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Js_Other_Half

lbl wrote: »

Js_Other_Half can you let me know where the shop is in Newcastle please as we are about to adopt a little boy. We get to meet him on monday for the first time with the plan to bring him home to live on the friday. Any tips on how to save money and enjoy every moment and learn how to adjust will be greatly appreciated.

"International (Tommee Tippee)
Dudley Lane
Cramlington
Northumberland
NE23 7RH


How to find our Factory Outlet

From Newcastle follow Western Bypass (A1) North. Take slip road marked as shown. Go straight over round-about onto Tyne Tunnel A19. About a mile down the dual carriage way take first slip road marked Cramlington / Dudley A1171. Take the 4th exit at the round-about, over the bridge above the A19 to the next round-about and take the 4th exit. You will see the silver Jackel International building ahead of you with the Tommee Tippee logo above the shop location.

Hours of Opening
10:00am - 12:30pm re-opening 1:00pm - 3:30pm Monday / Friday

For further help / information please phone: 0191 2501864 Ext. 2343"

Congratulations lbl!! You must be so nervous and delighted:eek: What age is the little one - cos there are things you won't need if s/he is that bit older and vice versa?

daisykate124

CONGRATULATIONS lbl Hope all goes well with your little boy. keep us updated as to how things are going

Daisykate xxx

lbl

Thanks he is 8 months old and we are so excited, roll on monday.

purplepatch

lbl wrote: »

Thanks he is 8 months old and we are so excited, roll on monday.

How lovely, all the best with that. I bet you are beside yourselves with excitement.

:j

Any questions, ask away. That's what the parent club is for

Js_Other_Half

lbl wrote: »

Thanks he is 8 months old and we are so excited, roll on monday.

Bet you won't be doing much sleeping tonight as you'll be so excited! As for being a parent - there are no hard and fast rules - we make it up as we go along, regardless of how the children come to us.;)

purplepatch

lbl - today's the day!! drop in and let us know how it's all going once you get straight

:beer:

Lu_T

Hi all, just doing some catching up. Haven't had time to log on for a while.

Congrats lbl, hope your little one is settling in well. Just go easy on yourself and get to know him before figuring out your routine. It'll all come together. :rotfl:

Bailiey, I know exactly how you're feeling. Imogen is now 16 weeks and, while she no longer wants a feed in the middle of the night, is still waking up at least 3 times between 2am and 5am. I've got up with her for the last 3 nights when she has woken on average every 45 mins from 2.30am. Yesterday I had to go to a meeting and tomorrow I'm at a conference. I'm feeling like a zombie and would happily give her away for a week at the moment :sad: Have never felt like this.

DH is currently away so it's just a case of grin and bear it I went to bed at 7.30pm last night and took everything up with me for her 11pm feed. Just set an alarm for 10.45 - got up, fed her, then straight back to sleep.

I'm after some advice though. She's only waking up and crying for her dummy. She doesn't need it to go to sleep at 7 or 11pm but is desperate for it in the early hours. I don't go to her straight away - let her cry for 5 mins before going, I never pick her up unless I suspect her nappy needs changing but she just seems to be in the habit.

Any advice about weaning her off her dummy? Should I take it off her during the day first (she doesn't have it much) of just go cold turkey? How long will it take before she forgets about it? Any strategies at all - however radical - most welcome!

Astrolabe

Lu_T wrote: »

I'm after some advice though. She's only waking up and crying for her dummy. She doesn't need it to go to sleep at 7 or 11pm but is desperate for it in the early hours. I don't go to her straight away - let her cry for 5 mins before going, I never pick her up unless I suspect her nappy needs changing but she just seems to be in the habit.

Any advice about weaning her off her dummy? Should I take it off her during the day first (she doesn't have it much) of just go cold turkey? How long will it take before she forgets about it? Any strategies at all - however radical - most welcome!

We tried a two pronged attack with our little one, as we'd got the same stage of him only waking when the dummy fell out, and we had to decide if we were prepared to get up and down to him like the proverbial lavatory seat, or just ditch the dummy. We decided on the cold turkey approach to the dummy, just stopped it completely for day naps and night. However, we also introduced a soft toy at bed time which was easier for him to find if he needed something to comfort himself. It only took DS two nights to get his head round not having the dummy, which was an unexpected blessing. The poor rabbit / dog thing (known as Boggy - half bunny / half doggy! OH wanted to call it Dunny, not really sure which is worse but I won!;) ) certainly has his nose chewed a bit but it doesn't spend all night in his mouth so it wasn't a direct substitute. DS was a bit older than yours (7 months) but I think the same principles should work OK. Good luck, I remember the feeling of "walking under water" after so little uninterrupted sleep vividly.

Lu_T

We've had a breakthrough! She woke up the night I posted and cried for her dummy so I gave it to her. My bum had barely hit the sheets when she was off again - and that was it. I decided we'd take if off her there and then (it was about 4am and hubby still away). She cried for 10mins before I went in to her, for a further 20 while I sat with her but then she started to calm, so I went out. Not two minutes later and she was back asleep - and I got her up at 7.15am for her feed!

She hasn't had the dummy since (5 days and counting). We just went cold turkey and decided to go through the pain. And it hasn't been that bad :T

AND she's slept until 5.45 for the last 3 consecutive nights! That's still a bit early for me and means I have to work hard with her feeds to get her through to 6.30pm for her last one without her being hysterical, but I'm just glad for more than 3 hours' sleep at a time!

Thanks for the advice Astrolabe. I figured we wanted to take it off her at some point and it may as well be now or it would just be harder further down the line. We didn't really want her to have one anyway, so I'm pleased it's worked out so well.

Am feeling half human now after a few nights' sleep :beer:

I have given her some baby rice for the first time today and she was opening her mouth when she saw the spoon! She took 2 teaspoons which I believe isn't bad for a first effort. I'm hoping this will fill her up a little more so she can make it to 6.30am at least!

andycarmi

DD is 7months now and is waking in the night still... When she was 6 months I had 8 nights of sleeping through but she started teething again and was poorly so started waking up in the night again!

She is fine now but still can't get her to sleep through! She is on 3 meals a day and BF 5-7 times in the 24hrs.

Last night was the worst she sleept at 8 till 12.35 then was awake till 5.15am:eek: :eek: Hence I only had 4hrs sleep! Its really getting me down and feel so tired, I feel that I can't enjoy the evening with DH just chilling out and spending time together as I rush to bed at about 8.30pm now.