Just Mumming Thread 7 - the grads grads cope with walking, own rooms and have little time for shagging

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New thread! Roll call...

We used to do the same in the early days rm - dh would cup feed some formula on one of the night feeds so I could get a couple of hours kip. Am thinking of reinstating it actually.... Bit jel of your mini break - enjoy!

fleur it started, for us,last week on holiday, which was odd as she was in the same room as us!
She's more huggy and loving and that comes hand in hand with this next leap.
We are hoping she started this leap a week early as we are exhausted.

Think she's deffo moved to two naps a day now, she hasn't wanted that this nap for 5 days.

Thought yesterday's nap was a one off but she's been knocking out them zzzzzs for an hour now.
Got the kitchen cleaned.
Guess I'll have to do chores again!

Tbh I think I wasn't keeping her awake long enough so she wasn't tired enough.
2+ hours seem to be good

Child is still awake. Since 6am now

Have tried everything

whispers Child is asleep....

I swaddled him...

Hooray for nap times! MiniP is also asleep! Could do something useful, or drink tea and dick about on the internet. Have chosen the latter...

I want to get drunk but will have to settle for tea and a big fat pat on the back for finally achieving sleep. God when they say babies get overtired and don't sleep they really aren't kidding! We went for walk, rocked him, put him in swing chair (now up for sale due to letting me down in hour of need), sat and cuddled, rocked more, fed loads.

Sweet sweet peace and lack of child on me!

I sat and sobbed. Dh found me in big pile of shopping that had arrived and needed putting away, with half folded buggy next to me (vista is a bugger to fold!), rocking him and crying. I'd gone for walk, he'd gone to sleep then I bashed carry cot carrying it through our ridiculously small front door and woke him up again

I'm intrigued by these milestones you are all talking about - sleep regression, spurts etc. I really need to read a parenting book.

Pops does miniP sleep in bed with you every night? I love cuddling DS in bed but too paranoid about squishing him to let him sleep

RM I'm jealous of holiday!

Christ little la has some staying power! I couldn't get R to stay awake for even half that no matter how hard I try (and I've bloody tried). Good job sleep has finally found him!

MINIon is being put down for naps s we speak, Mr min is doing it.. I can hear back pats already which means there's no much milk been drank.
Little gannet had a huge lunch. Turns out melted cheese enhances even a pork and apple dinner!

You need to download the Wonder Weeks app on your phone La - it's a condensed version of the book and it tells you all the leaps/ spurts they go through. I usually end up on it when I've had one of those "What The Fuck is wrong with this child!?" days.... and all is explained.

MiniP sleeps in a travel cot next to our bed, as he's long outgrown the Bednest. I lift him into bed with me when he wakes to feed, and occasionally fall asleep before putting him back again. Not routinely though. It's not ideal but less of a worry now he's not so tiny. He usually ends up laid horizontally between me and MrPopz, while we're squished to the edges of the bed hanging on for dear life

He's fucking awake again

Will DH put him in Caboo? That thing is sleepy magic at B's age.

Dh off to work. Only 2 more weeks til I can drive and use caboo!

He's fed again and back down. Hooray!

Ooh popz that app is interesting! It's bang on for what's happening just now!

Just tried S on my DH in the caboo - I just could not get it on right though? It's like trying to dress backwards trying to put it on someone else. I also couldn't find the instructions which didn't help.

So clearly it's all my fault and DH has stormed out, with his mother cantering behind with S in the pram which he rarely sleeps in.

S keeps crying when DH holds him, but then DH will only hold him one way (which is almost at arms length) and gets stroppy that S always cries at him. Again, this is my fault.

I have gone to bed for a nap. I only have the energy to deal with one baby

I am also fucking starving as everything DH bought at the shops for the weekend has dairy in it. Tosser.

Fleur may I come and slap him for you please!? What a fanny he's being! Of course baby hates being held at arm's length! Is there a gentle way you could suggest he might like to cuddle him?

Caboo is nightmare to put on. Google it and there are videos demonstrating which I use. I just need to be over 4 weeks now!

Mr La put miniLa on bed face down this morning for 'tummy time' and couldn't get why I freaked. At least he tries but oh my god I need him to understand the whole airway thing!

Urgh! Hugs for everyone having a shitty time!
Fleur that's so selfish of him, I'd send him back out to get some dairy free grub for you!
Hope B stays asleep for you La.
Well that wonder week app is bleeding shite! P has a big sun over her picture this week! AHAHAHAHA!!! Well that's bollocks because all she is doing is whinging and crying and being a clingon. We've gone back to full on separation anxiety mixed with defiance and anger. She doesn't want to go for naps anymore or go to her cot for bedtimes. This is probably due to the fact that MrPixie is a fucking numpty and keeps co-sleeping with her in the spare bed in her room! Excellent! So we are right back were we were with her at 8 months old ???????????? to say I'm pissed off is an understatement. All my hard work is ruined and now I'll have to be Captain Bitch again and do the whole rigmarole of cry it out etc.
R on the other hand is much more settled and is currently fast asleep.
MrPixie is out playing cricket today (how nice for him). I can't wait until this Friday coming because I'm going out and I'm going to get absolutely wasted.

La that is an insult to Fannys, Fannys are useful and MrFleur is not (well at the moment anyway). Hugs for you Fleur, seriously though we can come round and slap him for you x

They are back and S is screaming. Great nap

So annoyed at DH. He will tell me later that I "spoil" S and that's why he screams when not on me (although he does his fair share of screaming at me too) and that I need to get him into a routine.

Sigh.

Tell him to read any parenting advice fleur, which will say you can't spoil them at this age!! They are far too young to understand spoiling or not.

Numpty then pixie is that better? ;)

Fleur is this a new thing with DH? Is it coming from his mum? Unusual for guys to have such strong opinions on baby raising. When he comes out with this pish can you tell him that actually he's wrong according to all research conducted in the last x amount of time (make some bullshit up, he'll never know)?

I don't bother with wonder week apps etc either Pixie. I think you can almost delve too deep into the 'world of baby'. I definitely read a book last time though and was quite good at trying to get baby to go for a nap after however long they were supposed to be awake for. This time, not so much, epic fail at all things baby.

wil he read a parenting book given to me by a friend. This book is now the bible.

My MiL is actually lovely and very keen not to interfere.

I am drinking gin with my MIL whilst DH tries to placate our screaming child.

Glad WW was useful La - it doesn't seem to work for some but MiniP has always followed the leap "schedule" quite closely.

Fleur - no offence but I really do want to deck your other half! I think drinking gin whilst letting him take his own parenting advice and discovering its total bullshit is the best plan for now I've got some caboo instructions I can put on the fb group if you need - La's right though, its a PITA to put on, have a look on YouTube if you get chance.

Yeah I didn't mean to sound like a wanker there . I am sure WW is v helpful - what I really meant is I fall down rabbit holes quite easily and can obsess about stuff so I find, for me, sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Oh and hooray for gin! Tell DH he's screaming because you had to eat all the dairy-infused shit he bought at Tesco . At least he's keen and gives enough of a shit to read a book.

Omg I'm stuck in the fucking twilight zone. Mini went down at 6.45pm which is early - too early. Naturally he was up again by half 7, still tired but refusing to feed back to sleep. Just rolling over and over and over like a dickhead and screaming if I put him back to bed. But I'll be damned if I'm getting him up again at this time! So I guess I'm laid here for the next three hours while he uses me as a dummy with no fucking intention of going to sleep

Mr P has gone on a night out straight from work - which he organised without asking me first. Gone with a load of couples we know. But I'm not invited because "what would we do with minipopz?" Well what indeed. I'm just raging tonight. No 5 minutes peace in sight.