Newborn and baby advice

Hi mommies

last night we went to the fan fest, when we came back LO was fast asleep.

Then,at 01h30 she woke up all smiles, she refused to sleep till 03h40

she literally wanted to play, she was giggling, kicking till DH put him back to sleep at 03h40.


I'm so tired

Good morning on a very very chilly JHB morning!!

My w/end went off smoothly - Connor stayed over @ my moms house on Friday night, he was a little angel and slept from 20h00 until 6h00 - she enjoyed looking after him & especially enjoyed giving him his bath!! I went out with the girls...and even though it was totally fun, and I got to blowdry my hair and put on makeup and get dressed up a little, I missed my little munchkin very much...and to be honest...would much rather have been home with him...never thought I would feel that way!

@ScribblinGal - sooooo glad the little top up bottle after Emily's feed is working out for you, and YAY 4 some good sleep for you & Mark! how did his race go? and how did you two girls manage in the cold?

@Jacadebra - about Lia's sleep...if its one thing I've learnt is not to expect anything, when they sleep well...great, when they dont, oh oh well!!

@Mrs DD - I remember when Connor was only 4 weeks old, he was also still sleeping for a couple of hours @ a time...just hang in there, try to implement a good bathtime and evening routine and take it from there, soon he'll give you a little more sleep...but dont bargain on it, our babas are all different - i know about the strain though, I felt it too...just hang in there!

@Claudia - your little James is such a little champion!! he looks gorgeous!! well done Mommy!

@Pinky - Connor is now 16 weeks old and he is still throwing up here & there...I go through bibs like nobodys business, ha ha - Its not nice, but as long as they are still gaining weight and thriving, its not too serious - or atleast thats what his Paed says.

I hope you are all having a good day...chat again later.

Hello Ladies!
Zulu - she is absolutely gorgeous! There was a thread where Nicky made an update.. sounded like Liebe was doing well - I will try to see if I can find the thread.

MrsDD - perhaps it is the 4 week growth spurt - if it is, just hang in there and in a couple of days it will go back to normal. Very tiring!

Claudia - James is such a cutie - he looks so happy on his tummy, bonus!

That's awesome about the sleep ScribblingAl! I hope she keeps it up! Yay. Don't worry about the engorgement - it usually sorts itself out after a day or two - I guess that answers your question on whether your milk has dried up.. heehee.. sounds like you have plenty .

Thats pretty cool that you were brave enough to go to the movies Vash - seems to have worked out well. I haven't gone to a movie in over 2 years (since my son was born).

Lol@Beansmom - hopefully MIL will keep her idea's to herself lol.

Lia did a few nights with an 8 hour stretch and then started waking up ever 2/3 hours again.. lol... scrambled eggs I tell you! After that long day nap the other day.. she has not gone longer than 30 min's a nap again.. wahahaha.. she even takes 10 minute naps. Oh well.

Lia also rolled a couple of days ago - I was suprised because my son did not roll from stomach to back until after he could sit! LOL. He rolled from back to tummy first. IT's weird how they may do one milestone quickly yet another slowly. He only rolled at 5 months, yet he could walk at 9. Scary how fast things can happen. I must admit though, I would have preferred him to wait until he was a bit more steady footed because he was a little kamakazi bolting up and down falling everywhere.

It feels like just the other day we all had our babies and look how quickly time is going.

I will take more photo's soon and post them.

Chat soon ladies,
take care

hello there ladies. i find your posts really helpful and informative.
Please can you give me some advise... my LG will be 4 weeks on Tuesday, the past 2 nights she doesnt sleep for more than 1 and half hours, usually she was sleeping for 2 and half to 3 hours sometimes.
Also, these sleepless nights are really draining on DH and I, when can I expect longer sleeps? I think if i have 4 hours sleep at night it would be like a dream.
This is tough!

Aw Claudia he's adorable.

I know what you mean about the rolling. My James did the same a couple of weeks back ON THE CHANGING TABLE! I nearly had a heart attck. Thank goodness I was standing there. But ladies let that be a lesson to you. NEVER leave them unattended on their tables even from very little!

Sitting in the freezing cold. Mark's running a race, and his two girls are being good supporters. Well, if sitting in the car drinking coffee counts. It's Emily's first race day. So we will get out the car and join all the happy, deep-heat smelling folks at the finish when he comes in! Speaking of the finish line, we did the top-up feed after the bath last night and had to wake emily up at 5 as she was still sleeping. So i'm starting to throw little parties in my head. Even though i know it may be premature i can't help it.

Hey ladies:) I cant believ how busy James has been keeping me lately, it doesnt help though that my hubby has been travelling so much for work lately, so I have no help at home:( As a result I spend all of James sleep time running around doing all other bits and bobs, so dont have much time to spend on the computer!

Ladies who are worried about the fact that they express too little - I found a link on the leleche league website that said that studies have shown that babies eat more or less the same volume of breastmilk for the first 6 months, and rather than the volume of milk increasing as the baby ages (like you would have to do with formula) its the qality of the milk that changes, so at 6 months your milk is much higher in calories than at 1 month. This volume is normally around 750mls, so to work out how muh your baby gets in a feed devide 750 by the number of feeds. Basically their growth spurts and incessant sucking simulate fattier milk production rather than more milk, which is why when your milk supply is established, you no longer feel engorged. In the same article they said that the average amount expressed through pumping is between 30 and 60 mls (per breast) and if you are getting a lot more you may actually have more milk than required (ie an oversupply), that made me feel sooo much better because I only get about 60mls when I express:)

What I have done is expressed 8 bottles of 150mls and frozen them with dates. This is going to become my formula stockpile, so that if I ever have to go somewhere suddenly, I have a supply. As I use a bottle I replenish, so hopefully that will work:) I have just seen that all my firends who are feeding formula seem to be having tummy issues with their babies:)

Also I wanted to reiterate what Meags said about development. Dont stress about milestones, babies will do things when they are ready. Life has become so competitive that parents stress about things - a rule of thumb is if your child is not sittin by 9 months then go see someone (Id advise an OT or physio rather than a paediatrician as a first line for developmental questions! - If anything serious is possible they will send you to the paed, but I find our developmental assessments are far superior! On that note though James rolled over from his tumm to his back last weekend. I had a heart attack, luckily he was on his babygym mat on the floor, but I turned my back for one second to answer the door and when I turned back he was on his back looking very surprised on the wooden floor! He now does it all the time, so so much for tummy time!

Meeting with his swimming teacher this week, so feeling a bit nervous!