Babies Born April 2008 #3

[Trillian]

This thread is for parents who's baby was born in April 2008

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MistyFying

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...-2008-3-a.html

[Fire]

Lucky first again!

I'm thinking Ci is fluxy, esp if I have dairy so I'm cutting it out again. It wasn't easy to do either, dairy and its derivatives are in bloody everything! But I got reflux the other night, the same night Ci kept fluxarooning also. Weird, cos I never get reflux unless I'm pregnant, so I think it was a signal for me to take note of. After icecream, dammit! So I'm giving him the slippery elm and he was calm then. I'll keep him on that if he fluxes up unless he shows signs of it becoming more profound. He is very unsettled after feeds though, it makes sense. Can't wait until this first 12 weeks are over (although I'm trying not to push time away, as DH reminds me, I still can't wait). He'll be more mature and sitting up, I'll be able to ditch the frontal sling (hurrah!) and go for a hip sling or an ergo for back slinging. Yessireebob. Bring it on.

Aside from waking for feeds, he sleeps so well though. I just realised that recently. Once he's asleep at night, we don't have to settle him again. So he feeds frequently but that's ok, I could have to settle him after each of those feeds which would be worse. Although I guess sleeping in my arms is a kind of settling, but I don't have to be awake for it, so I won't complain (for a while! ).

I found this interesting research paper for those who dig research (not that you'd know I dig it *sheepish*):
Journal of sleep research

The relationship between daytime exposure to light and night-time sleep in 6–12-week-old infants
This project investigated the relationship between exposure to light and 24-h patterns of sleep and crying in young, healthy, full-term babies living at home and following a normal domestic routine. Measures included an ankle worn activity monitor, an external light monitor and the Barr Baby Day Diary in which parents recorded periods of sleep, crying, feeding and other behaviours at 5-min intervals throughout the 24-h period. Fifty-six babies (26 males and 30 females) were monitored across three consecutive days at 6, 9 and 12 weeks of age. There was an early evening peak in crying which was associated with reduced sleep at 6 weeks. Across the trials there was a gradual shift towards a greater proportion of sleep occurring at night. Sleeping well at 6 weeks was a good indication of more night-time sleep at 9 and 12 weeks. Babies who slept well at night were exposed to significantly more light in the early afternoon period. These data suggest that light in the normal domestic setting influences the development of the circadian system.

It also talks about the "evening cries" etc.

[Sharon19270]

Good morning ladies

BW with Oliver's Zantac this morning I tried your method of giving him bottle, then removing and while he was still sucking I squirted in the Zantac, it worked a treat, thank you, he then went on to have 140ml of his bottle

Today is family day around here, not sure what we are going to do but I think Jordan wants to go to putt-putt golf, might be a bit tricky with oliver, but if I put him in his baby bjorn and use a longer putter I should be ok, and I will make sure DH doesn't record ALL strokes Oliver slept from 10.30 (sneaky feed) through till 5am which I am happy with, he then went back to sleep till 8.30am so all up last night I have had about 7-8 hours of sleep, 5 of it was unbroken it will be nice when he starts to sleep through till 6am as that will be about the time I would need to get up on a weekday to start getting ready for school drop off.

Have a great day everyone, BBL tonight.

[BabyWrangler]

Sharon I'm so glad that worked! I hate the way BJ reacts to the Zantac but it works, and if it makes him feel better then thats all that counts!
Poor Bj has been mucked up a little the past 24 hours because I had broccoli on friday night...it was a stupid test because he was doing so well with everything, we wondered if the reflux was causing his colic (because he was crying and gulping so much when it was playing up), turns out that no, it was the broccoli (I eat alot of vegies because I don't like meat too much, so I eat STACKS of vegies, and one of my favs is broccoli).
Oh well, we know now, back to zucchini, beans, corn, carrot, potato and pumpkin!

[Katstribe]

Afternoon everyone

Sharon just wanted to say the pics of Oliver are gorgeous I really love the one where he is pulling the face!!!!

Shelley bugger about the broccoli, like you i love my vegies, give me a plate of veg over meat any day! The things we are willing to go without for our babes......

Netti i love your real name..... our eldest DD name is Toni.

Fire that is massive to have to cut out all dairy! As for the icecream that would be the hardest for me! That and custard cause i am a sucker for a bowl of icecream n custard....

Well Molly had a good night last night, fed at 9pm in bed before 11pm which is the time i went to bed. Then up just after 4am and then coslept with me till 8am. So praying for two in a row now. She has a CHN appoint on wed so cant wait to see what she weighs.

[BabyWrangler]

Aah Kat tell me about it!!
Still, if I kept eating it, we'd all go insane...BJ has been at the point tonight (twice) where he's cried til he wasn't making any noise, or breathing in, had to blow in his face to make him breathe...poor little man..
I've made the executive decision that I'm sleeping in the spare room tonight, DH has to work tomorrow and its not fair that he be up all night with BJ too...clearly I'm going to be!

Hows little Miss Molly going Kat? I hope she's being an angel for you...Bj had been, til I upset the apple cart!
Anyone know how long things stay in your breast milk? (eg, I had the broccoli on Friday...will my milk be ok for him now and its just a case of waiting for it to get out of HIS system, or is it still in my milk too)
Also, started drinking aktavite yesterday, then it clicked that its chocolate flavoured and therefore could also be contributing...anyone else had issues?
Milo has been fine for us....

[Taurusa]

Caleb is feeling a little better today, after keeping us both up all night. Sleep will return to us one day won't it?????????????????????