I'm having a very quiet day at home because I've got the flu on top of a cold as of last night - still in pyjamas (it's 12.30pm here) and no housework - DH is working at home today to help me out. DD is asleep and I'm happily ensconced on the couch.
Kelly - how did the results from your ultrasound go hun? I hope that everything is okay and that you're not in too much pain Hope Tara is a little more settled so that you can get out and enjoy your birthday celebrations! One thing I thought I might mention is that when bubs are going through a growth spurt they can be very unsettled/grumpy and sleep a lot more - this happened with my DD. In the lead up to her growth spurts she would feed a lot more to increase my supply, but then she would act really tired and unhappy during the growth spurt - she'd sleep heaps more during the day. Babies produce the hormone they need for growth during sleep (which is why they sleep so much anyway!) so the extra sleeping could be growth spurt time for Tara, as well as recovering from those vaccinations. Hope things settle down soon.
Kahlan - glad to hear Lyla is improving - my DD didn't get her first cold until she was about 5 months or so, so it was a bit of a shock for me! We got there with lots of snot sucking (lol one of those bulb things) and another tip that really helped us was to have her cot/bassinet tilted at an angle to help with draining mucous from their nose/throat to help breathing easier. Another thing I've done as we don't have a vapouriser is just simply to put a bowl of warm water under her cot - it evaporates as they're sleeping (especially overnight) and just helps keep the air in their room moist.
Greenslw - hang in there! I know it's so stressful to have a baby that is distressed with poo. My DD was shocking in the first 3 months. She had bucketloads of wind despite lots and lots of burps and so much winding and she seemed to have so much trouble eliminating, despite mustardy, runny normal BF poos. So much grunting, straining and screaming! I read information that made heaps of sense to my as to why my DD was having that much trouble eliminating both poo and wind (often needing assistance) that says that some babies have trouble coordinating the muscles required to eliminate. They have to tense their abdominal muscles whilst relaxing their pelvic floor muscles (we all have to do this to eliminate) and some babies haven't got the hang of this and have to learn it over time. Often it is associated with babies that have been born via c/s as being squeezed out of the birth canal seems to help with the process of babies becoming aware of their bodies. How was your DS born? In any case, I can tell you that it definitely improves. By 3 months she was so much better most of the time, and by 5 months she was able to poo/get rid of wind without any distress at all. Some things that helped us in the early days was massaging tummy (in a clockwise direction - the same way the bowel moves), lots of bicycling legs (helps to stimulate the bowel) and drawing knees up to her chest whilst on her back when we knew she needed to poo (this actually helped to teach her to release her pelvic floor muscles and really made a difference over time). I'm sure you'll see huge improvement over time, even though it feels like such a long time now. Glad to hear he's got great weight gains - that was something I kept telling myself to help feel better about it - my DD was putting on weight so well, and was so healthy despite it, and we would get through the difficulties in time. Thinking of you
Smithy - thinking of you and little Charlie, hun
Phew - long post guys (on the right day I'm sure I could beat all you ladies for post length!! )
Hope Tara is a little more settled so that you can get out and enjoy your birthday celebrations! One thing I thought I might mention is that when bubs are going through a growth spurt they can be very unsettled/grumpy and sleep a lot more - this happened with my DD. In the lead up to her growth spurts she would feed a lot more to increase my supply, but then she would act really tired and unhappy during the growth spurt - she'd sleep heaps more during the day. Babies produce the hormone they need for growth during sleep (which is why they sleep so much anyway!) so the extra sleeping could be growth spurt time for Tara, as well as recovering from those vaccinations. Hope things settle down soon.
I read information that made heaps of sense to my as to why my DD was having that much trouble eliminating both poo and wind (often needing assistance) that says that some babies have trouble coordinating the muscles required to eliminate. They have to tense their abdominal muscles whilst relaxing their pelvic floor muscles (we all have to do this to eliminate) and some babies haven't got the hang of this and have to learn it over time. Often it is associated with babies that have been born via c/s as being squeezed out of the birth canal seems to help with the process of babies becoming aware of their bodies. How was your DS born? In any case, I can tell you that it definitely improves. By 3 months she was so much better most of the time, and by 5 months she was able to poo/get rid of wind without any distress at all. Some things that helped us in the early days was massaging tummy (in a clockwise direction - the same way the bowel moves), lots of bicycling legs (helps to stimulate the bowel) and drawing knees up to her chest whilst on her back when we knew she needed to poo (this actually helped to teach her to release her pelvic floor muscles and really made a difference over time). I'm sure you'll see huge improvement over time, even though it feels like such a long time now. Glad to hear he's got great weight gains - that was something I kept telling myself to help feel better about it - my DD was putting on weight so well, and was so healthy despite it, and we would get through the difficulties in time. Thinking of you
Smithy - thinking of you and little Charlie, hun
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