*** NOVEMBER 2011 BABIES ! *** Chrysanthe-Mums - 39 babies here already!!!

[Leopard]

Huggles, she's on all three. Bm, breastfeeding (thats on hold since Im as sick as a dog) and at the moment predominately formula. We were told to demand feed even with formula so we do; though I'm pretty peeved off that LO got an ear infection

 

[fides]

i'm really interested to hear other people's babies are eating randomly and often. Fides and leopard - are your babies on formula or bm?

Logan drank a full bottle every 4 hours like clockwork up until 12 weeks, and since then he's been drinking random amounts at random intervals. Yesterday he fed 10 times!!! Other days he only drinks 5 times. One feed he'll drink 210ml (7oz), another only 60ml (2oz). It's ruddy confusing!

He generally drinks between 27 and 31 oz per day.

we FF on demand, and yes, it does get confusing - i've been known to make an optimistic 3 1/2 oz bottle, only to have him push it away after 1 1/2 oz... i'm a bit worried, though - they say babies are s/p to drink 2 - 2.5 oz of formula per pound of weight per day, and he weighed 12 pounds almost 2 weeks ago (i know he's grown since), so i feel like he's not getting enough - he's averaging 24 oz/day. i just can't get him to take more, though - when he's done, he's done, and he doesn't care how much formula will get poured down the drain...

 

[pip7890]

They're so hard to please Fides!!!

Andrew is mixed fed. He's still having only 3 x 5oz formula top ups a day (2.30 am, 11.30 am and 5.30 pm) and breast milk on demand the rest of the time. I've no idea how much he is taking a day in total, but it's enough to give him an average 1lb gain a fortnight. He's up to 13lb 1oz now.

Pip x

 

[DrGomps]

Fides what kind of board games do you like?? This one was called "ticket to ride" it was pretty neat. I would definitely play it again. I also love settlers of catan.

I have nothing to add on the feeding topic...Josie won't even take a bottle atm...

 

[tlh97990]

madelyn eats 3oz every 2 hours due to her reflux otherwise shed probably eat 8 oz every hour because she is a pig..but i do give her 6 oz before bed and she'll sleep all night.. some days shes hungrier than others so ill give her more and if shes sleeping when shes supposed to be eating i let her sleep so it varies im sure but shes gaining weight so im not worried

 

[bbygurl719]

im glad i asked that cuz i thought ella was eating alot. but she recently started spitting up alot. she spit up atleast 2 ozs today within an hour. im think she either has acid reflux or gets motion sickness. cuz all day today at home she didnt spit up but a dime size. than at 2 we went and picked up daddy and sissy and had few earns to run. well we get to our last place we needed to go and once she got out of the car and into stroller and into store she started spiyying up and didnt stop til we got home.. my poor baby. we go back to the doctors on the 20th gunna try n hold out until than but if i feel its getting too bad i will take her sooner. ellas been drink 4 ozs all day and 6 ozs at night since she was a month old and just started wanting 6 ozs in the morning at 3 months so havent changed anything but giving her the extra 2 ozs in the morning!!

 

[Huggles]

Fides - i work on a slightly different formula with ml and kg, but according to that logan is on average drinking about 300ml less per day than he *should*. I think as long as they continue to gain weight it's probably fine.

Pip - that's exactly how much logan gains! 250g per week, so 1kg every 4 weeks, which is the same as 1lb every 2 weeks.

 

[fides]

They're so hard to please Fides!!!

Andrew is mixed fed. He's still having only 3 x 5oz formula top ups a day (2.30 am, 11.30 am and 5.30 pm) and breast milk on demand the rest of the time. I've no idea how much he is taking a day in total, but it's enough to give him an average 1lb gain a fortnight. He's up to 13lb 1oz now.

Pip x

awww - sounds like he's gaining at a healthy rate!

Fides what kind of board games do you like?? This one was called "ticket to ride" it was pretty neat. I would definitely play it again. I also love settlers of catan.

we both really like ticket to ride and we don't own settlers b/c most of our friends do, so we'd often play at their houses b/c DH really likes that one; we also like carcassone, acquire, tigris & euphrates... we got power grid for Christmas, but we opened the box, spent 5 minutes starting to get stuff out, then baby woke up and began screaming, so it's been sitting like that on our card table in the basement ever since. ticket to ride is a lot of fun!

im glad i asked that cuz i thought ella was eating alot. but she recently started spitting up alot. she spit up atleast 2 ozs today within an hour. im think she either has acid reflux or gets motion sickness. cuz all day today at home she didnt spit up but a dime size. than at 2 we went and picked up daddy and sissy and had few earns to run. well we get to our last place we needed to go and once she got out of the car and into stroller and into store she started spiyying up and didnt stop til we got home.. my poor baby. we go back to the doctors on the 20th gunna try n hold out until than but if i feel its getting too bad i will take her sooner. ellas been drink 4 ozs all day and 6 ozs at night since she was a month old and just started wanting 6 ozs in the morning at 3 months so havent changed anything but giving her the extra 2 ozs in the morning!!

my son will spit up if i don't keep him sitting up straight for 20 minutes after eating. i hope she doesn't have reflux. my doc thinks our LO has reflux, but i still am not sure about that b/c the meds did absolutely nothing for him. hope things are okay until the next appt.

 

[fides]

i know it's kinda early, seeing as how Lent just started, but we went ahead and got our Easter pics out of the way today...

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[Mrs. AJ]

Fides those pics are adorable!!!

Connor had his 4 month appt and shots today. He's up to 13lb 12 oz and 25 inches.

 

[k8y]

Fides they are gorgeous pics!

 

[tlh97990]

im glad i asked that cuz i thought ella was eating alot. but she recently started spitting up alot. she spit up atleast 2 ozs today within an hour. im think she either has acid reflux or gets motion sickness. cuz all day today at home she didnt spit up but a dime size. than at 2 we went and picked up daddy and sissy and had few earns to run. well we get to our last place we needed to go and once she got out of the car and into stroller and into store she started spiyying up and didnt stop til we got home.. my poor baby. we go back to the doctors on the 20th gunna try n hold out until than but if i feel its getting too bad i will take her sooner. ellas been drink 4 ozs all day and 6 ozs at night since she was a month old and just started wanting 6 ozs in the morning at 3 months so havent changed anything but giving her the extra 2 ozs in the morning!!

you may want to try feeding her smaller amounts but more frequently. our doctor gave us a prescription for stuff for reflux and shes on formula thats specifically for reflux but she still spit up a lot until we started doing 3 oz every 2 hours..its worth a shot!

 

[fides]

Connor had his 4 month appt and shots today. He's up to 13lb 12 oz and 25 inches.

awww!

im glad i asked that cuz i thought ella was eating alot. but she recently started spitting up alot. she spit up atleast 2 ozs today within an hour. im think she either has acid reflux or gets motion sickness. cuz all day today at home she didnt spit up but a dime size. than at 2 we went and picked up daddy and sissy and had few earns to run. well we get to our last place we needed to go and once she got out of the car and into stroller and into store she started spiyying up and didnt stop til we got home.. my poor baby. we go back to the doctors on the 20th gunna try n hold out until than but if i feel its getting too bad i will take her sooner. ellas been drink 4 ozs all day and 6 ozs at night since she was a month old and just started wanting 6 ozs in the morning at 3 months so havent changed anything but giving her the extra 2 ozs in the morning!!

you may want to try feeding her smaller amounts but more frequently. our doctor gave us a prescription for stuff for reflux and shes on formula thats specifically for reflux but she still spit up a lot until we started doing 3 oz every 2 hours..its worth a shot!

which formula are you using?

 

[fides]

okay, today turned into one of those days - i'm sooo glad we got the Easter pics out of the way b/c baby's often a bit more upset on days we go out - he began crying after we'd been out for 1 hour today (cut the photo shoot short, which was fine), and I am not exaggerating at all when i say that from then on, he was either crying or sleeping for the rest of the day with just one 20 minute break when he was awake & calm (& smiling, no less!). we haven't had a day like today for more than 2 weeks - breaks my heart when i can't soothe him.

question to those with older kiddos - when do babies really grow out of the inconsolable fussiness? i thought we were in the clear from marathon crying days.

 

[Huggles]

Fides those pics are GORGEOUS!

MrsAJ - yay for connor growing so nicely!

Fides - i think there'll always be days like that, no matter what the age.

 

[pip7890]

Fides those pictures are beautiful. He's a little star!

Pip x

 

[fides]

Fides - i think there'll always be days like that, no matter what the age.

thank you - that is so reassuring to hear that! i'd read that 3+ hour long crying fits are should go away around 3 months, added to my last 2 pediatrician appts where she is of the opinion that if baby is fed, dry & comfortable, then they will only cry if something's very wrong... guess i've become a bit worried by his fussiness, so thanks 4 saying that.

 

[Huggles]

the 3+ hours refers to colic crying which is 3+ hours, 3+ times a week, for 3+ weeks in a row. So the odd day here or there is still totally acceptable.
And just like you have good days and bad, i think babies/toddlers/children do too. Sometimes they just feel miserable and the only way they can express that is to cry. Doesn't mean you're doing something wrong, just means they're having a miserable day.

 

[k8y]

Fides James still has days where he cries and moans all day and hes nearly three !

 

[DrGomps]

sorry for the rough day fides... Josie had a rough day where she was feeling a bit sick and has been fussier then normal during the "witching hours". Hope it eases up...where did you get the pics done?? They are GORGEOUS!! Jacob is so precious!! thats crazy that you have heard of these games...wish you were close by so we could play!

AFM..had a busy week...worked out all 5 days this week, which has felt really good. ALso went to a story time, mommy and me group and into manhattan trying out our new ergo...don't have much planned over the weekend, just spending time with DH, helping a friend move and catch up on chores (easier to do when there is someone to watch my clingy baby).