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Mazcabs

Lu_T wrote: »

Just pick babe up, pop bottle/boob in his mouth (it's quite instinctive) and off you go! The idea is not to wake them up - hence 'dream feed' - but babe may come to a bit. I used to rub Imogen's ears or feet to get her to suck properly :rotfl: Hope you got on okay. The other night doesn't sound too bad - apart from the 1.30am play time :eek:

Hi Lu T, last night DS asleep at 8.15, dream feed at 11.30, awake at 3 for normal feed, fell asleep on own and then awake about 7.30. So all in all not too bad and this is only his 2nd night. So hopefully things will go from strength to strength. When I popped in for the 3 oclock feed he had turned himself round 90 degrees in the cot!

Got a reunion tonight for antenatal classes at 7 so that could put the whole pattern out but OH on nights for a week so I can persevere on my own from Thursday.

Lu_T

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Pram straps too small - ideas?

We bought a cheap buggy from Toys R Us which is now at MILs. When Imogen has her big winter coat on the straps don't do up! It's one of those 5 point harnesses which goes over the shoulders and round the waist and all clips together at the front.

Has anyone heard of any extenders which you can buy - as they'd be much cheaper than a new pram! She's okay in smaller coats but it's baltic here at the mo' so daren't have her in any less. Any help gratefully received.

Mazcabs - glad you had a good night. Long may it continue :T

Dormouse

Lu_T wrote: »

Pram straps too small - ideas?

We bought a cheap buggy from Toys R Us which is now at MILs. When Imogen has her big winter coat on the straps don't do up! It's one of those 5 point harnesses which goes over the shoulders and round the waist and all clips together at the front.

Has anyone heard of any extenders which you can buy - as they'd be much cheaper than a new pram! She's okay in smaller coats but it's baltic here at the mo' so daren't have her in any less. Any help gratefully received.

I think most reins or harnesses for walking can be used in buggies and highchairs as well, e.g. this one actually states you can use it in pushchairs. Whether the straps will be long enough is a different matter, but worth a look maybe.

SusanCarter

Does the buggy have D rings to attach your own harness too? (Our pushchair and highchair both have them as well as having their own harness.) If you do end up having to get a replacement pushchair, mothercare seem to have enormous straps on their stuff (although having said that, I've never had Alice in either the pushchair or the highchair with a coat on so they may not be as big as I think.) In the mean time, would extra layers on her legs or over the straps work? (We're still carrying Alice round in a sling so I don't really know what works with pushchairs - we just used ours as a garden chair for Alice in the summer.)

Lu_T

Thanks for the ideas. We've got a couple of those harnesses but I can't figure out how they would attach!?!

Yorkshirechick

Hi All,

I'm just looking for a bit of advice really...

Taylor is 6 weeks old today and is going through a really grumbly crying stage. I thought we'd started to get into a bit of a routine, but for the last couple of days it's been completely out of the window.
I know they have a growth spurt at 6 weeks, so am hoping this is what's going on, as it's driving my crazy. He wants to be held all day, and feed almost every hour. If he's not being held or fed, then he's crying.
Up until the day before yesterday he was such a happy contented boy, and I feel awful that he's so upset all the time. Do you think it could be because he's hungry? I'm breasfeeding hom, so have no idea how much milk he's getting through the day...

Also - we were thinking of bringing his bedtime forward, as at the moment he has his bath at 8pm and then bed. I think he might be getting over tired, and was thinking of moving it to 6pm. Any thoughts on a 6pm bath and then bedtime for a 6 week old?

Thanks

MadDogWoman_2

Yorkshirechick wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm just looking for a bit of advice really...

Taylor is 6 weeks old today and is going through a really grumbly crying stage. I thought we'd started to get into a bit of a routine, but for the last couple of days it's been completely out of the window.
I know they have a growth spurt at 6 weeks, so am hoping this is what's going on, as it's driving my crazy. He wants to be held all day, and feed almost every hour. If he's not being held or fed, then he's crying.
Up until the day before yesterday he was such a happy contented boy, and I feel awful that he's so upset all the time. Do you think it could be because he's hungry? I'm breasfeeding hom, so have no idea how much milk he's getting through the day...

Also - we were thinking of bringing his bedtime forward, as at the moment he has his bath at 8pm and then bed. I think he might be getting over tired, and was thinking of moving it to 6pm. Any thoughts on a 6pm bath and then bedtime for a 6 week old?

Thanks

Hi Yorkshirechick,

Your post has growth spurt written all over it so just feed him when he wants. He's doing everything he can to up your supply.

My DD has always had her bath at 6pm followed by some quiet playtime then bed at 7pm. As she is definitely overtired if we try and and get her to have a later bedtime. I would try the earlier bath and bed for a few days and see what happens.

HTH

MDW

Dormouse

Yorkshirechick wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm just looking for a bit of advice really...

Taylor is 6 weeks old today and is going through a really grumbly crying stage. I thought we'd started to get into a bit of a routine, but for the last couple of days it's been completely out of the window.
I know they have a growth spurt at 6 weeks, so am hoping this is what's going on, as it's driving my crazy. He wants to be held all day, and feed almost every hour. If he's not being held or fed, then he's crying.
Up until the day before yesterday he was such a happy contented boy, and I feel awful that he's so upset all the time. Do you think it could be because he's hungry? I'm breasfeeding hom, so have no idea how much milk he's getting through the day...

Also - we were thinking of bringing his bedtime forward, as at the moment he has his bath at 8pm and then bed. I think he might be getting over tired, and was thinking of moving it to 6pm. Any thoughts on a 6pm bath and then bedtime for a 6 week old?

Thanks

I think it probably is the growth spurt. Give it a couple of days and hopefully there should be an improvement. I know it's tough seeing them so upset though.

6pm bath sounds fine to me - our bathtime is 6.30 (or 6.15 if it's been a long day!). If he's tired, it's better to sort him out rather than keeping him up.

Good luck!

We're having rubbish nights again, as we're all full of the cold - again. :mad: As if it's not bad enough having a completely blocked nose (and not being able to take anything for it ), I was being woken up every hour last night, for a feed or a snotty cuddle. :rolleyes: Oh the joys of motherhood.

tsstss7

Hi hope everyone had a gd weekend!

It's half term here and it's bliss. Every morning I struggle to get lo fed and dressed before taking bo (big one lol ;0) to school as lo is breastfed and still taking ages to feed. Plus he doesn't always wake up soon enough to allow time for all the neessaries. I have taken to breaking the morning routine in two and driving ds to school before the morning wash and dress but I'm wondering if there is ant other way of coping.

So since this issue isn't going to go away for me until ds is at "big school"... I wondered do any of you with school age children have any good coping strategies to pass on to me? any hints and tips would be much appreciated.

x t.

yorkshirechick I'd have to agree with MDW it definately sounds like a growth spurt ....hard work though I agree!

Dormouse

tsstss7 wrote: »

I wondered do any of you with school age children have any good coping strategies to pass on to me? any hints and tips would be much appreciated.

I want to know this too. At the moment I only have to take DS1 to nursery one morning a week (he goes in the afternoon on other days), and boy, am I glad as that's one manic morning! (Am not looking forward to him starting school in the autumn... then I'll have to be up sorting two kids out every morning :eek: )

Like you, I break the routine into two: feed/dress baby /mega quick shower/dress myself while DS1 has breakfast, bundle everyone into car, get back home and finally get a well-deserved cuppa and DS2's porridge (he's 6 months).

The good thing is because my DS2 is a bit older than yours, he doesn't take too long to feed now, and wakes up earlier :rolleyes:, so we usually have just about enough time for everything. It's still very hectic though.