November 09 - solids and crawling underway but sleepless nights still here to stay!!

[scarlotti]

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sirb that is terrible, there really are some uneducated people about Good for you sticking up for yourself

Hen slept in his own room last night for the 1st time, but still not much sleep for me as he woke for 3 feeds again, I'm so tired I can't see the way out

scarlotti Wow you've made a prom dress?? That's brilliant and very special for your DD.

Crying baby, got to go.

Scarlotti hats off to the superior talent. I wish I could do stuff with my hands: drawing, sewing, knitting, anything...

I have a q for all bf ladies: do you all give your babies the vit drops once you started weaning?

Thanks all. Was so angry yesterday - but thinking about it now, with everything she said to me, I wonder if she actually has some serious problems.

Scarlotti ohh pictures please Glad its gone well, and hope you get a better nights sleep tonight.

Skorpion I don't know anything about vitamin drops

Sorry, meant to also say - this is for the baby led weaning.

Koumak this sounds like fun summer - enjoy!

SirB what a mare. You have done such a great job so far. What is important is how you feel about choices you make. And you should be proud of yourself - Bryn is very lucky.

This really goes to all who doubt themselves - Pavlov, SirB - the love for your children shines from all your posts and it's such a pleasure reading about the little bunch we have here and be part of the group. Right, that's enough mush from me

Must go back to packing!

Ah, SirB, that's interesting. HV told be to start using vit A, B and D drops after six months of bf, as from then what she gets from me is not enough. I just wondered what what everybody else was told. I'm a bit as to why all of a sudden it's not enough and she needs to be supplemented. BM is still her main food, she has loads, and judging by the rate blw is going, is going to remain so for a while yet.

That's 'told me'... My brain is half gone.

How do I fit enough stuff for Lucy and me in just one bag? Good job it's summer and there's no need for bulky clothes.

skorpion Lucy will get all the vitamins she needs from your breast milk, there is no need to give supplements, it will actually be you who will suffer as your body will take everything it needs to makes b/m. Make sure you eat a healthy well balanced diet and you should both be fine. Hows BLW going? Do you give any mush? Porridge etc?

Hi tigger, thank you. I thought as much, I mean why all of a sudden is my milk not enough...? BLW going very well. She's had lots of fruit and veg and even a bit of cheddar and chicken. Roasted sweet potato is a fave. Are you doing it, too? I give her porridge for breakfast, but it's not baby one, just normal oats. No spoon feeding, although she likes to grab a loaded spoon and stuff it in herself. Mouth, nose, ear, she's not too fussed yet

Teehee skorpion at Lucy aiming anywhere but mouth with her food. Sounds familiar. Hope you have a wonderful trip. I will be spending tomorrow packing for a week north of the border from Tuesday. Just realised going to be at my dad's to coincide with Fathers' Day next weekend and DH won't be there until early evening so will be excused from making a big breakfast song and dance for him the way he did with Mothers' Day. Will have to do something though. Anyone else have plans. Suppose it might only be a big deal for 1st timers?

Been v busy this weekend so no time to read or post so far but our big news is that we have a tooth! V exciting. Spied only twice so far but FELT by finger (and nipple sadly...) several times now!

at your sleep times DWB! Rosa getting much better at settling herself now but still waking for a feed in the middle of the night at least once if not more...

SirB sorry to hear of your run-in with the local nutter. You're doing really well to rise above it now (after giving her a mouthful at the time which I bet felt pretty good!)

SirBoob she sounds like a nasty person generally. Good for you for sticking it to her. So sad that you had to deal with her at all - I'm angry just thinking about it

skorpion I've never heard of giving babies vitamins and I'd be very skeptical of such advice. I'm personally and philosophically in favor of getting all of my nutrients through food (the way our bodies evolved to) rather than through supplements, though, so that's my bias.

M won't eat too many things yet but she seems to love strawberries and spinach, which happen to be two of the foods most commonly associated with food poisoning ... just my luck

skorpion, in Austria they give VitD from birth on I think. Especially for winter born babies. your skin could actually produce VitD from sunlight (that's why winterbabies don't get enough) so I was first a bit worried that no one ever mentioned it over here. I guess, while you bf, they take what they need, and you might need supplements for yourself. Once you start weaning, you have to make sure they get everything through solids (I guess with their weight, the demand increases too). That's why I follow for the moment my book as I want to make sure she gets what she needs as I'm not the best example for a balanced diet.

For those with sleep problems: Paula has been waking up 6 times in 3 hours so far. Will be a fun night. Maybe it is this tooth No 8 that seemed to be almost out already.
But I think I should start again on the self settling. We were already pretty good a couple of weeks ago but then Paula seemed to prefer sleeping on her belly and everytime I put her in the cot awake but on the belly she thought it is time for party so I went back to putting her in asleep.

Well I hope you all had a nice weekend and will have a nice week.

Oh, and MissInterpret, congratulations on the tooth!

Morning all

So another 5am start ... and I am shattered! Brought him downstairs this morning as DH has to go to work and so needs a little more sleep. Roll on this evening as mum heads home and I suspect DH will head to the spare room. At least then I can lay in bed whilst he plays and doze.
I can't work out why it's happening, although maybe I'm looking for a pattern where there is none? He napped badly yesterday (not enough) and was all out of sync food wise. It's hard when there are lots of people around as it throws him off course and then he'll miss a meal or a snack. Dream fed him last night and then he finally managed to fill his nappy after trying all day so was then awake again for a bit.
Think a trip to the docs about the constipation is in order, and a concerted effort to stick to the routine for the next few days and hope that helps!

No vitamin drops here, personally I don't think they're needed if mum/baby is eating a balanced diet. Not much bf's here anymore either though, so I make sure he has cereal that's fortified and use formula to make it up.

Hooray to Rosa MissInterpret for her tooth. Pearly whites are still hiding here.

Hope everyone has lovely breaks with family.

Father's Day here will be celebrated with a meal out probably - they're still special days regardless of how many years you've had kids!

Hello everyone! I haven't been on for a while. Toby is seven months today. Yeah! He's rolling around like mad, not sitting, not teeth. I wonder if he's either teething or going through a growth spurt though as his sleep has gone to pot a bit - he always wakes around midnight really upset at the moment.

When is Father's Day? Not yet I hope! Will have to take the DSs shopping for daddy presents.

Hi all.

wow re. teeth, annabelle doesnt have any so far, and cant really see them either. I think ds had teeth by now. she does pretty well with food considering! She is just about sitting up but still wobbly. almost out of the bouncy chair as she tips it forward now, so being really careful when she is in it.

father's day is next sunday. have ordered a mug from snapfish with a pic of ds and dd on it which hopefully will be nice, as long as it turns up on time that is. Have an engagement party to go to that evening which should be good. Someone that works for dh is having it and have never met any of them.

Snapfish! Thanks JL. I'm going to create him a travel mug with photos of us all as he takes his coffee on the train to work every morning!

thats ok. aww that sounds lovely BBL!

Hi all!

Miss coming on here and chatting to you all its been too long!

Thanks god I did you have just reminded me its fathers day soon! Had completely forgotten.

Loving the title "but sleepless nights still here to stay!!" are any of you still having sleepless nights or is it just me? Not only is Pearl still waking, but she has now decided she doesn't want to go to bed???Up until the past couple of weeks its been a struggle to keep her awake to 5pm, now she won't go to sleep until nearly 9pm.
You can never win hehe

Will try catch up a little

Going crazy trying to get M to nap without being swaddled. See, she's been super easy to put down since 1 month - swaddle, dummy, done. But now she's getting stronger and she breaks out of her swaddle, wakes up, and starts crying.

I'm trying to get her to take naps during the day without the swaddle, resulting in a lot of crying and screaming and whining before she finally falls asleep. (Usually with me next to her, holding her arms down - kind of defeats the point!) Is there a better way?

missesse feel for you! It seems there's no such thing as a routine, still.

Bought not one but two gifts for DH for father's day but have yet to do anything for my own dad Must get on that.

I've only sent my dad a card from moonpig.au as he lives in Tasmania, hope it gets there in time! got a pic of the kids on the front so hopefully he'll like it.

I cant think of many things that might help longway, but singing to mine seems to help when she's really stressed. hope she settles easier for you soon.

longwayaway how about strapping her into the buggy so she still has that secure feeling? Or keep the swaddle, but make it progressively looser each day or two? Can't think of anything else sorry!

Bought DH some stuff for father's day today so all sorted now.

Mattress on it's way from mothercare so the hammock is on it's way out now. Sad as it's the end of a chapter, and the first major baby thing to go

Is anyone else having issues with getting a baby to eat off a spoon?! Bryn has worked out how to keep his mouth firmly shut and make a humming noise if he doesn't want it He will eat it off the high chair tray and off his hands, and even off a rice cake... But not off the spoon

Also he has started refusing to go into the buggy He arches his back and holds himself rigid, or just stands up in it. Unfortunately the weakness in my arms really shows at this, and I kind have to just let him scream it out for a minute or so until he takes a breather, or get him in it VERY fast!

Fathers Day... Hmm... Am really not sure what to do DP didn't get me anything for Mothers Day present wise, though I did get a lovely card I saw something absolutely perfect today in town, but am trying to balance it up with upsetting him too much, this being the first fathers day without his own dad.

Today I had a panic attack on the bus because I was frightened of seeing that blasted woman again I don't know whether I am more angry at her or at myself.

Anyway - will stop ranting now

MissI it did feel good, but am now very ashamed of myself, which is a bit mad really, as I'm sure she's still entirely convinced she was right And yey for the tooth! Hope she is not clamping on your poor nips too much!

Longway no advice as Bryn hates naps, but I really hope you get things sorted soon Have you tried giving her a teddy to cuddle up to or something? Maybe a GroBag instead of swaddling, but so she's still relatively snug?

Scarlotti I felt like that packing away the Moses basket. And now he is finally too long for the baby bath (he's such a shortie ) that's made me a little sad too.

Ursi can't believe you are on tooth eight already! Still no teeth here.

Hi all,

Another one here with a wakeful baby at night who is a nightmare napper in the day! I wonder if this is linked? Ds was a great sleeper at night and had plenty of naps in the day, it's just a question of how do we get our babies to nap more!

I've bought dh the millenium trilogy books (so i can read them too!) and First Blood series 1 and 2 on DVD for fathers day.

Oh no, Millie has woken up from her nap prematurely, aaarrggh, she has not slept for long enough! back later....

SirB why not get a lovely card for DP but no gift as he's set the precedent. Am sure it will be nice for him even though it's the first without his Dad. I have to say I'm a bit that he didn't do anything for you for mother's day...
As for the spoon thing and the buggy thing, it's just the way they can assert themselves when they start to realise they do have some free will. It will pass (eventually) and probably means you have a son who will do well in life as he knows his own mind!

He knows his own mind alright!! I am informed he gets his stubborn streak from me