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.

Mumsnet just ate my post! But basically it was 'woohoo I just fitted into a pair of size 12 jeans, top size is bigger but always has been. Going to think of this on the way to appointments this week!' :)

Well done Zyla! I love it when that happens I'm one dress size down so far - well one and a half as if I'm honest I was on the limit of having to go up a size before I started.....

Much better night - two feeds. I tried to just settle her for the first wake up as I'd given her a huge supper to see if it made any difference. An hour later I gave up and fed her..... but she did then have a good five hour stretch which is something.

Does anyone know if babies tend to have a growth spurt at around 13/ 14 weeks? It doesn't seem to match anything on the wonder weeks thing, but they've been a bit hit and miss for us anyway.
She's eating like a demon and last night, had nearly 6 oz of formula at 9-10 pm and then another 7 oz of expressed milk at 3 am, whereas normally, about 4 oz at 10 pm would see her through for longer. ( yes, she's odd.)
Just wondering if anyone had had similar?

Deeply there is a leap between 11.5 and 12.5 weeks after due date.
We get more frequent feeding and unsettledness during a leap.
Can't wait for the next one on Saturday

I think she's done that one, as she will be 14 weeks tomorrow. Maybe she's either Delayed on leap 3, ahead on leap 4, or possessed by demons......
She's horribly windy and unsettled today😢

Hopefully it's just a fluke. Could it be teeth yet? Or a cold maybe?

Unfortunately growth spurts and leaps aren't in sync so it could well be. BabyPis is just out of another leap but is definitely having a growth spurt as she's eating like a monster!

Deeply are you going on due date or birth date? But yes as pis says they're not exact so could be leap - or teething.

Well done zyla!

Pis that sounds promising! I'm doing the same just now - normally he feeds at every wake up but I'm rocking him back to sleep with no feed as he fed at 12,30 and it was a big one. The formula is helping - he now misses out that 10pm wake up again and goes 7-12:30.

I need a sil rant. Both of mine are being very trying. Got text today from dhs sis who hasn't visited since DS was about 4 weeks old. She spent the 3 years before nagging us that she wanted a niece or nephew but now never asks how he is or visits.

Next week is extremely busy - got 2 work Christmas dos, our nct party and my exercise class party. Dh has worked his rota around my plans so that he can take care of B and I can go have some fun ( thanks Mr La!)

Sil has a habit of expecting the world to revolve around her. She texted this afternoon saying she's bringing her new boyfriend down Monday/ Tuesday to meet us and see B and what are we up to . I said well dh will be working so not available and I've got loads on and need to still make sure B gets feeds and naps on time . Some of my things I am taking B to - but in that case I then keep the rest of the day free because otherwise B ends up stressed and overtired doing too much.

She expected me to change all my bloody plans to accommodate her visit and couldn't understand why I said I wasn't prepared to do that. She also doesn't get that a 4 month old baby can't be carted round to a million social events in a day. If he doesn't get his naps he then is a nightmare and also doesn't sleep at night , which will have knock on effect on the next day and my plans for the week. I said I'm sorry but it's not convenient and got a sulky text saying 'well i guess I'll see you next year then!'

FGS

Meh, la text SIL back with a cheery "ok, see you next year!" And pretend you didn't notice any undertones! People without babies really don't get that hey neeeeed to sleep and will get bored in the pram if in it too too long (especially when they can sit up or crawl).

With the trousers, I should probably point out (from behind a wall of shame) that I was in size 20 trousers before I started losing some weight, so this is a big big thing for me..or a tiny one mwahaha!

I'm going out on Saturday! Food and cinema with a friend, I don't even care what we see!!

And I can't blame pregnancy, because I was in the size 20s before I got pg! (And a 22 top... )

Going by the due date, but they are only a day apart, so doesn't make much odds. I think it is a combination of growth and teething - she's decided breast feeds should preferably be an hour long😢 and is constantly dribbling and sucking her fingers . given the addition of teething, jabs and growth spurts, the wonder weeks thing has been a bit hit n miss for us, but we shall see how the much feared leap 4 goes...Ugh.
but she slept better last night, so whatever the reason, I'll take it☺
La, sounds like sil doesn't get it - but that said, I suspect that before I had madam, I didn't really get it either. I don't think I ever said anything to my friends about baby led existences, but will admit that I occasionally thought some of them were being a bit pfb. And maybe some of them were....but I know now from experience how babies take over😊so maybe the penny will drop for sil soon.
Zyla, it doesn't matter what you were before - a result is a result And you are entitled to be proud!

Extra well done zyla!!!

Deeply B has been teething and growth spurting and his sleep has been all over the place. Just hang on in there - it can't last forever I keep telling myself. Last night only one wake up!

Hello! Sorry again for going awol viroids. I've been trying to cut down on screen time as there was a possibility my epilepsy from my childhood was returning however I've had an EEG today and my brains looking pretty good so I don't need to be as strict! I've had to cut back on anything to do with screens so telly, phone, computers etc. My brain is very over active and I find it hard to switch off, these make it even worse so I've had to chill out a bit. Now I know I've not got epilepsy I can probably go back to normal.

Hope your babies are all well and you're starting to get more sleep. R is now the size of a truck and P is entering her 18 months going on 18 faze and having super strops. It's awful and usually involves Peppa Pig (the fact that I limit her to 100 episodes a day rather than probably 500) she's slightly obsessed and can spot that twatting pig from 5 miles away. If it's on the front of a cupcake packet, a magazine, wellies, clothes, toys- she will not stop until she owns everything. I had to prise another child's Peppa pig rucksack from her hot sweaty furious hands the other day as she insisted it was hers. My daughter can say around 20 words. One of them is fucking "Peppa". I am not impressed.
Anyway sounds like R may be losing his voice so there's a bonus. It'll be like silent crying. Now for P to have silent paddies and I'll be winning at life.

'That twatting pig'. Mwahahhaaaa! Missed you pixie glad you're ok and back!

I bloody hate that pig .pixie! Selfish little bacon butty that she is - and we aren't really at the stage he can choose it himself. Does seem to shut him up though if he's crying, annoyingly. Hope you get some answers soon.

I wold be tempted to message something pas since shredding back too la, just saying 'looking forward to it!' With Smiley. Plead ignorance!

I've come to the conclusion that there is always something deeply. Teeth, growth spurt, illness. Stopped trying to work it out so much now and just going with it. If it is teeth, is she too young for Teetha? I've heard great things.

Going to be a long night here I think. Seems to have developed a cold in time for bed and can't breathe. Wakes up snorting and won't be put down. Sigh.

Keep meaning to ask, knocker based questions! One from each end - itchy bits since having a baby but only sometimes. Wondered if it could be cycle related so when I would be having AF? Maybe hormones become imbalanced - anyone experienced that? I'll save my bum question!

Not sure what the question is sorry Dulce..... Do you mean itchy nipples at different times of the month?

Peppa appeared on the scene quite late into my son's involvement with CBeebies. So I have good memories of her (good morals but not around long enough for my son to become obsessed). I am inspired to keep BabyPis away from her as long as I can.....

Love you pixie welcome back! Glad all is well with brain.

B hasn't discovered the twatting pig, but he loves Elmo to the moon and back! He watches Furchester Hotel every morning with dh and when he's being fussy I put on the Elmo film which usually shuts him up. I swear his first words going to be Elmo.

If you've not discovered F Hotel then watch it - it's brilliant!

Dulcet no idea about cyclic itchy bits or nipples. I seem to have been left with a few unwelcome things post birth - I have no control over farts and my boobs are now a saggy sad looking couple of sacks.

Anyone on here move navy to formula from 6 months same time as weaning? I'm going to slowly move away from bf at 6 months. I do love it now but it's time to put my needs a bit higher in importance and I want to not be stinky and wet anymore.

Poor little B isn't 100% today - he's hoarse and his cry is all squeaky. Yesterday he didn't seem right - he was struggling to breathe and would kind of hold his breath then do a massive breath and look shocked. His lips were blue around them. I phoned GP to say can I bring him in to get checked and the receptionist spoke to Dr then told me I had to phone an ambulance!!! I was in the middle of Pret in town and had to call 999 because Dr insisted. Operator asked questions and said I don't think you need an ambulance (I agreed) but to go to Dr. So I was all ready just to take him to Dr (GP was 5 min walk) but then ambulance crew turns up in pret! They'd come anyway!

They were lovely though - checked his oxygen levels and his breathing/ chest, all fine. I said I'm so sorry for wasting your time but they said I wasn't. Then took him to Dr (their advice) who also checked him. All fine, but said he's come down with something. Today he's a bit miserable and his voice is still hoarse bless him.

That as meant to read 'moved baby to formula' not navy

Dulcet poor wee J - have you tried snuffle babe? Seems to help when B had cold. Will look up teetha, not heard of it. B is s dribbly mess

Hurray welcome back Pixie, glad your brain is ok

La that sounds really scary. Glad B is ok. And well done for getting to 6 months, not many do

B has taken to waking more often. We'd got to 6/7 hour stretches, now he's back to 3/4 with an extra one for a poo! I've increased his nighttime bottles to 7oz but it's not made a difference. He is being particularly adorable at the moment though. Next leap due at the weekend so that will be interesting

Not there yet purple but not far off! He's 4.5 months just now. It's way more than I thought I'd make though if you'd asked me at 5 weeks!!!

Welcome back pixie! Glad you're all clear for epilepsy. Good on you for cutting down on the screen time though, it's something I keep meaning to do...

We have yet to experience the joys of Peppa Pig!

Scary times La - how's B today? I have zero control over farts now either!! Glad it's not just me!

Well done Zyla! Can't remember if I've said it already.

Jealous of the nights out ladies - enjoy

Put minipopz in his own room for the first time last night. He did 11-4 straight which I'm pretty pleased with. He's got D&V though unfortunately.... Started yesterday morning and then was fine all day after that. Thought it was a one off but then he exploded again in the car this morning...

Lost post - ANGER!!

That was meant to be knicker, not knocker. Tits are fine, fancy itchy. Any experience now you know what the hell in talking about!

Cold got worse here, spent the night doing hour sleep, hour awake pretty much. Very stuffy - will look at snufflebabe as not used that.

Sounds like a successful first night popz, expect the D&V. How did you feel about it?

Itchy knickers... Thrush? BV? New washing powder/ shower gel/ pants?

I felt a bit sad about it last night.... But then I fell asleep haha! He came back in with us when he woke at 4, and I imagine tbh it will be some time before he does a proper full night in the cot, so it's not too much of a change for us yet.

Dulcet I've kept on my always dailies since having B. I feel like I still need them so maybe the same thing.