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

[rose.]

Kte hope you have a better day today thanks for sharing! It's always nice to have a giggle.

Sharn, Alfie does lift his head but he has been trying to do it since he was very small and the dr said he is quite strong for his age. I find that if I shake a jangly toy at Alfie or lay down so my head is near to his and call his name, he moves more. Also he used to have tummy time on my husbands chest and we then moved on to the mat once he had started lifting his head off the chest.

Alfie slept from 10.30ish until 4.30 last night!! This is completely amazing as he never misses his 1.30/2am feed!! I feel so awake! He has just had a green poo though - although when I was changing him he squirted some more at me and it was yellow. Is this normal? I know green poo can be a sign of milk imbalance but since its just one nappy is it something to worry about? He does occasionally have green poo at this time in the morning although never as much as this before (normally just a small squirt sorry ha that sounds gross)

 

[rose.]

Woohoo he went back down at 5 and slept until 7.15, then we managed to get him back down at around 8.15 for another hour or so. I feel fab!! Finally a decent nights sleep.

Hubby and I managed to squeeze in dtd this morning too during Alfie's nap! This is the first time in about 12 weeks as I didn't feel like it at the end of my pregnancy. Was nice to have some time just for us, and I got to have a shower after while Alfie was playing with hubby - bliss! It's amazing how lovely a shower alone becomes when you've got a little one

Off to my mums today for a BBQ, shame the weather isn't as sunny as it has been but hopefully will still be a nice day

 

[sportysgirl]

Hey Rose sounds like your having a great day! Its great to have a shower when someone else is there so its not so rushed! I agree its nice to have some time with my hubby got to take the opportunities when we can.

The green poo might be a sign of colic?

Kte sorry you had a bad day hope today is better. xx

 

[Kte]

Rose: I pretty sure a one off green poo is okay, so long as it goes back yellow.

 

[sportysgirl]

Green poo can also be a sign you have eaten something that didn't agree with Alfie.

 

[AmyB1978]

Rose, I agree with Kte, wouldn't worry about a green poo unless it becomes consistent.

My poor DH barely ever gets to Dtd anymore. I was too afraid during pregnancy, then wasn't allowed for awhile after the csection, and now it is either sleep or Dtd and, sadly for him, I choose sleep. We've on,y Dtd twice since Emily was born. I feel bad but have been so tired I feel like I gotta pick sleep to survive!

 

[sethsmummy]

sharn - Ethan will lift his head up but not very often at the moment if he is on the floor... however if hes on the chest he can hold his head up really well and if hes sat up he has quite good head control.

im worried now with this green poo talk... I thought it was normal (or so my sister said) because Ethan has consistently green poo.... and its very runny too! It;s been like this for the last week or 2. Do you think i should mention it to the health visitor again? I mentioned it the first time he did it and she said nothing to worry about... i wonder if she would say different now???

hehe my dh has had sex once... i was going to totally refuse till i get my implant in on the 13th but he was annoying me so i let him... and the damn condom almost came off!! IT was very lucky i told him to (sorry tmi) pull out slowly as i was a tad sore otherwise that would have been one major boo boo and i sure as hell dont want any more children!

Ethan woke twice in the night last night.. first time in a while! xx

 

[Kte]

Sharn: Sophie does lift her head, she also has a strong neck and tries to support herself. She does move it around at tummy time but not for very long. She is better doing in on a chest than the floor.

SethsMummy: I found this on the babycentre website, don't know why more websites don't do baby poo analysis. I guess it's still worth double checking with the HV again

Green poo

Green poo can be a sign that your baby is taking in too much lactose (the natural sugar found in milk). This can happen if she feeds often, but doesn't get the rich milk at the end of the feed to fill her up. Make sure your baby finishes feeding from one breast before your offer her your other one.

If the symptoms last longer than 24 hours, visit your health visitor or GP. The cause may be:
The brand of formula you're using. Some can make your baby's poo dark green.
A food sensitivity.
Side effects of medication.
Your baby's feeding routine.
A stomach bug.

https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a551926/your-babys-poo-whats-normal-and-whats-not#ixzz2SWJCussU

TMI alert Oh and . . . we haven't even DTD yet, we just not going there until it's safe. Plus, I'm still bleeding as well, a tiny tiny bit. We have had intimate moments, just not the full thing.

PS Thanks for your support ladies. Today is a better day, although I'm struggling with this dissertation, especially watching the very sunny day pass me by out the window!

 

[sethsmummy]

Sharn: Sophie does lift her head, she also has a strong neck and tries to support herself. She does move it around at tummy time but not for very long. She is better doing in on a chest than the floor.

SethsMummy: I found this on the babycentre website, don't know why more websites don't do baby poo analysis. I guess it's still worth double checking with the HV again

Green poo

Green poo can be a sign that your baby is taking in too much lactose (the natural sugar found in milk). This can happen if she feeds often, but doesn't get the rich milk at the end of the feed to fill her up. Make sure your baby finishes feeding from one breast before your offer her your other one.

If the symptoms last longer than 24 hours, visit your health visitor or GP. The cause may be:
The brand of formula you're using. Some can make your baby's poo dark green.
A food sensitivity.
Side effects of medication.
Your baby's feeding routine.
A stomach bug.

https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a551926/your-babys-poo-whats-normal-and-whats-not#ixzz2SWJCussU

TMI alert Oh and . . . we haven't even DTD yet, we just not going there until it's safe. Plus, I'm still bleeding as well, a tiny tiny bit. We have had intimate moments, just not the full thing.

PS Thanks for your support ladies. Today is a better day, although I'm struggling with this dissertation, especially watching the very sunny day pass me by out the window!

Thanks hun im going to look into things online to see whether any1 else using Hipp is experiencing the same.. if not ill mention it on friday when teh h.v comes out to weigh him again.

Glad your having a better day today... sun.... you have sun.... we have cloud... rain.. and more cloud lol x


EDIT : Just found this whilst googling... Its info for formula fed babies

Green means IRON folks and is completely normal. Babies body simply doesn't need the extra iron in the formula just yet so it comes out in the form of loose green poo. (as long as there is no sign of any other illness like fever or vomit). As she ages and begins to need the iron and her body becomes able to process it the poo will go back to a normal color. Then when you start on solids it's anybody's guessing game what the poo will look like then!

 

[rose.]

Thanks girls! I hoped it would be nothing to worry about. His poo is definitely yellow again now so I would guess its something I ate!

 

[Kte]

Glad your having a better day today... sun.... you have sun.... we have cloud... rain.. and more cloud lol x

Yep, just for one day. OH took Chloe to the park she has been out in it. I now have the curtains closed as she can't see the TV but id like to see the sun. It's so rare isn't it!! I think I will eat tea outside before getting back on with my work!

I wish I had some sun shade things for Sophie, and something for her to sit in outside - just have woolly hats It feels weird taking her out though, with Chloe being October baby she was older and I felt okay taking her out. I worry with Sophie as she is still so little / young.

Oh solids poo - such a joy that is! Just don't feed them sweetcorn!

 

[sethsmummy]

I was worried taking Ethan into town on Tuesday due to the sun and i didnt have a sun hat (or i did so i realise now iv emptied my bedroom cupboard!) but i now have a parasol for the pushchair You can get little tent type things that are for keeping the sun off them.. i think argos do them

found this although its not what i was thinking of https://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3650392.htm xx

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1GQXNZ4GBRY5E4HK2YBG

 

[sethsmummy]

some smiley pics of Ethan please excuse the nappy in the 1st pic... dh was changing Seths bum at the time xx

 

[rose.]

Aww he's so cute!!

I have one of those parasols but haven't used it yet! It looks like it will work though. Stupidly I forgot to take a hat with us to the beach yesterday - luckily we took the pram so it was easy to keep Alfie out of the sun. I sat on the sand to feed him with the pram next to me to block the sun

 

[JenJen80]

https://www.shade-a-babe.co.uk/
I have one of these for the buggy. Well worth the money and I can use it on both her pushchairs.

 

[Kte]

Seth'sMummy: Lovely cute pictures of Ethan, love the happy face in the bath!

Rose: I used to do that with Chloe - shade her with the pram if she was out of it.

I'm being a bit tight (or Yorkshire savvy?) though because we haven't bought a new pram, I have Chloe's pushchair but now she goes to pre-school closer to home so I am hoping she will let Sophie have it when she is old enough. She would be mortified if I just took it from her and she is quite attached to it for some reason. We are sevearly jinxed with prams and pushchairs - i've broken 6 before this one! So I just don't want to spend more on one. Plus, I'm liking baby wearing Sophie at the moment too, it's just difficult when there is no where to pop her down for a bit.

 

[rose.]

That's fair enough kte - they are very expensive!! Maybe you could do a 'deal' with Chloe that she gets something for a big girl when she gives the pushchair to her sister. My SIL had to do that to get the dummy off her youngest! It worked well

 

[kraftykoala]

Hey ladies, hope everyone had a good weekend!

Isn't it funny how much you obsess about poop when you have a baby! Ella's is green too, I read its because I have her on the comfort formula so I'm not worried.

We've been at my parents over the weekend, both nights she went down at 12, both mornings I had to wake her at 8am!!!! Am not expecting it to happen again though lol.

 

[rose.]

It is funny how you openly talk about poo hehe. I never thought I would do it but when you have a baby you just can't help yourself!!

Wow krafty that's amazing!! I hope it continues. Alfie did 10pm til 4am today again yay I think he's ready for an earlier bedtime and would like to bring his bath forward to 8.30pm instead of 9 and see how he gets on. I don't want to upset his good routine at the moment though so I am going to do it gradually. He seems to drop off really quickly now after his bath so I do think he is ready for it. I also think we will be moving his cotbed in to our room in the next few days as he has started pounding the sides of his Moses basket and is only a couple of inches from the top!! I am hoping if he had nothing to bash he would sleep better

 

[skeet9924]

Hi ladies!! Sorry I haven't been on too much I've been very busy! Starting to get Carson into a routine and now that he's napping regularly I'm getting caught up on house work! I've been having some issues with Carson being constipated. His poops have been very hard. I have to admit the little guy is handling it very well.. I think I worry more then him. He finally went today after not going for 4 days. I started giving him prune juice .. 1/2 oz with 2oz of water.. And it seemed to work!!

It's so nice see the smiley pics of all the lo.. Ill have to add one of Carson soon.