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

[Kte]

Amy: Hope Emily feels better soon

Rose: Well done NIP

I agree, i'd be lost without being able to come online and chat to you here I still have a few friends from here when I had Chloe which is really nice. I have possibly made 1 friend off the web through Chloe from her nursery. Many people are friendly don't get me wrong, its just harder to be more friends than just passing and a quick convo for some reason!

 

[baby_maybe]

Rose - Ruben is really congested at the moment too, I'm using saline drops and trying to get him to sneeze as well. It seems worse at night and it's affecting his sleeping, hopefully it will clear itself soon!

Must run, it's feeding time!

 

[rose.]

Baby maybe, I find that Alfie is worst in the morning. It's horrid as I can tell it really annoys him! Poor things

 

[Cherrybump]

I so with you ladies but most of my friends have lo's but their all much older apart from one but she lives little to far to meet up.

I fine my best support was on this site and from all the ladies on here including you laides have all gave me great advice and help. been one big journey together

Ryans mum took paige for the day as i had her the ast 2 nights due to ryan working and thinking he may not hear her cry last night so i took her again lol xxx

 

[skeet9924]

hi ladies!! I have a lot of catching up to do and very little time as carson should be waking from his nap soon.

I hope all the lo that are not feeling well feel better soon..its so heartbreaking when they are not well.

Afm: we had our 1 month today and Carson is weighing in at 10lbs 3 oz... from 7.2 at birth. I talked to dr about his colic... she told me to try lactose sensitive formula for a few days instead of breast and pump... she thinks he may be sensitive to my breast milk..its going to be so hard keeping him from the breast as he loves it. Also she recomended me to take him to a chirporactor...apparently it helps with colic. I must admit we did the first bottle today and things have already started to look better... he has napped for 2 hours now!! He normaly only sleeps for a few minutes at a time through out the day

 

[baby_maybe]

Skeet - I've got Ruben on drops that you add to normal formula to reduce the lactose content of the milk and those seem to be doing the job too I would expect him to be more settled on formula, having been breast fed since birth as the formula fills them up more and takes longer to digest. You'll probably find he goes longer between feeds at night too

 

[MrsChezek]

So Hayden is 2 months today!!! Very exciting milestone as I didn't think we'd ever make it this far Of course, this also meant that she had her 2 month check up today and got her first set of vaccinations Considering the circumstances, she did really well. I breastfed for 10 minutes before her shots, during and then another 5 minutes after. She let out a big cry with each shot (3 in total) but never unlatched - just kept on nursing! Perhaps she too read the articles on all the endorphins she was getting from the milk so she kept on going! It was not a fun experience and I'm glad it's behind us. So far, she's just been sleeping most of the afternoon, only waking up to nurse. We'll see what the night brings…we have Tylenol on standby

rose - so glad Alfie is sleeping so well for you! Love his blue little overalls! Super cute And congrats on your first NIP!!! I pulled the trigger on that in week 4 when I went out for coffee with a friend who nurses as well. There was that safety in numbers on my side!

Amy - so sad to hear Emily is sick Hayden had an eye infection earlier in life and it was awful to put that gel in her eye all the time! Hope she feels better soon!

Hayden has been congested since last Saturday so over 9 days now! It's awful She seems to be struggling to breathe half the time. We use saline drops and aspirate every few hours but it really sucks

I too love this group! Very helpful and reassuring!!!!

 

[Kte]

Hi ladies, just a quickie before I dash off to bed!

Skeet: Hope it works out on the formula.

MrsC: Congrats on Hayden's 2 months! Hope she feels better from her jabs soon I'm defo not looking forward to that part! Sounds like she took them really well though with nursing

Sophie thankfully isn't that congested but she sounds a bit snuffly but then again, she always has been. In the hospital she was making a snoring noise and the nurse said it wasn't right and panicked us but after some checks of her HB they said she was fine. She still does it now and then but to be honest, I think it's just her, she seems to be a mouth breather sometimes (like me ). My nose works, I just prefer to breath through my mouth, guess I passed it on!

 

[MrsChezek]

Thanks Kte! H has been snorting since birth as well! At the hospital they said its normal with newborns and that it's worse for her as her nose was smooshed when she came out. But it never went away and now just got tons worse. The doc said that her lungs were fine though and she seemed fine. So I guess it sounds worse than it is!

I forgot to say that Hayden is now 10lbs 7oz!!! Up another pound from last week At this rate she'll double her birth weight (6lbs 3oz) by 2.5 months!!! I thought they were meant to do that at 5 months???? they say you can't over feed a breastfed baby but I'm starting to have my doubts!!!!

 

[MrsChezek]

My lil bean is feeling awful and it's breaking my heart she's mostly sleeping but she screams out each time she stirs and it's her real cry not the fussy wail she usually uses...this sucks

 

[skeet9924]

Thanks ladies.. So far he's had 2 good naps today which is not normal for him.. I've started putting him in my bed for his day naps..

How often do you ladies feed on formula?

Ms chez- try a cold mist humidifier and putting the mattress on a bit if an incline. Carson was born with a squished nose and was congested and he still seems to get congested easily and this has helped him

 

[MrsChezek]

Skeet - we've been doing both of those and it has been helping tons indeed! But she's feeling awful from the vaccines she got earlier today She's pretty much been sleeping for the past 10+ hours! She woke up to feed twice and I woke her up for a third feed 2 hours ago as I want to make sure she has energy to create the antibodies and get better fast. I hope she feels better by tomorrow morning as its so sad to see her so unhappy!

 

[skeet9924]

Aww poor thing.. At least she's sleeping it off

 

[anna1986]

My lil bean is feeling awful and it's breaking my heart she's mostly sleeping but she screams out each time she stirs and it's her real cry not the fussy wail she usually uses...this sucks

William was awful for about 24/48hrs after his injections. hopefully she'll be feeling better soon x

 

[anna1986]

Am feeling so depressed with how I look no matter what I do the baby weight is not shifting. I feel so fat and horrible.
I just want to be able to fit into some pre pregnancy clothes

 

[AmyB1978]

My lil bean is feeling awful and it's breaking my heart she's mostly sleeping but she screams out each time she stirs and it's her real cry not the fussy wail she usually uses...this sucks

William was awful for about 24/48hrs after his injections. hopefully she'll be feeling better soon x

Emily was also 24/48 hours after her vaccines. The first 24 hours being the worst but it took about 48 fr her to be back to normal. I hope she's feeling better really soon!

 

[rose.]

Mrs c, sorry H is so poorly hope she recovers quickly!

Skeet glad the new milk is working well.

Anna sorry you're feeling down would a nice walk in the sunshine help? I always find that fresh air makes me feel much better about myself, especially when it's a nice day. Or maybe a new hair cut or something (if you can find a minute to have it done!!)

 

[AmyB1978]

Anna, try to remember that you just had a baby and that you are a beautiful Mother. I agree with Rose, try to find a way to treat yourself and maybe that will help.

 

[Mrs. AJ]

I am still a good 10 lbs over my pre pregnancy weight, and definitely not fitting in pre preg clothes! We just had a baby, as rose said, youve got to be kind to yourself. I agree it is frustrating when none of your clothes fit, but it just takes time. I treated myself to a pedicure yesterday, which really did help!

 

[rose.]

I bet having a pedicure was lovely! I would love one right now, my feet could really do with a bit of tlc!!

What a gorgeous day - I've just been for a walk, and its so warm I had to take my coat off! Very warm for April. Definitely feels like spring