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September 2014 - Rocking and Rolling

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FATEdestiny · 14/05/2015 22:46

Our babies are rocking and rolling, crawling and climbing into the second half of their first year.

Let the fun continue...

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Acorncat · 11/06/2015 16:21

We're on about about 4 or 5 feeds a day and, ooh, 3 or 4 feeds a night. He only really feeds before a nap and a wee one before tea. He's been drinking a lot more water in this warm weather.

For those still bfing - does your baby demand feeds? Like pulling at your top or something else booby related? Mine shows no signs that he actually wants fed but will usually take if I offer so it's hard to tell if he's actually wants it or just habit.

Weight is about 21lbs, he lost weight with his recent tonsillitis so he's dropped down another centile ( now between 50th and 75th)

holls2000 · 11/06/2015 16:36

Thanks all.

B weighs 21lb and is just above 75th centile, height has been on 75th centile until we went away when he had mega growth spurt and is now 74.5cm which is 91st centile!!

Tried him on some bread today, was fine. But as usual, most went on the floor.

LillyBugg · 11/06/2015 17:04

I was breastfeeding on demand but it became only about 3 times a day. Then one day he wanted more and I didn't have the supply. I spoke to a la Leche league leader who said feeding on demand doesn't really work at this age because they are so distracted by the very interesting world. So I'm now trying to actively feed more often. I'm conscious that milk is still important at this age so want to continue for now. He does 'ask' sometimes. I.e. Lunge at my boobs and suck my top/pull on it!

He weighs just short of 22lb, about the 80th percentile here. So a drop from the 91st. He seems huge to me! Just bought a job lot of second hand 12-18 month clothes because 9-12 is already tight and he's not long been in them!

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cookielove · 11/06/2015 20:50

I gave E bread instead of toast and he lobbed it all on the floor!

He was weighed about a month ago and I think he was 19lb so he probably is 20lb now! Will get him weighed next week!

Beccus · 11/06/2015 21:30

l is not v interested in b/f unless it's night time and he needs it to go back to sleep. he v rarely asks. I mostly offer 1st thing, before and after nap time & before bed. he doesn't seem to feed for long...except at night, where he cam go for 15-20 min

IAteSomeofthePies · 11/06/2015 21:31

We had lo weighed about a month ago and he was 23.5#, which was 98th%. And he was 84 cm, which was 99.6%. DH swears that lo grew an inch or two while we were away for 10 days, and it's true that he suddenly seems skinnier and can reach higher for things to pull off shelves! Though that last one may be increasing competence, rather than height.

Acorn he will sort of lunge for the boobs. I offer before I head to work or when I have the feeling that he is tired and would like a feed and a nap. If he's not interested he gives me a pity suck or two then wriggles away. He has been drinking lots more water, too. Again, this could just be increasing competence.

Topsyloulou · 11/06/2015 22:57

DS had his 8 month check last week & was 22.11oz, between 91st & 97th so slight increase from where he's been at 91st. Height is 79cm which is 97th & head was off the scale!

Poor wee man has an ear infection & has been on antibiotics from this morning. He's not been too ill with it fortunately, mainly tired & grumpy, constantly wanting his dummy which I guess helps his ears. Hopefully he'll start perking up once the antibiotics start working.

DS has two 210ml bottles a day, after breakfast & before bed, & probably drinks 180ish of each bottle.

LillyBugg · 12/06/2015 02:13

I'm ill!! Oh god it's awful...started to ache and shiver and feel a bit sick around 3pm. In bed by 7.30. Multiple trips to the bathroom later and I'm still here not brave enough to move too far from the loo. I really hope dh can stay home tomorrow. How do you look after a child if you have a tummy bug?? I've been dreading this because I knew one day it would happen Sad

holls2000 · 12/06/2015 07:06

Oh lilly noooo. Sad Sad Sad Sad hope you feel better soon.

IAteSomeofthePies · 12/06/2015 07:25

Oh no, Lilly! I hope you feel better soon. That is so grim. A gentle lie down on the sofa with cbeebies on?

IAteSomeofthePies · 12/06/2015 07:28

Topsy I hope your little guy feels better soon, too!

holls2000 · 12/06/2015 08:53

topsy just seen your post sorry. ear infection are the work of the devil hope the antibiotics work soon.

LillyBugg · 12/06/2015 08:54

After lots of texts and calls DSIL has managed to get out of work and is with DS while I'm in bed trying to keep water down :( please don't let this go on too long!

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LillyBugg · 12/06/2015 11:16

ella that does sound hard. Unfortunately I can't get to a pharmacist at all at the moment and I would imagine there is little I can take while breastfeeding. I really really ache, which I assume is because of the lack of salts etc. I've got some dioralyte but it's downstairs and as soon as I appear I know DS will go nuts for me! Will try and hide away a little longer I think.

Two months is AGES off for the summer! I suppose both a blessing and a hindrance.

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LillyBugg · 12/06/2015 12:17

I've got the sport drink, dh picked some up yesterday. :) sipping on my dioralyte while SIL distracts DS with lunch. I love her!

Acorncat · 12/06/2015 13:01

Aw Lilly that sounds awful, thank goodness for your SIL!

And ouch to the ear infection tops, hope the antibiotics don't have the same stomach upsetting effect they had on my DS Shock

Good to know there's not so much feeding on demand going on, makes sense that the world's just too interesting now.

Topsyloulou · 12/06/2015 15:12

Hope you're starting to feel better Lily. I always find flat full fat lemonade really helps settle my stomach after an upset.

No nappy issues here yet Acorn but they have been more frequent. I'm really struggling to get the antibiotics in him, he spits it out as soon as I put the syringe in & then blows raspberries so I can't get it back in. Any one got any tips I can try?

Acorncat · 12/06/2015 15:19

Mine is used to getting syringes for his reflux meds but even he found the antibiotics horrible. We just held him, tipped his head back and put in a little bit at a time into his cheek. He still spat a lot of it out though! Couldn't find a better way, they're awkward little things.

TeamEponine · 12/06/2015 19:51

Tops, I try giving her water to glug on immediately, which sometimes works. Alternatively, if your little one has a dummy you can squeeze the syringe in the side and get the meds in while they are sucking on the dummy. Hope they start to work soon!

Lilly. Hope you're starting to feel better. Your SIL sounds fab!

holls2000 · 12/06/2015 20:12

Topsy, I put some food on spoon then syringes some medicine on behind the food so he didn't see it, was only way to get it into him :-)

Nazly · 12/06/2015 21:11

Oh Lily that sounds so difficult... Hope you get better soon.

Ladies help please, there are still a few breastfeeding ladies around, right? I am almost losing all my supply as ds only takes a little milk before bed and then some during the night... Day feeding is almost gone. I don't want to stop now because he is relying on my milk as he is not a fan of formula as yet; plus he is very much relying on it for comfort.... How can I increase my supply? I am not around during the days -most days- and my work is so intense that does not allow for pumping; is the only way of increasing supply to either feed or pump? Can I get my supply back now I lost a lot of it?

Arcon what was the book you are talking about? You may have said it before and I may have missed it, sorry... If it was about sleeping I want to know what it says . I really need some sort of advice or shall I say reassurance that co sleeping for half of the night could be fine and there will be a way out when he gets a bit older... ?!

Work is super busy these days, it is so wired now, sometimes I find myself in a situation that I have not even thought about ds for an hour or so and then I feel guilty and awful. But without focus the work does not progress and I am currently snowed, so glad I could block out home from work; I feel really guilty for leaving him nevertheless....

Acorncat · 12/06/2015 22:27

nazly the book is from this website sarahockwell-smith.com/category/babies/ and is called The Gentle Sleep Book. Her website and info is very against seep training involving crying so be aware if you're thinking of doing that. She's very for bed-sharing, I had a quick check of her book and she says:

"Many parents are concerned that if they allow their baby into their bed they will be creating a rod for their back and they will never get the child to leave. Rest assured, your child will soon be independent enough to move of their own accord, often at around 3 or 4 years of age, but many babies happily move to their own bed much earlier than this. If you are not keen on sharing with a toddler or preschooler, a good age to move a baby to their own room is around 6 to 8 months, when they have passed the fourth trimester and four and five month sleep regression but not yet hit separation anxiety stage."
She goes on to say if you don't want to wait for them to leave then do it gradually, eg cot next to you, mattress on floor

I was very reassured by her book, as I cannot leave him to cry incase his reflux is bothering him and I was getting worried that I was mucking up his sleep for good. However she firmly believes that sleep is a development stage and that they'll get there in their own time and that they're incapable of true self settling until school age. Of course I hadn't really planned on cosleeping for 3 or 4 years Shock but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

As for supply, I have no tips apart from what I've read about oats and fenugreek helping supply but unfortunately I think it's just a supply and demand issue. I know that people do continue to feed solely at night once their babies are older so there must be a way to do it, just no idea what it is.