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Posted: 23 June 2005 at 10:02am | IP Logged

Hi Shell, I am sure you have done absolutely nothing what so ever wrong.  So don't blame yourself for the way little Blaine is behaving at the moment. 

How often are you trying to feed him his bottle?  Try and make him wait for the 4hrs between feeds if you can, if he is wanting something inbetween the 4hrs offer him some cool boiled water.  In the weather we are having at the moment it's quite normal for babies to be grumpy and demand more feeds because they are hot and thirsty.  They can't control their body temperature the same as we can and don't understand.

What your Mum says is kind of right and wrong.  When I had my 2 dd's 16 and 12yrs ago at 12wks old we would start them on baby rice.  New research suggests that babies don't now need solids until they are 17wks old.  But it is your decision to make how you feed your baby.  The hv won't and can't help you wean until Blaine is 17wks old because of NHS guidelines.

Having said all that if Blaine has only very recently become cranky and you don't think it's the heat then it might be a good idea to get him a quick check up at the doctors just to make sure he is well in general and he is just being a pickle and not poorly.

There are so many things that it could be, he could be teething, has he had his injections recently?

What is important is that you don't blame yourself and you get plenty of rest.  It is good he is sleeping threw the night.  Just as an aside I tried Ollie on baby rice yesterday (gasp of shock and horror goes up) to see if it would help him sleep at night at he wakes every 3hrs in the night.  It made absolutely no difference what so ever, so magic baby rice doesn't solve all the problems.

You know what your lo needs and what you need.  Try not to get depressed about it and if you think you are, make sure you speak to someone as pnd isn't nice.

Sending you a big hug

Posted: 25 June 2005 at 4:52pm | IP Logged

Well done Shell told you it wasn't anything you were doing.  I wish Ollie would take a dummy sometimes as he tends to use me as a dummy.  In the last week he has found his thumb which is a God send he goes to bed much easier and will sit for longer periods of time quite happily sucking his thumb.

Glad you and Blaine are happier

Posted: 02 July 2005 at 11:24pm | IP Logged

hello i am probably a bit late, but did you know that babies have a growth spurt at around 12 weeks?? they feed almost constantly, they sleep all day, or not at all and are generally grumpy. it is normal. it usually settles down within a week.

just for future information, there are growth spurts at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 22 weeks. they only last for a week or 2 weeks at absolute maximum. they are not necessarily indicators to wean, especially if the baby is breastfed.

glad you got things sorted out though!

luv sarah + ashton

5 months