MSE Parents Club Part 14

bexta

Wow, must've been something in the water:

:j HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABIES:j

Just browsing through the papers online, Jame Oliver's finally got his son, Buddy Oliver. It's very sweet, but I personally don't 'get' the whole gender thing with kids. Be happy and blessed with what you have.

kindofagilr

Feel like a failure

All the emails I get updating me on what E should be doing upset me, he excels in some things, but cant do other things, like he cant sit up on his own which apparantly he should be able to do

SusanC_2

MichelleM wrote: »

Not been on the past few days due to A having a growth spurt- well I hope it is because I am going to go insane if it carries on... She has totally regressed with her sleeping and is exactly how she was when about 2/3 weeks old- now getting up 3/4 times a night to feed and then waking at 5am to get up! She is also feeding every hour during the day so my b00bs are very sore. I am on the verge of giving her formula as my nips hurt a lot due to all the extra feeds plus I dont think I can last another day doing the night feeds then being up all day too as DH is at work. Well, im off back to bed now as shes due for her morning nap- thats if she goes to sleep as her nap times are all over the place.

Is this normal? Shes 14 weeks today. Please tell me it's a phase!

Yes it's normal. I used to get sore whenever Alice had a sudden increase in feeding. Although unlike everyone else's babies Alice used to increase feed duration rather than frequency - this is how I managed to have the odd 90 minute feed.

kindofagilr

Also when do you up the amount of food?

E started on 3 meals a day on monday, so for breakfast, lunch and tea he has half a jar, he still has 4 8-9oz bottles a day and one in the night.

When should he be dropping bottles and which should he drop?

He has bottles at, 6.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm, 6.30pm then midnight
He has food at 8.30am, 12.30pm and 4.30pm

SugarSpun

KOAG E will sit up when he's ready. I know an 8-month old who can't sit up by herself. They do stuff at their own pace, and you worrying about it won't speed him up. He'll be able to do it by the time he starts school, and that's what really matters.

gill_81uk

Happy Birthday Charlotte and Kian, hope you and the other birthday babies have a lovely day.

*hugs* for the poorly babies and Michelle

We had a lovely lie in this morning, T didnt get up until 8.30

I'm off to Crewe for the day to meet my very pregnant friend, catch you all later.

bexta

Kindof, I know it's hard, but don't stress. Albert Einstein apparently couldn't talk until he was nearly 5, and there is speculation Mozart may have fallen under the ASD category. I'm sure E's just doing things at his own pace and he's fine.

3onitsway

kindofagilr wrote: »

Feel like a failure

All the emails I get updating me on what E should be doing upset me, he excels in some things, but cant do other things, like he cant sit up on his own which apparantly he should be able to do

Don't be silly! All of the babies are very different, and I hate the 'what your baby should be doing' emails. Do as I do, and don't read them any more. Or if you must read them, concentrate on the things E excels in.


I'd probably start with dropping the 10.30 or 2.30 bottles, then he should be more hungry for the meal after and eat more? We ended up with just the first thing and bedtime bottle eventually, and are now down to the bedtime one. (Though she has cups of milk during the day).

SusanC_2

kindofagilr wrote: »

Feel like a failure

All the emails I get updating me on what E should be doing upset me, he excels in some things, but cant do other things, like he cant sit up on his own which apparantly he should be able to do

:grouphug: They're based on averages and it's normal for children to develop at different rates in different areas. I can remember Charlotte being way ahead of Alice in some things and behind her in others when they were little but they both seem to be fairly similar and normal now. And my OH didn't sit up until eleven months and he turned out okay. If he was behind in absolutely everything then it might be a concern but if it's just the odd thing and he's ahead on thers than that's fairly normal as we all have different strngths and weaknesses. I wouldn't say he's behind for sitting up anyway - typical age range is 6-9 months and he's only just six months.

SusanC_2

I told OH about the conversations about bottom wiping yesterday and Alice must have been listening because she's just announced, "Mummy I'm wiping my poo - I can do it myself on my own. I don't need any help."