Hi. I hope bubs and mums are all well.
I wrote a long post this morning and then Yasin woke up and by the time I got back to the computer I had been logged out and I lost it so now I have to write a new one.
Mooshie, I bet you miss having Lani in your room. I know I will miss Yasin when its time to move him. He's about to grow out of his bassinet so it won't be long now . DH thinks that we should just move him into our bed until he sleeps through but although I bring him in in the morning and for a nap every now and then I don't sleep so well when he is in the bed, also I'm not sure that he will be so easy to move back out of it. I'm thinking of getting a hammock for him. Does anyone have a hammock? How does your baby like it? Which brand is it?
Bon, I'm glad to hear that Grace got through her first immunisation OK. Yasin is due for his straight after christmas. ouchy. How is Harry? I hope his leg isn't bothering him too much. What a bummer of a time to have a broken leg but then again I geuss that christmas is a good distraction.
Marcia, I hope you get Hudson's reflux/constipation sorted out soon. I've heard of some people getting great results from a chiro so maybe its not so whack as it sounds.
Spiddles, Yuk at having to go back to work. Will you be full time or part time?
Snowy, I have BabyLove and Kid Wrangling too. I think that they're both great books because niether of them have unrealistic ideas about what babies should be doing and they are a bit more humane than some. I agree that leaving a little baby to cry is a bit mean, after all if an adult was screaming for help you wouldn't ignore it would you. I'm not saying that I'd never try controlled comforting if Yasin has sleep problems later but for now I think he's a bit young.
With feeding I demand feed. I eat and drink if I'm hungry or thirsty so I think that Yasin should be able to too.
My strategy with sleep is to get as much as possible . For Yasin I try to follow a feed, play, wind-down, sleep routine. At night I cut out the play and he doesn't usually need the wind down. At the moment, during the day, I usually put him down to sleep about two hours after he wakes unless I see tired signs first and then I put him to sleep asap. It usually works but of course some days are more restless than others. I try to do things outside the home when he's more alert.
I have just started giving him a bath at night in the hopes that it will encourage a longer sleep and work as a sleep trigger as he gets older. Also we've been getting into a bit of baby massage. He loves it, especially on his feet. He gets a big cheesy grin which is really cute.