So many sick bubs in here at the moment - hope they are all feeling much better soon.
Trish - Wow, you're having a great time so far huh?! Hope K is OK. I thought it was a bit suss the other day when you said he kept telling you he was 'stuck'. Hopefully it's nothing but if he keeps complainging, I'd take him for an xray or u/sound or something I think. Anyway, I'm sure you're on top of it. I finally got that hammock I borrowed this weekend. Have set it up tonight and the little man is asleep in it now. He is sleeping fine in his bassinette but figured if I could get him to sleep longer at night that would be great but mainly I'm hoping he'd be able to stay in the hammock longer than the bassinette because I'm not ready to move him into his room yet and while his cot would fit in our room, it'd be a bit crowded. How is Alana going in her hammock? They are a bit hard to get used to if you haven't used one before I think! I keep coming in to check on him cause he looks all squished in there Anyway, he settled pretty well. The last few nights he has been really hard to settle initially but then slept OK. Bugger! I just sneezed and woke him
The one I have is really old I think, it doesn't look like the newer ones but it is an Amby I think. Anyway, will see how he goes in it, if it's no good then I will just give it back and wait until he grows out of his bassinette and go from there!
Mo - How is Kodi's rash going? Poor poppet has had a rought trot. Hope she's feeling better soon.
I'd better go, little man needs to be resettled
Will try and pop back later.
Last edited by Willow; November 11th, 2009 at 05:45 PM.
Willow - I'll definitely be getting K looked at if he gets worse. He's actually improved heaps today and has been running around really well. It still hurts him when I touch it though so we're not out of the woods just yet. Re: the hammock, they do look a bit squishy if you're not used to it LOL! Hopefully it works well for you guys. I only put Alana in it for her day naps, I bounce her in it to settle her and help her go to sleep. She has been having some great naps in it, up to 3 hours sometimes. Her night sleeps have been going downhill since she got sick a couple of weeks ago, I'm really hoping she goes back to normal soon. A huge problem is that she gets out of her wrap and it wakes her right up. I have tried lots of different ways of wrapping her, but she is a little Houdini, it's driving me nuts! Tonight I'm trying her in a Swaddle Me that my SIL lent me. Fingers crossed it works! Oh, and thanks for the thank you card, I got it last week. D looks SO cute in the photo!
Tiff - Poor Tiera, I hope her cough improves soon. I had to go on Ventolin when I got bronchitis when I was pg with Alana, it really helped. You're doing a great job of cuddling her and looking after her .
Saffi - Here's hoping!
Better go and have a shower before the little Miss has her dream feed. Hopefully K falls asleep soon, he's been in bed since 7:30pm, but is still making noise. Joel is in the same room and is fast asleep through all the chatter!
Trish - well that was not a good first attempt in the hammock! I ended up taking him out of it and putting him back in his bassinette cause I couldn't resettle him. Will try him again tomorrow during the day. He is sleeping OK during the day but hasn't done 3 hours for about 2 weeks now...about 2 hours is as good as it gets at the moment. That's probably normal though, given he is almost 3.5 months old He is still having 3-4 naps, so I'm happy that he's getting enough sleep during the day. We went away for the weekend and ironically he slept better there than he has been at home - he was perfect! LOL. He is still waking twice at night for feeds but I'm OK with that for now, he's straight back to sleep so it's not too tiring.
A friend gave me some of those Kiddopotamus wrap thingos (are they the same thing??)...let me know if you want to borrow them and I'll send them to you. I have 3 and am not using them for D.
Last edited by Willow; November 11th, 2009 at 07:08 PM.
Kimbaz - you will be missed on the forums, but shall keep in touch on FB
Trish - How is Alana sleeping any better? How are the boys? Congrats again on your anniversary for your engagement today
Saffi- how is L and his bites today? Poor little man
Mo- How is Kodi going?
Sorry to hear all the little ones are having a tough time. Ryan still has his cough and a slight rash comes and goes, but he's never had these antibiotics before so I think that may be the cause?
Have an ultrasound on Monday, the radiology place here closed this week for refurbishment and won't be reopened to January. The only other place is the hospital and they are refusing all outpatients till January. I had a bit of a tanty and they managed to fit me in 10am Monday. Told them I wanted to know once and for all if bubs is alive or if I have a rotting corpse inside me and I'm not waiting till January to find out!! Had to fax them all my sonographer reports and referal and they rung my dr before giving me the appointment. Hopefully it has given it enough time to say for sure.
Anyways wee man has finished breakfast so better go take him out and spend some time with him now my last uni assignment is finished as of last night YAY! One exam in 2 weeks I only need 5/50 to pass the course and then on to summer school subjects *sigh*
Hope everyone has a better day and the wee folk don't terrorise their mums too much
Morning! Thought I'd pop in here now that my mum has taken the boys to the park and Alana is having a nap.
Willow - Yep, it is the Kiddopottamus wrap . It really worked last night! She slept for 7.5 hours, had a feed and went back to sleep until 8:30am! This is what she was doing before she got sick and then started getting out of all her wraps. I am soooo happy and I hope we have just as much success tonight. I went in to get her this morning and she was still wrapped up tight and was giving me massive gummy smiles, so cute! Thanks for the offer of lending my your wraps, but I might just look at buying some second hand off eBay. I'd be worried I'd wreck yours or something LOL! Keep trying with the hammock, sometimes it takes a few goes for them to like it.
Celtic - I'm so glad you got an appointment for a scan, I can't believe no one was going to give you one . Good on you for sticking up for yourself. I hope you get some answers on Monday .
Things are going a lot better now K is almost back to himself. I'm so glad my mum is here today, the boys need someone other than mummy to entertain them! My mum bought them some squirter bottles from a $2 shop the other day and they have had a ball running around outside squirting everything! It's been so hot in Melbourne, so it's the perfect toy. It's amazing how something that cost $1.50 can be so entertaining .
Trish - I'll see if my friend wants to selll them. They are in great condition and she doesn't need them anymore and I'm certainly not using them. Will save you the hassle of ebay.
Glad to hear it worked for you! Am a bit frustrated with Ds sleep today. He had a crapola morning nap, 1hr 20 mins. What is Alana averaging? I dont' know whether I should be happy enough with that or if I should push to get him to sleep longer??
Might try the hammock for his next nap.
My mum is coming today too - and the timing couldn't be better. I'm not big on patience today!!
Willow - If they are a size large and your friend wants to sell them, please let me know! D's nap sounds pretty good to me! Alana is all over the shop with her naps and I've given up stressing about it. Her first nap of the day is usually about 50 minutes, I'm pretty sure it's because she's still hungry after sleeping all night. Her second nap is usually her longest, but can range anywhere from an hour and 20 minutes to 3 hours. Her naps tend to get shorter (and harder!) after that. I just go with the flow these days and don't try to resettle her if she wakes up (it's pretty much impossible anyway). Good luck with trying the hammock again!
Anyway, he settled pretty well. The last few nights he has been really hard to settle initially but then slept OK. Bugger! I just sneezed and woke him
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He is still having 3-4 naps, so I'm happy that he's getting enough sleep during the day. We went away for the weekend and ironically he slept better there than he has been at home - he was perfect! LOL. He is still waking twice at night for feeds but I'm OK with that for now, he's straight back to sleep so it's not too tiring.
This is what she was doing before she got sick and then started getting out of all her wraps. I am soooo happy and I hope we have just as much success tonight. I went in to get her this morning and she was still wrapped up tight and was giving me massive gummy smiles, so cute! Thanks for the offer of lending my your wraps, but I might just look at buying some second hand off eBay. I'd be worried I'd wreck yours or something LOL! Keep trying with the hammock, sometimes it takes a few goes for them to like it.
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