Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2009 #2

[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

[nicjay]

Issy - Nah, I don't think you're being a sook Sounds like it is worth a try though, E certainly doesn't sleep that much during the day, you never know it could be affecting his night sleeps.

Willow - Sorry to hear you are all sick Hope D is feeling better soon, it sure does suck when you and your bub are both sick, not to mention other kids. We ditched the wrap a while ago for the same reason and E doesn't seem to mind - don't know what I'm going to do over winter though, I'm thinking a pair of longies or Babylegs LOL BTW I had a lovely chat to Mako yesterday, was nice to meet her, will have to organise a meetup with you both if you are up this way sometime.

Koru - GL with the necklace!

Saffi - Poor M and poor you! I hope she settles in soon for you, I'm sure she will then she'll love it. 5 teeth though wow!

Rach - Sorry to hear you have had a rough few nights Hope it gets better soon.

Cheezel - Yay for sitting! And glad you had a nice holiday

Hi everyone I've missed!

AFU, well E has gone back to sleeping during the day over the weekend so feeling like I'm coping a bit better this week - I have no idea what was up with her last week. Seeing as DH is away for the rest of the week - thank goodness!! Nights haven't changed and TBH I can't see them changing anytime soon, but I just feel like I can cope OK with the waking at night as long as she sleeps a bit during the day - with DD1 at school I can catch up on some rest during the day if I feel tired and she is resting. And she also has 4 teeth clearly visible in her top gum now They aren't anywhere near coming through yet, but no doubt about it they are there! Still no luck with the solids either, I have given up trying every day and will just try a couple of times a week until she starts to eat - she is now refusing altogether. BBL, she has just woken up LOL Has been asleep all morning almost, was actually starting to get a bit worried!

[misty]

Hello everyone,

Everyone is sick in my house. All three kids are running temperatures and noses - very unwell and not sleeping well. And as a result DH and I are really run down and starting to feel unwell ourselves. And to top it off I start back at work tomorrow night and I have been told I need to do all this stuff which really should have been done before I returned.

Sorry everyone, it seems that I only ever come in here lately to complain. Hope everyone else is feeling better then we are here.

[~Hestia~]

Willow - yeah not looking forward to when time comes to wean DS off his dummy!! He certainly looooves his "golly" Hope your boys are feeling better. How are you going with not wrapping?

Tippy - yay for teeth

Saffi - sorry to hear first day of DC didn't go too well, how did she go the next time with you there? Well done on the teeth!!

Issy - I know, they're so happy to see you in the morning you can't help but grin back!! Hope you get some more sleep ins soon. Maybe he's sleeping too late in the arvo? I find if DS sleeps after 4pm it's a struggle to get him down for the night, so sometimes I have to keep him up or just give him a powernap so he is ready for bed at the usual time.

Koru - hi there!!

Megsmum - sorry to hear E is now refusing to eat solids. Would she prefer finger foods to play around with herself?

Misty - hi, hope you're all feeling better. How did work go?

Trish - wow crawling, eeek!! Sounds like Alana is doing really well.

As for us DS has another tooth coming up on the bottom. That'll make 3, he's also had a back molar poking up out of the gum for months!! He is being just fantastic lately so I'm really enjoying him at the moment.
I'm starting to think about work...not due back til July but not really sure what I'll do. Big decisions!!