MSE Parents Club Part 16

Make-it-3

gizmodo wrote: »

I look forward to the days when I'm stewing fruit rather than breastfeeding I've got to admit it's not creating the bonding experience I thought it would. I think my OH is somewhat jealous of my BF, and it is amazing to see your body provide for your little one, but I have to keep telling him that he isn't the one feeling like a dairy cow.

OH is getting fed up of being housebound. I quite like just staying at home (I love daytime telly). But I've agreed to go out to a few places this week to get out the house. My OH was the same, but it feels like a monumental process just getting ready to go out.

Today we walked round the block. DD's first time in her proper pushchair (as opposed to the car seat attachment). She screamed the house down, but as soon as we got rolling she fell asleep. Lucky you, I had four old women stop me in Sainsbury's to see why LO was fussing so much when I took her there in the pram last week.

The last 2 night have been terrible for sleep...mostly my fault. Not sure if I'm coming down with something but I just could not sleep at all. DD had her usual screamfest from about 9pm - 1am. OH has been a star and stayed downstairs with her until she stopped then she slept fine the rest of the night in the bedroom. But OH has to go back to work in a couple of weeks and he won't be able to do that anymore. I'm really not a night owl, but I'm thinking that maybe I'm going to have to get used to staying up till midnight soothing DD while OH sleeps...and then sleep in longer in the morning.

I'm enjoying my morning lie-in to catch up on the missed sleep overnight.

MERFE

Bob slept through, I'm amazed, it felt like he would never do it and I'm really surprised since I don't feed him around10-11pm anymore. So he had a slightly later bath last night and had his last feed at 6:30pm. He stirred with his eyes closed at 2:30pm but the night before I warmed his milk when he stirred and he promtly went back to sleep so I ended up waking him at 3am to get him to have it incase he woke at 4am and I wouldn't have a morning bottle. So last night I said I'm not warming anything until he is properly awake. He stirred again at 4:30 but then settled till 6am when he was still only stirring but I was awake so got him up and he was quite happy to wait a little while for his milk so no crying at all this morning. He does like his sleep and has 5 bottles during the day which is what the side of the tin recommends so I think he is getting enough. I remember when he was waking at 1am and 4am at 10 weeks and I thought it would never get better. On friday the HV said he might sleep through soon and I almost laughed out loud at her, really didn't think he would do it.

He is finding his hands too so before long hopefully he'll be more playful rather than just me or the kids showing him his toys. He didn't smile properly till he was 10 weeks and now I get them at least every morning. It is such an improvement then the constant crying when awake.

Ah morning lie ins, make the most of it. I don't think I did with DD and you don't get them with number 2 or 3. Mind you I had to go back to work when she was 5 months old, am loving the extra time off work this time.

DD is 6 today wow it has gone so fast, taking her to bluewater to build a bear. I don't want them having parties every year and she had one for her 4th and 5th birthday so the plan was to all go ice skating but then we had bob so we are having a girly shopping day instead. DS is going to have a party this year, his first ever one for his 5th birthday, am planning bouncy castle etc since he is in the summer its easier. Just need to wait till OH wakes up so I can go, I think he got in at 4am which is not great.

sharkeybabe

Morning Everyone. Sofia seems to be settling a bit better now and is only stirring around 2am for around an hour before going back to sleep and waking around 7ish. I am still shattered but I guess I shouldnt complain as she isnt screaming the place down anymore. I bought the Infacol and that also seems to working but she has been a wee bit sicky so not going to use it as much.
We are taking her to meet Mr Sharkey's side of the family today, I'm looking forward to getting out and about, I hate staying in the house all the time, but Mr S is quite happy to do so and rarely wants to go out., so I'm pleased that he is finally coming round.
Hope everyone is ok today.

Becles

Morning

Well done Bob on sleeping and Happy Birthday to your daughter. Hope she has a lovely girly day :cool:

Pleased Sofia is settling better sharkey. It will get easier in time, I promise!

Quiet morning at home here, then we're off to the Durham Light Infantry museum this afternoon. Josh went with school and they handled a load of stuff in the archives but he never got to see the public areas.

Hope everyone has a good day xx

Make-it-3

Well done Bob and Sofia for giving your mummies a break! Bad night for us Nina was on the boob pretty much permanently from 1 am till 7 am - so no sleep for me. Caught a quick nap at 8.30 when she finally went to sleep too.

I wish all this feeding was building her up but she was weighed yesterday and still hasn't regained her birth weight.

delain

It will be building her up though Mi3, even if just slowly

Yay for well behaved sleeping babies :j

Took the older 3 to Play Rangers in the park out the back today, was OK. Well actually I took them all but Squeak fell asleep in my arms and had to be very carefully put back in the buggy

My nan is having the older ones overnight tonight, will be nice to have a lie in with Squeaks after her morning bottle tomorrow (now watch it all go horribly wrong somehow...)

Oh, quick question: Could Squeak have cheese on toast? Cooled down obviously, I just thought I'd like to try her with cheese and was worried she'd bite chunks off and choke herself if I just gave her a piece of cheese and it goes a bit less crumbly when cooked.

She has been really enjoying those rice cakes which is nice to see.

Merfe happy birthday to your DD it does fly, twins will be 7 in a couple of months, then DD1 will be 9 (:eek:) and is in year 5 come September! I just wonder where it all went sometimes.

Metranil_Vavin

Hi all - is it 6 weeks when babies sleep patterns are supposed to start stabilising a bit, or is it just a myth to make frazzled, new mums feel a bit better?

Had a not so good night last night, Josh would not settle and he screamed when I tried to feed him, it's not pleasant having a baby screaming with your nipple in his mouth .

Not sure what the problem is. Just as I began to feel as if both he and I were finally getting the hang of it.

The night before he slept well, woke twice in the night for his 2 feeds (2.45am and 5.30am), and then slet through till 7am. We were very excited about this, but then last night he just screamed most of the night, struggled to feed and wouldn't settle.

I took him to baby massage again today, and was looking forward to it as it was tummies, wind and colic today, but he screamed and fussed for most of it so I couldn't really join in. I was so disappointed. Going to try the massage myself this evening after his bath, hoping it will help with his gripey stomach, I think he really struggles with it. He is so farty, but trying to get his wind up after a feed is impossible. He just grunts and moans and seems really unhappy.

On the getting out thing, I am trying to line lots of things up each week as I've found that just sitting around the house makes me feel miserable. I try to have at least 3 days worth planned a week. It's made me get out and about as well as I was so nervous about taking him out on my own. I'm very lucky to have met a really nice group of girls through my NCT group who are all good at doing things.

pigpen

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Hi all - is it 6 weeks when babies sleep patterns are supposed to start stabilising a bit, or is it just a myth to make frazzled, new mums feel a bit better?

It is a myth.. they settle when they do.. they also have a growth spurt about 6 weeks.

keep with the massage before bed and feeding he will be better soon

Metranil_Vavin

Any ideas why he may suddenly have got fussy on the breast pigpen?

He screams for food, but then when I try to latch him on he just won't suck and just screams and flails about.

pigpen

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Any ideas why he may suddenly have got fussy on the breast pigpen?

He screams for food, but then when I try to latch him on he just won't suck and just screams and flails about.

He is really hungry and wants it faster?
He isn't hungry and just wants comfort not food?
He is not hungry and wants to play/talk?
He is tired/teething/snuffly/or just being a pain?

Could be a million reasons..