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June 2013 Commando crawlers vs Baby slugs

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SunnyL · 11/02/2014 08:06

Hi all - the old thread was about to run out so I started a new one.

Little Miss was up to mischief last night. Thankfully it's DHs day off today so he took her into bed with him while I slept in the spare room. She is just so excitable when she wakes up at night. It can can 90 minutes to scrape her off the ceiling.

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RueDeWakening · 28/04/2014 11:30

Pink - yes, will have to try that. Am feeling very guilty still Hmm

Re BFing, M feeds in the morning, and has a bottle at bedtime now. The morning feed varies from none (this morning) to 8-10 minutes these days. Bedtime he normally takes 6-8oz. He's a yogurt fiend though and will happily eat as many as I let him have.

Mrs81 · 28/04/2014 11:37

Congrats Oli Grin

DS bf when he wakes up in the am; mid afternoon and bedtime still - plus once or twice overnight. Alas. His interest varies and I'm going to wean him off midafternoon milk soon.
Along the same theme, how do you fit 3 meals & 2 snacks into the day? (or do you not?) We just need one big nap to throw everything off kilter...

hedgehogy · 28/04/2014 12:37

We only give three meals at the moment (no snacks yet): breakfast around an hour after waking, lunch after the morning nap, then dinner after the afternoon nap (there are sometimes two afternoon naps - she still likes her sleep).

AlohaMama · 28/04/2014 13:00

We normally do snack around 10.30 then lunch 11.30. Dinner is at 4.30-5, so afternoon snack is usually milk.

HungryHorace · 28/04/2014 14:04

We have breakfast at around 7, lunch at about 12 and dinner 4.30-5.00.

Snacks are given when DD wakes after her nap, so 10-10.30 ish and 3.00 ish.

It's taken some effort to fit it all in and she's not always that bothered about them in fairness.

She has 4 bottles a day as she sleeps better if she's woken for 10 minutes at around 10pm to have one. They vary between 5oz and 7oz. She's never had more than 8oz at a time though.

hedgehogy · 28/04/2014 15:06

Breakfast is usually 8-9am, depending on when she wakes up, lunch at 12ish and dinner at 5pm. I guess all the milk would count as snacks!

Mrs81 · 28/04/2014 15:54

Sounds like we're all going along similar lines. I'm suddenly relieved that afternoon snack is still boob...ds refused to nap after lunch and has now conked out mid feed. It's rather like having a newborn again...snuggled up in bed in the afternoon Smile

Mrs81 · 28/04/2014 16:00

Oh, and mini rant: DH's cousin has just had her first baby. She wanted to bf but was turfed out of hospital before feeding was properly established. Her community midwife, rather than support her with what SHE wanted to do, simply advised formula and that was that. Grrrr. She's really upset about it, understandably Sad

MaryWestmacott · 28/04/2014 16:02

Mrs81, if she's not on here, can you suggest she gets on quick and goes on the breast feeding section and asks for advice? If she really wants to bf and it's only just that she's stopped, she should be able to get it established.

Mrs81 · 28/04/2014 16:08

I thought of that but it's been over a week since she gave up and judging by this am's email, she's starting to reconcile to bottles. I don't really want to upset the already wobbly applecart...

hedgehogy · 28/04/2014 17:20

That's awful Mrs81. I was still struggling when I left hospital (baby kept falling asleep, and lost quite a bit of weight) but luckily my community midwife was supportive. I was also lucky that we have breastfeeding counsellors in this area who do home visits if you need help. It makes me sad that not everyone gets the same support - it really makes such a difference.

Mrs81 · 28/04/2014 17:55

It's so frustrating that support varies from area to area (and individual to individual too). Supporting a new mum to do what they want to do (within reason!) is surely the way to help them feel enabled.

I saw a locum GP early on who suggested to me that, rather than reflux causing DS's distress after every feed and a big drop down the centiles, perhaps he was simply hungry and I should feed him more (and use formula). I left in a hormonal mess, convinced I had got it all wrong. Fortunately we now have a brilliant GP Grin

Anyway, I'll hop off my soap box now!

BeanCalledPickle · 28/04/2014 20:09

We have breakfast at eight; she eats it with DH now I'm at work. Lunch with him as well at one. Only dinner isn't eaten as a family and that's her worst meal. Normally at 530 ish. I think they eat better in company! Snacks only given when we are in a coffee shop or something.

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SunnyL · 29/04/2014 06:36

Morning yaaaaaawn.

What time are your baby's getting up for the day? For the last month Lil has been waking up at 6am ready to party. I shouldn't complain as that's when she started sleeping through but an extra hour in bed would be gladly appreciated.

I'm thinking of keeping her up a little longer at night so I can persuade her to sleep in. Will that work or will I just have a cranky baby?

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HungryHorace · 29/04/2014 07:10

About 6am here too. I left her this morning until I heard her standing up, which is when I got up to change her nappy etc.

I know DD wouldn't be kept up longer, but that's just her.

I also can't really complain as she's sleeping through, but it's a killer at the weekend when in theory I could have a lie in!

Mrs81 · 29/04/2014 07:25

Usually 6.30-7am, occassionally earlier and very occassionally later. A blackout blind AND curtain helped a bit.

I guess you could try shifting bedtime in stages Sunny and see what happens?

hedgehogy · 29/04/2014 08:22

Anywhere between 6.30-8am. DH usually wakes her up when he's getting ready for work.
DD has blackout curtains in her room, I think they help. She has her bath and goes to bed between 7.30-8.30pm (we're gradually making it earlier, but it depends on how tired she is each day) and usually sleeps through.

AlohaMama · 29/04/2014 14:07

Usually not long after 6 here, on a great day she might make it to 6.45. she has a good blind so it's not light that wakes her. She has an early bedtime (6pm) but if she's even a little bit late she gets very tired and then will cry for a long time before going to sleep, and that doesnt' result in her waking any later. I think I read somewhere that wake up time is pretty fixed according to your babies biological clock and you can't do too much to shift it. I guess that makes sense, some of us are early birds and some are night owls...

AlohaMama · 29/04/2014 14:08

Just re-read your post hedgyhogy - 8am??? Having to wake her up???? What I would do for just one lie-in...

curlyclaz13 · 29/04/2014 14:24

Hi all, I haven't posted in ages! I am back at work ft so don't have much me time now. Oscar is doing really well,cruising round the furniture and non stop babbling. He loves food particularly fish.
I am still by and he feeds a lot when i'm with him but I really struggle expressing at work,he thankfully doesn't take much from a cup though.

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SunnyL · 29/04/2014 16:59

Actually that helps hearing that I don't have a weird baby. She's already got blackout curtains up so its not the light. To be fair I'm very much a morning person its just that my morning starts at 7 Smile .

Curly is osk in nursery full time? How is he finding it?

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HungryHorace · 29/04/2014 17:16

We have blackout blind and curtain too. Also get 6.45 at latest really. I used to be an early bird. I'd kill for more sleep right now though as my body clock is broken and wakes me at 5 these days. :-/

hedgehogy · 29/04/2014 17:52

Aloha - no, I meant that she sometimes sleeps till 8 given the chance but DH usually wakes her up earlier by being noisy (he gets ready at 6.30am)! Still, 6.30 is later than she used to wake up so I'm not complaining. My natural wake up time is 6.30am (7am would be a lie-in!) so I wake up then even on the weekend. Though if DD sleeps till later it gives me a chance to get ready and get stuff done before she wakes up (which feels amazing as I don't get much of a chance to do anything during the day).

hedgehogy · 29/04/2014 17:56

Oh and Grin at the thought of having to wake her at 8! That would be amazing!

BeanCalledPickle · 29/04/2014 20:57

Polly sleeps 8-8 ish. She often has a lie in at the weekend?! And I have to wake her for milk before I go to work.

She has a late afternoon nap 4 ish so would never be in bed at 6, which is good as I like the hour after I get home from work with her. I guess you can manipulate them in so far as if the clocks change or you travel then you alter their schedules? I don't try though. I'm not sure what I did to deserve such a placid child and creep around her for fear that the slightest upset will throw her off!