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Hi. Rebekah is 16 weeks now and getting her 3rd set of injections on Thursday. After the last 2 she was a bit off for a few days but was fine then so fingers crossed for this one as well. She got weighed at 14 weeks and was 10lb 14oz so getting her weighed at 18 weeks again. She is sleeping through the night for over 2 weeks now so its great. She has her last bottle anytime between 9 and 11ish and that is her until her next bottle at approx 8am. She might stir a bit during the night so I give her the dummy and thats her over again I don't mind this at all. She is a very content baby.
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My baby Thomas is 8 weeks now too! Hes 12lb 2oz, Hes just starting to smile which is gorgeous! I think i underestimated how hectic life would be with 3 boys but i love it! Thomas is generally waking twice in the night but last night it was only once so im hoping its a sign of things to come! xx
You both have 2 big boys lol. Rebekah is really fine but long.
Wow Henry is a little whopper bless him! Charlie is now 10 weeks and was 13lb 4 at 7+6!
He's a little cherub and is now sleeping from 10pm-8am which has totally surprised me! Like you, absolutely loving mummyhood! How is your hubby? Is daddyhood suiting him?xxx
christopher is now 11 weeks and was 14 lb 15oz at 10 weeks and one day. another fatty
i love being a mommy as well and when he wakes up and smiles at me its the best feeling in the whole world! despite the discomforts of pregnancy, the pain of labour and birth, and the sleepless night and hard work i sooo cant wait to have another one! anybody else going to have another (or third or fourth)? if so when are you thinking? xx
i had a really easy pregnanxy and a very straighforward although fast and intense birth and i said after 2 days and still in hospital that i would totally do it again lol. despite how hard it was (and i was a mess those first weeks!) i love every minute and really really look fwd to having another newborn. ideally id like 2-3 years age gap.
It sounds as though everyone is doing really well, babies gaining brilliantly & motherhood suiting all
I just love being mum to Angus. He is such a star & is full of smiles which make me melt! He's 11 weeks tomorrow & when last weighed 10 days ago weighed 12lb 12.5oz so very happy with that! He's exclusively breast fed and will take expressed milk in a bottle happily. My husband and I have been out for dinner this week to celebrate our anniversary & I have been out with a friend once. Both were very successful. He tends to go down in crib around 9pm (it was much later and took several attempts so we brought it forward & began using a dummy to help him sooth as he would work himself up into such a state & then wanted to be nursed back to sleep!), he then feeds anything from 4-7 hours later (a pattern is slowly emerging) before going back to sleep until 7-8am. I'm quite happy with this as it is real progress & we intend to gradually bring bedtime to 7pm. I just love his character, he's very headstrong, loves music, bathtime & cuddles
As for more children. We think we'll start trying again this time next year and assume it could take awhile but if it happens quickly we'll consider ourselves blessed. I guess the whole feeding with a toddler around would be tiring but somehow we would manage!
So pleased to hear all is going well for you ladies. Look forward to more updates.
Linds x
Sounds like you & Henry are doing really well & that he is a very happy boy!
As far as bottles/teats go we've been using Tommee Tippee ones and first stage Avent ones (all either given to me new or came with pump/sterilizer). To be honest I didn't give a great deal of thought to which ones to use I just went with what we had. Perhaps I should have given it more thought-ooops! We didn't try Angus with a bottle until about 6 or 7 weeks, my husband always gives it to him (or friend who babysat the other night) so maybe that helps as can't smell milk etc. We wondered if we would have left it too late but Angus is a really guzzling feeder & didn't seem too bothered as long as milk was involved
We still have ongoing reflux issues but these have improved in that he is sick less frequently & seems in less pain. That said some days are better than others.
Baby massage sounds fab. I have details of two groups in my area & was hoping to sign up for a course but it may be the new year as we are away for a week in DEcember & I would hate to miss a week if we're paying for it.
I know what you mean about trying for another baby, a year seems really soon but I suppose we're thinking I'll be 36 by the time we start trying & if it takes at least the average time to get pregnant then I could be 37+ when baby would be born & I would possibly like a third!! (this is not set in stone obviously!)
Hope your bottle feeding takes off! Keep us updated.
Linds x
P.S. What happens when they get rid of the due in August forum?