October 2014.. Thread 7.. Teeth, tantrums & tickles

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Hope this works ?

Just realised I meant 10-15 mins later each week

buttwing mine is also a October 13th baby. I think there's someone else on here with a baby with the same birthday too! DD isn't rolling either, gets onto her front sometimes but not what I'd describe as a persistent roller.

I totally agree with the 'communication over movement' with baby development. DS was pretty average with both although his speech and language skills became very good pretty quickly. Walking/running took much longer to perfect. It seems there is a massive range of what is normal with talking. I know one toddler who first spoke very clear words at one but another who still struggles with language and speech at 3.2yrs. Who knows which camp DD will fall into, she makes at lot of random noises so we'll see!

What time does your lo go to bed Munday?

Hadn't even thought about the clocks going forward.

My little one has always stood on my lap since she was about 2 months old. She hates sitting down (not easy when going to baby cinema). Really hope it doesn't give her bow legs, google says not, so fingers crossed. She has little interest in rolling over and I hadn't really connected the two. She pulls her head up whilst lying down and tries to sit. Think she's probably one of the youngest on here though. She was due at the end of Oct and was born two weeks late.

We're starting to look at nurseries. I have a real mix of emotion about it. In some ways I feel sad at the prospect of not looking after bubba every day, yet I also look forward to getting a bit of myself back by going back to work. Bubba is a proper nosy parker, a miniature psychopath (thanks for that one Tatty) and I think she'll need more interaction soon, so I think it will be healthy for her too.

Sleepy- baby goes to sleep (on the boob) at around 7 every night so this week I'll try to getting the last feed started at 7 and go from there.
She also likes to be held standing up, and the Jumperoo is her favourite toy. She happily bounces try to launch herself for 10-15 mins without my input

Another 13th October here. Two weeks late at that date though.

Bedtime has become so sporadic over the last couple of weeks that I doubt any of us will notice clocks changing. She's started seeing 7pm as time for a nap rather than bedtime, even though we've been super consistent with bath and other routine stuff. Always up twice for resettling before 9. Sometimes we give up and she sleeps on us in front of the telly. If that didn't happen I'd basically spend every evening in the dark on my own.

Has anyone tried ranitidine for reflux? Is it worth giving it a try?

What happened to the thread? It's oh so quiet.

I keep having a quick refresh in case I missed something. Anyone tried Aldi nappies? Hoping they're less prone to leakage
E managed a 2 hour nap this morning, I was so shocked I did bugger all except eat breakfast and catch up on The Following.
Just finishing a dream feed and hoping for a peaceful night.

That's a great nap Munday! My lo doesn't do more than 30 mins and it's starting to drive me a bit crazy. I don't get any time in the day... Not sure how to rectify this without using some form of sleep training. Feel like she's too little still...

Is anyone else's lo's sleep gone to s*?! Well DD has never been brilliant but I used to get an almost guaranteed 4hour stint. Not a bit of it these days, the last two weeks have been bloody awful. She's just feeding again now having only slept for 2 hours in her cot. Could be worse I suppose, last week there were nights when she'd only sleep if being held.

Yes! Well, it seems better again now, but for three weeks until last Thursday, sleeping here was horrendous. Truly awful - I'd be lucky if I got an hour and a half in a whole night, let alone in one hit.

I gave up on cots etc and put her in my bed so I could feed lying down. She's still in here, but will now wake up at around 2 or 3, then 5, then 7 or half past for the day. That's after a full wake up and feed at half 10 or 11. So it's not back to the best, but is much better than it had been.

Her evenings have gone to shit though - up/down 3 times between 7and 10. Painful.

But she's improving every day a tiny bit. She won't go into a cot until we move home in 2 weeks, so I'm focusing on making sure I give her lots of daytime nap options, and am keeping my fingers crossed that it will keep improving.

God never seen this thread so quiet

My lo is not rolling over but will get onto her side, she can sit up if supported by cushions etc which is great for her reflux. my first dd didnt roll or crawl, she just got up and walked at 11 months. I'm savouring the minutes she stays in one place, i have seen so many toddling toddlers giving their mums grief the past few days

Hello

Still in crap sleep mode here and dd is mostly in our bed after 2am as a result. We really do get so much more sleep cosleeping but I'm itching to get my own bed back. Just need to wait until dh has time to build the cot and then see how she gets on in own room. I very much doubt there will be much of a change straight away but even if she got another hour or two without being disturbed by us...

The weather is lovely here, yesterday had a glimpse of a summer idyll with 2 small children...empty playground, sun beating down, dd2 asleep in pram, Dd1 running around...then dd2 woke up of course

I too am itching to get my bed back. Well, itching to get my boyfriend back in it instead of a small puking thing. The farting would be the same though.

I have a question about cots. Pip sleeps with her face pushed into a pillow - I know, I know.. this is BAD. If she doesn't push her face into a pillow, then it's the side of the car seat, or the side of the buggy. I'm assuming it's a hangover from being used to the Sleepyhead for so long. Thing is, a cot doesn't have that option - unless I horror used cot bumpers. I know these are considered bad - does anyone really know why? They are for sale everywhere, surely they aren't all that lethal.

I would give her a comforter to push her face into. I think lots of babies like to do this. Plus it's a portable sleep cue.

That's dd with hers btw

She has (so far), shown no interest in comforters. That was my first thought - have bought three of the same thing I was given two of. I've put it on her/near her when she's sleeping since really early days, but she doesn't pick it up. Maybe she'll only be interested when she needs it when she hasn't got any other option.

Goats maybe you sleep with the comforter one night so it has your scent on it? Thats what i done with dd1 comforter, she still has the bloody thing and wont go to sleep without it at 5 years old, dd2 is not intrested she just likes any old blanket to rub over her face, thank goodness as dp and i have some frantic momments when the famous "sleepy ted" went missing

Goats not quite the same thing but E loves putting stuff on her face- cloths, socks, toys. Seems to really amuse her. Using a muslin as a sleep cue didn't work, it just became a fun game

Sorry posted too soon:
Maybe a muslin city might work if she likes to push her face into it as it'll still be breathable.
These small people are very particular about their likes/ dislikes aren't they

I know, it's almost like they're individuals with their own minds! Unreasonable.

Hi hi I'm here too.
So improved sleep with wake ups at half 12, half 2, half 4 and start the day at half 6. That's mental right that that is an improvement- that's not normal. Anyway like you goats compared to the crazy nights we've been having this is an improvement.
I normally have baby in bed with me past 2...he will not go into the cot at all after then. I wish he'd take a dummy or something it's annoying.

I use cot bumpers goats. So what. Send the cot bumper police....

We have a bumper too, don't know why really, DH just bought it. I put her down at the opposite end anyway but it won't be long before she can wriggle her way round the whole cot (if she'd only stay in it for long enough!!). We used muslins for DS as they're breathable good job cause they always ended up over his face when he was asleep but haven't tried anything like that wig DD yet. Maybe it's time to start.

Another one here who has a regular bed invader come 2ish. I could probably put her in her cot after then but I'm so sleepy I just give up. Have usually been in n out of her room several times by then. Kind of glad to hear that it's not just me

Why do babies like cloths on their faces so much? I don't get it or see how it replicates anything from the womb...

sazzle I would say the half twelve wake up is a good sign, pushing later and later. I'd be delighted if dd did that as her first wake. She is up for the day anywhere between 7.15-45 but wakes earlier in the evening, half ten or eleven or whenever we go to bed really.

Sazzle glad to hear N gives you a bit of a break in the evening. Hopefully this will lead to longer sleeps during the night.
Think we're in for a 2 outfit evening. DD hasn't been since this morning and is pretty annoyed about the situation. Left DH with her and a bottle to figure it out.