MSE Parents Club Part 8

chopsticks

money_maker wrote: »

ummmmm, I'm kinda civilized too ya know !! ummm well, OK maybe not

We're as civilised as each other

Glamazon

just lost my post! :mad: stupid lappy

choppy - we do follow the EASY routine now we are currently on A and in a min I'm going to get him to go to sleep as he;s yawning like a trooper. :rolleyes:

he is getting into a routine cos the last week or so he's feeds have been roughly 4am, 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm and 8pm then the plan is bath, massage and bed plus a walk in the pram after 2pm feed. hopefully in another week he'll be ale to drop off on his own at night. even last night he didnt have an 11pm feed even though he was awake.

thanks 4 thinking of me :A

My_Fathers_Daughter

LCK73 wrote: »

Thanks, I'll give it a go. I'm just concerned abotu building a sleeping technique that relies on me but guess he is only 11 days old so will need comforting! just don't want to start down rocky road........

At 11 days baby is just bewildered at the big wide world. For the first 6 weeks do anything you need to to get him off...after that, if you don't already have a method you are happy with, worry about it then

Having a newborn is hard - try and make your life as easy as possible to begin with.

Fitzio wrote: »

LK - I agree with SM’s good advice. Don’t worry about your baby relying on you. It’s a big scary world and it’s all new to him so just do whatever you need to comfort him just now. I don’t believe he will get into a routine that you can’t break quite easily at such a young age. Try stroking his head, ssshhing him, put him up to your shoulder and rub his back, sing to him softly, and as SM suggested, rock him from side to side, tilting on your lap.

Oooo - what she said

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

MFD & Mookie, how are things going with the CM's and work? xx

Benjamin loves his CM and I am enjoying work...although part time hours (I have tons of AL to use) are not working out as expected but I will sort that out. Thank you for asking xx

I miss you SB xx

My_Fathers_Daughter

LOL - Benjamin has demonstrated to me that he doesn't want any more plum by pincer-gripping the small pieces and dropping them off the side of his high chair!!! Silly mum was too busy catching up on here and just kept putting more pieces in front of him!

Pleased to report that pincer grip has been mastered and I would thoroughly recommend the cheerios route

Best get to work at trying to clean the weetabix off his face and the back of his head :rolleyes:


Everyone was very quiet last night...I hope nobody was having a RL :eek:


Catch you later

MFD xxx

redmel1621

elle_gee wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:Bruno, Caz, Tigs, Mel... you had your bums patted yet?

No, but we are being civil to each other so as not to argue as it is ds1's birthday celebrations today.

We all got up at 7am ds1 is playing on his new COD game, ds2 is playing on ds1's new LocoRoco PSP game, ds3 has fallen asleep and dh has gone back to bed....meanwhile I have cleaned and scrubbed the kitchen, ironed and packed the rest of ds1's sutcase ready for tomorrow, oh and put washing machine on and filled dishwasher! Gonna make a cuppa and some toast in a mo....I feed everyone else and leave myself hungry, I always do it:rolleyes:

Mel x

chopsticks

Glamazon wrote: »

just lost my post! :mad: stupid lappy

choppy - we do follow the EASY routine now we are currently on A and in a min I'm going to get him to go to sleep as he;s yawning like a trooper. :rolleyes:

he is getting into a routine cos the last week or so he's feeds have been roughly 4am, 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm and 8pm then the plan is bath, massage and bed plus a walk in the pram after 2pm feed. hopefully in another week he'll be ale to drop off on his own at night. even last night he didnt have an 11pm feed even though he was awake.

thanks 4 thinking of me :A

No problem, I hope things get easier for you. I definitely have been there, done that and got the t-shirt, so know how you're feeling.

I hope things get easier for you soon.
xxxx

newmoneysaver_2

Glam/Chopsticks, Liam is exactly the same. A pain in the bum at sleeping during the day (he just won't give in, I think he feels like he's going to miss something) but no problems getting himself off to sleep at bedtime, unless he is seriously over tired. I have no problems rocking, cuddling to sleep during the day, if it means I'll have a sleepy baby for night time

LCK73

newmoneysaver wrote: »

LCK - might be a silly question but are you swaddling?
ETA: I agree with SM. Don't worry about things yet, you can the comforting/sorting routines etc in a few weeks!

Mookie - I was thinking about you when I was changing Liam. With your CM and the changing of clothes, it might be just because she's not her baby. I know with Liam that unless he has soaked through to his vest I just leave him be, but I think I would be a bit more cautious if it was someone elses baby and I would probably change them even if I wouldn't normally change Liam. Does that make sense???

Feelie - talk on here, even just silly thing to distract you. Are you watching x-factor?

Yeah, am swaddling but leaving his hands out as he has already found his fingers which he sucks on (can't be hungry as he had just had his formula). Had to resort to traditional walking up and down bouncing just to get some peace and sleep! Hey ho will keep trying.

LCK73

chopsticks wrote: »

Hi :wave:. We've missed you!



Hi Lisa,
I was exactly the same as you. I was adament that I didn't want a clingy baby, but just go with the flow for the first few weeks. She now goes to bed at 7pm in her cot with no problems at all, so all those cuddles to sleep in the early days definitely haven't made her dependent on me for sleeping.

Rocking Caitlin backwards and forwards (rock yourself backwards and forwards) and gently tapping her back or bottom with one hand and making quiet shushing noises helped us. I still do it in the daytime when she won't settle (she's much better going to bed at night than sleeping in the day).

Thanks, think I'm being a bit previous and strict. It was just the midwife told me to do it so you know what it can be like with your first as you worry you won't do it right. I will go with the flow like you all suggest and go with what works. Thanks girls/ladies! Lisa x

Fitzio

Harley - yaaay for Kezia sleeping through! Morning smiles are the best aren't they?!

I couldn't get Holly off to sleep last night - spent 2 hours trying before she eventually let out a huge burp, the poor thing, and then knocked herself out straight away! I felt so guilty as I was beginning to get a bit annoyed but she obviously had discomfort so it wasn't her fault. I should have known as it's not like her. Anyway, about 7 hours sleep after that so not too bad.

Glam - do you want to get Jack into a routine? My friend seems to know that her baby feeds at this time and that time etc, but Holly just feeds when she is hungry which is 5 times per day, but at different times. I am just not bothered about a routine at the moment and it works for us, but we don't get much time to ourselves so I can see why you want Jack settled earlier in the evening.