Babies Born February 2008 #5

**Sueby** · June 23rd, 2008, 12:02 PM

Hi Everyone,

We had a busy weekend with two Birthday parties yesterday. The boys loved it and DD was so good she even had a little sleep in another cot whilst we were out. Benjamin turns 5 in July and we are having a McDonalds party he is so excited!!

Esme -- good luck for the trip. You must be getting excited!
Prama -- good to here from you. Glad to here Laksman is back in his routine. Not nice rellies saying you are fat! How dare they!!!!

Carley -- great to see you back. Hope you have caught up on your sleep. Good to here everything is settling down for you.

Bun -- hope you had a nice massage I am very jealous.
Hi to everyone else
Have a good day everyone

Sue

**Bun** · June 24th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Hi guys.

Prama - I can't believe your rellies, that is horrible! You have just had a baby, for goodness sake! Gees, some people. Just ignore them if you can - they obviously have no idea!

jacki - that is a good idea re the dummies! DD actually pulls hers out of her mouth now and then screams, it is so annoying! I think the JJ instructions say they can be in it for 30 to 40 mins twice a day, but DD is not usually in it for that long.

carley - I am glad to hear some one else is having as much trouble with their bub as me! (I mean that in the best possible way of course!). I gave DD formula the other night to see if it would help her to sleep through the night, or at least anything close to it and felt so guilty I couldn't stop crying! It is just so hard, isn't it? Oh, and the formula didn't really help anyway, she slept for 6 hours, but has done that before on booby milk anyway. But lately she has been up at 10.30, then won't go back to sleep til 12, then up at 3.30 and won't go back to sleep til 5 and then up at 7.30 and we just give up trying to get her to back down again. It is ridiculous! Esp as she was sleeping so much better when she was younger, it feels like we are going backwards! My latest theory is that she is getting too cold, so I will try and maker her warmer tonight and see what happens. It is a constant guessing game!

esme - I am glad the HAB is going well. I found the baby bjorn a lifesaver and will be using that when on the plane to Melbourne next month too.

Well, I am pretty tired after another bad night. We are back to letting her sleep with us, as at least we all get some sleep that way, although I only sleep lightly as I am too afraid of squashing her, but it's better than the constant screaming and getting up all the time when she is in her own bed. Right now I am trying to get her down for a day sleep in her own bed, but boy is it a struggle. The girl just doesn't like to sleep on her own!

I hope everyone is going well.

**jenjams** · June 24th, 2008, 05:50 PM

Bun- Sorry to hear Catherine is giving you a hard time again. It certainly is a guessing game. Are they hot? Are they cold? Too many layers? Wet nappy? Oh dear! But then they smile and we forgive them again.
We put Amber in her JJ for about half an hour every day. She would probably stay in there longer. She LOVES it. She will jump and talk and stare at her feet and dance and drool ALL over herself. Between that and her bebe POD they are the best things we have gotten for her.
Sue- Good work on Sophie sleeping in a foreign cot. I cannot imagine Amber sleeping anywhere other than her cot or the car or sometimes her pram. I shudder having to try her in a portacot.
Esme- Jasper sounds like a contented little man. So much better when they behave for you! I thought about a hugabub earlier on when I was tearing my hair out but couldnt justify the money.
Prama- Like Bun said, you just had a baby and from what I saw on a Current Affair you were not fat.
Must go Amber is deciding to have a grizzle.

Oh a quick question. When is everyone starting solids?