May 2006 Babies

[AbiGilby]

I thought I’d start the ‘May Babies’ post natal thread. Hope that’s OK with everyone.

I’ve put together a list of who’s who using Hockeymum’s update on the ‘May Babies’ ante natal thread. I hope I’ve got it right! Feel free to correct me!

Babies that have arrived:
AbiGilby 20 April DS Isaac
Hockeymum 21 April DS Theo
Enid 26 April DD Beatrice
Tortoiseshell 01 May DS2
Seashells 02 May DD Tabitha
Helsi 03 May DD Charlotte
Mandymoo 05 May DS Tom
Louismummy 07 May DS Oliver

Still awaiting their arrival:
Bouj Due 29 April
Squidgeymiller Due 29 April
Snaggletooth Due 01 May
Monkeychambers Due 02 May
Cori Due 04 May
Evilstepmom Due 04 May
Xena Due 04 May
Grygielmm Due 05 May
Lovecloud Due 06 May
Crumpet Due 07 May
Asur Due 08 May
Faeriemum Due 08 May
Kittenpaws Due 08 May
Supersonic Due 08 May
Alicats Due 09 May
Mumsy32 Due 10 May
Imafairy Due 13 May
Fenny1 Due 15 May
Preggiemum Due 16 May
Mummyjojo Due 17 May
Nez Due 17 May
Inkyminky Due 18 May
Spoo Due 19 May
Cmac Due 20 May
Plama Due 20 May
Winkygirl Due 20 May
Bubbles28 Due 22 May
Momamia Due 23 May
Littlemisspiggy Due 24 May
Potpourri Due 24 May
Runtus Due 24 May
Zzoey Due 24 May
Jjules Due 25 May
Ladyoracle Due 25 May
Handbagaddiction Due 28 May
Sniff Due 28 May
Theincubator Due 28 May
Mula Due 30 May
Thebecster Due 30 May

Winkygirl - have you tried using Colief drops? They worked a treat with my first and I am using them as s precaution with my 2nd! I know they probably don't work for every baby though. Just a thought x

Nikki Yes, we have been using colief but not for every feed (it seems too much of an effort if she wakes in the night for a feed.) But perhaps I should make a renewed effort.
She just seems to cry all day now, not just the evenings though evenings are still the worst time. I am at my wits end.
She is 8 weeks old today and according to books/internet the worst crying is between 6-8 weeks. And it should get a lot better at 12 weeks.
Anyone able to reassure that this is the case?!

Winkygirl - are you breast feeding or bottle feeding?

Hi all,

Thought I'd better look in and update as not been around much since Charlotte born.

She was born 3rd May and now weighs (at 11 weeks) 13lbs 12oz.

She is doing really well and has been wearing 3-6 month clothes for about 2 weeks!!

We had a tough time at the beginning as she got terrbible tummy ache we think for about 7 weeks but touch wood it now seems to have eased. ind you she did nothing but feed and I ended up putting her on the hungrier baby formula. She now takes 7oz every 3-4 hours.

She is a great sleeper (sorry to those who are having trouble) as she goes to sleep about 9pm and sleeps till about 7.30/8am.

She is a blessing and dd1 has really taken to her too.

She really is worth all the problems I went through to get her!!

Nikki I am breastfeeding except for a 10pm formula feed that DH gives her. So the formula feed is easy I just add the drops. I have been trying to remember to give DD a small amount of formula or expressed milk with the drops in a bottle before I breastfeed. Sometimes she wakes in the night and I breastfeed her but she has been going through to 6-8am sometimes. It just depends on the weather and growth spurts!

Congrats Helsi - Madeleine is 8 weeks old and around the same weight Charlotte. We are also in 3-6 month old clothes. So I have had to take lots of clothes we have been given back and swap them for bigger sizes!

Hi all - Helsi at your lo sleeping so well!!

Tom is now 11 weeks and weighs 13 lbs 3 oz. He is bfing little and often and is a real cutiepie.

HOWEVER, he simply refuses to sleep in the day even though he is exhausted and grumpy because of it and has started to cry alot for no apparent reason. It is becoming a headache especially as dd (3.8) obviously requires my attention too.

He sleeps from about 7pm ish to 2am ish and then wakes 2 or 3 times for feeds but usually goes straight back to sleep again.

Went out to see a show on Wed night and dh fed him expressed milk - which i think he enjoyed!

Hope you are all well X

Nice to hear that all the babies are getting so big... Hamish seems to be getting huge, haven't had him weighed since MW signed us off so don't know what he weighs, we reckon about 14lbs.. His clothes are funny though - he is in 'real' nappies so his trousers are always a bigger size than his tops

Mandymoo - Hamish is the same as Tom; totally refuses to sleep during the day. On average, he manages a total of about 1hr sleep all day. He's not crying as much anymore though, he was crying pretty much all day but as he's able to play with more stuff, he is getting quieter which is nice. We reckon he's just frustrated at being a baby!

Helsi, at Charlotte sleeping through the night... with this heat and a growth spurt, I don't think I've had longer than a 2hr stretch of sleep for the past 3 nights! I just keep telling myself it will get better

Asur - how old is Hamish?

Hi all. Leia is 12 weeks old on Wednesday. She is growing and feeding really well. She was sleeping through (from about 10 pm until 7am) but for the last two or three nights she has been unsettled in her sleep and has woke herself up with her fidgeting! This results in her crying so I feed her (she takes 7 ounces!!) so that she goes back to sleep. I'm not sure what is causing her to fidget. She always winds after a feed and is not unsettled when I first put her down, just in the early hours (last night was 5am, the night before 2am) Any ideas?!! HELP!!!

Mandymoo - Hamish is 10 weeks (feels like much longer though)

Nikki - could it be because it is so bright? We haven't got blinds in our room but I wish we did as I've noticed the earlier it gets light out, the earlier Hamish wants to get up. Just a thought

hi all!

Rosey posey is a lovely happy baby - dont know how much she weighs but think it must be plenty! she's a long one though, with little skinny legs and a fat tum she looks a bit like a very cute frog!
she sleeps from about 7.30 through til 4, then through til 7-8ish, feeding and then going straight back to sleep BUT she is also in the ranks of those who do not sleep in the day.!I'm sure she thinks she might miss something if she closes her eyes for more than 10 mins.tbh i'm so grateful that I get a decent nights kip that she can pretty much do what she likes during the day. but despite a rather slapdash routine, plus demand feeding, little Rose is, on the whole, a v chilled soul. giving her "Meadow" as a middle name mustv installed early hippy tendencies..!!
shock horror though - she has started "biting" me during b-feeding and those little gums can clamp together hard!very dribbly too - please tell me that dh is wrong and she's not growing teeth - much too early, right?right??!!have had a little feel and dont think there are teeth there...
Asur - what real nappies do you use? am awaiting some for a trial run but def hope to make the switch from disposables soon.
hope all are well and happy xx

Update on ds2! Now 12 weeks, and though I haven't had him weighed, I think he weighs about 11.5 pounds. He's very long, but skinny. Sleeping is GREAT - he sleeps from 10.30 till 7.30 and has a morning nap. After that he might doze a bit, but will basically be awake unless we go out. 2nd immunisations today . He is also mobile - he managed to turn through 180 degrees and wiggle across the room yesterday by kicking with his feet, so not safe to leave him ANYWHERE!!!!

evilstepmom - far too much choice with all the new fancy nappies now but I'm traditional at heart so I use terry squares with basic white Junior Joy wraps. I do however use very bright fleece liners - bit of a shame no-one sees them but at least it makes nappy changing time a bit more interesting for me IMHO they are much better than disposables - I was planning on using them from the start but due to C-section and unable to do washing (and DH apparently not knowing how to work a washing machine) we had to use disposables for about 3 weeks... I hated them, was so glad to be rid of them

I still can't believe all these babies sleeping so well at night... Hamish likes his food too much I think - doesn't want to go more than 3 hours without it!

That's scary how mobile DS is Tortoiseshell - I like knowing that if I put Hamish down somewhere he'll stay there. Although saying that, he's desperate to sit up, he doesn't pull himself up on anything just tries to sit up from lying down - think he'll end up with a 6-pack soon

Asur, Isaac is in 'real' nappies too, and we have the same issue with his trousers, and his popper vests! He looks so cute with his padded bum! And snap with the C-section and DH not being able to use the washing machine ! We had to use disposables for longer than you though ? about 8 weeks ! Evilstepmom, in case you wondered, I use Motherease OneSize mainly. But also have some Minki and some Clwt Twt. I found terry?s too fussy, and prefolds too messy! It?s all personal opinion though!

And Evilstepmom, Isaac also clamps his gums on me during b-feeding. I don?t think he?s got teeth, but it does hurt ? eh?

SAHMof1 I've just found these two sites: tinkertogs and cut4cloth that both do clothes especially for cloth nappy users... Have only just found them so not sure if they're any good but thought I'd share

I'm soooo mad just now. Just off the phone to my mum who delighted in having an "I told you so " moment re a parcel not arriving on time. Then she asked me how I was and I told her I was feeling especially tired today. "I hope you're not pregnant again" was her reply. I just couldn't answer her. DD2 is only 10 weeks old FGS!!! Not going into details of my sex life with my mother. Sometimes a little bit of understanding wouldn't go amiss. Ranr rant,rant (sorry)

plama - there's always someone who knows just the thing not to say and says it, eh? My DH is skilled in saying the most inappropriate thing..he seems to wait till I'm totally exhausted, hot and fed up to ask for sex!

mum's are funny though, they like to say the wrong thing... Do you think we'll end up like that in a few years? is it inevitable?

hi can i join this thread too - DD was born 27th May, DS is 4.5yo

Welcome tron. How is your 4 year old taking to the new baby? My DD loves her new sister but sometimes kills her with kindness, always wanting to kiss her and sing to her when she's asleep ( not to mention trying to get her to do moves she learns at tae kwon do class!)

Hi....advice needed..
Was seriously thinking about family and when is the best time to have another child.There is an argument for all age gaps...but how does this work in practice? ds is 10 weeks now, am leaning towards sooner rather than later,but does this perhaps mean you lose your close relationship with your first child? Or do you just find everything easier with the second because you've just been thro it all ?

Hi Gypsykream
My DD is also 10 weeks (also born on 27 May - Hi Tron!) and we are also thinking about not leaving it too long before trying for a second child.
My younger brother and I are 19 months apart and have a very easy going close relationship. Whereas my DH and his older sister are 25 months apart and they still act like jealous kids.
But maybe its all down to nature and nuture??

For those who asked about age gaps. The BEST age gap to have is the one that you feel comfortable with. The only thing I would suggest is that while your babies at 10 weeks are still relatively easy, they do get a lot harder once you are sorting out making 3 meals a day for them and then much harder when they start moving at about 7-10 months plus. You have to imagine feeling sick and heavy and pregnant and still be having to lug your not quite walking one year old around!

Having said that almost everyone I know is happy with the gap they have, I think you just take the postive aspects of whatever gap and stick with that. I have a 3.9 year gap and think its perfect as dd adores her brother and is really helpful with him. I think whether siblings get on is due to both their characters and the way they have been brought up rather than an age gap. My sister and I hated each other our entire childhood and we are 15 months apart.

Tron - welcome to May Babies - glad to have another South Wales mum around, hope to meet you at HaHa's next month.

My DS is 12 weeks and I have been thinking about another one since he was born really. I oringinally wanted to start trying pretty soon but the more I've thought about it, I think we should wait till DS is about 1. That way, they won't have too much of an age gap but it also means that I wouldn't have 2 babies in nappies for too long!

Plus I read some advice thing saying that it is best to wait at least 9months after having a c-section before conceiving again to reduce the chance of scar rupture (don't know if it's true but reading it scared me enough to put off trying for a while...)

I hadn't really thought about the feeling sick and rough bit while pregnant....i suffered really bad the first time....so perhaps leaving it a while might be better....

On a different note, I was thinking about going swimming..got my splash about nappy for little one, still in maternity swimmers for me , why am I nervous as hell?? it's not as if I have never been swimming! DH won't come with me, and i don't know any new mums in my area.....
Do most babies take quite well to the water? And how long should you be in for ?

gypsykream - babies love swimming! I took ds from 4 weeks, but it was a special baby swimming class and in body temp water. They have to be 12 weeks to go in a regular temp pool. Here is a link to the waterbabies website where ds does his course, if there isn't one in your area then just phone your pool to see what the temp is (I think 30-32 degrees is ok from 12 weeks on) they do not need to be immunised. Check the links on the waterbabies site:

have a look at waterbabies

Its best to start with a 20 minute session. Just hold your baby close so he can look into your eyes and feel secure and bounce him up and down a bit in the water. When he starts to grizzle thats the time to go and get changed - most pools have changing mats and playpens, get him dry first so he doesn't cool off too much and then do yourself. He'll probably love it! DS is so happy in the water.

You could also check netmums.co.uk which should have good pool information for your area - where do you live?

Hope you have fun going swimming, it's a great activity to do together!