March/April Thread #3

[M&M'sMom]

I know the subject of caulking is WAY over right... but my Dh JUST emailed me the most hilarious SNL skit involving caulk!!! I don't know how to show it to all of you!!! I almost peed my pants I was ROTFLMAO!!!!
pm me your email addy if you want to see it... I promise I wont send anything but this skit!!

Jods

[Colesmom]

Jody-could you reply ALL to the christmas card list?  most (if not all) of us are on there I think... (of course, maybe some people wouldn't want it) :oops:

[solnme]

OMG - thank you Dr. Traci!  That's what I have.  I'm such a picker/popper too I can't wait to stick a pin in it!

[becca24]

This is totally off the subject too.

Back in 1956 my Nanna (grandmother) had a baby who died on the way to the hospital. She went into labour 4 weeks early at her mothers house which was nowhere near a hospital. They called and ambulance, only one person came with it.  :shock: Which meant my grandfather had to give baby oxygen while the ambulance officer drove the ambulance   :shock:  :shock:  They did not have a funeral or anything !! They do not even know what happened to her  :shock: Recently Nanna has started to talk about her. She named her Catherine.

oh i will have to come back - mil is here and baby is awake from nap

[james030405]

Hi everyone, well we had another restless night.    Not as bad as the night before though.  I do have one funny story we had decided at 11:30pm to give James some Nurofen to see if that would help.  I had left the room and when I came back DH was trying to give it to him while he was lying down on his stomach.    Poor DH he was really trying and I said "I'll just pick him up, its okay".  He was so worried about picking him up( and I think causing some accidental parenting), he was trying to give it to him lying down.  He really is a good help though, my DH, as I was patting him back to sleep (James not DH - LOL) he was rubbing my back.

Anyway, hopefully tonight will be better. 

Just one quick question  :?: how did everyone learn about Tracey Hogg and BW?  I learnt about her on a women's channel on cable tv.  This is the only book I have bought since becoming a mum.  Just curious how everyone else started. 

have a good day.   

Lisa - mum to James my textbook/spirited koala bear

PS.  I have seen a lot of you talk about giving your lo's Cheerios.  They are a breakfast cereal here and I was just wondering what might be the equivalant here.

[Colesmom]

Lisa-thanks for reminding me, I wanted to ask:  DH wanted to come in the room last night to watch me do PUPD so he could learn.  Would this not be distracting for Cole?  Does it not distract James to have you both in the room?  I guess it's different for me because DH has gone in to settle Cole maybe 3 times :shock:  so cute Lisa that DH didn't want to pick him up.

I saw the BW book at Costco years ago.  I had heard it was good and got it for a couple of girlfriends showers.  Didn't know what it was about though.

Also-it is the breakfast cereal people are giving.  Just be sure it's the original Cheerios and not Honey Nut or whatever.

We tried on the weekend but Cole started choking and DH wasn't impressed.  It was the first thing he'd ever had to chew so likely not a good idea.

[Nikki~Nathan&Danielle]

I wish everyone in my house would let me get some sleep - between my two I think I'm getting about 4-5hrs sleep a night.  Insomnia doesn't help once I've gotten Danielle back to sleep along with Nathan's night terrors and morning starts at 5.15am.  He seems to have given up his day nap too which is a pain. 

I found BW when a friend recommended the book (she was still pregnant but had heard about it on a message board) - it was a life safer when Nathan was 3wks old and totally not coping on the whole demand feeding, missing sleep cue schedule.  I only found the website when he was 5mths old though, so kind of muddled through the routine with the first book, if any of you have that, it can be pretty vague, but still a good read - I can't remember how many times I read it.  :roll:  :wink:

I don't even know what caulking is?  :oops:   I pronounce it the same as Bec as Cork if there's no "l".  Well kind of the same as Bec with a Kiwi accent (in NZ we would say "fush and chups" right Bec LOL.   :lol:   And you say "feesh and cheeps" - fish and chips for those who can't figure either of those out!).

[FrasersMum]

Hi Everyone

Thanks Bec for getting the caulk thing cleared up.  I got where you were all going with the joke but I couldn't work out why it was funny!!

Lisa - we do have Cheerios here in Aust - just recent - but they are the sweet version that Traci referred to.  Not the ones that all the O/S mums give their babies.  We don't have any other equivalent.  You'll just have to make do with all that other finger food you do   :lol:  :wink:  :lol:

Our nights have been horrendous - I'm not even going to go there.  But as always, I'm good with a plan and at the moment I have one  :lol: I'm also delirious with sleep deprivation - roll on Christmas when I'm having a short break from work!

Anyway, wanted to pop on and say keep smiling everyone - and "you're all doing a very good job!!" (a la Mr Grace IYKWIM?)

Bye for now
Jo

[FrasersMum]

LOL Nikki about the "feesh and cheeps" - I'd never thought of it that way!

A friend leant me the first BW book (and yes Nikki, I read it many, many times!!) not long after I had Fraser and I was devouring every baby book I could to try and work out how to muddle through.  She thought it was good because it had a table which talked about baby's cries and body language and helped to decipher what they meant.  She has no idea how life changing lending me that book has been  I'm way more into it than she'll ever be. 

Bye for now
Jo

[Erin M]

Yeah, I was trying to work out the caulk thing too - here, I would pronounce it cawk - having lived in/near New York City much of my life, my accent is definitely skewed that way.  (Though not strong at all - I really do sound pretty normal, whatever that is.)

Finding out about BW - someone DH worked with recommended it.  I read it, and wasn't too sure about it - I stressed myself out when Katie was tiny trying to get her to conform too much to an exact routine, relaxed a bit, looked at EASY more as a framework and less as a Bible, and things have gone very smoothly ever since (except for the mandatory bumps in the road of course).  I think I found the website when she was a couple months old.

OK, I'm definitely done on here for today - such an internet addict when I'm sick (and when I'm healthy, when it's raining, when the sun is shining, on weekdays, weekends.....)

[solnme]

Me again,

I went to a book store while pregnant and was leafing through all the books.  I'd never even heard of Tracey Hogg.  My friend had recommended Baby Wise and I couldn't see myself doing a lot of the things suggested.  So I picked up BW and it made the most sense to me.

Just talked to a girlfriend who has a 4 1/2 month old.  Her dd goes to bed when she does, around 11 pm and wakes up every 2 hours to feed.  Too scared to mention BW to her since she just finished ranting about all the unwanted baby advice she's been getting lately. 

Bec - what made your nanna start talking about the daughter she lost?  I can't even imagine having to get over something like that without really dealing with the loss.  Do you mind sharing more info?

[sophieandhannah]

LOL again at the whole caulk thing.  I think I say "cawk" too...no jersey accent, not sure though....Sophie's been laughing at me sitting here saying c..o..c..k. and cawk and cork and feesh and cheeps.  Trying to imagine what it all sounds like

So, I went to Target and came back to three pages!!!

Bec, I would love to hear more too. What an amazing story.

Hope all the boobies are feeling better and yes I do mean boobies.

I can't remember who said it but I too pictured Judy as a turtle marooned on her boobies.

TTFN  gotta feed the kvetcher...yiddish anyone?
Hannah
I forgot, a wife of a friend of Mikes told me about bw at a softball game.  I had been reading everyting I could get my hands on as Sophie was about 4 months and had been sleeping with us for about 4 months...and I was really ready to move on.   I ordered it from the library.  Read it cover to cover and started my bw journey...a wonderful thing.

[Arwyn's mom]

I heard about BW from a friend of mine. I borrowed it from her straight away and started on the first day. Within weeks though, it was not enough and I bought the second one BWSAYP and the toddler one even though I don't need it just yet. And, we haven't looked back. It is way better than what we used to do... we used to hold her until she was almost asleep and then put her down. It wasn't a chore then, but I was thinking about when she got older and heavier!

Anyhow, I keep re-reading and looking for answers. It has been a life-saver... the book and this website!

We had a cuddly day today. Arwyn did not want to be put down. So... we both stayed in our pajamas... I strapped her to my body with our Maya sling and we wandered the house together, sat together and had our sleeps together. I have just taken her out 15 minutes ago at 4:50 ish. I think her "mommy tank" was on empty and she needed to fill it up. So... no food for mommy here but we got to sleep for 2 hr 45 m from 11:30 -2:15!! Then we had another catnap from 3:45 to 4:30. She slept her morning nap 9-10 all by herself... even with her terrible congestion. Last time she had a cold, it was not this bad but this time around, it seems to be affecting her more... she is more clingy and seems to be SOOOOO congested.

Thanks Judy and Erin for the advice on helping her breathe. We are going to the doctor tomorrow. I'll see what he has to say too.

Also... Erin, when Katie was sick, did she refuse her solids? Arwyn doesn't want solids, only her BFs today. Anybody else's los refuse solids when sick?

Okay gals... see you all tomorrow. I am going to bed when she goes to bed tonight... which is in about an hour! Wish me luck... I anticipate another long night.

[Colesmom]

i forgot to post about my day.

Nap 1- 45 min. extended to 1:30 and I slept too :lol:

Nap 2- 38 min. extended to 1:15 and I stared at the wall trying to sleep.

Went down for sleep without a peep and haven't heard from him in 2.5 hours.  I put him down 5 min. later tonight...working to 6pm, maybe 6:15.
I think my new/longer windown is working really well, especially because he's so active all the time and quite worked up.

I haven't been able to extend a nap for a long time. I think that my new settling skill (hand on hip and holding hands) is working wonders.

okay, so i'm going to try again tonight not to feed Cole.  I am mentally ready now.  Thanks for your 8 hour rule Andrea.  I think I might try that too, but that would be 1:30 for me...kind of early IYKWIM?  We'll see how it goes.

Please send good luck vibes for me tonight ladies.  Not the best timing with the plugged ducts, but I'm hoping it works because there's a birthday dinner on saturday i'd like to attend.  Haven't been out for a night since mid-July.

Okay-i've posted enough here for one (or two or three) nights.

[Jayri]

hello to my fine ladies, I can't even really begin to catch up on all of the posts, there has been about 5pages added since I went to bed last night.
I did however notice that nikki you said that Nathan was having night terrors, Jay has had some for the past couple of nights, so dh has crashed in with him so we can all get some sleep.
Wonderful news on Ri, I was holding her hands on mon. she was standing, and she took some steps, I was stunned, she has no interest whatsoever in being on all fours, she would rather be in her excersaucer thingy and bounce up and down and squeal.
Oh! and of course now she has 2 teeth, she seems to be acting as if she can now eat anything she wants, as she leans in toward food no matter what you are eating. She seems to have developed in personality over the weekend, ever since the tooth broke thru last week.
She put herself tosleep tonight too, wrapped her up after a wind down, she did her unhappy whinge and went out like a light.
Janean is doing good with them, Ri even snuggled with her when I came home tonight. She has been feeding her a half hour before pd, but I just told her Ri was to do EAEAS not EAEAES.
She is still sleeping thro the night, not quite sure what I did to derserve that treat, but I will not knock it, it will probably come undone knowing my luck.
Work is good, a litle easier today, the first day had so many passwords to learn, but today we got to look in a little deeper at what was covered.
Leaving them is still a little hard, but I guess that will come in time, good job I have lots of pics of them on my cell!!!! lol
Is any1else putting in pics with the cards, just wondering, I think I may have to send off for an extra sheet :shock:
Right my fine ladies, I will love and leave you for now, I will lurk in and around here when I get home from work, I will try to post and replt to some of them if I don't have work at home like I have the past 2 nights.
I will try to get a pic up soon, but I never remember to take one of me at 7am when I am all ready to go.
TTFNMFL