Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[Mum to Ella Rose]

Just wanted to say I recently read up again on infant choking (dd choked on her bath water the other night... splashed herslef while laughing) and you did the right thing letting her cough. You don't begin trying to dislodge the object if theyre coughing. You let them try and bring it up because the coughing means the airway is only partially blocked. And you were right too with not trying to fish it out... it only pushes it in further. Nice work! How scary is it though! Dd turned bright red and dh had to turn her upside down on his forearm and do the back thumping thing. (he's trained in infant cpr thank God...)

Sorry to hear you're having such a rough time Dawn!  :cry:

Sharon

[MorganLeigh]

two nights in a row..its been 8:30 to about 6:40. Not exactly the 11 hours some say a baby of he age needs but Ill take it bc she had uninterupted sleep!

Im all about reading this potty training book, I plan on ordering it, but Im not quite on boars just yet. So many things going on in her life atm in my eyes! But Im def gonna follow up on everyones potty training threads.

[Noelle]

Gee, am I the only one NOT interested in potty training right now? :?  :shock:  It would be nice to have both out of diapers, there's just too much else going on!  Praying we have the same experience potty training Z that we did with Stephen!  I had no problem training him just before he was 2.

Not happening here either Alli....I figure if I can't be consistent I won't go full force.  And with working 3 days/week, I doubt my daycare would go along with it.  Although, with that said, I might put her on each time we get ready for a bath...that's always consistent  :wink:

[hannah'smom]

Well tooth number one is in and I think tooth number 2 is coming. How long does it usually take betwee each tooth? It's been about a week or so and the second one hasn't broken through yet.

Phoebe, sorry to hear about the incident. I just called red cross to sign up for a children's safety course. I have taken adult CPR and first aid but I wouldn't know what to do if Hannah started to choke.

Well the night wakings are so bad. It took an hour to get her to back to sleep last night. Ususally you put the paci in and she's out. Feel like a walk zombie today.

DD was weighed yesterday. She is 8 months 1 week and she is 16 lbs 14 ozs. Has anyone else noticed a decline in the rate of weight gain. I wasn't expecting it yet because she doesn't crawl.

Oh ya, doctor went through the developmental checklist and asked if she was clapping her hands, I said no because she hasn't even attempted that yet. She tries to wave bye bye sometimes but it's not consistent. Is anyone's lo clapping yet? just curious....

[MomtoRee]

I feel behind by not getting on here for a few days.  We aren't going to do the potty thing yet either.  I think that I am going to wait until she is at least walking to start it and when I can be consistent with it.  Good luck to all who are doing it!

We went to the Doctor for the 9 month checkup and Reegan is exactly 20lbs and 29 inches long.  Her weight has finally slowed down.

She is still not crawling but she pulled herself all the way up yesterday.  It only last about 2 seconds before she fell over but she made it up, once! 

Well I had a shower here this weekend and the second nap was a little late and that threw her off and now she is back waking up at night.  It's still only twice but I need my sleep before work.  This is way better than 10 times but I am so mad for not putting her down when she should have went down.  One day is all it takes to mess her up!

[pdb]

Back to night waking again last night.      Just once and she was back asleep in 30 min., but I was so hoping that phase had passed, at least for awhile.  Still no top teeth, though when I looked today, it seemed like there are four coming in instead of just the two middle ones.  It seems like they are never going to cut through though.

Thanks for the advice on the choking.  I used to be trained in CPR, so I remembered that as long as they are coughing you leave them alone, but you just feel so helpless sitting there. 

Can I just say my child seems to be developing at lightning speed right now?  It's kind of scary.  Last week she couldn't really pull up on her own too well.  This week, not only can she pull up on everything, but she's cruising and trying to let go too!  :shock:  :shock:   She actually let go with both hands and balanced for a second today.

With the weight gain.  My lo slowed down too before she was really crawling.  Her appetite decreased around then too.  She has started taking a little more formula the past few days but is only taking around 24 oz.  She doesn't really eat all that much in the way of solids either, but as long as she's gaining, I try not to worry.  I couldn't believe how much Jadyn ate the other night!  Susana doesn't eat anywhere near that.  She is really into the finger food right now.  She doesn't seem to want to eat anything from the spoon.  Anyone else have that problem?  Baby cannot live by Cheerios alone.    I'm trying to figure out what other finger foods I can give her that I don't have to worry about her choking on.  So far we've done well with cooked carrot bits and  Toasted Oats(like Cheerios).  I was going to try the teething biscuits Lindsey recommended, but they contain milk and Susana is MSPI.  I found another brand I'm going to try.  Other than that, I can't really think of much else to give her right now.

Potty training - think I'm going to wait a little while and let some of you be the guinea pigs.  :wink: I think I'll give it a try around 9 months.

[lil'monkey]

Here are some suggestions I got for finger food.  Rice puffs, very soft pasta (bows, inch long spagetti, shells, etc.), peas, beans, bits of soft fruits, grated cheese, homemade dried fruits (no preservatives and no extra sugar) bits of bread and baked potatoes/yams fries.  Of course if you want extra fibre try paper (it's dd favorite!)   :lol:

[Gigismom]

Well aside from last night (gianna was crying on/off from 2:!5-3:30), we are doing great with night sleep.  for a few nights, we haven't heard a peep from her all night.  but we have the same problem as morgan...she doesn't usually sleep over 10 or 10.5 hours a night...
our early am wakings seem to be returning!  i am really at a loss as to what to do about them.  does anyone else's lo cycle through regular am wakings (6:30 or later) and really early wakings (5 am or so)?  i don't do anything differently during the days but it seems sometimes she wakes at a decent hour and sometimes she is ready to go way before the rest of mankind.
i guess mine is the only one NOT developing at lightning speed.  i am getting concerned.  i think i will have lots of issues to address with our pediatrician next week.
jen-i love the picture of pete.  his cheeks look VERY squishable!!
mimi-how do you make dried fruit at home?  what fruits do you use?

[lil'monkey]

Lindsey - apples, mangoes and peaches are cut into thin slices and baked in the oven at 100 -120 F for about 2 -3 hrs.  Or you could buy a food/fruit dryer.  I just make sure that I leave the oven door slightly open to let the air circulate.    DD loves the mangoes.  I suggest that you use the smaller yellow mangoes from the Philipines - they have less strings.

Well, today i left dd with my mom for the whole day.  We'll see what happens tonight.   Fingers crossed!!!!

[Noelle]

i guess mine is the only one NOT developing at lightning speed.

Mine isn't either, so you're not the only one     I catch myself getting concerned but I don't think there is any reason to yet...if that makes you feel better at all    :wink:

{{HUGS}}

Want to add too....though Zoe isn't doing things as quickly as John did...she does excel in other things where John didn't...really has helped me understand that every baby is different and do things when they're ready 

[Gigismom]

sorry mimi but one more question...how do you store the fruit once it is dried?  fridge, freezer or shelf?  and how long is it good?

[cazao]

don`t worry about the development stuff...we`re still in the slow lane and quite happy really...no crawling, no pulling up, no signing...she`ll get there when she`s ready....

[pdb]

Lindsey- I wouldn't worry about Gianna not crawling yet.  I have a friend whose baby didn't crawl until 10 months or so and he's over a year now and still showing no signs of walking.  She jokes that he's too lazy. Consider yourself lucky, mobile babies are tiring! 

Susana does the same thing with waking.  I'll send you a pm with more details.

I made sweet potato fries in the oven the other day for finger food.  They got really dry though.  Any suggestions for how to cook those without them drying out?  Thanks for all the finger food suggestions.  I haven't introduced a lot of those foods yet, but I'll try them once I do.

[lil'monkey]

The dried fruits are stored in zip-lock bags and they can keep for about 4-5 days, if dh let them last that long!   :wink:   Those are tough as i sometimes over baked them and they do get dry.  i've found that if I cut them a little thicker ( thickness of little finger), them tend to be just right.

Well, dd did not nap at all today.  Just got her down for bed so we'll see how things go.

[hannah'smom]

Well the second tooth is through. Hopefully the night wakings will also come to an end.  Some mornings Hannah also wakes up pretty early (6 am). Usually I just lay on the floor with her when this happens. She's not crawling yet either. However, she is starting to lunge  forward from the sitting position, could this be the start ?

It's so hard to get to bed at a descent time. DD is in bed by 8 but then the laundry needs to be done and all the other house hold chores need to be completed. I don't know how on earth all this stuff will get done once I am back to work.

Mimi-with the dried fruit, does your lo manage to bite off big pieces or is it pretty tough too?

We are also trying to go from 3 naps to 2 but some days she just can't seem to make it when she gets up so early, anyone else having this problem?