Due in August 2009

I found waiting until C was 2 was the best thing, he dicked around far too much when I tried at 18 months. But each to their own. I just found life MUCH easier with him still in the cot! lol Bella is staying in hers until she tries to climb out!

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Gosh Fiona, sounds hard. I really don't know what to say, but agree that probably cutting down the milk intake is the best to start with.

Sene has 1 - 2 bottles in the morning and a bottle before bed. Sometimes another if she is unsettled. She would normally only have 1 bottle in the morning but since moving here she has decided that 5am its time to wake up, and the only way to get her back down most mornings is with a bottle and she'll go to 6.30/7.

Well we had one failed attempt at the big girls bed, but a successful attempt last night!!! 7pm - 5am (and bottle and mummy cuddles until 6.45).

Sene is okay with her eating, eats a lot of what we eat. Loves her mexican nachos and stuff, yuuum! we are having mexican for tea tonight. She loves cheese also.

Vocab is really good: we get, mum, daddy, nana, cheese, ta, bath, why, gone, ball, juice, shoes. Of course not all the time but when she feels like it!!!

I don't come on here much anymore, more often on FB - so maybe we should look into that FB group?? Just because its quicker and easier to go on there. I duno. Up to others as well.

Oh well nappy change, got to show nana how the modern world works with these cloth nappies!

Evie climbs out of her cot and into her cot when she wants to have a sleep! So cheeky.. we are setting up her big girls bed in the next few weeks. She will still have her cot in her room so its more to get her used to the sight of it, let her nap etc on it if she wants.. take it nice and slow and go along with what she wants.

She is a pretty good eater, loves her fruit and meat!

Do you guys do time out at all? I'm pretty sure Evie has hit the terrible two's already! sometimes she will just be so rough with the cat and we tell her sternly no so many times, remove her from the situation, remove the cat.. other times she will get rough with us and just wont give it up. We have started to put her in "time out" which is 1 min in her bedroom with the door closed. Is that a good or a bad thing? No idea..

Her vocab is pretty good and she follows directions well. She has just started saying "Who is it?" and "where is it?" but they sound like one big word hehe "whoizit?" haha

Most motels etc have portacots MC When we went to palmy in June last year they got out two for us, even though Caden was in a bed then, was just easier having him in the cot so I knew he couldnt get up to no good lol

Facebook group sounds like a good idea.. I can't get on here on my phone easily so lurk on FB.

Haven't tried time out yet but may do soon... like the suggestion to start to get him used to it.

Went to new house today to unpack a few bits and LOVE it. Don't move til next week but want to try and get A used to it as well. Now GG, I may have to harrass you about keeping chickens and perhaps a sheep or goat. I looked at the price of chicken coops and they're like $500 might have to get DH to make one

Yes stay tough Fiona! She has had everything she possibly can. By the fact that she is happy when you take her out of her room just shows that she is probably perfectly fine, otherwise her screaming and distress would continue. Give her a nice big cuddle, a drink of water and put her to bed. She will eventually fall asleep. I know you don't like hearing her cry, nobody likes hearing their little one cry out.. but sometimes this may be the only way. Does she have a stuffed toy that she is attached to? Does she still dislike the dummy? You sound totally exhausted mentally and physically.. is there a sleep clinic yourself and Ashley can check into?

I know in Australia they have sleep clinics where baby/child check into with a parent and they work out why the child is having issues with sleep and teach you how to handle the situation and teach the child how to self soothe a little better and there for have a better bed time.

Stay tough hun, honestly, it will all be for the better in the end. She will be exhausted, but crying will not hurt her, and she needs understand that mummy isnt coming in with the bottle.
When ever I cave and let Bella come out into the lounge, oh yes she is happy alright, and as soon as I put her back to bed, she fair screams the house down, but I got tough months ago and now the crying doesnt last as long, as she knows I wont come in with the bottle or come in at all.

*hugs*

Gosh I know how hard it is listening to them crying/screaming, its heartbreaking and makes you angry all in one go!
But wee Ashley definitely needs some tough love now, because YOU need a break, and the only way you will eventually get one is to break the habit now while shes still young enough.

How did you get on in the end Fiona? I hope Ash settled for ya, and you got some sleep xx

I had to go off to the Dr's yesterday, I just started bleeding randomly, with a few clots but had major sharp tummy pains. The Dr thinks I have had an ovarian cyst that has burst or is on its way out. So, I just have to take it easy and go back in a week for an ultrasound to see whats going on. He didn't seem overly worried about the bleeding, which I thought was strange, but I guess it could be my body having a bit of a clean out.

hey guys....
fiona...i agree with the others. if yiu are certain she is fine in all areas (iykwim) then cry her out BUT leave for say 15min go in, dont talk to her, just place her back down (she will probably scream louder and get back up, thats okay) and say good night or whatever and walk out.....leave for a bit longer and do again and again....
this may last for a few nights but it will suddenly stop when she gets that it aint gonna work and it is time to sleep!!! good luck

rach....hope you feeling okay chick. a friend of mine just had an ovarian cyst removed and was out of action for almost a month...not nice.
it is something that is big in my family ( my nana had one removed the size of a newborns head!!!!!) and of my mums 7 sisters 5 have had hysterectomys(sp?) as a result....so i have to pay attention to things like that.

what else....oh yeah i have a BIG eater here...
he just fricken eats all day...

vanda is too young for time out....he wouldnt know what the hell...but i save my angry voice for special occasions. most of what he does is explorive ( is that a word) but if he does something i know he knows not to he will get a short sharp ''NO"...he will get a hell of a shock and usually cry....bingo.

i think big beds can be whenever you feel you want to...but its up to your committment to weather it will be a success or not.
and what i might think is successful may not be what someone else does...so its a personal thing i feel meaning no right or wrong.
me, personally am not preparred to have him get up whenever he wants...haha. i like him up when i am ready at the moment so cot it shall be for a while.

im gonna check out FB...

oh...MC...how bad are you???abandonment AND endangering his welfare