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.

Not been on for days. Dexters turned into a part time pain. Refusing boob on occasion wantinv to be picked up three minutes after having food. Im starting to lose the will to live. Im currently surviving on the 'tomorrow's a new day' theory. Got the teething powder and gel im not too certain its teeth though. It annoys me if I give him more than two bottles cos im scared itd mess up the supply system ive got going on in there esp after all the effort and faff of manky boob gate.

I was considering slings today too but I think id look a right melon and plus none of the models are in coats or anything so ive no real clue what itd look like. No libraries I know of near me, mum gave me a carrier but its a nasty gingham do you think dylon would work on it?

To top it off im mums netting on the loo and my feet have gone numb so I know when I get up ive got pins and needles to deal with ffs and its always worse in your feet cos you have to stand on them

And my tooth hurts.

Hey Lora, wondered where you had got too! Sorry to hear you are having a bit of a shitter time of it at mo.
When he's boob refusing have you tried switching sides or you could express the feeds you are formula feeding for. (bloody faff I know but helps with supply)

We had better night only one wake up at 1 then back until 6.20am. I gave her some porridge yesterday and she wolfed it down, no tongue sticking out here the greedy pig little madam

Off to get her weighed this morning, expecting the wrath of hv as I'm sure she has jumped up a few percentiles.

That's crap, Lora. Keep your chin up!

Anyone just watched This Morning? Had 2 sisters on saying how they breast feed each others children and have fed friends babies too... I'm totally pro breast feeding if that's your choice but it's just wrong feeding other people's babies! It's actually making me feel ill the more I think about it. I'd be horrified if anyone else wanted to feed B that way. I totally agree with donating surplus milk to specialist centres though for preemie babies or those with gut issues and whose mothers can't express or produce milk for whatever reason. I don't usually get riled up by things like this but it's really got me going this time!

Aw Lora we were missing you hope things are ok.

I'm feeling a bit more cheerful with this weather and LO getting a big thumbs up from the paediatrician yesterday.

Happy I was holding a friends baby while she went to loo and it started crying, I had a mad urge to feed it! (I didnt!) But yes I think the other way round I'd feel annoyed too.

I have friends who are a lesbian couple and they had babies at the same time (same donor) but they didn't "swap" cause they said they thought it would feel wrong.

welcome back lora. lots of the babies seem to be going through annoying challenging phases at the moment.

dd had a good night last night, fed at 1am, dummy needed replacing at 5 then up for the day at 6.30. unfortunately the fucking cat woke us up at 5.30 too.

happy did you know in the past rich women employed wet nurses, whose job it was to breastfeed their babies for them.

Totally agree with you happy, it makes me feel a bit ick.

Anyone else absolutely hate this heat? And are your babies wearing vests still? The bedroom didn't drop below 21 degrees last night, even with the window open so I'm considering ditching the vest tonight. Or maybe just a vest and trousers? Winter was much easier!

creepy I love the warm weather! we live by the coast and there is a nice breeze here today, and our bedroom faces north and still feels quite cool. dd is sleeping in a sleeping bag with a vest underneath; in the daytime she wears leggings and a tshirt (no vest) or a dress without tights. she wears a sunhat whenever we are outside.

We're on the coast too, but have no breeze today :( thanks for the vest info, I don't want her to get too hot. Glad you had a good night!

I think I'd enjoy this weather a bit more if I had some decent clothes. I'm uncomfortable with my arms out now because they have bloody stretch marks on them :(

Too many sad faces! I hope everyone's had a nice day'

I am the worst mummy

We came in from the garden and DD1 had been in the paddling pool, so I was getting out some clothes for her. I put Molly on the changing mat so I could do up the back of DD1's dress, then heard a thud, swiftly followed by outraged crying. Molly fell off her changing mat! .

I felt so sick. She stopped crying, fed and then forgot all about it, but I still feel so guilty.

I did Bugsy. I don't know why it's annoyed me so much! I think I just find breast feeding such a personal thing and the thought of someone else doing it with B is just horrible. He's MY baby!

We're on the coast too. I have B still wearing vests all the time. At night, he has a babygro too and is in his sleeping bag with a blanket over the top. His own room is much warmer than ours though so when he goes in there, there will be no blanket and maybe less layers. During the day, he usually has vest, t-shirt and jeans/trousers. He seems happy.

LO is in a long sleeved vest but nothing else (I put trousers on him if we're going somewhere that would warrant it), and long sleeved vest with sleeping bag at night. I always get cold arms if bare unless we're in Spain or something so I assume he's the same.

Jealous of all your beaches!!

Just curious, is everyone now putting your baby upstairs to sleep at 7pm? I think everyone in my NCT group is, I'm feeling a bit foolish cause we still have him snoozing on sofa with us in the evenings.

Oh angielka you poor thing. I'm sure everyone does it sooner or later, you're not a bad mum at all. I'm sure she's forgotten all about it . Have a or .

Sorry things are tough lora.

Nights here Ellen's in a nightie open at the bottom and a 1 tog bag. Days a vest and dress or sleepsuit.

angielka I'm sure that will happen to me soon, I keep forgetting she can roll, and turning my back to get a clean muslin or something.

meringue dd now has naps in our bedroom, however we live in a tiny flat and the bedroom is next to the living room, and both doors are open. I wouldn't feel happy with her being upstairs if we lived in a house.

Thanks glorious maybe now is the time for a g&t!

Feel so stupid. I've told myself not to do it enough times - like you bugsy I always think, it'll just take a moment. But that's all it takes for them to roll... let my stupidity be a lesson to you all

Molly was just in a dress today - it was hot! She is in a sleepsuit but no vest and sleeping bag tonight. There has been an extra layer until today though; the weather just seems to have realised it's summer.

Lora belated welcome back - caught up in my own drama. Sorry to hear of another baby driving parents up the wall having a challenging phase.

Meringue we have started putting Molly upstairs at 7, or thereabouts. She tends to wake for another feed before we go to bed, and then ends up in our bed a couple of hours later for the rest of the night We have a camera baby monitor so I feel safe enough. She's probably safer there than with me anyway. At least she can't fall out of a cot

creepy I'd enjoy this weather more with better clothes too. I realised today that I have a seriously limited wardrobe thanks to the belly refusing to reduce. A couple of floaty tops are going to have to get me through this summer I think.

Time for that .

angie enjoy your G&T & don't give yourself a hard time, I'm sure it happens a lot.

Dd is grumpy today, refusing naps & generally whiney. Gearing myself up for a long night!

Also trying to pack for holiday with the PIL tomorrow. Semi-dreading it but figure at least the weather's nice & apparently there's a pub over the road from the cottage. Been going through my summer clothes & getting v depressed because I can't fit into any of it. Really REALLY need to stop eating so much.

Hi all

Welcome back Lora hope things are improving for you x

Angie after 4 dcs there isn't room here for the varioys scary things i've done to them and all have survived thus far! :) i think every mum has done this so you are basically a normal.mum!

Creepy i never know what to do with myself in hot weather! Though i am quite slim i never have any nice ckothes and have very pale/freckly skin so burn to a crisp quite easily! Did find some nice tops in New Look today though.

Don't really know what to put on the baby either as is cold in mornings here at mo but then hot by school pick up. Put her to bed in a cute shortie romper and no vest tonight but worried her arms might get cold as usually put long sleeved vest under (i find if her legs are free she sleeps better). She also has her sleeping bag and a blanket.

Whoever asked qbout bedtime Ivy gets put in her cot between 6.45-7 and last night slept til 4.30!!
New personal best! Long may it continue :)

New tooth is nearly through. Its bothering her a bit and she keeps shoving things in her mouth and growling (and bit me this morning - little bugger)

Angie don't beat yourself up about it, it happens, and she was fine, go and have that g&t

Tugs hope you have a lovely holiday!!

Apples good news on the sleep front and how are you still slim after 4dcs

Dd has gone to bed in vest, pants and sleeping bag with no cover, but may cover her over at dream feed. Today she just wore a short sleeved top and leggings
We went for an epic walk as she has been a grump today, refusing to take any milk at all since 10am she has had a total of 10oz today.

She is 19wks and weighs 14lb 2oz how does that compare with your LOs?

Yes happy holidays tugs .

Bedtime is around now here and I go to bed now too as I'm too tired to stay up.

Ellen's 18 weeks and weighed 15lb 5 at 16.

20 weeks 14lb8

Angie sorry about the changing table, was it high? We've got in the habit of co-sleeping/napping too, I just know that one day soon he's going to roll off the bed when I'm not looking

Thanks for all the vest info. It was much easier in January, just wrap them up!

Angie, don't beat yourself up too much. I'm sure ages fine. It's bound to happen/has happened to all of us :)

Have a lovely holiday tugs

Bedtime is usually just before 9 here, but she went down at quarter past 8 tonight. It's only now I'm starting to stay up after she's gone to bed, after the video monitor arrived. We're in a bungalow too and the bedroom is right next to the living room.

Nancy was 13lb 10oz at 18 weeks.

Thanks ladies, I'm such a worrier! DS1 was just so simple to feed, full bottle. Done. DD is the complete opposite!

I'm also in a bungalow so DD sleeps in her own room for naps and bed, and bedtime is 7 x

Sadly Ivy is refusing to sleep properly during the day so she just gets crankier as the day goes on. Since she moved out of the carrycot naps have been all over the place. :( Took her to my hometown yesterday so she did at least sleep on the M1! :)

Haven't had Ivy weighed since she was 16"weeks and she was 15lb9. She is 22 weeks now so i think a trip to clinic is needed next week! Bit scared as she is huge!

In.other news she tried some banana today and seemed to enjoy it andcis now trying to use the cup properly! Growinf up too fast

Happy : what is with 'This Morning' this week, yesterday i was about to dunk my hobnob and they start harping on about placenta eating and today I got put off my mini tunnocks caramel biscuits with swapsies BF.

DD2 goes to bed in her own room at 7/7.30 and i can usully be found trapsing in and out throughtout the night

Had her weighed today she is chunking up nicely 21weeks 15lb 16oz

Ange, sorry to hear about your little mishap, hope both of you are ok. They are getting so quick you forget, i went to make a cup of tea today, left DD2 on the playmat and found her with her legs wedged under the tv unit, which is a good metre away!