Mother of all conception months Graduates

[tas1]

Mornin

Gilz try giving his last bottle abit later or waking him for another feed at 10-11pm then he should sleep through! Or try hungrier baby on his last feed should be heavy enough on his stomach for him to last til morning!

Caleb has his last feed between 9-11pm depending on his feeds in the day then sleeps til 7.30am he wakes up at 5ish but I pick him up put his dummy in and he sleeps in my bed til 7.30am.

Xx

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Morning Ladies :wave:

Ditto on what Gilz said on both points madcat and Ozzie

Charlie oftens gets `milk spots` and I just leave them well alone dont pick them or anything as they may scar and Charlie has silent reflux but is hardly ever sick he only possetts a little when he has been sick hes had a snuffly chest/nose so I put it down to crap hanging around in his nose/throat/chest

Gilz Charlie looks exactly like Noah then like he borrowed everything from a fat friend I love it nothing fits him around the middle hes such a skinny minny for a boy he had shorts on on Saturday which fell down everytime we picked him up even his nappy did nothing to hold them up

Sounds like you had a lovely Birthday Tas

Pink hope your LOs went to sleep and gave you a bit of a rest

madcat I def think it sounds like reflux even if it only a tad on an evening which is when it can be at its worst I hope the Dr is of some help

Gilz hon Noah has me stumped too Its really odd he wakes at 12pm everynight what time does he go to bed? We feed Charlie on demand but its approx every 2-3hrs even though hes now taking 4oz its still every 2-3hrs .... so last night he fed 3.5oz at 9.30pm and we went to bed just after 10.30pm so I offered him another bottle which he only took half oz of He was asleep for 11pm and didnt wake until 7.15am this morning I was totally stunned when I saw the clock Two things I have learnt when it comes to feeding 1. always offer milk before you put them down even if they fed only an hour before and 2. feed them as often as they require during the day even if they are taking 4oz it doesnt mean they will go 4hrs, the more milk you get down them during the day the less they will require it during the night The only thing I can think of this that maybe Noah has slept for a few hrs and when hes waking at 12pm and 3am its because he wants the company and nothing else Charlie is like this on a morning he woke this morning and because he slept for so long he just wanted company and therefore wanted to be in my arms

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

That's what Noah should be doing but he's not. The weird thing is his last bottle is at 7pm so he's happily going between 7 & 8 hours between feeds at night , which he'd never do during the day, he just doesn't seem to be able to/want to sleep for the same time period.

Just a thought but maybe this is the time of day for Noah when his reflux doesnt bother him so much so when he should feed to get him to sleep during the night he wont because it doesnt hurt .... hope this makes sense It could also be that he drinks ample milk during the day so thats why he doesnt want to feed between 12-3am he just doesnt need it but that doesnt really explain whys he wakes when he should be sleeping I would try making his bedtime later

 

[gilz82]

Thanks girls. Noah is now taking 6oz bottles and wants fed every four hours so he eats 7,11,3 and then 7. If I introduce later feeds he can't have any medication with them as he's only allowed four doses per day and the paediatrician wants them all during the day. His reflux is always worse at night which I'd standard so for example after his 3am feed he is in pain, crying etc and always ends up sleeping with me cuddling him on my chest. If I feed him at 11pm then that feed won't have any meds so I'll be bringing on the night time reflux earlier if that makes sense. I really don't know what to do.

I can't try hungry baby milk Tas as Noah is on special prescription anti-reflux milk and there isn't a hungry version of it

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Thanks girls. Noah is now taking 6oz bottles and wants fed every four hours so he eats 7,11,3 and then 7. If I introduce later feeds he can't have any medication with them as he's only allowed four doses per day and the paediatrician wants them all during the day. His reflux is always worse at night which I'd standard so for example after his 3am feed he is in pain, crying etc and always ends up sleeping with me cuddling him on my chest. If I feed him at 11pm then that feed won't have any meds so I'll be bringing on the night time reflux earlier if that makes sense. I really don't know what to do.

I can't try hungry baby milk Tas as Noah is on special prescription anti-reflux milk and there isn't a hungry version of it

mmmmmmmmm tough one hon why not try and make them later then say 8,12,4 and then 8 before bed is this possible?

 

[pinkclaire]

Can you try doing a dream feed just before gilz?

Well I have mastitis. I have never felt such pain in my life and am so teary st the thought of giving up bf. I really hope it goes away soon. Its like having the flu, feel awful!

 

[gilz82]

He used to feed on the 8,12,4 & 8 schedule madly but he pushed it back to 7am a few weeks ago himself so I just followed what he wanted.

I've never been able to dream feed Noah he just wakes up but I might try feeding him at 11 tonight and see what happens.

Thanks for all the fab advice as usual girls

Claire I've had mastitis 4 times due to my right boob being very cysty so I know how horrible it is. If you start to feel worse or the flu symptoms intensify please go back to your drs as it can be really serious

 

[madcatwoman]

its a bugger with noahs meds hun, because i want to say to you...give him a last feed at 9 or 10pm, but i know you cant, but that would sort it out im sure!

Bailey has been to the docs, we were there at8.50lol! and he slept thru it all!.
I suggested to the doc it was silent reflux&listed the symptoms, he didnt argue, he prescribed him with infant gaviscon and told me to come back in 2 weeks if it works or back in a week if it doesnt, so i hopeit works.
Like i say, it only happens in the afternoons&evenings but yesterday was particually bad & that was the push i needed to get him to the docs.
We had just got the colic out of his system&now he started with this!.

Anyway my dad has been round this morning.Ive been giving him a baby refresher course as he will look after bailey when i have to go to the dentist etc.Anyway,while he was here i got nearly all my house work done and all my bottles sterillised!

 

[madcatwoman]

I just wanted to thank you Madly,
I dont know why i didnt put two and two together to come up with reflux after reading about charlie.

But he has it all,only wanting to be upright,crying if he was flat,wanting his bottle but couldnt drink,a bit of sick/acid comes up and he swallows it down&cries........

I think maybe it happened so soon after the colic went that maybe i thought it was tail end of that missery. Tell you what though i now know the difference between colic&reflux.

Hope charlie is much better now!

 

[molly85]

Morning girls, Charlie and Abby are almost in tune. Tried the cot again last night turned monitor off but left both doors open our house is tiny.bAny who we were running late so put Abby down around midnight i do the same offering a feed, Abby doesn't so much hungry baby so i mixa 3oz bottle 2parts hungry 1 part normal Sh only took an ounce and put her down all drowsey bit of faffing then poof out til 4 sumit am, bit of boob and rest of first bottle i had shoved in the fridge. we had a small fight with a dumy and muslin which ended up on her face then 5 -8 quickboob feed andback down til gone midday i feel human and shes bright eyed and bushy tailed i actually woke her up rsther than her waking

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Well, last night was not good. Alex is spitting up more than just a bit. I had the breastfeeding nurse round and she suggested taking him to the GP just in case as he hadn't had a wet nappy in some time He's sleeping now so I'm trying to eat and get ready. Hahaha, spoke too soon. He must know when I eat.

 

[molly85]

oh yesw deffinatly. Abby did that when i was trying to eat. Hugs hope hes all ok. They may suggest the bottle for a bit don't be scared your boob feeding just as much

 

[Ozzieshunni]

He spit up just a little and had a wet nappy It might have just been too hot last night.

 

[loopylollipop]

just a quick post for now, waiting on the carpet man and LO is waking..

Pink hugs re mastitis. I had it last time and it was awful. Feeding on that side was like sticking my nipple in a pencil sharpener Get better soon

And Madcat thanks sooooo much for the clothes, they are lovely. I feel so lucky with you ladies it really has helped OH was especially pleased, as he is with anything that keeps me out of the shops Typical Yorkshireman!

Will try catch up properly later.

Love and cyber hugs to everyone

 

[loopylollipop]

Oh and Pink if you stop bf now it will be more painful!
Oh the joys...

 

[loopylollipop]

Yay Ozzie at wet nappy! I just start to worry about Dylan and gets then pees for ENgland. I def think the hot weather affects them. He really couldnt settle yesterday evening .

 

[pinkclaire]

Thanks ladies, it's just awful I cry everytime I feed her! I did express some off first which has helped a little, and she took a bottle of EBM after I'd fed her a bit so at least I know she will take it!

Got to go get James soon, dreading that as I don't have the energy to devote to him.

 

[loopylollipop]

Are you antibiotics PInk? x

 

[molly85]

pink if its the same as i went through i think i expressed for a day or so,i have now found the virtues of hand expressing you can pumle the painful bit then get the nasty out. And finding some thing to bite on remember the techniques you used in labour

 

[loopylollipop]

pink if its the same as i went through i think i expressed for a day or so,i have now found the virtues of hand expressing you can pumle the painful bit then get the nasty out. And finding some thing to bite on remember the techniques you used in labour

lol