Pam, I was like you with my first, better with number 2 (sort of had to as when she was 2 weeks old got jaundince and things went down from there for awhile so was at the pead/hospital for weekly checks, she fine now) and this one is great not as stressed over things but still have moments of I can't cope or what do you want feelings which is normal. My mum always said if at sometime in your kids life you don't feel like throtling them then you must have a full time nanny.
Tan32, Well done on Lachlan sleeping threw the night. Reaghan has started that in the last week to but she doing marathon sleeps of 5:30-6 into bed and then no feed till around 5 and then back to sleep till 7is.
Naomi08, Can't believe you are working, I took 12 months of for this one. I take my hat for to you for juggling work and a 2 month old.
Ltjules, How did you go with the nappy thing over night. Reaghan mangages to wear one nappy from when she goes to sleep around 6pm till 7ish the next morning. We should have a meet up soon.
Well, today is the first time I've been able to get near a computer in a few days - I've been busy working while Bondy has been at home playing Mr Mum (and I am happy to report that he has now changed 2 crappy nappies - much to his displeasure!!!)
Jess has been fantastic over the last couple of days which is great considering she was Satan's spawn last week... she wouldn't sleep during the day, and would get over tired and then SUPER cranky! Grrr...was driving me insane!
Bondy has now officially finished with the army so I'm very happy (and so is he). He has this week off and then starts his new job on Monday. We're heading down south on Thursday morning to have a look at some rentals etc. Hopefully we can find something we like that is going to be available when we go down in around 7 weeks.
I've since found out that I don't have to pack anything except our clothes, and personal papers. The removalists come in on the 10th November, pack everything and then come back on the 11th and take everything away. We apparently get everything delivered around 17th.... but that's fine with me coz the removalists then come and UNPACK everything at the other end! WOO HOO!!!!! As a final thing through the army, we get put up in accommodation up here while the house is being packed up and they also pay for the 2 days child care for Jess as well as animal boarding so it's all good - no stress involved at all!!!
That's about it, going to head off now and spend some time with Jess & Bondy while they're lounging on the couch.
I see some familiar names from the pregnancy thread, but I haven't posted on here in a while so thought I would pop in and say hi.
Firstly congratulations on all the little bubs, I am trying to catch up on who had what and when.
Owen John was born on July 15th, 6 days after his due date. Labour was about 6 hours, mostly done at home. I had an episiotomy after 1 and a half hours of pushing and had no pain relief.
We are having a bit of a rough time at the moment and Owen has just been diagnosed with silent reflux, we have Zantac for him so hopefully he starts to improve soon.
hi girls
I just wanted to know what everyone's bubs are doing re bed time and sleep. I think Belle is doing pretty good at night, and slowly getting the hang of day sleeps.
We try and have her in bed by 8:30-9pm after a shower or bath. Should I be putting her down earlier? Sometimes she'll wake up about 1:30am, other times she can go till 3 or 4. Most nights it's only one feeding but last night she fed at 2 and was then awake again at 4. Not sure if she was hungry or not. She's rarely obviously ravenous so it's hard to tell.
Re. day sleeps she's normally ready for a nap about 1-1.5 hrs after she gets up, but sometimes (most times) naps only last for 1 sleep cycle (~45 mins) and I battle, often unsuccessfully, to get her back to sleep. In total she may have between 3 and 5 hrs of naps during the day in 3 or 4 naps, all of which require some degree of a fight.
It'll be good to know how this compares to what you're all doing.
Pam
I hope that everyones weeks have been going ok. Reaghan is doing really well, she has finnaly got into a bit of a routine. She is a wonder sleeper now that she is in the hammock and will even go to sleep in the pram on own now. Her routine is awak at about 6:30am feed, play, top up about 1.5-2hr later and back to sleep. wake about 2-3 hrs later. Feed play feed sleep again for about 2hrs as have to pick up other kids. Feed play nap for about 45 min, Feed again. She is in bed by about 6pm each night and sleeps threw till the morn with an occasianol feed around 4-5 but only the odd night now. I'm not sure how I managed this after she was a shocker to start with. She has about 5-6 feed in the day from 630am-530pm.
hmm....I wonder if I'm putting Annabelle to bed too late. Her best (aka longest) sleep is usually the first for the night. I worry that if I put her to bed any earlier she will be more unsettled in the later part of the night (when I want to be asleep).
Some times she feeds to sleep but mostly now she goes to bed awake (tired state). She only started to be like this when i brought the Amby baby hammock. Before that she was a horror. Would only sleep in boucer being bounced, in swing or in bed with me. She did use to go to bed later but was hard to get to bed and woke often and day sleeps where a shocker. I do believe in good sleep breads more good sleep, both my older kids had early bed times first was at 830 as a baby and second was 730. Reaghan just wont stay up later than about 6pm or she is screaming.
So maybe try putting her to bed earlier and see what happens, if Reaghan goes to bed at 6 and has only had 4-5 feeds in a day I dream fed her just before I go to bed to make sure she is getting enouhg food.
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