Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[lj2245]

I'm now off wheat and gluten as well as all dairy. I'm running out of things to eat but if it works it will be worth it. Alex is still spewing lots. I got 45 mins sleep last night as he couldn't be reclined even slightly. Until last night we had been putting him in his pram in the cosytoes part so he'd be upright with lots of padding but even that made him spew last night.

I feel so bad for him. I hate that he's in so much pain. His wee throat must be so sore.

 

[Kaybee]

you and Alex must be knackered.

Its great though that he is gaining weight well despite his sickness. You are doing FAB!

 

[lj2245]

Only because he feeds constantly lol. He spends the majority of the day nursing and spewing! I don't mind nursing im so much as I know if I didn't he'd drop in percentile for weight gain, whereas we have managed to keep him along the 75th. I also know he's got a sore throat and the milk soothes that and the heartburn. He's been terrible tonight though. Usually I can soothe his crying by nursing him or rocking him but tonight he's inconsolable and nothing is stopping him screaming. Stephen has him just now to give me a break. I am SO tired. I can only imagine how bad Alex must feel

 

[bbymc]

Keep your chin up laura. You're doing great. I cant imagine how horrible it must be for you to see alex cry like that. You're doing all you can though and it won't be long til he sees a specialist. Take advantage of Stephen watching him and get some sleep. Doing that will help alex too.

Lewis got his first jags today. The nurse was terrible! She did it when his wee legs were all tense which would have hurt like hell! Poor wee man! He's put on 11oz in 6 days lol so he's 10lbs 5oz now.

 

[lj2245]

I went to bed after feeding him at 10 and he had fallen asleep in Stephens arms. He slept there until 1 when Stephen brought him up. He'd have taken him back again but he's working at 6am. His line manager is on annual leave but when he gets back next week Stephen is going to try and sort 4 weeks parental leave. I can't manage on my own. Some days I'm having to wait for Stephen to get home just to brush my teeth. Alex is definitely hard work but I don't mind the hard work at all. I've been totally surprised by how much patience I have. I think its because I know he's suffering more than any of us and isn't just being awkward.

Poor Lewis. Has he settled ok? I remember Shaun getting his! I always felt it was important for me to be calm and nonchalant during and injections he's had, so He doesn't develop a fear of them. It's totally paid off and he doesn't mind them one bit which makes the whole thing so much easier. All the other kids getting pre school boosters were screaming and getting held down and the mums were besides themselves and my Shaun just strolled up, whipped his arm out and asked if he could draw a smiley face on his wee plaster!

 

[lj2245]

Ps - 10lbs 5? That's brilliant!! I bet he looks totally different from when I saw him!! Looking forward to seeing him again. You've done brill with getting his weight up!! Are you back to EBF or still combi? I say combi but know you were barely giving him 90mls formula lol.

 

[arlene]

Hi girls, sorry you guys are havig a hard time! Emma, lewis is 5 weeks older than James and he weighed in at 10lbs 10ozs last week! I obviously have a very chunky monkey on my hands!

Laura, hope alex is doing better. That's great you got Shaun so used to his jabs! Hope I can be chilled like that with James.

Karen, how was Kaiden going to nursery? Was he there today? Hopefully it's just a wee phase he's going through.

James has been quite constipated/windy this week. John got a proper explosive nappy from him on Wednesday night, he'd been crying and straining like crazy with me in the afternoon so it was obviously bothering him. He's been farting like a trooper the last two days but I think it still gets trapped a bit.

Got photos done at Mothercare on Wednesday. They were really nice but ridiculously expensive!! And nothing my brother can't do for us at home. I opted to get the complimentary one alone, they wanted £32 for a single 8x10 print or 5 for £105!!! I got a print of thumbnails of each of the photos they took in case I change my.mind, gonna give them to my brother for reference! Lol x

 

[bbymc]

I'm desperately hoping I can be calm like that with Lewis when he goes for his future jags. It's easy when they are tiny and don't know what's coming lol. Here's hoping Lewis is like Shaun with that lol.

I think its a great idea that Stephen is gona see about parental leave. What about your MIL? She's retired. Maybe she could help a bit?

It's not been hard to get Lewis' weight up as he is a great feeder, the problems every time have been with me. Thankfully though, we are now back on track and exclusively BF again. I only gave a tiny bit formula over about 3 days, then I used the expressed milk for a day, then he managed on breast milk only It seemed like the positioning helped him take more though so after the breastfeeding clinic we were all good. I still have formula in the house incase I need it though.

Arelene, I don't think it's that James is big, I think Lewis is just small. Especially since we have had a few feeding problems along the way. I never expected a big baby though as all babies in my family have been small.

That's pretty expensive for the photos. I never even got any done cos I knew they'd be expensive and I'd think they were so cute, I'd end up spending a fortune lol. Definitely a good idea to get your brother to do it!

I was thinking about loosely putting Lewis onto the E.A.S.Y routine from the baby whisperer. We have no routine atm. Not sure how practical it is though. Any thoughts?

 

[bbymc]

P.s. I've paid for the scout meeting room now so that's it properly booked. We have use of the meeting room and kitchen and can store the buggies in the hall if we want. I was thinkin we could all just bring stuff for lunch and share it. Like pizza, bread, salad stuff, whatever. That makes it a bit easier for Laura too since there's stuff you can't have.

 

[lj2245]

Yeah...I'll bring my gluten/wheat/dairy free cardboard and you can all politely decline to have any haha!!

How did Kaiden get on today Karen?

MIL would be happy to help but she lives in Lanark and would need picking up and dropping off lol. I definitely couldn't cope with her here all day every day. We get on fine now but that's because we see her once or twice a week lol. Alex is having a 'good day' so far so I'm washed and dressed lol!!

Karen - what size clothes is Dylan in? Alex is in 3-6 but he's getting too long for them I'm thinking he'll be in 6-9 soon. Everyone bought 3-6 as gifts so we have loads of clothes in that size 3-6 say up to 18lbs and Alex is only 13lbs and although the clothes are really baggy, I'm struggling to get bodysuits and babygros on him and dungarees he's wearing today are practically giving him a nappy camel toe (sorry lol).

 

[Kaybee]

Kaiden was at nursery but still had the upset when Dave left him. When we picked him up the teacher said he cried for 5-10 mins but it was more temper than upset and once he calmed down he was fine. Apparently it can be quite common so hoping he will be back to normal next week.

Dylan in still just in 0-3 but the up to 15lb stuff. I need to sort through the 3-6 soon. I tried to wrestle him into up to 15lb dungarees yesterday but there was no way they were going on. Alex must be getting long!

Emma are you ok to wait until we meet to pay you or do you want to PM us your bank or paypal details?

I didn't follow any routines with Kaiden apart from bedtime - although it never worked Dylan kinda has to fit in with what we are doing with Kaiden so probably unlikely to have a routine for him either. I suppose he does kind of follow EASY well the EAS part. The me time isnt spent on me

 

[lj2245]

Folk keep talking about these books and routines and stuff and I don't have a clue I didn't bother with any of that with Shaun and he slept just fine! I just gave him a bath and put him to bed lol. I guess I'll be doing the same with Alex when he's better.

 

[bbymc]

Nah just pay me back when you see me

Well we've been trying to stick to a loose routine and I thought it was ok until ot got to the sleep bit. We didnt notice before but most of the time he cries if you put him in his basket but when we lift him he will be asleep in our arms in 30 secs! Cos we've noticed now we just settle him and put him back in the basket but the monkey just wakes straight up and cries again! We spent 45 mins just picking him up and putting him down last night before he gave in and fell asleep. I feel cruel but if he gets into a real habit of having to fall asleep in someone's arms its gona be a nightmare when im on my own with him!

 

[arlene]

It's hard when they cry like that Emma but I'm sure it'll help Lewis in the long run. James likes to be swaddled and normally falls asleep in our arms as well but once or twice after.his middle of the night feed I've swaddled him, laid him in his basket and he's gone to sleep himself.

Karen, how was Kaiden going to nursery this morning?

Laura, I saw the pic of alex in his sleep sling, looked super comfy! Hopefully it'll let him sleep better and let you get a rest.

I got my brother to do some photos of James yesterday. We stole some ideas from the shoot at Pixiphoto and did a couple of ideas he had. He's editing them and then going to give us them on a disc so we can decide which ones we want. He's doing each photo in colour, black & white, and sepia to let us see them as well. Laura, he said he'd be happy to arrange to take photos of the boys for you if you want them.

I think we're paying for it today though Cos we were doing the photos, James kept getting moved around and one of his feeds got messed up so his sleep got messed up a bit too. He went down ok last night surprisingly but he's a bit grumpy today. We had a pretty busy weekend so taking it easy today.

What is everyone else up to? Xx

 

[bbymc]

Looking forward to seeing the photos Arlene!

I just went to the bf clinic at the hospital as I needed help with positioning again. Was good but the midwife says she thinks lewis has reflux. Probably something to do with the fact that lewis spewed lumpy sick all over me before I even fed him. Lol. I've gotta make a doc appt but in the mean time im using the rest of alex's gaviscon that I have.

He now weighs 10lbs 12oz. Thats 7oz in 4 days! Wee fatty lol x

 

[lj2245]

Wee fatty indeed! Alex is off the Gaviscon and I still have loads so I can send it to you.

How much does your brother charge Arlene? Looking forward to seeing the photos of James He's a wee cutie

Last night was terrible. Event he 45 degree angle was too reclined for Alex it seems and every time I put him on it he spewed. He slept in my arms from 9 'til 11 ( I was going to go to bed at 9 but Stephen's mum phoned and gabbed for an hour and a half) then in his sling from 11 til 1, then was up spewing until 3, then down on his sling again until 5 then he was spewing again so didn't go to sleep again until we got in the car to go to Livingston at half 10.

I got a carton of formula. I'm not convinced the elimination diet is working so I want to test him with cows milk without flooding my system with it again. He doesn't do well with a bottle but at least I'll know if he has an allergic reaction. I'm going to give him it when he wakes up. Wish me luck!

How is Kaiden doing now Karen?

 

[bbymc]

Good luck! ! What if the formula helps? Unlikely, but possible!

Just bring the gaviscon when we meet up. Save it going to waste. Thanks!

Just gave lewis the gaviscon and a feed and put him in his basket awake. He's very content and not screaming. Surely the gaviscon can't be working that quickly? ? Lol

 

[Kaybee]

Looking forward to seeing your pics Arlene.

I am in fn pain. I was at the doc this morning and she thinks its a 'viral' sinus and ear infection and just to ride it out. Got ibuprofen and more paracetemol. Its bloody sore though and can hardly sleep for it.

Kaiden went to nursery no probs and his wee pal was back so he was happy. The teacher told Dave when he collected him that he had BF the baby doll. He does that with igglepiggle and a caterpillar at home too.

Dylan is doing brill. How did Alex get on with the formula?

 

[lj2245]

The Gaviscon works immediately. It thickens the feed and neutralises stomach acid so it's an immediate, temporary thing.

The formula. I'm not sure. He had the whole thing, which is 7oz, winded at 1oz intervals. He took it well but was a bit sick at each 1oz interval. Nothing like the projectile vomiting he used to do but at the last oz he brought up quite a bit. So I'd say from that, he's not allergic as it wasn't bad enough to be an allergic reaction. At worst he's slightly intolerant, possible to lactose. I don't think it's wheat either. I'm thinking it might be corn? Cornflakes was the only thing I could eat for 3 whole months of my pregnancy and I eat them quite a lot now. He also spewed like mental the day after I had a whole bag of cinema sweet popcorn. The only other thing I can think of that it could be is oats. I don't eat a lot of oats.

Glad Kaiden is back to normal Must just have been a wee phase or he was miffed at his wee pal being away It's a shame you are ill Hope it goes quickly.

 

[lj2245]

*sigh*

Aleex has came out in a massive rash all over his face, back, chest and arms. Looks like it is a milk allergy after all. Stephen was allergic to milk when he was a baby. I think he might be allergic to several things though.