Babies born~February 16th-28th 2009 #7

[Kailani]

Heaven - are you going to do a doctorate or start practicing soon?? Wow, I'm in awe - I'm finding it very hard to stay motivated with all the research design & analysis stuff!

Fingers crossed our bubbas start sleeping better. It's weird, L sleeps in his cot during the day, but at night he won't and just wants to be with me! I think I have to break this feeding to sleep association. He uses me as a dummy, wakes up & wants to suck to get back to sleep

Okay, got sidetracked again...cleaning time!

[Olive]

Age- 5 months 2 weeks
Weight - was 6.9kg at 5 months
Solids - nope will wait til shes 6 months
Sleeping -night is great, days vary usually 4 sleeps of 45-60 mins but having some days of up to 2.5 hrs, been self settling after first sleep cycle on some days, though can take up to 30 mins, i can tell if she's going to go back to sleep most times so i leave her, other times i know she wont!
wake-ups- usually only once, but has been waking before i go to sleep for a feed the past two nights
Bedtime - between 6.45 and 7pm up around 7am
Wrapped- always
Sitting up - for a few seconds
Rolling - tummy to back but not very often
Teeth- none

[Nai]

There's a few of us in here - I studied psych and did neuropsych in 3rd year but then did Grad Dip in Adolescent & Child Psych. I then did Post Grad in Management Psych and Masters in HR so I moved to the business side of things.

Age- 5 months 2 weeks
Weight - was 6.5kg at 5 m 1w (I think she's the light weight in this group!)
Solids - started last week. Currently eating rice cereal, sweet potato, apple & pear
Sleeping - has started self settling so can be put to bed awake and will go to sleep alone. Is normally sleeping 7pm - 4am and then to 7am. Has 3-4 day sleeps depending on length. Now sleeping in portacot next to our bed as has outgrown bassinette.
Bedtime - between 6.45 and 7pm up around 7am
Wrapped- only at night and then from the armpits down
Sitting up - for a few seconds
Rolling - both ways but not often. Usually when naked
Teeth- 2 bottom teeth at 4m

[Malyna]

Age- 5mths and 2 weeks
Weight - almost 7kg (can't remember the exact weight at the 5mth mark).
Solids - has been fed a creamy pumpkin soup by a GF and bechamel sauce by DH. I tried pumpkin and potato and he wasn't interested.
Sleeping - last night in cot at 9pm, woke at 2am (when I got to bed), up at 6.30am then two naps about 1hr each since.
Bedtime - anywhere between 8pm and midnight - but it usually takes me holding him for 1-1.5hrs before he's ready to go into the cot.
Up in the morning - anywhere between 6am and 10am (I know!)
Wrapped - definitely
Co Sleep - Sometimes but he gets cranky and likes his own bed - neither of us sleep well when we co-sleep (Alex gets too distracted by the boob!)
Sitting up - yes but if I sit him up and varying lengths of time before he crashes and burns
Rolling - Tummy to back, BUT only when I'm not looking. Its ok if DH is there.
Teeth- Not yet, but red cheeks and loads of dribbling.


Sorry have taken all my time trying to remember the answers to the questions (fab idea meg).. got a cranky baby and DH is out. He goes back to work tomorrow, which is a good thing coz he's getting under my feet.. got cranky baby.. gotta go.

[diva det]

Hey girls
still here- just going through the 6 month growth spurt ATM- feeding 2 hourly round the clock AGAIN! Ho hum


Age- 6 months exactly today!!! AWWWW
Weight - we weighed him on our scales last nite as he was 10kg!!!! Official weigh in on tuesday
Solids - 2 meals a day- rice cereal and fruit for brunch and vegies,meat and fruit for dinner. He is a guts
Sleeping - Not through- but we usually get a 6 hour stretch somewhere throughout the nite.
Bedtime - i start trying to get him down around 7ish but he wakes and feeds till at least midnite- usually later and then has a big sleep.
Up in the morning - between 7.30 and 8.30am- damm school drop off. He goes straight back to sleep after drop off so its not his choice to be woken when he does
Wrapped - not since 4 months- houdini here
Co Sleep - If i am desparate for sleep- when he does he feeds ALL NITE LONG! like a kid in a candy store i reckon when we co-sleep- he usually ends up in with us most nites for a bit- esp early morning.
Sitting up - yes but still dont trust him to sit up by himself. Cause of his size he falls hard lol
Rolling - He has done it a couple of times to prove he can, but i think he sees it as pointless and hasnt wanted to again. He gets what he wants by shuffling on his back and kicking his legs till he moves. Pulls his legs up on his tummy to move that way as wel.
Teeth- Not yet, but red cheeks and loads of dribbling.

ATM boof is in his jumperoo laughing at my twin killing each other- i am pretending that they are not there lol - i figure no tears- no need to interfere- OOPS tears as i am typing - ah well!
BTW had to pack up all boofs 00 singlet suits yesterday- so sad- they were strangling him. my boy is getting big!
gotta go -tears!
mwah

[Pinny-mum]

Age- 5 months 2 weeks
Weight - 7.52 kg at 5 months
Solids - Not yet
Sleeping -Great day time sleeper has 2-3 hour blocks and self settles but likes to co-sleep at night occasionally, gets up twice a night for feed if not co-sleeping...if co-sleeping it's boobie on tap all night!!!
Bedtime - around 7-7.30pm
Wrapped- one arm only, leave left one otu, trying to ween as he is rolling
Sitting up - for a few seconds
Rolling - both ways, but not when he is tired...and is super fats at it when naked!!
Teeth- none

Great Idea Meg!!
Gotta go L is calling me for his rollover feed!! Is it a rollover feed if they wake for it??? Not really hey!!!

[AliBaby]

Hi girls. Great idea to see what everyone is doing because I forget.

Age- almost 5 months
Weight - 7.2 kg at 4 months I think about 8Kg now. Will find out this week,
Solids - Tried rice cereal and apple but have stopped. We decided we are going to wait until 6mths now.
Sleeping -Great day time sleeper has 2-3 hour blocks twice a day and then lunchtime is normally 1 hour. Self settles when drowsy. Night time she sleeps from 7 until 12ish and then we co-sleeps from about 2:30am onwards. She wakes average of 3 times a night for feeds between 12 and 7:30am.
Bedtime - 6:30-7pm Gets up at 7:30am
Wrapped- all the time. Has a habit of getting one arm out but then wakes herself when it is out.
Sitting up - for a few seconds
Rolling - only from tummy to back not the other way.
Teeth- none

Hope you are all well. Had a very busy weekend here.

[~Kaz~]

Great idea Meg!

Age - 4 months, 3 weeks
Weight - 6.6kg
Solids - No. Fully bf.
Sleeping - Each day varies but he usually has 2 quite 'good' sleeps of 1 to 1.5 hours and occasionally longer. By 4pm, he will nap for 30mins at a time and prolly does this 2 or 3 times before going down for the night. He is generally pretty good at self settling in the cot (with dummy) during the day.
Bedtime - Is really varied. Anywhere from 8pm to 11pm. It's really hard to predict what he's going to do. Sometimes he needs a lot of settling and wind down time and other times he goes off pretty much straight away. He will wake 1-2 times for a feed in the night. Recently it's been back to once between 3-4am then he'll sleep another 3 hours then another 1-2.
Wrapped - Yes. Starting to think about weaning him off it though cause haven't seen the startle reflex. He's in a sleeping bag as well.
Sitting up - Not yet.
Rolling - Has only rolled once tummy to back but was following a toy I was holding. I think his big fat cloth bum is getting in the way. He prefers to kick his legs and pretend that he's swimming towards the toy target.
Teeth - Seems to be teething at the moment - hence the unsettled behaviour at night I think. Red cheeks, drool, flattened bottom gums, settles when given bonjella, chewing his dummy and generally taking any and all opportunities to whinge and whine.

On a side note, you'll never guess what I do for a living too!!! I haven't advertised it around BB because I don't want people to think I'm analysing them. I'll only do that for you if you pay me!!

Holly - Neuropsych is just fascinating!! It's a long road ahead of you darl but its so very interesting.

[Ellie]

Hi Ladies

What a great idea...thought I'd join in if that's ok?

Age- 5 months and a bit lol!
Weight - 7.6kg two weeks ago
Solids - rice cereal each morning and have tried pumpkin and carrot so far at lunch...slowly slowly
Sleeping - Up at 7am...day sleeps at around 9am, 12pm, 2pm...maybe an hour at the most...catnap just before dinner and bath...pop her in her cot or pram and she puts herself to sleep...has a bit of a cry while she's at it but gets there in about 10 mins.
Bedtime - 7pm
Wrapped- Just started trying a grobag but has been wrapped up to now.
Sitting up - for a few seconds
Rolling - front to back one way...back to front both left and right.
Teeth- none...but the way she's getting stuck into anything that she can get in her mouth makes me wonder!

Hope everyone has a great week

[Heaven]

OMG how weird so many of us do psychology!!
Is anyone else a registered psychologist and have any idea wtf you need to do to keep up your registration when not practicing?? I have no idea!! LOL. And no one in my situation to ask.

Heaven - are you going to do a doctorate or start practicing soon?? Wow, I'm in awe - I'm finding it very hard to stay motivated with all the research design & analysis stuff!

Fingers crossed our bubbas start sleeping better. It's weird, L sleeps in his cot during the day, but at night he won't and just wants to be with me! I think I have to break this feeding to sleep association. He uses me as a dummy, wakes up & wants to suck to get back to sleep

Okay, got sidetracked again...cleaning time!

Nah, I'm not doing a doctorate. It's basically the same as masters but with an extra yr and bigger thesis. So I could have changed to do that but decided not to, I bloody hate writing a thesis!! lol. And I'm not really into research at all so I didn't think I needed it. I don't think I'm going to work for a while now. I don't want to while DD is young and then I will probably have another baby so God knows what I'm going to do, LOL.

We are the opposite!! DD sleeps fine in her cot at night but won't in the day. Won't let me put her down!! And I need to break the rocking to sleep but it's so hard and I need more patience!!

[Olive]

ok now im scared to talk in here with all you psych's wow can believe so many of you are!!

ali with the 'getting the arm out' millie was doing the same so i found a way of wrapping so she cant!! when you out her on the wrap, the arm she gets out place beside her, bring that side of the wrap down and tuck it lightly under her bum, wrap her other arm as per normal, i hope that makes sense!!

kaz millie does the same, pretends to swim, its so cute!!

after saying millie isnt rolling much she rolled about 4times yesterday!

the house over the rd from us got robbed last night around 7.30pm, not sure how the cops know the exact time as they werent home but scares me a little!

[~Kaz~]

AJP - That's scary about your neighbour! The biggest deterents are *****ly bushes under windows, well lit entry ways and large or loud dogs in the backyard. Do you know if they got away with much?

Heaven - Are you currently registered in your state? Just contact your state registration board - they should have a website - and check what you need to do. Can I ask why you want to maintain your registration though if you're not planning to practice for a while? It'll just cost you money darl.

AFM - Rough night here. Jacob woke regularly - sometimes fed ok, sometimes just wanted to suck for 5 mins before falling back to sleep. Also, I couldn't get back to sleep twice for over an hour both times so I feel rotten this morning. I hope these teeth come through soon!

[Heaven]

AJP- ooh.that's scary!!
Kaz- Yeah, it's way too expensive, I didn't pay my registration this yr so I'm not currently registered bc it's just a waste of money. But I just want to know what I have to do to keep up to date so it won't be too hard to get registered again in the future iykwim? Their website is crappy!! I guess I will actually have to contact them some time, lol.

[~Kaz~]

ok now im scared to talk in here with all you psych's

All good here AJP - I only deal with adult male clients, very little experience with women or children!

Heaven - Yeah prolly just ring them. I'd guess it won't matter - you'll always be eligible to be registered but since you've not practiced there might be some kind of time limit on that which would be handy to know about.

[shellbell3]

AJP- I just like to analyse people without a degree! Lol, so I can analyse you too. Alot times I am right tho.
Usually when houses get robbed people have been watching them, do the neighbours often go out at the same time? Thats why I think sometimes good to be at home with the kids cause its unpredictable when we'll go out.

Heaven- I don't know if its similar to nursing but usually if we are out for 5 years we have to do a re registration course. Call them up sometime its easier to just keep up the rego. How much is yours a year, nurses have to pay $95 and Df who is teacher only has to pay $60.

Holly- How is your sister? Its so hard mental illnesses. Esp when its someone so close to you.

Looking at all those reports on bubs it feels like my bub is the only one who cat naps all day. She only on the odd occasion goes thru to another sleep cycle and usually involves me patting her.

[Olive]

happy birthday shell!!!
i hope you have a wonderful day!

[~Kaz~]

Ooohhh Shell

Have an awesome day today!

[AliBaby]

Happy Birthday Shell!!

Hi to everyone else. Will do personals later. But I am really ****ed off at the moment!

I hate work and I havent even gone back yet. I swear the DP at my school is such a ***** sometimes.

So not only did they change they yeargroup that I was supposed to go back on from kindy to year 1 (and I am going to now have to move all my stuff WHICH IS ALOT to a new classroom and teach a grade I have not taught before so have no programming for which means a truck load of out of hours work) but now they dont want me to work the days that I have DP's mum to look after Ash!

I am so annoyed. I have tried to be as flexible as I can with changing grades to suit them and they cant even do something for me!

I have made an emergency call to FDC in my area and am waiting to hear back with the availability of a carer for me to fit in wit days that "would suit school".

Sorry for the vent. I wis we could just afford for me not to work!