Jess – Ggrr at DH. That’s ok, once you’re all healed you’ll have something to hold over him… nudge nudge wink wink LOL and then he might help you more! Sorry to hear that Bella isn’t taking the new situation too well. Charlie was good to start with too, but lately he’s been screaming every time Toby does, and he’s even waking up at night when Toby cries now, which he didn’t do for the first two weeks. Apparently this phase is short lived, so I’ve heard, so hopefully we don’t have to go through it for too long!

Angelique – I’m so sorry, but I don’t have any solutions for you. Have you asked a MCHN? Sometimes they’re very good at offering advice for that kind of thing. Maybe post a thread in the General Babies and Toddlers Discussion Forum – I’m sure someone there will have had experience with it. I hope you find a solution soon – let us know if you do. They do sort out a more ‘normal’ routine eventually, but I know that knowing that doesn’t really help you right at the moment. Big hugs to you.

Hello to everyone else as well. Hope your bubs are behaving for you!

Sounds like we have some sleeping demons to sort out in here at the moment. Maybe it’s an age things too – I know that at certain periods (like 6 weeks old, I’m told) they can go crazy for a few days while they’re going through a growth spurt. I hope that’s all it is for you guys!

I think it’s time for me to bite the bullet and find a mothers’ group. At the ‘outing’ on Sunday I had a few issues – one of the girls in the band has always been a fairly blunt person, but she was downright rude that day. There was me with my two kids and another lady with a 7 week old and this girl thought that it was an appropriate time to talk about how she didn’t really like babies. No tact at all. And I felt like she totally ignored me the entire time (we were all having lunch together) which was a shame because we usually get on really well. The way she behaved and some of the things she said made me feel like I wasn’t important now that I’m a SAHM. I think that what we are all doing is one of the most important and wonderful things that a human being can do. I suppose that I just need to start surrounding myself with people who feel the same way. It was such a bugger because I was really looking forward to having a social outing with these people and I just came away feeling frustrated.

Anyway, sorry for my little rant! I figured that you guys, of all people, would understand how I feel! I hope that you all get a bit more sleep tonight. Big hugs to you.