December 2012 buns

[sadie]

Funny! We have 'speed bumps' in her bassinet from when she was half the size! Cute description.

 

[citymouse]

Will her bassinet sit in the crib? That's what we did when she used to sleep in the bassinet (between us on the bed) and I wanted to get her to transition to the Pack & Play (next to the bed). I just put the bassinet in the P&P for a few weeks. Then I took away the bassinet.

We had a better monitor, but it stopped working unless the monitor part was plugged in (so you couldn't carry it around)... now we'd be using it except that it got packed away and I have no idea where it is!

She usually makes the transition pretty well... I just can't help wondering if she might sleep a few extra hours without the disruption.

She slept so much better before she could move around! We would routinely make it to 3-4 am without a wakeup. I think she would stir and then, because she couldn't move, just go back to sleep. Now she immediately starts groggily crawling around the crib and trying to pull herself up.

Good thing she's so cute!

 

[Katy78]

Regarding the epidural. I think I'm going for it. I've heard both good and bad things about it. What I've heard lately is that it can stop the contractions (which is not a good thing of course). So I have to think about it further.

Coco, congrats on not having GD. My test is exactly 4 weeks from today. I sure hope I don't have it. I don't think I do, even though diabetes is in my family. But even if I do have it, my diet wouldn't be much different than it already is. I eat healthy and I don't have much of a sweet tooth.

I don't weigh myself at all. Well, I did at my mom's the other day and it was like 2 kilos in two weeks. That got me a bit worried. But it was after a huge meal and I had over a kilo less the next morning. So I guess I've gained abour three kilos so far which is good.

Cribs... We plan on baby A sleeping in his crib from the beginning but next to our bed for about a year. I hope that works for us.

 

[LoloShells]

I want the bedside cosleeper. Looks like a mini pack n play, but open on the side and its level with the bed. That way he's within arms reach and can't get rolled on.

 

[sadie]

Thanks city. I will try the bassinet in the crib. O loves the extra space tho almost as if she doesnt know what to do with it all.

 

[Coconuts]

We're going with the cosleeper but we've got a drop side crib so one side is just off and we'll hook up the whole thing so it's snug up against our bed. When she moves out of our room she'll be used to her crib by then so hopefully it won't be too stressful. Just before I move her out I'm going to put the missing side back on so she's still next to me but will get used to the 4th wall around her then one day mamma's not there but it's OK because I've got all my usual stuff. In theory.

Also, artsie and coco, what is the name of the absorbant fabric I can go and buy to make bandana bibs? (Coco, if you know the word in italian, that would be great!). Thx!!

Well my bibs are just cotton but if I could have found some cute patterns in flannel then I would have used that. I bought flannel to make my cloth wipes with. Flanella in Italian.

 

[artsiekat]

Sleeping, ugh. Between our trip to Texas and Wick's mom staying with us, baby's sleep is all messed up. He sleeps in our bedroom in a bassinet(though his crib is in there, too), but I'll often breastfeed him at night in the bed and sometimes don't put him back. I love cosleeping, but I think it's making it hard for him to learn to sleep on his own, so I'm trying to stop.

Last night was the first time in forever that he slept through the night and I was pretty adamant about not nursing him to sleep! Next, I need to move his bedtime up. I'll try to get him in bed at 8 and he thinks it's just a nap, so then he's up at 9 wanting to nurse or play. We repeated this 3 times last night!

Do any of you have night owls? How do you get their bedtimes earlier?

 

[artsiekat]

Sadie - You can use anything for bibs, some are made from terrycloth, which is what towels are made from. Is that what you were thinking of?

You could also make some with a layer of PUL (That's a knit fabric with a laminate on it to make it waterproof, it's what waterproof cloth diapers are made out of).

 

[LoloShells]

Kylee was always a good sleeper. But she was formula fed so that probably had something to do with it. She slept through the night from 7 weeks on.

 

[sadie]

Olivia sleeps well, but follows our lifestylewhich i am trying to modify tho will behard as it wont be consistent... Hmm.

Normally we eat dinner at 8:30/9PM and go to sleep somewhere after 11. Thurs fri sat even later and often out to dinner somewhere so O would normally stay up until we got home.
This past weekend, we stayed in and so I have been working on puttng her to bed earlier. She wasnt too happy tonight at 9:15 and cried for 5 min. I went and told her to go to sleep, shhh shh shh and i went back upstairs. She cried for another five and then fell asleep. It is an hour later and she is still asleep. We shall see what the middle of the night hasnin store for us!

Thanks for the fabric info. I am going to look for flannel to make the bandana bibs... They need to be absorbant enugh so the saliva doesnt soak thru as she is really producing a lot these days. I really need to go buy more bibs, but also like the idea of the bandana look as i can getnsolids that match her outfits better than the colorful ones that say " mommy loves me".

Speaking of which, a store here in rome has one that says "my lovely dad is cool". Nice try with the english language.

 

[artsiekat]

Sadie - I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one raising a night owl. We tend to eat between 7-8, so I've been wrapping my head around how to change our schedule to make him go to bed earlier.

I admit, I've been getting a bad mom complex over his late bedtimes as every mother around me says they put baby to bed at 8pm. It would be nice to have some non-baby evening time, but I worry about not sleeping enough if he goes to bed that early before me. I doubt I could get to bed before 11 or 12pm, myself!

 

[LoloShells]

How many straight hours does he sleep?

 

[artsiekat]

He's actually not bad at all, by two months he was sleeping 6-8 hours a night, this recent trip and family visit he was waking it up once a night, so sleeping 3-6 hours, but he stayed in bed longer in the mornings.

Last night he slept for close to 9 hours! That was nice. I think we have it pretty easy with him, just want to move his bedtime up some.

 

[ebelle]

When is the GD test normally done? My doctor has yet to mention it and I'm wondering if I should ask at my next appointment.

Artsie - I wouldn't worry about sleeping times. Every baby is different and some babies are just night owls. Don't let peer pressure get to you and just do what fits best in your schedule. Given that he sleeps such long hours, I think he is definitely getting enough rest.

sadie - Is O teething already? I hear excess saliva is the first sign.

citymouse - when are we going to get some picture updates of baby G?

Coco - I am thinking of the crib with one side dropped idea. Only problem is OH and I might have to swap sides to sleep on and I don't like her side of the bed!!!

Oh and here's a picture of me from Sunday in my rainbow maxi dress. My bump is huge and my friends kept wanting to touch it!

 

[ebelle]

By the way, a friend of mine who I hadn't met for a while was there on Sunday and one of the first things she said was "Wow, you've put on a lot of weight" and I was like... "Of course I did... I'm pregnant!"

Haha! She was embarrassed and didn't believe me at first. My other friends were horrified and amused at the same time. The funny thing is of course I'm still 3 kilos below my pre-pregnancy weight. Halfway thru and I haven't really put on much which I am grateful for as I am hoping to stay below 70 kilos at birth so it would be easy to drop back to my pre TTC weight.

 

[Coconuts]

Ebelle, here they don't do the GD test before 24 weeks. They wanted to schedule my test for somewhere between 26-28 weeks. My OB wanted it done at 24 weeks but the hospital doesn't do it that early so I did it last week at 26+4. Your doc will probably mention it at your next appointment. I'm not sure if it's routinely done everywhere though. My friend in the UK only had the GD test because her father is diabetic. I don't think she had it for the other two girls. I could be wrong though. I'm pretty sure that the US and Italy do the test on everyone. You might not have to do it, or request it??? Ask your OB.

Sadie, the bandana bibs are two layers of whatever fabric sewn together then folded in half (if you use this pattern) so what ever you use there are 4 layers of it to get soaked. That's a lot of dribble. I made 9 in the end and with all the washing we'll be doing in this house I can afford to use three bibs a day. That was my reasoning behind using just plain cotton. But like artise said, you can use anything you want.

 

[Katy78]

ebelle, everybody gets tested for GD here. Mine is scheduled for 17 December when I'll be 25w 4d. I'm sure they'll mention it to you at your next dr's appointment.
You look cute by the way .

 

[citymouse]

Ebelle, you look adorable!

 

[LoloShells]

I agree, wheres the baby g pics?!

 

[sadie]

Ebelle, you look fantastic! Lovethe dress, too!

Coco, thanks for the info! And here i was thinking i could just buy some fabric, cut big squares, fold them into triangles andntie them around her neck.... Hmf.

Yes, City, time for a pic. Arterr 24 hrs, you can delete the attachment from bnb....
EDIT!! I am a litle slow! Just saw your email! Woohoo! Gonna go and look now!! Thx!