MSE Parents Club Part 14

SusanC_2

bexta wrote: »

Susan, what did you put on Alice's feet? It's more of a game with the socks at the moment, with how quickly she can slide them off. The look of satisfaction on her face is really funny.

Nothing. (Well sometimes she wore a babygrow but not specifically for the benefit of her feet.) Indoors she never had cold feet (I checked a million times) so I didn't see any point in faffing about with socks when IME most small children just remove them anyway. Outdoors, she was in the sling so her feet were covered by the sling and if it was cold my coat too. When she started walking it was warm enough for sandals so it was only when she got shoes in the September that she really needed socks.

SusanC_2

r.mac wrote: »

I hasn't realised poppy was still 'behind bars'. Perhaps this means I shouldn't think about beds for a long time yet.....

We only moved Alice out of the cot because she was able to climb out of it while wearing a sleeping bag.

SusanC_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

He kicks the cot bars in his sleep all the time so the longer I can stop him falling out of bed the better.

I always thought Alice would fall out of a bed because she always slept right up against the bars (and generally at a ninety degree angle to the way you would expect someone to sleep in a cot) but it's been surprisingly rare for her to fall out. (I still think it's good idea to keep them in a cot as long as possible though.)

r.mac_2

yes - I remember reading in GF *shhhhhhhh* that baby sleeping bags stop children climbing out of their cot, walking around and keeps them warm as they can't 'kick' them off. However, Alice can climb out of the cot with hers on, V can take hers off, Annabel can walk around the house with herd on and takes it off when she choses.....should I write to GF and let her know?

r.mac_2

SusanC wrote: »

I always thought Alice would fall out of a bed because she always slept right up against the bars (and generally at a ninety degree angle to the way you would expect someone to sleep in a cot) but it's been surprisingly rare for her to fall out. (I still think it's good idea to keep them in a cot as long as possible though.)

A is the sam e- she sleeps right up against the side. Decision made - she'll be in the cot until she can get out! Now there's a challenge for her

BeenieCat

*looks for sympathy*

Am dying

sniff

r.mac_2

Okay everyone - thats me off. I'm feeling a little guilty about leaving LO, but she'll be with wonderful grandparents who will spoil her rotten and she'll have a ball. And DH and I do deserve a break so I'm going to try not to think about it in guilt/negative terms

I'm going to change in a phonebox at the airport and turn from yummy mummy to glamourous wife Actually, s0d the wife bit. I'll turn into something that doesn't define me by my relationship with others Glamourous girly sounds way better to me

Have fun and see you when I geet back (If I do come back......)

SusanC_2

BeenieCat wrote: »

*looks for sympathy*

Am dying

sniff

:grouphug:

SusanC_2

r.mac wrote: »

yes - I remember reading in GF *shhhhhhhh* that baby sleeping bags stop children climbing out of their cot, walking around and keeps them warm as they can't 'kick' them off. However, Alice can climb out of the cot with hers on, V can take hers off, Annabel can walk around the house with herd on and takes it off when she choses.....should I write to GF and let her know?

I did wonder what sort of children and sleeping bags she had experienced given she said that "all" of "her" babies had stayed int ehir cots until age three because they were in sleeping bags so couldn't climb out.

We had to use the sleeping bags that don't have poppers on the shoulders and use a nappy pin on the zip to stop Alice getting out of them. And she still managed to climb out of the cot.

3onitsway

r.mac wrote: »

I hasn't realised poppy was still 'behind bars'. Perhaps this means I shouldn't think about beds for a long time yet.....

I would also keep them in the cot for as long as possible. :mad:

Last night, when we went up to bed, V was asleep on the floor next to her bed (on the big pile of cushions I leave there). At some point this morning (it was still dark) a loud thud woke me up, she was on the floor on OH's side of the bed?, fast asleep.

Have a lovely time Rmac. I'm sure A will have lots of fun with the grandparents too.

Hi DK. Lovely to see you. Are you excited/terrified/prepared?

((Hugs)) Beenie Have you got girl flu?


I got up this morning and got big ones to school, packed V off with MIL, then went back to bed (OH is on lates). It's really lucky i'm not still at work or we'd never get any grown up time.