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 - yeah i have that a lot too. i pat ochre on the back for ages and rub up and down and nothing!! sometimes if i lay him down for a few seconds then put him back on my shoulder he manages to bring one up but that's not always the case. usually if this happens in the night i just end of putting him back into bed. i just don't have the energy in the middle of the night to be walking around patting and rubbing him for hours on end! oh and yes ochre goes cross eyed a lot too. he is having his 6 week check up this friday so i'll ask the doc about it.
ll80 - i will try the brauers trick you mentioned. might save me a heap of time in the night trying to bring up a burp!
Last night Ochre finally did a 4 hour block of sleep! he went down at 9.30pm and woke at 1.40am. now all i have to do is get myself to sleep when he does! And...stop eating chocolate! I'm sure that's affecting him at night as i cut it out yesterday and he slept better. Just have to get rid of all this Christmas chocolate - anyone want it?????
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.
So this is where you all are! I thought it was a bit rude they closed our forums down but I guess they had to. Glad to find you all again
Kitt3n - Maya does the whole cross-eyed thing a lot esp. when we are feeding her lol
Claire - I am using infants friend and have also tried the brauers wind drops. I changed to infants friend because its natural. Maya gets a lot of painful wind that makes her cry alot if I dont get it out. No issues with farts though - she is so loud!
littlealla - awww cute. Maya is still doing gas smiles and thats about it although I think she is looking at me more now.
Maya is sleeping about the same as she always has although we now wake her up to feed her about 30mins before we got to bed and then she tends to sleep until 4am and then wakes up again at 9am roughly. Although last night she slept from 9pm till 5am! awesome (nanny and pop were minding her and didnt get a lot of sleep me thinks lol) We tried to wake her at 10.30pm for a feed and she didnt wake at all even during her nappy change lol
No idea how much maya weights - we had her 6 week check and havnt had her weighted since. Not sure when we are supposed to take her back? an ideas? she was 4.5kg at 6 weeks but she must be over 5kg now. I still have her in newborn huggies as she is long but I think they are getting snug on her. I bought some of the baby beehind nappies but I think she is still too small for them.
Maya does the projectile vomit thing as well but not every feed and sometimes when she is still feeding she does it ie with bottle in mouth! crazy.
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
looking forward to chatting!
Hi ladies, I haven't been on here for awhile because DD is keeping me so busy! OK so she hasn't rolled yet but she's half way there. I think she's just lazy (like her dad)
She's been on solids for a month now and is loving food, not to mention always watching my plate and what I put in my mouth. Poor love has to wait a long time until she eats my food
The latest that is happening with her and us is.......she is growing so beautiful day by day. I have a few issues because I'm still wrapping her and I want to stop however laying her down in her cot is just a laugh because she just bounces away and starts sucking on everything from the blanket to her fingers. I know she's teething but come out damn it! She still wakes up once during the night for a feed however the last cuople of nights she has been getting up a lil more often to bite on the blanket. She still sleeps in my room and I know I have to get her in her room some time this century but I find it hard to have the thought of leaving her alone in her room during the night. I dont know what is up with that, however because shes been waking up and also because I'm still breastfeeding it's just so easy to lean over and pick her up as oppose to walk into her room and feed her. Also the nights are just getting way to cold to even leave the room so for now I'm still happy with her next to me.
Apart from that things are good. She's awake more often and wants to play. She gets really bored quickly so I have to dedicate more time to her. I find it harder now to get things done during the day because she always wants my attention.....And she hasnt' started crawling yet! I'm making the most of having showers while leaving her on the floor in my site because I know the days she starts crawling I can kiss my mornings to myself goodbye hahahaha........
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he went down at 9.30pm and woke at 1.40am. now all i have to do is get myself to sleep when he does! And...stop eating chocolate! I'm sure that's affecting him at night as i cut it out yesterday and he slept better. Just have to get rid of all this Christmas chocolate - anyone want it?????
I'm making the most of having showers while leaving her on the floor in my site because I know the days she starts crawling I can kiss my mornings to myself goodbye hahahaha........
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