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April 2007 - is that a star in the sky? OUCH, no it's a set of keys

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ElfPolarBear · 16/12/2007 22:17

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fpesha · 17/12/2007 12:57

One other thing I meant to say - D has been asleep in his cot for an hour now!!!

First time he has ever slept in cot, 2nd time he has ever had a nap at home that wasnt on me and lasted more than half an hour!!

Please please let it continue! Have decided to move him into cot at night soon too, maybe tonight not sure yet, as he really is too big for a moses basket now and is trying to roll over to get comfortable but cant. He has started sleeping (most nights) from 8/9 ish until 4 ish and then comes in bed with me and we sleep and feed on and off. Before when he was waking more often i wanted him in same room still but now I dont mind getting up once and having him in with me from then on. Bit at thought of him not being in my room anymore though, never felt like this with the other 2 but I suppose i know its cos he's my last

Maveta · 17/12/2007 12:57

lol pesha at delivery man. and not so lol at ds1 feeding D an old bottle.. but at least N has the excuse of being practically a baby himself!

fpesha · 17/12/2007 12:58

That should be 'its cos i know' not 'I know its cos'

fpesha · 17/12/2007 13:00

Yes that is quite a good excuse!

He has been trying to feed him since the moment he was born so I really should have been more careful.

fpesha · 17/12/2007 13:01

Oh yes I have a moan about sil thread here if anyones interested.

NorthernLurkerwithastarontop · 17/12/2007 13:13

pesha - she sounds awful!

Maveta · 17/12/2007 13:21

yeah - my sil does this and on one hand it's good because it takes the pressure off when I'm not sure what to get but then on the other hand I get irritated that I'm being told what to buy.

Surely they should wait to be asked if we're struggling for ideas and THEN let loose with what they think would be good??

She sounds like a right pain and it's hard when they#re not your sibling so you can't just give them shit and tell them what you think. My SIL organises the whole family, and while she actually is really lovely, it does get on my wick sometimes.

AngeGabriel · 17/12/2007 13:28

Thanks for all your sympathy ladies

Maveta - have just read you thread from earlier, sorry about your mum following her own rules, it's so difficult.

fpesha - Will read about SIL later, lol at delivery man

mammyjo - hope dd is better soon.

antic bac stuff is a great idea IMBM thanks. Pesha what's the cryptic about??

back later xx

iMustBeMad · 17/12/2007 13:34

I think it mean's that Pesha is up to something

iMustBeMad · 17/12/2007 13:34

can you tell I don't have much work on?
what with posting here, and emailing Maveta, I've done very little work today!

Maveta · 17/12/2007 13:37

me either IMBM!! haven't done a stitch, in fact. and I know my boss is out all pm so am toying with doing an early runner [naughty]

NorthernLurkerwithastarontop · 17/12/2007 13:47

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!

My Secret Santa has arrived and it's lovely! Really smart necklace - in perfect colours. I'm looking forward to wearing it!

Thank you so much - v impressed by the return address -Santa at the North Pole - no idea you could do that!

NorthernLurkerwithastarontop · 17/12/2007 14:03

Help! in need of some support now - b on knee so typing dodgy!
Right i put b in her bag and cot for a nap at 1pm. she was very unhappy and yelled and yelled. i went in after a bit and reassired her etc, she moved on to low level grumbling then back to screaming then she went to sleep - took 25 mins though. now she is/was awake - went up to get her and she looked so distraught and when i picked her up she was shaking! i feel so so awful. i left my other two to cry but i don't remember it being so hard! i feel awful now - i've got her in my arms and she has gone straight to sleep. i'm in bits here - how am i going to leave her all day when i go back to work. please someone tell me i'm not a bad mother - crying now - me not b

Maveta · 17/12/2007 14:22

NL - you are NOT a bad mother, you are doing what you think she needs. I've not done cc so can't advise you on that, when do you go back to work?

jingleoooggs · 17/12/2007 14:23

Knackered!!!!!! one party down, Rainbow party to go!

I think the next title should be (not that we need one yet)

April 2007 - all mummy wants for Christmas is a good nights sleep

iMustBeMad · 17/12/2007 14:24

YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOTHER

you are going to leave her with someone presumably?

in which case she will be fine, she is only doing this because you are there, she will cope just fine when you are not xx

jingleoooggs · 17/12/2007 14:24

nl - who is she being left with when you go back to work?

iMustBeMad · 17/12/2007 14:24

nooooooooooooooo!
you've put that damn song in my head now!

NorthernLurkerwithastarontop · 17/12/2007 14:27

she's going to nursery and it's not till end of april anyway - just being pathetic really.

Maveta · 17/12/2007 14:31

lol at NLs about face she'll be fine, you'll be fine.

jingleoooggs · 17/12/2007 14:35

she will sleep at nursery, they all do ds1 was the daytime sleeper from hell - yet he would sleep at nursery

jingleoooggs · 17/12/2007 14:35

sorry about the song IMBM

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NorthernLurkerwithastarontop · 17/12/2007 14:37

that's right maveta - i'm spinning faster than my washing machine (now fixed)!

Have stopped crying - I know we will be fine really - just felt so awful when she nestled into me and sniffed!

fpesha · 17/12/2007 14:40

Not being pathetic, not bad mother.

I did a variation of cc with d to get him to settle on his own again, 1st night i tried proper CC, 2nd night I just sat in the room with my hand on his tummy, he got very cross for a little while then all of a sudden fell asleep and he's been fine since There are variations on it you can try such as pick up put down and I keep reading something about shh but dont know what that is. Personally i found PUPD just enraged him every time I put him down so found it worked better to comfort him without picking him up. But it is a personal thing and varied from baby to baby.

But April is a long time away (please say it is, I dont want my baby to be 1!) so you have plenty of time. Maybe the timing just wasn't right? We're all only guessing as mothers though, even when we've done it all before as they are all so different. You try something, if it doesn't work you try something else or wait a while and try again.

Ok I've waffled on so much even I dont quite know what I'm trying to say anymore

Bloody school run time again , see you all later

Maveta · 17/12/2007 14:51

oh NL - I'm sure they know how to turn it on for us too, they know they have us wrapped around their teeny little fingers! lol.

Have been wondering about trying to settle him without feeding him in the night, might try what you say Pesha, the touching him but not picking him up. I think N would get upset too if I did PUPD. and I don't think I can do full on cc, I'd be a mess..

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