November 2012 - Don't forget the tummy time

[StuntNun]

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I wish I could remember when the flab just became regular fat with DS1. I'd rather fat than flab - my fat was kinda toned . In a strange way.

Wanders off singing 'I must, I must, I must increase my bust' while waggling arms around.

think I should start on sit ups too! I once built up to doing 100 a day stopped cos I didn't think it was doing something then realised it really was...
this snow hasn't helped no walks and lots of comfort biscuits! must stop buying them keep telling dh we need them for guests then scoff the lot!!

4th failed transfer of the night - she goes to sleep in arms but the minute you place her in the crib she goes nuts - definitely no self settling here ?? what do I do?? She's clean, fed, dry and very tired

I love the extractor fan... oven in the bedroom?!

Youtube some white noise? Hoover goes down well when needed?

Hmmmm. Babies. Mysterious creatures sometimes...!

Glenda how long you leaving her sleep in arms ... could try moving baby onto back then transfer so least she is in the right position?

'Lo

Catching up on thread I'm glad to see I'm not the only one fending off over zealous babysitters. My partners dad is the main offender and I can't abide him so it's NEVER going to happen. I don't trust him to hold her when I'm there to be honest. I keep explaining she hates being held in that traditional cradle hold but the answer is always 'but that's how I hold babies...' Last time I was there he showed me the travel cot they have got so she can start overnight stays. It's very clever that he's going to start lactating isn't it?

Books- I read the 'no cry sleep solution' which was how we established naps & were moving towards bedtime. I can't do cry it out, I just don't have it in me. I'm also reading the attachment parenting book by Sears who I adore. It's so well backed up with research and positive. Most books have a list of things that would be wrong. Can't be dealing with that.

pig poonami waiting is terrifying? LOs came last night. Wow. Just wow.

nervous did you check temp with rash? LO sometimes gets a dribble one.

Swaddling- LO has too strong a Moro reflex yet. I've read you can wean them when that dies down though by gradually loosening/ leaving legs out. I use I flat cot sheet as she outgrew the Velcro one/ I was tired of wrestling her into it.

What is Wonder Weeks?

glenda boob twatting is babies stimulating milk supply. Clever huh? Mine also head butts mine on occasion. Can you swaddle her then settle her? Bit sleepy so forgive me if you said you tried it

zcos hugs sweetheart x

that sears book sounds fab been reading a lot of attachment theory as studying psychology by correspondance (I say that not done any since 2 weeks before birth and was not really doing that much when preg morning sickness etc was going quite well til morning sickness struck) be good to read non text book too.

Have u tried putting her down before she falls asleep. Sry sounds obvious. But I happened to put LO down in order to go loo. N when I came bk he was asleep. He did squawk a few time while I was in loo, but once I saw he could do it I didn't feel as mean leaving him to settle. It doesn't work 100% but I always try.

zcos I heart dr sears. I studied attachment theory too. Hence the co sleeping and drive to EBF.then my would be father in law can't babysit

Poo why didn't delete thingy work?

Update on today for those playing the home game:

Started rati whatsit for reflux. Mum arrived and has been fab. Currently expressing and shitting myself as left LO with OH and told he mustn't go fully asleep. He will. Men cannot co sleep. Hurry up boonies!!!

Update on today for those playing the home game:

Started rati whatsit for reflux. Mum arrived and has been fab. Currently expressing and shitting myself as left LO with OH and told he mustn't go fully asleep. He will. Men cannot co sleep. Hurry up boobies!! (Nearly 100ml!)

Oooo I'm all kinds of breaking the thread

I actually wana smash H head with a baseball bat.
He been up late drinking. Came to bed just now. Pretended to b asleep to avoid drink conversation. I am so angry at being woken up. By his random chatter by him trying to hug me. After the 3 rd time I flipped n left the room.
Please note. Nothing I can say will mk HIM sleep on the couch or even sleep in spare bedroom. He won't loose a seconds sleep over this. Think I'm gona have to pay him bk in the way he hates the most. Silence.

I am so pissed off right now.

What percentile is E on Eliza? My two oldest are very small and skinny and it's obvious when you see then with their peers who are all much bigger than them. But they are following the 2nd percentile and they are healthy so it's okay even though DS1 has just turned 10 and wears age 7-8 pants.

J clustered all evening but then went from 11-3:30 between feeds. He fussed a bit in between but was placated with a dummy. Hopefully he won't need hourly feeds till morning now. DS1 and DS2 both have swimming lessons and a birthday party each to go to tomorrow so it's going to be a hectic day, I could do with a bit more sleep to get me through.

stunt sorry you are having a time of it still, and that does sound like a hectic day.

DS is being an angel which is just as well as been dealing with a poorly 2yo too. He settled 10.30 again, ten min feed at 1.15 and up at 4. I should have let him self settle at earlier waking but I was worried he would wake DD.

DD is being very brave. Poor scrap. My DH knew she was ill but drank a bottle of wine so is useless and snoring loudly and will be a grumpy twat tomorrow. He fell off the healthy eating wagon and is restarting today, hence wine. Hmm.

So.. many... pages...!

This swaddling so long puzzles me. I only swaddled middle child and then only for first month with gradual releasing of one arm at a time, then legs. DS never tolerated it but I did not try that hard tbh. My first slept through from 6 weeks with no swaddle, so not sure it necessarily affects sleep negatively by not swaddling. I have been reading with interest.

Hello cat we have been chatting about religion, songs, tv, willies and occasionally babies. How are you? How are the bumbos working out?

I'd got used to 7-8 hour stretches! 6 hours tonight. Damn it!

I only went to bed at 1 idiot! :(

Think like most things, it just depends on the baby! Some do, some don't! Mine likes it as he just hits himself. Over and over.

Blimey stunt You are busy tomorrow! Hope J obliges with a mammoth sleep till morning.

N has just done 11.30-4 which I'm pretty pleased with. If she can just settle back down now that will be great! Self settling isn't really happening here yet. She has done it in the middle of the night, I've heard here wake a few times and then drop back off again when I've ignored her but there seems to be no chance of getting her to do it when she's going to sleep in the first place, if that makes sense.

glenda I have to transfer from me to my bed (on her back next to me) and then to the Moses basket once she's settled - it takes ages, and if I try too soon it's back to square one. I think the change from cosy in my arms to cold Moses basket is too much for her - putting her on the bed first seems to acclimatise her a bit.

GT hoping you slept ok despite you're rage x

Came to bed at 4 I think. N now LO needs feeding. Still wana smash his face in. 2 hours sleep max.

So exhausted.
A) start tiding bedroom really early so to disturb his sleep as much as possible.
B) sleep till he leaves for work at 12...

Which will it be?

Sleep love. Get some sleep x