June 2020 Babies-Newborn, snuggles, recovery, milk and night feeds! 2nd thread

[Busylizzie85]

New thread!

My LO also has little interest in rolling. I thought he was just one of those babies that didn't care for it. He has always hated tummy time, and will usually cry after a 2 or so minutes of it.
I think he has rolled both directions a total of max 7 times. He can sit unsupported, so I'm just focusing on that for now.

Anyone else a bit bored? I love my son and my DH, but with lockdown, I just feel like days are going by and I am in the same routine every single day! The holiday we booked for January has been cancelled too! grrrrr

Very bored @Missgemini I really struggle to think of things to do with LO and I'm tired of the same walking routes.
I'm glad that she is not the only one not really rolling over, she loves sitting up but can do it without me yet! I can't believe she is now 5 months old I have no idea where the time has gone.

Hi everyone just checking in!

DS is 5.5 months and can't sit up yet - no where near it! I heard somewhere they need to be sitting up to start weaning? He would just flop over if I sat him on a high chair

He has managed to roll back to front just the once and front to back a couple of times. Most times he is just not fussed about it all and happy to just lie down on the baby gym.

Also teething over here with lots of drool over everything!

I am really bored too and not having a great time overall. DH is at home but working so although he's in the house we barely speak throughout the day I may as well be home alone. Lockdown and weather are miserable!

Hi everyone having a look back at all comments.

LO has rolled twice & is the same as other only likes tummy time for couple minutes.
She enjoys sitting in her little ring, we've alot of drooling, chewing on teething ring & really trying to suck her thumb, she's coming on really well though I've noticed since im home atm.
But im Definitely finding 2nd lockdown harder as OH is working this one & for some reason im suffering alot with anxiety.
@Busylizzie85 me too! I love getting out for walks but as the weather's getting colder and more dull its not as enjoyable.
& i can not for the love of god get into any form of christmas mood which is not like me at all.

Same here - so bored. LO rolls front to back in either direction quick as a flash as soon as I put him down for tummy time - he did previously hate it and would only tolerate a few mins. Then he started liking it and then rolled over. He’s only ever almost done back to front, I always have to help him with the last bit cause he gets stuck and gets v frustrated after a while of trying. Not able to sit up on his own for more than about two seconds but I’ve started sitting him with cushions all around and letting go for a moment or two to try and build up his strength.

Oh and also

When will the sleep regression hell eeeeeeeend?! This child will not nap it is doing my head in!

@Blizy I'm sorry to hear about the PND hugs I had it with my eldest and it's awful. He also had CMPA, though just a mild one he outgrew quite quickly, but I know exactly what you mean about him being a different baby. I'm so glad you're experiencing smiles and laughs now. They make such a difference, don't they? Charlotte's hair is so long we need to brush her fringe out of the way all the time and are thinking of cutting it so it isn't in her eyes.

It's been touch and go with Charlotte. I'm a bit like you @Mj2196 in that I'm not completely sure how much is just tiredness and how much is something else. Being tired always makes me a bit snappy, lacking motivation and patience etc, so I'm mostly putting it down to that at the moment.

@UKtoSK yes, breastfeeding here. She seems well in herself so I'm trying not to worry about the occasional green one. They're not every day so I'm guessing it can't be something too serious.

@mrssunshinexxx if I PMd you, would I also be able to have the sleep guide? She has managed to self-settle a few times but she isn't consistent and I swear sometimes her crying and grumpiness is because she's trying to go to sleep (whether in my arms, on the boob or by herself) and it isn't working.

Charlotte can roll back to front really easily now and alternates being happy for a little bit with crying immediately. She can roll from front to back as well but she doesn't do it as often, so I'm not sure if the crying is due to not being able to get back on her back - but then she cries as soon as you put her down on her back - or because she is trying to move. Before rolling, she had learnt how to push herself around the carpet on her back. She has learnt to turn herself around on her tummy a little now and I think I saw some attempts at movements that will lead to crawling. Both my boys were crawling before they could sit unaided, and it looks like she is following the trend. Though she loves to sit up on my lap or supported so maybe she will surprise me.

I'm not bored per se due to still enjoying the novelty of only having the one child while the others are at school or nursery, and also being able to watch what I like on the TV. I'm also participating in NaNoWriMo, so that is helping keep my brain engaged. I am struggling with the lack of social interaction. I just want to talk to anyone and everyone and end up talking too much because of my eagerness. I miss people.

I also feel bad for Charlotte as I feel I should be doing more with her but am not sure what. I talk to her and we sing and read stories. I put her down on the play mat/ play gym and shake rattles with her and things, and that's it. Is anyone doing more yet?

@HaichMal yes of course ! Xx

Has anyone started weaning ? My LO had her first taste on Sunday , not planned but she was on my knee and acting desperate! She's really enjoyed it

@mrssunshinexxx I've tried her with baby rice a few times a little here and there, she loves it, she never spat it out or been sick & digested it pretty well too.
We did try the baby porridge which i found was too much for her just yet, but yes so far so good with the rice 🙂 her face says it all when she's having it really 😂

I weaning yet, although I think it will happen within the next few weeks.'I'm really keen to hold on until 6 months and do BLW. We were at an outdoor event at the weekend where we were had toasted marshmallows. Rose was trying to grab mine to eat it😂 she looked really eager and desperate to try them.

@mrssunshinexxx We've just started weaning 2 days ago, about a week early. LO had some sweet potato purée and carrot purée. A bit of sick when we fed her too much so we are now stricter keeping to one spoonful. We've had one "interesting" nappy so far

Ps. Thank you for the sleep guide, we started. Daytime is more routine with naps but feeds aren't quite to schedule, especially overnight! LO wakes up hungry a few times.

No weaning here yet. I think my DH fed her a bit of a yogurt off a lid the other day while I wasn't looking, but don't think she was too sure about it. She does try to reach for food when she sits on my knee when we eat, but she tries to reach for everything. She has some of the 'signs' but she can't sit well yet so I'm not really thinking about it until she can. We started weaning my 3yo a little early as he seemed desperate but he got constipated quite quickly, so I'm making sure not to rush and go a bit slower this time. Also hoping to do more BLW with some purees/mashed food, rather than the other way around this time.

I started weaning at 4 months, first with baby rice which is 4-6 months, she loved it! I did only that once a day for 4 weeks gradually adding a little more.
Then last week I started on some veg completely puréed. She's had potato, broccoli (which I think is her fav) cauliflower (wasn't so keen on) Brussel sprouts which she loved, carrots, sweet potato.
Today I offered porridge with a bit of banana purée she had a couple spoonfuls but I don't think she was hungry/bothered by it.
I'm going to try avocado at lunch time but not so puréed, going to leave a little texture to it

@HaichMal the reason I asked if you are breastfeeding is because I have read that green poos can be from an excess of foremilk. Sometimes if I’m extra full, like if she only fed once or twice in the night, then I notice I have a lot of foremilk and that’s when she seems to get a green poo in the evenings. Good luck with NaNoWriMo!

@HaichMal I know what you mean about running out of things to do, I feel I do the same two or three things on repeat all day! I think its quite hard at this age as they cant really play with anything

@mrssunshinexxx not tried weaning yet but reading some of the comments on here I might try him with baby rice next week and see how he is with it!

Does anyone else have a very big baby? I've no idea what he weighs as we havent had the HV since he was 6 weeks old. A couple of weeks ago I moved him into 6 - 9 month clothing and I already feel that they wont last much longer than another 3 or 4 weeks maybe. It's not just the "weight" side of it but length too! What size clothes are your little ones in? He is 19 weeks / 4 and a half months.

Wow big boy indeed  @SRS1311 my little girl in 3-6 and most of its huge I can't put her in any baby grows as too big but 0-3 too small so she's in pjs at night time

@UKtoSK that's interesting. That may very well explain it, thank you.

@SRS1311 I'm glad I'm not the only one! At least she seems to enjoy the little I do for now.

Charlotte had some weight gain issues and so dropped from 91st centile to 9th but she is quite long. She has outgrown about half her 3-6 dresses, and her vests and sleep suits aren't far off either, depending on where they are from. She has little legs so her leggings are fine and will last for ages I think. I'm currently washing a good chunk of her 6-9 however as I think I will start moving her across soon, especially when some of her 6-9 vests are the same size as the 3-6 one from M&S. She is 23 weeks/5 months and a week.

My 3yo sounds very similar to your LO though. He stayed on the 91st and 95th for length and weight. He outgrew most of his clothes every 8 weeks for the first 8 months, I think, again depending on where they were from. He's in 3-4 bottoms and 4-5 tops and I expect he'll be in 5-6 tops before his birthday next summer.

Next and M&S seem to size bigger, and maybe TU. George, Mothercare and Nutmeg can be shorter.

@mrssunshinexxx I have the exact same problem with sleepsuits. 0-3 don't forget anymore because she has big feet but 3-6 drown her. She's still wearing 0-3 months clothes!

I have not managed to even start with the sleep training Ivys sleep is completely all over the place 😭 she started only napping 3 times a day and it was fine at night but these last few days it's back to multiple wake ups and now only going down for 30-1hr before waking up again and it takes me the whole evening to get her back to sleep by which time I again have no time to myself.
I feel like a complete failure and that it's all my fault she can't settle and then I feel selfish for getting upset because I crave an hour or so to myself. I don't know how to sort it or whether this is just a phase and it will pass 🙁
Sorry for the rant x

@Busylizzie85 you're not a bad mum because you want some time to recharge, especially with all those night waking to deal with. And you're not failing her either! It's so difficult to change things or even think clearly when you're this tired. I know exactly where you're coming from though. Our evenings are awful at the moment. She doesn't know whether she's coming or going, and I feel terrible about it, but I'm also so tired by the time they come around that we just get stuck in a cycle until I finally get her to stay asleep in her crib. Last week bedtime for us both was somewhere between 10 and 12, starting sometime between 6 and 7pm.

@HaichMal thank you and I am sorry your struggling to, it really is just being stuck in a cycle not knowing or having the energy to break it! I keep thinking today the day but it never happens, I have just finally settled her down again but I know she'll wake again before midnight.
Wish we could all do a group hug!!

@Busylizzie85 make today be the day you start gentle sleep training otherwise you are going to feel worse and worse and more tired. The sooner you start the sooner you are going to get some time to yourself. My LO clicked with sleeping in her nest pretty quick after nearly 5 months of only ever sleeping on me I really hope it is fairly smooth for you x

Charlotte has just started leap five and I'm definer noticing some separation anxiety for behaviour. Is anyone else's LO the same?