March 2016- first birthday's coming up!

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Thought I'd start a new thread as the old one is getting full!

Thank you.

Ftm- I. Hope your baby gets moving soon as well.
They will do it.
I never crawled and j didn't walk until 18 months old.
Dd only started to babble on Thursday to which concerned the hv.
She also didn't sit until 9 months old.

Awww bless... does it make me a bad mum to not remember when DS started sitting or babbling ... but they will do it in their own time... I was worried at first but then thought about it and the more pressure I put on it the more I will worry...
they hv did tell me to put DS toys on the sofa or a table and see if that helps. I've also started trying to stand him up against something with something to entertain him to encourage him too. I will happen he's just too happy sitting and being lazy I guess.
When they are moving we will be wondering why we were so eager for it to happen

My DS2 only just started crawling this week. Though I was hoping we'd get a few more peaceful weeks!

And tonight I've put him in his Big Cot in DS1's room. Lots of howling and squawking, but that's not unusual for bedtime. DS1 wasn't happy about it though! I'm fully prepared to have to bring him back to our room at some point overnight, but I'm secretly hoping a bigger bed will mean he magically sleeps through! Not sure I'm brave enough to drop the dream feed yet though. One thing at a time...!

They really do all do it in their own time. My nephew was really slow to move, crawled at well over a year and didn't walk until almost 18 months. Now at 4 you wouldn't know it!

Sorry you're still having a tough time time. But it's great to hear from you! I've been wondering how you were getting on. C is a real cutie, and I think MrsE is right that she'll get happier and sleep better once she's on the move. I've said this before but it was true for my oldest, he was a truly miserable baby and woke hourly through the night but he transformed once he could walk.

We're struggling with nighttime sleep here, S is waking up loads and there is no reason for it but comfort. A quick cuddle and rock and she's asleep again. But I'm on my knees! She's also been waking up early and not content to lay in bed with me until a reasonable hour. I think she might need to go into her own room, but we don't have a room for her. We're moving soon but until then she's stuck in our room, I don't want to move her in with ds because I don't think it's worth disturbing him and moving all his stuff around for the sake of a couple of months.

Thanks Dom I think we might take a trip to the GP. Which means time off work 🙄

It's good to hear from you Time! Your DD is the cutest! Sorry to hear things are still tough. It will get easier as she gets older. I know lots of full term babies who aren't crawling or pulling up yet and your DD was about 6 weeks prem wasn't she? Nothing to worry about I'm sure.

Well, going into "his own" (DS1's) room made no difference except I had to actually get out of bed to feed/settle him.

After the initial howling he didn't seem too bothered by the location. Which is good.

Not sure if we should persist or wait till he sleeps through/really doesn't fit in the Snuzpod. What do you think?

If it makes no difference I'd be tempted to keep him in with you, dom. At least that way he won't disturb the big one and you don't have to get out of bed. Unless you're thinking he might get used to it and start sleeping better after a week or so? You could always try it for a little while and if there's no improvement move him back? Or do naps only in the big cot for a while?

It seemed like a good time to try moving him (half term here), but I think it'd be less hassle to keep him in with us.

Although it was nice having our bedroom free last night! (For watching TV in bed, of course!)

Maybe I'll put him down in DS1's room and bring him in to us after the dream/1st feed?

I would give it a few more nights Dom - the first night DS spent in his own room wasn't great and I thought the same as you, why bother if it means getting up and down, but then the second night was much improved and the third night he slept through!

We also seem to have made a breakthrough with DS's naps - I've always had to rock or cuddle him to sleep and transfer, if I just put him in the cot he would simply stand up and shout. But the last 2 days he has gone to sleep on his own! I've given him a cuddle first and then put him in his cot still awake and it takes 5 mins and a bit of whinging but both yesterday and today he's laid himself down and gone to sleep. Hooray!

Tried putting DS2 in DS1's room but between DS2 being an angry git and DS1 encouraging him to do anything but sleep I've given up and brought him back to our room, where he's screeching and crawling around.

While DH is on his computer in the "study".

I need to think of somewhere to move that computer to. I don't think room sharing is going to work.

I think I underestimated the teething effect. DS2 is cutting his upper incisors. He seems fine most of the time but I think they bother him when he's tired. Might try some calpol half an hour or so before bed time.

We have been extremely lucky with teething in this house.

Nice to hear from you time, but sorry to hear you're having a tough time hope things get better for you soon.

A little late French but I'm planning on bf till dd2 turns 2ish or when she self weans, whichever comes first. We're down to just a feed in the morning mid afternoon and before bed now, and then overnight feeds. Still on at least two, usually three night feeds though! But we co sleep so i barely notice it.

Dom we have dd2 in with dd1 at the beginning of the night, so she goes down in her cot (fed and/or cuddled to sleep because I'm too lazy to work her off her sleep props) and then usually wakes up around half 10, so she comes into bed with us from then on. I'm hoping she miraculously just starts sleeping through of her own accord but may be wishful thinking! We are also struggling with teething, she was up most of last night crying in pain luckily she was happy to be cuddled or shushed to sleep whilst still lying in bed next to me so I didn't have to get up and do much. I still feel absolutely knackered today though!

Dd2 has also been a little delayed on her gross motor but at her 9 month check the HV said not to be concerned about her not pulling herself up until she was 12 months. She's almost 11 months and only just started pulling herself up at the weekend and still cant do it consistently. Dd1 was completely different and was walking by now! So i definitely think all babies are different and do it in their own time!

Thanks all those that came back on my bf question. I'd like to keep on going but DD is going to be away from me for 12 days or so and I'm worried hand expressing wont keep my supply up. I guess I can but try.I hand expressed for 3 months when initially back at work and got about 250ml a day with her feeding morning and evening too.

I can empathise with the night feeds marmite* DD reverse cycled when I went back to work and was waking for feeds at 1 and 4 for months. Then over the last couple of weeks she dropped 1, then 2 of theses feeds.

Hope the room sharing works dom, we are still in with DD for practical reasons - we are in temp accomodation with only one bedroom - but are looking forward to her being in her own room when we move, hopefully next month. We probably wake her going to bed one day in four so I doubt sharing with a sibling would work. Her step brother and sister are in their 20s so no sharing needed!

Sorry things are tough time, she looks a real doll, I can understand you want assurance the lack of gross motor skills isn't something to worry about. Hope you get it. Seems to me there are huge difference at this age but it all comes good in the end. My sis has another niece just 6 weeks older than DD (so 12 months) and she refused point blank to countenance crawling then a week ago started pulling herself up.

First day back at work, argh!!! I'm sitting outside waiting for them to unlock the doors. Urgh.

Good luck Swear! (Getting out of the house is the hardest part. Easy from now on! Enjoy it!)

Good luck swear! I don't go back to work properly until March but have been doing some keep in touch days and agree with Dom, getting out of the house is the worst bit!

I can't believe our babies are almost turning one! Where on earth has that time gone. Life has been a bit manic recently and I fell off the thread, it's lovely to hear that everyone and babies are doing so well. time your DD is super cute!

DS is 11 months old on saturday, and he seems to be growing up so fast. Still no crawling, he has zero interest in even trying to crawl! He rolls everywhere and his new favourite thing to do is walk around with us holding his hands. He started pulling himself up at the weekend although very wibbly wobbly. All he wants to do is walk, it's so cute but not so good on our backs!

DS birthday is on a Saturday so we are going to have a little party at home for family on that day, and go to the zoo or somewhere similar the day before so it's not as busy. Is anyone else stupidly excited for their little ones first birthday? It's probably because he is our first but I am so excited for DS's birthday. I think I need to get out more!

Hello! I fell off again... Sorry! Time nice to hear from you but sorry that you are still having a rough time. My sister gave me commiserations not congratulations when R started crawling and climbing, she had no movement until 15 months and now there is no stopping the boy! Also lovely top - we also have that although I think she might have grown out of it...

Swear I hope your first day back is going well. Hope everyone else is doing ok, was trying to read and work but need to reread back when I can concentrate better!

Been a while - hi all! R is a nightmare, climbing, crawling - has done a single step on a few occassions.
Glad work is going well for those who have gone back, i returned late nov and am really happy with both the nursery and the new job. Very much feel like I'm less stressed at ds for being a nuisance. Just used a couple of days AL though, soent monday with ds and Tuesday sorting the house out all on my own - was nice to have that time.
1 on the 19th March here - going to have a look and see if there are any aquariums in the North East as that'sa fab idea, will have cake and presents with family at home on the day. Nothing major.

Here is R looking rather angry with me for putting a duck on his head

Thanks for the update Q great that work and nursery are going well. We were really sad to pull DD out of nursery for the move to France, they were so lovely.

Think DD is in the same place as R, crawling, climbing and cruising with the odd step or two when she gets brave. She seems to have had a big growth spurt in the last 6 weeks.

Luckily Tu has a 25% off all clothes sale so we have just stocked up on next size up clothes and some grippy bottom socks.

Hope today went well swear.

Lovely to see the picks, this is C in her favourite position standing on the toy box and waving at cars out of the window. We've just moved up to 12-18 months clothes, she is 12 months in under 2 weeks but ds was always about 3 months behind in clothes sizes so I'm not used to a baby in the right size for their age!

Aaah loving all the gorgeous photos! All your babies look so much more grown up than mine, I think it's just because DS still has hardly any hair. It is very slowly getting thicker but he's not got anywhere near as much as your cute babies.

DS is in mostly 12-18 too MrsE. Like your dd french he's had a real growth spurt in the last few weeks. He started nursery just under 5 weeks ago and he's already grown out of some of the 9-12 clothes I bought for him to wear there just before he started. He's also in a similar place with the cruising and taking the odd step but he's a bit of a scaredy cat and I don't think he's psychologically ready to walk yet - he always looks terrified when he accidentally stands unaided

C has been in 12-18 since just before Christmas - he's very long (81cm) and needs all the length he can get. We're up into 18-24 for vests for nappy room too. He's 11 months on the 28th...

He's still barely got hair too, but it's coming through a very fetching shade of Irish red! No mistaking your heritage, little man :)

Aww such gorgeous babies! Me my DS is the same with his hair bless him, it's very fine and he has a longer bit on the top in the middle which sticks up, and the rest is just fuzz!

Trijo I bet the red hair is absolutely gorgeous! I love red hair.

DS is in 9-12 for trousers/dungarees, but he is still squeezing into his 6-9 month tops and vests! He is long and thin, he's got a few tops in 9-12 but they swamp him. I wish I had his build, he definitely takes after DH with his body shape.

18-24 vests TriJo, wow. Even with the growth spurt we are in 9-12 but some of that is due to reusable nappies. Love red hair too, my neice has the most gorgeous red curly hair. Gets it from my BIL though so DD has the more standard light brown. She had a crazy einstein/mohican look for a very long time (her passpot photo is hilarious), it has only just calmed down. First haircut was a few weeks ago.

Just said bye to DH and DD who are going back to the UK for 12-14 days, first time I'll have spent more than a working day away from DD. Took all my self control not to bawl at Eurostar check-in. My mum will be looking after her, lovely for them to have time together though DM seems to have forgotten the needs of little babies. For example she:

• suggested she'd potty train her 'I have a potty and she can just sit on that and we can make a start'
• thought she'd sit in an ordinary (kids size) plastic picnic chair to eat
• booked a 1h long massage at home while looking after her

Bless her. Potty training at 11 months! She now has a borrowed high chair and DSis will come and help out during the massage. Really hoping I can facetime DD without upsetting her.

Wow lovely to see all these grown up babies . I'll have to take one of ds2 tomorrow so I can show you. All the ones of him I have on my phone have ds1 in .

french that list of things your dm did really made me laugh. I wonder what mad things we'll come out with in 30 years or so when we have dgcs? Although if your dm sid successfully potty train your 11 month old it would save you a fortune in nappies . Dh's cousin's pfb just turned 1 and they bought him a potty for his birthday; I thought that was very optimistic of them.

Sorry to hear you're still having problems with C time, but what a gorgeous girl. Reading through what all the babies on this thread can/can't do yet really highlights what a huge variation there is within normal development.

That picture is hilarious Q! What a cruel mother R has .

I'll be at work on ds2's first birthday but Dh and ds1 will be home with him so they can do something special.

Ds2 is suddenly seeming very grown up and toddlerish recently. He's taken ds1's toy dinosaurs and claimed them as his own - he likes to walk them along the floor and make raaarh noises, it's very cute. He's not walking on his own yet but he's got a wooden trolley he likes pushing about the house. He always stands on tiptoes but the hv at his 1 yr review didn't seem to think it was too much of a problem at this age, so hopefully it will resolve itself.