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.
Anyway I can hear him waking from a nap so better go, have a great week all!
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