mrs f

I tried absoulutly everything listed here, lots of long walks, clary sage, raspberry leaf tea, loads of pineapple, lots of curry, sex, sideways walking upstairs, driving fast over speed bumps, laughing hard, crying, 3 sweeps and lots of acupuncture... Sadly I think the thing that worked for me was waiting! 13 days late the little bugger but he came in the end when I'd given up trying to get him out. I was lucky that I convinced kings to let me go to 14 days so avoided induction... Some people just need longer before the babies are ready to come out... Good luck!

Hi, I'll pop by, we will be a little late though as we eat at 10...

paulsimon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Gowlett is a top pub! probably one of the best in the area... not to be missed!

Morning Sue (!) Victoria as a back up sounds good, how lovely... Let's hope for good weather

Ok I'll bring it on thurs for you x

you are more than welcome to try mine if you want? I can pump enough for a few days supply

ohh I've just seen it's the wooden circle playgroup is meeting on thursday afternoon... I wanted to go along to this.... any chance we can meet there?

i think Kings do...? I can reccomend the Ameda Lactaline double pump.... seems to get the milk out pretty quick without too much fuss, it's not industrial though.

The parks are good for us, got to make the most of this lovely weather... either park works for us... dulwich perhaps as we did Peckham rye last week?

Well done Jenny, it's so brave of you to do first night away on your own! And thankfully she slept last night phew!

Thurs is good for us, we prefer afternoons as we are still working out how to get dressed before midday!

Thanks Fuschia, I found the bits, only ?2.50 too so a bargain!

Those are the ones, I'll try there, thanks!

Oh no, sorry to hear it Jenny, hopefully she will settle down into a deep sleep on you & you can put her down? Fingers crossed! Good luck x

I have a double electric one , the ameda lactaline which is really good but one of the valves has gone, does anyone know where I could get spares??? Thanks

Wow Alexa that's amazing! It must have been all the newborns producing the endorphins to get you girls going so soon :-) Oh yes can we do a lunch time or afternoon...?? The mornings are so much more difficult!

Wow D, seriously where was he hiding? Congratulations & well done!! One of each, how lovely! And what a lot of boys we have! Congratulations Clare on your bundle Next week is good for us, shall we say thurs then? If the weather is nice we could aim for a lunch picnic in a park?

Thanks for all your responses... I have been reading the baby whisperer and was attempting a vague easy routine, which he is mostly brlliant on, i do look out for signs of tiredness as initially we didn't notice when he was getting tired & he would get really over tired & then not sleep & the cycle begins! Also when he wakes early he isn't rooting, he is yawning & v. Tired looking so does need more sleep. I am exclusively b feeding.... & I did bfeed on demand initially but wanted to avoid him comfort eating/snacking as he is rather keen on the boob! He doesn't seem hungry before the 3 hours is up & can sleep right through his feed time if he gets to sleep & I'll wake him after 4 hours We will try more sling naps, I'm just trying to work out how to shower with him in the sling(!) Perhaps I am expecting too much, it's just all those people who say newborns sleep all the time... Well mine doesn't! We have just enjoyed a 5 hour stretch though (after only having a 30 min nap at 5ish then putting him down at 10 ( with no sleep inbetween but 2 feeds)) so I can't complain, and of course he is the cutest baby ever :-)

Ok some advice needed please, our 3 week old has decided not to nap properly during the day (he sleeps well at night, feeding at aprox 11/3/7am) so after I feed him, we wind him, change him & have a bit of time for cuddles & smiles then even before he starts to get cranky or yawns I take him to our room, swaddle & cuddle him to sleep, there are usually a few mins of tears befor he nods off then I put him down, either in his Moses basket or buggy depending on weather we are going out or not. The problem is he only sleeps for about 30 mins then wakes up & is distraught & over tired & I can't get him off again or if I do he wakes up again after 30 mins. It's an exhausting process & I hate to see him cry so much. I'm quite strict about only feeding every 3 hours. He is a very healthy weight -91st percentile I think so certainally doesn't need any more milk! we have had mixed results with the dummy from him refusing it to it soothing him but not getting him off to sleep. I always swaddle & shhhsh pat him in my arms before I put him down but have yet to shhhush pat him to settle him back to sleep as he gets to the crying stage pretty quickly. He can sleep longer in the sling but it's not garanteed. & some days we do really well, eg yesterday he managed 2-3 hours in the buggy & another 2 hours cuddled up with me but today the longest we have managed is an hour. Do you think his growth spurt is affecting his sleep in this way? This has been going on for about a week now... Thank you wise forum parents!

Yep we are just feeding then in our way...

Hi D, yes it's in the park bit of Peckham rye, at the back (south eastern end) behind the formal gardens, see you later

Super golden, what you say about babies entering the light phase of sleep after 35 mins is really interesting, does this apply to babies of all ages? As my 3 week old often wakes after about this amount of time napping & I know he needs lots longer, thanks!

Shall we aim for the arboretum then & if it's too windy or cold we can go for the cafe? Looking forward to meeting the new arrivals...

Prob more like 11 for us, shall we aim for the park?

Hi Pickle, what time is the stall next sat?