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[babyloulou]

That's my excuse for doing no exercise and eating chocolate and wine every day Chel!!

 

[Peach Blossom]

Chel, its the full moon! Every mum I've spoken to in the last few days has said their baby is unsettled or not sleeping well!

 

[lisaf]

<keeps quiet>

 

[babyloulou]

Does that mean he's sleeping through Lisa?? X

 

[Peach Blossom]

Uh oh... Lisa's gonna get the Lou guns!

 

[babyloulou]

They're loaded and waiting... ( )

 

[SBB]

Lou why do you even ask?!?! I don't want to know!!!

One of my 'friends' on fb keeps posting things like 'god my baby can sleep, 13 hours last night, 2 this morning and now he's been asleep 2 this afternoon. I'm bored!'

GRRRRRRRRRR

Thanks for the wonder weeks thing. Damn I wish I'd bought the app rather than the £14 book I've never read it! I dont think sammuel does a lot of those things yet! Apart from crawling...

Jess thats funny about the poster! So cute she is on there! Did you get a photo of her with the photo?! Did anything happen with the model agency?

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

Oh I get people writing that on Facebook ALL the time Suz My cousins baby is 9 weeks old, exclusively breast fed (no top up bottles of BM even) and has been sleeping through since 5 weeks! I'm also sick of people sending me messages on there telling me it's cos I was stupid enough to co-sleep! I keep getting told even BF babies sleep well after the first few months if they can sleep independently! Now don't get me wrong I do believe that and to be honest wouldn't co-sleep if I had another but........ I don't need to KEEP hearing it!!!

 

[SBB]

God people who don't have a non-sleeping baby really just shouldn't comment on FB about stuff!!!

The thing with co-sleeping isn't necessarily the issue though... I do know a few co-sleeping/BF mums who's babies sleep fine
It's just our awkward babies!!!
Actually I do think if we hadn't co-slept maybe he'd sleep better. But that's the only way he'd sleep at the beginning so what could I do?! I also think that Sammuel is just huge and hungry and I'm not getting up in the night to go to his room!
I'm glad we co-slept and I'd do it again, but i'd also encourage him to sleep on his own and have him in the cot at the side of the bed rather than literally on me like Sammuel was!

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

Yes I still think they wouldn't be the best sleepers- and I'm sure there are plenty of co-sleeping babies who sleep well (Lili does doesn't she Jess??) but on the other hand every thread I read in the baby club about bad sleepers are co-sleeping babies 99% of the time! I also wouldn't let Ben nap on me from the beginning if i could do it again either!

But then like you said he never slept if I didn't so god knows!

 

[Peach Blossom]

Yeah Lili is Co-sleeping baby who sleeps thru in her room now... I used to put her in her own room for daytime naps though so she got used to it. Every baby is different and has different needs... Weirdly I don't know anyone with a baby girl who has problems with transitioning from co sleeping... My sister and my SIL have issues with their 8/3 yo still co sleeping though!!

 

[kcw81]

hey guys I am not saying a thing about sleeping but I can admit that the full moon hokiness jess is mentioning might actually be a real deal even though I don't believe it is. Because Jimmy is more wakey uppy than usual the past 3 days and it feels odd.

Chell sorry you didn't get to run but taking a day off can be good for you, tomorrow you might feel extra pep and stronger than ever cuz your muscles took a breather. sometimes skipping a day really bothers me but then its like I am renewed for the jog on the next day. I need to ride the bike more often as this definitely helps the thighs and calves be stronger for an easier run. I always feel like my best exercise is the jog though, I get that high.

Ellen is mia. Is she going to move or what?

That wonder weeks book bugs me because it just sits there and I never have time to read it. And when I do open it I am like WTF I don't know how many weeks jimmy is and I don't feel like reading this stuff anyhow. But it is nice to have the summary lou posted! haha. lou that is your new job. jk.

 

[babyloulou]

Jimmy is in that phase too Casey- so it may be that if it's not the moon!

Ellen has been appearing on the bottom today and yesterday just not posting x

Jess- yes I think you're right there too. ALL the baby girls I know sleep better than the boys- they do say boys are more clingy than girls. I think girls like their independence more. It says in the WW book (god I'm like their ambassador! ) that boys are a lot more clingy round mummies and that the leaps seem more noticeable with boys x

 

[babyloulou]

Hang on! Did you say one of your family has an 8 YEAR old still co-sleeping!? :shock

 

[SBB]

I'd like Sammuel to co-sleep for a good while yet! But I don't think he can because it's not safe.... At least to a year though I'd like...

X x x

 

[Peach Blossom]

Yep! My sister's eldest... He starts the night in his bed, but at about midnight moves in to their bed! 4 in a bed cos the baby is co sleeping too!!! They had to buy a super kingsize to fit them all in!!

 

[babyloulou]

Oh god Jess!! That scares me!

I wouldn't mind carrying on co-sleeping if Ben would sleep doing it but he doesn't at all! He just whines if i'm there- he actually has more of a chance of settling in his cot! Also our memory foam mattress scares me! They say you shouldn't co-sleep on memory foam and I'm always worried Ben will turn over and not be able to turn back because of his sleeping bag!

Plus Ste won't sleep in our bed while Ben's there cos he's too scared. We've not slept in the same bed for 6 months!!

 

[SBB]

God lou I didn't realise ste isnt in the bed ever! Danny sleeps next to sammuel half the night. He got used to it and now he's totally aware of him. I'm sure ste would get used to it too!

8 is pretty excessive!!!

X x x

 

[Peach Blossom]

She breastfed for 3 years too!!

 

[babyloulou]

The breastfeeding I think is commendable but I think an 8 year old should sleep on their own! Imagine if his school friends found out!

Suz- Ste is such a heavy sleeper it's scary! He elbows me, kicks me, rolls on me! He has no awareness of anything when he's asleep!