Babies Born ~ March 16th-31st 2011 #4

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This thread is for parents who's baby was born March 16th-31st 2011

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Helpful Articles
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?

Helpful Forums
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids


Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Helpful Articles
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Helpful Forums
Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum



Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Helpful Articles
Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Recommended Reading List

Helpful Forums
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing


Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[WeeMansMummy]

Sub-a-dub-dubbing

[Beautiful Disaster]

Ditto

[~Lashes~]

hey, is it normal for bub to chuck every littlke bit of bf up? she usualy has a ff top up arround lunch, dosent bring much up, probably just a little, not even 5ml. but after ever bf she cucks, and i mean chucks! if you caught it all she would get a whole feed out of it, its definatly the bf, she had a bottle befor bed last night, had wind but not a perk, slept all night () when she woke, my bb's were killing, but befor she finnished she burped and it ALL came up. it's more watery then when she brings a little of the formula up i thought she was just over feeding the last few days, but each time its only after bf that she dose it?

[Arimeh]

Sarah - DD2 did this, would chuck up a heap of bm but not formula? Didnt help her FTT issues unfortunately and one of the many things that led to her being fully formula fed by 4 weeks

[~Lashes~]

thats what i dont get but, she didnt chuck this much befor the formula? its like her belly dosnt like it now

[Beautiful Disaster]

the chn that i was seeing told me to choose one or the other but then again this is the same cow that told me I was over feeding J

[~Lashes~]

yeah im not even going to mention it to mine, i can here her responce already "your just not making it good enough stick with formula at least you know the scales will like her"

ironic, i over feed Krystal, yet starve Allyssa why is she so weight obsesed!

[MsKara]

Hi all! I am reading along but trying to get as much rest as possible when H is down because he wants to be held all the time lately. I'm exhausted, house is a mess and another friend arrives from Sydney tomorrow. I'm over caring about the housework, but we're running out of clean clothes lol. Thank gawd it's Friday!

Re sterilising - MIL suggested sterilising till bubs starts crawling. We have an avent iq electric one so it's not really that difficult, and make bottles up in advance in the fridge. I would love to give themto him at room temp but he spits it out if it's not warm.

Re the cot - H has been sleeping in the cot at night from the start. During the day he sleeps in a bassinet in the loungeroom so he has noise around him. I didn't want a baby that needed quiet to sleep so we'll see how that goes. Not sure what we'll do now that he's almost too big for it.

I'm still not feeling great, but not feeling overwhelmed anymore and it crying all the time. I feel like I can cope better, even if nothing's getting done. Oh, and AF showed up this morning... Ugh!

[Beautiful Disaster]

I would love to give themto him at room temp but he spits it out if it's not warm.

This is EXACTLY why I started with them at room temp. I have a friend who has to heat up her baby bottle 2 or 3 times a feed cause as soon as it gets a tad cold she wont drink it. Plus room temp makes it soooo much easier when out. I dont have to worry about finding a microwave.

Re AF - I Hear you Ali. Mine turned up yesterday and today the pain is just a niggle. yesterday way nothing.

[Jakabella]

I just have a bottle holder near me when I feed and bottle diesnt gi cold ever- though H is downing 200ml in no time now! He is a fast feeder!
If we are going out then I make the bottle but just put boiling water in it and put the formula in my dispenser and then by the time it's feed time the bottle is at right temp and I just add the formula. Or if we are in the car I heat it in a warmer that plugs into lighter.
H was so good at his chiro appointment! Didn't cry once and even fell asleep on the table.
H is so cheeky now! He smiles all the time and he giggles now too, so cute! If you talk to him he talks back its cool!

[MsKara]

Kylz I wish I'd known it could be given at room temp from the start, but the midwives always heated it so that's what I did. I've already had an incident while we were out where he wouldn't take the bottle but was screaming coz he was hungry :-( it was horrible!

Jak that bottle warmer sounds good. Where did you get it from?

[sconeonamission]

wow you lot talk heaps!

[Arimeh]

If we are going out then I make the bottle but just put boiling water in it and put the formula in my dispenser and then by the time it's feed time the bottle is at right temp and I just add the formula.

That's what I used to do

Never had a bottle warmer though, sounds like a great idea!!!

[ferrals5]

Mrs Nerd Burger I like the name change.

[KittyK]

mel: lol just saw your name change hahahaha what is a nerd burger lol??

ali: glad you are on your way to feeling better. bloody AF, who does she think she is turning up LOL

KYlz: I was so annoyed when AF turned up, I thought BFing meant no AF for ages. Stupid BFing myths.

scone: i couldn't work out why I wasn't getting any more updates LOL then I realised new thread!

Is it normal for BF babies not to poo for a long time? Its been 8 days so far and still no poo. I asked the paed at the hospital and he was like "oh yes well as long as the poo comes out runny its fine" well dumbass the problem is THERE IS NO POO COMING OUT!!! Last time he pooed was lunch time last Thursday and it was runny just a little bit thicker than usual. Is there anything I can eat that will make him poo???

[Arimeh]

Kitty - perfectly normal for no poo. I read once that it's normal to go up to 28 days between poos!!! Imagine the explosion!!!

Nerd burger - a name I call DS from time to time when he is being silly and it's better than swearing at him..

[KittyK]

mel: well he had a poo-splosion last week cos it had been 5 days since his last poo so im worried what his next one will be like. It was so stinky, like i was standing in the aisle with him in his pram and suddenly sniffed something that was so gawdawful i thought there was a decaying rat somewhere. turns out its my kid lol.

nerdburger is awesome i love it. Sometimes chase's head looks like a hamburger when he presses his lips together and then his double chin is lined as well so we call him hamburger head or the hamburglar lol. chase's grandma was horrified lol