Just thought I would update after Baxter's paed and lactation appt on Tuesday.
LC was very pleased with me, she said lots of women would have given up on BF'ing by now, so feeling very proud of myself! She said Baxter is just a fussy feeder and that I am doing a great job. He has 7 BF's a day, plus 1 x 50ml FF at midday, then 1 x 150ml FF feed before he goes to bed at night, of which he sleeps from 10.30pm until 7.30am. DH brings him into our bed in the morning for a cuddle before he goes to work. And he always wakes with a smile! He's a morning person like his mum.
Paed also very happy, doesn't want to see him again unless there are crappy weight gains. He put on 165gms this week, much better than the 70gms from last week, although he is only 4.680kgs (in 10th percentile), he is 61cms, so has grown 10cms in 12 weeks (50th percentile for length).
Paed said we could start solids at 4 months if we wanted, but I'm not fussed on that. Baxter will show us when he is ready so will leave it for a long while I think.
Still on the Motilium, too scared to wean myself off until he has constant weight gains.
I finally feel at peace with Baxter's weight, truth is he is a happy little boy, just long and lean!
Had a lovely couple of days in Perth with my Mum. DH went to Adelaide for work so spent time shopping (buying cute outfits for Baxter!) and coffee-ing.
Fire - I only feel engorged in the morning, and yes, soft boobs do not indicate a poor supply, quite the opposite. Hope Ci's pox clears up soon.
Gah
Im back, sorry, missing, again.
Everything seems to be going okay for me now. We seem to have figured out how to get Isabell to sleep minus all the fuss and tears. Its great. Hopefully it works for a lot longer. I think it will.
Got my first AF. I thought i had it a few weeks back, but apparently not, it only was spotting for one day.
I went to a naturopath on tuesday, been having issues with my skin, pretty much everything under the moon is wrong with my skin, was making me sad. So she has put me on this ferral tasting chinese powdery stuff. But if it does the job then im all for it.
Hoping your all well. Whats this chat night ive heard about??
On the issue of dressing babies warm, I have always dressed Oliver (and my other boys) similar to me, so if i'm cold and need a few extra layers, then I know he will too, and vice versa for the summer time, however if it is windy outside he will always have a blanket. Oliver doesn't get his breath taken away when wind blows in his face, in fact when I blow onto his face he smiles big gummy smiles.
Oliver has taken to waking up at around 5am-5.30am every morning, not because he is hungy, but because he's had enough sleep because as soon as I go into his room he gives me big smiles and he doesn't usually have his bottle until he's been up about 1/2 an hour, now I really wouldn't mind this too much if he was to go back to sleep for another 2-3 hours but he doesn't, he only goes back to sleep for an hour then he's awake again and all he does for the rest of the day is catnap, it's driving me insane!
Sorry for no personals have to go and give Oliver his 'sneaky feed'
Meg, how do you get Isabelle to sleep without the tears? We've cut ours in half but some days he still wants to cry before he sleeps.
Ci still startles at the wind, being on his back, pretty much all the newborn stuff. He's a startlepuss, big time. I thought DD was sensitive, I think she's been beaten by this one.
Good to know soft boobs are ok. I figure it's my supply evening out. Weird though. When I can't remember which boob was last (which is most of the time) I can't cop a feel now and figure it out! I'll have to take to using pins or those tag things that help you keep track. But it's no use when I'm not using a bra. I'm putting him on more often anyway so both sides are pretty even most of the time. I don't wake engorged though cos he really drains 'em overnight. The morning is my most lean time, with supply building towards evening.
Hi Zennie,
Try fess little noses (we actually use the normal stuff which just doesn't come with the bulb thinger to suck out the boogers).
As for us...well...little scoffa over here...270ml between 6:15 and 7:45 last night, slept through from 8pm til 2:50am, then had another 220ml, slept through til 7:00am, had a mere 80ml and was back in bed at 8:00! He's gonna wake up hungry!!!
we seem to be back on track sleep wise too with him, worked out that 2 dummy returns means "Mum, this fake thing ain't doing it for me....feed me Seymor"...give him a bit of bottle and we are all good!
Usually getting between 1 and 3 hours in the morning...big wakey time from about 11am til 2pm, then back down for between 3 and 4 hours, then up for an hour to an hour and a half, then down for the night (with one half hour feed session)...Im happy with that!!!
I promise to try and get to personals today! But right now I'm off to clean the bathrooms, unstack the dishwasher, re-stack the dishwasher, make the days bottles, fold and iron some washing...and pull the wings off BJ's second dragon toy!!
Last edited by BabyWrangler; July 4th, 2008 at 10:28 AM.
Just thought I would let you know we too had a bad night. Well not bad bad, but not his usual. Wyatt went to be at 8pm woke up at 1am for boobie, and then at 4 for more boobie, and tried to stay awake. But mummy just put him back in his bed, and told daddy to snore louder.(only time) He went off to sleep within 5 minutes.
During the day he hasn't be doing the normal,
wake at 6am
back to bed at 8-8:30
10-11am wake up
then back to bed at either 12-1 for another 2 hours sleep. However our days have been very busy of last so I think I will be staying home a little more if possible.
well better go, that is the little bugger away now, only have an hours nap in his bed.
Oliver had his paed appt today, paed is happy for us to start weening off Zantac in another month, and then after a few weeks being off the zantac if he is still good we can switch back to normal formula. He was also a very cheeky boy and peed on the paediatrician
Is any of the other bubs in here fussing with their bottle/boobie, I that with Oliver once the initial hunger has been catered for all he wants to do is sit up and play/look around I will then burp him, try to give him more bottle, when he starts to fuss again we will stop feeding for 10 mins, then I will re-heat his bottle and he then tends to finish it.
Zennie Ollie has started to wake earlier in the morning, and is usually restless for about an hour before, these 5am starts are very draining as he then won't sleep for longer than an hour during the day so I can't even have a nap. I agree with BW about Fess, although I did get the one for 'little noses' so that I could suction out the mucous from his nose once it was nice and loose. BabyWrangler WOW BJ is a big eater, you would think that Oliver would be too since he is a big boy, but he only has around 150-170ml per feed, 5 times a day. sarah I think I am going to try and stay home a few days next week and see if I can't get this little bugger sleeping more through the day.
[QUOTE=Fire;1320013]Meg, how do you get Isabelle to sleep without the tears? We've cut ours in half but some days he still wants to cry before he sleeps.QUOTE]
Yes Meg do tell how you are doing it.
Belle - good work on the workout - I'm too lazy, but am also happy with my body - finally - still have 3.5 kilos to get to preprego weight and yeah the love handle- tummy wobble is all that I want to go - would walk it off if it would stop raining. I think they start to roll around the 3 months - which can be anywhere from 10 weeks on wards.
Nettie/Fire - showing my ignorance - what is the NCSS book?
Fire - on the career moves. Wish I could find the patience again to complete some studies, but with 2 kids - I say forget it. So I take my hat off to you.
Sharon - you are sounding better - hopefully things are better.
Sarah - they say staying home is the best way to get the sleep routine happening.
Our sleep routine is improving We are now having at least 2 daytime sleeps in the cot, even if one of those is only for 30-45minutes and we have graduated from the 7.30pm to 10.30pm cot sleep to that one and the next one at around 1.30am or 2am - then I'm still too lazy to put her back in the cot. Most likely because I've got the cold now myself.
Greer tends to go to sleep without too much fuss now - but it means me either giving her my finger to suck or stretching over the cot with the boobie until she goes off.
I think I'm getting more into a normal routine too, but there are days when I feel I achieved nothing - like yesterday.
DS wants me to play with him so I best go.
good work on the workout - I'm too lazy, but am also happy with my body - finally - still have 3.5 kilos to get to preprego weight and yeah the love handle- tummy wobble is all that I want to go - would walk it off if it would stop raining. 
We are now having at least 2 daytime sleeps in the cot, even if one of those is only for 30-45minutes and we have graduated from the 7.30pm to 10.30pm cot sleep to that one and the next one at around 1.30am or 2am - then I'm still too lazy to put her back in the cot. Most likely because I've got the cold now myself.
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