Babies Born March 16th ~ 31st 2008 #3

[Mum2Willie]

Leesa and Catherine - I can't believe you are both 20+ weeks preggas!!!! That is a nice time in the pregnancy though = well it was for me! Must be exhausting working too!

Will is moving about so quickly and confidently now. He is practically running! It happens so fast. He is so much happier now moving all on his own.

He is cutting his bottom right molar at the moment - he keeps pointing to where it is sore!

Two nights ago I moved him into his own room and stopped BFing at night. I was just too tired. The first night he through the biggest tantrum ever! He screamed and screamed for over one hour. The neighbours commented the next day. They said they had never heard him before but he woke them at 3am!!! A bit embarassing. He woke twice the next night but settled without such a fuss in about 20 mins. Let's hope tonight is better again! He is now in his room in the portacot. I thought we needed something different to completely stopped the constant feeding overnight. I still want to BF but i also desperately need my sleep! So enough was enough and we are having a go no extra feeds. The day before this I fed him 8 times!!!! I am way too soft with him! I will let you know who we go.

People who have been to sleep schools - a few of you went a few months ago - did it make a long term difference? Did it work for you? I would love to hear some feedback about your experiences because I really would like my little man to sleep again!

Better go and get some sleep myself.

[kelebek]

We went to the sleep school in Jan. Yes there is a long term difference.
The main difference is that he is in his own room in his cot. He falls asleep by himself. With the help of the sleep school I learned to let him grizzle/cry, they would let him grizzle/cry upto 30 mins, I usually go in after about 5 - 10 mins and rewrap him. Most of the time I only have to do this once, sometimes not all, sometimes 2 or 3 times if he is really bad.
I'm not really tucking his arm in anymore just wrapping over it, usually by the time I am out the door his arms are out.
I think the fact that Dp keeps him up for 3-4 hours b/w sleeps has something to do with it aswell. You can imagine how upset he gets when I try to put him down after 2 - 3 hrs so 4 hrs it is
In saying this he still wakes once or twice overnight (at the moment I am sleeping in his room and the nights I don't he wakes once) Then he wakes up anytime after 6am and is ready for the day.

HTH and if you want to know anything else let me know.

[AndiE]

Hi guys,

Thought I'd pop in and say G'day.

Remember on my last post I said I had news, but that it wasn't another baby yet ...?

Well, guess what we got early this afternoon ....

I - we - are utterly stunned as this was completely unexpected. We were going to "officially try" in about August! Having said that, we weren't using contraception as I needed hormonal drugs to help conceive Cam, and I assumed I'd need similar for another conception. Unfortuately I've got absolutely no idea how far along I am, or when I could be due - I didn't really get AF back since before Cam. Thought I had AF 3 weeks ago (very light bleeding ...), but obviously it wasn't. Anyway, we've been digesting this all afternoon - and yes, we're thrilled! I'm thinking that "all being well", I'll be due towards the end of the year/early next. I need to get to a doc to find out!

I did the pg test earlier today because I've felt totally off colour the past couple of days - thought I'd take a test just to rule it out (I was SO sure I wouldn't have been pg). I actually thought I had a touch of gastro again! You can imagine my surprise when two lines came up. After picking myself up off the floor, I took another test just to be sure . I'm still feeling crappola - I didn't get morning sickness with Cam - on a scale of 1 to 10, it was about a 1, for all of two weeks. This is about a 6 - I feel blurgh, but no throwing up (yet!).

So, looks like I'm joining the "two under two" club! Of course, IRL we'll be keeping this well under wraps until I'm past 12-14 weeks ... but I had to share with you guys.

Time for a few personals ...

Nic - how cute that D is fast becoming a cuddler and kisser! Cam has been a cuddler for a while, but I'm trying to get him to give us kisses. Sometimes I think he might be, but then he might just be taking the opportunity to slobber on my face instead . Good to hear things have settled down with D's sleeps.

M2W - what a relief for you that Will is happy and settled at daycare. Hope he is going ok with his tooth - it's not much fun for some bubbas, is it. Don't worry about the neighbours, if they haven't been through it themselves, I daresay they might one day! Good luck with him sleeping - I've been fortunate to have a good sleeper, so I can't offer much help.

Leesa - glad to hear you and your growing bubba are keeping well. Take good care of yourself and take it easy! Glad to hear your nasty boss has disappeared for a while!

CM - I so understand our DS's fascination with ovens. My boy is always turning the clock/alarm button on. Thankfully it's difficult to turn ours on, so Cam hasn't worked it out. Glad to hear you are keeping well too. Gosh, you don't have long to go, do you! How exciting! Good luck with buying a house - it's a big step, but so worth it in the end.

Bec, Mel, Jo, Hayley, Macca, Laura, plus anyone else I've missed - hope you're all keeping well!

Will catch you all later,
Andie xx

[kelebek]

just popping into say

congragulations Andie and hope you have a happy pregnancy, hope the morning sickness doesn't last too much longer

[*becstar*]

OMG Andie you sly dog,

congratulations!!!

BBL for personals

xxx

[catherinemoses]

Congrats on your pg Andie that's wonderful news!!!

GTG much to do hope you are all well

[catherinemoses]

Hi Nina

Re: over night feeds...ummm!! That seems like a LOT of milk! Does he drink much during the day? Has he always done that or is it a new thing? Does he take water if that is all you offer him? I believe that any kind of changes that we try and make to their sleeping (well bed time things anyway) can take the better part of a week to get established. So whatever you try and do be prepared for it to take a while to make it work, and be consistent. I stopped feeding Flynn overnight about the time that I weaned him, purely a selfish reason but I didn't want to be making bottles overnight I pretty well went cold turkey. Just resettled with the dummy. I don't remember it being that hard...Or maybe I just blocked it out!! Probably doesn't help much.

Take care