Mel, sorry I forgot to give you details for the next coffee morning
(although the newsletter should hit the mail before then) it is 2nd
November at 11:30am at 123 Warners Bay Rd Warners Bay - this is
Michelle Barnett's place. Hope to see you there to catch up and
anyone else who hasnt been pop in for a chat if you are up to it.....

Trish





--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Mel" <melblumel@h...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> It's great to see that there are lots of new members and some good
> discussions starting!
>
> Corrine, I too am a victim of rockers! When our two were about 1
> month old we started sleeping them in rockers because the
elevation
> seemed to help their wind and a little rock in the night when
you're
> really tired is far too hard to resist. I was very worried about
> putting them into cots after this because I didn't know what I'd
do
> in the night. We were very very lucky in that they both adjusted
> immediately to their cots and a little pat or stroke (plus a
dummy)
> often worked. We still use rockers from time to time, in fact
> tonight my daughter went straight to sleep in her cot but my son
> started screaming when put to bed and he started to wake her. So
he
> was put in a rocker in the loungeroom until he settled (no rocking
> and no eye contact) then transferred back to his room. I know
this
> is probably wrong but when you've had a hard day and one is asleep
> you'll do anything to stop from having two awake! Also now that
> they have had experience in sleeping in rockers, we can take them
> when we go visiting and the bubs sleep in them no probs. Good
luck
> with your rocking situation!
>
> Hi Trish! Hope your shopping trip the other week was a success
(we
> bumped into each other in Big W!). I bought a set of wedges to
try
> for my Roly Poly daughter (that's what we call her). First night
> she managed to beat them twice, but now more often than not they
> seem to keep her on her back. She can still manage to get on her
> tummy but mostly she stays on her back between the wedges and we
now
> have less restless/waking periods in the night. Might be worth a
> try? She was in a portacot (softer sides than a cot since she
kept
> bumping into them) but now she's back into her cot and no probs so
> far. My poor babies - they've shared a twin cot (like the ones in
> hopsital), been in rockers, in their own cots and even slept in
> portacots throughout the house. We're very lucky that they are so
> easy to adjust to new sleeping situations!
>
> I've writtten too much...oh one more thing - my twins turn 5
months
> tomorrow!! Yipppeee! Like Trish - where did the time go and oh
yes
> sleep deprivation seems like a way of life now!
>
> Bye!
>
> Mel