I wouldn't worry too much then Mollie, their growth rates do vary a bit depending on activity levels and whether they're having a growth spurt. So long as output is good, it's most likely just her having a slower couple of weeks and she'll surprise you in a week or so with a crazy round the clock feeding spurt just to keep you guessing
Personally I tend not to weigh Alex all that often, I can tell he's happy and healthy by how much he eats/wees/poos and how much energy he has for playing and so on. Plus I keep having to buy new clothes, move the height markers on his car seat and can feel he's getting heavier so I know he's growing. I'd probably say cut the weight checking down to about once a month unless there is a medical concern as worrying about the numbers is really only going to stress you out.
I'm a little miffed at XP at the moment - discovered when I went to compare Alex's growth chart to Rachie's that he'd somehow lost and replaced Rachie's yellow book. So all her birth notes and development notes etc from when she was little is gone
I ended up ringing the nurses, and I spoke to one of them. She said not to worry.. So I will try not to lol Its hard when its my first baby, I just worry about everything.
OH CK! I would be too, and rightly so, you cant get those things back. Do you think he might have misplaced it and it will turn up? or is it gone???
It's gone - everything is blank up until around 18 months, he says it might've been when he was enrolling her in daycare and it got misplaced then. So some 8 years and several houses ago.
Little boy is being very unsettled and grumpy today. Just wants to sit with me and whinge, gave him some panadol a little while ago and he had a cuddle and went to sleep.
It's great hearing about everyones experience of immunisations and introducing solids. At the suggestion of the MCHN I started Gus on Farex and he has taken to it like a duck to water. Tonight he had his first 'meal' eg after a BF he had a tablespoon of farex mixed with EBM. The little man was leaning forward and garbbing at the spoon, had it all over his face and this really intense look of concentration as he 'chewed'. Super cute.
Amanda and sweetpeajean - not that I'd wish this sleeping pattern on anyone it's nice to hear that other bubs are doing similar things. Who knows. maybe in a few weeks we'll be experiencing sleep again?! (a girl can dream can't she? )
MCHN has also advised me to try and get him to do at least two sleeps during the day that go past the 45min mark. I explained that this was a tall order as was currently doing everything I could think of - she suggested putting him to sleep in pram and at 45min take him for a walk to see if he will go back to sleep. Or put him in car and go 'for a drive'.
Hoping everyone's immunisations are going ok - if anything it made my little man sleepy and thus that night I got some sleep!
Hi! Immunization day was tough. She cried most of the afternoon and night. We gave her panadol and she slept ok. Had a huge red lump on her leg the poor poppet. Much better yesterday though I stayed home so she could get better.
Started pumpkin and she liked it. My gp suggested giving her the zantac at night in the hope with the solids it helps her sleep.
AM thanks for sharing your schedule! I'll try do a similar one- sounds like it works well!
CK ohhh I'd have been upset losing that too.. How annoying! It did enter my mind at one point that it's kinda silly having everything in the book being that it could easily get lost..
Mollie im the same as CK- rarely weigh violet cos I can tell she's putting on weight- especially when everyone comments how chubby she is! Ha. But yeah I know what you mean, I worry about everything too, it's so hard not to!!
K&G I know what you mean- it's good to know that some babies are just like this! Did the MCHN give any idea why some babies do this? Or not really sure? I do know of one way to get violet to have a decent sleep but it's a last resort- I let her fall asleep in my arms, then at the 30 min mark where she normally wakes up, she wakes and I can quickly give her the dummy again / resettle in my arms (doesn't work in her bed) and then after a further 10 mins or so, I transfer her to the swing where she wil normally sleep for another 30 mins or sometimes even longer..but yeah not ideal!!! I hope they grow out of it- have certainly heard solids can help... We shall see!
Jan- aaaww that mustve been tough! Poor little leggies. Immunisations are so nasty. Violet has her next ones on Monday! Glad Jess liked the pumpkin! How cute
Question- who here has a pead and who just uses a GP? So far I've only seen the GP ( good cos they bulk bill for children) but was wondering if I'm meant to take her to a pead as well or is that only if there's something you need to get checked that requires a specialist opinion?
Also has anyone tried those numbing patches before the immunisations?
Have been playing some classical music for violet during the day- thought it might be good for her!
Personally I only ever see the GP other than Alex seeing the paed for his initial after-birth check before leaving hospital. If there was something tricksy that needed further investigation or something (like reflux for example) I'd ask for a referral, but most run of the mill issues I feel my GP is quite capable of dealing with.
Yeah GP can do most things, you only really need to see a Pead if your child has a complex issue like reflux, or something like that. Normal run of the mill stuff GP is totally fine.
O.M.G I neally fell over today, Lilly put herself to sleep twice today.. on her own, just blabbed in her bed then fell asleep.... no screaming, flipping tantrums none of it. I can't believe it 2 months of hard work have finally started to pay off.. oh and no dummy either!! Can't believe it. She's also been sleeping from 7:30pm till 6:30am no wake ups lately and no dummy. /faint
Shes decided she wants to crawl really soon it seems, shes already practising pushing herself up on her arms and looking around and lifting up her bum on her knees.. eeeeek
Yeah Jan Lilly got that Lump too was sore
Hope everyone is well. I'm off to see Dermo, and Gastro for more tests they still dont know what is wrong with me
Nope LOL, looks like even if she is over tired, she will put herself to sleep with a bit of calming back patting from me. I just have to be careful once she goes quiet to stop, becuase it seems to wake her up again and she gets upset again LOL
I've also had to go to hugging her in the cot for wind down before naps rather than in my arms, seems picking her up and putting her down in the cot ****es her off majorly! LOL god knows why.
She woke once last night but just wanted some comfort, a few back pats and soft words and she went back to sleep till 6:30, I will start giving her the Farex regularly at her afternoon feed to see if that helps her.
I've also discovered she turns into a pumpkin after 7pm, if she is in bed a minute later than 7pm we get histerics. So bed time has to be strict LOL
Shes finally found a routine Shes sleeping alot longer during the day as well now. The 45min wake ups seem to have stopped, I'm thinking becuase she isnt looking for the dummy, she just suffles about and gets comfy again and goes back to sleep. Definate tummy sleeper however, Not much I can do about it, however shes in sleeping bags now and can push herself right up on her hands and move around the bed so I'm less concerned. I do move her sometimes as she seems to settle on her face sometimes O.o Funny child.
Hmmmmm...Alex seems to have turned into a right little terror to get to sleep some days - he didn't want to settle for his morning nap yesterday until I put him down with his toys and he fell asleep on the floor, then was awake from 11am until 8pm almost straight through with just a couple of 20 min naps. Massively overtired and giggling/thrashing and carrying on, which I guess is better than crying but still exhausting when you're trying so hard to get him to settle down enough to sleep. He's also waking at least twice overnight, about every 3 hours or so.
I'm not sure how much of his night waking is weather related though - we've gone from stinking hot all day and warm overnight to ok days but it's warm at bed time and cools down a lot in the early morning. So if I dress him in long sleeves and warm enough for the morning he grizzles because he's too hot and gets sweaty, but if I leave him in short sleeves he gets cold and wakes crazy early. I'm trying to mix between grobags and blankets, but don't think I've quite got it right yet...
Thanks for the pead advice! I was a little confused there.. Good to know its not really necessary unless there's a specific issue!
Lolpigs- ummm massive yay @ Lilly's sleep! Score! Bet you feel like a new woman haha. That's such a long stretch overnight- wow! How awesome! Do you reckon that mainly started since starting her on farex?
CK aw poor thing I know what that's like! The overtired thing is so hard to deal with sometimes! What you described sounds pretty spot on for us too- the overtired giggling and thrashing around the place/ yelling etc... I've found since making the nursery dark during the day plus putting a musical mobile above the cot helps me get violet off to sleep easily- but she still wakes after 30 mins and aside from one or two flukes, is almost impossible to resettle!
Question- Re baby's temperature at night, one theory I did hear for catnapping is that they will wake often if too cold- Our house is fairly cool at night- I put violet in a singlet, onesie, her swaddle wrap and then tuck her in with two waffle weave type blankets - she feels warm to touch, but when I take her temperature it's only in the low 35s? Should I be rugging her up more!?
Hmm I wouldnt low 35's is ok, do you have a warmer onesie you can put her in rather than more blankets? I guess you can try it. Catnapping is linked to feeding as well, so make sure she is having big feeds rather than tiny ones. Try only giving her boob when its food time so she makes the most of it? I dunno just a suggestion. Lilly struggled with that too and over time it just got better. I only gave her it at food times thought, not when she was upset or whatever that is when she got dummy.
Yeah I feel better, although I'm still waking pest Nah I dont think so, seems this week everything has just clicked for Lilly. I have noticed she is eating alot more during the day which is probably why she can go over night without too much trouble. Most of the time she ranges from 700-850mls between 6:30am and 7pm. I dont give her the Farex every day, just every so often. In the next month or so she will probably start to want the extra so I'll start doing it more seriously.
CK that was happening here, I would have to change Lilly into something warmer at her 3am feed. Now I just use a half long half short onesie for nights like this and a 0.5 Tog sleeping bag.
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Grrrrr.....Alex has seemingly decided his mid-day nap is no longer necessary. He fell asleep briefly but woke up as soon as I tried to put him down, and is now vociferously protesting being in his cot. Hope he falls asleep when we go to pick DD up else we'll wind up with another overtired crazy episode like last night
Growth spurt perhaps? Or did he learn something new? I know with Lilly she ALWAYS has crappy sleep when she has learnt something new. Even if I dont realise it. Also how are his gums? Lilly is still gnawing on alot so her teeth are still moving around.
Only things I can think of off the top of my head. I hope he stops protesting and settles down for a snooze for you soon!
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CK I can synpathise with you as I'm in the same boat. The pumpkin has not agreed as I knew would happen. Back to the old, screaming with every feed, staying awake day and night. She's only having 60-70 ml each feed and it can take an hour.
I rang the paed and have an appt on Monday. I've been getting dizzy spells as the last 4 months is starting to catch up with me. I've cried so much in the last day. I hate seeing her in pain and she hangs off me all day. DS asked me why I don't like him anymore because I'm not able to give him attention besides the basics. DH feels sick as he usually does when it all gets too much.
Anyway just don't see an end to it all. Her reflux must be bad for all of this to be happening and I feel powerless.
Lol that's great that Lilly has improved so much. I think it has to do with her being comfortable as I've noticed with Jess if she's in pain it's impossible once it's controlled she actually sleeps by herself.
Amanda with DS we saw the paed for the 6 week check and when he started losing weight when he self weaned. If there are no major issues GP is fine unless you are worried about something and want to investigate it further.
Jan I would stop solids if I were you, sounds like they arent working and tbh its all well and good for the pead to say perservere but he dosent have to live with the consequences iykwim. If Lilly had that reaction to the Farex, I would have stopped and wouldnt be trying again till 5 months.
big *hugs*
Got so frustrated just now Lilly had been trying to get to sleep for an hour and refluxed all over the bed 7 times.. not her fault but i called her broken sigh shes not it just becomes so nuts when that happens she gets so distressed.
Reflux is ****house. My poor baby girl
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