December 2012: Sunshine, saliva & sleeping more...we hope!

[WeeJo08]

New thread ladies

That was my plan Spotty, except he didn't like porridge so has weetabix instead!

What's one of them then? Is it for lo to fiddle with? T is a beast for putting her fingers in her mouth while feeding.

Yes baby can play with them and pull them etc. ds does that too I don't usually notice until I hear slurping or get a painful latch!

Www.gumigem.co.uk I've got one of these, doubles as a teether which is handy!

Hello sauce and Emily!

No, spotty, but DS has taken to pulling my hair while feeding so maybe I need one or maybe I just need a haircut since its been around 8 months!

So many teeth! We still don't have signs of any.

Do any of you have babies that are sitting independently? LO can balance himself for a couple of seconds if I let him go but mostly just doesn't have any inclination to try. He will either straighten himself out so he slithers onto his back or tries to lunge face first into the floor. Not really worried, just curious!

I have a teething pendant. The Little Mister seems to quite like hanging off it.

N had been mainly falling to the side or leaning too fsr forward resulting in him rolling onto his front when sitting up, but when he was getting ready for his bath tonigh he managed a few seconds sat up on his mat in the nude! I wonder if it's a bit like rolling - he could do that naked way before he could do it fully clothed.

Still think it'll be while before he's sitting confidently though, which is a shame because it seemed to get much easier when DS1 could sit up and play with more toys independently (until he started crawling off of course, then it got tricky again )

No sitting here.

H sits but only for a couple of minutes, before toppling. Shes doing longer each day though, and lasts longer if shes concentrating on something else.

No sitting here, and only rolling front to back so far. DS has just set a new PB, his first morning nap lasted exactly 5 minutes and now he's cooing happily.

Are we posting pregnancy pics? I've got one DD took (so from below) that's good for a laugh...

Also raspberry blowing has started in earnest, not so funny at 2 am though.

No sitting or rolling or sleeping zzzzz

Hi everyone.

spotty I bought a few back laced that have big stones/beads on and are string so hurt less when DS pulls them. and are a lot cheaper than my normal jewellery they give him something to fiddle with and double as teethers.

Down at 8, feed at 8.45, up at 12.30, 3.30 and just gone back. I hope he goes through until morning, I'm tired.

No real weaning here, he's not 6 mo until 8th June so he's got a few weeks to go. I'm sure he would eat if I shovelled it in but I'm just so lazy! Lol

Back laced? Necklaces

Hello!!wondering if anyone has some advice. The little man is 20 weeks, beautiful Xmas baby.

I keep finding him face down in the cot every morning- after rolling over in his sleep! If I wake up in the night and turn him onto his back he wakes up and doesn't fall back asleep. I also have this issue with the carry cot of the pram, he rolled 6 times in an hour whilst out today, and screamed the place down until I picked him up and he could see out. He can't sit up while supported yet, too young for the seat of the pram?

He's lovely and happy otherwise, but this rolling business is a bit of a pain!

justsome my ds does that, I often find him in the morning or after nap with his face down. He seems fine and can move his head to the side so I'm not worried about not being able to breath (if he didn't have the strength to do that then I might worry). Also my boy is 19 wks and in his seat unit to his push chair, mine is ok from 4 months but I have it in a half lay back position for comfort.

skibunny no sitting hear also but plenty of rolling. seymore Henry is also raspberry blowing! Not good in the que at the supermarket

Justsome my ds only sleeps on his tummy in his cot and in his pushchair so I wouldn't worry if that's how he's happy. Ds has been in his seat unit since birth as it goes flat but for the past few weeks I've sat it up as he much prefers it

We had a really shit night. He didn't settle until 7:30 was up at 10 then 12:30 but wouldn't settle at all so I had to put him into bed with me. He fed just before 4 then I managed to get him to sleep in his cot.

Dp is working today so no chance to nap

Poor you spotty, I've got to say, although some days H can be quite moany he's never been too bad in the night. He goes down in his room at 7 no fuss and gets himself to sleep, dream feed at 10 and up at about 6. The last few night his been waking hungry at 2:30-3:30. Think it's because I've stopped using hungry baby milk as he started to not finish his bottle/ push bottle away and I found it too stressful.

Welcome Justsome, my pram had a bit hidden in it where i could put it in a sitting position. I just had to lift the head end and it has a bar under it kind of like a sunlounger. I would have never realised if my mum hadn't pointed it out.

Some people may want to look away now, as i am going to type something you may not like. But i am doing an irish jig with a huge smile plastered on my face. She slept for 8.5 hours from 11pm last night till 7:30 and she looks like shes going to finish her bottle and go back to sleep now

hale, although slightly jealous. Henry fighting his nap at the moment

hales so very jealous but you totally deserve it after the months of zero sleep!
justsome hi! Mine is a tummy sleeper in her cot (has been from 6 weeks) but will nap happily on her back in her pram - crazy baby! If he's comfy that way I'd leave him tbh but if he's screaming in his pram... Try the most reclined seat mode and see how he goes. We have managed to get a half way position still in the carrycot mode but with the back tilted a bit (is a bend in the bottom third of the unit ready for it to become a seat. She prefers this as she can see a bit and better for her reflux.

We had the best night in ages - just one wake up at 1.45. It did take me til 3 to settle her though! Then asleep til 6. After her feed I had a hollow victory in that as I put her down she woke a bit and I managed to pat her to sleep - cue smugness, but about 10 mins later she flipped onto her back and talked/growled so so loudly. I ignored her until she started to winge when I flipped her back to her tummy and patted her but after a bit she got upset so it was back on the boob. Try again tonight.

spotty Jaffa cakes are the answer.

I haven't got anything yummy in WL! Don't fancy driving twenty minutes to the nearest shop either

I was struggling to get ds to sleep by patting his bum (our usual way at nap time) but then I held his hand and he went straight off he ate all his porridge at breakfast today

Morning all, welcome everyone.

We had a fantastic night last night (10-7:45) but I'm really struggling to get him to go to sleep at night. It's getting in for 10pm everyday despite me taking him up at 8 when he starts rubbing his eyes and yawning. Any advice? It doesn't make a difference when he gets up, yesterday he woke up at 6am, had 2 30 minute naps all day and still only went to bed at 10.

I need some evening time! 6am-10pm constatly on duty is killing me off!

Hmm not sure WillYou....have you tried an earlier bedtime? Say starting at six?