dummies and prams
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Topic: dummies and prams
Posted By: ElfsMum
Subject: dummies and prams
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 8:30am
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ok now i realise this first question shows how much of a first timer i am:)
I want to start walking daily with Ethan.. so that means putting capsule in pram and walking.. how do i keep the sun off him...the capsule and the pram dont join up so a strip of light gets in...to put anything over it would mean clipping it somewhere?maybe with pegs? we have a storm cover which obviously wouldnt work..so im wondering how I'm supposed to keep the sun off him? (sorry if this sounds like a ridiculous question) and secondly.. Ethan settles well most of the time but on the nights when he have to give him his dummy he will fall asleep drop it and scream for us to put it back in.. besides crying it out(which I could manage if i had to but would rather other options)is there any way round that besides standing there? sometimes before he sleeps he will drop it and scream..we will go in and he's smiling at us once we get there.. so maybe that part of it is just attention..as if we stand there most times he will stop(though sometimes still scream if it falls out) i just don tget it..sometimes he is fine..settles by himself no problems (like first sleep last night...) he was up at 1140 back asleep at 1220 till 330 then up till 530 no matter what i tried to get him to sleep:( up at 7 then straight back to sleep(and i did nothing different..(he's 5 and a bit weeks btw) if we did still give him dummy what age can they put it back in themselves or put hands in instead? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:00am
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With the pram I just safety pin a muslin or blanket over the top. You can get sunshades too.
Dummy - you can try very very gently pulling it out before he gets into a deep sleep. Dont know why they are so random with going to sleep, but funny cos Greer woke up at 1140 and 330 as well! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:09am
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thanks for that. i will try...some nights he doesnt need it at all...it's bizarre.. and very bizarre they woke at same time..bet ya she wasnt awake till 530 though:(! he's not normally up that long.. lucky i had two hours sleep that afternoon as 4 hours isnt enough for me!:(!! far out Greer a month old already! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:27am
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kawwww in the happiest baby on the block book it says to gently tug it (out but not all the way) when you first put it in ... they instinctively suck harder ... apparently after time they learn to keep it in oh and we just peg muslin over our capsule ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:30am
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sweet..i shall try it...if i cold have found the book i would know that:)and i cant buy it online cause dont have credit card..maybe I'll look on trademe..
think I'll take him on his first exercise walk today:) we have beenout before but mostly to the mall...  ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:36am
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Kawww, Bella is just starting to suck her thumb on a regular basis now meaning we dont use the dummy quite as much. She is still not that great at finding it though! ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:37am
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so i have a month to wait:) ? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:42am
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Tom never sucked his thumb but learnt pretty quickly to put the dummy in himself. But sometimes he will still wake and getupset becasue he cant find it (even though there are 2 in his cot). I walk in to find him pattting around for it with his eyes still closed.
I remember when he was little going back and forth to put the dummy in. I also found some dummies stay in better than others. |
Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:53am
Cute!!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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nzpiper wrote:Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:00am
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that does sound cute..yeah we have 3different sorts but havent tried the NUK ones everyone raves about..maybe those? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:05am
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Nuk is the only dummy Isabelle would use - they rock! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:15am
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i have just about every other brand:)i shall get one next time I'm out....expensive little things these babies:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:19am
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With the walking.. is there a reason you want to use the capsule? I mean if your not going out in the car that is? Did you get a sunshade cover with your pram? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:19am
| The NUK dummies rock, the ones that are kinda a weird shape, not the normal looking ones. It's the only type we used and he loved them. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:21am
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my Dh said hes way too small to put in the pram..i havent tried it without.. ?umm i dont think we did get sunshade cover i will get one when out to get the NUK:) i hadnt been able to walk till recently so hadnt even thought about it:(!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:22am
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are they the big ones that nearly cover the face:( dont like those ones:(!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:29am
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What type of pram have you got Kawwww? ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:38am
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I use the NUK dummy as well - the sunny shaped silicone one and need a replacement and can't find the right kind... They aren't easy to find up here.
He should be fine in his pram by himself kawww - then the shade cove will fit - it is a bit scary putting thme in there for the first time, but Luke loved it - more room and he could see where he was going... ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 10:56am
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I wouldn't buy a special sun shade, just pull the one attached to it down and then put a muslin cloth over him, thats what I do anyway.
When we wrap Caprece the wrap comes up over her chin and then the handle of the dummy slots under that so it doesn't fall out. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 11:18am
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urban escape elite...typing with one hand lol... will try that rach thanks ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 11:56am
| I would try him just in the pram, trust me they don't fall out (what I was worried about lol!) You can get universal shade covers at baby factory for $50, which fits our pram well. Usually when I'm out and I have the capsule in the pram I just put a blanket over the gap and either peg it down or just push the sides of the blanket in. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 12:36pm
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we just went out he had bodysuit and jersey (light)and pants and socks with muslin pegged over the top and he was too hot..weird all the other babies who were out were wearing more an not hot!!
Dh doesnt think he will fall out just thinks he's too little to sit in there by himself without lolling around..we have a green thing designed for his carseat which would probably help though.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 12:50pm
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I peg muslin over the capsule too, but you are probably better off in your pram if walking for fitness. You could try a nice soft blanket underneath Ethan in the pram, and using the head thing from the carseat is a good idea - the pram will likely have a harness to hold him in safely. I assume it has a lying down position? I always used to put too many clothes on Anyssa when out walking - I think it gets quite hot in the prams with the sun shade over. I found it easier to dress her in less and cover her with a light blanket if necessary. Now it is a bit cooler I find I am over dressing her again! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 1:26pm
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yeah i just worry about being too cold..like today he had short sleeved bodysuit and its my fault i thought i should just put a jersey on instead of putting a long sleeved one on...partly cause its a cold wind..then we get home...i undress some of him and he wakes up and now wont sleep..lol:) we are walking for fitness but very slow at the moment as I am still recovering from the c-section.. i will try the blanket and car seat thing and see how he goes.. Dh will never know:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 2:11pm
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You can get universal sunshade covers off trade me heaps cheaper than $50.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:16pm
I always used a blanket over the top of the stroller, on a windy day I'd just hold it better!  but probably not the best hehe. As for the dummy question, I think at 2-3 mos they can start finding the dummy and putting it back in their mouth (so long as it is attached somehow so it doesn't run too far away)------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 9:24pm
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LOL I gave up on the dummies, I got sick of getting up to put them back in again, in the end I got less sleep using the dummies than letting them CIO!
In this heat a muslin would be just as effective as a proper shade cover coz it breathes so will keep Ethan as cool as possible. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 7:32am
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yeah we are just going with muslin for now..and weaning off dummy cause its driving us nuts:)! and i couldnt find a NUK one either! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Rackhell
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 9:03am
| Those universal shade covers also tend to keep light winds from getting in too. We used one of those carseat head things (comes with velcroed insert for small babies too) in the pram and that stopped caths head from rolling about. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 11:44am
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rackhell yeah we have one i will try it tomorrow.not walking weather today...and i take it back bout NUK dummies...a friend bought one over and he loves it ..:)!
jess- i will have to check that out.. he loves tommee tippee everything including dummies just seems to spit out the NUK one less.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |