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

[sethsmummy]

baby_bray - dont worry hun. with ds1 i was going 2 hours on the dot between every feed for around 4 months. He was bottle fed though not breast fed.. PLEASE dont let that make you feel bad.. the whole 4 months thing.. she might start going longer soon

and dont feel bad if you need to top up with formula/or switch to formula.. you'v done awsome so far xxx

 

[Kte]

Sethsmummy: Hope you can get to the bottom of Ethan's feeding / weight

babybray: Sophie is on 2-2.5hr feeds during the day, the hv said it was completely normal. Can you request a fridge and private plCE TO EXPRESSS AT WORK? WWe can in the UK, just wondering if you want to combi feed or brteastfeed.

Rose: Sometimes 2 is great and others darn tricky i think is appropriate! Sophie cried earlier and then Chloe broke down in tears too claiming she hurt her eye, which she hadn't!

Sophie has been a ganett today! Shw has been taking two bottles at a time NNo sick either, i tried putting her on with a dummy for a bit but she has just has a crazy hungry day. Joined the local library for her today too and got her free book start pack, its so cute

 

[rose.]

Alfie feeds 2 hourly in the day too - sometimes more at certain times eg lunchtime and evening. Glad that its quite normal! I just feed on demand we don't really have a schedule. I never have to wake him to feed as he always wakes up in plenty of time, except at night - but he eats plenty during the day to make up for it.

Kte the book bag sounds so cute! Ill have to see if our local library does anything similar. I am going to be brave and go to mum and baby group next week I think - it would be really nice to go to a group of other local mums I think

 

[baby_bray]

babybray: Sophie is on 2-2.5hr feeds during the day, the hv said it was completely normal. Can you request a fridge and private plCE TO EXPRESSS AT WORK? WWe can in the UK, just wondering if you want to combi feed or brteastfeed.

Thank you ladies That at least makes me feel a little better.

@Kte-I'm aiming to exclusively breastfeed as long as I can hold out. I'll be able to use my office as a place to pump, but I won't be able to get a designated fridge for breastmilk. I do have a small cooler bag/ice pack set that came with my pump that should work out nicely. I'm not too worried about pumping at work, it'll probably just get flipped right back around and fed to her the next day. it's just that I need to be able to build enough for at least that first day and I'd really like to have a little here and there for if DH and I want to go out, or for extra in case she goes through a growth spurt or starts eating more while I'm at work.

 

[rose.]

Just in case anyone is interested in trying it (if they haven't already!!) I have given Alfie a bath at/just after 9pm the last 2 nights. Yesterday he fell asleep straight after and slept til 2.30am, today he fell asleep at about 9.40pm after a short sleepy feed and a cuddle. I am going to try and bath him every night to see if I can get him a bit of a bedtime routine. He is very fussy in the evening but he loves his baths and they definitely relax him. Plus his nappy rash looks much less red after!

Hopefully it will work for you guys too

 

[MrsChezek]

Baby bray - something that is working for me is I feed one booob and pump the other per feed (unless she's being totally uncooperative ) This got my supply to go up much more than where it was when I was just alternating boobs. Once it got up, I now pump every other feed as I don't need that much stored milk. Just an idea!! But I don't pump more than 3.5 oz and that's an amt I only get in the mornings! As long as you have enough wet and poopy diapers then Abby is fine!

sethsmummy - hope they figure out what's wrong and it's nothing serious!!! xx

Hayden has gone back to feeding every 90 min during the day and it's tiring! She still refuses to nap during the day unless I wear her or someone holds her I can't get anything done!!! it's frustrating but I have to keep focusing on how lucky I am that she sleeps at night...

 

[anna1986]

rose - William loves his baths. instantly settles him. although as soon as hes dressed he often starts fussing again!

William slept 730-3.15 very happy with that! now a quick feed n bk to bed!

 

[baby_bray]

Baby bray - something that is working for me is I feed one booob and pump the other per feed (unless she's being totally uncooperative ) This got my supply to go up much more than where it was when I was just alternating boobs. Once it got up, I now pump every other feed as I don't need that much stored milk. Just an idea!! But I don't pump more than 3.5 oz and that's an amt I only get in the mornings! As long as you have enough wet and poopy diapers then Abby is fine!

I offer both breasts every feed, other than nighttime. And double pump for at least 10mins after almost every feed I get anywhere from 10-25mL (not even an ounce) and that's it.
I'm having the same clingy issue with Abby right now. She despises being put down....which makes it very hard to make my pumping sessions. So I feel your frustration! She just craves "one on one" contact....and there's no fooling her. I feel like I've tried just about everything to try and put her down. Even had her fall asleep in the sling and tried sitting it down with her still in it...no luck

Bedtime is a struggle...I have to feed her laying down on the bed until she falls asleep and then transfer her to the bassinet. And that doesn't always work on the first attempt *sigh*

I hope we both start seeing some longer happier stretches

 

[rose.]

I'm knackered! Alfie woke every 3 hours last night so he had 2 night feeds. He also fussed for ages after each feed before he would go to sleep. I wouldn't mind betting he is having a growth spurt.

He is feeding again now, I hope he goes down after this feed!!

 

[MrsChezek]

Yesterday was rough...H only napped three times for 20 minutes and two of those were the drive to and from a Mommy's group I went to! Then my mom came over from 4-9 to babysit so I could get some stuff done and she would have none of it!!! She would not settle down for her at all whereas my mom used to be whom she'd be quietest with when she was little I finally took her and she fell asleep in my arms and handed her to my mom. She slept for about 20 min and my mom tried to put her down but she woke up and that was that - back to lots of fussing and crying and finally DH had to get her at like 7:30pm. My poor mom was shocked!

I'm a bit worried if she won't settle for anyone but me and somewhat for my DH as that will make my life miserable! I need to be able to pass her off if she's not going to nap during the day in order to get stuff done. Isn't this a bit too early for separation anxiety??

Rose - hope it is a growth spurt for you! H fed every 2 at night during hers too...

 

[rose.]

Mrs c I am sure that its just a one off and she won't be fussy for everyone all the time! Alfie is also calmest with my mum, don't know what I would do if he stopped liking her cuddles!! When she comes over its such a relief to be able to spend half an hour doing jobs and know that Alfie is still being well looked after!

 

[rose.]

How do you add the cow images to your signature? I can't work it out!!

 

[sportysgirl]

Rose and Cherry great news on babies weight gain.

Seths hope Ethan puts on weight before the next weigh in.

Baby bray I hope things get easier for you.

Mrs C horray for sleeping through, shame you have to feed more often in the day, its is frustrating not being able to get anything done.

Anna great William slept for a long period!

Rose sorry you had a bad night. Poppy was fussy last night and didn't want to settle. Typical as its my hubbys first day back at work today!

Hope everyone else is doing well. xx

 

[MrsChezek]

How do you add the cow images to your signature? I can't work it out!!

The way I was taught is you go to the following link, scroll thru the images finding your month and link to it in your signature.

https://s392.photobucket.com/albums...iew&current=Andie-22.gif&evt=user_media_share

Hope the link works as I'm copy and pasting it via my phone!

 

[sethsmummy]

QUE ON EXCITED MUMMY!!! Ethans Wubanub came through!!!!

https://i34.tinypic.com/otq07k.jpg

 

[Kte]

CUTE!!

Sophie has the Monkey, Chloe has the duck, still holding it now at 3yrs old They are ace!

 

[MrsChezek]

Super adorbs!
Hayden has the caterpillar But she doesn't care for pacis If she's not hungry, she won't take it at all; if she's at all hungry, she'll take it and let it fall out after a couple sucks; if she's hungry, she'll suck on it vigorously for 30 seconds and stop and wail as no milk is coming out! She prefers to gnaw on her gloves which worries me that she'll be a thumb sucker - which I want to avoid as you can take away pacis but you can't take away her thumb!!!!

Here she is with it at 5 weeks...not a great shot but it's cute how she's holding it

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/katzeyes/92957FF5-448F-48DD-8FEF-D7D92C6552E3-3021-0000028B1FE04611_zpsf562a9c3.jpg

 

[sethsmummy]

Super adorbs!
Hayden has the caterpillar But she doesn't care for pacis If she's not hungry, she won't take it at all; if she's at all hungry, she'll take it and let it fall out after a couple sucks; if she's hungry, she'll suck on it vigorously for 30 seconds and stop and wail as no milk is coming out! She prefers to gnaw on her gloves which worries me that she'll be a thumb sucker - which I want to avoid as you can take away pacis but you can't take away her thumb!!!!

oh my gosh this was me exactly! As soon as we were in recovery room Ethan started sucking his thumb! I wasnt going to give him a dummy but id rather that than a thumb sucker. my nephew sucks his thumb and its a right mess... its misshaped and dry and super sore looking.. its that bad the skin has cracked but he wont stop sucking it!

 

[MrsChezek]

And it can screw up their teeth too! That's why I keep pushing the paci but it hasn't worked yet...maybe I need to try different brands...or dip it in sugar water!

 

[sethsmummy]

awww the pic never loaded when i last looked! How cute is Hayden (hope i spelled that right). Have you tried MAM ones hun? I tried tommee tippee closer to nature ones but Ethan cant really latch onto those but when i got the MAM one he loves it. I also had to switch bottles for the same reason.. he needs a larger sized teat so have switched to MAM bottles which are amazing. The MAM ones are still orthodontic too which is good. x