March 2017 (3)

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Thread three!

DD absolutely loved baby sensory class. So much for her to do! She barely made it home before she was zzz zzz in dreamland. Didn't even stir/wake while I transferred her to her cot

@NameChange30 thanks for asking - he seems bit better today but hardly had any milk. Refused two feeds completely!

I know what you mean about the sleep training and that's why I decided to go for the sleep consultant. I didn't know what order to do things in and was constantly doubting myself etc the exhaustion made me loony! From what I gathered from my experience, you would be best focusing on settling at bedtime and night wakings. It will be a tough few days but you'll see results quickly. During the day do whatever you are doing currently / whatever works and once the nights are sorted the day naps will just follow suit, naturally.

@Carolann8584 ooo I really looking forward to taking ds now! Glad she enjoyed it.

Can I ask how many babies are sleeping through without feeds 12 hours straight?

DD sleeps 11-12 hours but has a df at 11 and most of the time she will wake at 2-3 for half a feed. If she had her morning feeds she wouldn't need the df or 2-3am feeds I don't think but she just doesn't have more than 5oz total between her 7:30am and 11:30am feeds.

@carol glad she liked it. Classes are great for tiring them out.

@purple we usually have one wake for bf between 2 and 4. The broken sleep is really hitting me now. And I feel bad because some parents have it really bad. Or have twins! @abacha hope you're feeling better I had mastitis a couple of weeks ago. Very ouch.

I'm predicting a poonami is on the way. DD is normally quite regular, normally twice a day but nothing today and she had double solids yesterday and today 😷

purple

Glad your DS is doing a bit better, hope he starts having more milk again soon.

"I didn't know what order to do things in and was constantly doubting myself etc the exhaustion made me loony!"
I feel the same! Thanks for the advice, I think I will focus on night wakings as you suggest. I did try with a nap today and it was definitely harder than bedtime (he cried a bit and I tried soothing him in his crib but he cried more instead of settling, so I picked him up and he immediately fell asleep in my arms).

To answer your question about night feeds, personally I'm not aiming to cut them out completely. I'm happy to continue with one night feed, which would be a vast improvement on the recent situation! I think that the "sleep experts" differ in their opinion about whether babies our age need nights feeds (not surprising given they disagree on most things )

troodie one night waking... you call that broken sleep?!!! I know it's not a competition but seriously

Lol!

Oh been meaning to ask (sorry for the Q's today), has anyone got the Braun age precision stick digital thermometer? We have an ear/ forehead one which I got off amazon a while ago but it doesn't appear to be accurate. Any other recommendations welcome also. The Braun one is only £16.99 so won't hurt too much if it's naff!

I know @name I said I feel bad! in my defence she sometimes doesn't go to sleep till 10-11pm and daytime naps are a rarety.

We are working towards some sort of routine though. Slowly.

We have a braun one. Seems to be ok so far. Has a 3 stage beep if low/med/high fever.

Lol troodie no worries To be fair it is exhausting even with a good sleeper but especially if she goes to bed late and doesn't nap well - if you don't get a rest during the day or evening you really need a good night's sleep! I wasn't bothered about a routine to begin with but we have sort of naturally fallen into one now, and it's helped I think. Good luck with it!

troodie
I found this helpful, sharing in case you do too
childsleepscience.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/common-age-by-stage-sleep-schedules/

@NameChange30 I didn't need a new cable in the end! I sent a photo of it to DH and he said he could fix it, which he has now done!

Good luck with the sleep training, I hope it continues to improve.

@Carolann8584 glad DD enjoyed sensory class! How long did she sleep for after?

DS sleeps from 6:30/7pm to around 6:30/7:30am but I wake him around 9/10pm for a bottle. I keep wondering whether he would sleep through if I didn't give him that last bottle but he quite often finishes it, so I'm loathe to stop it.

Solids have gone by the wayside a bit this weekend as we've been quite busy and DS hasn't been having much in the way of daytime sleep, so he doesn't want solids because he's too tired. Hopefully we'll get back on track now we're home. Am going to try blending some veg myself.

What veg has everyone found successful?

Cheers @name I will check that out!

coupe she just had her usual 1 and a half she just had it earlier than usual but she was in bed by 6:30 and asleep minutes later. She wanted to go bed at 5 but kept her up as long as possible

DD loves Parsnips!

@purple. Dd sleeps 7-730 no df. Has done since 17/18w. So for the last 2mrhs roughltnas 26w today tho tech 6mths thur

Even on holiday she may have last feed 6pm ish and sleep till 7/730
And then bottle /porridge 730/8 - tho also been out with us every night and either slept 7-8 pm woke and stayed awake till cot at apartment 9/11pm or would be awake till 830/9pm then crash for the night in the buggy and transferred

@carolann. Glad enjoyed sensory

@coup. Dd likes all veg tho esp parsnip sweet potato carrot and the greens - cabbage peas and brocolli

Has eaten a lot of jars while on holiday mixed with frozen veg I brought here and whizzed up
And froze - really was home from home lol - and likes all hats apart from Heinz cauliflower cheese - admitley it smelt rank / yet eats cauliflower at home

And sorry whoever asked about sleep - usually I say sort the day out and nights will appear - sleep breeds sleep

Tho for some works better to sort nights out so feel semi alive to tackle the day

Nether is wrong. It's what suits mum /baby

by 6mths babies should be able to sleep 7/7 with no night feeds tho as long as having enough feeds milk and food daytime

Fill them up daytime and will sleep at night

Tho as I've said before half of mn will disagree with this and say their children didn't sleep till 2/3yrs old

Those who have a df and want to stop - ether give less milk and wean off an oz a night over a week - or water down so have volumne but not lots of milk

Or go cold turkey and if they wake at 2/3 starving they aren't ready to give it up and need more milk /solids daytime

I'm feeling better thanks. Its mostly down to me being an over producer, as I express at least 120 ounces per day. I hardly have time to express the recommended 7 times a day so whenever I try to cut a session mastitis kicks in a couple of days later. Gp says when im ready to stop, I will be given meds as its likely to be very painful if I stop on my own.

Taking it easy with solids too. Will probably start again next week when I'm fully recovered.

Morning! Hope everyone had a good night?

Forgot to mention, DS was 6m on Monday! I weighed him at my sisters (she has digital scales so much easier) and he is 16lb 4oz which means he's round about the 25th centile, which also means he's gone up a centile or two 😊 my little man is catching up!

coupester
Belated happy half birthday to your DS, and congrats on the weight gain!
Glad your DH managed to fix the cable, mine is no good at that kind of thing but he's an excellent cook so I don't mind
We're taking things slowly with food but we've had some success with puréed peas and sticks of carrot - just trying to perfect how much I cook them so they're soft enough for DS to eat but not so soft that they break apart in his hands! He didn't like sweet potato when we tried it but we'll have another go. Banana and pear both went down well!

I had a tough night without help from DH as he has a long work day today and I didn't want to wake him. I was so tired that I kept falling asleep with DS on the boob so my plans to reduce night feedings went out of the window! I guess I can try again tonight.

Bad night here... for one reason or another I didn't get to sleep until 11,ds woke at 12 and offered feed he only had 2oz  was happy just chatting away - settled fairly quickly after. Put him down and let him nod off. Woke again at 3 and again chatting away to himself. Left him and watched on the monitor whilst I dozed - got up at 4 and offered feed and he took 4oz. He settled within 10 mins after that.

I was so exhausted I wasn't thinking straight - should've offered feed by 3.30 at latest and got us both back to sleep. I knew he never had enough daytime milk yesterday.

@Blondeshavemorefun any tips for getting them to take enough during the day? If they don't want it not much can be done?

Nice to hear from everyone