JULY 2014 - WE HAVE BABIES

[justhayley]

Well it's only mid June but I hear we have our first July 2014 baby - congratulations MrsC, also hear there is one going to be joining us very very soon so thought it was time to start a postnatal thread! Wow can you believe it's that time already!!!

I hope to be joining you on this thread in the next few weeks - have no desire to get to 40 /42 weeks in this heat thank you.

For now congratulations new mummies xxx

Ickle his nap times are really unpredictable at the moment, and to be honest, when he's tired the screaming is even worse - he tends to fight sleep a lot of the time.

Auntie like you I've tried everything, and only me or occasionally DH or my mum being in the back with him can calm him down, which is obviously impossible when I'm on my own. I think until he's a bit happier in the car seat I'll try to limit journeys and walk as much as I can - at least it'll help me lose the baby weight and get a bit healthier!

Oh dear becky we are the same- I'm just great full ds likes his pushchair more these days I used to have to take the sling everywhere and once I'd had enough of his screaming end up pushing it with him in sling. I had a lot of 'your spoiling him' comments but I preferred that to screaming!

Anyone got any teething suggestions? We have gel that has short term effect, sophie and cold dummies so far!

Thanks snow

ds likes to practice rolling and slamming his feet down as hard as he can but the sleeping bag has put an end to that

Third attempt at posting!

Relieved (although it's horrible to say) at some of you also having problems napping - I thought we'd cracked it but last couple of days have been rubbish.

ickle friend swears by Nelson's teething powder?

Thanks its we got some of those powders and he hates them someone else recommended this for cold riddled babies (and adults) so probably going to give it a try www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdisplay0_10751_-1_294417_10001?$ja=tsid:50292&cm_mmc=googlemerchantcenter--googleshopping--NULL--NULL&gclid=Cj0KEQjwlK2iBRDk0Jnjso6AgM0BEiQAdX-iY_A-eF9kGbtpHz8Q-jvgyo7-8qzHfYK27J3eScQy4NAaAlqv8P8HAQ

Right off to supermarket for my hour of freedom!!!

struggling today :( is ds supposed to be this unhappy at this age? because I feel like I've made him like this. dp has been short tempered all day because ds has been crying and made several digs at me about various things and I just feel like I'm failing. I've done everything I thought was right to try and give him the best start so where have I gone wrong? yesterday my mother asked me why I thought he was "like he is" and I wanted to knock her out for talking about my gorgeous boy like that.

Oh Auntie! Your gorgeous boy is probably just being a baby -> random - and there's nothing wrong with him that won't sort itself with age. Your mum can sit and spin and your DH needs to learn healthier ways of expressing irritation OR learn to be more patient. I feel for you.

^ what ismarah said. I reckon babies have good/bad days like the rest of us! Nothing you have done! X

Totally agree! Nothing you have done at all. Have you looked at the wonder weeks? Is he in a developmental leap? DD2 just went through the 3rd leap and was super grouchy with it.

Thank you - I know you're all probably right. I just worry cos he's so clingy and stuff. I think he's approaching the 19 week on the wonder week thing.

There are definitely up and down days with babies. They like to keep us on our toes. I think on days like those all you can do is get through it the best you can, cut yourself slack, not worry about other things and just cuddle your baby, remembering the bad days will pass.

Oh auntie huge hugs how horrible. I'm awful for telling myself these lies about how I am compared to other mums and how ds is compared to other babies. I've found a Facebook page called the fussy baby which has a blog www.thefussybabysite.com I find reassuring on hard days. My friends got 2 dd's she regularly tells me she has been exactly the same with both dd1 was like our ds's dd2 is so chilled. It's not her its the baby!

Absolutely zonked been up since 4am with poorly ds ans dh!! Bed time. ..

This thread is nearly full so I made us a shiny new one