Week 8

We are loving being parents again and Monsterboy is loving being a big brother.
Baby C is still a little munchkin hitting somewhere around 9lbs ( He has a few appointment this week so we'll get  areal weight up then.)
He is just starting to outgrow his 0000's and other newborn clothing, mostly in leg length but there's still a  way to go to fit into the "normal " 000/ 0-3 month sizes. Luckily I have found one or two brand that suit and I'll have to buy him some more cute outfits, as his supply of clothes that fit right now is a little too small to be practical for a refluxy child.

Sleep: There we were thinking we were doing quite well. Days were not great but nights were going  fab, so of course it all fell to crap. Things have been going from fab to  bad to worse and hours spend screaming last night were not pleasant. Luckily I had booked in a sleep guru to come for a home visit on Wednesday. Originally the appointment was to help with the minor daytime issue but now it's a full-on all day issue it will be even more useful.

Just to prove he does sleep sometimes

To make matters even more difficult he wants to he held constantly, shades of monsterboy the limpet
who was permanently stuck to one of us. Hold and comforting a baby constantly puts a real dampener on life, as you struggle to get things done.
We have tried
Slings--- he isn't keen on then
Baby Bjorn --- ditto but I think it's because he is only just at the lower limit of weight/height and it's not quite right for him yet.
Hug-a-bub --- he loves it but it's not quick or easy to put on and it looks well a tad daggy especially on my curvy body.
Pram -- hasn't decided whether he likes the basinette, he slept in it for 2  hours at mother group last week but when shopping he wasnt keen on it.
Rocker with vibration: OK for short spurts of  playtime up to 10 mins, which means you can squeeze in some things.
Car trips -- hit and miss

We even tried a Dummy and after trying every type on offer, he doesn't like them either.

Comments

[Nichola]

Esme was like this. Constantly attached to me, it's draining. She wouldn't take milk from a bottle either, only my boobs!
We have a hammock for Heidi which she loves. She's also really fond of the sling i made and goes to sleep as soon as i put her in it.
I hope the sleeping improves soon. :)

[Lara]

Snap!

Hope things get better soon - he is beautiful :)