August 2015. It's all about food consumption and late nights at Bar Mugabe Nights

[Dozygirl]

New thread for us fast talkers

Glad you made baby massage frolic and yay for discovering another group too! Those pants are absolutely adorable I NEED them!! Off to google.......

Fatty I found the close caboo hurt my back and it was a bit of a faff to get DS in to it. If he fell asleep is v hard to get out so could never get him out still asleep. I could have been wearing it wrong though and it was hired so didn't have it long enough to give it a fair go but thought I'd mention as also have a big old lump of a baby. However I know they are v popular so may be worth ago and sell it on if doesn't work out.

Lily DS is the same at night. I was up with him loads last night but only needed to give him one quick 20 minute feed. The rest of the time was just needing dummy or hand on chest for a bit. He's not properly awake more just unsettled. So tired today......

And yes he has more hungry days than others. He's such a greedy boy it always worries me when he is not on the boob constantly but figure he's just the same as me and some days less hungry than others.

Saw my friend today who has 2 boys. Was v reassured about the whole napping thing and she said with her second she didn't even try to get him to nap in the cot. Just used the pram. Was nice to hear as couple of my friends keep telling me how bad it is he naps on me or in pram but her boys have lived to tell the tale.

Hello,

How is everyone this evening? Hope we are all gearing up for a good night sleep. Ds has just gone down so I won't be far behind him.

Loves I am very jealous of your jacuzzi steam room! I have woken up with a really sore neck. Think I slept funny. A shot in the steam room and a full body massage should sort me out. What time can I pop by?

Joskar we are in Scotland too and battening down the hatches for Hurricane Abigail. Think friday is going to be a stay at home day for me and ds2 but ds1 has to go to playgroup in his pj's for children in need. This reminds me I really need to get him a new puddle suit. They are great for winter trips to the park and for just going out splashing.

I find some boys clothes dull. I also try to buy brights if I can. I like polarn o pyet stuff but it is quite expensive so only tend to get stuff in the sales.

I am thinking of taking ds1 to the cinema on Saturday morning. Our little local independent does a 11am kids showing for 2.50. I think I am going to try and express some milk over the next couple of days to leave with dh. But I am hopeful if I feed ds2 before I go he should be ok? I ve not left him for more than an hour before and don't know if he will take a bottle but I am confident that if he doesn't settle dh could just take him for a walk in the sling and that usually knocks him out for a good couple of hours.

Right for to watch rest of masterchef and get ready for bed.

Typing this whilst draped artistically over the cot with my hand in a vice like grip of DD. she's clearly very tired, lots of eye rubbing and head touching but is not giving up the ghost that easily, silly of me to think so!!
DH is downstairs noming sausage and mash, it's like I'm on a baby enforced diet

Hurricane Abigail?! Is that really gong have a big impact. I'm on the outskirts of Glasgow so maybe not so much for me, although the rain since Sunday has been relentless!!

We're trialling the fleece sleepsuit tonight. Only got a vest on underneath so we'll see, couldn't bear to think of her overheating. If it goes well I'll splurge on the naice ones from JoJoMama

Good luck for sleep tonight troops!! X

Another autocorrect fail sorry lily! The trousers are Tutta.
Amazon stock them and you can pick stuff up on e-bay as well.

Ds has never had a nap in his crib kbro. It's always me, the pram or the bouncy chair.

I was having the same convo with my mum about the cinema today everything. We live really close to the local one and I want to see the new James Bond. I reckon Ds would probably be ok if I feed him just before, but would leave milk in case. Can you try to see if he would take a bottle before then? Ds has had a bottle twice. Once to check if he could actually drink from it and once when I had a haircut. People tell me to keep practicing but I can't be arsed. He's done it once, so should be able to do it again.

X-posts mzzf. Good luck with the fleece .... And the hurricane!

Oh and fatty I adore the close caboo, I'm a cheaply and only have the nct one and it works a treat for us. Baby can face outward when they have head control too. You can take a sleeping baby out of the sling easily but like most things there is a knack. I find it easier to get on/off than the ergo and it feels steady and secure with mini mzzzf in it. We've done hour long dog walks and I've had her in it for hours round the house. Go for it if it's a great price!! They have a good resale

Loves and lily, these are the challenges I'm hoping to keep up with. Just completed day 2.

Sooo tired today. Took DD over to a friend from her nursery to play. So was making small talk/getting to know this child's grandparents while they played. Was prob not making much sense on my approx 4.5 hours sleep last night! Skipped the regular playgroup this morning.

Was keen on baby cinema tomorrow to see Brooklyn, but will see how much sleep we get! Have done lots of baby cinema this time. Have watched Everest, The Martian, James Bond and Suffergette.

Note I chose the easy squat challenge!

Also trying slimming world at the mo. Day 1. I have the literature from a friend. You get 6 healthy extras instead of 2 when exclusively breastfeeding, which is a bonus!

Hi all,

Just popped on to post another 30 day challenge chart which I'm planning on doing to tone up.

DS is snoozing and DD in bed so we're going to watch the Apprentice.

I really like my Connecta carrier and they keep their value - esp if you have a discontinued design - so easy to sell on. I've never mastered it as a back carrier yet though as DD hated being on my back so I always did front.

My DS also seems to have days when he feeds loads and others when he isn't bothered. It seems to impact on his night sleep too then. Last night he just woke at 5 and then went down until 8.30. DD was up at 7.30 so was able to give her breakfast without juggling the baby which made a nice change.

See some of you at Mugabe Nights later. I always read during the night feeds even if I'm too tired to post.

Evening all,

The snot of doom has reached the dwarf house. Grumpy 1 has been valiantly fighting off a cold all week and this evening has succumbed to a temperature and general feeling of misery. Because she is so rarely sick she can't remember feeling like this before so she is quite scared by it. Poor thing.

Grumpy 2 seems fine apart from the fact that tonight was a bath night and we still have to endure howls of rage when she is removed from the water. It's almost as if she is reliving the birthing process she is that mad at being taken out of the lovely warm water.

everything I'd have thought you'd be fine to escape for up to about 3 hours without DS2 needing a feed. If you are planning on leaving a bottle it might be worth practicing a few times first though, just so your DH knows what he's up against. They can be little pickles with the bottle. Grumpy 2 took one fine around 6-7 weeks but we were then a bit slack and didn't bother for a few weeks and now she won't take it at all. Grumpy 1 was always good with a bottle but we introduced it at 4 weeks with her and then faithfully gave her a bottle a day so she never got out of the habit. If yours proves to be a bottle refuser your DH is better off not even attempting it and just distracting him in the sling until you get back - much less tears that way. What are you planning on seeing?

mzzzf hope the sleep suit trial goes well tonight. Fingers crossed that it is the silver bullet for your sleepless nights siani I hope you get more sleep tonight as well.

frolic we love Tutta clothing, my Mum brings it back from Finland. I even have some vintage pieces from when I was a baby. Attached is a picture of grumpy 2 at 2 days old in a 35 year old Tutta sleep suit that has done me, my sister, grumpy 1 and grumpy 2 so far!

fatty I borrowed a close caboo off a mate this time around and couldn't get on with it, however I think that's just because I am not really a stretchy sling kind of person I get on much better with a more structured carrier. Basically the lack of buckles freaks me out. My friend absolutely swore by it though so if you have confidence in that type of sling I believe they are great.

kbro79 your friend with the 2 DSs is right. One of the brilliant things about being a second time Mum is realising that some of the things you thought were vitally important first time around just aren't. Cot napping is definitely one of those things. Let's face it, if you have another they won't have the luxury of being able to have fixed cot naps as they'll have to fit in with their older sibling and if it doesnt do subsequent children long term harm it's unlikely to break your first born either!

dozy hope you had a nice time at the Trafford Centre.

I wonder how fanby is getting on on holiday. If you are lurking, hope you are having an amazing time

See you later chez Mugabe, or not

Kbro- the night time stirring is annoying isn't it especially as here DS is silent from about 9pm till the first stir whenever that happens to be and after the first one that's it for the rest of the night! I'd ignore your friends who say naps not in a cot are bad!! There's enough other stuff to think about!

Good luck everything and Mzzf with the storm! Perfect excuse to have a snuggled day on the sofa! And good luck with the sleepsuit trial Mzzf I hope it works for you!

frolic no wonder I couldn't find anything on Google! Haha! I'll go back and look later no doubt whilst propping up the bar at Mugabe!!

Rra and nolonger challenges accepted! I have screenshotted them and will do them when DS naps from now on! I used to have such muscle tone particularly in my arms as I did pole and I hate how saggy they've gone! Don't think I'll pole again as I just don't have the time now and as much as I loved it and had got quite advanced yoga is more beneficial to my over all well being now so it wins!

Slowife- love that sleepsuit especially that it's vintage!

I'm abit proud of DS tonight- HV suggested the other day that we start trying to put him into bed groggy rather than fast asleep to accustom him to it for when he's bigger- tried it tonight and initially after being almost asleep before I carried him up he was wide awake smiling at me when I laid him down and after patting and shushing and realising he was wide awake staring at me I crept into the corner of the room and could see his eyes going so I left him to it and watched him on the monitor- 5 minutes later he was asleep! Clever boy!

Can't remember who said that they last saw HV at 6 weeks and won't until 1year but it was DS's 3/4 month check that we have around here and she went through a list of questions about his feeding, sleeping, general developmental milestones and commented that she thought he was exactly where he should be. Then we talked a lot about weaning and how to approach it and she gave us a toothbrush and paste for DS. Was good really as she confirmed the thoughts I have been having about doing BLW. It wasn't exactly a vital visit so I guess that's why it doesn't happen on some areas but I found it useful.

Off to bed now- how many hours before I land in Mugabe, we will see! I think I'll preorder a White Russian like they do at the theatre!

Thanks for sling advice everyone! I never used one with my other two. DS1 was first born and I lived with my mum so I never needed to worry about housework. DD was so much younger than DS, and was quite happy to be left alone for a while. DS2 wants to come along for the ride. My friend offered to lend me one but its awful. It's tiny. He doesn't even fit in it! She said It's meant to go up to 35lb, but he's 16lb 9oz and looks huge. Poor little mite was not comfy at all.
I've spoken to DP he said he will buy it on Friday when he gets paid. Then if we don't get on with it we can just sell it on.

My mum asked DD who the best big sister was, the pic is her reply
She's only 4 and a half pounds heavier than DS2!

slow that is adorable!
I love that it's done 4 babies so far, its nice to have something like that. I had my baby blanket until it got lost in a move when I was 14.
DS2 also uses DS1s old blankets.

Lily you suck!!!! ?? Just joshing, honestly I'm pleased for you or whatever or something! Vodka is on you!! (I'm clearly just utterly
Jealous!)

Looks like I'm spending the night in Mugabe. Ds2 is being a shouty baby and telling the mobile off. This means he wants to play, which means no sleep for mummy
Give me vodka...make it a triple.

Here again. I popped in briefly at 1 but the site was down I think? I heard a bang and Ds started to cry. I think he whacked his arms off the crib. It really is getting too small. dh is off work next week so think will use that time as the opportunity to set up the cot bed in our room I hope it fits.

We are going to see hotel transylvania 2. It would be easier if we all just went together then I could just feed ds2 there but dh refuses to give Adam Sandler money so won't go. I don't have the same convictions and ds1 enjoyed the first one when it was on the tv so I thought it would be nice for us to go just the 2 of us.

That vintage snowsuit is adorable. I love hearing about family hierlooms.

Mzzf. We are in Edinburgh so I don't think the weather will be as bad as up near Joskar but we have still got an amber warning. Oh yeah Scottish mums. Scottish heritage are offering free tickets to all their venues over st Andrews day weekend. Might be a nice day out. I just got tickets for Stirling Castle. Never been before and ds1 loves a castle

Right I'll get my coat from the cloak room and hit the chippy in the way home. Who's with me? Oh yeah and the diet went to shit today as I'm sure you an tell. Night

Oooooh thanks for the tip everything. Stirling castle is on out to do list too. Especially as I found out it's the blueprint for winterfell from GOT
I'm an interloper Everything but my DH is Scottish. We moved for his job (3 days post emcs, thanks DH!) so will be here for the next couple of years. DH is loving being home though

Fleece sleepsuit seems to be doing the job re warmth/freedom but still unsettled. I've been attempting to soothe since 3am but just get the grizzies every time I try to lay her down again

Hope your night improved Fatty!

Mugabe all x

That suit is amazing slow. Looks brand new. The colours are so vibrant.

Frolic love ds trousers. I love boys clothes when u can find the good stuff but definitely more girls things around.

Dd has been terrible tonight :( would not go down in her crib at all last night. She'd been having boobie feed all evening but was getting grumpy with it so gave her an 8oz bottle which she drained then put her in her crib like we always do and she just cried and cried. Brought her into bed and give her booby till she fell asleep eventually. Then she woke at 2:30 and hasn't settled since. She'll feed for a bit then fall asleep but if I move her she cries again. I'm not used to this anymore. And I hate cosleeping because I don't rest properly knowing she's there and always wake u in a panic. So I'm propping up mugabe nights tonight well and truly.

Fatty good luck wth the sling. I have close caboo but struggle to get the diamond part to sit low down on back so it's not as comfortable as it should be. Mzzf how dp u forward face them in a caboo? I didn't think u could do that.

I had a great time meeting up with the girls and babies. Was strange because we've all been chatting for almost a year so meeting up just felt completely normal.

Nipple pain is still not going. She just feeds quicker during the day which is making it slightly bareable but not really. Bf support been ringing but I've had no time to see her so leaving it till Monday now to be seen.

Morning all

DD only woke a couple of times in night but weather was wild - lots of rain and wind so I kept waking up. Also DH has cold and has the most irritating cough ever - he is in spare room but I could still hear it and was muttering away to myself as he was coughing/choking - blame lack of sleep for making me so intolerant!!

nolonger, rrra - these are the easy challenges??? Seriously??? I think I would struggle to do 30 squats but I think I will give it a go - I am not overweight but have lost all muscle tone and look horrific unclothed!

I love pink - the more pink and sparkly the better. I have 5 girls and 1 boy - 1 DD is a bit of a tomboy - no dresses, no pink - she plays for a girls football team and most friends are boys but 3 girls are very girly and love dressing baby DD in as much pink and sparkles as they can - don't know what she will be like when she is older??

everything you are not too far from me to pop in a use steam room anytime (Fife)! Our house is on the market as we husband wants to move to Edinburgh. I would move if I could transport my existing house there but finding something equivalent in Edinburgh will not happen and don't fancy downsizing - I am not stressing about it - will see what happens, if it's meant to be it will be......

Morning all,

Wow there are lots of Scots on here! joskar, peachy, mzzf and love I think? I'm in London but have wanted to tour the highlands for years, done New Zealand but not Scotland! If you have time and could recommend a week/ ten days itinerary that would be great, fly to Glasgow, hire a car and then

Back to babies, sorry about the bad nights at Mugabe, we need a new dj to liven us up. I had two rubbish nights followed by last night which was much better. Dd seems to be stretching the time to her first feed but is still having two feeds per night. My friend with a 1yo said he had two feeds for months, so I'm not complaining. Got to decide on schools for dd1 which is a headache...

fatty your dd is very cute!

Morning all! Didn't have time to get to the bar last night. We had our NCT reunion last night and J was really struggling and grouchy. We got home quite late, so no time for proper routine, just feed, grobag and bed. And it worked! He grumbled when we switched the light off, so I sat up, kept trying the dummy. He didn't really take it, but dropped off to sleep without being held! He then slept until almost 330am and then woke again just after 7! Am ecstatic, considering how out of routine he was!

Had to buy some emergency clothes yesterday, as I'd got behind on the washing! Ended up in Sainsburys, as it's the nearest supermarket with clothes! Ended up with some lovely stuff, hoping they will last him as he's growing so quickly!

Off to baby massage this morning and a walk this afternoon, so hoping I will get some exercise and J will get some daytime sleeping in as well!

tindel sainsbos sizing seems to be big DS2 is still in 3-6 from there (just) but in 6-9 from everywhere else.
DS1 has just called me a wookie! Cheeky little shit.
There's a few of us in the north west too I think. I'm in the north west, but my dad is Scottish. I used to go on holiday to Scotland. wasn't the beach holiday I wanted but there was a beach

Well, DS had another awful night, but it was saved by DP! I was just about crying with tiredness at 10:30 and DS had been fed and changed and was absolutely refusing to sleep when he sicked all over himself. DP took him to change as he'd just come to bed and I fell asleep face down across the cot in my dressing gown while he was doing it. DP took pity on me and put DS in the pram and spent 3h pushing him around the back patio so I woke up at half one to him putting the carrycot with a sleeping baby in into the cot. Ended up with a really good sleep, he stayed asleep until half four and went back down after a feed and stayed out until half seven. And he's been napping half this morning, too! I think he must have been terribly overtired, poor mite.

Scotland: I lived in the Borders and in Glasgow for around 12 years, only moved down here 5 years ago and still go back regularly. I loved Glasgow, it's a great place to live in every way except the weather, which is unremitting shit!

Morning all. Much better night despite attack of the snot monster. Slept 11 til 6 with no nappy explosion! Sadly 2nd feed came back big style, assuming due to snot levels in tummy and some coughing but no temperature so keeping stress in check...

Then poonami occurred but was unavoidable as there wasn't enough time between poos - felt it in progress and up her back is better than across the room!

Siani - any cool Glasgow places please throw them my way!!!