March 2017 (2)

[purpleviolet1]

Second thread!

Thanks for the advice mother

Agree fill thermos flask will keep hot water at right temp

I havnt given dd fruit yet. Only veggies which I have frozen in to ice cubes and popped into bags

Tbh if I take out 3/4 cubes at breakie and leave in bowl covered then pretty much defrost by lunch time and I give 30sec in microwave and stir - sometimes a minute then stir and put in fresh bowl to cool down quicker as bowl gets warm from food iyswim

Tho did try porridge this am for breakie as been getting wingy an hr before bottle is due

Seemed to enjoy. Was Lidl one male

Nights are ok. Is sleeping v well. Def havnt seen the so called 4mth regression yet ........

AND yes although df helpful etc - sometimes I feel The same that I'm making bottles and cleaning them And doing poorly nappies etc

Oh no purple you poor thing ! It's so bloody hard . Hang in there , try to get some sleep it will get easier x

I hear you purple
I sometimes feel resentment bordering on rage towards DH I think it's inevitable if you're on maternity leave and your partner is doing paid work that you will end up doing a lot more to take care of the baby (including thinking/planning) even in the evening and at weekends... my DH does a lot of the non-baby essential tasks (food shopping, cooking etc) just because it's easier for me to look after DS in case he needs a feed. When I get resentful or angry I try and remind myself that he's doing a lot too. Easier said than done though and the more exhausted I am, the angrier I get and the harder it is to be rational about it.
Could you enlist some help and company while he's away - could you mum or sister or friend spend a day or half-day with you?

purple
Do you also feel a bit jealous that he will be getting a break? Although he is going away for work, he will get some down time (breaks and uninterrupted sleep) which you just don't get when you're looking after a baby 24/7... I think I would be a bit jealous even if I tried not to be!
Would it help to plan a little treat for yourself for some time after he gets back when he takes care of the baby and you can take a break to do something for yourself? That would be something to look forward to and keep you going while he's away.

I feel the words Spa Day coming on

Awww purple I have that feeling most days but DD has been so "easy" recently I get quite a bit of time to myself while OH is at work.

Just given DD her df and had a moment that made my eyes well up with love. She is just so perfect she gave me a little dream smile as she finished.

Thanks all - I managed to sleep a couple of hours before df last night and then went to straight to sleep afterwards and I feel much better this morning.. exhaustion definitely contributes to the feelings!

Yes name change I need to plan something for myself to look forward to. Since having ds I feel an urge to spend time alone than with people if that makes sense. Maybe because I'm not getting that alone time anymore.

Another night of wake ups to pop the dummy in. I can't work him out. He woke twice in a short space so offered him a feed and he had 4oz. Now he is playing away.

I wonder if I should offer a feed at first wake up instead of dummy? It really seems like he just cries in sleep for dummy though and as soon as it's in he's fast asleep again. I feel that taking the dummy away completely is a big step when he does rely on it for comfort also , so going to try and reduce it like before, by removing from his mouth as soon as he is asleep. Also limiting it to nap time only. Once we're happy with that then perhaps I'll try and stop it completely. It worked well last time but he wasn't as reliant on it as he is now. He was quite happy having it to fall asleep and not having it for the rest of the night.

What age are they when they can pop the dummy back in themselves?

Name change can you link those beautiful Muslins you mention please?

Aw how lovely carol. It does feel amazing when they look at you with so much love. ❤️

Aden + Anais Classic Issie security blankets

I will probably get some from Natural Baby Shower as they have 10% off and other things I want to buy

Thanks!

Does anyone else's lo have a comforter? If so, what is it?

We have managed to have dummy for naptime only so far today and dummy removed either during the dropping off stage or just after.

Also offered ds puréed suede and he actually had some!

DD just has her muslin squares, she has a packet of colourful ones that she cuddles

Awwww that is so cute Carol!

We have small pink rabbit mussies

Awwwww so cute

Sooooo cute

Had the inlaws over today . I know it wasn't clean to her standards and she tried to say DD wasn't tired when she was screaming . She proceeded to sleep for 1.5 hours ..... haha

Well done mother you survived the visit.

lovely pics!! Right I'm going to get something lovely tomorrow

DD woke up at 5:30 again 😪😪😴😴 tried to explain to her it wasn't morning but she just smiled and chatted away with herself lol

If it's any consolation Carol, DS woke up 4 times last night 😭 Until now he's been sleeping brilliantly at night - usually only wakes up once - so last night was a big shock to the system. I feel like a zombie today! I'm praying it was a one off and he'll go back to normal tonight...

I think my problem is she's hungry so wakes up crying and I put her dummy in to see if that's all she wants then she goes back to sleep but wakes about 30 minutes to an hour later which is about 5/5:30 but I try and get her to wait til here morning feed which at the earliest is 6:30. Should I get her bottle at the first cry and if she has gone back to sleep by the time it's ready give her another DF ?