8mnth old advice please
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Topic: 8mnth old advice please
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Subject: 8mnth old advice please
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 9:09am
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O.K. we've booked our tickets to the UK for May when the boys will be 8 1/2 mnths old & have a few Q's for those in the know:
1) We're planing a party for friends & family to meet the boys but want to know when the best time of day would be to have a party? i.e. what is a 'usuall' sleeping habit of an 8 1/2mnth old as I want the boys to be awake of course (morning, lunchish, afternoon tea, supper?). 2) How baby proof does the house have to be i.e. will my inlaws need to get plugs over electrical sockets, are they still very curious? 3) Would they be too heavy to put on a back-pack (or front pack?) to carry around town with? eeek, so much to organise & think about. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 9:31am
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1) Isabelle was having two naps a day at that age (she still does) 10am .. and then again at 2 or 3pm
2) It would depend if they are crawling by then .. if they are then I would say as baby proof as possible unless you want to constantly watch them lol 3) They would be less heavy in a pack/sling than if you had to carry them. If you and DH had one each I would think you would be fine (not that you could carry much duty free)  If it was me .. I would take a pram (or hire or borrow one at the other end)------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 9:45am
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I would say morning tea - about 10ish until noon would be a good time (it is when we try to do stuff). Sophie is just 1 and she is still having 2 sleeps - 8.30am to 10ish and 1 - 3.
As lilfatty said, I would baby proof too. If the boys are rolling/crawling they will be into EVERYTHING . Sophie is very curious!. One of her favorite things is our poor dogs water dish - great fun for water play (it is now out on the porch, dog not too impressed!). Some children are starting to pull up at 8 months so that can add more stress too.
I am off to Auckland with my 2 on Wednesday and I will be putting Sophie in a sling so that I don't have to carry her - it means that I can be hands free and not worry about where she has crawled off too! I found that it was good to have a sling/pack even when I just had Amy - they get very heavy after a bit and they wriggle so much. -------------   
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:06am
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ditto lilfatty ...
- Jake slept at 9.30/10am and mid arvo at that age, which would be pretty standard as they "roughly" go to 2 naps after 6 months and 1 nap after 12 months. So lunchtime would be ideal. - Babyproofing would be good, but depends on how curious they are and how much you are wanting to watch them. -I'd use a buggy too. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:17am
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Thanks guys,
Mid morning/lunch sounds like a plan then. We're definately going to hire a buggy or take our Dble MB but I thought we could possibly hire 2 x backpacks to carry the boys in when on the tube etc but maybe we just tackle the town with a buggy. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |