Babies born~May 1st-15th 2010 #2

so how often does he have 20 min sleeps during the day? What do you do with him if he wakes up ages before a feed? I'm trying desperately to do feed, play, sleep but E will often wake ages before her feed is due (and she's not hungry) but then falls asleep feeding a bit later because she's already been awake for so long! The only way I can get her to sleep longer than one sleep cycle at the moment is in the hugabub, which is fine if we need to go shopping or something but not practical for every nap with DD1 needing my attention.

There she goes, bang on the half hour! Time to play the resettling game, unsuccessfully for the next hour. I don't know what to do :(

cat napping i dont mine it as it means more sleep nights i think, i let her cat nap when ever she wants as nurse told me thats what they r meant to do
which is weird cause hayley use to sleep 2hrs a day straight till she was like 2 or more,
but i spose cat napping is same just not in one hit, doesnt bother me i mean it makes it hard when i have things to do if she isnt sleeping and wont be happy unless she has all my attention, but meh i happy with long sleeps, i let her sleep in her bouncer out in lounge, but at 4.30ish i bath her then play for like 15mins or so then bottle then put her in bed, then she sleeps threw. thats the only time she gets put in her cot.
i think sometimes if i put her in cot during day she may sleep longer, but i dont want her sleeping longer as i like her sleeping nights, plus i want her to get use to sleeping anywhere anytime,

same as when i put her in her cot i let her cry sometimes, like not cry cry scream lol, just u no the attention ones and when u go in they smile at u lol not those ones.
i no when its tired ones to cause she does it with her eyes shut so i no she tired and she stops within about 5 mins if she keeps going and it gets worse i go shsshssh her and pat tummy, but if she gets really bad i pick her up and if she still not happy i bring out to lounge but i havent had to do that in weeks.

Pmccask - generally when E wakes up it's for a feed. After the feed he stays awake for a while, I either lie him on the floor in front of the Telly or put him in his bouncer chair. He gets attention and likes to see whats gong on. He usually has a longer sleep after lunch time. Round about 12ish for an hour or do. If he sleeps for about 20 mins I offer him boob and he might have some for 5 mins then I'll burp him and change bum if needed. I don't bother trying to resettle, as it doesn't work. I think he just wants to be out with us. He likes being on the floor or in his fair but not sleeping there.

I have also noticed at bath time he doesn't like lying down either. He is quiet straight away when I sit him up. Is this happening with any other bubs?

Hi ladies!!!

My BIL came up on the w/e to fix my computer (as our new one was meant to arrive last week and still isn't here!), turned it on and now it's fine!!! :doh: I expected it to die again the moment he left, but it's still going strong!

H is great today, but yesterday was having a very off day! I couldn't put her down, she didn't feed properly all day and wouldn't go down last night so ended up sleeping with us. I have no idea what was going on, but today she didn' wake until 10am then went back down at 11. She is back to sleeping well and hopfully will be back in her bed tonight.

I'm steeling Tina's headings!! :)

Height/Weight - H was weighed on Mon at the Drs and was 5.7kg, fully clothed with a cloth nappy, so I thought she'd be about 5.5 - 5.6 bare weight, as for length, I have no idea... About that much!!! :lol: She's certainly on a good paddock, chubby bubby!

Reflux - I'm sorry neither of my girls had it, I have no idea what helps. I hope your little people get over it soon, a GF's babe had it and it was horrible to see her get so upset.

AF - Hasn't come back yet, but 6 months the first time so hoping for the same or more this time!

Checking on sleeping baby - During the day I'm not too bad as she never sleeps for a huge amount of time, but at night I do check on her if I haven't heard a murmer on the monitor for a while. I love to watch her sleep! I did a lot of checks this morning cuz she slept in so late!!! lol

Feeding - H goes anywhere from 2 - 5 hours during the day, we're still demand breast feeding.

Routine - H is easy, she just fits in with us and with a toddler, every day is different... Between swimming, kindermusic, day care and just needing to get out of the house, H doesn't have a lot of choice but to be cruisy. Also when the park is busy I have to jump into the office so she just sits in her bouncer watching me or if she's sad then she rides around in the sling!

Ok GTG, H wants booby and T wants juice!!!

BLB... As long as the computer doesn't decide to die again!!!

Hi Tiff! Good to see you again and that you are all doing so well!

pmccask - We don't have great daytime sleeps either. I try not to watch the clock but when she seems tired I put her down. P will get grizzly and yawn, may even rub her eyes. She will also want her dummy - if she is feeding she will yell until I stop trying to feed her and put the dummy in. She will vary in nap length, anywhere from 1/2 hour to a couple of hours. Generally though she catnaps and I only get one longer sleep a day. Lately she has been in bed for the night between 7-8.30 and will sleep to between 3-4am so I am just trying to go with her. If she seems tired when she wakes I try and resettle. Maybe if you know when E will wake go in a couple of minutes before that and pat her bottom or rub her belly in an effort to get her to sleep through to the next sleep cycle? Or try white noise in the room?

Sleepy - I hope it is just a growth spurt and all of your boys sleep well for you again! Hopefully Cooper is better for you tomorrow!

We had the chiropractor today, it seems Miss Phoebe does have some misalignment so we will work with her and see if we can help. She has four appts this week and hopefully we will see an improvement. Otherwise at least I tried! I won a bumbo seat on Ebay for her. So excited! Hopefully she will be happier sitting up and being able to see everything.

Well I am off to try and get some sleep. Very tired tonight!

Morning all been a very long one for me been up since 3am.
I havent read back yet will try to later we have had this terrible wog thing through the house oldest DD had it last weekend and then Friday night DS had it and then Sunday night Middle DD 19mths had it and then this morning DP has it i have been lucky enough to miss it for now but i am sure i will get it at some point(fingers crossed i dont) so i have spent all weekend cleaning up vomit washing sheets trying to get them dry and so on. May seems to be ok but is abit restless so hope she dosent get it has been abit more spewy but not sure if that is just the reflux. Oh i hate seeing all the kids sick like that and i am so tired i havent had hardly any sleep all weekend.
May has been sleeping right through but woke at 3am and wouldnt settle so have been up with her inbetween trying to help look after my DP I am not sure why she always goes back to the 3-4am waking after sleeping through from 10pm-8pm hopefully she will go back to sleeping through again normally i put the dummy in and she will settle back but i think this mornings waking was due to her having got her hand out some how and kept pulling the dummy out.

Reflux - i am not sure whether the zantac is working so great she seemed alot better but last few days been bad again but i am not sure whether it is something to do with this wog thing either so will give it more time and see what happens.

Anyway i havent got alot planned today i am just praying i dont start throwing up everywhere better get dressed and try get motivated i guess
takecare will try BBL
to catch up abit

Morning everyone - quick one from me today.........DH is home tonight YAY, it looked like he was going to be delayed a couple of days but just found out he's coming home tonight BUT have I got some housework cut out for me lol, since I've been packing I've got ***p from front door to back door and thinking I had a couple of extra days up my sleeve wasn't too fussed about place being livable lol.

Naps - I've been trying to get A to realise she does need some form of sleep during the day, I started trying the 2 hour awake time when I am home and it seems to work for her but she never sleeps more than about 45mins and I just get her up and start the feed/play or play/feed process etc again as I really can't be hassled with the carry on she puts on when she doesn't want to sleep. Past couple of days I've been running around and she sleeps in car/pram or wherever she is. I'm not being too strict on nap times as I really don't it to effect her night sleeps.

Tiff - Hello, great to hear from you and that both your girls are doing so well. Hope your new comp shows up soon :)

Caplay - oh :hug: you poor thing with a whole family sick with the vomits, hoping you & M miss getting it and the rest of the family are better soon.

Sleepy - How did E go last night with his sleep, hopefully he settles back down for you? How cute that C can't wait to share the room with E.

Marni - Hope the chiro works for P, I've heard it can help.

Hi tina, jleigh, superstar, BW, Socks and everyone else.

Not much to report here A is doing well this week, I'm putting her grumpiness last week down to a wonder week. I've survived another fornight on my own :) I'll be living with my mum next time DH goes back to work so at least will have some help in the evenings to give me some downtime, so will make the most of the next 6-8 months.

Stillhere, just not getting much time to read or post.

Sleeping/Naps - B seems to have changed from 4 x 40 min cat naps a day to 1 x 40 min and 1 x 1.5-2.5hr nap. Occasionally he'll do a second 40 min nap and if we go out and his routine is missed, he'll not have the longer sleep. It hasn't affected his night sleeps at all (I read a study that proved that the more sleep babies had during the day, the longer they tended to sleep for at night! Hmmm, something to think about anyway...). On the downside, we've been having a bit of trouble getting to sleep and had a few times where I spent up to 1.5hours settling and resettling. I tend to give up after about 1/2 hour or so now and we have cuddles on the lounge then go in the bouncer.

Height/wieght - B was 5.3kg clothed this morning, not sure of his weight. He's graduated into 000 tops but mostly still 0000 bottoms and singlets. Onesies are 000 too.

caplay - Sorry to hear your LO's have a wog. Hope it goes quickly.

AF - Not here yet thank goodness. It can stay away too, thanks very much. ;)

Marni - Hope P's adjustments work.

AFM - B has laughed, a proper long giggle, twice now! Sooooooo cute! Still no sign of rolling though as tummy time is still not on his list of fave things. We've been trying it on the table and he's better as he prefers to be higher up, or I distract him with a massage. I can get up to 3 mins if I'm lucky. He was very clingy and quite demanding last week, not just with naps, so am putting that down to a wonder week. Yesterday and today he seems to have some pretty decent wind pain too. All just part of having a normal bub though!

Hi to everyone.

Hi all

Well i wasnt so lucky and the dreaded wog thing hit me yesterday afternoon boy i have never been so sick in my life it was terrible spewing and pooing for 6 hrs straight feeling alot better today though thank goodness Mum came over yesterday and helped look after the kids and picked the others up from school and all that (what would i do with out her)
May hasnt got it yet but i wont be suprised if she does it is very contagious i am not sure what i am going to do if she gets it? i am just praying she dosent.

i tryed to do some quick grocery shopping today but was a total nightmare with DD toddler and May they just didnt wanna co operate today i ended up forgetting half of the stuff and now will have to try complete it tommorrow or the next day.

Cradle cap does anyone know of anything that actually gets rid of it? Mays head is so dry and gross at the moment have tryed numerous things but it still keeps coming back

I hope everyone is well and sorry for the me post again.
Takecare.

Cap - I'm glad you are feeling better and really hope that May doesn't get it! A little bubba would end up dehydrated throwing up that much! Cradle cap, I have no idea - neither of my girls have had it. I hope that your week improves!

JLeigh - Yay for the giggles!!! I love the sound. We are getting laughs a little bit but she is chatting to us heaps!

Phoenix - Enjoy having hubby home! Yay for a break!


Had Phoebe's hospital appt today. She doesn't need surgery for her hernia!!! They will leave it in the hope that it will right itself but wont operate on it until she is 3-4 if it is still there! I am very happy that my little bubba does not need a GA!

Caplay - I don't think May will get it. When babies are breast fed they get antibodies from us when we are sick. So hopefully she won't get it. As for cradle cap - E has it too. It's getting better tho. We have been putting baby oil in his baths. Just a few drops. Or if he is showered I rub a bit into his hair. It seems to help.

Marni - Glad to hear P doesn't need an operation. That's great news!

We are going thru a strange sleeping pattern at the moment. E woke at 1.30am then at 6.30am. I hope it goes back to normal soon. He also isn't taking the left breast at the moment. Everytime I try to put him on there he whinges and turns away and refuses to take it. As soon as I put him on the other side he takes it with no problems. I just don't know what to do....is anyone else having any problems with feeding?

A big hello to everyone!

Sleepy - Just today P has decided that she doesn't like my right breast! I have no idea, but just keep offering it and hoping she will take it.

Cap - Zen started to get tiny bit of cradle cap and I just put some oil on the area and rubbed it in then lightly scratched at it with my nails and the third day it was all gone.

Cradle cap - B has no cradle cap but I did when I was little and Mum swears by baby/olive oil. HTH

Sleepy - B's sleeping has been off too. He woke at 11:30pm last night, just wanted a pat. Then again at 3:30am and on and off every 15 mins til 4:45am. It was weird waking though, he had his eyes closed and was shaking his head from side to side, then would all of a sudden just stop and sleep! Every time I was quite prepared to feed him, but he didn't seem to want it. And today we've been trying for a nap since 9:30am. He's staring at me in his bouncer now but won't go to sleep. Not sure what's causing it...

Poos - B only does one or two (huge ones, lol) a day now as opposed to 5 or 6 (which is good for me!). He seems to be in pain often before a fart or poo though. Anyone else?

hi all
cradle cap - A still has some and she's 2! Thank goodness her hair covers it now though because I couldn't seem to get rid of it for good. I know you can buy stuff from the chemist specifically for cradle cap, but it never worked for us.

sleeping - E has been going great guns at night, getting 10hrs straight most nights this week which has been fab. Naps are still an issue, but after a partial brain snap yesterday I'm trying not to let it get to me today. This morning she did her usual half an hour then when she woke up cranky and tired I stuck her in the hugabub and she went back to sleep while A and I baked a cake. Right now I've been resettling her in her bed with the dummy for the last half hour. Some days she won't have a bar of the dummy though so it's a bit hit and miss.

Poos - E generally gives one decently filled nappy a day but doesn't seem to be too bothered by them. She farts like a trooper without flinching too. She's been a bit spewy today though, and that has been bothering her - she's been a bit unsettled and seems like the spews are a bit acidic. She did a massive projectile vomit a few days ago for the first time. It looked like a whole feed, all over her, me and the couch.

Toddlers - how are all the toddlers going with their new sibling? A is great for the most part. She's been getting a bit freaked out by E's cries lately, but she's always been sper sensitive to sounds. She's also decided that nap time isn't high on her priority list, so I'm trying to enforce quiet time in her room, then if she does nap it's great, but if she doesn't we both still get a break (mostly for me to work on resettling E!).

Better go, sounds like the dummy isn't cutting it this arvo. Hope you're all doing great.

Hi

Well E slept right thru last night. Pitty I had a terrible night sleep. I had bad dreams all night. So I'm pretty beat today. But I'm still going....just lol.

Poo - E seems to be pooing like crazy lately. He goes thu stages of not pooing for ages, then he'll poo lots then stop again.

Cooper has a tummy bug today. He had 2 showers and went thru 10 nappies today. Toddler poo isn't the same as baby poo. Lol. And worse when they're sick. I just hope he's better tomorrow. We have food shopping to do.

I'm finding it easier to get things done at home lately as E likes lying on the floor or sitting in his chair. So at least I am starting to feel normal again. Today is the first day all week it hasn't rained, so I'm struggling catching up on washing for 6 people. Hopefully I'll be able to do some more tomorrow if it doesn't start raining again.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Might have a few beers tomorrow afternoon, that'd be nice ;)

Hi all

Poo's- We normally get 1 big one a day if may dosent poo everyday she gets quite upset i think she gets pains when she hasnt had a poo for any longer then a day.

Sleeping- Atm things are going better last night we had a really good one with going right through from 8:30pm till 8am she has been doing quite a few nights of sleeping right through some nights we have to get up put the dummy in once or twice and then some other nights she goes back to wanting that 3-4am feed seems to change every night but i love the all nighters.

Cradle cap- i have tryed the oil and moistureiser but still there someone suggested trying moo goo scalp cream so might give that a go to.

Toddlers- Our DD toddler loves little may she sits down to hold her and she even comes up and helps me burp her when i sit her up after a feed but i cant put May down in the rocker or anything while DD is up and about as sometimes she can get a little rough but i dont think she meens to she just wants to touch her I am so greatful DD toddler goes down for a nap in the day still. I sometimes find it difficult especially lately as DD is being a real toddler and just gets into everything and going through that stage where she just wont listen and wants me to pick her up all the time and we have even had a few tantrums and a few days of grizzling all day long.

AFM- i am not sure we are going to have a good night tonight May is really unsettled and dosent wanna go to sleep I think she had a touch of the wog thing as yesterday and all wednesday night she didnt sleep and would just start crying out of no where and then today was back to her normal self tonight abit unsettled again so not sure But my poor Mum got it to i felt so bad.
Not much planned for the weekend have to do some shopping one day though.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and takecare

Poos - We normally get one to two a day. No problems with them anymore though, except for the odd explosion!

Sleeping - We are only waking once overnight, if that. Sometimes I have to feed others I just pop the dummy back in and she drifts off again. During the day we mainly have catnaps, however today she slept for 2 hours!

Siblings - Tiana loves Phoebe, calls her 'her baby' and wants to cuddle and kiss her all the time. The only setback I have had with her is that sometimes she wants us to dress her, like we do with the baby. Can't complain about that though. She has in the last week started to tell people that she is having a brother! He will be here on Tuesday apparently and will come from my tummy just like Phoebe. I'm not as convinced with this new baby thing as she is... She has told everyone she sees - family and strangers!

AFM - The chiropractor seems to really be helping with P's reflux. She is only screaming in the car half the time now, I don't have projectile vommiting anymore, only chucks and she doesn't seem to be having as many reflux screaming episodes. So I will keep it up and hope for the best. I had her weighed today and she is 6170g and just 60.5cm long.

Question - How often are bubs feeding? I am bf and Phoebe has decided to only take 1 breast a feed most of the time but is feeding at least every 2 hours during the day. Is it common for this to happen? I am happy to go with it cause she is happy but just curious as to what other bubs are doing.

Also, she is exactly 3 months old today!!! My little bubba is growing up!!!

Feeding - B usually feeds every 3 hours, but occasionally will sleep through a feed and it turns into almost 4 hours. A couple of days ago he fed every 2 hours, with one gap only 1.5 hours. I sure felt like a cow then! It's apparently normal and they may do it for comfort or cos of a growth spurt. Even so, it makes for a long day iykwim!

marni - Glad the chiro is working, that sounds like a fantastic improvement! And three months old, woo hoo! Sounds like she's growing really well too.

pmc - Hope you're ok after your partial brain snap! I can sympathise as sometimes I get so frustrated when B doesn't want to sleep. It's the only thing that gets to me about being a mum, everything else I can handle.

Sleeping - After about 10 days of waking around 4:30am ish, and me finally resigned to getting up then, B decided to sleep from 7:30am to 5:45am today, then went straight back to sleep with me til 8:15am! Who can predict these guys? Oh, and only 2 x 40 min naps yesterday - he was knackered last night!

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their weekends. ;)

Hi all

Marni- that is great the chiro is helping i was going to take May but she seems to be doing alot better now since the zantac so will wait and see if it keeps up.

Sleepy- Hope cooper is feeling better and it is so much easier when bubs will entertain themselves for awhile enjoy your few beers.

PM- I think we all have abrain snap at some stage that is excellent sleeping at night though.

Jleigh- They are so unpredictable May is the same we can have 3-4 nights of sleeping through and then go back to 3-4am feed.

A big hello to everyone else.

AFM- not much planned here for the weekend catching up on some washing today.
May had another great night 10hrs straight so i am really happy and she is even sleeping great guns in the day atm to.

Enjoy your weekend everyone takecare and bye for now

ok guys im getting into trouble from troy for researching to much, but does anyone else bubs have like on the back of skul lump sticking out
scarlets bone at the back of head is round out there kinda im gonna take a pic tomorrow and ill post it up, does anyone else have pics of the back of there bubs head they can send to me or post on here,
im really paraniod and i think its a problem with the occipital bone think thats what its called, i have been thinking it for weeks, but im hopeing its nothing but id like to no if anyone else babies have it

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ok guys im getting into trouble from troy for researching to much, but does anyone else bubs have like on the back of skul lump sticking out
id like to no if anyone else babies have it

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Hi Traylee...check Troys head! Zen has an 'unusual' feel/look but his dad has the same thing. Or just get it checked to keep your mind at ease :)

Traylee- At the back of Mays head she also has abit sticking out i am pretty sure it is normal as all my others have had it and it has corrected itself over time is this what you are referring to the back part of the skull?? i havent got a picture but if you show me one of S i can tell you whether Mays is the same.

Hello to everyone else How was your weekend?

Mine was fairly quite the weather is awful here windy,rainy and freezing cold. I attempted shopping yesterday with the 2 little kids does anyone else find it stressful shopping with 2 little children? our 2 younger ones seem to play up everytime we go shopping i am not sure which ones are worse now the 2 older ones or the 2 little ones lol
May slept great last night right through till 6am but the night before we did the 4am feed again.
I got some moo goo scalp cream for her cradle cap as someone had reccomended i try it and i was suprised put some on last night and then this morning i could hardly even see it so hopefully it is going to do the trick as it was getting worse very dry and yukky.

Hope everyones having a nice day takecare

Well, B woke at 4:30am again this morning and has only had one 40 min nap today. He's tired and clingy and it's been a long day. I hope everyone else's day was great.

We are going thru a very unsettled period. E woke at 12, then 3 then 6. Going back to his newborn times :( I have been very tired lately. He isn't sleeping very well during the day either. But I managed a small nap today. So that's keeping me going. He still has cradle cap too, but it's not getting worse.

We had a quiet weekend. I was too tired to go anywhere. I hope you all are sleeping better than us'

we have had a long afternoon damn reflux May has been upset since around 5pm and still not asleep yet and it is 12:00 we could be in for a long one tonight she hasnt had a decent sleep since this morning so is very overtired she has gone quite now so fingers crossed i might be able to go to bed.
zantac has done nothing for us today she has been in so much pain tonight poor little one.

Anyway hope everyone has a better night tonight hope ours isnt to bad.

Hi ladies!!!

Unsettled babies - They have another growther spirt between 12-15 weeks so that maybe whats happening for your babies atm. H had an unsettled weekend, the weekend before last. I'm not completely convinced it was a growth spirt, I think she had a belly ache, but it may have been.

Cradle cap - T never had cc, H has it! I think it's cuz T was pretty much bold and H has a lot of hard so her head is a little irritated from the hair. I just get T's brush and do circle motion through her hair, get a heap of it off, then put a wash over her head to heat it up then most of it is gone for a few days. I do this once or twice a week and that keeps it under control. I hear you can get a cc brush which is very much like a nit brush, but I don't think its nessisary.

Bub's head - I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with the girls heads, but as the pther ladies have said look at your mans head!! lol

H is great, nothing exciting happening here, hence me not being around much, really nothing to report. I think I'm going to need to cut somethings out of my diet and try to work out why H is having so many green poos... She's having at least one every day now. I'm hoping its not the dairy I'm having. I am allergic to dairy (I keep it to a minimum, if I have too much I get terrible stomach cramps and end up on the toilet for the day!), I love it so I try to keep to a daily limit of 1 cup of skim milk only unless its been a while since I visited the toilet!!! Sorry for the TMI!!! :lol: If it is whats affecting H then I guess I'll have to give it up for a few months :(

Anyways ladies that it from me. Hope you're all happy and well!

Ok, well I wrote a reply and it wouldn't post... Trying again.

My little bubba woke twice last night too. They all seem to want to wake more at the moment! Hopefully they start sleeping like we want them too again soon.

JLeigh - Try and rest with him today! Maybe if you lie down with him he will have a couple of hour sleep for you!

Cap - The chiropractor has done wonders for Phoebe's reflux! She hasn't had her medication in 4 days now! She is also happier, doesn't yell anywhere near as much and doesn't hate the car anymore! I know it wont work for all babies but it has definately made a huge difference here.

Well hope everyone has a better day, with some baby sleeps!

Morning all

Marni- Yes i think i will try get an appointment at the chiro and see how that goes or go back the doc and get something else for it but she has been really good untill yesterday so maybe it was just a once off i am hoping it was anyway.

Tiff2- Glad to here H is doing well but sorry to hear about the dairy issues.

Sleepy- hope you had a better night last night it makes things hard when you dont get alot of sleep and then have to be up to get kids to school etc thats how i feel this morning.

Jleigh- There is nothing worse when they get overtired makes things alot worse i know i hope you have a better day today and B sleeps abit more for you

Traylee- how many bottles in a 24hr period is S having? and how much is she drinking? just interested to know.

A big hello to everyone else

AFM- well after finally getting M settled at 12:00 she only slept till 3am then didnt go back down till 5am and just starting to stir now so i am also feeling the sleep deprivation today it is so much harder when they have been sleeping through and then have to go back to getting up at all hours again i am really feeling it plus i have a touch of a cold so not feeling the best Heres hoping today and tonight is better for every one.
I dont think M is or has gone through the growth spurt yet so still have that to come yet.

enjoy your day everyone.

Hi all
Sounds like most have had a bit of an unsettled week. E has been doing really well at night, but still not sleeping too much in the day. She hasn't been too cranky though so I'm trying not to get hung up over it. Today she resettled herself after 1 sleep cycle which was fantastic. She woke again about 15 minutes later but I'm taking it as a resettle! Both girls happen to be asleep at the same time today so I'm having a few minutes to myself. It rarely happens.

Toddlers - Annabelle has even had a nap the last 2 days, so I'm not feeling so mentally drained which is good as DH is doing 12 hr shifts at the moment. Re shopping, I tend to get groceries day to day by walking to the local supermarket. It gets me and A out of the house and E normally naps in the sling while we walk. If I have to do a big shop I try and go when E is getting tired so she naps the whole time (in the sling). She's started waking at the half hour mark even in the hugabub though, so I'm not sure how long this trick will last.

Head lumps - My DH has a long head (front to back) and A has a prett big overhang of her occipital bone. She also slept on her tummy as a baby so never got a flat spot. E's isn't so pronounced, but Traylee if you're worried, check it out. Babies have weirdly shaped heads, and the shaped tend to change as the bones star to fuse.

Dairy - Tiff, I sadly had to eliminate chocolate and milk from my diet as they seemed to really upset E's tummy. She had 2 crazy nights a few weeks ago where she didn't sleep much at all, and both were days that I'd eaten chocolate. :( Hopefully you can find out what it is that's causing problems.

Hi to everyone else, hope bubs settle down and you all get some good rest. It's hard to go back to unsettled times after they've been sleeping well. I know that week after E's needles was a shocker! Better make the most of the girl-free time and do a bit of housework. Slow cooker is on so at least dinner is taken care of. Seeya ladies.

cap she tends to have one every 3hrs well close to, so she has about 5 a day, sometimes 150mls soemtimes 125 its not set, she just drinks what she can, soemtimes we make her 150 and she will only have 125ml,
but today when she woke i gave her 150ml, then she had another 150ml almost 3hr later, then again 150 3hrs later, then 125 then i gave her 150 then before bed,
we have been giving her a bit of apple baby food for the last week or so, only a bit every day, took me a bit to settle her tonight im hopeing troy aint stuffing my routine as i got a job im working from 9 till 12 at the gym in the childminding area, then this week i have had babysititng after it till 4, so i am gone from 8,30 till 4 atm, so i get home play with bubs a bit then bath then bed, but tonight she didnt go down till 6,

anyways why do you ask cap,
scarlet actualy woke at 5.30am this morning i am like what the she usually sleeps till 6.30am but when i went in she had somehow managed to pull a blanket over her face and wasnt happy about it, but im glad she let me no so i gave her a bottle anyways and back to bed she went, but yea usually down by 5.30pm latest and up by 6.30am

spoke to soon, she woke at midnight and 5.30am this morning, ugh lol hope it doesnt last long, i have girls dropped off this morning for babysitting, so they got her just after igave her a bottle, but scarlet doesnt wanna go back down i hope its just a spurt again like you are all saying

Sounds like a growth spurt Traylee! Are you enjoying working?

Hopefully all bubs slept lots better last night! P only woke once so have to be happy with that!

Elijah seems to have gone back to 4am feeds. I think its a growth spurt!

Afternoon all.....I'm still around

AHhhh we are finally moved - god do I have alot of c**p!!! lol We are now living at my mums in a coverted part of a shed, so essentially one big room with an ensuite - gonna be a long 10-12 months but I just keep thinking of the end product :)

I haven't been getting notifications so have a fair bit to go back and read up on.

A has settled in pretty well and her night sleeps haven't changed even though she is now in with us, she's even been having longer naps during the day 2-3 hours. Think she's having a growth spurt as she is feeding every couple of hours and always sucking her hands, she did it a few weeks ago and settled down again.

Seems nap time is over, I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to get back on as I'm not sure when our internet is going to be moved and DH is back to work so will be taking his wireless internet with him :(

Hope everyon is doing well and enjoy your baby cuddles.

Hi ladies

Hope you are all doing well.

How do you ladies with toddlers and baby handle shopping?
i had a terrible day yesterday Mays reflux has returned with a vengance and i attempted to go do some shopping and boy now i feel like never leaving the house again with the 2 little ones May seems to hate the pram and screamed and cryed and just wanted to be picked up all the time and then Lola 19mths started also in the end i said thats it im going home i couldnt take it any longer i think it is because of the reflux May hates the pram/car and everything else atm i am thinking maybe getting a carrier/sling or something. do any of you have one? if so which is best? i have to try something else as i think maybe strapping her to me might be easier and shopping trips might not be as stressfull but she is quite heavy and not sure how i will go carrying her on me any ideas/tips??
I am going to ring the doc today and go back see him about the reflux and might even try the chiro.
We had a full night sleep last night again after 2 nights of waking i am not sure we could be going through a growth spurt to i weighed May last night and she has put on 185grms in 3 days which is great. She seems a little more settled today thank goodness i havent been able to put her down as she crys every time i do the last few days so havent done alot of house work i have washing backed up to the max and the weather is terrible so hard to get it dry.

Pheonix-Glad the move has gone smoothly for you may i ask i must of missed why you were moving and living at your mums etc? i know when we moved before May was born i still have a heap of crap to go through and get rid of etc you never realize how much you have till you have to move.

Traylee- that is great you are back at work hope you are enjoying it i was just curious to know what S was drinking having etc May is pretty much same schedule as S and having the same amount.

A big hello to everyone else

I am counting the days till tuesday Me and DP are going away for a night on our own with no kids and i am looking forward to spending some quality time with DP we dont get alot of time to do anything together atm and i cant remeber the last time we had a night away from the kids so it will be great but then when i do go away i feel a little lost without the kids if you know what i meen.
anyway sorry for rambling better go do something hope everyone is enjoying there day takecare bye for now

hey cap
I am the queen of baby carriers :P I have a hugabub, a baby bjorn, a bubba moe and an ergo. My favourites by far are the hugabub for when they're little, and the ergo for when they're bigger - probably post sitting up. I never shop without E in the sling. A is easier to control if I have both hands free, and the hugabub gives me that. I used the bjorn quite a bit with A and it's fine, although the weight distribution makes it less comfortable than the hugabub. Saying that, I am thinking of giving E a go in it now she's a bit bigger because it gives them more freedom to move. If I want her to sleep the hugabub is great but the bjorn is easier to put on and has advantages if they're awake. I don't like the bubba moe at all. I can't seem to make if comfortable for either of us, so am glad it was only a $5 garage sale pick up.

Hope this helps!

Pm- I like the look of the ergo and i also like the sleepy wrap which i think is similar to the hug a bub isnt it?? are the wraps easy to put on? and how comfy are they? do they hang down in the wraps at all?? sorry for all the questions i cant make up my mind i aint really going to use it alot only when i go out shopping and maybe around the house. What do you think of the mei tai's??
which would you reccomend for me? the wrap or ergo? i am looking at a couple of ergos on ebay hoping if i go that way i might get one abit cheaper as i dont really think it will be worth me spending that much on a new one if i dont use it alot if you know what i meen. also if i went the ergo would i need the infant insert?
Hmmmm so hard i have been trying to decide for days now.

thanx for your help

hi everyone else will try pop back later gotta feed m

hey all

slings - cap, i had a look at the sleepy wrap on the net and it looks pretty similar to the hugabub. Once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy to put on. The biggest pain I find is if it's raining. Because it's just one long sheet of material, when you first start tying it, inevitably some of it drapes on the floor, so if the floor is wet it could get wet. I tend to put it on before I leave the house then stick bub in it when we get to the shops if that's the case. If you tie it tight enough they don't hang down. It's really comfy as it distributes the weight across your shoulders, back and hips unlike some others where your shoulders take all the load.
If you went for the ergo I think you would need the infant insert. I haven't used the ergo with E, and didn't buy it until A was nearly 1 so can't comment too much on using it with littlies.

Breastfeeding - those of you bfing, do you find your bubs are able to go 3.5-4hrs between feeds? E seems to want to feed about every 3.5hrs but sometimes I find myself giving her a topup before her lunch time sleep. I'm kind of experimenting with it to see if it will help help her sleep longer (mixed results) but wondered if anyone else was doing any sneaky top ups in beween main feeds. If you don't count that, she's having 5 feeds a day with the last 2 pretty close together. I don't think I dropped A to 4 feeds until she was on solids.

E seems to demand feed. But during the day he usually one has one side......sometimes both. I generally just go with he flow, I don't count the feeds, he pulls himself off when he's done and smiles at me...some times he pulls off and goes back a few times before he's done. It's so cute.

I can't use slings. I gave mine to my sister...lol

E slept til 4.30 again this morning, thank goodness that week of terrible sleep is over for now....I was up and about at 5.30am yesterday tho. But I feel ok if I do that, if I go back to sleep for another hour I feel yucky. I did some me shopping today. Bought myself some new shoes and make up and even a new top, which I now realize I cannot breast feed in :( I spent $80 on make up tho...i had to get new everything as Cooper destroyed all the other make up I had by putting foundation all over it all! But a good excuse to spoil myself. DH has booked us a room in the city tomorrow night, so I can use it then..woo hoo! Can't wait!

Ok better goand get some things done while E is sleeping! Hope everyone has a great weekend!