***April Sweet Peas 2011*** join here (48 babies born)

[gertrude]

When you say cosleep what do you mean? Mine won't sleep on the bed itself not against cosleeping, kust don't know how!

 

[moomoo]

When you say cosleep what do you mean? Mine won't sleep on the bed itself not against cosleeping, kust don't know how!

You bring them into bed with you and feed them in bed. There are safe ways of doing it - think they might be in the natural parenting section (someone correct me?)

 

[chocojen]

So fingers crossed the bowels are a good sign! Been sitting on my ball all evening with legs nice and wide! Also pleased as have tens machine sorted finally, the pads arrived today, hope I can use them soon! X

 

[Tasha360]

Congrats Caro

Im just about to update front page, please let me know if ive missed anyone off i blame lack of sleep lol. Theres also a few babies who i havent got weights or times for, if youd like me to add them on just let me know. Also the ladies from America just check ive got your dates right ( dont know what the time differance is)

xxx

 

[gertrude]

*riddles over to natural parenting*

 

[lilgemsy]

i dont even know how my own baby sleeps at night lol. in the day he has no choice but to sleep in his cot as were not allowed to handle him too much so suppose hes does the same in the night.
i think ill be going home without him tomorrow. fed up been in now. ill still go an see him just as much though.
been asking for painkillers since 8 oclock... still not got them :/ my stomach is cramping like fuck.

 

[gertrude]

Oh gem that sounds tough!

 

[Tasha360]

gertrude i cant find your announcement so couldnt put your LO's birth on the 1st page xx

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Awwww gem, I hope he gets to come home soon. CCU nurseries are tough, especially when your baby was full-term. My son spent a week in there and I hated that he was in there. I hated having to leave my husband and daughter at home all the time, but I refused to leave him alone, especially after the nurses ignored the "No formula" order on his chart.

Come home soon, Ollie

 

[bernina]

Congrats to all the new mommys (spell check tried to change that to minnows!). All of the babies are beautiful.

Tasha I don't know how you do it but you are super mommy! Thank you so much for keeping up with all of the births I know it's a lot of work.

Gem glad to hear Ollie is feeding better. I know there are good feeds and not so good ones but sounds like he is getting progressively better each day. Hope you have him home in your arms very soon. xoxo

For those having issues with baby not sleeping well in crib or bassinet we had the same problem. In hospital she would only sleep on one of our chests. We thought it was just the flat hospital crib she didn't like. When we got home we tried glider which is more curved around her but still she cried. Then we turned on her white noise sleep sounds sheep and I am not kidding, less than 30 seconds later and she was out and hasn't fussed since. Works in her bassinet upstairs too. Miracle worker for us.

This is the one we have in travel size and full size.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GKWA66?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

Still only posting from phone. Sorry if I've missed anyone. Will hopefully work on birth story and start parenting journal soon. If anyone else starts journal please post a link so I can subscribe. I don't want to loose touch with all the wonderful SweetPeas!!

 

[happy_hayley]

good luck crazybird and lyndsey
emmy's love the pic
congrats abz and caro and anyone else i missed (sorry)

kept waking up last nite and it had felt like i had been sleep for ages but i hadnt must have been some deep sleep lol, pain eased off yesterday felt abit down yesterday quite irritable i was hungry yet i wasnt, i felt abit sick i hope i aint cumin down wiv owt.
OH not well neither he has a mild water infection and a chest infection bless him he is really suffering. got up at 4.30 this morning and didnt feel tired so put a load of washing on and going to start to tidy up in a min might as well.

hope everyone is ok.

 

[AP]

Just checking in!

My lil girl Tori was born on Friday 8th weighing 6lb 11oz not only did i reach term, i was 40+2!

 

[PeanutBean]

Gertrude have a look in natural parenting but I would also say don't get too hung up on 'rules' and go with your own instincts and what works. Good luck!

I'm 39+1, nearly a week more than when my waters broke last time and after a week of signs then a spot of prodromal labour on Wed, absolutely nothing. Not a sausage. I'm beginning to worry that I might have to fight a battle against induction at this rate.

Congratulations to the new mums!

 

[babybefore30]

Morning ladies congratulations to all who have had babies and whose like they are on their way. I have had loads of cramping and shooting pains for two days now but nothing seems to be progressing, to be honest I feel crappy again today have awful acid reflux and just want to burst into tears at every thing am hoping that my time is nearly up as I feel like I am going to have a nervous breakdown.

 

[SazzleR]

Aw babybefore. I bet those shooting pains are doing something. Either engaging the head more or dilating your cervix a bit.

Well it looks like I'm in the 75% of women for who a sweep doesn't work Nothing to report this morning. Again! Felt so positive yesterday when I found pit my cervix was looking good but nothing happening again is depressing! I have no plans for this weekend which is depressing. I thought I'd have a new born to look after by now x

 

[lyndsey37]

oh its so frustrating isnt it, big hugs to all the overdue mama's, i got another sweep today so am praying it will bloody work or il have another on Sunday and they arent the kindest things either are they, but the way i feel i would agree to anything at the mo

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

Congratulations to all the New April Mummies xxx

and good Luck to all those waiting to pop,

Are we going to have a new April mummies parenting thread where we can all post babys progress and pics or are we carring this one on?

about the sleeping ben feeds every 2 hours so spends most of his time on me , he will sleep in his crib but only for short periods, we co slept with alexs and now alex comes in our bed still from 12 on wards which we dont mind but there is defo no room for two so we are going to have to sort something out

Gem lets hope little Ollie is with you shortly , i know i was in hospital a while when i had Alex every day dragged terrible but once your home u will be think how quick the time has gone

Its Alex s birthday tomorrow, hes gonna be two ! it has flown over!
however i do think that Ben will be in 18-24 month old clothes before Alex is tho

 

[chocojen]

Good to see you on here rainbow, its been a while. Glad things are still going well with both your boys Happy Birthday to Alex for tomorrow
xxx

 

[CrazyBird]

Congrats sb22

Hayley hope your OH will be better soon.

babybefore, try to stay strong, it's really hard when you just want to meet baby but you need to be well for when baby's arrives. I know how you feel though. Its crap.

Sazzle i'm definatly heading for the induction on Monday, i thought my sweep had worked yesterday, felt like crap and had really bad period pains and awful backache but it all disappeared by last night and ive woke up this morning with nothing apart from an excruciating pelvis Hope something happens for you

Hope your sweep works Lyndsey, they really are awful, i took my mum with me yesterday and i was sqeezing her hand because it hurt so much and to think i wanted a birth without much pain releif, hmmm cant see that happening if i find the sweep so painful.

Thanks for the link bernina, i will look at getting one of those if bubs has trouble sleeping in his moses.

 

[caro103]

quick pick of my little man! congrats to ladies who have had babies since me , wow we're tired, little man doesn't really sleeps but he's feeding well! day 2, although kinda day 1 as he only got 5mins of his actual birthday! lol, and we've already go poos changing to yellow!

hope everyone is well, i'm off for a nap while Alex sleeps