Babies born July/August 04

[madgirl]

Hello everyone. My DS2 was born on July 4th and I have been waiting for a "Babies born in July" thread since then, but none has appeared! (at least I don't think it has). So I thought I should start one, I didn't have Mumsnet for DS1 and I wish I had. I thought it should be July/August since almost all of the July babies were/are late! How is it going for you all?

Hello dino - I remember you too from the antenatal thread. I am working full time but bf dd am,lunch,bed and early hours. How are you finding it? Did you express at all. dd refused to take a bottle for ages - even with expressed milk. I cried everytime I had to throw it away and even now will only take about 4oz

Chickpea, its number 5 number 6 would prob kill me!! I have been feeling very low as I am suffering v badly from sickness not helpful when you ahve a dd who hangs off you like a leech!!!!
I cant beleive that em is 6 months today, where has the time gone? She even seems to have mini temper tantrums now...eeekk!!! Eshay, if people dont move out of my way, I run over them with my pushchair! and I let go of doors I have held open if the recipiant doesnt say thanks!When ds2 was a baby, I was stood in wilko when 2 elderly people came along with a trolley and before I could move, they ram raided my ds out of the way!!, I could have killed that day, I spun round and gave them a torrent of abuse, watched by several amused people and then deliberately ran matts pushchair into them before l;eaving wilko v quikly!

And why is that stores always put the baby stuff in the farthest away, most inaccessible corner?

Ditto to that - Boots in this town has put all the baby stuff on the first floor but there is only a teeny tiny miniscule lift that holds one pushchair/pram at a time - therefore, there are always huge queues for the lift...
Eshay - had similar experience yesterday in Debenhams' shoe dept as they have moved all their displays so closely together, you can't get a pram through. I had the assistant and an unhelpful customer both pointing out that I wouldn't get the pram through that gap so I asked exactly how I was supposed to look at the shoes from 7ft away?? I then flounced out very embarrassed...

I am being admitted to hospital for 24 hours min for intravenous fluids, quite releived but will desperately miss the children esp dd2, but I need the fluids, I am so dehydrated, have a nice weekend everyone.

big hugs spacecadet, hope you are ok.xxx

Hope all goes well spacecadet, I'm sure you'll feel much better once you get re-hydrated. We'll all be thinking of you.

Oh you poor thing Spacecadet. Hope it's all OK.
I know you'll miss the kids but maybe a bit of a rest in hospital will do you good. I wouldn't mind one - I'd give anything for a full night's sleep .

hi chickpea yes he's always been happy to drink ebm from a bottle, and has recently started having one bottle of formula at 11 pm each day

Hurrah, it seems that Harry has finally stopped poohing .
He's had a bad tummy bug for 10 days, both ends, and was off nursery for all of last week but it looks like he's finally on the mend [why isn't there a relief smiley?].

Yuck!!! Have had the dreaded tummy bug over the weekend, the only good thing is that I have lost my pregnancy weight and fit into all of my clothes easily now!!!! Evie had it on Thursday, wasn't too bad, then I got it \Friday. Fingers crossed no one else will get it.

Evie has been waking so much in the night, any ideas? She woke 3 times for a bottle last night, we are knackered. Would love some advice...

Tried sweet potato today. He spat it out and cried.

Littlerach - Is Evie on solids yet? Sounds as though she could be waking up because she's hungry and milk is not enough any more...that's what Sam started doing at around 18 weeks. He's now on 3 meals a day (fruit and veg only cos he's still only 5 1/2 months but huge with it!!).
He went into his own room for the first time last night. He was fine and slept right through but both his parents were up 3 times in the night checking on him (as he was sleeping soundly!!). Anyone else still sleeping with the baby in the bedroom or have they been sleeping in their own rooms for ages? Just curious!

Phoebe went into her own room at just over 3 months, she wasn't remotely bothered, but I did the same - spent the first few nights going in to check on her

How are all your little ones getting on with cups? I've been trying Phoebe with them but she's not that keen. I've tried her with the non-spill ones but she just can't seem to grasp that she has to suck something that isn't a bottle - she just chews it instead. She will take a few sips from a normal cup, but she doesn't get that much and half of it goes down her front Just interested in what everyone else is doing and whether it's working - if so tips please!

Also are they holding them for themselves? Phoebe seems to want to hold her bottle and cup but she can't tip it up enough to get anything from it, but she gets cross when I try to take over - God, if she's wilful now, what will she be like at 2

Mrs Evs, Evie is exactly the same!!! I have 3 different types of cup, she looks so sweet trying to co ordinate!!

Cricket, yes she is on 3 meals a day, she was weaned at 4 months as she was not gaining weight as she does not drink much milk, about 15oz a day if we are lucky! She is tiny, not yet 14 lbs and almost 6 months, she loves her food just not milk! I do think I will have to try her on 4 meals a day, as she never takes a bottle before bed, even if she has tea at 4.30 pm.

Evie went in her room for 3 days, which coincided with the first really cold spell, and woke so many times as she was cold. We only moved here in July, so did not realsie how cold hewr room is, need to do something about it.

Hi everyone my dd is 6 months on 28th.. can't beleive its gone so fast. srarted weaning about 3 weeks ago but past few nights she has been waking up at 4am she used to sleep from 7pm-6ish. Anyone else had this prob?
She has also taken to shouting or screeching for attention. Still hasn't rolled over though...!

DS has been in his own room from about 3 months. He was just making too much noise. He slept in his pram (yes, completely flat) for the first few months so we could wheel him wherever we liked once he was asleep. At first we had him just outside our door in the hallway for a few nights and I slept much better. Then we decided that the hallway is not an ideal place to sleep so we moved him 1 meter further and into his own room. Soon after that he outgrew his pram cot so he's been in his real cot for about 3 months now.

DS loves drinking from a cup but water only. He refuses milk from a cup. We have 2 'Always Learning' cups, which he quite likes; one simple Tommee Tippee cup (no magic spout, just 1 hole), which he likes too. This one he now tries to drink from himself but it has to be very full so he doesn't have to tip it up so high. I also have a magic Tommee Tippee but he hates that as nothing seems to come out. I tried it myself and I have to say I'm not surprised. You have to bite and suck at the same time.
MrsEvs, I saw a young baby drinking from a bottle by herself (sitting up) and I noticed that the grandmother had put the milk in a small bottle. I thought this was very clever as 1) it's not so heavy and 2) even when half empty baby still doesn't need to tip it up very far. Sorry if that didn't make sense. Maybe you will see what I mean if you put 4 oz in a small bottle and 4 oz in a large bottle and see how far you have to tip them for the milk to fill the teat.

A while ago DS spewed out banana but today he held a bit of banana and took two little bites. He loved it. Just goes to show how quickly these things can change!

Chikyboo - is your dd still getting enough milk in addition to her solids? I've read that if babies fill up on veg etc they might start waking up hungry in the night as they are not getting enough calories.

I am back home.. but have been fighting the flu/cold thing and its got the better of me..sigh..Emily keeps waking to be fed in the night, worn out by this, she has 3 meals a day and we are able to keep her interested in meat by mixing it with sweet veg so she shouldnt be hungry. we are going to move her into her own room soon as we have noticed that the little minx can see us through her cot so she knows that if she makes enough racket we will get up!

Eshay she is getting about 25oz...but today I gave her nearer to 30oz. I can't work out whether its lack of milk or teething. Before solids she was drinking about 40oz a day, I also gave her twice as much food today 2 tbs sweet pot, 1 tbs banana with milk, baby rice with kiwi and 1 tbs mashed pot, do you think this is enough?

Chickyboo - sounds like she is getting plenty to eat/drink so I doubt it is that. It might just be a little blip. Phoebe has always slept through, then last week for no apparent reason she kept waking in the night, she wasn't hungry or thirsty, didn't have a dirty nappy or anything - as soon as I gave her a cuddle she went back off. But this week she has gone back to normal and isn't waking, so I'm not sure what it was.

Could she be cold/kicking off covers etc? My sis had this problem with one of hers and an extra blanket solved the problem, she got one of those blanket sleeper things.

Well, I feel that I am close to breaking point now, she has been awake 3 times in the night, once for a feed, the other times she screamed for ages, nothing would pacify her, and I ended up in tears too. I really don't know what to do..this has been going on since we were away, not sure if it is a habit or what. We now go to bed and just wait for her to scream, as she does it between 9 and 10.30 each night. We end up taking her downstairs as she will wake DD1 up, and probably the neighbours.
Please someone tell me they have the answer...

Chickyboo - I agree with MrsEvs, it does sound like she is getting plenty to eat and drink. It could be she is getting cold. I use a sleeping bag for DS and it is great. Def worth a try. He hardly ever wakes up at night. Also, have you tried giving your DD a cuddly toy that smells of you? That way she can cuddle that when she wakes up and maybe settle herself again.

Little Arch - You poor thing. I wish I had some quick fix for you. I just posted some suggestions for Chickyboo, maybe you can try them as well (sleeping bag & cuddly toy that smells of you). Good luck.

Littlerach could she be a bit ill - there are a lot of bugs going around right now?
Harry still wakes up once for milk in the night but he normally goes to sleep well in his cot at 8pm and apart from the feed he sleeps well. Recently however he's been very unsettled, waking up crying a bit and hard to settle back down again. For the last 2 nights we have put a dose of Medised into some milk and given that to him at about 9.30/10pm (he spits it out if we give it to him straight) depending when he wakes up for a grizzle, and that has settled him quite well.

He's still in our room BTW. "His" room is downstairs and while he's still waking for a feed in the night I'd rather have him handy than have to keep trooping up and down the stairs. He's not 6 months yet though. May consider moving him soon - perhaps when it warms up slightly so if I have to run around the house in the night I won't freeze to death!