Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[bbymc]

Thanks laura. I'll pm you on fb.

What a shame for shaun. Although it sounds like you're doing all the right things. Hopefully once alex is a bit better things will get easier. Maybe one day between feeds you could take shaun somewhere on his own? Not sure how easy that would be though.

 

[bbymc]

Dates available for meeting room in South Queensferry scout hall...

Sunday 9th - all day except between 1-3pm*Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th - free both daysSaturday 22nd - free until*1pm, thereafter booked all day*Sunday 23rd - free apart from between 11-1pm*Saturday 29th/Sunday 30th - free both days.

Cost is £10 an hour.

 

[arlene]

I can't do the 22nd, 29th or 30th. Sorry, it's Gala Day season (mining village tradition to start the summer) and I have my friends daughters 1st birthday party in there too. Can make the other dates though. If we hire that place we could order pizzas to be delivered or something? Xx

 

[lj2245]

Father's Day is the 16th I think. I'm fine for any day except then, can't miss Stephen's 1st Father's Day

 

[arlene]

Oh yeah. Can't miss that! Xx

 

[lj2245]

Speaking of which, I got a brill Father's Day present in Matalan today It was a matching set of tshirt and shorts for Stephen and Alex. They have adult and kids sizes from newborn to xxl and the adults tshirt says No1 Dad and the kids says No1 Son. It was £22 for the lot Can't wait to see them in their matching outfits

 

[arlene]

Aww that sounds so cute! J doesn't wear jammies or lounge wear so that's out for me! My SIL gave my brother their son in a father's day gift bag and left him in the livingroom for him lol. I'd love to get a nice photo like that but doubt James will be able to sit up on his own before then Have no idea what to get him though! xx

 

[bbymc]

So it's the 15th or the 23rd. I can't do the 9th, its my mums birthday. I'd say the 15th so we can book any time. Not sure if its open during the day during the week but should I ask?

 

[arlene]

15th suits me xx

 

[lj2245]

Suits me too I'm guessing they have chairs and stuff for us to sit in?

 

[bbymc]

Should I book it then? Any preferences on time?

 

[lj2245]

Best to wait and see if that's a good date for Karen. Unless she's said and i missed it? Lol

 

[Kaybee]

15th fine for me. Probably after 11 would be best for me

 

[arlene]

I don't mind what time, we don't have any plans that day anyway.

Emma, hope Lewis is a bit better! John got up with James last night so I managed a decent night of sleep. Had to get up at half five and feed him cos John is on call and his phone rang! Then our whole area had a power cut at 8am! Thankfully the power is back on now, was getting ready to go camp out at my mums! Lol.

How is everyone else? And the babies? Xx

 

[bbymc]

Well we had a horrendous night. Ended up phoning NHS 24 again as his breathing was very worrying. We tried everything and it wasn't working. We ended up with him in with us propped up in Ryan's arms. All three of us got next to no sleep!

Lewis has been biting down on me when feeding and now I'm too sore on one side to feed him. What with him crying loads and always seeming like he's still hungry, I decided to express my sore side to see how much he is getting. I have a really fast let down and I often feel engorged so I thought I was producing too much. But due to Lewis always seeming hungry I'd thought I'd just see. Anyway, I've been feeding him one side only as that's what you are meant to to when you produce to much but with the pump on the strongest setting (stronger than Lewis sucks), for 15 mins ( his average feed time) I only got 60 mls. I got more than that when expressed the last time when he was just born. So I dunno what's going on! But clearly he's not been getting enough. I fed him one side at the last feed and then expressed and gave him the 60 mls. Assuming he's getting the same out of both sides, that's 120mls this time. But he still seems hungry. I'm gona supplement with formula since he seems to still want food, but Arlene, how many mls does James take? I dunno if 120mls is enough.

 

[Kaybee]

sorry I cant help with the supplementing question but you might want to have a look on kellymom website as it has lots of good info on breastfeeding. I know a lot of BF mums worry if baby is getting enough milk cause we dont have guages on our boobs but if baby is gaining weight and plenty of wet nappies then he should be getting enough.

Did you get advice from NHS24?

Oh, a cold cabbage leaf is meant to help relieve engorgement.

Hope you all manage to get some sleep today.

 

[Kaybee]

should add you put the leaf on your boob not eat it

 

[bbymc]

Well yeah he is producing plenty wet and dirty nappies and is gaining weight, although that has slowed down. But he always seems hungry and is really hard to settle. I'm gona supplement with formula for a few feeds and see how he is. With the breast and formula, if he is more settled and not seeming hungry then I will know he's not been getting enough. I'll just have to keep expressing if that's the case so my milk production goes up. I'm not switching to formula!

The nurse I spoke to at NHS 24 was lovely but didn't offer much help. We have just to continue all we have been doing and only take him to hospital if he starts to turn blue or is running a high fever. So even though he was struggling to breathe and was clearly choking on the flem or whatever it is and wasn't able to sleep or feed well, he's just to put up with it! It's soooo heartbreaking! Ad to think I might have been under feeding him again too, I feel terrible! It's not my fault, I know, but i still feel bad!

 

[lj2245]

Emma, my hv told me you express much less than baby gets so it's not a good indicator of what baby is getting. The problem with supplementing is it will decrease your supply, which you don't want if you do need to increase your supply. Might be best to take a day and just have him on the boob more frequently?

 

[arlene]

Hey Emma, sorry you're having such a hard time with Lewis! James is 3wks today and takes about 150mls and is feeding every 3-4 hours. Sorry I can't give any advice on the bf side of things xx