Babies Born April 2007 #3

[minimatron]

Oh girls i feel for you. i know how you feel when you dont think bubs is getting enough and wont settle. its really hard and the worst thing is the thought of having to give formula.
i first went 50 50 with ebm and formula at 2.5 weeks and it broke my heart. then 2 weeks later it was full formula. the only thing for me that made me happy about it was that she put on weight and became much more settled AND my mental state settled too...less tears i hope you can perservere(sp?) and things go ok 4 you. the other day i popped her on the bb to see if she would take it but no, no good. i tried though.
Olivia is still snotty++ the nasal aspirator was too big that i got initially so i went and got a smaller one. she doesnt like it but it frees her breathing up a bit.
Last night she fed at 11pm then at 3am and the at 7am. i like it better than the 2 hourly feeds. she slept with us til 3 then slept in her cot... yay
well enough of my rambling...take care
love melissa

[Krisvee]

Hi!

We had an ok night! Dylan fed at 12 then 4 then 8.30!!! That sounds great but he was up for 1 1/2 h+ after the 4 am feed. Little terror. He really does want to be upright and seems to want his mummy...He is so restless sleeping in his basinette and then as soon as I'm holding him or we have him in the bouncer he sleeps really well...little cheeky. I suppose while he's so little it's not too bad...I just never sleep well when bubba is with me...

Krysalyss - Glad to hear your going well! Yeah on bubbas weight gain! Thats great you got a big nap in! It's amazing the difference it makes!
It really is true..I remember being in that state of mind with Louis - and getting really frustrated that I didn't want him to be in that stage "forever" - even further down the track when we had sleep issues - they all end up resolving and he's slept really great for ages now...I've had to learn so much patience having kids! LOL!

Danni - Big hugs! I'm sure he's getting enough booby juice! If you gave him formula and he still wasn't settled at least you know it's not your milk! He's probably just got some wind or is super full even! I had it with Dylan this morning and he'd only had one side but the way he was wriggling indicated that it was wind/pains and not hunger. I know how hard it can be trying to work these little buggers out but I'm sure you've got plenty of milk in there!! I'm the same as Deb and can never express as much as bubba gets...I've always had to do it in lots of 20ml or so even though at that point bubba would be feeding over 100ml...Also - by the end of the day lots of people don't feel full and sure enough by morning or if they have an extended sleep you fill up again! Big big hugs.
Hope you managed to get some sleep - remember all babies will eventually go to sleep! even though at the time it feels like they won't!

Sezjm - Hope you get your bf dramas sorted as well!

Melissa - I picked Dylans boogas out this morning! LOL! He wasn't happy with me but it had to be done! hehehe. Sounds like you had a great nights sleep as well!

K - going to try and jump in the shower!