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Babies Born April 2008 #3
This thread is for parents who's baby was born in April 2008
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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
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
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 Con of Controlled Crying
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
Your previous thread can be found here https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2008-2-a.html
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Oh, has anyone else suffered from MAJOR constipation??
I was fine for the first week and bit after Normal VB birth, but have been constipation for last week or so now. Granted I have not being drinking like a camel like i was when prg still that was 5-7lt a day now I am luck if I get 1lt in. I have been taken enerma to help when need to go, along with take a wide range of different pills, fiber, and fruit but nothing seem to help.
Oh, it would be nice for me to be able to go to toliet and do what I need to with out help or fear, 'cos it going to hurt.
Any suggestions would be great...
Cheers
Sarah
Carried on from Thread 2... NEED HELP to be Normal again...
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Ooh, don't be too chatted out Janine! I'd love to know more about babybiotics, and should I be taking something for myself as well since I am BF'ing? Where can I get them from? Would you believe that Baxter is really quite settled? UTI's in little boys show no outward signs of distress.
Sarah - I suffer badly from constipation and do all the right things. I had a vag birth and the haemorroids I suffered from afterwards were horrendous. They have only just disappeared now. I'm seeing my GP next week for more help. I don't want a lifetime of being on Coloxyl. I've tried Metamucil and Benefibre and neither does a lot of good for me.
Grubi - how are you feeling today? I had a meltdown too last night and called DH to desperately come home from football training, I'd just had enough.
DH at work this morning (we own our own business) then he has Baxter all afternoon. Gosh that sounds so bad but I am really looking forward to a break.
SG
xo
ETA - Woot! Just got Baxter to sleep. He never normally has a morning sleep (too awake and alert) but I picked up on his tired signs. Small victory for mummy!
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Re- constipation, its been a prob here to. i have even managed to tear my bum a bit so it bleeds. have tried everything too.
My Woohoo i got 6hrs straight sleep last night MJ fed at 9pm went down at 10pm the woke at 4am!!! I was wide awake after that.
I have a mini skip being delivered today and we are spring cleaning!!!! i love a good spring clean
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Sarah are you breastfeeding? constipation seems to be a common problem when BF. I had it after birth of DS and am determined not to repeat this. I eat several dried apricots daily and this seems to help (as well as lots of water). I believe figs are best, so if you like them (I don't!) dried figs would be helpful. Have you seen your GP? They mmight have suggestions. I remember mine said to eat kiwifruits, including the peel, but i think they're out of season now. Good luck, I hope you resolve it soon.
beatrix and Shoegal, I've also had some bleeding. I noticed when i had my first shower after the caesar that my bum felt different and I think it's haemorrhoids (but not sure since I've never had them before). Whatever it is, it was definitely not there before labour, and I never even got to the pushing stage so I imagine it was the pressure that caused it. I hope it stops because I'm really not keen to go see the doctor about it! I had my share of indignities while giving birth and that was quite enough thanks...
grubi hope your day's been better than your night.
Oh, and beatrix, spring cleaning? You're amaziing! it's all I can do just to empty the rubbish bin!
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I've had a bit of constipation too, but it's directly related to how much water I drink - so that's my advice - drink up!
Trying to get some extra sleep today so am heading back to bed in a sec (DH & DS are there now!)...
Still in PJ's - but I have showered & brushed my teeth today (hooray).. am washing the few clothes that fit at the moment so it's easier to stay in PJ's!
Didn't make it to the health food shop or chemist today to get probiotics, so will do so tomorrow - hope we're ok til then!
*Yawn* catchya all later!
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mgm- yep spring clean, the house is driving me nuts, its got so much junk in it so i even got a mini skip.
Nettie- hope you enjoy your sleep
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It's almost 6.00pm here and Baxter has not had a proper feed since 11.00am.
He screams at the breast and is refusing it. He had a green poo a little while ago as well.
He is currently awake, alert & settled but screams the house down as soon as the breast is offered.
What should I do???
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Hugs to you shoe...
I'm afraid I'm not much help because Liam's not at the breast. Have you tried ringing the ABA helpline? I've got a list of numbers here if you tell me which state you're in.
Sleep was ok, but as always, I can always use a little more
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Shoegal I usually call the maternal and child health service with any after-hours problems. In case you dont' have it, the number is 13 22 29. They have a call-back service so you don't have to hang on for ages.
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Today was better thanks to all that have asked.
We have had our crying moments and I can handle them when there are breaks, but it continued non stop last night. We sang, we talked, we held, eventually we shooshed and rocked on my chest until we fell asleep. I know that it's like when I need ot just let it out and have grown to understand that. DH still can't deal with the crying for more than a minute at a time, so I seem to be constantly settling.
Find it amazing that DS does not seem to be frazzled by the crying like DH and I get.
Sarah I had similar with the constipation, but I know it is due to a lack of water intake.
Fire do you know if there is much difference between the first ed and later editions of Aware Baby - found both on ebay, but earlier ed is much cheaper.
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Shoe- honey i feel for you. Maybe just wait til he cries for a feed then offer it, i am sure he will take it when he is hungry. i have had one or two occassions when MJ has gone 6-7hrs without bf.
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grubi, I'm not sure, but in the second ed which I recently got from the library (still have here), it said there were studies and research done since the first ed. So maybe that's all. So I guess if you get the first ed, keep in mind that many of her theories have been backed up with evidence now - research that may not be in the first ed.
Shoe, that SUCKS. I hear you loud and clear on the breast refusal/scream cycle. I have guesstimated a few reasons for Ci's by close observation and some research. One reason is peristalsis (the waves of motion in the colon that push the poo around and out); when we eat, it triggers peristaltic waves, hence why some people poo after eating. In babies, it is still a very disconcerting sensation, not nec pain. With Ci, there may have been some pain involved, as he would refuse the boob and scream when offered as he made the synapse that feeding hurt his belly. Then he'd do a few whopper poos and feed again. The other problem I had was supply. First it was oversupply, so feeding was a pain for him cos he got drowned with my let down. He also got too much foremilk and distended his belly before he was satiated. So he'd try to keep eating (to get to the fatty hindmilk) and it would just get more and more uncomfortable for him until he was having this battle of wanting the boob but screaming when it was offered. Poor sod. He first had watery poos, then they turned green. (They are still green a little) So I corrected the imbalance and it's ok most of the time unless he wants to comfort suck, and then he's up S*** creek because of my strong letdown. So I end up having to comfort him in the rocking chair which is holding a screaming baby who would rather be sucking to sleep and is too tired to keep awake.
Not sure if there is anything familiar in there for you, but take heart in knowing he will eat eventually, and maybe then you can watch closely for signs of what it might be. Watch his reaction when your breasts let down, too.
Last night was the worst night so far. DH brought him to my bed at 1.30am for his usual feed and he was wide awake. That hasn't happened before. So it started him crying and took two hours to get him to sleep again. I'm concerned that the separation from me stresses him, as DH has him from 7pm until his midnightish feed, only bringing him into me when he needs a feed so I can sleep between feeds. He seemed quite stressed last night when I handed him over to DH. This is a bummer of epic proportions as I really would be quite mucked without those few hours of sleep it gives me.
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Janine- I'm with you on the bad night! Was is a freak full moon or something? Jack was so very unsettled from about 4 - 9pm. Only ended up finally getting him to sleep by bouncing on the fitball with him in his sling for 30 mins then transferring to the rocker for the remainder of his sleep (which was so hard on my back!). Then DH had him from 11- 2.30 and he slept really well but woke up screaming and would not settle until 4.30! I'm so exhausted and for the first time last night i really felt that i might be close to loosing it. Had to just hand him across to DH to regroup a few times and felt terrible about it.
Anyhow, hope that the rest of you had a good night at least!
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Geez... just read all the posts I've missed in the past week or so..... I thought things were tough for us, but now I'm thinking Ryder & I arn't doing to badly at all! He feeds every 4hrs - some breast feeds & some expressed feeds and happily accepts either or. Burbs & gets his wind up after every feed & goes straight back to sleep - sometimes this takes a bit of jiggling & bum patting but!!! Doesn't really cry a lot (except to tell us when he's hungry). He has started having more awake time now too - doesn't go back to sleep for 4 hours after his morning feed (usually from about 6am-10am), then bath time, feed time & back to sleep for 4 hours! This is the time of day that I try to go out to the shops etc (while he's clean, full belly & fast asleep!).
You poor Mum's who are feeding every 2hrs & have unsettled bubs
Oh, I use a dummy with Ryder too - I know some Mums are anti dummies... but seriously, it really buys me time! I find he is always looking for boob - but if I've just fed him, I know sure as hell he's NOT HUNGRY!
Had Ryder weighed the other day too - little munchkin has put on nearly 500g in 2 weeks!!!! He does loves his milk!
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Janine - any tips for babybiotics if you don't mind? Does the chemist stock them? Thanks for sharing what happens with Ci.
Nettie - thanks, I do have the ABA number, I've called it a couple of times about my supply issues.
mgm - is that a national helpline? I've never heard of it! Thanks for posting it, I'll add it to my list of numbers.
Nessa - thanks for the reassurance, good to know (IYKWIM) that it's happened to others and they have been okay.
Well, luckily I had some EBM from his first morning feed yesterday, then expressed some more at 7.00pm last night and he took 90mls quite happily then slept until midnight which then he fed from the boob, yay! I did a search on breast refusal on here and tried to relax and encourage him. Must have done the trick since he fed again at 4.30am, then 9.00am so very relieved now.
Just changed a dirty nappy and it's getting back to the mustard yellow colour. The pharmacist did say the AB's may give him diarrhea so perhaps it was that?
He's just had a feed and is nodding off to sleep so I think that is my cue to have a nap as well. DH has gone to footy, I would have gone too, but I have nothing to wear! Sounds ridiculous, I know. Going to Perth on Tuesday for our 6 week check ups and buying a pair of fat jeans to get me through until this baby belly disappears somewhat. Also joining Weight Watchers online once I get the all clear from my OB.
SG
xo
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I had a good night last night - Liam was as settled as he's ever been!
I think I'll have to take over night feeds as DH isn't coping with being awake so often (3-4 hrly) so his patience is wearing thin... only trouble is expressing - don't want to be awake for 40 mins to feed DS, then another 15 to express
I'm about to go & express now actually so we'll see how much I get (as I haven't expressed for about 5 hours).
Just read back over this and gee, don't I ramble???
Anyone else's bub not had poos for a few days? I don't think Liam's pooed since Friday. He doesn't seem too uncomfortable and there's LOTS of wet nappies, just no poo. He's farting a lot though (and they smell like poo) so I know his bowel is still working! Any suggestions from anyone?
:hugs: to all who need them. Especially you Mums with BF issues or extra kids - I have NO idea how you do it. Blows my mind to think that I was 15 months old when my Mum gave birth to my little sister... and my Dad worked away a lot. How the heck did she cope???? I wish I knew!
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