Any March & April 05 mums/moms want to chat?

[Colesmom]

yay for Daniel and Arwyn!  great to hear Hayley and Ankie.  Good job taking a nap Ankie, you'll need it tonight.

After Cole's great nap day Friday he also had his best night ever.  6pm-6am with a feed at 11pm.  I woke at 1:30 to do wake to sleep.  when I opened his door it creaked and I heard him shuffling about and scratching the mattress so I left him.  Didn't hear another peep until 5:00 with a short phantom cry. Back to sleep until 5:30 and then he entertained himself until 6:00!  That is a first

Last night he woke at 3:30.  He took an hour to settle for bed so i'm wondering if his 2:30 wakeup just pushed to 3:30.  guess i should try wake to sleep again, i'll do it tonight for sure.  he didn't settle back so at 4:20 I fed him and he slept until 6:30.  I wonder if I'd fed him right away if he would have slept :?:

today he's been fussy.  I think he's starting to teethe.  Hasn't been feeding all that well, bobbing on and off the breast even with all distractions removed and chewing on his fingers (and everything else)  On a positive note, I just tried a bottle for the first time in a couple of months and he gulped it down!  That's very good for my spa day at the end of the month :wink:   I was worried he wouldn't take it.

Naomi...sorry to hear about your frustration/exhaustion.  I hope things get better for you soon.  I can't even imagine having a second one right now!

gotta go all and take advantage of catnap.

OOPS-I gotta shrink that pic...it's way too big

[Arwyn's mom]

Traci, Cole is sooooo cute. Love the dimple. Is it yours or Daddy's?

Well... long naps may be back. Unassisted 1.5 hrs this morning and now, one that is approaching 2 hrs. Could it be the solids? No matter what it is, I'm not complaining!

Another successful pu/pd and pat/shush last night. She woke at 4 ish and I let her "play" until she started to genuinely cry (approx. 45 min.) and then it took less than 10 minutes to put her back to sleep until 7 am!

We started apples this morning. I feed most of it to her before mixing in some cereal. Same with the sweet potatoes at lunch. We are up to 3 times a day now, with each serving being approximately 2 oz. She seems to like it but I have to get the consistency just right or she is fussy. She also wants to have her spoon in her hand. Then she'll sit and play and eat forever!

I wonder if she is weaning herself from the lunch BF. She is very fussy and only stays on for less than 5 minutes and today, only on one side. She refused the second completely today. Up until now, she at least latched on... but today, she fussed and vocally let me know that was NOT what she wanted. Oh, well... roll with the punches I guess.

Now, she has slept past the 3 pm feed by 15 minutes. I guess I should wake her up.  :roll:  Gee, I hate waking my sleeping baby. All I want her to do is sleep well and then I have to go and wake her up? :!:

Ta ta ladies... enjoy the last of the weekend!

[Colesmom]

hey Judy,

I think he really really loves his Grobag.  His sleep has definitely improved the last couple of nights.  I likely should have fed him at 3:30 last night because although his 11pm feed was good, his 5pm wasn't.  He was bobbing on and off a lot...then he took an hour to settle for bed so I'm not sure what was up.

Today he was fussy at the breast again, but his last feed was really good and he went down well too.

Hoping for sleep here as well!

Only a little over two weeks until my DH is done his big exam...then I'll finally have a life!

[Debprins]

Hi everyone. Wow this thread moves fast I havent had a chance to read to much just the last couple of pages so i can catch up. Just owndering if anyone could share there experience if their bub has had any teeth come in. Is diarohhea (I know its spelt wrong!) a sign she seems to have all the signs one minute then gone the next. On a positive note Marli is loving her soilds and is currently on 2 - 3 meals a day + breast and 1 bottle. Her sleep seems to improve although she stirs probably at least 3 times a night with 2 of these for feeding at 10 is and 4-5am ish.

[Jayri]

I know that teething can affect the bowel movements of a baby, ds had terrible bum rash from all the drool his body was injesting.
Things are relativly good here, dh got frustrated tonight, he was trying his best to settle R down, and I walked in and he was walking and rocking her
 :shock:  :shock: , he looked at me stunned when I said not to do it, it only makes my job that little bit tougher if that is what he always does.
That said I did have her fall asleep on me today, there was no way in heck I was giving up our hug.
How is everyone doing, Bianca it was so niice to hear from you I was wondering how you were doing!
Well I'm off to bed, Take Care Everyone!!!!

[Little Bear's Mum]

Hi ladies, another good day with Daniel. Things really seem to be settling down for us. Maybe it's the solids (as little amount as it is). We had a great night last night 12 hours straight through! Not sure if it was a fluke or not. I guess we'll find out tonight. And it was the first day/night with our new times. It hasn't effected Daniel at all.

I'm not so sure about the new fuzzibunz cloth nappies. He seems to be getting bad nappy rash from them, so I've gone back to a disposable tonight. And, his pumpkinsoup pooh nearly always escapes, and now I've not only got to clean the clothes but the nappy. I'm kind of having second thoughts. I guess once he's on more solids and changes to forumla the pooh will be different and much easier to clean up. But if it's causing terrible rash, I don't want to put him thorugh that. I'll give the company a call tomorrow and talk to them.

It sounds like some of you guys are having some great successes to, especially with the PUPD and wake to sleep. Well done.

Traci, I could be wrong, but don't bubs often get fussy when they're teething as the sucking action hurts their gums? Maybe there's a little surprise waiting to pop out!

[Nikki~Nathan&Danielle]

Just a quick one from me...

Hayley, have you checked out this site for nappy info.  THere is a message board where you could ask some questions with the issues that you're having. 

http://www.thenappynetwork.org.nz

HTH

[Colesmom]

I think you're right Hayley.  I asked about it over on the feeding board as well.  He took a good bedtime and middle of the night feed though so i'm happy.  He slept 6:30pm-5:30 am with one feed at 1:50am :shock:   Good thing i went to sleep early and didn't wake for him to wake at 11:00!
I think if I had him to bed by 6:15 he would have slept a touch later, or woke happy and played until 6:00.  I let him sleep longer for his catnap yesterday(1:15 instead of 45) because he was so fussy...but in retrospect that was a mistake. 

Then this morning he was so tired I put him down for A=1:45 and he had a 45 min. nap.  rats.  should have stretched him even 10 min. longer and I'm sure i would have got 1.5 hours out of him.  that's okay though, he'll make it up in the next nap I'm sure. 

oops, i forgot to get rid of the pic.  I'm going to make an animated avatar today instead. Gareth said he'd help if I couldn't figure it out.  yay!

SUGGESTION EVERYONE! We all have pics of our los on the site.  Would anyone be up for posting pics of ourselves?  I'm curious to see what you all look like.  I'm game (obviously)

Traci

[Erin M]

Hi all 
We've been busy around here, but I think this thread has been even busier LOL ! 
Sounds like everyone is doing well for the most part.  We seem to be in and out of some craziness here, another tooth perhaps, I'm not quite sure.  Katie has been waking some at night and usually manages to put herself back to sleep without minimal fuss.  However, sometimes she doesn't quite manage and then it takes about an hour to get her back to sleep again (never fun in the middle of the night) and it's not like she even needs anything.  Just can't get back to sleep.  She's also rolling around all over the place and scooting around on her back, so I think that gets her too.  It seems like she needs to either turn over to her tummy or wedge herself in the corner of her crib in order to sleep.  Also having a hard time finding the balance between not enough and too much awake time yet again.  So, lots of 45 minute naps or lots of overtired fussing at naptime.  We've been doing solids at breakfast and dinner, perhaps we need to add some lunch as well. 

Just remembered I wanted to add -- we tried to drop the dreamfeed last week, as one night she was too asleep to eat and slept through anyway.  However, with all the night wakings we've been having, I decided to just keep it for now and try to drop it when things have settled a bit.  In the meantime, I did push it back to 10 PM, so more sleep for me.  Hooray!

Hayley - if it's any help, Katie's poop has gotten way more solid the past few weeks being on fruit/veg and cereal twice a day.  And WOW, does it smell now too.  I now understand what people mean when they talk about BF babies having nice smelling poop.  I never thought it smelled nice until I had something to compare it to.

Jo and Judy - hope everyone is feeling better in both your households.

Traci and Ankie - Hooray for good sleep! 

Traci - sounds like the time change has gone ok for you - I know it's coming up here in the next month or so and I hope it doesn't throw us off too much.  LOVE the new picture of Cole.  Anyway, here's a pic of Katie and I from last week.  Take care everyone!
-Erin

[Colesmom]

yay, thanks for the pic Erin...so cute. 

Here are two.  One of Cole and I in the last two weeks.  Not the most flattering of me so I posted one of DH and I on our wedding date (two years ago Sept. 26)  I shrunk them and they're a bit fuzzy...oh well.  Not sure if DH would appreciate his photo on the net! 

[Jayri]

Okay here goes nuthin with me, this pic is of Riley and I going home from the hospital.I try not to make it a habit to have my pic taken, feels kinda awkward to me.
Take Care everyone, I will chat when I have a little more time on my hands!

[kate585]

Hey, girls! 
 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:   Took Ryan for a re-screening for his hearing today (standard and FREE! around here).  The first time his right ear was flat, due to fluid in the ear or wax build-up, they thought.  He turns to sound on his right side and does not appear to have any hearing problems, but it's hard to tell with a little one, KWIM?  They wanted to test him again just to be sure it wasn't a problem.  But, today, it was flat again.      So, now we have to go see his pediatrician on Wed. to make sure it is wax build-up or fluid.  (TMI alert:  Dh had some issues in college and thought he was going deaf, but just had a LOT of earwax, apparently.  We're hoping this the same thing with ds).  Keep your fingers and everything crossed that it's all just minor and not real hearing loss. 

On a happier note, here is a family shot from my brother's wedding weekend this summer.  It's a bit fuzzy, but I've just spend 15 minutes trying to get it looking better and have given up!   :roll:
Great idea, Traci!  Who knew I was chatting with such gorgeous women?    
Have a great day/night of sleep!!!!

[Richelle]

Hi Everyone,

I feel like a bit of an intruder but I am living in the Cayman Islands, far from my family, don't really have a mom's group to join and am the 1st of all my friends to have a baby.  I have been reading through and posting questions for a few months now and didn't realize there was a 'chat area' for mom's of lo's of a certain age - how great!!

These los are such a mystery sometimes and heaped in with the hormones  :oops: what a ride! 

I truly think that our house would be in shambles if not for easy and all the support on this site.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself - Richelle and my baby Sophie born April 24th, 2005 and hopefully I will be able to support as well as get to know you all!

[Jayri]

Hi there Richelle and sophie, welcome to our chaos.
In no time at all you will or probably already do feel comfy here, things get chaotic around here, but it is all good.
I have distant family in the Caymen Islands, it must be wonderful to live in such a tropical place.
The ladies on here are fantastic, it is so nice to be able to come here and say how crappy your day is, leave it at that and know that you are not alone,
Well my two are erupting, welcome once again, and I look forward to hearing more from you and sophie!!!

[Arwyn's mom]

Welcome Richelle and Sophie! I ditto what Naomi said... the women here are great!

Traci... will work on the picture thing. Last time I asked my husband to help me, he took over and just did it so I don't know how :oops: and will ask him tonight.

Well... wouldn't you know it? My friend call exactly at the 45 minute mark of Arwyn's first nap. She woke up mad as all heck because someone woke her up! Then she wouldn't go back down so we went for a nice long walk. Upon returning, I thought she would go down for sure but I guess she was so overtired that she couldn't do it herself. I ended up patting/shushing a quite hysterical little baby :cry: who had been up for 3 hours :shock: and not quite sure what to do with herself.

Arwyn has droppped her catnap now for 2 days since the long naps have miraculously re-appeared. Could she be moving herself towards 2 naps? I know... this discussion has taken place before but our little ones are older now. Anybody else experiencing the same thing? If so, how are you spreading out the A time?

Also, for those who have little ones who eat solids consistently, doesn't it feel like you are feeding all day long? Here is what happens here...

7 am BF
8 am Solids
9 am nap (45 - 1.5 hrs)
11am BF
12 pm Solids
1 ish nap
3 pm BF
5 pm Solids
6:30 pm BF
6:45 Bed

I feel like she is newborn again and feeding her around the clock. Except now, it is messier and takes longer... up to 35 minutes to get 2 oz. in :!:

Okay... chat with you all later... she is up!!! Can't believe it... 35 minutes!