Tilda - bummer about the lost post! i wish I had some answers and advice for you, I really do. Your sleep routines sound really good. How long has she been having disturbed sleep like this for? And do you know what her room temperature is? What do you dress her in at night?
But I know....it is definitely full-on having a baby, sooooooooooooooooooooo much harder than anyone had told me. But then, I remember when people would say it's hard, it changes your life, get used to sleepless nights...blah blah blah - even then I thought "yeah, yeah, it can't be that hard...". But GEES. It is HARD!!! I honestly think it is sooo much easier working full time! When I finished work I honestly thought "....and now to take it easy...". Pfft! Of course, nothing compares to those heart-melting moments when they look you in the eye and smile, and watch you from across the room, and laugh at silly things you do - moments like those make it all worthwhile. Just wanted to let you know you're not on your own
Did it again, lost a post . Oh well, will try again. So I'm sorry my personals are going to be a bit more abbreviated than they were.
Beany - thanks for your support! It means a lot to me. Its weird how you "know" its going to be hard, but it is somehow different to what you expected. I think things are more chaotic than I expected. I think I thought you either got an "easy" baby or a "difficult" baby. But its not at all that consistent. And every baby has their own "easy" and "difficult" characteristics and it these change on a daily basis. But you're absolutely right. It's worth every minute and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Suz - its very reassuring to hear you feel more confident the second time around. Maybe I will to They can definitely smell your fear! If I'm a mess, Matilda is a mess. They are little barometers. When you used to wake Ryan up to put him in his cot, would he struggle? Most of the time if I put M in the cot partially away she'll start waving her arms around and get upset (but see more below)
BS - poor little Eva's bum!! It sounds so raw! Have any teeth appeared? Have any new foods been introduced that could have done it? Thanks for all that info on SIDs awhile back. I was so sorry to hear about your brother. What an incredibly awful thing for your parents to got through. But I think you're right that we worry too much about it these days.
Alison - how are you going? Feels like awhile since we've seen you. I might have to FB stalk you to check whether you've come down with Millie's cold.
Hannah - if you're reading posts, I'm thinking of you and yours.
Rose - It's just great to hear about Liam's turn around.
AFM - well I just want to write a quick update because I can her Matilda starting to stir. Well the night before last was a lot better. She woke a couple of times before 10, at 1.30 and 3.30. But last night....she was a bit difficult to settle around 10 and DH ended up doing it. But then she didn't wake until 5 . I gave her a feed and she woke up when I put her back in the cot, but she wriggled around and grizzled for a minute or so and then went back to sleep herself until 7. I am just astounded! The cruel, cruel irony was that we didn't get to sleep ourselves until 2am because of an out of control party next door where we share a wall with. Very unimpressed Sp god knows what it is now since we've tried so many things! The extra blanket, introducing meat, getting DH to do more settling, trying to feed to sleep less often, moving into a different room and not using a monitor (since its right next door). And I think she might have just gone back to sleep now after whimpering and babbling for a minute. Hmm, maybe not, there she is again. Better go.
Hi Girls - I AM here, I haven't been getting notifications again grrr! I haven't read through all the posts I've missed so will go back and do that now. Things are going well here, Amelia is over her cold - she still has a bit of a yukky nose here and there but she's back to sleeping great at night again, she's hardly even fussing through the night at the moment so I'm lapping it up while it lasts.......I fear when the top teeth start moving I'll be going through it all again. Boy was that week hard! She has decided 1.5 hour day naps are for losers though and has been waking after 30-45 mins, I refuse to get her up though as I know she's still tired so I just go in, pat her bum for a bit, walk out and cross my fingers, she almost always goes back to sleep for another hour! I have to give her points for trying it on however!
Anyway, I've got shanks in the slow cooker today (the garlic and herbs are filling my house with aromas that are making me drool).....so best go check it and get some washing off the line before Millie Moo wakes up. Hope everyone is well. xx
Tilda - I hate losing posts! I try to copy them before I hit 'post' in case I lose them. Hmmm, no idea what did the trick for you the other night but I really hope she does it again and you and your DH get some sleep! With Ryan, I started putting him to bed when he was still awake but drowsy. Now I can put him down fully awake and calm and he justs goes to sleep on his own. Tonight, he fell asleep on the boob (he still does it when he's really tired) and I accidentally woke him up when I put him in bed and he started crying, but I was able to settle him in the cot without picking him up and he went to sleep.
Alison - We've had the reverse, with Ryan suddenly sleeping more again after only sleeping 30mins at a time before. I'm with you, enjoy the sleep while it lasts! Glad Millie's feeling better now. Lamb shanks, YUM!
Beany - Yes, Ryan has his bottom 2 teeth. They don't bother me when BF because the tongue covers them, but when he wants to bite, OUCH! Craig did this too at the same age, it was a phase and he stopped.
BS - I hope that nappy rash is getting better.
Lani, Hannah, Willow, Rose, Kawa, Carmey, Kanda -
I had a curry night with some girlfriends on Saturday night and the boys were good for DH. We started the bedtime routine early and I actually got Ryan to bed after his last BF at 6:30pm. DH had a bottle ready for him but didn't need it. Then last night poor Craig hit his head on the coffee table and he has a big gash and a bump! We've been watching him closely last night and today to make sure he's OK. Today I had my Mum visiting and boy, just having that extra set of hands to feed Ryan made such a difference! 5pm to bedtime at our place is total chaos now there's a solid feed involved. DH usually isn't home in time, so I have to find a way to make it easier. Am really tired and will run myself a bath tonight to relax before going to bed early.
Hey Tilda - how do you cook the chicken for Tilly? I'm going to introduce chicken this week too, thought I'd boil it and then Bamix it??? Re your sleeping routine, it's tough isn't it. I'm pretty much the same as Suz - Amelia is going to bed at 6.30 pm now I've dropped her 3rd nap - although sometimes it's 7.00 pm and Saturday night it was 7.30 pm because I was silly and thought I'd give her a treat of chocolate custard after dinner - never again as she was wired up for play lol. She actually doesn't like it that much, she only had 3 teaspoons, probably a good thing. I think she's fussy and prefers my food ha ha - except for the Raffertys cereals, she loves them, especially the apricot and banana one. Anyway, I used to cuddle/rock Amelia to sleep but since spending a week of teaching her to self-settle I can put her down awake and she'll go to sleep on her own now, sometimes it will only take a few minutes, other times 30 mins if I get her a little too soon. If I wait too long and she gets too tired, then I have a hard time of it and get the crying with it. It's really a timing thing for Amelia that's for sure! I would keep going with it, persevere, it may just take her a little longer to get used to her cot and surroundings. Also, I found if the room is too cold she wakes a lot more - it's been quite chilly in Perth this past week, her room has sat around 16 degrees so I've been putting the heating on so it sits on 20 and she's been sleeping without making any fuss at all, of course I still wake up out of habit, grrrr ha ha. Of course when Amelia is ill or teething all this goes to the dogs but while it's working it's great and I can tell the difference a good night's sleep makes as she wakes up in the morning chatting away, happy as larry, no crying and then spends the day going down without fuss as well. This morning she tried on the I'm awake and want to play after 30 mins, I was like, I don't think so Missy and went in and patted her bum, stood in the room for about 10 mins (the room was nice and dark) and then walked out - she went to sleep for another hour! I very nearly got her up too.......just goes to show. This being a mum business is constantly throwing hurdles at us isn't it........no wonder only women have babies, imagine men trying to juggle everything. We went to a "Grease" themed party on Saturday night, it was a 21st but very tame, we were home and in bed by midnight (mum came and sat here to watch Amelia) but I woke up Sunday and said to DH, I would kill for a sleep in, even just to 9.00 am - I mean, I can't complain as Amelia slept until 7.15 am but I still would love a full night's sleep AND a sleep in.....I don't think we'll be getting one for a while however! hee hee Mum's been here for 3 weeks while my sister and her hubby were in Malaysia - Amelia scored some great prezzies.....but I'm sad as mum went back down south today. She said she doesn't know how she'll cope this week not seeing Amelia, I wish she lived in Perth, it was so nice to be able to see her every day and she got some great Amelia time, she begged to look after her so I had to go out a few times last week so she could look after her ha ha!!!! We'll head down to the farm on the weekend so I'll stop in and see her before we come home. Just as well she lives in the same town as our farm!
Oh and Amelia has done a couple of revolting poo's lately - one last week and another today, really runny and almost a number 3 job where it starts to go up her back or tummy. She seems fine though, would it be teeth or just food or something? Normally she does fairly solid ones that's all.
Hi to Everyone else, how are we all, it's been a little quiet in here lately huh. We're all busy juggling babies who no longer just lie around, it's harder to find time to post isn't it! Love you all though and hope you're all well. xx
i wish I had some answers and advice for you, I really do.
Your sleep routines sound really good. How long has she been having disturbed sleep like this for? And do you know what her room temperature is? What do you dress her in at night?
They can definitely smell your fear! If I'm a mess, Matilda is a mess. They are little barometers. When you used to wake Ryan up to put him in his cot, would he struggle? Most of the time if I put M in the cot partially away she'll start waving her arms around and get upset (but see more below)
. I gave her a feed and she woke up when I put her back in the cot, but she wriggled around and grizzled for a minute or so and then went back to sleep herself until 7. I am just astounded! The cruel, cruel irony was that we didn't get to sleep ourselves until 2am because of an out of control party next door where we share a wall with. Very unimpressed 
Sp god knows what it is now since we've tried so many things! The extra blanket, introducing meat, getting DH to do more settling, trying to feed to sleep less often, moving into a different room and not using a monitor (since its right next door). And I think she might have just gone back to sleep now after whimpering and babbling for a minute. Hmm, maybe not, there she is again. Better go.
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