It's April 2013, the time is now & HERE ARE OUR BABIES!

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Our first post natal thread!

Cooking & Cleaning can wait till tomorrow
for children grow up we've learnt to our sorrow
So wipe away cobwebs and dust go to sleep
I'm cuddling my baby cause babies don't keep!

A thread to celebrate the highs of life with a gorgeous newborn and the lows of sleepless nights, stitches, feeding traumas & Baby blues.

At the risk of sounding like totally clueless what's tummy time?

We've had a good day. Teapiglet is a week old today and she certainly is a piglet, I've hardly had her off the boob all day. BF certainly seems to have been re-established, Monday she showed no interest and I thought we'd be bottle feeding for good, and today to quote DH 'she is going at it like a terrier'.

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We're having a few settling issues though. It's been fine until today when she won't go in her basket for more than 10 more than 10 mins. Not looking forward to tonight.

mama, it's fantastic to how well Alex is doing you've both come so far.

I've just started doing tummy time with DS, who's 2 weeks, as suggested by the health visitor. He can't lift his head yet but doesn't seem to mind being on his tummy for a couple of minutes at a time.

Teapig tummy time is just putting baby on their tummy for a few minutes at a time (when awake) to encourage them to lift their heads and strengthen their neck muscles.

Been feeding pretty much since. 5.30pm, everytime I put her down she throws tantrum... Falls sleep on boob but wakes up when we try to settle her, bit worried how long this can go on for! Really wanted to sleep more tonight

Oh and cheers for the info! I think I will start tummy time tomorrow.

Marking place! DS2 is now 17 days old, although today was my original due date, it then moved to the 27th April! He is doing very well, and DS1 thankfully is tarting to adore him.,.

DS2 has just woken up so might as well as catch up on this thread whilst I feed him!

Re tummy time - my DS hates it. He's 6 weeks and basically gets zero. I try to let him lie on my chest during the day to practice lifting his head... Is everyone else doing it daily?

Thanks for explaining tummy time danny, I'll have a chat to the health visitor about that.

user, I have exactly the same feeding/settling issues. I hope you've had a better night.

Teapiglet suddenly seems to only want to sleep on me so I am getting zero sleep with the constant feeding and attempts at resettling. Who needs sleep anyway (slightly hysterical emoticon)?

Thanks everyone, I'm a very very proud mama sorry I can't name check Alex is on boob again.
Ds1 woke up this morning and looked over to Alex, leaned over to give him a kiss and as soon as Alex saw him his whole body went crazy with excitement it was the sweetest thing ever, ds1 was thrilled!
Re. Tummy time I'm dong it daily with Alex, he loves it but is absolutely desperate to move himself-no patience has my son we are going to start with the exercises I was given yesterday later to help with his arm and leg muscle tone, its weak cause he never got to push/kick again the uterus or amniotic fluid. Mind you he packs a real punch when trying to get milk out of me!

It's a bit early for tummy time with Faithlet but she loves being propped on my chest and raises her head (which is the first step to tummy time).

Well going with her waking was so much better last night. I feel like I'm finally Working out how to look after her. Last night I actually got to settle by 8:30 PM! Then she woke every 2 to 3 hours to food and have a bum change. This morning DH has gone off to work again boo-hoo :( but I've managed to get up and dressed and get her done too so we're getting somewhere. She sat in her bouncy chair while I showered quite contentedly.

Off to register her at 11! :)

if you have a reluctant tummy timer try lying down with them on your chest on their tummy and get them to lift their head to look at you. a wrinkly forehead means they are really trying lol.
Just on our way down to Birmingham for a disability invention thing at the nec
ds2 was quite distressed last night he was pounding on my boob head bobbing etc and crying but not inconsolable. he would suck for a short period then take himself off and the cycle would start again.
What do you think could be the matter? is it a feed frenzy or over tired ness ?

Having so much trouble tracking down the V tech sleepy bear cot soother! The little tinker will sleep after every feed except the midnight and 4am!

Any tips? We're doing the loud in the day/quiet in the night xx

Does anyone have any advice on how to settle baby? Teapiglet will fall asleep me but wakes 5 mins after going into the basket and cries until.she's out.

Also is one week too young for cluster feeding? The little piglet is virtually glued to the boob.

Yes tea we've had the same! Not too young in my (albeit brief!) experience.

Advice that helped me - don't rush to put her down. The top or cloth inder her before you put her down. At bedtime Faithlet only settles when I feed her lying down, she nods off more soundly and will then settled when transferred. It seems to be getting easier with time (touch wood!).

Tea- no advice I'm afraid but masses of sympathy Alex screams blue murder if he's out down. I am using a sling all the time so he is literally on me always but my hands are free. Maybe you could try that?

Well I got 2 hours last night, but from 1am refused to settle in basket, just wanted boob. Co slept but the beds too soft and small so I couldn't sleep and when I did drift off woke again feeling uncomfy.

Am in spare room now, had 2 hours sleep while oh settles her, dreading getting up and seeing how good she has been

tummy time we're popping BabyCandy onto her belly daily, but not for long. She much prefers trying it on DH/my chest (though I'm a little narrow/short), she raises and holds her head well when up being carried on a shoulder but not during TT.

Right here we go, Qs I'm afraid..!
Is anyone else's baby interested in toys/books yet? At 5w5d she will look at a toy, but that's it. Not interested in listening to stories. She is most interested by a couple of pics on our wall / our bed frame / DH voice.
What am I meant to be doing to entertain her?!

Anyone else not bothering with any kind of routine?

Hope you're all well and enjoying the sun!!

Oops that should say not interested in toys/ books!

Posted too soon. I think baby is spending too much time in basket in the day, I think I will take for a walk, give longer bath, tummy time, bouncy chair time, keep tv on etc today and see if extra stimulus in day helps settle nights.

If nothing else when out I will buy cake and stuff myself full of sugar all night tonight.... Oooooh and a magazine, not read a magazine for ages! Will report back how it goes!

Aw, xpost with like candy, I think I will read to her today too!

Candy

Hunter likes his cot mobile (hence why we want that v tech one to help settle him).

He also loves his wrist rattles and bootee rattles, maybe try those? Xx

sorry to split your post user! I hope you have better success with books than we do!

trish we don't have a mobile or wrist/foot rattles - must try them!

Candy the wrist and foot rattles are good and fairly cheap from boots mother care etc

Hunter loves them when he's wakeful and thrashing around x

We did tummy time on oh's chest, she seemed to like it, ended up in a full baby workout with an insane amount of thrashing. She is settled now and has been 3 hours with no boob! Waiting for her to wake up and feed then will take her for a little walk.