***April Sweet Peas*** 204 Babies

[Tasha360]

oooh i was just having a nosey in the groups section didnt know this was here x

 

[mommyof3girls]

oooh i was just having a nosey in the groups section didnt know this was here x

I'm glad that you found us.

 

[MrsGlitz]

Hello ladies!

I wondered where this had gone!

I'll bring you up to speed quickly. Harry lost less than 10% of his birth weight then by 10 days old he was already over his birth weight, which is apparentlyy very good for BF babies. The HV also said he is one of the most alert babies she has seen, by the time he was a week old his eyes were already following me if I left the room.

He's really quite clingy. It's very, very difficult to put him down; he usually needs to be held by either DH or I and more often than not will wake up if we put him down when he's fallen asleep. I am awaiting a delivery on some swaddling blankets to see if that makes a difference.

BFing is a lot harder than I thought it would be and I appear to have developed nipple thrush. Strangely I am getting more sleep than when I was pregnant (as I wasn't sleeping due to the SPD) but having a baby to care for means I am permanently knackered still.

DH is back to work tomorrow and I am dreading it!

Hope you're all OK.

xxx

 

[MrsGlitz]

Just got Harry weighed, he's now 8lb15oz, meaning he has out on 13oz in 6 days!

 

[Tasha360]

hi girls just wondered how heavy all your LO's are/were at about 6 weeks. I had Demi weighed today and she was 8lbs 11oz, she was 6lbs 12oz born xx

 

[Freyasmum]

Ollie was 8lb 1oz at birth, and is a whopping 10lb today (at 5 weeks + 5 days).
I guess that's pretty much the same weight gain as Demi has had.

 

[mommyof3girls]

Kinleigh was 5lbs 14.1 oz at birth and yesterday she was a few oz shy of 8lbs.

 

[Minstermind]

Typing one handed...saying hi...lol

Feeding alllll the time today, literally!

 

[mommyof3girls]

Typing one handed...saying hi...lol

Feeding alllll the time today, literally!

I'm getting really good at doing everything one handed. It seems like I feed her all the time.

 

[mommyof3girls]

I hope everyone has a good weekend. I'm going to be missing for the next couple of days. The loan went through on the house. We close tomorrow at 2pm and we will be moving right after. I'll let you all know what it is like moving with a 7 week old.

 

[Minstermind]

Yay! That's great news! Hope all goes smoothly and see you back here when you can

I'm bummed at the moment. Baby T's lost half a pound since birth now. I don't think he's getting enough hindmilk as he gets sleepy at the ten minute mark when the hindmilk is suppose to come in, and it's a chore to keep him awake and sucking away, and sometimes I'm not even sure if he's actually feeding on anything then or just suckling without effect. But I'm trying to keep him awake now and hoping come Monday he'll show a weight gain instead. He's got wet diapers but is only pooping like twice a week instead of a lot like I would expect. I don't want to top with formula and I'm really hoping I can sort this. It wasn't so hard with my son years ago..blegh.

 

[Freyasmum]

You should be able to hear him swallowing. Ollie spends a bit of time just sucking for the hell of it. I kind of stroke his cheek a bit when he does that, just to remind him that he's there for a reason. He usually snaps out of it and gets back to it.

Fingers crossed for some weight gain come Monday!.

 

[Minstermind]

Thanks Freyasmum I do hear some big glug glug swallows the first couple minutes but then seems to taper down to less obvious swallowing. His ear moves up and down at times so I know he's eating at that point, but like you, it seems there are other times he's just suckling and being a bum on the boob, lol...He's had better feeds today so fingers crossed for Monday.

 

[xbabybumpx]

Hello ladies. How is everyone? As much as I love being a mum it feels like the end of an era not being pregnant anymore and whinging that bubs was late ha ha xx

 

[555ann555]

Yay! That's great news! Hope all goes smoothly and see you back here when you can

I'm bummed at the moment. Baby T's lost half a pound since birth now. I don't think he's getting enough hindmilk as he gets sleepy at the ten minute mark when the hindmilk is suppose to come in, and it's a chore to keep him awake and sucking away, and sometimes I'm not even sure if he's actually feeding on anything then or just suckling without effect. But I'm trying to keep him awake now and hoping come Monday he'll show a weight gain instead. He's got wet diapers but is only pooping like twice a week instead of a lot like I would expect. I don't want to top with formula and I'm really hoping I can sort this. It wasn't so hard with my son years ago..blegh.

I've been having a similar problem, Gabriella has only put on 3.5 ounces in 3 weeks So tonight she got her first formula feed to help build her up a bit. I feel like a complete failure, but at least I know my poor wee baby had been fed properly!

I'm under orders to do nothing but rest, express, and sleep all weekend, but they think it is the Crohn's Disease which might be the problem so I'm trying to come to terms with the idea of needing to carry on combination feeding her.

I'm going to give her 2 FF per day and get her weighed again on Monday to see if there is any improvement, if she hsn't gained at least 1oz I'll be thinking about medication to up my supply, and maybe more FF....

Never thought I'd have to FF

 

[Minstermind]

I can totally relate to your feelings about it. At least yours has gained anyway, and that's the main thing. I'm contemplating the next step myself if he hasn't gained something by Monday, or at least maintained. The weird thing is he had gained a bit after the first week and then started to lose after that, so not sure what the difference was/is.

I'm thinking of expressing my milk for a few minutes first, so that the foremilk comes out, and then popping him on the bbob and he'll get more of the hindmilk, which is the fattier stuff they need to gain weight. I just wanted to mention that to you as an alternative though you might already have been doing that. I'm going to see what happens Monday before I start doing that, though. Right now I'm trying to just keep him awake and eating past ten minutes, trying to get a good 20 minute feed out of him.

 

[mommyof3girls]

I'm back....well kind of. We closed on Friday and we were moving in a hour after we close. We still have a lot of unpacking to do. It would go by a lot quicker but I have to stop every couple hours to nurse. But I'm not complaining it gives me a break. Kinleigh is sleeping in her crib for the first time tonight. I'm not upset about it because I made my husband set the crib up in our room.

 

[sabriena]

Congrats on closing the house mommyof3girls!

It's so freaking hot lately and humid! Duncan has been taking it better than me though. I was expecting him to be a cranky boy!

I can't believe he's almost a month old. Time has seriously flown by.

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[Minstermind]

It sure has been hot. Yesterday was a boiler here. I can't believe it's been a month either. Crazy stuff..

Great news on little one going in her cot Mommyof3girls, I'm still working on that one myself, haha...

Had a crap day as baby T weighed in slightly less than before again. I've established that he's not sucking/drawing on the breast as much as he should, though he *could* do so as he does suck on it well some of the time. As a result my supply has gone down and thusly he hasn't been eating enough.

So I gave some formula today much to my devastation. But the most important thing is that he ate it and had a good full feed. So I bought a manual pump and started pumping. Going to the breastfeeding clinic tomorrow to sort out some tips and info as I want to get back to exclusive breastfeeding. But the most important thing is that he's getting enough to eat one way or the other.

 

[Freyasmum]

Try not to feel bad about the formula, Minstermind. We have enough guilt already without feeling bad about making sure our babies have full tummies!

How is everyone doing in general? I've been fine, although could do with a little more sleep. Ollie wakes at around 12.30/1am, then again about 4am, and again around 6am... The novelty is starting to wear off a little.

Great news on the house mommyof3girls.

The weather here has started to turn to custard. We have been hit with a southerly the last few days, which brings the cold, and rain. Misery. Made worse by logging on to BnB where everyone else is in the northern hemisphere, and talking about the heat!! My poor OH is a postie, so is having to ride about 25km in the rain everyday.

Is anyone else's lo feeding every 2 hours during the day? I'm finding it a little draining, and it makes it impossible to get anything done! He also 'possets' a lot. Not after every feed, but most of them. I was told to try keeping him upright for 15 - 20 minutes after each feed... well. That makes each feed take that much longer, and doesn't really seem to help anyway. Does anyone have any ideas?
I'm wondering if I'm feeding him too much. Or too often. I think because of the 'posseting' I feel like I have to make up the food he's lost... but maybe he's spitting up excess because he's eating too much?
He's happy though, and seems healthy, so I guess I'll just keep going for now. I'm taking him for his 6 week check up and jabs this afternoon.