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Ok I am finally jealous of hearing about you all seeing baby photos on Facebook and want to join in!! Add me my name is (deleted) profile pic is currently me and bubba!!

Someone asked about babies slightly older if they got better after 3 weeks, well B has improved but is still having occasional days of being unsettled and grumpy. We are going to the osteopath today so I'm hoping it helps him out!

Last night was SO amazing!! B had his last feed which was weird as he cried through most of it and I had to keep unlatching him to wind him.. All in all I think he would have only fed for 5 mins and so I gathered he would be up in like 2 hours for another feed!! I was so wrong!! He didn't wake till 2.30am and then he woke at 6.55am!!! Only 1 night feed!! Feel really good today.. I would have like more of a sleep in but oh well!!!

Dummy's I was the same saying I wouldn't give baby one untill my mum said you think there bad but trust me at 2 in the morning when you don't know what else to do you think their sent from god.. On her advice I brought some which we used in hospital and B loved!! Once home he decided to gag on them and wouldn't take them anymore!! Anyways after a break from trying them we decided in desperation to give them another go.. Although he still gags sometimes it's getting less and less and he really likes them now!

Ladies feeling a bit down.. Your all doing a great job!! I know it's hard to tell yourself you are but you are!!! I hate when B is upset or projectile vomits.. I feel like I've failed.. But the next day when you have had a break you realize your doing ok!!! Keep your head up! We're all here for you!
 
Wouldluv, I'll add you, Lauren P.

Mitch, I think you're doing an amazing job! I am totally jealous of your night schedules, even your bad days would be a step in the right direction for us. We have no sort of routine, every day is different and so I feel like we can't plan or do anything. Hoping he sorts himself soon enough.

Z's been asleep since 9 and although I came to bed too I've not been able to sleep! So annoyed, what a waste of 2 hours. Just fed so hoping he'll go straight back down...
 
Some fab advice. Emera ill try tease it in. we went down without eventually pacci and sleep 2hours. now up again into a marathon feed, so see how we go now.

When do your boobs know how much milk is needed, or is it already supple on demand

xxu
 
Wouldluv - I added you.

My hubby slowly moved a jelly bean in front of the little guy and was impressed that he followed it with his eyes. I had told him that he's not just a lump, he's learning to interact with his environment!

And that's the sound of a dirty diaper....
 
Vitfa, the more you feed, the larger your milk supply will be, so when E is having a growth spurt and wants to feed more often she is effectively telling your body to make more milk. Smart, eh?!? :)
 
So we bathed, fed, winded and put her down in the space of 30 minutes. She was fast asleep so I hopped in bed thinking it was way too easy.. And I was right! 5 minutes later she was screaming about lower gas so I got her out and helped her get it out. After that I was trying to just make sure she was all done by bouncing her gently when I suddenly felt wet all over. Turned on the lights to find curdled milk all over the both oof us at which point she decided she was starving again. Ahhh this is much more normal! Lol

We use Nuk pacifiers as they are orthodontic. I was really against using them before she was born too! Lol. I don't give her one often, just if she obviously needs soothing rather than something else... She had it for maybe an hour today and not at all the last two days.
 
Hubby just headed off to work....M sleeping in basket but i.am guessing not for long :wacko:...cant complain.....last feed last night around 10pm (put down about 10:30 when we headed to bed)....woke for feed at 3:30am!!!! Fed and back down then fed again at 6'15am....prety good really. I wonder if i.could get her to go longer in second sleep but i.think.its cos we are both sleepy at 3:30...go for a quick feed..no nappy change and back to.bed asap.

Either way ...feel ok this morning. Taking M into hubbys work to see everyone today. Some of my friends still havent bothered to.come round or arrange to.meet up to see M.....slightly annoyed but that.

Wt.....way hay for 5 hours sleep....great isnt it :happydance:

Got some great burps from M this morning without the emera hold and infacol......getting beter :happydance:
 
Thanks ladies we didnt need to try again as fed and settled fairly well.

She fed 1 hour over a 2hour period then settled 2 hours sleep, this i can cope with.

Off to make us all official today

do any ladiea want to share 'routines" or how tour say goes. with feeding, plau,rest etc
 
wt - 5hrs!!!!! incredible!!!! :thumbup:

i agree with the whole growth spurt = more milk thing - very clever!!!! i also like to think that N's vom'ing sessions do the same thing!!!!

i like the look of the emera hold but is that not asking for vom after a feed??!! :wacko:

i'm with you lads missing your OH/DH today....mine left at 6am and comes back wed night :cry: new job, more travelling...boo.

N managed 2hr feeds again last night :dohh: but the previous night we did 5hrs and my boobs nearly exploded!!!!!

busy day for me with supermarket shopping, Dr's, dog walking and making choc raspberry brownies... i suspect i'll get one poss two of those done!!!!! :haha:
 
vitfa - our "routine" (in the loosest sense of the word!) is... 11pm/1am/3am/6am feeds (ish - can do 2-5hrs over night) then he's awake at 6am so feed, burp then play mat/story book then nap until 9am then quick bath/change/feed/burp and then 3hrly feeds all day (could set my watch by them!) with varying amounts of snooze/playmat time afterwards depending on N. He can get grizzly late afternoon but I find the dummy helps otherwise he comfort feeds and vom's all over me...

Lads - anyone using Tommee Tippee closer to nature bottles for either EBM or FF - the colic valve near the teat, should it be in the milk or in the air?!
 
Oooh talk of 'routine' is tempting fate somewhat...it can depend on.what we have on.that day and whether i move feeds aroubd a little to fill her up before going out and about.

Put her to.bed at 10:30 ish in basket in bedroom same time we go.up.....though from next week will be doing this with monitor on.her while we stay downstairs from 7:30 ish. Feed around 3am (varies by half hour)...then 6am includes a change and back.to.boob.....playfor 30 mins or so...she tends to drift off and can go down for another couple of hours (asleep now). Wakes around 9-9:30am....feed, change, feed (and better burping!!! Ha ha) then dozes again. I tend to.try to go.out around 12pm to.do.something....so may wake her for a feed and change....dress her in something nice (today if visiting people).....she will sleep when out and about....ooops she is waking. . Rrst of day is between 2-3 hourly feeds....nearer 2 towards bedtimw. Have some play around 4 and 7 ish before she naps again. Has been grouchy last couple of nights si far more awake between 7-10pm. We bath every other day around 7...may increase frequency as she gets to.like it more.

Sorry nit much routine as such....and we will probably do more playmat etc as she gets more interactive...certainly do more this week than last week
 
Oh and i.hear you on the painful boobs....M slept for nearly 5 hours and i was bursting. Almost drowned the poor girl at feeds this morning :haha:.....always an issue when feeding in reduced light hmmmm
 
4:30 am and I think I might have gotten her to bed. *knocks on wood*

I went through everything and she just wanted to be awake and with me! I even tried giving her formula for the first time to see if that would get her to sleep! (She took one suck and spit it right out and glared at me like "wtf mom???"!

I think she might be too worn out now... I hope!

Edit: nope spoke too soon! Major poonami! Mystery solved... And now we can all finally sleep.
 
So Mitch/Waula - are you setting that routine or have they fallen into it naturally? Do you put them down for a nap awake? I know Z's only 2 weeks old but it would be nice to have some sort of predictability to my day, at least so we could go out and meet people or schedule me some meal time!

DH left for work at 8, back at half 5 which isn't too bad, Waula I don't envy your 2 days alone :hugs:
 
lozza - N started this at about 3weeks...until then life had been very random!!! to be honest i read the baby whisperer (and nearly had a breakdown!!!) about that time and took some things from it - like not letting them go more than 3hrs without a feed - it seemed to kickstart a bodyclock thing - or it may be conincidence!!!! you'll get there...and our night-times are very random!!!! good luck today flying solo!!! xxx

edit - N has a tired cry / yawn so once thats done i'm happy to put him down with dummy in and he's asleep in 5mins... if he's properly awake i'll playmat him if i'm busy or sit with him if i fancy a cuddle!!!!
 
Lozza...i make it sound like our days are a definate routine but they change to a certain extent...its not always a certain.time for feed and play etc but it folliws a defibate cycle....sometimes more frequent feeds. Heading towards a growth spurt and wanted loads of feeds yesterday (even after over 100ml expressed bottle) she was back on boob within an hour. I am crap with burping but learning so not all rosy.

M found her own schedule (if you can call it that) only a few days ago......i try and manipulate it by doing little top up feeds if heading out as still dont like bf'ing in public.

She sort of drifts off to.sleep in a milky coma after feeds ...not always but on those occasions we do playtime. When she dozes i tend to let her drift on me for 5 mins them put down in carrycot....unless like waula i fancy cuddles :happydance:. She very often wakes slightly when i.put her down but she settles herself usually
 
Waula I tend to burp F upright for quite a while after a feed. (Sometimes I won't burp her at all, depends if she's showing signs of wind) I'll hold her like I showed after I've winded, and it works well to get stubborn wind out and makes her relaxed. She often sleeps in that position. I find if she's going to be sck, she"ll do it whatever I do :shrug:

Routine... Nope! :haha:
 
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