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happy bday rae!
ash: dont worry darl. some babies are a lot more "serious" than others and dont smile much. Mason smiles occasionally but never a full face-excoted smile iykwim? Where as Dylan (krisvees son) is 5 days younger than Mason and was so smiling very excitedly when we saw them yesterday. He will catch up :hug:
hey lulu1
Thanks girls :)
It's Mel's birthday too (we were born the same day and our mum's were neighbours that met up in the hospital once we were born - lol!!!) :happybirthday: Mel!!!!!!!!
Hope your back gets better asap. Your new ticker pic of Isobella is gorgeous.
Beck - wooo hooo honey - so good to have you back. Yay for our twins hey! Stubborn little girls we have.
Alex - so glad to hear you and Toby are doing well. He is such a cutie too.
Hi everyone else!
Ash, big hugs, I know how you feel. Just take it one day at a time. Blake might take longer to do some things, but look on the bright side - you'll get to enjoy that baby stage for longer than most! Everyone says it goes by so fast! If it's any consolation, no smiles here yet either - and I can't wait!
Kel, hope it goes well tomorrow with the LC :)
Lulu, she says it starts at about three weeks and can last until eight to twelve weeks. Apparently it happens in 80% of babies, and is most common in the evening, lasting from one hour to six hours! Boy, I hope the alarm doesn't go off for you again, how scary! Hope tonight is better for you.
Rae, Happy Birthday, hope it was lovely!
Welcome Beck and Alexis!
Mel, so sorry to hear about your back, hope it's on the mend for you hun. Happy Birthday!
Sorry to everyone I've missed! I really had better go to bed, we had such a big day out today. With any luck I'll get back on tomorrow for more of a catch up!
Love Sez xoxo
Happy belated birthday Rae and Mel! Sorry for not saying it yesterday, I have no idea how I missed it!!
Alex-No need to worry about being on formula, if he likes it and is thriving then that's great! Just out of curiosity, what formula do you use?
Lulu-Thanks for the encouragement, I need it! How scary about the alarm! But great news she is sleeping in her cot so early, I want Blake to go in his but I doubt he will sleep in it!
Dan-Oh really, maybe that's it then. Hey Mason is blonde in your avatar?!?!?! lol
Sez-Have you noticed Nick taking longer with things? Is he a slow feeder? Blake is, at least 40 mins per feed and I'm bottle feeding - it shouldn't take longer than 20 mins.
Hmmm well Blake has been super naughty and not settling after is 1/2am feed, so he is in bed with me. Is this a bad habit to get into if I ever want himto sleep in the cot??
Wow heaps more catching up!!
First off Happy Belated Birthday Rae and Mel, hope you had a good day.
Ashlee - It depends on different parenting views whether co sleeping is a bad habit. I am into attachment parenting so I see it as perfectly fine and will let Noah sleep with us until he wants his own bed to sleep in. I sometimes try to put him down on his own so I can get him used to what it is like though but it usually ends up with him in bed by 2 or 3am. I get more sleep with him in bed anyway. Don't worry too much about the smiles, I have only gotten a couple myself. The toys and the ceiling fan and Daddy have gotten plenty. Babies usually don't start smiling with intent until 6 weeks anyway. A good book that tells you usual milestones for physical, mental and emotional delevopment is New Babycare by Dr Mirriam Stoppard. It is an all round fantastic parenting book for birth to the age of 3.
Geez aren't I chatty today!!!
Lulu - How terrifiying about the alarm going off!! I hope you managed to get a good sleep last night. As for cluster feeding, Noah has been doing that since birth!!! I think it is because of my over supply issue and he is only getting the foremilk which digests so quickly.
Kelly - Good luck with the LC today, hopefully you can get some answers. Are you giving Luke colic relief for his wind problems. Not sure if it is the same but Noah has a really hard time passing bm and wind but he doesn't have the so called colic symptoms but I got him colic relief and he still struggles a bit but not as much. I think the point is to get it out the top before it travels down but for some reason he just won't burp for me.
Tan - I hope you and Izzy managed to get some sleep last night.
Beck - Welcome!
Mel - I hope your back gets better soon.
Heca - How horrible about your finger! Hope you get better soon!
Well thats about it for now because little man is fussing and I can't figure out why. Maybe because he knows I haven't had any sleep and he is testing me? :lol: Thank god babies are really not able to be manipulative eh?
Ash, some of the info I have read suggests that if you stop co sleeping by 3 months it won't affect later sleeping habits. Of course, plenty of people continue after that age and never have any dramas! I say whatever gets you sleep! And it's nice to have cuddles in bed :). Nicholas does take longer for some things, he is BF and takes 40-60 mins per feed. I have to undress him and tickle his chin etc to get him done in that time :rolleyes:. He certainly is getting faster, but I don't really think about it much. I think it will become more apparent when we start mothers group and see him with babies the same age. Don't stress about Blake, I'm sure they've told you that he will likely catch up by 12 months, if not then by two years. I know it's hard, but he'll be fine.
Sarah, hope Noah doesn't fuss too much today, and that he gets some sleep!
We had a really good night here! Somehow I think that means we won't have such a good day, but we'll see!
Love Sez xoxo
OMG Rae and Mel- I just read that it was your birthdays yesterday!
:happybirthday:
Hope you had a great day, did you do anything special? what pressies did you get?
Hello everyone! Glad to hear that all the bubba's are doing really well, I forgot how good it is to be able to logg on and read about the experiences of the other Mums and realize that most of the things we worry about are quite normal!
Ash - I put Alexis in bed with me after her 6am feed, then we have a sleep in til about 9am, so i wouldn't worry, if it becomes a problem and he won't sleep in his bed then i would probably stop doing it, but if it settles him and you get some sleep too, then why not! BTW - how do you put him to sleep in your bed? I put Alexis on a pillow to feed her, then she stays on the pillow and I roll her onto her back and hold the pillow, she can't roll off cos I cradle the pillow with my arm - sounds hard but its actually comfy and she can't go anywhere.
Well we are off for an outing to my work today, they can't wait to meet Alexis after seeing her grow each day and hearing all about my pregnancy details along the way!
Ive been really funny about taking her out into the elements and cry most of the time we are out, I worry that she is too cold/hot, uncomforatable, going to fall out of the stroller etc... Im hoping these anxieties will pass and that I will feel more confident taking her out in the future, I just think she is still so tiny and needs to be at home where it is warm and cosy. But DH is going back to work in 1.5 weeks and I will have to go out at some time and do it on my own, so I will just have to learn to deal with it. Anyone else had these anxieties about taking newborns out?
hey girls,
Happy belated birthday Rae and Mel!!! Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday.
Just a quick one from me as Hendy has gone quiet and that means he is up to something!
I just wanted to ask what everyone is dressing there bubs in at night and how many blankets. Hendy was a very hot sweaty baby (even though he was a winter baby), but Ivy takes after me and is eternally cold. She co-sleeps with us most of the time as she wakes cold from her cradle and in bed with us she sleeps like a beauty. Last night when she woke (from her cradle) her chest was cold even though i thought she was rugged up?
Ash - dont worry about co-sleeping. We co-slept with Hendy some of the time (a lot until he was around 3 months) and now he is so comfortable in his own bed that we cant even entice him into bed with us, ever! He just wont sleep unless he is in his environment, even when he is sick he wont sleep with us much to our dismay! So dont stress! As the girls say anything to get those zzz's
Ok gotta run see what he is up to.
Ill catch up later
Happy belated birthday Rae and Mel! Hope you both had a fantastic day!
OMG I've fallen behind again lol! I'll attempt a few personals so sorry to those I miss!
Beck welcome back hun, so happy that you and Alexis are now at home. Yes I was so anxious taking a newborn out in the beginning but it does get easier. I still get a little worried about it as the weather is getting cool too and I don't want her to catch a cold. But then again the fresh air does me so much good!
Ash I also take Elena into bed with us if she is cranky, she loves being cuddled and sleeps longer. But she does have most of her sleeps in her bassinette, well that is when she finally does sleep. Don't worry about Blakey not smiling yet, soon you probably won't be able to stop him grinning! Ha ha Elena does the windy smiles and I like to pretend that they are real!
Heather its so hard to know if they are too cold/hot isn't it? I worry about overheating but then also worry that she may be cold, ha ha I guess worrying comes with being a parent. Last night Elena kicked off her blankets and she was cold, I'm thinking I might get her a sleeping bag?
Sez - yay for your good night and I hope that doesn't mean a restless day!
Sarah - good to hear I'm not the only one giving up and putting bubs in bed with us at 2am. DH tells me I should stop doing that but hey I need my rest too.
Kelly - how did you go with the LC, I hope you got some answers.
Hey to Lulu, Tan, Heca, Tara, Ange, Lindy and anyone else.
My little girl is still struggling with colic and I think she may also have some reflux. We are having a pretty tough time and I just feel so helpless. I hate seeing her in pain. We have tried the brauers colic relief, infacol and boiled water and they don't seem to be helping much. My MCHN suggested some mylanta so maybe we will try that tonight. Also we are going to see an osteopath on Friday so hopefully they will be able to help her.
hey lis, try gaviscon infant. It has made a HUGE change in masons reflux and sore tummies
Lis - so sorry to hear nothing is helping so far with Elena's colic/reflux. Poor little girl. Its horrible when they're so distressed isn't it. Crossing everything the Mylanta works for her and gives her (and her mummy!) a bit of relief.
Heather - I worry about how many blankets too - if anything I have Izzy too warm, which I worry about because of the SIDS thing, but she seems to sleep comfortably and for a good length of time so . . . She wears either a singlet or ss bodysuit under an all in one Bonds thing, then a 2.5 tog gro bag, then in her cot with a sheet and light blanket. I also have a heater in there that keeps the room at about 20 degrees.
Beck - I hope your outing went well. I worried quite a bit at first - would I cope with feeding her, what if she got upset, was she warm enough, would she fall out of her bassinet pram. I've been going out, even if just for a walk, every day since we've been home and now it doesn't phase me at all. If she gets really grumpy I just come home!
Sez - yay for good nights! I hope you are having a good day too so you can really catch up a bit on rest.
Ash - I wouldn't worry too much at this stage about bringing Blake to bed with you. Like some of the girls have said, at this stage I'm all for whatever gets you some sleep. I really don't think they're capable of manipulating us at this stage, so as long as you get him back in his cot eventually I'm sure you'll be fine.
Sarah - I hope you got that naughty little Noah to sleep. Maybe he just wants some special cuddle time with his Mummy? I keep looking for things wrong when Izzy is grumbly, without even thinking maybe she just wants to snuggle and be loved for a while! My poor littl girl suffers sometimes from my control freak nature.
Mel - happy belated birthday. I hope your back is on the mend and you can check back in and fill us all in on what you've been up to and how Isobella is doing.
Hi to everyone else. Hope your bubbies are treating you well.
Well, I'm enjoying Izzy's first ever afternoon nap. She has NEVER gone down for a nap in her cradle in the afternoon and I have to say this is bliss. I had a bit of a melt down last night. Isabelle was really really unhappy for hours last night and just wouldn't settle. Poor DH had her screaming on his shoulder and me bawling uncontrollably. We ended up going to bed and then DH got up when she wouldn't settle and stayed up with her all night, bringing her in to me only to feed - which she only did at midnight and then 6am. He's so incredibly good to me. So then this morning she fed and went back down so I got another couple of hours sleep. So, feeling like a new woman now - hopefully it won't all be undone with her having another bad night.
Anyway, better make use of this quiet time when I have the use of both arms and do something about cleaning this disgusting excuse of a house before my little princess waks up.
I was going to catch up and do a huge post but Olivia is screaming so I'll be back later tonight.
She has the worst timing my little angel.
Thanks Danni I'll look into the gaviscon infant. I'm glad that it helped Mason so much :)
Lulu yay for Izzy's afternoon nap, I hope she makes a habit of it for you! Isn't it awful when they won't settle at night. Everything seems so much worse at 3am! Lucky you having such a wonderful DH! My DH offers to get up at nights but I worry about him not getting much sleep as he is a sales rep and drives around all day at work. I'd never forgive myself if he had an accident because he was tired.
Dan ha ha these bubs have great timing don't they. I find that Elena screams just when I'm about to have dinner, go to the toilet, post on BB lol! How do they know??
Gotta go, time for another feed.....Elena is feeding every 3-3.5 hours, gosh where does she put it all!
Lis - the osteopath totally cured Ella's severe reflux after several sessions...i really hope you have the same success. It's really hard seeing your bub in pain and not being able to help them :hug:
Time for a new thread everyone