Oh...such a long day here too...but then I get on to BB and Trillian has created my avvy....woo hoo!
Anika has just started doing power spews after feeds...and she hates it, gets herself all upset and then we have huge breaks between sides taking me an hour to feed today. She seems to be very squirmy and unsettled after a feed too...could that be a sign of reflux or some digestive issue? Poo's are watery too but Paed said that was only a problem if she lost weight which she definatley has not...discovered her double chin today lol! Well here's hoping we all get some sleep...I don't know how you ladies with more than one bub do it!!!
ellie i dont know how i do it either some days 2yr olds can be very trying!!
as for the spews is she having both sides or just the one??
well DH coped a serve last night, he decided rather than come home and help me, he'd stay after bball and chat with the boys, for over an hour, now i dont mind normally but an hour and a night where id seen him for an hour, asked him not to play and stay and help me, i was soooooo peeved at him , he really has no idea, that and sophie was up too.
very tired today
we have our 4 wk ck up today!
Had a terrible night last night. Had to rush Leon to the doctors as he woke up gasping and struggling to breathe and frothing at the mouth. He also kept going limp and not breathing for short periods of time but enough to scare the cr@p out of me. Anyway when we got there and waited a bit, he seemed to recover and the doctor said his airways and chest was clear and if it happened again call 000... I thought it may have been the dactarin gel I've been using for nipple thrush and it could have blocked his throat or something...
On a positive note, feeding is going really well, my right side has almost caught up to the left in terms of supply but I'm still getting nipple pain from the suspected thrush.
AJP, I hope DH makes it up to you. Men are so thoughtless sometimes.
Ellie, nice av! Leon is unsettled after feeds as well. Sounds like reflux is pretty likely.
Tarkine, yes we just strap him in the pram.
OP, can't wait for that magic 6 week mark!
Laura, glad to hear the bbs are better.
Ali, good to hear your walk went well We went and got photos printed yesterday as well, picking them up today!
Shell, how is Em going? I think Leon has a snuffy nose as well. Poor thing
Nai, Kaz, Megie, Kim, Det, Heaven and anyone else I missed!
AJP, I would have let him have it too! DP went out Tues night but my mum was staying that night so she helped. However he left for work this morning while I was BF and DD hadn't had breakfast, got dressed, done her hair or anything tro get ready for CC. So I had to do all of that while carrying a screaming 4w old GRRRR! He will also cop it tonight!!!
Ellie, J is a chucky baby too but I have found that if I pull her off the boob and burp her every 5min she is a lot less chucky - so maybe give that a go?
J slept in her cradle all night last night from 6.30pm - 7.30am with 3 feeds so that was pretty good. She has been screaming since she woke up though
Far out Holly that sounds so scarey! Anika did something similar in hossy and DH and I ages 20 years in a heartbeat! Reminds me...I really must look into a bub first aid course!
Thanks for the advice on the feeding and chucking! Anika is having a power spew after one side...then needs a break before attacking the other! Will try the 5 min burping and see how we go.
AJP/OP/Ali and others with unsettled babies - hoping you're all having a better day today
Tarkine - We put Mr. J in the pram yesterday for the first time to try and settle him. He didn't like it but this morning it worked much better. We just put it on the flattest setting, strapped him in and put a wrap over him. Thanks for the luck with the appt this arv - I'm actually a bit nervous about it because no one seems to know what it is or have seen it before (fluid collecting around my belly button under the skin and a long way from the c-sect scar).
Holly - You must have been so scared hun! Glad everything turned out ok.
Shell - Where did you buy that sucker-outter thing? Mr. J is sneezing a lot at this stage and I had wondered what we do when he gets a blocked nose.
Nai - yes, the ticker! I thought that when I posted yesterday but had no time. Might try now while Mr. J is down.
AFM - We have had those feeding type frenzies here too since birth it seems! I refuse to feed more frequently than 2 hourly because I don't think he needs it so we're practising all the settling stuff to get to the 2 hourly mark. Usually his feeds last around 50 mins, he is settled for 20-30 mins and then we get him either off to sleep or he fires up again and we have 30 mins of screaming before it's back on the bb.
Last night Mr. J fed at 9:15pm, then at 2:10am and then not until 8am!! I have read that babies can go 5-6 hours between feeds but is this normal in a one week old??? A 5 hour break followed immediately by a 6 hour one? I was unable to benefit from the potential for unbroken sleep as I seem to be in a pattern of waking every 90 mins and wondering what he is up to Has anyone elses baby gone this long between feeds? He has only had one feed since 8am too at 10:45am. Both of these were long feeds though.
Holly that must have been so scary! I'm glad he is ok - do you have a sensor monitor for him at all?
KAz, I hope your appointment goes ok - it sounds a bit odd but I hope it is nothing to worry about. I'm not sure about the feeds but bigger babies can go longer without feeds than smaller babies.
I have FINALLY got Miss J down for a nap so I managed to get the washing out and have some lunch - might try for a nap myself
Oh Nai I do hope you get a nap. I am discovering that I really need one of an afternoon - they're fantastic!
Yeah - the middy's at hospital said he was more like a 2 week old because he was post dates - so they were saying that's why he was so unsettled and wanting to suck all the time, because he was looking for milk whereas I was behind the eight-ball, so to speak, and only had colostrum at that point.
Meg - Glad to hear you are less teary. Look after yourself.
Ok - I currently have 2 kids and a DH asleep...... Hmm...... I wonder how many minutes that will last. I have taken the phone off the hook and am lying on the couch. Bad I know, but I just fed Emilia to sleep. Mental note: Don't make a habit of it,.......
Ali - I really hope that you have a better day today. Good on you for even trying to cook with everything going on. I wouldn't have even done that. As for making DH's dinner/lunch etc. I would have been saying make it yourself!!
Nai - I might have to give the expressing a try. I just hate being stuck to the pump. Last time I had to express for the first month as DS didn't latch on properly. In fact he was syringe fed for the first week or so. And woo hoo on staying in the cradle. Mis E did alright last night in the cradle too. In at 9:00, fed 10:30, and straight back in. Fed at 2am, and straight back in. Fed at 6am and snooze with me, DH and J till about 9am!!
Shell - Poor little poppit with a blocked nose. I hope she is feeling better now.
Laura - Hope today is a better day for you. I got some rest yest arvo. Took J and E to te park, and ran into a friend so J had a play with her kidlets. E slet in the sling, so I felt like I still got quality time with J.
Tarkine - In a way it may be nice to have the youngest bub, as you can see the progress those bubs have made and think that it will be you soon! I am going to another mothers grp in the area, as we are new to the area. It is a group for people that have had a second bub, so it is nice as all the little toddlers get to have a play while we have a chat.
Ellie- Nice AV!! If you think the spewing is becoming an issue, go to the doctors. It may be reflux. J had reflux and ended up on zantac. In fact Iam thinking that E may have reflux too, and have made an appt for her to see the Gp tomorrow.
Jols - and a well deserved serve from you! I sometimes think that our DH's/ DP's forget that we are at home all day. Work is a break, in fact going to work is so much easier than looking after 2 children.
Holly - that must have given you such a fright. Miss E did that 3 times while I was in hossy. She had a mucous build up still. Freaked me out. But at least I had medical help. I also love that DH is a paramedic. There has been twice when J has had febrile convulsions, and I freaked out, but as DH was home, he managed the situation. I also need to update my CPR. DH is going to bring home that CPR doll and run through it with me, my mum, and MIL as we are the main three that have the kids at any given time.
Also because DH was at basketball last week, and a 22 yo guy collapsed next to him on the court. Went into cardiac arrest, and nearly died. DH worked on hom for 45 mins with the ambo crew that arrived about 10 mins after it happened. IF DH wasn't there he prob would have died or ended up with hypoxic brain injury for having such a large down time. Really gave me a fright, as it could happen anywhere.
I live about 40 mins or so from Greensborough. Considering everywhere is at least that far from Gisborne, it is really not that far. I would love to do a mums andbubs movie. DH is on leave from work for the whole of April, so that might be the time to go, as he can stay at home with J. Just got to make sure it is not during the school hols.
I have been feeling good yesterday and today. No more teary's so far. Tired, but managing.
ETA - Kaz - as long as he is not a tiny bub, orvernight I just demand feed anyway. With my DS, he easily did 6 hour stretches. So you are much better off to feed more in the day and have longer night stretches.
We went and got photos printed yesterday as well, picking them up today!
Nai, Kaz, Megie, Kim, Det, Heaven and anyone else I missed!
You must have been so scared hun! 
yes, the ticker! I thought that when I posted yesterday but had no time. Might try now while Mr. J is down. 
Has anyone elses baby gone this long between feeds? He has only had one feed since 8am too at 10:45am. Both of these were long feeds though.
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