MSE Parents Club Part 16

Make-it-3

... and today after driving me mad with teething, separation anxiety and failing to nap - she decides as soon as daddy gets home to show off that she CAN crawl. Amazing how fast she took off too.

Sammy_Girl

Congrats MV on handing your notice in. I'm the same - we decided the other week that I would officially be a SAHM It's weird though, as I was always so career minded, but now I just couldn't leave DD. I don't even want to work part time - but I may well change my mind lol! DD is turning out to be a bit of a lazy bum. She has just about mastered sitting, but shows no interest in standing, crawling or even rolling. She rolled over a couple of times but hasn't since! I guess these babies will do their thing in their own time. At least I know if I put her down somewhere she won't be somewhere else if I turn my back!

Tinks - hope you make the right decision on work for you and your family. Sod the colleagues! x

Make-it-3

I've got to sort out my work situation in the next few weeks too. Some day's like today, I'd rather be in an office but on others I can't bear to think on what I'd miss out on.

So difficult, I'm going to try to see if I can get some part-time work, but its not an ideal marketplace at the moment in my line of work. It's a bit scary too committing to a nursery place before I've got an income lined up.

sir_monster

Well I'm actually enjoying being back at work but not when like this morning have him screaming/crying at the gate wanting me to pick him up - also as I'm doing just 3 days at the moment I feel like I'm missing out on things as someone high up in my organisation asked for me to work on a very interesting project but as I can't commit full time someone else in the office is doing it.

MI3 t was like that regarding crawling really wanted to do it for a few months and finally did it about 10 months, then walked about 13 months but not so good re chatting and only know started chatting more (sometimes doesn't shut up lol!)

T got teeth early but is teething again at the back is odd can see two parts of the tooth coming through so we've had some disturb nights where he wakes for paracetamol/milk but usually ends up in bed with us!

flutterby_lil

Sammy_Girl wrote: »

Bigbird - this works very well for us to wash E's hair without the water getting on her face. Highly recommend:

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Baby-Shampoo-rince-cup_1219959/

So, I'm rubbish at keeping up! Just wanted to say to Doglover that it feels that you're going to have disrupted nights forever, but it does pass. I remember the last middle of the night feed I gave E was at 12 weeks. 4.20am was always her preferred time! I found a dreamfeed worked really well for us and would feed her around 10.30pm every night and I think it is because of this that we were never troubled by sleep regressions or growth spurts and she's been a good sleeper ever since. *touch wood*!! I didn't drop the dream feed until she was established on solids, at around 7 months.

We dreamfed everynight too and have a perfect little sleeper who is now 3 and sleeps every night. Has done since 5 weeks old Am currently pregnant with number 2, and dreading the sleepless nights lol.

Metranil_Vavin

Sammy_Girl wrote: »

Congrats MV on handing your notice in. I'm the same - we decided the other week that I would officially be a SAHM It's weird though, as I was always so career minded, but now I just couldn't leave DD. I don't even want to work part time - but I may well change my mind lol! DD is turning out to be a bit of a lazy bum. She has just about mastered sitting, but shows no interest in standing, crawling or even rolling. She rolled over a couple of times but hasn't since! I guess these babies will do their thing in their own time. At least I know if I put her down somewhere she won't be somewhere else if I turn my back!

Tinks - hope you make the right decision on work for you and your family. Sod the colleagues! x

Wow Sammy! So you've decided to go down the SATM route! Go you!
My decision is more through circumstance than choice, although I was getting sick to the back teeth of all the politics, back stabbing and crap that goes on at my work.
I hand my notice in on Friday. I am totally dreading it as a. my boss probably won't care in the slightest and I'm bound to feel down about that and b. once that phone call is made, that's it! You can't go back!
Mind you, I've wasted far too much of my maternity leave worrying about work, so at least once the deed is done, that's it. Very worried about how we'll cope financially, but it can be done. I'll just have to curb my wine and take away habits!
I guess I just want it all..to be a mum and spend half the week with my boy, and also to work and have an income and flex my brain.

I think it would also help me greatly if I knew anyone else who was going to be staying at home so I wouldn't feel lonely.

I find it so hard to go to these baby grouos and start conversations with people. I guess my state of mind generally doesn't help me much at the moment either!

wendz86

Make it 3 - yay for your LO crawling, sounds like she had it all worked out just waiting for the right moment hehe.

It is easier when they don't move ! We are having numerous bumped head incidents now and can't leave her for a min.

MV - hopefully once you have handed notice in and settled into it you will feel a bit better and find it easier to talk to people.

Had some bad news this morning that my Grandma has passed away. She was very ill in hospital but i still didn't think it would happen. She was so pleased when Poppy was born that she was a Great Grandma so I am glad I made her happy in her last few months.

Metranil_Vavin

So sorry to hear about your grandma Wendz x

Kira000

PP, if you spot this, and have time to swing by the PG thread, then i think your experience with early babbas might be apppreciated! Cant recall exactly how early you have gone in the past, but one of our ladies has been advised she will be getting C in 2 weeks @ 30w...

Hope yoy and your brood are well! We miss ya!

tinkwings

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Wow Sammy! So you've decided to go down the SATM route! Go you!
My decision is more through circumstance than choice, although I was getting sick to the back teeth of all the politics, back stabbing and crap that goes on at my work.
I hand my notice in on Friday. I am totally dreading it as a. my boss probably won't care in the slightest and I'm bound to feel down about that and b. once that phone call is made, that's it! You can't go back!
Mind you, I've wasted far too much of my maternity leave worrying about work, so at least once the deed is done, that's it. Very worried about how we'll cope financially, but it can be done. I'll just have to curb my wine and take away habits!
I guess I just want it all..to be a mum and spend half the week with my boy, and also to work and have an income and flex my brain.

I think it would also help me greatly if I knew anyone else who was going to be staying at home so I wouldn't feel lonely.

I find it so hard to go to these baby grouos and start conversations with people. I guess my state of mind generally doesn't help me much at the moment either!

MV - Huge HUgs. I think you are a braver lady than me. I know I want to be at home and stay with my family and add to it if mother nature allows but I am so scared about handing in my notice and feel that I should go back to work.

This may sound really stupid but I feel that I should . Even though I know that DH says I don't have to that we will cope it's a big fear not to be able to have the money in my pocket that I don't have to answer to anyone for.