MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 3

Mrshaworth2b

Thank you ladies for replying seems our los are the same. You've put my mind at ease.

Dippy I remember you from the pregnancy forum, we were all due reasonably close. I co sleep with my lo, only way that i've had sleep for the last 18 months ha.

It will be hard having a night away, I have one next year for my bridesmaid duties but you never know, you may enjoy a full nights sleep the second night.

*Nutella*

dippydooda wrote: »

I have been seriously stressed this week, my work requires me to travel for training and next week is the first time since my mat leave ended in May. It's mon-fri and then mon- weds nearly 400 miles away! It's fair to say there have been a lot of tears this week. I just couldn't imagine sleeping away from my boy for 5 whole nights- anyone any experience of this or similar?

I had to go to Kenya for work for six days in my second week back after maternity leave. LO was 9 months, and overall it was a positive experience. Of course I missed her and thought about her a lot, wondered what she was doing etc. but: a) Uninterrupted sleep was amazing , and b) OH actually enjoyed being in charge for a change, and said that it was very good for bonding, as it's normally me that deals with food, bathtime and everything else (he did, of course, have detailed instructions on the fridge and all her meals in little tubs in the freezer...). Having said that, I do find the thought of being away harder now that she's older. I used to love the travelling part of my job, whereas I now try to avoid it, to the point where I turned down a trip to Malawi this week - part of me is absolutely gutted as I used to live there and I'm desperate to go back (but we'll take LO one day to show her where she was 'made' ), but right now I just want to be there for LO

You have my empathy, but it sounds like you've found a good solution. Your OH may well enjoy some bonding time with your LO, and for yourself, I'd say sleep, sleep, sleep! Have a bath, bring a couple of magazines, drink tea whilst it's still hot and just try to make the most of it. Sending you a big hug x

Bangton

Well we're still on night feeds a week into being 1 year old and no attempt made at cows milk (very half ar5ed attempt I suppose ). He has a cold so to keep fluids up and because he's barely eating I've let things be. Thank you for the advice Nutella I'm going to follow a similar process once he's better. I don't mind bedtime milk but have a similar battle with the teeth brushing. We've bought a 'finger brush ' which is easier to use at night but I'm constantly stressing over his teeth as I don't brush them after middle of the night milk (though I brush twice a day it's quite hard to actually brush them as he's not keen. Likes the brush - doesn't like us assisting him!!)

Regards the monitor - we still use ours and I don't plan to stop anytime soon . We can't hear him from the living room and although I can from the bedroom (or indeed anywhere upstairs) when I'm shattered and fall into a deep sleep I like the reassurance of both hearing him and the monitor cutting in.

Nutella - your little one sounds utterly adorable. I'm so looking forward to my LO talking but not the food thing! !

Working away would be hard for me.- I'd be the same. Hugs (and welcome ).

Co slept with lo last night as he was poorly and I loved it. I woke up at one point to see him lunging towards his dad and wrapping his arms round him back. So cute. .most of it was spent tucked up to me though. .warm and lovely!

Have a good week everyone x

BeNiceToMySelf

OH bought LO a trike and LO likes it - glad to have that dilemma taken off my hands! He got a smart trike carnival and it's pretty nice, we've only used it once so far.

Bangton my LO had feeds around 5am for two night last week, no idea why. It just makes me glad that he sleeps through most of the time!

dippy I think babies cope better without us sometimes. My LO goes to sleep without breastmilk if I'm back too late at night, my OH is really good with him.

on another note, I'm going to try the 5:2 diet. First fasting day tomorrow ...

Crabapple

Hello ladies . Just realised I haven't popped by in quite a while!

Sorry to those of you with asthmatic little ones. Anytime kids are poorly it's hard

I can't comment on leaving my little ones, it's not something I've wanted or needed to do. I'm arranging to go back to work at the start of February but my work won't send me on anything more than day courses. I was away from my daughter from about 2am the night I had my baby, but my parents came over so she woke in her own bed, slightly confused why 'mama' was there and not mummy or daddy, but mum just told her we'd gone to the hospital to get the baby. If only it was that simple :rotfl:

We are going through the twin hell of weaning littlest and potty training eldest at the moment. Both going well, but there has been more mess than usual around here!

*Nutella*

ELC have a number of half price toys at the moment, including the Big City wooden garage, Happyland and a number of games and arts and crafts things (including the collage toolbox that I bought at full price two weeks ago - arrgh!)...

ETA: I'm feeling smug - I've just finished xmas shopping for LO

nutshell82

I’m not sure where the time has gone, but my daughter is now 14 months old and while I have been a long time lurker, I’m not actually sure I’ve posted since she has been born. However, today I have reached the end of my tether and need to get stuff off my chest and see if you lovely ladies have any words of wisdom you can share. Sorry about the mammoth post, but want to give you some background as well so here goes…

LO has never been the most amazing sleeper, a combination of being a sicky baby and me foolishly nursing to sleep and never taking large enough bottles to sleep for long. I finally cracked getting her to go to sleep on her own (at night) at around 7 months and she was still waking up crying for her bottle sometime between 4-5am. This was fine though as she would go straight down after her bottle and go back to sleep. I went back to work at the beginning of May when she was 9 months and she cut 4 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth (making 8) in the following 3 weeks!!

Finally after 2 months of feeding her, her going straight back to sleep and me finally drifting off about 20 minutes before my alarm goes off at 6am she starts waking up between 5.30 and 6.30 and chatting not crying for milk. Yay she sleeps through the night at 11 months. I would feed her then as she doesn’t have breakfast until 8.15 when she gets to nursery. :T

Roll on a month and her birthday is approaching and I am desperate to get her onto cows milk as we were going to Ibiza when she was 13 months old and didn’t really want to be carting formula over there. I started her on cow’s milk at 1 which she drank happily before bed (big mistake). After a month of finally turning back into normal human being WHAM, Waaaaaa Waaaaaa Waaaaaa at 2am. :eek:

OK I thought; let’s switch her to the stage 3 formula. She then started waking up between 3am-5am for her bottle and going straight back to sleep (cue return of Mummy the Zombie).

We went on our holiday at the beginning of September so I hunted down a pharmacy and we bought formula. She cut her first molar that week (and slept dreadfully). When we got back she had her injections (and slept dreadfully). At the end of September we went to a caravan (and slept dreadfully) so more disruption to her routine. She started walking the day before the caravan and has spent the last 3 weeks becoming confident on her feet so that she is now hardly crawling.

This brings us to last weekend (sorry I said this would be a long one) where we both have stinking colds and she decides to cut another molar at the bottom, another tooth on the other side on the bottom and two on each side at the top (owch poor love). The last three nights have been horrendous. She has been up for at least two hours chatting first after her bottle and 2am, them spending an hour screaming as I try to get her to sleep. Last night she woke at 3am, I gave her an 11oz (yes 11oz) bottle and she screamed going back into her cot. Brought her into bed with us and she wriggled and chatted until 4am. At 4am I changed her nappy and tried to get her to sleep on me. I thought I had it cracked a few times and then she wriggled and screamed again. So at 4.45am I was pacing the floor, rocking her up and down until she finally passed out. We have tried calpol, we have tried teething gel, we have tried more milk, nothing has worked. I’ve had less than 11 hours sleep in 3 nights. Tonight I’m going to try Stage 1 formula again to see if that makes a difference. Has anyone else been through anything similar, or have any suggestions or advice?

The only other thing I think it can be other than her teeth is her waking up and wanting to practice her walking, but I don’t know what to do if that’s the case either. I am just sooooo tired that I want to crawl under my desk at work. Roll on 4pm.

Saffagal

Evening ladies, hope that you and little ones are all well.

Nutella, see you're getting me back to bad habits of clicking through on the links that you post and spending lol, but thank you for the link for the elc sale; bought A some happyland bits for Christmas and have her ideas list for my mother in law ready. Just a couple of bits from Santa and we're done

Nutshell, belated congratulations on the birth of your little one. Not much advice as such as I still bf A to sleep at 17.5months (at night), nursery get her to just sleep on a mattress with the other little ones during the day whilst I use either the buggy or the car to get her to sleep.
A few weeks ago A went through a right time of it, waking between 2 and 3 am and wanting me to hold her. Not feed her or talk, just stand and hold her until about 5 when she'd finally drop off. Of course this would happen the three days I went into work and if OH went in she would melt into a full on screaming fit so wasn't worth it. Just as suddenly as this started, it stopped.
As you're bottle feeding and working, would it be an option for OH to do one night? He may be working but you are too.

It will pass...

We're on holiday this week and though it has rained everyday we've had a fantastic time, going out everyday with A in gumboots and her rain suit when necessary... Bliss!

Take care all
Saf x

Saffagal

And here i am at almost 4am, been up since 2am because A is awake, heaven only knows why!
Kids!!! Who'd have them?

nutshell82

Saffagal wrote: »

And here i am at almost 4am, been up since 2am because A is awake, heaven only knows why!
Kids!!! Who'd have them?

I can feel your pain.

Last night she slept until 6am. :j

A combination of giving her double tea, double yoghurt, weetabix for supper and then stage 1 milk.