Those TTC for awhile.

[Faythe]

Glad they found the cause honey. Atleast, in a way, it's free lol. If you did stop bf'ing then formula is SO expensive.

xx

 

[moter98]

Im using an Avent electric The hand version was great so thought id stick with what worked! Tried a mothercare one inbetween and it was absolutely shocking!

Hmm..you know..I havent been doing that Ive been sitting in the kitchen pumping. Perhaps I should be doing it next to Alex and tapping into those hormones! Im such a noob when it comes to all this stuff.

Im just so glad that my milk hasnt dried up...Im surprised to tell you the truth considering how arse upwards Ive been getting things!!

How is everyone getting on?

Happy mothers day Tina! x

so sorry you are dealing with colic! every baby will respond to different things but here are some things that worked for aden. always sleeping upright, we put him in swing on fastest setting and thats the only way he could sleep. worked like a charm though, you'd put him in there and he was out! we switched to enfamil AR formula and that helped him immensely with his feeding issues. he took 45 min to feed 2 oz and i think it was tummy pain preventing him to eat. he would also projectile vomit. the AR formula fixed all that.
the biggest thing that helped is TIME. i know its hard and at times its very frustrating. when you feel that way, its necessary to put baby in crib and swing for 10-20 minutes and walk away and take a break. DO NOT feel bad for doing that. a colicky baby is much differnent from a content baby. you NEED the breaks with a colicky baby. seriously, aden cried 14 hours a day in the beginning, it was horrible. the only way to get through was to take breaks. but it does get better. trial and error and with time whatever is bothering him will get better. good luck!

 

[moter98]

Im using an Avent electric The hand version was great so thought id stick with what worked! Tried a mothercare one inbetween and it was absolutely shocking!

Hmm..you know..I havent been doing that Ive been sitting in the kitchen pumping. Perhaps I should be doing it next to Alex and tapping into those hormones! Im such a noob when it comes to all this stuff.

Im just so glad that my milk hasnt dried up...Im surprised to tell you the truth considering how arse upwards Ive been getting things!!

How is everyone getting on?

Happy mothers day Tina! x

It's hard work sarah! Not to mention your hormones going crazy and sleep deprivation! Don't be hard on yourself!

Poor little Bjorn has terrible constipation. The poor little lad is in so much pain! Apparently it's very rare for breast fed babies to be constipated?!
My gp recommended giving him water but I have read so many things saying not to give babies water!? Let me know what you girls think. Xx

aden had this everyday from his formula. dr told us to put karo syrup in his bottle. worked like a charm. start with a teaspoon and increase if needed. we did 1 tablespoon a day in aden's bottles, but that was just because the formula constipated him. a teaspoon may work for you

 

[moter98]

https://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/varah89/AA619EC0-4FF2-457E-A43D-333E86176C01-1933-000002508B56A018.jpg

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Bjorn 6 weeks old

so adorable!

 

[moter98]

Awww hes gorgeous!! Looks and sounds like he is one happy little boy!

Sorry I have been a bit awol. Things over here have been rather stressy. We were orginally told that Alex had colic but after some deteriorations and hospital admissions its been found that he has reflux and CMPA (hes allergic to milk). So we have to medicate him for the reflux and hes on prescription milk for the allergy. He is in a lot of pain and distress atm until all the cows protein from the milk is out of his system, and ive had to stop breast feeding since i am not dairy free for the next 3-4wks which hasnt helped.

I love being a mummy though, best job in the world I just hope that alex gets better soon so he can enjoy life.

xx

reflux is colic. milk allergies are extremely rare but worth a shot to see if it helps. my guess is you don't need the meds, unless he is spitting up so much that he is losing weight. colic is just something they need to outgrow. we also tried all of that stuff, dr's told us it was reflux, milk allergy. well, none of that worked, time was the cure

 

[Faythe]

I think it is important to medicate a baby who is suffering with reflux, regardless of weight loss or not! It's not very comfortable for them having acid come up.

 

[sarahuk]

Im using an Avent electric The hand version was great so thought id stick with what worked! Tried a mothercare one inbetween and it was absolutely shocking!

Hmm..you know..I havent been doing that Ive been sitting in the kitchen pumping. Perhaps I should be doing it next to Alex and tapping into those hormones! Im such a noob when it comes to all this stuff.

Im just so glad that my milk hasnt dried up...Im surprised to tell you the truth considering how arse upwards Ive been getting things!!

How is everyone getting on?

Happy mothers day Tina! x

It's hard work sarah! Not to mention your hormones going crazy and sleep deprivation! Don't be hard on yourself!

Poor little Bjorn has terrible constipation. The poor little lad is in so much pain! Apparently it's very rare for breast fed babies to be constipated?!
My gp recommended giving him water but I have read so many things saying not to give babies water!? Let me know what you girls think. Xx

aden had this everyday from his formula. dr told us to put karo syrup in his bottle. worked like a charm. start with a teaspoon and increase if needed. we did 1 tablespoon a day in aden's bottles, but that was just because the formula constipated him. a teaspoon may work for you

I totally missed this about the water! Hospital paed told me it was fine to have water as long as it was boiled and cooled, and this was when Alex was 7 days. It worked for his poo for sure, gets him going when its not! x

 

[sarahuk]

Oh he defo has reflux and the milk issues. He has an allergic response and has done since the start, we just didnt know at the time! He even wheezes when he has his milk, its not much fun.

We were told once we had the diagnosis of GERD (the reflux) that we had to medicate him as it was causing a lot of his pain issues. To be fair, he does seem happier on the meds than off them. But the hope is that the allergy milk will also help with the reflux issues too as one often comes with the other, so that over time we can reduce the reflux meds. Alex was just off one of his meds since yesterday morning due to misinformation from the hospital and he was not well. Suffice to say after our phone call hes been put back on!

We have been lucky that Alex has been putting on weight, though its because he has been comfort eating so regularly to try and kill the pains

xx

 

[rooster100]

Sarah, Alex is beautiful! What a lovely baby! I'm so sorry to hear he is unwell! What a nightmare! Glad it's getting sorted.
Hi to all of you! Miss our chats!
Bjorn poops every 3-4 days and the midwife says it might just be his pattern. When he poops its a mega explosion! Xx

 

[Faythe]

Breastfed babies tend to poo less frequently than ff

BM is perfectly tailed to babies so there's less waste. Jacob went every 3 days right up until 11 weeks before we switched to formula

xx

 

[sarahuk]

Ahh the good old poo explosions...gotta love em!!

 

[moter98]

I think it is important to medicate a baby who is suffering with reflux, regardless of weight loss or not! It's not very comfortable for them having acid come up.

Both mine had it and I did medicate for about a week each. It did nothing at all for them. They outgrew it thankfully. You are right it is important to medicate and do whatever works for your baby!

 

[moter98]

Sarah, hope your LO feels better.

 

[sarahuk]

Thanks Tina He defo seems a bit better atm. Change in his meds and we have him off the allergy milk. I had a feeling it was the wrong diagnosis so am glad hes atleast enjoying eating again!

Hows my ladies and boys doing today? x

 

[rooster100]

Hi girls!
Glad little Alex is doing better! He is very cute!
Hope Jacob and kash are good too!
Bjorn is a pretty good boy! He is still up every 2 hrs during the night to feed which is very hard! He is really big now and is smiling!
Would love to see more pics of all yr little babies!
Xx
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[sarahuk]

What a gorgeous smile!! How much does he weight now? Any talk of having any more in the future?

 

[rooster100]

Alex is sooo cute too! We have discussed having another one! It was such an amazing experience. When he is good and looking cute I love the thought of having one, when he is crying at 3am I think I couldn't do it again! So we will wait and see....what about you? X

 

[sarahuk]

I know the feeling chick!!

We have talked about it an have decided that we are definitely wanting another. Im nervous about using the pill or any hormonal birth control if I want another, and quite like the idea of letting nature take its course with the next one (if there is a next one!) so am going to NTNP from here on out

x

 

[sarahuk]

Hows it going ladies?

We finally had a diagnosis here after 6wks of problems. Alex doesnt just have the severe reflux, but he defo has the milk allergy and apparently also has intestinal issues. His dad has back to front intestines and seems alex has it too which has been causing his abdominal pains and vomitting.

x

 

[rooster100]

Hows it going ladies?

We finally had a diagnosis here after 6wks of problems. Alex doesnt just have the severe reflux, but he defo has the milk allergy and apparently also has intestinal issues. His dad has back to front intestines and seems alex has it too which has been causing his abdominal pains and vomitting.

x

Poor little Alex! Im glad you have a diagnosis but what can you do about it and is he any better?
Bjorn Is good still having lots of tears every evening. Waking 3 times a night for feeding.... He is super cute and smiles and giggles a lot! He is 10 weeks tomorrow! Xx
How is everyone else?