January 2013 - part 3 - where we have to stop them rolling off the changing mats!

[octanegirl]

Ok, here we go with the new thread - we got to exactly 1000! Hope everyone enjoyed this balmy day. I got Felix out loads in the buggy :)

For all the rusk comments, I usually reply that I'll get her started on crisps, that usually shut people up (I am apparently mean spirited according to some, eh eh)
For the bottle comment, you're never too young for fruit shoot :)

love looking at the look on their face!

i love rusks

Started feeding at 2am and still here... He spent 45 mins on one boob. Fell asleep and woke up the instant I put him in is basket. Put on other boob for 15 mins. Falls asleep. Wakes up when transferred. Back on boob for half an hour. Wakes up when transferred and angry about it this time. Stand for 10 mins rocking back and forth. Falls asleep. Wakes when put in basket. Put back on boob. There for 10 mins. Falls asleep and his finally been transferred successfully.

If he wakes at 6am looking for next feed, I am going to be SO unimpressed...

Oh happy that sounds exhausting! Fingers crossed you have a better day/night tonight.

I thought we were in for a bad night tonight, she just wouldn't settle. Instead of picking her up every time, I turned the lamp on and she was fine. Turn it off, and she's whinge. Turned it on and off about three times and then she fell asleep. That was at 9:30 and she's still asleep now!

Oh happy you poor thing. Sending

Better night here because I gave up and co slept, feeding lying down. She woke up just as much but I feel great!

Lol Marasme, I'm stealing the fruit shoot one.

Not too bad a night, 11,4.30, 5.30 (took her into my bed and slept until DD1 woke us up at 6.30 .

DD1 home from school today, temperature and full of cold (the curse of DH being away has struck again) think it's going to be a long day....

DD2 has stopped rolling was doing it quite often. New thing is grabbing her bits as soon as nappy comes off, she is so quick as well not pleasant what with her explosive bowels

Sorry happy forgot to send you sympathy hug . Hope you get some respite today

sorry you have had a bad night happy. not too bad here - wake ups at 1.30, 5.30 and 7.

dd discovered how to roll from her back to her side so I kept having to roll her back onto her back.

Oh dear happy :(
We had a poonami after the 4am feed, that was fun to deal with and resulted in a lot of screaming and not going back to sleep til 6

Now LO is more dexterous, he likes to play this game where he pushes the boob away, smiles, plays and grabs it back in (v badly latched). Cue sore boobs for mummy, greenish poos again and lots of boak as he sucks in more air. I think he is teething as well as he keeps taking out boob, shoving in fist and running his thumb along his gums. It's v annoying tho as I never quite know when he is full.

Thanks everyone but please to me this shitty feeding and shitty sleeping is a phase?! He's now resisting a nap despite barely sleeping yesterday and last night. I've been sat on the sofa for two hours now feeding and trying to settle him and am currently rocking back and forth trying to get him to sleep. AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!

Oh happy. :(

Dd did that and she just wanted to be close to me, so I brought her into our bed. To be fair she only does it when she's unwell

Lol meringue!

Oh happy I'm sorry for you, whilst at the same time being relieved I'm not the only one! Though that sounds quite a bit worse. But it won't go on forever, at least I've never heard of that kind of fussiness lasting more than a night or two.

Our typical night is asleep at 10pm, awake 3 hours later (an improvement), then 3 feeds and wide awake at 630am. Could those mums whose babies are sleeping well PLEASE tell me their routine?! I must be doing something wrong!

creepy I can just picture me tonight switching the light on and off in the hopes it'll make her sleep longer!!

apple can you see the tooth? I haven't felt her gums to see if there's anything, should I?!

Happy, it won't last forever, I would have a pajama day today, sod the housework ect just chill and sleep when you can x

Mine is waking earlier again now, he's 4 months on Sat. Had slept through till 7 am for a couple of weeks, now its 4.30 ish.

I've not had any rolling or any giggling yet :( Starting to get a bit worried...

Haha birdies, I think she just wanted to make sure I was going to bed too.

octane we haven't had a full roll yet, and she has a bit of help to get onto her side. She's giggled maybe 3 times, and you really have to work for them. Don't worry :)

octane I'm worrying a it too as she's 4.5 months and no rolling. But then common sense tells me they all do things in their own time. Doesn't stop me worrying though! Am going to work out how to help her roll.....

So tired :( so very tired! happy i feel your pain. Hope your getting some rest now. Glorious i gave up and co slept too! She just kept waking up. Ended up sleeping with my boob in her mouth! Had ythe wierdest dreams

Ds1 seema to have a bit of a cold so wondering if that plus tooth is the cause of all our misery? This too will pass [fingers crossed]

birdies i can feel the sharp tip of tooth but can't look as Ivy won't let me. Stick a clean finger in there and see if you can feel anything.

Finally have a cot. Got a cheapie from ikea. I hate ikea. Its like hell on earth for the sleep deprived :(

Octane don't worry. They all do things at their own speed. Ds1 walker at 10 months but didn't talk for ages. Ivy is trying to roll but can't (too busy eating and growing bloody teeth). Thinking about it ds2 didn't bother for ages either and he only commando crawled. Basically try not to worry they generally get there in the end.

Am rambling Ivy finally sleeping so think i will too :)

Sympathy to all the non sleepers :(

No rolling here yet and only one giggle - it was a mad noise like a horse!

Very excited - have just booked the church for our wedding next year :)

Anyone else with 2 young babies at home all day - how much do you play with them? I've got mothers guilt that I don't so enough but I'm knackered and there's only so many row row your boats I can do without starting to go loopy. Whenever I take time off to go on MN or something, I feel bad, when I'd like to enjoy my time off!

So, what do other people do?

Both girls asleep at the mo and I'm watching a recording of Homes under the hammer without feeling guilty (though i should be tidying and clearning). Oh the life I have!

Spoke too soon....my guilt free 5 mins off has ended!

apples your dreams made me laugh, I can imagine. It's a funny kind of sleep isn't it, you don't properly let go. I did dream my sister was extremely pregnant and she's very short so looked like a weeble. Don't think I'll mention it to her

happy I'm sure it will get better though it feels like for ever. You're doing great, hang in there.

birdies I'm sure it's nothing you're doing or not doing. I'm exactly the same with Ellen and sometimes she sleeps well whereas others she's dreadful. We don't have a routine but I try to make sure she doesn't go more than 90 mins awake before getting her to nap and she benefits from a longer nap of up to 2 hours or so in the afternoon. I walk with her in the sling when I can to achieve that. But even if I get it exactly right and we have a happy day she's really variable at night.

Birdies, I'm at home with 2...Don't feel guilty!! I play a game or two after breakfast then we head out to tots groups - I think this eases my conscience coz the older one has so much fun, it takes pressure off me. When I get home I put baby for a nap and have 1 to 1 time with dd (sometimes - today she just wanted to watch tv, so I had computer time)...then I do chores etc (or sleep), and plan something in the afternoon - usually painting, baking etc...so one activity in the morning, some 1-1 time reading a book and one or two things in the afternoon. The rest of the time I'm cleaning or at the moment, packing to move house. I do have playdough, stickers, colouring things all ready so when dd is bored and I dont have the energy I can get one of those things out. ds also helps with all my chores - today she helped make the bed, unpack the dishwasher and will probably want to help with dinner. I don't know if I do enough - but only managed to get to rowing to the shore, and the lion scared ds, so had to console him for ages after and that was the end of it...I dont feel guilty...

I do feel guilty about wanting to give ds solid food...he'll be 17 weeks next mon and is currently doing so well on routine and is having 4 bottles a day and sleeping 7 till 7. Am I wrong to want to give him solids when he goes through next growth spurt rather than re-introducing a night bottle?? Am I selfish?? He's on 99th percentile for length and weight - is currently starting to wear 6-9 month clothes ... feel very selfish and guilty about starting him, but am loving no night time feeds....

Congrats Meringue very exciting

Lois is being a right whinge and doesn't want to be put down. Currently conked out on lap and using me as a dummy. Packed DD1 off to mil so she can get lots of attention turn her house into a bomb site and not mine she's fine in herself just full snot.

Not so bothered about her rolling regression but would love her to hurry up and grasp the concept of sleeping through the night (can't believe we have not had one night yet)

Louise i tend to think it is your choice. You do what works for you. Fwiw my ds1 is in yr4 at school and when they were babies the advicr was solids from 4 months so most of them will have been on solids since then and are all healthy. I only intend to wait becausr it is easier for me to.bf than faff about with fruit and veg for weaning. The older they are the easier it is but everyone is different. Maybe talk to hv? (this depends on whether you hqve a decent hv)

Ps Ivy now snotty and coughing so hopefully when she feels better sleep will happen again :)