Bob - no rolling here yet. He tries to roll from his tummy onto his back but his arm gets in the way and he hasn't figured out that he needs to move it.
Sanchez - yep its so much harder when you have a toddler as well. I feel like such a bad mum this week as I just haven't been able to spend as much time with DD as I would like. I feel like I'm constantly trying to settle Ethan and poor DD is missing out on one-on-one time with me. Thank god its friday and I'll have DH for the next couple of days to help out.
Taurean - wow sounds like Izzy is being such a good bub for you! I would never get Ethan to have a 3 hour sleep during the day as he still feeds every 3 hours. He does have one 4 hour stretch in the middle of the day so it would be good if I could get him to sleep for at least 2 hours then. I've tried resettling but like little Violet he just flings his eyes open and is awake and no amount of settling seems to work?! Ah well I will keep trying lol! I'm doing the Wii sports active 30 day challenge in the hope of losing some tummy flab, I'm so sick of my flabby bits and I want them gone!!!!
Ethan had a brilliant night last night. He slept from 8.30pm to 7am! Then he went back down at 8.30am for a cat nap. Then after a screaming session I managed to get him back down at 9am and he's still asleep. Fingers crossed we have a better day today!
I am here too but had a rough time this week having to put our childhood puppy down. She was 18yrs old and it was her time but it doesn't really make it any less devastating. She was truly an extra member of our family. I miss her already.
Will get on another day and try to keep up with everyone. ox
Pooley, That must be so upsetting. I fear that I will be in the same situation this year - my girl is 11 now but she is having trouble getting up the steps to the house and is just generally looking old all of a sudden.
Sangie - well its reassuring to know i'm not the only one - i'm just resigning myself to the fact its a stage and he is generally happy so roll with it - amazing how much better i feel about it now i've decided that! I tried to leave Tadhg unwrapped for a couple of sleeps yesterday and it took him ages to fall asleep cos his hands are much too interesting to look at. Eventually he slept both times, but not for long so I am back to wrapping.
Taurean - i loved reading your schedule / plan for the day. It made me realise i'm probably expecting too much from T, as i was just putting him in his cot after a quick cuddle and leaving him to fall asleep. So i've decided to spend a bit more time settling and stay near his room for the first 10 minutes to make sure he falls asleep. I'm also just leaving him with his dummy - it works for him, so why bother replacing it with some other type of soothing. Ahh big breath out, relax. Ironically the first time he went down after reading your post and making this decision he slept for 3 hours and i had to wake him for a feed! We do the same thing with bedtime - its always about 7:30 so i make sure his last feed is about 6:30 and therefore the one before that between 3 and 4. Loving your thoughts on CIO - agreed and feel relieved i'm not the only one who feels wrong about it, as most people i talk to seem to think its the only way - "tough love". We are still getting all nighters and wake up to T talking to himself about 6 - 6:30am. Tadhg is about the same weight at Izzy (we got weighed 2 weeks ago at 13 weeks and he was 4.75) and 8cm in length since birth (from 49cm) and my plunket nurse said he's doing fine, healthy and happy - so don't feel like you need to squeeze extra feeds in - if she is hungry she'll let you know. Personally I think you'll just make her tired by feeding all the time, and you could risk her becoming a snacker and not taking full feeds - just an opinion Also I never replaced my Motilium prescription and I can now keep up with Tadhg, so you never know - now that your body knows how much to make you may be ok? But that being said - its certainly hard slog, especially in your case and you've done awesomely to feed Izzy so long.
Sanchez - I wonder if the clingy / only wanting Mummy thing is a stage, a few people have said to me its too early for the clingy stage, but its definitely real - even if it is just that i know T the best and how to soothe him. Not sure if there is anything we can do to improve it...? Because I would like to know he's going to be settled when i leave him with other people, especially our friend next week - as he's only been with grandparents so far if he's not with Mum or Dad. We have a xmas party - yay - freedom ;-) Unfortunately T can't suck his thumb well enough yet to soothe himself, he watches his hands and sucks and chews his thumb but can't keep it in there - so i think i'll stick with wrapping him for sleeps or its all just too exciting for him! Wow I can't believe how little V sleeps! Have you thought about sleep clinic to see if they can offer any advice or relaxing her during the day to nap? You could try a middle of the day bath to tire her out? Personally I don't do much more than you've listed - watching a cot mobile (we have an electronic one that turns around and plays music), bouncy chair with toys attached, laying in the sunshine looking out the window at the trees (our sunshine isnt so hot in NZ!), kicking on the playmat, tummy time, T is pretty happy to spend 10-15 minutes by himself while i fold the washing, or do dishes / baking etc, he is also pretty good at laying in his cot sucking a dummy for a while. I have a friend who had a similar issue with her wee man and found it was more a matter of getting him into a bit of a routine (not schedule just routine) and learning early tired signs and settling skills. Goodluck - thats hard work, V is lucky to have such a dedicated Mum! also - there is a great website called thesleepstore .com.au which has good articles as well as products
BoB - i'd say T doesn't look anywhere near rolling yet, but I just got a developmental email saying '15 weeks - your baby might roll this week' so I guess i should be expecting it soon! Since 12 weeks I havent left him on his change table alone just in case - its quite exciting to think he might be able to move soon!
Art - I'm continually amazed with Amelia's physical abilities, is she sitting up by herself now (in your facebook photo) !? Amazing stuff.
PB - nice to see you are still around - bummer about losing the post!
Pooley - hope your week has improved and F is treating you well x
We are doing 5 feeds a day now, approx every 3 hours from 6:30am until 6:30pm. What is everyone else doing? ohh and we moved to Infant sized nappies this week! They are massive 'big boy' nappies
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Sangie, I am finding it hard to spend quality time with DS atm, it seems as soon as A is asleep I set him up with an activity and then rush off to do washing/tidying etc. I am making more of an effort to spend some time with just him now.
Kellynz, A isn't really sitting, she is more just balancing - if she moves she topples over.
Taurean, sounds like I is in a fantastic routine now. You must be happy with that!
Re CIO, I don't ever leave my babies to cry. I have been lucky though that they have both been really easy to settle with no wind/reflux problems.
Naps: A is doing 3-4 naps a day, usually about an hour long, sometimes more (or less if DS is being noisey). I usually walk around for a few minutes with her and she will drop off then I put her in the cot.
She is now 6.4kg and 64cm, which puts her around the 90th percentile for weight and height. She seems huge! She is even fitting some of DS's old size 0 clothes. I think I will just skip buying any more 00 because they fit nicely but have no grow in them already! She was sleeping though from 9.5-12 weeks, but added in a 3am feed at the 12 week growth spurt. It is slowly stretching out again, so hopefully we will get back to 5-6am wakeups. I am finding she needs a lot more stimulation now, not happy to be plonked on the couch while I do other things. She is absolutely loving the Jumperoo, she can already jump around in it and likes looking at the toys on it. I have also come to the conclusion that she is never going to make the cute little baby sounds - she prefers to squeal. Ear piercing squeals lol.
Art - I'm trying to spend more time with DD too but its so hard some days. As soon as E goes down for a nap all I want to do is run around and do a tidy up or some washing etc. I need more hands lol! Are you tall? Sounds like A might be a tall girl!
Pooley - sorry to hear about your puppy
Kelly - We are on 5 feeds a day - roughly 6.30am, 9.30am, 12.30pm, 4.30pm, 7.30pm. Some days I top him up at around 9pm if he hasn't settled. He seems to have gotten over cluster feeding which I'm so glad about, gives me more time to do the five million other things that need doing between 5 and 8pm!
Gotta make it quick as I can hear E stirring! We are plodding along ok and I can definitely see some improvements in E's reflux. Fingers crossed it keeps getting better. He also wants a lot more stimulation now so I've dragged out some bright colourful toys for him to look at. We got a bumbo seat and E absolutely loves sitting in it. The first time we put him in it he did a big belly laugh and would not stop smiling! Wish I'd had a video camera handy! Gotta fly, hope you are all well!
That must be so upsetting. I fear that I will be in the same situation this year - my girl is 11 now but she is having trouble getting up the steps to the house and is just generally looking old all of a sudden.
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