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

[Kte]

That's a great idea to do Rose A nice keepsake

Cherry: In the Red book you get, at the back there should be a growth chart that the HV will map out Paige's weight. Usually 50th centile is the average they go on, below means you have a smaller baby or above means a bigger baby. It's doesn't really matter which centile they are on so long as they even out on one of the lines and are consistent. E.G Chloe went from 50th to 90th then evened out, whilst she moved lines they just kept an eye on her but after that, all was fine.

I will be back - kiddy duties call!

Edit: I'm back! Oh no wait, feeding time again

Skeet: Sophie is formula fed, she was only breastfed for the first 24hrs then I switched.

 

[anna1986]

Well clock hit 6:45 tonight n little man went straight to sleep im liking his new routine of bed around 7ish. He has put himself into this routine no help from mummy. Normally he sleeps now til 1-130 then wakes around 445 then up when my daughter wakes him

Skeet :- william is formula feed.

 

[skeet9924]

I've been considering switching to formula after 6 weeks.. Apparently formula fed babies sleep longer at night and are easier to put into a routine

 

[baby_maybe]

Ruben jumped from the 50th to the 75th centile last time he was weighed too.

Skeet - Ruben is formula and on a night when it goes to plan he sleeps from around 10/11pm until 3/4am and then back down for around 3 hours after that. If his tummy seems to be sore or windy he can be difficult to settle or to get to sleep for as long which is when I usually give up and lay him on me in bed, he'll sleep happily there for an extra hour or two but I try not to do that as I don't want him in the habit if sleeping on me really. What I really need to get sorted is the milk he is on. Tonight is the second night trying to swap him over to the hipp organic and I have noticed he is slightly more gassy today, so I'm hoping he doesn't have too bad a night. I'm going to go over my plan with the hv tomorrow to make sure she is on the same page as me with it, I'm sure she'll be fine though she's great

 

[anna1986]

baby maybe we've just swapped William from c&g to hipp as heard loads of good things about it. hes been on it since Saturday n not really noticed much change. hes farting a lot more. hes no less constipated yet (but his body does need to get use to the formula) all in all ive seen zero difference yet.

 

[wanting2010]

Skeet- That's true that formula fed babies tend to sleep longer at night. Breast milk is more easily/quickly digested so breastfed babies will get hungry faster. My little guy is nursing every 2-3 hours during the day and night with one longer stretch of 3-4 hours at night.

 

[rose.]

Skeet, Alfie is breastfed. Normally he goes down at 10/11 and then up again at around 3 and 7. However last night he was very fussy in the evening and didn't feed as much, so he woke at 1, 4 and 7. He is very gassy and has done 2 dirty nappies in the night - and did a projectile poo all over me again - so I think it's this bug he has had. Can't wait for it to pass!! He was difficult to settle last night after feeds too

 

[baby_maybe]

Thanks Anna, he was a lot more windy last night so I've been for some colief drops this morning to see if they help. Will keep you updated

 

[rose.]

Does anyone find that colief makes their baby sick more? As when Alfie was on infacol I am sure it was making him sick

 

[MrsChezek]

Anna - H is still in newborn clothes as well and she's almost 8 weeks. But the premie stuff finally doesn't fit and she wasn't even premature!!! So I know how you feel...I also want summer to come so she's not always covered in blankets!

Rose - H hates tummy time! So I have to do it on my chest...but she already holds her own head up since about 6 weeks old do I guess tummy time isn't as critical? Or does it have another purpose as well? I should read up on that...

Kte - ur LOs bdays are easy to remember! Halloween and April Fools My H has been gaining 12oz per week as well! Crazy huh?

Skeet - Hayden is breastfed exclusively and she's had a pretty good routine since about week 4 or 5...she goes down around 9pm (+- 1 hour) then wakes around 2am, then around 5am and then*8:30am is her morning wake up. She stays awake after that one and goes into daytime mode.

Ok done pumping so back to bed...the 5am wake up is hard as I feed and burp her, then have to pump!! But it's keeping her and my boobs happier so it's a worthy sacrifice


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[baby_maybe]

Rose - I'm sure infacol made Ruben sick, but the dentinox which you put in the milk is fine for him. The colief is different from those as it is an enzyme which breaks down lactose in the milk rather than being something to help bring up wind. I only started using it today so no idea if it will make him sicky or not yet. I'm hoping it makes his tummy more settled though

 

[Kte]

MrsC: Tummy time is also to help avoid baby always being put on their back (bed, swing, car seat, pram etc) - so their head doesn't get misshapen. Yep, they are easy to remember, which is good for OH as he has the worst memory! I like how it's happened, couldn't of planned it if we tried! I also find it funny because Chloe's birthday is around the time the clocks go back over here, and Sophie's they go forward! Your doing amazing with feeding and pumping!

Rose: Sophie seems okay on the infacol, I was worried at first it was making her sick but she hasn't been too bad, well it's not each feed. I haven't used anything else since she has been okay. Hope Alfie's bug hasn't come back

 

[rose.]

Mrs c, I'm sure on the chest is fine I can't see why it's much different to the floor!

Thanks baby maybe, there are so many different products its hard to know the difference sometimes!

Kte, he hasn't been sick today or yesterday and his nappies seem less runny since this morning so fingers crossed. He is soo fussy at the moment though, rooting for the boob and crying and then thrashing around and crying when I try to feed him. I've tried burping him but he's still fussy :s don't know what is up with him!!

 

[skeet9924]

Mrs c.. Most of our tummy time is on our chest as we have 2 large dogs and Is very energetic..I feel Carson is just too small if she accidentally knocks him or steps on him... Plus dog hair is an on going battle with the warmer weather coming.

Thanks for all the info ladies.. Carson has been able to fall asleep the past 2 nights and stay asleep got 3-4 hours in his bassinet.. He's still having a hard time re settling after that feed.. When he does I usually get 2 hours then he comes to bed with me until 8 just so I get a bit more sleep

 

[MrsChezek]

Kte - I wear Hayden a couple hours each day and make sure she gets at least two 15 minute upright playtimes to keep her head round Good work on the birth dates!

rose - glad alfie seems better! If you're up for learning something new, I have had great success with the Dunstan Baby Language which helps you distinguish baby cries and helps you know what they need. There's YouTube video clips on it and we ended up buying the DVD, but you can read about it too online…I think it's great!

skeet - don't even get me started on dog hair! it's on EVERYTHING this time of year…i keep peeling it off Hayden's pacis, clothes, face, etc…I guess what doesn't kill her, makes her stronger! They do say that babies that are raised in household with dogs don't get sick as much. So maybe it's a good thing

SO far today has been pretty good...she slept really well once we realized that she was simply congested. We started her on saline drops which helped loosen mucous so we could aspirate her a bit. Plus we got the humidifier going and let her sleep in the incline bassinet all night so she slept much better. FX it will be a better day!

 

[Cherrybump]

Skeet- Paige is formula fed to. I put her down last night just after 9.30pm i think and she then woke up at 1.40am she went back to sleep just after 2am and was but up at 6.30am lol but from then on wards it was every 2-3hours she was sleeping she woke up at 1.45pm and stayed awake until 3am or just after and that her up again but she laid awake for a good 15-20mins before crying awake.

Think she's having a bit of growth spurt fingers crossed lol.. normally she'd just sleep every 4 hours lol..

I just told her dad its his turn now lol xxx

 

[skeet9924]

Lol I wish my oh work schedule was more normal these days .. If start giving him the feeding that falls between 1am and 4am..! He's supposed to be home by 12:45am but its been busy at work so now he comes home any time between 1-6am.. I find that feeding is the only time I hate breast feeding.. Carson never latches good at night so it hurts plus I'm tired and he fights sleep..I find that's when I get most annoyed and want to give up

 

[rose.]

Mrs c, that is so interesting! I just googled it and it makes sense that Alfie's cries/whines are uncomfortable ones. I think it's tummy ache as he scrunches himself up and has really watery poo - think its the bug coming out of him. He keeps dribbling too but no idea why :s I hope he gets well soon, I hate him poorly I'm taking him to get weighed tomorrow so at least seeing the health visitor will be reassuring!

 

[Cherrybump]

I have the health vistor tomorrow to lol I was going to ask if it was normal for the to spit up so much and when she drinks the milk spills out i checked what number the teats was and it defo a number 1 i had a number 3 one so i have to make sure i dont use it as that a fast flow lol

 

[baby_maybe]

Well I saw the hv this afternoon and Ruben weighs 12lb4oz now! I can't believe how big he's getting already. She ok'd my plan for feeding and I'm really hoping it works because I don't know what the next step will be if it doesn't. Ruben seems to be suffering a bit with his tummy this evening so I think I might be in for a rough night, but we'll see. He's been on the colief since the morning so I hope it makes a difference to his comfort level sometime soon.