Just Mumming Viroids 6 - some of us have time for JSing, some don't, but we're all grad grads!

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Just shagging grad grads thread! Roll call below please...

wil it's BSL, so there's more scope for her to continue with it when she's older as a proper language, also I prefer it cos I knew some so I don't feel dumb lol.

popz the main thing with it is to keep using the signs at home, but only when there's reference, eg we only do cat sign when one of the cats is there, milk when I'm about to feed her, or am feeding her etc etc..then they can learn to recognise it, and then hopefully do it themself! With regards to sleep regression, I think H has just lost the ability to put herself to sleep, I've realised I'm feeding her to sleep day and night now or she won't sleep at all :( even then she only does 30mins in the day at a time. I could cope with that but my 9 hours at night baby is now up 3 times a night and I take aaaages to go back to sleep after a feed so I'm wrecked now it's been going on for 5 or 6 weeks or so :(

fleur hugs

pixie so glad you got the milk and the OC has helped!

Hope it's sorted soon pixie! These babies don't come cheap do they!

I still have to feed miniP to sleep Zyla - and he only has short naps in sling in the day now or the pram very occasionally. Am trying not to worry about it too much... it won't be forever.

I'm feeling really smug that the sleep regression didn't hit here because she was so awful anyway that I never noticed! It's hard when you've been used to getting sleep and then it's snatched away. I'm still at the stage where I think if I can make five hours in total through a night it's a massive achievement .

Talking of which, it must be bedtime.

She's got pink cheeks like she went mad with the makeup bag so I suspect her teeth might have a part to play. We've drugged her with calpol and she's finally dropped off after a lot of whinging and a move to our bed so fingers crossed she's out for a while. We've also created a 'towel fort' to try and contain any attempt to launch the dummy from her cot assuming we manage to successfully transfer her back

Glad R is feeling better Pixie

Hope he's out by now Fleur

waves to La come see us when you're ready x x

I'm hoping to do sing and sign Zyla - good to hear H is doing so well with it! Clever girl

Hope you get a decent night Wil x

Agh those teeth are buggers ghetti, I'm gutted I have to do that all over again P was such a pain in the arse when hers where coming through.
Fleur I hope he drops off soon and you manage to get some kip Have you thought that it may be due to milk intolerance? It's a lot more common than you may think. Or is he just colicky?
Wil hope you get some sleep too!

I've just fed R, he's been doing my nut in with grunting noises this evening in his sleep- I suppose I should be grateful that he's not screaming/ crying. Anyway he's just done a massive dump (I heard it ) and he's asleep! Is it child abuse if I leave him for a couple of hours so I can sleep?! He's bound to wake up if I start fannying around and changing him now. He'd just had a new nappy put on as well!
I blame the osteopath, he just doesn't stop shitting and it stinks!! ????????

La hope you escape the postnatal ward soon and welcome

Oh I forgot to add that as I was getting frustrated with all the grunting R was making I was doing a bit of huffing of my own as he'd start as soon as I'd drop off to sleep and was doing it every half an hour from 10:30- 1:30! Anyway id managed to shut him up finally and then OH started snoring, I went to nudge him and said "oh give me a break" and he's now in a huff and sleeping in the other room. He knows he snores when he's on his back yet he always sleeps like that. It pisses me off and I have terrible thoughts about smothering the bastard when he does it

Hi viroids!

I can't keep up with anything at moment, too tired. Horrible last night at hospital where mws were bit rude and miniLa refused to sleep in the surgical smelling cot on wheels

We are home and much more chilled. Except he has a whistling nose when breathing. Going to have a root and see if I can unblock it. Keeps waking himself up

He also has the worst wind. I'm vegetarian and even then have to give him respect for smelling worse

Aww La the poor wee windy thing!

I hate the noisy sleeping Pixie.
Maybe got two hours if I was lucky last night. Can't do sharing rooms. I'm going to end up with full blown insomnia.

Glad you're home la! What did the midwives do to be rude?

Hope the bed transfer went well pis! When do teeth start to come through anyway? Can't imagine BFing with teeth!

One of my friends girls here does sign zyla and milk was her first. She knows a few now - nappy being another useful one.

Glad you got a sympathetic GP pixie, hopefully that can start to sort you all out.

Had a couple of 2-3hr naps here so that's progress. DH back to work Monday and every time I think about it I break down. Not ready. 2 weeks isn't enough.

It's scary at first Dulce but you'll get into your own little routine soon enough. Glad you're getting a touch more sleep!

Glad you're home now La! It's much nicer and more relaxing to be in your own bed/ space. How's the breastfeeding going? Don't worry about keeping up - I think I went awol for about 4 weeks after mini P was born!!

I would have left him for a bit pixie but I am a lazy slattern!! Hope you managed a bit of sleep. MrPopz also snores on his back, I feel your pain!!

Are the girls waking each other up Wil?

Mr P and I resumed marital relations last night! Still a bit yowchy though.... is that something that gets better with er, use? Or do I need to get my fanjo looked at!?

I think it feels different after childbirth but it shouldn't continue to hurt so if it does, maybe get a check. Normal to be uncomfy at first though. Are things a bit better with MrP then?

The girls were really good last night until 5am. They didn't wake each other up at all. But I am just crap at sleeping in places I'm not used to.
Got to put my game face on for a day out.

dulcet my DH went back to work on Thursday - I felt the same but now I have survived two days I feel much, much better. Just don't try to do too much - set the bar low to start with.
No housework us getting done here!

Good call Fleur! I think getting us both up and dressed was my only daily goal for quite some time

It's only the first bit that hurts... once he's "in" its ok... Will perservere Yep things are improving wil. He's making a bit more of an effort and I'm trying to cut him a bit more slack... I haven't exactly been wife or the year either...

That's the same but that hurts me popz - I wonder if it's the scar tissue which is all a bit tight still... I'm hoping mine improves with use. Not that we've managed to do it since the trial run..
I agree! Up dressed and sitting in the garden was all I did the first couple of weeks after Mr tee went to work, occasionally we went out to see my mum, or when I ran luffs of cake I had to go to m&s. It was far less terrifying than I expected.

I just bf'd on a sea wall outside a pub watching a live band. My tits are getting brave!

It has taken a while for me to catch up on the thread!

E is not 100% at the moment and being back at work means I have less time on here!

la glad to see you :) yay you are home boo, gr is windy and stinky lol!

E is having a melt down that he can't climb the airer

No that's the wrong picture!

Haha what did you post Cookie? Hope it wasn't a dodgy private photo .

Lol no it wasn't

It was Elijah's wild hair, but you can see his face full on and I prefer to not to put his face on here, I was trying to post a photo of him "helping" with the washing from behind!

Yay for brave tits tee!

Cookie I hope E feels better soon!

Huzzah for brave tittage Tee!

I hate both my children equally this evening. OH has played cricket today (he resigned from captaincy and now only plays every other week. P was on holiday with my parents but they decided to bring her back early because she was being a pain yeah great!! So had to do the bath time routine on my own which was the whole point of them taking P so I didn't have to do that. Anyway P and R are both full of colds and can barely breathe, add that to the fact that they are both screaming non stop because they both must feel like shit. Anyway I am so so close to picking up my car keys when OH gets home, packing a bag and fucking off for a few days because in a nutshell I've had enough. I've had enough of people letting me down, I've had enough of my kids not being well, I've had enough of listening to R cry as that's all he's done for 6 weeks. I cannot cope, I put a brave face on for everyone so it looks like I'm holding it together when really I want to tell everyone to fuckoff and go lie down on my own and get some sleep for a week!!

pixie I am sorry things are so tough for you now! Have you got a humidifier? And snuffle babe not of these really help when E has a cold!

Fx the new milk helps R, I am sure if he is more settles life will be easier for you!

Please please rant away in here as much as you like!!

Oh Pixie I applaud your honesty and glad you got all that out. You absolutely need to say it to DP and make sure he's listening. You have a hard station with two tinies and it's no wonder you're fed up and feeling shitty. You will get through it but you definitely need to ask for support. Can DP do the bottles tonight? Hopefully once the dairy leaves R's system he'll settle down. Took about two weeks here to see the full effects. Big hugs and vodka for you .

I also had a difficult day with Mini. Am busy tomorrow but wondering if I can just spend all of Monday in bed.

pixie I think what wil said was perfect!