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

[skeet9924]

Thanks!! Makes me feel better to know I'm not a lone.. It was starting to freak me out.. I go good for a bit then it comes back!!

 

[sharnw]

I know I hope it goes away by the time our bubs are 6 months

 

[rose.]

Omg, Alfie is SO miserable at the moment it's starting to get me down. He keeps biting while nursing and my nipple is so sore it feels like he is newborn again and I'm petrified of feeding on that side as he just keeps biting he has broken the skin. I know it's his teeth but I am seriously wondering how long I can keep bf for if he keeps it up. Not that he even takes bottles so god knows how that would work. He's asleep again now and I actually feel relieved. Have given him some calpol as he just wouldn't stop crying. It feels like no matter what I do, he is not happy

 

[MrsChezek]

Omg, Alfie is SO miserable at the moment it's starting to get me down. He keeps biting while nursing and my nipple is so sore it feels like he is newborn again and I'm petrified of feeding on that side as he just keeps biting he has broken the skin. I know it's his teeth but I am seriously wondering how long I can keep bf for if he keeps it up. Not that he even takes bottles so god knows how that would work. He's asleep again now and I actually feel relieved. Have given him some calpol as he just wouldn't stop crying. It feels like no matter what I do, he is not happy

Big big hugs rose!!
I don't look forward to where you are right now Make sure you unlatch him immediately when he bites, react as neutrally as you can (the pain is awful and made me yelp!!) and say "no biting" and offer him a tether while saying this is for biting. I found it to help some. Most i
Helpful was that I realized she grunts and stopped suckling right before biting so I now unlatch her as she does that. Usually she's done eating at that pt anyway but sometimes she will latch again and eat properly...see if there's a pattern w alfie

Hang in there!!

 

[rose.]

Thanks for the tips Mrs C! I will definitely give it a go. He had some calpol this morning and now seems a bit happier. I hope this stage doesn't last long!

 

[skeet9924]

Oh rose sounds painful!! Hope he does better today!!

 

[JenJen80]

Rose I am in exactly the same position my nipples have split so badly its agony every time I feed. I have desperately tried bottles, nipple shields but no luck its really getting me down. Plus she is feeding 3 times in the night which she hasn't done for weeks

 

[rose.]

Jen it sounds like they're twins!! Alfie is also waking loads through the night - every 2 or 3 hours the biting has continued today but I've found that as long as I watch him carefully I can usually tell if he's going to do it. And I only feed him on my sore side if I know for sure he's hungry - then he doesn't bite. Have had to give Alfie quite a lot of calpol today. Hope he is better tomorrow!

Hope things get better for you soon aswell

 

[skeet9924]

Rose- I think they are all in the 4 month sleep regression ( wonder week/ growth spurt) Carson's been waking up a lot too.

We've been starting to let Carson self settle for naps.. He's been self settling at night for a long time now but I always helped him with naps.. Gradually I've done less cuddling and rocking.. And laying him down awake and just patting him to sleep.. Today we attempted just putting him down and he did 2 naps completely on his own.. I also think he's starting to need to be awake closer to 2 hrs instead of 1.5 hopefully it continues tomorrow.. We are leaving for the cottage Wednesday so I'm sure we will have to start all over that's why I'm not really pushing it right now

 

[JenJen80]

Last night she was in bed by 7.45 which was great as I had an evening to myself . She slept till 3.45am and then put her in bed with us until 6.45 this morning.

 

[sportysgirl]

Rose I hope things improve poor little Alfie!
JenJen hope things improve for you too.

Poppy is 4 months old now too so I am waiting for her to wake in the night but making the most of her sleeping through. She is definitely teething although I cant see any teeth yet she is dribbling loads and biting on all her toys!

 

[rose.]

Jen that's great! Bet you feel refreshed. Alfie was fussy yesterday evening he kept waking and didn't want to go down - he eventually fell asleep on his tummy which I wasn't happy about! He then slept soundly till 11.30 when I dream fed him, but then woke again at 12.30. After that he slept until 5.45 so that was really good! Best stretch we have had in a long time

Skeet, Alfie likes to be awake longer now too. 2 1/2 hours is his normal awake time. We are usually out somewhere every day so putting him down in his cot for naps isn't really happening. I should be more rigid but I just feel that it's working for us at the moment so is there really a need to change it. He does get plenty of naps (normally 3) during the day and he has them around the same time so I guess that's ok.

Sportysgirl, maybe you will be lucky and Poppy will not be affected! Alfie hasn't STTN for a long time. Hopefully she will just keep sleeping well

I am meeting some friends and babies for lunch today and then getting Alfie weighed. I hope he has put on enough despite all this fussiness!

 

[skeet9924]

Sporty- you may get lucky!! Fingers crossed!!

Rose- as long as Alfie is sleeping I wouldn't be concerned, at least you know he's flexible about where he naps., I usually make sure Carson gets the first 2 at home then he sleeps in the car or stroller cause I like to get out., plus he sleeps better when he gets out for a bit each day

 

[MrsChezek]

Jen - yay for good sleep!

rose - so is alfie taking to sleeping on his belly? Hayden loves it…I just wish she loved tummy time when awake too! She still cries when she flips onto her belly

skeet - I too make sure that Hayden gets one quiet nap at home and I usually take her out and let her nap on the go for her second nap. I agree, they sleep better when they get out!

So Hayden turned 5 months today! She was a total grump all day - extra cranky! But I think it was either gas (didn't poop all day) or teething…who knows! I hope tomorrow is a better day. I did get some lovely photos of her in the morning and yesterday late afternoon so I'll share some of those soon…in the mean time, here are some from the weekend…her first time in the pool!

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[rose.]

Mrs c, he has only done it once - he does often sleep on his side now though! I think he starts to roll over, gets stuck and then is too tired to do anything so falls asleep! He looks so peaceful laying on his side. Lovely pictures Hayden looks like she enjoyed her swim.

So I didn't enjoy my lunch out yesterday. In the morning I gave Alfie baby porridge for the first time. He loved it and ate loads so I was happy! About 2 hrs later he suddenly threw up all over me and the chair in the cafe I sat outside with him and he threw up again, until it was just yellow liquid coming out I fed him some milk and then 20 mins later he threw up again. He was all tired and crying in pain! I was really worried as he is never sick, so I took him home and then suddenly he went back to his normal self and played happily all day. I was googling last night and came across a few pages of people whose babies have milk allergies. Whenever I have given Alfie formula in the past he has thrown it up. When he was admitted to hospital at 4 weeks with a 'tummy bug' he had had a big feed of formula earlier in the evening. I wasn't convinced that it was a tummy bug but they said it wouldn't be the formula and I believed them. I have avoided formula ever since.

But the porridge is just add water. So it must have cows milk in it.

So I think I'm going to get a drs appointment for Alfie to see what they say. What I don't understand though is why he doesn't react to my breastmilk if I have dairy? He has never been a sicky baby at all. Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing?

One good thing did come out of yesterday. Alfie is gaining well despite his recent fussiness and now weighs 7kg exactly

 

[sportysgirl]

Rose, have you tried mixing the baby porridge with your breast milk?

 

[rose.]

I think it's already got milk powder in it as it says just to add water! I am going to find one you mix with baby's usual milk though - that's what I've been doing with all his other food and he's been fine

 

[sportysgirl]

I think it's already got milk powder in it as it says just to add water! I am going to find one you mix with baby's usual milk though - that's what I've been doing with all his other food and he's been fine

We have the cow and gate one which says mix with babies normal milk. x

 

[Kte]

Maybe it's not milk but another ingredient? Or perhaps it's just he is more used to your breast milk and the formula is much thicker so his tummy can't take as much even though he wants to eat the same amount as your breast milk? Just thoughts. Hope you manage to find out

 

[MrsChezek]

Is there an ingredient list on the porridge box? It shouldn't have milk in it I don't think But maybe...no idea what it could be but sounds like you have a couple good theories and remedies to try. Hope Alfie can enjoy his porridge again soon

We had a HUGE thunderstorm pass in the night. I mean constant thunder and lightning over us for almost an hour! It woke Hayden up despite her white noise at 2:50am We were up until 3:30 so I was hoping she'd sleep in but she woke back up at 6:50am. I'm super tired