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Dear god the lack of immunity on this thread lol. I don't know any kids except teenagers they don't tend to be as snotty.

well after last night minor mental crisis of faith when Isigned off she was asleep and slept til 2am. I then fed her 15 minutes in she was out again so quick nappy change and loo trip for me and she fed for another 20 then fast asleep and back in bed by 3. shen then woke at 6 am not in my nature to be up at this time so repeated the cycle and she woke at 10.15. so i followed the 30 minute advise which seemed to work and i used her scratch mits on her sleep suit which I guess is what ozzie meant. she had previously had boob access for nearly an hour somewhere between 8pm and 9.30pm not 100% on timings
 
Oh my word my children are totally different....caden use to sleep loads in the day and night but caleb only got into a routine at 6wks of sleeping from 11pm-6am but in the day I get one day in a week where he sleeps all day so why can't it be today coz I really wanna have a good clean....may sound weird but I've been dying to since he was born coz I couldn't touch my knees let alone give the house a good scrub......aaaarrrrggghhhh ah well I've got tomorrow to try or Friday!

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wrap hun? pb said i had long \rms reaching round mine so could just be me that can do it. Good luck with the weigh ins ladies
 
I think my 42 weeks of pregnancy passed on full immunity to Bailey:haha:

He had his Weigh - in, Hes now 11lb.11oz:thumbup:

Question, for your babies around the same age as Bailey(7weeks) are they on 150ml?(about 5.5oz i think). And do they finish it all in one go or leave some, usually because theyre getting tired?.
Bailey tends to get tired durring 'some' of his day feeds, the hv said if that happens its a hint to use bigger teats, but i tried no3's the other day and they just overflowed from his mouth lol!:wacko:.

i ment to add... I was telling DH how busy my days are now, as soon as bailey kips im whizzing around the house doing chores. he said "Why dont you ask my mum to help?"...i said "i cant see your mum doing someone elses housework!"...he said "no, she wouldnt, but she would look after bailey".
JESUS!. I didnt have a baby just so i could pass him onto someone else to look after while i spend time with the hoover!, someone correct me if im wrong...but arent relatives ment to offer help around the house????
 
my MIL has and will also holdabby but she knows here place and seems to be in general a bit odd.

fab weight gain btw
 
odd like yours is the norm mine is just odd lol.

jeez abby fed so well over night nowits every 2 hours she must be growing think we might be going for a walk in the rain in a bit not sure if i should take molly shes not a big rain fan
 
Well I have given up on my big clean as calen will only sleep for half hr on his own so I decided to go to bed with him and he slept for half hr woke up then is asleep again and I darent move!
My OH has learnt not to say let my mum help coz one she doesn't clean up as well as me and two I didn't have children to miss out on them to clean up while someone else is having the pleasure with them hence why I have given up now!

Also caleb will sometimes fall asleep during feeds cat but that when he hasn't slept well the day before I personally don't think it's a sign he needs a bigger teat I take it as a sign he is knackered or he is getting to cosy, try holding him away from you body so he can't get cosy or feed him while he is in his bouncy chair! Sometimes HV think they know best i will never accept anything they say as they told me caden wasn't teething at 6months as he was too young then two days later he cut two teeth! They also told me off for weaning him early but he's fine loves food and tries anything so I won't hestite to do it again although Im gonna try wait til 6 months this time but if he's showing signs of wanting abit more I will!

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Sorry for the self adsorbed post Ladies I will catch up a little later ( quiet baby pending :( ) but heres a quick update on Charlie before I dash off to the Drs :thumbup:


I`ve been a little upset :sad1:

Charlie is 10lb 14oz so my guesstimate was spot on :wacko: so in the 7+2wks since he was born he has gained on 10oz which is roughly 1.5oz each week on average :( Hes dropped centiles as well mmmm not sure on how many exactly need to look at his red book properly :thumbup: Charlie was screaming for practically nearly all of her visit and she agrees with me that its time further investigation was done ie checking out his tummy and to see if hes intolerant to something :thumbup: I dont think he had reflux or silent reflux because even the strongest reflux medicine did nowt for his behaviour patterns which arent in any set order either :nope: sometimes he screams all day other days hes as happy as larry, sometimes he feeds well taking a good 3oz other times he screams and acts as if he wants it but wont take it, sersiously its like living with two babies and when I wake up on a morning I dont know which baby am going to have that day :cry: Its so sad because whens hes a happy chappy hes so happy but when hes unsettled he wont even let me hold him close and cuddle him we have tried everything from different bottles to different milks, medications prescribed and over the counter and I am at a loss as is the HV :sad1: She says that even if he did have colic it doesnt explain the lack of weight gain she says that even the most colicky baby gains and gains well ..... for some reason my beautiful little boy just doesnt like his milk :shrug:

So we have a Drs appointment at 4.10pm its with yet another Dr from my practice (this will be the 4th we have seen!) AND no doubt she will have a different opinion to the rest but we will see :thumbup: My HV had also specified we are to have an urgent paediatrics referral to a Dr a Leeds LGI who specialises in babies who struggle to gain weight .... she monitors and watches their feeding habits and patterns :wacko:

Wish me luck :cry:
 
Oh Madly I really hope that you get to the bottom of what is going on with Charlie soon :hugs:
 
Good luck madly I really hope they sort it out for poor Charlie and you! Hugs to you xx
 
Aw madly good luck at the doctors.Hope they can get to the bottom of things hun.xxx

Madcat,teagan is only on 4ozs and she doesn't ever really finish it.Sometimes she might take half then take the other half an hr later.Sometimes she falls asleep and I usually wait until then to change her nappy which wakens her.If its the bedtime feed and she's trying to sleep and has taken hardly any of her bottle I strip her legs and put moisturiser on them!!!!Very mean I know!during the day I will just leave her be if she falls asleep,she's usually awake within the hour and will take some more of it.
I personally amn't changing teats as I think the no 1's are for 0-3 month babies for a reason.It takes as long as it takes to feed her.Faster flowing milk will not help her reflux and colic symptoms any.
As for family members offering to do my housework,or mind my children for me it doesn't happen,they all live too far away.I would gladly let them do either lol!
And I don't think its a case of I didn't have children to let someone else look after them,I think I'm also me,and some me time is very important.You really can't be mummy 100% of the time.I was like that with Shay but learnt the hard way that you've gotta give in and let go a little,or you start to lose yourself.
Madact by that I don't mean you should leave bailey with mil,but in time when you feel ready you should leave him with your dad or someone you feel comfortable with,or even leave him with dh and take yourself off into town,meet your friends for lunch or go get your hair done.

Gilz hows Noah doing today?
 
He's been pretty settled Vbaby up until right now and hes decided to start screaming again. Of course just at the point I was trying to grab something to eat!! He did actually sleep last night so fingers crossed we get some more tonight as it's his first jags tomorrow and this is already attempt number 3 at them. How's your day going hon?

Madcat Noah takes 5 x 5oz bottles per day. He never leaves any and it takes about half an hour to feed and wind him. Because of the reflux I wind him after every oz. But as we are all aware Noah is probably not good comparison for anyone with regards to food as he has proved he's a little piggy and would eat all day to keep the reflux at bay :hugs:
 
ah maybe thats it give him a 5oz 3 times a day then give him an ounce or 2 an hour ????????? not quite what the daft doc says. maybe see if he takes 6oz before bed? more of my random feeding noah thoughts. abby has eatten every 2- 2.5 hours during the day, they are the closest in age but not size.
 
The problem is if I split his feeds into little ones I can't give him his meds with each feed. The ones with no meds tend to end up with lots of puking so I wouldn't want to make that worse. It's blooming catch 22 whatever I do.

Molly how is Abby with following objects with her eyes? Noah failed his developmental checks at 6 weeks actual, which was to be expected but he's nearly five weeks corrected and still doesn't following an object from side to side.
 
wow, Noah actually feeds very well then!.:thumbup:

im getting more than a 2 min shower this evening.But Bailey is showing symptoms of colic on the way,:shrug:(i think) DH keesp saying he only gets it when hes home!:haha::wacko:
 
vbaby. I dont know when i'll ever feel ready to leave him with MIL, simply because there are big trust issues between us, i tell her to do one thing and she does another, they say you should leave your baby with someone you trust&are comfortable with, but i feel neither of those qualities:nope:,its not good.

I do have the dentist coming up soon, and have had to ask my dad to keep an eye on bailey for an hour,im not really ready for that, but needs musts!, i'll have to put my dad on a babies refresher course, but at least i trust him.

I would leave bailey with DH, but i dont know, i just got a niggling feeling that he could sneak bailey off to MIL behind my back, maybe this is me being paranoid, but im not sure!.
 
if its a worry its probably true.
I left abby with my mum for half an hour their house is hole shes like a teenager in all ways but abby was asleep and I figured if i can leave her there for half an hour I can leave her with MIL for 3 or so to go for dinner.

what does the instruction leaflet say on giving his meds? whats the reasoning fir it bein in different feeds i was thinking moremake 4oz with meds where needed and litterally split into 2 bottles. poor wee mite. wish i could help more
 
aw madly! hope everything went well with charlies appointment and that the ball is finally rolling for finding out what is going wrong bless him xkx
 
:cry: HV has just been round Jacob has colic :cry:

Will catch up with all the post's when I get home...

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