My OB told me this as well, so not really worried when I have to get up during the night if it keeps AF away!
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My OB told me this as well, so not really worried when I have to get up during the night if it keeps AF away!
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beatrix i'm very sorry to hear your news. hope you're managing OK and have lots of support from family and friends.
shoegal and fire - my son was an all-night feeder and i didn't get af for over a year after having him, so there's definitely something in the theory that regular feeding (or 'on demand' both day and night) keeps it away.
all right, must try to get dd to sleep now...
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MGM, how long did your son night feed frequently for? A lactation counsellor told me that most bfed babies night feed for at least the first year, usually more. Ci's cluster feed session is between 2am and 6am, I'd love to flip that to pm, or any other time basically. But I'm not forcing a routine on him. Just looking at what I might be up for. Cos to be honest, I'd rather AF than frequent night feeds!
Ci had reflux last night, and he had trouble sleeping. I had icecream yesterday. Last time he acted up I'd had icecream. I introduced dairy back into my diet last week, I'm thinking of taking it back out again for a while, until he's at least 3 months perhaps.
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I had a long night too... I think Caleb is getting his dad's cold. Really mucusie breathing, and coughing if laying down. DH has a really sore throat with it too... wonder if caleb has it too. He screamed half the night, but a cuddle seemed to help. This is my first cold with caleb... Can anyone suggest what i should do for him??
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Taurusa - colds are awful for babies, aren't they. The worst is when their noses get blocked and they can't feed properly. A few things that helped my son through his colds are a humidifier, sleeping propped up (works well if your baby's in a cot or bassinet, you can put something under the mattress to tilt it), and - if nose is blocked - fess. you can buy fess at the chemist, it's a saline solution with a little device for squirting it up the nose. or you can squirt breastmilk. good luck, hope your dh and ds get better soon.
fire ds fed every 1.5 - 2 hours at night til he was 2 (when i weaned him). by then he was really only feeding at night and after two years of it i was a wreck. i have a really good method for nightweaning two-year-olds if anyone ever needs it! yeah i would have taken af over the night feeds too... how long did you go off dairy before you could see an effect?
had a good night after a bad start - dd cried for ages and dh couldn't handle it, said he wanted to return her to the hospital. when i eventually got her to sleep she slept midnight til 5.30, went back to sleep til 6.30, fed, then slept again til 8.30. that's as good as it's ever been around here, so i'm thrilled.
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hi Guys,
My little fella had a great night! (possibly his best yet!)
Fed at 7pm, took a little while to settle, but he was just in his cot making noise, he wasn't requiring one on one!
I didn't bother feeding him at 10, decided to let him dictate the feeds (was finding that even doing a dream feed at 10 or 11, he would still wake for a feed between midnight and 3 anyway), he woke at 12:45, fed, went back to sleep, woke at 6, fed (he would normally stay up then for a couple of hours), went back to sleep and woke at 10 for a feed, has had a feed, and then a little top up and is now laying on the floor with his plug (dummy).
DH and I went to bed at about 11, so I've had lots of sleep and am wide awake, which is good cause its Dh's b'day today.
I have to be brave later, I bought DH and I tickets to Indiana Jones tonight, and organised my boss (the director of a child care centre!) to babysit DS....I really have to mentally prepare for that!
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oooh, BW, your first night out! dunno when i'll be brave enough for that.
mgm, that's just scary. i hope my one doesn't stick with this pattern, blech.
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hey everyone just thuight i would pop in.
Had the scariest day yest, MJ had her first trip to the hosp. I was vacuming the floor in the longe and she was laying on the couch and ANnika was fussing over. Only i didnt realise Annika decided to feed MJ and put a 5 cent peice in her mouth. I saw her throw up and something shiny in her mouth, she was gaging on it
She is ok, i think i was more of a wreck. the poor nurse and DR had to calm me down. I felt like such a horrible mum.
you really need eyes in the back of your head.
BW- thats great night your bubba had!!
Taruasa- i would recomend a vapouriser
question for you all, are your bubs holding their heads up??? i mean for how long. MJ can hold her head up but she flops all over the place, looking left to right and that. not very steady. i cant remember if this is normal or not
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