**February Babies**

[_laura]

Poor baby has cradle cap. Hope it doesn't last too long

Cradle crap does not leave any time soon. Finn's had it for 2 months. We've used oil, bathed him daily, bathed him weekly...It does not want to leave.

I just keep myself occupied by picking at it.

Ditto. Tori has cradle cap as well. It's not as awful as it used to be but it's so strange and weird looking!

I don't know if you guys get it in the US, but I use something called Dentinox cradle cap shampoo for Max and within a week it was 99% gone!

 

[holly2234]

I might do top ups with formula while I'm at college as it's only for a few weeks, as I finish when I pass my assessments which shouldn't take me long as I only have 7 left and I have at least 3 clients per week! So 3 - 4 weeks tops as I've got 2 exams too! Can't wait to get it sorted and out the way! Sorted income support out today, but planning on looking for a part time job after I finish college as I'm going to wait a year before I go back to do my level 3! And they worked out at the job centre that I'd be better off get a job 16 hours a week, I need all the money I can get if I want to move out soon! I feel like things are falling into place now! It feels so good to get thongs organized, I might even sort through all Robbies clothes tomorrow! Bag all the clothes that are too small and give them away! I had a proud mummy moment tonight! When I was kissing his chin, he gave me the biggest smile ever! It was a real one too as he didn't have any wind! And he did it again when I kissed his chin! Health visitor must have been right after all! Xxxx

Aww thats lovely! Im meant to be going back to work now but my boss isnt getting back to me on any work as usual... So im looking for another job now too. What course do you do at college?

 

[SarahhhLouise]

I'm doing my nvq level 2 hairdressing nearly completed my 2nd year now, so will be qualified in July, but most salons won't take on unless your nvq level 3 qualified, hiw much does Erin drink in a feed? As I've got to pump u don't know how much he's having ATM as he's being breastfed and need a rough idea on how much too pump? Wish I could see how much he was having do I knew? Xxxx

 

[holly2234]

Ohh nice I used to go to my local college and get my hair done cause it was way cheaper. Plus i found students make a better job than people who have worked in salons for years.

She has between 3 to 4oz every feed. Thats every 3-4 hours too. Also surestart centres can lend you a pump if you dont have one straight away. Ive borrowed one at the moment until one i bought off a lady on here arrives and its really good. Have you tried hand expressing? I did that for 2 weeks after she was born before i got the pump.

 

[SarahhhLouise]

ive got a pump i bought for when i go back to college hun, my health visitor said around 3 -4 oz but i thought id check with someone who knew and who had a baby around the same age, and well erin is the same age thanks hun, i might try expressing a bit begfore so i can see what hes like with bottles and that and so he can get used to them a bit before i just give him one lol. i find that at college too hun, you try harder as your tutor checks your work plus you dont tend to cut corners and do everything the proper way to pass assessments and is way cheaper, i love doing clients at college its really good to be able to do real clients and not just friends as it more like a salon then xxxx

 

[holly2234]

I bought a hand pump before Erin was born but it just doesnt work! I cant get anything from it at all. I can only do it by hand or with electric. Even the electric pumps dont get as much out as i can by hand for some reason.

I dont really get my hair done anymore because its either too expensive or i dont have time. But once in a salon they put red and blonde in my hair at once. I obviously ended up with weird pink bits scattered about and i looked like candy floss! I never did go back there.

 

[SarahhhLouise]

I tried my pump today and couldn't get anything out, so did it by hand and got an oz out, what a waste of 26 quid! Which one did you get? Mines the tomee tipee one. I need to get mine done but might have to wait until I go back to college as I can't leave Robert for long because of breast feeding and at the college salon a full head of highlights could take 5 hours and that's a long time to leave him really. Xxxx

 

[holly2234]

I had the Tommee Tippee one too. I couldnt get anything out either. When i first started hand expressing i could only get 1oz out too. Now i can get 7 or 8. It takes forever though. I bought a Medela Swing electric pump from someone on here. Its not as good as the one i borrowed from surestart but it works. So now i pump on one side and hand express on the other side at the same time so it doesnt take so long. Its just finding what works best for you to express i think. Keep trying

 

[lauram_92]

are you talking about the tommee tippee manual pump? thats the one i use..
woah, holly you get 7 or 8oz each time? how often do you pump?

 

[SarahhhLouise]

yeah thats the one ive got and it doesnt work.. i might get one with my maternity grant when i get it. i may see how it goes but my have to top up with formula. what formula do you use with your breast milk holly? Me and Oh are going through a real rough patch atm, but trying to make it work now, wish he wasnt so paranoid, i dont know how much time he thinks i have on my hands to do these things, robert takes up all my time, i get an hour here and there when hes sleeping,but in that time im either loading the washer,tidying up or having a bath and what not. i hop we can work things out soon though, i love him so much xx

 

[holly2234]

are you talking about the tommee tippee manual pump? thats the one i use..
woah, holly you get 7 or 8oz each time? how often do you pump?

Thats the pump i mean. Am i using it wrong or something?!
I pump 2 or 3 times a day now. Im doing pretty much 50/50 breast and formula now.

 

[holly2234]

yeah thats the one ive got and it doesnt work.. i might get one with my maternity grant when i get it. i may see how it goes but my have to top up with formula. what formula do you use with your breast milk holly? Me and Oh are going through a real rough patch atm, but trying to make it work now, wish he wasnt so paranoid, i dont know how much time he thinks i have on my hands to do these things, robert takes up all my time, i get an hour here and there when hes sleeping,but in that time im either loading the washer,tidying up or having a bath and what not. i hop we can work things out soon though, i love him so much xx

Mine doesnt work either :S
I use SMA just because it said suitable for combination feeding on the tin.
I hope things get better for you. Babies do take up a lot of time and when we do have 5 minutes we want it to do something normal like have a shower in peace Speaking of which... My bath broke! Its got a crack right through it so we cant use it. Getting a new one on saturday morning but having to shower at a neighbours house and its kind of awkward!

 

[lauram_92]

i am actually kinda excited for when my milk supply dries up, formula won't be such a pain in the butt because every feed he takes i have to express a bottle, where as formula i could make two or so at once!
did you remember to put the little white triangle shaped bit in? i always forget that bit & it just doesn't work without it.. sometimes i have to squeeze the pump & hold it squeezed for a few seconds at the start, must take your milk to the surface or something cause then it starts coming out..

 

[holly2234]

Yeah i remembered to put it in but no joy. The milk leaked out the front all over me! My supply has really reduced the past couple of days. I can only get 2ish feeds a day now so i think it will be formula only pretty soon. I bet pumping in the night for every feed is horrible How much is Oliver taking now?

 

[lauram_92]

I always get leaked on so I put a towel down over myself. "/
Sometimes my supply seems to reduce then it is normal, weird. It is all just a waiting game I think, but I've been pretty lucky so far.
Pumping in the night is horrible, I'm up for an hour with every bottle he takes because he needs winded for so long, then I have to express on top of that & sterilise the pump.
He takes 3-5oz. Hardly every 5oz though, only if he has a break and plays on his mat for a bit then takes some more of the bottle, used to always take 4oz but recently it's been 3½..

 

[holly2234]

Erins on about 3 1/2 to 4 as well. Shes been eating loads at the moment though. She now has all formula and one bottle of breast milk in the night. One thing i did notice is she doesnt poo half as much! Is that normal when they have mostly formula?
Laura im sorry i keep forgetting to text you back! I look at it then put my phone down to do something then completely forget. Ill try to be less of a muppet The hour long night feeds are horrible Since i started pumping a bottle before bed that can stay out for 5 hours for the first feed and making up one formula for the fridge for the second, the feeds take 20 minutes from feed to wind to change and back asleep. Anyway i have to go to work. Ive even managed to do the washing AND eat breakfast today before going out. I call that an achievement

 

[lauram_92]

last few days my milk supply is like gone. i struggle to get a bottles worth so himself will be on formula soon enough. what do you use formula wise?
yeah formula babies poo like one a day if not longer! so weird.
how are you finding working?

 

[DazedConfused]

Hey guys, if you want to try and improve your milk supply or get it back try loads of skin to skin with your LO and fenugreek tea.

If not what an awesome achievement, pumping for all that time!

 

[SarahhhLouise]

i used to worry abour robert pooing because my sister told me breastfed babies shouldnt poo very often and robbie poos at least 3 - 4 times a day, not very much iykwim but he still does, but my health visitor said its fine as hes obviously putting on weight like he should be doing. i read that breastfed babies could go for a week without pooing.. dont think robbie has even gone a day tbh. i think ill use sma then holly and my pump has the white triangle too, i might try it again like you said laura, got my money through now so if not i will buy an electric one. im worried about my milk drying up when i go back to college as i wont be able to pump during college, but its only 2 days a week, so it shouldnt right? hows everyones LO's now? robbies getting so big and starting to smile a bit more now when you tickle his chin or his nose! hes also not sleeping very good anymore, if i put him down when hes fell aslepp, he will sleep for like 20 mins on hs own before crying today is the first day i have put him down and hes slept for longer, hope it gets betetr as i dont want him in the routine of not being able to sleep unless hes cuddled up with me. also going to have to get him a cot very soon as his moses basket is getting too small! xxxx

 

[lizardbreath]

Hey how is everyones Little ones doing at night , Im having a Horrible Time with Katherine. I dont remember Jaymee being this bad at night. She wont sleep at all during the Night , Last night she was up from 12-130 2-3 4-5 630-9 Its killing me , because Jaymee gets up at 9 -930 everyday and goes and goes and goes , she only has an hour nap at 2 and Katherine has been getting up at 2. So im running on no sleep ,OH is not helping get up with her then has the nerve to tell me Hes tired.... Sorry I just needed to get this out Im so exaused Its really getting to me I can hardly Function anymore