Parenting After LT TTC ~ January - April 2008

[mako]

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes for Sage I can't believe he is 1 already. The year has flown. We've enjoyed sooooooo many moments and have had a few worrying ones too.
Anyway I just want to wish my gorgeous little boy a very happy birthday . I love you with all my heart and thankyou for letting me be your mummy.

Monnie Well done to Felix for starting to sleep better. I hope everything else is going well.

Hi to you all.

[nic]

Happy Belated Birthday wishes for Sage. I bet you had a fantastic birthday!

YAY monnie for Felix sleeping better.

Quick one from me, after DS decided to wake every half hour for 2 weeks solid! He is back to sleeping every 2-3 hours. I have started putting him on his tummy around 5am, and he then sleeps till 8.30, and only wakes then because I pick him up to put him in the car to take DD to school!
I have had a brief chat with DH about taking DS to a chiropractor to see if that will help with his sleep? We have friends who did this for their childs reflux, and it helped them hugely. Anyway, I have to make the appointment on a day that DH will be home as we will have to travel for 45 minutes to see a chiro.
Due for our 4 month needles in a couple of weeks, just need to make an appointment.

Hope everyone is well

Nic

[onthefly]

Hi all
I was just thinking a little while ago that probably all the women in my mothers group will get pregnant again before me - decided to start mentally preparing myself. I didn't expect it to be this soon though! One of the women in my group told us last weekend that she's pg again - will be 14 months between the two. I hope I seemed happy for her - i am, just a bit shocked to be honest. I couldn't imagine going in for another just yet. Apparently they had trouble conceiving last time so just went for it right away - which I can totally understand.
Nothing much else happening here - can't remember the last time DS slept longer than 1-2 hours at a stretch. Who needs a newborn!

Hope you & babies are all well

[nic]

marcellus, hope the sleep starts to improve for you asap

quick one from me, we had our 4 month needles yesterday. By the time we actually got in, it had been about 2 hours since DS's last feed and he was getting cranky. Dr was a tool, told me DS is technically 'underweight' at 7.4kgs, but he looks healthy, but his light, but looks healthy... and repeated it over and over for a good 5 minutes! Was so glad to get out of there. Came home and he slept for 6 hours!, and decided last night that play time would be from midnight to 2 am (DH was up with him though) he has also been a bit warm this time round, but giving him some panadol and keeping him cool. He is sleeping now, not sure for how long though lol...I should make a cuppa while I can.

Nic

[onthefly]

What a tool! DS was 7.5kg at 6 months, so your boy sounds fine to me!

[mako]

Nic Big hun. PLEASE don't worry about what the dr said about Liam's weight. He's certainly not under weight hun. Sage is 12 months old and we had him weighed on Thursday and he is 7.6kg. Yes he is small but EVERY paed and DR that we've seen are all very happy with the way he is. He's happy and he's healthy. No 2 bubs are exactly the same and they all grow at their own pace.

Marcellus I hope the sleep improves at your house very soon. I know how tough it is to have a baby who doesn't sleep

Well Sage and I had our week at sleep school last week. It was the toughest thing I've ever had to do but have to say it has been worth it. Sage now sleeps in HIS cot and he is learning to settle himself(with some gentle help from me ) He slept through the night on Thursdsay when we were still at sleep school but hasn't done it since. He now wakes only once a night now which is great compared to the 5,6 or 7 times before we went.
I did have a huge meltdown one night though.I was so embarrassed but anyway thats a whole other story. Oh and they saw through my good cover up and told me I have anxiety(I kinda new something was going on and did my best to hide it from most people but they told me straight out ) Anyway I have to say that I'm happy that I have a diagnosis now as much as I didn't want it iykwim.

I hope you are all doing ok.

[onthefly]

Big hugs Mako! That must've been really hard - I know it would have been for me too - but you're right that it's good to have it out in the open.
I'm very glad to hear that Sage is doing better with his sleep. 1 wakeup a night sounds excellent.
I am just telling myself that this will pass... one day. And in the bigger scheme of things it's only a short period in our lives.
Take care all