Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[bbymc]

Glad you're not upset or disappointed Arlene. How can you be with such a lovely little boy to show for it!

Aw Laura that's heartbreaking you have to give your cat away but it sounds like the right thing to do. I hope shaun takes it ok. Thats the one thing that I worried about but my dogs have been great. Im jyst hoping lewis doesn't grow up and become allergic!

So I told my cousin we want her out. She went a bit crazy but we stuck to our guns and now just need to wait for a month until her move out date.

Took lewis to the doc yesterday cos he was sounding chesty and coughing loads and I was getting paranoid. He has brochilitus but thankfully its not in his chest. Poor wee soul is really struggling. Hes just exhausted and nothing can be done! This is day 4 though so hopefully it will start to clear soon!

 

[arlene]

Laura, hopefully you can get someone you know to take the cat for Sjaun's sake. My friend had to get rid of her male cat when she hsd her LO, he kept peeing all over the car seat.

Emma, so glad you spoke to your cousin and stood your ground, you don't need that kind of hassle!!

Well our first night at home wasn't as successful as in hospital but we got there! James hasn't pooped since his last feed/nappy change in hosp at 2pm yesterday and we think it's maybe cos he's gone from being C&G ready made to powdered? That and the fact that it's a big change in environment for him. Anyway, he got a feed at 12 and wouldn't settle either in his rocker or moses basket. I brought him back through to the livingroom with the intention of waking John and handing him over after his next feed. Fed him again at 2am and we both fell asleep (him on my chest) til after 6. Managed to finally settle him in his moses basket in the living room at 7.30 and he's still sleeping now! Still no poop but plenty burps and wet nappies. Going to speak to the mw when she comes over today. xx

 

[lj2245]

Alex didnt poo after his first night until his 3rd and he's not stopped since lol. I asked the MW and she said its fine aslong as hes eating and peeing.

I bet you're so relieved your cousin is going Emma! Did she say what possessed her to get her boss involved?

Poor Lewis I hope hes better soon

 

[arlene]

Aww thay's good to hear Laura! We were worried something was wrong. On a side note, I went 8 hours last night without needing to pee!! Small mercies eh?? Lol xc

 

[bbymc]

Lol. It's a great feeling knowing youve managed hours without a pee eh? Lol.

Im sure James not pooing is fine. In a few days he'll be pooing for Scotland im sure lol.

Aw yeah. So relieved my cousin is going! She said she only let her boss speak to me cos she was working and her boss said the only way she'd get a key is to let her talk to me. So that's what she did. Idiot!

 

[Kaybee]

Arlene your birth story sounds scary but right enough all that matters is that both you & James are well now.

That's nice of your mum to do some baking & to take the dogs. My mum had Duke for a week and got us a bag of marks & spencer foods nom!

Emma for your cousin moving out.

Laura any progress rehoming cat?

Kaiden is on the mend. He hasn't been sick or had diarrhea since 7 last night. AND he slept through the night. Hopefully he might start doing that every night. Although after I fed Dylan at 5.30 this morning I had to go check on him

 

[lj2245]

Sounds like he was knackered out and needed a decent sleep! It's been a wee ordeal for him. Do you think he'll be ok for nursery tomorrow?

Lots of replies to my ad on Gumtree but how do you know folk aren't mental cases? I am trying to get as much info from people as possible but I'm dreading the thought of giving her to someone and them not getting on and Pepper either disappearing or them bringing her back! It's a nightmare. I'm thinking about contacting SSPCA and asking them what their rehoming fees are, but she won't be able to go outside if she goes there and they charge £50 for a cat. Who is going to pay that when they can get a kitten for the same amount? Right enough, we paid £115 for a 10 year old, saggy dog!

You'll be glad of the 8 hours between peeing with those stitches Arlene

Does anyone know if the minor ailments thing at the chemist will give me colief? Alex has been suffering with bad colic all day and hasn't slept a wink. Infacol is not helping. The HV said to me on Friday that they might give me Lansinoh! Result if they do lol.

 

[Kaybee]

Yeah he was shattered poor soul. He conked out for an hour on the sofa this morning. We have just had lunch & I think he might fall asleep again. Its the best thing for him. I might try get a wee nap in too

That's good that you have lots of interest in the cat. Be no harm in asking the SSPCA.

I dunno about the minor ailments & the colief Worth a shot. That would be great if Lansinoh was on it too

I had to use some cradle cap shampoo on Dylan today. He is really starting to get a flaky scalp.

 

[Cherrybump]

Yay arlene xxx

 

[bbymc]

How were alex and kaiden last night girls?

I duno about the colief laura but when I googled the minor ailments service there's quite a list of example ailments so I think you probably would get it from there.

We have the hv coming today. Looking forward to seeing how much lewis weighs now

Hows James today Arlene? Any poos yet? Lol.

Christine, how is paige coping with her harness? She used to it now?

 

[lj2245]

We don't have the hv again for another 2 weeks. Alex is a bloater though...I'm pretty sure he's pushing 10lbs now if he hasn't passed that already!

Alex was ok last night! We went up to bed at 10 as Stephen was on nightshift. I fed him then sat him upright until 11pm so he wouldn't be windy. He slept until 1am then back down at 2am until 4am, then down again at 5am until 7 So it's 2 sleeping, 1 awake. Much better than the 2 asleep, 4 awake, 2 asleep he was doing previously. Hopefully it stays like that. I'm taking at least half an hour to wind him now because he's been suffering so badly. I can feel it all moving through him and he's sick after every feed. The HV isn't concerned though because he's piling on the beef!

How are you and Lewis?


Looking forward to hopefully seeing some more photos of wee James soon!!

 

[bbymc]

Aww thats good. I have to wind lewis for at least half an hour after every feed at night. It feels like forever but it is well worth it cos he will settle for way longer afterwards
Fingers crossed alex stays in that sleeping pattern!

That's good alex is puttin on the beef lol. Shows you're feeding him well! Its a great feelin eh!? My midwife said their stomachs are roughly the same size as their fists. I was pretty shocked by that! Quickly realised that's why lewis was being so sick. He's a greedy monster and didnt have space for all he was eating. Wee fatty! Lol x

 

[lj2245]

No way is Alex's stomach the size of his fist. I expressed 4oz on Sunday because Stephen's Dad was visiting and I didn't fancy getting my boob out infront of him and Alex wolfed it down in 5 mins!!

Have you worked out how to stop Lewis eating too much? I can't get Alex off my boobs for love nor money once he's on.

 

[arlene]

Hi girls. Glad Lewis and Alex are getting on better with feeding.

James' body clock seems to be a bit skewiff. He's mega awake at 12am and doesn't settle til 2, then wakes for a feed about 5-6 and sleeps really heavily during the day. I stayed up with him the first night and John did last night so at least one of us is getting a full nights sleep, we figured that's the best thing for our relationship as well rather than us both being tired and crabby with each other. We're now trying to keep him awake for longer during the day when he does wake to try and get him settled. I had to go buy some more newborn size clothes for him yesterday cos the 0-3 month ones drown him! I'll pop a wee picture of him on facebook the now for you xx

 

[lj2245]

I think all our boys' sense of day and night was off! Alex is settling more at night and is awake more during the day now but it's taking time! Apparently they develop circadian rhythm at 6 weeks-ish

 

[bbymc]

Love the pic arlene. He seems tiny! Lewis' body clock went a bit weird for a few days. I just ignored in the middle of the night feeds and chatted loads at the day time ones lol. That seemed to make a bit of a difference.

Laura, all I did was make him come off so I could wind him. He'd fuss and cry but it helped with the wind obviously but also gave his stomach some time to catch up. After a few mins he'd obviously feel a bit more full and therefore wouldn't take as much when I put him back on. And I only ever use one boob per feed.

 

[lj2245]

How do you get him to come off? Alex has such a strong latch that when I tried to bring him off once I ended up with more blisters!!! I have tried to poke a finger in to break his seal but nothing is getting in there lol!!

 

[arlene]

We're not sure if being in the bedroom weirds him out as well so wev'e decided to stick to letting him sleep in his rocker during the day and use the moses basket at night, we might buy a monitor and put him to sleep in the bedroom through the day once or twice to get him used to it. xx

 

[bbymc]

I just put my pinkie in to break the seal. If he's really hungry though, that sometimes doesnt work so I will need to distract him. So I will sprinkle a bit water on his cheek or use a cold wipe. He usually gets distracted for a second and stops sucking so I quickly stick my pinkie in and break the seal. I tried just pulling him off once. Bad move! Very painful! Lol x

 

[bbymc]

How was alex last night?

Lewis had one 4 hour stretch im hoping it wasnt a fluke!