August 2008: Sleep is for the weak

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DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS_
[update 20 Dec 08]
GROUP TOTAL: 62 [BIRTHS: 62]
DELIVERIES [BOYS (34) vs. GIRLS (28 )]
17JUL WhippyVoodoo (29) lives in the West Midlands; delivered DC#2, a BOY named JJ. DD1 19 mths
21JUL IlanaK (35) lives in Central London delivered DC#3, a BOY named Saul. 2DS?s, 6yrs & 3 yrs
24JUL Alittlebitshy (29) lives in East London/Essex; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Henry. DD1 5yrs
29JUL Jennylee (30) lives in West Lothian delivered DC#2 , a GIRL named ?. DS1 9yrs
30JUL Miamla (32) lives in North London; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Theodore 31JUL Dizzydixies (32) lives in Fife delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Cordelia nn Dylan. 2DD?s, 5yrs &2 yrs
31JUL ChaCha (32) lives in Oxford; delivered DC#3, a BOY named ?. 2DC?s, 2&1 yrs
01AUG Gigglegirl (32) and lives in Stockport; delivered DC#4, a GIRL named Imogen. DD1 5yrs, and 2DS?s 3yrs & 2yr
01AUG CaptainCaveman (35) lives in Nottingham; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Oliver. DS1 4yrs
01AUG Alieight (29) delivered DC1, a BOY named Adam 02AUG Daisy26 (??) delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Sophia 03AUG Buckets (32) lives in Southampton delivered DC#3, a BOY named Kurt. DD1 5yrs, DS1 3yrs
04AUG MrsMagooo (25) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Elijah. DD1 2yrs
04AUG Vintagegardenia (35) lives in Dublin; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward. DS1 9yrs
04AUG Skytvaddict (40) lives in Lincolnshire; delivered DC#4, a BOY named Lewis. DS1 8mths, and 2DD?s, 7yrs & 11yrs
05AUG Sassylou (35) lives in Cheshire; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Annie. 2DD?s 7yrs & 5yrs
06AUG Newmum0808 (31) lives in London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Emmeline 07AUG PunksNotDead (??) delivered DC#3, a GIRL named ?. 2DD?s
08AUG Expectant (32) lives in Singapore (+7hrs GMT); delivered DC#1, a BOY named Samuel 08AUG Pertelote (31) lives in East London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Marianne 08AUG Poppysocks (31) lives in St Andrews delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emily. DD1 2yrs
08AUG Rotterpotter (39) lives in Wakefield delivered DC#2, a BOY named Isaac. DD1 3yrs
09AUG Babieseverywhere (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward ??AUG Bigboydiditandranaway (36) lives in the Midlands; delivered DC#2, a BOY named ?. DS1 2yrs
10AUG Bealcain (21) lives in Kent; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Delilah. 2Ds?s 2yrs & 1yr
11AUG Chequersandchess (30) delivered DC1#, a GIRL named Amelia
12AUG SazzlesA (35) lives in Cheltenham; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emma. DD1 2yrs
12AUG Sarahnh (32) lives in the West Midlands delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Tess; DD1 3yrs
13AUG Shazza2002 (28) lives in West London; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Lexie. DD1 5yrs
13AUG Sibh (36) lives in Ireland; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Eibhlin. DS5yrs & DD2yrs
13AUG Longwayfromhome (30) lives in Argentina (-2hrs GMT); delivered DC#1, a BOY named Tomás 13AUG PhilB (31) lives in SE London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Polly 15AUG Foghornleghorn (23) lives in Northampton delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Lara. 2DD?s 3yrs & 1yr
15AUG SausageAndMash (37) delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? 15AUG Briwash (??) delivered a GIRL named Leila 18AUG TwilightSurfer (37) lives in Tennessee, USA (-5hrs GMT); delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Reese. DD1 4yrs
20AUG Karney (39) lives in Glasgow; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Sonny 21AUG LadyofWaffle (22) lives in Berkshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Joseph. DS1 2yrs
21AUG Mummypud (28) lives in Wiltshire; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Olivia. DD1 2yrs
22AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner (31) lives in South Yorkshire; delivered DC #2, a BOY named Marcus. DD1 21mths
23AUG HazieDazieandBaby (26) lives in Aberdeen; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Gabriella 23AUG Bohemianbint (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? 23AUG Stickybean (27) lives in North London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named ? 25AUG Warthog (??) delivered DC#2, a GIRL named ?. DD1 2yrs
25AUG Lcy (30) lives in Wales; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named ? 26AUG Libbyssister (34) lives in Oxfordshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Nathan. DS1 3yrs
26AUG Micromum (??) delivered DC#4, a GIRL named ? (6lb 8oz), via VB [EDD 26AUG].
27AUG Iliketosleep (24) lives in Wolverhampton; delivered DC#4, a GIRL named Brooke. 2DDs, 7y & 6y & DS, 4y
27AUG Nezzi (??) delivered DC#1, a BOY named ? 29AUG Petitfilou (36) lives in S Oxfordshire; delivered DC#3, a BOY named Toby. DS1 4yrs, & DD1 2.6yrs
29AUG Cheerfulvicky (24) lives in Cornwall; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Felix 30AUG Oopsacoconut (32) lives in Wiltshire; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Poppaea 30AUG Ellasmum1 (30) lives in Newcastle under Lyme; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Jack. DD1 5yrs
30AUG Dancerandprancer (31) lives in Devon; delivered DC#2 , a BOY named Oliver. DD1 28 mths
01SEP Cyteen (32) lives in Leicester; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Joseph 01SEP Stillhere (36) lives in Yorkshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Owen. DS1 2.5yrs
01SEP Goodie2shoes (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Elliot 03SEP Waytoomuchchocolate (??) delivered DC#1, a BOY named Samuel 04SEP Sambo303 (37) lives in Chessington, Surrey; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Felix 05SEP Skybluebelle (34) lives in Birmingham; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Jamie 13SEP Ataraxis (37) delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Lana. 2DS?s 5yrs & 3yrs
16SEP AnnVan (26) lives in Kent; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Sebastian

Lots of pressies for the dc. Luckily everyone knows i have big babies so ds's clothes were all bought at 12-18 months plus - so that'll be a few weeks time when he wears those lol.

After 2 weeks of ds waking up every night at least once (yawn) we had a goodnight christmas day when he slept through again but the last 2 nights we've had wake ups as he seem to be bunged up again. Poor little man. I know i feel all stuffy nosed and scratchy throaty so keep having to sit up to sniff loudly and swig water so it's no wonder he's asking us to lift him up and and me to feed him. As we're at my folks we've got him in with us after a good month of him in his own room...... Odd but kind of nice.

oops that's a lovely pressie

ann at your dp hugs.

cavey v eventful round your way then?!

Oops YOU GOT A PUSH PRESENT!!! I hinted and hinted and hinted and hinted to DH but he never got the hint. How absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I'm sure it sparkles at you every time you reach for Poppy.

posting on here because if i don't I will really SCREAM at him and I don't want to. Bloody DS2 child. 10.45pm last night and now he is still fucking whinging. HE SHOULD BE AFUCKINGSLEEP.

I am now going to go upstairs calm and zenlike and see if i can finally get him to drop it.

Have just scheduled myself for yoga tomorrow at noon. DH is home. YEAH! Then Tuesday at 2pm I get my facial. What more can I do for ME this week.

Glad to hear there were lots of good Christmases (infuriating DHs and non-sleeping/biting babies aside). Can I second/third/fourth all the thanks for everyone here for their thoughts/advice/support over the last year. DH and I were just reflecting earlier about how great 2008 has been and all of you ladies have really helped to keep me on the straight and narrow, Thank you!

Back from our Christmas soujourn south. Horrendous journey back - the usual 8 hour journey took 16 hours . Both girls fantastic though thankfully, although the early start from DD1 this morning did feel like some sort of sick joke. Have not even left the house today and feel shattered, despite DH having done virtually all the driving .

Many sympathies Ann with your DH. Mine 'manages' rows in a similar way. I always seem to end up apologising just so that we can get back to some sort of relationship even if/when I'm still annoyed about something. Hope things are better today and you don't/didn't get caught in the same ridiculous traffic getting up here.

Meant to add re: the stats list, how about dropping middle names of the babies? Where their known name is different, this is already reflected and would help with the anonymity side of things?

Hello everyone-glad there were lots of happy times had by all the new babies. CC for your neice though. What an awful thing for her to go through. And Cyteen, family occasions must be really hard to deal with in some ways now. It's good to hear Joe was such a star.

DD2 sang for most of Christmas night lying in the middle of our bed testing out her voice. DS's peculiar bug kept re-appearing, so he was too ill to put out his stocking on Christmas eve. He took to his bed for an hour on Christmas afternoon and has been a bit low generally, though he loved his lego and opening presents. He wasn't ill enough to take to the docs but bowls of the bio-whatsit type natural yoghurt I had in the fridge seem to have given him a boost and the glands in his neck don't look like bolts any more.

DD1 has been diagnosing everyone with her new medical kit and saying 'I don't WANT to' at every opportunity.

The inlaws are here for a brief visit so I could spend the whole night on the AIBU bit of mumsnet if I didn't exercise restraint. AIBU to expect them to cook one meal, or alternatively clear the dishes from the table once in the 10 days they've spent with us since DD2 arrived? They need a rest of course and generally I love fussing over people but ...
Well, sleep is for the weak or the lucky ....

Dizzy I think the only cure for the teeth/feeding thing (for which there should be a wince emoticon) is to unlatch her and start again and stick with that until she learns to tuck the teeth out of the way.

Ann, your tipsy typing had me in fits. I hope things are better now that you are having your break. I think I posted before about the ishoos DH and I had while we were adjusting to DS's arrival. I remember the first holiday we had after he arrived was a particular flashpoint because DH especially expected the luxuries of a rest and undivided attention to happen as normal and it made the disruption caused by a refluxy baby more extreme.

I'm allergic to gender stereotypes but I do think that, on a practical level, men don't have the 'immersion-style' introduction we have to parenting and they will tend to opt out occasionally at the beginning when things get tough. (I'm omitting here the list of mistakes I made that helped to make things difficult in our case ) DH is a wonderful dad and we have a very strong relationship now, stronger I think because of the readjustments we made five years ago. I do think babies change the DNA of a relationship in fundamental ways. That doesn't mean it's ok for DHs to be ridiculous though ...

Is Seb feeling better by the way?

I hope all the babies shake off their coughs and colds soon.

Here endeth the sermon.
Sorry about that.

And now we'll all stand to sing hymn number 169....

Good morning, all well in the CAve. Oliver seems much better although still sounds like a smoker.

Dneice stayed over with us last night - she still hasn't seen her dad since he took off with all her prezzies on Christmas DAy. He really is a nob of the first order.

Anyway. Does anyone else find the period between Christmas and New year a bit odd? It's like a kind of limbo between holidays. Dh back at work for 2 days.

dizzy & albs I didn't realise Dylan and Henry had got teeth . I don't know why that should be a surprise to me, they are 5 months old . I'm pretty sure Oliver is starting to teethe given the amount of chewing and drooling going on.

new years resolutioni ....I am going to give to a good cause and it doesn't cost a penny - I shall be giving blood regularly. The blood bank has a national shortage atm so, anyone want to join me?

Resolutioni is obv the italian way to say resolution ahem....

CC- I already do but you can't give until LO is 1.

DD was fab last night for the first time in ages - put her down awake at 8, she dream fed at 11 when I went to bed, woke at 4.30 fed and slept until 7.30 when she spent 30minute shouting at the curtains whilst I tried to wake up!

CC am with you on the giving blood - fine idea and seeing as they come to our local hall AND my work it sheer laziness not to

ah crap the kids have just asked me if they can paint and I've said no as my dad, brother and nephew are coming (supposidely - they've not bothered to confirm) and the house already looks like a bomb site

have also just poured breast milk everywhere - serves me right for trying to express whilst catching up on here - stupid medula bottle only holds about 6oz so it was pouring over the top when I realised - only pair of clean trousers left now have dodgy looking mily spillage around upper thigh

poppy sorry to hear about nightmare trip home but delighted that you got back in one piece, we shall have to try to meet up soon

ataraxis hoping the calm zen like vibes worked and you're all having a lovely lie in

TS agree with poppy that we can drop it all now I think we're up and running - is it rude to have a bit of a cull or are some of those people on the list still posting but I don't see it?!

sibh thanks for advice, I think its my own fault tbh as if I feed when other two are around me she turns her head to look at the barney fun going on and takes my nipple with her [meep] shall grit teeth and bare it for moment

am also pleased to announce I managed the 3 S's last night, sleep, sex and shower in that order went to bed before 10pm (was shattered) all 3 girls slept through a little nookie when dh came in off nightshift and a shower before girls woke up [you may now all sniff again!!!]

right, send me wishes of calmness and control please as a day with my father and nephew may end in tears on all sides!

With you on the 3s's dizzy - mine were in a slightly different order though

Thanks oops I didn't know about waiting until the lo's are 1 - guess I'll just have to wait until August to start my new years resolution .

I'm tired today, need some tape to tape my eyes open zzzzzzzzzzzzz

1st Aug for the blood then CC !!!

right off to neck seom rescue remedy and remain calm

I'm bloody cold. I'm off out for lunch with ds's, mum and dneice. It will be anything but calm and relaxing....

well so much for sleeping. i must find a new past time between 9pm and 7am. reese was up at 2am then 4am then 6am. at 6am she just wanted to chat. now i'm a mother who wants her children to open up but 6am. and she can't even really speak yet. she's trying though. then dd1 hears the chatter so she's got to get up and join in. so now we have to get out of bed because dh is trying to sleep. get up and find all three outside chats glued to the patio door. look in the garage to find all their food gone and a bag of garbage broken into. RACCOONS!! how is it three really big cats can't keep one pesky raccoon out of the garage. now dd1 and reese are laughing at each other like two little girls at a sleep over. and i'm sitting here reading on another thread about a crap dh who wants his 42 year old wife to abort their unexpected creation. i should really just go shower....i stink. at least i can achieve ONE of the 3 S's today.

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twilightsurfer SUPERHERO of crapAcaDAMIA

hi all

Just returned from hairdressers as had a disaster last week,but didnt dare complain, so had to go get it sorted.so paid out twice
I normaly hate going but for the first time in a long time it was bliss....just sitting there doing nothing.
lovely hair wash/head massage. it was heaven
the girl washing my hair who looked about 12, all dolled up as if she was going clubbing(god im getting old and sad) said 'oh im so tired, we have had 4 days off and i have not had 1 lay in'

i smiled and said 'ahh' while thinking i havnt slept in 4 days never mind a bloody lay in lol
right off to eat do something constructive

sorry ts x post.
Sorry about your rough night, if its any consolation I had one too. Ds cried /whinged for about an hour from 1.30am

I offered boob as I always assume thats what he wants But he used me as a dummy and cried every time I took him off.
Very frustrating. Then just got back to bed and dd woke having been up till 10 pm. I curled up with her in her tiny little bed at 5.30.

Intended to saty for 5 min, woke up stiff and cold,went to go get bac in bed and it was 7.30am time to get up.
S0 ds not fed since about 4/5am ish. Hve been trying but he wont,when should I be concerned????????

showered..............

morning no1

3 hours til yoga
3 hours til i'm childfree for two hours

after my shower dd1 blindsided me with the following:

dd1 "is there another baby on the way?"
me "what dear?"
dd1 "is there another baby in line to come?"
me "what do you me...in line?"
dd1 "you know, after reese. are you going to have another baby?"
me "no"

with that i will go crawl under a rock for the next three hours

You can give blood at 9m if you're not breastfeeding but 12m if you had a caesarean (or a tattoo).

Been 'local' shopping and have bought a ridiculous amount of meat for some reason. Am going to make a 'vegetarian' lasagne with mince because DD says she likes the one at school and the local shops don't do quorn mince. Even if I had she still won't eat it (being so fussy at the mo, I am convinced she will have an eating disorder one day) so I figured I might as well just make what I want.

Managed to get Kurt to swallow some baby rice yesterday so will try some banana with it this avo.

Ataraxis have you tried the muslin over the head thing? Works best when you know they need to sleep.