A lot of us seem to be having daytime sleep issues! Tom hardly slept at *all* yesterday, literally just a couple of ten minute naps (fortunately I was busy and he was happy enough). The upside is that last night he actually slept for five hours, his longest ever stretch. I haven't had that much sleep all at once since I got pregnant.
Dee, I hope Ethan is okay now and over all those bugs, and that you are well and truly over your gastro!
Rayray, did you survive??? I am so glad that I only have Tom at home during the week... Clare is a nightmare at the moment and weekends are really difficult. Tom can't sleep or have any quiet time without her deliberately disrupting him. She's actually been very naughty lately, very aggressive and sooky. We're having to be very consistent and concentrate a lot on her behaviour (gee, I wonder if that was what she wanted us to do? LOL).
Amazed, isn't it wonderful when they start getting interested in things? Last night dh sat Tom on his lap and read him a book. Tom, who likes to pull himself forward when he's sitting up now, spent the whole time patting the pictures of the animals and coo-ing at them. He's a very chatty baby. This morning he made me laugh - he was in bed with me, about an arm's length away, on his side, talking to me, and then he got fed up and fair dinkum wriggled his way over like a worm until he got to my boob. I've never seen anything like it. He hasn't rolled again (probably because he's such a fatty boom-bah). I got on the scales with him yesterday (not scientific I know) and he's now, by the scales' reckoning, 7.6kg. He certainly feels that heavy.
I'm trying really hard not to beat myself up about the house being a mess all the time and getting so little done. I keep thinking, "I was so much more organised with the others," and then I remember that it was because I was stressed out to the max about disorganisation, I didn't take the time to snuggle as much with the kids, and I enjoyed their first year a whole heck of a lot less. Plus, I'm going back to work at the beginning of next year, and I'll be able to afford to pay someone to come and clean for me then!
I'm making some lactation cookies today - my milk supply is having a bit of trouble keeping up with Tom and he's getting frustrated with my boobs. Oh, and we thought the dribbling was just dribbling (him dribbling, not my boobs LOL) until this morning when we looked in his mouth and there's a flippin' tooth there, just under the gum. You can see the white line where it's about to break through. None of my others teethed this early. He hasn't been too miserable so hopefully it will break through okay.
I hope everyone else is well and enjoying their wee ones
Well, Im not sure whast up with Oscar.
This is the first time he's been up wanting a feed at this hour since he was 5 days old its usually 5ish in teh morning, but today 1:30am.
And the last 2 nights hes woken screaming at 11pm with tummy pain. At least Im guessing as he burps and then goes back down.
Alos when I changed his nappy halfway thru this feed is was very wet - generally he goes down 8:30ish, and when I change him at his 5am feed its not that wet, its the next one thats very heavy...weird
HE wasnt cmfort sucking either, had a full feed. I sure hope this is not a isgn of things to come, and that his patterns get back to normal in a week or so.
Im hoping he isnt sick, but wouldnt his nappiesbe drier, not wetter, if that were so?
TMTM - Milo got teeth at 3 months.
Oh dear..I wonder if thats what we have going on here..would explain the unusual behaviour...will investigate in the morning.
Of all nights for this to happen, it has to be the one before Im home alone with the two of them
Hi Mummy's,
Sorry to hear your all having day sleep issues - I'm quite lucky with Ethan there... He wakes up around 7am and has a morning nap around 9 which can range from 30 mins - an hour and a half in length. He is roughly awake for 1hr and 45mins -2hrs at a time so I just need to keep an eye on the clock. If I miss it and he's awake longer than 2hrs he's a nightmare to put to sleep!! Each nap is only 30mins in length other than his morning nap. My problem is him being sooo clingy... He only lets a select few people hold him without him screaming and he gets bored so easily so I'm constantly moving him from the bouncer to the playmat to the jolly jumper to the swing then a cuddle and a walk down the beach if it's not raining... just to keep himj busy! and I dont think it's a good thing coz he 'NEEDS' to be entertained all the time. I'm hoping he gets a little more independant as he learns new tricks. He's started rolling from his back to his front again now, only sometimes he has his arm in a funny position and gets stuck part way and stresses out! LOL
He LOVES the Jolly Jumper... It's so funny! It's like he's marching lol but if he has socks on he slides all over the floor. Too cute! He's very very chatty now and squeels so adorable!
With the day sleeps too - We borrowed a baby hammock from a friend andhe LOVES is. coz it hugs him and bounces as he moves (as it's suspended with the jolly jumper spring/chain) he settles himself so I get a bit of 'ME' time now.
I'm flying solo this week while DH is away in Melbourne for work. So far we're doing fine... I have found the house stays much cleaner without him... hahaha Funny that! More time to play with Ethan.
I have started using the modern cloth nappies now and I love them! I got a cushie Tushie and a Green Kids one so far just to try them out - They are FAB! and alot less hassle than I anticipated! I do believe I have been converted! haha
TMTM- We're all better now thanks It was the worst bout of gastro I have ever experienced.
Sorry to hear Clare has been a little more demanding - I think that just comes with being the baby of the family being taken over by a new baby! I had similar things with Tye. He is fantastic with Ethan and a great help but I have noticed him being a bit naughtier and more selfish with things. I knew it would happen eventually as he was so use to being my baby! I hope she settles down a bit for you.
And I'm glad your enjoying Tom - housework can wait I say! This is your last little baby and you need to soak up every moment with him - plus he's your only boy! That's a good enough reason in itself!
That is just adorable - him patting the pictures in the book... I think he's gonna be a little Einstein! haha
LOL - And a true boy he is too... They will always find a way to the boob!! hahahaha Classic!
Nelly - Oh u poor thing! I know what it's like... I have had moments where I just couldnt control my frustration - your only human - doing super human things! Being a mum (particularly of multiple children) is no day in the park all the time, Nobody said it would be easy - but it's totally worth it!
We all get like that at times. As Sophia gets more independant it will get easier - I had my first two 18mths apart - it's HARD work! Hopefully as she gets bigger she starts having long day sleeps - even if its only 1 sleep - lets hope its a long one!
Ray - Ethan does the same thing ever few weeks... He usually wakes at 4:30am for a feed and sleeps again till 7am but every few weeks he'll be up at 1:30am then 3:30am then 5am then 8am...
I'm just going with it for now as it usually only lasts a couple of nights, then when he goes back to his normal routine he tends to sleep a little better (not as resless or fidgety).
I'm sooo glad Ethan doesnt grunt in his sleep anymore too! haha
I wouldn't bee too fussed, but one thing I did that I found to work (for the past 2 weeks) I put him to sleep on his side inbetween the anti-roll pillows, he sleeps sooo much better now then after his feed I put him on the other side.
UPDATE - I LOVE LOVE LOVE the hammock... Ethan was a bit restless - due for a nap, I started rocking him but he was squirming and whinging so I put him in the hammock and just bounced it a few times, when I came back 2 mins later - lights out! Ahhhhhh They are the BEST invention!
That's twice today he put himself to sleep! At 9ish I put him on the couch with his new favourite teddy - Raffie (lol), went to make breakfast and when I came back he was asleep cuddling Raffie... I put a pic on facebook... Tooo sweet... My heart just melted when I walked back in and saw him like that! <3
Last edited by *Dee*; August 5th, 2009 at 12:15 PM.
hi guys, hows it all going! ive been flat out here being just me with the bubs, mums away for work and i move to my friends place this weekend, exciting stuff! good news is phils mum has been babysitting every sat nite so i can go out partying, im sure youve seen the 'lovely' fotos on my FB from my bday
jade is drooling heaps too but cant feel anything in her gums and no rosy cheeks so maybe just a dribbler haha, and not whingy.
shes quite good, wakes at 5am for a feed and goes back down til 8am, then her day sleeps range from 45 mins to 2 hrs, shes very active and chatty during her awake time so i think it wears her out and her longest awake time so far (since we left MBU) is 1.5 hrs, usually 1 hr tops. she goes to bed about 8pm, has a dream feed at 11pm and goes thru til 5am, so im getting decent sleep, but i need it with all these appointments (BTW apparently i dont qualify for priority govt housing, DV relationship and financial hardship 'arent good enuff' grrr)
not talking to XP atm apart from when i drop Jade off at his mums, he says hes looking into councelling for his mental probs but i doubt it, and he lost his job due to anger, hmmmm...
have started hanging out with an old male friend of mine, nothing serious but some dvd's on the couch and snuggles once a week seems to be doing wonders for me (and no not suss snuggles, yet)
TMTM: not that i know much bout kids but maybe clare feels abit put out by the new bubs, i kno ur flat out but cud u maybe organise a 'mummy and clare day' and take her to do somethin she enjoys and remind her she is special and lil Tom isnt any better or worse than her, just different, etc, so maybe she wont be so jealous and naughty? just an option
Sophia has started the big time dribbling too, so Jake has decided that he has as well. She rejected a dummy (several times) so he has decided that he needs one - have told him it's ok if he wants to ba baby but I'll need to pack away his big boy toys like his train bcos they aren't safe for babie to play with. Hmmmm so far so good
Dee / Ray - Ray - Ethan does the same thing ever few weeks... He usually wakes at 4:30am for a feed and sleeps again till 7am but every few weeks he'll be up at 1:30am then 3:30am then 5am then 8am...
I'm just going with it for now as it usually only lasts a couple of nights, then when he goes back to his normal routine he tends to sleep a little better (not as resless or fidgety).
Sophia does the same thing, althoug when she did it Monday night it was 2hrly from 1am until 730pm, and today has been pretty much the same.
OK - I am not asking to judge I am asking to draw some ideas. How do you put your baby to sleep? Day sleeps (bahahaha what's that) I get if in the car or on me, night time she feeds to sleep is swaddled and put down, and if she stirs after we put her down DH burps and then rocks / pats her back to sleep. Most times though when she stirs in the middle of the night, except when hungry, she will resettle. so how do you get your bubs to sleeep?
Am loving the singsong noises we are getting now, and this afternoon / evening she has stepped it up a notch too! Is so hilarious - I don't remember Jake being this vocal ... but then again I used to forget to speak to him and used to have conversations with him in my head (weird I know).
Oscar usually feeds to sleep or sleepy, and self settles at night, and after his first feed.
If he wakes within 3 hours DH or I can normally resettle him, and its usually to burp that he wakes.
Tonight though who knows, hes normally been asleep for 45 mins by now, and I am listening to him coo and makes noises on the baby monitor, not sounding sleepy, even though he fell asleep on the boob.
Nelly: day sleeps I wait for tired signs, swaddle her and dummy. Cover her pram hood(she's in the prams caus we at mum n dads still) with a sheet so no light gets in caus she's such an alert lil girl, she falls asleep (with no crying) then I can take the sheet off. Sometimes if she kicks up a bit of a fuss I rock her for 5 mins til she's sleepy looking then pop her down. Or the papasan swing is the best, swaddle n dummy and pop in the swing, always asleep without any complaining within 10 mins.
And is possibly the only baby in the word who hates car trips...I think its to do with the light hitting her face rather than the motion.
Night sleeps she usually falls asleep during her 8pm bottle and dream feeds at 11pm.
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