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

[sportysgirl]

Poppy still sleeps in our room. She rolls on to both sides. Cant believe she is 4months old on Friday.

Mrs C hope you have a lovely meal! xx

 

[AmyB1978]

MrsC, happy anniversary! How did your dinner go? It's so hard to leave them, isn't it? Emily can also stand if against a couch, etc, though Hayden looks more sturdy then E. we've not tried solids yet as we just got back home last night.

Emily is in her own room and is also rolling now, both ways, which means she gets to choose her sleep position. Having her up in her own room makes me a bit nervous but she seems to do better up there now.

She is still fussy and so clingy even now that we are home. I'm hoping that she is still just adjusting/decompressing as she is soo high needs right now. I feel empty and drained from taking care of her and helpless/frustrated when she cries and screams and is inconsolable. I keep wondering if she is getting enough milk as her reflux has been worse... I dunno? She has her 6 month well baby visit and vaccines next week so if she, and the reflux, hasn't settled I will talk to her Dr about it.

There were so many responses I had for each of you but I'm afraid I don't remember now.

 

[skeet9924]

Chez thanks so much!! I can't believe how steady she is

Afm: all I can say is AGHHHHHHHHHHH!! Carson had his jabs on Monday and that day he was ok.. Yesterday he was a little grumpy but not too bad.. This morning I had a physio appt and didnt get to put Carson down for his nap.. I left oh to do it and he kept him up!! So Carson was awake from 9-12!! Way too long!! Needless to say Carson was crazy grumpy and clingy all day.. I couldn't even walk away from him and he was difficult to put him down for naps and bedtime! I hope this is just a side effect from the vaccinations and not a new stage. But what drives me crazy is he can be in full screaming mode then I ask him what's wrong and he starts laughing then goes back to screaming!! Needless to say by bed time I was happy to say good night!! ( even took me an hour to get him down) I hadn't felt that annoyed since he was a newborn

 

[JenJen80]

Well we went for it seeing as she has been sleeping through since 6 weeks and she did 9-6 which was great. I woke up and heard her chattering over the monitor which was sweet, she wasn't bothered by it at all and it was so much cooler in her bedroom for her.

 

[rose.]

Oh no skeet!! Hope it doesn't last. Alfie's been hard to put down to bed for the last couple of nights too its so frustrating as he had just become really good at going down!! He also keeps waking at 4 and 6 and not wanting Togo back to sleep - so annoying especially when he goes back down eventually at 7.30 and I have to get up at 8! Soo tired

We are going swimming today with some of the other mums and babies can't wait! Hope Alfie likes it. Although we need to leave in 20 mins and he's still asleep so I don't know whether to offer him boob before or wait until after. Don't want him to be sick but I don't want him miserable the whole time either!

 

[JenJen80]

Has Alfie not been swimming before? Martha loves it and we go twice a week we are going today.

 

[skeet9924]

Congrats Jen!!

Rose- even with him not going to bed until almost 9.. 2 hours late.. He woke at 12:30 and at 5.. Then up for the day at 8.. He used to be able to sleep 9-12 hours straight.. So frusterating that he's waking up more now. I'd offer him boob before.. You want him happy and satisfied or else he may cry the whole time.. Just try not to let him drink the pool water and he should be ok

 

[MrsChezek]

rose - I found Hayden with her arm through the slats several weeks ago so I got us a breathable mesh bumper to prevent her from getting hurt. It looks ugly as sin but it works well!

Kte - I have similar 'floor issues' We have hardwood floors and a dog that sheds as if we had 4 dogs! There's hair everywhere and plus her paws are dirty from running around outside. We wipe them when she comes in after it rains but day to day she tracks dirt in little by little…plus I don't want Hayden banging her head on the hardwood! So I keep meaning to buy her a rug and a play yard so that I can contain her in a 'safe' space and she could practice…I think she'd be rolling back and forth regularly by now if she was given the opportunity!!! I know I have to start introducing germs to her sooner than later but I keep postponing it...it's better for her in the long run but it's so hard to do! I'm a bit OCD too...

AmyB - my friend said that around 5 months they go through a separation anxiety period…that they become aware of you leaving and they don't like it. I haven't read anything about it buy maybe that is what Emily is going through? I am starting to see Hayden reach for me when others are holding her and cry when I leave her and walk out of the room for just a minute to pee or whatever. She used to just enjoy being held by anyone but now she prefers me and is content with my husband but beyond that she gets fussy quickly. Just something to think about I guess. I'm glad you're home and hopefully things will get better for you both moving forward

Dinner was great! We put her to sleep and drove out to Philly. DH dropped me off so I waited at the bar - got a sangria. He then came in to get me and it felt like a real date!!! The food was excellent and we got to sit and chat and enjoy the meal as opposed to shoveling it as fast as we can! So it was nice The whole day was lovely…we went out to lunch with Hayden and she was very good. Just chilled in her stroller for about half the time and then we took turns holding her while we finished so we got to enjoy the food as well. Just had to sit outside as it was a posh place that wouldn't tolerate screaming infants well and it was like 100F. We sat under an umbrella but there wasn't much of a breeze…we all had to take a quick shower when we got home!

skeet - I could have written your post!!! except it was the afternoon nap that Hayden missed and she was a nightmare the rest of the afternoon and evening. We left lunch at 2:40 to get home in time for her 3pm nap. Well she fell asleep in the car and when we got home, we transferred her into her crib. She woke up 5 minutes later and cried…we tried EVERY trick we know to get her back down and she was having none of it!!! I even tried to lie down with her on the guest bed and even offered her boob in the sidelining position and NOPE…no nap. I totally thought dinner would be cancelled but she went down for the night at 7pm pretty easy. Normally she continues to fight sleep once she's overtired like that but luckily this time she just passed out. Must have been divine intervention letting us have our anniversary dinner!!!! Hope Carson's calmer for you and it was just the jabs. Though it could be the growth spurt & mental leap combo I was in a month ago!!! But that too is just a phase..hang in there!

jenjen - yay for martha loving her room!

rose - hope you had a blast at the pool and alfie loved it! Looking forward to pics I can't wait to take Hayden swimming…hopefully soon.

SO I really need to clean the house...it's quite the mess and the cleaning lady is coming tomorrow. She won't have much space to clean if I don't! BUT I really want to put together Hayden's 0-3 month scrapbook while I still remember things!! AND I really want to retouch the photos from the shoot I did last Friday for a friend...unfortunately, she's already been asleep for half an hour so I only have about 1.5-2.5 hours. Must choose something and go for it I guess! Hope everyone is having a good day...

 

[rose.]

Yes Jen we have been a few times but this was his first time in a public pool I woke and fed him at 8.50 then swimming at 9.30 so was perfect! He fell asleep straight after! Success

Skeet I always find that! You think ahh late bedtime and a bit longer until the night feed but unfortunately they seem to wake at the same time and sometimes even earlier!

Mrs c a 0-3 scrap book is a lovely idea, what sort of things are you putting in it? I have tonnes of photo albums already but didn't think of a scrap book!

Well, I've had a super fussy baby this afternoon! Think teething is to blame. Alfie did have his pear purée at 5 though and seemed to like it, much better than yesterday

 

[skeet9924]

Thank you for the kind words ladies.. He's still grumpy today.. This morning I put my pjs on inside out and didnt even notice until oh said something.. Oh only for to spend 15 min with him this morning between his morning nap and the time he goes to work and during that time he looks at me and says " oh wow.. Your in for a long day" even while eating Carson is grumpy and in settled. Praying it passes soon.. Tomorrow we have to go to the city to do some shopping .. I really hope he cooperates.. I think I'm going to purchase a crib wedge.. Carson used to be wedged due to the reflux but I only had a small wedge for the bassinet.. I'm hoping it helps

 

[rose.]

Big skeet hope he comes out of the fussy stage soon!

 

[Kte]

Hope he is in a better mood for you tomorrow

 

[rose.]

Well, Alfie has definitely got teeth coming through, I can feel the roughness in his bottom
Gums and he has been soo fussy since yesterday. Today we are having a cuddle day - I am letting him sleep on me and giving him plenty of love. He is just so upset when he's awake

 

[baby_maybe]

rose. Ruben is the same at the moment, either napping with lots of fidgeting or awake but grumpy! He constantly shoves things in his mouth and chews away on them but I keep feeling his gums and I can't feel anything coming through just yet.

 

[skeet9924]

Aww rose poor Alfie

Baby: Carson is doing the same thing I keep checking but haven't noticed anything as of yet., plus he is drooling like crazy!!

Is anyone going to try an amber necklace for teething?

Thanks for all the kind words!! Today my happy little man was back!!! he did get miserable after he missed his last nap of the day due to a crazy thunderstorm.. In the midst of fighting to get him down my neighbor let me know we had a tornado warming so I quit fighting and brought him downstairs with me.. The bonus is that he went to bed a half hour earlier without a fight I can't blame him for getting upset after missing his nap and even then he wasn't nearly as bad as before

 

[rmsh1]

I have an amber necklace on Emma already Not sure it is doing anything, drool city here!

 

[MrsChezek]

Hayden's been miserable the last few days and hasn't been sleeping well either. I don't see any teeth tho! She is just a total cranky pants and I miss my happy baby!!

 

[skeet9924]

TMI WARNING ladies I need to ask you a bit of an embarrassing question. When I gave birth to Carson. I ended up with some pretty severe hemmroids. Now 4 months post partum ( not every time) but every few times I go to the bathroom , I won't even strain much.. My bum bleeds.. A lot!! To the point where the toilet water is filled with blood.. When i wipe it's almost enough blood to look like a period.. Is this normal?? Anyone else experiencing this?? Or is this something I should be seeing my doctor about?

 

[sharnw]

Hi all, haven't been on bnb for a week or so. I read that your bubs are being fussy. Mine too. She's been crying like she's in pain?? Not sure if its teeth coming through though... It could be? She keeps chewing on her whole hand.
Skeet yep me too. I was good for a couple weeks early this month but its come back again. Hurts to poop but I only wipe blood sorry tmi. It's happened ever since I gave birth

 

[Kte]

I'd go get it checked out, please get it looked at

I have been fortunate this time around but after I had Chloe I suffered with a fissure, took pretty much 12 months for it to clear up. I'm not saying yours will last so long, just that these things can be ongoing, even with being checked out.