woohoo go Cass you sexy thing you! Have an awesome time with your DH. I expect we wont be hearing from you for a while
Thrilled, sleep encourages sleep.
Babies arent like us in that, if we can have a good nights sleep we come right. Babies just get more and more overtired to the point where they forget how to go to sleep. So the more you can get Willow to sleep the better her over all sleeping will become. Dont keep her awake at this stage she is still too little.
Peppar had her needles today and screamed. I was in the waiting room and started crying cause I could hear her. By the time I went back in she was smiling to her dad (with tears in her eyes though) and seemed happy enough. She is sleeping now but it is later on tonight when we will see just how she will go.
She is a little porker though 11lb 1oz now and 61cm long. I will have to dig out the boys baby books to do a camparison.
sleep encourages sleep.
Babies arent like us in that, if we can have a good nights sleep we come right. Babies just get more and more overtired to the point where they forget how to go to sleep. So the more you can get Willow to sleep the better her over all sleeping will become. Dont keep her awake at this stage she is still too little.
Stacey i agree with u, this is what i follow, Hannah sleeps when she needs to, i try and keep her up a little after feeds but i believe that if she ios tired and needs to sleep i let her, if she doe snot sleep when she needs to she gets over tired restless screams she is just not a nice little bubba lol..regardless of how much sleep they have of a day it does not effect them sleeping at night..they are so young still and need lots of sleep
Lis - Have been wondering how you are doing...glad to hear all is well, bubs is placid and happy. Seems like you have been busy!!
Cass and Stacey - agree with you re sleep here too...to the point that in the early evening if Soph won't settle I will hold her and walk to make her have a nap so she doesn't get overtired and refuse sleep later in the night.
Cass - I seem to be following a similar pattern in the day to you...Awake 1-1.5hrs and feed when she wakes up! Don't u love the babybliss routines!
Bree - Cluster feeding begins about the same time for me too! And she seems to settle for the night around the 8-9pm mark too.
Cass - Have a brilliant time...bet you burst into tears with see DH!! I would !
Thrilled - Very happy to hear you have had a more settled week.
Sophie did it again last night! Yeah!! She had last feed at 8pm - finally got her settled at 9ish and she woke at 4.30am and was back in bed by 5am! At the minute she is having a big sleep (2.5hours so far!).
Sadly though - she is coughing and phlegmy today - poor thing and windy (7 days since her last poo - so the prune juice might have to come out on the weekend again!!).
Have a fantastic long weekend all!!
Last edited by Mum2Willie; April 30th, 2010 at 02:55 PM.
Thanks for that everyone, we are following a similar pattern.
Stacey I agree too, with dd1 the chn told me to try to get her in her bed for her daytime sleeps, as she would get a better quality of sleep but I was worried it would stop her being so good at night, it didnt and she was so much more alert, when she was awake....but that didnt start until at least 3 months.
I have to b quick both mine are having stereo melt-downs, it started in BIGW and has followed me home....It seems they are tag teaming me, while Lily is settled Emma screams and has a strop. Then as she settles Lily kicks off
At this rate they will both be in bed at 3 and I dont care how much they scream....I will get a chocolate bar and go outside and play on the trampoline on my own.
Lis, hope you had a blast on the trampoline - regardless of whether they were sleeping or not!
M2W, yep I always cry when he comes home! From the moment I wake up in the morning when he's due home from a long trip I get all nervous with butterflies in the tummy (yep, kind of like a first date). Get's majorly worse when I get onto the base, then when i see the ship come in I start getting all teary. He didn't let bubs go at all once I handed him over.
Stacey, Robert is 11lb 11oz at his weigh-in on Wednesday, so I have a little porker too.... I was only noticing yesterday when I was feeding him how long he's getting now. Haven't measured him for a few weeks, will have to do that today!
The "sleep promotes sleep" thing really works. Our routine went way out the window yesterday and we had a very grizzly bub last night. He wouldn't settle for more than 2 hours at a time. Just after 4 DH gave up and brought him into bed with us "because he was cold" yeah right!
I'm going to get him up now and give him a feed - he's had a bit of a sleep in (it's 8 now and normally he would be up by 730).
Oh and yes! Everything works down in that department!!
Lis - Hope you survived the tag team.....ut is crazy with two!!!!
Cass - Enjoy DH being home!
Soph had another 7 hour stint last night - 9pm to 4am...she still won't think about bed until toddler asleep though..lthpugh as soon as she can't hear him for 15min she crashes.
For a first, she self settled last night! Wow - my son never did it once...and still hasn't!
I am currently experimenting with cutting out 2 yr old's day sleep (just to had to the mayhem) in the hope he (and Soph) go to bed earlier.
Soph has changed so much in her 8th week - we hit the long sleeps, she is talking more, more alert and holding her body with so much more strength and the big cheesy smiles!
How long are your bubs sleeping in the day and how long between feeds? Mostly Soph still feeds every 2 hours so feeds, is awake a little and then has a 45min nap...every now and then she has a longer sleep but when she had a three hr sleep on Friday she only slept 5 hours at night - not the 7-9 she had been doing..what are others finding?
Last edited by Mum2Willie; May 3rd, 2010 at 02:09 PM.
Long time, no 'see'!! We are still alive and going well, I just haven't had chance to sit down and write. DS is happily playing and Sophie is happy in her swing, so hopefully I'll actually get to finish this.
Good to see you are all going well.
Cass - hope you are enjoying having your hubby home and having some good 'quality' time as a family.
Lis - I'm glad I'm not the only one whose toddler is being 'difficult'! DS refuses to have a day sleep at the moment and it is driving me insane. Fortunately I only have him 2 days a week by myself as he is in care 2 days and then DH is home for the other 3!
M2W - I am so envious of you getting Sophie to sleep for such long periods overnight. My Sophie is a strict 3hr girl at the moment and I am a little worse for wear over it. Also, DS and I have been sick (cough and sore throats) for the past week, so when I finally stop coughing and get to sleep, DS wakes up from a coughing fit and calls out to me!! We feed for 20 mins, then generally have 1 - 1.5hr awake (mostly in her swing or if DS not here, having some tummy time/nappy free time on floor), and then nap till feed time.
Shell/Feijoa Mum - I too agree with the 'sleep encourages sleep' theory. My only problem though is that when I see Sophie start to get sleepy, I put her in her cot but she tend s to just lie there wide awake, but if I pick her up and put her in her swing, she is asleep within 5 mins. If I then move her to her back to her cot, she wakes up! Hopefully things will improve over the next couple of weeks and we'll get into a better routine. She really likes sleeping on her belly so I have started laying her on her belly in the cot for the occassional day sleep (as I have just done now and she has stayed asleep!) I would like to do this for all her naps but the whole SIDS message plays in my mind and stops me (even though neither DH or I smoke, and I don't cover her with blankets or have a heater in her room!) At least it gives her head some 'recovery time' as she tends to favour one side, no matter how often I switch ends of her cot or move her head during the night. I bought the 'Contented little baby book' when I was pregnant with DS, and while I didn't follow the program strictly (you would have NO life if you did!) it does give some good examples and techniques. I've been meaning to get it out and revise the basics so that I can get on track again.
Roxxie - I haven't even considered DTD yet as I'm too tired and not really enjoying the huge wobbly boobs/belly thing and don't think DH would either!! But, he is starting to get impatient and I did tell him he had to wait till my 6 wk check up (which is tomorrow) so will need to get my act together soon!!
Breesa/Thrilled/Queen Bee/Deedles - good to hear that you are all going well and that your bubs are good.
Well, we have all been sick again with the flu, which has been fun. Sophie has had a bit of a snuffle but so far that is all. She has started to get a little bit of cradle cap which is annoying as DS had it really bad and I had hoped that Sophie wouldn't get it. Tomorrow is our 6wk check up (both Paed and Ob) so I'm looking forward to getting that over and done with.
I am starting my 'Baby Fat Removal Plan' (i.e. Diet) on Wednesday as I gave myself till my six weeks appointment to enjoy life, eat what I want, etc. and have only lost 10kgs (in total including baby/placenta/etc.) since the day I went in to be induced! I ideally need to lose 25kgs to be at my optimum weight, but would love to loose a few more if I can. Anyone else needing to or started their BFRP??? I'm not sure how I am going to reduce my chocolate intake as having easter at a time when I was tired/sick/etc. was a REALLY bad thing and I have become slightly addicted (again!) Thinking I should start a blog to keep me on track but not sure I want the whole world reading about what I've eaten and how I'm feeling about my body! Wish me luck.
Time to go get some jobs done before we have to go for a drive to pick up a bargain baby buy I've had off a Tassie based Facebook Baby buy and sell page. I've bought a Bumbo second hand ready for when Sophie can use it, and for my 5mth nephew to use while he's here. Last week I got Sophie's swing (Fisher Price Take along for $45 in brand new condition) and a HUGE 'Scoop' for DS for $5 also in new condition). My husband thinks I've become a bit addicted and he may be right!! Speaking of facebook - anyone else on there? I'm Louise Chad if you want to add me as a friend - I tend to get on there more often than I can on here as it is quicker, etc.
Happy Mothers Day to all, as I most probably won't get a chance to say it later in the week.
Lou- i totally agree with the BFRP I've been thinking it was about time to get motivated and I too have become addicted to chocolate again (went off it whilst preggers). I shall add you to my facebook I'm Linnea Norton. BTW - if any one else want to be "friends" on facebook be my guest.
, it started in BIGW and has followed me home....It seems they are tag teaming me, while Lily is settled Emma screams and has a strop. Then as she settles Lily kicks off 
to be at my optimum weight, but would love to loose a few more if I can. Anyone else needing to or started their BFRP??? I'm not sure how I am going to reduce my chocolate intake as having easter at a time when I was tired/sick/etc. was a REALLY bad thing and I have become slightly addicted (again!) Thinking I should start a blog to keep me on track but not sure I want the whole world reading about what I've eaten and how I'm feeling about my body! Wish me luck.
as I most probably won't get a chance to say it later in the week.
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