April Munchkins 2013- enjoying our wonderful babies!

[doggylover]

Oh definitely not! You just never know when you're going to start leaking at night

My hands are really dry at the minute from too much cleaning. I feel like I've been living in a dirty hovel for the last two years....

 

[ReadytoMum]

I don't have a "grown up" one, but I do have a pad on the bed. DH was upset that it didn't cover his half of the bed too. Apparently he's expecting Niagara Falls!

I don't know why but I am SO tired today. I was napping in the recliner earlier, so I got up and went back to bed for a proper nap... and now it's 2pm and I feel like all I've done all day is sleep! I don't know why I'm suddenly so tired. We went for a wonderful long walk yesterday in the sunshine... maybe that did it?

Awake time now though... must get some school stuff done, so tomorrow I can focus on Easter Dinner making tasks because I seriously have a hospitality issue. I could just cook the turkey and ham and do nothing else... but I'm incapabale of that. So I also have plans to make an "Easter Egg" cake which will need to be baked and decorated. Because I like to make my life difficult.

 

[Jenny_J]

I really wish I could sleep all night im up, all day im up :-/ im so so tired, but my body doesn't seem to care.

 

[ReadytoMum]

I really wish I could sleep all night im up, all day im up :-/ im so so tired, but my body doesn't seem to care.

I went through a period of horrible insomnia too... thankfully it eventually passed! I still don't sleep very well at night since I wake up every couple of hours, which I why I think I need the nap during the day so badly! I hope you're able to get some sleep soon!! I know when my insomnia was the worst I slept better during the day than at night... maybe try for some naps at various points of the day to see which time works best for your body?

 

[ukgirl23]

I have a pad on my side of the bed under the sheet and when I went to turn over one night it felt really wet!! it was just the sheet rubbing ont he pad but omg I was suddenly wide awake lol.

I sat to Aaron's computer earlier and had to detol the shit out of the keyboard and monitor.
I also have been having period of wakefullness in the night, I play that candy crush game, I'm pretty addicted to it now. I managed to lay down with Lucas earlier and have a sleep before taking him to the Doctors.
Turns out he has what Connie had, it's a virus, he was sick in the carpark a few times bless him but it meant we got in and out quicker! lol

I accidently unsubscribed to this thread on my mobile.. fat fingers!! .. I hope it re-subscribes!

 

[kirstabelle]

Congrats to Cherry!

OMG Candy I am also addicted to Candy Crush. Quite badly.

So, just to continue my trend of buying disastrous items and having general consumer nightmares... my stroller is getting the boot. Its the Mamas and Papas Sola, and the fold mechanism kept jamming even though I hadn't even used it yet, or taken it out of the house, or put a baby in it! So at first I decided to give them a second chance and exchanged it. Just put together the second one and the locking mechanism is damaged right out of the box! Not even damaged, the little pin thing doesn't line up with the hook at all so it is obviously just shoddy workmanship Livid! So needless to say that is getting returned completely and we are getting a completely different stroller now. We're getting an Uppa Baby Cruz, I think. Going to look tonight after dinner and make a final decision, but that's most likely. Anyway, wanted to post that update because I don't think its for nothing that both me and Nimbec returned the exact same stroller in two different countries before our LO's even arrived! Pretty ridiculous.

Anyway, hope everyone is enjoying their weekends! Have already consumed half a bag on cadbury mini eggs... mostly to cope with stress of having no stroller less than a week away from my due date!!

 

[ukgirl23]

Kristabelle I'm glad you mentioned the stroller! I brought the mothercare my4 and HATE it.. it's so flimsy and the carrycot cover doesn't fit properly, I gave it a good chance but everytime I touch it I just feel so angry at myself for being stuck with it. I really want to change mine but thought it was too late!
I was looking at the Uppa Baby Cruz but it's out of my price range, it's meant to be the best out there at the moment! I've heard the baby city joggers are great too.

I'm not thinking about the Obaby Zezu which was my orignial choice but heard the seat was too small BUT they have made it bigger. The problem is I now have the car seat to fit the my4 x

 

[doggylover]

Kirstabelle...I have no words for the amount of problems you've encountered buying things for this little lady of yours!! If this is any insight into what the next 18 years of your life with her will be like, she'll never get a present that works right! the uppa baby looks great, that is a HUGE shopping basket it has. My friend bought the sola and I told her all about Nimbec's problems, but will have to pass this on too.
And I am also sitting with some creme egg "splats" (like smooshed up creme eggs!) and lets just say there aren't a whole load left....

Readytomum, Simon asked me if he could have a pad on his side so he can just wet himself at night.... don't work too hard for your Easter get together tomorrow - make sure you get an early night!

 

[doggylover]

Candy I'm so surprised that the my4 is so flimsy, that sucks we have the my3 and its like a flipping 4x4 it's so sturdy!

If you hate it definitely change it ASAP before Benson makes his arrival, otherwise you'll never want to use it and be miserable each time you do.

Which car seat did you get? We got a maxi cosi which (if you have it) should fit a whole host of prams, but you might have to get some adapters for it.

 

[nimbec]

Damn pushchairs they cause soooooo much stress!! Sola's clearly have a major issue!!!

I'm with the others in saying definately change them b4 it's too late

Candy which car seat do u have?

I absolutely love my i candy cherry (bought second hand) it's perfect!!

Well my other half came home from the football with a box of chocolates for me very happy!!! I think he is feeling guilty as been out all day & now out 'wetting the babies head' with the boys - oh dear that means tomorrow is a right off too lol!! I don't mind though bring in the choccies yum yum

 

[ukgirl23]

I got it second hand I think that is why DL, it's yellow stained in the hood which I didn't see at the shop.

I have the maxi cosi cabrio fix. I saw at the same baby store I brought the my4 from they have an Icandy apple! But it's just the carry cot and it isn't compatible with my car seat

 

[nimbec]

Candy the maxi cosi is compatible with the I candy you just need the adapters...I think they are £15 .. Could you take it back to shop and say its soiled?? They should have told you that it had a mark or faded etc...

 

[nimbec]

Also lots of second hand prams about on eBay or gum tree at good prices - I got mine whole set inc rain covers for £300 and its like new.

 

[ReadytoMum]

Well my other half came home from the football with a box of chocolates for me very happy!!! I think he is feeling guilty as been out all day & now out 'wetting the babies head' with the boys - oh dear that means tomorrow is a right off too lol!! I don't mind though bring in the choccies yum yum

I'd be demanding more than a box of chocolates if DH was bailing on me all day and all night on the weekend to hang with his buddies!! You're much more forgiving than me!

Sorry to hear about the stroller issues ukgirl and kristabelle! Are travel system strollers not very popular over there? It seems like everyone is buying a stroller they need a seperate bassinet for? I bought the Featherlite 400 travel system from Babies R Us, and although I've never tested it out with an actual baby yet, I totally love it! It's super light weight, the bassinet attaches in and out very easily, it collapses super easy and has great steering! https://www.toysrus.ca/product/inde...15&foreSeeBrowseLoyalty=1&foreSeeEnabled=true That's the link for it. I don't know if it's available where you ladies are... but I'm totally happy with ours! It's an online only item though, so you can't test it out ahead of time.

I decided to make the cake today since I'm sitting at the table working on school work stuff anyway. Got the last load of Peter's laundry going too. Might as well multi-task and get it all done!

All this talk of cadbury eggs makes me sad...they used to have a Cadbury Egg McFlurry here at McDonalds, which apparently no one is carrying this year and it makes me super sad, because they are DELICIOUS!

 

[ukgirl23]

I just researched the Icandy peach which I like a lot and saw it can be used with my carseat, Aaron is annoyed that I hate the my4 lol he says I have to go the baby shop on my own to find out if I can return it haha.. Hopefully she can refund me or let me swap it for something better x

 

[doggylover]

Readytomum where do you get the energy?! Your like an energiser (Easter!) bunny at the minute (excluding the major naps you had earlier!) your buggy is lovely! Did you get it in those colours? Most people here do get the travel system (ie main stroller which can attach the car seat to) but many of them you can also attach a separate bassinet as well, and some people get those if the rest of the stroller isn't suitable for use from birth (apart from using the car seat) Here, it's recommended that you don't have a baby in a car seat for longer than 2 hours, so if your main stroller can't recline to be suitable from birth people buy the bassinet. I hope that makes sense?
I'm lucky because the travel system I have only has one...bit. It changes from bassinet to main stroller seat, so I didn't have to buy an extra bit. I know my SIL did buy an extra bassinet for hers and rarely used it.

Candy I just checked online and the icandy is maxi cosi compatible, you can get adapters. And you might be able to find the rest of the stroller seat on eBay to make the whole system? And if its all stained and yuk then definitely take it back. That is not good at all

 

[ReadytoMum]

I think the buggy I got only comes in the yellow/black, which suited us just fine anyway! The main part of the stroller also reclines all the way back so you can use it from newborn as well if you didn't want to use the bassinet attachement and save that strictly for your car seat. I feel like a newborn baby would be lost in the main part of the stroller though it's so big! They have the same recommendation here for the bassinet only being for 2 hours at a time. I'm not sure how many people follow that though.

My energy comes in fits and starts... so when it's there I try to make the best of it!! Because then it goes again and I get nothing done. I certainly haven't got the energy you do for cleaning! I'm not sure I've ever washed curtains before.

 

[ukgirl23]

Thanks DL! I will have a look at the Icandy apple she has on tuesday if Lucas is feeling up to the walk up there. Luckily the store is just across the road and up a bit xxx

 

[doggylover]

No probs, I love a bit of pram porn so I am always happy to look at different bits

Readytomum: I have also never washed curtains...unfortunately one set had nice mud splatters on them from the dogs, so I've decided that filth must be on all of them, and they are all getting a go in the machine! We haven't quite worked out how to go about getting them dry though......
I love the yellow and black, I think it looks great!

 

[kristyrich]

Happy Easter everyone! Even though it's probably not quite Easter in some places!! The kiddies are getting stuck into the choccies and if it wasn't for this 24 hour reflux I'd be helping them out! This baby better come soon so I can eat some chocolate!! Lol. Hope you all have a fab day with your families!! xx