When are they fun?

lol... all she does is feed and sleep and a little bit of tummy time, about what age do they start staying up a little it more?? Should I let her sleep as much as she want's during the day or wake her for feeds?

She had a touch of ABO incompatibility jaundice when she was born so I would wake her to feed her every 2-3 hours to get fluids into her to get rid of it till she was about 5 days old but should I be waking her to feed more often or just let her sleep???

Being a new mum is very confusing about what you should do She feeds well, about half an hours worth so not worried about amount she is getting, just the sleep.

I'd say use her as a guide. All newborns need a lot of sleep, but some seem to need more than others. Plunket usually advocate a one hour turn around for babies under 6 weeks - up, feed, change, other side feed then back down with a bit of tummy time in there as well, but the aim is to have bub up and down within an hour. As bub gets older, watch her for cues - jerky movements, grizzling etc. are signs that she is tired and needs to go back to bed.

Mine have all been different, Maya and Chiara don't seem to need a lot of sleep during the day, whereas the gremlins used to only want to be up for about half and hour at a time.

As long as you get plenty of good wet nappies, I'd just let her sleep. Trust me, take the opportunity to get a nap yourself coz in a few months time you'll be wishing she had naps like she used too! I really started to enjoy my daughter from somewhere around the 8 week point, before then it was a bit like a factory - cry, eat, change nappy, tummy, cuddle, sleep. Try to start using the 1 hour rule during the day, and try not to engage her at night. Once she starts sleeping more at night, she'll be up for longer during the day. Congratulations, and huge hugs, welcome to the world Tayla.

my girl is 15 months and I am loving this age. and while it is hard work it is so much fun seeing her learn new things everyday. You can ask her to bring you something and most of of the time she will.

I did find when she was a new born and basically eating sleeping crapping her nappy 24/7 that she was boring..lol.

but I do agree nap when your girl does.even now I still sometimes take a nap when my girl does.

hehehe... I love the time now but wish she was awake more.. she loves twinkle tinkle little star o fall asleep too.. hmmm I think i would her this "boring" a bit longer as I know all about the constant questions etc etc... she's just so cute i wanna play with her a bit more

I was told with newborns that you should feed every 3-4hours but to not go over 4 hours.
Try to enjoy every stage as they are all different and so fleeting. Having said that I am really loving my son's age (23mths) he is just learning and changing so much and is getting a silly sense of humor. The tantrums are not so fun but everything else makes up for them.

With my first one (DD who is now 9yrs old), all I wanted her to do was move onto the next step and couldn't wait until she grew 'more interesting' and interacted.

This time around, I am really enjoying my DS just being a 'baby' and am no so concerned about wanting him to get to the next stage. It all goes by so quickly, and before you know it he/she will be up and running!

My personal view, is that I wouldn't let her go more than 4 hours during the day between feeds. But play it her cues, some feeds may be 4 hours apart, another 2. Just go with it.

Enjoy every moment you have as each day they get a little older and soon won't be bubbies any more! And if you're returning to work you will be wishing you could turn back the clock and start the Maternity Leave all over again. As mentioned above the sleepstore.co.nz has some great advice on the whole sleeping thing and we feed (and have done on advice from Hospital staff after been admitted when bubs was just over 3 months old for refusing the bottle) every 4 hours. Have FUN.

i loved the newborn stage but am loving his age now even more. my ds is 6months and i love how when i walk in he stops and looks at me and then just beams. He laughs too which is gorgeous. And there are certain things that are just hilarious. Also i know him now. For the first wee while it was a bit of guess work. With the feeding just go with what your bub wants. Henry fed every 3hours day or night (didn't matter) for the first 6weeks. and then moved to 4hourly at night. Try really hard not to compare your baby to other babys (it only brings you down i find) for eg. mine isn't sleeping through the night (though we're working on it) and my friends girls have been since 12wks, i try not to think about it - he laughs more than they do. Every baby is different and shouldn't be expected to do the same things at the same time. Ok that was a bit of a rant sorry. I wish i could remember the newborn stage better to be honest - can't wait for number 2!!!!

lisa85 wrote: NEVER!!! (insert evil laugh here)

LOL

hehe, yeah, i'm sure i'll want the newborm stage back when she starts walking and talking. Now to deal with her being unsettled at night all of a sudden. they do change so quickly don't they