April 2004 Babies - eight is great!!!

[Yorkiegirl]

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[Chuffed]

dd still in our room Fennel (no others) and we've been miserable at home today. We had major vomit, and high temp last night dh was in dublin for the night for work so she slept in our bed and was sick in that too (so clever wasn't I). She still isn't herself but seems a bit more content now than she has been all day.

Well I for one am jealous of the May pregnancy but wonderful news though.

Will keep looking for our amsterdam accomodation, one of the teachers at the nursery said she had a recommendation that was good and cheap.

Hope all have a good healthy night tonight!

[LucyJones]

So tired today. Ds not a happy bunny in the night at eventually at 4am I gave up and gave him a bottle. Dont know if I did the right thing as haven't had to feed him in the night since 3 months but he was really unhappy, very hot and hadn't eaten much in the day due to the chundering incident!! He went to nursery but they said he wasn't his usual smiley self and didn't eat much so if no beter tomorrow will go to the doctor. He already had one ear infection and antibiotics. Can they have a few in a winter?

[Yorkiegirl]

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[Fennel]

yorkiegirl - you'll have to get Mrs D started on the totsbots subject. our nappies are relics of an ancient real nappy era 5 years ago when they were not coloured or cow printed or fleecy-lined.

lucyjones they can have ear infections and colds endlessly, unfortunately. there are no limits

chuffed - is this Amsterdam trip as well as Turkey? or instead?

[hewlettsdaughter]

Sorry to hear about your ds Lucy - and yours too Metrobaby. Hope they feel better soon. Hi fimblesfan! Welcome to the April thread. Chuffed - how is dd adjusting to no bf?

DD still wakes at night, usually only once or twice (sometimes not at all - how I love waking up in the morning and realising I haven't had to get up!). She has been in her own room since just after Christmas, though I do bring her into our bed sometimes in the night.

Know what you mean about cleaning up HMC - it's a right pain having to change their clothes after meals isn't it. Still, food is meant to be fun for them at this age .
Can't comment on the car as we don't have one.
Fennel - the snip! How does dp feel about it?

[TracyK]

I don't know if yesterday was a one off but ds was up at 7, went to nursery for the morning and then didn't need a nap till 3pm! and it was only cos I cuddled him up on the couch next to me and put on The Wiggles that he fell asleep. But he didn't look tired in the least and was chatting and playing until 3. Normally his eyes go all red and he starts rubbing his ears.

[Chuffed]

LJ sounds like yours has what mine has.
dd seems to be adjusting to no bf but doesn't seem to be drinking as much as we thought. She only had about 4oz at bed time last night which seems so little.
Turkey is Easter and Amsterdam is May bank holiday. Dh might have to go to New York in May so hopefully that will fall in the second bank holiday and dd and I can go back using miles maybe? We have quite a few trips planned this year it is most exciting.

[Fennel]

chuffed - make the most of the travelling while you've got just the one!

dd3 still bf and I'm sure she doesn't get even as much as 4oz in her evening feed, she's cutting down through the day as well.

HMC, about your other question, dd3 isn't as messy as your ds sounds. we have a bib, for eating, which is like a painting overall but meant for messy eaters - it sounds as though it would be perfect for you. clearing up is endless in our house though I am heartily sick of it.

HD - dp not desperately keen on the snip but it just makes sense now, it's that or me go back on the pill for maybe 10 years and I'm not keen on that. anyway, I've been through pregnancy and childbirth 3 times and my body is still wrecked from no 3 so I am not very sympathetic.

[Metrobaby]

ds is drinking a lot less milk too Fennel. In the morning he drinks between 4-5oz, afternoon 4oz and in the evening only another 4-5oz. He does eat solids very well though. I'm beginning to wonder whether he prefers solids to milk. Very strange as he loves milky or cheesy or yoghurt based dishes.

[handlemecarefully]

How are the ailing little ones today? All better?

Baby ds hasn't cut down on his milk much compared to Fennel jnr or Metrobaby jnr. Still guzzling around 26 - 30 fl oz per 24 hours.

[SusiS]

thanks handlemecarfully!!!

ehm, you are not thinking about selling yours soonish by any chance?????

how old are yours? just wondering; just a little bit scared!

[handlemecarefully]

Afraid not Susi...I shall be hanging onto it a while longer because whilst dd is 2.6 and walks reasonable distances, she still gets tired sometimes and needs a brief spell sitting down in the buggy.

Mine are 21 months apart (2.6 and 9 months). I won't lie to you - I found it really hard for the first 6 months ...however I now feel that I've got things reasonably sorted. Don't know if that is because baby ds is getting easier to look after, or whether I just needed a few months to adjust a find a new routine which I was comfortable with....

But IMO small gaps are great for kids. So many advantages - they are often closer and have more in common so will be better playmates. I love watching my two together - baby ds studies what dd does in open admiration, and she just lurrvvves him.

It will be fine....really! (but if you can afford it and haven't got one already get a cleaner!)

[SusiS]

ha! i will show that to dp!!! maybe i can convience him

2.6??? see, i knew it! dp doesn't want to buy a doublebuggy, he thinks ds1 will be able to walk from well from when db arrives

[Fennel]

hi susi - if you're here. have just been lurking on the may thread. my first 2 are 17 months apart, I thought it was a good gap.

on the milk drinking, my other 2 drank more milk at this age, especially dd1 who probably had about 30oz a day and far less solids than dd3. I do wonder if dd3 drinks less milk cos she's only bf, so has fewer large bottles to guzzle bak. she is probably on about 16-20oz a day, judging by my expressing rate.

[Fennel]

you will need a double buggy unless your first is a FAR better walker than most toddlers.

[SusiS]

lol you lot lurk alot
oh 17 months! just like mine will be!
any hints, tips, trick???????
what i should have and what not to bother with?
routine tips?

i want all the secrets

[MrsDoolittle]

Did I hear a question about totsbots??

I can't keep up with all these postings.
Congratulations SusiS!!

Hi Everyone!!

[Fennel]

obviously it's hard work as everyone says (though actually I found having my 3rd with a 2 and 4 year old already harder) but some good points:

as everyone and HMC says, they are such good company for each other. mine are very good friends, when they are not fighting.

you haven't got out of the nappy and buggy stage so it's more of the same rather than a step back from the freedom you'd have regained from a larger gap

you are already in the swing of all the baby and toddler life so another baby fits in really well to all the 1 year old's activities and routines.

it's rarer for a 1 year old to get seriously jealous of a new baby. they soon forget they were ever the only one. that is a BIG plus, I think.

[handlemecarefully]

Totally agree with those points.

[Chuffed]

ooooh I want another one!

[TracyK]

me too - but too old now - should have had mine when I was younger.

[Fennel]

double buggies are easily available secondhand as many people buy one but use it just for a few months.

I have just asked dp why exactly we thought a small gap was such a good idea and he was definite it was a good thing mainly because of the compatability in playing, but also in childcare and all sorts of things - they can go to the same playgroups, nursery, swimming classes, all sorts. now mine are 1 year apart at school and dd1 age 4 looks after dd2 age 3 very nicely and they share friends at school as well as interests.

[TracyK]

are all our little babies having a nap just now that we are all on at the same time?

[Fennel]

tracyk - some of us are, ahem, working

[handlemecarefully]

Fennel, don't make me feel guilty. I should be working too.

TracyK - How old are you if you don't mind me asking? (it's only fair that I volunteer the information too, I will be 37 in May)