This thread is for parents who's baby was born October 1st -15th 2008
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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:
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First! Woohoo! (actually I was half-way thru posting on the old thread lol)
Amy - sorry I missed your post, congrats to the rolling Bethany!
Csab - sending you huge good luck vibes for V's heart u/s tomorrow I'll be thinking of you.
Teru - good luck with the exam & Dragon's eczema. If it helps, we use dermeze & dermaveen for X's moisturisers with his eczema - both can be used on the face. Apparently it's what hte children's hosp use too... our paed recommended them.
I'm stuffed tonight, my own fault cos I couldn't sleep tonight... healing girlie bits do not a good sleep make. hopefully i'll go out like a light. X has been a bit off his food & fretful today i'm assuming from the vacc. hopefully he'll be his normal self tomorrow again.
Belfie - Thanks so much hunni, I think I will be glad once this is all over. Love X's pic, hehehe.
PP - I think I read one of your posts before that you were going to try a night light. Did you try it? How did it go? I have to have the light dimmed for my DDs as they dont like the dark, I used to have the light on outside there room before we had the dimmer installed. My DD3 once I had DD4 had to sleep near me too, it took a while before I could get her to sleep in her room. However they started waking up at around 3am and come in our room. Yet even now she still races into our room, but mostly around 5am. Once she would come in I would pick her up once asleep and put her back, then it got to taking her back to her bed as soon as she came in, so she doesnt come to my side of the bed anymore, she goes to DH. He keeps her with him when she comes in and just sleeps hugging her. I must admit tho, she has been really good over the past couple of weeks and has been sleeping the whole night in her bed and not coming in at around 5am. DD4 used to come in too at one point when they were younger (actually last yr while I was pg with V) but not as often as DD3, yet some night there were the 4 of us in there. May I ask where Ethan is sleeping? Is he sleeping in your room? I understand and totally agree with not letting her get into the habit of it. Have you tried staying with her in her room until she falls asleep, I too did that, had to keep it up until both DD's slept in their room without me. I also had them choose a toy to sleep with which helped too as they could cuddle it. Hope Ashley settles soon for you and you get to reclaim your sanity. HUgs My DD3 ever since she was a baby would wake up screaming and trembling and her heart racing even now still does, not every night like it used to be but at least a couple of times a week now give or take, and she is going onto 6yrs soon. When I was pg with her I would wake up with the same thing just not the screaming/crying part as I used to see to young men/boys staring at me all the time. Once I had her it stopped yet she started.
Last edited by csab; February 12th, 2009 at 06:13 AM.
She has always had a night light. but the past week i have left her wall lamp on too until she falls asleep. We have tinted windows so i can spy on her from outside and she will walk around the room, watch the fan,hop up and down off her bed, pull her drawers out, climb on her chair - go to the door scream then watch the blinds then eventually either get back on the bed an pass out or fall asleep behind the door.
Last night was particularly bad - she was crying to the point of making herself sick. We went in 4 intervals, read her a story, held her and put her to bed and eventually i think she went to sleep from exhaustion.
At 430am i found her on the floor at the foot of her bed asleep so put her back on it
In asnwer to your questions:
Ethan has been in his own room from about 3 weeks
She has her sleep toys she has had since birth - she goes down on a mattress with no fuss at day care???
If i lay with her she will play for 1.5 hrs. and i dont have time to lay there with her until 930 at night when i have to settle DS as well
csab ~ good luck for the U/S today i am sure everything will be fine.
PP ~ hun i hope Ashley settles at night for you soon
Teru ~ good luck today hun for your exam!!!! also did you get any MOOGOO?? if so hun..put that on Dragons excema!! works on hubbys psoriasis on his elbows.
Tanya ~ fleece covers are much better than PUL covers hmmm 3 fleece covers...hehehehe i have 13 i don't like to air them between nappy changes as others do...i like using a fresh on each time...and i have LOTS of funky designs/colours etc..too show off
amy_o ~ hun good luck with the move i hope it goes smoothly
I had a look on the internet to see if I could find something to help you. Not sure if you have tried before but came across this bit of info. Hope it helps.
Do you close her bedroom door? I always keep my DD"s bedroom door open so they know we are up even when we go to bed I keep it open. I have done this with all my kids and it makes them feel closer to you IYKWIM. I know the running out of the room with the door open is a PITA but this website had something on that too. hugs
I tired to post last night & lost the lot, twice. I had done a massive post with lots of personals. Darn it. I don't have time to repeat it.......
CSAB - Good luck for today. I'm sure everything will be fine. V has proven she will beat all odds. Give her a big cuddle for us. Yep, BJ screeeaaamed the whole way back on the plane too. We have vowed to never fly again! It was awful. He refused the BB & wouldn't take a dummy, not even my finger.
I had a feral child yesterday. He screamed for 20 mins during yoga. And I mean screeeaamed. Then he fell asleep so I could finish the class. It seems like such a waste of time for me to go. I'm gonna keep trying though. He might surprise me one day.
KURAIZA Jude is adorable. He was very well behaved. Maybe next week we can swap babies?
thanks csab will look soon.
We close the door when she goes to bed initially otherwise she will be up until 10pm (even if we are laying inbed with the lights off) running around like a crazy woman.
Once she is alseep we open the door so she can come to us in the morning.
Babies Born October 1st-15th 2008 #6
I'll be thinking of you.
i am sure everything will be fine.
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