vic - how's jack? hope he's figured out how to keep his little arms & legs out of the cot bars so you can get a bit more sleep... ; )
cinder - how's the teething going?
we are well here, my little one is being especially cute atm & I can't get enough of him. might be bc of the 2 hr naps he's decided to have during the day now! we have our 6 mth immunisations next week. although he doesn't seem to react to them I'm still not looking fwd to it bc of the crying... heart breaking. glad it doesn't last for long. he is loving rolling now & is finally happy being on his tummy - never thought I'd see the day... ; )
Andie, using an old bag I found amongst some of her stuff. She's doing ok, using it for day sleeps and she's sleeping well in it, but when she wakes she moves around and then cries on her tummy. But still sleeping first which is good. I have also noticed how great it is around this age! The last month has been a breeze, they are so cute at this age
Vic, have you tried a lightweight sleeping bag or maybe those cot mesh bumper things. That should stop little legs going trough the bars! Hope your getting some more sleep.
Cinder, time to put everything away and lock all the cupboards is it?
We had 6 month vax last week (bit late, been slack haha) All was good, she cried a bit was was fine after. Hate seeing her in pain, even if it is just a few seconds Have been using the sleeping bag and she is going to sleep on her side/tummy during the day which is a good start. I am also weaning to formula as my supply is running out. I have been pumping for ages now and it hasn't increases enough so have had to top up. It's gotten to the point where she won't even feed from me at dinner time cos nothing comes out! So I am slowly making the transition. Thinking I might try keep the 7am feed if I can, she doesn't seem to have a problem with that feed. But I'm fine with it, we had a good 6 months worth. To be honest, she seemed much happier once I started the top ups. Hope everyone has a lovely long weekend
Tasha - jack sleeps in a sleeping bag most night and his legs going through the bars is only an issue when it's too hot to bag him up. I do have a mesh bumper but he just puts his feet on top of it and pushes it down I would like to buy a thick one but am wary or sids. Jack sleeps on his side too. He rolls onto his tummy and chats to himself then cries as he is too worn out to roll back over. These cooler nights are much better for sleeping.
Cinder- yes we have traveled long distance. 8 hours to Adelaide. The trip over was hell but the trip back was better. I had turned the car seat forward facing but he hated it so we turned it back around for trip home. We also take a thermos of the correct temperature water to make bottles.
We have our six month cafhs visit on Monday. He will almost be 7 months so they have given me the 8 month checklist to complete. Some things he can't do yet but he can do most of them.
Jack is loving day care. He has lots of little friends. The staff are lovely and take special care of him since he is a regular.
Vic, even on a hot night I will still put a thin cotton bag on dd. But we have air con in the main part of the house and she has a ceiling fan in her room. Hot nights suck hey
Andie, how did the vaccination go?
Still no crawling here yet. She stiffs her legs out when I try and sit her down and practically holds herself up on them! Hoons around the house in her walker too. But the crawling just fizzled out. She brings her knees up under her belly on the floor, but just can't get the coordination yet. Where is everyone else at?
The bags are working, she now sleeps on her tummy most times. But she wakes with a red smooshed face She still wakes a little more than usual cos she's crying on her tummy, but shes getting the hang of it
hey tasha - 6 mth immunisations were fine, bit sleepy couple days after but otherwise all good. no crawling here either, he likes to be on his feet though, jumping & standing on my lap etc. he's got strong little legs so I think when he starts crawling, he will be off! glad the bag is working for you. : )
Andie, glad the immunisations went well It's awful seeing them hurt!
DD can now get up on all fours and stay there, but she hasn't mastered moving like that yet! I gotta say, I'm not in a rush because I can't be bothered having to put everything away We are having 3 meals a day here, just introduced dairy with oats, weetbix and yoghurt too. So far so good. And water from a sippy cup, growing so fast
Hope all Mums & babes are doing well Don't want to jinx myself, but little Miss seems to be sleeping through from around 9-11'ish through until morning. She woke at 6:30 this morning which wasn't too bad as DH's alarm went off for work at 6. She has a morning nap for 1-2hrs, a midday/early arvo nap for 1-2hrs, then resists sleep until around 7pm. Dream feed anytime from 9pm-11pm.
Haha, everyone seems to be busy, but things here are so cruisy and I am so bored!!! Time to get back into the workforce I think.
Peeks, yay for the sleeping through! I would imagine it is not just a one of, she's at the age now where she can go all night without feeding anyway. We are still doing the dreamfeed, but I have pushed it forward from 10pm to 9:30pm and now dropping 30mls at a time to wean.
Still having 3 sleeps here. 2 hours in the morning, 1.5 in the afternoon (if I'm home otherwise a few short naps in the car etc if i'm out) and 40min to 1 hour in the evening. Bed time is 8pm. She has mastered the sleeping bag now so we are all happy
peeks & tasha - sounds like your little girls are finding a nice sleep routine for themselves, makes life a lot easier when their sleep becomes a bit more predictable.
we are going well here too, had our 6 mth mchn visit the other day, he was 6.28 kgs & has slid off the bottom of the weight chart. im not worried (and neither is my lovely mchn) as he looks good, is alert & developing beautifully. he will just be a lean, long little thing! he makes up for the lack of weight by being extremely cute, so it balances out. we started solids a couple weeks ago, i wanted to wait until 6 months & to be honest i dont think he was ready before then anyway. we are doing baby led weaning/solids & so far he loves it. i was a bit anxious at the start but watching him taste/play with all different types of fruit/veg (and even lamb chops & chicken!) has been really amazing. he is mostly sucking the juice out of everything atm, but things like soft avacado, roasted pumpkin & banana go down. he looooves brocoli. i do wonder if he is getting enough & have thought of doing a bit of puree/mash as well but i think i will just give a couple more weeks & see how much he is actually eating at that stage & then decide.
his sleep has been changing again lately, was waking for a feed at 2/3am for a few weeks there, but is back to sleeping though again. he is going down at around 8.30pm now, so bit earlier than his 9-9.30pm bedtime which seems to be too late for him now. i guess with the increased activity of rolling & basically always being on his tummy he is getting exhausted by the end of the day. his day sleeps are random, sometimes he will have 2.5 hours, sometimes 40 minutes. sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon... its anyone's guess but generally he will do one extended sleep 1.5-2.5 hours, and a couple of catnaps. things seem to be working smoothly for us atm, and he seems happy & healthy so im happy.
Sounds like it's all good Andie I would go crazy not knowing what's coming next! But that's what kind of person I just am And all the exercise is great to wear them out by the end of the day!
I knew I wanted routines with dd. I am very controlling ( not in a crazy bad way haha) I follow routines loosely though, feeds at 7am, 11, 3 and 7pm. Dreamfeed at 10pm. Sleeps at 9am for 2 hours, 1:30pm (or naps if we're out) and maybe a nap around 5pm, bath at 7:15 and bed at 8pm and wakes around 7am. I love it, it works, we are both happy. I am the kind of personality where randomness sends me nuts!!
don't get me wrong, tasha - some days I definately go crazy. like today when I need to be out doing things but his sleep is all over the place. I think he must be doing something important, like figuring out how to crawl (please... not yet...). so I'm just hanging at home to give him the opportunity to have a longer sleep should he decide he wants one. usually I would just go out, but he's been a bit funny past couple days, with his sleeps & poo's. might be working out tummy stuff with all the new foods he's trying atm. Who knows?!
I don't seem to get much time to sit and post. I do try read through the posts every few days and it's good to see everyone is plodding along nicely! We still haven't done the 6 month immunisations. She turned 6 months old on Christmas day so we would have delayed them until the new year anyway, but still playing catch up with everything else. My big boys have settled into school great! They both have lovely teachers and some of their little friends in their classes again this year But I think the change of routine has thrown DS2 - he's been quite a grump and seriously HARD WORK at home! Turns into an angel the second he walks through the class room door. I guess that is better than being a little poop at school though, right?
We have almost got the first tooth! I can feel it with my finger - it's cut through the gum, but hasn't grown up yet! So little Miss has been a bit grumpy too. She sleeps through more often than not. The last couple of nights that she has woken I haven't given her a bottle and she's gone off back to sleep fine. We seem to have a loose routine that is working well for us, but she very rarely sleeps if we are out of the house (doesn't even sleep in the car these days unless she's super duper tired!). She is usually pretty easy going if we are out and about and she misses a sleep - the distractions of new things to look at seem to keep her from getting too grumpy.
my little guy has decided that 3.30-4.30am is awake time. mummy is not impressed. I'm sure it's a phase, but I'd like it to pass now! I don't know how you mums with other older children do it. There must be another level of tiredness that I don't even know about yet.. and not looking fwd to if I have another one. ; )
other than nighttime sleeps, things are still trucking along ok here. we tried watermelon yesterday, he loved it. so, so cute listening to him slurp the juices & watching him have the best time making a big mess of himself. he liked using the green end as a teether, which kept him occupied for another 10 minutes. I need to buy a drop sheet for under his highchair though... it is quite a messy process. : )
Hi girls. Still here but so busy these days. Work is busy, sick hubby at home and teething bubba. Jack still has no teeth yet and is the last one in our baby group thats still gummy. I dont mind though as it makes him a baby that bit longer. No crawling yet thank god. I am loving this age. He is rolling everywhere but not into anything yet. He is happy at day care. Sleeps through most nights but if he wakes its normally 4am for a feed. Ugh thats the worse although I think 5am is worse. It like why bother going back to bed. Must be a growing day. He has dropped a bottle so lucky to get 3 into him. Also not eating as much. He has a runny nose which I have put down to teething. He loves vegemite on toast or cruskets. He likes to feed himself more which is fine on weekends but frustrating on work days. So slow and messy. Andie , try a cheap shower curtain under the high chair.
It sounds like all the bubbas are doing well. Its such a lovely age. They are so interesting and all personality.
Peekaboo, we are still doing the dreamfeed too. I have brought it forward half an hour and I'm reducing the amount every couple of days to phase it out. She doesn't seem starving at 7am so I don't think she really needs it anymore.
Andie, we aren't doing baby led solids and the mess is crazy so I would imagine your mess! Although i do give her toast fingers and fruit to eat herself and it ends up everywhere, even the dogs mouth!!Vic, haha If I have to wake I would rather 4am than 5am too. Sounds like Jack is doing well
Cinder, sounds like you definitely have your hands full!
DD is doing great, she has a cold at the moment so a bit sooky. Yesterday was the worst, she woke after a 1.5 hour sleep and 40 snotty grizzly minutes later she was asleep on me on the chair poor bubba. But last night she slept like a log, so worn out I guess. I am loving this stage! She talks and babbles to herself all day, started saying 'dad' even though I'm sure she doesn't realise what she is saying. We started daycare 2 days a week (that's why she is sick!) but she loves it. Only problem is they feed her too much solids so she won't take her bottle. I asked them to half the solids for now. She is going from tummy to sitting up all the time now, even in her cot which is annoying. Crawling backward, but still not forward yet. But all in all I am loving it, she's such a cheeky character
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So I am slowly making the transition. Thinking I might try keep the 7am feed if I can, she doesn't seem to have a problem with that feed. But I'm fine with it, we had a good 6 months worth. To be honest, she seemed much happier once I started the top ups. Hope everyone has a lovely long weekend
we started solids a couple weeks ago, i wanted to wait until 6 months & to be honest i dont think he was ready before then anyway. we are doing baby led weaning/solids & so far he loves it. i was a bit anxious at the start but watching him taste/play with all different types of fruit/veg (and even lamb chops & chicken!) has been really amazing. he is mostly sucking the juice out of everything atm, but things like soft avacado, roasted pumpkin & banana go down. he looooves brocoli. i do wonder if he is getting enough & have thought of doing a bit of puree/mash as well but i think i will just give a couple more weeks & see how much he is actually eating at that stage & then decide.
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