Update rang the rental company and luckily got it fixed.
I'm so dramatic.. Sleep wasn't great last night but hubby slept well and at least he's in better form...sleep deprived hubby is cranky
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Update rang the rental company and luckily got it fixed.
I'm so dramatic.. Sleep wasn't great last night but hubby slept well and at least he's in better form...sleep deprived hubby is crankyWe had the first settling session at nursery this morning and I stayed. Started off awful, little one absolutely sobbing and wouldnāt let me put him down. He was literally clinging onto me like a koala bear which heās never done before š« Heād eased up by the end but has now been awake 5 hours and fighting his nap so thatās fun 
Going to look round our first nursery today. In my mind this is my favourite but donāt want to go in with rose tinted glasses
Can anyone help/advise any questions I should be asking?! Donāt want to miss anything obvious!
Can anyone help/advise any questions I should be asking?! Donāt want to miss anything obvious!
I'm a big believer in going with how your gut feels about a place - you'll get a vibe straight away. A lot of places will tell you what you need to know anyway, but don't forget to ask about how they're managing the new free childcare hours, what the nap routines are and what you need to provide. Those were the big three for us.Going to look round our first nursery today. In my mind this is my favourite but donāt want to go in with rose tinted glasses
Can anyone help/advise any questions I should be asking?! Donāt want to miss anything obvious!
LO had his first proper settling session today. Apparently he whimpered for a few minutes when he saw me walk away (their baby room is kind of in a conservatory so windows all the way around) but was quickly consoled and soon playing away. What a boy.
Think about whatās important to you for baby hinch to have access toā¦ ask if they can describe a typical day/couple of days.Going to look round our first nursery today. In my mind this is my favourite but donāt want to go in with rose tinted glasses
Can anyone help/advise any questions I should be asking?! Donāt want to miss anything obvious!
Are there scheduled nap times? (Common for older children to go down all at the same time either before or after lunch),
Whats their outside space like?
Do they take them for trips out?
Where do they go, how often?
whatās included in the fees?
What do you need to provide?
Do their fees cover all hours they open? (Our old nursery has an early bird fee for before 8am/and a late collection for past 6pm).
Do all the rooms have natural light?
Whatās staff turnover like?
How many children do they have in each room?
Are they very structured or do they follow curious play?
Ask them to describe drop off/collection
A few ideas off the top of my head, youāll know when you visit if you like it. I went in one and couldnāt wait to leave as it was a lovely setting but the atmosphere was so cold and clinical it gave me the heebie jeebies- I wasnāt convinced anyone was having fun in there!
Can anyone share some wisdom with napsā¦ Mini Roll is 3 months on Sunday and starting to resist daytime naps more and more which is having a knock on effect on his night sleep. Until now his naps have always been in the living room with noise, day light etc in a Moses basket or in the pram on a walk. Should I be putting him in our dark bedroom in the next to me with white noise for naps, like we do for night sleep?? Should I swaddle him like nighttime or just use a blanket?
he also has a huge habit of sleeping in the baby bjorn bouncer which I doubt is good for his airways
but so hard to transfer him to the Moses basket from it.
feel like we need a more structured nap time routine but have no idea where to start!
he also has a huge habit of sleeping in the baby bjorn bouncer which I doubt is good for his airways
but so hard to transfer him to the Moses basket from it.feel like we need a more structured nap time routine but have no idea where to start!
Hey, I didnāt have a routine with naps at that age but I did start putting him upstairs in the next to me from about 10 weeks. At least for the first nap of the day anyway, Iād put him in his sleeping bag, dummy and white noise so same as night sleepCan anyone share some wisdom with napsā¦ Mini Roll is 3 months on Sunday and starting to resist daytime naps more and more which is having a knock on effect on his night sleep. Until now his naps have always been in the living room with noise, day light etc in a Moses basket or in the pram on a walk. Should I be putting him in our dark bedroom in the next to me with white noise for naps, like we do for night sleep?? Should I swaddle him like nighttime or just use a blanket?
he also has a huge habit of sleeping in the baby bjorn bouncer which I doubt is good for his airways
feel like we need a more structured nap time routine but have no idea where to start!
thank you so much!! Did you close curtains/blinds? Did you stay with him or use baby monitor?Hey, I didnāt have a routine with naps at that age but I did start putting him upstairs in the next to me from about 10 weeks. At least for the first nap of the day anyway, Iād put him in his sleeping bag, dummy and white noise so same as night sleep
Yes I shut the blinds and curtains and had the room dark, I used a monitor. Quite often in those early days Iād sit next to the crib for a while until heād gone into a deep sleep. Good luck! X
I've literally just done something similar today with my three month old! I put him up in his next to me for his morning nap and did everything we do at night (sleeping bag, white noise, dark room etc). He had just under an hour which I was pretty impressed with and it gave me time to deep clean the dishwasher and washing machine which I've been putting off for weeks! The only problem is, I started it today because we had a lazy day at home planned but tomorrow morning he has an appointment and on Friday we have a baby group so I won't be able to do it again for a bit. That's what's confusing me about daytime routines because our schedule for each day is different that it's going to be hard to do anything at the same time!Can anyone share some wisdom with napsā¦ Mini Roll is 3 months on Sunday and starting to resist daytime naps more and more which is having a knock on effect on his night sleep. Until now his naps have always been in the living room with noise, day light etc in a Moses basket or in the pram on a walk. Should I be putting him in our dark bedroom in the next to me with white noise for naps, like we do for night sleep?? Should I swaddle him like nighttime or just use a blanket?
he also has a huge habit of sleeping in the baby bjorn bouncer which I doubt is good for his airways
feel like we need a more structured nap time routine but have no idea where to start!
Does anyone else find Tesco baby clothes a bit on the small side? Just had to wrangle baby burritos head into a 3-6 month vest, heās only 15 weeks! Might just donate the rest, canāt see it getting any easier 
Nursery haven't logged any naps for baby L today pray 4 me
pray 4 meI bookmarked some posts when we were looking. There is a lot to think about! Good luckGoing to look round our first nursery today. In my mind this is my favourite but donāt want to go in with rose tinted glasses
Can anyone help/advise any questions I should be asking?! Donāt want to miss anything obvious!
New baby and post birth advice #33 A tidal wave of vomit
šš» Hello! The 9yo is like this too š His attitude stinks at the moment refusal to follow any instruction nor do his homework (or even bother bringing it home) It's gotta be a hormone thing hasn't it?! HOMEWORK!!! ššš Not being a dick, but my eldest is super smart. She had brains a plenty...
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New baby and post birth advice #33 A tidal wave of vomit
šš» Hello! The 9yo is like this too š His attitude stinks at the moment refusal to follow any instruction nor do his homework (or even bother bringing it home) It's gotta be a hormone thing hasn't it?! HOMEWORK!!! ššš Not being a dick, but my eldest is super smart. She had brains a plenty...
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I found George/Asda on the small side, baby L grew out of them before any others, Tesco seemed more generous in comparison! He's still wearing a 6-9 month F+F hoodie to nursery although we can't zip it upDoes anyone else find Tesco baby clothes a bit on the small side? Just had to wrangle baby burritos head into a 3-6 month vest, heās only 15 weeks! Might just donate the rest, canāt see it getting any easier
Yeah I found Tesco good in size for jackets and baby gros, but vests quite small!
Yes but I never learn and keep buying them anywayDoes anyone else find Tesco baby clothes a bit on the small side? Just had to wrangle baby burritos head into a 3-6 month vest, heās only 15 weeks! Might just donate the rest, canāt see it getting any easier
itās mainly just their vests for us tbh. Weāve had the odd Tesco outfit that he grew out of quickly too but most have been fine!
heās quite a longgg baby so that probably doesnāt help!
Asdas George is also terrible in vests !
Weāve found Sainsburyās Tu more correct in sizing on everything
yes exactly!! Im also wondering about that too. I donāt want to become super attached to a schedule but at the same time babies do quite like routines donāt they
Maybe a dairy allergy? That was our first sign in our EBF daughter. Could you try cutting out dairy and seeing?
Had the most baffling appointment at the dentists today. Good news is the tooth is less grey/purple looking than yesterday so thereās a chance itās healing! If not it will just go grey and die but wonāt have any long term effects and isnāt in pain.
Then she started asking me if he gets juice and sweets. I said of course not? Heās 9 months old. Then she started lecturing me about giving him milk in a bottle and itās āridiculousā heās still having a feed during the night I should only give him water. I practically had steam coming out my ears. I explained to her that some babies need fed through the wee hours until one, milk is his main source of nutrition since heās a baby man ffs!
I came away feeling really judged and pissed off. We brush his teeth twice a day, he LOVES brushing his teeth. Iām not a bloody idiot. There was also a pissy passing comment about formula instead of breast milk that I didnāt fully hear but I canāt stop thinking about it. Iām not usually one to complain but I think I might. Imagine making a mum of a 9 month old feel bad for giving him milk š«
Then she started asking me if he gets juice and sweets. I said of course not? Heās 9 months old. Then she started lecturing me about giving him milk in a bottle and itās āridiculousā heās still having a feed during the night I should only give him water. I practically had steam coming out my ears. I explained to her that some babies need fed through the wee hours until one, milk is his main source of nutrition since heās a baby man ffs!
I came away feeling really judged and pissed off. We brush his teeth twice a day, he LOVES brushing his teeth. Iām not a bloody idiot. There was also a pissy passing comment about formula instead of breast milk that I didnāt fully hear but I canāt stop thinking about it. Iām not usually one to complain but I think I might. Imagine making a mum of a 9 month old feel bad for giving him milk š«
I know!! And then week days and weekends will be different tooyes exactly!! Im also wondering about that too. I donāt want to become super attached to a schedule but at the same time babies do quite like routines donāt they
no idea what to do for the best!I was thinking about you and Baby T today and his tooth. I cannot BELIEVE that happened to you. I mean thatās awful coming from anyone but the dentist??? Please put a complaint in- these people shouldnāt get away with comments like that. And the remark about breastfeeding? She can jog on. Please please ignore her- you are doing amazing with him.
wtf is wrong with people!
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