Whatsapp by a MN'er this morning who used to be a member of the ante-natal group that there's a Facebook group, but that they won't accept anyone or her back Hmm (a bit weird if you ask me, but each to their own, and have really left a PND suffering mum feeling like shit, but I doubt they care in their "clique")

So are there any August Mums left on here willing to chat, without connecting to Faceache?

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felkov · 27/03/2015 08:17

Morning! Sleep here continues to be all over the shop, but its been like this since the start of December so I guess I should be used to it nowSad But, to my total amazement she actually managed to go to sleep on her own at about 5.30am (awake at about, 4.45am was prob the 5th or 6th wake up) and is still alseep now. this is the longest stretch she's slept in about a month!

felkov · 27/03/2015 08:21

oh and we're in Scotland too mrsmilk so DD will turn 5 a couple of weeks after her first day at school.

the cut off is 1st March so all children are between 5.5 and 4.5 when they start school but if your DC have a jan/feb birthday you can choose to defer a year.

felkov · 27/03/2015 08:22

And very glad to hear the DH's are going to be around to help out more red and ginger Grin

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GingerCuddleMonster · 27/03/2015 08:43

I'm in Wales so it's the year they turn 3 that they can start half days, DS will be one of if not the youngest on his class. I'm hoping the introduction to 2 full nursery days and speaking reading to him daily will help him settle in.

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mrsmilkymoo · 27/03/2015 13:48

felkov oh yes, it's august that Scottish schools go back isn't it, not September. I'd forgotten that! To me it seems weird going back during the summer but they finish quite early too don't they?

felkov · 27/03/2015 14:58

yeah they often finish in june so you get about 3 weeks before the rest of the uk catches up!

jessplussomeonenew · 27/03/2015 21:54

Glad you're getting some DH time red and ginger, sure that will help.

Sleep is getting (dare I say it) a tiny bit better here - he's still waking a lot (has never been a good sleeper) but is easier to settle and occasionally does a 2.5-3 hour stretch which is much better than the 45-60 stretches he did a few weeks ago.

I'm not worried academically about DS being one of the youngest in the year as we can support him. I was one of the oldest in my year and often bored, so I think it will be good for him to be stretched. The social development side worries me more as I think is harder to make up, but we'll see how it goes. Feels a long way off. It's still scary to look at his cousin, born 10 months earlier, and realise they'll be in the same school year!

mrsmilkymoo · 28/03/2015 09:02

Here's a question for everyone - although red, judging by your username, it may be your area of expertise!! How do you manage teeth brushing? DD absolutely hates to have her teeth brushed, and clamps her mouth tightly shut. When I distract her long enough for her to open it, she ends up just trying to lick the brush and putting her tongue out over her bottom teeth. Anyone got any good tips? This is turning into a real battle before bedtime.

RedToothBrush · 28/03/2015 10:07

I've got a baby tooth brush which is basically a chew toy. We haven't tried a proper toothbrush.

cookielove · 28/03/2015 11:54

We have a baby tooth brush but our baby is toothless, so haven't been using it! Are we meant to brush gums!

jessplussomeonenew · 28/03/2015 16:01

Like Cookie we have a chewable toothbrush but no teeth. Am thinking of offering it to him next time he's teething so he gets used to it.

Nazly · 30/03/2015 00:48

What is a chewable toothbrush ? I'd like to get one...

By the way, I just remembered I needed to ask something else: anybody has any bath toys with no holes & no inaccessible area ? I am sick of the baby toys we have, as they have little holes and you could fill them up and play with them but despite my best effort in spending the time to empty them fully and put them in a good position to dry out, I discovered they are mouldy ConfusedConfused if one of them was not semi transparent I would not have find out- so they are out. We had a bath book which I gave him, but even a couple of pages of that have holes in them now so don't want to risk it again....

Any idea, any links would be most appreciated x

RedToothBrush · 30/03/2015 08:29

Chewable Toothbrush I've seen them on sale in Tesco (we got ours on clearance at Toys R Us)

felkov · 30/03/2015 12:37

Ooh Red living up to your name!! i have a normal toothbrush but its impossible to clean DDs teeth with it. she just clamps her mouth shut and refuses to cooperate Sad

jessplussomeonenew · 30/03/2015 21:09

This evening we gave DS the chewable toothbrush (the one Red linked to) for the first time and he gummed it enthusiastically so I'm hopeful he'll still be happy to use it when he actually has some teeth to use it on!

mrsmilkymoo · 31/03/2015 08:08

Thanks for the link Red, I think we must try one of these. Felkov, sounds like our DDs are like minded when it comes to teeth brushing!

jessplussomeonenew · 31/03/2015 10:21

I'm basically working on the premise that trying to put anything in his mouth will be a battle, so I try to find things he can put in his mouth himself if at all possible (we allow him to put the syringe for his vitamins into his own mouth and then try to get it into his cheek and squeeze).

Oh dear, he's disappearing backwards under the sofa again!

Nazly · 31/03/2015 23:31

Thanks so much Red

RedToothBrush · 01/04/2015 11:43

We have food progress. Grin

He has finally got the concept of food. Yesterday he grab for my bread and not the plate. He also is holding his pouches whilst he lets me feed him. He's even grabbing for it now and opening his mouth. I've stuck with fruit as I'd seemed to be having more success after a friend said her son was completely uninterested in veg at first and she worried about it, but it worked itself out. Spoons are still a none starter because of how grabby he is and he won't open his mouth.

Sadly I think we have a Houdini. Sad

This morning he has worked out if he pushes cardboard boxes around he can climb them for extra height. We have an ottoman dividing the front room from the kitchen at the moment after he kept chasing me. This morning he pushed the cardboard box, climbed onto it and was trying to get over the ottoman. I stopped him as he'd managed to lie on it with his two legs waving in the air! (I probably should have stopped him sooner but it was entertaining and I wanted to see how far he could get).

And its not a fluke as he's just tried the same thing with another box to get onto the sofa.

Help! Confused

jessplussomeonenew · 01/04/2015 12:44

Nazly, just realised you hadn't had an answer to your bath toys question. We haven't had mould but there always seems to be water in his bath ducks which is a bit annoying. We have a mirror with a foam surround which is dryable. You might find toys that aren't specifically for the bath work, e.g. plastic stacking cups for scooping water, plastic balls without squeakers. I've heard soft silicone kitchen implements are good - a whisk could be fun if you use bubble bath!

Red, sounds good on the food front! Climbing sounds scary but I'm sure is a phase they all go through. One tip I heard is not to try stopping them but to encourage them to be safe, e.g. don't lift them down but show them how to climb down, encourage them to be aware of edges, let them learn to fall in a safe way (into your arms/a cushion) rather than never letting them fall as this builds up a false sense of security. Good luck!

RedToothBrush · 01/04/2015 13:35

Thanks Jess that's helpful. We are trying to let him fall, but he thinks it a bit of a game unfortunately. I think he is going to need to have a few bumps in order to learn the difference between good falls and bad falls. Which isn't something I like the idea of much. DH has been going 'let him fall' and telling me off for catching DS. I think its difficult to know how to balance it. DS is still so small, so I worry about him falling and how much damage he can do himself. And teaching him to be aware of things is also difficult at this age.

I'm not entirely sure what we are going to do when does work out how to escape as he'll be able to get into the kitchen. We've been doing some hurried baby proofing elsewhere but haven't done much in the kitchen as we thought that would be safe for a while. I'm quite glad I didn't fork out for a room divider now as I suspect he'll make short work of one at this rate.

Nazly · 02/04/2015 22:25

Jess that's a good idea; I'll look for simple plastic toys... Thank youl

Red that's brilliant news about food; it is so weird with these babies, in so many areas it seems it suddenly clicks for them ...

Your post reminded me of an advertisement (can't remember what they advertise, a follow on milk or something) which shows a little baby ballerina girl and a mountain climber baby boy and talks about from early on your babies prepare for future or suchlike sentence....

BeansMrSeanAndHeinz · 03/04/2015 08:45

Blimey red I am going to have words with ds and tell him to get withy the programme, instead of constantly rolling back onto his back and looking up at his toys. He needs to get with the crawling programme! Please tell me yours was an early August baby so it's ok for us to be a month behind.

RedToothBrush · 03/04/2015 12:38

Beans don't. Enjoy it whilst it lasts! Seriously. I'm struggling.

I can not recommend cardboard boxes enough for crawlers though. Just for ten minutes peace.
DS also seems to have learnt that the blue musical toy to distract him means 'stay still whilst I change your nappy you little fucker' which is a blessing.

felkov · 03/04/2015 15:29

Lol at the thought of BabyRed being put inside a bug cardboard box to contain him for a few minutes!

We've been battling a nasty vomiting bug this week so weaning and sleep have both gone completely to pot. happily DD finally seems to be getting better (day 7 of it now) but she's infected me so I'm feeling rotten.

the only thing keeping me going is the massive chocolate egg i plan to eat on sunday. i gave up sweet things for Lent, so can't wait!