Hi evryone, jeez I have been away for what seems ages....have just had a massive read through and all the bubbas are doing so well
We have had a mad hectic time, Cyclone, My Grandma died, our tenants moved out of rental property, my parents have now gone after 3 weeks here and got stuck in Brisbane for a week becuase of the UK airport closures and now hubby is going back to the mines on Monday so I'll be on my own again only this time with 2 madams
But saying that Lily is doing really well she is pretty placid, she sleeps 7-2 then feed and maybe 2.30-4 (but she is capable of pushing till at least 5 and 6 on some days) so when hubby goes I might start to drop that feed. She is pulling her head up quite well and smiling lots.
Do you guys have a proper day routine yet? I keep thinking I need to be more strict with her sleeping in her bed during the day, but she is quite happy in her vibrating chair.
Cass I cant believe you have found time to make a sleeping bag....that is dedication
M2W - DD1 is a thumbsucker too, I am waiting for Lily to find hers but isnt quite there yet, that should see her through the night also
We had our needles today. It's the first time he's had actual tears and i don't like i at all!!
Lis, yes I'm a champion . No not really, sewing is "therapy" for me.
With regards to daytime routine. I have a sort of a routine (which I follow very loosely). If he wakes before 630 I like to give him a feed and put him back to bed so we can follow the "babybliss" routine of waking at 730. From then on I only like to have him awake for an 1 - 1.5 hours at a time. His morning sleep is usually in the cot, after that he sleeps in his vibrating rocker, my arms, his pram or anywhere else I can get him to. I can't get him to settle into his cot until after his bath and dinner at 7. I think he's decided that the cot is strictly a "night time" thing. Yesterday he slept for nearly two hours in the rocker - I certainly wasn't going to wake him to put him in the cot because that's where he should be!!
Nah, no daytime routine here yet.
We are still following Willow's lead, we wake when she does and we go to bed after her last feed which at the moment is usually between 9pm - 10pm. The last few nights she has then slept till around 4am which has been great.
Although having said that we have no real routine, I do kind of insist on an afternoon nap at some stage. Will cat naps of a morning and midday - always in the vibrating bouncer and then of an afternoon I get her to sleep in the bassinet. Her afternoon nap can be anything from 40 minutes to an hour and a half.
A friend of mine suggested to keep the day sleeps in the bouncy as it's not as solid a sleep while in the bouncy (compared to the bassinet) and by having a "lighter" sleep during the day should guarentee that the night sleeps remain long and deep.
Not too sure if this is the case, as like a lot of you I can never pick if Willow will sleep for a long stretch BECAUSE of a restless day or on a really restful day if she will have an up and down night. I think it's all just hit and miss while they are this young.
We also do the 1 to 1.5 hours of "awake time" after a feed (except for the middle of the night feed). "Awake time" for Will can just be the bouncy, or a walk around the house and backyard with me or maybe some play mat time.
We upped her formula to 180ml and she is now going 4 hours between feeds.
I don't want to jinx anything, but it looks like we are finally settling into our little family and we understand each other a lot better. I am so pleased and am sure that DH feels a lot better leaving me with her each day - I am coping so much better this week.
Thrilled, I totally agree with you on the whole I think it's all just hit and miss while they are this young. This morning Robert dropped off after a feed at 630 - he's still asleep in his bassinet. Go figure?!!
I felt for sure he'd play up this morning, but no - I've managed to wash & blow dry my hair, shave my legs (and under the arms LOL) and put a little bit of make-up on. YES you guessed it.... I GO PICK UP DH IN AN HOUR!!!!
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and now hubby is going back to the mines on Monday so I'll be on my own again only this time with 2 madams
. No not really, sewing is "therapy" for me.
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