I have a NOT soo happy teething boy on my hands!!!!! Just given him Nurofen... and changed his shirt for the 4th time today....Poor little man..nothing is making him happy.. and today he has only slept 3 and abit hours
KATONES It must be something in the air. BJ is slobbering bad, & will only sleep 30 minute stints today. He's not happy. I've just put the air con on in his room hoping that he'll sleep for longer. We'll see
TANYA I thought I'd share my routine with you. This is what I learnt from Possum Cottage (a day stay for settling babies). You might pick up something you may like to do with Maya. Our routine goes like this (it doesn't always go to plan but it gives me structure & a plan to work towards)
15mins wake - feed
20mins In bouncer looking at nature in the backyard allowing food digestion
10mins In bouncer with toys
5mins Nappy change
10-15mins Cuddle time - singing, reading books, or taking a short stroll even if just in back or front yard
20 mins Aerobics =
5min Tummy time dangle toys in front,
Approx 10min Arms in & out x 8
Legs in & out x 8 (singing the alphabet song)
Opposite arm to foot x 8 each side (singing bend & stretch)
Bycicles (singing wheels on the bus, people on the bus)
(REPEAT)
1-2min Sit ups x 8 (support head & neck, hold legs down)
3-5min Rolling across mat or towel (Place baby on tummy, tuck arm in & roll over to back, lift arm above head & roll onto tummy)
5-10mins Cuddle time with mum or dad
10mins In bouncer with toys
10mins Nature time in bouncer
SLEEP
I find I have plenty of me time this way. BJ loves his nature time. Initially I felt bad that he was sitting in this chair all alone staring out the window, but now I realise he actually enjoys it. He looks at the trees & sits in silence, most of the time. As I said it doesn't always go to plan but when it doesn't I just try to start the cycle again either with a sleep or a feed. Hope i've helped even if just a little.
teru - I don't do much housework either! I feel like it's hard enough just looking after Maya. So you're doing well to study on top of looking after a baby!
georgi - Thanks so much for sharing your routine. I actually already use your aerobics routine every day cos you shared that one a while ago. I'm not sure about the nature time in a rocker because we don't have any windows that look out to anything plus she gets bored in her rocker if left alone for too long. I really like the routine though. Maybe I can try some of it. Do you follow it for every awake time? I assume you must do other things sometimes. I've thought about doing a day stay somewhere but people that have gone have said it's been a waste of time cos they focus more on issues like breast feeding but that routine you were given sounds very useful. Now I wonder if it's worth me attending somewhere but I don't know where.
TANYA I don't think anywhere you go would be a waste of time. Even if you pick up a few things. I mean, you'll only be home anyway. Tweddle : Day Stay Program I'm not sure if these locations are anywhere near you but I guess you can ring them & see if they know of one close to you. Some people don't get much out of day stays, but I find they are not first time mums. There is no doubt you will learn SOMETHING. I'm fairly strict with that routine, when I'm home. Or if I've got cleaning to do then I just leave him to play under his gymni. But I do stick to it when I can. Some days we get 2 aerobic sessions, some days we get 4. It also depends on how he's sleeping for the day. But I try to do it as much as I can. I find he's much more settled when I do.
Tanya - I second what Georgi said, definitely worth looking at a day stay . Most people I know who have been seemed to find it useful, and hey, if you were just gonna be at home.... even if you learn one thing hopefully that's useful.
PP - :fingerscrossed: hope it's not chicken pox.
We've got hives this morning. But it's just on one leg so I'm a bit puzzled - but quite red & angry on much of the leg with little white areas in the centre of the hives iykwim. He was a bit fretful but has gone off ok so I figure they're not bothering him too much. The dog was in, and she may have managed to lick that leg (she's told not to lick but mebbe she snuck one in)... but he's been around the dog heaps before and not reacted. Anyone know anything useful re hives?
belfie- i get really bad hives, been gettin them almost everyday and annoyin the *****s outta me. theres red patches everywhere & it might even seem a bit diseased to ppl iykwim. if u say theres a white area lookup ringworm...my drs cant really find the cause of my hives cept allergy/hayfever so im plannin on gettin an allergy test done next time i visit. so long as he doesnt scratch them which will irritate them, it'll b ok. they usu disappear after a period of ignorance. if ur fussed then wipe him down with cold towel to cool him off. sorry i cant b much help, im a lil scattered brain atm
tanya- never hurt to try. as others hv said, u'll at least get something out of it.
pp- :hugs: hope ash gets better
theres something in the air...DS was real grizzly this morning. woke up 6am crying his heart out, didnt want a feed/change, took half hr to settle. same thing at 8am...he's usu a real easy baby, dunno wht happened...
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I hope everything is ok.
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