March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[skeet9924]

Welcome back kte

Well today was Carson's first day of transition to his own room. We are starting with naps in his crib. His first nap was an epic fail!! Took 2 hours to get him down and he only slept for 15 min

For the second nap I used black out curtains in his room.. Put the radio on like he has in our room and I took his mattress and sheets out of the bassinet and placed them in the crib.. It worked and he slept for 2hrs!! He ended up going to bed at 9:30 tonight instead of his usual 10! Wish me luck for day 2 tomorrow!!

 

[anna1986]

good luck skeet

 

[MrsChezek]

Good luck skeet!!!

Here is a pic of Hayden from today...she's always sticking out her tongue and I think it's super cute

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Tonight is a test night for us as well...we've moved Hayden's bedtime by an hour to 7:30pm. She went down like a charm but we'll see how long she sleeps and what time she'll be up in the morning. Fingers crossed it's 12 hours with just one feed around 5am! Speaking of which, it's 11:30pm so I should get to bed!

 

[skeet9924]

Goid luck ms chez!! Every time I try to move Carson's bed time he pushes it later.. Tonight I had him down by 9:30 and he's usually in bed between 9:45-10.. Well he fussed until 11 hayden is soooooo cute!!

 

[MrsChezek]

Aaaaand we're up at 2:30am She hasn't gotten up this early since like week 8! Our night schedule just keeps regressing further. I'm sad. Unless she sleeps through until like 8am now by some miracle...oh and my boobs that finally weaned off night feeds are back to producing milk in the night cause of all this so now when and more importantly IF she ever goes back to sleeping until 5:30am, I'll have to deal with engorgement and probably plugged ducts again. Very very sad...

 

[rose.]

Mrs chezek Alfie is always regressing! Last night he did amazingly, went from 10 til 4.15 then from 5 til 9.45!! That's the longest he has ever slept. But the last 2 nights he woke at 2, 5 and 8!! Just depends I guess. I think they are still young and moving around wake ups is normal. Doesn't make it any easier tho!

 

[JenJen80]

Mrs Chez Martha woke at 1.15 am this morning and she's not done that for weeks. She is a monkey about going back down again but finally managed it a 3am even though she was quite restless. She is starting to sleep more in the day but only on me

 

[AmyB1978]

Good luck to everyone trying new things! Emily is still going to bed in her swaddleme blanket but with it just done around her body, her arms are completely free! She's regressed a little bit but not nearly as bad as I though she would! last night she even woke up (from her gasy/refluxy stomach) and got herself ALL the way awake but managed to go back to sleep on her own!! She pretty much always nurses or gets walked/moved to sleep so this was a big deal for us!

Do the rest of you feel like you need to play catch up with sleep? I go through phases where it's not so bad then times where it's practically painful I am so tired. When I get like that I feel like I need a day of uninterrupted sleep to catch up, not that I ever get it!

MrsC, Hayden is adorable and has grown so much since the last photo!

 

[rose.]

Amy, well done Emily for self settling

Jen, at the moment Alfie only has decent daytime naps on me, or in his carseat while driving, or in his stroller. I am making the most of it and letting him sleep on me. It's lovely to have cuddles. However I know that it won't be long before I will have to start pushing for more structured naps in his cot he can self settle at night but won't do it during the day

 

[Kte]

Amy: That is great about Emily's self settling.

sethsmummy: How's it gone with Ethans tongue tie & his head?

skeet: re Carson sleeping in ~ Chloe loves a lie in but had to get up at 6am from about 4 months old, she went to bed at 7pm. So long as her gets enough sleep in total, it wont matter and you should be fine come school days. She seems to know a weekend from a week day now so it's fine getting her out the door for pre-school. Good luck with the transition into his own room.

Paula: Glad his weight was fine. I won't be feeding rice at all, I will start Sophie on porridge at around 6 months. She is on hungry baby food like Chloe was which is why I am skipping rice, I started Chloe on porridge just after 6 months as she never showed any interest until then.

Rose: Glad you enjoyed Scotland trip. Lovely photoshoot pics.

MrsC: Sorry to hear you have been having a rough time with Hayden. I'll be traditional weaning, just because the way I do it, certain foods will be spoon fed to her but she will be encouraged to use her own spoon, with certain foods she can blw and use her hands with. I think its important to let them touch and feel food but using a spoon is a good skill too so I try for the best of both. It worked with Chloe hence why I'm going to try the same with Sophie. Lovely pic of Hayden.

sportysgirl: So glad its gone well whilst your OH was away

babymaybe: Congrats to your bro and SIL

Sorry if I missed anyone

Sophie isn't a huge napper during the day, she loved to sit in a baby chair (it was a buzzy chair without the batteries in!) at my sisters and just watch everyone, giving out lots of smiles She did nap in it now and then but nothing structured. On a normal night she is asleep for 8 or 9pm. She has changed from waking at 4am to either 2 or 3 am but it's still only one wake up and then she is up at 6 or 7am for another feed.

She is very fussy tonight, not sure if it's because of the change in water in her bottles, I have literally just been able to put her down. It's been a hard day, Chloe has missed her cousin, he is a year younger than her so they have just been playing together for the last 6 days. There were a few minor squabbles but nothing major and she has certainly missed the companionship and craved it from me, which would be fine minus the very fussy Sophie Hopefully tomorrow I can play with her a little longer, it's supposed to be nice and sunny

Trip was awesome, still adjusting being home to be honest. I suppose I shouldn't base it on one hard day! Doesn't help OH was at work all day, came in and then rushed to training and has decided to stay late. He just told me, he didn't even check if I was okay with it after knowing I had had a hard day. Meh.

It was none stop at my Sisters but so enjoyable, got to watch my 11yr old nephew in a Gymnastics festival, took the kiddies to a farm, the seaside, took Chloe and her little cousin to baby/toddler gym classes, let them play in the back yard in the sunshine and I got my hair cut etc. Even managed a taboo and lemonade! Was great, went far too quickly, roll on the 6 weeks holidays!

 

[AmyB1978]

Kte, glad you had such a nice time! You helped make me look forward to my family visit coming up instead of nervous about how Emily will be on the plane and in a new place, so thank you!

 

[skeet9924]

Kte sounds like a fantastic trip!!

Well Carson was a horrible napper today.. We only got cat naps all day and he was miserable by the time we came home from my parents.. I skipped his bath and put him right to bed.. Yesterday he atleast got 1 good nap in his room.. Today I tried putting him down 3 times and he only slept for 20-45 min. Tomorrow is a new day and we try again!! Lol I had such a good routine and now I choose to mess with it I'm almost wondering if he would sleep better at night in his room since he's always been a tough napper.. But I don't think I'm ready to mess up his night times.. I'm enjoying my sleep

I've also started to loosen his swaddle at night.. I use the Velcro swaddle me and I just wrap the top part around his arms but leave then sticking out the bottom so he can still move his arms.. He's usually out of it by morning but still sleeping good

 

[AmyB1978]

Skeet, sorry Carson had a bad nap day, I hope today is better for you.

 

[JenJen80]

Leaving M with my Mum for a bit today whilst I get a well overdue haircut.
Tomorrow we have a photo shoot booked that my MIL is paying for which is so lovely of her. I hate having my photo taken and i'm going to have to find some smart clothes that fit me.

We had a better night again 8.30-5am I can cope with that.

 

[rose.]

Glad you had a good trip kte!

Skeet sorry things are difficult at the moment - I'm sure it won't be long and the shaking things up will pay off!

Jen enjoy the hair cut

Well, had a bit of a random morning today - he woke at 4.45 which is fine, then when I put him down it took him ages to settle. When Oh got up at 6 his alarms woke Alfie again and he got very fidgety and started crying. I got him out to try feeding him and he didn't really want it but continued to cry if I put him down. I ended up having to put him in my bed for a bit more sleep!! He slept until just now. I hate it when he doesn't settle it's so hard to know whether to give in and have him in with me or not. Mum and I are going to kiddicare in Southampton today so I needed the sleep, otherwise I would probably have persevered a bit longer!!

 

[baby_maybe]

Ruben is going for his second lot of jabs this morning. I expect he'll be a grump for the rest of the day, such a shame as he's really happy this morning!

Rose - let us know what kiddicare is like, I'm fairly close to Southampton (well with a boat ride!) so it would be good to know if it's worth the trip

 

[baby_maybe]

Well he had his jabs this morning and apart from crying when they actually went in he's been fine. Gave him some calpol at lunchtime because he felt a little hot, but he's been pretty much the same as usual, no crying like last time. We even just went to the cinema as a treat for the girls and he laid on me the whole time either watching or sleeping

 

[rose.]

Glad Rubens jabs went well and sounds lovely, a trip to the cinema!! He sounds like a very well behaved little boy.

The trip to kiddicare went well! It was fab, we were there about 3.5 hours in total, had lunch in the cafe which was very nice, and had a couple of stops to feed Alfie while we were there! There was a 'nursing nest' next to the cafe for feeding little ones, it has comfy rocking chairs and each has a pillow for nursing! It was so comfy. The changing area was also really clean and nice. Perfect place for shopping with babies! I tried on and bought a tomy freestyle premier baby carrier; it is nice and easy to put Alfie in and take him out and he seems to like it as his arms and legs are free to wriggle around. I am hoping its really handy for our holiday at the end of June I would definitely recommend a trip there, nice and easy to get to, and great facilities!

 

[baby_maybe]

Sounds like a nice place, I'll have to persuade DH that we really need to go and have a look round!

 

[rose.]

Yes! Definitely worth it. Lots of good bargains