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lilima - How has E been today? That sounds really scary darl. Hope she's alright. You sound like you've got your hands full if J is not well either :hug:
Nai - Sounds trying, vent away. 7 teeth?? DS doesn't have any yet. They're so different aren't they?
AFM - DS has been hard work the past few days. Not sleeping much during the day and then taking ages (like hours) to settle in the evenings and then feeding 3-4 hourly. I usually have to feed him a couple of times within the hour to get him down in the evenings. Can't work out if it's teeth, developmental, a wonder week, a separation thing, comfort, hot, the list is endless. I am so sick of hearing him grumble, feels like that's all he's been doing lately. On a bright note, DP went and cut down a tree today and we decorated it tonight. Looks awesome!
ETA - Shell - we're almost there. Most presents bought but not wrapped yet. Also, I am only half way through my Chrissy cards so need to get a move on! Are you all organised?
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Hi guys,
Meg, oh no! Sounds terrible! How is she today? How are you coping? Big hugs.
Kaz - I sympathise on the taking hours to settle at night. I too sit there going "Teeth? Developmental? Hungry?" We've reached a point where we just have to let her CIO, as much as it breaks my heart. There is nothing wrong with her - she doesn't want anything - she just doesn't want to sleep. Hang in there!
Shell - I reckon I'm about 75% done with presents, purchased, not wrapped though yet! I have to take 4 of them back already though as I've since found out they are things the recipients already have. A bit annoying!
Isabel doesn't follow me yet - she's more of an explorer, so I am following her most of the time! We're trying to teach her what isn't ok to touch (eg wine rack, DVDs and player, cat litter!) so we don't have to move everything. My theory is that other people will have these things in their houses so she needs to learn what's off limits! That's the theory anyway!
As for her sleep, she generally only has two day sleep and the last one is anytime between 1pm and 3pm - but she's always awake by 4.30pm. :dunno:
Nai - sounds pretty full on, you poor thing. They are gorgeous when they want cuddles but not when they just want to be held all the time! 7 teeth! We only have the one so far!!
Not much else news. Had a full on weekend so am exhausted but on the bright side we started telling people we are expecting again. Reactions were funny - some people guessed it straight away when I said something like "we have news" or "guess what?" but other people were really shocked that we'd go for number 2 so soon.
Oh well!
Hope everyone else is going well! I'm going to grab some lunch and do some dishes while DD is asleep...
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Nai _ I hope Miss J improves for you soon. I saw the pics of your new bike!!
Shell - Yep all done for Christmas, and pressies all wrapped and decorated with J's art work.
Kaz - I hope he improves for you soon.
OP - Yay that you are telling people your news.
ok for us - E is still quite sick. she has croup. So awake "barking" a lot inb the night. She has been totally off her food for the past few days - clamping mouth and crying if you go any where near her with a spoon. Try to let her feed herself, and makes no difference. She just throws the food on the floor and cries some more. She is just mega sooky most of the day, just climbs all over me, so I put her on the floor and she cries to be picked up, pick her up and she cries and climbs all over me again *sigh*
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Hi girls,
:hug: for all those having a rough trot at the moment.
No personals tonight as I am exhausted. Havent really moved off the couch and have so much to do. Officially finished work but they need me to go in to do some training on Friday for 3 hours for an epi pen and diabetes training course so I better go.
Hopefully catch up on everything later in the week xo
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Ali- hope you make sure you relax when Ash is, stuff housework and cooking rest up when exhausted.
Meg- somedays I just sit on the floor that way Emily can climb on and off me as she pleases. They always seem to lose their appetites when sick, is she still into breastfeeds, just offer those.
OP- how you been going with the pregnancy? any morning sickness?
Kaz- any improvements on the sleep? who ever knows with these babies what the problems are. I hope you find something that works. Maybe start thread for ideas?
Did the final of my xmas shopping today, woohoo, just to wrap now.
On the plus side Emily has slept thru til 6:30 4 nights out of last 5. Still no teeth tho!
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I'm shattered too..will try and catch up later...A sick...cutting top teeth and obsessed with walking behind her bumbo seat putting her toys in like it's a shopping trolley...Dh away..one dog on heat...one sick...one recovering from op...and A waking several times a night for a cuddle...have given into co sleeping...just all too hard...but all in all she seems happy enough...counting down to dh holidays...I need to sleep!!!
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hey girls
finally get a chance to come and visit you!
All going good here- boof is cruising on everything, and has started climbing onto furniture! He is also starting to stand on his own for a few seconds so me thinks that walking is not too far away!!
Also he has cut four top teeth in the past two weeks- including his front teeth, eye tooth and his molar right at the ver back of his mouth!!
Kids finish school tommorow - so let the fun begin!!!
even better DH finishes work on monday for nearly a month- whoot!!!
think we have almost done the xmas shopping so rock on xmas
gonna be a weird one this year and first one with my mum and dad separated, first one without my nan and my other nan is stuck in Cairns as her hubby is in hossy again so she cant come down- i miss them soo much. This will be the first xmas day i will have without my two nan's and without my dad around- but hey it will be my baby's first xmas so that makes up for it!
hugs everyone who has having sleep issues- if it is any help, my twins were absolutely shocking sleepers- got my first full night sleep with them when they were 3 years old! and now they zzz all nite most nites! Boof still doesnt sleep through esp with all these teeth coming through- he usually ends up in our bed around 3ish till morning!
so HANG IN THERE!!!!
outta here girls time to do some jobs around this joint- there is crap everywhere!!!
nite
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:dance: Lewis slept for 8 hours!!!!! First time ever! There is a light a the end of the tunnel. I can finally say he slept through!!!!! Yay!! One happy mummy! Thank you Santa! My dreams have come true!
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Oh Pinny that's awesome news darl!! Bet you were doing these ones round your house when you woke up :leap: :leap: :leap: LOL!!!
Hi everyone else! Common theme = not enough sleep!! J has improved somewhat but last night was back to the horrors. He's been asleep now since 8am and we have mum's group this morning!! Always the way......can't be too upset with him as I'm out this afternoon too so he'll be in the pram most of the day and won't sleep so the more now the better later. At least that's the theory ;)
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Pinny - woot on the sleep!!
Det - good to hear from you - I read the santa thread :omg: you must have been in shock!
Kaz - I hear you on the sleep (or lack of). We have had a bad week and Miss J has been screaming her head off as soon as she is put in her cot. As a consequence she has been sleeping in our bed and nobody has had much sleep :( She now has 7 teeth though - #8 is a line on her gum so it will be here soon too. Hopefully things will settle down when she cuts that. Although she is currently asleep in her cot for the first time in a week!!! I hope it's a good omen :crossfingers:
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Nai I hear you! We are having day sleeps in the pram...or it's just a scream-a-thon!!!!
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In the last week or two, I have found that cosleeping just doesn't work for us any more. E is more interested in touching my face or giggling!
In saying that' she has been ok for the last 2 weeks, and if she does wake I generally ignore her as she just chats to herself and goes back to sleep.
Pinny - yay on the 8 houurs.
Det great to hear from you.
Not much happening here. E is still recovering from her sore throat. Her voice is so husky. She is still off her food somewhat though.
Ok - Better get back to this never ending house work
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pinny woot on the 8 hours!!! thanks for the chat this morning! :hug:
kaz :lol: at teh happy dance!! hope you got to group today!
nai were the same, she sees the cot and her body goes stiff, then screams! we have good days and bad days, good night and bad nights! last night was bad as is today but wedensday night was great as was yesterday, cant win!
meg wnat to do my housework :lol: glad E's throat is better!
ellie :hug: hows the m/s going.... going i hope!
as i said, sleep issues here too! doing my head in :( took me 5 hours to get her down today and i bet she;ll be up any minute now!
still no teeth, but got my teething necklace today so fingers crossed it helps as we think she may be teething! *think* :lol: my house is a pigsty but im too scared to make any noise to clean it up!
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:grouphug: I hope Santa brings us lots of sleep for Christmas.
Kaz- I love you, you brightened up my day today!!!! Thankyou so much :hug:
Pinny- Woo hoo on the sleep.
Olive-Thinking about a teething necklace as well. no teeth yet, but I think they are coming. How much was it and wwhere did you get it from. I dont want to get a dodgy one.
Lilima- My house looks like a bomb as i havent done anything all week. My floors are shocking and i need to do them today as A is crawling all over them.
Shell- awesome work on the Christmas presents.
Nai- that is heaps of teeth!!! WOW!! Must be so hard for them to cope with hug. hearing them scream is so hard :hug:
AFM- well it was my Stepdads bday yesterday and we went out for dinner then I came home and was sick. I think I had a bug or it could have been the disgusing heat yesterday as I hadnt felt well all day. Feel fine today. DD slept in bed with me this morning from 5am until 8am and it was so lovely. She must have been tired as she doesnt like to co-sleep with me anymore, just likes to hit and kick me and roll around. It was so lovely and I spent alot of time just looking at her sleep so peacefully.
We need to put the cot down now as she is pulling herselfup on furniture. Not done it in the cot YET but worried now. She does sit up in bed now. As of last weekend she has learnt how to go from crawling to sitting up which is fantastic as she doesnt get as frustrated. Its all just happened really quickly.
We are having a special Christmas at home on Sat night and letting Ashlyn attack her presents except a few little ones as we are going to the gold coast for Christmas and I dont want to take them all with us. There wont be room in the car anyway. Then on Monday night we have Christmas at my real dads house and then are driving to Gold Coast over 2 days on Wed and Thursday.
Hope everyone has a good nights sleep tonight
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ali i got mine from selkie design, wasnt cheap, i did find one for $23 but they wanted $9 postage and i refuse to be ripped off like that!! mine all up including express postage was $42 so on the dearer side, i think det got hers from charlie something.. cant remember the name but i did look them up too, i got a honey coloured one!
we put the cot down a few weeks back due the exact same reason! the constant pulling up on furniture etc..
well M finally went down at 1pm and slept to 3.15pm so im happy with that!
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*Freak out*
Just saw olive's ticker, one week til Christmas! Freak out!!!!
Good thing I'm almost organised...
Hi all,
Sounds like we are all struggling with sleep issues at the moment! We still have screaming at night time, last night it was til about 9pm, we had her up and down, cuddles and rocking, gave her some panadol, more cuddles, in the end it was back in the cot and she just had to cry. Sigh. Feel like a terrible mother but nothing would comfort her...
We've cut a second tooth though so that might have been why she was so upset.
She's having a good sleep now which is good...
Can't stay much longer, must do some housework. Hi to all, hope we are all getting geared up for Chrissy!
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I did get to group - last 45 mins of it anyway :lol: Twas ok though cause at least I didn't go and buy any cake!!!
Got my hair cut this afternoon - always fun with DS stuck in the pram. He was pretty good but so tired his eyes were out on stalks by the end of it. He just won't sleep in his pram, even with the cover over :( Hairdresser was telling me that her and all three of her siblings slept through from a few days after birth. I was like :o and wanted to call her mother a total liar but didn't think it would be very polite. Just said, "Wow, I've never heard of that before". Seems to be the no. 1 question I get these days "Is he a good baby? Is he sleeping through?" Like the two are synonymous! I actually hate the "good baby" label, it makes my skin crawl. Like any baby is "bad"!!!! I've decided to stop whinging about his sleep (not that I was whinging today, she only asked so she could brag about how good her mum had it :rolleyes: ) - it doesn't help and I end up feeling more down about it. I'm going to enjoy him for who he is, 3 hourly wake ups and all!! :)
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I hate the "are they good baby" question. Of course they are no matter what they do. They're not bad just all different.
Kaz- Emily hates being stuck in the pram now, if I'm moving its ok but as soon as its stopped she wants out, food and toys won't distract for long like they used to. I'll get round to getting my hair done eventually!
Op- Hopefully it was cause of the tooth and now she is gonna sleep well for you!
Ali- The way you're doing xmas is good cause you get to drag it all out. I reakon these bubs will enjoy the wrapping paper more than the presents. Are you going for long up the gold coast?
Olive- its funny how scared we get to make any noise when they're sleeping badly. I actually find having double story house great now cause that way we won't wake Emily with all the noise. Stuff housework anyways.
Nai- lets hope the cot sleeping continues, can't believe all those teeth and we have none! We'll prolly swap rolls then, Emily will be up all the time and J will be settled with all her teeth thru.
Pinny- yay! Hope it continues.
Ellie- Has your m/s settled at least? How have you been feeling? How long til DH back? Its so hard when you're on your own and they're not sleeping.
Det- I hope you have a great xmas, it prolly will feel bit odd with all the changes but make sure you all enjoy the day. Gonna be funny bit too for ours as its the first xmas without FIL. So gonna be hard on DF and MIL.
Not much here, been great with Df being on school holidays only have to do half my usual work. And he bought me our Dyson, woohoo.We decided we are like an old married cause we were so excited about it, lol.
