August 2007- More boys than girls? Our beautiful summer babies are arriving at last!

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Thought I'd start a thread to give somewhere for Jem, Washersaurus and Bresha to discuss their little ones and make all those of us waiting impatiently jealous!

Who will be next??????

Last night was the first night dd went to bed without a bottle of milk. We used going to pre school as a milestone and told her that she is a big girl now and doesn't need bottles. We bought her a new cup as her special milk cup for before bed time. She was fine going up to bed after her milk but then, when I went to say goodnight she asked for a bottle. When I said no she cried for about a minute and asked for a hug. Then she was fine. She asked to come down a bit later cos she was hungry so we let her have another cup of milk. Later she had to come down for a wee. She was still awake at 10:30 when we went to bed but fortunately she didn't disturb us. She just has to get used to getting herself to sleep instead of sucking a bottle to sleep. We didn't want to do it any earlier because we'd already taken away her dummies and then ds came along. I hope it doesn't take too long for her to sort herself out.

I do count my blessings mama - especially as dd was such a difficult baby. Ds varies with his sleep during the day. Sometimes he will get himself to sleep, especially if dd is demanding my attention and I don't get to him in time. Most of the time though he needs a bit of help. He will generally go down in the bouncer after 10 minutes on my lap though so I can get some housework done or play with dd. She's very good with him. The other day I was upstairs sorting washing and heard him whinge. Then he stopped. When I got downstairs I realised it was because she put his dummy back in his mouth. The only reason I knew though was because it was different to the one I gave him.

v envious of your annual leave My2Wooooo

banana - I had a night like that last week. Neither dc was awake before 5, I didn't get to sleep initially til midnight and then woke at 3 for an hour. Not sure why.

ds2 goes down at night really easily, angain think it's more by chance than planning. Give him a feed until he's looking a bit sleepy then put him in his crib and turn off the lights. Not ever cried so far and been doing it for about 3 weeks now. I've got a really good Q&A interview with the babywhisper (used her book like a bible when ds1 got to 1yr and still not sleeping). Can email it to you if you want it. Doesn't give all the answers but gives lots of things to aim for with out making you feel or the baby get too stressed.

Day time sleeps are not so good but normally because he is being dragged out somewhere!

Feel like a rotten mum today - dd has a school disco tonight but it doesn't start until 6.30, she's normally asleep by 6.45. Can't face the tiredness for the rest of the week so not letting her go. All the others in her class are going, even the ones that iniatally said no. To make it even worse the teacher was talking about it this morning and they are doing stuff in class! Dh away at the moment so would have to take the others anyway, tell me I'm not an evil witch

My2 - if there was such a category I wouldn't fail to nominate you!

I would feel the same way loler. It's a silly time for kids that age to have a party.

Before dd started pre school I was told that because she wasn't doing the sponsored trike ride then I would have to pay £10 for her to go to the xmas party. She couldn't do the trike ride because she hadn't started then. I told my mum that she wouldn't be going in that case and, if it was on a day that she would normally go then they would either have to change her day or I wouldn't pay for that session. I think my mum thought I was mean so she is going to pay for her to go. Partly it is because her cousin will be going and she thought dd would be upset. My mum can't bear to see her grandchildren upset - she's a big softie and lets them get away with murder!

I'm sorry, I just have to tell someone this because I can't stop thinking it... I'm so so so broody, I want another baby already. What the hell is wrong with me????

Nutter

Nothings wrong I told DH last night I felt the same way - he said he thought it was a trick to get him to have the snip ASAP.

My biggest problem is that I want the pg and the new born baby but there is no way I ever want another toddler or school child (haven't got to the teenage stage but unlikely to want another one of those either!)

DH has just rung to say he's got to go to Eygpt on Sat. Now not sure what to do about bonfire party were're having - 17 guests, 3 kids and food to look after vs really really really upset dd .

Having a really pants week.

thats a shame loler - how long does he have to go for?

i'll join you in the broody group too - definately want to have more and before too long. cant belive the amount of clothes that ds has already grown out of.

Ignore my broodiness! It's just taking me by surprise since a) after the birth I said I NEVER wanted to do that again, and b) we were going to wait at least three years before having another... bah

Well, James is 12 weeks tomorrow, so I have decided to put him to sleep in his cot upstairs for the first time. Up to now he has always slept downstairs next to me until I go to bed, but I was thinking more and more that he couldn't be getting quality sleep with the lights and the tv on, albeit dimmed and on quietly. So having given him a bedtime breastfeed and put him in his cot while drowsy, all is quiet and I am sitting downstairs with dp drinking wine and feeling guilty, as all good mothers do.

I haven't drunk in a year, I've had three sips and my face is bright red like without the frown!

Bought James a Little Tykes Musical Ocean 3-in-1 gym tonight from Asda. He absolutely loves it, got really excited kicking and smacking it! It's brilliant seeing him change all the time, a couple of weeks ago he wasn't interested in touching things, and now he seems to want to pat everything (even if it is with a stubbornly closed fist right now!)

Hi folks, just caught up on 2 weeks, it took a couple of days, chatty chatters.

James, you are off your head woman.

Mamamila, what a bloody nightmare to get jabs, feel lucky about my 15 min walk to gp, tho Caitlin screamed her head off most of the day afterwards. Am also sympathising with the back buggering sling business. DP now off work sick with torn back muscles so I'm doing it all and its killing me . Still at least he gets to stay home with us all for a few days and sit like the lord of the manor motionless in the living room being fetched and carried to .

hi everyone,

we're about to race out the house but have to add to the broodiness!

i'm constantly working out the 'gap' we should have before the next one and it's getting smaller all the time

i met a woman at the clinic 32 wks preg and has a 15 month boy... hmm

sorry about the sling injuries stig, we should form a support group

Blimey, more babies already... Nell cries too much to contemplate that any time soon - think I'd go mental and my untidy house would never recover

Only had two sets of trick or treaters last night and bought lots of chocs. Ah well, guess they won't go to waste...

Can any of you advise me about what I need in total for expressing? I stood in Mothercare yday and was totally confused. Thinking about getting the Medala electric pump as it seems to be the best and I want to bf when I go back to work. Okay, so need pump and those freezer bags, what else? What's the easiest way to sterilise, what sort of bottle/s should I get and how many (bearing in mind she's colicky). Also, do I need stuff to clean the bottles?

Yours confusedly.

just out the door but wanted to add " are you all mad" [hgrin] DH is off to the GP tomorrow to find out about the snip!! [hsmile] - have to do it now while we can remember it all!!

[hgrin].. do they still work?

That'll be no then.. [frown]

I managed to escape lalst night for a whole hour!! I went circuit training... blimey it hurt! I was really self conscious of my flabby , wrinkly funny shaped tummy, but had a really good time and hopefully will be able to go every week now.

Off to Mum's today. was planing to go anyway, but fed up with DH's comments about Evie being a horrible pain, so decided to go today. It has given him a bit of a shock, which is good. Hope he has some quality thinking time. Rushing round like a mad lune trying to get the car packed before madame wakes up.

Lovely to see fat babies (TT! Hurrah), and hear from everyone. Have a good few days

Blimey !!!! Right, will try to start catching up before feed time.

annie75 - I use the medela and find it just fine. You can use the little bags for the freezer, just remember to write the dates and amounts on. Any steriliser is fine to be honest and I use a mixture of Dr Browns bottles and Tommee Tippee. Be sure to buy MEDIUM FLOW or STAGE 2 teats as Nell will get frustrated by the smaller ones as her milk comes out so much quicker from the breast. If she's very colicky have you thought about baby osteopath ?? There's been a transformation in Paddy's previous obviously painful wind.

Mamamila - I still swaddle. I don't worry about the heat as you don't have to use a thick blanket. We normally use a pram sheet and then wrap again in a blanket for warmth but if you've got a hot little one then just use the sheet. I wouldn't dream of putting him down any other way to be honest. He doesn't get put down at night asleep. Just fed, swaddled up and popped in his bed. Like Shrinking said, he just murmurs away for a bit and then obviously drops off.

and breathe....

Right, what else as I going to mention ? Oh yes. Am practically trying for another baby !! Not that we're at it that often I must say but not using anything and willing it to happen As I said before. It took us 2 years to fall with Paddy so am more than happy for it happen as soon as possible as this time i have a feeling we'll end up looking into IVF if it doesn't.
No idea about going back to work to be honest. Got a letter from them yesterday about responding to a confirmation of intention to return to work form... Not even sure how seeing that made me feel, can't be sadness already can it ?

Just remembered Annie, you will need bottle brushes etc but am sure you'll find they come with any bottles or steriliser and bottle sets you buy.

Now - back to this meet up !!! I think we definitely should get together, and as many as possible. all the previous ones plus everyone who's even remotely close to the South East!! Kite, Katybird, Hersetta, Annie ?? All venue suggestions happily accepted and am willing to offer my house if that's easy too.

oh thats not fair - another meet up - think we should have a scottish meet up my2weegirls - cant remember if there are any others on here - there certainly used to be but then mamamila has gone home.

ds slept 11.30 to 5.10 last night - best sleep for a week. feel tgreat today. went for a run and actually enjoyed it.

bought a running buggy from the US - its coming over with dh's brother when he comes over for the christening. ds's favourite thing just now is his sailing boat mobile so going to make a circular christening cake which will be the ocean, with a boat on top sailing past the statue of liberty going to see his uncle in new york.

you never know tt - am sure some people say that once you've had a baby it can be much easier to get pregnant again, but i dont know much about it. have found myself thinking that if another came along straight away it wouldnt be the end of the world.... but then caught myself since i want to get to a position that i can stop work after the second baby.

What a good night. Ds fell asleep drinking his milk at 9pm and went straight to bed. I went to bed at 10:30 and got to sleep quite easily. Ds stirred at 5 and I got up to go to the loo. He didn't actually wake up til just after 6am He went straight back to sleep after his feed and neither of us woke up til 9:30am. I hope it continues. If it doesn't I will definitely be trying the hungry baby milk at his last feed in a couple of weeks.

Ds was glued to Tom and Jerry yesterday. He actually slept most of the day and I got loads done even with dd here.

banana - I constantly think about when to start trying for the next one. My current thinking is the beginning of 2009 so there is a similar age gap of about 2.5 yrs but we'll have to see how ds is as a toddler - could be sooner, could be later. Would be nice to get potty training out the way again so I don't have to change 2 sets of nappies and it will be cheaper.

Banana - talking about the next one - how does mix feeding work out for you? Having failed bf twice I've been thinking that it's the way to go if I have trouble with number 3. The main thing that I have problems with is soreness and feeding for hours on end. If I can give a bottle once or twice a day when the baby is cluster feeding it should give my nipples a rest. And it would give me time to spend with the other 2 dc.

No trick or treaters round here. I never buy anything anyway. They'd end up with a digestive biscuit or some of dd's marsmallow sweets.

shrinkingsagpuss - it's great to get back to exercise again isn't it. I've done an hour's aerobics twice now and I feel so much better. It's amazing how much easier it was the second time.

TT - the meet up. Don't mind where it is but can't be at my house if more than just a few of us. Please make it before 26th Nov as that's when I'm back to work. Can't do 12th Nov or 22nd.

Sorry - didn't realise I'd written so much

Good Morning - have now sorted out some more photos on profile!
Conker - thats the same sleeping that my ds did last night, and he still wasn't awake at 8.20 when i left for school so i had to chuck him straight in the pram and hope for the best, which worked out fine!
Physical activity not had a chance yet to do anything, shrinking where do you go circuit? - i know that its good for depression so may help with my pnd -which i seem to bbe coping with at the moment, even with dh away for 4 days!

Im def up for another meet up, can only do Mondays and Tuesdays at the moment, can do weekends aswell though if that helps!

Hey Pink, it's lovely to hear that you feel like you're coping with things now. Was worried about you xx

Thanks TT - all words of support on here have been great as only told parents and IL in rl so always trying to hold it together!

Brill, big thanks for list, TT. Will order now! Unfortunately, not in SE for meet-up, I live in Cardiff. Would be nice to meet some of you for 'real' though!

Gill - the thought of you offering Halloweeners digestive biccies made me laugh!

Nell's started to try and sit up when I hold her hands, which freaked me out to start with but now I realise she's actually getting older and doing stuff! She's also developed a regular yell which she likes to use all the time since she discovered she could do it. I think things will get easier for me with the crying now she's more easily distracted. In fact, she's watching cBeebies as I type . Worth the license fee alone!

Finally uploaded a couple of pics of missus