Wow ladies I'm so jealous of your gobbly bubs! I could of said the same thing about Belle only a few days ago, but since then she has turned into a screaming, refusing to eat little monster! For the first 2 weeks she was a dream, eating and sleeping lots, but the last 3 days have been a nightmare. She latches on to the breast for a few sucks then pulls off screaming. She gets so worked up that feeding is impossible and I have to rock her to sleep. It's breaking my heart to see her so hungry but not eating. I have a dr appoint on Tues so I think I'll take her along to see if there's anything she can suggest.
I've tried the Brauers Colic Relief but it doesn't seem to work. Are you meant to give it to bubs before or after a feed?
claire - oh you poor thing! i know how frustrating and worrying that can be. i had the same problem with my second son. at about 8 days old he just started refusing to take the breast and i couldn't work out why. in the end we figured it out - he hated the Lansinoh nipple cream i was using. the minute i washed it off and presented him with a clean nipple he was back to feeding normally. i hope u find the answer soon hon. about the brauers im not sure - i have given it before, after and during a feed. if anyone knows if there is a 'proper' time to give it i'd also love to know xx
Laura our bubs must be on the same schedule, 2-3 hours is the most I get too.
No milk rash as yet here, I don't think Abby ever got one either.
During the day Elise either sleeps in the rocker or on someones chest lol she's a bit spoilt, depends on how much I have to do around the place and if I am looking for an excuse to get out of it
At night she was in the cot next to my side of the bed but she was waking every hour - hour and a half, wanting to be settled again, so I've ended up co sleeping since last night. Had the best night last night she fed at 11 then woke at 230am then again at 630 and then at 10am so I got a few good blocks of sleep, feeling a bit more human today.
Claire I'm not sure if there is a proper time to give it, I've given it to Elise twice, once just before a feed and the other time was about an hour after cause she was super windy. Such a hard thing to know what to do and very trying on the patience, I hope she is feeding better for you today.
Anthea I am very jealous of your 6-8 hours sleep, I hope she keeps it up for you.
Good Luck with your mum, I hope she comes to her senses soon.
I am going to take Elise to get weighed tomorrow, it's been over a week now and I am curious to see what she is up too in her measurements.
Hi hope everyone had a good christmas. We had a great day but very busy.
Clair- I normally give aimme the colic relief before a feed and the infacol too if she needs it. I hope Belle settles soon for you
Littlelalla- congrats on ochre's weight gain sounds like he is doing well. Aimee doesn't like having her arms trapped so I am no longer wrapping. I didn't wrap Jasmine for long either, I figure its easier to get them used to being unwrapped earlier rather than later.
Anthea- Lily sounds like she is doing well, I hope your family back off a bit.
ll80 - lol on your boobs not knowing what is going on, Its wonderful when Aimee sleeps a bit longer but I end up waking up in a puddle of milk.
Aimee slept from 11pm-7am not last night but the night before, it was wonderful. Last night was 10-30 to 3-30 then 8-30. She is doing a mad 3 hrs of cluster feeds in the evening that can be a bit wearing but the more often she feeds in the evening the longer she sleeps at night. She has a lovely milk rash at the moment not a good look. We are doing well feeds are becoming shorter and she settles more quickly afterwards. Aimee is almost out of her 000 clothes already, I have to go through all the 00 clothes and wash them this week. Aimee still does a big chuck after every feed so I am constantly washing bibs, clothes and sheets but she seems to be gaining weight and doing well despite all the spew. During the day Aimee sleeps wherever, generally in the portacot ( i am using it like aplaypen to protect her from dd1) or in her swing and night sleeps are in the bassinett in our room still. I cant believe she is over 6weeks old now, time flies so quickly. I think I will weigh her when we get the 2month vaccinations in a couple of weeks.
ll80 - wow that was a great sleep!! doesn't it feel amazing when they give you some nice big blocks of sleep. i think i'm about due for one - hopefully tonight!! ochre pretty much sleeps on his rocker or on someones chest during the day too. i put him in his cot for one block of sleep during the day though. i hear you on the co-sleeping. i tend to put ochre in bed with me after his 5am feed and he goes thru til 8 -9 ish am. i can get some sleep then too if the older DS's keep quiet!!! (not an easy thing when our loungeroom is right near our bedroom!)
sara- my gosh that was a fantastic sleep! how did your boobs go? mine would be GINORMOUS! ochre has just started chucking up after every feed too. i was starting to worry but now that you have mentioned aimee does it maybe it's just a normal thing for them to do. my other boys were not chuckers so it's new for me. i'm slowly learning to use a chuck cloth every time i burp him now - otherwise i end up with a big pool between my breasts or on my shoulders and all thru my hair eww!!!
My lovely little man is smiling and gooing at people now. It's so very cute and quite heart melting. I can now finally say 'it's not wind!'. Well, i better scoot. My DS 1 and DS 2 are staying at the grandparents for a few nights so i've managed to whip up a yummy chicken casserole and pavlova. And...even managed to post more than once on here today!! yaay!! xx
anyone's bubs a bit cross eyed at times? We have mastered the art of laying down to feed, nights and mornings are just lovely! had some supply issues, took some fenugreek and now i have 2x niagra falls again.
little l - awwwwww at the gooing! he is such a beautiful looking baby.
sara - wow, nearly out of 000's! need to see some pics!
ll80 - enjoy the co sleeping, i really do find it lovely, dont think i could rest if she was in the cot.
clair - i tend to give the brauers only if she is having difficulty getting up a burp, and then i only give her half the dose (ill give her the other half of the dose if she cant get a burp up after the other side)
but speaking of burps, what do you guys do if you just cant get one out? sometimes ill burp for 15 mins and still nothing, she falls asleep and then gets the most awful farts...... any ideas?
Does she sleep through the farts?
Elise does the same, the farts don't seem to bother her though, she just fusses a little in her sleep, farts then goes back into a deeper sleep, so I am not too worried.
It's more the burp wind pain that annoy Elise, if she can't burp that up then I'll give her the Braurs and she will usually do a huge Barney (simpsons) type burp within a few mins.
I do like the co sleeping as she sleeps better but I don't, I find I wake up more, maybe it's cause I don't move an inch and wake to move, I dunno, but at least I get a bit more sleep with her next to me, she snuggles right into me which is very sweet.
Sararose - so jealous of your sleep.
Elise slept from 1130 til 4am but then wouldn't settle until 530 or 6ish I think it was, blergh.....
LittleL - oh I bet that is gorgeous, Elise will sometimes smile and giggle in her sleep, it's very cute can't wait til she does it when awake.
Kitt3n- yep Mia is still pretty cross eyed at times, it looks really funny. I think its normal. Sometimes she doesnt burp either, I just put her to bed and then she usually vomits....oh well not much I can do, sometimes she doesnt vomit or burp.
Claire- you poor thing! Try infants friend, really works. Mia loves her food, shes a little pigy and always wants more milk, but I dont let her, because the health nurse said she should only be having 60-90ml each feed.
Sounds like everyone is doing really well. Mia is sleeping ok lately, goes down at 11 or 12 then up at maybe 3/4 then at 7ish. DH has been doing the 3/4 feed which is good. Last night she slept from 1-6am...then til 9.30. was great!
Littlealla- awww thats so sweet! Its hard to get Mia to crack a smile, shes a very serious baby, just like Mummy was! lol. She smiles heaps in her sleep though its sooo gorgeous.
hi all cant believe its taken me so long to find this link!
my baby boy Amir was born 4.43pm 7.12.08 3.660 kg
breastfeeding- co-sleeping
i also have a 3 year old boy..FUN FUN FUN
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