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[SBB]

And try toast cos it wont squish everywhere and he can grip it more easily...

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

I agree with Suz Casey- definitely eat with him! They pick it up much faster then! Ben won't eat if I leave him to it. He likes me there eating too! X

 

[kcw81]

I was trying to eat my dinner right there! He didn't care. But I will keep trying. . For a few more days.

 

[SBB]

It's a huge thing to learn having only ever drunk from a bottle, so give him time. But you have to accept he's gonna get food on his face and be messy - he's a baby!!! Sammuel has been BLW for 8 weeks now, and he's really good at it. I'll post you a video so you can see ...

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

If you give up after a few days Case then you'll only have to go through this again soon! Whenever you do it it's going to be messy! Best to get it all over with in one go!

Is it not nice enough weather so you can sit outside in the shade to eat? Then you don't have to worry about the floor or anything- you can just hose the highchair down and wipe Jimmy x

 

[caz & bob]

Have they got any plans of what to do next Caz if you don't get a BFP on the Clomid? How many months have you got left on it? X

lou i have 1 more month left after that i will do iui or egg sharing with ivf x x x

 

[kcw81]

Thanks girls u r right I know. Yeah post a video of talented little Sammuel !

 

[lisaf]

Last night wasn't so smooth . He woke up around 11 and would not go back until I fed (not a huge deal since it saved me a pump. Getting him down for naps is a lot harder too. I figure I'd have to go through this anyway and it should get better soon, right?

How is your swaddle-free weekend going Casey?

 

[kcw81]

I am cheating with a magic sleepsuit lisa - its like this big puffy fat suit you can use to transition. its about 40 bucks - I dont want to jinx it but so far its working...

see below

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[babyloulou]

Have you swapped him into a sleeping bag Lisa?

 

[lisaf]

its so hot here right now we're not using a sleeping blanket either....

lol, that fat suit is so adorable! It would be much too hot here to do that either.. its almost 90 degrees in his room (fan blowing over his crib though)... it was just this hot yesterday and he had no trouble so I don't understand it, though I guess the heat could be part of it?

He just keeps pulling his hands up to his mouth and knocking out his pacifier which he needs to drift off.

 

[babyloulou]

Could be the start of teething Lisa if he's pulling his hands to his mouth??

 

[lisaf]

his hands are always in his mouth, lol... its just that he has never been able to have them up to his mouth when drifting off to sleep with the swaddle, so now they're distracting and pulling out his pacifier etc

 

[kcw81]

Lisa if I had a shower for u I would buy u an ac unit for Daniel!

 

[lisaf]

we have a portable AC unit but DH won't set it up in Daniel's room for some reason! I guess it cools off plenty in the evenings so far.

 

[lisaf]

grr, Daniel just woke up only an hour after going to bed... I wanted to just swaddle him but DH got mad at me for that.
I heard from another friend who tried to stop swaddling and had their kid wake up every hour... waited a few more months, then stopped the swaddle and had no problems transitioning. Which makes me feel like we're pushing Daniel too early... that yes, he will get used to it, but its going to be a rough few days on him and us and isn't necessary that it be rough. ARGH.. don't know what the right thing to do is. I just see it getting worse and worse...

I have to pump tonight in order to make up enough bottles for daycare tomorrow... yes, I have a frozen stash of milk, but we've never given it to him and I don't know if he's going to react to the taste so I can't risk it. If he wakes up tonight and wants to eat, I won't get enough bottles ready for tomorrow. Kind of stressing now

 

[kcw81]

Lisa he will like the frozen fine- just make sure to smell it first. The wurst that happens if he gets bad milk is upset tummy and spit ups but it fixes itself once he spits up. Usually in the middle of the nite is the best time for friozen cuz they r too tired to care! In my experience.

Just wean from the swaddle when u want to have rough nites. Like maybe on a 3 day weekend!

 

[caz & bob]

girls well got really bad acid today weather crap again so chill chill chill it is for me my cousin got took in to hospital last night shes in labour she only 30 weeks so they are trying to stop it but they cant she said her cervix is closed dont no what is going to happen hope she doesn't have her yet x x x

 

[kcw81]

Hey suz here is jimmy in his feeding poncho trying to eat bananas!
I snorted to make him laugh but he was not that happy after that! I fed him toast and he liked it but I accidentally used salted butter. I didn't know. No wonder he liked it! I Wish I could give him peanut butter as we have unsalted natural kind at the house.

 

[lisaf]

is salted butter bad for kids?

Well, Daniel didn't wake up again last night.. if he keeps having such a hard time going to sleep though we may do a transition with the swaddle, but if he gets better and better with it then we'll just go forward.

At work I'm photographing and documenting technical procedures... so far my feet hurt from standing, I'm sweating because there is no air movement in that room and I'm bored out of my mind (half the equipment relies on air compressors that aren't working right now)... so I'm stuck watching the fascinating process of coating tiny pieces of rubber in talc then watching them blow air on them to remove the excess.