January Jellybeans 2013!...

[ARuppe716]

I love how this thread is transitioning into baby talk... Thank goodness we can discuss all these challenges with each other!

 

[Betheney]

Once we've ALL had our babies rather than start a parenting thread i'm going to ask admin to move this one to the parenting section



Then we can be JANUARY JUNIORS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Betheney]

I thought 1 breast per feed was enough for Cayde since he would detach by himself and turn away or fuss if I offered the breast again but feeds were every 1.5-2 hours. I find tho that if I offer the other breast he latches on again and drinks just as much from that one, and we are back up to feeds every 3-4 hours.

This is what happened with me and Eva, i thought doing one full feed is the best idea as you get max hindmilk and she would detach herself but like you i offered the second one anyway after a while and found she would take it too. it was during her one sided phase that she didn't gain any weight. I always worry when people tell me that one side per feed is all they do. But it's not really my place to tell them to be careful just because it didn't work for Eva doesn't mean it wont work for them. Sometimes now Remi DOES only have one feed but it's definitly when he's only refusing the other side most of the time he's a two sided boy.

 

[Betheney]

Let me know what the nurse says Betheney!

Nurse said perfectly fine! she said never wake a sleeping baby, you both NEED the sleep. I said i had a friend with the same concern but her baby is 1 month old and she said it's fine. She said the 6 hour rule is generally the very early weeks, so maybe it's just the first 2 weeks, i didn't ask her to specify exactly how many weeks.

 

[Leinzlove]

Induction in 14 hours... I'll be soon holding my January Jellybean. As will we all who aren't already!

 

[jrowenj]

My BF challeneg at the moment is that my nipples are hurting so badly. I've tried rubbing milk on them and lanolin but they hurt so bad : ( am I doing something wrong? I'd think after 3 weeks of BF'ing it would stop hurting by now...

 

[span]

Both my girls are/have been mainly one side feeders, apart from evenings. Meg dropped a centile line when she started sleeping through (75th to 50th). Darcey put on an ounce short of a pound in 5 days
recently the little porker.

Jamie - have you had his latch checked recently? Are you in pain during the whole feed or just the start? It shouldn't be THAT painful by now so it's worth getting checked in case he has a tongue tie or you (or both of you) have thrush. X

 

[span]

Oh and good luck Leinz and congratulations Mamaspath. X

 

[BlossomJ]

Good luck Leinz! Hope it goes well!

I'm so far behind all of you - feels like a different world now everyone is talking about what their babies are doing & we still haven't even got a favourite name my next appointment isn't until Wednesday, but it's just a scan, they won't check my cervix, so I have no idea how long it'll be. Could still take a month before she arrives I guess

 

[darkstar]

Good luck Leinz! Hope it goes well!

I'm so far behind all of you - feels like a different world now everyone is talking about what their babies are doing & we still haven't even got a favourite name my next appointment isn't until Wednesday, but it's just a scan, they won't check my cervix, so I have no idea how long it'll be. Could still take a month before she arrives I guess

I feel a little left out with all the baby talk too

 

[BlossomJ]

I think it was inevitable, there seemed to be far more people due in the first half of the month! It's lovely to hear how everyone is getting on & watch the babies changing, it's just weird when that all still seems so far away for us Hopefully not to long for you now though... happy 40 weeks!

 

[jrowenj]

I dunno. My nipples are just so sore and starting to crack : (

 

[ARuppe716]

So Oliver was due for a feeding last night and I've been instructed to wake him until his weight improves. He would not rouse and after 4 hours still wouldn't get up and eat. When he eventually woke up his cough was terrible and it made him so upset he cried really hard which made the congestion a worse... Such an awful cycle. Then he refused to latch I think due to difficulty breathing with the congestion. I was in years because he needs to eat plus the cough sound is awful. Thank goodness we had some pumped milk and dh was able to get him a bottle while I pumped to relieve the pressure. The pediatrician opens in 2 hours... This has been such a long night for us.

 

[BlossomJ]

I dunno. My nipples are just so sore and starting to crack : (

I'd also say get the latch checked. It could be that baby isn't taking quite enough of the breast into it's mouth. Feeding on the end of the nipple would cause pain... Also, to get some relief you could try a different feeding position (like rugby hold?). I had thrush with DS, but was also getting shooting pains going into the breast tissue, not just sore nipple & DS had white patches in his mouth. You don't always get all the symptoms though.... definitely get some advice before it gets any worse

 

[BlossomJ]

... Also with thrush it tends not just to hurt at the start of the feed, but during and after.

 

[BlossomJ]

ARuppe - Really hope he improves! It's so hard when they are so small & fragile & there is so little you can do

 

[Leinzlove]

I'll be having a January Jellybean soon. Induction today 315pm Eastern. So either Jan. 14 or Jan. 15. I'll update as I can on FB. Please take whatever is needed to update this thread. Eeeeek!

I sure hope I have some baby birthday buddies!

 

[Betheney]

Span and blossom has some great advice Jrow. The latch sounds like it isn't right. Do you squish your nipple into a long flat bit between your fingers before shoving it in babies mouth? If I just wait for Remi to do a wide mouth and then just put him on he doesn't take enough in. I really need to bunch up the aeroela and nipple and shove it in his wide open mouth. I do strongly suggest the rugby hold it made a world of difference when Eva was newborn. It also puts strain and pressure on a different side of the nipple as baby is sucking a different side of the nipple so you should have some releif. I really don't think I was still in that much pain at 3.5weeks. But stick with the lanolin because it will help if you do get cracked nipples. If baby does turn out to have a tongue tie don't be discouraged, it meant it was physically impossible for you to feed and you can always exclusively pump until it is snipped.

 

[Betheney]

Also sorry for all the baby talk to the mummas who are still pregnant. Remi is 7.5weks and I've been dying for baby talk now it's finally here I can't hold back!!! Lol

 

[BlossomJ]

Also sorry for all the baby talk to the mummas who are still pregnant. Remi is 7.5weks and I've been dying for baby talk now it's finally here I can't hold back!!! Lol

No need to apologise Betheney! I wouldn't expect you all to sit there biting your tongues until every last baby was born!