Babies Born October 2007 #23

[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....

[Uncle Amy]

Hey Trish

Fin will be a pro surfer too - I think he'll be in advertising (he likes his long lunches) and skip off every afternoon to surf - oh and he's going to buy his mum a house!!!

[~kellie~]

Trish - your mum sounds wonderful! Mine brought dinner over for us tonight, which was really nice. Glad to hear K is having better naps for you. We also had a 'bath bomb' the other night.. not nice.. Lucky it was only a really small one!

Amber - who is the author of the book you are reading? Sounds interesting

Ange - hope you and L are feeling better today

Question - for those of you who use sippy cups - which ones do you use? I am having real trouble getting Tahlia to drink from a bottle again, so thought maybe I could try from a cup?

We have had the worst day today... Tahlia woke up at 4am and didnt go back to sleep till 6.30. At about 5am she filled her nappy, so I changed it... was just about to put on a new nappy and an explosion occurs... its not much fun cleaning up that type of mess during the day, let alone at 5am! She went back down till around 9am, and then only had a 20 min nap this arvo at mothers group, I think I spent from about 10.30 - 12.45 trying to get her to sleep! She has gone down now, so hopefully I dont hear from her until at least 7am! I'm wondering what is causing this.. teething maybe? or maybe she is hungry and needs some solids? I dunno!

[LizzysMum]

Very quick visit, sorry no personals...

WE HAVE ROLLING!!!!! WOOT!!!!!
Today she rolled onto tummy and then onto back

I also tried her with some rice cereal, hmmmm not too bad. It did not come straight back out. I reckon she ate about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon.

A BIG day for my little girl.

Night.

[YoYo]

Geez Leah I was counting on Max & Amara rolling on the SAME DAY!! grrrr!!!

Gave Max some pumpkin today after he hated rice cereal...he luuuurrrrrrved it!

Had him weighed etc today too.....8525g and 67cm. YAY!

[~Trish~]

Morning everyone! We had a fairly good night. K slept from 7pm until 4am (with a 10pm dream feed), had a feed and slept until 6:30am. Joel woke him up, gah!

Nic - Ooh, DH loves snowboarding too. I'm sure your boys will love it!!

Saffi - Ewww...I couldn't handle stand trekking through dog poo, especially at 4am!

Willow - Have fun at your meet up today!

Amy - I like your thinking, we'll have to car pool to the beach! LOL at the long lunches! Knowing my luck, Joel will decide to get into a really boring sport and become a cricketer or something hee hee!

Kellie - These babies are such mysteries! Why do they do the things they do? I hope you have a better day today.

Leah - Yay for Amara rolling over! She's clever working out rolling both ways at once!!

Julia - Wow, Max is an awesome size! Well done!!

Have a great day everyone (sorry, can't resist trying out the new smilies!)

[ninja_turtle]

trish - *jealous*... oh for sleep. last night was better than usual (probably because he had two goes at the cereal yesterday).

hey - we had a bumbo accident last night.

the little monkey has been trying to get out of it for about 3 weeks so we've been sure to stick by him and only have it on the floor. last night he was playing with his bottle of pancake mix *don't ask* and it fell over. i was on the other side of the kitchen and DH was 2 feet away. anyhoo, james finally worked out how to lean all the way out and push off.....

he face planted onto the kitchen tiles. luckily his buddha gut broke his fall a little bit. he cried for about 5 seconds and was sporting a little red mark on his head. stupid thing is, i knew it was coming, and i took as many precautions as i could, just happened to be when i was too far away to dive and catch him.

so bumbo is now banned except for on his foam mat and on the carpet. i think it will have outlived its usefulness fairly shortly. he is determined to go anywhere but where i want him to be.

he can assume the crawl position but his j-lo booty is too heavy and pulls him sideways. cute. frustrating for him though.

how crap is ebay's new rule btw? we will all be forced to use paypal only by i think june. how scabby are they? it means listing fee, final value fee plus paypal fee, plus waiting for it to come down to your bank account. carp if you're a seller.

saffi - dog carp on foot is good luck!

[Saffi]

Viv - thanks for the bumbo warning. I look at L sometimes and he is fully leaning over the side of it. His chubby thighs seem to be the only thing keeping him in.
LOL doggie do-do. I hope so, as I'd be in for a lot of luck. What about dog vommie??

Leah - WTG Amara on the rolling and doing a complete roll at that. Still waiting on L to do a tummy to back.
Julia - great weight gain.
Trish - being a cricketer wouldn't be so bad. Shane Warne and Michael Clarke (Bingle's boy) have done alright for themselves $$$. Love the new photo of K. Hey - you might need to check the ticker tho as says that K is like 5 months 3 weeks.
Kellie - hope today is better for you.

Hoping L does some mega sleeps today as he wasn't too nice to his mum overnight. Up at 12.45am,then at 3 for a feed (yes, turned on the light in the kitchen before I went in LOL), and again at 5.30am and 6.30! Got pee'd on too while doing a nappy change. Seems DH copped one too earlier in the night.

Anyway, going to see if he wants to have a bottle and a nap. BBL

[~Trish~]

Oooh, thanks Saffi, must have slipped when I scrolled the date!

Viv - Yikes with the Bumbo. I thought it was bird carp that was good luck! I don't consider myself lucky when I step in dog poo lol!

[boomba]

hi girls !

sounds like all the bubbas are doing really well!

Kellie the book is called Helping your baby to sleep by Anni Gethin an Beth Macgregor> Its all about Gentle techniques and it has lots of research to back it up!
Trish Great sleeping by K wtg! We have decided Myles is going to be something Fabulous when he grows up too like a pro wakeboarder or something cool! Not a baker like daddy
Leah WTG Amara! Woot!!!
Viv hope James is ok! Poor lil man! Doesnt it break your heart to see them hurt themselves!
Saffi what a lovely surprise for your feet this morning ewww! Sounds like L is sleeping quite well! Myles doesnt sleep that much so your obviously doing something right


Well Myles isnt sleeping very well! But have decided to just let him be and work it out! The book has helped alot(helping your baby to sleep) so im not going to stress about it!

Anyway have to change his bum!!! Oh we are using Cloth nappies full time now yay!!!!!

bbl