Babies Born ~ March 2013 #1

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Psst... March, not April in the first sentence ;)

Hello and future congratulations to those who will fill this thread with such joy :D March babies are awesome - or, mine is at least ;)

Hello other March mummies! Where are you all?

Hey Bellany, congratulations on the birth of your twins!

I cannot believe March is at an end. This is my 3 rd March bubba but my first DD!

Hi Bellany, Am I right in thinking you have had twins? Congrats hun.

AFM - DD - Isla was born 19.03.13

Feeling quite overwhelmed at times but love her to bits. After several nights of good sleep, bubs has decided tono longer sleep at night, I'm finding that hard when I'm tired and can't settle her to go to sleep. Feeding every 1.5 - 2 hours is exhausting.

She is such an amazing blessing!

Jane: Yep I need to update my signature! Love the nane Isla

Deedles: a little girl! How many boys do you have?

Ethan and Chase arrived 14/3 and we were home that afternoon.
They aren't bad sleepers but they would both love to feed all night and I just can't manage to sleep with both attached so I spend the night switching babies and boobs in a never ending cycle!
3 cheers for co sleeping!

Hi ladies - my DS Dylan was born on 9/3, though I was due Feb 28/Mar 1 so was in the Feb BB group.
So far it's been a challenge to say the least, with episiotomy and third degree tears in my successful VBAC, mastitis, thrush, and now I suspect DS has silent reflux so he's a poor sleeper and colicy. But he's just started smiling and wow it really warms the heart :)

Hi ladies,
Congrats to you all:)
My DD Grace was born on the 23/3, so just over a week old now.
I am completely smitten with her....after some feeding issues we are now in a good rhythm:) I'm hoping it will stay that way for now!

Hi ladies,

My dd2 was born 4/3, she's 4 weeks today. We have had a rough start, c-section, infection from the c-section. The flu has done its rounds in the family and I was quite ill with it. Dd2 and I are still battling with numerous feeding issues and thrush. Even at 4 weeks she refuses to latch properly and feed times are frustrating for the both of us. She is very refluxy and colicky and neither of us are really getting any sleep. I have no help from tomorrow so am a little worried about handling all 4 kids on my own seeing as all my attention is on bubs right now.

Mrs p huge congratulations on the vbac! How sweet that dylan is smiling I can't wait for my boys to do that! Today is/was my due date so I was actually in the april group.

Hey planet sasha. I hope grace stays in a good rhythm for you! We had grace on our girls names list :)

Welcome to you too courts&munchkins sorry to hear of your rough start :( do you have any support for the feeding issues? Im not looking forward to next week when hubby goes back to work and im left with 5 alone!

As for me im plodding along. Today I did some serious housework and split the two older boys into their own rooms. I bought a set of bunks that can be seperated and got rid of the old bunks so now they can stop whining about who made the mess in the room. Makes it easier for the younger one to play while the older ones are at school and not mess up their things. I wonder if the 3 year old will try sleeping in his bed tonight... so far we have 2 cots side card to our bed, one either side. Babies in one and 3 year old in the other. But I would really like him to transition to his own room.
The baby boys are feeding well but lots of chucking up so I cut dairy out to see if that helps as it did last time with the 3 yr old.

Hope everyone is well!

Hi everyone,

I didn't realise we had a baby buddies thread already. Yay! :)

My DS was born on the 22nd march. So in love but am so tired today and i have a bad headache.

DS is feeding well but is a little bit spewy after some feeds (not all). He doesn't seem distressed by it though.

We are co sleeping as well. It works well for us as he won't settle in his craddle.

So we are nearly at day 14, 2 weeks old/young!

It seems like some of us have had a rough start.
After ending up with a 3rd degree tear with a 1.5 hr labour from woah to go, I had to go into theatre to be sewn up. So I missed out on that first hour of bonding and feeding and then my milk didn't come in till day 6, which is quite late!

We have had trouble BF and I went and saw a lactation consultant which was the best decision I could have made! She lost 300 g in 3 days!
Found out she was tongue tied and she was starving. Then took her the same day to get it snipped.
Instant relief for DD and she latched right on.
So at the moment we are BF and expressing for 2 feeds a day so we can see the exact amount she is getting.
In 4 days she put on 150g so I'm jumping for joy.

I am worried though as my BB's went from rock hard and leaking for 3 days to hardly feeling full? So I'm of to the LC again and drinking RLT and fenugreek. Bit yucky but ill try anything.

How are all you mums and bubs going?

Oh my gosh. I was wondering why no one was posting in the other group lol.

Nyah-Rose was born on the 12th of March at 9.16 am after an ARM induction. My labour was just over an hour long.

Hello and welcome to the new ladies.

I had posted in the pregnancy buddies forum lol. Was wondering how everyone was going, with sleeping and feeding and so on....

We seem to be sleeping from 10-11pm until 2-3am and waking at 7-8am. Day times are our stressful times, as Nyah-Rose wants to be cuddled and held when ever she's awake. So it's hard to get things done. I'm feeling rather exhausted and fatigued tho, looking after my large family, plus a new born and a household. So if I have a nap, I don't get much done at all.

How are you all coping so far?

Hi All,

Glad to hear updates from everyone.

It's so reassuring to know that others are experiencing the same ups and downs.

Little Isla is 3 weeks old tomorrow. DH went back to work today, so it's our first long period of time solo. So far, so good - well I'm not in tears yet.

The last week has been very rough, Isla is very colicy and sleep at night has just not been happening. It's exhausting. I'mfinding myself getting anxious in the afternoon, worrying about what the evening may bring and whether or not I'll be able to settle her. We are doing a combo of co-sleeping and bassinet beside the bed. Whatever works hey.

Hoping things settle down soon and we all get some sleep. It is hard to see her in pain from wind.

Anyways, got to run, bubs is crying. Will try to check in more regularly.

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Hey everyone. Nyah-Rose is 4 weeks old today. Time is going so fast :(

Nyah-Rose has been really unsettled almost every night the last few nights, not going down properly until nearly midnight. But on the plus side, when that does happen, she sleeps until 6am!! So I get a good block of sleep, just not as much beforehand. I can't nap much during the day, as I have a nearly 3 year, who is currently refusing to nap. I had to bribe him with chocolate today lol. But we had a nap. They're few and far between lol.

She's also smiling a lot too. Has been for about a week and a half now. It's so very gorgeous.

However I am having a little problem, when I go out alone, with the 2 or 3 you gets ones, I get nervous and anxious and feel like just going home. I'll give you an example. Today, I had to go out to pick something up, and was going to go to Coles, in the next suburb over bexause i was already there. But I changed my mind, and was going to go to Coles in my suburb. But when I got there, decided to just go home instead. I don't know if it's because I'm nervous, scared or just worried I won't be able to control mr 2 or do much because Nyah-Rose will want to be carried while I try to push a trolley and control mr 2. It happened to me last Friday, was in a big shopping centre, and had the 3 youngest, it was a stressful nightmare. I'm just not feeling confident yet I guess. School goes back next week, and that worries me a little bit. With drop of/pick up and feeding and so on. I'm sure ill be fine, but the thought still scares me.

How are you all going? Is everyone coping and getting enough sleep? Lol

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No where near enough sleep here :( refluxy babies. Crabby toddler. Super tired stressed dh.
Gaaah
Hubby goes back to work Thursday night and im stressing. The idea is making me quite anxious. :(
Just bought a dummy tonight to see if it helps chase with his screaming reflux episodes at night.

I hope it helps!!

Thanks. It seemed a little better last night.

I hear you on the shopping anxiety. I too am avoiding going out. It seems too hard and scary. Im sure once I do it a few times ill be right though ....

Any settling tips?

We are really struggling with it at the moment. I get anxious come afternoon time worrying whether she will settle at night or not. It can't help the situation but Ican't help it. She went from such a good little sleeper to an over tired and colicy bub. I'm worried I'm doing a bad job.

Jane - Have you tried a dummy? We sometimes have to use it, but Nyah-Rose doesn't always take it. Also a bath can help. Nyah-Rose hasn't been sleeping deeply until around 11-11.30. I get anxious every afternoon too. But I generally shower her between 7-8.30 and that helps settle her for a bit. Does your little one like to be wrapped? Nyah-Rose does, and it also helps.

Bellany - Think I might look into online shopping for food, but I do need to go second hand shopping for winter clothes very soon. I'll wait until school goes back I think lol!!

Jane I'm sure you are doing an awesome job hun. Babies are hard work! We use a dummy sometimes to settle Dylan to sleep then take it out and pop him in bed - he spits the dummy out at some point anyway so we don't try keeping it in while he sleeps. Have you tried things like Infants Friend? Helps with wind pain and colic. Also not saying this could be it but maybe look at reflux symptoms just to cross that off the list? I thought Dylan was just a non-sleeper that was super unsettled but turns out he has silent reflux :(

Bellany you are superwoman!! I'm struggling with one bub and a toddler, still yet to go "out" with them both!

Kass that's great that you're getting six hour blocks! My 2.5 year old has started fighting naps too - she only does 1.5 hrs but she doesn't cope if she skips it so I'm persisting with it! I've found shifting it from 1230pm to 1pm helped.

Well Dylan is still not sleeping much, 45 min naps during the day and rarely more than 2-2.5 hrs at night. Still a booby monster too, he's obsessed! I'm surviving but it's definitely tough. We are off to the clinic to weigh him shortly so will see if all the hard work is paying off!
I'm feeling much better in terms of recovering from my tears/epi. Still get sore if I'm on my feet too much but so much better now at 4.5 weeks than at 2 weeks! Am having major loss of wind control though, which is very embarrassing and I hope it's sorted soon. Apparently it can be related to a nerve that takes time to recover. 6 week check with OB next week so will see what he says...

Thanks girls.Just feel like I'm second guessing myself all the time.

Have tried the dummyt but Isla generally refuses it. On occassion she will take it so we will persist with offering it.

We wrap her for sleeps. Although our technique needs improving. Double wrapping seems to help.

She could have silent reflux - has only ever thrown up once, constantly has the hiccups, wakes ubruptly as though in pain and in generally just wants to be held and feed - well she is a growing girls - 2cm growth in the first 2 weeks - crikey.

It helps to hear what other bubs are doing. Mrs P, Isla and Dylan seem to have similar sleeping patterns. Perhaps my expectations of her and us have been too high.

Bellany - Feeling your pain hun re lack of sleep and Dh's return to work

Kass - I dont know how you juggle so much - superwoman! I'm anxious with just 1 kid. Youre doing amazingly.

Mrs P - How did the clinic app go? Glad your healing well. I know what you mean about the wind issue. Thatt has only just resolved for me although the scares / stitches are still causing me grief.

Does anyone else feel guilty about how the broken sleep effects your DH / DP? Mine is looking run down and aweful. I feel terrible about it. Perhaps I'mputting unrealistic expectations on myself again.

The clinic was shut when it was supposed to be open! I was so annoyed as its an effort to get two kids in the car and go somewhere!
Jane I feel bad for DH but he's already managed to switch off and rarely wakes up! What is working well for us is DH settles Dylan after his feed around 830/10ish so I feed him and go to bed. Means I may actually get up to 3 hrs straight sleep before he wakes for the next feed. Sometimes he just holds him on the couch and watches tv, he'll usually stay up til 11-12 that way he still gets 6-7 hrs sleep himself. On weekends he's happy for me to wake him during the night if I need help. I know I felt bad with DD about waking him but this time I have no hesitation because an unhappy stressed mummy is no good for anyone.

Mrs P - how annoying about the clinic - Grrrrr. Good advice re the Dh situation. One other question. What are you doing to help Dylan with his silent reflux? I'm beginning to think more and more that this is what Isla is struggling with.

I suspected silent reflux right before Easter, having googled it after seeing something on BB, and realizing he had so many of the symptoms.
Saw my brilliant GP ASAP after Easter and just told her I thought that's what he had due to xyz. I also told her he seemed different to my DD as she had the wind pain but not other symptoms hence I knew it wasn't just wind. She said we could put him on Losec or wait and see - I chose the Losec option (it decreases acid production so it stops the pain). He's been on it since Tuesday last week. Only had one major screaming-in-pain session since then. Other things we are doing is trying to elevate head end of the bassinet, keeping him upright for a little bit after feeds, using Infants Friend etc to try to help get rid of wind. I was told by a pharmacist that the bodies response to wind is to produce more acid. So wind seems to be an important factor.

Sleep is still not really improved but I'm hopeful (praying!!) it will soon!

Oh and GP said there's no side effects from the Losec and that he would need to be on it for a good couple of months to be sure if it was working or not.

So this is where we hang out now :hello:
:hide: I've been a stranger to this place... Hope everyone is well & having lots of bubba cuddles :sling3:

So this is where we hang out now :hello:
:hide: I've been a stranger to this place... Hope everyone is well & having lots of bubba cuddles :sling3:

Hi ladies, sorry I haven't popped in much. 4 little ones has been keeping me super busy. I have a silent refluxer here too. She rarely vomits but you can see the milk come up her throat and then she chokes or coughs on it. She makes the suck back sound as it goes up her throat and she grunts and squirms in her sleep. She is badly congested from the reflux too. She's a pain in the neck to feed because she fusses and arches the whole time. We had a horror couple of weeks were she was impossible to settle and never slept but we've had a much better week this week, she has been settling better and sleeping better. I pretty much carry her around all day in the carrier though. We went to the doctor and they told us to try infant gaviscon which we did but she hasn't pooped since we tried it so I have stopped it now. Hoping that means she'll poo again soon. Hoping the doctor will prescribe losec when we go back.

So how is everyone going?

We are nearly at 6 weeks. Already. Time has gone so fast!! She's sleeping awesomely from 10.30-11.30 through til 5-7am. So I can't complain, and I'm so thankful because with 4 other kids to look after and a house to run, I need as much sleep as possible!! I have found a few things I can't eat, that give her really bad wind, and that's bananas, and pancakes lol. I have no idea why pancakes, but they make us both windy lol. But there's also the obvious things I'm avoiding, onion, cabbage, chilli, curries and so on. She's getting so big so fast!!

I'm getting used to going out now, so it's getting slightly easier lol. And I'm trying to time it to her feeds, so I'm doing ok. I'm eating like crazy still, and if I forget or get too busy with Nyah-Rose I eat what's in front of me, be it biscuits or chips or lollies....I really have to stop doing that!!! And drink more water.

Anyway, better go shower and get some sleep, as Nyah-Rose has dropped off. Hope you're all doing well and all your bubbas are sleeping nicely. :)

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself.
DS was born on the 21st march 3weeks early due to uncontrollable blood pressure, again!
Having lots of issues feeding and I also suspect silent reflux :( have you little ones just been diagnosed by a regular GP?
We are bottle/formular feeding due to me having no maternal connection to DS I expressed up until now but just feel like I can't go on, my supply was dropping away as well. But it's ok, I don't feel sad, I kinda feel relieved
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How are you all with partners who work managing night time feeding/sleeping? Here we are in a routine of DH does last and first feeds, I do the two in between.

And those with other children, how do you manage to spread your time around? My DD3 I feel is feeling a little neglected :(

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself.
DS was born on the 21st march 3weeks early due to uncontrollable blood pressure, again!
Having lots of issues feeding and I also suspect silent reflux :( have you little ones just been diagnosed by a regular GP?
We are bottle/formular feeding due to me having no maternal connection to DS I expressed up until now but just feel like I can't go on, my supply was dropping away as well. But it's ok, I don't feel sad, I kinda feel relieved
.
How are you all with partners who work managing night time feeding/sleeping? Here we are in a routine of DH does last and first feeds, I do the two in between.

And those with other children, how do you manage to spread your time around? My DD3 I feel is feeling a little neglected :(

Hi lisa, welcome to thr group. Been a bit quiet in here lately, everyone must be flat out busy, i know i am.

Congrats on your little boy. Sorry to hear about your feeding issues. I suspect my little isla has silent reflux too. Im going to talk to the gp about it next week.

In terms of managing night time with a working husband. We tend to go to bed early, whenever she goes down (9ish) then she sleeps through to 330 ish and then again til 6/7 ish. So i try not to wake him, but sometime you just need help, and for my own sanity ive learned its ok to ask for help when you need it.


Kass sounds like you have an awesome sleeper there. Yay!

Afm, isla is doing well, but seems to have a pattern of having wee and poo explosions at 3am. For the last few nights ive had to bath her, redress and remake the bed at 3 in the morning. Am wondering whether all this leakage means i should try the next size up nappy? Im using huggies. Any advice?

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Jane - BabyLove have a poo explosion catcher lol. Maybe give those a try, they've helped with Nyah-Rose sometimes lol.

Lisa - Welcome. My partner sleeps in the lounge room, on a mattress. His choice lol. But he needs sleep. So it's better for us. However Nyah-Rose seems to sleep thru from 11 until 6 or 7am. So I'm pretty thrilled about that.

We are in Gladstone ATM, did our first road trip yesterday. And Nyah-Rose was really good. We stopped every 3 hours for a feed, play in the park and leg stretches lol. We go home Sunday, so lets see if its as good on the way home. :)

Jane - BabyLove have a poo explosion catcher lol. Maybe give those a try, they've helped with Nyah-Rose sometimes lol.

Lisa - Welcome. My partner sleeps in the lounge room, on a mattress. His choice lol. But he needs sleep. So it's better for us. However Nyah-Rose seems to sleep thru from 11 until 6 or 7am. So I'm pretty thrilled about that.

We are in Gladstone ATM, did our first road trip yesterday. And Nyah-Rose was really good. We stopped every 3 hours for a feed, play in the park and leg stretches lol. We go home Sunday, so lets see if its as good on the way home. :)

I'm so jealous of your good sleepers girls! I'm still lucky to get 3hr from Dylan, and usually it's downhill after that to 1-2 hrs. I'm waiting for him to suddenly realize sleep is great but so far no luck!
He has however put on a kilo in the last 4.5 weeks and grown 9cm since birth (he's 6.5 weeks now) so all this feeding is obviously helping!

Jane the poop explosions sound like a pain to deal with at 3am. You could try the next size up in nappies just at night time? I used baby love newborn for Liana (as well as huggies) but did find the next size up in baby love wasn't as good so stuck with huggies. I think I will stick with huggies for Dylan too.

Kass, well done on your road trip and your awesome sleeper.

Mrs p, sorry to hear dylan still only sleeps in small intervals for you. Any ideas why he is waking so often?

Weve started to double wrap isla at night, means she doesnt wake herself up with involuntary arm movements. As you also know the brauers colic relief has also been my saviour. Give ut about 4 times a day and it has tripled her sleeping at night and lessened her tummy pain, although she is still a gassy girl.

Thanks for the nappy advice. Tried the next size up nappy. Worked a treat. She slept from 9-4. Ive just put her in a babylove one now so ill test that one too.

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