Willow - im not sure as to what you could do to settle bubs during the night. Perhaps just stick with what you are doing now, and as he gets older, he will probably sort himself out at night. I personally wouldnt start rocking now, just because you havent had to do it before and you probably dont want to have to do this every night, especially as he gets bigger, it can be very hard on your back. Perhaps patting might do the trick? Glad to hear last night was a better night for you. Ours was better too, just the one wake up for a feed at 2 and another one early morning (6am) just to re-wrap and dummy. He was asleep, just getting restelss and a calling out in his sleep. Here's hoping for another good night for both of us .
Also, im starting to transition lochie out of the wrap too, just the one arm at the moment, them the other as he gets used to falling asleep with is arms around his face. Then we will go onto the sleeping bag. I have a summer and winter one, so not sure which one to with first. Its still fairly warm in our house at the moment, so am thinking the winter one might be too warm.
Saffi - hope m went well in her own room last night. And good luck on the move to the cot. Lochie was much better at the transition than I expected. Although, since moving his sleeping during the night has not been near as consistent and good as it used to be. But im not sure this has anything to do with the cot because his day sleeps are still great.
tippytoes - thanks hun Ill be using a sleeping bag. I think they are a good idea. I think it would be good for our wee Eli too, since he loves to explore the parameters of his cot at night cuuuutttteeee!!!!
Sounds like everyone had a good night. We moved M into her own room so I was a bit nervous how she would go. DH dreamfed her before he went to bed and I got up to her at 4am for a quick feed, and we got up for the day at 7am. She slept in her basinette. Trying at the moment to put her in her cot but she wakes instantly and carries on. So might keep her in the basinette for a little longer.
Just a quick one while E is asleep, I reckon I've got about another 10 mins before she wakes up LOL Not much happening here, still not sleeping much by day or night and DH is going away for work next week for 3 days the exact same day she is having her needles argh! Then he's away for a week and a half as of the 21st - so not looking forward to it
Willow - Glad yesterday was a better night, sounds like a plan with the patting. Its hard to know what will work sometimes isn't it? I haven't had a lot of luck with patting E, she just rolls over and looks at me and smiles Hmmm Lemon Tree Passage, I don't know that its all that bad up there, at least it is not too far away from Newcastle and not far away from Port Stephens either - but I'd be a little worried about noise from the RAAF though. I'm not saying I wouldn't ever live there though LOL although I know DH wouldn't - but that's only because it would take him ages to get to work from up there, he works out in the sticks near Kurri. Hope DD is feeling better today too
Saffi - GL with the cot and nice avvi!
Rach - I know how you feel about the choking, my DH is the same because when DD1 was 6 months old she almost choked on a piece of rockmelon. So I'm being extra careful with E. But she liked gumming a piece of bread yesterday. As for the sleeping bags I have a Grobag for E and think its pretty good. Although she is not a big fan LOL because it gets in the way of her rolling over But I used a sleeping bag for ages with DD1 and I do want to get E back into one especially when the weather gets colder.
All the kids a sick at the moment, which sucks as we were meant to be going away for the long weekend - hopefully they get better in thee neext 24hrs.
Plus I am all over the shop emotionally at the moment. so much has been happening. I helped out a girl who had been beaten by her boyfriend (or so she said, don't know what to think now) and she stole my brand new (one week old) mobile phone off me. So yesterday I had to fork out even more money (that we aren't supposed to be spending) to replace the phone, because I still have to pay for the contract.
Anyway just thought I would pop in and say 'hi'. Will post properly later when I have more time.
Misty - Wow, that's awful! I'm glad you got a new phone. Try not to think too much about hte money, there's not much you can do about it now. Hope the kids are better so you can go away.
Megs - What RAAF?? LOL Better mention that to DH but I'm sure he's aware of it even if I'm not! What area are you in? Lemon Tree seems to be much more affordable than a lot of the areas closer to Newcastle. We also want to be a bit 'out of town' and it's close to the water so that's why it appeals to us I guess.
DD has been sick too, she has a throat infection but has been well enough to go back to school the last two days.
We had the worst. night. ever last night! I got hardly any sleep between 3am and 6am. It was the pits. I don't know what was wrong, he is just about to cut his top two teeth so maybe that was it but whatever it was, I hope he's over it!
Feeling a bit disheartened about this sleep business. So frustrating and not sure how to move forward to try and get him to sleep through eventually. Meh.
Willow - RAAF at Williamtown Not very far away at all, but probably best to talk to some of the locals and see just how bad the noise is, I could be talking out of my rear end LOL But you are right about the house prices around here, thay are getting to be just ridiculous. We live in the Wallsend area BTW and I grew up in Lake Macquarie, it is nice out there but we like being closer to town I guess which is why we ended up here. That and it is nice and bushy where we are which I love apart from the odd bushfire!! Oh no about your night though That is seriously bad wish I didn't know how you feel, but I was feeling the same about the sleep business yesterday too, although I'm a bit better today. I could not get her to sleep much in the morning and by the time she finally fell asleep in the afternoon it was 2.30 and almost time to go and get DD1 from school So she only slept for about 1 hour all up yesterday and by the end of the day was crying every time I put her down to do something I had been asked by a friend to go out for her birthday and was seriously close to calling it off, but in the end just decided to up and go and get out for just 1 hour. I'm so glad I did, I was just about ready to slit my wrists
Misty - Oh no that sucks about your phone and about the kids I hope they are all better so you can have your long weekend away.
Misty : Sorry to hear you're all sick. All the bugs seem to be going around early this year. Hope you are feeling better and get to enjoy your weekend! So terrible to hear that this ungrateful woman stole your phone. Try not to dwell on it (easier said than done!).
Willow: Hope you get more sleep tonight. Try not to feel too disheartened as most of us are in the same boat. DD still won't sleep through the day and is awake at least 2 but 3-4 times a night then up for the day by 530 lately.
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Ill be using a sleeping bag. I think they are a good idea. I think it would be good for our wee Eli too, since he loves to explore the parameters of his cot at night
cuuuutttteeee!!!!
and DH is going away for work next week for 3 days the exact same day she is having her needles argh! Then he's away for a week and a half as of the 21st - so not looking forward to it 
Hmmm Lemon Tree Passage, I don't know that its all that bad up there, at least it is not too far away from Newcastle and not far away from Port Stephens either - but I'd be a little worried about noise from the RAAF though. I'm not saying I wouldn't ever live there though LOL although I know DH wouldn't - but that's only because it would take him ages to get to work from up there, he works out in the sticks near Kurri. Hope DD is feeling better today too 
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Hope the kids are better so you can go away. 
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