The Newborn & Toddlers Off-Topic Chat Thread

Emmadilema123 · 09-04-2014 05:44PM

nikpmup wrote: »

Oh, totally. But it's a sweet, nice trip

I think all the ones that really suck them in are weird. I used to leave the telletubbies on but not actually watch. One day I watched it and realised how unbelievable weird it us. David Lynch is writing all these shows under an alias I suspect lol

yellow hen · 09-04-2014 08:29PM

Guys just curious if any of you have any experience with lactose intolerance? Little guy is repeatedly getting chest and ear infections and after researching this eve there is evidence of a relationship between the former and the latter. I'm not looking for medical advice but rather peoples experiences.

Chattastrophe! · 09-04-2014 11:35PM

There is a survey being carried out by AIMS Ireland about experiences of women in the Irish maternity system.

I have absolutely NO link at all to the survey or to those carrying it out, I just saw it linked by a friend on Facebook. And I think it would be useful, as the idea is to improve the maternity services available to all of us.

It is looong, like 100 questions, so you'd need maybe 15-20 minutes to complete it. But I think it's maybe worthwhile.

http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=23473

iguana · 09-04-2014 11:40PM

Emmadilema123 wrote: »

I think all the ones that really suck them in are weird. I used to leave the telletubbies on but not actually watch. One day I watched it and realised how unbelievable weird it us. David Lynch is writing all these shows under an alias I suspect lol

They are like some sort of weird baby hypnotism. I can't help but wonder if they are full of subliminal messages and programming our babies for some nefarious future. :pac:

Personally I'm sticking with Sesame Street and The Wiggles for as long as I have any say in the matter. Shaun the Sheep was good though.

IvyTheTerrible · 10-04-2014 09:48AM

Liam loves Bosco, someone got me the dvd years ago as a joke (I was a bosco addict as a child) and I dug it out a few weeks ago! God it's gas.

He got a cd of French traditional farm songs from his granny a while back and I love it, they've rearranged them in a more modern style, there is a great motowny song about a sad rabbit, and another jazzy one about rocking chickens. It's on repeat Chez Ivy but I don't care, it's great!

sillysocks · 10-04-2014 09:51AM

If ye haven't seen Gabba Gabba yet you're in for a treat. No idea how he saw it first but my youngest gets enthralled by it, his sister (3) loves it as well. Worth a watch just for the craziness of it. Definitely made by someone on drugs!!
Freakiest show ever.

January · 10-04-2014 09:53AM

sillysocks wrote: »

If ye haven't seen Gabba Gabba yet you're in for a treat. No idea how he saw it first but my youngest gets enthralled by it, his sister (3) loves it as well. Worth a watch just for the craziness of it. Definitely made by someone on drugs!!

There's often been a night when I've been up with one or other of the girls who were sick and Yo Gabba Gabba was the only thing on... that is one freaky show and beats the crap out of ITNG for weirdness.

nikpmup · 10-04-2014 09:57AM

Baby TV at night time is just trippy hypnotic colours and shapes. I don't have it (I have UPC, not Sky) but my sister says it's definitely worth turning on if you have a newborn awake at 4.30am

seamus · 10-04-2014 10:01AM

iguana wrote: »

We don't have a tv service so the kids tv S watches tends to be from dvds I buy or stuff I pick online. We're at my Mum's today and RTE Jr is on and I have to ask; What the actual F@ç* is In the Night Garden?!!!!!?????

ITNG is great, our little one (18 months next week) loves it.
Yes, it's barking mad, but it's for 1-4 year olds really, so there's only the vaguest of narratives, it's more about the characters and the colours and the sounds. Each show also fits to a very set routine, so the aim is to make a pre-bedtime show; everyone in the garden goes to bed, then Iggle Piggle goes to bed, then you go to bed

Neyite · 10-04-2014 10:10AM

Its Sofia the First in this house.

It used to be Green Lantern Daddy didnt realise that age 6-14 meant it might be unsuitable for a toddler and put it on but I phased that out thank god.

For trippy stuff, baby einstien is good too.

January · 10-04-2014 10:21AM

Doc McStuffins is the winner in ours at the moment.

Xdancer · 10-04-2014 11:28AM

My little one loves Baby Jake.....it's a bit weird. She also loves Mr Maker on Cbeebies......actually she pretty mush likes anything on Cbeebies. She's 2.

She also loves the theme tune to The Big Bang Theory and always has done. When she was really small and crying non stop, she would always stop just long enough for the credits

There is this group here called Cantajuegos that sing songs aimed at toddlers and young kids. She loves them too.

nikpmup · 10-04-2014 11:41AM

Xdancer wrote: »

My little one loves Baby Jake.....it's a bit weird. She also loves Mr Maker on Cbeebies......actually she pretty mush likes anything on Cbeebies. She's 2.

She also loves the theme tune to The Big Bang Theory and always has done. When she was really small and crying non stop, she would always stop just long enough for the credits

There is this group here called Cantajuegos that sing songs aimed at toddlers and young kids. She loves them too.

My nephew was hypnotised by baby Jake!

Suucee · 10-04-2014 01:43PM

In the night garden and peppa are the favourites here. But Waybuloo is also up there as is Mr Maker and Zingzillas. Oh and Mr Tumble and Justin's House. Jeez she'd watch anything really.

Just want to ask how long does your 2 year old sleep. A will be 2 this month and always loved her sleep. Usually 7.30-7.30 at night and approx. 2 hours during the day. But the past few nights she is taking ages to settle at night. We have a black out blind in her room but its not pitch dark but it doesn't bother her at nap times. She settles straight away at nap times.
Now she does have a 11 day old baby brother. But we have not changed bed time routine much (L is now included in it) she still gets her cuddles and her story.
Then into bed. She's not crying just mooches about for ages. Last night it was nearly 9pm before she finally went to sleep. I think she might be sleeping too much during the day but just wanted to compare with kids her age.

Cunning Stunt · 10-04-2014 02:44PM

we microwave bottles as well - straight out of the fridge, take off the lid, pop it in the microwave. We are always wary of hotspots so we stop the microwave halfway through heating and swirl the milk around a bit in the bottle, then start it again and when it's finished put the lid on the bottle and give it a good shake.
We never had any problems and have been doing it this way since our baby was 2 weeks old. We have to microwave - he can go from zero to hysterical in 5 seconds if he is made wait for his milk :P

The_Conductor · 10-04-2014 02:45PM

2 hours sleep during the daytime seems quite long for a 2 year old?
Our two were more 45 minutes, to an hour, at this stage (and even then- early afternoon- any later than 3PM and there will be mooching at bed time in the evening).

Neyite · 10-04-2014 02:47PM

My almost-two year old has 2 hrs usually after midday meal. This was suggested by the creche so presumably its average for that age group?

January · 10-04-2014 02:49PM

My two year old doesn't nap :eek:

None of my kids ever napped after the age of about 1 and a half. No matter how hard I tried.

RentDayBlues · 10-04-2014 05:39PM

Suucee wrote: »

In the night garden and peppa are the favourites here. But Waybuloo is also up there as is Mr Maker and Zingzillas. Oh and Mr Tumble and Justin's House. Jeez she'd watch anything really.

Just want to ask how long does your 2 year old sleep. A will be 2 this month and always loved her sleep. Usually 7.30-7.30 at night and approx. 2 hours during the day. But the past few nights she is taking ages to settle at night. We have a black out blind in her room but its not pitch dark but it doesn't bother her at nap times. She settles straight away at nap times.
Now she does have a 11 day old baby brother. But we have not changed bed time routine much (L is now included in it she still gets her cuddles and her story.
Then into bed. She's not crying just mooches about for ages. Last night it was nearly 9pm before she finally went to sleep. I think she might be sleeping too much during the day but just wanted to compare with kids her age.

My almost 2 year old sleeps 12-13 hours at night and then 2-3 hours during the day. We have a 7 week old and its only in the last 2 weeks her sleep pattern has settled back down. For the first few weeks she was very similar to yours, mooched in cot for ages before settling and then woke earlier in the morning and shorter naps. She seemed.fine about the new baby otherwise but sleep was the only issue

The_Conductor · 10-04-2014 07:55PM

Neyite wrote: »

My almost-two year old has 2 hrs usually after midday meal. This was suggested by the creche so presumably its average for that age group?

Our creche would love kids to have a 2 hour sleep after their midday meal. It would coincide nicely with the staff's lunchtime........

What we were told (by the PHN) was for a 2,3,4 year old, a single nap during the daytime was normal- the length of time sufficient to bring their total sleeping time in total to 13 hours for a 2 year old, 12 hours for a 3 year old, 11 hours for a 4 year old- and from 5 onwards that their nighttime sleep actually increases upwards again- to a straight 11-12-13 hours.

If the child won't sleep at least for 10-11 hours at night for a 2 year old, 9-10 hours at night for 3 or 4 year old- they're sleeping for too long during the day- or not getting sufficient exercise.

Its all a balancing game- if its a wet day outside and they're not as physically active as they are normally- they may not need a nap- thats entirely normal..........

Suucee · 10-04-2014 07:59PM

RentDayBlues wrote: »

My almost 2 year old sleeps 12-13 hours at night and then 2-3 hours during the day. We have a 7 week old and its only in the last 2 weeks her sleep pattern has settled back down. For the first few weeks she was very similar to yours, mooched in cot for ages before settling and then woke earlier in the morning and shorter naps. She seemed.fine about the new baby otherwise but sleep was the only issue

Thanks for all the replys. I actually asked PHN when she was out and she suggested maybe shortening the nap a little but not by much. Maybe just knock 15 mins off it. She naps from 12-2 sometimes a bit later going up if were out but never after 12.30.
I reduced it a little today. And so far i think she is asleep. Im not hearing much on monitor anyway. Also used a camomile baby lotion on her before bed .
She had a lil meltdown before bed as daddy read her story but then i gave daddy the baby so i could put her to bed but she was not impressed.
So i do think the baba may be the issue. Hopefullu she will settle soon.

Synyster Shadow · 10-04-2014 08:01PM

My little man (turns 1 tomorrow) sleeps great from 7pm until 8am and has two 1 hour naps during the day. I think its because he NEVER sits still. Will my little girl (due next week) ruin that? Or is he still young enough to know no different?

Suucee · 10-04-2014 08:02PM

Suucee wrote: »

Thanks for all the replys. I actually asked PHN when she was out and she suggested maybe shortening the nap a little but not by much. Maybe just knock 15 mins off it. She naps from 12-2 sometimes a bit later going up if were out but never after 12.30.
I reduced it a little today. And so far i think she is asleep. Im not hearing much on monitor anyway. Also used a camomile baby lotion on her before bed .
She had a lil meltdown before bed as daddy read her story but then i gave daddy the baby so i could put her to bed but she was not impressed.
So i do think the baba may be the issue. Hopefullu she will settle soon.

Scratch that. Just heard her talking and mooching around.

Immy · 10-04-2014 08:08PM

Both mine slept for 2 hours at 2, they started to drop the nap around 2.5. They would start maybe only napping every 2 out of 3 days and gradually cut it all together. My 3.5 year old will still go for a nap at the weekend when we've been out and about and busy.

The_Conductor · 10-04-2014 08:35PM

Synyster Shadow wrote: »

My little man (turns 1 tomorrow) sleeps great from 7pm until 8am and has two 1 hour naps during the day. I think its because he NEVER sits still. Will my little girl (due next week) ruin that? Or is he still young enough to know no different?

You're in for one hell of an interesting time. Your little girl will probably be as different as possible to your little guy- but they'll both demand to play with one another's toys etc. There are 14 months between our two- and by god, our youngest, little Helen- is the boss of the house (she'll be 3 in June).

I'm guessing you're little guy will be bored of your little girl for the first while- because she won't be as interactive, as he'd like her to be- but once she gets mobile- you're in for fun!

Xdancer · 10-04-2014 08:36PM

My 2 year old takes a 1.5-2 hour nap at creche everyday but never naps for me at the weekends (although she needs it....even 15 mins would make a difference). She sleeps 9-10 hours at night usually and never stops moving during the day.

Synyster Shadow · 10-04-2014 08:52PM

The_Conductor wrote: »

You're in for one hell of an interesting time. Your little girl will probably be as different as possible to your little guy- but they'll both demand to play with one another's toys etc. There are 14 months between our two- and by god, our youngest, little Helen- is the boss of the house (she'll be 3 in June).

I'm guessing you're little guy will be bokred of your little girl for the first while- because she won't be as interactive, as he'd like her to be- but once she gets mobile- you're in for fun!

I should start to worry now... I am convinced she's a diva already.. She controls me already..

red fraggle · 10-04-2014 09:44PM

So I gave my 20 week old formula for firsttime this week only at 7.30pm. He downed 8 oz. Is it normal? Can I give him 9? Maybe it's time for solids. Going to see how he goes though. Might ring pun.

nicowa · 10-04-2014 09:49PM

red fraggle wrote: »

So I gave my 20 week old formula for firsttime this week only at 7.30pm. He downed 8 oz. Is it normal? Can I give him 9? Maybe it's time for solids. Going to see how he goes though. Might ring pun.

Personally I'd say give him a chance. Even if they seem hungry the advice at the moment is 6mth - 26 weeks - to give their gut a chance to develop.

If he's not screaming for more he should be grand. Just remember sometimes they'll take a bottle to ease a pain from wind (I learned that lesson the hard way).

red fraggle · 10-04-2014 10:26PM

nicowa wrote: »

Personally I'd say give him a chance. Even if they seem hungry the advice at the moment is 6mth - 26 weeks - to give their gut a chance to develop.

If he's not screaming for more he should be grand. Just remember sometimes they'll take a bottle to ease a pain from wind (I learned that lesson the hard way).

Yeah I'm hoping to hold off. Phn told me wait til 5 months which will be easter. He was 16 and half pound at 3 month check and he's much bigger now! I'm getting his next car seat ready! Thanks!

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