Mother of all conception months Graduates

[tas1]

Lol night sweets that would be nice whilst feeding given by a hunky man that doesn't mind getting up for night Feds even just to keel you company if not to do it....sorry just dreaming lol obviously for the sweets as the hunky man who liked night Feds doesn't exist lol!

Pb glad your having a nice holiday cant wait to hear about it!

Just watching born to be different and I know some of our babies have colic or reflux or a heart that healed itself (still amazed by Alex he is the real trooper) but we are to be grateful that we don't have anything like these children! I'm just cuddling Caleb thinking I'm so lucky especially with all the reading I did about how my thyroid could effect him and I was so nervous about everything scan! I take my hats off to all the children and Lk the parents coz they are amazing!

And I just wanna say thank you to all of you coz I was worried about being alone since all my friends children's are older or they haven't had there second baby yet but chatting to you all on here has helped me and I have learnt so much that I thought I knew from last time but actually I didn't! And you must get bored of my money worries and other rants but you never complain so thank you just wish I was on here when I had Caden coz i probably would of got more right than wrongs!

Xx

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Well we moved Alex to dh's side of the bed and I'm sleeping on his side now. Alex has been out for almost four hours now. I hope he sleeps tonight after feeds. I'm conflicted because the midwife in the nicu said it's ok to let babies sleep more than four hours without a feed but another said I should be feeding every three to four hours. I hate conflicting advice.

 

[tas1]

Leave him to sleep although I have woken caleb up I wouldn't normally but he was still in his clothes so had to get him in his pjs,luckily he has fallen asleep!
Let Alex wake up when he is hungry,I hope you do have a good nights sleep!

Oh my word I can smell breast milk I haven't breast fed for weeks! Crazy xc

 

[pinkclaire]

Ozzie has he been feeding ok? Plenty of wet and dirty nappies? Have you had him weighed yet? Personally of all that is ok I would let him sleep. One thing I've learnt from James is if a baby is asleep it's for a reason and to leave well alone! As long as it's not everytime, they usually make up for it by feeding more regularly before or after the long feed!

Yay for a good sleep period though!

Tas your msg is really sweet! That's what we're all here for

 

[madcatwoman]

Morning all!
I had a lie in till 7am! (had one feed at 4am).

Looks like it could be a nice day today.

Your thoughts!.........i did Baileys 4am feed, went to his basket, and he' wriggled to one side, with his face pressed up against the side of the basket with his nose almost squished.didnt like the look of that, it looked like why we shouldnt have cot bumpers!if you get me). Surely its not time to go in his cot though??

 

[tas1]

I put caden in a cot at 8 weeks old because he kept waking himself up by hitting the sides of the Moses basket,some babies are ready! Caleb doesn't move much in his Moses basket so hence why I haven't put him in plus the cot might not fit in our room so he might have to go in his nursery which I don't want!

Yay caden comes home today shame we are at my mums.

Xx

 

[molly85]

he might like snuggling up to something. if it makes sence when abby is feeding her nose is burried in my boob and thats far more air tight than a bumper. if he can get himself there he canget himself back.

abby slept 11-4 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! took an hour to feed and get back to sleep. will be trying another formula top up again tonight see if it happens again i will be dead impressed

 

[gilz82]

Noah likes to smoosh up against his moses basket, I think he likes the lining though as it is pretty soft. He's definitely not ready for cot yet, so maybe see if Bailey does it again tonight before changing anything major

Claire I still get night sweats and Noah is three months in a couple of weeks. I don't get them every single night now but I do get them more nights than I don't. Really hope they stop soon, i feel icky every morning.

 

[molly85]

no sweats here i do get hot though.

i think most of my fluid was my waters they were still going whilst i was contracting

 

[vbaby3]

yay for a good sleep molly!

i still get night sweats too sometimes.I seem to be still retaining some fluids too coz if i've socks on they leave a big line on my ankle for ages after!!

madcat Teagan seems to be ok in her basket so far,but i did put my boys in the big cot by about 10wks,she'll probably be the same.Bailey has passed her out weightwise so he could be getting a bit big for the basket.I know the boys slept great all spread out when they did go to their cot.

i must try these crystal things you're all talking about.i'd never heard of them.

At the mo teagan is waking at 3ish for a feed and back asleep by 4ish,and the last few nights i've left her in the nursery after the feed and we've all slept much better for it!She doesn't get disturbed by dh getting up for work and we don't get disturbed by her noises!!She's slept til 7.30 the last 2 mornings,and so have my boys,so i feel refreshed!!

well today is shays last day at pre school.I'm feeling a little emotional,hormones don't help.Hope i don't make a tit of myself later when i go back up for his 'graduation' by shedding a tear lol!They're having a party now and i'v to go back up at 11.30 when they all get their certificates and stuff.I'm heartbroken my boy has grown up.my eyes are welling up as i type this lol!!

 

[vbaby3]

madly teagan has made a liar of me too!just when we were sorting paed appointments and getting so worried about her she just stopped puking!!!
She's still contrary as are all babies and colicy in the evening,but the pain she seemed to be in for wks seems to be nearly gone,and she only projectile vomits maybe once every 2 days,as opposed to every feed or every 2nd feed!
She seems much happier in herself,so hopefully her wee digestive system is just gradually maturing and we won't need that paed appointment once it comes up.
I really hope charlie get his appointment soon,or maybe he'll just gradually start to improve.x

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Morning Ladies :wave:

Seems like most of us got a good night

Ozzie I agree leave Alex to sleep he will wake if hes hungry

On the subject of night sweats I get them on and off ugh when do they go exactly

vbaby a graduation how cute I hate the fact they grow so quickly and for a more settled Teagan maybe because our babies are past the half way mark to three months things will start to slowly improve

Tas your message was very sweet

Well maybe we have progress over here

Charlie had a bottle of 2oz at about 10.45pm with them in before we went to bed (this was his second bottle with them in!) he screamed from about 5pm to just before 9pm when he eventually gave in and fell asleep inbetween he had a bottle at 7pm with the colief drops (the first bottle with the drops in!) and he quickly cleared this bottle sucking like a little piggy He was asleep minutes after putting him down at 10.45pm and when he woke for his next feed I was absolutely godsmacked to realise it was 4.40am I fed him (2.5oz) changed him and put him back down and he woke again at 7.20am DH got up with him at this point and I slept until 10.15am when I got up and showered So we have had a good night and DH reports a very happy and smiley baby all morning whos been cooing and laughing at Oliver whos been dancing for him

I think the colief drops and putting them in Charlies milks are going to take a little planning cause they have to be put in 30mins before he requires a feed and hes so random with his feeding I think it might be a little difficult but we have decided just to do the best we can We do premake his bottles and it can be added to premade bottles but they need to be used within 12hrs (not the usually 24hrs!) and they have to be refriderated for 4hrs before they can be used We have decided to see how we go until Thursday when we go to the clinic for his 8wk check and if at this point hes more settled am going to ask for them on script .... am sure the HV will support me in this request

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

I am off to Tescos soon to get Oliver a gift and card for a party hes going to tomorrow anyway the other day DH bought a load of new shirts, jeans etc and told me when I had time to go get some new bits of clothes and am desparate for some new shoes Thought seen as am going to Tescos might just treat myself good and proper and let him pick up the bill call it pay back for yesterday

 

[molly85]

we have found out thereason for the screamy baby. shes hungry and probably has been for a while. i have been doing the half hour feeding some times longer between 7 &11 she fed for nearly 2 hours and still screamed when the HV got here so we made a 4oz bottle and she downed it in 10 minutes easily. she has now settled her selffor a nap which she has never done. so plan is carry on bfing but top up with formula and see if my boobs catch up. I feel a bit bad i didn't realise she was hungry but then i am not a mind reader

 

[pinkclaire]

Molly she's having a growth spurt. Google them. Don't feel bad it's what they are programmed to do. If you top up your boobs will struggle, they do it for a reason unfortunately. You need to keep at it and get her to the boob as often as you can. They often have long periods of sleep during a growth spurt so would make sense for last night. This is the biggest reason people stop bf because they think their baby is starving, but they arnt its what they need to do.

Madly I hope the colief helps as it sounds a lot of hassle if it doesn't!

Vbaby enjoy the graduation, I think I would cry!

Tas great you've got Caden home today I hope he had a good time xx

Sorry girls I've forgotten everything else I've read dohh

 

[madcatwoman]

Glad you had a good night Madly!

Ive been out power walking with the pram, im soddin knackered now!

Thanks for the replies about Bailey&the basket, as one of you said, i'll keep an eye on him and see if he does it again, i dont really want him in his cot(which is in the nursery) so i'll have to see whats best!

Vbaby, whats Teagans weight now then?

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Better night last night. I spoke with the midwife about the three hour feeds in the middle of the night and she said the hormone that produces milk peaks at around that time so basically Alex is putting in his order for the day lol. She asked if he sleeps for like four or five hours after and I said yes and she said that just to take advantage of it. He's healthy and happy and I should just take it easy lol. Easier said than done when my hormones are going nuts and I want to clean like mad!

 

[molly85]

I know claire and gilz just reminded me that I can get meds or fenugreek to up the supply. So will do that I think I'm guessing we worry more assheis so small and they don't want me getting PND as her screaming was constant I could put her down for maybe 5 -10 mins in her chair in the morning before she would start screaming. I was doing exactly what you said atleast half an hour on the boob letting her sleep etc and she only gained 3oz this week so not even 6 and half pound. So will keep going with advice and only give formula after a feed every 2 hours is so draining physically and mentally on me get the pills and do that. no stopping I am determind to keep going but am not fussy on solely using BFing as she has had the good stuff now it's really convience of not carrying bottles and for her to be getting the sleep she needs to grow, which she hasn't been getting.

Eeek long post.

 

[molly85]

\Oh and health visitor did something very bizarre abby was kicking about in her pram before she settled, cuddling her muslin (yes I have 1 of those children sod dummy she is a muslin carrier) and she put it over her face to block out the light. Weird woman actually coverd her face. I have left it there knowing full well she can shift it if she wants but weird deffinatly not what you would expect this woman to do. Thank fully it's the last time I see her for months she is sending her trainee along in a few weeks to check I am reasonably sane

 

[molly85]

Taz I think it was you said you were going to get milk from oots to get extra points I have just had a look as I was comparing the price and all the stage 1 milks have no points attached they have to be stage 2 and up