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Hi Have you considered that it might be the dummy causing the waking? DS had a dummy and then suddenly at about 3 months he went from waking once a night to waking 4-5 times. Each time I had to p...

DD is 5 months old and EXACTLY the same as you describe! I also have a 2.5 year old so I know how you're feeling. I took DD to Plunket today for her 5 month check and she has only put on half the...

DS was around 2 when he started to take longer and longer to go so sleep and sometimes he would just play in his room for an hour or so and not even fall asleep (other times I would find him crashe...

I have been thinking the same thing. I have no evidence for it though other than just reading the birth notices and thinking that there are a lot of 8-9lb babies in there and relatively few 6-7lbd...

My DD is exactly the same! She is now nearly 5 months and although she has improved a bit she's still not great! We go out 3 mornings a week for DS's activities and every time she ends up cranky ...

Very interesting read. Here's my opinion if anyone is interested lol! At this stage I don't think I would BF past about 7-8 months. I BF DS for 6 months and I'm currently BFing DD (4 months old)...

The latest research from the UK actually recommends an optiomal window to start solids is BETWEEN 4 and 7 months old. Obviously the best time to start is when bubs is showing signs of readiness ho...

DD sucks her thumb and I love it! When she's tired the thumb is straight in the mouth and I know its time to put her to bed. She can also find it herself if she wakes after sleep cycles. DS ha...

Hi I think the problem at that age is that they can only stay awake for such a short playtime that if they don't sleep for long then they are way ahead of schedule for their next feed (and the book...

DS is nearly 2.5 and he can also do all those things and slightly more. I can see he is ahead of most other 2 year olds that we associate with at playcentre etc but I would never consider him gift...

Hi Its so lovely watching them grow and develop. My DD is 3.5 months. She is my second but I stil get just as excited when she achieves something new (and so does her big brother which is even mo...

DS was exclusively BF for 4 weeks and then comp fed until 5.5 months. I had him in a small public hospital in NZ and was asked to leave 3 hours after a very straight forward birth (long story but ...

DS rolled at 3 months too and we used a Safety Sleep to keep him on his back. I have heard that once bubs can roll over then the risk of SIDS is much lower as they are generally a lot stronger etc...

Hi I'm probably not going to be much help but my DS is 2 years 4 months and was exactly the same about poos in the toilet initially. I just decided not to push it and everytime he needed a poo I w...

Just be reading this website it says to settle your baby let him cry for a while wereas my midewife says if he cries pick him up, make him feel secure and loved. Which one is right?? How long do y...

I agree with PP, I would say he is going through a growth spurt. Keep feeding him as often as he needs and this should boost your supply and he should be more settled again. If you top him up with...

Hi Maybe you could just try using different things to flavour the cereals. DS has porridge or weetbix pretty much every day but I just vary the fruit/yoghurt that he has with it. I like to steer ...

I've just started dreamfeeding DD so have been reading up on it lol! Most books seem to say that once bubs is on solids then bring the dreamfeed forward 15 mins or so for a few nights. If bubs sti...

Hi, I'm really not going to be much help as it sounds like you are doing an awesome job and you understand about baby's sleep patterns etc. I just wanted to say form my experience that this happen...