May 2009 - we're all here! btw, does anyone know what the Hungry Cry sounds like?

[Momino]

phew! how many threads have we done since last aug?

I took C in the big bath with me for the first time ever. She loves the water and now her belly button has finally healed completely I feel happy about submerging her a bit more. She loved it, she was floating around all nice and relaxed with my hand supporting her head I think she'll be like ds when it comes to water.

C seems to be in a need to sleep on mummy mood tonight. I'm not worried about the night though, because she's always OK in her crib once it's dark outside.

pula that must have made you feel better. Hope you're OK.

at your BBQ momi DH is away at work so nothing fun like that's happening here.

Goodnight everyone. Hope everyone is going to get a good nights' sleep. Not too disturbed by babies or heat

can't sleep. was woken at 2ish by harper for a quick feed but she fell asleep and didn't seem hungry. then woken at 4 by both toddlers - 1 needed a blanket (though it's a bit warm ) and the other needed water. now i'm lying awake listening to the birds, watching it get lighter.

so just waffling about nothing now.

got a luxury purchase the other day, a pair of Spanx pants so I could wear some of my dresses without looking 5 mos pregnant. anyone have apair of these? i almost didn't buy them since they were £30 but figured they would allow me to wear current outfits so won't have to buy a new dress. not sure yet I think they're worth it but i do feel a bit, umm, smoother and toned.

otherwise bought 2 tops that i can't afford (!) from Zara sale. Zara has lots of floaty tops that don't cling to post birth tummy so worth checking out the sale.

ok going to try to sleep.

Momi just missed you - I hope you are asleep now

A just slept for 4 hrs I woke before her as my boobs felt like they were going to explode!! Hopefully she'll have a few more z's once he has finished feeding.

Momi just missed you - I hope you are asleep now

A just slept for 4 hrs I woke before her as my boobs felt like they were going to explode!! Hopefully she'll have a few more z's once he has finished feeding.

Oops!

M didn't wake when dh took her upstairs and put her in her moses basket at 10pm and she slept till 6.30am!

DH woke me up 4 times with his snoring

Woke up this morning with rock hard boobs and fed M 6.30-8.00 and still had to top her up

Morning ladies,

DH gave S an EBM dreamfeed at 11pm which was nice. then he woke screaming at 1.15 , but had his swaddle blanket round his head . I brought him into the bed for a cuddle and dummy and he slept til 4 which was great for him and had a quick feed then back to sleep til 7 ish. DH has offered to do it again, and said i should get to bed at 9 like the HV suggested . As long as he manages to swaddle S better next time.

Oh pula How scary to find the swaddle blanket around S's head. Luckily S made some noise when he was uncomfortable so you could sort him. Lovely of your DH to think of you and look after S in the evenings. I hope it'll make you feel better soon.

3rd night in a row now that C does a little dream feed at 11 and then sleeps until after 4 and then throught 'til the morning. Hopefully it's the start of something good The only thing is that she seems to want to drop off on my shoulder, but she's happy for the rest of the night in her crib. I'm not quite sure whether that's a good or a bad thing as it only takes her seconds to drop off and I like a cuddle with her, but maybe it's not the best habbit to get into.

It's supposed to get really hot this week, they mentioned something about temps into the low 30's. I think C might spend the week in just a nappy in a cool(ish) shady sopt somewhere. Hope the heat wont make her too grumpy, because she's been OK lately and in this heat I don't really want to carry her in the sling too much or I think I'll melt.

what's a dream feed?

A dream feed is when you feed your lo in the evening when they're asleep, which is why it's called a dream feed I think. People do it in an effort to keep baby asleep for longer and hopefully get a decent night's sleep. I used to do it with dd1 and it worked i.e. she used to have a feed around 8 and go to sleep. Then when I went to bed around 10.30-11 I used to put her to the breast and she used to feed without waking and then usually slept on until 5. With C it's starting to work too, but only since this week as she's only just started to go to sleep earlier (around 9.30). Hopefully C will go to sleep earlier and earlier so I can do her bedtime together with the other dcs.

So far for C being good today. She's happy when sleeping on me, but if I put her down she wakes up within 10 mins. It's like she's going backwards. Last week she was so good at sleeping on her own in the day.

Morning ladies. I am feeling really sorry for ladies who are pregnant at the moment; it must be horrible in this heat.

The weekend went off OK - yesterday DH was at the National Bike championships (not competing I hasten to add ) so I had all 3 DC on 3 hours kip... so that day was more like surviving until bedtime rather than enjoying. Today all back to normal with school and pre-school so I have some time to myself at last.

Pula glad that you are getting some more sleep and that DH is helping in the evening

Belgian hope C sticks with being more settled

Looby well done on M sleeping for a long time. Great news.

Belgian I am having the same problem. A hasbeen feeding on and off since 6.30 she'll fall asleep but wake up within Minsk of putting her down - not even enough time to put my sling on!!

Monimo how are you getting on with your spanx? I was thinking of getting some so that I can fit into some nicer for the wedding I am going to in a couple of weeks. Do you think it is something I could wear all day in the heat without melting?! Would you recommend them?

Looby really glad you went to CAB to get some advice. Do you think it's worth going back to work there, given the pay situation?

I wonder whether it's because C really enjoyed being in the sling/carried all day yesterday and now she wants to just stay lovely and cosy with her mum for ever . In a way it's nice, because when she cries and I pick her up she stops crying straightaway and cuddles into me like she really knows me, IYKWIM. She doesn't do that for anyone else.

God, I really should preview messages before posting... Minsk indeed! Mins that should have been. Blimmin phone and autocorrect.

Running I did wonder about that (although I was thinking 'Wombles', but that was Tomsk)

I have a hot, tired baby here. She's had colic, so she's worn out. DH went out on the lash on Saturday night, so she had particularly acute colic and screamed until 1.30 am . Oh and he then didn't roll in until 12.30 Sunday afternoon (I told him to stay over with his mate, as I didn't want a shambling, drunken bear pawing me and rolling on Sophia).

Ooh, someone's hungry.........will post again later.

S does the wake within mins of being put down too .

its so hot here. DS1 is in his cot but it was too hot for his grobag but he hasnt settled and is messing around but i will leave him to it. neither dd or ds1 ate much lunch- its really too much for them. s is in a sling on me but i will try and put him down one more time soon as he will be due a feed in a while anyway.

went to playgroup this morning. s just fed/slept/fed/slept the whole time (best way to keep him quiet ). I spoke with a woman who fosters babies and has had a 14 mo since august, so from 3mo. i just thought it must be hard when he comes to leave. 2 possible adoptions fell through as people are concerned about his slow development (gross motor skills). she said he was so unsettled when he arrived she had to carry him for the first 3 months- it made S seem like an easy baby.

I am bidding on one of those baby swings on ebay- anyone got one, and do they calm your LO, or even better send them to sleep? i'm getting desperate here, as mealtimes in partcular can be very tricky if S is screaming. Guess he might scream in the swing still?

Hi all. meant to tidy up the hug mess that is our house but after feeding the toddlers and putting down to Quiet Time, Harper woke up from her nap (well she never really went to sleep - just minor fussing for an hour). no cleaning for me!

tummum, i'm meant to wear the spanx on Fri night with a non-maternity-but-worn-through-pregnancy empire waist dress. I'll let you know what i think. i wore it yesterday below a tshirt and was slightly disappointed: i wanted it to make my bulgeing tummy disappear, however it did tone it down a bit. i haven't made up my mind yet whether to keep/take it back.

kids a nightmare today. i wanted to throw one of them out the window (would have been too many witnesses ). instead I swore at them countless times. well, not to their faces, just in my head or in whispers if they're in another room. and punched the bed (didn't really help). Toddlers don't listen do they? or is it just mine? now, i understand when my parents would say, 'how many times have i told you...'

quiet moment - better empty dishwasher quickly .

Momino That was us yesterday, thank GOD they're at nursery today and tomorrow!

Looby Are you sure M is actually still hungry? It's just that if you woke up with solid boobs, she fed for two hours and you were empty - maybe she was tired/windy and fighting it? I totally understand how draining it is having a screaming baby but would it be worth trying to distract her after a breastfeed to see if maybe something else is the bother? I know I am guilty of waving my knockers at Greer when she cries but a lot of the time she'll take a feed for comfort rather than because she's actually hungry x

BF now. so quickly after above post, lol. quiet moment was only enough to allow me to rush to the loo. sigh. rubbish half out the door, dirty dishes from last night, lunch dishes on table, tufts of collie strewn around. at least i hung out the laundry.

pula, i had a swing for dd2 and she loved it. sadly it broke as i'd inherited it from a friend who used it for 2 babies so was very worn. you've just inspired me to look on ebay fo one. maybe a swing would keep Harper happy long enough for me to do the washing up.

blotted- I've also found that sometimes S is crying/fussing during BF and won't feed properly and i thought it was because there wasnt enough there. But if i stick him in a bouncy chair or walk around with him, he's quite calm/contented so i think i was also guilty of trying to keep feeding when he didnt really want it. Looby- S only ever feeds for 15-30 mins (apart from in the evening when it can be 45 mins-1 hour) so maybe she had had enough after 1.5 hours and you don't need the top up?

Well DS1 has gone quiet so hope he's having some sleep. DS2 is up and feeding (he's only been taking one side at each feed today so my right boob was very full.

blotted- I've also found that sometimes S is crying/fussing during BF and won't feed properly and i thought it was because there wasnt enough there. But if i stick him in a bouncy chair or walk around with him, he's quite calm/contented so i think i was also guilty of trying to keep feeding when he didnt really want it. Looby- S only ever feeds for 15-30 mins (apart from in the evening when it can be 45 mins-1 hour) so maybe she had had enough after 1.5 hours and you don't need the top up?

Well DS1 has gone quiet so hope he's having some sleep. DS2 is up and feeding (he's only been taking one side at each feed today so my right boob was very full.

blotted/pula, I've tried to feed Harper when she fussed at the boob and obviously wasn't hungry. since they can't talk and sometimes her hungry signs clash with tired signs, it can be a guessing game still.

just came back on quickly to say I'm still loving the post-feeding face: chubby-cheek, cat got the cream contentedness. how sweet ! i wish they could stay this age forever. well , not forever I guess.

re-read that. it's obvious only NOw that she wasn't hungry....