Moms of April/May/June 2010 babies thread! :)

[Sarahwoo]

Thanks Maybe & H&F I'm fine, I'm not upset or anything - I was SO annoyed last night, this morning I'm just getting on with things with Oliver. I doubt he has any idea how pissed off I am with him. He text last night and said he'd be up 'earlyish' today and we could do something, but I'm not waking him up. I'm just going to get on with the day doing what Oliver and I want to do and when he gets up he gets up, but I'm not planning my day around him. I doubt he'll be up 'earlyish' anyway since he didn't get to bed until 5am.

 

[Sarahwoo]

H&F re the money situation I hope you can sort something out What kind of jobs have you applied for?

xx

 

[hope&faith09]

Sarah - just some part time waitressing / bar work positions that are just down the road from our house and they offer really flexible hours so if I could just work 15 - 20 hours a week the money could go into my account and then I wouldnt always have to ask Dave for money. Plus my car's clutch is wearing out and we got quoted £750 to fix it. I would just prefer to give my car up but we live in a village and the pulic transport is so rubbish I wouldnt be able to get to my mums or do anything!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Wow thats a lot for a clutch!! Ouch!! The jobs sound great though!!

 

[Mork]

Oh Sarah, hope you are ok hon xxxhugsxxx
H&f men are so rubbish with money, I bet you sort it out and don't end up having to go to work if you dint want to! Hugs to you too.
in fact hugs to you all for being such lovely ladies and brilliant mummies!! Xx

 

[Frufru]

Mork - I really am not sure what to do about Joni's current waking. Last night she woke at 1.10 as she did a poo and did not go back to sleep until after 4am then she woke again at 5.55 and I left her playing in her cot until 7am and when I got her up she had pooped again! I don't know what is going on with her poo's right now, she is going 3+ times a day with night poo's being quite common, plus they are super smelly to the point that I sometimes have to change her clothes afterwards, as while physically they are contained in the nappy the smell clings to her vest and trousers Sorry if that is 'poo'much information
Maybebaby - Danny thinks you get more sleep than him seriously how does he think that is the case. I really think you should keep a log of everything you do at home and how much sleep you get and note his sleeping alongside it and shove it under his nose.

Sarah - I think we had about 20 adults, 11 kids and 3 babies, it may have been a bit more than that but it hurts my brain trying to work it out
So you are supposed to be back at work next week and they have not been in touch yet! That is dreadful, I would be tempted to give HR a ring and complain.
Good for you for getting on with your day I hope you and Oliver have found something nice to do. What time did Steve surface in the end?

H&F - I know what you mean about the cost of living. Food and petrol have sky-rocketed in the last year and our household income has gone down 750 quid for a clutch that seems a bit steep!?! Can you get another quote to compare?

I'm having a weird day today. I think it is a case of too much caffeine and not enough sleep I did find out today that two of my very good friends got engaged over Easter which was really super news

Speak to you all later x

 

[hope&faith09]

Thanks for all the support ladies you are all really lovely and brilliant.

I am currently on a mission to get a better quote ...Daves solution is to get the parts and he will do it himself. He built his own landrover but I just have a feeling he doesnt exactly know what he is doing!

I am shattered - I have no idea why. Well possibly because we havent really stopped the last few days wiith my sister and niece being over. Tomorrow and Friday I have to drive over and see them again. Also my dad has his ct scan on Friday and then his consultant appointment on the 10th of May when we will find out how bad the cancer really is - I think we all want to know how bad it is but I am praying for a positive outlook.

Ahh sorry for the rant ladies just had to get everything off my chest. Right off to weight watchers! Hope you have all had a lovely day. x x x

 

[maybebaby3]

h&f - hopefully the scan will show that there is a light at the end of the tunnel i dread to weigh myself as have had 3 weeks of really bad eating

sarah - did steve get up?

frufru - that sounds exhausting what nappies are you using? i hope Joni gives you some decent sleep tonight!!!

mork - i hope tonight brings better sleep for you.

well we went to a bday party at the beach today. it was sooooooooo hot in the end and i got sunburnt! i had some suncream on but didnt on my back and neck and ouch they hurt! dylan and erin paddled but owen was freaked out by the sand good thing that there are non sandy area on the concrete area where we pitch the umbrellas! well off to make danny's dinner as he's working til 10pm. i wasn't going to eat anything myself as i stuffed my face at the party but i am hungry now and only prepared enough food for danny!!!

 

[hope&faith09]

3.5lbs off for me tonight so I hit my 50lb goal and treated myself with a pizza so I am going to have to work really hard this week to keep it off this week! Hope everyone is ok. x x x

 

[maybebaby3]

well done h&f that's a lot of weight loss

 

[Sarahwoo]

Well done H&F!!!! You're doing so well! Finges crossed for your dad honey

FruFru eek, night times poops are not good!! And super smelly too Has she been eating your yummy cakes behind your back?

Modo talking of nappies, I PROMISE that I will send your back asap!! Gosh I'm so slack

Well Steve got up at just after 1pm. He knew I wanted to go into town (I had a cheque to pay in at the bank) so he came down all ready to go out. I asked him if he wanted to eat breakfast but he said it was fine, he would get something in town if we went for a coffee. So I was still so annoyed, and he didn't even mention yesterday I was so mad I could hardly speak to him, and he was been all nice (he knew I was annoyed). So I paid my cheque in and went in a few shops and then we decided to pop into Wetherspoons for a coffee and so Steve could eat, and here my day gets better. We were sat at the table, Oliver in a highchair opposite Steve. Oliver was playing with a bottle of water (is favourite thing at the moment) and all of a sudden he launched it at Steve, knocking a full latte across the table and onto Steve's crotch Luckily it wasn't too hot, but OMG, I laughed so much I made Oliver cry Steve looked exactly like he'd wet himself I offered to go and buy him more jeans / shorts but in the end he managed to dry them off with the hand dryer in the gents, though he did walk funny all the way home. Talk about Karma been a bitch So I felt much better after that - evil or what? We had a bit of a chat after a while and I feel a little less mad now. Thanks to you all for been there for me though

We I think I'm starting with Oliver's cold Probably Karma getting me now

 

[modo]

hope you are all doing well xxxx

 

[Sarahwoo]

Hey Modo!!! How are you? Missed you!!!!!

 

[modo]

I'm doing good! Getting ready to start work in a month, selling of the last few pocket nappies Ill be back soon

 

[Sarahwoo]

Great stuff Modo! LOVE the new pic of Bobby!!!! He's so gorgeous!

 

[emera35]

Hi lovely ladies!

Work has really killed me this week I've been really non-stop busy for a few weeks now, i'm really looking forwards to a nice day of with OH tomorrow, we've got nothing planned :hapydance:

Only thing i need to do tomorrow is go to the doctor to ask to have some tests, as my periods have gone haywire! It seems i'm not ovulating at all, and i've had 5 periods since the start of March now... definately something odd going on. They are really really painful too, and i'm getting some serious PMT with it I think my hormones have all gone out of whack since i stopped the BF Anyway, hoping they will agree to investigate it.

Roh's had a dodgy tummy since we got back from my brother's place, and is doing scary runny and very stinky poos Not sure whats caused it, but he seems fine in every other respect, and is quite bouncy and cheerful, if a little windy

I'm a bit too tired to post proper replies tonight, but i've finally caught up with everything i missed. And i'm currently sitting here feeling really guilty for grumbling when Roh woke up at 8am instead of 9am the other day, and i couldn't have my coffee and shower I was so suprised he slept reasonably well at my brother's place, even though our room was 26c degrees! He woke up a few times, and it was very hard to get him to sleep, as the feeling of his bare feet on the cot bars was apparently far too much of a novelty for him to think of sleeping. He just walked his feet up and down and round and round the bars for 2.5 hours both nights Its been really night to have him back in his little cave, as we call it (its a weird sort of extention to the flat and is under the pavement, so his windows face our living room windows across the courtyard with our stairs down in...if that makes sense) . Its a constant 19c degrees in there without the heating on in this weather, so its just perfect Plus being underground, and under the steps, it doesn't get much light, so the blinds keep it nice and dark Probably why he doesn't wake up early

All this is kind of directed at Mork I don't know if you've made any plans for sleep training, etc. by now, but i did some with Roh a good few months ago now. I couldn't find one in a book that suited us exactly, so i took bits from a few different methods. I started with setting specific times for his naps (10 - 11.30 and then 1.30-3pm for an example, actually for me i just moved him on to one nap, but it just depends) To start with i just made sure that all through the naptime he was kept in the cot. I didn't take him out ever. I did a little nap routine first, and i always play him the same classical piano music when he is going to sleep, to act as a cue. I would just lie down next to his cot, and have one hand through the bars, so he could hold it if he wanted, and i pretended to sleep. I never forced him to sleep or lie down. When it wasn't nap time, i did the opposite, in that, he wasn't allowed to go to sleep. If he looked like he wanted to, or got grumpy, i just kept him up (it was a bit of a nightmare sometimes :wacko) I then did exactly the same at bedtime, same music, same everything, i'd lie there being "asleep" and leaving my hand in the cot. I think the first day he didn't nap at all, and it took 3 hours for him to go to sleep. But within one week, he was napping at the set times, and going to sleep within 30 minutes. He still does, and if he wakes in the night, i do exactly the same thing still, i never take him from the cot, i just offer my hand for him to hold. These days he generally lies down with his head on my hand, and then rolls over and i just leave him to it before he's asleep, but sometimes he wants me there, so he can fiddle with my fingers I found that it realy helped him to progress to settling himself, as i wasn't interacting or cuddling him, but he knew i was there. Oh and when he would wake up, i would always go in to him and lie down and give him my hand, so he would know i would always come if he needed me. Now he's sorted, i don't go in if he wakes up unless he gets upset, as he generally goes back to sleep himself. I'm convinced that reassuring him i would always come now means i don't have to anymore, as he's confident that if he did actually need me i'd be there, rather than feeling freaked out and alone when he wakes up. I don't know if that makes sense?

Bleh i'm a bit tired to explain it very well, but i just thought i'd share, as some of it might be the slightest bit helpful ? Anyway, i really hope all you lovely mummies manage to get at least some sleep...which is exactly what i'll do now too!

Night!

 

[Mork]

Thankyou emera! That is so helpful. We used to be able to put her down in her cot when she showed tired signs and she would go to sleep so perhaps it is the separation anxiety?! Thing is she screams so loudly now it sounds like we are murdering her and I get worried about the neighbours! I tried my hand through the bar last night but as she was screaming so much it has no effect will post more later-little lady wants my attention! X x

 

[Frufru]

H&F - Bless you and all the rushing round, hopefully you can rest up and try to relax a bit over the weekend. It sounds like you Dad is being pushed through with his tests at the hospital which is good.
for 3.5lb off and 50lb in total Well done!!!!!!

Maybebaby - I use the asda little angels version of the pampers active fit on Joni in the day and then Pampers baby dry on her at night. They are great at containing poops, but they are soooo stinky nothing seems to block the stench
You are such a good wife making Danny's dinner for him. I would have let him make his own dinner and gone to bed I hope your sunburn is feeling a bit better today

Sarah - Oh karma sure does have a sense of humour sometimes heeheehee
Bummer about the cold, I hope it passes quickly for you.

Modo - miss you I hope you are getting sorted ready for work ok and gorgeous Bobby is ok

Emera - I hope you have a peaceful, uneventful, restful day today.
I empathise on the poop situation, hopefully Joni and Roh's bottoms will calm down and behave sooner rather than later!
Part of me would love Joni to sleep in until 8 or 9am but then again with me going back to work there would be 2 days a week where she would need to get up at 6-6.30. What time is Roh generally going to bed at the moment?

Mork - I know what you mean about crying like they were being murdered I feel physically sick when Joni does that. After the first couple of nights sleep training last November Joni stopped doing that. It is only recently when she wakes in the middle of the night for 1-3 hours that she will cry like that again

Amy & Muddles - I hope you and your little ones (not so little in Emily and Holly's case ) are all ok

Well after a week of dreadful nights Joni slept from 7.40 until 6.00 last night She stirred at 2am and 5am but settled herself both times within a minute or so I have no idea what we did differently yesterday Hopefully she may do the same again tonight, but even if she goes back to rubbish waking I am just so grateful for one decent night. Yesterday was a case of an overtired, grumpy baby being cared for by an overtired, pissy parent which was not a good combination By lunchtime the combination of too much caffeine and not enough sleep reached critical mass and I nearly had a meltdown in a local cafe whilst trying to encourage Joni to eat lunch Thankfully I was with two very lovely friends who were just lovely and very understanding.

Joni is at nursery today. I dropped her off at 7.40 this morning so this is the first day she will have breakfast there. As usual when we walked in she took one look at where she was and started wriggling to get out of my arms and onto the floor to play I have emptied my wardrobe and chest of drawers today and have been having a mega clear out. I have so many clothes I just never wear and but hold onto 'just in case' to the point I struggle to cram the clothes I do wear regularly on top of them in the drawers I am nearly done now thank goodness. I am planning a jaunt into the city this afternoon as I need to get a 1st birthday present for one of Joni's favorite playmates who is turning 1 on the weekend. Once I have completed my shopping mission I am treating myself to a treatment at the fish foot spa place in our shopping centre. I am really curious to give it a go and my Mum gave me a money off voucher which is great as I am too skeptical about it to pay full price!

For the last couple of months I have been having a five minute 'stop and reflect' moment every day. During my five minutes I make a point of thinking about all the things I am grateful for and reflecting on my hopes for the future. I guess it is kind of like praying for a spriritual, but non-religious bod like myself. I often think about you all and how grateful I am for all the support and friendship you have given so freely over the last 18 months. You are all super

Ramble ramble ramble I will never get the wardrobe cull done if I keep chatting Have a lovely afternoon everyone

 

[A3my]

Hello lovely ladies, I've been so tired the last couple of evenings I have fallen asleep on the settee and not had time to post!

I'm going to try to catch up from memory!

H&F - wow!! 50lbs is fantastic!!! I hope the job and car problems sort themselves out soon. I do think its unfair of Dave to ask you to work with everything else you've got going on. Fingers crossed for your Dad's scan love your wedding countdown

sarah - I did laugh when I read about the drink I'm so glad you and Steve cleared the air

maybe - ouch to the sunburn! love your fb pics how are the nights going now?

modo- lovely to hear from you

Mork - I've also used the hand trick when Alex has struggled to get back to sleep sometimes. I lean right over the cot (trying not to puke with the pressure on my stomach!) and cuddle him and keep one hand under his head and keep it there a while. I really hope your nights get better soon

emera - how annoying your periods are all over the place when you are TTC make sure they investigate. I have a friend ttc at the moment and her cycles have gone from 46 days to 72 so annoying when your body wont cooperate!

frufru - what a lovely idea to reflect for 5 mins! I sometimes wonder what the point is when the whole day is spent rushing here there and everywhere! thats a really great way of remembering why we all do what we do! and what a lovely thing to say
on the subject of POO Alex keeps pooing for england and his poo's seem really acidy. his poor little bottom was so bad today it was bleeding I felt terrible. He was asleep when I picked him up from nursery so i popped him in the car and set off for home. He was really miserable but I put it down to him just waking. He must have done it before his nap and so he was sitting in it for at least 2 hours, poor little man.

well we're off to the village green/local pub tomorrow for a street party. Looking forward to it, I just hope it doesnt rain! to you all

 

[muddles]

Hey everyone :wave:

My tiny baby is one tomorrow! I can't believe the past year has gone so fast. At 3am on the 29th April last year I was having pains that were possibly contractions but I wasn't sure, so was more than a little surprised when we arrived at hospital at 6:15am and by 6:49am I was holding him! Hopefully next time I will get to the hospital with more than 35 minutes to spare I have been all tearful this evening thinking about how happy being a mummy has made me.

He has his party today at a soft play, photos are on fb. It was good fun and he was a very tired boy tonight. He did seem quite puzzled as to why there was suddenly a cake in front of him and why everyone was looking at him and singing. He soon got over that when he tasted the cake, I think he would have eaten the whole thing if he could

I hope you are all well. I will read back through to see what you have all been up to.