Jan 2013 Part 4: More noises, movements and more sleep?! Hmmmm

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I leave B during the night until he's making persistent noise - I don't usually wake up til then anyway! He's always wide awake; he's never done the dream feed thing. I tickle under his neck or blow gently on his face to keep him awake...

He's still in with us but will be going in his own room once his blackout blind arrives and we've given it a good Hoover. Probably in the next week or so.

B is still mostly in 0-3 clothes . I've started putting him in 3-6 vests but his other things mostly look far too big on him still (he's 19weeks). Sainsburys stuff is bigger though, as is Asda.

Hubby has taken B out for a long walk so that I can get some of this marking done. Bailey seemed to think that 3 15min naps today was acceptable so he's been doing my head in and I've gotten absolutely nothing done. He's just point blank refused to sleep today.

Best night in ages. 10pm-8am with only two wake-ups and relatively quick to resettle. Feeling almost human again. First stretch of sleep was in his own cot in own room... Could this be the beginning of normality??

Mrsbugsy that's great your dd slept so well, I reckon the fresh air definitely helps.

Meringue fantastic news! Long may it continue :)

We had a record sleep as well last night - 6.30pm to 11pm and 11.15pm to 5am - not quite through the night but getting there. DD just had her last lot of jabs and screamed and screamed but is now fast asleep...

Angie have a great time in Poland!

Yay for sleeping babies, boo for illnesses.

Very of the holidays though.

I stayed at my mums Saturday night because we had a meal in a hotel nearby. I was dreading it because Nancy had refused to sleep in the travel cot during the day, and she wasn't used to being out late in the evenings. But she was great, slept her usual 10 hours, and then back down for another 2.

It's our second wedding anniversary today so we're off out for lunch this afternoon.

Hope Monday is being kind to you all!

meringue if it is the beginning of normality, please share your secret. Pulling my hair out here.

Thanks tugs I will do my best to have a great time, if I first manage to pack for four for a week... I'll need a holiday just to get over that!

Happy anniversary creepy! We are having the meal after the girls' christening next Sunday in the hotel we had our wedding reception in almost four years ago. LOVE anniversaries! Get all sentimental...

Hello ladies

I'm exhausted to much partying on top of being up in the night is not a good combo but was a fun weekend.

Good to hear of longer sleeps for some, I'm still up a couple of times most nights but she settles fairly quickly.

Exciting news ....... Ordered new pram

Angie, hope you have a nice week in Poland.

Bunny, sorry to hear about your illness have you been tested for crohn's and colitis? Wish you well.

DD2 is really trying to sit up atm, more practice needed though

Oh forgot, went to weaning talk it was free so thought i'd pop along omgg, the blw mums are hardcore mafioso!! My god if anyone had pulled out a plum pouch, I think it would of been war

Happy Anniversary Creepy

Happy anniversary creepy and have fun on your travels angielka . Your family must be very spread out.

of the sleeping babies. Why isn't mine?!

Happy holidays and anniversaries!!

Not sure there is any secret Angie think it was just luck or (fingers crossed) he's finally grown out of the sleep regression. Last night he slept in his cot in own room from 10-1.30am which is an absolute record. Mummy & daddy had some childfree time to cuddle!

Wasn't as good all night tho as he was up again at 3.30 and didn't want to resettle so took him into our bed. Think that will have to end tho as he rolled for the first time yesterday! And did it again with gro bag on this morning.

meringue Molly is 5 months today [sob]. I expect miracles!

lost am hoping to join blw mafia any tips?

Haha I hear you Lost on the BLW Mafia - they do come across as obsessive zealots at times!
I'm going to do what I think is a common sense approach. If it is stuff I would eat with my fingers, then he can too. If its something I'd eat with a spoon, then I'll give it to him with a spoon.
I bought "Weaning Made Easy" by Rana Conway as it touches on both methods and advocates a sensible middle ground.

I have a friend who is part of both the BLW Mafia and a nipple nazi so I just don't really talk to her about it because I'll get it all shoved down my throat... I'm going to do as I feel is best. I'm happy doing purées and B seems to be getting the hang of it. He's decided he likes pear now after not liking it 3 days ago.

Trying to organise going to The Highland Show on Fri as well as meeting my brothers for dinner and then my godmother and mum for lunch on Sat. So much to fit in and it's all mounting up cost wise...

Happy the BLW mafia and nipple nazis comment made me laugh so much I woke up DD

DD is still full of a cold and very grumpy, and after going from taking almost no milk at all she is guzzling like I've never seen before!
She is enjoying new tastes although does definatly does not like sweet potatoes at.all!

No sitting up over here, I don't think she is even close so may have to wait a while for that one! But she loves tummy time now

Happy holidays and happy anniversaries!!

Still got no Fecking phone its driving me nuts, i took it to an apple store yesterday expecting they could Get my pictures off but no, which means that pretty much all of Darcies pictures are lost forever, im so sad

Lolli, did you have your phone backed up on I-cloud? Might be some pics saved there.

Angie - tips on blw, good splash mat and before going on any forum I would advise reading/revising the book to within an inch of your life! otherwise you seem to get eaten alive! just not with a spoon I am reading the book again at the moment but even though I totally get the concept, I'm with Octane, Conway suits me better. Plus the way in which Rapley has written the book seems to annoy me.

My child is a simpleton. He keeps trying to eat baby wipes.

Happy anniversary creepy and have fun on hol, angielka

We started blw at the weekend - not much choice as she grabbed my bloody scone and tucked in! So far I've tried banana, pear, breadsticks, toast and yogurt. All except the fruit have been successes.

She's Currently shouting in her cot. She's shattered, and won't nap - today has been a demanding day! Although cant complain - she had a big nap this morning.

Oh god I am SO TIRED. properly watching what I'm eating now after my birthday fortnight weekend. Have put on half a stone and slowly creeping up toward what I was at 6 months pregnant - nipping in the bud!

My arse is sore from my first time back at kettlebells.

Hi all

happy fwiw all my babies have tried to eat babywipes! Ivy got through a few a whike ago until ds1 realised he had left the open packet in easy reach of her grubby mits :)

lolli my phone went funny last week and i was so panicked i might lose Ivy pics i'm now slowly getting them printed off. I feel for you as my comouter crashed years ago and we lost all unprinted pics of ds2 as a baby and now have no pics of him from 10 -14 months so missing first xmas/ birthday and ds1 too. Makes me sad :(

Ivy is pretty well sitting now bet prefers to be on her feet never bloody happy and practically throws a tantrum wheb put down on her gym. She wants to get going so badly and is frstrated.

Finally enjoying solids. She loves banana and yoghurt o far. Need to make loads of purees to freeze but dp has taken the plug off blender fool oh well we'll get there eventually!

Ooh am I being a mean mum? Ive only given him banana and babywipes and tastes of stuff on my fingers. Hes five n a bit months.

Lolled at the blw mafia... I know one. I think id be scared he'd choke tbh. I was going to wait until july when I go to a weaning talk also free before I attempt it properly but now I dont know!

I need good vibes and courage sending my way, dentist tomorrow for a tooth out... think I may crap myself and cry at the poor man.

Well if you're mean lora I'm super mean because we'll be waiting until 6 months regardless of any signs of readiness due to lots of allergies in the family. So that means 31st July at the earliest for this one .

I've learnt to carry Ellen in a woven wrap on my back. So liberating! I can do anything!

Just spotted about the tooth, you can do it but much sympathy and

Good luck Lora, ask for a blast of gas

Good luck lora. You will be fine x

Also you're not mean! You do whats right for you and your ds. Ds1 was started about 18 weeks and it was hard as he wasn't really ready. Ivy is only now (last few days) actually taking spoon and not spitting it all out. She is 24 weeks.

Ivy pulls to be stood up now and was doing it earlier and chuckling away as if being on her feet was the funniest thing! So cute :)

Sleep improving (at night anyway) only up once last night at 2.

Hope everyone enjoying the sun x

I'm in absolute agony. I think its worse than expelling a child (or is this the start of forgetting how painful that really was) ive had four cocodamols the strong ones not pissy over the counter ones and my face kills. I feel so weak that im considering sleeping downstairs with dexter cos im scared of carrying him on the stairs.

Oh no lora poor you :( have you got any help for tonight so you can recover? Sending and (would send but prob not a good idea with strong pain kilers!) Hope you feel better soon.

Dp stayed up a bit later than usual to get dexters pjs on but he has work so went bed at half 8. Ive just woke up with a splitting headache. My dentist phobia is clearly justified the evil people.