July 2007 - yet starting in June!

[Jamantha]

Well, I can't see a post natal July 2007 thread, so will start this, even though Charlotte, my DD was born 4.5 weeks early in June. I'm sure the other July ladies will be along soon enough.

Have had 2 nights at home now. Yesterday afternoon was fairly distressing as Charlotte wouldn't latch on, and if she did she wouldn't suck. But have got loan of electric pump from hospital, and support from midwives and now managing with comination of breast, expressed and formula milk, sometimes all three in the same feed. Finding it quite emotional, with all the issues associated with feeding one's baby, but trying to stay calm as found out yesterday that getting self into a state doesn't help anyone.

Dh has just gone out to get some things we're still missing, and I'm putting my feet up for a bit. Phil & Ted has just arrived so we might try a stroll down to the ante natal class tonight!

Any how, hope there are lots of lovely birth stories to come from July ladies, and that we can swap advice, give each other moral support etc over the coming weeks and months.

LSorry can't help you typhoons. DS has gone 11-6-7.30 for a week now! Not holding my breathe to it lasting, but it's his thumb that does it!

And I've got my first syretch marks......on my boobs

Typhoonsmum,

DS has never slept through the night, even though he hasn't fed in the night for weeks and weeks now. Saw HV today and she just suggested more feeds in the day, but then I'm not sure that's the answer as he was waking even when he did feed more frequently and I don't think its hunger.

I think DS has just got in the habit of waking at night (its quite often the same time). His favourite times are 1.30 and 4.30. We've moved him into his own room to see if that helps as we thought we might be disturbing him, but no major improvement although we feel better for it! Luckily sometimes he will just take his dummy and go back to sleep. I am afraid that at around 5 months our DD started to do the dummy spitting out trick. I think it was a bit of amusement for her, so we decided to stop using it. Her sleep did improve- she found her thumb and used that instead.

Think it's the No Cry Sleep Solution, which says that if baby is habitually waking at same time, and no obvious reason for it, set your alarm clock for 45 minutes before they are due to wake, and rouse them slightly without waking them. you might need to do it for a week, ut then they get out of the habit. here

DD didn't sleep through the night 'til I got pregnant with DS and I decided now was a very good time for me to give up night time breast feeding. Made dh get up in night and give her a bottle. She REALLY didn't need it and REALLY didn't want it and was sleeping through within a fortnight. I was just a habit she had gotten into.

Hi - haven't posted on here for ages but good to hear that things are going well for most of you all . Here Theo is doing well but still no sleeping through the night - grrr - very jealous of those whose LO's are. I think tonight may be the worst yet as he had his second lot of injections today.

Anyway, chubbyscotsburd - Sorry you are having a tough time of it. You may already have it but the "Secrets of the baby whisperer" book is quite good and it recognises that babies are often a certain type and some can be over-stimulated by the world around them and it all gets too much. She puts in strategies to help work with your baby to get them calm and relaxed. It may be worth a go as when I say your post it reminded me of one of the case studies in there.

Better go - DS2 is stirring...

So it is just a habit, him waking up. During the day he has about 5-6 hours in naps. One of them lasts 4 hours. Could he be sleeping too much during the day. Today he hasn't had the 4 hour block nap. He keeps waking so hopefully he MAY sleep better tonight if that is the case! Tried giving him his last bottle at 11pm instead of 10 last night and he still woke up. Just an hour later. He has a swinging crib and when he moves it creaks. The creak wakes me up and then I am lying there waiting for him to cry. We are currently decorating the nursery so hopefully when he moves in there it MAY improve. DP insists that he is hungry that is why he is waking and I should give him a bottle. It is ok for him to say that and then disappear to Manchester till 6pm and not put up with him not wanting his other bottles as a knock on effect as I've tried to give him the morning bottle which he doesn't want as he had the one in the night

Hi typhoonsmum. Sorry to hear of probs with ds. Sounds like he could be having too much sleep during the day and that he is definitely not waking because he is hungry in the night if it is putting him of his morning feed. I think at 10 weeks babies need around 3 1/2 - 4 hrs during the day with 11-12 at night. (according to 3 bks i've been lent). could be worth waking him during the day to see if it helps. Good luck

Whats going on is everyones pages changed or have i pressed a button?

click on customise talk top right, em.

New board format but you can get the old one back if you go in there.

confused me too!

Hope everyone is having a good day

Apparently, if you haven't got broadband, the new format makes it much faster as not too much info on one page

Just been harvesting last of veggies from garden with dd. Making a minestrone soup for lunch. Yum yum.

I have got broadband and it still makes it much quicker.

your soon sounds delicious jennster. I'm making double chocolate cookies. Can I swop some for a small bowl of soup please?

Is anyone else having a problem with entries.
Can't post something on the step parenting board

Ive just fed lo and he is starting to bite me. he has two teeth popped through over the last couple of days and it really hurts. Might be on the bottles from now on!!!

ouch!!!

Hi All, I've not posted for ages but I'm still keeping track of what is going on. Never seem to have time to post at the moment!

Can I ask, does anyone have that ideal kind of baby who goes to sleep quite happily in their cot for a couple of hours in the middle of the day? I keep reading books which say things like 'your baby will sleep for around 2 hours in the afternoon' and not 'your might manage to coax 20 mins sleep out of your baby but she'll then go red and scream at you if you try to put her back! I met up with my antenatal group the other day and none of us have cracked this nap thing. Has anyone got it working smoothly and if so how?!?

catz - I could have written your post! I get about three 20-25min naps if I am lucky. And I have to work for those! Ds does sleep well at night though.....

is anyone else's bf LO sleeping say 7-6am without being fed? Ds has done it a couple of times but usually wakes at 3-4am for a feed. Is he hungry or is it "habit" do you think ?

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Catz I'm so sorry but yes DS has 2 naps for at least an hour each during the day (usually 2) and sleeping through too. No idea how I managed it. DD had to be trained to do it, and it took a while. Believe me though I know how lucky I am. DD was a nightmare.

JAM - Don't blame you separating them.

Jennster no showing off! How did you train your DD to be better?

Hello ladies, Its been such a long time since I last posted...just dont seem to get the time to do anything anymore!!!!!!

I am enjoying life with my LO and cannot believe how he seems to change on a daily basis!

So how are you all? Good I hope.

Okay, can anyone help me? I stupidly assumed that Lo would take a bottle if I needed him to. I tried very early on but as the time has flown he really hasn't had one recently. Was planning on going out on Sunday (first day out in 3 months!) and he just will not take the bottle. Screams whenever its put anywhere near him! ANy ideas?

Oh was just reading back some and noticed that some of you are having problems getting LO through the night. My LO started sleeping through the night after I shortened his daytime naps. He would sleep for quite long periods before. I started waking him up regularly for feeds (every 3 hours as breasfeeding) and then getting as much milk into him in the evening (waking him for his 10pm feed) and he now goes through the night (still saying it with fingers crossed, but its been 3 weeks now!). It can be a pain feeding on and off through the evening but at least you get a good nights sleep afterwards.