October '04 babies - Roll call!

[florenceuk]

OK, here is the list I have so far:

Eyelash (age 36) - DS3 arrived 5 October
Toots (age 37) - DD1 3 - DD2 arrived 5 October
Cazzybabs - DD born 7 October
sooz31 - DD arrived 7 October
Distracted - DS arrived 9 October
florenceuk (age 38) - DS 3 - DD arrived 13 October
Huppa, (age 37) dd now 21months - DS born 14 October
Bibiboo (age 25) DD arrived 15 October
Rickman - DS arrived 16 October
geoteach (age 33) - ds1 3 dd 10 months, DS2 born 16 October
Nailpolish - DD2 arrived 17 October
Piglit (age 36) - DS born 19 October
Miffy2 (age 35) - 22nd October dd 5 DS1 2 - DS2 arrived 22 October
Beansprout (age 35???) - 1 dsd (16). DS born 25 October
Bellie - DD arrived 30 October
Turtle35 (age 35) - DD arrived 31 October

I've taken this from the old pregnancy thread so there are some odd bits of info floating round eg age and other children. Excuse me if I've got any of this wrong, as my sleep-deprived brain barely capable of putting this list together! Any amendments please speak now, and we can start the new thread!

Cot now installed in DS1's room, quite scared to discover how much stuff one 3 year old has accumulated in his short life and I thought I was quite good at chucking stuff out. Still no routine here, keep telling myself it will happen next week when DS1 back to pre school and we all have to do things at regular times, I can hope.
My bday tomorrow so planning to head to the coast for the day, aren't January birthdays glamorous!

Have a lovely day Geogteach, and happy happy birthday to you

Welcome to Michmash and your little one! And happy birthday to geogteach - have a lovely day Are you moving DS2 into DS1's room? Sounds brave to me - DH still hasn't moved back in with me as was put off by the screaming at 2 in the morning. So DD and I are still roommates for now and likely to be until we get back from NZ - if she is sleeping through by then, I guess she will end up in DS's room.

Bean, re the motherhood project - finding one thing to do each day is good - music classes, baby massage, going shopping, coffee shops, meeting your DH for lunch - that sort of thing. Babies this age are relatively portable as they can't run off and won't squirm to get down and crawl on the (usually filthy) floor. You will have discovered by now if your baby is one that naps well in a buggy in a noisy cafe or demands peace and quiet (unfortunately DD looks like being one of the latter, but she will sleep in a sling). Went to our local Books Etc yesterday to discover every table but one in the cafe was occupied by a baby! Had to smile at the woman next to me who was determinedly waking up her sleeping baby (little one - younger than mine) to give him a feed - she undressed him in the end. Whereas I pray that DD stays asleep so I can drink my latte uninterrupted.

Cazzybabs, I think I lost a bit of weight when I had the vomiting bug but I overcompensated at Xmas definitely - I can see this being a six month project at least...

Hi everyone,
re jabs, I (cruelly) got DS2's jabs 2 days before Christmas and the poor mite was not himself over the following few days. He also had gloopy eyes though, so that and the general noise level around the house probably would have had him out of sorts anyway.

He has slept through the night all of a sudden - each night since New Year's Eve, bar one. Hope I am not jinxing it, but I have no idea why this happened (not that I am complaining, had my first 8-hour kip in about 6 months last night!) DH and I might even get some 'recreation' soon if I catch up on enough sleep

We moved DS1 into DD's room and they are sharing well, although the mess is greater than before (combined forces and all that!)

Roll on next Monday when school restarts and I have some semblance of freedom again.

I meant to comment on the weight loss issue. I am sort-of back to where I was before this pregnancy, but still with the stone I gained on my previous pregnancies and never lost

So here's to a new year, and a new body (she says hopefully). Chocolate BAD, 8 glasses of water GOOD.

well my baba is having her 2nd jab next week - im feeling nervous again as the first one i felt that i was having it instead..

im gonna see the HV next week about baba's poos and also shes abit sick after i feed her (poor baba!), is that normal? she is on white sma from gold cos on gold she was always hungry and wants alot of it but since on white she sleeps thru the nite..

i dont think she is well as is very sleepy and on my DP's family side, if they are not well they sleep ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Hi all and a belated Happy New Year - not been around much - lots of family over Christmas(including MIL but that's another story!!) and then had computer problems so feel that I have been missing out from my daily chats!
First day on my own again today and dd has decided that she will sleep all morning! So have run around tidying and dismantling the christmas tree - the room now looks quite empty again.
Happy birthday geogteach - hope you have a lovely day - as I look out of the window the sun is shining on you today!
I am struggling with weight loss too - I think my thighs have turned into tree trunks and have taken root! It is depressing that I can still only fit into 2 pairs of trousers and at the moment I am refusing to buy any more as I keep telling myself that today I will start losing the weight .
DD is not having her jabs until Monday when she will be 10 weeks old - our gp's only do jabs on Mondays and of course the last 2 mondays have been bank holidays - I know I can ask on Monday but I assume that she will therefore be 2 weeks behind with all of herjabs??
Sorry just realised how long this post is - obviously been saving up all of my chatter and now it has all gone!

Happy birthday geogteach - hope you have a great day.

Welcome michmash.

Feeling knackered today as ds decided to wake 5 times in the night. He only needed feeding twice and isn´t ill, so don´t know what the problem was. Of course he´s sleeping beautifully now, but that´s babies for you.
We booked a holiday yesterday, so we´re off to Lanzarote in 2 weeks for a bit of winter sun (hopefully). Mind you having just read the comments about weight loss, realise I probably won´t fit into any of my summer clothes (hips have definitely doubled in size).

Bellie - I don´t think it matters too much about the timing of jabs. Ds isn´t due to have his first jabs until the 1st Feb (we´re in Germany). DD was always behind with her jabs as she always seemed to develop a cold or fever the day before they were due ( I´m sure she heard us discussing them).

Hi Bean, or should I say howdy neighbour. Given that our babies were born on the same day, I bet we even had the same HV. I've started to look into baby massage classes, do you know of any in the area? Hope your DS had a good night and wasn't too affected by jabs. Friend is very organised and doing everything homeopathic, I bought the books and did a bit of research but never found the time to actually do anything about it.

My DS also slept through the night for the first time last night, I even got to have a dream as I slept so long and so deeply, dreamt that I was thrown out of Starbucks for yelling at them that they were taking too long to make my 2 capps. Maybe something in that.....

Happy Birthday Geogteach - how was the seaside?!

Good to hear from you Bellie, Miffy and Huppa. Bean has also been sleeping well. We have had 9-6 twice this week and the nights he does wake he settles again v quickly after feeding.
Bellie - our jabs were yesterday and Bean is now 10 weeks. The next one is 5 weeks away and they don't seem too bothered by that, so I suppose as long as they are done...? I'm in no rush to repeat the experience though

Michmash - I am attending a class at the Edgware Birth Centre, which is where I was booked to be. I ended up 14 days overdue so had to be induced and ended up with an emergency c-s in St Marys (that's another story!), but Edgware will let me go the the class as I had all my ante-natal classes there. St Marys run a class too though, as I remember the poster. Where was your ds born?
There were also some baby signing classes in this area which I am hoping will be repeated. Can let you know if you are interested?

Thanks for all the good wishes. Weather was fairly kind in Worthing and DS1 and DDgot a wander on the beach and we had fish and chips. Off out with DH tonight.
Sleeping through the night was a one off here. I have still moved him in with his brother, there are some compensations for being deaf, you don't notice crying babies!
We are starting baby yoga tomorrow and as a result I have put off the next lot of jabs (bad mummy!), bit annoyed as the only time they do them clashes with yoga or DS1's swimming lesson so not sure what to do there.
Weight loss, well I figure I need to get my birthday out of the way before I tackle that one, just as well given the amount of birthday cake I put away this afternoon.
DS1 has a problem with his hearing aid so its back to hospital visits for us next week, in fact on Monday I need to go to 2 different hospitals as DH and I are having our hearing tested in the ongoing investigations as to why DS has a hearing loss.

Have a good time tonight Geogteach.

Welcome to Michmash!

Trying to re-think bedtimes here. DP is never home in he week (he has loads of evening meetings, sometimes can hang out with us in mornings tho and takes dd1 to nursery, so not in dog house for this). Yesterday I put the baby in dd1's cot where she grumbled and I tried to resemble someone who was not rushing through two books before the crying kicked in. But the crying did kick in. DP came back and took the baby, and I got DD1 into bed, but she started crying and said 'Mel take my bedtime'. How poignant is that? .

Told her I would get Mel into bed before her in future. Managed it fine tonight as Mel had conked out on the floor downstairs, but sleeping feeding times can be a bit haywire round that time, so hope it will work.

Have been grumpy today. Wakes at 3 and 5, vile cold and think my periods might be trying to start up again

However, high class problems (so right with that phrase Bean) I must look on the bright side, we will have a new washing machine on Tuesday Aren't I shallow????? BTW, old one sounds like Armagageddon even at 800rpm - not just replacing it because it's dusty, that WOULD be shallow.

welcome michmash.... and happi birthday geogteach.

wENT TO BABY YOGA WHICH WAS INTERESTING AS FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN ds2 with babies his own age for a while, he is a whopper!
Toots can you share bed times, there is no routine (for DS2) here so if he is awake he just bundles in the bath with the other 2 and joins us in DS1's bed for stories, just have to watch DD doesn't bash him with whichever grimly boring tellitubby book she's chosen!

Hi Bean, am willing to try anything once but I have to warn you that if baby singing involves mummy singing, it could get really painful. I had DS at Royal Free Birth Centre and can't say enough good things about them. I did my classes at the active birth centre and one of my classmates was booked into the Edgeware centre but like you circumstances took over and she ended up having a C section in hospital. I've found a baby massage and yoga centre in the area called The special yoga centre. They've moved from Queens Park over Xmas to NW10 (Pember Rd)and are having an open day on the 16th if you're interested in checking them out.

Good to hear that you had a nice birthday Geogteach, I hope DH takes you somewhere nice tonight.

i went to baby massage today for the fiest time and first time i and baba met another 12 weeks old baba. a lady was shocked that mine was same age as hers cos mine is a BIG baba (docs said she is gonna be tall).

Mine hasn't met other babies same age and was a small weight (under 6lbs) so will be interesting to see him with others same age. Was the class good and did baby enjoy it?? I haven't been to a baby massage class before but it sounds like a good thing for both mum and baby to do.

michmash - the baby massage was really good - i recommend it to all mummies to go as it not just all about massages but also you learn the communication side of it of what baba want. my baba was smiling all the way thru whilst other baba's were crying - its an hour lesson (or an hour and half), so when you are at home and baba is distress - you can use the massage.

i went as wanted to meet other mummies and babas in my area who are more or less the same age as baba and also for baba to mix with other babas. my baba was 9lb 1oz when she was born

Agree that is is always interesting to see ds with his peers. He was 10lb 5oz when born but he has now averaged out and these days is bang on the 50th percentile. It's amazing how varied they can be, and of course, how unique ours always are, and yet.... why do people insist on thinking they know best? I am fed up with well meaning relatives or visitors saying "oh, he is cold/hungry/wet" as if I need prompting into looking after the well being of the centre of my universe!! Grrr!!

Anyway, that's my Monday morning gripe! Hope everyone is well and groovy.

Michmash - have sent you a message via CAT.

Argh! Michmash - I can't CAT you as you have chosen not to receive e-mails. Could you CAT me? Thanks!

Hi, I'm a first time mum (32, ds born 24/10/04), live in london nw10. Hope you don't mind me joining you.

This site is great, can't believe the wealth of information and it's so reassuring to know that we're all experiencing the same joys (and woes!)

ds is pretty good in most respects but not a good sleeper. other mums i know seem to just put their babies down whereupon they drop off peacefully for a couple of hours, my son sometimes only naps 3 x 1/2 hour per day and gets very tetchy as a result. any fantastic daytime sleep-inducing tips?! he's not too bad at night so perhaps i shouldn't worry

Welcome Beaker, I'm new to the site as well and also live in NW London (NW2). Only joined last week but also love all of the info available, makes you feel like you're normal and your concerns are just like everyone elses. Sorry to hear that DS doesn't sleep much through the day, not sure if I have any tips for you as I'm also a new mum and feel as though I'm just making it up as we go along. What things have you tried to encourage naps?

Bean, I did a CAT to you. 10lbs 5ozs, ouch!!

Biglips, thanks for the baby massage feedback, am definitely going to do it as it sounds like a really beneficial activity.

hi - i've posted on mumsnet before but not here. Had 4th baby - William on 1st Oct - he was 3 wks early and obviously in a rush - i had him on bathroom floor! Other kids are Vicky -12 in Feb, Becky - 8 on Oct 17th and James 6 in Feb (DH obviously peaks twice a year!) Live in Leicester. Stupidly thought life would be easier now the others are older!

welcome beaker - you've been warned - this mumsnet is very addictive !!

kathh - ha! mine was born on 1st oct - i had to be induced as she was 10 days late and comfy !! she was born at 12.09pm