Weaning

It's not true that you know what you're doing second time round! As each baby is different. 

Had a bad week with Eve last week, poos were softer, she was only having 90ml per feed instead of 180ml. She was pushing the bottle away to chew on her fingers. She'd gone from one feed a night to two because of that. By Friday I was at the end of my tether and booked a Drs appointment. He prescribed Gaviscon, "is it ok to mix with reflux milk?" I asked, my baffled brain remembering something from having the same issue with T. Yes was the reply (no it's not, it says on the f@*king tin, but I didn't realise that till 4 days later) so gave gaviscon, amount of sick reduced, but still not feeding more. 

Took her to get weighed on Monday, now weighs 13lb11. Still putting on 1oz a day roughly, so that was good. Talked to HV about weaning, she was actually really good and said it is 6 months that's advised now, however obviously it's up to you. 

Came off gaviscon as it was giving Ece a bad tummy. She then slept 9 hours that night and 9 hours the next! Think she just had a tummy bug. 

Then had an issue where if there was food within her general vicinity she would throw herself face first at it or try to grab it. 

Yesterday I caved in, 16 weeks and 5 days I have her some baby rice. 'Just one teaspoon' yeah right she had 2 bowls yesterday, went to bed so peacefully and slept 10 hours last night!

Also since then she's started doing her full bottles! She's had her 4 month jabs this morning so hopefully they don't unsettle her too much. Going to give her some more rice this evening and stic with rice till Monday when we will try her with chicken and veg jars, custard and porridge!

Hopefully she'll remain as content as she was up until she was stabbed today. 

Mmmmm rice 

Also how freaking cute is she?! 

I diiiiddd iiiiiiit!

I'm so bliddy proud of myself!

Took the 'it's now or never attitude' towards it, nearly talked myself out of it a few times.

But essentially...

T spent the night in his own cot...in his own room...! Yay.

I did have a bit of a wobbly lip as I put him down in there.

It was so sad going to bed and having the empty moses basket still next to my bed, need that moving, almost makes me feel like he's died, very strange.

Equally as strange was having no lights on in the bedroom when we went to sleep. Had a night light on since the day he was born, it was all daaaark!

He went to bed about 9pm, slept through till half 2, when he did wake me up over the baby monitor (I was convinced that I wouldn't hear him!) Was very confused when I was getting up, but plonked down in the rocking chair and fed him, it was lovely.

Popped him back in his cot, and went back to bed, we both slept till 7am, hoorah.

So just a little update to let you all know that I didnt chicken out.

Also here's how weaning's going:

Then he got cocky...

Rather big mess followed this, was very amusing though!

Weaning and the Dreaded Cot Move

Ok so, so far, tonight is the night *dahn dahn daaaahn*

I am going to be a brave mammy and just get this over with!

The little terror has started doing double night feeds again, he gives me a few nights of sleeping through till 6:30am, then messes with me by doing half 1 and half 6.

Ok so he was only 2 months old in this pic, but he's so tiny in his huge cot :(

But he seems a lot more at peace in his cot than in his basket, he'll happily lay there and look around for up to an hour when he wakes up from a nap!

So fingers crossed and toes crossed please!

My biggest fear is that the baby monitor doesn't wake me up for whatever reason...or it switches itself off.

But on the positive side it'll be kinda nice to get our bedroom back and it'll be good for T to have his own space.

Weaning's going well, had to stop feeding him food last night, he had about 7 tsps, according to the weaning guides he should only be on 1 :S but if he wants it and he's managing to eat and swallow well then I don't see too much of an issue?!

So just thought I would do a quick update, got to go and get ready now, as me and the OH are going out for a 3 course Valentines meal (ooh la la) Grandma and Granddad are looking after T, and also The Daughter as she's a bit poorly sick.

Hopefully we'll have a lovely time out, and I can report my success tomorrow with the cot move!

Happy Valentines Day everyone.

xxx