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

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WeeJo08 · 06/05/2013 20:25

New thread ladies Grin

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halestone · 18/05/2013 10:26

She only woke up again at 9:30 Grin

WL maybe it was the 1st time of settling T like that but she'll let you do it all the time now.

Willyou, i have no ideas to help you but if it helps i spend all night in bed now from when she shows her 1st sleep signs till she wakes up the next morning. I'm looking forward to getting my evening back as well

HoneyMumandSon · 18/05/2013 10:37

What are people's opinions on baby walkers? (I have a feeling this has been discussed before) Dash shows no desire to crawl but is getting frustrated as wants to walk but thought I'd read somewhere that they aren't very good for them.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 10:55

They aren't good for them really but twenty minutes a day should be fine Smile that's the max I allow ds in the door bouncer.

HoneyMumandSon · 18/05/2013 10:58

Is it the way it holds their hips that's the problem? D lives his jumperoo but the crotch dangling hold worries me

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 11:07

It's the way it makes them walk on their toes I think....first thing physio asked me when dd was toe walking was if she had a walker

Barbeasty · 18/05/2013 11:30

You also need to be careful where you use them. There's the obvious not using it near steps/ stairs. But also they can reach stuff, so baby proofing needs to start.

I left A on his mat while I had a shower this morning. While I was getting dressed I heard his going to sleep groany noise. When I went into the lounge I couldn't see him! Walked in a little further and he had rolled across the floor before falling asleep. So that's it, baby proofing to begin in earnest.

DH has had to take his car for its MOT. DD was playing up a bit, and being silly with A first thing this morning. Bless DH, he packed her favourite game and has taken her with him so I just have A (currently talking to & laughing at a toy on his mat). They're going for A walk in the woods & lunch to give me a nice quiet day.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 11:37

Envy Barbeasty! Love the rolling!

Well after his porridge for breakfast ds just ate a whole veg pouch Shock (Blush I know, I know I am just waiting for the food shopping to come with some fresh veg in it!). I've always been told that they will refuse when they've had enough and never over eat..... He's also managing to swallow a bit more water rather than dribble it out.

HoneyMumandSon · 18/05/2013 11:46

Grin spotty ive been told they'll refuse when they're full too... Never experienced it yet though!

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 18/05/2013 12:31

See if I did an early bedtime starting at 6 though he'd never eat anything! He usually eats 12 oz of milk between 6 and 9 and then doesn't usually eat until morning. I've got a feeling this may be a wait until he's weaned and sort it then problem.

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 18/05/2013 13:31

Jamie fandango, I dub thee sir whingealot! Grin

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 13:56

Ds just screamed for food only an hour and a bit after last feed. So fed up of this Hmm ff looking much more inviting again...

Stacks · 18/05/2013 15:26

Spotty - if he has reflux he may actually be screaming for antacid - which just happens to be your breast milk. I'm not sure if formula is also an antacid, he may actually be worse on it.. I always try and think of T as uncomfortable/in pain and I'm helping him. Gives me much more patience with the constant feeding and screaming.

T and I both have colds, so sleeping is even worse again. Still, doctors next week to hopefully get him on something better than the gaviscon. The weather here has turned dull and horrible too, so were stuck in the house feeling grey on a grey day :( I might have to make cake.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 15:36

I'm not convinced it is reflux now stacks Confused

IsThatTrue · 18/05/2013 15:56

We have been practising rolling, and have worked out how to shuffle our body round in circles, with these new skills we can pretty much reach anywhere after a fashion.

I forgot to bring the sling with us to my nans so our shopping trip today consisted of ds2 shouting a lot as he was in the buggy, which he doesn't mind in short doses but not for 3 hrs. I can't remember who it was that asked but ds2 is 23 weeks and he is in the normal seat unit of our pushchair, I usually recline it to the first position so he's not bolt upright, and he's got the padding of his buggy snuggle that helps keep him up. But he's for quite good trunk/neck strength as it is.

We're now lying in bed having a feed as when we're out and about he will only snack be size the whole world is too interesting to stay on and feed properly!

Secondsop · 18/05/2013 16:27

Still no proper rolling here! He would be able to do it but can't seem to work out how to get his arm away. He's rolled twice before and then seemingly forgot all about it!

Z has baby acne. I think that's what it is - tiny pimples on his forehead. I didn't think they got it at this age - I thought it was more for newborns? He's not breastfed so it's not hormones from breast milk. Do I just leave it to go away by itself?

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 16:51

Is it dry seconds? If not I would just leave it. It should only last a week or so.

Ds just rolled front to back in his cot Hmm I heard a bang and it was his head against the bars he wasn't phased though!

Indian tonight Grin

Secondsop · 18/05/2013 17:00

Yes it's dry - it looks more like very textured skin than pimples but is definitely pimples. Will leave it well alone.

Curry here tonight too! Curry and Eurovision. Am low-carbing so mine will be with roasted and steamed veg instead of rice but I am looking forward to it so much it's ridiculous.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 17:04

I tend to just have sauce and loads of popadoms Blush

If it's dry you could use aqueous cream on it, that's what they prescribed for dd but it really should just go away on its own

Ds has taken to laughing every time I look at him Hmm

SkiBunnnnny · 18/05/2013 17:17

DS has little pimples on his forehead too but might be from wearing sun cream.

He is rolling with definite intent now and shimmying round in a circle but still remains in roughly the same place I left him. I'm hoping we can put off child proofing until we move house on 1 July...

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 17:22

ShockShock Dd has just been sick all over her and my sofa. She's never been sick in her life. I've come and put her in the bath leaving the mess to dp Blush

WLmum · 18/05/2013 17:32

Poor dd spotty. My top tips for puking children is dress them in clothes that unbutton like shirts or pjs so not over the head, and cover their pillow and top of bed with towels - so much easier to whip away in the night than changing sheets etc.

Curry here too but I'm going out with the gals! If T us a good girl and stays settled after bedtime. Not sure if she'll be affected by the loads if sleep she's had today.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 17:34

Argh we don't have any button up things. She's full of beans again now is that normal, will she suddenly feel ill again in a bit? Confused She asked why she's spilt her spaghetti Grin

WLmum · 18/05/2013 18:19

Personally I'm a fan of walkers. Dd1 loved hers, she didn't roll and was a late crawler but whizzed about in her walker so gave her the ability to explore etc. as others have said, common sense safety guidelines - not near steps, watch what they can reach and not too much time in them. Dd2 wasn't fussed by it, just used it as a seat and play/snack tray. Will try dd3 in it in due course.

WLmum · 18/05/2013 18:22

Bless her spotty! If she's fine now might just have been something she needed to get rid of rather than being 'ill'. You'll soon know!

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 18/05/2013 18:22

She might feel poorly again soon Spotty or she might have got it all out. It's a wait and see situation.

Curry and Eurovision here too! I sense a theme. I'm on the Eurivision thread, I've got Iceland (hence the name change) feel free to cheer along with me Grin

J rolls all day and all night, he just started doing it the week before last, both ways at once and now I can leave him for a second. Yesterday I took some shoes upstairs and when I got back he was just about to chew the plug on the Hoover Shock. He's an absolute menace.

He's knackered, teething and soooo whingy today. I can't cheer him up, DP's just rocked him to sleep so it'll be another late bedtime for us I'm past caring as long as he stops moaning