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

[JenJen80]

Above her head

 

[anna1986]

William is obsessed by his mobile. squeals with excitement at it. I often find him staring at it in the mornings.

 

[MrsChezek]

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.

It's awful, isn't it?? Just as things got comfortable with breastfeeding and all the pain went away and we were doing all well, she starts getting distracted and now biting It never ends! But at least they are healthy and that's all that matters, right? Got to focus on that...

 

[MrsChezek]

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?

I spoke with a lactation consultant today and she just said what all the online articles say - take them off, tell them no biting and don't relatch them until much later so they learn that they don't get boob if they bite. So we'll just have to keep trying!

We just moved Hayden's mini crib into her nursery at lunch and she's taking her first nap in it right now. So far so good...woke up once but self-settled back to sleep after about 2 minutes of crying. We'll see how the night goes...we figure since she's already waking up 2-3 times to feed cause of the teething, we have nothing to lose moving her now! I'm a bit stressed about her not being in our room tonight for the first time but I know it will be better for ALL of us! We won't be waking her up when we go to bed and she won't wake us up with her babbling in the middle of the night Now we just really really need to get on with ordering her full size crib!

 

[baby_maybe]

Skeet - we have ruben's mobile near the end of the cot, but where he is positioned it kind of hangs over his chest/head. As he gets bigger ill probably move it further up so he still has a good view of it and once he can pull himself up to the side rail I'll take it down altogether.

Mrs c - I've always found that moving them into their own rooms cuts down the disturbance that everyone gets during the night. Of course it's nice to have them next to you in your room (I still miss Ruben being next to me), but eventually you have to consider that they probably get a better nights sleep once they're not being disturbed by you going to bed, which is what happened with us and the reason I moved Ruben when I did. You mentioned that you still have Hayden not in a full size crib, do you think she may be waking herself by hitting the sides? I'm not sure how big Hayden is compared to her crib, but when we moved Ruben he was pretty much done size wise with his small crib and he would hit his arms/hands on the sides which would disturb his sleep and also when he moved around it would wobble the whole thing as he'd got so heavy!! He's definitely been a more sound sleeper since transferring him to the full size cot.

 

[MrsChezek]

I definitely think Hayden is ready for a full size crib! But her parents took forever to find one they liked and now they're being terrible about placing the order It's a very sturdy mini crib that's quite big and rated up to 50lbs - mattress is 34x28 inches. This is it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RI89K2/
BUT her arms are like 2 inches from each side when she sleeps with them flapped out to the sides so if she is off center, I could see where she'd wake up hitting them.

 

[skeet9924]

Hope the move goes well ms c.. My date is Thursday!! Only 2 more nights of him in the room with me. I'm excited and dreading it all in one.. It will be nice to have our room back to us.. But I will miss having him beside me

I've decided to keep the mobile but move it to the other end for now..

 

[anna1986]

hi all good luck those who r moving there babies into their own rooms.

William slept from 6pm - 6:20 last night 1 very happy mummy. AND he rolled over yesterday.

BTW - ive changed the thread name to March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies

 

[JenJen80]

I am so not ready to move Martha yet even though she is almost out growing her Moses basket .

 

[baby_maybe]

That's a really beautiful crib mrs c Rubens first crib was definitely a bit smaller than that, but like you said, if she moves around in the night and gets close to the sides she could easily wake herself by flinging her arms around. Although having said that i'll quite often find Ruben against the side of his big cot with a hand holding on to one of the bars, even though I put him in the middle when he goes to bed!

Anna - yay for William sleeping well and rolling over. I think Ruben might be almost there with rolling now too

AFM - Ruben had his 4 month jabs on Monday and apart from being a little grumpy for the rest of the morning, was fine after he'd had his longer afternoon nap. So no more jabs until he's a year old now His sleeping is going great, he has his last feed at 8pm and goes straight down and wakes up again at about 7.30am. As I said yesterday, he definitely sleeps better since we moved him to the nursery. About 2 weeks ago we started trying him with some food and he is now having some baby rice mixed with veg purée at his 4pm feed and also this week we started giving him a little bit of baby porridge at his 8am/breakfast feed. I wasn't going to give him anything in the morning or afternoon just yet, but I noticed he was getting pretty crabby and looking for food by about 11am when he was only having milk at 8am, so I decided to add the porridge and he's been much more satisfied ever since
He's doing better with his tummy time now, he used to hate it! He is also getting close to being able to sit, my last dd took ages so its a bit of a shock that he's already quite sturdy!
We had a paediatrician appointment yesterday as he has an undescended testicle, he got checked and she could feel it in the canal so we have been referred to urology so they can keep and eye on it. She said it might yet come down on its own though, so we'll wait and see.
Getting him weighed this afternoon, he was 15lb1oz 4 weeks ago and I'm thinking he will be somewhere around 16lb today. I'll update later when I get back.

 

[skeet9924]

I love it when they sleep right through!! Carson usually does a couple nights a week .. Last night he slept 8-7:15.. And for once I went to bed early last night so I actually feel refreshed!!

 

[sethsmummy]

Hey ladies.

Mrs c so sorry to hear your havig biting trouble..that must be really painful!!

Ethan is still struggling with teething, ts non stop just now. I even bought some nelsons teething granules but even they dont work.
Iv no choice but for ethan to go in his own room fromsaturday...were house sitting for 3 weeks and the crib simply wont fit in my parents bed room. If all goes well ill sort him a big cot when we come home.
He absolutely hates tummy time with a passion!! He screams the place down but can now turn himself...if we face him one way...give him 5 mins and he's facing the other. Till not even trying to roll either.

But weve had him sat by himself and STOOD by himself! He stood holding onto the sofa he's only happy when he's on his feet just now!

Xxx

 

[skeet9924]

I started a poll for transferring Carson to his own room tomorrow.. Let me know what you ladies think please

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/baby-club/1912721-switching-baby-own-room.html

 

[baby_maybe]

Skeet - I had a look at your thread and I think you should do what your instinct tells you. You know Carson far better than anyone else and if you think he'd be better off in the bassinet in his room before trying the crib then that is what you should do. I will just say though, that even though Ruben sleeps really well I his crib at night I doubt very much that I'd be able to get him down in it in the daytime. I think it's more to do with him being a bit of a rubbish napper rather than the room/crib though. For daytime naps I use a travel cot (I think you call them pack and plays?) which is in our room. I used to have the girls downstairs for daytime naps, but Ruben just won't settle very well with things going on around him. Hopefully you'll do fine with the transition, he might not take to it straight away but you can always try again and sooner or later he'll be in his crib

AFM - we saw the hv and Ruben now weighs 16lb3oz Hes been practising his sitting today as well and he's suddenly got really good at it. It's strange to think that only a couple of weeks ago he hated being put down on the floor and now he doesn't seem to mind at all, he even managed to get himself on his side earlier, so I don't think rolling all the way over will be long now
I also arranged to have a one on one consultation with out local sling lady next Monday, so I excited about that as I can also hire a carrier from her for our summer holiday which will be a lifesaver as we love to walk and the thought of wrestling the quinny on a walk stresses me out!! Don't get me wrong, I love my quinny, but some of the walks we go on are quite narrow paths and the carrier will make life so much easier. We're on holiday for the first 2 weeks of the school holidays, but she said that if I pay £5 extra I can keep it all the way until the next sling meet at the end of August which means I get to use it through most of the school holidays too

 

[MrsChezek]

skeet - I responded on your poll page but baby_maybe is right...you know carson best so just follow your instincts! Also sorry I highjacked your page to ask one of the posters a question

baby_maybe - sorry about the testicle diag...I hope it fixes itself on its own. If it means anything, one of my ex boyfriends only had one testicle (I believe the other never descended) and he was just fine!!!!

seths - Hayden is getting there as far as self standing as well!!!! We're both in trouble huh??? So early She just wants to stand all the time and we have to hold her up so my arms are always SO tired!


Hayden's regressed to waking 3 times a night now I'm sad but I love her and part of having her means taking care of her and feeding her so such is life. We'll get through this...I just hope she'll go back to STTN and that we're not teaching her tummy that it needs food in the night...it's all so hard!

 

[AmyB1978]

Totally selfish post here but this trip is awful. Emily is so unsettled and just screams, nobody seems to want To hold her, play with her, help me with her, etc, except for short bits when she is happy. Even if they did she is so unsettled i doubt she would let them take her.

she can be tough but she is my daughter and i love her and now she is known in mymfamily as the fussy one (my sisters daughter is the golden child who can do no wrong.) emily is getting overstimulated, over tired, etc. I have her in the travel bed right now and am just letting her cry because she won't settle on me and I am so frustrated. It's killing me to hear her scream but she is only napping for short bits in my arms, if at all... She screams and her reflux is horrible and when I finally do get her down for the night it's next to impossible to get her all the way into the porta crib without waking her.... Sigh... A little less then two more weeks and we will be home.

 

[MrsChezek]

Totally selfish post here but this trip is awful. Emily is so unsettled and just screams, nobody seems to want To hold her, play with her, help me with her, etc, except for short bits when she is happy. Even if they did she is so unsettled i doubt she would let them take her.

she can be tough but she is my daughter and i love her and now she is known in mymfamily as the fussy one (my sisters daughter is the golden child who can do no wrong.) emily is getting overstimulated, over tired, etc. I have her in the travel bed right now and am just letting her cry because she won't settle on me and I am so frustrated. It's killing me to hear her scream but she is only napping for short bits in my arms, if at all... She screams and her reflux is horrible and when I finally do get her down for the night it's next to impossible to get her all the way into the porta crib without waking her.... Sigh... A little less then two more weeks and we will be home.

Big big hugs AmyB and Emily!!!!!

Is there a small room you can hide in where it's just you two? Dim the lights, play some soothing music and spend some time with her. Also, try to be calm and happy as babies pick up on our tension and feed off of it!! So try to relax...tho I know it's super hard when things are all so stressful!

 

[baby_maybe]

Thanks mrs c, my DH actually had an undescended testicle too and had it removed when he was a toddler. Certainly didn't do him any harm Incidentally his grandad had it too, so I think it must run in his family, although I'm not sure it's recognised as a hereditary thing It's great that so many Lo's are trying to stand, Ruben is no where near, but he is very chunky so I think it'll be a challenge for him to lift his own weight off the floor We are using his jumperoo more now so hopefully that will help to strengthen his legs a bit. Of course all babies do different things first so I'm not particularly bothered by it, all my girls didn't walk until they were about 15 months old.

Amy - I'm so sorry you're having a tough time with Emily on your trip. I think it can go one of two ways when you're away. You either get the good as gold baby because its different surroundings or they just can't take it at all and they end up being how Emily is at the moment. Ruben can get like that at home if there's too many people around getting in his face and it is so hard to get them back once they've got past that point of no return. Not a lot of advice, just wanted to send you some

 

[sharnw]

It's hard for me to say skeet for myself. Yes go with your instincts

OH works away ALOT. Away for 11 days. Home for 3. Poor guy is hardly home for Kaylee
It sort of feels like I am living like a single mother?
It's hard at times. I have support from family while he's away. Hope he finds a town job soon so he won't miss out on kaylees growing and developing a lot.
I don't know when I will put Kaylee in her own room. It's just so lonely with only her and I

 

[sethsmummy]

Amyb so sorry your having such a rotten time...could you cut the trip short hun orwould that causetrouble?

Baby. Woop for ruben getting better at sitting! Does he reach the floor in him jumparoo? Ethans still too short lol but likes to watch the lights flash.

Mrc c ...I feel for you lol...my arms always ache lol. Getring a push along walker for him soon! Seth had one from 7 months but im not going to wait that long this time since ethan clearly wants to be stood up. So as soon as he can grasp onto handles and things im goin to get one, I dont mind walking around behind him for hours to stop him falling, although with seth it gave me a bad back lol.

Sharn sorry your hubby has to spend a lot of time away

Xxx