Babies Born June 2007 #9

[teepee2]

Cels I'm glad to hear your scan went well today but sorry to hear you were so sick. I've been sick twice today too. I know I was worried about not being sick but now that I am I remember just how much I hated it last time ikwym about the bellybuddies group. I just dont feel like I fit in with them. I havent been in there much at all.

I dont think anyone will compare to the beautiful friends we have here. I'm sure they wont mind us sharing with them this time too

To all the June/July mummies... You are all so very special and unreplaceable!!!!!!

[MumofLewis]

Hey Tina,

Love the photo, it's definitely another girl!!

Hey, I just thought, if you had a c/s last time will you have to have one again or can you try for a VBAC? If not won't they do it a week before your due date?

[Charlyfrog]

Charly, hands on hips, lines Teepee2 & Celsie up and says in a mummy tone,

"You darn well better share your journey with us!"

then lunges at them with a huge cuddle

I have my , giggles and at the ready for all those fun times, tiring times, spesh times and times.........like when you pass wind due to pg belly weight...............or was that just me .............. Oh dear, I am very tired me thinks, lol.

DD#1 is almost better from her coldy flu type thing, just a rattly cough that seems to be easing. DH & I are all over the girls when they are sick and so I felt so horrible when I took DD#1 to the drs the other day and the gp said after looking in DD's ear that she was at the end of an ear infection! Wt?!?! DD never complained, tugged/touched or indicated that she had a sore ear. The only thing that I can now think of was the 2 or 3 times she mentioned she had a headache so I rugged her up on the lounge and made sure she drank like a fish. Oh the poor little mooch! But like I said, she's coming good but took DD#2's temp tonight and its 38.1 me thinks, yet again, that I am in for a loooooong night - another one, aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh blrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp! she says as she reaches for a choccy brownie, hehe.
So off to the drs again we go tomorrow - should name a seat after me, lol!


Sorry to hear that you girls are feeling sick and being sick Celsie & Teepee2. Oh its the horrible bit isn't it! More hugs to you both! xoxoxoxo

Hope everyone else is doing good, especially those other mummies growing new little cherubs!

Mwa!!

[MumofLewis]

Can I just check on something? Lewis sleeps from 7pm - 5am, sometimes 5.30am if we are lucky. IS THIS NORMAL??
Shouldn't he be sleeping til about 7am by now? Is he the only one that doesn't understand that mornings are for sleeping, not the Wiggles?
Do you think it's worth me putting him to bed later? Because on the odd occasion that I do put him in later he still seems to wake up at the same time. (BTW he has another sleep 8am-9am and then 1pm-3pm)

Oh yes and one more thing, I found myself in the chemist today buying folate. Just thinking ahead.....! All this pregnancy talk got me excited!

[dragonstorm]

hello ladies

mmum of lewis- DS sleeps exactly the same hours. 7-5am... we tried putting him down later but he quickly became over tired and still woke at 5 anyway. gone are the days of staying up late and watching tv till 12pm. 930 and im reay to sleep.DW and i take it in turns to get up in morning at 5 so we each get an extra hour of sleep until nate runs down and yells at bed.

this morning it was my turn and nate was a bit cuddly(love that) so we sat on couch watching the maisy dvd (5000th time) and we were both woken up by mummy making us a drink at 7am. bliss.

not much else to report. still looking for a new job and even thinking of going into daycare with another girl i used to work with. any thoughts? we would be looking at using my house as home care so less travel time for me and nate and i also get work from home.....

ciao
dragonstorm

[Charlyfrog]

Dragonstorm - that would be so great the daycare thing! More dads should be encouraged to do so! Not to mention the convenience of it all! And awwww at your cuddly sleepy moment with Nate, that's just so precious!

MumofLewis - when Lewis wakes does he cry or just natter away happily? The reason I ask is only if he seems quite happy, is maybe you could let him natter for maybe 15minutes before getting him up? Or just let him natter and just see what he does (so no time frame on it) Or alternatively, go in and give him a cuddle, say its not quite time to get up yet and tuck him back in. (btw this one is touch and go with my DD#2 as once she sees me, I'm sure she thinks WT?? when I try and put her back to bed - so chucks a wobbly so up she gets, lol!) DD#2 wakes up and mostly chats away and has actually gone back to sleep for another 20mins or so every now and then. Other times after her friendly conversation with herself, she gets bored and starts with the frustrated "I'm not happy with this arrangement" protests, lol! The other morning she laid there doing her cookie monster laugh while clapping! DD#2 then has a nap around 9.30/10 til 11/11.30 and then another from approx 2 - 3.30pm, then bed at 7pm-ish.

This may not work for Lewis but its just a thought but hth a little? You could just have an early riser ready to get into the day, not wanting to waste one bit! He'll get there eventually love.........just think, when our kidlets hit teenagers they will never want to get out of bed!

[MumofLewis]

When he wakes up he never cries, bless him, he chats away to himself and reads his book. But then when he gets bored of that he kind of starts shouting! Which means Mum where are you, so that's when I go in! Look if he's not the only one that does it then that's fine, as long as others are suffering too I'm happy

Dragonstorm, how cute watching Maisy together. Lewis is the least cuddly baby on the planet and will only sit on my knee if I pick him up when he is engrossed in the TV and doesn't realise I'm doing it!

not wanting to p*** on your fire here, but thought I would give you my opinion on the daycare thing. As sad as it sounds I wouldn't be able to put my kids in daycare with a man that I didn't know I just would have trust issues with what he may do with no witnesses around. I don't mean all men are dodgy obviously but you just never know who is until they have built up a reputation or you have a personal recommendation. People may feel differently because you have a child yourself and when they meet you would realise you are trustworthy but you may find it harder to attract people in the first place. Just my opinion, maybe not everybodys?

[Celsie]

Oh yes and one more thing, I found myself in the chemist today buying folate. Just thinking ahead.....! All this pregnancy talk got me excited!

Charly - you'll get every detail you may and may not want about my pregnancy for sure! Like for instance, yesterday I noticed that the "tummy hair" has started to make a return. I wasn't overly hairy with Caeleb, but I could notice it. My boobs have started to get bigger again too, much to Caeleb and DH's excitement. We had a family bath yesterday and Caeleb delighted in pushing on the ends of my nipples. Don't ask me why he likes doing that, he just does...

I've felt quite good today. Hardly nauseous at all. Very tired still though.

Our feral next door neighbours have decided to buy a stupid little yappy dog which barks and barks and barks. I've spent the whole day writing down the times it's barked (over 50 times in all - and it's still going) and I'm taking it to council first thing in the morning. They'd better do something, or I WILL!!! It's woken Caeleb EVERY TIME I put him down for a nap!!! The most annoying thing is that they don't even tell it to shut up. They just ignore it. Fine... take it inside and ignore it!!!

[Muffy]

hi everyone again!!!
god i cant keep up with all these threads lol im so slow!!!
just popping my head in before i head off to bed!

[PinkPalace]

Hi girls sorry for the selfish post but i need to vent!
I am sooo upset right now.

I might put a post up to get peoples opinions in the main forum but here we go for my june mumma's!

DD has been back in day care 1 day a week - this is week 3
Week 1 - they said she cried the first 2 hours straight and had to be rocked in a pram until lunch time, only slept out of pure exhaustion @ 1pm for 1 hr.
Week 2 - as soon as i left they said she cried and wouldnt stay outside(she loves palying outdoors) and still only slept after 1 hour of rocking for 1.5hrs in the afternoon. When i went to pick her up she was crying non-stop (before she saw i was there).
Week 3 (TODAY) - i said good bye and she starting crying again. I hung around to talk to admin (as i decided that perhaps she isnt ready for care and gave 2 weeks notice to pull her out) - this took me 1/2 hr... i walked back to get my pram and could hear her from inside (she was outside).. screaming in tears ma ma ma ma.

I burst into tear and left before they saw me cause i am so embarressed i am not handling it like every other mum seems to,

What the hell am i doing? Am i paying someone $60 a day so that i can make my daughter cry non -stop and think that i dont love her? She isnt enjoying it from what i can tell (i mean sure she probably has moment of new discoveries and fun) but its so hard to watch her cry.
Especially when i am at home and could have her here with me.

I put her in cause i thought it was the right thing to do to get her socialised with children her own age but she cries when one comes near her and has started hitting my friends children (and she had to learn this somewhere).

I am only letting her have a half day today as she is comoing down with a cold and i need her to have a decent sleep - so i am getting her in about 3 hrs.

I just feel so bad.

Sorry for the vent

[MumofLewis]

Oooh PP, you poor thing. And poor Ashley What do the staff think because I know alot of kids take a while to get used to being in daycare, do they think it is normal behaviour or is she particularly stressed compared with others?
Do you take her to playgroup? If so what is she like when she is there, does she go off on her own? I think it must be so scary for them at first, I am DREADING putting Lewis in, but most kids do seem to get used to it after a few sessions.

Another thing is that most day cares don't recommend one day a week as it's like they never get used to it and have to start all over again each week. Maybe that is why she cries still? Could she do a couple of half days frst and then progress to full days?

Other than that, maybe she's just not ready yet? Or maybe you have to be cruel to be kind and persevere. I know of so many mothers who's kids cried at first and now love going. It's a tough one. I would def post in the main forum I bet theres loads of people can offer you advice.