September 2006 Babies - growing in front of our eyes!

[Lysettes]

New thread everyone!

Just had a look back at some photos of him having his first food and it was just over 5 months so will definitely hold off for now!

hi all

Advice needed ds2 normally as his last feed at 9.00 and goes to bed at 10-10.15 he is sleeping through untill 9.00 next morning the problem is that when dd starts back school in the week he needs to be up early.
I have tried feeding him at 8.00 and putting him down at 9.00 for the last few nights and he does nothing but scream untill 10 at this point he is then ready for another bottle, he is up there screaming now any tips.

compo i gave dd and ds1 baby rice at 16/17 weeks thinging of doing the same with ds2.

Hi all.
Long LONG time no see! Am constant state of busy lately.

Can someone PLEASE invite me into the Yahoo group again as i wanted to see all your babies and add some of Elliot but i was barred as i'd been gone so long

DS is just fussing a bit at night now and has started wanted a bottle after sleeping through for weeks. I was also wondering when to start solids. He practically had his head in my lasagne tonight so i think he's hinting!!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, MUMMIES & BABIES! ((oh, and daddies/partners, too ))

Phew! now that the holiday season is over, its on to more growing milestones to look forward to! this year, i've packed up all the xmas deco's the day after boxing day...just thought i'd take advantage of the quiet time i had to myself while DS was napping on calpol. ha! so now, its all about starting the DIY stuff that we never completed...but of course, that is only dependant on how much time the little one allows me to have. i think he's getting a bit more used to the way the DH and i function...and of course, having said that, he's going to go topsy turvy and change everything on us....again! its always the case, eh?

i don't want to jump on the band wagon or anything, but i cant go without saying that fynn has been yelping out at random intervals as well; crying and fussing a bit more than normal; the only thing that consoles him is )))usually))) "biddy" (the word appropriately taken from the Little Britain skit), however he's even whimpering while on the boob. at the moment, he's napping in his vibra/bouncy chair...and surprisingly, he fell asleep on his own!!!! without boob or rocking!!! AND in the chair! im so shocked! i hope he keeps this up!

DH got out the door-bouncer and we gave it a go last night. it was such a funny sight, but i dont think he's quite ready for that just yet. instead of letting him put his own weight on his legs (like he normally does when we're holding him,) he just slumped. the seat has a huge area that isnt adjustable, kinda makes me nervous. and theres a metal bar that isnt padded, just covered with cloth. ((it was a gift that my brother brought over from california, so perhaps i'll have to check out a different one on my own). DH raised the seat so his feet were about a foot above the carpet and instead, i gently gave him a little "baby" swing session. he was so happy! smiling away.

i think i'll start with something more like the bumbo to aid sitting up on his own. and them perhaps move on to something like the door bouncer.

COMPO ~ RE: "we are much more difficult to please than boys"... I only have a boy, but i can imagine your words to be true. my SIL has 2 boys (10,6), a girl (17 months) plus a nother boy on the way in february (yes, two babies at once, essentially!) anyways, lola, the baby girl is soooo demanding and high maintainance. my other SIL has a boy that is also 17 months old and standing next to each other, they are like chalk and cheese, personality wise. the baby girl will push the boy over, etc, when he gets attention. ((its awful! and not very funny at all when they giggle about it in front of the kids,,teaching them its ok and funny to do)) but anyways, i'm kinda hoping that my 2nd will be another boy, even though girls have cuter clothes, etc.. [wink}

You're all making me glad I have 2 boys!! I have heard people say girls are a bit more manipulative, but I presume they mean later on when they're older, not at 4 months!!

Re weaning, I've read a lot to suggest that there is a big growth spurt around 16 weeks/4 months, and that's why lots of people start weaning then, although many argue that all the baby needs at that point is more milk to get through the growth spurt. I did start weaning DS1 at 17 weeks, but am going to wait longer with DS2, partly because of everything I've read that suggests a bit later is better, but also partly because it's such a faff doing all the purees etc. that it's just another complication to my day!!

Hi RMW2, sorry to hear your LO has been so ill. Sounds like her nights are actually really good considering what she's been through in the last weeks. Hope she's feeling better soon and you can get out.

We were leant a bumbo today and I tried Fraser in it earlier - he yelled! So we'll try again another day.... I have also been thinking about the door bouncer, bet he'd like that.

compo, I'd say that unless DD starts waking through the night again if she's now sleeping through then hang on until 5-6 months...if possible. I have a friend that started her DS on solids at ...wait for it...11 weeks ...says she needed to sleep. Suffice to say he was a big big baby & is still big at 2,4 months & has all manner of problems with his skin & tummy troubles etc.

Re girls...we've all just had supper & I sneakily went into the cupboard to fetch a choccie biscuit! Stood with my back to the table & as I turned around DD was standing there looking with such an evil eye & asked me what was I doing? I was trying not to laugh yet she demanded to know what was in my mouth & was trying to prise it open...very funny moment for me- even if she didn't think it was at all funny!!

Another good reason to put off weaning compo - as clairemow states!! Indeed what a faff with starting from stratch again...I can't actually remember how it all goes (lunch first??!..gosh it was only 2 years ago but it seems a long time ago) ...just makes you realise how relatively uncomplicated life is when it's just BF/FF!!!!!!

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I'm definitely going to try and get as close to 6 months as possible. It's so much easier to go straight to bits of what we're eating than pureeing sweet potato etc I agree. Will have to ignore my sister and my mum!!
Dd is having a lot more dirty nappies at the moment so maybe the whole unsettled, chewing hands, nappies are all connected.

Hi all ... may have finally gotten over this stomach thing ... going to go running in a few minutes; that always straightens me out.

Cori - Wouldn't jump to conclusions over probs caused by feeding at 11 weeks ... might have had those skin conditions in the family, not caused by food. Sleep is much more important to some people than others ... IMHO if your friend's sleeplessness was tearing her life apart - and if feeding then actually worked - good for her!! We may start at 4, 4.5 months or so.

Adding more anectdotal evidence re: daughters ... my sister's has since birth been high-maintenance child of the family! On the other hand ... DS1 never skips an opportunity to either be loud or get himself dirty

hi everyone - long time no posting! just been so busy with jacob, he's got such a lively little personality that is really shining through now!

Hope everyone had a great christmas and new year and it wasn't too stressful - will try and have a read through the thread and see how they all were

can i just butt in on the weaning debate - there is a huge amount of advice under the weaning section on mn, and it's well worth a look. Jacob had a real growth spurt at around 4 months, but we held off weaning him until this week. He's now 5 1/2 months, and only just starting to get interested in taking the food into his mouth - all the other signs are there (including eaking every 3-4 hours in the night again [very big yawn emoticon])but we are taking it slowly. Please think about holding off weaning as long as you can - it could be well worth it later on in their lives - I was (as most babies now around 31 years old) weaned at about 12 weeks, and have suffered really badly with IBS and lactose allergies for most of my life - it's now reckoned to be tied to early weaning in a high minority of cases - worth waiting if you can.

Sorry I haven't been on, or caught up, but does anyone want me to start a new thread as we are now such a long thread? just let me know!

happy new year everyone and hope that 2007 is the greatest and happiest year yet for all of us!

xxx

oooOOoo lysettes! i was wondering where you went off to! glad to see you here again. I can't speak for the rest of the girls but you have my vote to start a new thread.

I totally agree with you all in favour of holding off on the weaning thing. DH insists on it as well. 6 months will be the minimum for me...maybe even 8 months. its clear advice issued from the health visitors and midwives. I'll have the same problem as some of you soon...which is the mother putting on pressure to start solids...Mine is coming over to visit from texas late february and even now, she's always going on and on about "HE's your baby, you feed him baby rice is you want to, he needs it, blah blah blah:"....uh, i just ignore her. hehehehe

Hey Lysettes - welcome back and Happy New Year!
I haven't caught up on all the posts here as I seem to be running around like a blue arsed fly lately and as a result I am feeling shattered! So glad that Xmas/new year is over (is that really bah humbug of me?) sorry . Interested to hear about the weaning debate for our september babes. A couple of weeks ago I was seriously thinking of weaning ds from breast to bottle but, for some strange reason, I have completely gone off that idea now! I love feeding him so much and he seems so much more settled lately that I am almost dreading having to do it. I cried buckets the day I gave dd her last bf and the thought of having to do that with ds is churning up all those old memories and emotions. I was also considering giving baby rice in the next couple of weeks but now I am not so sure (just a reminder.... ds is 16 weeks). I will defo be interested to hear what other Sept mums are doing.....
Kseaj - how is the nighttime adjustment going? ds has been waking around 8:30am just lately so, I too, have to get back into waking him at 7:am for the school run next week. Ugh
Munki - totally sympathy re: "put him on solids...." My mum is absolutely the centre of my universe but boy does she piss me off whenever ds cries and her first response is to say he is probably hungry!!! . Talk about undermine your feelings of security over bf! I have to turn a deaf ear but it does miff me. The fact that he is so chubby and happy doesn't seem to count to her generation. Grrrrr! . Anyway, knackered now so am going to beeboes. ds been sleeping soundly since 7:30pm - oh heavenly bliss!!!

btw - will happily join new thread Lysettes !

sorry, i was cut off short on the last message...ds woke up. and he managed to re-scratch the deep gash he put there a week ago!...so there's dried blood on his face. poor kid*

where was i? oh! my mother...i will have to remind her that times have changed since she had me, nearly 31 years ago. and i wouldnt be surprised to catch her trying to give him a little if i were to step out for a little bit. . i'd have to verbally batter her, heheheh.

Clairemow ~ i read more user reviews today on the bumbo. i did see that a few babies had the same first reaction as your fraser. some tried it a few more times to get their babies used to it, the end result was hit or miss. some said their LO's loved it after getting used to it, and others just ...kept yelling. heheh. over all, its going to be like most baby products: either they like it or hate it.
either way, its really really god that you got the chance to try it before you buy. i dont think there are any stores near me that sell it so i'll just stick to the original plan: get one from ebay.

on to a different subject... once upon a time, i was really trying to start a routine for bedtime. somewhere along the line (and wayyy before xmas) it fizzled into thin air and was forgotten about until today, after reading about some of your lo's still waking in the night. as far as night feeds go, he still wakes at the usual times. sometimes he'll sleep thru his need for a 3am feed...but will not hesitate to wake me at 5 instead. . some mornings, we'll sleep in til 10am and others until 830am. ((mind you, theres NO WAY i'd be able to sleep in that late if i had two children so i guess i should love it while i can! ))

i guess i'm still just baby led. maybe its a learning experience for the next child (do's & dont's)? who can say. but i havent yet put him down in his moses basket for afternoon sleeps. ( mind you, those are so scattered and at different times each day, as well!!!))

is anyone else still baby led? are any of your LO's not taking naps in the cot yet? i guess the better question is: Do any of you put yours' down at "scheduled" times each day?

Hmm...sorry to disagree Marls but I can't see how you can justify weaning before a baby is 3 months old - their digestive tract just cannot handle food at such an early age. The friend in question was very much that every 4 hours the baby had to eat from day one & instead of feeding him more regularly as he was, naturally hungry within the 4 hours, she upped & upped his fluid oz & then changed to hungrier formula milk when just 3 weeks to make him go longer becuase she wanted to sleep - & he wasn't a bad sleeper, he was just a newborn causing a bit of havac but not to the point that you make think. I do believe that the problems he has with weight & tummy / skin etc is directly due to being, in my opinion, force fed at such an early age when it all it called for was to feed him a bit more often. The friend has since suggested to me (& by the way I've never said anything at all...just sat tight lipped) that she thinks she may have weaned him too quickly & subsquently with her second child, who is now 1 she weaned at 5 months

Good to hear from Lysettes.. Where's Norms? Long time no hear. Hope all is well with her.

Cruisemum, understand how you feel re BF! I'm enjoyng it so much more this time around that I don't want to think about stopping yet. With DD I stopped at 4.5mths but was glad too. Work is looming so I have to think about it increasing his FFeeds come Feb but maybe I can keep the last one at night going? Really don't know what to do....I think DH would like me to stop but I'll stop when I'm ready not before!!

oh, forgot to add, good idea about the new thread Lysettes!!

Have you seen that there is now a Sep 2007 thread??!!!

Hi all,

Happy New Year

I hope everyones still here for the time being and havent joined a new thread just yet! Lysettes a new thread sounds great, all this scrolling up and down!

Hope you all had a good night/day. Dp is back safe and sound, we decided to stay in this new years our first one as a family of three! And as I was sitting there watching all the people on bbc1 at trafalgar square with dd sitting on my lap and dp beside me. Everyone started to do the count down and as Big Ben struck midnight dp got down on his knee and proposed!!!! He had the ring and everything! it was even the right size!!
And after bawling my eyes out for like 10mins I accepted! Then bawled some more! Dp said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me! Me! all I do is nag him everyday! he must love it
The last year as been such a whirlwind!

Marls glad your feeling better

Mabel so glad you mentioned about the teething I had a feeling dd was but wasnt too sure. But yep its definately it and theres quite a few of us now. Dd tries to stuff her fists in her mouth sucks on her fingers and dribbles constantly Im literally changing her bib every 2hrs there soaked its that bad! I bought her a teething ring but she doesnt seem too intersted, maybe its too big I'll have to get another one. And the last few days she has been really fussing whenever I put her down she cries and she wont be hungry or need changing just wants to be held.

Myrtle Had a lovely xmas, it wasnt the same without dp but in a way im glad it was at this time of year.(even tho he missed dd 1st xmas) I thought about it and at least all my family was on holiday and could come to see me and we spend the days together or go out. If it was any other time they would all be at work and I would have really felt lonely. Hope you had a lovely one

Im now stressing about going back to work, Im back in April and have to find a good nursery for dd,(dont even want to go back to work now but really cant afford to not be working) I have to sort out my hours im doing at work. And I have to sort out dd's christening which I wanted to do early Feb. A new year! new stress!

Anyway Im so happy I could burst! IM ENGAGED!!!!!!

Sorry for writing a novel

REDZ - CONGRATULATIONS!! [FGRIN][FGRIN]

Mumki - so odd that so many of us are experiencing fractious lo's at the moment. my ds has been very fussy the last two days and last night woke at 12:30, 2:15am and 6:00am. Inbetween that my dd woke at 4:30am to tell me she had a bad dream! The consequence.....one v tired mummy today . don't qute know what it is all about - growth spurt/teething? I just hope it stops! Mine too, was only happy when held which made for an exhausting, back breaking day....

Redz - congratulations
(when I first saw the other post congratulating you my first thought was a pregnancy )
Hi Lysettes - great to hear from you, and Angeliz too.
Dh back to work today so first day on my own looking after dd and a potty trained ds - will probably spend most of the day juggling bottles, babies and trips to the bathroom

CONGRATULATIONS Redz - what a great year 2006 was for you!

Back to normal here too today, just me and the boys. And I've got to go to the bank, really boring back to normal...

i'm quite relieved we are back to normal

Urgh, I'm not. Currently have DS2 waiting for his milk, and DS1 in his bedroom "thinking about why he wouldn't walk properly" while we went to the bank . Tantrums on the pavement, refusing to come down from the steps up to an estate agent... What a joy that outing was. Not!! In the end I had to swing DS1 up under my arm, with DS2 in the Baby Bjorn. Comfy.