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[rosabelle]

Well ladies it's official we're having a little girl and a little boy!!!

That is great news! How exciting!

 

[skeet9924]

Well ladies it's official we're having a little girl and a little boy!!!

Congratulations!! That is amazing news!! After all the stuggles you have had this must make you feel over the moon!! I'm so happy for you haj!! You have and instant perfect little family

 

[haj624]

Ok quick question i was getting up out of bed this morning and I got this feeling in my stomach that made me lay right back down...i cant even describe it...it felt like a spasm in the upper part of my belly. I asked my husband did it look like i was in pain and he was line no you just looked shocked. Could that feeling have been one of the babies kicking?

 

[skeet9924]

I wish I had an answe Haj but I've never felt it.. It's about that time though that u should be feeling it.. I'm sure one of the ladies will have a better answer for you

 

[wantanerd]

The first time I felt Doyle kick was around 19 weeks and playing a video game and all of the sudden i felt a kick. It felt like a spasm and it was out of nowhere. He slowly became more active especially if my bladder was full. (he was breech until 30ish weeks). It happened about 2-3 times the first day I felt him.

 

[haj624]

It just took me by surprise. I got nervous it was something bad at first bc I was going to sit up out of bed and I was afraid I like moved the wrong way or something. But it was just do weird it felt like a spasm in my belly. I hope it was a kick lol. I want to feel it again to be sure!

 

[armywife11]

Breast feeding is improving.. started nursing without breast shields last night. Shes doing ok but fights me at first if shes really tired. Still a really happy baby and still eating about every four hours. We are going to try the crib tonight I think and see how it goes. I am a little nervous but I think she will do ok. Worse case she sleeps there until the first feeding... or mommy panic! lol.

Haj Laila's first kick felt like a spasm to me.

 

[josephine3]

Lovely news haj! Sorry not been on much recently we've been soo busy it seems!
Army im not a good napper either i find it hard in the day. I did nap tho in the first couple of weeks home when i truly was exhausted!
Georgia is sleeping great im so pleaseed with her. I take her to her moses basket at around 11:30 pm when i go up to bed and shes sleeping a lot of nights till 5 or 6, and last night she slept straight through to 8am!
She does seem to have lost her nice long afternoon nap routine tho so guess i cant win em all! Lol. Does anyone else have problems getting their lo off to sleep for a nap when out at others houses?

 

[rosabelle]

We are very similar Jo,
We have a great night routine: bath bottle and to bed by 9pm then she wakes for a bottle at 2.30 and goes straight back down and then up at 7am.. but we arent doing so well at napping during the day.. especially in the afternoon/evening when im trying to do dinner! lol
oh well i am glad that she sleeps so well at night..

 

[wantanerd]

Naps are my problem as well. My son is sleeping through the night or getting up once to eat on most occasions. The naps are a little tricky. The past week, he has only taken short 30min-1 hour naps during the day. So I am continuing to work on the naps but am very happy with how he sleeps at night.

 

[armywife11]

I am trying to get her on a schedule now but hubby is making it difficult because he hasn't slept well since her birth. Now that he's going back to work we should be able to get on the same page (as I used his normal work hours to decide when to go to bed and get up). She is ready for bed at 8 so it works in my favor. I feed her change her and put on her pj's and she is out like a light. Then she wakes up around 12 and 4 for a change and snack then back out. The next time she wakes is usually 8am which is when I am up for the day so its been working out ok.

 

[jmandrews]

I am having trouble getting Everlee to sleep through the night. she wakes up on average two times. I don't know what to do to help. Any suggestions?

 

[rosabelle]

Not that we are sleeping thu the night yet but I find that the bath really helps.. she seems to relax alot and then after a big feed i swaddle her and within minutes she is out and that will be her longest sleep..

 

[Wilsey]

I think it's pretty normal for babies to wake that often when they are so young. The lack of sleep sucks but pressuring yourselves to have perfect babies that sleep really well, will make it worse. Plus, their growth spurts make them regress when it comes to sleep so you might get them sleeping 6 hours and then all of a sudden they will wake 3 times a night.

But for us, food, bath, book, food then bed makes our little guy sleep really well.

Best of luck xx

 

[armywife11]

Anyone have a newborn get so tired they cried because they weren't asleep? She has done this to me twice now!!

 

[Wilsey]

Yes. Over-tiredness is the worst. They get so frustrated and you have to work so hard to get them to sleep.

 

[armywife11]

Yes. Over-tiredness is the worst. They get so frustrated and you have to work so hard to get them to sleep.

I tried a bath and a quick feed and she passed out. The other two times I just laid down with her and let her see my eyes shut and feel my breath on her chest. Today was straight up screaming fit so the other option would just not work.

 

[Wilsey]

More food and some rocking will help. Good luck, it can be awful. They just fight sleep sometimes even though you know it's what they need.

 

[armywife11]

2 week check (holy crap its been two weeks!) went great she is thriving. Got first real bath today too.. wasn't a big fan but it went well and she didn't cry much lol. Breast feeding has also improved and we nursed for the first time today in public without a pillow or sling!! A cover didn't happen as she has decided she hates them but it went well regardless.

 

[Mrs W 11]

Ahh she will get used to baths, Freya loves it now and ut makes her really calm. So lush to watch her in there! I think bf in public gets easier as you get used to it too. I don't do it huge amounts but when I do it doesn't bother me x