CBFM (thread/statistics) graduates TTC,BUMPS & BABIES 2011/2012

[Tobaira]

Ah yes the tummy rolling. Both my girls can roll both ways but somehow have trouble rolling from their stomach to their backs in their cribs so they roll on to their stomach and then cry. Sometimes it makes for a long evening. They don't really roll all that often though.

sorry to hear about your friends mom, Lady. That is really tough That's great about Jack on solids Lady. We started the girls with cereal about 3 weeks ago and are now giving them bananas too. We tried peas, but much to my husbands disappointment they didn't like them lol. You should have seen the looks on their faces... it was like, what is this horrible stuff =) My only concern is that they have cut back on their bottles to the point where they are only eating 4 bottles/18-20oz per day whereas before they were eating 20-24oz (they were taking 5 bottles per day but I stopped feeding them the 10pm when they it became impossible to wake them up). So they eat at 5:30am, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm with bananas before the 10:30am and cereal before the 6:30pm. I guess technically they do get an extra oz of formula with the cereal at night. And they are only 12-13lbs so they aren't all that big so maybe it's ok. But I figure I can't force them to eat more than they want.

 

[StranjeGirl]

Dreamer giada has the same problem with MIL lol! I don't know what it is!! I guess they have their reasons!

Do I need to worry that giada is not rolling yet? She has rolled both ways, but only a few times. She was 6 months yesterday. I am also wondering if it because she is SO heavy. My guess is she is close to 30 pounds now..at least 26-28. When she was a newborn she would always roll to her side, but as she gained weight rapidly she stopped doing it. She rolled tummy to back at 4 months, and back to tummy a little after 5 months, but doesn't ever do it now.

We fed her solids today! It didn't go so well though. i made her butternut squast puree and she kept pushing her tongue out. Does this mean she is not ready, or just needs practice? She hasn't used her tongue for 1-2 months to push her bottle out, now she turns her head or pushes it with her hand, so I though the tongue reflex was gone...but maybe not? Should I keep trying or wait a couple weeks?

 

[trixie79]

hiya girlies....im back!!!!!
internet now up and running, and we went to spain for a week, it was wonderful......wouldnt have survived without air con but OH hates it on at nite so it was pretty warm.
conor is now doing great, we have both finally got over a chest infection and he loved his hols in the swimming pool every day!
conor isnt rolling over yet!!!! but sits up well and falls to the side.....he rolls to the side too and sometimes can get back up!
he is sleeping well and the heat just knocked him out!.....around8/9pm till 6.30ish
his solids are great, he is now on the 7 month lumps amd loves the pasta....going to start a lunchtime meal today.....

stranje dont worry abt the rolling over......it will come and the pushing of the tongue is normal....she just needs practice!

lady thats awful abt your friend, that will be so hard for her.

dreamer its great that erin is doing so well.....she must be a strong little girl.

tobaira, having twins must be such hard work....i hope you get loads of rest and you time!

rite girls i have a little fussy dude in the next room, watching the bee movie for the 100th time so must go.....!!!

glad to be back, i missed you guys!!!!!

 

[LadyL]

Great to have you back Trixie!! We missed you too! I'm sure you had a fab time in Spain! We are taking Jack to Florida at the end of August. I can't wait to put his little toes in the sand and see what he thinks of it all. I may go deep sea fishing too. I've never done that, but think it would be a blast!!

Good to hear from you again Tobaira! Wow, your wee ones are still so tiny!! Bless them! I bet they are so sweet! I'm sure they are taking in enough milk. They would let you know if they weren't.

Stranje, Jack still isn't rolling either. I am starting to get worried about it myself. I lay him on his tummy all the time, and he is just as content as can be and he will spin himself around and scoot to toys that I try to use to lure him in to rolling....but no such luck. He also can sit without assistance very well in the tripod position, so I was thinking maybe he'll just bypass the rolling all together, but then one of my friends got me worried when she said that rolling is the foundation for them to get mobile!! So of course now I'm worried he'll be a late crawler/walker. Oh well, he'll figure it out eventually I guess. Don't know of anyone who never learned to walk! Haha!
I think you should also keep trying with Giada on the solids. She'll eventually figure it out. But don't worry if she doesn't care for it right away. It's not where she should be getting the majority of her nutrition yet anyways.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!! I'll be working all weekend. Blah!!

 

[StranjeGirl]

Yay you are back trixie!! How neat you went to spain!! I have always wanted to go! So glad conor is doing well, and glad to know not rolling yet isn't a big deal. I also read that bigger babies take longer to roll and do some things because they are so heavy. I'm really not ready for her to be moving around yet anyway...my place is not baby proof AT ALL!!!
Good to hear from you ladyl and love your new avatar!! ANd you are right- we all learn to walk at some point.
Giada did MUCH better on solids the second feeding. I used a smaller spoon so maybe that made a difference. She had butternut squash the first 2 days and got oatmeal today and she has loved everything. The first taste of something new she makes faces like she doesn't like it, but she still gobbles it up. I thought she would take less formula once I started solids but no luck so far. She didn't get a good last nap today so she was soooo cranky tonight until bedtime. I put her to bed before 8 which i've never done. The earliest she has ever gone to bed is 8:30 so I am hoping she is not going to be up at 5am. Does anyone know if I have to reheat veggie puree if I cook them myself and then put it in the fridge? Can I just take it out and give it to her cold, or leave it out of half an hour so it isn't too cold? Maybe I'll ask in baby club too.
Hope everyone is well!

 

[_dreamer_]

Stranj, it's not MIL, it GIL (granny in law lol). Both my mom and MIL live abroad so unfortunately Erin doesnt get to see them apart from when they were over at the beginning. I think MIL would be distraught if Erin cried going to her. We Skype and she's in tears at everything she's missing, when Erin does something new on the camera she really is in fits of tears! Glad to hear the solids went well. I'm sorry but I don't know on the veg puree out of the fridge question. We have yet to start solids although OH gave her a lick of an apple and a taste of lemon (poor thing!) and she pulled those faces you mentioned as if to say what on earth was that!

Glad to have you back Trix, and thats great you had a lovely holiday. Must have been nice to see some sunshine, can't believe what an awful summer we've been having in the UK. I think it has rained here every single day for about 3 weeks.

LadyL what a CUTE picture of Jack. Bless him! Bet you can't wait to go to Florida, muchas jealous lol. Me and OH went there about 7 years ago and had the most amazing time. We both want to go back but will wait until Erin and future kids (haha) will be older so they can enjoy disney etc.

All good with us, although I'm starting to look at nurseries/childminders for Erin which is so sad. I don't go back to work for 7 months but need to get her name down on a waiting list. It's crazy the cost of childcare, I can really see why people who are on lower salaries dont work as it wouldn't be worthwhile. I think I'm going to speak to my work and see if I could go back 4 days a week but I'm not sure if they'd accomodate that. I reckon they'd say either full time, or 3 days because then I could job share with someone. 4 days is a bit awkward. My OH works some days, some nights and has 1 week off every 4 weeks, so he can look after Erin some of the time, but think I'd have to pay for full time if its a nursery as they aren't very flexible. Need to see if a childminder would be any better.

I found Erin asleep on her tummy for the first time this morning and I just imagined her thinking "finally I can sleep the way I want!". She's also sitting well just a little wobbly side to side. She was 16lb12oz on Tuesday. We're off to a new baby group this afternoon which should be fun. Have a good weekend everyone

 

[trixie79]

thanks girls, its nice to be missed!!!! the weather in spain was just gorgeous....it has been miserable since we got home!!!

stranje i reheat everything!!!! and he hasnt died of food poisoning yet!

conor is just into everything, i find it difficult to keep him entertained.....any advice???
we use the frog bouncer everyday and dangle new toys on it and the bee movie and madagascar are his fav tv and mickey mouse....but he must be getting bored of them as i am!!!i have the lottie mat but dont use it much and he sits up on his bouncer chair now and have a bumbo kinda seat too!

he is eating a lunch of veggies now and getting a little porridge before bed....but woke at 4 this morning! so dont think its hunger waking him up ....
the routine is
7/8am bowl of porridge
11am 7 oz milk
12.30 small bowl of veggie
3pm 7oz milk
5.30 dinner
7pm bowl of porridge
8pm 7oz milk!

and prune juice mixed with water inbetween and with meals


wats your feeding routines???

 

[trixie79]

Wer has every one gone!!!!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

Hehe sorry no excuse as its been a quiet weekend for us. RE feeding routines, Erin is still just breastfed but we have about 4 or 5 feeds a day, with maybe a couple of 'snack feeds'. Beginning weaning in a couple of weeks, kind of looking forward to it but at the same time its like awww she's growing up!

Do you go to any baby groups trix? I usi.
ually did one a week but have just started to go to another center which have 2 a week, they have lots of different toys, pots, pans, materials, random things to play with. I also try to take her swimming once a week and we've been doing a baby massage class once a week. At home she has a jungle gym on the floor which she spends a lot of time on, a rocker chair, sometimes I put her in the cot with the mobile, she watches a bit of babytv or Disney films, I bounce her on my knee, sing songs to her, give her time on her tummy, read books. I need to get some sort of bouncer/walker or something as she has no strength in her legs, she only takes any weight for about a second before her legs buckle. Bit sure for other ideas xxx

 

[_dreamer_]

Sorry for mistakes, on my phone, meant to finish with bit stuck for other ideas x

 

[trixie79]

Ta dreamer, I don't go to any groups anymore as the local ones finished for the summer!
We do similar things and got the jungle gym back from the grandparents and he played in that this evening!! He even rolled over but his arm gets stuck and he gets upset!!!

My routine changes every day and I kinda wait for him to guide me!!!

Good on you for still breast feeding!!!

 

[StranjeGirl]

That's great you are still BFing dreamer!!! ANd yes, the cost of child care is huge!! That's why I am still at home. It didn't really make sense for us financially for me to go back to work right away. So it is GIL that erin screams at! Well I will say that MIL came over to watch giada last night and she did great!!! MIL even put her to sleep and she was in bed asleep when we got home. I was shocked! DH has problems putting her to sleep sometimes because at times she will throw a fit and only want me, so I didn't think she would ever let someone else. We were thrilled as last time MIL watched her she screamed for over an hour and then threw up from being upset. I'm so happy she had a better night last night. And she slept til 7:30!! So maybe in time erin will learn to accept GIL lol. Babies are so funny, they really have a mind of their own!

Trixie I have a hard time keeping giada busy at times too. Luckily she still naps a lot. She loves books so she wakes up and I usually keep her busy til around 7:30 and feed her. Then we read books. Once she has been up for an hour and 15 minutes she has to go in her swing because she is starting to get tired and fussy. She usualluy sleeps for a couple hours. She wakes up and I will read some more and then feed her. I then put her in her froggy or on her play mat or sometimes in her stroller for a walk. At about 12 she takes another nap and then I have the same routine after that. The hardest part is evenings because she is up for about a 4 hours block and she gets a bit cranky. Now I'm feeding her at around 11:30 and then dinner time around 6:30pm, so it helps keep her a little busy. She has two bottles before bed so she has a bottle at around 7 or 7:15, then play a little then bath (which she loves) and then another bottle before bed around 8:15 or 8:30. The books seem to calm her down the most, especially when tired in the evening. She is happy getting a book but as soon as i close it she starts crying again lol. So demanding!! She does get bored with things quickly though. She also has the summer infant seat similar to bumbo but it has toys and she loves that.

Weaning is going good. So far she has had butternut squash, oatmeal and avocado. She loved the avocado yesterday and today made weird faces while eating it. A couple times she spit it out. I'm going to keep giving it to her though so she gets used to it!

Hope everyone is doing well. I wonder how futuremama is doing. She hasn't posted on baby and bump since may and it worries me. Anyone heard from her?

 

[Claire1]

Hi Ladies, good to hear everyone is doing well.
We've had a hectic week with OH's job etc, but Darcey is doing well. She's rolling back to front all the time now, but gets stuck! She sleeps on her tummy most of the time, probably because she cant roll back!

Im still weaning but not properly, but having baby cereal mixed quite runny most days. She has 4 or 5 6oz bottles a day.

I have a swing, play gym a blow up thing thats helps her to sit up and play with her toys and a jumperoo type thing and a bumbo! So much stuff to keep her happy and me keep my sanity ha ha.

Shes pretty good with other people now, always full of smiles. But, she is a mummys girl...which I love.

All of my baby groups have finished at the moment and I miss it sooo much, luckily I still meet with some of the mums every week for coffee and cake which is lovely to keep in touch with everyone.

How is your friend Lady?

Trixie, oh how I would love a few days away. Luckily I live in devon which is lovely and OH's family in cornwall, so nice places to visit but it doesnt beat going abroad. OH's parents are buying a house in spain so we should always have a holiday home.

We went to cyprus last, around now actually....oh the memories!

Good news on Giada sleeping so well for MIL, she was probably as pleased as you were.

Hope your LO starts to like the inlaws a bit better soon dreamer

 

[_dreamer_]

No haven't heard anything from futuremama. Oh I really hope things worked out for her, she deserves her sticky bean.

Stranj do you find Giada spends the whole story time just trying to grab the book and put it in her mouth lol? Or does she actually look at the pictures and listen to you. Erin just wants to eat it but I persevere, let her grab the book a bit but try and point at the pictures as I'm reading or describing the pics. Glad to hear weaning is going well. Wanted to ask you how do you pronounce Giada just want to make sure I'm not saying it wrong in my head lol?

Ooo I had a question...how do you all bath LO. We are still using a baby bath which Erin now sits up in but when I lie her back to wash her hair, she kicks water every (in excitement) and she's getting a bit too big to lie down. I am going to move her to the big bath but all the supports I've seen don't look that practical/comfortable. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Claire thats good that Darcey is good with other people now. I am hoping Erin outgrows it soon. I think she's being a little better with other people. Definitely likes men but I think thats because they don't try to hold her close and smother and squeeze her lol.

Thats a shame about the baby groups finishing, is that for the summer holidays? All my local ones at childrens centers continue through the summer which is great. Do you have any childrens centers in your area or is it those which are stopping?

I think the place I've been taking LO swimming will close over the summer as it's a school which I hadn't thought about. Will have to see if I can find another warm pool in the area as our local swimming pool is freezing even the trainer pool.

 

[Claire1]

We bath Darcey in the big bath now for the same reasons as yourself, we were getting soaking wet! She prefers the big bath much more. She's happy to sit back and kick.....she loves it and I stay dry!

Ive aslo looked at the bath seats etc, but like you said they dont look very comfortable.

I hope future is doing well, will keep my fingers crossed for her.

 

[trixie79]

i was wondering abt the bath too, conor still sits in the baby bath that has the support for his bum!!!!.....he loves his bath, and swimming, we try to take him once a week.

i think i know the bee movie inside out.....its doing my head in but its the only thing he watches tranfixed!!!....

oohooh he is fussing! need to start bed time!!!

 

[Claire1]

Darcey loves Micky mouse club house!! She giggles and babbles at the tv.

 

[trixie79]

ohhh toodles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

i know babytv is a sky thing but erin watches that utterly transfixed lol

so claire do you just hold her in the bath with no support? maybe ill try that first see how we get on.

 

[Claire1]

Omg Trixie, thats the only bit that drives me crazy

Dreamer, I just lie her in the bath and let her go crazy. I watch over her and slide her back up to the top, but generally she happy just kicking around in there. Ive bought some funky coloured bath grip things so she doesnt really slide about too much. I hold onto when shes sat up , but thats about it.
I dont have it very deep for her.

Give it a go, Darcey doesnt stop smiling when shes in the bath x