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

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MundayCakes85 · 03/04/2015 06:46

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 Easter Grin

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FATEdestiny · 09/06/2015 13:20

lol @ looking like an emoticon! Grin

Mini rant about baby clothes. I love, love, love short romper suits - like baby vests but with t-shirt sleeves and shorts legs. Look like proper baby clothes I think, rather than "small person" versions or regular clothes IYSWIM.

So weather is changing, DD gone up a clothes size, so I have been shopping. Looking specifically for girls romper suits - either short arm, short leg or long leg (no feet) and short/vest arms.

I have discovered that evidently the retailers like boys romper suits. There are lots of different styles and colours for baby boys. Hardly any for girls.

We're in the phase of not being able to wear skirts/dresses much because she crawls into them. Dungarees are good but more cumbersome than rompers.

Grrrrr - I wish the retailers didn't consider romper suits as something just for boys. Tesco had 2 girls rompers and about 12 boys rompers in their range. Can't find any girls rompers elsewhere.

Buttwing · 09/06/2015 15:59

fate I love them too. As you say I've no problems with finding them for boys babywing has loads. Have you tried Boots? I'm sure I saw some in there the other night.

Babywing has two teeth and no sign of anymore yet.

Buttwing · 09/06/2015 16:03

fate just checked Boots website there's loads, lots of bright colours too. In the girls sleep suit/ baby grow section sorry can't link! :)

Buttwing · 09/06/2015 16:07

Sorry I meant baby bit, then choose girl not the girl section. If that makes sense.

ohthegoats · 09/06/2015 21:32

FATE - Gap? I've got a couple from there, but early season so might not still be around. Mothercare also had them early season, but not anymore I noticed the other day when I went to buy some. They've got girly versions with frilly legs etc that are OK enough. Oh, also H&M had some, but the one I bought is completely weirdly shaped on Pip - all flappy arm holes and tight legs.

I've ended up with a 3 pack of shorts and a 4 pack of t-shirts from Mothercare instead. Means her tummy is a bit on show, but if it actually turns to summer at some point, that will be OK. Yesterday she was dressed like me - shorts but thick hoodie on the top half. Bloody freezing.

Boyfriend gave me two nights off... I've had 8 hours sleep for 2 nights in a row. Feels frankly ODD!

MundayCakes85 · 10/06/2015 07:00

You know it's going to be a long day when baby goes down for a nap at 7am.
Someone pass me a hot cup of tea please Smile

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ohthegoats · 10/06/2015 08:23

Hahahaa... I'm with you there Munday! Boyfriend has gone back to work, leaving me and her in Cornwall on our own. Last night was all fine, but she/we were wide awake at 6. She's going for a nap at 8.30.. ridiculous. What do I do with her between 10.30 and lunchtime?

Worst bit about this is going to be packing the car up to go home. Normally takes me an hour even with some help, this time there is a broken lift and a tiny menace to make things more complicated. Am leaving on Friday morning, think should probably start packing up today!!

ohthegoats · 10/06/2015 09:54

Ha, reading back on all this antenatal stuff - I wrote on 22nd September about boyfriend being in the other room and me being the only one not sleeping, that it better be my turn to get some uninterrupted sleep. If I'd known at that point that I'd not get a full night 'off' until June 7th I might have topped meself...

Igottastartthinkingbee · 10/06/2015 11:03

Oh dear munday that's harsh!! We tend to have very early starts too unless DD decides to be awake for an hour or two in the night. Then she might sleep till 7. I'm not sure what's worse!!! On the plus side she has started to nap in her cot - it's about time at nearly 8 months old Blush haven't tried to make her nap in her cot until recently.

FATEdestiny · 10/06/2015 13:15

Thanks for the suggestions Butt and Goats. When I said I'd been shopping that actually meant a whizz round the supermarkets clothes departments Blush. Nice to have an excuse to go into town and shop on the highstreet, I'll look at Boots and Gap.

My Mum has helpfully taught DD about banging maracas on the coffee table. Delightful. The bloody noise!

Sorry about your rubbish early morning Munday

Glad to hear you got some sleep Goats. Was there anything specific you did to get DP stepping up to the mark, or did he just get it in the end?

You're really lucky to be near the coast in Cornwall, must be lovely this time of year. Given that I live about as far from a coastline that you can get, beaches are really special and magical places for me and the children. I often think that to those living on the coast, going to the beach must be about the same as me going to the park - like a routine, normal thing to do with the children.

But then as I muse further (as I sometimes do)... at least I can make it to a coast in about a 90 minute drive. Imagine living, say, in central America where it is thousands of miles for them to get to a coastline. I should count my blessings.

Anyway, I digress... As you were Smile

polkadotdelight · 10/06/2015 21:46

fate Debenhams have them. I was looking for a smart outfit for DS this week and Debenhams was full of beautiful girl rompers - typical though as Debenhams is expensive!

ohthegoats · 10/06/2015 23:11

We don't live here, but it's a family place, so can come and go as much as we want (so long as my dad hasn't randomly let it out to some mates). It has to be left as if it's going to be rented out, so empty and clean, but other than that it feels like home really. We've been coming here since I was about 7, and spent all my school holidays here. Love it.

In terms of sleep... no idea really. Well, several things could be helping.
a) she stays in her cot until she gets annoying, then co-sleep. Not ideal but reduces the amount of times I have to get up. She's more 'independent' when co-sleeping now, doesn't touch me, but just sleeps better next to someone in bed.
b) she's crawling around at top speed, cruising around furniture, wants to be standing up at every possible opportunity - must be using up energy
c) eating well - three fairly decent meals a day, porridge before bed, a proper eating/drinking routine
d) she started napping well - 2 hours in the morning, 45 - 60 minutes after lunch - I sort of allowed/made it happen by being near the cot when she was tired, or just about to get in the car etc. Got her into a proper nap routine.
e) formula... less waking up for a comfort snuggle/boob suck. I've completely stopped breastfeeding now.

She's had a dummy in her cot since about week 6, but never shown much interest. Since I stopped feeding her at night she's been going for the thumb suckage, and sometimes puts the dummy in herself too. Oh, and she's got going with a 'snuggle' type toy thing - again, sucks the edge of that.

She's just older I guess. Very clingy in the day at the moment though - apparently it's all about Leap 6 in the wonder weeks. Or something.

ohthegoats · 10/06/2015 23:14

OMG, I wish we had some money! Those Debenhams rompers look so ace. Boo.

ohthegoats · 11/06/2015 08:19

SHE SLEPT MIDNIGHT UNTIL 7... WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!

Caps fully intended. First time through the night.

splendide · 11/06/2015 11:40

Omg goats! I'm so jealous, well done though.

Maybe I need to stop breastfeeding at night...

ohthegoats · 13/06/2015 16:21

No repeat as yet, but only one waking between my bedtime and 7am. Much much better... almost as good as it was when she was 3 months old. That 4 month sleep regression fully kicked our arses.

Mustn't get too excited.. repeat mantra, "just because it's good doesn't mean it's not also just a phase"

splendide · 13/06/2015 20:14

Sounds like you've turned a corner, hopefully we will too. Last night started well, went to sleep at 7 ish then not a peep till 2.30. Then awful after that. I now go to bed at 8 every night to try to stay sane. I co-sleep but it doesn't seem to help always, last night he was just as bad in bed with me so what's the point really. About 5am this morning I felt like I was really losing it.

splendide · 14/06/2015 04:34

Ok just shouting into the void but I'm going insane. He's been up since 3.30 I have no idea what he wants. He's been fed, changed, been in my bed an hour. I think he just hates me. I can't make him happy. I'm such a failure.

Igottastartthinkingbee · 14/06/2015 07:39

Oh splendide sorry to hear you're having a rough times. Your baby doesn't hate you and you're NOT a failure. Did you both manage to get back to sleep?

STIGZ · 14/06/2015 08:44

I'm having a difficult time with baby aswell, she has always been a great sleeper but for the past two weeks its been continues night wakings and a permanent bad moodShock. I dont know whats to blame but im thinking its do with her persistent cough and this current "leap" as i know a lot of brain changes are occurring at this time so im hoping its temporary and my happy baby returns soon? Still no sign of any teeth yet but i can see the outline of teeth in her upper gum so i dont know if that means they will appear soon? My first dd was a cross cutter so maybe she will be the same ??

You are not alone splendid... Im finding it hard at the moment.

splendide · 14/06/2015 09:32

He went to sleep at 5 for 30 minutes (in his cot) then from 5.30-6.30 on my boob. Sorry to be so pathetic I just felt really lonely! It's just that co-sleeping used to be a bit of a magic bullet and I actually quite liked him sleeping next to me but it doesn't seem to work now.

sazzlehopes · 14/06/2015 10:14

Hi all sorry been so busy and haven't had time to post. Just want to say splendide the same here. Co sleep was the magical thing to sleep but it doesn't work now for us. Last night he was awake from 11.30 until 1am then he woke at 4am for half an hour. No reason - he had boob on tap but he was still cross at that too....
I'm going to bed early tonight to tackle it. Sometimes I find when the magic of cosleeping and boob to sleep doesn't work it's time to be tougher and make him go back in the cot. He then seems to sleep better away from me...

Anyway of the teeth front we have the bottom right one peeping through, it's been like that for about a week so no idea when it'll be through properly or if they'll be anymore to follow.

Rompers - lots of summer sales on at the minute. I picked up two lovely one from gap in the sale.

Glad some of you are having better sleep... hopefully we will too at some point. We did have a recent better stint and I'm hoping we get back to that soonish.

splendide · 14/06/2015 11:45

I'm sorry you're having a crappy time too. I do this again and again, get completely horrified by him changing things up. Stupid of me. We just had a lovely month of him sleeping in his cot till 3/4 ish then a snuggle feed and drifting off to sleep next to me. Now it's rolling, pulling my hair, screeching! You're dead right though, it needs to be cot. There's no point in co-sleeping if he's still up for hours.

ohthegoats · 14/06/2015 13:27

I was exactly the same until 2 weeks ago though! In fact exactly 1 weeks ago tonight was my worst night so far.. I had to wake boyfriend up at 4am on Monday morning before I bounced the baby out of the window! We then had a week of me going to bed at 8, Co sleeping from midnight (but mostly being awake all night), then it just was fine one day. No reason as far as I could tell.

Are there only the 5 or 6 of us left on here who have shit sleep issues? Everyone else gone to Facebook to talk about their great sleepers?

splendide · 14/06/2015 13:38

Heh, it does seem that way!

Maybe it'll come right for us too. It's just so difficult to keep it in perspective in the small hours isn't it?