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Have any of the December mammies started to intriduce solids yet? My little guy just started this week after a chat with the PHN. He had hit a growth spurt (and he is a big baby anyway), he was nursing day and night and never seemed satisfied and his sleeping patterns had changed. After debating whether to introduce a bottle of formula or some solids - we decided to slowly introduce food and I must say he is LOVING it so far!
He has tried pureed potatoes, carrots, avocados and bananas and he loves everything - seriously cant get enough! In fact - i had to feed him a little of an ellas kitchen pouch the other day because when the pureed banana i had prepared was gone - he was screeching for more and all i had on hand was an emergency pouch of that. He likes the carrot best and acted so strange after wards like he was so delighted with himself - smiling away and making little contented sounds!
Its quite an adventure but exciting - I just need to get a bit more prepared with the pre planning! Over the next few days we are going to try apple and sweet potato
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afternoon tea wrote: »Hi all, how is everyone getting on? The weeks are absolutely flying..little boy 14weeks today. He is definitely teething, I can't see white buds but he is dribbling like crazy, seems irritable and trying to put everything in his mouth and seems in pain sometimes. I made the move to his own room last night, I was finding it so hard creeping around trying to be quiet with his cot in our room plus I was getting really annoyed with hubbie everytime he moved or snored as he would wake little fella up (usually as I was just putting him back into the cot as he'd fallen asleep!!)
Anyway the night was great, he slept a full 8hrs straight which is the best night so far, think it helped him not being woken by us creeping around the room to be honest! I had been reading a lot about sleep training as he isn't very good at soothing himself back to sleep and cries if he wakes up during the night (I have to feed him at least once during the night). Can I ask how your babies are sleeping? Do they go through the night? He is breastfed. I know at his age (and size-he's 18lb already!) he should be able to get through the night without a feed. I tend to feed him and he goes straight back to sleep, unless he wakes when I return him to the cot and then I have to rock him back to sleep which may take a few attempts!
Anyway...last night when he woke after 8hr stint at 4am I fed him, he woke when I put him down so I thought I'd try the controlled crying where you let them cry and pop back at intervals of 3,5,10mins etc. Anyway I planned on trying it but was hesitant as it was his first night in his own room plus I was worried he may be too young? Anyway, all I managed was 20 minutes in total as it was so hard listening to him crying plus I was worried about waking the neighbours!! Has anyone used this method of sleep training? Would be great to hear of others experiences! Thanks
Babies aren't meant to sleep through...it's great to get that occasional night of 6-8 hours, but their cycle is so much shorter than ours for a couple of years...
and they go through so many developmental leaps then & separation anxiety stages that they are always changing sleep pattern...
they are always crying for something, even if it feels like they are just being fussy...
and I know at 3am it sounds so good just to let them cry for a bit then settle them & repeat...but all they want and need is you to soothe them
...then they'll sleep through for a couple of nights & next minute they learn a new thing during the day, like grabbing a toy, sitting up, crawling, first steps & they are unsettled again all night long....
You soothing them makes them calm and more trusting in the future, not spoiling them...babies don't spoil...not responding to their cry makes them anxious & when they do eventually stop its because they learn nobody is coming
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/letting-baby-cry-it-out-yes-no
Would you consider co-sleeping, even take the side off the cot & attach it to your side of the bed? Like a bed extension?
I know its exhausting, but you do get used t it!
My 9 yr old is a fantastic sleeper from the age of 2........
.....my two year old is a terrible sleeper and then sometimes sleeps great
.........and our 14 week old feeds his last feed (breastfed) at 21:30 (cluster feeds from 20:00 - 21:30)
.....then settles until around 2:30-3am where he doesn't really wake up fully & we dream feed in the bed & if I'm awake by the time he's finished I'll slide him back over to his 'sidecar' cot, but mostly we're still together when I wake at 7am
...and then he stays put in bed until I wake him to get ready to leave the house at 8am
All this will change soon I know though, as I know to expect disruption soon after a nice routine is established
Oh & the boy absolutely is addicted to the boob...but mine all were & they're happy & healthy & it did them no harm to need the boob (& then a soother in later stages) to help them settle...they all had the soother binned by 14 months & didn't miss it either0 -
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therealgirl wrote: »Babies aren't meant to sleep through...it's great to get that occasional night of 6-8 hours, but their cycle is so much shorter than ours for a couple of years...
and they go through so many developmental leaps then & separation anxiety stages that they are always changing sleep pattern...
they are always crying for something, even if it feels like they are just being fussy...
and I know at 3am it sounds so good just to let them cry for a bit then settle them & repeat...but all they want and need is you to soothe them
...then they'll sleep through for a couple of nights & next minute they learn a new thing during the day, like grabbing a toy, sitting up, crawling, first steps & they are unsettled again all night long....
You soothing them makes them calm and more trusting in the future, not spoiling them...babies don't spoil...not responding to their cry makes them anxious & when they do eventually stop its because they learn nobody is coming
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/letting-baby-cry-it-out-yes-no
Would you consider co-sleeping, even take the side off the cot & attach it to your side of the bed? Like a bed extension?
I know its exhausting, but you do get used t it!
My 9 yr old is a fantastic sleeper from the age of 2........
.....my two year old is a terrible sleeper and then sometimes sleeps great
.........and our 14 week old feeds his last feed (breastfed) at 21:30 (cluster feeds from 20:00 - 21:30)
.....then settles until around 2:30-3am where he doesn't really wake up fully & we dream feed in the bed & if I'm awake by the time he's finished I'll slide him back over to his 'sidecar' cot, but mostly we're still together when I wake at 7am
...and then he stays put in bed until I wake him to get ready to leave the house at 8am
All this will change soon I know though, as I know to expect disruption soon after a nice routine is established
Oh & the boy absolutely is addicted to the boob...but mine all were & they're happy & healthy & it did them no harm to need the boob (& then a soother in later stages) to help them settle...they all had the soother binned by 14 months & didn't miss it either
Totally agree with you regarding soothing babies isn't spoiling. I am not a fan of the cry it out technique either. Having said that I think it does no harm for them to have to learn to wait a minute or two - obviously not if they're distressed - but if they're just having a whinge. But maybe thats because I have two and its a necessity. Also you don't have to leap at every little whimper or whinge, does no harm to wait a minute. Sometimes ine of mine will whimper or fuss for a few seconds but still be asleep. A few seconds later and they're quiet again.
disagree about sleeping through though and crying. It depends on the baby. My two ate not really criers unless something is wrong. They're really not often 'fussy'. So when they went through a week of crying despite lots of people telling me they were just 'fussy' and its what babies do I knew it was something else. Turns out they had silent reflux and their throats were burned from the acid. Since that's all been resolved they sleep from 11 to 7. They go to bed at 9pm but have a dream feed at 11 so thats when I count from. I know there will be times when they won't sleep and their routine will change several times as they develop but they seem to be like their dad - love their grub and their bed!0 -
therealgirl wrote: »Babies aren't meant to sleep through...it's great to get that occasional night of 6-8 hours, but their cycle is so much shorter than ours for a couple of years...
and they go through so many developmental leaps then & separation anxiety stages that they are always changing sleep pattern...
they are always crying for something, even if it feels like they are just being fussy...
and I know at 3am it sounds so good just to let them cry for a bit then settle them & repeat...but all they want and need is you to soothe them
...then they'll sleep through for a couple of nights & next minute they learn a new thing during the day, like grabbing a toy, sitting up, crawling, first steps & they are unsettled again all night long....
You soothing them makes them calm and more trusting in the future, not spoiling them...babies don't spoil...not responding to their cry makes them anxious & when they do eventually stop its because they learn nobody is coming
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/letting-baby-cry-it-out-yes-no
Would you consider co-sleeping, even take the side off the cot & attach it to your side of the bed? Like a bed extension?
I know its exhausting, but you do get used t it!
My 9 yr old is a fantastic sleeper from the age of 2........
.....my two year old is a terrible sleeper and then sometimes sleeps great
.........and our 14 week old feeds his last feed (breastfed) at 21:30 (cluster feeds from 20:00 - 21:30)
.....then settles until around 2:30-3am where he doesn't really wake up fully & we dream feed in the bed & if I'm awake by the time he's finished I'll slide him back over to his 'sidecar' cot, but mostly we're still together when I wake at 7am
...and then he stays put in bed until I wake him to get ready to leave the house at 8am
All this will change soon I know though, as I know to expect disruption soon after a nice routine is established
Oh & the boy absolutely is addicted to the boob...but mine all were & they're happy & healthy & it did them no harm to need the boob (& then a soother in later stages) to help them settle...they all had the soother binned by 14 months & didn't miss it either
Totally agree with you regarding soothing babies isn't spoiling. I am not a fan of the cry it out technique either. Having said that I think it does no harm for them to have to learn to wait a minute or two - obviously not if they're distressed - but if they're just having a whinge. But maybe thats because I have two and its a necessity. Also you don't have to leap at every little whimper or whinge, does no harm to wait a minute. Sometimes ine of mine will whimper or fuss for a few seconds but still be asleep. A few seconds later and they're quiet again.
disagree about sleeping through though and crying. It depends on the baby. My two ate not really criers unless something is wrong. They're really not often 'fussy'. So when they went through a week of crying despite lots of people telling me they were just 'fussy' and its what babies do I knew it was something else. Turns out they had silent reflux and their throats were burned from the acid. Since that's all been resolved they sleep from 11 to 7. They go to bed at 9pm but have a dream feed at 11 so thats when I count from. I know there will be times when they won't sleep and their routine will change several times as they develop but they seem to be like their dad - love their grub and their bed!0 -
Hello Lady! wrote: »disagree about sleeping through though and crying. It depends on the baby. My two ate not really criers unless something is wrong. They're really not often 'fussy'. So when they went through a week of crying despite lots of people telling me they were just 'fussy' and its what babies do I knew it was something else. Turns out they had silent reflux and their throats were burned from the acid. Since that's all been resolved they sleep from 11 to 7. They go to bed at 9pm but have a dream feed at 11 so thats when I count from. I know there will be times when they won't sleep and their routine will change several times as they develop but they seem to be like their dad - love their grub and their bed!
I don't think thee is such thing as a fussy baby either, but unfortunately it seems to be the first thing someone says to you if you even dare mention your baby has spent long periods of time crying
My 2 yr old, actually has another 2 weeks until she turns 2 but anyway, she roared nearly every night (with random good nights thrown in) since she was a baby...I knew there was something up with her, she was my 2nd child but I believe a mama just knows anyway!
Endless trips to GP, then the peadiatrician, both went along the 'fussy' baby route, I was very annoyed with that..so a few weeks ago after an appointment with the pead physio & an xray it turns out she has a wonky hip that is causing some pain
So definitely always trust your mama instincts...with my eldest I knew & now my 14 week old, I know, unsettled nights are normal...you have to trust your gut & hear their cry for whatever reason, grumpy, lonely or sick
Hello Lady, I hope your little ones are doing well now that their reflux has been diagnosed? Was their weight gain okay before diagnosis, or did you find it hard to keep a feed in them? My toddler has feeding problems since birth, not getting any better even now, so I know its awful to be thinking all the time of how to keep them from feeling hungry or developing an association between food & pain!0 -
therealgirl wrote: »I don't think thee is such thing as a fussy baby either, but unfortunately it seems to be the first thing someone says to you if you even dare mention your baby has spent long periods of time crying
My 2 yr old, actually has another 2 weeks until she turns 2 but anyway, she roared nearly every night (with random good nights thrown in) since she was a baby...I knew there was something up with her, she was my 2nd child but I believe a mama just knows anyway!
Endless trips to GP, then the peadiatrician, both went along the 'fussy' baby route, I was very annoyed with that..so a few weeks ago after an appointment with the pead physio & an xray it turns out she has a wonky hip that is causing some pain
So definitely always trust your mama instincts...with my eldest I knew & now my 14 week old, I know, unsettled nights are normal...you have to trust your gut & hear their cry for whatever reason, grumpy, lonely or sick
Hello Lady, I hope your little ones are doing well now that their reflux has been diagnosed? Was their weight gain okay before diagnosis, or did you find it hard to keep a feed in them? My toddler has feeding problems since birth, not getting any better even now, so I know its awful to be thinking all the time of how to keep them from feeling hungry or developing an association between food & pain!
thanks! Yes thank god they're both doing great. In the 50th percentile at their 3 month check. Up to about 12 weeks they were a little bit smaller than most but not so much as to cause concern - they were 5lb12oz and 6lb2oz at birth so had a little but of catching up to do which they have done.
Don't ask me how but I knew from about 4 weeks something wasn't right. So I was on the lookout. I was a bit too quick to acquiesce to the GP at first and was agreeing to the 'wait and see' approach, ruling out constipation, wind etc. By week 6 the back arching, screaming when trying to swallow, clawing, crying more than usual etc started and I decided to put them on gaviscon myself. It helped a bit but not enough. By week 7 they were in bits and we had one full day when both literally screamed for the whole day and absolutely nothing calmed them so we went to temple street. The acid had damaged their throats hence the worse than normal crying. I just knew it was reflux from about 5 weeks so it was a relief to have someone confirm that YES there IS something wrong, you are not an uptight first time mum. So in that way we were lucky to get a diagnosis so early. We had about 10 days before we found the right meds and dose, but touch wood they have been immeasurably better since. Two of the happiest smiliest babies going. Because I was lucky with the early enough diagnosis they never got adverse to taking a bottle - they would struggle and scream sometimes but still fed and thats probably why they didn't struggle to gain weight. The screaming and upset did make breastfeeding quite traumatic though so despite wanting to nurse longer I just couldn't cope with it when reflux was bad.
but thank god we've turned that corner now and I even think we might be able to reduce their meds soon, fingers crossed. 0 -
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