March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[Cherrybump]

wow cant wait until paige stays awake little through the day lol she's only really awake for a hour each fed. yesterday ryans mum had her on the floor for hours awake i tried this early she just feel asleep lol will try again later though xx

 

[rose.]

Cherry, it's only in the last week or so that Alfie's been more awake. So I'm sure Paige will start waking for longer soon I've been very lucky with Alfie's routine though - generally (with the odd bad day as the exception) he's asleep from 10/11pm until 9am with 2 night feeds in between. He then feeds a lot and stays awake between 9 and 1ish, then has a sleep which can either be short or quite long depending on what we are doing and whether he's hungry. He then feeds a lot on/off between about 4 and 7.30, then he either naps or cluster feeds for most of the evening

 

[skeet9924]

Has anyone else experienced constipation with their lo.. Carson has only pood 1 time since Friday and that was on Sunday..now it's Wednesday and still nothing but a lot of toots... The poor guy seems so uncomfortable

 

[MrsChezek]

Thx rose! Which push chair did u get? Is that a stroller? Is it different than a pram? I love all the British words!

Cherry - I wish Hayden would fall asleep!!! Wanna swap babies for a day?? *

The thing is that she's tired and grouchy but won't sleep which means a lot of crying and nothing will soothe her except for snoozing on my boob!!! I would let her just hang on my boob but I'm a bit protective of them as they still are tender and can get spree very easily so I don't want to risk that or I'll be forced to pump and bottle feed which I prefer not to do! It's so much easier just to breastfeed directly!!!

Happy anniversary to all you wonderful ladies - hope you are able to celebrate in a special way

Skeet - my doc said that their poop will decrease to up to even once a week so perhaps Carson has become very efficient? Was his poop on Sunday normal consistency? They say that unless their poop is actually solid like our poop that it's not constipation...

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[skeet9924]

yes it was..it was runny and explosive lol...

 

[Kte]

MrsC: Oof! Sounds like you have had your hands more than a little bit full! I hope the soreness stops for you soon too

Skeet: Sorry, not experienced it so i've no advice. Hope he poops soon for you

Cherry: She will get there with her awake time, then you will want 5 mins peace. Just enjoy those sleepy baby cuddles for a while longer

Sophie has awake time even now, sometimes I have to pop her in her bed / moses basket to sort Chloe or bottles or something and I feel so mean! I usually leave a little teddy or something for her to look at, we talk rubbish to her too . . . but I was expecting a bit more time before it happened! I shouldn't be surprised really, Chloe has endless energy, looks like they will both be bouncing along together!

 

[Cherrybump]

Thanks ladies. oh no i couldnt swap babies lol

She woke at 5.30 and has been up since. I pop her back into her basket about half hour ago as she was dosing off she still hasnt fallen asleep yet lol just whining every now and then lol

 

[rose.]

Mrs c, it's the graco Evo in lime green and is a stroller! You can get a pram attachment for it but the stroller lies flat and is very padded and comfy so I don't think I'm going to need it seeing as it will be spring time soon. You're right it is funny how we all call them different things!!

 

[skeet9924]

cherry tats awesome that you can put her down awake without fussing... Carson cries the moment i put him down when hes awake

 

[baby_bray]

cherry tats awesome that you can put her down awake without fussing... Carson cries the moment i put him down when hes awake

Abby too! She's such a doll, but I can't put her down! And I'm trying to up my milk supply by feeding, then 10-15mLs on BM by bottle, then pump. And I can't pump if I can't put her down! And I can't keep giving her small supplements of BM if I can't pump! Ugh! Vicious cycle!

 

[paula181]

Hi ladies

To all that are formula feeding have any of you tried aptimal comfort n if so was it any good??

My little fella has been so restless today n crying a lot, he also seems to be holding onto his wind too! I tried water but he threw up so I'm thinking maybe he needs to try comfort milk

 

[Kte]

Have you tried infacol for his wind? I use that before a normal feed for Sophie and it helps. We don't use comfort milk but i'm sure I someone on here is using comfort but i can't remember who sorry

 

[baby_maybe]

Paula - not sure about the aptamil comfort, but Ruben is on the cow and gate comfort milk and he is much better on it than he was on the normal cow and gate. He ended up on it because of being on gaviscon as that can make them constipated and the comfort milk just about stops that from happening. We tried him back on the normal stuff over the weekend and even though it was only half the bottles he was back to being awful again within 24 hours, since we switched back to just the comfort milk he's been much more settled, although is still a little windy come early-mid evening.

AFM - I'm an auntie again My little sister (there's actually only 18 months between us!) gave birth in the early hours of this morning to another little boy, she had one girl, one boy already. He weighed 9lb and is called Charlie I've seen a pic of him, but since she lives about 200 miles away from me it will be a while before I meet him properly, same for her with Ruben, but I'm sure we'll arrange something soon

The last couple of nights Ruben has slept so much better, he actually went 5 hours from 11-4 and then until about 8.15 so I managed 2 good chunks of sleep, getting a little tired now though, but just trying to fit in watching a film with DH before I feed him again and go to bed

 

[Lou1234]

Hi everyone.

Can't believe my little girl is going to be 6 weeks old on Saturday!

Skeet - apparently babies aren't constipated unless the poo is quite solid. Not going for a day or so is normal and so are the noises they sometimes make. Just be warned when they finally go - wow! Elizabeth is normally very regular in that department until yesterday. She went about 34 hours with no dirty nappy and then went earlier today. It went everywhere! I'm talking belly button and all the creases between her legs and her lower back!

I'm making sure I'm still going out every day. I regularly meet with the ladies I met at the NCT course. If I've got no plans I'll take myself off our for a walk along the canal or do a few laps of the park. Bring on the warmer weather!

 

[rose.]

Congratulations baby maybe on the new arrival. How lovely to have them so close in age

Lou, that's great that you go out every day! I really need to make more of an effort. I do go out a fair bit and I love it when I'm actually out. It's just all the preparation and worry about feeding! I am going to mothercare today to shop which is one of my favourite outings as there is a comfy nursing room.

 

[MrsChezek]

Yeah I would never be able to pump without my DH working from home! He takes Hayden for a bit and I can pump in peace - very grateful! Otherwise her short naps are too short to pump!

And I totally hear you on the wanting to go out but finding it too overwhelming cause of the on the go feeding rose. I'd like to go out everyday but with her eating every hour or do right now I've chickened out!!! I have a morning playdate with 3 other moms - meeting at a local Starbucks and then going for a stroll. I hope she doesn't go bonkers!!!

EDIT: oh and I totally forgot to mention but pretty much every time I've gone out with her to lunch, coffee, etc and had to change her diaper in a public restroom, she's had a diaper blowout and I had to change her clothes while she screamed bloody murder!!! At my friend's house last Friday, she even got poop all over my shirt and I had to sit there with it on all afternoon!!!! How's that for encouragement to go out??

 

[AmyB1978]

I have been trying to get out more too but sometimes wonder if we need to stay in more, just because when we do get out I feel like it disrupts her regular day, not that she is on a set schedule but she does have a routine/pattern that she usually loosely follows. I have taken her to visit a few people and to a few baby book times and other mommy meetings. I need to make mommy friends as I only have one locally and even she lives pretty far south from me.

MrsC, Emily also has blow outs and has spit up all over me. I think I might put a shirt, at least, in my car (for me) so that I always have a backup... You might consider that too

 

[sharnw]

Hi ladies, sorry tmi but for 2 days now- When I go to make a bowel movement it feels like I moving glass ;( I have been sort of constipated... And also some blood is following
Other than that my butt doesn't hurt at all at any other time
Going to call my midwife tomorrow and see my doctor about it..
I've never had this before and wondering if it can be an after affect from giving birth?...

 

[AmyB1978]

Sharn, I didn't have it but think it can be pretty common. Also, are you on any iron supplements, because that is a huge culprit in causing constipation. Hope you get some relief soon!

 

[sharnw]

Amy, no iron supplements. I have been eating a lot of red meet though. Maybe I can cut down on that and eat more fibre. I'm scared to go to the toilet in the morning lol