September 2014 Babies leave the newborn stage behind. Thread 2

[SeptemberBabies]

New thread because our initial thread is about to max out.

For babies born around September 2014 - or just before for early arrivals and just after for late arrivals.

Allis - pretty sure ebf babies can start to go up to 1 week - 10 days with no poo after their digestive system matures a bit.

Holls Fate Velvet and Team I was really worried about being isolated on mat leave as I moved to part of deepest darkest Yorkshire recently and don't know any other mums round here, but groups where you learn/do a specific activity have been great. I forced myself to go to one a few weeks ago and although I was dreading it I could immediately see how much dd took from it. She was so interested in everything around her, happy, smiling and loved the atmosphere. Since we've been going she's slept better and started to get into more of a routine. I find it best to go in the morning when she's in the mood to play, and now we go to groups like baby massage which are smaller in size so not only are we learning a new hobby together but meeting new people too. All the mums I've met through groups so far seem to be in the same boat, enjoying being mums but adjusting too!

fate DS is almost 12 weeks now so thought I'd be able to get the daytime naps sorted. Hmmm. Maybe I'll stick with cot in the morning and then bouncy chair in the afternoon. I wanted to avoid the bouncy chair now because it's a bad habit and I get nothing done because noises are now disturbing him whereas before he'd sleep through anything. But maybe I am trying to change things too early.

The Mums you meet locally at baby and toddler groups (especially the Mums who have babies in the next 10 months) will be the Mums that in 10/15 years time you will still be seeing.

These will be the Mums with children in the same school class/year group as your child. You be 'school yard Mums' with many of these people. You will see them collecting and dropping off at school, at parents evenings, open days, school concerts, plus all the other goings on at school.

You will also come across the same local Mums dropping off at Rainbows / Beavers / Brownies / Cubs / Swimming / Ballet / Football /Trampoline club / Dancing / Art class - and all the rest.

The babies that you learn the names of now, you could well still know when they are spotty teenagers fancying the pants off your own child.

So the moral - don't stress about 'getting to know' other Mums. It is absolutely inevitable that you will get to know them and their children anyway. You have and will always have a very lot in common with these other Mums. Your paths will cross thousands of times.

Bloom we are in deepest dRkest yorks too! X

right. I know I worry over everything but my usually pretty placid little boy has done wrwcking cries for bottles tonight. this on top of his face. I'm now thinking slap cheek but still no temp. he is chomping on dummy which he has previously not really wanted. taking 150+ml at feeds - at night he usually has about 100.. his body felt v warm so moved him under sheet and blanket combo. could this STILL be a reaction to the jabs, or could it be slap cheek. o saw doc who I felt was a bit dismissive. have an appt today do I take it ir just ring health visitor. am cross as it has got worse since nurse told me to put vaseline on it - coincidence????? oh the stressssssssss.

Could his chomping on the dummy be a sign of teething? I think you suggested this earlier due to the red cheeks? It may also explain the upset. I'd definitely take the appointment today.

Do others use sleeping/gro bags for their babies and how are they getting on with them now (I'd think most people?) have the central heating on most/all if the night? I think DD is getting too hot in hers. She really couldn't settle earlier, so I unzipped her bag and she seemed better.

During this feed she's thrown up all over me. Twice. Great.

Correction. Three times!

team barney generally sleeps well in his grobag but did seen hot last night so I stuck him under sheet and blanket ehich he sort of pushed off him self. Our room can get q cold but was fine last night. I will stick him back in bag tonight but might not do zip up round the edge?

do u think docs will b cross with me seeing as how I saw doc yesterday? annoyingly if it wasn't for the howling he has had a pretty good night!

We use sleeping bags, don't have the heating on all night though, it would be far too warm. The heating usually clicks off at around 8pm and then comes back on around 5am. I have a gro egg and our bedroom usually hovers around 19-20 degrees. Apparently the recommended temp is between 16-20 but I would find 16 far too cold. At 20 degrees DS wears a sleep suit with mits in the end to keep hands warm and sleeping bag. Seems plenty warm enough.

Holls, if you're worried about him then you should take him to the docs. Mothers instinct should always be listened to, in my opinion. If the doc is cross, then they are being unreasonable, so sod 'em

we are going to go

Great! Give us an update when you can.

Team sorry about throwing up but your post made me happy in that I am not entirely alone!!!

Grobags - I bought a couple of 1 tog ones and we were given a 2.5 tog as gift- our heating is on all night but we have a thermostat which we set on 18.5-19, so heating comes on a couple of hours and goes off automatically- angle care thermometer shows our room temperature as 21-22 which I am not sure if correct (either our thermostat or angle care is wrong)

I either put ds in vest plus sleeping suit plus one tog gro bag or just in a long sleeve vest plus 2.5 togs gro bag...

This is actually my favourite subject because I find the advice given here on a low temp- cold side and am not comfortable with them - I am from a country where we don't turn heating off at nights, before ds was born I promised to myself I will follow the advice so he is brought up as others in this country for the weather, but when they say whatever you have on put one more layer for baby this is then inconsistent with grobag guidelines or other guidelines I have looked at for night wears

Sorry! Long essay!

Oh, a one tog is a good idea! I might try that. I also wonder if she's uncomfortable in it with her harness now she's grown a bit more. The harness holds her legs quite wide apart, and I wonder if the gro bags aren't wide enough for her now? I really, really hope the harness can come off next week. Find out on Monday when she has her next hip scan. Tonight I might try her in vest and babygro with a blanket and see if she is any happier with that. I think she wants to sleep on her side, but she can't because of the harness. Once it is off and she can get herself a bit more comfy I'm hoping she will start to sleep better.

Waiting for the doc to call me about increasing her dose of ranitidine, which will reduce the vom-fest!!! Three times in one feed!!!

I use a 2.5 tog with a long sleeve vest and sleepsuit. I don't have the heating on at night and it hovers around 16 degrees. He seems to sleep better when it's cooler and he has layers on than when it's too hot.

16?? Oooooh that's cold for me :)

Team your post made me laugh. As the mum of a VERY sicky dd it's good to know I'm not alone. We've had 3 outfit changes today and that's just me! I also just bulk bought 14 more bibs... oh the rock n roll lives we lead...!

Holls Good on you for going, never hurts to check, sod the doctors if they think otherwise. Whereabouts in Yorkshire are you? We're in a village near Wakey, and I love living here, but find it comically strange sometimes (having moved up from London to live with DH).

Nazly and others talking about Grobags, I think I might be doing it wrong as dd wears vest, plus sleepsuit plus 2.5 tog in 19-degree bedroom. She loves being warm though, which we discovered when she had to stay in hospital with me for a couple of nights recently. She's much happier and sleeps so much better in the warm

Nazly 16 is freezing to me too, think it's because all my family are from hot countries, we just love the heat in our house!

Inbl00m, DS is in 2.5 tog plus sleep suit in 2.5 tog at 19 degree bedroom.

I wouldn't put him in less. He wakes (like I do) if the temperature drops to 16 degrees.

Oh and normally we wouldn't even put the heating on until the first frost of the year (we've had none here) and if I was cold I'd just layer up or stick a blanket on the bed. So I'm not someone who needs it warm.

I'd be boiling if we left the heating on all night. It has to be arctic temps for me to consider it, maybe one or two nights a year.

All children are different in terms of tolerating temperature, just like different people.

DC1 - 2.5 tog grobag + long sleeved vest
--> she is now 10 and she's always too hot. She rarely wears long sleeves and sleeps in just pants

DC2 - 2.5 tog grobag + short sleeved vest + sleepsuit
--> he is 9 now and continues to prefer being snuggly and warm as much as poss. He loves his fleece onesies

DC3 - 2.5 tog grobag + sleepsuit

DC4 - 2.5 tog grobag + long sleeved vest + sleepsuit

All born same time of year and bedroom temp approx same for all. I get that there will be recommendations for newborns. But also remember that every child is different in what they prefer.

docs fine. basically a reaction to vaseline and really just chapped cheeks. yup I feel a right idiot.

we are just outside harrogate - used to live just outside wakey

We usually have a sleepsuit and 2.5tog sleeping bag in 18-20 degree room. last night b felt warm though so we went sheets and blankets. I prefer sleeping bag for my peace of mind!!

Holls - that's great news. Better to have it checked out and be reassured that it is something minor than to not get it checked and risk it being serious.

Going to try DD not sleeping in a grobag tonight. Think the issue could be the width of her harness. See how it goes tonight...

Glad your little one is alright holls. It's always best to be on the safe side so you certainly did the right thing! I do think sometimes doctors shrug off mothers concerns when they shouldn't!

I put Molly in short sleeved vest, sleep suit and 2.5 tog gro bag at night and our heating is set to come on if it goes below 18 during the night but the bedroom radiator is lower anyway as otherwise it's too warm during the day when heating is set to 21 and she just has a blanket then for day time naps. She seems fine at night - just cold hands! I know that's not indicative of the rest of her temperature and she sucks her thumb so feel bad to cover them but they're just so cold might need to bring out the scratch mits again!

Glad to hear positive experiences of baby groups. Like others have said, I am very nervous to go to any groups but have said I will force myself in the new year or I will become a recluse! And actually what I worry more about is not having the confidence to handle Molly when out and about on my own. She cried when I was queuing at the supermarket recently and I caught another woman giving me a dirty look which has stuck with me.

I can't sleep if it's too warm, even when it's properly cold outside I still use a thin summer duvet. DH uses a massive heavy winter weight one and still moans about the cold - will be interesting to see who DS takes after. Me I hope - save on heating bills!