Aug 06 Babies - smiling and giggling and sleeping through the night (well 2 out of 3 ain't bad!)

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Eeny I feel confused all the time too!!Everybody thinks they have the best advice for you like your family and friends, what my mom doesnt seem to realise is that every baby is different and its just best to do what is right for your baby. She said when I was a baby I used to feed every 4 hours on the dot and because I'm BFing jackson on demand she keeps saying he is a greedy baby and needs to get into a routine? How can a baby be greedy? He's not very big for 9 weeks I think he's around 11lb. TBH my mom thinks she knows best in every situation and I'm constantly biting my lip with her. She seems to think I cant get him to sleep and often says something lke 'come to nanny, nanny will get you off to sleep etc'. I wish she would just but out and let me do things my way and maybe praise me up once in a while! (Sorry didnt mean to rant but had to get it off my chest!!)

Olivo fingers crossed we'll be ok tomorrow! Good luck!

Burstin thats a fantastic weight for little Joe at 9 weeks! I cant wait for Jackson to be bigger and bulky. I want to munch some chubby legs. At the moment Jackson's legs are quite long and lanky lol!

Right, am now stressed as poor Austin has been sick a few times today and is grizzly. Not sure if he is hot thou, im cold so he feels warm but thermometer is saying 34c.....?

Looks like there is a tooth thou!!!!!

Eeny, i weaned ds1 at 14weeks as he was very hungry and HV said it just depends on babies. The 6mth thing is (apparently, so im told) a guideline. All very confusing but i will wean Austin when he wants me to.

BHM I know what you mean - there are 3 older women in our lives (we dont have mothers around) who all have a take on how I should be mothering Alex. I have been told countless times that I am overfeeding amongst many other things. I've even been corrected on the best way to pat his back!!! Makes me pretty furious. (Mental note, do not do this to Mums when I am an older woman!)

Snow sorry about Austin being sick! If the thermometer says he is ok I wouldnt worry but I know you will anyway. I checked Alex's temp the other day with 2 different thermometers and I was still skeptical it was right! Sorry hope he feels better soon!

just to add - I may have jumped the gun offerring to organise the meet-up - better talk to Sal and make sure we can actually do it! If anyone else wants to take control of it that is fine with me!

Hi everyone. Not had chance to read all posts but here goes.

BHM - Molly is in cot in her own room. She has been there since she was 5 weeks old. She really didn't like the Moses basket and since I put her in the cot, has slept straight through from 10pm until 8am most days.

Eeny - baby rice. I gave Jack baby rice around the 4 month mark. As Alex is premature I wouldn't risk it before then as their digestive system is still immature (sp?). Talk to your HV for an update.

Cows Milk - Jack went on cows milk at 12 months and he's fine so Molly will be doing the same. I can't keep buying expensive tins of formula for a further 6 months! They get enough money off us during the 12 months that they need it! (lucky are the ones who can breastfeed )

Will try and read the rest of the posts later but need to get Molly ready for going out now.

ps. Just bought a fab new pram off ebay brand new for £79 which I can attach my Graco car seat to. Makes travelling to and from school a lot easier now I'm not breaking my arms carrying it and Molly!

sarahlou, the phn told me they've changed the milk guidelines because a worrying amount of babies were anaemic and the formula is fortified so as long as you give loads of iron in the diet i wouldn't think it matters.... I'm using it as the perfect excuse to bf for a bit longer though as dp was already looking at me funny for hinting i might feed caleb a bit longer than dd!

Hi everyone.
Sorry I haven't been on. We've taken on a decorating challenge and I've thrown myself into it a fair bit. So atm I look like frosty the snowman from doing lots of sanding of walls

Right heres my two pence worth....

Eeny, really really dont go there with the baby rice. Feel free to tell me to eff off but there are lots of reasons why. Firstly it isn't recommended that babies are weaned before 4 months at least because like Pinky mentioned, their digestive systems just aren't ready for it. Secondly like you said Alex is really only 8 weeks old so he is far off from it yet.
I think its very very easy for people to make these fleeting comments when they aren't their children. I also think that as time goes on you forget when and what time you did things with your baby. So this lady may have said she did it at those times but my guess is that she didn't.
Having said all of that, ultimatley it is your decision, Alex is your baby and you and Sal know him better than anyone in the whole world .

I think when it comes to weaning I'm going to wait as near to 6 months as we can. DD was weaned at 4 but she was so ready for it. Ellis is still struggling to take a 5oz bottle so I dont think it will be an issue.
As for the thing about cows milk, so long as Ellis' reflux is ok by then, he'll be having it at 12 months.

Sorry for those of you I haven't acknowledged. I have read all your posts though.
I must get back to sanding now and make my home look beautiful

Oh and Mels, if your reading, can you give me a call perrrrrleeeeeaseeee. Thank you dear

Hello everyone,

Eeny, don't mean to be preachy, but really, do wait until baby's digestive system is really ready for solid food. Baby rice will not 'settle' Alex. What it will do is sit in his stomach and expand it, giving him the feeling his tummy is full. It will not be digested. (In fact, digestion is the reason why formula fed babies appear to sleep better than breastfed ones - formula is harder to digest, and the tummy is full for longer). A good indication of the earliest a baby can have solids is if he can sit unassisted. Makes sense, don't you think?

Pink - that's the first I've heard about the new milk guidelines - I'm also pleased, as I b/f ds to 18 months, and dh thought that was a little bit long (he thought 14 months was ok though).

re: cow's milk - there's no guarantee that a baby will like cow's milk though. I tried giving ds cow's milk when he was 12 months, but no matter what tempertature, container, organic etc, he just did not like it and didn't ever take to drinking it. I was really surprised, as I thought all babies liked milk.I used to love milk as a child, in fact, I had a bottle until I was 5!!! HV said as long as he's getting calcium from food sources, which he was, he would be ok.

BHM - yes, my little one is dribbling and blowing spit bubbles! Totally normal at this stage.

Off to the clinic with both kids in tow today for baby weighing. I thought I'd find half term difficult, but it seems to be a lot easier coping with two in the house on my own during the day than I thought! Am very pleased with myself!! [insert proud mummy emoticon]

Hi everyone wow your babies are growing fast Sophie-Jane was 10lb 2 weeks ago but im sure shes nearer 11lb now. Her nappies have been very green lately I looked it up and read that it was due to too much foremilk which can lead to them snacking more sleeping less and colic I deliberately let her suck and suck and suck on the same breast for about half an hour today and already she seems more settled and poo yellow again. Her baby eczma seems to have flare ups but Im struggling figuring out whats causing it. Im not intending weaning her until she is at least 6 months old but I will take my lead from her. My mum has to go for further tests as the Pet scan she had was inconclusive. Its been a really trying time for us all as we dont know what to think they keep asking her if she has been in contact with asbestos its very scary. the pet scan involved some radioactive dye injected into her and apparently it showed no malignant cells thankfuly but they are baffled as to what has shown up in her lung. As a result she has to go for keyhole surgery to perform biopsies on her lung on 10th november. So its not over yet and not sure whether to feel relieved or not yet. Its my neices 21st on 10th too so mum is upset she will miss it. I am still up for the meet up but would really appreciate some help in organising it eeny as I just dont know where all this is leading yet. I was thinking of a travellers lodge type hotel as their rooms are cheaper for those that want to stay overnight. It would be good if we could get one with a brewers fayre and fun factory for the toddlers was wondering about birmingham or somewhere equally central like nottingham for everyone and perhaps having a day at a local attraction such as cadbury world or sundown kiddyland or we could take in a show such as cbeebies or panto and of course shopping and pamper evening is a must even if its just in the hotel rooms anyway eeny or anyone else feel free to help organise it as we dont want to miss out.

sorry that was a bit of an essay

hi everyone! wow the resounding MN verdict is to wait, huh? Ok I have taken it all on board. I doubt very much we will do it now. Obviously the last thing I want to do is do the wrong thing for Alex.

we are still just tyring to cope with this damn cold which has really pissed me off its the last thing we needed! GRRRR

I will talk to Sal tonight about the meet up to see if we can afford it and have the time etc. If we can then I will have a go at assisting organising it but I cant promise anything yet!

Hope you are all well sorry this is ignoring a lot of posts I have to cook dinner!

eeny, if it's the settling that you'd be giving the baby rice for then i should warn you, i weaned sarah at 4 1/2 months even though she was bf because i thought it would help her settle at night and space her feeds and it did neither. if anything she got worse at night from then on. have you tried the pick up/ put down method for him yet? it dodn't really work for sarah but some people have great success with it, it takes endless patience though!

Hi all.

Well if i wasn't an emotional wreck before i am nw!! Spent the best part of last night up at our local A&E with Austin as he has a rash on his leg which doesn't disappear with a glass....So called my friend whos a paed nurse, she thought he looked fine in himself but the rash was suspicious so she ran me down to the hosp. The doctor took one look, next thing i know baby has a needle in his hand, they've taken blood and getting ready to admit us for at least two days! By this point i was a wreck, crying one minute then together the next. Anyway, bloods came back fine, they've put it down to him being slightly under the weather and sent us home. Needless to say i didnt sleep much last night! I can honestly say i've never been so scared in my life.

But he is sitting in front of me now cooing and chatting to ds1 so maybe i can start to relax a teeny tiny bit!

Sorry for the ramble but needed to just get it off my chest.

holy crap snow, are you ok? poor austin. you must have been terrified. i hope he's ok now poor little guy. and i hope dh got you a huge mug of tea and some chocolates

{{{hugs}}}

He fien bless him slept thru most of it! But he has been wherever i am this morn. he now on his way to bathroom so i can shower and watch him. Not that im paranoid!

Dh coming home early today to help me out. Has really thrown me tbh. All sorts of things go thru your head but i managed to control myself and didnt look too much like an over paranoid mummy. (i think....)

Snow I am so sorry that must have been terrifing! I really really feel for you. How are you all doing now?

Pink we havent tried any real methods to get him to sleep. He sleeps a fair amount during the day, and then sleeps til about 11 at night then wakes up til about 4 or 5. We cant get him to sleep in his cot he only wants to sleep in his pram. Its just a nightmare. Any thoughts? I'm going to post a thread and ask for advice.

We are still sick with a cold which is triggering migraines for me as my sinus are blocked up. grr!

hope you are all doing well!

oh snow thats awful Im glad Austin seems ok this morning though. Its a worrying time parenthood isnt it? Eeny you poor thing I know its not much consolation to you but my 15 year old was like that hated the moses basket car seat pram and cot I used to have to carry her everywhere and when she got older she hated nappies too now I have to yell to get her to wake up I was having trouble with Sophie-Janes nappies being green and what I read might help you too apparently its too much snack feeding you know little and often feeding which causes them to have too much foremilk which leads to night waking and colic Im supposed to let her suck on just one breast per feed for a good twenty five minutes or more it seems to be helping and if she falls asleep too soon I put her back on the same breast next time as for sleeping in the pram is it because of the rocking motion as you can buy something which makes your cot rock failing that I wouldnt worry as long as he sleeps

thanks dreamy. I think the cot is too flat for him, he is used to sleeping in our arms, on my chest or snuggled up in the pram. oh god i just wish I could put him to sleep in his cot like a normal baby and then he would wake up have a feed and go back to sleep!!!

Hope everyone is ok today.

snow - it's sound like a complete nightmare!

Eeny - Have you tried putting a blanket around Alex and then getting him to sleep in your arms. When you transfer to cot, make sure the blanket is still around him so that the coldness of the cot won't wake him up. I used to have to do this with Jack and it's the same now with Molly.

sarahlou - we JUST started trying it with a little success so we will keep it up!

where is everyone! Hope you are all well!

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd drop you all a line to let you know I am still about. Sorry I haven't been able to keep in contact with you since I had the twins, but I'm very glad to see that you still have the thread going. I hope all your babes are thriving.

Matthew and Sarah are 15 weeks old now and are delightful. Matthew spent 8 days in hospital with Meningitis a fortnight ago, so I know how you felt with your scare, Snowboo. It was pretty scary, but the brain scan they did showed no abnormalities and he seems to be himself so there don't seem to be any lasting consequences.

Sarah is advanced in just about every way and has just become ticklish which is sooo cute. They are great babies which makes the whole twins thing a lot easier than it could have been. I love it - especially when they both sleep through for 8+ hours which admittedly only happens about once a week (oh, but when it does...).

I hope someone is able to organise a meet-up. It would be amazing, wouldn't it? Perhaps we could keep it really simple by sending a CAT to everyone on the thread to meet at a McDonalds for a couple of hours or something?

Anyhow, better get to bed - who knows who will wake when?? BTW has anyone made any preps for the end of BST? Let's hope we all sail through it

Best wishes til next time.

so good to hear from you p42, was hoping everything was ok. poor matthew and poor you and dh having that worry on top of dealing with twins. i'm glad he's ok now lucky you having twins that sleep through... must make up for the hard work during the day a bit!

just dropping in to say hello.

p42 - sorry to hear you had a scare but glad to hear you and the twins are doing well.

eeny - hope you and alex are getting a little more sleep.

snow - hope austin is well now.

all is well here, dd is being an absolute angel and we feel really settled now - i am so much less moody too!!
hope everyone else is well x

Well, Molly decided to be a little sh*t last night and would not settle for more than 1 hour at a time. Now I am very crabby and tired and shouting at Jack for no reason at all. Think I'll give up and go to my mums for the day. I'll have a kip in her bed while she babysits! Speak to you all later.

hello all have just about caught up sorry its been so long still borrowing people spc's so annoying i cant tell you

right cj is fine and un beileabley so am i i really feel for all those have ing anxiety and painc attacks ive been ther and its horrid

cj is still feeding well and gaining weight

eeny i hope your well please give me a call would love to hear from you

hello to everyone else i havent acknowledged