Pushchair Shed Remember Remember It is NOW November....Part 1!!

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Pinch and a punch everyone

Thanks basl...my dd 5 is hardly getting a look in - if dp works late and I am putting them both to bed ds just dominates the whole proceedure...I either have to put her to bed first or her stories get interupted...aaarrgh

janx you are describing luka down to a tee! he's my most trying one yet!! he's had me in tears myself with his tantruming he's a nightmare, so unpredictable yesterday we had total meltdown at nursery pick up and when we got back at lunchtime.

the only thing i would suggest and may be controversial is that if he's so excited when you get in, could you delay getting home til after he's gone to bed? is that a possibility? i know its v.tough missing them all day but could be worth a go as you must be exhausted working then not getting a break in the evening.

we had success by way of a ham sandwich today!! luka got in pushchair and ate the lot on the way home, he's now upstairs playing happily in his room by him self and tates down here eating his own lunch peacefully before we have to go do nursery run AGAIN in 20mins to take tate phew!!

Nicola - it must be there age...or is it that they are the youngest? DD is pretty hyper, but she has always been good at going to bed and does actually do as I ask. Luka laughs when I ask him to do something! Am doing exactly what you suggested tonight - dp is going to put them both to bed and I might go to the pub! I really love seeing him, but he is so cranky - one minute so happy and excited - the next a screaming loon. It is definately better on days I don't work, but then dp tends to work really late on those days.

i often find my two gets excited when daddy back home. he works away, so when he is bac they are hyper and playing and fighting.
i guess its they nature,i try to calm them down by reading story and cuddle time. but sometimes it never works, sometimes it works.

ds is good when he is on his own, when dd here they are both naughty pair

I'm dreading this when I have two, dd is a monkey but mostly a good one but not sure how she is going to react when she has to share mummy's time with splodge !!

Who was after the denim bugaboo covers, I can't find the thread only I am selling mine (bought a brand new set today)??

I'm dreading having the 2 as well, lol. I think Tom will be ok whilst DC2 is a baby but once baby starts moving around and that and taking his toys, he won't be so happy. Having said that, he loves being near the babies at toddlers. I don't know whether he just finds them funny or what, lol.

Am quite lucky as he'll play quite happily on his own when it's just me and him in the house, but always plays up when theres more people around. Like when my parents were up for the week. Total nightmare child!

bexie, carrie it will be fine,my two got 2y4m between them
they were fine till this summer, now they play and fight, specially ds very boysterious, like playing rough

oh don't worry about the two together, they are fine esp when baby can't move!! i've found this last few months the hardest, Tate is 3.10yr and luka 2.3yr they fight over toys, what to have on tv, what shoes they're having on, what colour cup they want...and so it goes on!! it was a piece of cake in comparison having an 18m and a newborn lol!! i don't remember Tate being this much hard work Janx, i sometimes wonder if luka is 'different' to the others iykwim, only time will show that out i suspect. i think his lack of language skills increases his frustration tho thankfully that is improving now.

Sounds like a classic case of overtiredness tho, enjoy your break, yes go to the shops, the pub, the gym anything pop in and see a friend and enjoy it!!

i've currently got some peace as i've taken to walking with luka after we've taken tate to nursery and he drops off in pushchair!! must get on with my ironing tho the boys are running out of clothes!!

Right the heating has gone back on. I must get some kindling so that we can have a fire in the day time.
My two youngest have had different phases since DD3 was born. There was a lull at the beginning apart from DD2 being all over me as I bf. Then all hell broke loose, maybe when the baby started moving around. I still have my diary from then and it is horrendous. Two in nappies, a constant round of pureeing, feeding, nappy changing, cleaning, school run and nursery run. I started DD2 off in a nursery quite far away for some quiet time with the baby but it meant running around to a tight schedule and walking 20mins each way plus fitting in DD1.
Things got easier around the time DD3 turned one.DD2 started 4 mornings a week at a nearby nursery and DD3 and she could play together if only a tiny bit.
We still have tantrums and fights over toys and clothes. DD2 is quite volatile atm because she is new in reception and maybe tired.
The thing is that none of these phases lasts forever so even if they are screaming about a particular thing now it will change at some point.

very true dunoon, how old is your youngest i forget? think she's between luka and tates age. Tate is lovely atm i must say, i remember Tom being just the same in the year running up to school and you enjoy their company so much more, then you lose them to school and it all changes, again.

we just got fire on here

oh and i've asked for pics of micralite on board.

I have a 3 year gap between the dcs - fine with the eldest - she was great when ds was born, but now he is such a monkey to her - latest trick is to stand in front of the telly when numberjacks is on (she adores that programme)...or even worse dangle her favourtie cuddle over the bath when she is in it ..and then laughs when she starts screaming at him to stop. He gets really jealous if I give her a cuddle and pushes her off my knee

Micralite back on the agenda eh?
DD2 is 5.2yrs and DD3 is 3.2 yrs. I think they are each slightly older then your boys and with a bigger gap?
Nasty day isn't it. Raw.

5 year gap between DD1 and 2. Very nice. She loved having a baby sister. Last night she wanted to sleep with her little sisters and read them a story.
Mind you they were all far too excited and were thumping around until 8.30-8.45 ish.

Can't join in on this one Ds is good though so can't complain. he does on occsions go mad if someone else goes to do something for him and he wants me to do it but he is ignored and screams it out....but it isn't for long lol! At first Dh would stop to allow me to do it and I said hang on a minute, I'm not doing bloody everything just because he says so!!!! So that was that one!

i've got 6 and half year gap between ds1 and 2 and so 8yr gap between ds1 and 3, he is v.v.good with them for the most part.

well my luka is still asleep in buggy! he loves that xt, sleeps so well in it, i put the hood right down we won't need a r/c at least i won't have the struggle to get his shoes/coat on to go back out to nursery.

yes v.cld and wet today, fire is now roaring so haven't had to put central heating on, thats good.

So your dd3 is just inbetween Tate and Luka's age. im looking forward to about 6m time with luka he will be much better then, although we would have moved on potty training i suspect by then. oh the joys of all that again!!

janx, sounds like our boys are the same with sisters. recently we have ds beating dd incident more i told dd, if she does not eat all her dinner, ds will be bigger and older than her

Basl...nipper measures 61cm from the outside of each rear tyre hth.

I have a 2yr 3 month gap between my first two. They get on great, love each other to pieces. No doubt that will end in a few years . DS1 always makes me cry though, as he will often say "I wish ds2 wasn't autismic, I want a normal brother". He is very protective of him though, and I think he worries about him all the time at school.

nic you are a superstar. Thanks for that hopefully that will put my mind at rest. Always with the buying and selling prams. I don't understand really as i only ever had 1 big pram for d/d then a little stroller after that. I think i have went a bit odd with the whole pram thing. I seem to think about it all the time. MMMM wornder how it will stop. It is awfull all the stress of selling packaging up waiting on new one loving it then hating it then hideing it then all the asking about a new one will i wont i. I wonder if this is why my dc are so grumpy. Maybe mum needs to pay a little more attention to them instead of what pram they are in. OOPs sorry about all that. Just a abit annoyed at my self as i feel very low and it has really made me think about what i could do to improve things in my house. But still off i go to measure the wheels and dd will say "oh no mum not another pram. Dad will have a benny" Bless her she is only 4. Thanks again nic you are so kind.

I have had my DGD to stay for the last couple of days.There is exactly a year between them,DD 2.7 DGD 1.7.They have played beautifully together and we have had a really good time.

This afternoon my best friend came over with her two,DS 1.11 dd 8 months.It was a nightmare Her DS hits kicks pulls hair and bites and the baby screams if my friend takes her attention from her even for a second.

I think her DS is acting out for attention he was only 13 months when his sister was born and she is very demanding.

Although he is almost 2 her is still very babyish having hardly any language and still very unsteady on his feet.I think my friend has her work cut out she looks exhausted.

I love her dearly was was glad when she left

evening all. wow its been busy on here today

Basl I think we all have moments of doubt about buying pushchairs. I know I have and I have bought some, got them unpacked and hated them. It's all experience. Also my house is crumbling. I feel guilty about buying pushchairs when I could be getting something done. However Pushchairs are one of my few little indulgences for me.
I have scaled right down on buying and selling now. It's fun though. Enjoy it.
Are you in Scotland? I haven't heard "having a benny" for years.

hiya yes i am from Fife in scotland. It's not something we say but dd grandad says it all the time and she spends alot of time with him and you would not believe the crackers she comes out with. I just don't get my new obsession with it. This is ever since ds came along. It takes up all my energy thinking about it and having a quick sneak on mumsnet to find out all the latest. Really does make me wonder about myself.

My mum and her family are from Fife. So does your DD jump in the dubs and chase the doos? My mum was born in Burntisland and then lived in Kirkaldy so we went over a lot, from Edinburgh to visit gran and papa.
I had a big M&P with DD1 and then two or three light stollers as they wore out. I loved pushchairs but didn't indulge my interest.
Then DD2 came along and I re-used the M&P and got a Maclaren Triumph and that was it!
Then DD3 came along and I had to get a P&T, didn't like it and got a Maclaren XT with buggy board. I got a bebe confort in a charity shop once at this point. Then I got a computer and joined Mumsnet........ and found out that I could try out loads of different pushchairs very easily and relatively cheaply. The rest is history

Oh Basl I know exactly what you mean and not just with pushchairs either!

Oh and "dad will have a benny" made me laugh too, I remember saying that when we were younger, but not I'm in Scotland - maybe a northern thing