MSE Parents Club Part 12

newmoneysaver_2

Aless - Liam was the same. We swaddled past 6 months (He did roll when swaddled) and we gradually got him used to blankets - I think he liked the weight/feeling secure, just like me - and then the sleeping bag. I don't really remember how we did it, I think it just clicked on day.

And on napping - Liam hardly sleeps during the day, maybe two 1/2 naps if I'm lucky, and has between 11/12 hours at night. He only has longer daytime naps if he had a bad night

Glamazon

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Sorry Fitz - I have to disagree with you on the daytime naps. Benjamin sleeps better at night if he has napped well during the day and always has done - quite often people on here say that the more a baby sleeps the better they sleep.

As Benjamin got older he started to nap for longer times during the day - he can easily have 3 or 4 hours during the day and then sleep 12 or 13 at night.

This is like Jack although we do get wake ups for a bottle but that's it. Still has between 2-4hours naptime during the day and it's just like Benjamin because Jack is constantly on the move when he's awake, I swear that child can not sit still!!!!

Tara - so glad Squishys card arrived.

Think a big :T:T to Squishy for the idea, making it, getting all the messages and getting the address off MM.

My baby has a cut under his eye and will probably have a black eye He was tired and flinging himself round last night, I'd taken him out the highchair and popped him on the floor, he threw himself back and I caught him but he lunged to the side and caught his eye on the footrest of the highchair. I'm so upset especially because OH is blaming me for not watching him, OH doesn't believe that accidents can happen (even though an hour later J bumped his head whilst playing with OH but it was my fault for not watching them!) :mad::mad:

It resulted in a huge row because rather than allowing me to put a cold compress on Jack OH snatched him off me and was making me feel even worse! :(:(:(:(

So, me and OH are not talking and I doubt very much we will be any time soon. The little fluckwit then rang his mum and told her I was kicking off because I didn't want her and FIL to come next weekend! When I have no problems with them coming up. I'm so annoyed

searching_me

glam ((hugs)) to j ... you want us to accidently kick OH off a cliff? x

My_Fathers_Daughter

We love you Squishy :A thank you.

I swear your OH has PMT Glam :mad: what an idiot he is being (and hate to say it but...) again. He seems to be lovely most of the time and then once a month he needs a slap.

IMHO of course


If he was there why wasn't he watching Jack? Does he not know that you would already be upset without him being a !!!!?

Not suggesting for a second that you are at fault...just that we parents naturally get upset when our babies get hurt.

Fitzio

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Sorry Fitz - I have to disagree with you on the daytime naps. Benjamin sleeps better at night if he has napped well during the day and always has done - quite often people on here say that the more a baby sleeps the better they sleep.

As Benjamin got older he started to nap for longer times during the day - he can easily have 3 or 4 hours during the day and then sleep 12 or 13 at night.

When I said "sleeps less", I actually meant fewer naps (just to clarify!). All babies are different of course, but I am just suggesting that if one is having problems sleeping at night and is having 4 naps per day or something like that, it might be an idea to try and reduce the amount of naps. I am not saying that babies don't need much sleep during the day, just that as they get older, they tend to have less naps during the day. Just making a suggestion, that's all.

ManOnTheMoon

aless02 wrote: »

MOTM, ur very sneaky! Wandering in, commenting on things, pretending like we haven't seen ur signature .

Tara, awwwww u'll have to take a photo so we can see the pretty card squishy made

Improved night here, so far. Hopefully he'll go back down effortlessly and sleep til morning...in an ideal world!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa. No, i've mentioned a couple of my girls Birthdays lately and had no response, so I didn't 'announce' this. Maybe I should have bolded or something. Is bolded even a word? :rotfl:

Hope your little fella starts sleeping longer soon. No/little sleep isn't much fun and it feels like the following day is ruined as you are all zombiefied. Well, at least I am.

aless02

oh dear, Glam! You don't need 2 babies in the house!

Sm, i loled at you ripping the duvet off. So something i would do!

You guys are lovely for caring :grouphug: maybe he'll sleep like a rock once he starts crawling

Eta: I hope ur girls had lovely birthdays, MOTM. Bet ur house is lively when school breaks up!

ManOnTheMoon

aless02 wrote: »

You guys are lovely for caring :grouphug: maybe he'll sleep like a rock once he starts crawling

Eta: I hope ur girls had lovely birthdays, MOTM. Bet ur house is lively when school breaks up!

Do you talk/sing/play mellowing music to him before he goes to sleep?

I like lively. I like them being home - i'm abit of a sap when it comes to my girls and totally the opposite when it comes to people in general .:rotfl:

Jakesmummy

Morning everyone,

hope everyones ok??

jakes got a morning in reception class today ready for september, he just ran in had to run after him to get a kiss:rotfl:

Hugs SM, wish i could send my OH away for a few days instead of yours lol i'd love a few day peace haha!!

Aw glam hope jacks eye is ok, yes accidents happen, jasmine banged her face right in front of me the other day, but what can you do apart from keep them strapped to you 24/7, and when jake banged his head the other week, i saw it happen and couldnt stop it, your OH is being really unfair blaming you, if you've got this far with no accidents you're doing well anyway! im sure jake has a bump a week these days!!

Jasmine is being so naughty today:mad:

Does anyone know of any safety device that keeps blind cords out of the way, or clips them together maybe? the living room ones are fairly low and with jasmine climbing about on everything they would be easy for her to get to, cant change the blinds cos its a rented house and couldnt afford to anyway,

OH is on a week off work this week and seems to think this means a week off everything, he's only just got up, if i ask him to do something he says "well what would you do if i was at work you'd have to do it yourself" argh he's a idiot, would love to know when my annual leave is!!!

xx

Glamazon

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

We love you Squishy :A thank you.



I swear your OH has PMT Glam :mad: what an idiot he is being (and hate to say it but...) again. He seems to be lovely most of the time and then once a month he needs a slap.

IMHO of course


If he was there why wasn't he watching Jack? Does he not know that you would already be upset without him being a !!!!?

Not suggesting for a second that you are at fault...just that we parents naturally get upset when our babies get hurt.

Yea every now and then we argue.

He wasn't there when Jack bumped his eye, he was working out and talking to his mum. He shouted for me to take J out the highchair because he was whinging so I did and he bumped his face. If I had been on my mobile or distracted by something else than I would openly admit it was my fault but I'd just prevented him smacking his head so had my arms behind him to catch him therefore couldn't grab him when he lunged to the side.

He gets really upset if J gets hurt so lashes out and instantly blames me but doesn't stop to think that I'm upset as well.

Well, I taught him a lesson anyway. I went straight up to bed at 8pm without cooking tea or doing anything. So this morning was 'I had to wash up my own protein bottles and my cereal thing for work, and what am I supposed to have for my lunch you didn't make me anything?'
No, you damn right I didn't make you anything you cheeky !!!!!!. I'll not be doing anything all weekend for him either until he apologies and admits he overreacted by blaming me.

Don't get me wrong, once the argument got going I was just as bad as him BUT there wouldn't have been an argument if he hadn't kicked off. I might have split the wood in the bathroom door when he locked himself in there to 'pretend to call the police' (cos he's a child!) and I tried to kick the door in :whistle: