April 2013 - Trying to keep our (babies) cool in the summer!

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what teething gel do people recommend? Baby bird is definitely teething, she's chomping on everything in sight, and is not too happy about it! Been up a lot in the night crying (she's been sleeping through since 4/5 weeks!!!) so guess it must be from teething and would love to have something to help calm her, I can't cope with another 2 years of distressed crying!!!!

Hi all I've been lurking for months but these threads seem to move so quickly that I've never felt brave enough to jump in!
But today's the day

I had my PFB DS on April 15th. He is an utter star, people comment on how chilled he is. He is so lovely but on the odd occasion that he has a full screaming crying fit (overtired or windy) I completely panic! On hindsight I can see that he's obviously had a big day and is really tired etc, but in the moment DH and I look at each other with bewildered worried expressions whilst jigging, singing and panicking!

But mostly he is just gorgeous. Loves his milk, hates his car seat, loves cuddles, happy to lie on his playmat, kick about, coo at you and chew on his toys.

I'm loving my mat leave but realise that I'm a complete baby bore these days ! I've just requested to join the Facebook group, sorry for being such a late joiner! I find this thread really useful as everyone is talking about things that I'm thinking about.

Yes to dribbling, no to rolling, yes to having a big chubby baby (about 16lbs and 16 weeks) no to laughing yet (despite me and DH acting like complete fools to try to amuse him!

Ok total essay there (told you I'm a baby bore!)
Hi everyone

I no what u mean about wing a baby bore! I've made ,y closest friend promise they will tell me if I get too bad. I no like no one with babies other then rose I've met so yes mn is brill for all that!
My lo is quite chilled as well which really does make the crying seem odd! The other day a friend visited and he screamed the second she held him and he's usually good at being passed on! But the I did see the time a it was 3pm and that was his first cry of the day! Although we are getting more now he s starting to teeth boo :(

welcome dorris
you're right that threads move really quickly but this one seems to be slowing down to a halt! where is everyone? Are you all using facebook more then mn now?! I don't have facebook could never be bothered for it but every day I'm getting more and more tempted just to see what you guys are all up to!!!!!

I think this thread has slowed because of Facebook, I've just joined the Facebook group and it is really busy, lots of comments and posts through the day. I'm really liking it- you should join!

Dorris Hi! Try the double whammy, actions with sounds. Apparently babies laught at touch to start off with so tickling with funny noises, ear chomping, noisy wet raspberries!

Bird come on over! I've only been in the FB group a couple of months and I wish I'd joined earlier - so nice to put pictures to babies!

I definitely need to join Facebook.. Havnt in the past for various reasons but now seems like a good time to join

I discovered nelsons teething granules yesterday, they are amazing!! I was stood at the til with lo on my hip crying, first time she has really been grizzly with her gums. She thought it was great and opened her mouth in anticipation!

Hello Dorris

We have the Calpol teething gel. Only used it once as the unexplained crying seems to have stopped. She's still chewing on things, but not as upset so i assume any teeth movements have settled down. Don't know if it was the gel or would have happened anyway....

Anyone else's baby started making a grumbling straining noise when they want something? My DD was never a big crier but has started making strange noises instead-usually when she wants something, milk, to be picked up, is tired etc. Is she just testing her newly discovered vocal chords? Lots of other pleasant gurgles as well...

Whoops! This slid off my threads I am on! Marking my place...

W seems to be really gnawing on his fist at the moment. Tried nelsons and Ashton and Parsons without a vast effect (worked on DD though) so may try the cal gel if I get near a boots.

Yes FB is really busy. Loving seeing the babies development.

W makes a noise to call us, it's like the 'a' part of apple. Quite cute as DD responds to it with the same noise and either gives him a toy or chats.

She is being a little rough at the moment and we've had to step in a few times. She's also decided that he should start weaning... He had a spoonful of mayo that he gobbled up as I wasn't quick enough to leap across the room and remove. DH then admits he has caught DD feeding him pear, orange and an ice lolly too.

I am exhausted but can't switch off or settle. Everyone is snoring too. Two more hours and W will demand boob, so shall go and count sheep or something...

So far... 1.30 and now 4.30... I hope B doesn't want to get up at 6.

Welcome Dorris. Good to have you here! Your baby is just a day younger than mine :) I try not to be a baby bore but it's all consuming, isn't it?!

Yes FB is definitely moving faster these days, I find it easier to keep up and post on there.

I currently have a baby snoozing on my arm. If I move her she cries and tries to latch again! We have bonjela but I also bought teethers like a dummy (closer to nature ones) which give her little mouth something to gnaw on.

Welcome Dorris. Good to have you! Fb is definitely busier x

likecandy thanks for the advice on how to be funny for a baby I've tried the noisy 'nom nom nom' kisses a few times which elicited a BIG open mouthed smile and coos but still no laugh! I will persevere.

mrs mummy p DS makes grumbling straining noises but they aren't new: they are often followed by some rather unbecoming parp parp noises

keep the faith baby it's so good to come on here and on Facebook to see how other babies really close in age to DS are getting on. I got to indulge my baby bore tendencies at an under 1s group today but there aren't any babies t exactly the same place as mine. It is mind blowing to see 8/9/10 month old babies sitting up, crawling, eating etc. there's so much to come!

I love the baby clubs for seeing what the older babies are doing, I get really excited!
Although every nappy change is much harder now he's rolling more!

Hello!
I for one don't use FB so please don't all run off and leave me
Dd rolls back to front almost everytime you put her down but then gets cross as dislikes being on her tummy!
She's very dribbly and chews everything, she is a nightmare if you put her in anything with long sleeves as they are soaked within seconds! Gums are white but no teeth yet. I have the dentinox teething gel, I seem to remember some of the others can only be used so many times a day one I think is calgel. Dentinox can be used after twenty min although I have only used it for her once so far as she's not one for wingeing most of the time
I have read somewhere online that the recommended age for weaning is going to be pushed back from six months due to some babies struggling if left til 6 months. My eldest two were starting weaning at 17 weeks because they were both ridiculously greedy. Talking 9oz of hungry milk every two hours! Dd is no where near that but I think I may start introducing a little solid food around 5 months

Same on the rolling, he can to front to back and back to front but not together!
We hav mega drools he's starting to get a rash under his chin but if I put a bib on him he kicks off cos he thinks he's going to get fed!
That's interesting about the pos changes n weaning ages, I was thinking about 5mth to for weaning.
So all sounds pretty similar here!

Faithlet rolls back to front pretty much every time she's laid down but front to back is less frequent! She's 17 weeks and nowhere near weaning yet. Interested in watching people eat, hands in mouth but that's it.

Like night was a miracle! She went to sleep at 8pm!!! I got some evening! Think it was a combination of not much sleep in the day, massage and a drop of hungry baby formula in her bottle with EBM. After weeks of hours and hours feeding her to sleep til between 9 and 10 it was great.

num I also don't use facebook, lets hope others stick around with us here!

baby bird is great at rolling front to back but still gets stuck if she tries the other way round. she now actually prefers tummy time to playing on her back so have to keep rolling her back over. She's being a big moan with teething, we're using bonjela which you can only put on every 3 hours but seems to be managing with that.
she seems to have just made the connection that mummy=food. she keeps on stopping mid-feed to have a look up at me and give a gorgeous smile
apparanetly nappy change is the funniest thing as soon as I put her on the changing table and say "shall we change your nappy?" I get big smiles and giggles, even if a minute before she was crying!!!

Hello! I've mostly been on fb lately but enjoy catching up here too. Welcome Dorris:-)
Dd will roll onto her side from back but doesn't' seem to want to go further. When we put her on her tummy she gets frustrated!

My big news is that most unexpectedly, she slept "through the night" for the first time! From 9pm til 5.45am. She's 16 weeks and ebf. Of course I woke earlier with leaky boobs, needing a pee and in a panic! I'm trying not to get my hopes up for a repeat but it's hard not to get excited...Actually today's been a bit daft in terms of naps which threw bedtime out so that's probably already scuppered it.

One thing I did wonder is, do they need more daytime feeds once they sleep longer at night? Usually she goes 3-4 hrs between feeds and often only one boob per feed (when I offer the other she usually sicks a lot up). Anyone been there and done that yet? I know a lot of folks are still up a lot at night...I was with ds1 so this is a pleasant surprise!

I'll still be on MN but FB definitely moves fast these days.

looby Faithlet has been sleeping through for a while! She feeds a lot in the day. I don't really track it (though I will tomorrow if you like?!) but basically I tend to feed her when she wakes up from sleep/naps, if she's fussy then she tanks up at bedtime. She used to cluster feed for hours in the evening (often starting at 4pm and finishing between 9 and 10). However now she's feeding for less time at bedtime and has gone to sleep at 8pm the last two nights . Still she fed for an hour between 7 and 8 after her bath and massage before she went down!

bird mid feed smiles are amazing, aren't they?!

8pm settling might mean we can actually go out for dinner at some point soon.....oh gosh I hope it lasts!

Hi faith yes if you don't mind letting me know about her feeds tomorrow, that would be cool. Thanks. Dd does feed/suck more in evenings too, it definitely tips into comfort sucking and like you, I look forward to the day when we can put her down earlier and go out..especially as she has refused the bottle in the past. Are you ebf or does she have some formula in the evening? Let's hope she keeps up the 8pm bedtime!

I just read the fb stats, my friend had an Abigail Faith in January!! She is a Christian (as am I)- are you too, or did you just like the names?

Everyone - have a good week with your babies :-)

Oops this slipped off of threads I am on, am trying to keep up but I just have no time. we got back from a holiday in Cornwall yesterday. We had a great time.
Alex is now sitting up well kinda half the time he rolls over to the side but he doesn't like help! He has a appointment later this week with the preemie nutritionist again, he is still taking a breast Feed every two hours and having gentle purees as advised as well he is hungry all the time so they want to discuss increasing his amounts of food but want to run some checks first.
He loved the sea when we were away, dd and ds swim like fish and Alex was desperate to join them he sat at the edge falling into the waves, my brother carried him out and nearly dropped him he started kicking and wriggling so hard-brother nearly had a heart attack
I will try to put some pics on fb in the next few days.
I can't believe it is August already 4months and it will be Alex's birthday, How crazy is that?!?

Morning all! I can't quite believe it, she slept for 11 hours! Whoop! I think she'd have slept later if not for DH's alarm...

looby yes we're Christians (although faith is a bit wobbly at present). We chose Faith before she was even conceived! After we'd been TTC for over a year we thought Faith was fitting (it actually took 2 years 8 months!). Abigail popped into my head at about 19 weeks pregnant. We liked it as a longer name, liked the nickname Abby and the meaning The joy of the Father :)

Ok feeds I will try to post as it happens - 7am woke, fed 30 minutes total (15 mins both sides).

8.10 Feeding again!

I dunno how you bf mums do it! I very much like dds routine of bed at 8 til at least 5 and feeds every three hours!