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congrats lil, bryce is a lovely name im sure he is gorgeous.

well i had a horrific nite last nite...conor screamed the place down for 3 solid hours, wasnt eating great yesterday afternoon onwards. put him down at 8 and he cried from 9 till midnit when he was far too exhausted to argue wit sleep!

im convinced now that he has reflux....we have tried everything, from infacol, colief, gaviscon, the comfort milk, back to the first milk and i cant cope anymore.....the doc told me to speak to the health visitor....i am a bloody health visitor!!!

i rang the doc back and have asked for a script of enfamil ar and some antiacids....this is the last resort.

mum and dad took him this morning...but i cant even sleep i just keep thinking wat the hell is wrong with him.

anyway through the exhaustion glaze the health visiting hat came on.....
he is very unsettled if not asleep and even at that he doesnt look like he is having a sound sleep...
he arches his back, pulls up the legs....has constant hiccups...spits up abit...coughs....gags....sneezes...wat you all think??? HELLLLP!!!
 
Hi Trixie

Has Connor been checked to see if he is lactose intolerant? sorry if you already said he had and i missed it.

Huge :hugs: really hope he gets better soon.
 
hi babies....no he hasnt been checked for that yet, but i need to eliminate reflux first....
the doc gave me the enfamil ar so im feeding him now and praying at the same time!!!
 
You poor thing Trixie! I know you must be about ready to pull your hair out! I'm not sure if that sounds like reflux to me. I think with reflux, he would be projectile vomitting a lot. But best to be sure that's not it first. It almost sounds like bad gas pains, since you're saying he's pulling up his legs and arching his back. This is what Jack does when he has gas. Jack also gets hiccups after each time he eats. And my dr said that sneezes are normal. That's the baby's only way to clear our his passages.
For the gas pains, I give Jack these Mylicon drops. They are over the counter and seem to help him. You may could try that. Good luck hun, and I hope things get better for you and Conor very soon!!
 
Congrats Lilrojo!!!!! How are you feeling? Cant wait to see pics!!!

So sorry trixie you are going through that. It definitely sounds like something is wrong. I am starting to realize that babies just cry. Giada was so mellow the first few weeks and now she is a monster. She is eating more than average for her weight and when she is awake she will be alert and happy for like 20-30 minutes and then gets totally fussy and I have to bounce her or try anything I can to mellow her out. I tried to change her formula, but never stuck with anything else for more than a couple days because I didn't see any difference. I haven't tried soy because the effect on hormones scares me a bit since I have a history of breast and thyroid cancer in my family, but dairy scares me a bit too. Sometimes she seems in pain like donor trixie, but conor's sounds more severe. Giada spits up like you wouldn't believe, but it doesn't seem to bother her at all. It's more going to the bathroom or gas that I think is the issue. I give her these colic drops at night called baby bliss. I think they might help a bit, but not sure. I hope they figure out what it is Trixie It seems normal for babies to be fussy, but I think we can tell the difference when they are being cranky and fussy, and when they are in pain, and he sounds like he is in pain. You might want to try a hypoallergenic formula if reflux is ruled out. The enfamil one smells awful, but I think similar one smells bad too. Let us know if you find the cause.

Hope everyone else is feeling well and trying to get some sleep-it's hard when your pregnant and when you are new mom. Good sleep will come soon I hope! I'm ordering that book ladyL! THanks for the info!! :)
 
well our trip down south was great, but he was held the whole time.....not so good now that we are home and he wants lifted al the time!

i put him in his cot last nite, just halved the size in cot by the bumper...use a hot water bottle to heat the mattress and put him down at 7.30....he slept till 1.30, took 3 oz and 5am he took 3 oz.....up again at 7.30 and he took 6 oz......now he is snoozing on my lap!

he still cries alot but not as bad, or it doesnt sound like pain....just spoilt! the enfamil seems to be working so far!....we are using lactalose to soften the poo!

sleeping seems to be a distant memory stranje!
 
hey claire, did you try the infacol? did it help? we've been giving Erin infacol, sometimes seems to help bring up big burps but shes a very windy baby and you can see she's really uncomfortable after a feed but cant seem to get anything up.

baby-1 week left at work for you! exciting! hows the hospital bag coming along?

trix, glad conor seems to be doing a little better. Sometimes Erin still feeds every 2 hours in the night which is so draining. i got 20 minutes sleep between one lot of feeds last night. but she also does 5 hour stretches where i feel so much better on waking up!

Erins hair is falling out but very oddly...she has a triangle bald patch on the front left of her head, means from the side she looks like an old man with hair on the sides but none on top. She doesnt lie on this bit of her head, but i've read some babies lose their hair due to hormone changes after birth. Poor little thing.

Going to get her weighed tomorrow which i'm quite excited about

Hope everyone is doing well, and those who are pregnant are feeling ok and those with babies are getting some sleep!
 
_dreamer_ said:
hey claire, did you try the infacol? did it help? we've been giving Erin infacol, sometimes seems to help bring up big burps but shes a very windy baby and you can see she's really uncomfortable after a feed but cant seem to get anything up.

baby-1 week left at work for you! exciting! hows the hospital bag coming along?

trix, glad conor seems to be doing a little better. Sometimes Erin still feeds every 2 hours in the night which is so draining. i got 20 minutes sleep between one lot of feeds last night. but she also does 5 hour stretches where i feel so much better on waking up!

Erins hair is falling out but very oddly...she has a triangle bald patch on the front left of her head, means from the side she looks like an old man with hair on the sides but none on top. She doesnt lie on this bit of her head, but i've read some babies lose their hair due to hormone changes after birth. Poor little thing.

Going to get her weighed tomorrow which i'm quite excited about

Hope everyone is doing well, and those who are pregnant are feeling ok and those with babies are getting some sleep!
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Yes we did try infacol Dreamer and it did help a bit. Im giving it till wednesday and then im taking her to the doctors because like Erin, it doesnt always work and really seems in pain. She gulps her feeds sometimes and thats what causes it I think. She does burp once or twice with feeds but thats it. She breaks wind alot!!!!

Darcey had 3 really good nights sleeping in her carry cot, but last night she fed every 2 hrs and never really settled between feeds, Im sooo tired!
I think she could be having a growth spurt maybe? Im upping her feeds today to 120ml to see if it helps and going to have to be mean and stretch out her feeds to every 3hrs.

Im also trying bath bottle bed routine. I know Trixie follows this, does anyone
else?
 
claire the bath bottle bed routine defo works for us, even the past 2 nites its been bottle bath bed!!! he would have been fed 2 hours previous as well!but he sleeps from 7.30 till 1..........its the day time thats killing me....he cries all the time..

its a pity cry though not a pain one! omg im soooooooooo tired!
 
trixie79 said:
claire the bath bottle bed routine defo works for us, even the past 2 nites its been bottle bath bed!!! he would have been fed 2 hours previous as well!but he sleeps from 7.30 till 1..........its the day time thats killing me....he cries all the time..

its a pity cry though not a pain one! omg im soooooooooo tired!
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Well it worked a treat :) She went from 10.30- 3am...amazing :)
 
Glad to hear everyone's babies are treating them better....hopefully more sleep will be here soon for all of us!! Jack is doing pretty good with his sleeps. Usually he'll go about 4 hours between feeds at night. But for some reason, it takes him a while to back to sleep. He just lays there and grunts and kicks his arms and legs around! I don't know what that's about. He doesn't seem to do it during the day. So even though he'll go 4 hours, I sometimes only get about 2 hours sleep at a time because I'm laying there listening to him grunt for an hour before he goes to sleep!! So weird. I hope he gets that out of his system soon!

So I go tomorrow to the breastfeeding clinic. I made the appointment when I had mastitis, but of course I had to wait nearly 2 weeks to get in!! So, the mastitis is gone now. But I'm still not producing as much milk from the side I had mastitis on. I can pump 4-5 oz from my "good" boob, but only 2-3 oz from my "bad" boob! I'm still producing more than he's taking in, so I'm still ahead of the game, but I want to try to increase my supply as much as possible, so when I go back to work and am unable to pump as often, I'll still be ahead. So am I the only crazy one who is exclusively pumping? It is definitely more time consuming, but it just works better for me. I like knowing exactly how much he is getting and I definitely feel like he is more satisfied than when I was breast feeding.

Oh, and do any of your little ones have baby acne? Jack has gotten little red bumps on his cheeks. I think my friend who came the other day had on some super strong perfume, and I'm thinking that's what caused it. I read that rubbing breast milk on it helps, but I haven't tried it yet. I was hoping it would go away on it's own.

I'm in one of my friend's wedding this weekend. So it will be the first time I've left Jack for any significant amount of time. Is it wrong that I'm actually looking forward to it?! He'll be staying at my parent's house, and I'll be sleeping there too because they live closer to where my friend is getting married, but I'll be gone the whole day Saturday and he is going to sleep in my mom's room with her since we won't be back til late, so it'll be like he's not there. I think I'm just excited about some grown up time...and not to mention, a grown up drink! Haha! And maybe a full night's sleep!! I've forgotten what that feels like!

Hope everyone is well and our pregnant mamas are hanging in there!! Not much longer for you guys!!

Oh, and I was gonna ask if any of you have decided on what kind of birth control you're planning on using? I really don't want to go on the pill. I haven't been on it since before I was married, and it made me nauseous to take it, plus gain a whole lot of weight! I really want the non-hormonal IUD, but my insurance is through my work and I work at a Catholic hospital, and they don't cover birth control methods of ANY kind. So I'm afraid it'd be too expensive. But I really don't want to rely on the "pull-out" method. It would be my luck to get pregnant first time, just because it took us a while to get pregnant with Jack. I definitely want another kid (sooner rather than later), but I want to wait at least another year or two before we start trying for one.
 
lady i went on the pill as soon as!!! i got my period last week.....i hope i dont gain weight i have a stone to lose!!
conor doesnt have baby achne but does have dry skin...i just use the nighttime lotion....but you should get oilatum for the bath and lotion....its very good.
 
LadyL I was laughing because Giada will sit in her bed at night and do the same grunting and flailing. She kinda stopped doing it though, so there is hope!! It would keep me up too! She also got baby acne starting at about 3 weeks Now it comes and goes and the pediatrician said it's normal.
Trixie glad the crying has calmed a bit. I am noticing that the baby needs to be more stimulated now. Sitting an watching tv with me only lasts so long Now I need to walk around and entertain her. She is still up up twice a night and takes an hour to feed, but I guess she is still young. She eats constantly and is hungry way more than normal. She's growing though We measured her and she is already 24 inches, so maybe she is just requiring a lot of food. How is everyone else doing? Things are good here but I am tired!! Still trying to unpack which doesn't help. I had my followup appt yesterday and dr said I healed very well. It was still sore at the opening when he was touching it. I'm still scared to have sex. I think I will wait a couple weeks! Hope all the pregnant gals and mommies are feeling well!!
 
Glad to know the grunting may not last much longer!! Last night he was doing it so bad, I got up with him and came and slept on the couch. He sleeps in a bassinet by our bed, and I was like, "there's no point in him keeping both of us up", since my husband has to go to work. So, we came into the living room, put him in the Nap Nanny and he went right to sleep. I don't know if any of you have the Nap Nanny, but it is pretty expensive (I only have it bc someone gave it to me as a gift). It's like $150, I think, but it's worth it's weight in gold!! He sleeps so good in it, but I think it has spoiled him from wanting to sleep in anything else!

So, I went to my breastfeeding clinic appt today. And my only problem is....TOO MUCH MILK! Haha! When I told her I was a week ahead on feeds, she said "that is not normal!" I have oversupply, which is why I developed mastitis, bc I was producing so much and not getting emptied out fast enough. She even told me I should consider donating my milk to a milk bank (they pay you for it). It would go to help little preemies in the NICU and such. I don't know how I feel about it, but it is tempting if they paid enough! Ha! But I told her I was selfish and since I have dedicated 9 months of my body growing my baby and then possibly another 6-12 months feeding my baby, I am gonna want my body back to myself for a bit!

Oh, and Jack is up to nearly 10 lbs. The dr said I have good fatty milk! Probably because all I eat is junk! Haha!!

Stranje, how long was Giada when she was born? I think I read, they are supposed to grow 1/2 inch a week. Jack had only grown 1/2 in 2 weeks. I'm worried he's gonna be a shorty. I'm fairly tall, but my husband is on the shorter side, and his whole family is super short. I was really hoping he would get the height from my side of the family. Every male in my family is over 6 feet! (and even a lot of the women are too!) And, I'm with ya on the scared of having sex part! I go in 2 weeks for my follow-up, but I am still so put off sex at the moment, but I feel like I'll owe to my husband once I get the ok from the doc. Friends of mine have told me that to be sure to use some lube. That you may be a lot dryer down there for a while and it can be uncomfortable.
 
Thought I'd catch up if the girls give me a minute to read up..

They both have baby acne - I think part of it is caused by the plastic from the oxygen tubes rubbing against their faces (yup both still on oxygen.. ugh)

Nothing wrong with looking forward to time out - I would love a full night's sleep lol! Hope you enjoy it!

As for birth control, my husband is going to get a vasectomy since we are done with children (we only wanted 2 anyways but the doctor basically said my body can't handle another pregnancy)

The girls grunt all the time lol! They are now 10 wks old (2 wks adjusted). Cassandra is up to 7.4lbs and 20" and Heather is 7lbs and 19.5" which is really great. They had their first vaccines today and both took it pretty well. My biggest struggle has been between the 8:30pm and 12:30am feedings I just can't get the girls to settle down. I wish they'd let me sneak in even an hour of sleep during that time. oh well.

hope everyone is doing well.. off to comfort some crying babies..
 
i'm with you all on the grunting and flailing too, cant believe how noisy babies are!!! i thought it was trapped wind causing her to squirm but she doesnt do it when you hold her.

erins a little fatty lol, shes up to 10lb7oz at 4 weeks (bw 8,5)!!! shes so strong too, pushes her legs to try stand and lifts her head although shes been doing that since 1 week but shes getting even stronger now.

i have my doc checkup in 2 weeks as well. im feeling very nervous about having sex again too. im still a little tender at the moment but seems to be improving daily. im not sure what to do about birth control. i was on the combined pill before. we definitely want another but probably not for a couple of years. with bf im thinking maybe mini pill - i was on this once before but had break through bleeds, hoping the bf will keep this away. for some reason im scared of the implant or coil! maybe implant would be an easier option though hmm.

erin was a bit poorly yesterday, had projectile sick and two lots of projectile poo right across the room as i was lifting her legs. so was scrubbing bright yellow poo off the carpets, door, pram, change table at 3am (my mum did the first lot - bless her!). she was really fussy and crying all day, just wanted to be held, and hardly slept. horrible when they are poorly :(

glad your girlies are up to such a good weight tobaira :)
 
haha i cant wait to have sex, I know its goona b uncomfortable but hope not as bad as w/ my dd that was horrible and i was nervous and tense ,not a good combo... i still have 4 weeks to my pp appt though...pp bleeding is about done so then it will be waiting on af, as 4 bc none 4 me,going to keep track of my cycle and use condoms... i kno so many ppl hate them but i dont mind... ntnp in sept and back ttc in jan :)

Hope everyone is well :)

Bryce is 2 weeks already!! He sleeps great at night 3-4 hrs bet feeds, rarely 2.5.. dr on monday find out his weight, cant wait... Im loving life a ton right now:)
 
Hi everyone

So good to see you're all doing so well and your lo's, i cant wait to get further along and find out what we are having.
Can i ask when did you all start to feel movement and did any of you have an anterior placenta? i cannot wait for my first strong kick. :flower:
 
Babies cant wait to find out what your having.. any guesses.. as far as movement i felt it alot earlier cuz this was my second child, my first was around 18-19 weeks.. this time was 14 weeks..
 
I always felt girl from the start an at the 12 week scan the doc said he couldnt see anything to suggest boy but i guess it was still too early to be sure. Im gonna try book a private scan next week an see if they can tell yet as its soooooooo long till the 20 week scan which for me is 21 weeks as they couldnt fit me in earlier. :brat: :haha:
 
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