I feel cranky like Misty, except my crankiness isn't attributed to lack of sleep. Rather my 5 yr old DS1.
My DP has now spent the better part of 3 weeks away for work.(He's a builder) and after 3 weeks of hearing 'mummy" every 5 mins 12 hours a day i feel like banging my head against the wall. The whiney tone, the whinging about being bored despite the various activities we play together and the countless outings..oh yes he's whinging at me right now about nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........Growl..... ...
As for DS2 thank goodness he is such a happy relaxed baby who doesn't cry even when DS1 is jumping all over him....I feel a bit better now for venting.....DS1 starts school next week, I'm looking forward to that!
Misty- Hope you managed to get some sleep and hope you enjoy your night out!
Chow- Great to hear from you again. Lovely to hear Josh is doing great, WOW 9.5 kgs!!
Coukie - Welcome, Congrats on DS.
It's great to hear how so may of you are taking your bubs swimming, I didn't know they had classes for bubs this young. I know i started DS1 at about 12 months or maybe he was a bit older? Its something I think I will look into doing with Max.
Chow - welcome back. Great to hear that Josh is going so well. Willow - M is exactly the same. She pulls off all the time and would rather be looking at the TV, her brother, the dogs etc. Still she's a good weight (I think) so she's getting what she needs. We're not sleeping through either, and can't see that changing anytime soon. Misty - LOL at the image of you having a tanty on the floor. I feel like doing that too some days. Please enjoy your night out. I know its a pain to have to organise the kids, sitters etc, but honestly you deserve some time out for yourself. Oh and congrats for 5 years - well done. salboo - gotta love the whinging (NOT). I swear thats more draining than the actual physical caring IYKWIM. Strangely tho I am sure you'll miss him when he goes to school. Cass - don't they grow up quick. M squirms and flaps her arms in the air when she sees me. Its so heart warming that they have such love for you, isn't it. ellee - sounds like milk protein might have been it. Shame you now have to eliminate dairy from your diet. koru - how's O's rash? Trish - where are you?
Hi to anyone I've missed.
AFU - things are ok. M still not sleeping much during the day but I am trying to make more of an effort to monitor her tired signs and try to resettle her when she does wake. We are up twice at night, once at around midnight and then at around 4 - 5am.
I've been stressed lately at finding daycare for her for when I return to work in 2 months time. DH is keen to take some leave to look after her and I was thinking about extending my leave too. Then today a centre rings me and can offer me a place now for all the days we need. I'm not ready to send my little girl off just yet!
I've been trying to get my DS into swimming lessons but as he is only available on weekends haven't had much luck. I suppose I could take her during the week but it doesn't make much sense to only do it for a couple of months and then have to stop when she goes into daycare.
Anyway M is showing tired signs so I might boob her up and try to put her down for a nap.
Baz has started saying "mum" - I kid you not!!! Didn't believe it at first, but even DH has told me. I didn't think baby's started words this early???? I cann't remember my last two, but I think they were older then this....
Anyone else getting words????
Maybe it is just a sound to him and he doesn't really know it's a word, IYKWIM....
Hi all
Misty I hope you're feeling better now and can organise sitters etc for your night out - it's so important to get some 'me time' WITH our DP/DH. I do get you tho about the 'suprise' element being more stressful than just knowing what was going on!
Having said that I bailed on our intended 'date' on Jan 5 as Orla still isn't up with drinking breast milk from a cup. DP went to the concert with the babysitter! (actually a good friend of ours). Oh well it was probably a bit amtitious a plan - we'll start with a dinner out and work up from there I'm heartened too by some tales from friends who also had fully BF bubs - seems they often won't take BM from a cup til they start experimenting with solids and get used to having all sorts of strange things in strange ways. At this rate that won't be long here: Orla has taken to grabbing my spoon/fork off me and trying to put whatever I'm eating in her mouth (with varying levels of success/mess) ! Sometimes the food isn't suitable for her age so I've started giving her bits of food to 'play' with instead....I'm shocked at how well she used a spoon from just watching us!
Orla's rash is healing up well Hoping to switch to normal bottom cream of some sort next week.
On a more sober note we've been given notice to move from our house (being sold). I very much doubt we can afford to stay in Northcote on one income - rents here have skyrocketed as the suburb has become 'gentrified'. I Hate househunting plus I'm really down on how well we'd look on a rental application with only one income......
Going to check out a place in the next suburb we heard of through friends - a lease-break - fingers crossed!
Misty - how'd your date go? No words, teeth, sitting up alone or anything much here. How great that Baz's first word was Mum. koru - oh no! That's the last thing you need to worry about house hunting and then packing.
M must be going through a growth spurt or something. She is super hyper, flapping her arms all around the place, and making panting noises. She's pulling on and off at the boob and it really hurts. I am in the process of weaning as one of my nipples has a sore on it. I jump each time when she fusses.
We're painting M's room today so I reckon that in a few days or so we can move her in. I went out and bought some pink sheets for her during the week. On the look out for a nice quilt set or something to girlie it up a bit.
Misty - I heard something from D that sounded very much like 'mama' this morning too! He is not quite there yet but maybe not far off. Both my older kids started saying 'mama', 'dada', 'nana' etc at 6 months.
Saffi - You can get some great stuff on line for the kids rooms.
Well we are having a shocking time with sleep atm He keeps rolling in his sleep onto his tummy and either waking himself up or waking on his tummy and then crying cause... he's on his tummy Last night was one of our worst nights ever and I wanted to punch something by about 3am!! I do not handle lack of sleep well
Yesterday's naps were not great either because...he kept rolling over onto his tummy!!! Arrrggggh!!
Today has been much better, he's had his usual 2x 1.5-2hr naps so far so we'll see how this afternoon goes. I'm dreading tonight though....
Misty How did date night go? I'm a little jelous! DH and I have only been out once and that was with a group of people. We don't have family up here and I feel strange leaving Josh with friends, I need to get over that!!
Staffi J used to wake up at midnight so I started a dream feed, have you tried that? I just boob him before I go to bed, he doesn't wake up while I do it and now he sleeps through, at first it was till between 3 and 4 but now he is waking up around 5.45, which is AMAZING! Owwww about you nipple! That doesn't sound like fun at all.
Wilow how frustrating! Poor little ones have so much going on that they really don't understand everything they can do! I hope last night went better for you.
AFM I have been a bit stressed and grumpy! DH has been away for work all last week and is going to be away for most of feb. I have so much respect for single mum's its just hard doing everything alone and not being able to even have 5 mins to just stop. J has lots all interest in solids, he was loving it but he wont even open his mouth anymore. Has anyone had that issue? I have been trying everyday but he is starting to get a bit upset so Ithink i'll stop i dont want him to associate feed and grumpieness together! I wish it was a bit cooler it's 8.30 and i'm already sweating! We are off to the pool now for our Mum and Bubs aqua class, hope everyone has a great day!
Chow - M has been going to bed around 9.30pm and I pretty much go to bed then too. A few times we have done a dream feed with varying degrees of success. DH usually goes to bed between 10.30 and 11pm so he can/has done it, but I would think she'd still be full from her earlier feed. I suppose I can set the alarm to go off at midnight (for eg) and see if that works.
We haven't tried M on solids yet, but with DS we started at exactly 6 months. TBH he didn't really get into it until closer to 7 - 8 months. Don't know what you are feeding him, but DS was never really big on farex so maybe try something else? Willow - yeah, been looking online. Went to Ikea today but there was nothing really nice there.
FIL was sick yesterday so we didn't get M's room painted. DH has done all the prep work tho and he may even get the undercoat done tomorrow and then its just the weekend to paint the wall.
Hi Everyone
I was wondering if I could please join in? My DS was born 17 Aug, but that group is gone bunch of slackers we were (I think there are some in here, saffi, issy02, koru and trish) I was rach81, changed my name.
Anyway it would be great to get to know you guys and chat about our bubs etc....
Just quickly about us, my DS is called Eli and he is an ICSI pixie, fluffy light brown hair, nice and tubby - but long in the body too, he has one tooth, just started him on rice cereal once a day last week, he can forg crawl across the room 0 now I have to be quick! I am 100% BF, loving being a mum!
Can't wait to meet all of you and your bubs too!
Rach xx
Chow - Oh I know how you feel, DH just spent last week away too. I have the utmost respect for single mums I tell you!
Koru - Oh no about the house I hope you find somewhere new real soon and the move goes well. Glad the rash is improving too.
Ellee - Hope the swimming lesson goes well!
Hi everyone, sorry for no more persies E has woken up! We are going well, just getting not much sleep ATM. She is waking up for about 5 or so feeds a night again so I'm feeling really really tired. Oh well, hopefully I can catch up on some sleep during the day next week when DD1 is at school She is rolling so well now, we had to buy her a mat for the floor - we have hard floors and she kept bumping her head when she rolled back onto her back, poor little thing.
The whiney tone, the whinging about being bored despite the various activities we play together and the countless outings..oh yes he's whinging at me right now about nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........Growl..... ...
I think we all need a hug. 
(being sold). I very much doubt we can afford to stay in Northcote on one income - rents here have skyrocketed as the suburb has become 'gentrified'. I Hate househunting plus I'm really down on how well we'd look on a rental application with only one income...... 
bunch of slackers we were (I think there are some in here, saffi, issy02, koru and trish) I was rach81, changed my name.
0 now I have to be quick! I am 100% BF, loving being a mum!
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