Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #8

[danniellabella]

I tried something different as I'm sick and tired of Jazz's night time antics. Matt suggested delaying everything by an hour as when I'm normally wanting her in bed (8pm) it's currently still light thanks to DLS. Our normal night routine is 7pm bath for 15-20 mins, then bottle & story. So last night I changed it to 8pm bath, then bottle & story and she was in bed by 9pm and we didn't hear from her again until I woke her at 8am this morning. I also gave her some mashed potato for dinner last night which would have helped to fill her up. I am very slack with giving her dinner coz she eats heaps at daycare. Perhaps I just need to keep doing it.

It's Matt's birthday today so I'm leaving work an hour early to have a little time with him before picking Jazz up. I told him that I would sort out dinner and I made choc mousse last night for tonight's dessert.

[Sammiejane]

Danni - i would say that the extra food is what she needed, it could be a combination of both, but MJ heats eaps during the day and has a large dinner at 5pm.
If you think about it, its a long time without anything to eat or drink that we expect them to go when they start sleeping through...
Prehaps give her dinner every night this week and see if that makes a difference.
Last night MJ ate a massive slice of quiche (the same size that DSS would eat) some potato and carrot, a large slice of cantaloupe cubed (enough to fill a small square pot) and some watermelon
HTH Glad you got a good night

[teachmum]

Glad I'm not the only one that has a baby that eats heaps. Paddy has no trouble polishing off a whole bowl of pasta then fruit and yoghurt.

I've given up trying to work out what makes them sleep through. We're struggling at the moment with teeth (only got two so far) and the most acidic wee that has caused quite bad pimple like rash. Slowly going away with lots of sudocream, curash powder and washing with water rather than wipes.

[danniellabella]

Try water with a couple of drops of lavender oil to wipe. our FDC lady uses this to wipe Jazz (just on some tissue), then she pats her dry before putting the nappy on. Haven't had any nappy rash for months.

[Sammiejane]

Hey Teach, same boat here, we just are thankful for longer stretchs of sleep if we get them
The solution i use to wash MJ is calandula flower tea and chamomile tea diluted with water - never had any nappy rash, if the wee gets a big pong and she looks like NR may start i also add this to her bath.

the lavender sounds good, however i would like to know what she is mixing the oil with as babies cant have essential oils diretly onto their skin, so she must be mixing with something - could you find out Danni as i have lavender at home... ta

[danniellabella]

the lavender sounds good, however i would like to know what she is mixing the oil with as babies cant have essential oils diretly onto their skin, so she must be mixing with something - could you find out Danni as i have lavender at home... ta

Sorry, I don't think I explained it properly. She has a jar of lavender water on her change table. It's just cooled boiled water with a couple of drops of lavender oil in it. She dips the tissue into the solution and wipes Jazz that way, then uses a dry tissue to dab Jazz's bum dry after.

I used to make home made wipes using boiled water, sorbaline cream and a couple of drops of lavender oil. Soak them for an hour or overnight, then squeeze out excess water so they were just damp and put them in a huggies container which keeps them moist. (any airtight container would do for storage).

I don't know how it would go on nappy rash, but FDC lady rubbed sorbaline cream with a couple of drops of teatree oil on Jazz's heat rash on her back and neck the other day and it's almost completely gone now (plus it's starting to cool down slightly here, though it will be about 40 degrees tomorrow and Saturday).

[Sammiejane]

Ahhh OK that sounds good too - i thought she was using it like a massage oil after cleaning - sorry thats me not reading properly again.
I have lavendar oil here so might give that a try as a freshen up occasionally - actually it should be a good one before bed, as the oil will absorb in and help her feel sleepy...

Danni fwiw we are having real sleep issues here too... Its soooo hard to get her to go down, crying as soon as she knows its bed time crying when rocked or patted, crying the second she opens her eyes...
i started a thread on it again today as i dont feel like i am coping with it (possibly due to AF to ) especially as DH is not around to help, seriously i feel like i am a single Mum (although not doing as tough as you trina and skye) as DH gets in after MJ is in bed and in the morning he just gets up and goes so he really doesnt spend much time with her. He is working every Saturday at the mo too and so when Sunday comes around he is too tired to play or do anything....
Sorry for the whinge girls, it just its starting to get to me