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Martha is great as she sleeps all night but still tends to feed every hour in the day!!!
 
Emily is random, sometimes sleeps through for up to 12 hours and sometimes wakes for a feeding. I know she wakes, or think I know, for hunger because other times I hear her wake and stir but she self settles. When she does wake it tends to only be 1-2 times, she tends to eat and go back down fairly well. She's gotten a lot better at putting herself to sleep if laid down sleepy or if she wakes when i lay her down. If she is upset and laid down it is pretty much guaranteed to not work. She is learning to self soothe but can't deescalate herself.

During the day she feeds an average of around every 2 hours from start to start but that varies a lot. In the evening she typically cluster feeds, off and on the breast, or awhile.

We leave Thursday for our trip to visit my family so I have a feeling this is all about to be shot to hell... god help us! I will have limited Internet for the first week or so so don't be surprised if I am not on here as often.
 
MrsC, glad she is okay from the incident :flower: I have no suggestions sorry but just wanted to say, you right to not want her to rely on boob to fall asleep. My nephew is 2.5 and still needs his 'sa-sa' to go to sleep. My sister has been weaning him onto a teddy because he just liked sucking and playing with her boob. She wished she had done something about it sooner but he was quite poorly at night, he has only just gone into his own room because of it.
 
AmyB1978 said:
Emily is random, sometimes sleeps through for up to 12 hours and sometimes wakes for a feeding. I know she wakes, or think I know, for hunger because other times I hear her wake and stir but she self settles. When she does wake it tends to only be 1-2 times, she tends to eat and go back down fairly well. She's gotten a lot better at putting herself to sleep if laid down sleepy or if she wakes when i lay her down. If she is upset and laid down it is pretty much guaranteed to not work. She is learning to self soothe but can't deescalate herself.

During the day she feeds an average of around every 2 hours from start to start but that varies a lot. In the evening she typically cluster feeds, off and on the breast, or awhile.

We leave Thursday for our trip to visit my family so I have a feeling this is all about to be shot to hell... god help us! I will have limited Internet for the first week or so so don't be surprised if I am not on here as often.
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Have a lovely fa ily visit :flower:
 
Hi ladies, sorry I have been AWOL, its just been hard to get on! Sophie is still blocked up, I have baby vapor rub, saline and baby olbas oil. Her feeds and nappies are fine. At night She is waking up at 3/4 at the moment to feed, she has a crazy moment shouting! Little cheeky!
 
oh my everyones gone missing its been 4 dayd now n no-ones posted.

hope your all ok

not much to report her as alls well. Williams now weighing in at a whopping 17lb4! gunna have to put this boy on a diet! hes doin well with weaning n loving new flavours.

can u belive theres now a march 2014 group on here!
 
I was just thinking that 1 week today is the day I found out I was pregnant and today has been 1 year in our house.. Crazy how fast time flies.

I think that more and more as I watch my lil man grow and learn new things each day. Even though he's only 3 1/2 months he already fits in 6 month clothing !!

I had a big accomplishment today!! The weather here was kind of crappy so I knew a lot of people wouldn't be out so I took my first walk with Carson and my 2 large dogs! My rotti sucks on a leash but is fantastic off leash.. But in town she has to stay leashed all the time. My shepherd is fantastic on the leash but can become aggressive if approached by an off leash dog.. Both dogs were excited to be out since they haven't really been out since Carson was born.. I had to constantly work with them and give directions.. Carson was supposed to be taking his cat nap but instead he laughed the entire time as I talked to the dogs and have commands. Over all it was very successful. I was very proud of myself
 
Well done Skeet I'm glad your dogs behaved for you.

I have ordered Martha a jumperoo today as she's getting bored with her play mat. I only paid £33 for it so got quite a bargain.

I decided this week to really start to try and get M to nap in her cot, this was a big fail as she wouldn't settle at all. She's only really falling asleep on the boob
 
Anna you are right it has gone quiet on here. Wow William seems to be eating well, bless him.

Skeet, we have a dog and I do struggle walking her and the pram, but its getting easier! Well done for taking your dogs its nice when you can get out.

JenJen shame martha wont settle in the cot but I am sure you she will eventually.

Poppy is growing fast, we have been taking her swimming and she loves it!
 
How weird, my post created it's own link, don't like that!

I was worrying it's gone so quiet too. OH has been off this week so we have been very busy. He got the snip (his choice) but isn't a good rester, mind you it ended up with me mixing concrete to get our chicken pen ready - they are coming earlier than expected so it meant I had to do it, not OH. Think I have overdone it as I am feeling quite run down and ill. He is away tonight so I get a rest!

I was thinking today how strange it was that this time last year I was pregnant and didn't even know it!

Anna: Glad William is enjoying his food :thumbup:

Skeet: Well done with the dog walking :flower: I know what you mean with clothes, sometimes I think something is too big for Sophie yet it fits perfectly. Some things are 3-6 now and she is in a 6-9 sleepsuit but I think its a bit on the small side. Still, she hasn't reached 3 months yet!

JenJen: Bargain jumparoo :thumbup: Good luck with moving her naps :flower:

Sportysgirl: Glad Poppy is enjoying her swimming. Still not braved the pool with Sophie yet, mind you, 30 mins of bounce and rhyme wears her out so I bet we would be in the water for two seconds :haha:

Sophie is still congested but otherwise okay. She is just over 14lbs now. She has her second lot of imms next week :cry: Typically on the same day Chloe has tennis and then a tea party at pre-school. Hope she will be okay, oh not looking forward to the tears :nope:
 
skeet - well done with TWO dogs! I've only taken my dog out once and it was way too tough so I've not done it again.


So we're still struggling a LOT with Hayden…I feel like she's getting worse every few days. She's still waking in the night and crying without end so we've stopped pick up/put down as it just wasn't getting anywhere. Last night we've started to jut feed her when she wakes and put her back down. She went to sleep without TOO much trouble both times. During the day she's cranky and temperamental. She wants to chew on stuff and gets upset while chewing on it. Like she's angry about something. She keeps crying to be fed but when I latch her she just keeps coming on and off the boob. She shrieks loudly when we don't respond to her crying and sounds like she's being boiled alive. This evening, when I was doing the final feed for night time, she bit me - several times! I yelped in pain and pulled her off, then shouted NO. I re-latched her and she just did it again. So I stopped the feed and DH changed her diaper and put her into her sleep sac. We tried the feed again and she bit me yet again. So I yelped, pulled her off and said NO firmly and we put her in her crib. She cried for like 15 minutes and now seems to be asleep.

I'm heartbroken. She's only 4 months 1 week old and I really wanted to breastfeed her till at least 6 months but she's becoming unbearable. The latching, unlatching and pulling on my nipple was bad enough but now she's biting :cry: I'm just so sad…I don't understand what we're doing wrong that she's being so difficult.
 
skeet9924 said:
I was just thinking that 1 week today is the day I found out I was pregnant and today has been 1 year in our house.. Crazy how fast time flies.

I think that more and more as I watch my lil man grow and learn new things each day. Even though he's only 3 1/2 months he already fits in 6 month clothing !!

I had a big accomplishment today!! The weather here was kind of crappy so I knew a lot of people wouldn't be out so I took my first walk with Carson and my 2 large dogs! My rotti sucks on a leash but is fantastic off leash.. But in town she has to stay leashed all the time. My shepherd is fantastic on the leash but can become aggressive if approached by an off leash dog.. Both dogs were excited to be out since they haven't really been out since Carson was born.. I had to constantly work with them and give directions.. Carson was supposed to be taking his cat nap but instead he laughed the entire time as I talked to the dogs and have commands. Over all it was very successful. I was very proud of myself
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I was thinking the same thing :flower: :)
 
Me too. We found out we were pregnant a year ago tomorrow!

On a side note, we are on day 4 of a 20 day visit with my family and poor Emily is getting so overstimulated and overwhelmed. It's just me, for now, as DH can't come for another 10 days... My poor baby is sometimes ok but is having trouble adapting and is so scared looking when she wakes up and things aren't familiar :(
 
Mrs C I'm having the same problem with Martha and she has made my nipples really sore and now they are all cracked too. :(
 
MrsChezek said:
So we're still struggling a LOT with Hayden…I feel like she's getting worse every few days. She's still waking in the night and crying without end so we've stopped pick up/put down as it just wasn't getting anywhere. Last night we've started to jut feed her when she wakes and put her back down. She went to sleep without TOO much trouble both times. During the day she's cranky and temperamental. She wants to chew on stuff and gets upset while chewing on it. Like she's angry about something. She keeps crying to be fed but when I latch her she just keeps coming on and off the boob. She shrieks loudly when we don't respond to her crying and sounds like she's being boiled alive. This evening, when I was doing the final feed for night time, she bit me - several times! I yelped in pain and pulled her off, then shouted NO. I re-latched her and she just did it again. So I stopped the feed and DH changed her diaper and put her into her sleep sac. We tried the feed again and she bit me yet again. So I yelped, pulled her off and said NO firmly and we put her in her crib. She cried for like 15 minutes and now seems to be asleep.

I'm heartbroken. She's only 4 months 1 week old and I really wanted to breastfeed her till at least 6 months but she's becoming unbearable. The latching, unlatching and pulling on my nipple was bad enough but now she's biting :cry: I'm just so sad…I don't understand what we're doing wrong that she's being so difficult.
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Are you giving her anything for teething? It sounds like she is starting something, it sounds like she is wanting relief for her gums hence the chewing and biting :flower:

Amy: :hugs: Sounds like madness at your place! Hope everything settles down soon :flower:

Sophie is 3 months old today :happydance:
 
Thanks ladies!

Ms c- I second the testing comments but I also recommend seeing a lactation consultant if you can.. They may give you strategies to help with the biting.

Amy- I bet by day 10 when oh gets there she will be settled and ok.

I'm restarting putting Carson in his own room.. I'm starting with naps and the day I have set for nights is Thursday. I'm helping out a friends mom and working on Tuesday and Wednesday so I want to make sure we both get sleep. Currently I'm unsure about the mobile.. He's been laying in his crib playing through out the day to get used to it and today when I layed him down for his nap he started laughing at his mobile.. I'm thinking the mobile will be good in the morning to occupy him until I get in there ..but unsure if I should keep it or not.. What's your opinions? Do you have mobiles?
 
We have a mobile and every time M gets in her cot she looks at it as if she is asking for it to be turned on :)
 
We have a mobile, but I don't wind it up very often. He just tends to like looking at it in the mornings before we go to him :)
 
Do you have the mobile placed above their heads or at their feet?
 
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