March 2018 newborns

[blinkineckmum]

Not sure if a thread exists already. If so, point me in the right direction.
Here's a place to celebrate our bundles of joy and find support for everything from stitches to breastfeeding, partners and sleep and anything else we may come across in the early days to challenge us!

That's amazing! Mine goes down about 9 or 10, is woken by the others at 6 or 7, and wakes once or twice in between.
This being my third, I think that's fairly standard for a 5 month old!

Yeah that's still pretty good for a 5 month old but the early wake ups are hard when you've been up and down a few times through the night. Last night was my ds best night yet. Woke around 2ish and took his dummy and went back to sleep. Bottle at quarter to 7 and we are both just up so I had a really good sleep. Now to give him a bottle, he seems to be fussing a lot with his milk the now, just doesn't seem interested in it.

Last night was looking to be a pretty good night for ds he went down at 10 fed at 2.... Was all going well until the baby sensor alarm went off at 4.. And 430 and 530 by which point I ended up just lifting him, feeding him and holding him while he slept to make he was ok.. He seems fine. He fed again around 7 and then been happily playing rolling over pushing himself up etc.

@Smurf123 - how is your lo getting on with the baby porridge? I seen you had tried him with a wee spoonful earlier.

Thank you for the warm welcome Blinki!
Wow lots of 14th March babies here hah.
Wee bit jealous here of your babies though
Once or twice a night sounds blissful.. Mine wakes up anything between 4-10 times a night. But I recently realised her dummy might be the culprit and last couple of days weaned her off it as gently as possible (still included banshee howling) and last night she slept after 40mins of sshing/patting the butt WITHOUT the dummy. She slept 9-4 straight! It was amazing but neither me or DH could sleep until midnight due to the heat. This is my first one and most probably my last but gosh is this motherhood malarkey hard!
Have you all started weaning your babies yet? That is those whose babies are around my LO's age(5 months)

@shehz21 - my ds was waking up to 10 times a night too for about 5 weeks and has only recently started sleeping better thank God! He only takes a dummy when going to sleep. I started weaning him about 2 weeks ago due to reflux. He showed all the signs he was ready also but I hanged off as long as I could. Start with a few spoonfuls of baby porridge which he loved and now he gets breakfast in the morning and a few spoonfuls of a jar at dinner time. He's taking to it brilliantly!

We have only done the baby porridge a couple of times.. The first time I don't think k he ate any but enjoyed taking it in and then spitting / it falling back out again.. Second time around he did much better and actually ate it. Sucking it off the spoon etc.
I think he is showing signs of being ready although I am reluctant to do too much before he is 6 months..

I felt the same way when I started weaning my ds. I was worried about tummy issues etc but he's been great so far and his reflux has improved massively. He is a hungry boy for sure lol and would happily take more but I refuse to give more than what he's already taking at the minute.

I have started preparing to wean DS this week. Plan on just starting with a bit of baby porridge, some pureed veg and a little finger food. The aim is just to have a bit of fun with it more than anything as he is only 4.5 months but I would like to see how he responds to being offered food. Loverainbow my DS also plays with his milk/Bottle now after the first 3/4 oz, which is why I think he might find mealtimes more interesting with some other bits to try.

@MrsL2016 - that's a good idea. My ds will take half a bottle then will just scream if I try him with anymore. He still has days where he will down his bottles with no fuss but lately he's just not been interested in them. Some days he's only drinking around 14oz a day with some water in between.

@LoveRainbow02 mine takes the bottle much better when he is calm/sleepy with less distractions. It isn't ideal or practical to give all bottles in quiet/dim rooms with not much going on, but it might help.

That's exactly the same as my ds. If anything distracts him during a bottle then it's game over!

I have thought about starting to wean. I feel so lucky when reading all your posts as my dd goes to sleep at 7pm wakes at 7:30am she doesn't take a dummy she hatehate. She prefers her thumb. She is good with her bottles and doesn't cry at all ever she will have a bit of a moan but not for long just when she is sleepy. I am nervous about weaning I think its more that I don't want her to grow up lol the months seem to be flying by.

Weanign at 4 and half months is way to early, people often say 'I did it and my ds/dd is fine'. Well they are now but how do you know what will happen to them in their 30s/40's/50's? It's about setting them up for life and the gut is not ready for food until or around 6 months. 5 and a half months is fine, but 4 and a half? is really not advised.

My baby reaches for the steering wheel. It doesn't mean she is ready to drive. Just because they show interest, reach for food does not mean they should be fed yet.

Why the rush anyway? they are only this small for such a tiny amount of time. At least wait until after 22 weeks

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/solid-foods-weaning/

*weaning

I started weaning my ds at 18 weeks as advised by doctor and hv due to severe reflux. So far he has got on brilliantly and reflux his improved immensely.

Of course not everyone would wean early, some would rather wait until the recommended 6 months and some would start early. It's down to the individuals choice. I started early as I chose to trust my doctor and hv and so far it has paid off.

I have 4 kids and years ago it was 4 months and when I was a baby and my mum was a baby it was 4 months we are fine. It is up to each parent to decide they know there own baby's best and will know if they are ready. My 2 eldest were weaned at about 4 and a half 5 months they are fine my 5 year old he wasn't ready till he was 6 months. Every child is different and its not down to there gut its down to if outwear and stop some bottles they are not getting the right nutrients they need.

• if you wean not outwear

@ChampooPapi I think you are overreacting a bit. New advice from health visitors isn’t so much about age but whether they are physically ready, and able to sit up well and bring food to their mouths etc. I was told to not worry so much about the dates. Babies vary so much depending on their birth weight and wether they were full term or premature etc.

I also don’t think anyone is going to be force feeding massive bowls of food into their 5 month olds! Im sure all the mummies on this thread are doing what they think is best for their little ones. Don’t panic!

@Vickylou78 new advise is actually the opposite, it doesn't matter if they are 'physically ready' it's about there gut being ready which no one can actually see or tell, but matures from around 4-6 months.

So yes, some babies will be ready earlier but it'll just be luck if your baby suffers no consequences.

Obviously for health reasons some babies are weaned early, these are not included in the advise to wait until 6 months, or there about's.

Not panicking just giving some facts and also a different opinion on a post natal thread where often everyone agrees with each other but I imagine offline its a different matter.

It's supportive, which is great, but also not necessarily helpful for information sometimes for other people reading/lurking. The people posting are the experienced ones who probably don't need to defend themselves , you guys know what your doing.

This information is for people reading who may make the mistake of thinking they will wean at 4 and a half months on baby food or something.

It's important to highlight the risks of weaning early when there is no medical or health reason to

And cereal based food should definitely be avoided until 6 months

For anyone not sure, these are the foods that all babies should not be fed before six months:

Anything containing wheat or gluten (wheatflour, bread, breakfast cereals made from wheat, rusks, spaghetti or other pastas)
Nuts, including peanuts and peanut products
Seeds
Liver
Eggs
Fish and shellfish
Honey (should be avoided until 12 months)
Cow’s milk
Soft or unpasteurised foods
Plus always avoid adding salt or sugar to any food for your baby

Also weaning at 4 months has been proven to increase your child's chances of obesity or weight problems later on in life.

Having polorised views on health issues is obviously not a good thing and I am understanding of very experienced mothers weaning before six months, but NHS recommend you must speak to a doctor or health visitor if you are considering starting before the 6 month mark.

There is call to wean before this time in some cases but studies show 54% of mothers are weaning before six months and this is likely to increase.

This is a worrying statistic but seeing as nearly everyone on this thread who is posting is starting early , very believable that this is becoming a normal trend with mothers again.

I'm just offering a different opinion so no offence to the very experienced mums on here who have years of knowledge and understanding.

Yes thanks this is good advice you’ve given and Ill be honest I didn’t think of the other people who may read this thread who aren’t part of the initial group so you are probably right to be cautious. I was only thinking of the experienced mums who I have got to know and I believe who know what’s best.

With my first dd 4 years ago the advice from my HV was most definitely to wait until the 6 months is up (I actually didn’t start weaning until 7 months as my dd wasn’t at all interested).

But honestly this time round the advice given to me was different and was, as I said, that it was all about whether they could sit up, move food to their mouths. My HV’s in my area have also moved away from weighing the babies all the time (as they said mums were getting obsessed with it and it was better to just keep eye on other growth signs like growing out of clothes and lots of wet nappies, happy and settled babies). My experience this time round with my nearly 5 month old has been really different to the first time.

How is everyone's little ones coping with teething? My ds has 2 bottom teeth now, 2nd one came through today. Explains why he's been a bit grizzly the last couple of days. Am I right in thinking he's gotten teeth really early?

Hi love rainbow it is quite young but I’ve heard that babies can even be born with teeth and it’s not unusual for them to come early. Maybe this is good thing that you get that teething stage over and done quick!