MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

SmlSave

Hope you manage to get a nap today lauralou. Your baby is still so little that she still has no idea of night and day yet. I wish i could say do this and that and shed sleep really well but every baby is different.

I found doing a dream feed at 11 just caused jacob to wake up even more often but my friend swears it helps hers sleep longer.

Jacob lived in sleepsuits for the first few months and i lived in my pjs too. :-)

Hope this helps :-)

I have a bare bummed baby trashing my tidy drawers atm! :-)

Id change her nappy if shes def awake but keep the lights and noise very low - i have a little torch i use.

Lauralou

Jenjade my HV said if she only has a small feed return her to the breast you last feed on, then offer the next one.


OH mum come round earlier and she had a 20min feed, nappy change. OHmums had a cuddle then put her down in the moses basket but then started to cry but she would stop for a while then start, she started to stroke her hair and that seemed to settle her so maybe in the night i need to wait until she fully crys and maybe just stroke her so she knows i am near by. But then they say you should never let a newborn baby cry. So just learning at the moment!

Kandboys

Hi all thank god it's Friday! No school runs for 2 days yey!!! Welcome to Bella and Koalamummy and any others I missed. It's definitely a pregnancy board reunion!

any news on Kira?

Metranil_Vavin

Hey Laura!

Big congrats on the birth of your baby!

The first few weeks are such a huge learning curve, and to be honest you tend to find your own way/routine. I used to try and follow what other people were doing/what I'd read on the net, and it just used to stress me out even more!

It is tough when you just can't work out why baby is crying and you've done everything you can think of to settle them! It's doubly tough when you are exhausted yourself and haven't slept for days!

I would say that if you have done everything for LO, fed her, burped her, changed her nappy, cuddles etc, there isn't anything wrong with letting her cry a bit. Obviously not for a long time but sometimes they just settle themselves back to sleep.

Also try and get out a bit each day if you can. I used to find that a walk in the pram would knacker DS out and he'd sleep better for a bit of fresh air!

And..try and see if you can get someone..your mum/OH etc to watch LO whilst you grab a bit of sleep. I used to get so tired I wouldn't be able to function properly, and that's not good to anyone!

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*Twinkle* wrote: »

Mirrorimage0.......My baby isnt called Sadie, she's a Evie

well i blame it on the baby brain


have to go back to work 1 day a week for the next 3 weeks to do a level 3 course, christ knows how im gonna manage that lol

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birth list

:female: Hunnybugs1 - 22nd Feb 2011 - Chloe Ann - 3rd baby
:female: Sammy_Girl - 19th March 2011 - Esme Rose - 1st baby
:female: Wendz86 - 19th April 2011 - Poppy Summer - 1st baby
:female: Liley9- 4th June 2011 - Daisy May- 3rd baby
:female: Tsstss7 - 7th June 2011 - name tbc - 3rd baby (14, 4, 7mths)
:female: Koalamummy - 18th june 2011 - Annalisa - 3rd Baby
:male: SmlSave - 23rd June 2011 - Jacob - 1st baby
:male: Claireloo - 26th August 2011 - Leo - 1st baby
:female: *Dee* - 4th September 2011 - Niamh - 1st baby
:female: twinkle - 15th September - Evie - 3rd Baby
:male: Alison2020 - 15th September 2011 - Daniel - 2nd baby
:female: little angel -19th September 2011 - Lily - 1st baby
:male: Fosters1 - 4th October 2011 - Aydon- 1st Baby
:male: Bella2121 - 7th October 2011 - Oscar - 2nd Baby
:male: Flower08 - 7th October 2011 - Noah - 1st baby
:male: Winnie in Pooh - 8th October 2011 - Finn- 2nd baby
:female: Loumac - 10th October 2011 - Sadie Amelia - First baby
:male: mirrorimage - 10th October 2011- samuel - 3rd baby (12, 9yrs,13 weeks)
:female: Leannekr - 13th October 2011- Ava-Mae- First baby
:male: Mancbird- 19th October 2011 - Finlay - 1st Baby
:male: Kandboys - 27th October 2011 - Jacob - 3rdbaby (7yrs, 3, 11 weeks)
:male: TinyTink - 7th November 2011 - Theodore - 1st baby
:male: Missymoo81 - 14th November 2011 - Roo- 1st Baby
:male: Lynn11 - 4th December 2011 - Ryan Iain -
:female: Corncob82 - 5th December 2011 - Eva Lily - 1st baby
:female: mr_knight - 5th December 2011 - details tbc
:male: MoneySavingMamma - 6th December 2011 - Name Tba -
:female: Wonder Womble - 7th December 2011 - Katie -
:female: chucknorris69 - 9th December 2011 - Name Tba -
:female: Blue Monkey - 11th December 2011 - Betsy -
:female: yummymummy79 - 13th December 2011 - Eleanor Victoria -
:male: seafarers_wife - 13th December 2011 - Benjamin -
:female: Lirin - 19th December 2011 - Rose Lira -
:male: phoenix dragon - 19th December 2011 - name tba -
:female: Sammy85 - 22nd December 2011 - Cora Rose -
:male: KeelyKat - 24th December 2011- Lewis - 2nd Baby
:female: Jenjade - 25th December 2011 - Ellie Harrison - 2nd baby (DD1 9yrs 04/02/2002)
:male: KimmyMarky - 27th December 2011 - Henry -
:female: Mrs Giggly - 28 December - Evangeline -
:female: Mimi Arc en ciel - 31st December 2011 - Amy
:female: LauraLou - 3rd Jan 2012 - Erinna - first baby

alison2020

Ewan the sheep arrived today :j have tried him out and D really took to him, smiling, laughing and trying to eat his ears and feet. It sent D to sleep, unswaddled and without the dummy, but then he woke 15 mins later and couldn't be settled:( he is very very windy though and has developed a cough today too, so this kind of crying isn't his usual behaviour.) Think it will work better when he is back to his normal self.

Baby swimming went great. The 3 second immersion is not for the fainthearted! I found it very hard to hold my precious baby underwater for 3 seconds!!!! The longest 3 seconds EVER. The babies all came up with a splutter then a shout but calmed down pretty quick. Goodness knows what they thought of us! Going to start baby massage next week too.

Come on Kira, give us an update!!!:p

jenjade

hey all,

been really busy today. Ellie slept most of this morning and early afternoon but has been grumpy since about 4 pm and it is really starting to irritate me! Little madam!

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jenjade put some music on a bit louder and have a silly dance and singin session, always cheers me up and generally shocks baby into shutting up or laughing along lol
samuels fave song at the mo is . " is that look in your eyes or is it them dancing shoes. who cares baby i think i wanna marry you"


anyone got suggestions for dry skin on babys, samuel started ith it last week. ive always used baby moisturisers so not sure why have been using e45 and olive oil this week but still spreading. have docors appointment thurs but has anyone got any other suggestions.x

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Aqueous cream, it's usually kept behind the counter at Boots.