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.

Wow that's quite an essay. Last few keeps should be weeks. And haven't gone out, not hasn't.

Oh creepy sorry things been so hard. Glad to hear today better. Rhyme time is great. I akways make myself go when my anxiety is playing up as i feel so proud of myself after.

I second the olive oil cejay...only did it the once but it worked A treat. Ive forgotten how many weeks he is!! Im going by the date so 7th he'll be 6 months.

cejay don't bother with cradle cap shampoo, ordinary head and shoulders works much better and fine for babies. And it smells lovely! I use it on X's cradle cap even though she doesn't have much hair!

Poor you creepy, glad you're feeling a bit better now.

Does anyone else worry about baby catching colds and things? I think I'm over paranoid about it and it stops me going places sometimes if i know someone is ill. But so many mums take baby to groups when they've got colds :(

I use DS1's Hydromol ointment to moisturise the scalp and then pick all the scales off while he's feeding

Hi all,

My LO is 5 and a half months and not introducing food just yet. He doesn't seem to be needing it yet I don't think but he does dribble a lot and chew his hands! My HV said 6 months too but I guess they need to stick to the recommended guidelines? I know lots of people who have weaned earlier than 6 months so I think mum knows best!

I would really like another one but I am high risk and in my late 30's so not ideal but think we may try again either later this year or early next. Sounds stupid but I worry I won't love another baby as much as my DS, does anyone else worry about that?

I also think we are really lucky with my DS as he is such a contented little thing who sleeps etc and is pretty much textbook so who knows how we would cope if our next baby wasn't like him, ha ha!

Hope everyone has a good day and gets a good night sleep tonight!

X

Newbie, you just have even more love to give; I never thought I could love another as much as ds but I love them both so much! It's a good job we do isn't it as the hard work is relentless!

Thanks for the cradle cap tips; will try olive oil and get back to shampooing.

Newbie DH had that exact same worry when we found I was pregnant. He wasn't planned at all and he panicked a bit that he would never be able to share the love he has for DS1. He found that there isn't a finite amount of love to split, it expands and expands to encompass everyone there to be loved.

There's always more love to give.

Little razor sharp toothy point appeared this evening

We have a toothy point too pascha but no sign of the rest of it and it's been weeks and weeks

So yesterday was the open house when the lady from across the street was coming.... only she wasn't well. We've fixed something up for next week instead. And it turns out her baby is only 1 day older than Ellen!

Blackout blinds arrived today so hoping for a better night.

Not listening...

We have blackout blinds on order. Once that goes up D is going in his own room. I want my bedroom back. I want to get out of bed without having to perform gymnastics to get round the cot. I want the bedroom light on when we go upstairs at bedtime.

Thanks ladies! No immediate plans at the moment so time will tell :) x

Sigh. Im thinking its too soon to think of a second. Im booked in to try the coil out. Plus I've got a gooden what if the second was a git. Ive also thought of adoption but my years of knowing them through mum and dads fostering a million babies id rather stear clear of social services.

I just want a baby that sleeps

We're having more. I was talking about having my second with the midwives when I was leaving labour ward!! After the crap at school this week, I've decided 'fuck them' and we'll try for another one next year. It's not even worth me going back to work other than it keeps my foot in the door.

One of my besties had her baby last night in New York. Called her Harper.

I think pascha sums up the love perfectly!

DD refused her dream feed last night, and is still asleep I've checked she's breathing so maybe time to cut it out??

Creepy thanks! It's a marmite name I think, the older generation look like I've told them I'm going to kill their cat when I say his name
One neighbour actually said "really? How very odd" ha ha

Its DHs words, I asked him.

If I dreamfeed I get one wake up at around 3am. If I sneak into bed and leave him I get woken at around 1am and 5am. Every baby isdifferent though, DS1 was going 7-6.30 more or less by now.

Only one wake-up last night!!!! Although when I say one wake-up I'm talking about DD - I woke up about every hour wondering when she'd wake up for a feed, and to ease my huge, leaky boobs. Progress though!

I'm going to carry on with little bits of fruit and veg for now and ignore the HV bollocks. DD loved her carrot yesterday, she got it absolutely everywhere! Up her nose, in her hair.... love it.

Love the name Cole, and Harper!

Oh Lost, take it you had a rubbish night... Hope you can get some rest today and that baby sleeps better tonight :)

Creepy how are you going with the Shred? I did level one the other day and it nearly killed me! I used to be able to do all 3 levels in one go

Hello everyone [big wave]

Poland was a lot of fun and a shitload of work. The girls were christened and DD1 got a proper little princess complex from all the attention and late nights. We had hitting and all sorts. Serious boundary testing and the need to introduce a naughty spot. Still, the baby was good so you've got to be grateful for small mercies. We stayed in our wedding night suite, four years later, this time with two little girls. Quite a good way to see just how different life is after kids!! Loads of family and old friends we haven't seen for ages - it did us some good.

I saw you were talking about ML - I was supposed to be going back after 9 months but thanks to supportive parents and a nice boss, will be off for a year now.

Weaning - I'm a bit of a mean mum because DD1 has allergies so we're waiting to get to six months with Molly. She is desperate to get going though - grabbing at food when she's on someone's lap, and looking properly disgruntled if everyone is eating apart from her.

Sleeping - things are slowly improving. We still have the hourly waking on occasion and she clearly prefers to be in our bed on the boob, but we got a six hour stretch in her cot last night so I am determined that things will sort themselves out before any kind of sleep training is required... she's also been asleep for the past two hoursletting me unpack so things must be getting better

Oh there was loads of stuff I was going to comment on further up the thread but my mind is shot to pieces. We took our maclaren to Poland and I was nervous Molly wouldn't sleep in it but it was perfect - lightweight and comfy enough for naps. DD1 even napped in it.

Ooh, essay, sorry. I'll stop there

tugs I take what the HV says with a pinch of salt,think they can be a bit manic to be fair! Trust your instinct.
happy aw man! Thats shit about the hrs,didnt realise they could do that :( im going bk for the last couple of days of term,then in sept 4 days a wk,but already getting emails from the head about various things,think its going to be a stress!

Were going to try again next May,very specific!Im bridesmaid mid may so as soon as thats done will get on it lol! Bit nervous that the 2nd will be a little terror as (so far) Eleni has been so easy!

Hope everyone is well x

we would like another DC but not for a couple of years because I'd like a decent age gap. OTOH I will be 35 in a few weeks and not sure how long it is sensible to leave it.

DD has really taken to weaning, she goes crazy for anything she can pick up easily - broccoli, mashed potatoes and sushi rice have all been popular so far. I know it should be 'food for fun' at the moment but she eats with a real sense of purpose, as if she is genuinely hungry for it. I've tried her with a sippy cup of water but she struggles to hold it (she's still tiny).

nighttime sleep is OK - we've started taking her into bed with us around 6am, which gives us another couple of hours sleep. daytime naps are a battle though and she will only feed to sleep.

I would love to have another baby, but not sure I want 3 children does that make any sense?! I'm kind of hoping that in a years time I'll have moved on and be content with our 2

I'm going into work 'for a coffee' in a couple of weeks time; kind of dreading even thinking about being back at the desk. When will I do all the laundry??!! DS starts nursery every morning from September so has to leave our lovely childminder (he still goes one day a week) and guessing a nanny would suit us best when I do go back, all sounds very expensive

Tugs, I'm on day 4 and it is getting easier. I'm doing 45 sit ups each morning before breakfast too. 3 levels, on the head?! Wow! I haven't even looked at level 2 yet!

How rude lolli! It's a lovely name, I love Harper too.

Welcome back angie, glad you had a good time.

Rhyme Time was fab today, we both loved it. We'll definitely be going again next week. I'm starting to feel much better now, I just needed that push I think. It's amazing how 7 years of hard work at getting confident can be undone so quickly!

I'd like 3 or 4 babies! DH only wants two, so maybe twins next . I too worry about loving another one, so it's nice to hear its possible!

Lora I hear you - I've got a super easy chilled baby, what if the next one isn't...??

At any rate I'll definitely wait a couple of years. I want this one all to myself for a bit...plus get my career back on track as well. Being self employed it was a bit of a killer not working for a while....

I put him in a helicopter today and put the headset on and took pictures! It was very cute. He didn't even notice.

Hi all been off doing sports days (2) and assembly (1). Was ar school so much Ivy is grouchy and i didn't eat anything til lunchtime today! Oh well both sports days were good although there is a huge difference between reception and ks2!

Ivy is still stealing scones.mrsbugsy Ivy is the same. She seems hungry for the food so what goes in never seems to be enough. Planning on making up loads tomorrow.

She is so desperate to get moving! Shes grabbing everything and keeps twisting and wriggling her way off laps. Its like all of a sudden shes so busy! She gets upset when i leave the room though whicg is hard as dd1 is already quite jealous enough.

Last night it took 3 hours to get dd1 tp setle down it was awful as she was clearly just winding me up for attention. Dp stepped in when i lost it and smacked her Then he looked after me while i sobbed :(

Re second babies my first was chiller and happy and quite easy whlst ds2 although he is a more outgoing personality he was also quite easy as long as he was fed! Dd1 has always been fairly hard work and used to scream at the boob for no.particular reason!

Ivy slepr through 2 nights running but was up 2x last night, at least we know she can do it...