January 2013 Part Two: Coos and smiles but not always so much sleep...

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Our first thread has almost finished so I thought we'd need a new one!

Thanks Lollipop & Hormonal....Ds is taking 5oz every feed, incl at 4am...I was just wondering if its worth trying to give him more at his other feeds, so 6oz at his 7am, 10am and 10pm feeds, so that he takes less at the 4am feed...he is going 6 hours after 10pm feed, and I don't want to rush him, it was just a thought....how will he drop the 4am feed if he's not getting that amount at other feeds??

lora - I've heard that milk stout (a good guiness) is good (wouldn't know as I don't drink), as well as LOTS of iron - extra iron supplements worked for me (always had loads more milk than he needed while bf)...I don't think a bit of alcohol will harm - midwife suggested it

Lora at 9 hours sleep

Hormonal isn't Charlie 9 weeks, I'm sure he was born after Lois wasn't he?

Birdies: DD1 was in her cot bed (as bed) until recently she's 4.5now. It is slightly bigger than average size one.

Anyway we are home and well , got discharged yest was bit hit and miss as she came out in viral rash and then vomited again but she was happy in herself and managed to smile her way out with the consultant . (Little flirt)

She is very unsettled though in regards to feeding/ sleeping , what little routine we had, has gone out the window and last night was hellish. (It was like first night all over again)

Also going to have to start dummy rehab again once she settles down. (the nurses were worse than me and DH for using them)

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Lost, great news that your home! Bet you enjoyed your bath and bed last night

Louise, give it a go, my hv said if they drain the entire bottle then they probably need more or will be hungry quicker, DD won't take more than 3.5-4oz at a time, but at night, the 8pm feed she has a 4oz bottle then another 2/3 oz at about 10/11

Tinkle how is DD doing? X

After his massive sleep hes just had another one while i was in town shopping. I got the fenugreek i wondered about iron tablets doing the same thing so im probably going to finish the ones i got when i was preggas. I wouldnt touch stout or guiness with a bardge pole bleugh. I did however have vodka on my birthday and considering i bottle feed at night i dont think i got him drunk :-D

I have the odd glass of wine and have just had a magners watching the rugby. It's just like pregnancy really. As long as you don't overdo it then it can't cause that much harm. If I knew I was going to be having more than one, I'd express it off and feed him already expressed stuff. I think it's a case of using common sense - they have to give this advice and publish guidelines these days but it's up to us to make the decisions.

I'm hoping Bailey will begin to go a bit longer at night soon. Although we usually get from 10/11 - 4am he doesn't settle that well after 4am so I don't get much more sleep and I'm finding it harder to get naps etc during the day.

Louise, I bottle feed aswell, ollie will be 10 weeks, we do a last feed at 10:30 he has 6 oz (fatty I know) even though it was only a few weeks ago I can't remember when he stopped and how he stopped night feeds though - helpful I know!! But we did drop how much we gave him, to about 2oz at 4ish this would take him through to 7, but we increased his evening and night feeds so was still getting a good amount!
Good luck, the difference of a proper sleep is amazing

Louise i think dexters stopped night feeds himself (im touching wood here) he gradually drank less when he did wake up and passed few days hes not woken up at all. Hes ten weeks tomorrow if that helps so it looks like ten weeks is your magic marker

Yay - Ds is 8 weeks tomorrow - goodness time flies!!....He's over 12lbs, and has just guzzled 6oz of hungry baby formula -he is going to be a little porky...going to try over the next couple weeks to increase day time feeds and decrease 4am one - hopefully you are all right, and 10 will be our lucky week :-)

They are so cute - just watching them coo and babble and trying to find their voices - its gorgeous - I am so in love today (maybe its coz dh took dc downstairs and let me sleep till 9am )

morning all!

I left dd with a friend last night and dp and I went out for dinner. I had expressed milk for the evening so drank two pints of beer and felt quite merry. i am such a lightweight these days. I also got massive swollen boobs and had to express in the loo while we were out.

touch wood dd has been in a better mood for the last couple of days, and has been grinning at us and showing interest in her toys.

I don't know where my happy little girl has gone :( She seems to grumpy the last few days. We're still getting some smiles and chats, but nowhere near as many. She's not sleeping for as long at night now either. Does this sound like a growth spurt? She's just over 8 weeks.

I don't know creepy but that's what dd was like for the last few days. touch wood she has been smiley again today so it was just a phase.

Creepy, i am reading Springs recommendation of 'the wonder weeks' book, it rings true so far. 8th week is miserable

Lost yes Charlie is 9 weeks I really do have a baby brain!!!

How long did it last bugsy?

I've seen the wonder weeks book mentioned on many of my frantic google searches, is it worth getting?

I'm finding it bloody hard! And DH has a cold so can't possibly lift a finger, even getting me a drink is too much effort.

Is there a wonder week thingy at 11.5 weeks? X fed every 3 hours yesterday and slept well. Today, has fed on and off all day! Routine out the window again.

Also, anyone else's baby do little squeaks and squeals?!

Dan is 10 weeks now. It's all gone so fast, pregnancy seems so long ago in a different world. He's definitely squealing and shrieking now, lots of smiles and giggles, some huge ones for his brother. Shame he's a grumpy guts inbetween times though. Still won't be put down during the day, just trying to work out how the he'll we are going to get a bedtime for him when he won't settle except on one of us til around midnight when he is fast asleep and can safely go in the crib.

Pascha its amazing isn:t it how long pregnancy feels but once they're here time just flies! Actually had a quick look at tge ante natal threads today as i finally feel able to look back at it without feeling ill! Now Ivy is 10 weeks it all feels like a bad dream and the trauma of her sudden arrival has all but gone :)

We are also getting coos and smiles anf ds1 has discovered the joys of peek a boo with a muslin over ivy and she loves it! Its so sweet seeing them like that.

The great clear up has fallen apart! Everyrhing i've cleaned has been immediately messed up by dcs who.spent whole weekend moving crap around the house. Doesn't help that we have no hot water so washing etc requires constant boiling of kettle! :(

birdies there is!

Dd also shrieking and cooing and squealing. Tis lovely. Also lovely is DS trying to play with her and cuddle her, but he gets a little over zealous at times! Still a baby himself, bless. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Really must start diet tomo she says eating dark choc and drinking wine

DS1 thinks its fine to drive his cars over Dan's head . He gets a bit too cuddly at times and we have to haul him off but overall they seem to be getting along just fine. Partners in crime, methinks...

I don't know if I could go back and read the antenatal threads yet. Maybe in a month or two.

I need to get back to exercising properly now, I'm really annoyingly inbetween sizes so none of my pre pregnancy trousers fit well anymore and I can't yet do up the button on my favourite jeans. I'm still wearing mostly maternity jeans and trousers which is really annoying.

I live in leggings, pascha. I can get into my fat pre pregnancy stuff, but I have a squishy belly just now, and I'm a good 2 inches away from my thin jeans.

Annoying.

Contemplating investing in asda wonderfit jeans.

I've got the Wonder Weeks app which is quite good but would love the book

Its not the legs, they are fine, its the waist. I'm a natural hourglass but right now with the wobbly belly its all a bit blurred.

I shall watch out for your review of the asda jeans Bunty I'm off to Bluewater with my mum and Daniel the week after next so maybe I can find something there.

I ordered £185 worth of nursing bras (6 bras, 2 styles, several sizes) from Figleaves to try on, found the right size and sent the others back last week. Had an email yesterday to confirm receipt of the returns and another to confirm my account would be credited with the total of £12 ! Nothing I ordered cost £12. It should have been £156. Guess I will be on the phone to them first thing tomorrow morning.

Thank you Hormonal, I've just downloaded the app and I'm amazed at how spot on it is.

Apple we're having great fun with a muslin cloth too. And if I stop, she tries to do it herself which is entertaining.

I'm hoping her grump has peaked tonight, she was seriously crying for most of this evening. She was inconsolable. And then I took my top off and put her on my chest and she went straight to sleep.

Tbh it seems like a dream! I think its been easier to put it all behind me because i had to get back to normal routine pretty quick and now things aren't really any different than they were before. The only real difference is that i have to take pram along too now!

Have thrown away most pg clothes except some t shirts i dont mind leakinf all over at night. Although am back in my normal clothes i still have quite a belly on me which i know won't go till i start dropping feeds as am always hungry and don't always have time for healthy snacks...

Had a look at wonder weeks but don't realky get it esp the idea its counted from due date. That said i can see where she has sudenly developed new skills (like her hands havr found each other now anf took me a while to notice she'd started grabbing)

Ah creepy its fun isn't it :)

Hope she sleeps well for you. Ivy got up for feed at 2.30 then kept messing about and grinning at the ceiling so we were back up at 3.30 as she'd only had a snack, hoping tonight will be bacj to normal!