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The Newborn & Toddlers Off-Topic Chat Thread
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I don't know what to do with myself these days.
My wife is gone home to her parents for 6 weeks with junior and I'm getting a full nights sleep for the first time in 18 months.
I can sit down with a cup of tea and my laptop and not have to worry about the keyboard getting jam all over it and my coffee being spilled.
I dont have to negotiate an obstacle course of toys on the floor or endure the smell of a dirty nappy.
I dont have to worry about him opening the front door and running outside.
I miss them...4 weeks to go
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Dublinlady I hope ur feeling better today ... Sounds like ur suffering ... I really feel for u and hope things settle soon.
Tatranska I can't imagine my baby and hubby being away that long ... I think my heart would break ... Hope ur holding up.
I have good news ... Bub slept all night last night ... Until 6.45 ... The previous night she slept until 5.30 so I'm feeling pretty invincible today ... Just as well have year end exams on Saturday so here's hoping the sleeping continues ...
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N had been awake for 3 days & nights
I'm so exhausted I could literally fall asleep standing.. I feel like I'm about to to have a break down! There is nothing wrong with him apart from teething, he's just awake all the time! He's in great form mostly & doesn't stop talking lol! My OH took today of work so he could take him last night but sure everytime N woke he'd ask ne what to do (therefor waking me) and after 3 hours of being up with him he handed him back as he was "to tired" needless to say I'm not talking to him at the mo >| he usually sleeps amazing.. From 7pm to 6am blso I'm going insane I don't know why he's up constantly.. Maybe a growth spurt? If he's the same by Mon I'll go the PHN.. He's not crying or anything so he's not in pain, eating well, nappies normal, no temp, AGGH I can't even go anywhere cause I'm so exhausted I'm worried I'd crash in the car.. Any advise? He takes naps during the day but only like 15/20 mins at a time and only about 3 and he's back full o beans wanting to sit up talk and look around.. I love him so much but just please sleep for a little while! 0 -
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N had been awake for 3 days & nights I'm so exhausted I could literally fall asleep standing.. I feel like I'm about to to have a break down! There is nothing wrong with him apart from teething, he's just awake all the time! He's in great form mostly & doesn't stop talking lol! My OH took today of work so he could take him last night but sure everytime N woke he'd ask ne what to do (therefor waking me) and after 3 hours of being up with him he handed him back as he was "to tired" needless to say I'm not talking to him at the mo >| he usually sleeps amazing.. From 7pm to 6am blso I'm going insane I don't know why he's up constantly.. Maybe a growth spurt? If he's the same by Mon I'll go the PHN.. He's not crying or anything so he's not in pain, eating well, nappies normal, no temp, AGGH I can't even go anywhere cause I'm so exhausted I'm worried I'd crash in the car.. Any advise? He takes naps during the day but only like 15/20 mins at a time and only about 3 and he's back full o beans wanting to sit up talk and look around.. I love him so much but just please sleep for a little while!
I'm sorry I'm useless and no help but just wanted to say - oh my god u poor thing!!!! I like u would be raging at my oh! Make him take him for 6 hrs so u can get a sleep!! U need to make him understand - DAyor night u need a rest!!!
So much so so much sympathy for you
Calpol and nurofen?
No idea why he's not tired??!
Hope someone can help more than me!!!
Huge hugs!!!
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i feel for you tigeress!l lack of sleep has to be worst than crying i think!!!!
we are in the house a week now and every morning e is crying/whinging in her sleep from 5.30 on waking me and when she wakes shortly after she gives out and will not go back to sleep. she seems to have wind at this time for some reason. wont even sleep after her feed. this mornin i felt like if this continues i might die!!! i can only imagine how you feel not having sleep for 3 nights!! she also wont nap during the day unless i rock her in my arms for ages! and then will only sleep for 20mins or so!
could e be unsettled due to the move? or maybe the water from the new well i use to sterilise everything is affecting her? or a growth spurt? or the room is too bright? oh so many possibilities
down at mams today to have homemade dinner!!!;) 0 -
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That's hilarious!! Dunno how anyone balances their attention between baby and toddler...!! Hopefully I will in another couple of yrs...(don't tell my oh I said that!!!!)
Good mood possibly cos I just had my first daytime nap.... Why have I not done that before!!! ESP since there's no toddler to mind!! Now if I can just convince A to sleep for 3 hrs solid at lunch time everyday...!!
Last night fed her at 11...3.30...7.... So much for the 11-6 she did the night before!!! Do they normally go back and forth between sleeping thru at the start - I kinda thought she'd done it once so that was that... Silly silly silly!!!! 0 -
I have a little lady who is determined to wreck the entire house today. Pulling papers around the place, knocking all the DVD's off shelves, pulling soil out of the plant pot(x5!!!) , spilling her beaker and bottle on the couch & floor, hiding things behind the heater, in her toy box, trying to use the toilet brush as a play thing!!!! Argh I really am pulling my hair out with her today. A stern 'no', 'that's not nice' etc. is just ending up with her in fits of giggles and climbing on the furniture. And she didn't nap today 0
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Are you sure that she is not related to my little girl - sounds like my girl too.I have a little lady who is determined to wreck the entire house today. Pulling papers around the place, knocking all the DVD's off shelves, pulling soil out of the plant pot(x5!!!) , spilling her beaker and bottle on the couch & floor, hiding things behind the heater, in her toy box, trying to use the toilet brush as a play thing!!!! Argh I really am pulling my hair out with her today. A stern 'no', 'that's not nice' etc. is just ending up with her in fits of giggles and climbing on the furniture. And she didn't nap today0 -
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Oh no! Nasty and messy!!How Strange wrote: »My little fella has gastroenteritis can ya give him diorolyte to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated? And maybe consider infant probiotics after? Just to get his system back to normal? 0 -
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just checking in as im moving from pregnant to newborn
baby chloe was born on the 14th. she's doing might. eating like an elephant. sleeping like a lazy dog. and seems to generally be a content baby.
its great to have the hard part over. although some people tell me the hard parts are yet to come
we are heading of to collect her birth cert today!!!0 -
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staticdoor71 wrote: »just checking in as im moving from pregnant to newborn
baby chloe was born on the 14th. she's doing might. eating like an elephant. sleeping like a lazy dog. and seems to generally be a content baby.
its great to have the hard part over. although some people tell me the hard parts are yet to come
we are heading of to collect her birth cert today!!!
Congrats! Enjoy her, they don't stay tiny for long 0 -
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Hannibal Smith wrote: »My mother used to say to me 'this too will pass', it used to get me through the sleepless nights.
This was my mantra through the contractions on my recent labour
Sorry to hear some of you are getting so little sleep with your little one's.
I can definitely relate, though still high on the hormones of labour so the weariness hasn't kicked in yet!
Like Staticdoor I'm graduating from pregnant over to this thread, baby George was born April 25th & (so far!!!) is the most placid little baby I have every encountered. Long may it last We got 5 full hours between sleeps last night.
I kept checking to make sure he was ok as previously we were getting 3 hours tops between feeds. Hopefully it's not just a one off & he's starting as he means to go on :pac:
Just to balance things out, I think my 2 year old daughter got the memo from pljudge321's post & is acting out a little.
We're getting all the tantrums and fun of the terrible 2's in full force!
She love's her baby brother, is definitely besotted with him.
However I'm so terrified she's going to kill him with kindness squeezing him or chucking her toys at them trying to share :eek:
She's acting out too having little sulks & smacking us. I really hope it's a phase that passes soon as I'm sore all over, it's difficult trying to manage a wriggly kicking toddler when you're less than a week after labour
It's all good though. I was child free for an hour today while I went to the GP & missed the two of them
Tigeress I had the same with my husband when our daughter was younger. I told him I needed a lie in on a particular Saturday as I'd had a rough week of sleepless nights with teething baby while he was away a few days.
He agreed to do it, then took so long waking up to get out of bed to give herself breakfast that I was wide awake & ended up getting up myself.
It was grounds for divorce at the time
Dublinlady are you having any joy with the grunting at night? My daughter was like that & the only thing I found worked was an ounce of warm water after her bottle of milk & rub her tummy while she went to sleep to try move the bubbles from her gut.
It is something she grew out of in time.
How Strange, sorry to hear your little guy isn't well, I hope he's on the mend soon.
Red Fraggle, congrats on the move! Hope all are settling into the new house well 0 -
Caprilicious congrats on the arrival of baby George
My little destructor is back on form today. He figured out he could get up on the sofa if he used his toy box and he ate a few mouthfuls of clay from our one remaining house plant.0 -
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CathyMoran wrote: »Our son has been throwing a temper tantrum since he came home - not nice. Helen is trying to walk but still is not suceeding...yet - she is 11 months old tomorrow - the time is flying by.
God - time really does fly! It seems like no length since you were on the TTC thread. 0 -
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staticdoor71 wrote: »i have a question.
chloe is just over two weeks old. drinking anywhere between 100-130 mls per feed, every 3.5-4hrs.
had gained 10ounces at her first public health nurse weigh in last wed.
the PHN said keep feeding her. that im not over feeding her. she was a big baby and she's well able for it. and also said maybe try hungry baby milk. might satisfy her more.
so i bought some today to start tomorrow. and was talking to my cousin who really upset me saying i should just feed her more of the normal milk.
is there something wrong with hungry baby milk?? and i was under the impression that a new born stomach is not much bigger than a marble or two therefore were i just to feed her more of the normal milk surely id just make her sick?? or am i missing something?
Heya, don't listen to ppl.... Ever.. Hehe that's my general rule now!! Ppl v.quick to advise on stuff they know nothing about!!!
I'm about to do same so ignore me too if ya like!!!!
As far as my limited knowledge goes - 100-130 ml every 4 hrs is absolutely fine to be giving her!! Does she seem unsatisfied after that? If not just keep doin what ur doin as seems v. Normal!
The hungry baby formula is a thicker more condensed formula I think and so is slower to digest and so as more concentrated really they last longer on smaller or similar quantities! There's no big deal with using it , but at 2 weeks it mite just be more work for her tummy? For ease of digestion the reg one in the slightly larger quantities may be easier for her to digest? But it's not bad to change her into hungry one, just maybe unnecessary? Every 3.5-4 hrs is v normal for her age, sounds like she's doing great! There tummies so small at start its impossible for them to go longer no matter what ur feeding!
It's fab she's gaining weight like that - seems perfect to me! Also remember that week by week it's diff, some weeks she will be hungrier and gain more, sometimes content with less and not gain quite so much - it's all ok once she's feeding regularly, giving wet and dirty nappies and gaining some weight! Sounds like u doin great job!0 -
Oh at last i have figured out what the sleeping problem is... after almost 3 months of very little sleep at night it's WIND. .. caused by what i don't know but it's either the dodi, sucking his fingers, the food he's eating..or not getting it up after the 2 bottles he'll drink.. i''m beyond exhaused now at this stage cos to top it off we've had a family wedding in donegal american relations over for 2 weeks and i had to work 4 extra days in the last week and a half.. and i've to work all next week barr monday and all of the next week..
On the up side though he will go into the cot awake at 8.30pm and go off to sleep and i've discovered that if i give him dentinox colic drops they work better than the infacol.. he has this little shuffle he does when he has wind.. it's like he's trying to work it down to blow it out.. it's so funny (not at 2 3 and 4am though) but if i give him the drops rub his back put on his mobile he'll go back to sleep after letting rip enough for me to check there's no holes in his nappy :eek:.. still broken sleep but at least he's out of our bed and it's only maybe 3 times now getting up to him as opposed to the up to 15 times for the last few weeks..
I may never find out what's causing the wind, but he reminds me of me when i've eaten a little too much dairy..but i know he's not lactose intolerant..
On the hungry baby milk.. i'd only change up if what she's drinking is not satisfying her.. if she's going 3-4 hours between feeds and then drops down to 1 or 2 .. it's harder for them to digest so fills them longer but if she doesn't need it it'll constipate her.. also.. if you are putting her on it wean her gradually .. change one bottle every other day.. starting with the night one..that way it's not a big shock to her system
its sound like she's satisfied though.. going that length of time between feeds 0 -
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sillysocks wrote: »Try getting passport photos for a 14 month old, that was my challenge last month! Hard enough getting her to sit still never mind making sure she didn't smile and was looking straight at the camera!
We're doing a trip to Merrion to try for photos- I've given up on ever getting compliant ones myself 0 -
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