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We've been at the in-laws since Tuesday morning. Poor Catelyn has been teething since Wednesday and has what looks like eczema on her arm.

DH has been out of town for a couple of days, he saw our new apartment in the city we're moving to last night, and got a job there this morning which is all good. But I've really needed him and the car here this week. I can't wait until he gets home in a couple of hours. Looks like we'll need to find a drop in clinic to get some cream for this rash. Being in a new city is so stressful!
 
Thanks everyone. Having put my feelings out there, I've had two very good days. Took pressure off myself, relaxed, put TV on in background, which I usually don't do when DH is out, we lay out in the garden, met friends and went for walks. It's still hard, but I'm feeling more positive again. :hugs:
 
Awwww shots :( Hopefully they aren't so bad this time. Mine are four months old today! And they celebrated by sleeping from 8pm to 7:30am, with a dream feed at 10pm.
 
That's great Melly, my lo is still waking three times between 7-7, but the feed times are getting shorter and I'm getting more sleep. This is a big improvement for her. Last week it was four times and many weeks before that .... every two hours! Please let's not go back to that!
 
MellyH said:
Awwww shots :( Hopefully they aren't so bad this time. Mine are four months old today! And they celebrated by sleeping from 8pm to 7:30am, with a dream feed at 10pm.
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She's been really whiny, I haven't given her any medicine and I'm not planning on to unless it gets worse or he runs a fever

I know your happy that your LO's sleep for that long :)
 
Vulnerable fact: please tell me I'm not the only mom who feels like this...but sometimes I feel like I've got my son figured out. The next day I feel like I know nothing and that I've been doing everything wrong, and I've already had 4 months to figure it out. I feel like I should have figured it out by now.
 
Definitely some things work one day and don't work the next day. Like tonight it is 8:40pm and they are both wide awake in their bassinets on either side of our bed. Whereas last night they were fast asleep at this point. Little beggars!
 
My struggle has mainly been nursing him. I'm still paranoid if he is gaining fast enough, so I think I offer the boob too often instead of letting him get hungry. But then he will go a really long time it seems before he acts hungry and it makes me more nervous. So, I just battle with my thoughts of what's the right thing to do because nursing is like a battle more than a bonding experience when I'm offering the boob too much. My MIL showed me DH's growth chart as a baby and it seems DS is growing exactly the same as he did at least...
 
Wnt2beAMom don't worry, you can't offer the breast too much, if they don't want it then they will let you know and they can't be over fed! I don't believe they should get hungry, they should have whatever takes their fancy and whenever they ask.
It's their main meals, drinks, snacks and comfort all in one so if you think about how often you would get one of those things for yourself and the varying levels of how much you would have them in different days it's just the same.
To be honest my strategy has always been to offer a feed for every little cue, all crying etc and if it's not fixed by that then try other things.
Sometimes I'll offer and there will be fussing so I'll wind, nappy change and offer again. Then I'll try rocking if she's tired or playing if she's bored.
Xx
 
Is anyone's LO experiencing sleep issues? Brooklynn was sleeping so well and then overnight she turned into a cranky overtired sleepy mess that wakes up 5-6 times a night. I've been looking into the Wonder Weeks and 4 month sleep regression, and it sounds like that might be what's happening. I'm putting LO down much earlier now to see if it helps. I miss sleep.
 
Yes MissEyre, Jude's been the same. He finally seems to be coming out of it after 3 weeks of waking multiple times a night. I transitioned him into more of a sleep schedule and have been offering him a feed every 45 minutes to an hour from 4pm till he goes down at 7:30pm. That has seemed to help a lot and he's now waking at 11:30 for a feed and at 5:30 before being up for the day at 7. Give it a couple weeks and I'm sure she will settle back into a good sleep routine. :)
 
MellyH said:
Is the paediatrician worried??
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She didn't seem worried, but I haven't seen her for over a month now. He gets his shots in a week so he will get weighed and stuff then. I'm starting to think it's just genetics because he poops and pees a lot, but just seems small like his daddy was.

RaspberryK said:
Wnt2beAMom don't worry, you can't offer the breast too much, if they don't want it then they will let you know and they can't be over fed! I don't believe they should get hungry, they should have whatever takes their fancy and whenever they ask.
It's their main meals, drinks, snacks and comfort all in one so if you think about how often you would get one of those things for yourself and the varying levels of how much you would have them in different days it's just the same.
To be honest my strategy has always been to offer a feed for every little cue, all crying etc and if it's not fixed by that then try other things.
Sometimes I'll offer and there will be fussing so I'll wind, nappy change and offer again. Then I'll try rocking if she's tired or playing if she's bored.
Xx
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Thanks RaspberryK. I guess I'll just keep doing what I've been doing then. I pretty much offer him a feed every time he cries, but he doesn't usually want it.
 
How is everyone? I know that everyone has to be busy these days, I know I have.
 
I am back at work. Boooooooo. Although it's not as hard being away from them as I feared (what kind of monster am I?!). Pumping takes up so much time though, four times a day at work!
 
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