Just Mumming 9- We're suffering the curse of Mel B, ST syndrome and the rise of the sleep snatchers. We've all had enough and would just like a good JS.

[PixieChops]

Morning Viroids

Welcome to the 9th Just Mumming Fred.

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Name: Pixie
Age:29
Pests: 2- P (girl) 17 months old, R (boy) 4 months old
Things I can't do anymore- have a crap in peace, drink a hot drink, do any housework, shag ST, sleep, take naps.

Things I can do- carry a toddler, baby, dirty bottles and nappies down the stairs all at once, put a double pram up in 20 seconds, have a shower inc washing and shaving in under 5 mins. Be coco the clown on 26 mins sleep.

Why are rusks evil!?

I can't remember! B started farting at that bit so I was distracted. Think something about them having no nutritional value???

Haha! Ah true. Like ricecakes and biscotti.... Minipopz eats those by the bucket load

I think it's that they're essentially biscuits that you give as meals (BabyPis has them occasionally).

Had the follow up to the dodgy smear and had bits of my cervix nipped out to find out what's going on. Feeling a bit sore and down about it. If it comes back that I need treatment then (as it is my second time of having bits taken away) it may affect my ability to carry to term in the future apparently

Oh Pis that's a bugger. Hope you feel better soon, keeping things crossed for you

Sorry to hear that Pis I had a colposcopy after my last abnormal smear and the piece they took away was borderline "too big" - I had to have cervical lengthing scans in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Luckily all was fine this time, but they can put a stitch in to keep the cervix closed if it is compromised.

I'm really sorry pis hopefully it's better news and you'll not need treatment xx

B wakes every hour. What can I do? Is it because he can't self settle? He used to do it but seems to have forgotten. I try putting him down sleepy but not asleep and he just flails arms around and cries.

Sorry to hear that pis

I am going to a weaning course - I will ask about rusks. My mum is desperate to feed them to S

Sleep continues to frustrate here. We seem to have a routine of taking 4 hours to get S to sleep followed by either a long sleep and one waking or a night of waking a every 2 hours. Never know what he is going to do and it makes it very annoying that we know he can do 7 hours but doesn't!! Trying to analyse his sleep has become tiring and frustrating

I have no idea about B's sleep la it might just be the regression carrying on?

Just re-read your post la this regression thing seems to have knocked S's ability to get to sleep in the evening. I used to be able to feed him (bottle or boob) and then put him down with white noise and he would drift off. Now, it's a battle and I usually end up boobing him to sleep after a couple of hours of us pacing up and down jiggling him.

I am not sure what has changed.

My Mum has got a thing about rusks too.... No idea why!

Blame it all on sleep regression. Minipopz has never improved since then... Not saying B and S will be the same but, it's definitely a thing. Plus teeth, plus leaps, plus... anything. These babies are tricky.

Minipopz seems to have changed his bedtime to 6pm He did a lovely 3 hour stretch last night until STUPID FUCK (aka Mr P) went up and woke him up.....

My mum thinks we should put baby rice in his bedtime bottle! She put whisky in my brothers when they had a party and needed him to sleep!

Some interesting parenting advice there purple!

That sounds very scary and painful pis, hopefully answers soon.

Not to condone his attitude fleur but you could consider cheeky wipes? I love mine and asked for more for Christmas.

I can not help with sleep advice other than sympathy. I am coming round to the idea that some babies aren't sleepers, and most don't sleep through. Unfortunately just J's younger cousin does and they like to boast about it every bloody day!

We went on a weaning course too la. I found it quite interesting and a bit exciting as I was a bit sad that he won't need me any more.

He'll still need you dulcet! Just not as a boob unless you're carrying on ? I'm stopping at 6 months I think...(famous last words)

Rice in bottle is a serious choking risk! Nuts! I've lost count of the number of folk who've helpfully told me to just give B formula so that he'll sleep better. But I shared a post today with my mum (a regular culprit) that scientifically showed it makes no difference.

I agree I think our issue is sleep regression. He's currently fast asleep and I hope it's not going to be another bad night.

Formula definitely doesn't help sleep in this house.

It took two hours to get S to sleep tonight. He wouldn't take the bottle again. At least I started at 6.30pm so I have a bit of an evening.

I don't think I will ever be able to give up BF - he won't let me!

I know he will really la, was just being sentimental. I use boobs to calm him down and get him to sleep. Scared how hard it might neighbour them! The lesson did teach me that it can actually be quite a long time to wean them off boob as introduction of food is quite slow, that's why so many move them to formula then.

DH is on dads night out tonight. I have a mouth infection so drugged up on antibiotics and pain killers. I've only eaten a bowl of cous cous and slice of bread for tea and already on first wake up of the night. I just want to sleep for a day!

DH has just stumbled walked in from his "boys' night out" and woken S FFS

Argh Fleur that's so fucking annoying!!!

swear if my husband doesn't stop snoring I'm going to rub B's next nappy on his face. He just woke B up!

He comes in every night at 2/3am from work and it's always just after I've settled the baby and he wakes up

Ouch dulcet!!! You poor thing!!

B slept 3 hour straight earlier and could I sleep? Could I bollicks!!!! Lay there awake going 'why am I not asleep?'

You an still use boob but just in different way - for cuddles

I have done the same la could not sleep between feeds. I think it's the rage!

I wouldn't mind but DH is sleeping in the spare room tonight but he slammed the front door and then dropped loads of stuff in the bathroom waking S up. So he didn't even suffer!

He will tomorrow though as he will be the one getting up at 7 to deal with our food shopping delivery

Are you me Fleur?! Same here! Dh made me laugh last night - I'm setting my alarm for 7:30 he says.

Em...we have a baby? We will be up at 6:30 when he wakes up as usual!

I haven't slept at all tonight. Got the theme tune to Furchester Hotel stick in my head which keeps me awake between B wake ups

The dreaded ear worm! I get that really bad lately la - usually something I don't like!

DH didn't wake J up tonight but often does. Not as late as your DHs though viroids so not as bad if We are considering moving him to his room very soon and that's one of the reasons. Worried about that being terrible though! Obviously everyone tells me he will sleep better then but not convinced.

I really want to move B into his own room too but HV terrified me about it so I think we will do it at Christmas. Everyone I know who's done it says they sleep better

Afternoon all

Well that was the singly most awful night we have had with S so far. I didn't sleep for the two hours he managed and so I am now exhausted. You would think after having only a total of 4hrs sleep since 1pm yesterday S would be tired but apparently not, just very miserable and whiny. Add to the mix my MIL is now here and requires entertaining and you have a v grumpy fleur.

My neighbour made me cry (unintentionally) by jokingly mentioning that he heard S at 5am.

I am supposed to be going out tonight but the thought of it makes me want to cry.

Why is this so hard?