Them darned shifting goal posts

So much for the dummy! It's been spat out pretty much every time I've wedged it into her mouth since.

Today I decided to break into the 'peanut swaddle' pack. (I held off the other day as the gro-bag seemed to be working just fine). I'd spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to settle SC and my frustration grew each time she dosed off (with my finger in her mouth - again) only to wake and try to chew on her own fingers - to then realise that she didn't yet have the dexterity and therefore get more and more stressed at her inability to create a seal around the half fist she was forcing into her (beginning to scream) gob, so I eventually caved and ripped open the pack of what I can only describe as a 'straight jacket for babies' in the vain hope that keeping her sodden slobbery fingers away from her chops (until such days as she can successfully use them to self soothe). Now - I'm not sure if it was down to the fact that SC has never been the biggest swaddle fan (due to the fact that she pretty much has had the freedom of a king sized bed for the first two months of her life (my bad)) or the fact that I stupidly thought that a 3-6 month sized suit would be a good fit for my slightly over chunky 'solid' two month old, but let's just say that it did not go down well. The resulting scene was not a pretty one. She went from slightly disgruntled 'I'm not sure if I want to go to sleep, but let me just suck on your crannie a little bit longer and I'll test the water' to all out 'WTF have you done to me woman' squirming, straight-jacketed, psychotic small being looking less like a peanut and more like a ravaged beast trying to escape from an oversized placenta*

I quickly unzipped said stretchy swaddle and quickly returned her to the gro-bag, and after another 15 mins of floor walking to settle her, assumed the position of her in her cot with me sat alongside with my finger in her mouth. Another 'miracle' product to cross off the list!

I am still intrigued by the other one though as it has extra arm bits which allow her arms to be in the 'up by the head' position which I think she may like. She can still get her hands (albeit covered) to her mouth in a controlled fashion to suck on the seams, but shouldn't whack herself in the face with the startle reflex. I'll try it tonight and let you know how it goes....

*don't let the jaunty little 'mummy and baby duck' embroidered design fool you. To SC this was nothing short of a torture device cunningly disguised as a 'feel cosy and snuggled in' must-have product for your newborn.