Bec, it's her first tooth. It's so cute. But she is a terrible sleeper still It's so funny when she has tummy time, she does circles, turning around different angles.
Last edited by Girl-23; December 27th, 2008 at 09:56 AM.
Hi everyone
We had a great christmas, Hamish was very spoilt as we expected and behaved very well with rellies he had not seen before, he will go to anyone with a big smile. Yesterday was not such a good day, he had a temp all day and hardly slept more than 15 min at a time. Poor little man i think it must be his top teeth. Today he has just woken after over 2 hour sleep which is good, and his temp is down to 37.7 so its getting better. He is almost crawling, he goes backwards alot now and crawls a little but not that strongly yet. We are off on holidays Monday for 4 nights to Dp family holiday house which will be good. Dp is on holidays until the 12th Jan.
Jess - i would try the ha maybe, maybe ask mchn or at chemist they may know more about them. Hamish has one formula bottle before bed now too, i just dont have enough milk atm.
Girl - yay on yasmeena's tooth, hope you had a great christmas.
Bec - ikwym about giving money, its just not the same, DD's dad gives the worst presents to her only spending the bear minimum or gives her money and usually only $20 what a scab..
Hope everyone else had a nice chrissy, will pop back in later/
I probably felt DD's tooth probably 4-5 weeks ago. I just never examined it. I normally say "Don't bite mummy' . School classes start within two weeks, I need to get Yasmeenia in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up within 20 mins . It is so frustrating. She naps twice during the day for at least 20-40 mins. For the past 4 weeks she always wakes up within 20 mins when it is bedtime. Putting her back to sleep is like a battle. As soon as I put her down she wakes up. I've tried control crying but she doesn't stop crying. I get so tired, I just allow her to play and stay awake until she gets tired. I try again at 8:30pm, no luck. Again at 9:30pm, no luck. She falls asleep by 10pm after cuddling while I feed her. I feel as though getting her to sleep after 7:30pm takes up too much time. Also, I feel like she does not sleep without being on the breast. My goal within the next 2 weeks is to have her in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up. Any suggestions ladies? How long does it take for you to put your DD/DS to bed? Her bad sleeping behaviour is really killing me. Help?
Hi all!
Hope everyone's recovered from their festivities, ready for the next lot! We've had an eventful week... lots of people, music, animals, accidents and adventures! There have been at least 25 people here, camping and partying at my mum's place in the rainforest, for the last four days. We had a marquee and live music, and way too much food! DS is crawling, eating grass, and being a bit feral. He has one top tooth cut thru now, and that's made him pretty wretched but there's been heaps of people here to give him cuddles and distract him! The other day he was napping on the bed, and he woke up and climbed over the pile of pillows around him and crashed onto the floor. That was a pretty sickening noise, something I don't want to hear again. But he wasn't hurt, and recovered from the fright after a few tears and a warm bath. DP panicked tho! I had to keep him calm too, even tho I was freaked out as well. Panic doesn't help anyone. The next day, DP was washing DS up in the bathroom and DS grabbed at the razor in someone's toiletry bag that was hanging near the towels! There was nothing to be seen at first, so DP brought him back to the partying, but then I noticed there was blood all over his hand. It was just a tiny cut, and DS didn't even feel it, but it was bleeding everywhere. Scary.
Also, he's finally started saying "mum". He waited till we were in the middle of a crowded supermarket and just started yelling "mumumumumum" really loud cheeky kid.
Despite all the madness and chaos, we've managed to get back to an almost bearable sleeping routine, and he's been sleeping thru a few times. But going to bed at 7 or 7:30 and waking up at 4:30 is a bit of a pain. My mum's partner is a musician, and just gets home from his gigs at about 3, so we're hardly seeing much of him. I'm trying to get DS onto QLD time and keep him awake a bit later, but it's hard. At least he's sleeping, and managing to have good naps too. It will be interesting trying to get him to sleep in his cot when we get home tho.
Anyway, I'm not going to comment on the whole Christmas thing coz nothing surprises me anymore. I'll just say that I think people are weird, and there's something about this time of year bringing out the very worst in family members, it seems! I'm glad we don't get into it much in our family. I don't have the patience or required tact to bite my tongue and behave myself!
Girl - I think Yasmeenia needs more sleep! For your sake, and hers I can't help with the settling ideas, since DS feeds to sleep at night as part of our routine (and my mum says I was the same!) but I think having a routine of sorts is really helpful. Just little things that tell Yasmeenia that it's time to quieten down, relax and go to sleep, and that it's ok to sleep. Good luck!
OK, time for breakfast! BBL maybe, in a few days! Happy new year, ladies!
Last night was terrible. Now she is asleep (8:30pm- bedtime). She always feeds to sleep, that is her routine, which I don't like but have been doing since she was born. Hopefully she won't wake up within 15 mins as always.
Well after our horrid throwing up incident things have been better... I have been refusing night feeds. Last 2 nights i have been just going in putting music on covering her up and walking out. !st night we had 3 wake ups and i did this and she went back to sleep 2 times needing me to go in a second time to repeat... Last night was good 2 wake ups and no need to repeat... i really hope this is the start f a new good thing... Am off to the CHN to see about the formula... I really wish i had the supply to keep going but its like she's SOOOO hungry... I'll still be doing as many BF as i can and just Topping up with the formula at night... few days off 7 months... maybe it didnt count cos it didnt stay in her belly... LOL.... but i still got to the 6 month goal FULLY BF so i guess i should be hapy with that...
Abb- Glad you had a god christmas... Hope you have a good holiday...
Girl... Have you thought about contacting the sleep schools??? Karitane or... Hmmm whats the other one... i'll get back to you with the name... I would speak with your MCH or CHN and see if they can recommend one... Mine did... you can either stay there for few days or you can get info about how to help bubs... have you changed your whole routine?? if you want to stop the feeding to sleep the my suggestion would be to stop it for EVERY FEED... the sleep school would probably tell you to follow the feed play slee routine... Its hard but once bubs gets used to it things should get easier. the idea is so bubs gets used to self settling... If bubs is used to comfort settling then thats what she'll require... It works for some but if you need the change then you have to stick to it and yes be tough and follow it through...
Start with 1st wake up. i let DD play for a bit then feed then she plays for as long as she can. When i see her rubbing eyes or getting grumpy i know she's getting tired.
I then play with her to wear her out a bit more then use the dummy have some calm talking moments, maybe read a book quietly
I then pop her into the cot. Put some music on, make the room dark etc no talking once in the room and no eye contact, walk out once she's laying down and music is on... Repeat if i have too... if after 3-4 times or if she is way too unsettled and crying too much i go in patt her- still no talking or eye contact... if she is at the screaming stage i pick her up and try later... No feeding though just bring her back out to the loungeroom have a snuggle or play then try again once she is settled. then once she has gone to sleep and woken back up i repeat it... If its a time when she has a solid feed i do a BF then 1/2 hour later a solid then i might give her a drink of BB if she is tired then i dont cos she falls asleep. you need to notice the tired signs if you want it to work. Its very hard at 1st to break the cycle but once she learns to self settle then she'll start to know that she can lay there and drift off by herself. Now that DD can self settle there is an occasional feed that i dont mind if she falls asleep... but only cos she has been self settleing for a while... Good luck...
NaNa- poor bubba... I know how easily things can happen... glad Aadi is ok after both the fall and the razor cut... hope DH is on now too... (IKWYM about the panicing... DP did with the vomiting thing too ) Glad your holiday is going so well... i'm so lealous of everyone on holidays... New mortgage so were not going anywhere...
well best be off... time to clean up
Last edited by Je$$_84; December 29th, 2008 at 06:54 AM.
It's so funny when she has tummy time, she does circles, turning around different angles.
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. School classes start within two weeks, I need to get Yasmeenia in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up within 20 mins
. It is so frustrating. She naps twice during the day for at least 20-40 mins. For the past 4 weeks she always wakes up within 20 mins when it is bedtime. Putting her back to sleep is like a battle. As soon as I put her down she wakes up. I've tried control crying but she doesn't stop crying. I get so tired, I just allow her to play and stay awake until she gets tired. I try again at 8:30pm, no luck. Again at 9:30pm, no luck. She falls asleep by 10pm after cuddling while I feed her. I feel as though getting her to sleep after 7:30pm takes up too much time. Also, I feel like she does not sleep without being on the breast. My goal within the next 2 weeks is to have her in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up. Any suggestions ladies? How long does it take for you to put your DD/DS to bed? Her bad sleeping behaviour is really killing me.
I can't help with the settling ideas, since DS feeds to sleep at night as part of our routine (and my mum says I was the same!) but I think having a routine of sorts is really helpful. Just little things that tell Yasmeenia that it's time to quieten down, relax and go to sleep, and that it's ok to sleep. Good luck!
as always.
but i still got to the 6 month goal FULLY BF so i guess i should be hapy with that...
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