Re: New Mommies to be May, June & July 2011

Rakker, I think you have to get as much info as you can and then make up your own mind and trust that you made the righ decision. Of course, the more info you have the harder it is to make up your own mind What sleep training method are you using? K is still too small, but in a month or 2 I really have to do something with his naps. He has to learn to fall asleep on his own. There was actually 3 days when I just put him down and he'd fall asleep onhis own in 5 min and then suddenly he started crying with every nap - so I gave up on that.

Last night he would start crying suddenly - he never does that, he mostly moans until I wake up to feed him - and when we went to him he'd be fast asleep but crying. He'd stop after about a minute,but it was really weird and kind of freaked me out.

Tanasha, glad it's going so well. Working half day would be great! WOuld you need to find other work or will your work allow you to work half day?

Khanyo, she's beautiful! Enjoy the last bit of leave.

And it's alive .

MsDee, it's hard to find that balance between just enjoying the moment and catching the moment on camera. I try to get something of everything on camera and I do some video clips as well, because then there is sound. I enjoy looking at old video clips of my son and so does he. I usually can't believe how he has grown.

Esmari, how did the night go after the shots? I have never had any problems with either my son or daughter, so I am lucky.

Laurakim, Cherise can scream your head off, but luckily for me she really only moans at night. I have learned to wake up from the smallest sound from her. I hope your good nights last. I will not mind getting up twice a night...

LOL Karien, you jinxed the weather . It's really not nice in Pretoria today. I really hate the fact that you get so many different opinions on everything, whether it's about starting solids, sleep training, or whatever. You never know which expert to listen to . I started solids after this baby expert woman suggested it. I will never really know if it was the right thing. But it looks like Cherise is enjoying the solids (except the banana...).

TaNasha, it will be great if you could do halfday. I think the stimulation of the work environment is good for a mother, but spending time with your child is equally important. How is the feeding going with the cleft? Are you using a special teat? I'm not sure what the newest gadgets are.

Kanyo, enjoy your last month and a half or so. The last month of my ML was the shortest month of my life . How is Bokang's skin? (If I remember correctly it was her). Cherise had something funny recently. It looked like some kind of eczema, but it was more like severely dry skin, all over her body in big patches. Not itching or red, luckily. I just started using aloe vera bath oil in her bath water and some fragrance and colourant free cream that I got from the dermatologist and it is almost gone. Just her elbows and knees are still a bit affected.

AFM (LOL, the rest was also about me): I still can't get myself to do actual sleep training. Every now and then I wait a few minutes before I go to her and when I do that she actually falls asleep most of the time. But usually I will think that she will sleep sooner if I just put her dummy back in her mouth, so why wait. But I do think I will have to give her a chance to learn to fall asleep on her own. She really only moans and when she cries I will always go to her. I just need to sort out the night feeds, because I think she still needs it (I know the "books" say she doesn't, but stuff the books). I just need to go from 2 feeds to only one, but she always drinks that second bottle like she is extemely thirsty, so I don't know. OK, back to work. At least I made my contribution to keeping the thread alive .

Hi ladies

Can't believe Bokang is 10wks today she I growing fast I am breast feeding and giving her formular at the same time.

So far so good she sleep during night time and not too much sleep at day time.

I am enjoying the gym soon ill be going back to work on the 15 Nov . Nice to hear from all the momies

Hi ladies!

Happy to see some action on this thread again!

We are doing well, Esmé is such a good baby! I love being a mommy and I am already worrying about going back to work in January- I really dont think I can leave her at the creche for 5 days! So we are looking at some options now- maybe I can look for a part time job or I become a stay at home mom, we shall see

Laurakim, it sounds as if you have a very passionate baby. Good luck for the shots - was so glad when we got the last one.
Esmari, good luck with the shots! Glad you are doing well and that you're getting more sleep
MsDee, it's the best thing in the world seeing them grow and learn new things. I can't actually believe how amazing it is. Makes all the crying and stress worthwhile.

Rakker, glad the feeding is going well. There's so much advice out there and in the end I think we must all go with our instinct about what's best for our baby. K seems completely satisfied with his milk at the moment so I'm still going to wait. A part of me doesn't want to start solids because it just means he's growing to quickly

I'm so glad summer is finally here - K's favourite thing (next to my boobies) is to be naked and now we can finally have some naked time and be peed on every day.

We have our last set of shots until 9 months next week and I am SOOOOOOOOOO glad!

Jack really doesnt respond well He is unsettled for a week afterwards!!!

I upped his formula amount on Monday and he has been much calmer since then!

Still wakes up screeeeeeeeching though Drives me mad in the middle of the night!!

Hi there all.

So glad that there is finally some action on here.

Hope everyone is doing great. Gerhardt is groing too fast. Today he is already 10 weeks old. For the past 3 nights we got some wonderfull sleep in. He only woke twice, with the last wake at 5am. Tomorrow he is going for his next shots. So not looking forward to that. But has to be done. Still holding on to the breastfeeding, and its going great now. no more pain.

Ag, gotta go, baby calling me.