High Needs Baby Support Group (thread IV)

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

Yoohooo! Over here!



The last thread was filling up so I've started us a sparkling new one.

The original thread was to support those of us with babies fitting the following criteria:

1. Feeds frequently daytime
   
2. Feeds frequently nighttime
   
3. Needs to be constantly held
   
4. Wont sleep alone
   
5. Hates the car seat/pram
   
6. Short naps
   

Some of our babies have grown out of some of those now, but we're still here to support each other through the sleepless nights and noisy car journeys and to offer hugs, chocolate and wine to anyone who's struggling.

So if that list sounds familiar then come and join us as we delight in our active, inquisitive, curious and restless babies or toddlers!

[daisylulu]

Awwwwwwww thanks raspberry - I've actually got tears rolling down my eyes at your kind words, and I don't normally cry easily! But in a nice way iyswim.

Ha ha I'm actually only 5'2

Yes I like that! Very mythical but true.

[daisylulu]

Mystical not mythical....

[zambooloo]

Night everyone - promise will try to catch up soon but I'm so bloody tired that I'm actually going to bed at... 8.40 - what a loser!

Back to work tomorrow - lets all sob together fellow teachers... Are you all secondary?

[zambooloo]

Meant to say I hope you all have peaceful, sleep filled nights!!

[LittleWaveyLines]

Secondary here - but INSET tomorrow so it's not sooo bad.

I'm in bed next to sleeping baby which is a bit of a surprise - normally she wont go to sleep until 9.30ish so maybe she knows it's an early start in the morning!

I agree re rods v tools. And the people who say you are making a rod are the tools

N'night

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

I'm loving your soapbox Raspberry and the 'tools' LWL

I'm not going to moan tonight. Instead I'm going to tell you about my amazing new Ergo sling and how much I love cuddling DS in it (oh how I wish I'd bought one earlier) and how cute he looked cuddled up to his dad in it. I'm also going to tell you that DS is the bestest 'peepo' player ever, and that when he wraps himself in a curtain to play I just melt. Oh, and that apparently doors are the best toys ever (did you know they open and close over and over again?)

I may have had a glass or two of vino tonight to take my mind off going back to work tomorrow

[LittleWaveyLines]

I love the way DD angrily flaps her arms when caught about to eat stones. Again.
I love the way that she throws herself sideways and grins at me over my shoulder when in a back carry, they does the same over the other shoulder. Repeat ad nauseum.
Doors are indeed awesome toys to open and close. As are babygates.. - and I thought they were supposed to be babyproof?

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

I like wine. And our babies. Our babies rock.

[daisylulu]

Hope everyone who went back to school had a good day?!

I LOVE wine and my dearest HN toddler too

Had a really lovely day with DD today which has done wonders for the spirits. Spent it with some of my loveliest friends - one who has 3 under 4 yrs (the middle one who is also very HNs) and its really perked me up. I've also got the ball rolling for some counselling sessions and I feel like a bit of a weights been lifted. And all that on only 3 hours sleep! Am hoping for a better night tonight as have work tomorrow.

How's everyone else today?

[daisylulu]

forgot to say - Truth we have an ergo too and absolutely love it. At 16 months DD still likes it even though she no longer likes her pushchair. they're pricey but with every penny IMHO.

[JemJar]

Thank you so much to tickleme63,raspberrysorbet and thejoyfulpuddlejumper for your lovely replies. I read them on friday before we went away for the weekend but he woke before I could reply. I was feeling very low and was very grateful for advice and support from people who actually know what I am experiencing and not from people with rose tinted specs who had babies 35 years ago (I am looking in your direction mum) or those that think they have had a bad night if baby wakes once!

I have the book wonder weeks book raspberrysorbet and am so glad of it, like you say, helps so much to understand why. I use that phrase too and I wondered whether I knew you in real life when you said it. small worlds not that small though hey!

Off to the Paralympic athletics tomorrow so hoping for more than 4 hours sleep tonight, fingers crossed. Wishing you all a peaceful night x

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

Happy anniversary Joyful. What has DH made you?

* News Flash * BabyTruth is walking. Uhoh. Now the fun begins!

[Lychees]

Argh ... wish I had something positive to say about my day, too but I'm struggling. DD has been mostly crying since 8.30am (over-tired as she can only catnap unless I hold her constantly) and when I thought she was finally going to fall asleep for a decent amount of time at 8pm, she's up crying again but DH has her. On top of this, DS started complaining he was hungry an hour before dinner so I made him wait as he'd not long had an afternoon snack and when he saw what dinner was (roasted veg couscous which he normally eats) he flatly refused it and after some cross words we sent him to bed. So my nerves are frazzled.

Happy annivesary, Joyful! Happy sixth month day to lo, Raspberry!