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[Dini]

True it can't! And wow, 6 hours! I'm praying for that! I hope tonight he gives you a break.

 

[MrsKChicago]

He's been asleep on my friend for about 90 minutes now, which is about as peaceful as he's been for awhile, especially on someone other than me. I'm hoping this is a good sign. The 6 hour stretch was awesome, but I woke up soaked in milk!

 

[Demotivated]

All the best dini.. Enjoy this time till it lasts.. My LO is nearly 10weeks now and fun time has started.. He loves playing with everyone.. Loves watching his mobile n bats at toys. Since we r formula feeding, I get sometime off when he is with my mom or his nanny.. Sleeps at 9, wakes at 7.. With 2 feeds in between.. Cruising along

 

[Amythyst]

I'm so jealous... Tristan is 3 weeks old now and he has 2 modes: sleep and scream.
He has bad reflux and was having issues with gas pains too. We finally found a formula that soothed his gas issues but now we're dealing with the reflux. He doesn't like to cuddle and he flails about all the time.

Even feeding him is a suspense thriller cause you never know if he is gonna scream for no reason or not. Last night he was awake and screaming from like 6PM to 11PM. Woe is me.

I have lost another 15 pounds cause I'm basically chained to his hip... ah the joys of motherhood.

 

[sethsmummy]

aww no hun thats no good.. is he on any meds? xx

 

[MrsKChicago]

Oh no, I was really hoping things would improve once you figured out it was reflux. It can't last forever!

 

[Demotivated]

I'm so jealous... Tristan is 3 weeks old now and he has 2 modes: sleep and scream.
He has bad reflux and was having issues with gas pains too. We finally found a formula that soothed his gas issues but now we're dealing with the reflux. He doesn't like to cuddle and he flails about all the time.

Even feeding him is a suspense thriller cause you never know if he is gonna scream for no reason or not. Last night he was awake and screaming from like 6PM to 11PM. Woe is me.

I have lost another 15 pounds cause I'm basically chained to his hip... ah the joys of motherhood.

Oh dear..we also went through.. Loads of spit ups, gassy poops..sleepless nights..but changed from NAN to similac helped us a lot mm plus, he was on zantac too.. Hope you sail out of it soon as well

 

[lamago]

Demotivated I'm so jealous. Matty wakes every two hours like clockwork to eat. Makes it hard to do much else. Hope he falls into an easy schedule by 10 weeks.

 

[Demotivated]

Demotivated I'm so jealous. Matty wakes every two hours like clockwork to eat. Makes it hard to do much else. Hope he falls into an easy schedule by 10 weeks.

I should say I m jealous.. I don't get to feed him breast milk
I get to hear crap from all doctors abt how I m not trying enough n how I m looking for convenient solutions..how I will not have any emotional bonding with my son.. It sucks..I would any day exchange the ability to breastfeed him with 6 hours of sleep at stretch

 

[MrsKChicago]

That's terrible! I'm sorry you weren't able to breastfeed, but there's no reason your baby won't still bond with you. Babies bond with their fathers, don't they? And you're still having feeding time with him. He won't love you any less or be any less attached than a breastfed baby.

 

[sethsmummy]

oh my gosh demotivated that is horrendous!! Of course your going to bond with your baby! a ff baby has just as strong a bond as a Bf baby! you can cuddle them in close just the same and look into their eyes. Dont you let anybody make you feel bad for giving your baby formula! They are being fed and loved and thats all that matters! doesnt matter where it comes from!

 

[Amythyst]

Yea don't feel bad... I never got any milk in my breasts at all. I tried to breast feed him at the hospital but nothing was coming out and he wasn't getting anything to eat. Everyone kept telling me to keep trying and if he loses weight its ok... I did not think it was ok to have a starving baby. They kept telling me oh you'll get your milk...

Luckily, the lactation specialist had a daughter with PCOS and she also did not produce any milk and she made me feel much better about deciding to just switch to formula.

I never did get any milk in whatsoever ... I guess I do not have the glands to produce it or something. I did get some minor "goo" to come out of my nipples at one point but that was about it.

Our baby is on medication - he is on Axid 1 ml twice a day so far. Has been since this past Wednesday. We have him on a hypoallergenic formula (Similac Alimentum) which is expensive as hell. But it seems to have helped his gas pains and he at least isn't spitting up now.

However, he is still in lots of pain and just screams and screams. Nothing soothes him and he will turn purple from crying and get hoarse. We haven't slept really cause he can't go to sleep. He tries to fall asleep but I guess he just feels bad so he wakes up and flails about. So, he's overtired all the time. He usually can't sleep more than an hour or so. Feeding is annoying because he hates being burped and arches his back and he constantly has spit up in his throat that he swallows.

It is horrible and I cry a lot cause I feel helpless. Basically if he is awake he is crying. He can't just be alert and happy. He hates pacifiers and I have to shove it in his mouth all the time... it does seem to help though after he stops trying to reject it and suck on it. He spits it out pretty fast though.

 

[Dini]

Demotivated I can't believe they are making you feel bad! Some people simply can't bf and if ff babies didn't bond this world would be a different place!

I'm so sorry for all of you with feeding problems. Reflux seems to be such an issue for so many babies. I'm praying it's not for us but we will see soon!

Some days I feel like I am so close to meeting my little guy and others I feel like it's forever away and like he will be over due. I really have no clue and feel like I'm just waiting. I start leave officially tomorrow so I need to keep busy to keep active and keep my mind off of it. If my carpal tunnel wasn't so bad I would start scrapbooking or something but that will be too hard. In trying to do a small project everyday.

 

[Amythyst]

Tristan is really bad now. He can't sleep at all - maybe is able to sleep 4-6 hours a day... he is in pain all the time ... has bad gas and has to push his poo out a lot. His reflux is terrible and feeding him is a nightmare cause he hates being burped and will start crying in the middle of feeding.

We found blood and mucus in his stool today and he's already on a super expensive hypoallergenic formula. Made an appointment with him to go back to the doctor this afternoon...I'm afraid he'll need to see a gastro doctor though.

My husband suffered from ulcerative colitis and I'm really scared that the baby has it now.

 

[Demotivated]

Hey.. Pls keep us updated.. I m really worried fr ur babe now.. Hope he isn't losing weight etc..
If its ulcer, it can b treated well.. Dnt worry.. Just pray to god..this too shall pass...

 

[MrsKChicago]

Oh, hon, I'm so sorry. Keep us updated. I hope you figure this out soon.

 

[sethsmummy]

awww amythyst I really hope they can get to the bottom of it poor tristan xx

 

[Amythyst]

I just wish I had someone to help us so we can sleep. He won't sleep for more than 10-15 mins and its impossible to get any rest. We feed him, he freaks out...he cries forever and then suddenly its 2 hours later and its time to feed him and do it all over again.

The pediatrician today thinks we should keep doing what we're doing and "wait it out" cause she thinks it hasn't been long enough to see any difference. We have an appointment with a pedi gastro doctor on Wednesday morning.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Can you and DH take shifts? Even if it's just trading off for an hour or two, it would be refreshing. Even with my calm baby, I occasionally need to hand him to DH and leave the room for a bit.

 

[Amythyst]

Well, no not really.... my husband is not very good at comforting and soothing. He has a bit of a short fuse and the baby freaking out uncontrollably just makes him angry. He can't get the baby to calm down if I have him do it and it just makes him mad and frustrates him. I guess the baby senses that or something and does not react well to hubby.

So, I get the joyous task of being on baby duty. Hubby does the other stuff though... he does all the shopping, he makes the bottles for me, he goes and gets stuff when I can't reach it ... he makes me food, takes out the trash, etc.. so, while he isn't helping directly with comforting the baby he is helping out in other ways.