January Jellybeans 2013!...
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We noticed a marked increase in her alertness as it was leaving her body... Shes up usually from 2pm til 5... Catnaps for an hour ..feeds and is up with us til 10pm, and sleeps all night with two feeds in between..usually around 1:30...5:30am then we get up at 9:30 am. And beleive it or not..she wakes on her own like clockwork!
I will warn you, Violet had a lovely schedule going. I was satisfied with it. And then it all went to crap for 3 days. Last night she slept well again. Growth spurts, maybe???
Just when I think I have her figured out....
Same here! Blake was sleeping 6 hrs at night and I went bragging and now he's up every 3 hrs to eat at night! Booooo
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I've been trying to push Blake's chin but he's got some strong jaw!
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We noticed a marked increase in her alertness as it was leaving her body... Shes up usually from 2pm til 5... Catnaps for an hour ..feeds and is up with us til 10pm, and sleeps all night with two feeds in between..usually around 1:30...5:30am then we get up at 9:30 am
I will warn you, Violet had a lovely schedule going. I was satisfied with it. And then it all went to crap for 3 days. Last night she slept well again. Growth spurts, maybe???
Just when I think I have her figured out....
Yes there was a night or two where ella was having what I thought was growth spurts too, she was just sooooooo hungry!!!!
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Had Doctor appt today went from 1 cm to 1.5 and pretty thinned out. Head is low and could be felt. Lost a small piece of my plug today. Made a little progress today. Hopeful for more progress soon!
went from 1 cm to 1.5 and pretty thinned out. Head is low and could be felt. Lost a small piece of my plug today. Made a little progress today. Hopeful for more progress soon!
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We had a growth spurt last night and were up every hour for part of the night feeding. Dh finally sent me to bed as I was starting to sleep while nursing. He can give a bottle if needed. But then we got a few hours in a row which was nice. He had a dr appt today and is back to his birth weight which is great news at 12 days especially considering the challenges we've had! The dr also thinks this cold should be out of his system within the next few days. Life will be much better at that point. His congestion seems to be worse at night and its heart breaking listening to him cough in bed. I can't wait until he can sleep peacefully!
There is some improvement today. To clarify, the schedule they are having us do is 10 minutes on each breast of actively sucking and swallowing, followed by whatever she wants in formula every two and a half hours. So, when we took her in yesterday, she was down to 7 pounds 13 ounces, and was yellow head to toe. Today, she was 8 pounds 4.5 ounces and her body is no longer yellow. YAY!
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did any of the ladies who have given birth have a runny nose before they went into labour?
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I've had a stuffy runny nose off and on for a couple weeks now. I'm not sure if its a sign or not. Hope so though
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I've had a stuffy runny nose off and on for a couple weeks now. I'm not sure if its a sign or not. Hope so though
that's what i was hoping lol got 3 days left and it's kinda just crept up on me i don't even feel like i am ill or anything it's just a runny nose so who knows!
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Great news brier!
Archie seems to be a really cuddly baby, especially at night time. He doesn't seem to want to settle unless being cuddled but during the day is happy to go straight into his crib and straight asleep. Different story at night!
I have midwife tomorrow to be discharged and health visitor coming around. Appointment for tongue snip has been moved to Wednesday next week. He seems quite constipated tonight, poo is yellow (chicken korma stage) but more solid than the usual toothpaste like texture. Bless him 
any tips ladies? He is formula-fed at the moment, 3oz which he guzzles down!
Think DH is feeling neglected in the old BD'ing department and cuddles department. I have GP apt nxt week re contraceptive pill, not that I'm contemplating BD'ing anytime soon!
Archie has his first sleepover with his nanny planned for Sunday. I was quite anxious at first but am getting used to the idea now, although I'm sure ill get up in the middle of the night and drive over there x
Archie seems to be a really cuddly baby, especially at night time. He doesn't seem to want to settle unless being cuddled but during the day is happy to go straight into his crib and straight asleep. Different story at night!
I have midwife tomorrow to be discharged
and health visitor coming around. Appointment for tongue snip has been moved to Wednesday next week. He seems quite constipated tonight, poo is yellow (chicken korma stage) but more solid than the usual toothpaste like texture. Bless him any tips ladies? He is formula-fed at the moment, 3oz which he guzzles down! Think DH is feeling neglected in the old BD'ing department and cuddles department. I have GP apt nxt week re contraceptive pill, not that I'm contemplating BD'ing anytime soon!
Archie has his first sleepover with his nanny planned for Sunday. I was quite anxious at first but am getting used to the idea now, although I'm sure ill get up in the middle of the night and drive over there x
I know what you mean, Remi is the same, but it's really if he's opening his mouth already and i just need it that little bit wider.
If i force it open not only is he pretty strong but their tongue will usually stay against the roof of their mouth which pushes the nipple straight out when they move it. I think that's why people usually don't recommend it because if you force a babies mouth open they keep their tongue up, but i just do it when his mouth is already open and asking for nipple but i need it more open. OOORRR sometimes i do open his mouth when it's not open and i look and can see his tongue on the roof of his mouth, i can wait and watch and if he drops his tongue (like clicks it down) i can then shove in my booby. haha
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The lactation consultant when I was in the hospital had me working with Oliver with a bottle to work on his latch... She would have me take the nipple of the bottle and tickle his upper lip. If he opened really wide give him a few drinks from the bottle. That way he learns that he gets reward when opening the way he needs to when nursing. She suggested doing this for a few minutes and then either feeding him the bottle or putting him on the breast for a full meal. She also really encouraged not letting him nurse unless he is properly latched, otherwise he gets lazy about opening. Hope that helps! The one good thing about having to be in the hospital so long was getting to work with all the nurses and full staff of lactation consultants!
I did always wonder if opening his mouth myself was bad because it's not properly teaching him that if he wants to feed he HAS to open his mouth wide himself.
The special care nursery also use bottles to help babies develop their suck.
