November Mummies

[AC81]

So nice to read up on how everyone is doing. How strange to think we've all got our babies now.

Some of you are sooo lucky with how your LOs sleep! We are having a bit of a nightmare with trying to get Erin to sleep on her own. My mum is staying with us at the moment and cuddles her constantly and she's now sooo used to being held while she sleeps that the second we put her down, her little eyes flick open! Lately she has decided that anywhere between 11pm and 1am is bed time and she will then wake at 3am for a feed and again between 6 and 7am then she'll sleep til 9 or 10. On top of this she fights sleep so badly - like she's worried she's going to miss out on something. She will doze ever so lightly in case there's something more exciting to be doing.

How do you guys do it? Do you keep bed time as quiet and boring as possible so that sleep is the most exciting option? Also, do you leave a light on? We have the cot in our room (although I always fall asleep breastfeeding so technically she sleeps in bed, on me), but I like to be able to see her - I have terrible night vision. Should I be putting her in the dark??

This is all such a learning curve!!1

 

[Eoz]

Hey Mummies.

I would have been on before but only just managed to crawl out of the rubble that xmas left behind.My house looks like the after math of Toys R us being bombed!!

How are we all?Did we get spoilt rotten?

Bubba4-it was hell.OhH couldn't get to work quick enough today.I was thankful for the support of my baileys!!So need that time machine and remote island!!

HI kat! Hows little man?Huge hugs for tomoro.After 4 kids I still dont do the injection thing.I either take a friend who does it or I give baby to nurse,I cry hearing other babys cry!Abi's is due the 6th boo hoo xx

Hey Luvbun,Hows Rosie?Still sleeping well? xx

HI Jayne.Hope you get some time out soon xx

Hi Jem how is everyone and ollie? Hugs to you all xx

Hi Cosmot bear.Its fab we can all chat again.Bloody missed it.My house is being neglected again!!

Hi to every one on here xxxx

We are all ok this end.tired but all ok.Abi doing ok.got drs tomoro as I think she has an allergy to milk as she has bad patches of dry skin,blotches on face and green poop.My son had it so I know the signs.

Question to anyone who had an epidural.My back is bloody agony.I feel like the needle's still there.I'm going to get it checked but ouch!Does any one else still suffer?I got my AF back today so that hasn't helped.

Hugs to you all and to all the babies xxxxx

 

[Jem]

Hi everyone! Hope you're all ok!!!

Ollie's 1st jabs are today and I'm dreading it too. It's only a week since he came out of hospital so it worries me. I know he needs them but I remember how Faith was with them x

 

[Eoz]

Hi Jem.just saw your pics on face book.you poor thing I hope 2009 is a better year for you and hope Ollie gets on ok today xxxx

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Hey all
Lovely to see you all on here.
Rosie is just having a sleep after her feed, going to go shopping shortly though, mind you that sends her to sleep also!! She is still sleeping well at night, going down about 10ish and waking around 5, having a feed and then sleeping till 9/10ish

4thbump i had an epidural, it failed, but i do get the occasional lower back ache especially at the top of my bum, i think it's quite common, but i think if it's really bothering you, definatly worth speaking up about.

AC81 - Rosie has her feed at 5/6ishpm, then has playtime, lots of cuddles, and noise, has a bath around 8ish and then her last feed is at 9ish, this is quiet time, the lights are dim, and telly on very quietly, we then put her in her basket in our bedroom, put the monitor on and turn the light out and she sleeps, sometimes we have to go into her, depends how settelled she is really.

Kat, how did the jabs go today? Been thinking of you.

bubba4, it was lovely that you got me, i love the present, and it's hanging proudly on my tree, hope you and the kids are all ok hun.

Jem, how is Ollie doing now? Did Faith have a nice Christmas?

Rachiebaby, that sucks about how they have been treating you, but im glad things are going well with Maley

To everyone else, hi, hope your all finding motherhood a great reward and having lots of fun, along with alot of sleep!

 

[Jem]

Thank you 4thbump, yes it's been a terrible time but here's to 2009!

Rosie is such a good girl Luvbun! She sounds like she's doing fab! Ollie is fine now thanx and Faith had a lovely christmas!

Well Ollie had his jabs, he seems ok, had a feed and is dozing but just as I've written this he's crying, spoke too soon! x

 

[XKatX]

Glad Ollie is ok Jem. Oliver survived his and is now sleeping it off. He had a good feed after and a dose of Calpol. So lets see how they both are over the next few days!!!

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Glad that the boys survived their jabs.
Hope all you mummies are well, and enjoy bringing the new year in with your new babies

 

[bex]

hi everyone, glad your all ok. We are fine, niamh is doing well, she is weighed weekly and was 10lb 1/2oz yesterday. Shes put on 2lb in 4 wks.
We've been to birmingham childrens hospital today to meet niamhs surgeon. It was good and bad news.

Bad news is that she will need two operations to repair her palate, we thought it would be just one. The first one will be at 8-9 months.

Good news is that she can now have 3 oral feeds a day and hopefully her feeding tube will be out by 5-6 months. Which we are really pleased about as we were told it would stay in till after surgery.

The cleft palate team were very pleased with her progress, which was nice to hear. The last 5 weeks have been so hard but it looks like our hard work is paying off.

Happy new year to you all

 

[Eoz]

Oh bex how fab.Well done you!!ok you have sad news but she will be fine.love to see some pics I bet she is adorable.Hugs to you all and Have a Happy New Year xx

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Awww Bex that is such wonderful news that her progress is going so well. Imsorry about the 2 operations, but she sounds like a fighter and i know she will carry on amazing everyone.

Hope everyone enjoyed their new years last night. We spent it with mine and Marks family, Rosie was wide eyed in her basket at 11:50pm so we brought her down to bring in the new year with us, and as soon as i picked her up she fell straight back into her deep sleep!!! Bless her!!!

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Ooooo and great news.
The night before last, she had a feed at 9pm, was asleep at 10pm and slept through untill 7:20am, im so proud of her

 

[Eoz]

I'm so jealous! mine never sleeps and that's no joke.She cat naps every now and then but never deep sleep during day.At night i'm lucky if I get 3/4 hours.She feeds so slow only takes 3 oz every 2/3 hrs and then takes an hr to drink that.I do worry it's not enough but surely if she was hungry she'd yell for more?

HI to all xx

 

[sam#3]

Happy new year nov mummies!!

Hope everyone is ok.
Were fine, Harry feeding every 2/3 hours is starting to take its toll but tonight were going to start a bath-feed-bed routine and see if it makes a difference. To be honest im a bit nervous about it, he normally just sleeps in his basket in the lounge and we go up to bed together so im worried about him going to bed on his own but ive got to do it sometime else ill be making a rod for my own back!!

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Rosie has 4oz every 4 hours, but has 5 oz for her last feed at around 9/10ish, your right though 4th bump they do scream if they are not satisfied on the food front and want more. Maybe she just has a little belly.

Good luck tonight sam, it's hard, but worth doing. Rosie goes to bed in our room after her feed, we put the monitor on, and then we go when were ready, and she is sound asleep, and has never yet stirred when we have gone in.

 

[bubba4]

I am also jealous of all these sleeping babies Ryhana-Roze only really sleeps cat naps, and takes between 2 and 5 oz... she was sound asleep last night whilst we were out and slept for 6 hours... BUT I was awake and out LOL typical. She is also a bit unwell at mo she has a cold .....


Great news Bex sounds as if you are being very well informed with regards to the procedures, my cousin little boy also had the same diagnosis and has since had his ops and is fine now. xx

Hope you all had a great New Year and 2009 is bigger and better for us all xxxx

 

[vicwick]

Well how did i miss this thread!!!! Been poppin in the breast and bottle feeding for advice cos Alfie isn't feeding too effectively yet, i'm BF and he's taking over n hour sonetimes 2 hours per feed cos he's not latching right cos his mouths too small just now so we're not getting much sleep at all. He just won't gp down in his basket and will only sleep if he's held!!!!!

Wow how did you all manage to get good sleping bubs???? So unfair lol

 

[Fern.x]

Happy newyear everybody! hope use all had a gd1..liam was awake from 7.30pm untill 1 30 am! he was fighting sleep to stay awake for the bells lol. glad to here all ur LOs are doing well! liam got weighed on wednesday there and hes now 11lb 4 and a half oz!! he was taking around 6oz every 4-5 hours but this week hes slowed down and only takes around 4-5oz every 4-5hours. think il try the bath feed then bed routine i usually have him down with me untill he we go up to bed and give him his last feed up there.. what time do use put ur LO's down? Is he still too young for routine? rosie sounds like shes coming along greatly giving her mummy a well deserved rest after ur labour!

xx

 

[Jem]

Well done Rosie! Hope all our babas are like this soon. I've changed Ollie's formula as I don't think it satisfies him. He takes 5oz every 3/4 hours but never seems really settled in between and still wanting more and he just won't sleep through. He was on Aptamil so I've changed to SMA Gold as Faith was on this and she seemed better on it too. It's still the normal formula but it seems a "thicker" formula compared to the Aptamil if you get what I mean? Well I'll see how it goes anyway. I might just be barking up the wrong tree but am holding out on buying the proper hungrier baby formula. Anyway hope you're all well. We are apart from Tim's grandad died yesterday which was sad x

 

[bambino]

hey nov mummies... interesting to read your babies sleep patterns. Harry is feeding 4-5 oz every 3-4 hours in the day and at night he goes 4-5 hours in between. He grunts in his sleep tho from 3hours after his feed for an hour or so b4 i feed him again. Its like he warns me... If he could speak im sure this is what he would say
' im going to be hungry in an hour so don't forget about me and get my bottle ready for when i am ready to have it so im not waiting long for you to make it!'