Mother of all conception months Graduates

[NOMORENUMBERS]

brilliant! i will tell him that! i showed dh a thread a while ago about sexless pregnancy and there were like ready to pop ladies who hadnt had sex since ovulation! i told him once every couple of weeks was a good amount when i feel so bad lol lol lol bless him he is so patient!

i get all sorts of aches and pains when i over do it but then again it is always similar to what i would have got minus pregnancy so it doesnt concern me .. .. other than that i am useless to you lol

we had a good day today made the most of it not raining and took my boy out all day as felt bad that i have been really dizzy for like the last week - he has been cooped up indoors . . look at his little face!

 

[tas1]

Morning ladies

How is everything today?

Xx

 

[molly85]

morning tas.

man was it hot last night did not lead to a happy baby. just as she was finishing up a feed she suddenly screamed really high pitched i realised how hot she was so stripped to nappy still scary screaming would go no where near a boob so matt had toget her water. she glugged loads down looked like 3oz in the middle of the night but was acually 2 with a full feed poor baby was dehydrated she then had hope everyone else had a reasonable night

 

[tas1]

I've been naughty and got that DVD gilz lol hopefully I'll use it! Lol x

 

[tas1]

Aww bless her! Glad she calmed down though!

Caleb actually slept in his mose basket most of last night which is good but then we had caden in our bed so no difference lol!

It looks cloudy and cold outside today! Wish it would be hot or warm at least all the time so you have more options.

Xx

 

[molly85]

lol she went in her basket. i was a we bit scared as she was so hot but as soonas the bottle went in you could physically see her relax

 

[tas1]

How long did she sleep for after that? X

 

[molly85]

not long. maybe an hour. eugh my tummy isn't happy. i really hope the bleughness isn't what it feels like

 

[tas1]

Have you eaten something dodgy? My tummy is never happy coz it looks ugly lol x

 

[molly85]

kfc lol. i would not put my body past an early

 

[madcatwoman]

Morning all

god theres pages to catch up on things are so hetic when DH is away, i dont get a moment to come and use the pc(really need a laptop).

i was supercharged this AM. up at 6 feeding bailey, we were both fed, changed and out by 7 getting some things at tesco, we were walking round the block with a letter to post at 8am, just as well as Bailey turned wingey after that and didnt get much done, he's just kipping in his basket at the moment(or so my monitor suggests)

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Thank you Sequeena, NOMORE and Tas I am feeling better today had to make a quick dash after I posted because Charlie started screaming the house down again however I got to when I posted before I started to feel crap yesterday so I guess I did good considering DH got home just before 8pm and Charlie had another unsettled night although DH fixed the damn blackout blind despite that I did the school run this morning Taxi there and 40min walk back I am so proud of myself

madcat I can sympathise its madness when DH isnt around hes away end of June for three days must say not looking forward to it but at least I have now had a trial run so to speak

Tas thank you for asking about my postnatal check all is good even my weight I am just 2kg off the weight I was at my first antenatal appointment so considering the weight gain in first tri I am probably hovering around my pre-preg weight although I could have done with losing weight at that so now am making an effort to shift the rest but I reckon the 30-40min walk each way to school and home x4 a day ought to help I mean thats over 2hrs worth of walking has to help somehow right put it this way my legs are starting to ache from the lack of use they have had since latter pregnancy

As for Charlie hes currently feeding every 2hrs again and now taking nearly 3oz each feed He slept from 10.30pm - 4.00am Fri, Sat and Sun night however for the last two nights has been unsettled and the only thing I have changed is that he has been having gripe water less I was putting it in his bottle every second feed but hes hasnt had it so much since Monday So am wondering if his gripey tummy is bothering him during the night either that or over the weekend he slept more because he was having a growth spurt and nows hes over it its just that since about Thurs/Fri last week he upped his milk intake confused.com well a going to pop gripe water back into every second bottle and see if that helps I would really like him to go 10.30-4.00am cause then am getting a good chunk of sleep and will fair better doing the school run on a morning and then I can take over doing it daily and we can save money on DH parking at work

How is everyone this morning?

 

[vbaby3]

Morning girls,
well last night couldn't have been further from my lovely night the night before!!
I had to go to shays school meeting and didn't get back til 9.30 and then head was racing and stuff,so didn't go to bed til 11.
Teagan woke at 12.30 and I was up with her until 2am,and finally got her back to sleep and she was back up at 4.30 and I've been up since.
The comfort aptamil that seemed to settle her system is having the opposite effect!
Last nigth before bed she had a dry nappy again,so had to force water into her,she took an ounce of formula before that but wouldn't take anymore.
At the 12.30 feed she just took an ounce again and kept spitting it back out.By the 4.30 feed she outright rejected it and screamed with a very starving tummy while I had to go sterilize and make bottles with the old formula.Not fun at 4.30 am I'll tell you!!
She guzzled that,so she doesn't like the texture,or thickness or taste of the comfort so back to the aptamil 1 now.

My gp had said if the comfort didn't work that she would refer her to a paediatrician to see about getting medication for silent reflux.
Gilz and madly how did they diagnose the reflux?
I know teagan had proper projectile vomiting for a few wks which settled eventually,I know silent reflux is harder to diagnose.I'm finding it hard to decide whether I think she has reflux,or just very bad trapped wind.I don't really wanna bring her to the paed if they'r egonna just treat it as reflux and give strong medication when she might not need it,but at the same time,if he does have reflux I don't wanna leave it untreated.I know it can damage the oesophagus plus don't want her in pain unneccessarily.

 

[vbaby3]

Madly sounds like our 2 monkeys are going through the same stuff!!
its so shit isn't it.
I actually feel like vomiting i'm so tired.I really don't function well on less than 4 hrs,and always feel i'm moody and cross with the boys when I'm tired.I just don't have the patience.
Wow that great on your weight!I'm just a tad jealous lol!

My mam.sister and niece are on the way up now.They haven't seen teagan in 3 wks now so will be nice.I'm just gonna take some paracetamol for my throbbing head and have another strong coffee before they get here!

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

vbaby hon they both sound so much alike dont they
Huge its so hard isnt it and I too find myself been grumpy and short with Oliver too which makes me feel like a bad mummy and so guilty by the time I posted yesterday on here I was at the end of my tether Charlie was screaming I mean really screaming I thought he was going to burst a blood vessel or something and I just couldnt soothe him which then in turn made me feel bad cause I felt like I could cope am hoping upping the gripe water again helps cause I really do think he has a terribly gripey tummy if not the next stop is cow and gate comfort milk for colicey babies As for reflux I think our consultant and GP were too quick to diagnose it because neither of them examined him like the Dr who said it was colic/gripey tummy he was given ranitidine and then omeprazole and like the other stuff we tried seemed great for first few days but then reverted back to old mummy instincts told me it wasnt reflux maybe Gilz can give you more advice am sure they did an `acid` test of some sort on baby Noah

Have a lovely catch up with your Mam,Sister and niece hon

 

[tas1]

Hugs to you both! Hope you get it sorted vbaby and I hole the gripe water works again madly!

Well done on your weight madly and the walking with definately help! I get scared to walk about just in case it rains but I should really if I wanna get to my pre preg weight before I had my first lol but I'm only a couple of pounds off my pre preg weight with caleb!

I gotta drop some lunch off for my OH he forgot it so now I have to go out of my way men!!!!

X

 

[vbaby3]

Thanks girls.Dh is actually working up north today so if he passes a chemist he's gonna get some gripe water,anythings worth a shot at this stage.
Maybe I'll ring back the doc and get her to try organise an appointment for teagan at the hospital,it'll prob take a couple of wks to get 1.If I was sure they would test her properly and know for sure that was the problem before medicating it I'd definately take her.

I'm just so sick of thinking we have it sussed,only to go back to square 1 the following day.I just want my wee chicken to be well and happy.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

vbaby am with you on this one too its so crap when you think your getting somewhere only to be deflated and end up back at square one I keep telling myself we are over half way there now fxed gripe water helps I am adding it to every second feed cause it can be given x6 a day and Charlie has between 6-8 bottles Oh btw went missing then cause Charlie projectile vomited

Tas men are a nightmare leave him without his lunch he wont forget it again

 

[tas1]

Lol I wont be doing it again. I've had to get dressed and the boys lol I wanted a lazy day since it looks horrid outside!

Xx

 

[gilz82]

Ok so reflux testing first .....

In neonatal because Noah had an oral-gastric tube and then a nasal-gastric tube for feeding when he starting screaming and being sick they tested the ph of the sick and the ph of the contents of his tummy via the tubes. Both tests showed his acid levels were off the chart. That's all reflux is it's basically excess acid production so the baby has constant heartburn and then the acid also irritates the muscle at the top of the oesophagus so it opens too easily leading to puking a lot.

Once we got him home and then ended up back at paeds the paediatrician had me feed Noah while he was naked so he could see, feel and listen to his tummy. He could hear his tummy was churning through the whole feed and that was further confirmation of the reflux.

If Teagan has reflux you just need to really try to be patient with the meds. Trust me I know how hard it is, but any medications they give her have to first repair the damage already done before going onto controlling the ongoing symptoms

Madly does Charlie always projectile vomit? There is another thing they tested Noah for which is called pyloric stenosis. It's more common in boys and there is a simple blood test they can do to confirm or exclude it if he projectile vomits more than once a day I'd definitely get that checked out.