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dolly! It was also one of the greatest fears I had. Wondered if I could latch til 1y/o. But was greatly encouraged by those articles and shall endeavour to do so!
Ash~, REALLY? Is it one of those places that always try to give out samples - their yogurt is liquidy with various toppings? I'm a Yami fan leh. I don't like those liquidy yoghurt places. Haha... I reckon if I want that kinda taste, I can eat it from the carton bought at supermarkets!
Re: Entertaining Bb
Kyle would love to be sat in front of tv but I prefer to let him look at and handle tangible things during this time when he's developing his gross motor skills. So unless I'm REALLY cranky, (or using the computer when he wants to sit up with me *oops*), I don't usually just let him stare at a screen (of sorts).
chris~, I remember reading that teething typically occurs at 6-7mths. Teething can go on for days and weeks and months before first tooth cuts through... so poor baby might have a lengthy difficult time before having anything to show for it!
kaitlyn, usually babies that sleep through the night cluster their day feedings closer throughout the day, no? Maybe your little one is drinking more at each feed? Again ah, as long as bub's putting on weight alright and bright-eyed and active, don't worry about the actual intake of milk. They're pretty savvy little creatures!</font>
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Re: Fish tank?! Instead of a real one, why not get one of those swimming fishes screensaver things!? KEkekeke!
Re: Yami @ PS Yes, apparently there is 1. I'm not a PS person though, so will have to hunt it down.
Re: Kyle's daytime habits
SORRY SORRY! No! Miscomm. Kyle never sleeps in bouts of more than 30min. After each feed (abt 3.5-4hrly), he dozes for between 10-30min. That's usually at 1+ and again at 5+...
> If at home, I usually play with him - tummy tickles, head and shoulders, blowing raspberries, bicycling, playgym, stroller toy, rattles, squeaky toys, books with crinkly pages, nursery rhymes, children's hymns, let him explore my face, let him sit in high chair and explore various items with different colours, textures, sounds... It's just easier to do various things than try to maintain his and my own interest in one thing for an extended period.
> BUT I think it's very common for babies at the developmental stage ours are at to sleep much less than NBs. I'm sure most of the mums on the thread will agree... ?
Re: "Sleeping Through"
Kyle's sleeping is super erratic. One night he slept from 12 to 9am. Several nights the last week, he's up every 1hr, sometimes even less. That's cos he's got the snuffles and I presume he's wanting some comforting to make up for the difficulty breathing properly. Most nights I offer him a dummy if necessary and allow him 1 feed - usually about 4-5am. Sometimes only at 6am. On rare occasions at abt 2-3am, after which he sleeps til 6-7.
Last night he kept wanting to show himself to be such a big boy, kept turning on his right side, rolling back on back, turning on right again, holding his hands together and putting them in his mouth, rolling on back... repeat and repeat... So noisy, grunt grunt, suckle suckle, heave of breath, grunt grunt, suckle suckle again. *chuckle*
Re: Habitual Awakening
I think 4am is the witching hour cos they can sleep longer now but still need a feed and that's about the time they'll get hungry. Kyle accepts a dummy if I offer it to him through the night, but I've realise it only served to mask his hunger cues so that I didn't give him the feed he needed. I've shared before that after a few days of this regime, his poop changed texture and colour entirely.
> Now I leave it up to him, I'll offer a dummy a few times but if he goes back to sleep but continues to come awake, thrashing and calling, I'll usually pick him up by the 3 or 4th time. I guess as an SAHM, I see it as a privilege and as per Ash~, I enjoy those quiet times in the dead of the night with him. It's ours to enjoy without anyone else. It's something special
Re: Teething
Sis and bro-IL thought niece was teething when she was about 3-4mths too. But was a false alarm. I think it was just a developmental milestone when she learnt to explore her hands with her mouth and her mouth with her hands. The drooling and biting down on stuff ceased after a while. Came back again when she was 5+mths and now her first tooth has cut thru. Maybe there
are some false alarms? Teething gel always soothes cos of the sweetness - whether bb is indeed teething. Keep me posted as to when Aug's tooth comes forth!
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