Saffi - Both of my labours have started in the middle of the night! I must admit I was fully expecting it this time too LOL but you are right, I wonder why they do start then. Maybe because you are asleep and all relaxed?
tk - Thanks for putting me on the list Congratulations on Caitlin being discharged from the SCN! Sounds like she is doing so well, both mine have been SCN babies too because I have diabetes but I've been lucky that I have never had to leave them and go home like you have had to - that must be so hard GL with the clicky hip too, we have an u/s in 4 weeks time to have Emma's checked too - DD1 was in a harness for 12 weeks because she had clicky hips, but E was all good when she was examined so fingers crossed for no harness this time.
Noni - I'm sorry to hear the BF is not going well Are you able to see an LC at all? I had cracks and scabs (sorry TMI) on both my nipples in hospy and saw the LC there who gave me heaps of tips on positioning E and now they are all healed and she is feeding well. I hope you can get it sorted
Hi misty, Rhia, CheezelMonster, Willow and Cass, hope you are all well.
Not much happening here today, its DD1's preschool day so E and I are at home by ourselves. As much as I miss DD1 its nice to have a little break from the whirlwind LOL Emma is having a little nap now though, so I think I might join her for a bit! I'm feeling a bit average after 5 overnight feeds last night.
the problem with seeing an lc is the cost.. am having trouble finding one that will help me without a big upfront fee.. i know in the end id be saving money from not buying formula but its the money up front im not sure if i have... have been reading my book breastfeeding naturally that came from the aba and am in contact with them through email councelling.. i have emailed an lc but am waiting to hear back.. i know it wold be quicker to call but im not that confident over the phone...
Noni - Do you have any midwife baby clinics around you? They are good with helping with BF or any concerns you have and can point you to other professionals as well. Sorry to hear that its not working out the way you would like, your doing a great job
Megsmum - welcome, what a quick labour, sorry dh missed it. I miss my DD1 when shes at kindy too, but agree its great to stop the whirl wind lol
Tk - yayayaya for caitlyn comming home thats great news heres heaps of *putting on weight vibes*
Saffi - i agree with the weather up here has been HORRIBLE! I hate the heat, so if this is a sign of things to come then i'm going into hyperbination...
Miss Eloise has started to stir so I am going to stop doing personals, sorry to everyone that i have forgotten hope you and your gorgeous babies are well!
Well we went to our baby clinic again today, and miss Eloise has put on another 360g!!! YAY! she now weighs 3830g! Midwife is very happy. She is such a good feeder. We have our witching hour right on dinner time every night (hehe she obviously dont want me to eat dinner lol) and it takes a while to settle her.
Rhia - How is Daniel's constipation going? All better?
Megsmum - Wow what a quick birth!! Sorry to hear your DH missed it though.
Nonie - Sorry to hear breastfeeding isn't going so well for you.
TK - That's fantastic news about Caitlin coming home!! Is it all going? Peter had a clicky hip too, hope Caitlin's is resolved.
Misty - How did Baz's circumcision go? Hearing you on the poos!! Peter poos at least once every feed & he feeds about every 2 hours.
Saffi - I'm going to sound like a dumb bum here but please tell me what tired signs I should be looking for? Peter is my first & I never get a chance to look up anything in my baby books!!
AFM Peter is not even 3 weeks old & has somehow caught a cold!! I feel so guilty, like it's my fault he's gotten sick. We've been using the saline drops in his nose & sucking the mucus out with the aspirator that comes with it. It's been really scary as he seems to just about choke on the mucus when he is laying in his bed. I've hardly slept the last few nights as I've been so worried about the choking. He's still feeding every 2 hours at the most too & I'm soooo tired. He seems to be better today though.
just a quick post while I can!
CM- thats no good that Peter has caught a cold. I have a sore throat at the moment and I really hope Daniel doesnt get it! He is pooing a few times a day now, we did change the formula but my have to change again because it looks like he is getting stomach pains or something and he is really unsettled! He is on an iron enriched formula so might get a normal one.
Saffi- Im also interested in the tired signs, maybe thats why he is unsettled, because Im not picking up on them
Well I got to go and cook dinner hope all mummies and bubbies are going well
Oh hello! this is where everyone went eh? i'm not sure if i should post in the later thread seeing as dd arrived on the 20th but i miss all my pregnancy buddies too
will read back on the thread to see what i've missed.......
Noni - how are you going with breastfeeding? As the others have said you need to do what is right for you both. Are you able to see a LC at the hospital or can your ECHN put you in contact with one who won't need upfront payment?
Saffi - yay for remembering those tired signs. I can only imagine that somethings get forgotten along the way as you learnt new things with DS... it is easy to forget the things from newborn stage.
Megsmum - thank you. The hardest part was when I was still in hospital (ironically) because I wouldn't want to be in my room... but I couldn't sit up at the SCN 24 hours a day... though I wanted to LOL. The nurses were good at making me look after myself as well which I am thankful for. But when I was back in my room it was hard to hear the other babies with their mums. GL with Emma's clicky hip. When Caitlin had her ECHN checkup the nurse said she didn't think the hip was clicky but to get the US anyway. Time will tell I suppose.
Cass - Caitlin is the same with feeding when I am trying to eat. DP was good the other night and settled her whilst I quickly ate dinner (cold LOL)
Cheezel - all going well. I think Caitlin may have a cold at the moment... not 100% sure but I am making sure to keep the fluids up to her... she isn't always hungry but I pop her on the boob as soon as she looks at me LOL. Hope he is better now.
RhiaMaree - has the formula change been better for Daniel?
Koru - I will be doing a similar thing to you... DD arrived very early so I am in a different group to my belly buddies. I will be posting in this group and the group my buddies are in... hope no one minds!
AFM - Caitlin is a good baby - she sleeps lots and is fairly easy to settle. I keep waiting for the 'change' but it hasn't happened just yet. Breastfeeding is going well... she has tried to suck on DP when she is hungry and he is having cuddles LOL it is too cute. DD is asleep now and I have been getting stuff done around the house. Caitlin put on weight at the ECHN check up last Thursday... she is 5grams above birthweight so she weighed 2410 and had but on 50 grams since being discharged from hospital on the Monday. The nurse wants to weigh her weekly for the moment so we are going to clinic again this Thursday... ok best be off to get the washing out before DD wakes for her next feed
I have been MIA because we have been so busy anround here lately, and then DH got really sick over the weekend. He goes back to work on wednesday, hopefully the kids decide to behave for me. It has been good having him home to help out.
Baz's circumcision went well and without incident. he weighed in at 3.67kg on wednesday. He is a happy little baby, smiling all the time. He has even laughed twice now - although he startled himself both times when he did, like he was wasn't expecting the sound and didn't know what it was.
I think I may have a prolapse. I am not sure if I should try and see a dr about it ASAP, or if it can wait until my six week check up though. I would prefer to wait, seeing as I am already booked in to be checked out then anyway.
Koru - of course you can join us here! How is everything going?
Noni - Hope everything is going well and that you are happy regardless whether you are b/f or bottle feeding.
Cheezel monster - hope bubs is feeling better. Don't feel bad - you really cann't control when kids get sick. My DD caught her first cold (from me) when she was three or four weeks old. It wasn't fun.
Hello everyone else - sorry gotta stop typing and feed bubs on the other side now (and I cann't type left handed).
Hiya,
I'm going to start a general thread on this - I'm sure it's been asked a million times already too - but thought I'd check in with you 'experienced' gals in here first:
How do you settle an 'over-tired' baby? It's all very well saying 'oh she's over tired' but how the heck do you settle her when all the normal things (bath, walking in arms or in a sling, rocking chair, offering a breast....) don't seem to do anything? Well fed, clean nappy and burped so I can eliminate those causes too.
Orla sleeps all arvo then is alert and lively in the evening meaning she doesn't settle at night and ends up fussing and crying for hours
Other than that she's thriving - will be weighed again today but she certainly looks fatter and bigger, feeds well (and often!) and is generally a delight (except at night!)
Koru - That could be her arsnic hour??? Which is developmental stage that babies go to at around 4-6wks... This is where nothing will settle them they just need to let out a cry and after an hour or to back to their happy selves...The only other thing i could suggest would be trying all the things you already are... So that doesn't help. sorry.
Misty - My DF goes back to work today, I'm hoping my kids behave too lol... Glad to hear Baz circumsition went great. I would go see doc now hun...
Noni - your doing what is best for you an bubs which is the main thing U did a great job trying hun...
TK - hope caitlin didn't end up having a cold...
Cheezel its not your fault peter caught a cold hun... I hope hes got heaps better.
AFM - Eloise put on weight again yesterday - 290g, she know weighs 4120g! She was also diagnosed with silent reflux and she is now on Zoton granules to help. she is my little screamer, ill scream for hours because of the reflux, she on't lay flat. the only ay i can get her to sleep is in mine or Df arms and she co sleeps ith us at night. i can hardly put her don so now DF has gone bk to work this is going to be a challange holding her 24/7 and dealing with my other three kids getting them off to school etc... I can see we're going to have some late days...
On that note, I really shold go get ready... the screaming has started...
Cass blob - sorry to hear about the reflux. My DD had that as a bub and it made her (and subsequently everyone else) miserable. I am alittle concerned that Baz may have reflux, he is very perky and not happy about it, but so far not nearly as unsettled as DD was.
Koru - I could tell you all the tips for settling an unsettled bub, but the truth is I am not sure how helpfull they will be. sometimes a baby just will not settle no matter what.
Rhia - did Daniel catch your sore throat? Glad to see his constipation cleared up, hope you find a formula that is right for him. Peter gets windy - it must be so uncomfortable for them.
Koru - hi!! Peter sounds the same as Orla. His unsettled period is the feed after midnight, which is usually around 2am. Nothing works & we just have to wait until the next feed where he calms down again. I don't look forward to bedtime!!
TK - I'm glad Caitlin is such a good baby for you. Well done on the weight gain!! How cute is it when they suck on your face lol.
Nonie - Hope everything is going well with the formula - sounds like he's thriving on it.
Misty - Peter is the same lately - only sleeping if I hold him. As soon as I put him down he wakes up. Glad to hear the circumcision went well. I hope you're okay.
Cass - WTG Eloise on the weight gain!! So sorry to hear about the reflux though - it must be awful listening to her scream. Hope the meds are helping.
Saffi - How did Immi's checkup go?
Salboo - How do you feed your son? Peter gets quite windy & I'm keen to try anything that will help. Glad to hear your son is doing so well.
Well Peter has recovered from his cold but my DH got really sick this week. I take my hat off to single parents as it was soooo hard not being able to just hand Peter to DH for anythng. Peter was extra clingy too - probably sensed my stress!! But I guess it was good practise for when DH goes back to work next week. Should see the bags under my eyes though!!
We're still just getting through each day here, no sense of routine whatsoever yet. I'm finding the hardest thing is not knowing when I'm available for appointments etc as his feeding schedule differs everyday. I booked in a massage but unfortunately when I had it Peter was ready to eat so DH had to drive him around in the car until I finished!!
Cheezel - welcome to life with a newborn! Things will start to settle down soon and you will get some sort of a routine established. In the meantime you just need to do the best you can with the free time you've got. Misty - hope you survived looking after 4 kids. koru - be warned! Just when you think you've got your baby worked out, they change on you. tk - WTG Caitlin on the weight gain.
AFU - Immi's checkup went well. She put on 250gr this week (and the same the week before). She is now 4080gr. She is still the same length as she was at birth but her head has grown slightly. All her stats put her on the 50th percentile.
Still struggling with the breastfeeding. I am getting a referral to a clinic to get some assistance. In the meantime we are supplementing app 1 - 3 times a day with formula. Whatever we are doing seems to be working as she has got great weight gains!
Went shopping with Immi today. Strapped her in the carrier and off we went. She slept the entire time. She is a cuddle-bunny and loves being held.
Anyway both kids are down for the evening (I hope) and DH is in his man-cave and a chick flick is on so I might get some icecream and chill out.
Congratulations on Caitlin being discharged from the SCN! Sounds like she is doing so well, both mine have been SCN babies too because I have diabetes but I've been lucky that I have never had to leave them and go home like you have had to - that must be so hard
GL with the clicky hip too, we have an u/s in 4 weeks time to have Emma's checked too - DD1 was in a harness for 12 weeks because she had clicky hips, but E was all good when she was examined so fingers crossed for no harness this time.
so she weighed 2410 and had but on 50 grams since being discharged from hospital on the Monday. The nurse wants to weigh her weekly for the moment so we are going to clinic again this Thursday... ok best be off to get the washing out before DD wakes for her next feed
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