How the hell do you cope? Baby Shrimp is now just over 3 weeks old and I am exhausted :(

 

I lose whole evenings just trying many ways of calming him, interrupted by feeds and nappy changes. Some nights he's ok and we can actually warm food and do non-baby stuff for interrupted patches.

 

The Mrs is exhausted and she has to have him all day.

 

Would love to hear tips on coping with the stress and frustration and finance issues :)

 

Oh and heres a related poll ;)

 

Cheers

 

Pete

i usually have about 4 or 5 kids a year.........i know they like to think they are adults but 16yr old girls are still kids and easy prey for the toolmeister

 

PMSL

 

It's strange. If a woman says 'no' but you think she means 'yes', you're meant to trust what she says and ignore your instincts.

 

But if they say they're old enough but you suspect they're under age, you're meant to trust your instinct and ignore what they say.

 

Clearly some problem with the law here.

1 daughter - shes 15 now.

 

now thats aggro!! :cry:

Tell me about it, mines coming up 15. Definately easier when they're

little!

GB on condoms for James? :D:bow:

 

:rofl:

 

I'm sure the ex would gladly attempt this for me (again, lol she tried to stab me in the nuts with a kitchen knife) :rofl:

1 boy 6mths old

 

1 girl 3 years old

 

dad f**king stressed out :rolleyes:

LOL You have the easy bit TRUST ME!

 

When they are that age they are so easy to look after,you wait until baby shrimp reaches 2 years old and then the fun will start.

 

Or even worse a brother or a sister to fight with,I tell thee these last summer holidays have done my ****in head in,however I would not change it for the world;)

 

Whoa whoa whoa, sweet child of mine!! you wouldnt catch me going back to the puking, pooing, belching, crying stage! no-sir-eeeeeee , my rug rat is coming up to five now and he's cool! He's like my little flat mate, the missus moved out about a year ago and its just me and him now, very cool and lots of fun. (although he cant drink for sh1t, complete lightweight)

 

You can train them to do all kinds of cool tricks when they are bit older pete, just wait you'll love it, fetch that spanner, polish that bonnet, wash those dishes (not the expensive stuff though!) and they think its all a game! :)

This will be the state of your front room.

 

Unless you have a girl in which case it will be mainly pink.

 

 

Note the demise of mystery inc. at the hands of the phantom giraffe.

 

This is no joke. None of it can be moved, unless you REALLY want a headache.

1-4 months shock to the system

4-10 months you have got over the shock and got in a routine

10- 14 months realise routine has gone out of windows

14 months, fausts first stage of hell

ending in the last stage teenagers

mines 4 going on forty, shes been awake since 5 this morning does not sleep during the day , probably won't sleep till 11-12 tonight. sure she is a speed freak

None, at least not for another 4 months...

 

It seems from what I've been reading that I have been reckless though! :eek:

 

So which option do I go for? :confused:

Three girls, 9, 7, and 4, absolute nightmare, cost me more money than the Z, cause more damage and mess than a hurricane, and louder than a jumbo jet!!

My little angels!!!

i boy nearly 2 and loves to wash me zed, usually with the same cloth ive just covered in oil. also love working on my zed, but again usually bu hitting it with a screwdriver.

2nd on the way due in dec.

What age do you teach? Mrs Shrimp teaches Year 1, nice kids, before they turn into abusive "I know my rights!" hooligans hehe

 

Have taught small kids nursery, year 1, year 2. I know it's not a big macho job, but the kids actually do want to turn up and they like the car :). 13 weeks holiday a year :D. But I guess you are taunted by that one every half term Pete!

3 girls :shock: cant wait for the bill when they wed :cry:

My lad turned 3 last week

Compleate and utter pain!

I can't do anything now, have to watch spiderman 1+2 at least twice a day each!

I even got a used green goblin off ebay this week from spiderman 1 and the cost........£18 fookin quid!

Would'nt swap him for the world though,

One minute pulling my hair out next minute having a laugh!

I dont like it when he kicks me in the face though when I'm having a nap on the couch! :mad:

only 1 at home now he's 12

two teenagers they have a flat of their own, and another 19 year old

living with his girl friend and in your position now m8 as they've just had a baby, stayed once over night, absolute heaven to hand her back,

 

it's great now, my lads room is like dixons, ie xbox-ps2/gamecube pc with his own broadband, ipod, dvd player and recently got his own sky+

oh and a rear projection telly, no he aint spoilt as we buy it,

then this week we have to buy him clothes to go back to school

rockports £100, trainees £70, lol did i say it was great :shock:

 

seriously m8, make the most of it now, however bad it seems it will pass too

quick, and before you know where you are first day of school, and as im sure your missus and rich will vouch for, you'll meet the kids who have been dragged up, and are knocking bets for slopping out in the future, hard work, love and being interested in their future will make you proud and not waiting for a v.o.

 

oh did i mention it was EXPENSIVE lol BUT WORTH EVERY PENNY ;)

Just the one for me, shes enough, dont want any more.

 

Although me and the missus had a false alarm the other week, it still didnt make us change our mind!

.....if they aint sleeping try stuffing them with food (dont bother sticking to the amounts on the baby milk boxes just give as much as they want) a full baby will sleep through most things even a wet/dirty nappy but a hungry one will probably cry off to sleep but then be up before you know it....

 

We have 3 kids, 16 boy, 7 girl, 20 months boy.

 

That's some damn sound advice there. If they want it, give it to them. At that age that's all they're interested in, eating, drinking, sleeping.

 

Be sensible as they grow older, give them rules, babies are smart, think of them as small people. You will be surprised how soon they develop a personality, even before they can talk.

 

And above all, enjoy your child. They are the funniest most hilarious things in the world. Our youngest (20 months, boy)has us in fits from the moment he wakes till the moment i padlock his door shut at night (joke....;).........)

 

Take care.

 

Robert & Wendy

Pete it sounds like your baby has trapped wind after the feeds this is called colic, and it hurts them, this happens a lot, you have too get anti colic drops and add them too the feed as you make it, our son had it for 1 week, I was exhausted till i figured it out, after that he slept like a log every night, now e is 20 months old and trashes the house, so you have that too look forward too, and the odd painted wall......and ffs DO NOT LEAVE A HAMMER LYING AROUND!!!! ask Rob hehehehehehe

 

good luck Wendy and Robert

Pete

 

beleive me you are making a rod for your own back by going in to see shrimp Jnr as soon as he cries he now knows "cry and i get attention " its hard and takes a few days ( nights ) but let him cry he will go to sleep , you have to be cruel to be kind sometimes i have done this with my 4 children ( number 5 due in Novemeber ) and i will do it with this one as well it works and sleep is the bonus it pays in a very short period of time ..as you know babies only cry for 3 reasons 1) hungry 2 ) dirty nappy 3) want attention , if the first two are covered then ignore 3 as its only a nice to have and not a necessity. also a top tip is but a baby monitor but put it reverse ie so the baby can hear you not the other way round that usually calms the little tykes down as well

 

good luck mate

 

Steve

Got 3. Girl 20 at Uni - ****ing expensive, but at least she has a p/t job

Boy 18 Doing A levels. Not too bad. Works but now wants car!

Girl 14 Just wants mobile bill paying! Aaaaaah!

that's all they're interested in, eating, drinking, sleeping.

 

When it comes to blokes, I'm not sure that changes very much really - 'drinking' just takes on a different meaning ;)

Oh by the way did i mention do not leave permanent markers around either, he did a great piece of art work on my louis vitton bag and his bedroom carpet.....good piece of advice......put locks on doors you want to keep clean, to keep him out, and dont leave windows open either, he jumped out to go play in the garden with the dog, luckily it was a downstairs window, dont have white sofa's or gold carpets either, and dont give fookin ribena it stains..... this is the tip of the ice berg

 

But just remember when he wakes you at 6 am by jumping on your nuts he really does love you.

 

 

Wendy and Robert

Ulot are fvckin hilarious, iv neva laughed so much, iv been sworn off kids for sure now!

 

Iv got a nephew and 2 neices and theyre always over, and iv learnt neva to take my eyes off them as the moment you do your in trouble as they split up in different directions and attack the curtains the kitchen cupboards and the TV!

 

Its like they tag team you the little gits!

 

Fas

Ulot are fvckin hilarious, iv neva laughed so much, iv been sworn off kids for sure now!

 

Iv got a nephew and 2 neices and theyre always over, and iv learnt neva to take my eyes off them as the moment you do your in trouble as they split up in different directions and attack the curtains the kitchen cupboards and the TV!

 

Its like they tag team you the little gits!

 

Fas

 

Heh heh ;)

 

I'm with you, Fas :rofl:

But just remember when he wakes you at 6 am by jumping on your nuts he really does love you.

 

Class!!!!

 

Top thread you started Pete!!

 

Nick

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