Babies Born October 2007 #23

[YoYo]

Well, I have just decided that Max isn't teething anymore! He is still megga whingy, but he is also a day sleep machine at the moment so I'm putting it down to that. I need to stop fishing around in his mouth to see if there is anything popped through...it was making me CRAZY!

Happy to say that he slept through from 10:30pm (dreamy feed) till 6:30am. SWEET! and not even gone 8am and he's back in bed. Sorry to those out there who had shocker nights. Viv you are really copping it!

Viv to avoid 'sheet shock' I bought some flanelette sheets, so much nicer to put him down on, I want to jump in his cot with him.....!

OMG - Max has done two poo explosions in the bath recently too...spooky! He seems to enjoy it as well....gross.

I too have started to introduce the good ol 'sippy' cup (agree...carp word!) he does drink out of it, but would rather chew on it.

Well BBL it's nappy wash day

[Junglemum]

what's with the new poking tounge out icon? i liked the other one!

WHY does your baby only sleep when you are supposed to be somewhere??? She hasn't slept well for days and now she is pulling a 1 1/2hr + nap.

[ninja_turtle]

willow - the nurse told me that the most painful part for most babies is when the teeth are moving below the gum. the eruption is easier to relieve with chewy things and bonjela etc. that internal moving, which is evidently worse at night, is the real kicker.

i can't see any pearlies here either but i know he's trying to teeth. i've read about cases where it goes on and on for WEEKS before a tooth erupts. gah!

julia - yes, i believe it could be time for the flannelette fantastics. i used to love them as a kid.

no bath bombs here. jj is still showering with his dad every night. might i say, i will laugh so, so heartily if he drops a spray carp on dh in the shower. hehee..

[nickers]

Julia great sleep!
willow how do u do it, u still get such broken sleeps, when he wakes does it take much to go back to sleep?
trish lol hilarious K doing his jobs in the bath!! has Joel been in there too!
dont think ive ever had a brown bath before, maybe his muscels get all relaxed from the warm water lol!!

[Willow]

Nic - that was a bad night. A good night is bed at 6-7pm, feed at 10pm, then I go to bed, feed at about 2am then sleep through till 5-6am. So on a 'good' night, I only get up to him once. From what I see here and in my November thread, that's pretty normal kinda stuff, especially for a b'fed baby. He never takes long to get back to sleep. It's either time for a feed so he feeds and is asleep before I put him back in his cot, or if he's just woken up, I give him a dummy and he goes straight back to sleep. How do I do it? I have no choice, I have to do it! I am praying with all my might that the introduction of solids in a few weeks will keep him asleep longer. DD was the same, but once she got some substantial food into her she started sleeping through. I'm determined to stick to my goal of exclusive B'feeding till 6 months though...only 3 and a bit weeks!

Viv - DD took 6-8 weeks to cut her first two teeth and they were 6 weeks of hellish nights! Everyone kept telling me it was her teeth and I didn't believe them. So this time I'm open to the idea that he's teething, but trying not to put all my eggs in that basket. He's doing all the 'teething' stuff, chewing everything he can get his hands on (including my face!) and if he can't get his hands on it, his hands will do He's drooling, generally more grumpy during the day (although not too bad thankfully).

Ange - same thing happening here. He only slept for about 1hr 20 mins this morning, he was getting tired so I couldn't hang him out till preschool pick up at 1pm. Put him down at 12pm and now I have to wake him to go get DD - HATE that! I guess it's better than having him overtired and cranky though. They've changed the angel icon too, I liked the flying angel better

Speaking of day sleeps - how many the little people doing now? The sleep guide thingo I've got says at 6 months they should only need about 2 sleeps a day of 1-1.5 hours...doesn't seem like much does it??

[~Trish~]

Hee hee, I think the bath must really relax him! LOL at the bath bomb comment, definitely a Mother's Day present I can do without! The poor boy, he does his poo then resumes happily kicking his legs only to be wrenched out of the bath.

What's with all the weird icons? I do like this one -

Willow - Sorry you had such a bad night with L. Panadol is a wonderful thing for times like that! K is still on 3 naps a day and I don't see it changing any time soon!

Ange - Teething sucks like that, just when you get a good sleeping pattern it all gets thrown out the window. I'm glad Lu had a big sleep for you this morning, even if it was inconvenient for you! I hope a tooth pops out for you soon and she goes back to normal.

Viv - Sorry you had a dodgy night too, must have been something in the air. K is always eager to start the day at 5am too, what is with that? I neeeeed more sleep!

Julia - Sounds like you had a pretty good night last night! It's horrible when they are so clingy all the time, K is having one of those days today and my arms are KILLING me from carting him everywhere.

Nic - Thankfully Joel wasn't in the bath too! That would have been a nightmare trying to pull two boys out at once lol! I don't bath them together because I don't trust Joel with K in the bath yet.

On the subject of Joel, last night he used the hose (while I wasn't looking ) to make a big puddle, he then trecked off and found a plank of wood. I asked him what he was doing and he said "I've got a surfboard", he then proceeded to put the plank of wood in his self-made puddle and tried "surfing" it. He was disappointed that the surf wasn't big enough lol! He has saltwater in his veins that boy! (DH & I love surfing) I have plans for him to become a pro-surfer one day, I will be his manager and travel to all the beautiful surf spots around the globe with him... *wakes up from lovely daydream*

[~Trish~]

Woohoo! I tried that patting trick again at the 40 minute mark of K's nap (he stirred slightly first) and he slept for a total of 1 hour 45 minutes! He slept for the exact same amount of time when I tried it yesterday. This is the first time in AGES that he has slept past 40 minutes

[nickers]

excellent trish glad that technique is working! go kieran
lol at joel how cute hehe!!
we'd love it if one or both the boys are snowboarders as we both love it too. their choice ofcourse but we will introduce it to them in a few yrs.
Willow- true, silly question that isnt it (how do u do it) ppl used to say that to me when in melb and fam etc were in syd, but i didnt know any other way and just dealt with it.
like going into hosp 3times a day for a sick bub for feeds etc, no choice but to do it.
but i admit i have missed posts along the way in the last month or so not as up on how everyone is going as i used to b! glad that those nights are only occasions for you.

[Saffi]

Hey all

What a busy day. Poor L was dragged around everywhere. He is such a trooper, hardly cried but hardly slept either. Just hoping that he sleeps well tonight.

Went to Target and got some romper suits and his first pair of shoes that were on special. Bargain.

No bath bombs here but have been pee'd on a few times. Nasty incident last night tho. Got up to L at 4am. Did his nappy and went into the kitchen to heat up a bottle. Kept the light off so as not to wake DH or the dogs that sleep in there. Walking along and stepped right on something brown and smelly. Whats worse is that I was in bare feet. EEWWWW So not only am I cleaning baby nappies but also dog do-do.

Didn't get a sippy cup but a sippy cup nozzle that you can use on the Avent bottles. We already have the handles and heaps of bottles so this is a good option.

L usually does 2 naps a day of about 1.5 hours each.

Looking forward to a day at home.

[Willow]

Nic - I just re-read my post...I wasn't having a dig at you! Promise. Sounded a bit narky though didn't I? LOL! That wasn't my intention...sorry babe.

Saffi - L's sleeps sound spot on according to this sleep guide thingo I have. My L is still doing 3 usually, used to be 1.5 hours but this week they're closer to an hour, sometimes up to 2. We're in for a day like yours tomorrow. Meeting up with some of the girls in the M&L thread, can't wait but dreading the lack of sleep...

He's doing my head in today....fighting off fantasies about feeding him bowls of mashed pumpkin and him sleeping aaaaalllllll night....