MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

Aida_2

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is OK.

We are quite OK. We had a busy week here. Lots of relatives over plus friends. Looking forward to have my OH home tomorrow and on Sunday so I can rest .

I'm still BF and is going OK. I don't know when to start a routine with my little one as at the moment I BF on demand and I can't really plan anything as she will eat at random hours. Any advice?

Aida_2

*Nutella* wrote: »

Two questions:

1) Is it normal to have wrinkles on your boobs?

2) Is it sad to be excited about a new pair of slippers*?

:think:

* They are very soft and fluffy on the inside, in case that helps you answer the question.

Nuttella,

I have wrinkles on my boobs when they are empty

Soft and fluffy slippers? I need a pair of that!

*Nutella*

Aida wrote: »

I'm still BF and is going OK. I don't know when to start a routine with my little one as at the moment I BF on demand and I can't really plan anything as she will eat at random hours. Any advice?

I can't remember how old your little one is now, but even though you can't plan her feeding schedule, you could certainly start distinguising between day and night and introduce a bedtime routine if you haven't already. Morning = curtains open, lights on, talking, perhaps a clean sleepsuit/'proper' clothes (depending on age and whether she hates being changed - if she does, I wouldn't bother). Bedtime = maybe a bath, maybe a clean sleepsuit (as above), lights off, quiet talking/singing. Nightime = in bedroom, dimmed lights (incl. for feeding and nappy change), no talking etc. We did these things from when our little one was about two weeks old, and even though she obviously couldn't understand much at the time, having some sort of structure to our day helped keep me sane. Plus a daily walk with the buggy - I would always make sure I left the house at least once a day, no matter how tired I was and regardless of what the weather was doing. You both need fresh air This could be at the same time every day, or whenever suits - for me it was usually in the afternoons as I found them hardest in terms of time dragging on before evening and bedtime.

Sammie_03

Bamama wrote: »

Freddie's face keeps cracking me up.

Me too! I keep looking at it and can't help smiling, he looks like such a friendly boy (or idiot as fluff would put it!! )
Xx

Gillyx

What Nutella said is perfect. Differentianting between night and day is a big thing and may help baby Aida to get into a little routine of her own. Also following the same wind down routine at night can believe it or not help with sleep especially in the first half of the night. It can be whatever you want it to be whether it's feed in a dimly light room and then a story/lullaby/massage/bath/change of clothes or all of them and then a feed and into bed/basket/crib.

When A was young I think we done bath, dry off, massage, and into clean clothes, feed and cuddles and bed. But now we're tied to bath every night as its his sleepy cues not that I mind as he's usually coated in food anyway xx

Sammie_03

My DP was talking to my neighbour after work and I overheard her asking him if I had time to cut her hair soon, his reply "I think she's planning on stripping tonight but will probably have time tomorrow" :eek:

He obviously forgot to mention the word 'wallpaper' after 'stripping' so now I will be the talk of the road!

When I mentioned this to him he said "eww who would pay too see that!" Men eh!!

Sometimes u think being single would be so much easier! :cool:
X

*Nutella*

Sammie_03 wrote: »

My DP was talking to my neighbour after work and I overheard her asking him if I had time to cut her hair soon, his reply "I think she's planning on stripping tonight but will probably have time tomorrow" :eek:

He obviously forgot to mention the word 'wallpaper' after 'stripping' so now I will be the talk of the road!

When I mentioned this to him he said "eww who would pay too see that!" Men eh!!

Sometimes u think being single would be so much easier! :cool:
X

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

*Nutella*

She's been sleeping for two hours and 15 minutes now! This is what swimming does to my little girl!

moneypenny21

Fluff - Freddie has such a happy face! Isn't he lovely!

Aida - We aren't exactly in a routine but I've established that crying between 2.5 and 3 hours apart means "I want food Mummy", at other times I try to soothe cries with rocking or winding or a dummy or a nappy change or a bit of entertainment. Crying can usually be stopped by putting her on her changing mat and playing for 5 minutes she seems to love it there! If she still cries then it's definitely food and I feed her regardless of how many hours have passed. I'd have to say 70% of the time between feeds I think its a food-related cry, it isn't. We did have it at 4 hourly intervals :T so I'm not sure how it snuck back to 2-3 hours :cool::rotfl: she is a sneaky one I don't know really its hard to get them in a routine - if we are out and she is in the car seat she will often go 4 hours between feeds but I know the second she wakes up she will want feeding!

So the breast feeding woman came and was quite helpful - I seem to have grasped cross-cradle and we have a big wide mouth going in for the boob now (hers not mine!) - both sides feel sore though, not sure if its because of the blister on one side and bit of dryness on the other or if its because of the new position and getting used to it? Either way my old friend the Lanisoh cream is back with a vengeance!

Sammie_03

Nutella - wow you really have worn her out! I keep saying I need to take Noah more often as he absolutely loves the water. Really need to get my bum into gear and do it! X