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JenO
	Age: 30 Country: Canada Province/region: PEI City: Charlottetown Partner: Hubby Jer Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Not anymore Due date: 09 0 ,0000 Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologist
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August 2, 2007

This is my second pregnancy and hoping that this one turns out better than the last one. I had a miscarriage in Jan. 07 with twins after almost 2 years of TTC. My doc couldn't find a heartbeat at 12wks so had an u/s and that is when we found out it was twins but neither had a heartbeat. We were devastated! I had a d & c. After only 2 months of trying this time we were successful. This time I was on Letrozol and not clomid like the last time. I am currently 13 weeks and we have heard the heartbeat 2x at doc's office. Although we are super excited, it is also difficult because we are still cautious and desperately hoping everything turns out well. It is so weird that once you have had a miscarriage you will never have a typical pregnancy in your own mind and no matter how much your friends (who haven't had a miscarriage) try to comfort you or understand they will never know what it is like.

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jennyoaces - Wednesday, 25 June
those are awesome pictures! did you get them done at Superstore? I recognized the Teddy's Choice stuff in the bathtub pic. I've wondered before if they were any better than Walmart, and if that's where you got them done I must say that they are better!

flutterbylovebump - Friday, 20 June
Haha!! luv Owen's expression with the carrots, hehe. And 4 new friends in the backyard too.. luv it! thanx for the LOL

dannie - Wednesday, 18 June
Were all those waking with a 9-10pm feeding? It is so hard when babies decide to revert back to their old ways. Mom's end up racking their brains to try and figure out if they did anything differently with the schedule and work so hard to get them to sleep better. I also think that babies change so much and so often that their bodies are always a bit out of wack. Ryland was up today at 6, but like I told you before, 5 am use to be his waking time. However, he use to sleep til 8/8:30, but he was much younger then and I am sure he was waking more in the night. I hope you get a better sleep tonight!

karenc - Wednesday, 18 June
yeah, definitely a small world! did you grow up there? her last name is vandervalk, but idk if that's her maiden name -- I can check tho! oh, hey, on owen's dream feeding, have you tried letting him sleep thru? I ask b/c I was always afraid to not feed beckett during his mid-nitetime waking, between 2:30 and 4:00. but one night, I just decided to try it... and gave him the pacifier... and he went back to sleep til 5:00 am, when I had to get up anyway!

dannie - Wednesday, 18 June
I actually read in a book that waking a baby at around 9 or 10 or anytime after they go to bed, can actually interrupt their sleep and possibly cause them not to sleep as well the rest of the night. Maybe that is why he is waking so early??? You try do some cluster feedings towards the end of the day to get a few extra ounces in him? That's what I try to do with Ryland. Sometimes when Ryland goes to bed really early i am tempted to wake him and get another feeding in, but I refrain myself from doing so and most of the time he surprises me by not ever waking in the middle of the night. It is worth a try to just try cutting the late feeding out.

dannie - Tuesday, 17 June
Ryland has started to sleep in just a tad later, but anything is better than 5 am! The other day he slept til 6:30 and I could have sworn it was the middle of the afternoon when I woke!

It's funny how waking later then 6 is now considered sleeping in! Are you still having success with Owen sleeping later into the morning? After i hear Ryland wake he is usually content just playing with his hands for 15-20 minutes so at least I don't have to rush out of bed when he wakes. I just have to go in and unwrap what's left of his swaddle or else he gets frustrated.

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dannie - Monday, 9 June
I think I will try that. In the morning Ryland is never really crying when he wakes up, just fussing a bit. Usually I go get him right away and then I let him lay on my bed and talk to himself and look around why I try to wake myself up! He is usually pretty content for at least 20 minutes doing that. Hopefully he will be just as content when I start attempting to let him do it in HIS bed

dannie - Monday, 9 June
Hey there! I saw your comment about working on getting Owen to sleep past 5:30 in the morning. My son also loves to wake at the crack of dawn, (5-5:30) and I was wondering if there were any techniques you were using that you could share. Getting up that early sure makes for a long day! Thanks!

421honeymoonbaby - Monday, 2 June
sounds like a plan! i would do the sleeping until 8 first before you drop the feeding. it will give you a more peace of mind for letting him cry. ( come to think about it) So start to help him sleep until 8 then when he can..start to drop the 10pm feeding.

421honeymoonbaby - Monday, 2 June
sorry another side note_ If your baby doesnt have gas or anything else wrong when he wakes up after 40min...it could also be that when you put him down hes overtired..which then its hard for them to sleep when they are overstimulated. Try putting him down earlier for his naps. ( not waiting until hes really cranky) If its not the other things i mentioned. I find that when i put her down early she sleeps like 2 hours.

421honeymoonbaby - Monday, 2 June
btw : when you drop a feeding he will start to take more formula with his other feedings..so he'll make up for it. ( forgot about that)

421honeymoonbaby - Monday, 2 June
Yeah baby wise says no less than 4 times a day. as long as he is pooping and having atleast 5 wet diapers a day..and not waking up hungry during his naps ( which should be no shorter than hour 1/2 ). You'll know if hes not getting enough to eat. Babywise also says that if your having to wake them for their feedings ( which you do for the 10pm) then its a good indication he is eating good. But see what happends.... When i dropped hers she was fine. Besides when I woke her up i spent a lot of time getting her to focus on eating because she was so tired. Keep an eye on his weight=) Aubrey was doing great until her growth spurt ..then i had to put her back on a 3 hour routine. eating on a 4 hour should mean hes really only going 3 1/2 hours between meals..and thats not long. So dont worry about it! ( is he formula fed?) Formula fed babies have a greater chance of sleeping 12 hours at a time. IF you worry about it too much i would give him cereal with his last 8pm feeding. ( I thought about putting cereral mixed with breastmilk, but i need the milk stimulation )
On to the nap issue ( which im having too btw) she will sometimes sleep 2 hours during her nap..so im finding out that if she does sleep less than 1 1/2 hours it means shes gasy or wakes up with a burp. Shame on me though cuz ive been giving her a passy to sleep with every time she goes down ( its like our way of me communicating to her that i want her to GO to sleep, or go back to sleep) but im starting to think that its causing her to Need it to sleep...so i think shes waking up and not having it and then refusing to go back to sleep..im suspecting. So i think im going to start to let her fall asleep without it sometimes..which she cries alittle. So with your baby... He should be sleeping atleast 1 1/2 hours ( do you do the sleep/feed/wake cycle?) If not , then thats probably why he isnt sleeping during his naps. If you are, then I would make sure its not gas or a wet diaper or a burp...then you should just let him cry himself back to sleep when you put him down. Eventually ( like the mornings) he will learn to sleep longer. My aubrey is different though cuz now i think i made her sleep dependent with her paassy OOPS. its just really conveiant because she doesnt cry when i give it to her. If you still have the book ..take a look at the sleep/wake time part. I know alot of people dont agree with his views..but hey, our babies are sleeping!
( my friend has a 14 month old and she wont sleep more than 5 hours) Shes wakes up to comfort feed! really needy. Well i hope this helps!

421honeymoonbaby - Sunday, 1 June
Hey, maybe you should consider cutting his 10pm feeding? let him sleep 6pm to 6am? Babywise says to cut their late night feeding a month ago. thats why i did the 8am to 8pm..so that we would have to wake her up at 10pm to feed her like what your doing. You might just have to let him cry a few time in the morning...let him fall back asleep. Babywise says their "clock" gets stuck sometimes. Its not that he doesnt want to sleep until 8 or that hes Starving. But that his internal clock is stuck. So let him cry it out a few times ( or for a week) after he starts to sleep until 8am then move his last feeding to 8pm..and there ya go! My baby did good with dropping feedings..but some babys fuss. So take it 15min at a time if you need to for a few days. Goodluck though! Let me know if you decide to try.

Steph1212 - Sunday, 1 June
No idea on the bottle thing except my son did that same thing for a couple of days....he was taking a 6-7 ounce bottle then all of a sudden, he only wanted 4. All I can say is that it only lasted a few days and he is back to 6-7 again, so don't worry :)

421honeymoonbaby - Saturday, 31 May
Well i made a routine out of it..to the min. Like as soon as she was 2 weeks old she was eating on a 3 hour routine..( you count 30min for eating) so she went 2 1/2 hours inbetween meals.. I did that all day and kept the schedule at night. Then i started to drop the night feedings.. heres an example..
we got up at 6 am. ( she eats until 6:30 or less) then eats again at 9am. Always eating after she wakes! ( people usually do the opposite) so it went 6am-9am-12pm-3pm-6pm 9pm...at 2months I gradually dropped her 12am and 3am feeding. So for about 2 months she was sleeping 9pm-6am. Then she started to want to eat every 3 1/2 hours instead of 2 1/2...so i had to switch the schedule to a 4 hour routine..which was like this :8am-12pm-4pm-8pm. Its the only way i could do it cuz she didnt want to eat anymore than that. Howver getting her to sleep until 8 is still in effect. She still wants to sometimes get up at 7:30am. Its all about routine..you train their body and mind to wake up at the hours you want them to be awake. Theres more to than that because you have to make sure that she/he is napping good during the day too. Daytime nap routine also effect nighttime routine..so getting her to sleep good on her naps at the same tim everyday for the same amount of time is also in the mix. Its just training is all..It started out as some work, but then everything fell into place and it was like heaven. She didnt mind dropping feedings at all. ( I got the schedule and everything out of the book baby wise) You dont have to agree with everything..but it works!

lynna - Wednesday, 28 May
So this weekend we tried not swaddling and half swaddling... it sooooo didn't work. he would not sleep... arrgg so I figure whatever, I will swaddle him until he no longer needs it... why force the issue really what can it hurt? it's only at night and its only for the first part of the night... so whatever. How is your darling doing with the swaddling?

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