June Bundles of Joy - 2016

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Angel I would go with what the Drs say whilst she's ill (well recovering) and in hospital and you are dealing with significant weight loss. Then after that I would go with what the infant feeding specialist says. I found that Arthur used up a lot of energy suckling at first. This is great if they haven't already lost weight and need all the energy they can get! Hope her CRP is less than 4 soon and that she doesn't go over the 12% xx

Tinky when my waters went it was like a gush then nothing, then I would move or stand and I would feel another gush. At one point I was stood up with my trousers down (pj's, when they first went!) and it literally ran out of me. Not great!!

Karli (and anyone else) how long does it take your baby to drink a 4oz bottle on average? Arthur can take up to 45 mins! I'm winding him 3 or at least 2 times during that though. Maybe I don't need to do that. In the night it only takes 20 mins
 
Boo44 said:
Angel I would go with what the Drs say whilst she's ill (well recovering) and in hospital and you are dealing with significant weight loss. Then after that I would go with what the infant feeding specialist says. I found that Arthur used up a lot of energy suckling at first. This is great if they haven't already lost weight and need all the energy they can get! Hope her CRP is less than 4 soon and that she doesn't go over the 12% xx

Tinky when my waters went it was like a gush then nothing, then I would move or stand and I would feel another gush. At one point I was stood up with my trousers down (pj's, when they first went!) and it literally ran out of me. Not great!!

Karli (and anyone else) how long does it take your baby to drink a 4oz bottle on average? Arthur can take up to 45 mins! I'm winding him 3 or at least 2 times during that though. Maybe I don't need to do that. In the night it only takes 20 mins
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My husband gave Georgia a 4oz bottle of ebm whilst I was with my eldest who was having surgery and he said it took about 10 minutes.
 
Yes Arthur takes EBM faster than formula. I'm wondering if he's outgrown the newborn teat although he's only just tipping 8lb so I'm not sure!
 
Tinky, let us know what happens! I had a lot if clear mucusy discharge towards the end but the bloody and discolored discharge usually only came out when I wiped.

My daughter finally pooped so that's a relief. I've been paranoid about pooping because the pediatrician said its a sign she's not getting enough food, and she lost so much weight after birth.

Angel, I hope your baby's weight increases. I know it's hard to see her lose. :(

Boo, Hannah takes 2oz of formula in like 5 minutes but we usually spend 5 to 10 mins burping her or being in the lookout for spit up.
 
Poppy takes about 10 mins. But I was trying to burp her half way through and she is so greedy she would just cry and not part with any wind, now I let her have as much as she wants in one go, which is generally about 2.5/3oz and then burp her, then she has the other ounce. Sometimes she doesn't have it at all, but the actual feeding takes no where near as long as burping. ��
 
Angel - that sounds like a difficult situation, I'm not sure what I would in your shoes, go with what you feel would be best, it's hard to know which doctor to listen to. :hugs:

Tinky - with DS mine went in one big gush followed by a few minutes of tiny trickles and then nothing. I would ring the midwives and ask if they want you to go in because of the coloured aspect.
 
I'm pretty sure that baby has decided to move upwards! At my appointment his head was really low down and I had started feeling his feet much lower, tonight sadly his feet are up at the top of my belly again. He clearly just doesn't want to meet us. :nope:
 
I think I'm having contractions and no more coloured discharge so going to wait until morning and see what happens. I was in the assessment unit this morning and they didn't think it was my waters - just my show.
 
Wow only 10 mins! Think I'll stop winding him so often because that 40 mins is taken up a lot with winding!
 
Mamas using formula or who have used formula in the past... which kind are you using? Hannah has bad gas (farts) and we are thinking about switching to something more gentle on the tummy. She also has had hiccups a lot after feedings (both bottle and breast so not sure if it's related).
 
I was using Cow & Gate until today actually. I brought that because it's the most easy to get for me, but it didn't actually agree with my older two and Poppy's not getting on to well with it either. She's struggling to poo. So we've switched over to Aptimel today which is what I used before after tummy issues. Hopefully things will improve a bit.
They do make comfort formulas so that will be the next step for us if this doesn't help :)
 
Last night the only pump on the ward broke! They did eventually borrow one but by then there was a queue of women needing it. It was the last straw really for me. I made a decision not to pump after each feed anymore. It means we will probably be combined feeding indefinitely now but that actually really worked for us with our son once I accepted it.

I will still pump the right when she doesn't feed well, if the pump is available, as I want to even out. She has such a preference for the left that I am lopsided!
 
Oh and her notes say sepsis now, no "query" anymore. Nobody has talked to us about it. I think someone else's baby had the same thing? I can't look through posts as internet keeps cutting out. But does sepsis mean it was a blood infection? Or is it just a word for infection? Google says both/:/
 
Starlight- I used similac with my son and he did really well on it
 
Happy due date Tinky. I hope those contractions were/are working. Xx

Angel, I'm glad you have made a decision on combination that works for you lovely. I have no clue on the notes about infection, but to say I'm thinking of you and baby Juniper. Xx
 
It was Georgia hun. No one really talked to us about it either. I think because sepsis is a scary word :hugs:

The neonatal dr told us she had an infection in her blood. And later it was mentioned that sepsis is the most common infection in newborns. Perhaps it's not that big of a deal to them :shrug: G had 10 days of antibiotics but she fought off sepsis much better than I fought the infection in my uterus!

Oh man how did they only have one pump! I think expressing on the ward was by far the worst thing for me. I felt so uncomfortable and nurses just wandered in and I felt panicked every time.
 
Yesterday I had braxton hicks irregularly all day, nothing too painful but some definitely uncomfortable. I went to bed early to see if anything would happen but they disappeared.
Woke up about 20 minutes ago and have just had my bloody show, I phoned day care as it was more pinkish/reddish colour and they've said to just keep an eye on both blood and babies movements. I'm hoping it's a sign but also trying not to get my hopes up as I know some ladies lose theirs and still have days to go yet. :)
 
Contractions fizzled out overnight but feel like they're starting up again now so we'll see what happens.
Mum22ttc you sound in a similar situation to me - hopefully our babies are on the way.
 
Lil_Pixie said:
It was Georgia hun. No one really talked to us about it either. I think because sepsis is a scary word :hugs:
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The neonatal dr told us she had an infection in her blood. And later it was mentioned that sepsis is the most common infection in newborns. Perhaps it's not that big of a deal to them :shrug: G had 10 days of antibiotics but she fought off sepsis much better than I fought the infection in my uterus!

Oh man how did they only have one pump! I think expressing on the ward was by far the worst thing for me. I felt so uncomfortable and nurses just wandered in and I felt panicked every time.
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I thought it was Georgia but I couldn't search the previous pages :hugs: All they have said to us is "infection" and when I've asked more they say "we often never find out for sure". How long were you in hospital with her Pixie?
 
Karli just reading about the formula - someone told me HiPP organic formula is the best for windy uncomfortable babies. I used it with my second and it was brill. The only reason I'm not using it this time is the box is such a faff (!) and hubby didn't want to haha. So we're using aptamil
 
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