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!

DD slept from 11-6.30!! ... Shame DS was up at 5.30

Woody never wake a sleeping baby enjoy the sleep!

Hormonal, do you have any family close by that could pop round for tea? Give you a break during cranky time? X

apple what's rhyme time like? I had a look and my local library do it. I'm also thinking of going to Buggy Fit, has anyone else been?

We had 10:30-7. And with a clear nose so I'm hoping she's on the mend now.

had a terrible night with dd up coughing all night. every time she coughs she wakes up and cries then takes ages to get back to sleep

i took her to the docs on weds and he said it was a virus so there was nothing he could do but she seems to be getting worse. it's horrible watching her having coughing fits and not being able to do anything to help.

well, from 7 hours last night we had wakings at 11pm, 2am, 4.15, 6.45 if that can tell you anything Woody

Daniel just won't settle on me to sleep if he's tired anymore, he just gets more and more wound up and screamy. I give him to DH to try and within 5 minutes he's asleep! Little sod. I'm sure its because he can smell my milk.

Oh bugsy it's awful isn't it. I hope she's better soon

Very at those whose babies are sleeping 7 hours. Dd goes 3.5 hours at the very most before waking for a feed. Also still v difficult to get her to sleep in her crib (it's a BabyBay so like an extension of our bed). Ewan was helping but think she's becoming immune to him. Wonder if I'll ever get more than a couple hours sleep at a time ever again! She's 7 weeks now so maybe it's just something she'll grow out of (or into). Bugsy your poor dd, hope she gets better soon.

We've been to rhyme time, buggy fit & baby massage. Dd seemed to quite like rhyme time (as in she didn't scream through it) & slept through buggy fit though I think I started buggy fit a bit too soon after my section & my scar was quite sore. She also quite likes baby massage for the first 20 mins. Want to try swimming next. Has anyone done sensory classes?

Pascha Ivy is exactly the same! Sometimes nothing seems to work and she just gets more and more upset :( . If its any comfort am certain all my others were the same at this stage and they all sleep well :)

Mrsbugsy poor dd (and you) it so hard when they're unwell. Have you tried sitting in bathroom with shower on hot, the steam.might help?

Creepy rhyme time is ussually a story followed by lots of singing nursey rhymes (with actions) and they also.use a huge parachute in some. I like it because everyones 'doing' something so i don't end up all shy and anxious. Is more fun when they're older and can join in more but we will still be going now as it gets us out of the house! poor Ivy, everything else we do is dealing with older dcs. Today we're only going out to get stuff to make easter bonnets as thats ds2 and dd1 homework.

May I join?

DS2 will be 8 weeks old on Monday.

He's had a cold the last 5ish weeks, poor soul, and Dr can't prescribe anything, so saline drops is the only (PITA) option.

Also has colic, so same applies with the gripe water. I mean, how the hairy heck are you supposed to administer the stuff to a wriggly, bunged-up baby?!

He's still not sleeping through the night - bedtime between 9 and 10, wakes or feed 2amish and 6amish. He's in bed with us.

Haven't started any baby clubs - happy with our own little walks around the park and spend time chilling.

1st set of jabs next wednesday. Not looking forward to that. At all. Will they still jab him if he's still got this cold?

Welcome Wux!! - DD is on gripe water, I have a little syringe that I just fill up and squirt into her mouth works a treat!!

hormonal my health visitor weighed X's head and said the same - it had grown really quickly in just 5 weeks. So I freaked out and googled. Shouldn't have done really. It had grown longer as well rather than rounder. Anyways at 12 weeks its settled down and is growing at a normal rate and all is fine. Some babies have growth spurts of head and body at different times.

I'm convinced the key to longer sleep is getting them to have big feeds in the day. I'm not sure anymore that less sleep in the day means more at night but still testing that one out! On a good night, X sleeps 6 hours then 3 then 1. woody going 7 hours is perfectly safe, lucky you!

mrsbugsy if she gets much worse just take her back. Although you don't want them to just give you antibiotics to get you to go away. Hope she starts to feel better soon.

tugs would definitely recommend baby sensory classes. We're starting them next week but I did them with DD1 for about a year, we loved them.

Welcome Wuxia! Not sure re cold and jabs. I'd probably wait if it was me so baby was fully well to cope with them but its worth phoning to ask if not sure.

Oops, not weighed head, I mean measured! I'd be quite alarmed if they'd weighed it

Thanks, lollipops!

Well, he was initially on the infacol - since he was about 2 weeks. Have only switched onto the gripe yesterday and used the infacol syringe, but he either chokes knit or spits it out. Tut.

How old is your DD?

HV tells me babies usually grow out of it by out 12 weeks. Hoping this is the case as I can't help worry it's something more serious like an intolerance - him being FF.

Welcome wux! My boy had a slight cold when he got his jabs and was fine. He got a slight temp and was sleepier but that was all. We had our checks with the Dr before he got them and she didn't seem fussed by it. Phone and check to be sure though.

Bailey is regressing slightly on the sleep front... Got 5hrs in one stretch last night when he'd usually go at least 6. He doesn't tend to sleep much during the day either so I don't even get a nap! Pretty knackered at the mo.

Meeting some colleagues for lunch then going to meet my head teacher about going back to work and my hours. Not looking forward to it as no idea what I'm going to get timetable wise (3 out of 4 of the dept are coming back from mat leave in August and we all want similar stuff... Also, they had their babies in sept/oct so they've already got their requests in so I think I'll get the rough end of the deal. )

Morning all and welcome Wuz

Wuz I find putting the gripe water in a teat is the best way to get it down , also add a little water to dilute the taste a little. (Still hit and miss sometimes though)
With the syringe method, position it right at the back side not straight as this makes them gag, do 1ml at a time and blow to make them swallow. I also found that 2-3ml was enough.

Well managed another 5 hours (just) she woke at 3 but managed to get her to sleep another hour. Still no such thing as a dream feed she wakes dead on 11.

Just had her hands and feet cast this morning. Fun and games that was she was not the most willing model.

Thanks, all, for the welcome!

Great tip, lb. I shall certainly attempt it. Sounds like you had an interesting morning.

Baby's on his last bottle of milk, so I must get out in them there snow blizzards and fetch some more (at some point)!

DP tells me I should be feeding him more in the day so he'll sleep through, but, can you force feed a baby? Bubs also has a big 4/5 hour nap in the afternoon and I feel if he's settled, why disturb him?

Welcome Wux...sorry that your little one has a cold - not nice when they have snuffly noses & can't eat/sleep properly. I found gently blowing on their faces gets them to swallow..

We've got 8 week jabs this afternoon - in this blizzard weather it really is the last thing I feel like :-(

About groups - did baby signing with dd, and it was great - she still signs which helps when she can't say a word properly...but didn't get out too much with her...now with ds we've been getting out pretty much every morning since he was about 3 weeks because dd is a nightmare to entertain...on days that she's now at nursery, I come back home and chill/housework - but other days we go to tots groups, nothing fancy & its more for Dd...much easier to just entertain for only half a day. It is often the last thing I feel like, I'm also very shy & just moved to new area, so sometimes I don't talk to anyone ...but dd loves them so its worth it.

Dd has come home from nursery v tired, so she might have a sleep on way back from docs :-) since we're all full of colds (besides ds, so hope he doesn't get it after jabs today), a nice afternoon sleep would be wonderful

Ahh my little nutter is fast asleep and giggling! So cute :)

Welcome Wux sorry baby not well its the major drawback of having babies at this time of year. My ds2 was born xmas eve and when he was a baby he had every cold going!

Welcome wux

Apple That sounds adorable! I love getting smiles from DS.

The feeding frenzy continues over here - so hard to do anything when I'm feeding every hour! Oh well, we did manage to get a bit of tidying up done today.

Hope trip to dr's wasn't too traumatic, Louise85 - how's little one now?

I'm not convinced the smiles bubs does isn't wind.

Hi - finally joining this thread (was on the antenatal one towards the end)

Baby Eagleray is 8 weeks old on monday (same as Wux!) and I'm currently ill in bed with a horrible virus thing which just won't go away. Looking after a baby while I've been too ill to sit up has been one of the most horrible experiences of my life! (has coincided with DP having to work abroad this week...)

Baby E was a good weight to start off with (8lb 12oz) but had lots of weight loss then feeding problems and finally started catching up, but her weight has plateaued again over the last few days so she's plummeting down the percentile chart. If she wasn't so smiley/wriggly I would be really worried.

On the other hand, her head is huge and continues to be huge! No concerns about it as growth has been consistent, but it would be nice if the rest of her would catch up.

I'm slightly reassured to see that not everyone has been going off to exercise classes/baby activities - I keep meaning to get around to it, but so far have just been out for walks, visiting friends etc. Would like to do the buggy fit class but think I'll have to wait a few more weeks as can barely walk up the stairs at the moment

The night sleeps are frustrating aren't they? We had a one-off the other night of 11-7 and I thought it was how it was going to be from now on, then straight back to waking 3 hourly

By the way, anyone else BF and not losing any weight at all? I'm really shocked/amazed at my body's ability to hold onto so many kilos.

Eagleray - sorry to hear you're not well as well, seems like everyone is fighting off something!! And I didn't lose any weight bf dd, but ate like a pig and didn't gain any

Yay - first set of jabs was fine. Another nurse distracted dd (she has her next ones in a couple months), and it was over quick. He screamed for a whole 10 seconds, so was much better than I imagined.

Ds has developed a hernia by his belly button - it looks horrible - his belly button sticks out huge and rounded and if you push it in, you can feel the hole ...doc said nothing they can do and hopefully it will heal as he grows.

Dh brought home pizza for dinner and his night out with the guys has been cancelled, so we in for a nice early warm night

Welcome back, eagle and congrats :)

I'm only going to go to baby sensory which starts in April. I did sign with DS - waste of time, he's picked up more from mr tumble - and buggy fit, which I didn't like as I don't do running.

Will be going to kettlebells, but it's not a postnatal class. I just really enjoyed it before I got pregnant, and it's a high calorie burner.

I find it tough to shed weight when feeding. I'm a stone up on pre pregnancy, as I was after DS as well, and I only really lost it with him after a chest infection and stopping feeding :(. When feeding, I can stay static no matter how much crap I eat - which would be great if I were happy where I am! I feel cheated this time as I had to mix feed DS, but dd is ebf and a greedy wee bugger, so I really feel it should be melting off ;)

However, I'm calorie counting and going to do my kettlebells (was blasé about exercise and diet with him), so I'm hoping it starts to go soon. I've only just started both.

Glad I'm not the only one who struggles to shift the weight Bunty and Louise although sorry you are suffering too. I though I had eaten way less these last few days as I have no appetite, but my weight has stuck fast. I'm mix feeding, but (thanks to perseverance and trying to prove everyone wrong) I've got BF up to about 80% - not looking for a medal, but a few less lbs would be lovely

Sorry your DS has got a hernia Louise - not fun even if it's not causing any harm. Will they be able to correct it later if it doesn't go away of its own accord?

I just started calorie counting yesterday. How many are you having a day bunty? I'm having about 1700 as I don't want to affect milk supply. Today though (second day of diet) I have a headache - chocolate withdrawal symptoms I reckon. Makes me want to eat chocolate....

Welcome back eagle, hope you feel better soon.

apple I had her in the bathroom with me this morning while I had a shower and it sent her off to sleep . I think she liked the noise as well as the steam. she seems a little better today although we had to miss swimming.

welcome wux. dd had to have her jabs despite the nasty cold, although now I'm wondering if that has made it worse.

welcome back eagle