Smiles -the only way I can get Willow to sleep is on her belly with a small towel or cloth nappy folded under belly. I know this is against all the recommendations but if she is any other way she will only sleep for very short stints (maybe 20mins). She was also on Losec for a few weeks which did help but we were able to wean her off in the last week without too much trouble.
Melissa - hear you on the older sibling watching I leave the bouncer or the playmat in the portacot which I have set up in the loungeroom so that if I do turn my back then Charli can't get to Willow - turned around once (when she was on the playmat on the floor) and she also tried to pick her up (I was still in the room though). Was thinking of getting a big playpen off Ebay for later but thought I'd wait a bit to see how things go.
We had our biggest sleep through the night ever last night (touch wood) from 8.30pm til 6am) woo hoo!! I always thought it was a myth that babies this young slept through as it was at least 6 mths before we lost the 1am feed with DD1. Now I just have to get dd1 to stay in her own bed through the night - she usually comes in around 3-4am and from then I don't get back to sleep.
Getting late now so off to bed for me, take care.
xJo
Jo - The only way I can get Lara to sleep is on her belly too. I used to panic at first coz of sids and all but I went and bought a sound and movement monitor for a bit of peace of mind. Still do worry though but like Willow she'll only sleep short stints if she is on her back.
Well hello busy ladies!!! Hope you and your bubs are all well.
We have been doing fine, except for a bit of conjuctivitis, which has cleared very quickly. My next worry is that my niece has come down with chicken pox today, so we are hoping that Becca hasnt got them. My niece is the kind of kid who is very motherly and clingy to babies and toddlers, so we have had some close contact on Sunday...and Saturday for that matter. Fingers crossed.
Rebecca has been sleeping well most nights I feel good. Shes growing so quickly and is almost too big for her bassinett.
Better go...can hear Olivia getting up to something!
My gorgeous girl Sienna was actually born on the 9/11 but as I recognise a few ppls in here, I thought I might sneak into this baby buddies group - pls let me know if anyone has a prob with that, I'll understand!!
Sienna has been an absolute doll, altho we are going through some trying times at the moment. She has been formula fed since 6 weeks old but for the last two weeks has been spewing like nothing else. It's so frustrating (not to mention time-consuming changing outfits, then labour intensive with all the extra washing). So last nite I changed her from S26 Gold to S26 Lactose Intolerant as she's also had terrible wind.
So we haven't had a peaceful nite for a while and as for sleeping thru, pfft I wish!! No such luck in this household.
however we love Sienna to bits and all it takes is one little smile or a coo, and all is forgotten!!
looking forward to catching up with the girls i know from 'belly buddies' and looking forward to getting to know some of you other mums a bit better!
Glad to see you've snuck into this group too. As you know I'm not meant to be in this group either but still pop in from time to time to say hi and see how everyone is going.
Poor Sienna, hope the new formula works!!!
Hope everyone else is doing well. DD1 has vomiting and diarrhea so I am the rest of us dont get it.
Went and got Becca weighed today, shes now 5.3kgs and 58.5cms long. Shes going great guns.
Good to see you Mel am sorry to hear Sienna has problems with chucking. Hope the chang in formula works well for you and you get some rest.
Leigh I hope you al dont get the bug. Hope she recovers soon.
I just fell asleep on the couch with Becca while Olivia slept (she was so tired she fell asleep on the kitchen floor...shes dropping her day sleeps, but that now means she will be up til at least 10pm)
Shes grizzly...got to go cook
Hey guys. been a bit busy here just bought a second home! Bubs is finally gaining weight nicely and BF is wonderful escept i've got masitis not so painful as all over feeling rotten.
But where and how are our VIc mums???? i can't remember where everyone is from but i hope everyone is ok????
Hi Melly Nice to see you! Hope Sienna is doing better with the formula change!
Leigh, gee you don't need that by the sounds of it! Sending you some illness avoidance vibes.
Melissa she is doing well! Love the ticker pic too
Smoz hope the mastitis clears up quickly
There are fires not too far from here but they are far enough away to be no problem. We had a bit of smoke on Saturday and a yucky brown sky which made it a bit of a reality IYKWIM. Living in the suburbs kind of detaches you from it in a way.
Even though Ruby is sleeping through (YAY) Caleb isn't so I'm tired too. He's taken to coming into my bedroom and screeching at me from the doorway
Hi girls, thanks for the hellos and welcomes! Just a short but sweet msg from me. Sienna won't take the new formula after all that, so it's back to the old stuff *sigh* the joys of motherhood, lol!! Glad to hear you're all doing well (Leigh: hope DD kicks the bug asap, and Smoz: hope the mastitis gets better asap!!).
hey mel, try sienna on sma as it is a bit thicker than the others and my DD loves it. It keeps her fuller for longer too.
Meara is doing really well but I think she needs to put on a bit more weight. I had her weighed yesterday and she is only 5830 grams fully clothed, but she is 65cm long. So long and thin might not be to bad lol. She is so wonderful and sleeps the night through (what a blessing).
DF and I are planning on #6. We talked about it the other night and he agreed straight away that that is what he wanted omg. So here we go again and just when I had him talked into getting the snip too lol.
Will have to pop back in and see how everyone is doing. Take care and sympathies to all in Victoria
OMG kim thats so funny youre already planning number 6!!! AND the fact its your dh thats keen for it. My dh said to me in the midst of Olivias 230am tantrum the other night...'you still want another one?' .....well of course i do! We want only 3, but i was thinking about it the other day.....I dont know if that will be enough to satisfy me!!! When do you know enough is enough? My mum had 8 of us, granted she started at 19 years old...I started at 31! Dont think I want that many, but 4 would be nice!!! OMG im thinking like this....
Anyway Becca is doing great with sleep...unless Olivia wakes her up with her screaming!!! We have been having some sleep issues with Olivia...shes getting teeth (2 year old molars) and shes been a nightmare...also the tantrums. However in saying that shes developing into a real bright sociable funny smart little girl. And when she says I love you mummy, it melts your heart
lol Melissa, I said after the 5th that I was never, ever having any more but now we are ttc #6 pmsl. I can honestly say that after the 6th will be enough. I don't have a car big enough to carry us all and I refuse to buy a bus, the tarago is big enough. My DF wants a boy this time. I hope we get it cause he cannot talk me into any more. I will be 41 when this one comes (if it happens straight away).
Good luck to all the others thinking about ttc, lots of baby dust to you
Kim- are you trying now??? Wow if you are, that wont be much of an age gap!!!! I want to have a boy next. I really wat to be the mother of a boy. I have 6 brothers and they were great. Not saying i dont enjoy my girls, iykwim? I think we will wait til becca is almost 1 til i ttc again.....unless i run out of my pill script early and forget to get more!!! DH will be 30 in july, so i dont want to be pg for that. i was pg for my wedding last year so missed having a good drink then and my hens too!!!
Sam that pic is so funny....first thing I though was OMG you buzz cut your boys!!!!! Then I read they weresaving you on toothpaste.....oh I need some sleep!!! How cute. DH gave himself a buzz cut the other day...not my fav hair cut but none the less!!! We had another one of those nights again...Rebecca slept from about 10 til 630am and Olivia was up screaming at 1130. She must have had a nightmare coz she was so distraght ?sp she took ages to clam down and ended up in bed with us....then the dog at 330 (which has been waking the neighbours several times a night) and me having the edge of the bed! Well Olivia and Adam are still snoozing in bed, Rebecca is sleeping on the floor in the lounge and me......I'm up!
wow!! I'm finding one kid enough of a handful at the moment!! how exciting that you girls are ttc again. I think I'll wait a while, maybe until Sienna is around two. That seems like a loooong way away at the moment but the way time goes, she'll be running round in the blink of an eye. Best of luck girls, can't wait to hear the good news when you fall xox
Hello everyone, how are you busy ladies going??? We are good, had beccas hip ultrasound today and it hasnt improved so next week we will find out if she has to have some treatment. I am hoping not coz I am enjoying having a baby who doesnt wear a harness. Becca has started to push herself backward on the mat today...shes only done it once, but it was amazing. If she goes in a harness, she wont be able to do that at all. Am a bit miserable with the news...if you cant tell....so hope you and your bubs are well.
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I feel good. Shes growing so quickly and is almost too big for her bassinett.
the rest of us dont get it.
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