Due in August 2009

Hi girls!

just a quick question, Megan how do you find your Moby Wrap?

I have a peanut shell sling which I love the look of, but Cooper looks really uncomfy in it! I want a sling to use when we go to Sydney in December, and I wonder if a Moby Wrap is more suitable for a bigger baby?

What do you think?

I love my Moby Wrap! However, the one thing I would say is it is better suited for longer walks as it does take a decent bit of time to get on and off (ie it's not something I would choose to use to just run into the chemist or something)

There are lots of different ways to wrap it but Ryan always seems really happy in there when I wrap him up.

hey Bec ... re the wipes and the nappy rash, Abi got this once and we stopped using wipes. Now we have what looks like Chux cloth, bought in a roll from Placemakers and cut up into small cloths. We just wet this with warm water each time, put them in a bucket with a little nappy san when they've been used and chuck them in the wash when necessary - no more nappy rash - and cheap!

Hi girls,
Plunket came today (a surprise) and Mase has gained another 300gm. She also gave me a tip - when he has hiccups that are annoying him or holding back wind, put him into Tummy Time.

It worked a treat - only a couple of moments and all was back to normal!

Fiona, I'll PM you my numbers. If it will help, I'll gladly spend some time with your girls to let you get some sleep.

Am feeling like I lost the baby lottery at the moment. Honestly, Ryan was pretty much up from 1 to 7am grizzling and moaning and shrieking and crying. He acted like he was hungry but then didn't really want any of it. Didn't really look like gas. Argh!

He's asleep now but doesn't seem to last longer than 20 minutes which is driving me insane. If they wake up part way through a nap do you just let them cry for awhile to see if they'll fall back asleep?

Hrm, it may sound mean but we've taken to occassionally letting Alexander cry if we know he's fed, changed and tired. Esp. if he is overtired! At nights I sometimes feed him EBM out of a bottle so I know he's taking food and then when he's completely full and won't take anymore put him down. It's worked for us a couple of times although whether you can handle that in the middle of the night!? I hope it gets better for you

Cooper - 3 weeks 4 days

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Do babies go on hungerstrikes?? Kaia finished a feed at 10pm and was down until 2am, but she refused to have anything so after a while of trying I gave her her dummy and she was asleep within minutes. Same thing happened at 7am, and now I can hear her starting to stir so I'll find out soon enough if she'll want anything now. I don't know what to do, she seems happy enough with the dummy but it has been 12 hours since her last real feed (I'm sure she managed to at least take in a little bit at the times I tried during the night). She has been such an easy baby to feed up until now, and she hasn't been crying so I don't think she's in pain or gassy or anything. I'm starting to get really worried, maybe I should try a bottle or something so I'll be able to see exactly how much she's taking in?

I'm almost afraid to type this post in case I jinx us... but we have had 2 successful days out meeting girls from our antenatal groups which I've really enjoyed. Jack seems to be mostly sleeping for 2-3 hour stretches which I can cope with as long as I nap during the day. He's feeding like a pro, has a grizzly spell early evening but otherwise seems a generally contented and placid little boy.

I am loving every single second

Am starting to use my Honey Childs and Fuzzi Bunz nappies during the day as I'm sure it's the papery material on the disposables that are giving him a wee rash on his legs and tummy. However am learning as I go as to how the inserts need to be and which domes to be doing them up on. Stuffed one up completely and he did a monster pee that completely leaked and soaked his bed. Trial and error for a few days I think, hence not trying them at night.

Got our Bounty pack yesterday, haven't gone through it yet. Anyone else got theirs? Also bought a nappy bag, so will get that kitted out shortly.

Gorgeous day here - hope everyone is having a good day with plentiful nap opportunities!!!

Oh yay, glad she has feed well now!