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

[Kte]

Lou: Cute hat! Sounds like your busy but having fun

MrsC: Oh dear, she is being a madam for you Chloe was an early teether, was around 3 months though and people didn't believe me then - until they could see the tooth!

Rose: Oops! Shame about the hair but at least some of it was done!

AFM: Hotel stay / family party was great. It defo helped having my Mum and my Sister there and Chloe had all her cousins to play with - I'm practically redundant when they are there as she is so busy playing! I managed to take 4 bags and one of them was Chloe's back pack, so not bad going! Thankfully nothing forgotten, the main close call was Sophie decided to clear out her bowls at every opportunity, I was down to 1 nappy and I took more than enough, or so I thought! I had one of the best night sleeps I have had in a while too, Sophie fed at around 10 and I was actually physically in bed for 11 and had my head on the pillow!! She didn't wake until about 3am then she woke at 5.55! Which was amazing! I have taken her off the infacol as well as she was less fussy and squeeky like she normally is so settled quicker as her night feeds have been taking 1hr 30 - 2hrs all in all. Still, feel tired again now, still got some catching up to do I guess

 

[MrsChezek]

That's great Kte! Glad you had a great trip It does help to have support - I wish I could have a couple people with me at all times...would certainly make peeing easier

 

[rose.]

Mrs c, i am very lucky to have such a handy friend!! I also need my nails done they look awful. Mind you I'm trying to keep them short as when they are long I have to be very careful not to scratch Alfie!

Kte glad you had a good weekend it's amazing how many nappies you can get through! Alfie still does about 10 wet/dirty nappies a day.

My SIL just brought round 3 of her slings she used with her babies, including a moby and a ring sling! I am so excited to try them out!! Hope Alfie loves them, and I hope I can get used to feeding in them as it would be so much easier having my hands free. We had a lovely day with her and the kids - Alfie has been so good, having lots of naps and good easy feeds - even in the cradle position! Feelin very positive today

 

[heaveneats]

hi girls,

i've still been majorly struggling with BF, emma seems to eat fine for about 10 minutes then gets fussy at breast and pulls of and cries even when breast still has milk.... then i switch to other side and same thing 10 minutes in and she gets fussy i dot know if shes even getting a full tummy. I also have been the odd few nights giving her soy based formula, i feel so bad about it like i've failed bf'ing but i only doe one bottle and its not even every night, but OH and other family make it seem like i'm poisoning her. Oh's mom is the only one who has been great at supporting me with it

 

[rose.]

Don't feel bad heaven you've given her a great start! and plenty of women give a formula feed at night, there is nothing wrong with it! I know how hard it is and how sometimes you just want to give up - I had a day a few weeks ago where I gave Alfie half formula half expressed bottles because it was just so stressful! Not sure if its the same but Alfie does fuss a lot in the evenings on the breast - on of on off. And he rarely feeds for longer than about 10 minutes at night on one side, and wil often refuse the second breast after that. In the day his feeds are a bit longer but still a lot shorter than they used to be. And he's gaining weight fine!

 

[rose.]

Is she doing plenty of wet and dirty nappies and gaining weight? And does she seem happy after feeds either asleep or awake but content? And does she go a while between feeds? If so I am sure she's getting a full tummy

 

[heaveneats]

Is she doing plenty of wet and dirty nappies and gaining weight? And does she seem happy after feeds either asleep or awake but content? And does she go a while between feeds? If so I am sure she's getting a full tummy

she is definitely wetting diapers, i change her every few hours and her diaper is always wet, especially the morning change her diaper is soaked. She was in 50th percentile for weight when she went to doctor last time, and she didint seem concerned. sometimes she goes a while between feeds but other times she eats an hour to half an hour at a time. Thank you for your kind words!

 

[rose.]

Well I am sure you are doing a perfect job, sounds like she is getting everything she needs

 

[Mrs. AJ]

Yep heaven, everything youve described sounds perfectly normal to me, you are doing a great job, keep it up!

 

[MrsChezek]

Me too heaven! Sounds like you're both on track Have u tried burping her when she starts to fuss? Maybe she gets some gas bubbles in her tummy and that's why she fusses But Hayden usually feeds for 10-15 at a time these days too so I think the length of feed is normal. Keep up the good work!!!

*EDIT: I should also mention that H fusses during her feeds because she's congested and often struggling to breathe. I never connected the two at first so I thought I'd mention it

 

[Kte]

Hi ladies, hope your all okay

Well I certainly jinxed my good nights sleep! Sophie woke at 3.00 and fed, saw OH get up for work at 3.30 - she went down just after 4am. Then she woke at 5am, she only took about 30ml but was acting like she wanted more, must be her nose making it hard for her. I ended up with her next to me in bed, on top of the covers as she seemed to settle better there. I'm going to pop her in a grow bag tonight see if that helps. Now she is getting bigger I don't think swaddling is working as well and I worry part way through the night she gets cold. The HV came today and said about saline solution before a feed and something like olbas oil in the room - but on the windowsil away from her. Might not do that though because those things are usually plant based and set my allergies off a treat She also said to raise her bed a little. I don't why she is fine in the daytime though.

We had her weighed and Sophie is now 10lbs 1oz! Not bad for 4 weeks! She is just above the 75th centile now rather than sitting on it.

Eating is taking her a while at the moment, over 30 mins and she sips here and there, so I have been told to up her teat size. That's fine as we have spare from Chloe's so I will use some of those to see if it works before buying some newer ones. I have only just got Sophie down since we have been up this morning. Feeding or crying pretty much - so much so I kept Chloe at home, I called nursery and they understood. It's only 5 mins away but getting them both out today was / is near on impossible. The HV said she would do my mental health assessment next week since I'm having a bad day otherwise it would score high! It was so embaressing, I was shouting at a cat to get down off the chair (loudly) as they been driving me mad this morning too - then I looked up and the HV was at the door

 

[heaveneats]

Me too heaven! Sounds like you're both on track Have u tried burping her when she starts to fuss? Maybe she gets some gas bubbles in her tummy and that's why she fusses But Hayden usually feeds for 10-15 at a time these days too so I think the length of feed is normal. Keep up the good work!!!

*EDIT: I should also mention that H fusses during her feeds because she's congested and often struggling to breathe. I never connected the two at first so I thought I'd mention it

thak you! i noticed she does snorts a bit when shes fussy and often breathes heavily, shes had it since day 1, i guess i'll have to ask her doctor at the next appointment, she definitely does seem congested though, i just never thought it was an issue since she's had it since she was born

 

[Kte]

We tried one size 3 teat - quicker eating and now she hates size 1 Also, infacol is needed again The second feed with new teat went better than the first so hopefully infacol wont always be needed. I hate that she is windy again but she has done nothing but sip-eat all day and scream the rest, so it's the lesser of the two evils right now.

 

[MrsChezek]

Me too heaven! Sounds like you're both on track Have u tried burping her when she starts to fuss? Maybe she gets some gas bubbles in her tummy and that's why she fusses But Hayden usually feeds for 10-15 at a time these days too so I think the length of feed is normal. Keep up the good work!!!

*EDIT: I should also mention that H fusses during her feeds because she's congested and often struggling to breathe. I never connected the two at first so I thought I'd mention it

thak you! i noticed she does snorts a bit when shes fussy and often breathes heavily, shes had it since day 1, i guess i'll have to ask her doctor at the next appointment, she definitely does seem congested though, i just never thought it was an issue since she's had it since she was born

That's exactly why I never connected the two! She had been congested from day one but I guess she got more congested with a mild cold I find saline drops before a feed to be helpful and if she is really struggling, I'll pull her off and use an aspirator to clear out as much as I can and then put her back on. She doesn't love this process but it is effective!!!!

 

[MrsChezek]

We tried one size 3 teat - quicker eating and now she hates size 1 Also, infacol is needed again The second feed with new teat went better than the first so hopefully infacol wont always be needed. I hate that she is windy again but she has done nothing but sip-eat all day and scream the rest, so it's the lesser of the two evils right now.

It's kind of a dumb question but are there size 2 teats? Would that be a happy middle? Hope the windiness dies down for Sophie

 

[rose.]

Arghh having a difficult evening, he didn't want a nap so was ratty and on /off boob all evening until he fell asleep at about 9.30. As soon as I put him in his crib at 10 he woke and thrashed around. Now he is feeding AGAIN. I am exhausted as he had me up at the crack of dawn. As he is tired he won't latch well so he just keeps tugging away and clicking and it's driving me mad!

I hate myself for feeling like this as its not his fault he's just a baby.

He just won't go to sleep and I don't know what to do!! Arggh

 

[Kte]

Rose: Just sending you lots and lots of hugs

MrsC: It's not daft! Yeah, there are size 2 but we only ever had 1 and 3! (Chloe never used size 2 - I never realised with her there were different sizes so I bypassed a size by mistake!) It was just a 1one off experiment to see if she fed better but I then fed her the next feed with a size 1 and she really screamed and screamed because after what seemed like an age she had only taken 10ml I'm off to the shop tomorrow to get some so I'm going to see how she gets on tonight to see if she is fine with the size 3 or if I should get size 2.

My OH genuinely asked, 'what do you do with nipples then, do they change sizes?' I seriously worry about him sometimes!!

 

[sharnw]

Me too heaven! Sounds like you're both on track Have u tried burping her when she starts to fuss? Maybe she gets some gas bubbles in her tummy and that's why she fusses But Hayden usually feeds for 10-15 at a time these days too so I think the length of feed is normal. Keep up the good work!!!

*EDIT: I should also mention that H fusses during her feeds because she's congested and often struggling to breathe. I never connected the two at first so I thought I'd mention it

thak you! i noticed she does snorts a bit when shes fussy and often breathes heavily, shes had it since day 1, i guess i'll have to ask her doctor at the next appointment, she definitely does seem congested though, i just never thought it was an issue since she's had it since she was born

That's exactly why I never connected the two! She had been congested from day one but I guess she got more congested with a mild cold I find saline drops before a feed to be helpful and if she is really struggling, I'll pull her off and use an aspirator to clear out as much as I can and then put her back on. She doesn't love this process but it is effective!!!!

Kaylee fusses sometimes while feeding too! She cries, kicks, squirms, breathes heavily, but still tries to drink! Lol.
Now I just take her off and burp her, wait for a minute or so until she settles , then I put her back on the boob again

 

[anna1986]

Kte - id get size 2 teats. William was doing exactly what u described put him on size 2 teats n hes drinking fine. Only saying size 2 as the faster the milk comes out the more air they gulp n then they end up uncomfortable with wind obviously if u think shes doing fine with number 3 then stick with them.

 

[rose.]

Thanks kte. In the end hubby had to try and get him to sleep! I think it was wind but he wasn't bringing it up even though I had been trying to help him for ages. He didn't want to lay on hubby, he didn't want to be up on his shoulder - he has not been like that at bed time for ages. Eventually he managed to get him to sleep lying on the bed and then transfer him to his basket. He's just had his first night feed and is a little bit restless and noisy in his crib but hopefully he will go to sleep soon. Definitely struggling with wind tonight - I think we will be in for a big explosive nappy this morning!