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thread: Babies Born April 2008

  1. #127
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    Janine- think i might try that slippery elm stuff cause MJ is a bad chucker and i just cant seem to settle her. She hates lying down flat as well so it might be a bit of reflux.

    ANd with the sligs, the ABA simplicity lets bubs legs hang out, i didnt think they would endorse a product that was harmful to a baby. MJ loves the meh tai

    Shoe- thats great, you are doing a wonderful job!!! go with your gut instinct, remember Bax hasnt read the manuals!!

    Nettie- ot surte about the exoresing, maybe you can try and express more often to encourage a your supply mopre. or try BF with liam on your lap, or even try and let him suckle even if he cant feed cause that encourges supply as well

    grubi- being tired makes everything seem en times worse then what it really is, justmake sure you do cry cause if you hold it in its much worse

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    Hello April mums!

    Fire, I hear the HABs are great. my sister has one she was going to pass on to us but I think she must still be using it. I'd intended to use a ring sling for these early months - will try it out again tomorrow because my wrists are getting really sore and after having DS I developed awful prpoblems with them and had to wear a splint. Don't want to do that again!

    Beatrix as I understand it the problem with the Baby Bjorn (and presumably other slings of similar design) is if it's used constantly - for short periods they're fine, and they're certainly very quick and easy to throw on.

    Grubi hope you're feeling better. Mood swings are very normal - I've had many a teary day.

    Shoegal good to hear your boy's feeding well. How did your public BF go? I remember finding that so difficult with DS - at first I could only feed him in the football hold which required lots of support from cushions and was really hard to do anywhere but in my loungeroom!

    Nelle you sound like you're managing well. My main concern about taking both kids out together is be that DD takes ages to feed - so if i have to do it while out (which is very likely at this stage) DS will run wild... I'd better stock up on bribes and distractions before I head out!

    Last 2 nights DD has had a 3-hour awake period from 3-7am. It's a killer. Anyone else up at this ungodly hour? I'm starting to really dread nighttimes...

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    mgm- so do you think that the meh tai as it forms around bubs body it would be ok as such? Oh i am always up at that hr, its when miss decides to cluster feed.

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    From what I've heard (from a Chiropracter chick), there's not much evidence that Baby Bjorn style carriers do any lasting damage - BUT that could be because Bjorns aren't really comfy enough to wear for too long at a time anyway, hehe. And obviously there are better carriers, with more comfort for baby...can't say I'd like to hang by my crotch for too long...

    I found our Bjorn incredibly uncomfy for ME once River got to even 7ish kg, so, wearing him from 4kg - 7kg - that's not a great lifespan for a carrier! Which is why I did a bit more research once he was out of that! I am LOVING our CatBirdBaby Pikkolo (similar to the Ergo), except that you don't need an infant insert for it, and bub can face out if you want - it's just really versatile. And super comfy, it uses memory foam in the shoulder straps.

    Beatrix, if you look at the link Janine gave, it shows good leg positioning. Maybe look in a mirror next time you wear MJ and see if she appears to be dangling from her crotch, or if she looks more like she's sitting in the sling.

    In my opinion, Baby Bjorns are good in that, people can enjoy the feeling of carrying their bub hands free at the shops or around the house, and then when it gets uncomfy, hopefully they'll start to look for comfier options. Perhaps that's a bit optimistic of me, but that's what I did. :P

    Wow MGM, that's a long overnight wake time! Have you tried waking bub more during the day, so hopefully she'll sleep longer overnight?

    Oh yeah, meltdowns, I agree with Bea, it's a sleep deprivation thing, when you're just so tired it's easy to feel overwhelmed. If I find myself teary, I try and grab a nap...not always possible...

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    Oh i just looked at the ABA site and this is what it says about my sling

    Baby is carried in the correct orthopaedic, or 'frog-leg' position for baby's hips.
    so i brought a good sling then!!!!

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    Bea - Liam has gotten distressed (really worked up) every time I've tried to put him to the breast, so I don't want to do it again (made me upset too). I usually express when he's having a feed (DH feeds him with the bottle) and I look at him to help the milk production. I'm taking fenugreek now so we'll see how that goes.

    I've got the baba sling and it's been good so far (only had it one day).

    Liam's down for a sleep (finally) so I'm heading there myself. MGM - yes, we have big 'awake times' at night too. He's got a lot of wind at the moment, so settling can take hours... Got a big day planned tomorrow, so here's hoping he sleeps ok tonight!

    Thank goodness for Brauer's Colic relief! Does anyone else use this? Do you give it before, during or after feeding??

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    yeah, it's all about "frog legs" for slinging. legs out is fine, as long as the are splayed and up, like they would be when hip carried - it's the natural leg pozzie they assume if they can.

    nelle, i've just been recommended the catbirds! good to hear another one. i'm trying to find a great mei tai, and kozy looks good so far but i'll look for those catbirds.

    crap night last night here, too - cluster feeds from midnight to 3a. and then 5.30 to 7 (his fave cluster feed time).

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    Just thought I would weigh in on BABY CARRIES. I had the Bjorn for first DS and it hurt back, so I took it back after 2 weeks of useage.

    I brought an ergo this time around for Wyatt (DS). We went out last week put him in pram and very restless in it. So walked back to car to get carrier and put him in it, and was asleep for 4hrs while I was walking around. He seemed to be content in their. The only thing I was worried about, was is he warm enough in their. I tried tucking blanket in around him, but it kept falling out. Also felt like i was pregnant again and even started to waddle towards the end. (starting to get very tired).

    Wyatt had an awake period last night, which was bit of shock, he normal up to feed done and back to bed, all within 5-20minutes, oh and maybe bum change or two in their. So am very tired and emtional today.

    Cheers
    Sarah

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    Yeah I've got the CatBirdBaby 'Pikkolo', which is more a SSC (soft structured carrier) like an Ergo, but I know people who have the CBB Mei Tai's love them!

    I've got a BabyHawk Mei Tai that might come today, and can't wait to give that a shot with Silas. I've tried Si in a pouch and ring sling, but he's just not a fan of being carried in the cradle position. River was like that too. Never mind!

    Silas is being a bit weird with feeding at the moment, will feed, then pull off after awhile and seem like he's done, but then 10 mins later will want to finish the feed! So I'm just changing his nappy and grabbing a drink (and sorting out the mischeif Riv's gotten up to while I've been feeding) before feeding him some more. Interesting the way our babies change all the time.

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    intense screaming period here just now . he's asleep now but i couldn't work it out. very distressing. pulled off boob and screamed for half hour solid. done that a few times this past week.

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    Oh no Janine! That's always so upsetting isn't it. Could it have been wind? I thought also maybe overtiredness, but usually boob fixes that, whereas Si seems to pull off too when he has wind and is trying to fart...Here's hoping that was just a random once-off event.

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    Well we had a big day out today. There was a 'grand opening' for our town's play cafe which has just opened up - so I went to that for 2.5 hrs with Liam, then came home for a feed, then went to my workplace to say G'day to everyone - for another 2 hours. He didn't get much sleep at these times and is now overtired. He's just gone off to sleep and we hope he'll kip for a couple of hours and not be too ratty for the 8 pm (ish) feed...

    I'm just heading up to the shops to pick up some decaf coffee & tea as a friend of mine who has a son 6 days younger than mine said that she's found he sleeps a lot better and doesn't get so unsettled since she's gone to decaf. It's worth a shot! Will let you know if I see any marked improvements!

    Janine - to you... I had a night like that on Friday. Liam gets a bit of wind which hurts him a lot. He gets rid of it a lot better with the Brauer Colic Relief stuff so it's not so dramatic now, but it really kills me when he screams so much. Not looking forward to teething!

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    Oh yeah, we used Brauer's Colic relief! And you may notice I say 'used'. That's because as his gut is maturing, the wind situation seems to be settling! So - there's some hope for you. Si still is windy, but he seems to be moving it through his gut and getting it out a bit more efficiently. Stay away from cabbage though. :P

    Is decaf coffee nice? I'm okay with tea, guess that doesn't have so much caffeine, and I also have herbal tea that I drink, but I've kind of avoided coffee so far...
    Another trick I've heard is to have the coffee/chocolate right after a feed, so it has as much time as possible to not be in your milk by the next feed.

    Anyone's bub's smiling yet? I guess it's early days for lots of you...can't wait for Si to smile, Riv didn't smile til he was something like 3 months! It's so cool when they smile and start to interact with you...they're more like little people than little (cute) blobs.

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    Shoegal yes that would be our notice and why the username. She is a Grubi Bubi after all. Guess it's obvious as there aren't too many babies with the nane Greer.

    I did cry and maybe it was just the sleep deprivation as I had what seemed like a good night's sleep last night and have been fine today. No sleep today though - so who knows what tomorrow will be like. I guess it was just that I was thinking like Nettie shouldn't the baby blues be over by now??"

    I think the hardest time for me is whilst DH is at the gym, always at bewitching hour 6 to 7pm when I am most likely to want to throw DD in the bin and DS wants Mummy's attention at this time also.

    I so can't wait until we get to the point where there is more to DD than just reactions to bodily functions. When a smile isn't passing wind.

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    A smile is a smile. It's an old wives tale that smiles are wind in newborns. No adult or baby smiles because of wind. I wondered at first about Ci smiling in his first week, and I've since realised that yes, it is smiling because he still does it and now laughs also. I can coax a laugh or smile out of him now too, by going "woogie woogie woogie" and wobbling his top lip. He thinks thats hilarious.

    I think his screaming fits are overtired and can't sleep. Can't sleep cos he likes to be on the boob to sleep and he keeps getting milk or worse - a let down which is too forceful for sleepy sucks. So he pulls off screaming, tries again, repeat. Now I just stop the feed and bounce on the fitball with him until he nods off. I hope that's all it is so I can continue with this routine. Screaming fits suck.

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    In other news, drum roll....

    Cian's birth story!! Click me click me!!

    It's on my blog. Has one video (takes too long to upload them on youtube so I only did one but I'll do more at some stage) and several pics.

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    Nelle- we got smile at around a week or so old but like only very rarely, Now She is smiling more often specially today so so cute.

    Janine- off to read your story now

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    Hello ladies!

    I have not been in here yet cause I couldnt find the thread! I had my little boy 17th April, 56 cm long, 40 cm head 10 lbs 13oz by c sect. I dont know everyone in here but Im Danielle anyhow and hello to sarah and grubbi from my belly buddies group!

    I didnt BF with number 1 and am 2 weks in still BF with my little boy, my nipples are stinging and sore and I dread feed times, he does this thing where he clenches his gums down on my nipple when I 1st put him on it does settle after a little while but my boobs are so sore from it and it doesnt matter which way I put him on he still does it, he always has his mouth wide opened when he goes on and his lips in the "K" shape they tell you. Its so frustrating, and he cries even when he's finished feeding after 15 mins-30mins and still sucking like mad, so Ive been topping him up with a little formula which I really didnt want to do but had to its the only time I see him settled.

    Anyone know a bit about BF and can offer some advice?

    would be greatly appreciated.

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