J was so unsettled last night - she fed constantly for 3 hours!! From 9.30pm - 12.30am and would not go to sleep GRRR! Finally we worked out that she was waking every time we turned OFF the light so we slept all night with the bedside lamp on She even slept 2.5hrs in her bassinette with the light on.
Rainforest - try some baby massage especially around the tummy area and also maybe some tummy time. I have found J brings up wind when she is on her belly.
Em was bit unsettled last night too, we were awake from 12:30 til just after 3, every time I thought she was asleep she'd wake crying. I wondered if tummy pain cause was different sort of cry and was pulling her legs up to her, after 3 poo changes and 2 feeds she finally slept.
Nai- Now you know the light trick hopefully you'll have a better night tonight.
Holly- makes you think after birth what a silly spot to locate a labour ward! The snuggle bed sounds good. we got em in bassinet so she's just in lounge in day and have it next to me at night.
Meg- So hard to work out the feeding isn't it, I was just wondering last night how long they should have on the breast I can't remember. I been trying to give one side 20mins then I change her to wake her for the next side and just see how long she goes on there.
Sometimes I feel like I'm a first time mum again with all this newborn stuff, I'd gotten use to having a toddler. Feel bit slack but there is gonna be lots of TV time for Ash in next few weeks til we settle into a pattern.
I am so with you Shell. I feel like I have forgotten everything, although so far, I am much more relaxed. You will have to bring the girls over here and we can let the toddlers run around and get my DH to look after them while we have a sit down.
Nai - maybe buy a nightlight, so that it isn't such a bright light on, but it is not pitch black.
Holly - the snuggle bed sounds good.
J is in childcare today. So it is just me and E at home today. I remember when I had J thinking that I would never cope at home by myself, and now i think with just 1 is so quiet!!!
struggling a bit at the moment, DD has been very unsettled today, has not slept since about 7.30am for longer than half an hour. She was awake from 2.30am til 5am before that too.
She just seems so unhappy. She feeds, I try to burp her and put her down, but she screams almost straight away.
She's had a big vomit this morning (a massive amount - all down my clothes and to the floor) but she's still really unsettled. This is so difficult. How do I know what is wrong???
Sorry to hear of all the unsettled bubbas. Leon is seriously a dream baby at the moment, it's just my boobs getting me down. Anyone else having trouble with nipples? Mine are cracked, grazed and bleeding a bit and look like they have chunks missing I couldn't get Leon to attach early this morning as I was in agony, and also engorged so my midwife came to the rescue and got me to express the milk out while massaging the lumps. Anyway, gave him the expressed milk in a bottle and just cried while my grandma fed him. I really want to breastfeed and it's just getting me down not being able to. I think the best way to approach it is to keep expressing until my nipples heal a bit, but I'm worried he'll get used to the bottle and also it just really upsets me. Any other ideas of what I could do?
holly i had attachement issues this time due to engorgmentm i too had to express off a little to make it easier but the damage was done, took a few days of getting the attachment perfects and my nipples healed just fine., key is to make sure your nipple is lines up with his nose, big mouth and chin on boob first, this make sure his head to tilted back slightly, hope i havent confused you, :hug; hang in there though
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She even slept 2.5hrs in her bassinette with the light on.
I couldn't get Leon to attach early this morning as I was in agony, and also engorged so my midwife came to the rescue and got me to express the milk out while massaging the lumps. Anyway, gave him the expressed milk in a bottle and just cried while my grandma fed him. I really want to breastfeed and it's just getting me down not being able to. I think the best way to approach it is to keep expressing until my nipples heal a bit, but I'm worried he'll get used to the bottle and also it just really upsets me. Any other ideas of what I could do?
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