hi girls, sorry i havent been posting, have been reading though.
Wow on all the bubba's having big sleeps! thats so awesome, so happy for u all.
izzy's still up a min of 2 times a night, more often its 3-4
We got our first smile the other day, was so nice, but we havent managed another one since.
and it would seem she's found her voice this morning and has been talking to herself for a good hour! so happy she's finally started, its so hard doing all those late night/early morning feeds when she doesnt give anything back yet!
At her weigh in last week she was just under 5 kilos, and she's almost out of the 000 bonds wondersuites, they're a funny size she's just grown out of her 0000 clothes, bit of a bummer because i bought so many 000 wondersuites! ah well, will just have to plan for a winter baby with number 3!
Wont do personals, bit far behind atm, but will put more of an effort in, i promise!
love and hugs
Skye
xxxx
I got the most cutest christmas outfit for Ava from Big W. It is a red dress/bodysuit with a headband, and I got a bib that is pink and red to match that has "daddy's little christmas fairy" written on it with a pic of a fairy. They have some nice t-shirts and outfits at Big W. I was looking at target for an outfit but I have to say, they are expensive!
Had a cranky arvo today after mums group. I ducked back out and left Ava with Steve for an hour or so while I did the supermarket shop and big W shop. When I got back she was screaming and unsettled and it took a good half hour for Steve and I to play tag team settling. Then she woke up an hour later and started up again, but it was almost time for a feed again, so we drank up, and she was a bit more settled. Thankfully she is now asleep and Im heading that way myself in a sec.
Usually she is such a happy bubba, really threw me for a 6 today. Was starting to worry that she was sick, but she would be fine and settle for a sec or two then start up again. She was also getting that phlemmy raspy noise in the back of her throat. I tried to give her water, but she doesn't like it. I have tried on a few occasions (when it was hot) and she screws her nose up at it and fusses. I thought maybe the water would clear the phlemy spit at the back of her throat....
Oh well...
I weighed her today too... with a full tummy and clothes on, she has rocketed up to 5.8kg! So still growing strongly.
On the sleeping front, we aren't going well at night. She is managing to get out of her muslin wrap and waking herself up! So the nights I think she will sleep through, she will wake up every hour and a half as she is out of her wrap. I don't feed her and she isnt screaming for food, just re wrap and settle her back down and she is fine. Anyone have tips on how to get her to sleep without a wrap or how to keep her wrapped up and the arms tucked in?
Kosi - if you swaddle Ava, I can highly recommend the Kiddopotomus SwaddleMe wrap - brilliant. Otherwise try a Grobag but their arms are free to move around. Izzy has been sleeping beautifully in her Grobags at night for the past 5 nights now but I swaddle her in a muslin during the day as it's been warm.
With regards to Ava being unsettled, I wouldn't be suprised if she's going through her 12 week 'Wonder Week'. I bought the book 'The Wonder Weeks' and have just been reading up on the week 12 growth spurt as I think Izzy started today too. She's been sleeping like a trooper all day but was unsettled between sleeps, super hungry before bed (fed off both sides then downed 110ml of EBM plus 40ml of formula ) and was hard to settle to sleep. She's out to it now but it took a good hour which is really unsual for her at night.
Hope that helps!
Night all
PS: our close friends who are also our neighbours had their little baby today at 32 weeks! She had PE and was admitted last Thursday. They induced her last night but the little man got distressed and was whipped out via C/S. He's doing really well and breathing on his own which is brilliant. He's only 1.5kg though - super tiny in the photos! It's all a bit scary, makes me really appreciate how easy (well, relatively easy) Izzy's birth was.
PPS: Oooh, I love my new avatar! Not sure I'd be wearing a skimpy top like that IRL but I'm happy to look hot in cartoon land! LOL
Hiya,
Pooley - great news on Frazer's sleeping without the dreamfeed! Thats got to make life much easier. We found it quite free-ing to be able to have friends over in the evenings, or go out with the carrycot and know Tadhg would stay asleep - and you can have a glass of wine with dinner if you don't need to feed too late (our last feed is about 6pm).
Sangie - thanks for the food list, bananas is interesting! I wouldn't have thought of that.
Your experience just proves its entirely dependent on the baby whether they sleep through - not any special tricks to soothe etc, don't you think. Nice to have a good sleeper! Crossing fingers we might get lucky again with the next one - whenever that is!
Taurean - sounds like the sleeping is going really well for you guys - yay. Swimming already - very cool, look forward to the update about what it was like and if Izzy liked it!
Art - we sure are getting good wear out of the baby clothes, we are still in between sizes and most 000 are a little too big, so we have a few 0000 and a few 000. I'm quite pleased he can't fit the 000 jeans yet, as they just seem too rough for a wee baby, i dont think i'd buy them again - but they might be cute by Xmas if its not too hot. Its kinda handy having this cool spell continue - although its stuffing up my walking! I want to get out with the pram, but everyday looks like it might rain - Auckland!
Skybie - even if Izzy is a bit slower to start with the chatter, she's obviously doing really well in size! Almost 5kg and just into 000's is getting big Those wondersuits are so much cuter on than they look on a hanger aren't they - i wish we had stocked up before we left Aussie - next time!
Kosi - funny how you get so used to what to expect and then they throw a curveball to keep you on your toes! Hope Ava is more settled for you today. We use a Miracle Blanket to swaddle at night which ensures no arms come out, especially now he is starting to suck his hands / thumb.
AFU - we had 3 month jabs today It's so not fun, but i guess its only a few minutes they are sore. Fortunately he fell asleep in the car on the way home and is now in his cot - long may it last! We had a strange occurance this week, a nightmare! literally Tadhg had a nightmare, he was wimpering/crying and i could tell he was still asleep but it kept going for a minute so i went in to his room and he really cried out, but was still asleep - poor wee thing. I picked him up and cuddled him which i hope was the best thing to do and he went back to a calm sleep after a minute. Strange! Yay for making it to 3 months!!
45 minutes has obviously passed, i hear crying - here we go again.
K
I haven't been on here in ages so thought i would say hi. We got back from our Tongan holiday on tuesday - travelling with a bub is a lot easier than i thought. The hard thing for us was trying to keep Violet out of the sun.
I can't remember who asked but, the end result of Violets blood test is that she has an olive complexion - more like her dad than me (which i'm happy with).
Kosi I use a Bebe sleeping bag for Violet and she seems to like it. Violet sleeps on her tummy and tends to startle less than when i put her on her back.
Tonga has done wonders for our girl because maybe due to the sea air she is now sleeping through the nights - average 10 hours! I don't mind if it doesn't stay but it sure was nice to get some full nights sleep! She still however is extremly hard to get to sleep during the day and often will only have 30-40 min naps and won't fall into a deep sleep.
I am going to weigh her today but I think she maybe 6kgs!
Now my bad mothering - Violet has discovered the TV.....and yes I use to keep her occupied sometimes...like now for instance! What is everyone else doing with TV's?
Morning ladies. I havent been on for ages. I've been having trouble with Jackson cat napping through the day and find it very difficult to get much stuff done. Pleased to hear that everyone is going well.
Kelly Was the 3 month Jabs better than the 6 week ones you had? Jackson was terrible the day of after his 2 month Jabs so Im not looking forward to the 4 month ones. He is due to get them done the day before we go to NZ for Christmas but we will wait till we get back to Brissy to make travelling easier for him.
Well I went from having a baby that was a great day sleep to a terrible day sleeper. About 4 weeks ago Jackson decided that he was going to start cat napping 30 - 40 minutes at the most for his day sleeps ..... I tried everything from feed play feed sleep to staying up longer after feeds, to back to bed earlier, everything. Nothing worked. He would also scream from 5pm to 8pm and then scream to sleep which was doing my head in and upsetting both me and DH.
I was at my wits end by Monday. So went to the Dr, he told me I had to let him CIO!!! WTF??!! I wasnt happy with this but thought I needed to give something a go. So we tried it and it broke our hearts. The first night Jackson cried for 1 hour and I cried every minute of that as well. So we decided that we couldnt keep doing the CC/CIO method, I felt like a terrible mother. Anyways long story short, we went to see the Child Health Nurse yesterday cos I didnt know what to do and she reassured me that it was normal for him to do the cat napping and I had to go back to the resettling method we were doing before hand.
Jackson has been sleeping through the night for a while now and recently has been going 7pm to 5/6am. But last night he woke at 4am which was odd and today when he work for his 8am feed and went back down at 9am there was no crying!!!!!! For the first time in 4-5 weeks my baby wasnt crying I couldnt believe it. It was like having my old baby back. But sure enough, he was awake again at that 30 minute mark. So I went in and cuddled him, re wrapped him and rocked him and put him back down to sleep. He took a while but he fell back to sleep on his own (yay! like the old days). So he's not been asleep for almost an hour and will be ready to wake for his next feed. So Im praying this is the start of better things to come
Anyways I'd better leave it there. Sorry for the woe is me/selfish post. I need to get some laundry done while he is still asleep.
Sanchez - if your a bab mum for tv.. then I'm a horrendous mum. I tend to watch tv while feeding Ava and even if I'm not watching it, it is usually on throughout the day for "noise". I have noticed that Ava looks towards it if it is dark outside. Its the light she is looking at. But I have a window behind me, so when burping her, she looks out the window. I think our bubbas are too young to understand and it isn't till they are a bit older, that using tv to baby sit is seen as a no-no.
Glad to hear the trip to Tonga went well... I found that with a baby there is no such thing as travelling light. How did you go with it? Guessing you got a cot/bedding over there? But when we went to the beach for a long weekend, we took bedding.. everything but the kitchen sink!
Well Ava seems to be settling down (after her spaz attack the other day) but is still getting out of her wrap at least once to twice a night, so I'm still up and re wrapping her. She greets me with talking and smiles... How can you be annoyed or angry that you had to get up when you're greeted with that? She is really eating her hands now. Her face is getting all slobbery from the hand muchies... Going to have to start putting bibs on full time I think!
Violet rolled for the 3rd,4th & 5th time today....did the first 2 in tonga....so funny. Only doing it from front to back...i think it is cause her belly is so big she gets a bit of a tilt happening! Whether it is true "development" i am not sure. Won't be leaving her alone on the change table now though thats for sure!
Oh Kosi - I am with you! I watch TV when I feed - there is only so much staring into her eyes i can do! I actually read that when they look away from you while feeding, you are supposed to do the same, it is their way of saying "ENOUGH"! Makes me feel better!
As for the packing for Tonga - wasn't too bad.....I took approx 70 nappies which took some space. Otherwise lots of clothes, big tub of wipes, we took the pram even though she hates it and yep it never came out of the travel bag! So all in all it wasn't too bad, being a boob baby helped - no need for formula or bottles. She co-sleeps so no I didn't take bedding, she just lies on top of a thicker wrap i have.
Violet is doing the same as Ava with the eating her fists - v messy! I am wondering if V will be a thumb sucker like i was - i sucked my thumb till i was 10 and my teeth paid the price.....v large orthodontic bill for my parents!!
BOB - I have been battling with the catnapping for weeks! Drives me crazy....sometimes i don't even get time to put her down before she is awake again. I have read all the books for settling techniques...they only make me mad now so i just let her do whatever....if she has a 3 hour nap fantastic...if not oh well. I can't ***** at the moment with her sleeping 10 hours overnight....am pretty happy with that
Oh well I am going to hit the sack.....tomorrows another day!
I have a cat-napper too. Drives me a bit nuts sometimes but there isn't much I can do. I've tried to re-settle but it doesn't usually work so he spends a lot of time on the floor or in his bouncer. He is a happy bub so I shouldn't complain. He is still sleeping 9-10hrs at night so no complaints there!
Kosi - I have the TV on in the mornings (DD watches ABC kids). Ethan will look at it but not really watch it IYKWIM? He is also a window starer lol! I put him in his bouncer in front of the window and he will happily look outside for ages. I think he likes to watch the trees moving in the wind!
Sanchez - glad the trip to Tonga went well. I have a fist sucker too! Ethan has also just discovered he has hands and holds them up and stares at them, very funny to watch!!
Bob - how is Jackson sleeping now? Yep cat napping is completely normal for some bubs hun so don't worry you aren't alone. My DD was a cat napper too but it was only a phase and she grew out of it. I'm hoping Ethan will be the same and we will be getting longer day sleeps soon
Taurean - love the new AV, looking hot!
Well I better fly. DD has swimming lesson soon. Can't believe its nearly Christmas! What is everyone getting there bubs for Chrissy (not that they will know lol!). DH wants to get Ethan his first Tonka truck lol! I think some new clothes will also be on the list. We don't have many 00 clothes and I think he'll be needing them soon.
Hello to those I missed and sorry! Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!
Ok - I've dedicated today to catching up on this entire thread. Things have been beyond hectic both babywise and lifewise and until today the thought of reading one page let alone 6 would have sent me into a tizzy.
I feel out of the loop with so much on BB having a prem baby, but I think I'm going to join the October 16-31 group too as that was his due date and that's the date that will hopefully closely follow his development. But he's already ahead development-wise on some of the markers in that group so I'm hoping that between the two groups we'll be covered!
Hope all is well with everyone and I'll post a longer one tonight.
Sanchez- I'm not keen on going on holidays but DH is always looking up deals to god knows where on the internet. I think Ffeeding would be so much harder than Bfeeding when it comes to traveling.
I'm sure you found it a challenge without that hassle!
Kosi- Frazer hasn't really discovered TV yet. We don't have really anywhere to put his rocker in the lounge room, just being the way it's shaped. I don't fancy moving the coffee table 10 times a day. Plus our telly is wall mounted and not really at his eye level.
A lot of catnappers in here it seems. I am extremely lucky Frazer's mornings are like clockwork. Up to feed, then stays awake for about 1hr- 1 1/2hr. Down for a cat nap of 30 mins and then wakes for his 2nd bottle of the morning. Awake after that bottle for about 1/2hr and down for a snooze between 2-3 hrs sometimes even 4!! Mind you he loves screaming his ring out between 4-6pm, that is his unsettled period and in this heat he sweats so bad. We have just discovered pushing him in the pram will get him off to sleep at the grizzly time so not so much screaming going on in our house anymore.... thank god.
DH told me about a women with a crying baby at the shops the other day while he was doing groceries. He said she obviously thought it was bad enough she had to apologize to him and he said he thought to himself, "lady, that's a whimper compared to my son!". DH didn't say anything but he just finds it amusing when other parents, especially my SIL with her 4 month old talk about how their child cries so much. Once we actually hear their supposed, "crying" we just thank god that Frazer only usually cries in that afternoon period. I have been tempted to put the ear plugs in (DH is in a band and uses them often) numerous times!! He has always been a really loud cryer from birth, I am yet to encounter a baby louder than him. Can't say his lungs weren't developed enough!!!
Last edited by Pooley; November 29th, 2009 at 08:37 AM.
All good here but I think Izzy might be going through the 12 week spurt as she has woken for a feed at 3am the past two nights. A bit weird given she's been sleeping 10 hours straight for the past couple of weeks. Have been reading my book, 'The Wonder Weeks', and it states that their sleep is really disturbed by the 12 week Wonder Week so I'm really hoping that's what it is and she settles again soon. This wonder week is the one where they gain more control over their limbs and their actions are a lot smoother (so hopefully goodbye to the startle reflex!). They can also focus better on moving objects. Pretty amazing really.
Izzy's getting more sleep during the day but we do spend a bit of time resettling her as she wakes frequently when she first goes down. With a bit of help from us (ie bouncing or swinging her hammock), she usually sleeps for 2-3 hours. It would be nice if we didn't have to resettle her so often but it sure beats having her attached to me in the sling all the time, especially as the weather is so much warmer now.
Sanchez - I bet Tonga was lovely! So, so jealous!! Glad to hear it wasn't a huge drama taking a baby on hols. We are planning a trip back to Vic to visit family and friends early next year and I'm already dreading the packing.
Pooley - one of my close friends has a very loud 'screamer' on their hands. He can holler like no other baby! I've never heard anything quite like it. He even had the middies running while my friend was at mum's group at the hossi the other week. They thought there was something seriously wrong as the screaming was so bad but nope, just a bit of wind and nothing new for my friend. The middies were stunned that my friend keeps her cool! LOL. Izzy has a gorgeous little cry, not very loud at all. She can definitely wind up when she wants to but even at her worst it really isn't bad. Would look pretty funny if she did have a super loud cry though as she is such a little girl, it just wouldn't suit her IYKWIM.
Bloominroses - hi hon. Glad to hear you little man is doing so well. Our friends (also our neighbours) welcomed their little man into the world a week ago - 8 weeks early!
Sangie - I've done a bit of Christmas shopping for Izzy already. I've bought her a few toys for different stages and some clothes in different sizes too. Izzy has loads of 000 clothes which she still doesn't fit into (LOL!) so I bought 00 and 0 clothes which included some cute winter clothes by Sprout which were heavily reduced at Myer. I love Sprout!
BoB - big hugs. Cat napping is hard but hey, you're not alone in this thread! Although Izzy is doing some decent sleeps during the day, we often have to resettle her throughout so technically she's a catnapper too. It can drive you a bit mad at times, hey. CC is heartbreaking! I tried it with Izzy once and I lasted all of four minutes and I cried the whole time. Never again! I let her grizzle in bed when I know she's tired but it's that kind of stop start whinging cry so it's not hard to listen to.
Kosi - Izzy inherrited a Christmas outfit from a friend and I actually gave it to their little girl for Christmas last year so it's nice that it came back to us. It's a Target one and so cute! I must dress her up and put her next to the Christmas tree (once it's up) and get some typical Christmas photos.
Kelly - swimming was a disaster! Izzy loves the bath but the pool was a bit of a shock for her. There was lots of lifting the babies and Izzy's neck wasn't quite strong enough so it freaked her out and she spent the entire class with a terribly worried look on her face, the poor little thing! She was fine once we were out but she wouldn't settle for the hospital volunteers, screamed blue murder to be honest, so I had to get out of the mums class after 10 minutes and take her home! I've decided to get her used to the pool at our own pace then return to the classes when she's a bit bigger.
Time for a shower while DH is watching our sleeping beauty. I haven't heard her for a while so she must be finally down for the long haul. I sure hope so!
Taurean, I think A is having the 12 week growth spurt too. She slept though for about 2.5 weeks but has been up for a feed for the last three nights. Hopefully it passes. How is Izzy going now she has the medication?
Sanchez, your holiday sounds good. Congrats on the rolling! I think if it is repeatable then it is the milestone??
Pooley, F's lungpower sounds impressive lol. A is a squealer - if she needs a sleep she will let rip a high pitched squeal. So girly!
Sangie, not getting much for A for christmas. She doesn't understand so we have got her a little glowbug toy so far, might get something else if I though she might like it but not really worried about it. However, DS certainly knows what Christmas is about, I am really looking forward to it with him this year.
Kosi, maybe A was unsettled/feeding extra because of the 12 week growth spurt? It is the most major one.
Hi to everyone else, hope all is going well
Not a lot happening here. I am working towards getting A to sleep in her cot during the day instead of the sling or the couch. It seems to be going o.k and she will usually have a couple of naps in there. I think she has realised that it is a lot quieter in her room than anywhere near her brother lol. She is growing so fast, into 00 and crawler nappies now. I measured her the other day and she was 63 cm. DS was 18 weeks before he was that long! I am hoping she got some tall and skinny from MIL rather than my family's large butt lol
Pooley - our TV is wall mounted about 3 metres above the ground...i put V's activity mat about 2 metres out from the wall and she just lies on her back and stares up at it for ages. The TV is extrmely large so it is hard to miss! But we don't have a coffee table or anything in the road...i can understand not wanting to move furniture all the time! I did wonder how the formula feeding would go in a country where you can't drink the water. my understanding was that even boiling the water is still unsafe, and your not supposed to use bottled water so what are you supposed to do? Stick to 1st world countries! Does F have a dummy? does that help in his unsettled time?
Art - wow in the crawlers huh? what kg range are they for? V is still pretty comfy in the infants. V's weight is starting to plateau a bit so she might stay in them for a bit..only now 5.8kg...my arms are already hurting!
Taurean - how is it all going with the breast feeding? All going well? Yeah i didn't go overboard on packing and it still was a lot - don't know how women do it on their own - travel that is with the bub and all the luggage!
I had a few 'bite my tounge' moments over the weekend with my in laws (MIL,SIL's) who love to tell me what to do. I was chastised for not burping my baby, not using a pacifier (umm she won't take it i can't force her), not putting bows in her hair on a daily basis, not putting her in dresses. Violet is so good, she never cries, she is a happy baby that is feeding well, i am calm so i think she is calm because of it...i think i am doing a pretty good job. I just want to scream "SHE IS MY BABY AND I WILL DO WHAT I BLOODY WELL LIKE - BACK OFF B****ES!".
LOL Sanchez scream all you like hun. People always seem to find the need to offer advice to new mums. I've learnt to nod and smile politely and then do what I want with the advice. My MIL is constantly giving advice. I know she means well and wants to help but she is very old school. For example she said the other day that I should start thinking about starting Ethan on rice cereal. Um no he is only 11 weeks old!!! My DD started solids at 6 months and she used to say that I was starving her. She was such a happy bub and was always up in the 75th percentile for weight/height so clearly she wasn't too starving.
Taurean - I have a serious addiction to sprout. My DD has so much of it and I've got a few sprout outfits for Ethan too now. I'm waiting for the post-Christmas sales to go and get more. DH will probably kill me lol!
Art - I'm really looking forward to Christmas with DD too. She is so excited already. Sounds like your little princess might be a tall girl! I'm a shorty so I'm hoping my kids are taller than me.
Pooley - sounds like Frazer is in a really good routine, makes life so much easier when you can predict how the day is going to pan out!
Bloominroses - great to hear from you! How is your little man going?
AFU we are going ok. Ethan is still sleeping really well at nights and cat-napping during the day. I'm really happy with his routine at the moment and I'm just waiting for the 12 week growth spurt to come along and stuff it all up lol! No sign of it yet and hoping it comes and goes without too much fuss Anyway I can hear him waking from a nap so better go, have a great week all!
Sanchez- Frazer used to LOVE his dummies when he was younger now he only wants one when he's going to sleep sometimes. I can get him to sleep without it but sometimes when he gets to the "screaming like a banchee" moments it calms him down, but not always. He also looks as though he doesn't know how to suck it anymore IYKWIM?? If I try to give it to him when he's sitting upright he has 2 or 3 sucks and then it kinda just slips outta his mouth. BTW, I never realised you couldn't used bottled water for formula, not that I was planning on it or anything. Do you know why?
I am so lucky my MIL and SIL are the best. They are always asking to do things and never pushy about stuff. I think they think they need to tread on egg shells with me 'cause of my BIL's wife. She is anal about anything to do with her kids and instead of just telling my MIL politely no, or I do things this way etc she just snubs them, doesn't talk to them or bring the kids over and they find out 2 days later via my BIL why she is cranky at them. Dumb woman.
My SIL baby sat on Saturday night for me at like 3 hrs notice. It was my first time out, I went to a cousins 21st. Frazer was suppose to come and DH had a gig and I just thought, bugger it I deserve to have a night out!! He was so good she said she'd do it anytime if he has a repeat performance! Yay!
Am also planning to go out with my besty on Friday night to the Brizzy casino. She has just come back from Canada where she was working on the 3rd Twilight film and am looking forward to getting the goss. I kinda get a little sad 'cause DH and I were gonna go and visit her in Vancouver this September before I found out I was pregnant. We were dead set on doing the cruise and seeing the Orcas (killer whales) together.... she went without me and got some great picks though. Sooooo jealous.
Sangie- We are hoping Frazer skips his 12 week growth spurt unsettled time too. He definately isn't eating more yet and is still doing between 7-9hrs overnight. His grouchy time is still between 4-6 but the pram usually works well so can't complain. DH is home today so it's xmas tree putting up time!! Hope everyone is having a good day.
Thansk for all your support ladies. Its great to hear Im not alone with the cat napping. I have put an end to the cluster feeding from 5-8pm and have started putting Jackson to bed at 7pm every night. And so far so good. He sleeps 7pm-5am usually, although the other morning he woke at 4am. But I dont mind cos its still a great sleep
Ive decided that Im just going to go with what ever he is doing now. Fighting him is only upsetting me and DH and its not good. At the end of the day it just means less gets done and I have less 'me' time but ah well. Im convincing myself its 'just a phase'
Aww Shanchez vent all you like. I thankfully have a MIL that knows when to stop dishing advice, but my own sister is good at offering sometimes 'unwanted' advice.
Art I reckon Jackson will be in 00's soon too. He still fits 000's but for summer I think it will be nicer if he is in slightly looser clothing.
I have a spare few minutes to myself..the out-laws have taken the boys to the beach and Indi is asleep. I just put her in 00 new style wondersuit..I think they are smaller sizing than the original ones, she is waking once or twice over night but is generally a good baby.
Now that she is over 12wks I have changed formula to Karicare Gold + as her poos were to hard and had a consistancy of toothpaste..she was always straining to get them out. The Karicare poo is more like a soft breastmilk poo..and as a bonus it is a few dollars cheaper a tin. It is also made in NZ which I like
Im using the Grobag brand swaddle wrap which is the best one I have used. But she is nearly getting to the stage where nothing will keep her arms in and a Grobag will do. Also I dont know what you guys think about controlled crying but Im totally against it for bubs under 6mnths as there is always a reason why they are crying. The sleeplessness is worth it to hold/rock your bub if it means they are happy.
We are moving from Brisbane out to the country at the end of next week..to Esk for those in QLD. There isnt too much out there but it will be a tree change IYKWIM.
) and was hard to settle to sleep. She's out to it now but it took a good hour which is really unsual for her at night. 
Those wondersuits are so much cuter on than they look on a hanger aren't they - i wish we had stocked up before we left Aussie - next time!
It's so not fun, but i guess its only a few minutes they are sore. Fortunately he fell asleep in the car on the way home and is now in his cot - long may it last! We had a strange occurance this week, a nightmare! literally Tadhg had a nightmare, he was wimpering/crying and i could tell he was still asleep but it kept going for a minute so i went in to his room and he really cried out, but was still asleep - poor wee thing. I picked him up and cuddled him which i hope was the best thing to do and he went back to a calm sleep after a minute. Strange! Yay for making it to 3 months!! 
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