We made the trimesters pass quickly!

[Swtpinkbabi]

Elijah will not sleep tonight. It's nearly midnight and he is still cluster feeding. I am so tired!

I'm having the same problem with London this morning. He slept pretty well last night but starting at 430am fed him until 630am. He's been so gassy it seems he's not eating as much and is still hungry after we burp him. I just put him down, didn't burp this time as I didn't want to wake him.
Hopefully you get some rest today.

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

How's Amy?

 

[UniqueBeauty]

FINALLY got through to tax credits 30 minutes on hold felt like forever.

Aimee-Jo is cluster feeding at the moment. When I put her back down in the moses basket she wants more food 5-10 minutes later. The midwife said it's fine for baby to be led on the outside of the bed with me while I feed, no pillows or duvet though. Just her blanket. She was saying the first months they don't know any different, they won't get attached and not want to go in their own bed that young. I tried it last night and got a solid 2 hour sleep she would of slept for longer if we didnt need to go out x

 

[0203]

Glad you got a good chunk of sleep UB

I hope everybody is okay.

With on demand feeding is it okay that sometimes Henry's wants to go four hours without a feed and sometimes two? I was asked today how often I was feeding him but it is so random it varies day to day. Is your on demand feeding random like this or regular?

 

[Kiwiberry]

Totally random for us! Some parts of the day she does 2-3 and other parts she does 4+ hours before eating.

 

[0203]

Oh That's good to know, I didn't know how to answer it, Henry has fed today at 7, 10.30, 1 and 3

sometimes he is still being sick an hour after his feed, he arches his back goes bright red and screeches, it happens when he is asleep too. It sounds like he is on so much pain Any ideas on what it might be? I try and wind him for ages But it doesn't seem to help.

I bought milk collection shells today, I'm hoping I collect enough that my DH can give him a little bottle tomorrow. I haven't expressed but thought I would start with the shells and then tip him up with breast

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

Well I ended up taking London to the pediatrician because of his gas and she said he's being over fed. Apparently he weighs more today than he is supposed to. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces. I thought he was cluster feeding and that he was hungry and she said no babies like to suck so if you offer it they will eat. I don't get it, I thought breastfed babies don't over eat. I could see if we were doing half bottle and half nursing but most of the time he has maybe 1-2 bottles a day. Ugh, I think I might change where I take him, we've only seen his actual doc once and since then we have to see all these other partners in the pediatric group. How do I not give in to hunger cues?

 

[brunettebimbo]

What a load of rubbish. You are meant to breastfeed on demand. I would ignore her.

 

[Kiwiberry]

0203 it could be reflux hun. Either that or its him trying to take a big poo.

Pinky i would Ignore that doctor and switch where you go. Sometimes doctors and hospitals don't believe in on demand feeding.

 

[Kiwiberry]

By the way ladies here is an update from Amy on fb

Hi Hun. I'm doing much better than I was. Can't wait to get back home to my babies though. Thanks for asking Hun xx

 

[UniqueBeauty]

How do you ladies find time to come on here?!

I hope Amy can get back to her babies soon x

 

[ab75]

I usually read the posts when I am feeding in the middle of the night lol.
How are you getting on?

I need to give Zoe lunch then get her to nursery, not looking forward to that, it is like an ice rink outside xx

 

[UniqueBeauty]

I can barely keep my eyes open in the night. I nodded off last night and as my head went back I smacked it on the headboard

It's going well thank you little monkey likes to sleep all of the day! Does Frazer? I dont know whether I should wake her for feeds or feed her when she wakes now. I've been feedinf her when she wants it and she had put on 5oz in 2 days which thr midwife was really impressed with.

No ice or snow where I am (thank god) x

 

[Kiwiberry]

What I do is use my phone when I am feeding her or trying to get her to sleep. I can use it with one hand or do the voice to text thing.

Riya loves to sleep better during the day and then stay awake at night. I wish she was old enough for me to entertain her so she could sleep better at night.

 

[brunettebimbo]

I come on on my phone. I check mainly when I am feeding Elijah.

I am shattered today, the evening cluster feeds are killing me!

Have any of you got Virgin Media? We've just been offered a really good deal but I'm worried about leaving Sky and it being rubbish!

 

[ab75]

Beckii, Frazer was awake most of the morning today, is sleeping now in his pram. He slept a lot yesterday and I thought he would be up a lot thru the night but he wasn't.
Lol, ouch!! I fell asleep the other night sitting up and when I woke up I could hardly move my neck, was agony lol. xx

bb, we've got sky. I phoned sky 3 weeks ago and told them we were going to switch to BT and I now have complete package, broadband and talk for £67 a month, saving about £50 xx

 

[brunettebimbo]

Bloody hell! I feel hard done by paying £48 which includes line rental

Virgin have offered us broadband, phone, Netflix and TV for £32!

 

[ab75]

Lol.
That sounds good. Try phoning sky and telling them you're switching! !

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

I have one free hand while London sleeps on my chest. I'm shattered too. He woke up every hour last night and was making sucking noises. I gave in and fed him each time. He just cried and cried while getting his diaper changed and seemed like he was starving. He's just having a hard time trying to pass gas or poo and that doc just gave me some colic drops. He's not colicky, he's just hurting from gas pains . He's even having a hard time sleeping on me now, I hate to see him in pain .

 

[ab75]

Swt have you tried gently rubbing his tummy or moving his legs like he is cycling. I had to do that when the girls were babies as they were colicky and had trouble having a poo or passing wind xx