Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2009 #2

[Saffi]

Hi everyone

Well I'm on my own Both DS and M are at daycare. Took M in late morning after her morning sleep. Only had a little teary as I left her. Came home to a bomb-site of a house so I know what I'll be doing over the next few days to take my mind off it LOL.

M spent the night in her cot. Got up to her twice overnight but after a quick feed she settled ok. Given that she will be sleeping in a cot at daycare I'm hoping that she gets used to it quickly.

Yeah, 5 teeth! She's been biting me too! Ouch!

[tippytoes]

Willow- hope bubs is better soon so you can get some rest ...

Saffi - you did well hun! I bet she doesn't bite you tonight, she'll be excited to see you

Eli has got is second tooth Hopefully he will have some relief, although I am positive it will be short lived!


Rach xx

[Saffi]

Ended up only having 3 hours to myself before daycare rang and asked me to come get her. She was inconsolable and no amount of rocking, patting, food, bottle or even a visit from her brother was able to calm her down. As soon as I got there she cheered up. I spent about an hour there feeding and playing with her. They recommended shorter days to start with and for me to stay around for a while so that she knows that it is a safe place etc. Poor thing is so exhausted she fell asleep as soon as we got home. Tomorrow I'm going in with her first thing and hang around for a while and leave when she goes down for a sleep. Lucky I have a month to settle her in.

[koru]

Hiya everybody,
Saffi you poor petal - I hope M fares better at DC today I do wonder too whether I ought to be 'practising' leaving Orla in the care of others more frequently cos she is a bit of a 'mummy's girl'.
Willow I hope your DS is feeling better by now.
Tippytoes good on you for 'going with the flow' on night feeds. We've been doing 2-3 night feeds all along but some of the babies in my Mother's Group IRLwho slept thru quite early are now waking frequently (teething?) and doing their mum's head's in. Those of us used to a few interuptions are faring much better!
Well we survived a wild weekend of storms here - DP was off camping at a music festival but luckily all they had there was a lot of rain - not the golf ball sized hail that fell in the city. Still no teeth to see here but by goodness they were giving her grief this weekend! Have ordered an amber necklace - hope it gets here soon!
Must try and fix my ticker too - seem to have whiped the photo altogether when trying to post a new one

[issy02]

Hi ladies,

Koru -

We've been doing 2-3 night feeds all along but some of the babies in my Mother's Group IRLwho slept thru quite early are now waking frequently (teething?) and doing their mum's head's in. Those of us used to a few interuptions are faring much better!

You are absolutely right!!!! Lochie has been such a great sleeper, right from day 1, but now is up every 2-3 hours from 2am. I suppose thats only 2 wakes before 6am, which is when he comes into our bed for a cuddle every morning, but im not used to the lack of sleep and whilst im coping well during the day, im shattered first thing!
Hope the amber necklace works! Let us know how it goes.

Saffi - oh dear, dont worry too much, I used to work in childcare and its not uncommon for babies to cry the first few times, but they soon settle in. Its a great idea to go with her and stay for a bit too, just so she knows its ok and a safe place. Another good thing is make sure you say goodbye everytime, that way she will know you are going, and make a big deal about picking her up i.e. give huge cuddles and smooches. This way she will know you are going but you will be back and its great when she sees you again. Loads of mums used to think it was best to sneak out quietly so their kids didnt notice and become upset, but the kids only got scared when they remembered mum WAS there, and now she's gone and they panic. Saying goodbye to a crying baby is hard, but it helps them in the long run as they learn saying goodbye is not a bad thing and that mum will come back. Im sure she will be just fine

Tippytoes - yay for a second tooth!!!! No teeth for a yet, but lots of dribble and biting, and a few whingy hours a day...not far off I think!

Willow - you poor thing - hope the kids are better today, there's nothing worse than sick children, poor little mites! Here's to a speedy recovery.

Cheezlemonster - yay for sitting and self-settling again!!!!! Glad to hear you had a nice trip, and kids certainly do change travelling, more things, more stops, perhaps, dare I say, less relaxing? But ofcourse, wouldnt change it for the world!

Trish - hope the kids are better today and hope youre getting more sleep.

Elle - 5:30 Lochie has had a few 6am starts, and I dont like it (putting it VERY nicely) still, cant let him see that, he gives me such warm smiles in the morning, whatever the time, so cant help but smile right back at him...albeit with eyes hanging out of my head!

Megsmum - oh hun, dont we all have those days everynow and then when the thought of running out waving a white flag above your head, just seems so fitting? Hope you had a better weekend,

AFU - have started 2 meals a day with lochie now as I think he is ready. Ill do this for a week then introduce lunch! I also tried a dreamfeed last night at about 9:30...MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO SLEEP!!!!! There is one last thing to try...since lochie has started having 2 hour naps a day (3 times a day), some are not all 2 hours but are at least an hour and a half...he has slept CRAP at night, so im thinking, is he getting too much sleep during the day? He used to be a 40min catnapper during the day, and although I could get bugger all done, he used to sleep all night. So, today, although it seems cruel, im going to wake him up (gently-by opening his door and turning the tv up) after 1 hour, and see how he goes tonight. Otherwise, im going to have to suck it up and get on with things...am I just a sook?

Issy

[Willow]

Issy - Sounds like a plan. 6 hours sleep a day is a lot for most babies this age. The general advice for this age is about 3-4 hours during the day I think (taking into account that each bub is different and has different sleep requirements). It might help, it might not, but you can only try! We've been on solids twice a day for a while now. He is still only eating small amounts of food though so I'm not concerned. Will probably up it to 3 times a day in the next few weeks.

I ended up bringing D into our room in the portacot last night because I couldn't sleep worrying about his coughing and dodgy breathing He hasn't been sleeping well during the day either which is hard. I'm not used to it and find it frustrating when he doesn't sleep long enough for me to get stuff done. But not much I can do with a sick bub so am just attempting to resettle but not pushing him too much.

Have decided to ditch the wrap all together. He is getting out of it and getting tangled which I don't like. So far... OK...but will see how we go!

He has finally cut his top two teeth. Long way to go before they are completely 'out' but I can feel them now.

[tippytoes]

Just a quick one -

Hope the amber necklace works! Let us know how it goes.

Hope it works too Koru. We have had Eli's on for about two weeks, I am sorry to say I don't think it has made a difference. However, in all fairness he did have his 6 month imm and a virus in that time. So now I know he is well, I'll keep persevering with it. I SO want it to work
Must go, so much to do today....cleaning and cooking for a change!!

Rach xx