Babies born December 16th-31st 2010 #1

[mummy of 3 boys]

Babyluv- i might sound harsh here and i didnt like feeling like a mean mum either BUT honestly ever heard of "tough love" its true, i couldnt stand listening to Zak scream/cry but you get to the point where if you dont your constantly patting that child to sleep everynight and it can lead you to getting even more frusrated as that could take upto an hour sometimes....Im not saying to let her scream for the whole hour coming from DOCS they told me to do this but to go back in every 5 mins and just reassure them that your still there and your not going anywhere....I tried the comforting thing because my baby crying to me was a big NO NO so we tried the patting to sleep the whole lot and the best thing i found that worked for us was Read on and you will see ,

Maybe some music? this is my FAVOURITE soothing thing, Zak eventually use to go to sleep with a soothing music playing and it had a projector on it that displayed pictures onto the roof or wall (from kmart if i remember rightly for about $50, this is going back 3yrs ago almost though) that seemed to settle him and i used it for a VERY long time!!! I know ou can also buy some soothing baby music CD's actually i think i have one somewhere i will have a look tomorrow if you would like me to post it to you saves you buying one

Do you have a Rocker??? i had a vibrating rocker and Zak loved it, it would calm him down alot

Is S still getting wrapped up tightly? is she too cold??

In the long run, sometimes its about just rotating things to find out what S likes best, and keeps you stress free too, cause its not just all about keeping baby quiet and happy, you need to think of yourself also
I did this with Zak everything was him him him and never ME, in the end i ended up with depression that i only just got over before i fell pregnant with Kaidyn and the way i solved it was by taking time out for MYSELF treating myself to things....This also applies to as they get older too

Ever heard of "you learn from your mistakes?" well you definently learn from your mistakes with children, i most certainly have with Zak....1 big mistake i have done was i didnt want food all over my carpet so i fed him breakfast/dinner right up until about 2yr old and now even to this day (almost 3) he refuses to feed himself breakfast or dinner, he wants us to do it all the time and we are having a VERY hard time getting him to do this!

Most of all coming from my midwife yesturday majority of babies are unsettled from 6wks onwards and they just like to be comforted, in the long run you WILL find whats best for you and S

im really sorry for sounding like a bossy boots, just trying to help from all my experiences...NEVER FEEL OBLIGED (SP?) TO DO THEM!

P.S - i will allow you to tell me to shut up by the way lol