kitty - good luck at the drs. another thing u can try is rubbing ur scent on a blankie and put in the bassinet/cot may help him think that he is still with u
jaki - have a great trip and hope the weather stays good
GL kitty!
Yaay on smiles jak, and sleeping - double whammy!!
Hope your outing goes well Mel.
Would you believe Chloe slept 6 pm til 7am, only waking for 2 quick feeds?!? Miracle!
Have my trial clothies ready to go! Just went to the chiro, so waiting for the next huge poo that chiro always induces lol. Then starting.
Lou: that sleep sounds awesome!! I had a 1030pm to 6am sleep
jaki: I forgot to say congrats on getting the big smiles from W
I don't have diabetes!!! Dr called me back because of my pap smear results which I guess is scarier than diabetes. But anyway, she said I have a possible first grade lesion (how do you spell that?) in my cervix. It means i have to have pap smears every year now to keep an eye on it. I asked what it means and she was like it could lead to stage 1, then stage 2 then stage 3 then cervical cancer. so im glad i dont have diabetes but just gottakeep an eye on this cervix thing
Kitty do you have some kind of music or anything in his room? When w sleeps in his own room during the day he has a fisher price music box with lights and birds on the side of his cot. It puts him asleep and distracts him from realising he has been put to bed when he is in with me I have a pull cord music toy that does the trick.
Kitty - everyone has something different that works for them. Some people let their kids cry on their own until they fall asleep (I did with Aricyn cos I didn't know any different), some use controlled crying (let them cry on their own for a few minutes, go in, resettle, leave when calm etc), then other people pat their bums, or rock them. I've used a combination of every technique depending on what works at the time and what bubs needs. I still pat Eden and kelti to sleep for their day naps. S will drop off on her own sometimes, or feed to sleep or I rock her to sleep - whatever works at the time.
Bloody DH is snoring. If he wakes eden I'll kill him!
Today is going to be my first day out alone with all the kids. Scary stuff lol
I have a cloth bum baby today. I am starting the trial with bambooty and then itty bitty. We shall see how this goes.. So far, like that bambooty is so trim. xx
Kitty, I am terrified of the whole self settling stuff. My sil loves to pat/rock her son to sleep... but I watch her do it for an hour before he goes to sleep. Do not want that to be me... BUT more then fine for her. Do what you feel is right.
I do the whole hand on back and then walk away too.
Oh my, seems the whole cloth diaper will be tested with a massive poo! How wonderful.
Kitty yeah for not having diabetes. My 6week pap showed cell changes after my last baby. I had to have it repeated after 3months (it was normal then) The Gyno told me it was most likely caused from the hormones of pregnancy and the most common time to see it is after having a baby. I've never had an abnormal one or any changes since then (it was 4yrs ago) I now have them yearly but my Gyno insists its not neccessary although I insist he do it. Not nice but cervical cancer is usually preventable so its a small price to pay.
Kitty - yay on no diabetes! sorry to hear about the yearly paps, but better to be safe.
Cloth nappies - we are using mostly bamboo prefolds and covers and find the absorbency is great. We just upgraded and bought the medium size as DS is a big bubba. We also bought a couple of bumgenius AIO, a BBH magical AIO & itti bitti. I like the idea of the AIOs but have found the prefolds to be superior in containing leaks. All 3 brands we've tried of AIOs have leaked earlier than what I would have expected. DS also leaks through his disposables at night, so maybe DS is heavy wetter, I'm not sure as this is my first bub so I don't have any comparison. I might look up some of the brands that you girls have recommended. Going away over Easter and having to use disposables...but I love my cloth.
We had our osteo appointment yesterday. They said that due to my long labour (25 hours) that DS spine was a bit compressed and that he also had restricted jaw movement. These things might be impacting on his ability to attach properly on the breast. We have another appointment after Easter.
DS also had yet another heel ***** test this morning due to a slight hyperthyroid. It breaks my heart as he screams the place down.
Anyhow, DS is not settling well so must go. Have a lovely Easter everyone.
Kitty, Miss A is rocked to sleep in the rocking chair, when I put her down, if I just walk away she wakes, so I put her down and put my hands on her and hold her (a trick a nurse taught me in hospital) she stays asleep and I walk away after a minute or so. MJ use to feed to sleep... Neither of m y girls self settle, but MJ does now, it does end and my way of thinking is, what ever causes both you and your baby the least stress is the best way... I use to be really concerned that I had to pat MJ asleep and that's she couldn't fall asleep without me, but it doesn't stay like that forever!
Music doesn't work for A, she wakes up and looks around.
Can you put C over your shoulder and move around (I sway) or use a rocking chair?
In winter I put a wheat pack in the cot when I am feeding so it's warm when she goes back in and doesn't notice so much that I'm not there iykwim...
I have a very grunty baby too, I have to turn the monitor down some nights as it wakes me, but she is not awake
Ferrals - hope you can find a formula that works for Ella
How are the constipated babies going, has anything worked?
Packing for the holiday today, feel totally unprepared and haven't finished the shopping, did some last night when the kids all went to bed!
Dss has an eye appointment today and needs a haircut and miss A has an Osteo appointment, it's going to be a busy busy day!
Yep must have been a fluke. We went down at 815 but awake at 1 then 330 and 645. Not too bad I guess. Think it was all the sleeping yesterday that did it.
have been reading everything. Xx
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