Love the idea of a sheep having your arm off in the night! I suppose I'm reinforcing all sorts of stereotypes with my sheep fest on here.
Ok, decided that I've not been responding much to people's posts on here so time I did! I also have a question for People Who Know Stuff.
Sponge I use bamboo nappies - that's what my pop-ins are. I totally see Neenz's point about them being slow to dry, it is true. But do remember that Neenz is doubling up on everything and to have enough to wash every other day she would need 100, being a mother of twins! (Not a criticism at all, Neenz, I am totally impressed by you, and absolutely love the photo of you tandem feeding. Makes me all mushy. The babies make a little heart shape!)
Anyway, my bamboo nappies take a day to dry on the line in London, and overnight on the radiator. In Wales, double it, as we're near the sea there and the air is generally damper iykwim. Can I ask about your washing situation? Do you have a tumble dryer, airing cupboard, utility room ( if yes) or all three? Utility room = nappies out of sight = good. Airing cupboard = finishing off, again out of sight. In Wales, I have no airing cupboard, and I occasionally finish the nappies off in the tumble dryer.
I managed with 20 cotton nappies, and 20 bamboo ones in the summer, but I bought another 5 recently as the weather isn't so good. I wash every other day (Wales), but at the moment it's every 3 days (London) as I've had a few lucky drying days.
Sorry all, that was long and should have been an e-mail. Rolf really pleased that your children didn't roll over - I was amazed at Sponge's video of Alex. Iestyn is nowhere near that, showing no signs of even wanting to roll over. Maybe he won't?
Neenz did you get any replies to your dummy question? Iestyn has a dummy, and he wakes in the night, but I'm not certain that he wakes for the dummy. However, if it's before 3am, we give him his dummy, and he goes back to sleep - this is us not feeding him too early to save him waking twice. (Let's hope Gina Ford or someone isn't reading this!!) Funnily enough, he doesn't wake and fuss after his 3/4am feed.
I'm sure there were others - but I'll try to be good and respond this week!
Now a quick question - we're going to put Iestyn in his cot in his own room tonight. How do people manage? Do you have a baby monitor in your bedroom? (Bear in mind he doesn't sleep through - he wakes once for a feed.) Will we hear him waking for his feed? I'm a bit deaf! (Hope I'm giving the impression of a giant house where the baby sleeps in the nursery wing here! I wish! Paro, did you steal the euromillions from me?)