June 2013: Here come the terrible twos!

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New thread. :-)

So, in summary, I probably shouldn't have let her watch Game Of Thrones?!

I tend to take a flexible approach to guidelines. I'm always mildly amused when people do something at the exact minute they turn six months etc:-) I remember Polly munching on some pizza two days before six months and a friend saying 'but she's not six months'. Yes, two days makes all the difference:-)

I'm just too selfish to put kids TV on so she rarely watches. I hate all the kids TV shows. I tolerate Postman Pat on YouTube on Saturday and Sunday mornings cos I want to stay in bed longer.

However DH is clearly motoring through Peppa Pig with her judging by what Amazon TV tells me whenever I switch it on!

DS only watches Sarah and Duck. But he def doesn't watch tv every day so I'm happy with that. We have Abney & Teal stock-piled on our recorder, but he's not that keen on it at the moment.

He's quite taken with Wimbledon and asks for 'innis' on a regular basis. He points out the ball (a lot) and claps along with the crowds on tv. He's quite a good Wimbledon companion actually! ;)

Ha, bean. We had it in our minds that we had to wait until six months exactly before weaning, so we did start on the day she turned six months! But we moved putting her into her own room till seven months so there wasn't too much going on at once.

This one will be going into her own room waaaaay before six months. The noise in my ear is too much! Though on the flip side I'm not too fussed about weaning at six months unless she can sit up properly. And she can stay in her car seat until she can't fit her bum in:-)

Hell yes, weaning as late as possible with number 2!

And I'm relaxed with guidelines and really don't care that DD watches CBeebies every day. She does loads of other stuff too, so it's not a big deal to me!

Is it wrong that my son said Peppa before he said Mummy?!

We usually have some CBeebies in the morning, particularly if the morning starts at 5.30. He has an active day, usually out of the house doing stuff, and then home about 5ish. He gets some more CBeebies as a wind down (Night Garden, etc). I have no issue with it.

Ha ha ha! I still have not a clue what I did all day with the first baby. Pollys in nursery today and I got up late, fed her, let her chuckle in her chair while I cleaned up pollys mess. Went to john Lewis to test mattresses. Home by lunch. Watched tennis, hit up mumsnet and put away the washing while she fed, slept or chuckled to herself. One major poo through which took 20 mins to recover but otherwise no problem. Did I do something different last time?!

I have quite literally no recollection of June-December 2013 so I couldn't say. I think it felt stressful though, and your day sounds nice!

To change topic, are we all using duvet and pillow now? We are going to get some this week for DS. He's still been in a sleeping bag with pjs up till now but it feels like it's time.

DS has a duvet that he insists on sleeping on top of and a little pillow. But I just put a bigger pillow on his bed today because he seems to prefer that (he stockpiles duvet/blanket/whatever to create a bit of height at one end of the cot)

Still in vests (and sleepsuits when it's not so hot) though

DD has had a duvet since last summer and DS had his for the first time last night (but slept with us from about midnight cough ).

DD doesn't want a pillow though and DS sleeps on his front so I'm not sure he will want one either. I'm in no hurry to give him one!

DS will also be in his current car seat for as long as possible. DD managed to stay in it till 18 months and she was bigger than him so we should be ok.

sunbeam

The TV thing was never an issue. DD didn't know any different and would happily entertain herself; she can sit reading books for hours. We just don't have the tv on in the background here (like my parents do, for example - we just record stuff and watch it in the evening) so it wasn't something we thought of. I have to make an effort to put it on for her now. She'd see it every few months at other people's houses but was never interested in it.

Bean, I'm finding that my two are completely different in a lot of ways. DD spent a lot of time feeding, and during the day she would only sleep on me (she was fine at night)! She never slept outside of the house (unless in the car, and I don't drive, so that wasn't helpful!). DS feeds very efficiently on the whole (still has odd cluster feeding days!) and will sleep anywhere at any time of day - inside or outside of the house. So I can feed him and he'll sleep in his basket for a few hours at a time during the day - that never happened with DD! I'm glad I had them this way around! So I know what I did when I had DD - a lot of reading!

Sunbeam, we've given DD a pillow but she's still in a sleeping bag. We must get her a new pillow actually, hers is awful (one of our old ones)! Though she piles teddies up on top of it and rests her head on those so she isn't bothered.

I tend to have the radio on for background noise all day but was always jealous of those who could deploy the TV when they just needed ten mins for something. It was a happy day when she started to get interested.

I recall that Polly would only sleep when moving but in retrospect she probably would have dropped off but I didn't realise nothing bad happened if you ignored grumbles.

Yes to duvet for quite some time. Sleeping bags only stayed on for five mins and I prefer her to decide whether she needs her duvet or not rather than be in something she can't control as easily. She has a pillow but rarely uses it. Peppa and George are normally snuggled on it!

DD was very stubborn, we did try leaving her and tricking her with hot water bottles etc. She had none of it.

Also, she would be woken up very easily during the day (by the doorbell etc) probably due to being so used to a quiet house. Whereas DS will sleep through absolutely anything (drilling, banging!), I imagine because he's used to his noisy sister!

There is no way DD would stay under a duvet; she still moves all around the place. We only gave her a pillow because she started sleeping with her head on one of her big teddies but she still does that anyway!

Have a look at the gro to bed bedding. Eases the transition!

Today has. Been sponsored by peppa pig. I have been struck down with a tummy bug mum rescued dd yesterday but couldn't today. Dd clearly has been watching avidly as she wanted 'peghetti' for tea.

Her dad saw her last night, and took her out (doesn't happen often as he doesn't have a car seat, but my dad dropped them to soft play and picked them up again) he sort of took advantage of her being at mums and not with me, but that's fine. What I am fuming over is his partner the other woman for background went and met them there. Now, I know I can't really control what happens in his time, but I have asked him repeatedly that I met her first, so I know who my dd is spending time with. He has refused this. I don't want a fuss, nor do I want to be best friends with her, but I feel it's important for dd to feel ok with who she is with, and for there to be some ability for us all to communicate if needed. I'm not fussed about the past, I am the future however. probably stupidly.

Am I silly to feel like that? I haven't said anything to him. I'm trying not to let it fuss me, and just shrug it off, but it riles me every now and then.

Duvet here for a wriggle bum who often kicks it off! Nothing much stays on at night.

You're not silly at all. I think it's sensible what was suggested. Shame he couldn't be more considerate.

I hope you feel better soon. Tummy bugs are grim.

Pink, you are not being silly. You are remarkably generous in spirit. I would have been spitting mad. You are a cool lady.

M has a sleeping bag still, it has poppers on the shoulders so can escape it if he wants to. Although, so far, he's not bothered about taking it off.

He would have had a duvet before now, but I can't remember where I out it so it can wait till I get to ikea next to buy a replacement.

Bean, that was on my wishlist but I took it off when someone on here had problems with it (possibly you?! But a while ago). So it is good then?

I hope you feel better soon pinky. I would be feeling the same as you, you're not being silly at all.

Children asleep and I'm on mn! Have been trying to force DS to feed as I think I'm on the verge of being ill (again).

Thank you all, tummy settled again, feel exhausted but at least functional again. Cup hope you dodge being ill. Sending get well vibes your way.

As for dds dad it's just another sly way of his. I will let him know I am disappointed he felt he needed to go behind my back about it, and that its just another reason I can and never will trust a thing he does. But I expect nothing less from him. he is a cockwomble that won't change It's happened, dd is ok. That's all I need to worry about.

Dd has reverted to waking at night and wanting milk. Or 'mulk' as she calls it. Very cute but not at 3.30am. They do do the oddest things at times don't they.

I am a fan of the gro to bed stuff but it is short lived. And quite expensive. But it is useful for the transition. To be honest you could just tuck it in and hope for the best? At this time of year she's not going to get cold without a cover, we've just got a sheet in there at the moment.

Pink he's such a great dad isn't he?

Glad you're feeling better pink.

And thanks, Pink. I have mastitis for the second time since DS was born. After it turned into an abscess with DD (the most horrendous month of my life) they're taking no chances and I'll have had a months worth of antibiotics by the end of this lot. The same as last time so I hope that's it now! Luckily I decided to get checked today before it got too bad (which always happens overnight with me!).

I'll probably give the Gro to bed a miss then. She's happy in her sleeping bags for the time being anyway (she's in the thin ones at the minute).