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Mats on floor for ours 6 years ago. And pushchairs too sometimes. Like poster above said the are on the go constantly and knackering each other out then sleepy time. Mats on floor is normal.
 
theone8181 said:
Can't help but think you guys are making a rod for your own backs by getting them to nap in darkness with a white noise generator. Do you tiptoe round them too?
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It isn't hard to get black out blinds and stick Alexa on 'play brown noise' - she kips 7pm-7am every night so it is a rod I am happy to carry the burden of. :D
 
Likewise, she's slept fully through the night every night without exception since she was about 3 or 4 months old so there must be something to it... We just did what various bits of advice were saying to do really
 
What's wrong with just putting them in their moses basket/bed and letting them fall asleep. Ill do the vacuuming, play games, watch TV not much wakes them once they're down. Both asleep right now actually, little one in the middle of the dining room floor.
She goes to sleep at 8pm to about 8am. Hell go to sleep about 8-9pm to about 5-6am.

Shes especially good when she wakes no noise nothing just the moses basket starts moving.
When he wakes he starts calling for us but will play with some toys, then he asks to go downstairs for porridge.
 
What ages rob? Moses basket level suggests to me a reasonably newborn where I agree they will just sleep when they are tired regardless of what's going on around them. And if the older one is older like a couple years old (sounds like it from the last sentence) I can also imagine them being fine with going to sleep on their own... but there's an inbetween age either side of about 1 year old where it feels to me like they are much more finnicky with sleeping (of course every kid is different as well, but that's just how it seems to me)
 
6 months and 3 years(more like 2 years)
At worst with George he falls asleep with us and I have to carry him to bed but he's always slept through. They don't get a choice to be honest.
 
robj20 said:
6 months and 3 years(more like 2 years)
At worst with George he falls asleep with us and I have to carry him to bed but he's always slept through. They don't get a choice to be honest.
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Sounds too unstructured for me, I'll stick with guaranteed 7pm, out of my way, till 7am if it only costs me a black out blind and an Alexa :p

Everyone copes in their own way I suppose!
 
We tried noise, no noise, white noise, blackout blinds, part blinds, no blinds, day naps, evening naps, bed time routine, you name it we did it. Over 2 years without one single night sleep through for our first born. Every child is different, as they say.
 
Our 3 year old has black out blinds, a clock with stars that counts down and a air purifier.

He turns his Fan on to number 4 where he likes it (White noise).
We press the clock to start the countdown till morning (shows 12 stars, and turns yellow with a sun when times up).
He has his books, one each from his mother and I. Then the Tee and Mo go to sleep song.

Each and every night. He will stay in his bed until that clock goes yellow, then shouts "the sun's up!, the sun's up! Everyone wake up"

Even if he's awake, he will lay there and sing halloween songs to himself, until it goes yellow.

We did the same when camping, he sleeps fine there too.
 
Hi all looking for advice. I want to get my 4 year old son a go kart (pedal powered), however I'm struggling to find many that don't have a paltry 30kg weight limit. His sister is 32 kg and 7 (he is 25kg) so I want something that will last a bit better.
 
Thoughts on junior ISA vs other types of accounts for kids. Want somewhere to drip feed money into and take a cut of his birthday / Christmas money to have him a decent wedge when he’s starting out as an adult.
 
blairw said:
Thoughts on junior ISA vs other types of accounts for kids. Want somewhere to drip feed money into and take a cut of his birthday / Christmas money to have him a decent wedge when he’s starting out as an adult.
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I opted against a child's isa, or any other kind of kids account, because as soon as he turns 18 the money is his. I just put money in a regular stocks and shares isa and will gift it him at a time I feel he is ready/mature enough to have so much money. That or I'll buy him the house with it myself.
 
blairw said:
Thoughts on junior ISA vs other types of accounts for kids. Want somewhere to drip feed money into and take a cut of his birthday / Christmas money to have him a decent wedge when he’s starting out as an adult.
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Get a Fidelity S&Ss ISA. No management fee if it's a junior ISA and access to some funds (e.g. VAFTA) to remove your admin overhead. You still pay the fund fee of course.
 
Our travel system arrived today (pushchair , carrycot, isofix, car seat etc) some Oyster3 thing the wife obsessed about.


I decided to have a go at putting it together while grabbing lunch. You need a engineering degree for this stuff. There are like a 1,000 buttons and fold methods etc. I am afraid if i push the wrong button i am going eject the baby into the sky (when it's born in a few weeks).


The car isofix was easy but I didn't realize that it's a complete substitute for using a seat belt. I was trying to get the car belt around it - but it didn't reach (obviously). My neighbor actually stopped me when passing before laughing and telling.


Looking after a new-born is easier than putting the stuff together ..... right ..... Right!!!

I have so much to learn, I feel massively under-prepared :(
 
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kai said:
Ourtravel system arrived today (pushchair , carrycot, isofix, car seat etc) some Oyster3 thing the wife obsessed about.


I decided to have a go at putting it together while grabbing lunch. You need a engineering degree for this stuff. There are like a 1,000 buttons and fold methods etc. I am afraid if i push the wrong button i am going eject the baby into the sky (when it's born in a few weeks).


The car isofix was easy but I didn't realize that it's a complete substitute for using a seat belt. I was trying to get the car belt around it - but it didn't reach (obviously). My neighbour actually stopped me when passing before laughing and telling.


Looking after a new-born is easier than putting the stuff together ..... right ..... Right!!!

I have so much to learn, I feel massively underprepared :(
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Parenting doesn't come with a manual but if it did, it should have the words Don't Panic written on the front in big yellow letters.:p

You'll be fine, I promise. Once the little crotch goblin arrives you guys will take a little bit of time to get into a routine and then you just take it one step at a time.
 
Had our addition last Thursday at 5 am, OH had to go for an emergency c-section which she was petrified off, was a nerve racking experience if ever there was one!

God talk about no sleep!
 
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