MSE Parents Club Part 11

jennynoo

You're a tough one Scruffy but hugs anyway.

Sami, me and OH went to Rome a few years ago but the only place we could afford near the centre didn't really have a comfy bed - just something to consider. Hope you are feeling better soon.

money_maker_3

OK smelly

So hows El feeling now ?? She doing better ??

scruffy96uk

Still grumpy but she has been poorly for about 7 weeks so getting use to grumpiness lol. Hope this does of ABs will sort her out. Then we can seriously potty train and remove the cot sides. Don't see the point doing it when shes poorly

and by the way I showered this morning b4 packing my bags and leaving!!
maybe it's you!!!

money_maker_3

hmmmm could be ... Dylan decided that his dinner would look better on my top than in his tummy tonight _pale_ lovely !!

elle_gee

*collapses on sofa*

I'm ready for work.. Everything fits and I have a nice new handbag

And just in case it doesn't go well, I've got caramel shortcake and bought myself a AIW tshirt as a treat too

Just got to finish expressing, mix Rhys' meds for the morning, put bottle in the fridge and away to bed I go...

*hugs* scruffy xx

scruffy96uk

money_maker wrote: »

hmmmm could be ... Dylan decided that his dinner would look better on my top than in his tummy tonight _pale_ lovely !!

Oh dear hope he's ok

Oh Elle ((((hugs))))) for tomoro hope you get on ok.

kindofagilr

chopsticks wrote: »

Kindof, I haven't read back so I'm not sure what your question was (sorry) but I saw that you were mentioning bedtime routines. We started one with Caitlin when she was three weeks old, and she goes to bed really well now.

Ours is very similar to the one SJ does with Alfie. When she was as young as Elliot, we used to do a bath at 6:30pm (usually about 6:40 by the time we'd undressed her and run the bath), then bring her downstairs for a feed, then put her in the moses basket swaddled. We just used to pick her up when she cried or needed a feed. We'd then take the moses basket upstairs with us when we went to bed.

When she was in her cot in her own room (at just under 7 weeks old - gosh that sounds so young now), we changed it slightly. We do everything as before but feed her upstairs in our bedroom, with just a dim light on before putting her in her cot. I then went upstairs to BF her if she needed it,

Now, she doesn't need feeding in the night and very rarely wakes in the night too (except for a couple of weeks ago when we had a run of interrupted nights!). Sometimes she is wide awake when we put her down in her cot, other times she is nearly asleep, but even when she's wide awake, she usually goes to sleep in a few minutes.

If we ever have baby number 2, we'll definitely do a bedtime routine from the same age, as it has worked so well for us.

Thanks for that, we kinda do something similar at the minute apart from the bath, he gets bathed during the day when he is awake as by night time he usually sleeps then wakes for feed then sleeps etc and I didnt think to wake him for bath.

He usually gets fed at like 6pm or something then gets swaddled and sleeps in his moses basket downstairs then he wakes at 9pm or 10pm for a feed, we feed him, swaddle him then take his moses basket upstairs, we then sometimes go to bed or sometimes not lol

Then on a good night lol he will wake at 12 or 1 for a feed then, about 3 or 4 (sometimes 6) then he wakes up again at 8 (depending on what time his last feed was)

So it looks like we need to introduce the waking him for a bath, when we put him in our bedroom we leave the lamp on though as when we go to bed OH likes to read a bit and we thought it was better that the light is on already so we dont wake him when we go to bed?

Thanks for your bedtime routine as well GISI and Aless and MDW

Hugs Scruffy

OK I really have to go to bed now, night all xxx

money_maker_3

Oh hes fine scruff. I gave him his bottle too soon after his dinner and the reflux brought up everything in his tummy instead of just the milk !!

GOOD LUCK ELLE xxxxxx

jennynoo

Good luck Elle, hope it goes ok, especially the getting up early part!

elle_gee

The getting up early part is the only bit i'm worried about Rhys will be fine and work will be fine - and if it's not, I can work out in hours and minutes how much longer I have to work for the old boss