Babies Born February 2008 #2

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Alex has jumped on the 'cold' bandwagon, and caught mummy's stupid cold.
Poor little man
My nipple hurt from the constant need to reattach with the on & off because of his breathing, and because he's already doing ti so much i havent got the heart to make him do it when hes not on properly cos seems he just cant get on properly at the moment. I think im going to express for the next few days and EBM because it looks so hard for him on the boob. At least with the bottle i have a bit morew control too. He was drowning in milk this morning from my let down poor bugger.
Just as we were getting him to feed&sleep better too... murphy's law ain't it?

How do some of you say so positive about the BFing? Im ready to give up already.

[Ambah]

Popping in to say that I am still around, and reading what everyone is up to, I just havent had the time to post, so sorry for the lack of personals, as there is so much to catch up on!

Eva is doing so well... growing heaps. Last week she put on 210g in one week, and she has now grown 4cm since birth, and gained 1 kg since birth (that was at one month old!)
BF is going really well now, and she has been drinking fully from my boobs for two weeks now, so I dont have much need to express, but sometimes like to do it before bed so I can go to bed with empty bb's, and I feed her the EBM if she still wants it.
The past 3 nights she has had sleep stretches of 5.5 - 6.5 hours without waking! So that is awesome too.
We were all sick with a virus last week, and I think she came down with a mild version of it, as she was getting very snuffly and clogged up overnight, and also had a low grade fever for a few days.
Something that worked wonders for her breathing/stuffiness was putting a small cushion wedged under the side of her back as she sleeps - so she is tilted slightly sideways, and OMG the difference it made to her ability to breathe clearly was amazing. I am not too worried about safety as she is sleeping right next to me, so I am always aware of what she is doing.
Anyway, have to go, she is hungry!

Hope everyone is doing well!

ETA - Feeding in public: I never thought I would get to this stage, but so far I have already fed her at a coffee shop, at a bus stop, and on the bus too LOL!

[Jacki]

Ambah - congrats on the BF in public.

I haven't managed it yet. I am finding it quite daunting. It sometimes takes an hour to feed by the time I do one side, burp, nappy and then other side - do you still do the same when out in public or just offer one side and leave the nappy on ????

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Ive breastfed in a parents room, but not yet conquered the real "public" yet. As i don't nappy change in the middle of a feed i havent had that issue and i only feed one side.

[Jacki]

another quick question for you ladies

Is anyone using Infants Friend or Infacol or another other unprescribed remedy for wind ??


My poor little one has been so unsettled today. He seems to be getting a fair bit of wind and bringing up milk after feeding.

He was sleeping though more than one sleep cycle during the day but not today - awake after aroudn 40 minutes of getting him to sleep - actually resorted to a dummy today !!! He has been so good and now the day from hell ! Hopefully growth spurt that will pass .

[prama]

Ambah - woo hoo! congrats! I'm still not confident to feed in public. i only did it in the car for a short while.

Jacki - i was thinking the same thing.. i dont know the ones you named, I only know gripe water. can you use that?

Ash - i havent even got that far. I seem to rush home to feed him.. it's hard for me cos i have to use a nipple shield and then top up w formula. ive taken EBM with me and given it to him while at the doctors. then im thinking i have to rush home to express cos my boobs are starting to hurt and i cant miss it else my milk wont increase...

[jenjams]

Jacki- We have infacol. I have used it a couple of times and she seems to burp/spew with it. I have found that she is burping better now without it. But I have it there for backup anyway.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

i have infacol but im not a fan. it makes him burp wonderfully, but makes the bottom end wind so much worse. because instead of him being able to slowly work it out himself, or have a bit of a scream and then dropping off back to sleep, he'd then have pains for an hour or more and he's only happy if he's being cuddled and massaged.

[Ambah]

Prama - ikwym RE expressing! In the first two weeks I actually had to bring my pump & bottles with me... as I don't have a car during the day, I can't rely on public transport to get me home quickly, so I have had to express in the parents room a few times, which is a bit weird, LOL

[Mommyof2tob]

so sorry ladies but we've all been sick here even little zoey so i haven't had a chance to read the posts. just wanted to let you all know that we are still kicking and i think about you guys everyday!!!!