October 2014- thread 8. Growing up fast, 6 months already!!

[MundayCakes85]

Morning all! A shiny new thread for Easter.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, I'm off to eat copious amounts of chocolate whilst hiding in the floor of the nursery with Ewan the sheep

Oh poor little boy, maybe a bad dream? Hope you get a better night tonight.
We've had a lovely day at the park in the sunshine with friends. Now watching DD attempt to crawl but rolling instead.
Hope everyone's having a great day

Oh Sazzle, poor you and poor N.

If calpol or nurofen for babies didn't help, then maybe it was a bad dream.

We have a strange pattern forming where bubba wakes up 30mins after going to bed, and then again 30mins later. Can't understand it. Seems to be getting habitual.

It's weird he did the same tonight although would eventually go back in his cot. So goes to bed happy at 730ish then woke at 11.30pm and that's when he's mad like arching his back really crying - almost not wanting to be held, trying to put the dummy in makes him angrier even, so the only way to stop him is to boob him back to sleep...
Luckily this time I managed to transfer him back again and he slept until half 3 when I brought him in with me and he slept until half 6...
I'm sure it's not pain and even so he's thrashing about so much there's no way I'd get calpol in him. Maybe it's teeth or nightmares? Who knows??!!

Maybe it's one of those wonder week leaps sazzle? Hope it passes.

I feel fat and frumpy today. I know I've been overeating all the wrong things. My appetite is still insane. DP has suggested I go to the gym but I can't see when I would go. I feel knackered once DS has gone to sleep. Suppose I'm going to have to take some kind of action.

Hi all, just catching up on the thread, I'm about a fortnight behind and haven't posted for longer than that I think!
Welcome Hubnut
Splendide and Sazzle glad your nights are improving somewhat, Heidi seems to vary in good nights (1-2 wakeups) and "bad" (~4) at the moment. She's cutting her 7th tooth at the mo and I think weaning wind gives her bother at times too, she's in her own room now though (this will be her 3rd week) and I think she's sleeping better for it, by and large.
Hope you have good nights tonight!

Hi Kristi wow seven teeth! Yet to cut any here.

We had wakings every 3 hours last night which is much worse than usual. I could go to bed now but I'm resisting.

Hi ladies

Just popping in - been busy and had no time for MN!

Hubnut I also feel quite overweight and frumpy, although I am losing weight (albeit painfully slowly!). I'm tempted to try the 5:2 diet, although I'm still BFing.

Thinking of BFing, dd2 has really dropped feeds during the day (still feeds a lot at night! I am a zombie some days...). She is a right chow hound and loves her grub. She's inspired me to try new recipes as she'll scoff anything (unlike her 5 year old brother!).

Hi all

Coil fitting this afternoon. I am such a wuss that I've asked DH to finish work early to drive me and offer moral support. I am dreading it.

A friend confided in me that she has decided to start TTC #4. I have told her she is bonkers but really excited for her.

Has anyone given away baby stuff? I got given lots of things when I had DD so feel it only right to give away my stuff. So passed it on to a school yard Mum I know who's 30 weeks PG and having a girl.

But... Grrr. She was so ungrateful. I know I shouldn't expect her to be grateful when receiving a gift. It is given away for the benefit of giving, not receiving. I gave her four big bags of clothes, plenty enough (and some) for the first 6 months without needing to buy anything.

Her response was along the lines of "Thanks for the clothes but lots that aren't my taste so I think I'll charity shop most of it". I get that some things will be charity shopped. But she really didn't need to be so blunt with me about it. I should have asked for it back but I was so shocked by her rudeness. I know several pregnant ladies I could have saved it for.

hubnut and flip loosing weight is rubbish! It's so much more fun putting it on I've lost 2stone 9 with slimming world so far. I've got about 2 more stone to lose to get me to my pre children weight.
I'm determined to get there by October at the very latest.

fate I was nervous too but I promise it's fine not even a bit ouchy. Well it wasn't for me and I'm a real pain wuss.
I cannot believe what that woman said to you, ungrateful bloody cow!!
I've not got rid of anything yet it just keeps going in the already very full loft! I might do a baby sale when babywing gets a bit bigger.
or I might just hold onto it because I don't feel done yet

Buttwing that is amazing weight loss!! Well done you!

Fate hope the coil fitting goes well. Must get around to that (we're not shagging enough for me to be arsed but I definitely am done at 3!). That woman does sound rude! She needs to remember to think before she speaks.

Coil fitting wasn't pleasant a bit ouchy, but also wasn't as bad as I was expecting and was quite quick. Still feeling a bit sorry for myself though. Milking it a tad with DH being off - I am curled on the sofa with duvet and tea while DH is making dinner.

Glad it wasn't too bad fate. I would milk it for a good while longer yet!
Thanks flip :) I was some healthy soup tonight and dp came back from the gym and said it smelt like one of the dogs had pooed thanks for that!!

Wow buttwing that is really good. I might have to try a class. I definitely couldn't do the 5:2 diet flip, even on my obscenely high calorie diet I feel faint with hunger at times (this is despite danish pastry, kit kat, twirl supplementing today's meals) - actually maybe its my iron levels or something?? I should really take better care of myself.

Fate how bloody rude of her. I get a bit emotional about getting rid of his clothes. I have to keep telling myself it's just "stuff" - I've kept a couple of favourites from the early days and the rest goes to charity shops.

I am finding giving baby stuff away this time quite therapeutic. I have never given stuff away before because I've never felt 'done' so it's always gone into the loft.

But this pregnancy, it feels very much like the closing of a chapter. In a good way not a bad way. Like our family is complete now and ready to move forward.

At my 20 weeks scan when I found out we were having a girl I was straight into the loft and giving away all my saved baby boys clothes. And now as DD grows out of things they are being given away (although I won't be giving to the rude Mum-to-be again).

I gave the moses basket (that's hardly been used for any of my four) away a couple of months ago. Newborn toys and bouncy chair will be going soon now that DD is mobile and into different things. I might do a carboot with those types of things.

I am saving a select few things though in our memory chest. Special clothes or toys. Baby's first Christmas stuff. A cute little Halloween hat I made for DD when she came trick or treating at 4 weeks old. The special things are saved. The rest is just 'stuff'.

Maybe, just maybe, one day soon I might actually be able to get a car into our garage instead of being full of prams / pushchairs / highchairs / car seats / cots / saved toys / changing tables etc etc.

Thanks hubnut that's why I like slimming world because there are restrictions on how much of certain foods you can eat. For example you can eat as much meat,fruit, veg, pasta, rice and potatoes as you like which is great for me as I've got a huge appetite!! :)

I'll shut up now nothing like a diet bore!

I came across the most wonderful thread last night that I would like to share:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/922821-drug-dependant-baby-advice-needed

In terms of inspirational parenting, this is the most amazing thread I have ever, ever read. I was not just crying, but fully sobbing for massive chunks of the thread.

If you have a baby asleep on your lap or have some time to kill and want reminding why parenting is the most amazing job in the world, have a read.

EMIN (the OP) was a foster carer taking in a drug dependant newborn. The thread follows her story from pre-birth right through to finding new parents, adoption and beyond. It is made more poignant by the fact that the OP subsequently died and there is a later post from one of her children. I cry as I remember the thread even now.

Oh my god fate I read that thread a while ago I was sobbing it's unbelievable isn't it. She was absolutely amazing life is bloody unfair sometimes. :(
Seriously if anyone as 20 mins to spare read it it is inspirational.

Fate wow, I blubbed through that thread...but what a reminder of how lucky me and my family are. What amazing people are out there to foster (and adopt) those babies.

I'm also loving getting rid of baby gear. It's one of the ways I know I'm done at 3 kids. I'm glad that things with life left are being passed on. Mucky stained clothes are becoming cleaning rags.

I actually want to buy the Marie Kondo decluttering book. It is being talked about a lot here in the US and I love the idea of only filling my house with objects that spark joy!

flip I'm in desperate need of a de-clutter, I did it while I was pregnant and nesting but everything seems to have built up again. It's ridiculous how much stuff we seem to have.
I'm what I believe is called surface tidy, if you walk in to my house there is no clutter as I can't bare it but open a cupboard and you're likely to be knocked unconscious by something falling on your head!

Buttwing I hear you! I love having people over but any party or guests means our bedroom is off limits as it's full of tidied away mess! Great thing about American houses is that bedrooms have built in closests...downside is that ours are all full of random clutter! I swear the kids toys reproduce when I'm not looking...

It's gone quiet on here! Well I've been up since 3am. Fed baby, put her back down but thought she seemed a bit unsettled. Thought she was ok but heard her again at 3.45. She settled herself but stank of poo noooooooo! How irritating!!!! Tried and failed not to wake her while changing her. Turned out she'd leaked all up her front so a full change of clothes and sleeping bag required - what a bloomin pain in the arse. So fed to sleep again now, just working up the courage to put her back down again. Tonight was going to be our second night running of one wake up (for the first time in 7.5months!!) but I've bloody well woken her!! argh!!

Dreadful night last night, I think my boy has a cold though so it's understandable. He slept in my bed all night from 11 but even so was up every hour or less for a moan and snuffly breastfeed. At one point I had my back to him and was woken by the poor thing frantically running his hands over my back presumably trying to find my boobs!

My DD has a snuffly nose too splendide. She spent the night in with me. Given that I don't co-sleep often, I find it really lovely and snuggly when we do so don't mind at all.

Night time poos are definitely the worst Igotta, especially when they require full clothes changes

How's weaning going for everyone?

I am amazed at the sheer quantity of food DD is eating. I am sure she is eating far larger portion sizes than my others were at this age.

Weaning is going ok I think, he's not eating a great deal but he's enjoying it. Oh in other news he's crawling! Really quite efficiently and fast. I was amazed as he was fairly late to roll (6 months) but at 6.5 months is getting around very nicely. I wonder if it's because he's so small, he can drag himself quite easily with his arms as he doesn't weigh much.

I'm really conflicted about the co-sleeping. Part of me really likes it and he's going to be my only baby and so maybe I should just embrace it. But then I do miss having my own space. I don't know. I can't seem to help it anyway, I get to an hour of shushing and I give up and put him in my bed. My husband has been in the spare room for six months now I really miss him.

It's tough on you're relationship isn't it splendide but survival and sleep is more important for the time being. Me and DH are a long way from feeling like our normal selves at the moment. It'll come back. Oh and with regards to crawling, it probably is because he's small. My friends daughter was teeny tiny but she walked way before any of the rest of her peers. The big babies struggled to get their bums of the ground!

So our epic nappy/outfit change wasn't too bad. DD went back down at 4.45 and slept till 8am. I'm praying that she's finally getting the hang of sleeping for longer periods. I can count on one hand the number of nights she's only woken once. But she's now on 2 bottles of formula a day and is sitting very well. Plus she's rolling and twisting herself round more so she's tiring herself out I think.

Weaning is going ok, like yours splendide, she doesn't usually eat huge amounts but she seems to enjoy whatever comes her way. She was fascinated by the pile of spaghetti I put on her tray tonight!