August 2008: Lovely Ladies with Beautiful Babies

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This makes our 28th thread.

2 hours!
2 hours!
it took me 2 hours to catch up.
goodness

buckets regarding formula poos...reese's have been less than solid the entire time with this new formula. soooo i'm hoping that's normal.

vg best wishes today and i hope all are well.

rotter {{hugs}} tummy bugs suck. seems everyone around my town has had the bug. i keep praying it stays far far away from our home.

steaknife, sarah, albs, and sambo sprinkles of sleep dust for your dcs.

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<strong>ataraxis</strong> your spa visit. i hope it was relaxing.

<strong>miamla</strong> awesome news about theo's crawling.

<strong>captain</strong> good job with the new hoover and the house viewings. wishing you good news from them tomorrow in the form of a proper offer.

<strong>sazzles</strong> {{hugs}} to dd1 for teeth issues. i'm still thinking that's what's troubling reese.

<strong>dizzy</strong> awesome attic score!

 who did i miss?
<strong>ann</strong> hi
<strong>ali</strong> been chatting with you elsewhere but hello again.
<strong>no1</strong> hi. your play yard sounds inspiring and your comments about your dh....lovely.

ladies, i want you all to know i should have been her chatting with you saturday. it would have saved me about $4000US. remember i told you my oven died. i went to get a replacement and thought well i'll need to get a hood vent too, so they match. while i was there the salesman told me about the special multi-purchase rebate. like <strong>albs</strong> my dishwasher has <span class="italic">never</span> cleaned properly so ordered a new one. figured well hell since i'm pulling out the old applianceds i might as well replace the linoleum too....ordered. have put in a call to my countertop connection to get a quote to replace them...since i'm on a roll. and will make a call on monday to my painter to see about a new coat in the space once all the dust has settled.

so to recap:
i have ordered
this a double oven with 5 burner top RANGE
this a vent hood with combo microwave/convection oven
(if anyone is counting that makes <strong>THREE</strong> ovens)
and this the dishwasher

WHAT ON EARTH WAS I THINKING!! honest, i did not get up this morning and say, "i think i'll redo my entire kitchen."

and on the subject of fussy dcs.....reese has cried non-stop for three hours. we've fed her, changed her, rocked her, walked her, rubbed her gums, given her tylenol, moved her from one spot to the other, you name it...she's not a happy camper tonight. oddly enough, this is exactly what she did for the babysitter one week ago. could this be her saturday night norm???

why is it DP only works five days a week, but I get stuck doing the night wakings seven nights a week? You'd think that just one night a week he could say 'Ann, you sleep and I'll deal with it, as I know you haven't had a proper night's sleep in months'

Ann I ponder that same thought night after night after night after night. I've even sat up and VERY LOUDLY said, "Oh don't worry I've got this feed. Who needs more than X-hours of sleep in a row anyway."

Ann {{{hugs}}} Hope Seb drops off and you manage to get some sleep tonight.

ann and ali hope you managed some kip

ts your kitchen is going to look amazing!

dizzy good to have you back

last night did not go according to plan. ds woke at 10 and dp heated the formula. ds refused to drink so much as one sip dp took it very badly, he'd really been counting on this giving him some sleep plus how are we going to ever go out and leave ds if he wont drink from a bottle. He has been getting a bit fussy about the bottle, as I rarely give him expressed milk but it was definitely no go. So, he was up every 2 hours or something like that, wanting to be fed and come 7am when he's supposed to get up and be fed, lo and behold, not hungry
dp says he's 'not friends' with ds anymore

miamla at crawling, have no advice re cables (apart from constant supervision )- we got given a travel cot which I will use for ds when I leave the room and he's mobile (which will not be for some time I think as he does not yet roll).

sambo if i wer you i would try again...

miamla can't help you as my dd never strayed near cables. The extent of her troubl was pulling cds and books off shelves over and over again.

ts whoah remind me not to ever go shopping with you if money is tight .

wwell, henry slept from just before 8pm until.........8.30am. Wow. is the first good night since xmas day, which in turn was the first once since early December. Am hoping for a repeat but am not assuming it is anything other than a one off, but at least i know he can stil do it. I think he's fighting some sort of bug poor mite... My goodness I had giant boobs. I'd forgotten - so long since they were allowed to get so full. From about 4am i couldn't sleep on my side - so i now have a sore back from being flat on it. Not complaining though cos I got sleep . rest. Woke up lots thinking any min now, but .....

sambo sorry you didn't have much look with the bottle. Only perseverence worked here.

Ds never fails to keep me on my toes as he often alternates between boob strike/bottle strike.

miamla I also used a travel cot for dd when I needed to clean/cook etc.... just used to put her in with few toys. luckily she seemed happy enough in it.(safe too)

thanks for links to highchairs.
bucketsyes the chair is folded up and stood against wall in kitchen after every mealtime. [yawn]

sazzles my dilemma is I need 2 chairs. dd very occassionally sits at table for non messy food
but she slips of leather chairs.
So need 2 chairs that dont take up too much room. I actually just remembered i have abooster seat with tray.
ali hope you have no spots, not nice for little ones.
ann dh has never done a night feed for either, due to bf.
dizzy hi, sounds like stressful time with your dad.hope your dd is feeling better.
ts nice spending
vg hope you all have lovely day today.

ali great sleep news too.

ALBS - I'm really quite jealous ... that is a fantastically long sleep. I will keep my fingers crossed for you that this proves to be the start of a trend rather than a blip!

DS woke at 4.20, had quick feed, I raced back to bed, and then did that incredibly annoying thing of being unable to go back to sleep.

It's so frustrating - I'd have had about 2 and half hours sleep if only I'd manage to switch off my brain. God, the lack of sleep is really starting to get ever so DULL!

Ds also wakes at 4am ish for a feed, and it's quite difficult to get back to sleep sometimes.
I think When I am feeding him I am either thinking about what I am going to do/cook/clean that day etc... well ok actually forget the cleaning bit.

Or I am thinking dd might wake up while still feeding ds and want to sit on my knee etc... you get the picture I'M sure.

Now can't decide what to do today, looks cold but I CAN NOT stay in all day again. I have just done 2 days staying in all day for the first time ever and the first day was ok ish,yesterday was just not funny.
If I was my neighbour yesterday I would have thought does she ever stop shouting.

No.1, I too have been known to raise my voice, just a little. (Normally to zero effect - DD just drowns me out and, if by a miracle, I do get her attention, I then feel terribly guilty for having shouted!)

awww yesterday I felt guilty all day, both of them still snotty and coughing, dd only doing normal toddler things, and I was on a very short fuse. I normally distract a lot of things,but ended up shouting at her a few times. Found I repeated this
NO
Come out of the fridge sweetheart
No don't do that.
No
No
No
No come out of the bloody frindge etc..etc...

I know yelling No has no effect, yet I still ddo it.

Hi all,

Lovely, lovely day yesterday. It was soooo nice to have some me time and the massage was fantastic!

Sorry to hear about everyone's coughs and virus's, I hope they are not serious.

vg ds1's measurements are:

Waist 19in
Inside leg 19in (is having the same waist and inside leg normal?)
Arm 16in from top of arm to wrist.
Let me know if you need anything else.

Will catch up more later, off to a ds1 party (what fun... another ball pool party).

Have good days.

Morning everyone

Albs that's fantastic! I really hope he keeps it up.

No1 and Sausages I occasionally have that problem but more usually have trouble staying awake while I feed! DS cot is like a sidecar on my bed so all I have to do is sit up and haul him across; sometimes I am too lazy even to sit up but that's not so good as don't sleep properly while co-sleeping. No1 you'd better get out today before the snow comes

Sambo sorry DS wouldn't take the bottle. Agree with the others, don't give up . If you do want to persevere, have you thought about offering the bottle before bed rather than in the night? Then he might be a bit more perky and open to a new taste experience. If it helps, I have been giving DS a bottle of formula for a couple of weeks about 45 minutes before I think he should be asleep. He drinks anywhere between 5-7oz then I finish him off with a cuddly breastfeed but that's because I can't face breaking the feed-to-sleep association , and I like it and it means I get half an hour upstairs in peace to read my book . Not sure it's done much to help his sleep though...

Saying that he was only up at 1.30 and 4am last night, which is an improvement on the last couple of nights!

Miamla hehehe wait till he's drawing on the walls!

Ann hope you're having a lie-in

Ali hope DS is feeling better today with no spots!

I'm sure you've all eaten already but it's nearly breakfast time here. Sausage butty anyone?

Wow Ataraxis you look fantastic after your massage!

TI expect it's too late now to wish VG luck for today, I hope it's going OK anyway

Morning all

Sympathies to all the ladies who've had crap nights, we had tears before breakfast here because I have reached the end of my energy and can't go on waking up every morning feeling and looking like utter shit After yesterday's shitty stressy day, being woken up at 6am (again) was not nice. And of course I also got the guilt bomb as DS was being really adorable and wanting to play - it's not his fault he doesn't understand it's 6am - why haven't I got more patience etc. etc. DP let me go back to sleep for 3 hours which was nice but I still feel awful

Sambo, as Rotter says I would try doing a formula feed earlier in the evening while you are awake enough to know Felix isn't doing it to spite you both. Save the nightfeeds for boob so you don't have to wake up as much. Maybe squirt some BM into the formula if you're any good at hand expressing? Also try some different bottle types eg the Avent spouts with valves are ok from 6m or even just from a china cup if you can sit him up enough.
If things are really getting desperate sleepwise, could your DH sleep somewhere else temporarily so you can co-sleep and nightfeed without worrying about waking him? Would probably help you get more sleep too. Or maybe you and Felix could go and stay with a friend for a couple of nights to give you all a break?

hello everyone. I finally got seb back down sometime after 4. was just dozing off when he woke again at half five. woke dp at ten to six told him the time, said I hadn't slept yet, told him to see to the little man. He did, and I got a bit of sleep. wakeup again at nine (he'd only been down 45 minutes) and again 11.20. This boy did not want to sleep did he?

Sorry for others with rough nights/sicky children.
cyteen I know what you mean as I get like it too sometimes.

Sambo the other thing I thought was, was the milk warm enough? DS won't drink it if its too cool, must have toasty BM!

Cyteen sorry you're still feeling crap . I know it sucks but can you readjust your expectations so that you expect to be up at 6? One of my friends is up at 5.30am every day and her dd is nearly 2 . Sometimes babies just are early risers. This is one reason why I'm not that bothered about feeding DS to sleep, when he wakes chipper at 6 (quite often) I haul him in with me and subdue him with my milky goodness. Don't sleep too well I must admit but still managed to doze until nearly 8 this morning

Seems like there's a lot of people who could do with a sleepover somewhere (seems to be boys giving the most gip doesn't it?) We should set up a sleepover/company ring so whenever someone's DP is away for the night, someone else brings their baby over to stay. A girly night in bitching about men, a bit of practical support and baby swapping would do both mums the world of good .

TS LOL at your over-enthusiastic oven shopping.

Buckets i like your idea

rotter yes, i suppose i will have to manage my expectations accordingly...think i'm finding it difficult as previously DS woke at 7ish, which is when we usually get up so less of a problem. it sounds stupid to be so upset over one hour's difference but just feels like his sleep is going backwards, daytime sleep still an issue so the days are just a blur of overtired chaos, night waking 3 or 4 times every night and now starting the day an hour earlier...don't know why i feel so sad, i just feel like a failure. and i hate that every morning my first thought is a negative one - 'everything hurts and i feel completely unrested' - it's such a crap way to start the day.

moan moan whinge whinge moan

cyteen {{{{{hugs}}}}} It will get better very soon but it's so tough when you're in the middle of it. You are not crap you are just so so tired. Thats why sleep deprivation is a recognised form of torture {{{more hugs}}}.

TS wow - when will your new, unexpected, kitchen be finished?

ann sorry you had a rough night too. Ditto what I just said to cyteen

Just about to commence the battle fun of trying to wean O onto a bottle. He goes to nursery one day a week starting on weds, then from March he will be in 4 days a week when I return to work .

Where's my snow??

Cyteen Lots of hugs. You are absolutely not failure! When Adam has a bad night I tend to just bring him into bed with me - he's pretty good at feeding/dozing and tbh, I fall asleep again pretty quickly and let him get on with it [lazy mummy emoticon]. Is that an option? Also gives plenty of extra snuggle time with my boy...

Ann sorry to hear about the rough night, but pleased to hear DP got his finger out of his arse helped out this morning to let you get some kip.

Adam has been making my heart melt today. He's just discovered a new sounds he can make, and has been very chatty all morning, saying 'Mama Mama Mama Mama'. I know it's jsut a random sound to him, but it's making me all teary. Told DP about it and DP said he'd been practising it with Adam all afternoon yesterday .

Right, need to head off and stuff a chicken...hope you all have lovely lazy Sundays