Morning all, how was sleep last night? I had my wriggly bear in the bed all night again, I do complain but it is lovely to wake up to such a big smile (when he realises he?s won his battle to get into the big bed again!).
I did hear/read somewhere that the longer teeth take the emerge, the stronger they tend to be. If there is any truth in this then be reassured your baby?s teeth have that little added protection.
English we are definitely experiencing separation anxiety, particularly when DS is getting tired. During the day when it?s just the two of us he?s quite content providing that I am in view, the minute I leave the room he becomes so upset. I now find myself using the bathroom with both baby and cat sat outside the open door, beaming widely!
Sleep deprivation truly is awful Broody, at the weekend DP will take DS to play in the living room first thing in the morning for a few hours to let me to have some non-disturbed sleep. It really does make a difference, maybe you could suggest something similar to Mr Broody once he?s offered you that profound apology?
Trouble I am still feeding on demand too, I don?t see a problem with it either. I have noticed that he?s ?demanding? less often since weaning started, he does make up the milk intake during the night though! Has anyone yet mastered not feeding to sleep?
It is so difficult not to draw comparisons with other babies of the same age, I have even been known to YouTube videos of ?babies at seven months? to reassure myself that we are on track. I think it?s only natural. My mum compares my DS (her PFG) to her children (I was her PFB) at his age, I get quite defensive when she makes comments like ?I wonder if he?ll be walking at nine months, like you were? and need to remind myself it?s actually me she?s proudly comparing him to. Interestingly, I did read somewhere that babies tend to sit/crawl/roll later since the SIDs research was published and it was recommended that babies sleep on their backs, as I so often remind my mother!
I think comparisons must be a female thing, a few of my DP?s work friends had babies at about the same time, whenever I ask him how their babies are doing/sleeping I am met with a very blank expression!
Aside from the sleep deprivation and separation anxiety creeping in, I am finding this stage the best so far. DS is so chirpy and interactive, he?s so much fun to be around. My dad described him yesterday as an ?instant lift? when hearing him giggle over the phone.