November 2014 - The one where they won't stay still.

[MrsAukerman]

New thread, new moves, new poo!

Hi ladies, Loads of catching up and I've missed you all! Lovely to read all your stories Anna a very belated thank you for the Caroline Hirons explanation. I have to admit I was a bit baffled, but your précis made it much simpler.

We've had DS Christened in the time I've been away from here which went really well and was a lovely day. This weekend we've got a big family wedding and we've been rubbish and organised no babysitter so I'm not sure quite how it's going to go. Am hoping he'll be ok in the pushchair until I run out of steam at a ridiculously early time no doubt. Have ordered my first pair of super high waisted Spanx to try and keep my tummy under control. Why does nobody tell you that the minute you stop bfing your waist starts expanding out of control?

Sleep wise it's hit and miss. We've had two nights recently where he's gone through pretty much to about 5/ 5.30 which is sort of great but the early mornings are a real killer when he'd been going to 6.15 and occasionally later. For some reason 6 something is psychologically easier than 5 something despite the fact there is sometimes only 10 minutes in it.

Rocking on hands and knees but not quite crawling yet. He does a great line in going backwards at the moment though!

Welcome back thisis!

Finally got her down at 10.30 last night, she was knackered so went through to 5am. So haven't I'm guessing we're a few days behind you on the leap!
Dd figured she can walk all the way round the cot edge and would rather do that than sleep... how fun.

She's terrifying me because she's not sticking with just furniture but trying to walk away from it, but of course she can't walk so just falls. She's covered in bruises!

Today she pulled herself up on the fridge and destroyed my treasured sean maguire autograph.

Hey thisis ! Nice to hear from you again...and thanks for the warning about what happens when you stop BF....

Ladydolly, you have my full sympathy...it's not pleasant is it? Just got DD to sleep (touch wood) - 1.5 hours first putting her to bed. Ended up giving her calpol; letting her BF / comfort suck; and finally shush-ing her to sleep. Really think it's her teeth giving her trouble tonight as she was gumming on her thumb (when she'd usually suck it) and then had her entire hand in her mouth

Thing is, she won't be comforted by DH at all - only I will do, which, tbh, in someways is quite nice, but would be good if she'd let him comfort her. It's not as if she doesn't worship the ground he walks on: as soon as he comes home from work, she bombs across the kitchen floor in her walker to him

Oh no! It's my turn to have killed the thread. ...

Haha! No you haven't haven't!

DS has gone back to 3am feeds and then waking every hour until I give up and go in and get him. The HV said I had to wean him off the 3am feed, but what happens when he has the next growth spurt?

ladydolly I'm not looking forward to the day DS works out he can stand up and work his way round the cot. The incessant rocking on hands and knees at the moment is bad enough. And RIP poor Sean Maguire.

We really need to start child proofing the house.

Ark congrats on giving up your job. It's scary how the cost of childcare prohibits us working though.

Does anyone else's DC have huge feet? I bought DS a pair of 6-12 month pram shoes for his Christening (from JoJo so generally a generous cut) and they were too small. He's only 7.5 months!

Thisis don't wean off night feeds unless you want I at the moment am just going with it turned 8mths on Mon and still up twice a night boob gets him back to sleep so that's what we do.

We have big feet too the 6-9mths little pram shoes never fit and haven't tried the jojo one's we got. Mind you he is just a big baby on 91st centiles.

Hate silent reflux have upped back to 3 doses a day as was causing issues again and going back to doc next week after hv has weighed him to review. I know this is root causes of all sleep issues it caused rubbish sleep patterns and when started sleeping through at 6mths I cut down to 2 doses meds as wasn't giving in the night has taken til now to link the even worse night sleep and reduction in solids is due to his reflux.

School hols going well ds1 going to a holiday club tommorow have paid for 2 sessions to try it so we have time to find an alternative if he hates it by time Xmas hols come around and he has to go to a holiday club

I never thought I'd be one of those mums who worried so much about stuff, but I SO am
Dd has had a cold for a week now (quite normal) & over the last couple of days I've noticed her rubbing her ear more. ..didn't think too much about it although I know it can be a sign of an ear infection. Today, she woke up screaming from a nap and when I went up she'd rubbed / scratched her ear so much it was bleeding . Decided not to phone doc for appointment but just turn up. ...good job. Receptionist said no more appointments available today, so I just stood there and asked her what I should do. 15 mins later we were being seen by the doc. Anyway, turns out that she's fine (except for the cold) but I am now shattered as I was worrying so much and I know that it's only going to get worse as she picks upmore sstuff as she goes to nursery etc..The joys of being a mother eh?!

ladydolly those are big feet! But now you have me worrying about the 6-12 month ones I bought from Next for our christening as I haven't actually tried them on him yet........

He does however have completely out of proportion legs. He's always been leggy, even in the womb. But then his arms are normal length so he's like a kangaroo! Its a pain with sleepsuits, tbh because of the enclosed feet.

What are you putting him in for the christening? DH is adamant no white satin suits, no dicky bows, and no mini-businessman outfits either (he's a big hippy, really). It made choosing something bloody awkward. We finally settled on this: www.marksandspencer.com/2-piece-shirt-and-trousers-outfit/p/p22391741

Possibly its not "fancy" enough but tbh I'm too knackered to care!

The 6-12 month shoes don't fit dd either!! Giant child!

Btw, ever since the last growth spurt, which is only over maybe in the last day, DS has gone from being a placid child who never cried to being a right little drama queen.

The mood swings! Oh my God!

Today he has burst into full on bawling tears cos a) I pulled a nappy bag out of the packet too quickly, b) he didn't like an ad on the telly and c) cos the bit of bread he was eating wasn't the bit of bread I was eating. Those are just 3 of about 10 crying fits today.

Reminds me of Reasons My Son is Crying

So we are back from our month long holiday. The first day at home has been full of DD's tantrums. I guess after a month of constant attention from everyone, it must be rather upsetting for her to be left with me only and then I would put her in walker or jumper and would walk off to do my stuff. All the travel involved must have tired her out, she has napped "by the book" - 1,5 hours and 1 hour, none of her usual 40 minutes naps. Let's see if this materialise in sleeping through this night...
Although there are a number of potential reasons for tantrums: teething, first week of 6th leap or, indeed, the first day of return to reality.

While away have had one of the most amazing facials in my life. In 1,5 hours apart from the facial I got massaged neck, shoulders, arms and head. Basically, while I was lying there with a mask on the cosmetologist was working her socks off. Usually I am bit lazy with going to all the procedures etc., but this time I enjoyed it so much that I am quietly making plans for return.

Strawberry hope you get settled back into some kind of routine at home.

Ds1 has gone to holiday club for first time today he was so brave he isn't 5 yet and looked so little and his friend wasn't there I think he maybe unwell I booked him in today as friend would be there best laid plans,and all that. There is a little girl from his class going so he will know someone. He is booked in next thur too and if he likes it will be using in future school hols when I don't take annual leave and if he hates it we have time to try a couple of others.

Ds2 was up 3 times last night if he wakes around 10/11 we tend to get 2 more wake ups and he usually wakes at this time when husband starts moving around and coming up to bed making noise it generally disturb him and he wakes in the following 20mins husband disagrees he is noisy or disturbs him however when husband goes to bed earlier we don't get the waking!!

Hi everyone,

In the middle of the house move here. New place is great (country location so a bit new for us, working on getting our rustic thang on) but it's all exhausting and chaos. Of course I'd hoped to have everything sorted and labelled and prepacked but that so has not happened. oh well.

DD2 had done a couple of alright nights in the new house - just 2 wake-ups and sleeping in til a decent hour. Last 2 nights though quite unsettled. She was absolutely vile yesterday afternoon, just cried and cried for no discernable reason. In the end I gave her Neurofen, I can't ever remember having to do that with either of them in the daytime, but lo and behold she was much better 20 mins later. So I guess it's teeth again, poor thing.

I feel absolutely exhausted today but I think I've also reached a stage where I'm more accepting that sleep will continue to be rocky until at least her first birthday. If it's still shit for long after that I'll have to come up with a Plan! Part of me finds the baby stage relentless but there's increasingly a part of me that loves how much they love you and don't argue back or strop!

east, oh bless your little ds1 going off to his club on his own! A big step for him. Hope he's OK.

lady and anna I know. The Parent Who Thinks Non-Parents Just Don't Get It is indeed a pain. And yet. How could anyone get it unless they have one?! But lady attempting that party on your own was asking for it sounds grim.

strawberry you're killing me with talk of this facial! Once I'm getting decent sleep it will be Operation Maintain Self Better.

Hi everyone else and sorry if I've forgotten to name-check!

Oh shit, the 6-12 month shoes are indeed too tight to get his feet into. Crap!

Greenstone I'm so jealous. On the day before exchange our buyers decided to get the house revalued, we're waiting for the new price now so we can start the paperwork all over again. Joy. Glad baby is settling in well!

I just made my first milk donation, a little boy near us is off the bottom of the charts for weight, at 3 months he looks smaller than dd did when she was born. Gave me a warm fuzzy feeling to help him.

We learned to go forward in crawl today. Bedtime is now just more of an excuse to keep practising. I got 4 hrs sleep last night - PLEASE go to sleep..

ladydolly that's so cool

anna glad my DS is not the only big footed monster around!

greenstone so pleased DD2 is settling well for you.

east my DP does exactly the same. Comes up to bed, turns all the lights on and off, activates the fan in the bathroom, bangs all the doors, gets into bed and then leaves me to deal with the crying baby in the next room.

That's really great ladydolly - I didn't even know you could donate milk...may look into that .

Thisis today we've figured out how to push ourselves BACKwards - think she's getting pretty frustrated by it already as she just moves further away from the toy she wants to reach. And tell me about bedtime just being an excuse for more practising. I can't count how many times I've "rescued" DD from the bottom of the bed as she's rolled over onto her tummy and then pushed herself right down so she's all squashed up against the foot of the cot bed.

Really don't know what's up with her at the moment - reckon it's a combo of cold, teething and wonder week leap 6, as her bedtimes are horrendous - reckon everyone on our estate must be able to hear her...thing is, daytime napping is completely normal, in fact she had one nap of 2.5 hours today!!! So how come, when she's been yawning her head off, rubbing her eyes etc etc...she suddenly finds this GIGANTIC boost of energy from nowhere and screams the house down unless I'm standing up and cuddling her...She weighs over 10kg now....I'm gonna end up looking like Popeye

Oh yes, haven't! We've been doing the whole backwards thing for a week or two up to now. Cue much frustration and screaming from my normally peaceful and settled little boy. It's been a tough couple of weeks on the tolerant Mummy front. We also had a monster nap of 3 hours on Tuesday morning - unheard of these days!

We have just got the second tooth, and now the forward crawl has started I suspect that the better sleep pattern that was starting to develop is going to go straight out of the window. Oh well. Ho hum.

Oh god this is a new kind of hell. Dp at his mums dog sitting ( I refuse to have the dog here - he's not house trained) cause she's away so I'm on my own. Went to bed at 10, dd down at 7:30 being wonderful and just waking for a quick feed here and there.... And my dogs been exploding from both ended on the hour every hour since then. I think I've had 20 mins sleep and I doubt I'll get much more till dp wakes up to a thousand messages on his phone and comes to take them both so I can go to sleep

Oh Ark - lots of and for you today...

Thisis, I know exactly what you mean re the tolerant mummy bit - yesterday, when she was supposed to be napping, all I heard being shouted at the top of her lungs was "ma ma ma" over and over again...any other time and I would have been over-joyed...

Hi!
I keep falling off the thread.

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DD has been playing into rolling game last two nights. She would roll on tummy and then would moan for me to turn her back although she can roll back herself perfectly. Then as soon as I turn her on back she turns on tummy again and goes on moaning, it can repeat n-times over night. Not annoying at all

Well the last two days I've changed DSs nappy with him standing up clinging onto the kitchen sofa. DH was very impressed, lol. I feel like I've graduated to Advanced Level Nappy Changing. I should get a certificate!

I still feel dreadful - such a horrible lingering cold - so DS has watched far far too much telly this week. He's currently screeching in delight at Sarah & Duck.