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

[muddles]

A3my I am thinking if anyone asks us what to buy for Christmas I am going to say buy us a 'That's Not My....' book otherwise I will spend even more money that I don't really have!

L-C OMG!!!!!!!!!

Katie i am glad it isn't just me that gets the bump envy.

Sarah glad the Karvol helped.

Maybe Happy birthday to Erin.

There are a couple of mum and baby groups we go to, don't always go to both each week but we always go to one. It is only recently that Oliver has started paying more attention to the other babies. He is usually way more interested in the other mummies, especially blonde ones! It is good trying out different toys and seeing what ones Oliver likes-we borrowed a Graco Entertainer (Jumperoo) from my sis in law after Oliver tried one out at the mum and baby group and loved it. Not so keen if they try to make us sing though, that is something I don't mind doing in the house but not in public.

 

[Sarahwoo]

A3my I'm making myself go lol! Its wierd because when I'm working I'm not shy at all, not with anyone, but when it comes to a room full of mums and babies its soooo daunting! But I'm sure I'll enjoy it when I get there, and if not then I'll not go again.

I just wish I knew someone around here . . . . but I don't. I guess thats even more of a reason to get my ass to baby group!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

If I have to sing I don't think I'd have to worry about going again, I don't think I'd be invited

 

[Pussy Galore]

Evening ladies!

I am so glad things seem a little better Maybe

Happy Birthday Erin!!

Katie.. I guess I do have bump envy to an extent but for me it was not the pregnancy that I enjoyed but the excitement and anticipatation of Chloe's arrival! Hubby and I have already discussed number two but only because of my age!!

L-C fab photo!!

Muddles.. what a lovely photo

 

[A3my]

A3my I am thinking if anyone asks us what to buy for Christmas I am going to say buy us a 'That's Not My....' book otherwise I will spend even more money that I don't really have!

hehe, same here! I was sooo tempted though as its 3 for 2 in mothercare! I had to squeeze my eyes shut and walk away

A3my I'm making myself go lol! Its wierd because when I'm working I'm not shy at all, not with anyone, but when it comes to a room full of mums and babies its soooo daunting! But I'm sure I'll enjoy it when I get there, and if not then I'll not go again.
I just wish I knew someone around here . . . . but I don't. I guess thats even more of a reason to get my ass to baby group!!

I'm the same! Wierd isnt it! I might look into it and see if there is one I can go to, I'd like to have friends with babies the same age.

 

[A3my]

muddles - how did you get your breastfeeding blinkie next to your lillypie ticker in your signature?

 

[Windmills]

Baby groups terrify me. I'm a funny age iykwim? Too old for the young mum groups, but a bit young for under 1s. I enjoyed baby massage, but I think I'd feel lost in something less structured, like Sarah I've become quite shy since finishing work.
Rachel, I've discussed having another too, we've even argued over names realistically I want to get my career in place and own a house before we have another, which will be 6 years or so I imagine, but I want to enjoy every moment with Daisy until she's bigger, so I don't mind!
I wish we all lived closer, I want a May babies meet.
When did we last hear from Abz? Hope her and Izzy are doing well x and CG and Che too, because I've only been online sporadically I've missed updates from ladies who aren't regularly here anymore!
I bought new cupboard doors, worktops and handles today in the B&Q sale- the exact same ones I'd just been quoted £800 for by a company!! Cheeky. I'm going the read the last page now so I expect the next post may also be me'.

 

[Windmills]

I want some of those 'Thats Not My...' books now! I wonder if my Mum has some in the nursery I could pinch, they have lovely books.. It's like Daisy's private library!!
Happy birthday Erin xxx
Muddles, Oliver is adorable, I love his hair- he has so much! Daisy is like a little fluffy duck, she doesn't have much hair, but what she does have all stands on end
Amy, I didn't enjoy being pregnant, or the birth I hated being induced, it was so far from what I wanted and I still have bad feelings about it. In fact, my episiotomy still hasn't closed I'll probably need a small operation to restitch which means I will have a section next time too.
My point was that like you, it's meeting the baby I want to do again, and the early days. In some ways I feel I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have because I was caught up in depression, I'm a million times better after meeting with my old therapist a couple of times, and I love being a mummy more than I ever thought possible!

 

[A3my]

Baby groups terrify me. I'm a funny age iykwim? Too old for the young mum groups, but a bit young for under 1s. I enjoyed baby massage, but I think I'd feel lost in something less structured, like Sarah I've become quite shy since finishing work.

Thats just how I used to feel and now I feel out of place because I have a big age gap and people always assume its different dads I went to a breast feeding support group just to get Alex referred to the tongue tie specialist and that was petrifying. I wanted to run away. I have kitchen envy I have the most horrible kitchen, I never invite anyone round becasue its so nasty!

 

[A3my]

Katie - I get what you mean you and Daisy have been though a lot in the last 4 months! Poor you with the episotomy, I've never been the same since I had Emily, they botched my stitching a bit luckily I am past caring now but it did really upset me in my twenties (I feel ooooolllddd writing that )

 

[MartaMi]

muddles - Kristan also loves to take his socks off. And then starts crying so that I have to put them back again. I have the bump envy too
Late birthday wishes to Erin
Our bedtime routine is easy. 8.30pm older kids go into bathroom and I BF Kristan. By 9pm they are ready and I'm done with feeding/changing Kristan and we go sit in boy's room to listen bedtime story. After that good night hug and kiss to everybody, put boys in their beds, tuck them in and lights out. Then I go tuck Janely in and lights out. We are ready with that in half an hour.

 

[L-C]

Hi

so many posts! we love the I love my books to!

I really don't have bump envy, didn't like it as much as I thought I would, I was fasinated to know what it was like. To be fair I still look fat and preggers so people with bumps probably look at me enviously!

I think Will has got his day and night time feeding mixed up, he's really hungry at night but really not in the day duh! anyone know who I go about encouraging him back? Fortunately he still knows to sleep (can't believe I have just typed that - that will no doubt tempt fate!).

Haqppy Birthday Erin, must have missed a page sorry. Nice one on the kitchen windmills.

I am the same with the baby groups enjoy them once I'm there but do sit there like a little mouse, which I'm definitely not!

I think I have the start of a cold and so I think I'm going to treat it like man flu for once, well only when DH is around!

 

[muddles]

muddles - how did you get your breastfeeding blinkie next to your lillypie ticker in your signature?

I just deleted the space between the two bits of text (in the edit signature bit) so there are no lines in between and it put them next to each other.

 

[A3my]

Thanks Muddles! simple yet effective

LC - Alex still feeds a lot at night, I think you are supposed to settle them in other ways than breastfeeding at night but I get so tired I just bring him in bed with me and he grazes off me all night

 

[muddles]

Guess what?! Oliver can sit up all by himself with nothing to hold on to/prop him up! He was sitting holding my fingers for support and another mum asked if he could sit up unaided and I said only for around 5 seconds so not really. I then let go of Oliver and he didn't topple over and sat for almost a minute before leaning to the side in slow motion. He then spent the rest of the group pulling himself to sitting then smacking my hands away So proud of him.

Changed my avatar to a picture of him sitting up.

 

[L-C]

Well it's official Will has swapped, he went for ages today without a feed and I fed him because I thought he ought to and he didn't take much at all. He's doing his long stretch during the day. I have no idea how to get back on track at all!

Amy I have tried that but he is actually starving, I have tried to make him wait and he can but only for about an hour ish....

Been out to lunch witha friend from work she has anadorable baby boy three weeks older - had a very civilised and lovely day!

 

[L-C]

Will had just poo'd everywhere again for Daddy tonight - this is great!! even with me having to clear it up!

Well done Oliver!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Wow Muddles that's great! Well done Oliver!

 

[Windmills]

Wow well done Oliver! Daisy can sit for a little while with her hands on the floor but it's not proper sitting at all
Hm, L-C I've had that problem with Daisy, I just offered her milk during the day even when she didn't really want it and eventually we got back on track.
I feel like my head is going to explode, I'm sitting in the dark with the brightness right down on my phone daisy woke up at 4 because v has food poisoning and was up and down stairs all night (our bathroom is downstairs!) and didn't settle til around 530- then she got up for the day at 615! And I didn't get to bed until midnight, eek.
I want to hurry up and move, I need to sell my couch though and possibly the crib as Daisy WILL NOT sleep in it!

 

[maybebaby3]

LC -I feel your pain! owen is completely the same with the reversal of day and night!

Muddles - well done oliver!

HV said i have to train owen to sleep better and get him back to feeding mostly during the day instead to the night but then he got bronchiolitis and now is on another antibiotic coz of microplasma and then has his 4 month injections 3 weeks late because of the antibiotics so i have to wait till all that passes til i can try and retrain him. thing is i'm so tired at night that it's just easier to shove my boob in his mouth as that's what he wants!

thanks all for your bday wishes for erin. she had a lovely day. i'll post photos tomorrow. am too tired now!!!

i have a friend who's due in may. made me envious! OH will never have another one.