Category Archives: Sleeping (or not)
Only one nap
All of a sudden, earlier this week, Elliot decided to only have one nap a day. It took me by surprise, there hasn’t been much working up to it. It seems to be that if he wakes very early, there … Continue reading
Filed under Memories, Sleeping (or not)
Things I’ve learned holidaying with a baby, part one
Elliot enjoying his first trip on a swing, ever. No matter how many toys you bring for the plane journey, the dishes from your meal are much more exciting A sympathetic flight attendant is worth their weight in gold I've … Continue reading
Filed under Going out, Sleeping (or not), Weaning
Hey wait a minute, I’m the mum
I read somewhere, someone divided mums up into co-sleeping, baby-led weaning, wooden toy, no sugar mums and own room, controlled crying, purées, every cartoon character plastic toy ever mums. It's clearly a massive generalisation, but I think we all … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Sleeping (or not)
The Best Baby Tracking iPhone App
As you may remember, I decided to get my act together and start tracking Elliot's sleep to see where we were going wrong with naps etc. Obviously this was an excuse for buying an app for my iPhone. After a … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding, Mum kit, Nappies, Poo, Sleeping (or not), Weaning
File this under Sleep, not having
We all know no sleep makes you crazy. I've recently discovered not quite enough sleep also makes one kind of crazy. There are a few things to get right with Elliot's sleeping – not having to re-settle him 15 … Continue reading
Filed under Sleeping (or not)
Where the routine-phobic tries to get it together
Now that Elliot is less of a Yelliot and kicked that stubborn cold, we're back to figuring out a schedule and sorting out the sleeping thing. Only when I was last thinking about this, he was just four months old … Continue reading
Filed under Random worries, Sleeping (or not)
Sleep, please
There's few things more irritating than getting the monkey to sleep and then lying there awake FOR NO REASON. I spend enough time wandering my flat in the middle of the night rocking the little guy to sleep. Of course, … Continue reading
Filed under Sleeping (or not)
