twinmum

Thanks for all the positive vibes! Perhaps i should have posted earlier as the little lady passed out on the sofa before her lunch and hasn't moved a muscle since! Yippeeee. I think she must have known that i was talking about her..... It's typical though isn't it, you long for them to sleep and then when they do you wander around thinking "what shall i do", thus wasting a perfectly good opportunity to get a few things done. Anyway, i am thankful she is asleep, and we may well be on for a pleasant afternoon. Thanks again

Thanks for the article. Very interesting Don't go to twins club. Went a couple of times before Christmas but found it a bit hard to get to - and with the added joy of a rampaging toddler to deal with too, was more stressful than beneficial sadly! Do you go? Daughter's lack of nap time has coincided with the boys being a lot more mobile. She gets so annoyed with them when they try and "join in" with her gamesetc. Boys now standing and requiring a lot more of my attention (so they don't get concussion) and i think all theses things are linked. Suspect lack of sleep may have something to do with the fact that she has 2 hours to follow me around with out being bothered by her brothers. Am truly hoping that it will all calm down again when the boys are a bit more stable. Poor daughter has done so well being the big sister - i have to remind myself that she is not quite 2.5 so still a baby too really. Just 20 months between them all. Did you find it hard work when your 2 were trying to get mobile?

Has anyone got any ideas please! I have a an almost 2.5 year old, who has decided that she doesn't need her lunchtime nap any more. Unfortunately this goes against what i think she needs! As a result of this she is HORRIBLE from about 4pm onwards. Bath time normally ends up with her having a major tantrum as she is over tired (even if we do it early), and the end of the day is just not a nice time in our house any more. After her lunch we sit in front of cbeebies for a bit of down time but invariably she gets up and runs off to play. I can't take her out for a walk as i have 10month old twins too who have a good sleep in their cots. Has any one experienced anything similar or does anyone have any suggestions of things i can try. From a purely selfish point, it would be wonderful to have an hour without children (or with one child hapily engaged in a low maintenace activity) in the middle of the day as we are quite full on from 6am until 7pm otherwise. thanks