Jan 2015- what will they be doing next? Sitting, eating, crawling....

[Dec1314mummy]

Our babies are nearly half a year! Where on earth has the time gone?

[Alyx80]

She's such a cutie

[Dec1314mummy]

Everyone's disappeared! It must be the weather!
Well I finally got dd down for a nap and some inconsiderate person got the lawnmower out. Do they not know she doesn't nap and wakes with any noise!
Well they have been up since 5, but this beautifully weather makes you feel so much better! Hope everyone's ok.

[Pesto11]

Oh no poor you dec
Everyone thinks I've created a problem by making it too quiet for baby ... I have the TV on and the washing machine / vacuum cleaner etc. What else am I supposed to do?!!

Tried a couple of stay and play sessions
Was good to be out of the house and seeing other ppl. Didn't really make any friends but nice to chat with someone other than the baby during the day!

It's so hard to make friends in adulthood!

[bigfam]

The weather is beautiful but I bet it won't last. Baby had her last lot of jabs yesterday so expecting a few velcro days. My wild children have all been waking up at 5.30 so am a bit pooped

[LittlePink]

Feeling pooped here too. Sleep is not good at all. He's waking 3 times a night and wide awake for an hour at a time. Naps have gone to pot again too. He is mastering sitting up so perhaps that's got something to do with it. Have started him on baby rice which he's loving. Could be connected to that who knows. Dd woke crying at 5 this morning so dh and I are ruined at the moment.

[September60b]

Sorry to hear about the sleep deprivation! Sleep is still pretty bad here too. Dd wakes at least 3 times a night. Sometimes she's hungry, sometimes she wants cuddling. The only plus is that she is now sleeping until around 7am. This of course makes hardly any difference when you've had to get up at 11.30, 1, 3, 5.30....

Surely this phase is due to pass soon?

[MomentOfWonder]

The mention of sleep deprivation has got me out of my lurking place - hope it's OK to join you. This is our second baby, allowed myself to believe that we might have struck it lucky with sleep this time but for the last fortnight that has definitely not been the case.... and to all. Baby books helpfully inform me that I need to take a break, easier said than done with my gorgeous little bottle - refuser. Rationally I know that this period is so short in the grand scheme of things but so good to let off steam - apologies for the rant!

[Dec1314mummy]

Hello wonder. Feel free to rant away. It's great to let off steam on here. How old is little one?
Sorry to hear everyone else is struggling with sleep. It's a nightmare isn't it? I keep trying to tell myself that it will pass, but Ds is up as much as dd most nights so I have no idea when.
I'm in work 3 days next week, a day the following 2 weeks and then back for 2 weeks before the break. Back properly in September but this should be a good test! Feel very mixed about it all.

[MomentOfWonder]

Thanks and good luck with the return to work! DC2 is 22 weeks old. We were lucky really - she slept very well for a while but as much as I told myself it was unlikely to last and I should appreciate it while it did I was gutted when it didn't! Our older child is an OK sleeper now but there do seem to be lots of dragons and monsters in his bedroom these days..

[LittlePink]

And isn't it always the way when you go to bed early to try and get some extra zzz's in that they wake half an hour after you've gone to sleep!

I've put him to bed dosed up on calpol and anbesol. He's been very unsettled since 5pm and his little cheeks are bright red, definitely not from the sun as he's had suntan cream on and hasn't been in direct sunlight anyway. I can hear him whinging away in his cot but I've been up to him 4 times in 20 mins, once because he had his comforter right over his face. Thank god for video monitors! Ive taken the comforter off him as I don't trust him not to do something daft with it like covering his face with it but kind of defeats the purpose of having a comforter if I can't give it to him!

[LittlePink]

Hi moment, welcome.

Ds was a bottle refuser up until about a week or so ago. My trick I had up my sleeve of nuk with a latex teat failed miserably. That had previously worked on dd who was a bottle refuser also so I was all smug thinking ha ive got just the thing for you young man, you will have this bottle. Here have a nuk. He just looked at me like err no thanks and pushed it away. I left it a while again and tried a doidy and he drank the milk like a little kitten lapping it up. So then I moved on to nuby on a whim and to my surprise he took it. There was a fight initially (again) but I distracted him through singing every nursery rhyme I could think of and he drank the whole thing and has been fine on one bottle a day ever since. My goodness the fights him and I, him and dh had with mam and nuk. Nuby is the one for him after weeks of battles.

[September60b]

Welcome moment! Sorry to hear you're having sleep issues too. I keep hoping that it might improve when she moves into solids but I'm not holding out much hope!

Dd is currently asleep on me. Not sure how long to leave it before transferring her to her Moses basket. I'm pretty sure she will em wake up if I put her down before 9pm!

[MomentOfWonder]

Thanks all, and hope those with teething issues are OK overnight. After a couple of months of battles we've given up on the bottle front for now but will give cups a bash when we start weaning...

[Dec1314mummy]

Hope everyone's having a good night. We went swimming today again. We haven't been for a few weeks with one thing after another so was glad that dd enjoyed it again. She was happy in her ring today too instead of clinging on to me the whole time.
Dd has also had some more solids the last 2 days. She has had puréed mango and apple and banana mixed. She's only had small amounts but she has really enjoyed it.
She had a long nap earlier, I couldn't quite believe it! I don't think she could either! I have a feeling she's on a growth sput though as she's taking alof of milk (well for her anyway).
Hope every is well!

[Pesto11]

Glad things are looking up dec
Really pleased for you

I woke up and saw that it was 7am... Realised that dd didn't have a feed in the middle so I got 7.5 hours continuous sleep!
Body doesn't feel like it is rested but I still feel happy in the knowledge that I've had 7 hours sleep!!
She's currently killing my boob as she keeps pulling off but hey... One thing at a time!

Swimming sounds great... Can you explain the logistics of getting out of the pool how everyone gets washed and changed without freezing?! Or do you just wash baby and head home for your shower?

Yesterday I had a bit of a meltdown with dh as I nearly cried about how lonely I feel during the day
He just doesn't get it and says 'go out then!'
I miss adults
All of our friends work.
No one with a baby lives nearby
Looked up loads of stay and play sessions last night so going to try really hard to be out of the house and attend those sessions more.
Happy weekend everyone

[jobrum]

Hello everyone! I haven't posted for months. Everytime I tried to post they kept vanishing and I gave up! Nice to recognise some names on here and that everyone is doing well.
Dd will be 20 weeks on Tuesday. She does not want to roll but can sit up, it teething and appears to be going through some huge growth spurt this week. Yesterday she was constantly feeding and after a few days of increased longer feeds beforehand and her sore gums I now have one very sore nipple...
I am also being asked if give her water between feeds. I reply 'no, she doesnt need them' and quickly move the subject on. Actually, I did try her with a sip of water from her sippy cup, just out of curiosity of how she will take to it and she was fine so hopefully will still be when we start weaning! We are off to my parents today. My mother continually tells me what I am doing wrong (nothing IMO!) and thinks its absurd that we have not started weani g yet. She has already given dd a melted bit of white chocolate and a chunk of butter to keep her quiet while we were eating. Dh was told he had to come along today simply because I need the support!

[jobrum]

Oooh, Pesto, 7.5 hours! I'm super jealous! Although I get five hours in a row sometimes so really can't complain.

[LittlePink]

Nice to see you back jobrum. Can't believe your mum gave her chocolate and butter!

Wow pesto. It's so lovely when they sleep through. Ds has never once but dd used to for a few days at a time then she'd start waking again but the nights she did were bliss. Ds did better than usual last night and woke at midnight then slept through til 7 so that's technically sttn I suppose but it doesn't feel like it coz I was up feeding then dd woke as she'd wet the bed. She's been dry at night for weeks but it's her birthday today and she went to bed very excited so can't blame her really!

[MomentOfWonder]

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! Last night was better, only 3 wakings. I thought we'd all slept in until 7.30 until I realised I'd accidentally flicked my watch an hour forward...

[September60b]

Hi Jo

Wow Pesto that's amazing! Might take your body a couple of days to realise what happened. I totally sympathise with you feeling lonely. For the first couple of months I was quite happy to stay in and be tied to the sofa for most of the day feeding and being used as a cushion. Then reality hits and you realise that everyone else you know goes to work in the week, the baby needs more entertaining and you need some adult conversation! I've only just started going to some baby type classes and they're great (and this is coming from someone who didn't think they would like them). I do need to start doing more though.

Also interested re the swimming advice!

[Dec1314mummy]

Hello all. pesto that's an amazing night. Jo I would go spare if mum did that with my 2. They are both cows milk intolerant though so would be a real nightmare!
Well I jinxed it! Dd was up every 1.5 hours and has been cranky all morning and once again refusing to nap. Ds is upset too as dd has woken him this morning and from his nap. Not good!
I can totally relate to the loneliness. It's something you can't comprehend unles you are the ine doing it day in day out. I still feel it now, it hasn't changed! I do go to some groups and have people I speak to there but I don't see anyone outside of then really. None if my friends have children so it can be tough!
In regards to swimming, when I just had Ds I used to get out, wrap in a towel, get dressed at lighting speed and then get him dressed, bottle and normally nap in his pushchair. Now with both Dm comes too. I do the same as above with dd whilst Dm still has Ds in the water, then Ds gets out and I get him dressed. I have a shower at home when they are ok bed. I do have a quick swill off though as I get out with dd in my arms. She finds it quite funny

[Dec1314mummy]

Sorry for the typos. On my phone whilst rocking dd! Nightmare morning!

[bigfam]

We've had a couple miserable days since the jabs, she'll only fall asleep whilst feeding or sitting upright in her pram during the day and won't settle at night in her cot so I have to move her once she's asleep.
Feeding is going well, she loves apple and pear custard, there's not a single drop that's wasted, her bib stays spotless.

[jobrum]

I don't sleep anymore, I just google 'sleep regression' and '19 week development spurt'.
Dec I think my mum disaprives of us "doing everything by the book" in her words. Which is not what we are doing. Ive really looked into the reasons behind the six month guidelines and the signs that iur dd might have developed enough to wean and if we think thats at 5 months or 7 months, thats what we'll do. We're planning blw so will see how that goes. Bigfam, I think I'd feel sad that dd enjoyed apple and pear custard, I'd want to eat that myself!

[September60b]

I can relate to that Jo . We're trying to move dd from her Moses basket to the cot (still in our room currently). It's not going well but I figured that she isn't sleeping anyway so I've got nothing to lose! She needs the extra space but it's the extra space that's waking her up I think.

She's started crying now if anyone other than me or dh tries to hold her, talk to her or dare look at her. It takes her a good 10 mins to warm up before we can pass her over. Has this happened to anyone else yet? I thought separation anxiety was a way off yet!