November 09 babies are growing up quick, and mummy's getting used to getting covered in sick!

[PreggoK8]

Hope this has worked...

at 'channelling my inner pavlov' laugs!! I will have to use that one.

Hope everyone is well - I'm feeling v productive today - been to an exercise class and now off for a walk in the sunshine when LO is ready.

hobnob hope today going as well as yesterday

Sounds like lots of movement foing on with us ladies longwayaway back to US, TOK on the move and broodzilla is too I see from FB!

Spring is in the air I suppose!

Oh Scarlotti sorry about the job, hopefully something even better will come along for you.

raggie you have had a busy morning, sounds nice though. I really want to start doing some exercise, I'm a member of a gym but haven't been for months I do really miss it though so will try and find time to go and also me and a friend were talking about joining a running club for mums in the area, sounds like fun!

Hobnob glad yesterday was better for you, hope you are having a good day today too.

Took Millie for her jabs and she cried a lot again. I gave her some calpol as soon as I got home, and some boob, and then she was as right as rain! Fingers crossed she stays that way.

I must tell you all what ds did this morning, made me laugh and think aww at the same time. He likes to cuddle Millie and this morning he put my feeding cushion on his lap and said he wanted to cuddle Millie. I lay her on the pillow on his lap and he lifted up his pj top and said 'Millie's hungry, Harry feed her?' It was just too cute!

Sounds familiar! I keep wanting to refer to the hubby as 'dh' quite often when speaking about him, and same with ds but not quite so often. does that mean I mn too much?

its lovely and sunny here, just wish I had the energy to take the kids out.

ds is supposed to be napping, but wanted the stairgate open and he didnt want me to come up with him to tuck him in so took himself up, but every so often I get, "Mummy, I'm just going to the toilet ok? I need a wee!" yelled down the stairs, then sound of him tottling off. dont think this is going to be a sucessful nap somehow.

aww helips that is so cute! its lovely when the older children are so caring towards their siblings.

Bad luck Scarlotti but something will come up- I am sure I would have heard by today if I had an interview for the one I applied for, but not a peep so I'm back to waiting for something to come up too. Annoying to have baby time spoilt by money/work worry though

Sitting in my new, heated, sun lounge sitting room, with Isla babbling away

Longwayaway, if you have any tips for dealing with jetlag in such a wee one, I am all ears. We've leased a house in the US (which I've never seen!) and we're just waiting on my visa - I'm dreading the fligth over, and then having to deal with two jetlagged tinies on the other side.

Arthur's at the age where he likes to flip himself over, gets stuck with a leg or arm bent under him, and then flaps away crossly with the remaining three limbs. OH OH OH I AM STUCK MOTHER UNSTICK ME NOW. He sounds like a mournful bird. He's also trying to cram everything within reach into his mouth - he's like the Sarlac in 'Return of the Jedi', everything gravitates towards the maw. I am starting to realize that in another month or two I will have to make sure that none of DS 1's tiny Playmobil bits are within arm's length...

Btw, does anyone have any dazzling solutions for cradle crap? I keep treating his with olive oil, but it's still really bad.

We have baaaad cradle cap here too - using aquaious cream but no better or worse

Hard luck scarlotti. Hope you find something else you're happy with.

Glad things are getting better for you hobnob, you sound so much happier.

Love the 'channel my inner pavlov' laugs, it's amazing how much I refer to this forum in real life. I'm sure my mother thinks I'm mad.

Can I ask how much your babies react to your diet? I had garlic bread the other night which I think made Ethan quite sick. Also had carbonara for lunch yesterday so more sick today. Is this just part and parcel of breastfeeding?

Bookmarking...having day from hell...re cradle cap.. I use Dentinox..it keeps it away

just bookmarking, hopefully able to catch up soon

wook I know what you mean about returning to work. I went back part time after having ds to the same school. Having been full time and holding some responsibility in the school previously, I was given the role of covering PPA. I was really gutted not to have my own class and people treated me like a supply, like I wasn't properly part of the school. However it sooo worked out of the best because I did not have the pressures and responsilibity of full time staff, therefore was not as stressed as everyone else. The amount of marking and work I had to do at home was minimal and I could enjoy my days off with ds without spending all my time planning and marking. SO I wouldn't change it. I am happy to return to that role this time too and in a few years go back to (almost) full time when I have more time. Wow, didn't mean for that to be so long!

scarlotti a shame about the job but I truly believe everything happens for a reason. The right job for you and your family will come along.

Re cradle cap, hv told me about the olive oil too, but she said to leave it on overnight then rinse it off next day using a rough flannel. Only had to do it 3 nights and it has cleared up great.

helips your ds made me giggle, that's so cute.

Chin up Scarlotti. I know it?s disheartening, but the right job will be out there somewhere for you.
Helips that?s so cute. Bless him!
Wook I?ll keep my fingers crossed for you anyway, you never know.
Tamlin - bless little Arthur, I have a funny mental image of him with the voice of the baby from family guy for some reason! Joe?s not rolling yet, but he certainly likes to stuff anything and everything in his gob (especially fingers - his own or mine, muslin squares, bibs, etc.) He does this whilst grunting wildly. Very comical.
I?m off to a friend?s wedding tomorrow. We?re leaving Joe with his Nana and I?m absolutely dreading being away from him all day. Leaving really early and coming back late. It will be lovely but horrible at the same time

scarlotti i am sorry you did not get the job , chin up, things happen for a reason...

laugs {grin] and 'channeling my inner pavlov' i am going to use that too! Its such a good phrase, and describes a certain me rather than an all the time me, if that makes sense! I need to channel it this month as we have a court hearing with the scum of a builder-cowboy. It will take all my willpower not to batter him. But i am sure the judge won't be so impressed with that, so i shall put on my best behaviour hat . Good for you though getting the GP to give you what you want.

wook i was pretty job focused before DD was born. I would work late, start early to get projects done, would go that 'extra mile' I had some trouble at work and had the option of moving teams into a 'lesser, but easier team' and my union rep said to me 'pavlov, you will want that when you return after maternity leave, you will not care so much about your job' and i was like 'pah!' and refused to go to it (felt like a demotion). Boy i wish it had done now! Would have been a doddle for the same pay! And he was so right, i care much much less now. Well, not care less, but not prepared to put in those extra hours, i am more keen to leave work now, i have less interest in impressing, just want to be good at what i do and thats enough. Also just happened to a friend of mine who is a teacher - she went back after her girl was born, and now she is 16months she has just left to do work for less money as she spent all her time marking and started to hate it.

Thanks for all the nice words about the job. Am a firm believer in things happening for a reason too so am sure things will pan out ok. Just annoying as had got myself thinking it would be just perfect ...
Still, now I get to have a little more time at home and can forget about all things work related for a while so a big silver lining!

Use dentinox here too and it seems to work.

helips your ds is so sweet!

hobnob you your sun lounge, glad things are sounding brighter with you.

preggo enjoy your day tomorrow.

Tamlin know what you mean, I found some of ds' lego on the floor yesterday, tiny little pieces that are perfect baby magnets and had visions of visits to A&E in future. Luckily he's not even rolling yet so I've a few weeks.

Ioan has a tooth coming through! Ds1 was 4 months so he's beaten his brother. Thought he'd been dribbling for Britain and he's been quite unsettled the last day or two and sleeping heaps. Poor lad can't hold any of the biting toys to help and chomping on his dummy doesn't help hugely.

Had a lovely afternoon at my friends. DS1 had a bath with her two after their tea and they all had a great time splashing about. Made me realise how easy it's going to be in about a year's time when I can throw both my ds' in the bath together and they'll play together etc. Must remember to hang on to that picture when things are tough..!

Thanks for all the nice words about the job. Am a firm believer in things happening for a reason too so am sure things will pan out ok. Just annoying as had got myself thinking it would be just perfect ...
Still, now I get to have a little more time at home and can forget about all things work related for a while so a big silver lining!

Use dentinox here too and it seems to work.

helips your ds is so sweet!

hobnob you your sun lounge, glad things are sounding brighter with you.

preggo enjoy your day tomorrow.

Tamlin know what you mean, I found some of ds' lego on the floor yesterday, tiny little pieces that are perfect baby magnets and had visions of visits to A&E in future. Luckily he's not even rolling yet so I've a few weeks.

Ioan has a tooth coming through! Ds1 was 4 months so he's beaten his brother. Thought he'd been dribbling for Britain and he's been quite unsettled the last day or two and sleeping heaps. Poor lad can't hold any of the biting toys to help and chomping on his dummy doesn't help hugely.

Had a lovely afternoon at my friends. DS1 had a bath with her two after their tea and they all had a great time splashing about. Made me realise how easy it's going to be in about a year's time when I can throw both my ds' in the bath together and they'll play together etc. Must remember to hang on to that picture when things are tough..!

Maybe the teething is what was bothering Ioan the other night scarlotti? My friend told me yesterday that baby bonjela has been taken off sale?? First I heard of it. I might go online now and investigate!

Don't know anything about bonjela being taken off sale but the health visitor gave me calgel in my bag of freebies.

Pleased to report Ethan is almost nappy rash free! I think the Kamilosan has worked wonders. He has also slept a big block of sleep 3 nights in a row from midnight, between 5&6 hours which mummy is delighted with. I'm trying to feed more frequently during the day in an effort to help him sleep longer during the night. He is happily cooing in his cradle so I'm off for a shower.

Hope everyone has a good weekend x

wook scanning back I noticed you were saying about applying for teaching jobs, 4days a week ideally you said? Are you just looking in the TES or do you have any other sources? There's nothing but HT jobs on TES website at the moment an I wonder how frequently P/T jobs come up. Getting worried abut finding a teaching job that will suit now, especially as I'm new to the area. Think I'll make contact with Oxfordshire NUT as a start too. P.S. Did you like Up in the Air? I thought it was fab, loved the two leads, but some friends HATED it. Weird.

Good news on the nappy rash claire.....and sleep. We had an unprecedented 9hrs last night from 9pmish to just after 5am! Then restlessness til getting up time, but hey, I can't complain! Felt so perky went to farmers' market this morning and treated myself to a hotchoc while she had a nap in the pushchair.

Sending good weekend vibes to everyone else too.

raggie 9 hours, no way!!!

Nightmare day here today. For a start Anya has not stopped crying and has hardly eaten anything. I've worked out that she's had around 8oz since half 7 this morning. I don't knwo whats up with her. Have just gotten her off to sleep-for now.

The non stop crying has been worse because DH has been away at the football today. He was supposed to be home between 4 and 5 (looks at watch). I had a huge argument with him (in my head) and planned everything I was going to say when he phoned. But as per usual, when it came to it I was just short with him and assumed he would just know what was up. Needless to say,when he did phone, he did not "just know" or even realise I was in a bad mood and instead asked if I wanted him to come straight home now or if he could stay out a bit longer!!! Ah, let me think about that one now...HOME NOW . God they just do NOT get it sometimes!

DS is supposed to be staying over with my sister tonight but I;ve just had a phonecall from her to say that he is really upset, asking to come home, wanting me. So I may well have to do a run into Manchester tonight to bring him back if he doesn't settle. This is not how this weekend was supposed to work out.

I'm going to have to demand some time away from dcs next weekend. I've not had any time to myself in 6 weeks- well, apart from my weekend shower. (I do have showers during the week too , but Anya is normally with me).

What a relief to get that out of my system. Hope your weekend are going better. Sigh.

I've had a wonderful day today. Joe was as good as gold for his Nana, and I managed to not stress at leaving him and had a wonderful day. He's given me lots of smiles since we picked him up too so I don't feel too guilty! Fab
Sounds like you're at your wits end Tok. As your DH has had some time to himself today at the football, would he let you have a couple of hours tomorrow to spend as you please?

Ah TOK, I feel for you as my dh is exactly the same in these circumstances. How did your ds get on at your sister's in the end? Hope Anya has a better day today - Ioan ate very little when his teeth were on the move (and no doubt there will be plenty more days like that) so try not to worry. We all have off days with our food.

preggo glad your wedding went so well and Joe had a good time with his Nana.

We had friends around last night for drinks and games, had a great laugh and they headed off around 11:30. I had 2.5 cans of cider, and boy did I pay for that during the night and this morning! Body has obviously been a temple (apart from the cakes!!) for so long it can't cope with alcohol!
Ioan kept murmuring at various times in the night but not crying, but I kept getting up and putting his dummy back. Everytime I bent over his hammock I felt sick!! What a wuss.

It has made me wonder though whether I'm too quick to get up when he makes a noise. His first noises started at 2:45am but I didn't feed him until 5 and even then he only took a little bit. He had a decent feed at 6:15 then another at 7:45. I wonder if that was him sticking up after the night time, and so is actually able to go for longer than he does currently?
He's 3 months now - what are you all doing in terms of rooms? Are the babies still in with you or another room? Raggie especially interested in your answer as you got 9 hours sleep !!

hope ye are all well, have 30 min slot as want to get dresses, showered, pop to shops and be back for next feed...roll on bottles..

was ridicously happy that i managed to get 4 ozs in DD2 with a bottle yesterday!! this growth charts and weekly weight is are a nightmare, wish i never went to them, they dont even do them in ireland, i know she is happy and contented but as she is gaining weight slowly now have the stress of worrying and extra pressure re. feeding her and if she is getting enough, hv sent me to doc who just told me to supplement with formula which i dont have a prob with as think will move into bottles in the next month at least that wasy u know how much they are taking but not sure how much more she needs, iis 4 extra oz a day enough??...who knows!

anyway off to spain next sunday for week...think its madness with 3 month and 3 year old but hopefully will be ok..

sleep question, how can i get her to go straight to nightsleep?! if i put her down at 7:15 she will have a 30 min nap then wake up, i will feed her if she is chomping on her hands, then she will go back for another 30 mins, then she wont feed but will scream for up to 30 mins as i try to get her to go back to sleep and then by 8:30/9 she will go to sleep till 1 or 2, should i just put her to bed at 9??

Thanks for your envy over the sleep (although I realised it was about 8hrs, not 9 - even with lots of sleep, brain is still too addled for even the most simple sums)

Think it was a fluke really, but yes, scarlotti, think I have been too quick to get her up in the past, as recently, have been waiting to see if she really wants to feed and sometimes can be an hour or two more of sleep than when I would have got her up. Also happens in the evening - when we put her down she grizzles and babbles and has the odd snort but doesn't seem desperate to be held or fed and eventually drops off. If she's properly crying I give her a min or two and then try to soothe her without getting her up. Recently singing her to sleep has worked! Although it might be a case of Rosa thinking 'If I fall asleep I won't have to listen to that racket!', I think sometimes she's just lonely dropping off and wants a mummy or daddy visible and around.

We put her in the moses in her 'room' (which is open plan and noisy, i.e. can hear us moving around and about) and move her beside my side of the bed when we go to sleep. She's getting too big for it now though so might have to start on the cot soon...! Can't believe how quickly she's grown.