Babies Born December 2007 #5

[~Belinda~]

Hi Everyone!

Had the appointment this morning at clinic - OMG Madeleine has put on 878g since leaving the hospital. She's up to 150mL per feed now too! Gutsy girl, no wonder my nipples were cracked, bleeding and I was crying. I'm a much happier Mum these days! Also the midwife told me not to leave Madeleine sleep in the bouncer for long so it's down in her bassinette after each feed now otherwise we'll apparently get difficulties down the track with her going in her own bed! My DP put her down after a feed at 11am in her bassinette and she's been sleeping so all is good. Midwife says to just pat her and let her go to sleep herself. We'll see how it goes anyway!

Lara, how cool is that Indonesian ceremony! There are so many different cultures out there that do different things. Here are some examples of REST AND RECUPERATION from other cultures I grabbed from my book:

- in parts of India and Central America, mother and child have no contact but the midwife for ten days.

- Japanese women return to their parents for the first month.

- Chinese women take two weeks bedrest.

- In Italy, mothers out with babies under three weeks are frowned upon.

I guess it's all so different! There's no real rule here in Australia is there?

Well I had an ordinary night last night! Madeleine cried from 9-12! She finally went down then and didn't wake until 4 which was good ahhhh, just a part of the fun, gotta love these babies though! They are way too cute!

Have a great day everyone!

[Buzzie]

rory - both 30th and 31st are out for me... ahh this month is such a busy time for me. but if everyones happy with first week in feb, Febs pretty quiet for me except wednesdays cos mothers group.

Bindy - thats awesome bout the weight gain, ash put on about 700g over the last 2 weeks so we were happy bout that too. I have to try the patting to sleep thing and teach him to fall alseep on his own, but i dont think im gonna enjoy it. She said leave him to cry for a bit but i tell u, ill be the one crying with him! LOL i must admit i do jump to him too quick, he barely gets a chance to cry wen hes woken up cos im already picking him up hehe..

I took ash out today to register my car and he was sooo good. popped into the shop too last night and he cried but i thought i seriously need to get over this so i picked him up and kept doing what i was doing, i figure i cant keep running out of shops and he eventually stopped crying and was happy as to lay in my arms the rest of the time. yay! so thats really boost my confidence alot.

is it bout 3months old they can hold there head up? i cant wait to take him shopping and hold him without a blobbly head. hehe

[Harri]

you all decide a date to meet up and i'll be there!

QM - you will learn to become more efficient and work with one HAND!! lol about DP and work... it will all work out for the best! you'll see

Lauren - awesome weight gain!!

Bindy - awesome weight gain for Madeleine!!!!!! how do you go expressing 150ml?? i'm finding it hard to express that much every feed!

nic - i get hay fever too!! a real pain when you cant take antihistamines!!

for the last 3 hrs..Chrissie has not slept and has been feeding and pooping like crazy... now she is crying...and i feel like a bad mum.. but i'm letting her cry a little.,.. i too pick her up straight away and i think she has learned that already!! not good! .... she needs to sleep, but every time i put her in her bassinet she wakes up! I don't want her to get used to falling asleep in my arms... what can i do?!

ok i picked her up and she has decided to take the dummy!! thank god!..cause i'm tired and have a headache...

[~Belinda~]

Bindy - awesome weight gain for Madeleine!!!!!! how do you go expressing 150ml?? i'm finding it hard to express that much every feed!

Haroula, I don't express that amount! Madeleine is formula feeding quite a bit now. It works really well for us both!! She still gets some of my milk, just not 150mL every few hours!! Also hun, the midwife today told me to put them in the bassinette after each feed and just gently pat them and walk away! They must learn to go to sleep on their own apparently otherwise it might be harder later on. Well...I wasn't aware of this so I'll see how we go. My DP has put her down after each feed today in the bassinette and she's gone straight to sleep which is fantastic! I have a dummy for Madeleine too, she spits it out a bit but sometimes she likes it. There is no "rule book" to say what is right and wrong, just go with your intuition I say and do what's best for you!