MrsTH, lovely to 'see' you again. Sorry about your redundancy. Sounds like you're making progress on the sleep front.
Tibsy, bacardi and coke and dancing? sounds like a night I had a long time ago........
We've had a couple of nights like yours with long wakings and last night she screamed and screamed for no obvious reason. I give up some nights. Wish I could sleep sitting up with her on my knee.
EP, loved what you said in your post about not regretting sleeping with your DS. That's just it. Sometimes I get cheesed off that it takes so long to settle DD and she's up all night but in a couple of years we'll have forgotten all of this.
Amber, LOL I also thought I was being a wimp for feeling the chill and considering the heating. DH is Scottish so unless there is ice on the inside of the windows it's not cold enough for heating!
DD in PJ's with a fluffy blanket and then an extra one if cold in the night. Last night we slept together and I like to wear pj's if in bed with her so I can tell if she might be hot. We had two fluffy blankets and were toasty. Her room was about 18 degrees. I hate wearing pjs in bed though, they all ride up and feel uncomfortable. I much prefer au naturel but can't be prancing about in the nuddy in the middle of the night. it's very undignified.
Soozg, lordy what a handful. Perhaps you could....take them all swimming after school, give them a later tea, give them some books to read in bed? Send them to bed at a slightly different time. It'd make me sleep.
Guess what, we had footsteps, real live proper walking on ya own footsteps. Yesterday was her first proper series of steps between me and DH that weren't her just propelling herself forward. They were considered. Today she's been walking from one to the other, from the wall to me, from toys to me. Stopping in the middle of the room and then going again. it's amazing and my chest feels all puffed with pride