Laughalot- I do pretty much what Wilkie does except without the dummy and it took a good couple of weeks of doing exactly the same every night to get her used to it all. Now I feed her downstairs til she starts to just suck, wind her, take her upstairs and swaddel her, hold her til she gets heavy on my shoulder and her eyes are getting heavy then lay her down (awake but very sleepy), give her a kiss and say good night. Works most night now, but those couple of weeks were hell and often ended in me crying and getting cross with Ruth (which I know is not fair) but it was all worth it.
Ruth has a feed at 7am then carries on sleeping in her crib til 10 which means I get time with Luke and to do afew jobs, then just naps in her bouncy chair or her carrycot for the rest of the day til bed time at 7.
You just have to find what works for you though. If it is not working for you now, try something else and see if that helps.xxx
Jodie- LOL. I am sure hugabubs are great but will my 2 1/2 stone Luke really feel light as a feather in it!
Galmum- I have just started putting Ruth him ours and she is nearly 15 weeks.
EAH- So worrying when they get temps isnt it. Was worried about Luke and he is much older than Hattie. These doc/nurses are about as sypathetic as the midwifes when it comes to problems. Hope she is better toniht. BTW Have you pushed a zap? Not sure how tall you are but they have very low handles. I am tall but when I tried to push one I was nearly bent double!
Luke seems a bit better today. Not sure what it was as nothing seems to have come of it. He was still tired today but just took him til 9 to get to sleep which is really unlike him. Poor Boy.
BTW I think my tandem is the best ever! Bebe Confort Twin Club