Junebugs 2010

[-Linn-]

Emma you can make one at Lilypie

she pood 4-5 times a day and then it went down to once a day for 4 days and now nothing lol.. yeah the HV said it was normal. She gained enough weight and doesn't cry out in pain or anything! But I would feel better if she did a poo soon.

 

[lili24]

Hmmm I don't know I read that being sick a little bit after feeds is normal for babies, so I think they all have a little bit of relflux to an extent, but some have it much worse! I read up on it when Layla started with the projectile vomiting, but I don't think she has it bad enough to need gaviscon or anything.. Those hiccups really piss me off though she hates them..

She's just puked all over my new clean bedding actually, so I'll have to change that now

I think I'd worry after 8 days, but if she isn't in any pain or discomfort then she must be ok! See what the Dr says but can't you also give a little cooled boiled water for constipation? I'm sure she's fine.. What a fab weight, Laylas 25th centime too xx

 

[lili24]

Centile even!!

Maybe you'll get a surprise in the night of the biggest poo ever, that would make you happier im sure

 

[emmadrumm77]

Yeah I bet it will be an explosion when she does have a poo!!!!

Linn, just wondered what a bf ticker was, am happy with my 3.

God it's sticky tonight!!!!

 

[nightkd]

We had a strange night last night... Bean was quite unsettled yesterday...I tried to feed her on the boob at about 8pm (if I'm remembering this correctly!!) she had a little bit and then started wailing again for no apparent reason... So DH swaddled her up real tight (she kind of went off it a while ago, because she usually likes having her arms free) and she slept from about 8 until we woke her up at midnight because she hadn't fed....well she only fed for 5 minutes (she just wouldn't wake up enough!!!) so we were expecting a horrible night....but she slept through until 5:30am!!

Obviously the paediatrician said we could drop her 2am feed if she didn't wake for it... Sooo, not a huge deal, but I was a bit worried about her last night, after she just wouldn't wake up properly for a feed She seems fine though...But I changed her and fed her this morning and (after a short while of being grumbly and wide awake) swaddled her up again and she slept for a good 5 hours again!!

I've been pumping quite a bit today, so we have a good supply in the fridge atm... Trying to get into a pumping schedule a bit though, I got 10oz this morn, then 7oz, then 4oz a few hours ago... Need to pump again soon; I had a small Southern Comfort earlier and it made me feel heady after just a few sips I should be okay to pump now though...all I've read say 2 hours and it's been over 3 now (wanted to play it safe) and I really barely had much at all. =/

Hope everyone is well I'm super eager for a shopping spree soon, I left most of my regular clothes in the UK when we were over at Christmas because I didn't expect to be able to fit straight back into them...so I barely have any wearable clothes here!!!

P.S Evelyn poos ALL DAY LONG, I mean seriously...it's very rare that we'll change her diaper and there WON'T be a poo in it (change before every feed and in between if she's whinging for 'no reason')....

 

[nightkd]

Now that ^ is something to tell her first proper boyfriend, isn't it? "Oh yeah, Evelyn was a very poopy baby!"

 

[nightkd]

CJ - Evelyn throws up after feeding on the boob...almost every time! It's like she just doesn't know when to stop, so she ends up filling herself up too quickly... On the bottle she's absolutely fine (EBM) but we wonder if it's from burping her often (she takes a LOT - 3 to 5oz, so we burp every couple of ounces)...then again she doesn't really get gassy when she's on the boob, so we try to burp her and there's nothing to come up! It's quite frustrating!

Is it odd that I prefer doing bottles? I feel like I'm doing something worthwhile when I clean and prep them for her...like a routine kind of thing...I like it!

xx

 

[littlepne]

kd: My LO has had some similar nights in terms of sleeping lots, for a couple of nights she slept for 6/7 hours. MW said if she's feeding plenty during the day and filling her nappies (again, we have a lot of poo - I think I've got Linn's share as well!!! ) everything should be fine.

Although we were up 3 times last night. Was not impressed at changing the nappy full of poo only for her to do an explosion 5 minutes later! Got daddy to do that one lol

I'm back in quite a few of my pre preg clothes but that's mainly because they were all too big to begin with - still don't need a belt though!!

 

[emmadrumm77]

Kd I wouldn't worry, my other 2 never woke up, I used to put them to bed at 7pm wake them at 11pm and they would then sleep to 7 am. J is different T the moment, but still early days. E is obviously getting enough in the day to let her sleep at night. Well done you for having super boobs xxxx
Your bottle feeding bf milk so I wouldn't worry, you are doing fab Hun xxxx

 

[MrsDramaQueen]

I had a bad night last night. She woke every hour and just wouldn't settle when i put her down. She didn't drink over the amount but just had a lot of gas that wouldn't come up (even with infracol). The night before we had a really good night so i guess this is making up for it. My LO's been getting a lot of hiccups. I've read that baby's shouldn't be bothered by them, but my LO gets so annoyed and starts crying when she gets them and they won't go away.

I think we must be getting Linn's share of poop too, as we had 8 really dirty nappies yesterday. It makes you wonder how something so small can produce so much.

Does anyone elses baby giggle and make funny noises in their sleep? I think it's s cute makes you wonder what their dreaming about x

 

[emmadrumm77]

I had a bad night last night. She woke every hour and just wouldn't settle when i put her down. She didn't drink over the amount but just had a lot of gas that wouldn't come up (even with infracol). The night before we had a really good night so i guess this is making up for it. My LO's been getting a lot of hiccups. I've read that baby's shouldn't be bothered by them, but my LO gets so annoyed and starts crying when she gets them and they won't go away.

I think we must be getting Linn's share of poop too, as we had 8 really dirty nappies yesterday. It makes you wonder how something so small can produce so much.

Does anyone elses baby giggle and make funny noises in their sleep? I think it's s cute makes you wonder what their dreaming about x

Mine had the most amazing poo this morning!!!!! Went everywhere xxx

Yeah J always smiles and giggles in his sleep...................doesn't help me much as i should be trying to sleep when he sleeps at night, but i find myself just gazing at him xxx

 

[-Linn-]

I would be over the moon if my LO didn't wake up. I am sooo tired at 4/5/6 am she just won't settle back to sleep easily. I am sure it is not got anything to do with her needing more milk, she often doesn't even want to drink.

I am sooo tired my OH just won't understand how frustrating it is when she is clearly sooo tired but won't sleep. But I know it will all get easier.

Still no poo, day 9 today!!

 

[MrsDramaQueen]

[/QUOTE]:Mine had the most amazing poo this morning!!!!! Went everywhere xxx

Yeah J always smiles and giggles in his sleep...................doesn't help me much as i should be trying to sleep when he sleeps at night, but i find myself just gazing at him xxx[/QUOTE]

It can be so funny when someone visits and it sounds like fireworks are going off in their nappies. Because their so cute they get away with it. The other day the nappy was so full and as i was clearing it up she was still going.

When i'm in my bed i can hear her giggling on the monitor. I just can't seem to sleep when she makes a noise. My OH has no problem though. Must be the mothers instinct. x x

 

[-Linn-]

My LO giggles and smiles too, I am always watching her when she is asleep, partly to make sure she is actually asleep so that I can sleep too and then because it is soo cute! She screamed in her pram today for the first time, each time I picked her up it stopped instantly. she already learned a great trick there and knows exactly what she wants.

I am not sharing my LOs poo by the way... I want her to do one.

Emma she did lots of amazing big ones before she stopped too.

Been to GP today what a tosser, I don't know if anyone saw my other thread in the baby club, but jesus the guy had no idea what he was talking about.

Just spoke to OH, he was a bit nicer and took a half day holiday so he can take me shopping this afternoon instead of evening. I am so gratefull, my house is such a mess.. now that both girls are asleep in their beds I just can't do anything. Feel too tired and still a bit stressed!

 

[Delilah]

I am sometimes getting windows of 3 hours to work during the day but OMG I am finding it so hard to get things done. I wish I was in a position to have taken time off even a few weeks but we have 3 events over the next 2 weeks that I am promoting and have planning to do for other clients - I am working from home though so that is one saving grace.

I am finding it so difficult to deal with the crying. He is constantly hungry when he wakes up, nappies are wet and soiled all the time and he just eats, cries and takes care of his toilet habits. He has a red bum today as well so I have put a little Sudocrem on it.

I can stare at him too for hours when he is feeding and I am still amazed at this little baby we created.

My friend just turned up wanting to visit for half an hour at lunchtime and I had to ask her to come another time - feel terrible but she didnt check first she said it was ok as she only works up the road but I now feel guilty. I'd asked Paul to come home to give me time to return some phone calls though so knew he wouldnt be too pleased if I invited her in.... I can reply to emails etc but cant return calls if Nathan is crying.

I am stressing myself out too because I'm not efficient atm...

Well done KD on expressing milk I havent tried yet but will - does it hurt?

Linn I hope you get the exploding nappy of all nappies today xxx

Mxx

 

[-Linn-]

Delilah I think he is not maybe always hungry but he doesn't have anything to do when he is awake? My LO is like that when she is hungry she seems a bit greedy how she latches on and drinks and then if she doesn't go back to sleep she starts fussing and looking for more milk and often she will drink a bit then realise she is full and I have to rock her and keep her happy lol. She doesn't ever cry for long and we always end up feeding her again, but I think it's not always hunger that makes her want to feed. But I never even met him, so not sure if it's the case with him sorry just thought!

Bless you I know how hard it is to get anything done. I have no work but 2 LOs and I can barely get the housework done. Hope you can have some more time off soon then, it is hard to imagine what a shock to the system a baby is when it arrives, even I forgot lol... I love her soooo much which is tiring itself and then there is feeling guilty hoping I am able to look after DD1 well enough, sometimes realising I can't split myself in half and the lack of sleep. But I can promise you it will easier, when he is about 2 months he will get more interested in toys and you can play with him when he is awake and it won't all be about feeding.

 

[nightkd]

My girly smiles a LOT and giggles in her sleep It's so sweet I have a couple of videos of it now. The first time I was just filming her smiling and she let out this huge laugh!

Strangely I tend to have issues waking up when she makes noise!! I freak in the morning because I worry she's been crying for ages (even though I know she hasn't..)...I think most of it is, that DH just gets up in the night and has been since she was born (he was trying to let me sleep when we were in hospital) so now my brain just assumes he's dealing with her and doesn't switch on when it needs to!! It's horrible and I feel really bad! I asked DH to wake me up when he gets up with her, so I can at least help out and get into the habit...but he doesn't....

D - I actually enjoy it, it gives me a sense of self satisfaction (filling up the tubs and filling up the fridge with the tubs! ) and I find it hurts less than having her latch on... I tend to just feel a tugging, sometimes it's a little sore, but usually because my nipple isn't placed properly, so I just switch it off and reposition before starting it off slow and speeding up once I know it's comfortable.

I fed Bean at 6:45am and she just woke up at 10am, so I got up and started warming her bottle and she's gone back to sleep

xx

 

[E&L's mummy]

thank you ladies had another awful night last night, ended up in tears again and all hubby did was snore. and then H had a massive puke so needed to give her a bath at 3am, clean my carpet and find some clean pj's for me.

Those of you that have me on FB.....my status about my fab MIL is cos everything else i wanted to write i couldnt cos the family would see.......ggrrrr. hubby goes away for 10 days tomorrow. MIL goes when he gets back. then i have 2 weeks on our own till we move. im really not sure i can do all this and sooo scared of it not being just moving stress etc. im really not sure ive got the strength to deal with PND for a 3rd time. found an old packet of anti-d's in the cupboard and was sooo tempted to start taking them again, just in case but really dont want to either......head is seriously messed up.

 

[Delilah]

E&L speak to your GP honey or call the NHS Direct helpline xxx

Today has been a bad day and the poor little mite has a red bum and diorreaha. I just called the post natal ward about his crying and they said call the out of hours gp but now he is asleep - he hasnt slept all day just cried, pooped and fed.

Sorry for moaning because this seems like all the good things dont exist and they do - I love watching him when he's feeding and when he first wakes up and when he's sleeping and I am amazed that we made this perfect little baby.

Could it be the sore bum/diorreaha that is making him cry so much? I am waiting for the out of hours gp to call us back now. I feel so helpless.

 

[-Linn-]

E&L hugs I agree with D see your GP or HV. I was depressed today as well, but I know it's just a day, cause if I thought yesterday that I was tired, then I was wrong lol!! If you feel bad and you need meds, there is nothing to be ashamed of, it is not your fault. But maybe it will pass and is just sheer exhaustion.

Delilah noone thinks you are moaning, everything is normal, the worrying and all that.. babies are very hard work!! If he has actually got diarrhea (breastfed babies poo can be mistaken for this) then of course it would make him cry as his wee belly would be hurting him! Are you on antibiotics? What colour is his poo?

Sending you massive hugs, I know exactly what it feels like when you are helpless like that, unfortunitely those little babies can't talk and tell us what's bothering them.

My babies are both in bed, O is talking and complaining a little as she wants to watch the telly lol... and E is making grunting noises, I am sat here with 2 babyphones praying she won't be awake again for the day from 4.30 am like today! I need sleep tonight.