November 09 - rolling, laughing and cutting teeth ... but us mama's are still not getting sleep!!

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New thread for us

sirboob a lot! I don't want to spend more than £40. Am I being tight?

Pav I've been looking as we need one. £40 will buy a decent foam one, but not a spring one. Ds1 had a foam one and is fine.

Pavlov we had a lovely evening, thanks. Can recommend the veg moussaka. I'll try M&S, too.

I bought a mothercare mattress, foam but it cost £70 . A bit of PFB creeping in...?

Ursi Lucy does this weird thing when she feeds: her upper arm does windmills: she grabs her ear, cheek then onto my breast, back to ear. She can do some mighty scratches like that, I think it's some sort of comfort thing for her...

Had a rain-free day despite the forecast until now: heavens have opened with a vengence. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, gals!

I bought a mamas and papas one for DD, I spent a reasonable amount on it, but it was still only a foam one (PFB but not loaded ) and she was fine it in, but i am thinking DS is a bit more sensitive to his sleeping conditions (psb I think ) also DD has a great amicor one from mothercare, still not a spring one but comfortable. I don't want my boy to be uncomfortable . I still think a sprung one is not that necessary?

ah poo. I found the one I want and it is out of stock not sure whether to go for another one, or wait. I shall keep looking.

puts fingers in ears I know my Bryn's cot was whispers £170... But then she didn't blink, so must stop feeling guilty!!!

Pav have you tried Argos? They have mattresses.

sirboob yes I was going to buy one from Argos, but before doing so, wanted to make sure there was not some secret special deal, or a recommended average one i would miss out on. I am going to get the same one as DD, mamas & papas delux foam mattress, washable covers and hypallergenic, that will do nicely, at £40 (plus postage should think). However, it is not in stock. I shall call them tomorrow to find out when it is back.

A good cot then! dont stress about it if she wanted to buy it!

Good night all, here is sending lots of happy sleepy vibes to all our babies.

Hello all, sleepy vibes are needed here. Curse the damn dummy that's what I say! DH was up midnight-12.45 and I was up 4-5am last night. DS1 and DS2 didn't take to dummies at all so this waking up to pop it back in lark is new to me.

We're off to my sister's house today for lunch.

Hope everyone is having a nice, wet, Sunday

Oh I'm now. Spent over £100 on a cot mattress and not even a pfb.

Quick! Tips needed. I am in denial about the fact I start a work project on May 20th and baby does not even take a bottle and I have never expressed. What do I do?

Weston I am not dieting as such yet just cutting back. When that stops working I might join weight watchers but have such a long way to go I just can't summon up the will power for long enough to diet proper.

My period returned today. First one in 14 mnths. grr

ninja C has taken a bottle from DH from around 2 months old. It took some time before he accepted a bottle from me. I would work on someone else offering the bottle for the first few times and see how it goes. Sorry your period has come back. I've been wondering how long it will be until mine return .

By the way i've changed my name..Fruit here!

I'm back as Fruit.. Thought the name change would confuse people

Ninja on day 3 of excess food and wine so diet not quite going to plan!!

Had abit of hassle getting DD2 to take bottle at start but perserverance was key! For her the temperature was critical - as in the hotter the better! And i found the mamm bottles best. Good luck!

When will these bloody teeth come through? sobs and digs into chocolate I know I shouldn't get frustrated with him, as its hurting him so much, but I hate listening to him screaming all the time, even with calpol, teething get and teething powders

Hope you're all having a nice weekend.

sirboob you have my full sympathies. Isla had a lovely smiley & giggly day today and I was just thinking how I knew things were on the mend last weekend when she smiled unprovoked for the first time in weeks. It Will Pass. In the meantime, a heady combination of calpol and neurofen was the only thing that vaguely worked for us.

Went to a baptism today and it made me all nostalgic for my youthful days involved in a church. Not sure DH feels the same though.

For mums of pre-schoolers, how do you deal with bad behaviour at bedtime - i.e. when all threats of sanctions are meaningless because there's nothing left of the day? DD wasn't eating a stitch of dinner after pigging out on doritos and ice cream all afternoon. OK. We normally deal with that by setting a time limit then clearing the table. But then she started squirting peas with her fingers. DH told her to stop a few times. She didn't. So I felt the only option available to us was to go straight to bed, which we did, but she was still purposefully dawdling, etc. She's so wilful at the moment. I'm so not looking forward to the teenage years...

fruit you are a regular name change aren't you? i am sure i recognise your other name .

I am about to change my name, to be warned, BUT, feel free on here to continue calling me Pavlov/Pav or whatever if you prefer. It is like my actual name on this thread

hobnob i wish i had some answers wrt the preschooler thing, but alas we are also there, so all I can do is sympathise and hold your hand through it. Today has been a particularly tough day for reasons I just have no energy to go into. R on the other hand, lovely and blissfully calm and happy. That of course means a terrible night ahead is awaiting me.

No teeth here yet either...

When I put Toby to bed at night I sing 'You are my sunshine' to him before putting him down. He now cries as soon as I start singing it surely going to bed should be a pleasurable prospect, not torture?

I sing "Sunshine" too Becky Though thankfully has the opposite affect here; I singe and Bryn stops crying Have you got a Fisher Price Seahorse? They are a blessing for getting them to sleep.... Poor little lambs, I hate this teething lark

sirboob you have my sympathies too. I'm waiting for the teething to really set off. It's feels like it's the calm before the storm. I find using calpol a huge help and keeping on top of the doses for a couple of days gets the baby and mum through the worst of it.

hobnob We've always done 'time out' after the first warning. It works great for us. He's hardly sent there anymore these days. Also, threats of favourite toys being taken from him has worked a few times. I do the typical mum thing, " I'm going to count to three... one, two" we never get to three and I have no idea what I would do if we did Sounds like over tiredness with your DD tonight. Hope she is tucked up in bed and tomorrow is a new day

I need to get this off my chest. Sorry in advance for my rant. The last couple of times I've spoken to my Mum on the telephone, she has asked me "how long will you continue to bf feed C for?" It sounds to me from knowing my Mum too well, that she feels it's an inconveinience to my body and I should free myself from the drudgery of breast feeding . I have already explained, I have got this far and will stop when it feels right, or when 'if' it becomes a problem. I also said to her "why do people feel the need to ask me that question?" (as people do!) My baby is only 6 months old and still requires milk feeds until he's at least 1 yrs old. Ahhh!! it's just a pain in the butt when your Mother feels like she is trying to be helpful, but it really isn't. No big deal, just annoying.

pav I've changed to the other name recently. I don't normally comment on the other boards, but if I do, I rather use a different name so I can't be linked back to my little safe haven on here

Ohhh Fruit I feel your pain. My mother (surprise, surprise ) keeps going on about it. She sighed the other day and said, "You're going to be one of those odd people who feeds for years, aren't you?". I smiled and replied, "If I did choose to do so, mother dearest (yes, I called her that, and she realllly appreciated it...), it will be only to spite you, and not what is best for my son, have no fear...". Yes its very annoying. But as long as its working for both of you then bugger everyone else.

hobnob its just a continous circle of threats...if u dont eat ur dinner u won't get dessert..if u dont get dressed u won't get a story blah blah..tiredness is def key factor in nightmare behaviour, we usually have both of ours in bed asleep for 6:15! (age 3 and age 6 months)

funny enough DD2 doesn't like the seahorse at all but its strange how you can have two children and they can be soo opposite..DD1 would only sleep in car or magic swing, DD2 hates the car and wont sleep in the swing anymore and personalities completly different also (thankfully as DD1 is a maniac and DD2 is an oasis of calm!)

yes weaning 2nd time around is such a different experience, first time i was following the gina book all the way now she can have whatever is around!

Thanks for the tips guys. we do the threats too, but I kind of ran out after it was 'no story unless you come to the table now' and it was already too late for a bath. We're trying to wean her off teddies (soothers) atm as she sniffs them whilst sucking her bottom lip (was always a finger sucker) and her teeth are noticeably sticking out and she isn't closing her lips for certain speech sounds like 'f' and 'v'. Currently we're working on teddies staying in her room during the day. If I was to remove them at night I think we'd have nuclear meltdown. It's all about baby steps, and these baby steps have been further reduced by the adjustment period of new sibling to deal with.

FP I'm thinking of namechanging for other theads now that the FB links are everywhere.

Does anyone ever wonder about their DC in years to come coming across these threads? I'd have loved to read about them if they were about me but would have been shocked at the things I'd have found out about my mum! All new territory for the digital age...

Hi all

Ninja my period came back today too I have only had one in the last 20 months so am not impressed at all. Am just praying to anyone above that the m/c's and pg will have jiggled my hormones around enough to stop the dreadful pmt I used to get.

hobnob time out is a winner here too. I also do the 1, 2, 3 thing - it worked really well with DD right up to teenage. From around 3, sticker charts can also work well but you have to do them for specific simple tasks, e.g. eat your dinner, and then make sure they don't have to collect too many before they get their reward. 7 is a good number as that's just a week.

Weaning is going well here and I finaly got my act together today and made some meals for him. Poor boy has been having all sorts of combo's of whatever I had around, baby rice, baby porridge, jars of fruit stuff etc. Have now got sorted, ordered some pots from babypotz which I used with DS1 and are brilliant. Made two chicken dishes today so there are now 14 little pots in the freezer. He's decided he prefers solids to milk and has already started cutting down his milk feeds in the day (hence the bloody periods coming back) but still takes a good few feeds morning and night. Probably good timing as I'm back to work on Wednesday.

Had a bit of a tough weekend on the relationship front so not been the happiest of bunnies this weekend. Have got some friends coming tomorrow though for a bbq so hoping that will lighten the mood. Ds1 has been playing up too and I'm sure part of it is due to the tension here at home. Not sure what I can do about it to be honest.

On a positive note .. I'm thinking of doing a charity trek next Spring to Machu Piccu in Peru!! Have always wanted to do it and an opportunity has presented itself. Dh not keen but as I'm a grown up I can make my own mind up! Watch this space!