Well my ABs have finished, my epi is feeling better and we've had a few good days with Isabel. She's been more settled, have been out and about during the day and she sleeps in the pram and car and doesn't scream all day.
Here's hoping it continues...
She is still punching out one four hour sleep at night and then will be up and down around that. Its not too bad I think... but DH gets really frustrated with her when she's unsettled. This morning she fed at about 5.30am and has been pretty much awake since then. We can't put her down as she cries, so we try to settle her, she'll calm down but we can't put her down again. Sigh!
I've been told by the MCHN not to try the wind drops just yet, but to give it more time.
Shell, I know what you mean about feeling a bit blue. Its tough isn't it, not being able to do more?
Holly, well done for persisting with the feeding. It does sound like most of us in here are breast feeding. Also, the ABA says that you cannot overfeed a breast fed baby. Formula, yes, but b/f no. Someone also told me not to worry about how much goes in, but to worry about how much comes out.
SJ, hello!! Welcome! Sounds like your labour was pretty full on. Hope you are recovering ok. Yes, it does get better!
OP - You poor thing. I hope things improve soon. it is hard. My ds (J) was just the same, but it only lasted till he was about 7 weeks. I just used to put him in a sling.
Also I have learnt from last time to go with what I want to do and not let the health nurse upset me with telling me what i am doing wrong. This time last time I was just about to be admitted to the mother/baby unit at North Park (Melbourne) with PND. I was shattered and beside myself. So far I seem alright, but I am keepoing a close eye on my feelings, and if I get even and inkling, I am going to go back to North Park as they were just brilliant. Also for anyone in Melb with Private Health insurance, if you have troubles down the track with feeding, sleep or weaning problems, North park is awesome. They are a bit like sleep school, but you get to go in for 4 nights for any of thise issues. If you are there for PND, you stay as long as you need to be there.
Had an alright night. E fed at 12:30, then straight back down till 3am, then up again at 5am, 7am and 8am. She was SO hungry. *sigh* as bad as this sounds, I am wishing the next couple of months away. I am just not that in to newborns, but I adore them once they are a bit of character.
Oh it sounds like everyone is having the same dramas!! Breastfeeding is feeling a little better today. I'm trying to get her on as soon as she wakes up so she's not screaming and vicious!! lol.
Funny poo explosion story. We were awoken to a huge noise in her nappy!! lol. So DH goes to change her and I went to see the damage. As he's lifting her legs to put the new nappy on she's not quite finished and poo goes everywhere and hits me standing 2 metres away!!!!!!!!!!!! It was all down my front. I think it would have hit the other side of the room if I wasn't standing there!! Unbelieveable.
I can't believe how much Grace is feeding today, it seriously feels like she has been on the boob more than off!! How will my nipples ever have time to heal!!
Heaven- LOL, that happened to me when Ash was 3 weeks old, not much fun! I'm finding the more I feed the tougher my nipples are getting, or maybe they've just gone numb from feeding so much.
Meg- Yep I'm with you, just doing what works and what I feel comfortable with. Think 2nd time around I just feel alot more confident with what I am doing and don't care what others think.
OP- That sounds like my story, every time I put Em down 10mins later she is upset again. Get her all settled try again and same thing just goes on from one feed til next.
So we didn't have best night either, Em was pretty unsettled from 2am til 5am think I got like 10min naps in here and there. This lack sleep makes me so teary. She is quite different from Ash alot harder to settle and keep asleep.
We went and had photos done today, got a nice family one and one of the 2 girls together. Of course Em slept right thru and was so well behaved then bet tonight she'll decide its awake time.
Meg- ATM Df is still home, back to work Tues so he gets up with Ash in mornings and if she wakes in the night, luckily tho she doesn't usually wake til after 7:30 and she usually reads in bed til 8ish.
Heaven - love the pooplosion story - just waiting for my first accident with a number 2 - had heaps of number 1s - but I'm getting quicker!!
OP - found that bubs wind is directly related to my diet. A GF was saying that she had to take out all the interesting things out of her diet when she was BF her babies. Have also heard that pushing their legs up to their belly helps, rubbing their tummies in circular motions, patting on the back - just wish bubs had read the manual before he came out!
Meg - Northpark sounds like a great place. Sorry to hear that bubs is not settling.
Also re the sore breasts, I found that expressing milk at the end of the feed, and rubbing it in, and leaving them to dry al natural helps, a bit.
I have trouble BF with one side, which is about a cupsize bigger than the otherside (which isn't a problem!)
Sorry have been MIA
AFM - I can get about 2-3 hrs sleep from Alex if I spend anywhere from 40 minutes to 3 hours settling him and he is a booby monster at times!!
Sorry I've been MIA - it;s hard to get on when both kids won't leave you alone for 5 min and when I do I try to have a nap to catch up
J is pretty good - feeding well and I'm having no more nipple problems since the grazes from the first few days. We managed to go for brunch this morning whcih was nice except that I sent my coffee back 3 times - it was undrinkable which was so disappointing as it was such an effort to get out
Will try to write more soon. J is screaming again - she seems to do this between 5-10pm!!!
Sorry I've been MIA - it;s hard to get on when both kids won't leave you alone for 5 min and when I do I try to have a nap to catch up
J is pretty good - feeding well and I'm having no more nipple problems since the grazes from the first few days. We managed to go for brunch this morning whcih was nice except that I sent my coffee back 3 times - it was undrinkable which was so disappointing as it was such an effort to get out
Will try to write more soon. J is screaming again - she seems to do this between 5-10pm!!!
Its tough isn't it, not being able to do more?
Sorry have been MIA 
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