Babies Born July 2007 #3

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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:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

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:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

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
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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Love

oh my I've never been first before

nicki, lol at the 1 month birtday party, not sad though. I won't be surprised if i dont buy xavier a present.
I would kill for a bath. but, and this might sound strange I wouldn't be able to cope if I changed the colour of the water, it would freak me out. I waiting until the loss is gone.

Veronica in some waysI hope it isn't reflux, and then in others I hope it is so that maybe you can end avaleigh's pain.

yeah the 8 hours was nice, perhaps i should have gone to bed at 6 pm too!! last night was better, went to bed later, but there is something aout 2-4am, that he thinks he should be awake. this must have been play time when he was still on the inside. I don't know how you guys that are up all night cope, i'm going mental after an hour!! Doesn't help our house is cold.

Well is everyone having a good weekend? we have great nana's 80th birthday tonight, and pa is coming to visit tonorrow, so we are just starting on our busy time, lots happening over the next few months.

this is going to be a whirlwind 5 months until I have to go back to work.

Hi girls!

Long time no write!

Just popping in to see how everyone is! I am reluctant to say, but I THINK we have a little routine going- don't want to get too excited, but the last week has been pretty good- amelie has been having a feed around 9 or 10pm, then one more during the night and this is the good bit- we're back in bed 1-1.5 hours later! Her awake time now seems to have swapped to during the late afternoon. It is just fabulous - I hope we can keep this up! I didn'y know whether to believe in the magic 6 week mark (everyone tells me things will be more settled by then), but now I'm thinking they're right! Fingers crossed that we can keep this up.

Have been out a few times to the shops - still haven't breastfed in public - I'm not sure how we'd go- feeding is a pretty messy occasion for us - both with Amelie deciding to either vomit or carry on and my boobs that either spray or leak all over me if she stops to catch her breath!

We have a 30th birthday this afternoon- Amelie is coming with us. It is at a house, so we'll be fine, but I'm still a bit nervous about having to feed there. May decide to go out to the car.

Amelie is still stacking on the weight, we have no problems there- she is now 5.2kg! We had a midwife visit on Thursday which confirmed that everything is going well. I forgot to get someone to look at my c-section scar, though. Will have to remember this week. We have our last midwife appointment this week, but I can't remember whether she said Thursday or Friday - LOL I would forget my head if it wasn't screwed on - can't blame preggy brain now can I?! We also have our 6 week GP check up on Friday afternoon and then hopefully I will be given the all clear to drive- hallelujah!!

Well, it was great reading all of your posts- far too many to respond to, but I am thinking of you all!

Checking in BBL;)

Rebecca I love my baths.
My 'loss' has pretty much been gone for a bit over a week. Only very very very light. Although I am not enjoying going to the loo. I wont go into details!


Been out and about all day. We got a 4 hour stint of sleep last night I was so proud of my little boy!
Heres hoping tonight can be the same!

Well I'm stuffed. Waiting for lach to wake for a feed, adn then im going to bed.
have a good night all:)

Good evening everyone! Hope you're all having a good weekend (admittedly though, every day feels the same to me at the moment). Today has been a good day...Alessia decided that she didn't want to fall asleep this afternoon unless I held her...but once she was dead to the world, I popped her in the cot and she didn't wake for almost 5 hours! I had to stir her for her next feed!

Feeding is going as well as it can be I guess...I'm slightly concerned that the number of feeds has decreased quite a bit (9-11 feeds for the first few days to now 6) but she's still pooping and weeing and not screaming for more, so I guess that's just what Alessia wants for now.

Now for a Q...might be a little bit too much TMI, but I had an episiotomy and consequently some lovely stitches which have made my poor nether regions quite tender...when does this stop? It has been getting slightly less tender as the days pass, but I'd love to be able to go to the loo a little more comfortably! *lol*

Anyways, time to feed myself - my appetite has decreased something shocking so I've got David cooking up an omelette for me :)

Take care everyone...bubba cuddles to all!

Hi everyone.
Well we had our first big social outing today- A wedding!!! it was a casual affair, but was the first time I had to feed in public, no dramas- i just went inside the house and fed on the lounge (everyone else was outside).
It was nice- there were anther newborn - he was 6 weeks old, but 5 weeks premmie, so technically was a week old if you know what I mean!!! The mother and I got chatting, and we will get together in a week or so, as we both dont know much about being mummas, so should be good.

I am buggered. just waiting for Kaetlyn to fall asleep in the cot then its off to bed for me. Aaron is already there- Its a sat night and he was in bed at 9!!

Fran- I know what you mean about the appetite- I only ever seem to be hungry at 2am- its got something to do with the sleep deprivation, when you are tired, you dont want to eat.
Re stittches- I cant see from your ticker as they arnt working how old Alessia is, but my stitches were quite tender for a while. I found wearing pads helped- like coushining sort off- although some people find it makes it worse. I am now 4 weeks post partum, and they have healed really well, so will be able to DTD pretty soon. Sorry for the details.

Well the princess is asleep now, so will hed to bed myself!!!
Night night

Hi everyone

Fran - I love your photos. Alessia is gorgeous! Lol - she is nearly as big at birth as Diana is at two months! Re episiotomy - I also had one and found that although the pain went down dramatically after the first week, it took another 2-3 before I was properly comfortable. Even after that I would occassionally get a twinge if I did something such as get out of the car in a weird way. Sorry, that's probably not what you wanted to hear...

Star - congratulations on Amelie's weight gain. It's so exciting to see out bubs grow, isn't it? Diana has gone up a size in clothes last week (0000 to 000) as well as going from newborn to infant nappies. :)

I've had a pretty crappy week - Diana is doing really well, but the sleep deprivation seems to have really hit me. I am so tired. On Thursday evening I nearly fell asleep in my lecture. To top it all off, I lost my keys this afternoon. Diana and I went to the shops and halfway there I realised my keys weren't my my bag. I re-traced my steps about 3 times, but couldn't find them. I rang my sister to let me into my apartment (se had a spare key), hoping that I had simply locked myself out, but no, my keys are gone. I had my car key and work key on the keyring too, so am really annoyed. I hope it's not too much trouble to replace them all.

On a more positive note, I had a friend over for coffee today and she brought her two year old son with her. She was most impressed seeing Diana wee in the potty as apparently her toddler is not much interested in getting out of nappies.

Morning everyone!

We had our first social outing last night as well! We went to a friends 40th and everything ooo'ed and ahhh'ed over how cute Avaleigh is! She was absolutely perfect in her pram and slept the whole time we were out. What a good little girl!! I even managed to sleep in my own bed last night too!! It was good to get off the couch..

Well on the reflux front, hopefully I will get it comfirmed that it is or isnt this week and we can get Avaleigh on to something to help it! If it is reflux then Avaleigh really is such a good girl and she is happy for most of the day. She actually was a little better yesterday...

Fran - the pain from your 'wound' will go away soon! I agree with Sara that wearing pads, especially the kotex maternity pads, were the best because there was cushioning. And I wopuldnt worry too much about the decrease in feeds, she is doing great and the milk is probably filling her little tummy!!

Hmm thinking about decrease in feeds... Avaleigh has definitely decreased how long she feeds for. Maybe she is on damage control because of the pain in her gut?? Too bad about the pain in my boobs!! lol She is not emptying them like she used to..

Anyways, better be off and get my house in order as a friend is coming over today.

Hi guys, can I join in here? Just trying to sort my life out after the shock of having 2 children now! Can't promise I'll be all that regular in posting (it's not always easy to find time to turn on the computer!), but I'll try my hardest!

Hi ..

Hows everyone doing? (Sorry its been so long between posts). I've been extra busy the last few weeks not only with Jordan but we've had lots of landscaping projects on the go and our family have just left after a short holiday with us... (now I need a holiday. lol)

Someone asked about co-sleeping several days back regarding whether it makes babies clingy/more demanding when they get older. Personally, I don't think so. I haven't experienced a problem. I think that being comforted makes babies feel secure.

The first 12 weeks will fly by! Try not to over-analize your parenting and just cherish every moment. It will be gone before you know it. (Babies aren't manipulative by nature. They do have individual perosnalities and temperments though - so just go with what ever works!

Our babies will be 6 months old before we know it. (Thats around the time when I start making sure my baby doesn't maniputlate me). Luckily at around that time they will start eating solids which helps them to sleep more soundly and need less breastfeeds at night. That also tends to be when they become less clingy and less 'mummy dependent'.

One thing that makes co-sleeping much easier is a KING size bed. that way there is plenty of room for the 3 of us. My husband likes to put a pillow between him and the baby. (not touching the baby but just as a barrier, and just below the babies waist level so that the pillow doesn't come near his head.
And to try and describe 'how' I lay - I simply lay on my side using one arm as a barrier. When I feed on the left side (near the edge of the bed), I move closer into the centre of the bed leaving around 30cm between the edge and the baby.

Jordans feeds have decreased a bit too.

Well, I better go start some dinner.

xo Dee.

Hi all,

lol i feel like we have had nothing but outings.


Fran, the stitches, I had 2nd degree tear, so i don't know if that makes a differnece, but I didn't really have much pain at all. I think it only lasted a few days though. This is what i did to help, maybe it will help you.
I only drank water for the first week, no juice, cordial, softdrink, nothing except water. or the ph is too high and it stings. I had 2 showers per day. to dry the area I used and ordinary pad to just soak up any moisture while I dried the rest of me. I only pat dry after the toilet.

I too continued using maternity pads for comfort, and then switched to a soft pad after that, not ultrathins. on number 2s, 'cause that is a whole nother issue, the midwives told me to cover the area with the stitches when i went. I also tried to do this just before a shower, I also made sure I ate lots of whole grains, weet bix, and fruit in the first week as well.
tmi, but I've even used a mirror and checked out how they are healing, and i can't even see the stitches!! or any scaring iykwim.
Don't know if that will help??

nicki, I hope my loss goes soon. I'm doubtfull though, 'cause i normally have heavy periods.

Star, yay on possible routine. I hope it starts to stick for you.

Dee thanks for answering about the co-sleeping. I keep meaning to ask how you went this time with feeding because you were worried about the pain of the contracting. I noticed I could feel period pains in the first week of feeding, and they were uncomfortable but not too harsh, but all I could do was think of you, and how painfull you had said they get after a few kids. I hope it wasn't too bad for you.

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!

Avaleigh is doing my head in tonight. She is really really bad and all she is doing is screaming and wanting a feed but I dont want to give her a feed cause its going to hurt her little tummy. I am nearly in tears too cause I know its going to be a long night! And to make things worse, Jason thinks he is getting the flu and doesnt want to get too close to Avaleigh so its all me tonight......

oh Veronica, I hope your night wasn't as bad as you though it was going to be:(
Hugs.

Hi Sportychick and welcome!!!

In regards to stitches, Mine stopped stinging around about the week mark, although they only stung very rarely, adn I never had any stinging passing urine..... They were mega itchy though for about a week... thankgoodness that is ver with now, the stinging was much more bearable!! I am really worried about them bursting. I am not game enough to have a look or a feel to see how things are going though! I will wait till my 6 week check up, give my GP something to do! hehe
I am using a pad everytime I need to go for number 2's.... I have this horrible image of everything re tearing.... eeek.

My appetite is pretty normal, I guess I am a little hungrier than when I was preggers. But my thirst has increased something shocking!
I am needing to drink a whole 750ml bottle of water at just about every feed. I am finding nothing else quenches my thirst, and boy am I thirsty!!!

Well, the boobies are starting to settle down a little. I am not squirting poor Lach as often, but I did notice that I had 7 diff sprays coming out of one nipple yesterday!! lmao

We're starting to get into a routine now, and Lach is only really waking up twice a night for feeds, which is really good. Its so hard to try and get him to self settle at night, specially when u know u have finished feeding and changing and you know he wants nothing more than sleep, so all you want to do is go to sleep.
On the self settling front, I am doing the following:
Put Lach to bed, he usually cries... so I give him 2 mins, go back in replace his dummy, pat him on the tummy and tell him shhh its sleepy time now, and then walk out.
He is usually quiet for a few mins, an then loses his dummy. STarts crying again, so I give it 3 mins this time, then go back in replace his dummy, pat his chest and say "shhhh", then leave.
I keep upping the interval a minute or 2 every time, but from the third time onwards, I say nothing to him just pat him and replace his dummy.

I find that betweeen 20 mins and half hour of this is what is needed to get him to sleep on his own. Thats from wide awake. If he sounds like the worlds about to end though, we always make sure we go in and check on him. Some of those cries are just scary!!!! I hate leaving him to cry even for 2 mins on his own, but I figure if I dont start trying to teach him now, he'll be 4 years old and needing to be rocked to sleep... my poor arms then!! hehe

Anyway, I'm going to head back to bed myself. Someone has self settled after only ONE try!!! must be tired! hehe

Have a good day girls! I'll probably pop in later:)

Hugs

hugs veronica. the midwives told me that sometimes especially in the evening bubs will cluster feed because there isn't enough fat in the milk??

Xavier does this it seems every second day. Last night, to combat this, I was naughty and expressed ('cause we were going out for tea) when he cluster feeds, he is just so all over the shop, or booby as it where and can't make up his mind what he's doing. I also ended up expressing between him going to bed and getting up for his next feed, and we had a good 5 hours between night feed and morning. He slept 9.30-1.00 then was feeding and awake until 2.30 then slept till 7.30.

Nicki, I don't think you will burst your stitches. They may even be gone by now. TMI, but all my swelling has gone, and I think the stitches might have dissolved too.
I hear you on the thirsty front though. I'm a bit naughtier than you and forget to drink water.
Yay that Lachlan is falling into a routine so easily!! I think I'll wait until xavier is at least a month old to do anything too regimented. Also by then, I know we won't have heaps of visitors during the day, and no one will think I'm bad for letting him squawk for a min to get to sleep.
I already have to stop nathan from getting up at the tiniest grunt. I have a small little rule for myself if there is only one isolated waa, I don't get up until there are at least 2 in succession.

hehe Adam always gets up, and goes striahgt to the little guy!! hehe
I am finding it sooo hard to let him cry. If it takes longer than about 20 mins to settle him, i usually pull the pin.... hehe
He seems to be doing really well, and I dont think it hurts him to have a little cry, especially when I'm pretty sure that hes fine, and just tired.


I am hanging out for my 6 week checkup.... I wanna start playing netball again!!!
Also gonna head ot weight watchers once my breastmilk has completely settled and worked itself out.
This appointment is gonna be huge... maybe I should call the doc now and tell him to reserve half a day for me!!! hehe
He'll be really excited to see the little one too... lol

Hi All,

We have just come back from our visit with my doctor. He says that it is reflux but says Avaleigh is too young to be giving any medication yet - which I am OK with that. He checked her over and said that she is really healthy and has told me to breastfeed while I am laying on my back and Avaleigh is laying on top of me. So this way she would be working harder for her feed and wont get so much wind in her. So pretty much we gotta keep doing what we are doing and if things dont improve by our 6 wk check up, I will be asking to see a paed.

Hi girls

I have been keeping up with what has been going on but can never seem to find the time to post.

Not much new here. Charlotte has been doing really well. She has been having a few 10pm - 4am sleeps so hopefully these start to become more regular. If she doesnt sleep until 4 am she wakes somewhere between 2am and 4am so I cant complain. Her thrush n her mouth seems to be nearly gone which is gret so she is feeding better now.

V - hugs to you. It is really tough when your baby wont settle and you dont know what is wrong or what to do. Jesse (our second) was just like this - we tried so many different things and we ended up seeing the paed again along with child and youth health and I did a day settling school - which was helpful as it reiterated some of the things I was doing and gave me a bit of confidence again - although most of our issues were at night so I would have preferred to do a night sleep school. We were also put on refulx meds but I dont really think this was the issue as well as a special formula for allergies. But what I can tell you is it didnt last forever and we got through it although it was very tough at the time. One thing I can say is that it got me really really down and this is probably something that you should watch - I ended up going to my GP and speaking to her about it and was then referred to someone else to talk to. Have you had any luck with the magic juice stuff from the chemist in Perth - I think I can remember you saying you got some? I wish I could be more help.

Hello and welcome sportchick - glad to have you jump on board.

Nicky - sounds like you and Lach are doing really really well. Good on you for wanting to get back into netball - I need to get into gear and start doing some serious exercise.

Rebecca - re your question about possibly coming across my friend at the Bendigo hospital - she works in the intensive care unit. I like your idea about not getting up until at least 2 waa's!!

ZOfia - bummer about losing the keys. I dont know how you do it all - work, study and a new baby - you are amazing!!

Dee - I hear you on the king size bed - I wouldnt cope without one!

Hi to everyone else. Hope you are all doing well. SOrry for lack of personals - things are just rather busy at the moment.

Take care
jem