hi everyone! been reading even if i haven't been posting.
thanks for the advice on how to settle her. will try them tomorrow. have decided that today was going to be a "stress-free" day for both of us, so i've been giving her formula (after trying the bbs), picking her up without delay, and now have her sleeping in a pack (baby bjorn type) in front of me. so far, so good. i guess i'll know for sure at 5 (arsenic hour/s) if my stress-free day worked. and then will try the settling suggestions over the weekend when i've got dp to help walk or rock her.
will be going to the 2nd hand market in carina on sunday. was wondering, i've got a fisher price rainforest bouncer but she doesn't fall asleep in it. is there something i can get that may make her fall asleep without me having to walk and carry her? i figured, if it's 2nd hand, it's not as much a waste of money if it doesn't work as it would be if i bought it in the shops brand new.
also, read a lamaze book to her today...fly ladybug (or something like that), she seemed to understand and enjoy the book. plan to get another one of them at the market if i see any.
sherie, good on you selling the car.
same here, didn't realize that there are so many people with tats. not my thing either. probably has to do with my fear of needles.
pregpan, funny story...but i'd probably be crying at the missed opportunity for a full nights sleep.
funny about the aspirator...didn't know what it's called until after i got dp to get one at the pharmacy. have always called it "snot sucker" and dp had to go into the pharmacy and tell them that i was asking him to get a "snot sucker". they figured it out in the end.
jazmum, and all the other experienced mums, so, when do i get the confidence to leave her in the room for longer than 2 mins? i find myself rushing everything like going to the toilet and brushing my teeth. when i leave the room, she will start grizzling (?---it's not a cry yet) within a minute. and i go rushing to pick her up. bad mothering? *sigh
well, enough of that, i'm not going to have a bad day so won't dwell on that.
instead, i should share that i think i've got a really smiley baby. she's very quick at smiling back when you smile at her. makes my day. very cheeky smile too that shows off the dimple and lights up the eyes.
ok...having lunch now.
sorry, for missing personals for a lot of you.