Due July 2022 (Thread 7)

[Lianna93]

New thread for the last of our July babies that are due 🥺💛

My bubs has been doing a big stretch of 8pm down until -6-7am for the past 2 weeks or so. One morning was even 8am but that was a one off. Last night she did 8pm-4:30 but I suppose still can't complain. You just get used to not doing a night feed! And getting up when it's dark is horrid. But she spent the day unsettled and moany yesterday so it was a hard day. Think it's her teeth as today she's not wining at all ( yet) it is usual for her to have a good cry mainly in the evenings x

@Ejb505 how was the eve ? X

My little one actually went from 8pm until 7am last night (with three wake ups) but that's the first time he's gone down before 9.30pm ever. Was very nice to be able to watch tv for a bit lol.

@Ejb505 we have tickets to see Kathryn Ryan soon and I think we're gonna have to sell them cause I darent leave him with MIL at the minute, not after last weeks meltdown. How did you get on last night? Was she ok?

@Peters27 that's crazy that you had to do that! Good on you though! Bet it was lovely when you got back though

@chocsaucestrawb @KizboBaggins my LG was doing 8ish-7/7:30 for about 3/4 weeks i stupidly got used to it now I’m like 😵‍💫 may try pushing her back abit tonight see if that helps. I think her teeth are giving her grief again though so I doubt that is helping

@chocsaucestrawb @KizboBaggins I understand your dilemma about going to the show.

My OH was fine with her and just about got her settled for my mum to take over at 9pm so he could come pick me up.
Apparently ten mins after he left she got wriggly and mum assumed this meant she was going to wake up and cry. So she got her up for a bottle. (We should have advised her to try and settle her in her cot). Baby then went into a big melt down which lasted 20 mins or so.
Fortunately my mum had experienced this before and I had told her all the things we try to calm her (mostly unsuccessfully).
Mum said it was very distressing but that she knew it would pass so she just kept calm. In the end she lay her down on the mat on the floor put her dummy in and massaged her tummy (which occasionally works). She then fell asleep.
So although it didn't go as planned, my mum coped okay. She did raise me and my brother (quite a long time ago!) so I think some instincts and memories kicked in- and I should have had a bit more confidence in her.

We won't be making a habit of both being out at night until she is more settled. However I have more confidence in leaving her with my mum now she's coped with her meltdowns.

@KizboBaggins. could your MIL see a meltdown (in person or video) to see if she thinks she could manage it? With some advice from you, perhaps she might handle it okay? However I completely understand why you wouldn't want to put either of them through that. I didn't expect our little one to have a meltdown that late at night. She's usually asleep.

Hello!

due date 5th July here. Very nauseated and sick. feeling very overwhelmed. First pregnancy!

@Ejb505 good work by your mum! My MIL would probably handle it really well, she's amazing with him and really hands on but not pushy which I feel so grateful for. It's more that I don't want him to have to get into that state! Poor little guy has never been that upset. He doesn't really ever cry so to see him like that was so heartbreaking.

@ChinChilly how was last night? My boy did a random 6.5hr stretch so I'm a new woman again today!

@Carly2014 hi! We've actually all had our babies this July! 😅 But I hope you're doing ok, first trimester was the absolute worst for me! Fingers crossed the nausea dies down for you a bit

@KizboBaggins she went from about 8:45ish -6:30 she woke me up a couple of times but I don’t think she was awake she was just fidgeting and making noises..I’m sure she was laughing at one point so i just left her to it. It’s amazing what a good stretch of undisturbed sleep can do isn’t it.

@Carly2014 I think you meant to post in the July 2023 thread! But good luck that 1st trimester is rough!

Are any of you finding the baby is starting to want a bit more entertainment now?

DS isn’t content to bounce in his chair whilst I watch TV any more. I’d forgotten how boring it is when they want to play but can’t actually do anything yet! Looking forward to sitting/crawling so we can play more interesting games 😅

@SamanthaVimes Yes!!! Gone are the days of watching series on Netflix while she chills 😂 I know exactly what you mean sometimes I’m like I don’t actually know how to entertain you

@SamanthaVimes yes! Mine is bored of sitting in the bouncer now and she used to love that. I've resorted to Peppa pig as it fascinates her and she usually drifts off to sleep after a couple of episodes when she is tired! She also likes her crinkly book and the noise it makes, looking at black and white picture books, the baby gym but only for 10 minutes at a time, trying to 'stand up' on me, and the head shoulders knees and toes song! But yes it will be more fun when she can play with things properly!

@ChinChilly @ShellUK09 glad its not just me!

I’m probably being unfair and comparing him to DD who can do all sorts of fun stuff now (we’ve recently got in to duplo and been having a great time with that!)

I’ve been through his little black and white books and sung him some songs 😅 at least when DD gets home he’ll have her to watch which he quite likes

@ShellUK09 my LG loves SpongeBob squarepants 😂😂😂 I used to watch it as a kid never thought I’d be watching it with my baby one day. I just stick it on if I need 10 mins to do something. She also loves to stand up on us.

@SamanthaVimes this age is hard because they want to do stuff but obviously can’t quite manage it, my LG gets really frustrated with herself and just starts shouting 😂 she’s getting annoyed with tummy time at the moment so that’s a battle

I've been finding the days hard to fill in the awake windows

She generally sleeps the same so can't handle being awake for more than 2 hrs so it's generally 1-1.5 hrs and she's napping again

Naps still on me mainly so it just seems like I'm sitting around

I can transfer her to her cot or snooze pod but she will only cat nap but can sleep hours on me
Today we had 2hr 45 mins on me!

But no two days are the same re day naps

Bottles are still every 4hrs which works well and hasn't been having a night feed generally but that can change !

I use the tv and we watch Disney plus
I find finding nemo a great one with all the colours and UP and basically all the Disney ones
I can't bear to watch peppa pig just yet!

Mine will go in her bouncy chair and her mat but try and alternate it

I try reading to her just before her naps
If I time it right ( yawn or a rub of the eyes ) we can get a quick read in which I thinks nice and sets up for when we do bedtime reading

I use the mat for lots of laying/helping her turn over ( she hasn't shown any signs of rolling yet) tummy time and she seems to really like laying on the mat - especially if I'm laying next to her

But I'm really looking forward to her sitting up and crawling! Just because I'm sure she gets bored sometimes! Being transported from place to another i said to DH I feel sorry for her ! And he says im silly
I just find the days looooooong sometimes
But she does nap on me a lot so if I put her down maybe I'll feel less like im getting nothing done

She's also still sleeping downstairs with us and haven't put her upstairs to bed yet
Anyone doing this?
Tonight we did bath,change clothes ( went trick or treating with eldest) came back and changed pjs as she had an outfit on ! Bottle and she fell asleep at 7pm. My fiancé will bring her up when he comes up around 11pm and just transfer her to the cot. It's been out routine since newborn and it's worked well but know we will have to put her to bed soon maybe

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@chocsaucestrawb we have just in the last week started putting him to sleep upstairs in the cot (with the monitor) in the evening, he has bath and feed and bed at around half 7 when dd goes to bed and then I dream feed at 10pm and then he normally has one feed around 4am. It makes evenings feel better as he's not down with us!

We don't have a schedule either really, same as you he'll catnap in the cot but do 2hrs on me/carrier. I'm just trying to make the most of it because he won't be little forever but I agree sometimes I feel I have accomplished nothing in the day! We're on 2 hr wake windows now which means we can get to groups a bit more. Booked mum and baby yoga for Friday so we'll see how that goes!

@chocsaucestrawb not yet! I was going to start but we’ve got OHs family visiting this week so not much point really this week plus she doesn’t go down until 8/8:30 then I just end up hitting the sack about 9:30/10 so just take her up with me. I’m hoping in the new year we can get in a better routine, feeding times are pretty much nailed down but naps are still all over the place

@ChinChilly yeah pretty much how I feel about it
I don't feel pressured. Just have to do what works
Sometimes I feel bad as DH likes to have a cheeky late night playing Xbox so he stays down until midnight/ 1 am and she's still down here ! Just so I can get a decent sleep but he says she doesn't move lol then just transfers her up but I think if it works when she's this small and we both can get sleep then just going with it ! X

@chocsaucestrawb absolutely, and you’re following the safe sleep guidelines doing it the way you are. There is a lot of pressure around sleep but ultimately you have to just do what works for you. It’ll all be a distant memory soon

@ChinChilly that's true. I think with my first i put her to bed upstairs and used the monitor but this time round I'm not in any rush. And yes it's the guidelines so I'm happy with her with us
I'm feeling strange about putting her in her own room from 6m be so strange being without her ! X

@chocsaucestrawb my partner does the same with our little one. He stays up until 12-1, does a feed and nappy change, and then brings her up and transfers her to her crib, she is also usually fast asleep anyway. I go to bed at 9:00-9:30ish so I manage to get a few hours of undisturbed sleep and then I deal with any night time wake ups. It generally works well and has saved my sanity, although there has been the odd night he hasn't got to bed until 3am as she suddenly turned wide awake! Thankfully he works from home and his hours are very flexible so he can start later if needed, as long as he starts before 2pm he can start when he likes. I'm thinking that I need a flexible job like that too!

@chocsaucestrawb I know I’m already thinking I’m not sure I can ship her off into her own room in a few months 🙈

This child sharted at 2am this morning and woke me up, honestly she’s so lady like! Good job it woke me up because she doesn’t feed in the night anymore I wouldn’t of found it until this morning as she rolled over an passed back out after she relieved herself 🤣

I'm quite jealous of all you that have a good stretch of sleep from baby! I'm lucky if I get a stretch of 2hrs...

Went to the doctors to discuss the possible CMPA & they didn't think baby had enough symptoms to be CMPA.
They suggested I start having dairy again and "see what happens". Had cheese last night & doesn't seem to be any change.

We are having 1 really big "poonami" style poo which is almost like diarrhoea a day... Anyone else experienced similar?

I can't see baby going into her own room at 6 months as there is no chuffing way I'm getting out of bed every 2 hours to feed. DP thinks she's going into the cot then but if he wants me to be constantly getting out of bed he won't be sleeping through it! 😂

Mine still wakes at 3/4am for a feed. She has a full bottle of 160ml which is her biggest feed in 24 hours! This makes me think we are no where near close to skipping this night time feed! 🙈
Our baby does one poop a day , thankfully not the dreaded poonami 🤣
We have just moved house and have a bigger bedroom. I think she will be going in her cot in our room at 6months as she won't be able to stay in her next to be crib. We are all sleeping in her bedroom as our bedroom needs the ceiling replastering as it's threatening to fall down! So there's not really anywhere else for her to go. Plus I don't think I'm ready for her to sleep in another room. I'm prone to the anxious parenting so think I'd not be sleeping much at all.

Are you all looking forward to your little ones first Christmas? I've already bought her present for her dad. A personalised story book about her and daddy from etsy. My OH is a big softy and it's bound to make him cry 😂

@Ejb505 my little one goes down 7-8ish and will stir at 4am but we don't feed her until 6-7 as she's not really crying. For weeks we were feeding her but she wouldn't go back.

That sounds brilliant! Would you mind sharing the link? X