Jan 2015 new year new babies new thread AND EXPLOSIVE NAPPIES!

[bigfam]

Apparently the other thread is closed. How're nappy explosions going?
Baby bought up a little bit, but I thinks it's because she had a total of 9oz in an hour.

Hope DS sleeps tonight. I'm planning on bedding down on the sofa and watching as much of the election coverage as possible!

Well I managed to keep up with the election really well last night having been up every hour or two.... I can't see that sleep is going to improve here EVER so I may need to start drinking coffee again!

Hope everyone else had better nights.

Poor you sept. It must be the 4 month sleep regression. I have given up all hope this morning and have resigned to dd sleeping on me again! She is screaming when putting her down again. Luckily Dm is here so she can entertain Ds while I sit here with dd. She is so so cut though that I can't help but enjoy the cuddles! How is everyone else today?

Cute not cut! I don't learn do I!

I ran the bath water about an hour ago thinking I could have a quick bath
Dd has other ideas... Attached to boob!
My knees hurt so much at the moment... Come on body- hurry up and get back to normal!

My knees are shot too Pesto! And my back. Currently doing the walky bouncy thing with dd who will only sleep on me.

I've kind of accepted that this is the way things are at the moment dec! I keep repeating 'everything is just a phase....'

Oh and I do absolutely adore the cuddles with the little one. I must sound incredibly ungrateful with all this moaning!!

I was getting really worried about my knees (and back)
It's been 4 months- surely it's time for body to get back to normal!?!
But dr google led me to believe that the pain can go on for a few more months yet!
Think dh thinks I'm exaggerating but they really hurt... Then he suggested that maybe it's weight related... I just glared at him!
Been watching election news all morning with dd snuggles up on me...
Yup just telling myself to enjoy the cuddles

It's so much easier said than done though isn't it to say just enjoy then cuddles! I find myself so bogged down in the daily routine that I sometimes forget to have fun! Some things have happened the last few days though to make me realise how lucky I am and I'm trying to cherish it even more!
Sorry to hear about all of your knees and backs. My back was awful after Ds! I move without someone helping me some days. In fact I hadn't even noticed that all of the problems have gone since having dd. Ds was back to back labour and pushed my spine out throughout labour and i still maintain that it felt like I had bones out of place. Dd must have corrected it!
I have just got back from the fetal access centre as I'm still on the roaring list for a dentist. During labour with dd I broke a tooth and the one next to it cracked. Well it's now broken too and I'm in pain so finally went to have something done. It's big really helped though as just a temporary fix. Been to see if I can know get an appointment at the dentist and can't until July hopefully it will hold until then!

Dd was back to back so maybe that's why I'm in so much pain still?

Yesterday i had a day of hardly any housework, sun was shining and really got to play with her for hours
Absolutely loved it. She rolled over 4 times
Rather than dumping her in bouncer or on playmat while I cooked cleaned washed etc
I never did housework during the day when I was teaching so don't know why it takes me all day now?!

That's a long wait dec hope the temporary fix reduces the pain otherwise that's a long time to have a toothache.

When does this four month sleep regression kick in? (In terms of weeks) baby's 16 weeks on Wednesday so expect it'll kick in on the dot and she'll be a nightmare!
Sorry to hear that people are suffering, maybe it's worth going to the gp?

My DS is 4 months on Wednesday and it's not here yet. I don't recall my girls having it but perhaps it's so awful that my memory has blanked it out

I've just watched the royal wedding -Kate coming into the abbey
I blame you littlepink!!!

Haha pesto. I've watched it twice today already and I think about 4 times yesterday! I do love dd marvelling at her saying "oh mummy look. She's so beautiful. She's with her daddy." I told her last night at bedtime it was broken and I felt really guilty but I couldn't watch it one more time or I'd have screamed! If I hear the dress was made by Sarah burton one more time.......!!!

My back was awful after dd and I needed acupuncture to fix it. She was back to back but I had a previous work related back injury aswell. It's much better these days but I think it's coz I'm not lugging patients in and out of bed all day!

Yes I had a dodgy lower before anyway and now it hurts to lie flat, to roll over, to bend over to change nappies! I'll give it a few more months along with the knees then seek medical help...
(Really don't like doctors!)
Sorry you guys will just have to put up with my moaning!

Dd didn't do a poo yesterday... And now I've just changed one of her more explosive nappies... Eurgh!

The lady who is narrating the royal wedding sounds like a 4 year old when she discovers the designer was Sarah burton "yay!"

Deary me, dd has been seriously hard work today! Let's hope tonight's ok and tomorrow is a new day!
pesto that's exactly how I was with Ds. You have my sympathy. Don't leave it too long to seek help, last thing you want is long term damage.

I think the baby is just lulling me into false hope that her sleeping pattern is good and consistent (she's been going down as early as 7 some nights, through til 4am) before she has a huge regression. I second that you should see a gp pesto!!! (nagnag)

I'm in love with the jumperoo, and the baby is keen on it too, anyone who posted that they were thinking of buying one should definitely go ahead!

Glad she likes the Jumperoo bigfam! Sorry others have unsettled babies, Quade is not too bad at the minute, in fact he's been quite chilled today and was even happy in his pram while I shopped earlier so that's good!
He turned 4 months today, can't believe how fast time has flown. He is so lovely and chunky, I'm just in the process of buying him 9-12m clothes which seems mad but his thighs are enormous and most trousers don't fit haha.
I'm hoping his sleep regression was the two nights last weekend where he woke more often as he's sleeping well again at the minute. All of mine have tended to break sleep wise at about 6 months though so I'm sure it won't last!
I've had a bit of back pain too but I think in my case it's down to carrying the car seat around with him in as I think he's far too heavy to do that now. Going to have to start leaving it in the car I think!

That's so funny about the yay pesto. She does sound like a 4 yr old! Lol.

Moving ds up into 6-9 mth cloths. He's in a 6-9 mth vest and baby grow for bed tonight. His long sleeved vests don't fit, the arms are too short now. He must have had another growth spurt. He fed 3 times last night which isn't like him. He's waking every 2 hrs at really random times whereas before he was doing 8/9 hour stretches.....not anymore. He's managing 5 at best and that's the first part of the night. At least we're getting our evenings but from 11.30 onwards mums cafe is open all night and it's exhausting.

I don't think all babies are affected by the 4 month sleep regression so I'm sure those with settled babies have probably escaped it! Ds has been up every 1-2 hours tonight which is just so unlike her. She seems to be feeding each time she wakes though so maybe she's going through a growth spurt. She's not a particularly big baby and only just moved up to 3-6 month clothes. She seems to be outgrowing them already though. She has the chubbiest little thighs now!

Dd had finally stopped being Velcro baby 3 weeks ago, we are now worse than ever. She refused to be put down at all yesterday and she's waking far more at night again! She'll be 19 weeks next week! I'm hoping it's just a phase! Don't really want to go back to wearing the sling 24/7! Ah well! Little madam!

They are in wonder week 19 aswell which is a difficult one. It starts as early as 5 weeks before the new skills emerge. Ds is very clingy at the moment too but on the upside he was giving his big sister the most lovely smiles and giggles yesterday. He was properly belly laughing at her. She was only eating her dinner but he found it hilarious. His laugh in was infectious so we were all having a good laugh.

Jinxed myself now, baby woke at 2am, then didn't go back to sleep til 4am, she had an hours settled sleep, the kept me awake by fidgeting so I couldn't get back to sleep, now she's clingy and miserable. Sofa day, watching the Enfield haunting.
That's so cute little, bless them!

jinxed myself here too. DS was awake last night from 4am to 6am. Not hungry, not crying, just happily chatting away awake. not what I needed as went out last night for DH's birthday so feeling slightly worse for wear this morning.

Oh my gosh.... Dd has reverted to a newborn baby. Actually she's only had 2 weeks that she's not been like this and I am really struggling to keep my cool today. She's so unbelievably clingy, not napping and when she does only short bursts, screaming when being put down and refusing to go to anyone else. Poor Ds is getting so upset by her crying. I gave away my swing as well as she got annoyed with it bit I'm thinking it probably would help right now! Argggghhhhhh!!
Sorry rant over!
Hope everyone else is having a better time