We normally use tummy to tummy, though sometimes I put him in a kangaroo hold if I'm not fussed whether he sleeps or not, as he loves looking outwards. Did take a bit of practice to get comfortable with it though
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We normally use tummy to tummy, though sometimes I put him in a kangaroo hold if I'm not fussed whether he sleeps or not, as he loves looking outwards. Did take a bit of practice to get comfortable with it though
Woahhhh
Soooo quite!
Hope everyone's okay
Oh good CK, I wondered cos I tried violet in the sling and felt so clumsy! I'll wear it around the house for practice before taking her out in it! I'll use a combo of tummy and kangaroo too- cos violet loves looking around also!
Poor bub hated her injections- she had such a sad cry, like it really hurt her.. Poor thing. I cried too! Have given her baby panadol cos she's been very unsettled- and now just got her to sleep... Phew!
I have a sling, just generic brand one. I don't like it, I have a second hand (box is 80s style) baby bjorn. I've used it twice, love it.
Levi's been a bit hit and miss today. Happy one minute, then something upsets him for a while. I did have lots of dairy yesterday so I'm guessing that's what it is.
Hugs everyone xx
That's what I thought too Nikky!
Abby has been sleeping all night for 5 consecutive nights now to at least 7:30am. She seems to only want/need 5 feeds a day now as well but I'm trying to feed three hourly during the day cos she's going around 10hrs overnight.
I had both Abby and DS2's needles friday and DS2 just sat there watching each needle (3 on total)go in and never pulled a sad face or cried, we had the bubbles out and everything and I got DH to hold him just in case but he just sat there wondering what all the fuss was about. Abby wasn't too happy though and had a good scream.
AM I hate the slings, being over one arm shoulder they make me sore. Loovvve the Ergo though and we use it heaps.
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Lolpigs you'll be proud of me- I just got violet to sleep in HER OWN BED!!!! Woo!! I did feed, play, then she started yawning and I put her in a wrap, then in her bed, then kept going back when she spat out her dummy and started getting upset, and eventually she fell asleep! I've never been that disciplined before to leave her in there when she gets fussy- I usually just picked her up! Wooooooooooo!!!
Hooray! :) Well done Amanda:
Nice one Amanda :)
Alex is certainly precious about the condition of his nappy before bed - last night he'd had his shower, fed, a bit of a play and I was cuddling him, he was yawning but just not settling, grizzling and wriggling around. Checked his nappy and he'd done a teeny bit of poo, as though he'd done a big fart with a bit of follow-through. Changed him and he was asleep within 5 minutes, slept till after 4am :)
At the moment he is on his mat on the floor trying to nom on his cube toy. He hooks his arm around it or grabs it by the rings on the side and drags it close to his face so he can try to get it into his mouth...
Thats like DD CK, She is totally like that except the falling asleep straight away part heh ;)
So cute hes nomming his toys. DD is a real talker now, and will sit and babble to me for at least 10mins at a time. She prefers that to her toys at the moment. Even does it in her cot. Ooh Ahh is her favorite and Arh (like a priate LOL)
Can I ask a question of the more experienced mums? When you were a first time mum, how long did it take for you to be confident about your abilities? I'm finding that now everything is calming down I'm more nervous about caring for bubs on my own? Even though I know I can do it if you know what I mean? The repsonsibliity feels overwhelming?
Thoughts would be appreciated, hope everyones days are better today :)
LOL
NEVER!!! is the answer to that question!
Oh that's cruel of me :P
Things just sorta fell into place with me.
Just noticed one day that I could handle anything with being a mum!
Sure come the teenage years I will realise how wrong I was!!
good lord it is HOT!
Lolpigs funnily enough DS1 was a breeze as a baby, DH had 1 week off work only and I never had any hiccups with except the fact he was a lazy feeder but a great sleeper. DS2 was a ragbag pretty much straight away - he was/is a non sleeping, had to hold every second of the day type kid and that drove me completely bonkers!! Plus DH had to take an extra week off work to just help me adapt. Well Abby is even easier than DS1 so no dramas. Sleep or lack of it plays a huge part in how you cope as a parent I think personally, i've found it quite easy going from 0-1 and also 2-3 by really struggled going from 1-2. Try to just go with the flow and it'll all come together for you but if you feel really anxious still might be worth a chat to your CHN or GP to get check out.
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Yeah I think DD day sleep issues are causing some of the stress. I really dont know how to help her. I've got a friend coming on sunday who is going to help with settling on Sunday and I have a class next week hopefully that will help.
Most of the day she just has short sleeps and sometimes its a battle to get her to sleep at all.
I think it was a gradual progression for me. Started off second guessing practically everything, then as more things worked than didn't work I might only second guess every 2-3 decisions, then every 4-5, then only the big ones. I still second guess those - like DD's schooling etc.
I did have a very good support network as well - my Aunty had raised 5 kids of her own, my cousin that I was closest to had 5 at the time (6 now) and the social group I was in (mostly XP's friends) all had preschool aged children. So if I did have questions, there were plenty of people I could turn to for advice.
But a large part of it also was learning to relinquish the need to control everything, to realise that having a loose plan and being flexible with it was far more beneficial than carefully planning every last detail. It meant being able to adapt and cope when DD kept moving the goalposts and changing the rules. I do still have plenty of moments where I feel less than confident, where I question what I'm doing with DS and DD - but I keep telling myself I'm doing the best I can out of love for them. And that there's nothing to say I can't change my mind about the way I do things and try something else if what I'm doing isn't working.
Thanks for the thoughts guys appreciate it. I'm hoping it gets easier as I get more confident with her. I just feel like I'm doing the wrong thing most of the time as not much seems to work with her often.
She has been really unsettled today and had a mild fever earlier so gave her some panadol. Not sure what is up but something is bothering her, she hasnt fed well today either. Popped her in the swing now to try and get her some sleep, she just hasnt slept much all day and not sure what is causing it :(
aw lolpigs, hope lilly is feeling better soon!! did the panadol bring her fever down?
Yep it did but she was still unsettled. Got her to bed at 8pm and she slept till 2:30am so that was good. It must be all this changable weather it is awful!
Lolpigs we had a day like that yesterday too. Probably didn't help with the boys being so noisy either.
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yep we had a day of it yesterday as well...
Z wasn't cranky just awake for most of the day! think she had about 2 hrs sleep from 1pm to 10pm! but she was a happy sleep deprived bub!