snowboarder

Huh. Not the planes here....last 2 mornings v early start!

You know - yes maybe!! Second day with a post 6am waking for us! I wonder whether it's not so much that the planes wake them, but if they wake briefly around 4/5ish and hear the planes - then think it's morning....tsk who knows?!?

Yes - am liking the quiet sky - 'lie in' until 6.15(!!) thank goodness - bit bleugh this morning!! Lovely to meet you all. x

I'm not sure whether you have to buy them there BUT they should last if you got them on saturday - we still have three of ours floating about nearly 3 weeks after the party!

F - No am very calm (I think given the circumstances - just jump a bit and say no). Sometimes think it could be crossness about slow let down though. He won't open his mouth for me at all so I can't see if any more teeth are on their way! KBN - the only time I worry about him not having milk is before bed - luckily he's a strapping lad! But it seems our little ones share annoying baby traits. They must never meet or they will plot!

But he looks about 2!!

I have to say for a 1 yr and 1 week old I didn't think it was fab value as we paid the higher price but he couldn't really 'do' all the stuff you pay for...but did think it would be good esp by the summer for us...We'll hopefully come next time!

Barrafina on frith street does fab tapas - no reservations and all sitting at the bar style though. Think opens around 5ish so if you got there early would be fine. Loads of lovely places round there though....sigh...can't imagine when I'll ever go back up for lovely soho evenings..! Have a nice time.

Thanks all. As I said the strange thing this morning was it was like he couldn't help it, and he was just screaming. Somewhat better later today/this evening but I am sore! Previously and last night were more like cheeky bites and I say no but he just laughs. Great disciplinarian, me... New toothy feeding style is not so comfy either - imprints of the top set once finished. I am so giving this up as soon as I can.....

Bah busy tomorrow now. It was lonely there on monday!!

Mine was pretty tender for a while - I know I tried running at 12 weeks post op and it felt pretty sore. And YES to the buggy wheelie thing - uncomfortable/impossible initially and actually now one yr later it's not sore anymore but I def still feel it when hefting the buggy up a kerb. But that's not to say it's ok....

But the teeth are through, that's what I don't get...

Ow. Baby snowboarder has 6 shiny new teeth. He's bitten me a couple of times when feeding but nothing major. Last night he wouldn't have his bedtime milk - just kept biting me and looking at me as if he'd forgotten how to suck - so he went to be with no milk. Woke in a rage this morning desperate for milk but again couldn't feed, kept biting me then screaming hysterically. Finally managed to get him to taste the milk and he settled down and fed. What's going on?!? Thought maybe teeth pain last night or he just didn't want any - or just being annoying, but this morning was weird as he was clearly upset but couldn't help doing it. Sigh. It's not too big a deal I s'pose as he's one now and actually I'd quite like him to stop b/f - but anyone any ideas?

Yep it is ?3.60 for over ones. We did go - nice garden but tbh quite expensive seeing as we're only JUST over one and only JUST walking - and couldn't really make the most of the trikes/slides etc. AND due to morning nap were only really there an hour! Lots of 2+ running amok.

Ladies I am beyond rubbish and have not made it into the Mag to ask re reserving a table....but I'm getting worried we are potentially too large a group now - shall we do the plough instead? So sorry....should not have volunteered as bad at organising....

With all usual activities on 'easter holidays' still we're bored and baby snowboarder needs to burn off energy pre lunch. I was thinking of trying out the Crystal Palace one oclock club as it seems to be open in the mornings tomorrow - anyone been? Is it good for a just one yr old? Friendly if we go on own? Anyone else fancy it?

We're still asleep here too...(god I never thought I'd be saying this!!)...not sure will make it as it's a bit of a walk from us. Hope you've had a fun afternoon!

No, I'm simply saying most ways of trying to improve sleep (ie crying for 40 mins) are so hard to deal with/impossible to consider most of us decide to cope with the wake ups. I've 'only' had a year of it - not three - and as others have posted it's been a pretty major part of really not enjoying the first year of my babys life....

I don't have a new baby anymore but the night attire issue still confuddles me - grobag's temp suggestions all well and good but the temp in my 1yr old's room is currently 21 degrees (apparently according to monitor). But it drops overnight down to about 18....Blankets not an option due to mad restlessness.... But luckily we too have survived so far. We probably 'overdress' with a vest/pjs and grobag currently....I love vests - hate seeing little bare tummys when they get untucked!!

Baby snowboarder got the hang of the tommy tippee cup really quickly after a lengthy 'sip for mummy, sip for baby' (repeat) lunch session. Only started using the cup himself at about 10 months though. There are some nuby cups with spouts where the spout is soft (like a bottle teat) - might make him drink more?

Kirstymac1 - I do think accepting your current situation does help deal with sleep deprivation to some extent, and in many ways there is something snuggly and lovely about the nighttime cuddles and feeds, and comforting and being there for your little one. However I also think you can only keep dealing with continuous broken really bad sleep because the alternative (ie facing it, deciding it cannot continue and actively trying to change it) is much, much harder to face than the status quo... Also - as I've posted before - the decider for me to try and 'teach' my baby how to get to sleep and sleep reasonably at night came when I realised actually the 4 plus wakings were making him grumpy and sleep deprived too......but it is a long slow process with some of these little ones as I am finding out! (babysb update - nighttimes pretty good now, naps still wonky...)

Argh have not been to ask at the Mag yet - umm - ok - how many are we? Me/rydalema/belle/pickle/bumpkin/joy/pebbles/ruth/crystal/polly/sanne panne....poss Molly/fuschia/sanity girl - ok so 10-15 of us? Will try to pop over tomorrow or give them a call.

For us, Pecanpie's point 3 was always our sticking point but I agree is absolutely KEY to getting longer periods of sleep - put baby down awake. We had great routine etc and he always slept in his cot at night but he never ever went off to sleep by himself. If I put him down in his cot he would always cry, patting etc didn't work and I would always end up getting him out and rock/feed to sleep. It's been pretty nerve shredding but we are now gradually getting there with this and the result is better sleep all round. I think my need for action came when I realised it wasn't just me who was shattered. He was too - and somehow we needed to help him learn to get to sleep by himself. Of course - there are many ways of guiding this.

Look here?

Mmm - Ruth - was thinking - have you looked at the no cry sleep solution (I know, books, books!) - and I've got another one by William Sears (The baby sleep book I think - got it in the bookshop in east dulwich) which is more focused around improving sleep from a co sleeping background? Was just thinking it's a pretty massive step to go from co-sleeping to controlled crying. Maybe try and get him used to sleeping in his cot for a couple of weeks first? Just an idea....