Ren - Thanks for the tip on the bottle. I was at the shops today to get one and ran into a friend today who recommended the same one. Anyway, I bought one and Mum tried Max with it this arvo and he drank the whole bottle! Yay!!!!
Runner - Best way to get stains out of nappies is to hang them in the sun. Actually, it doesn't even have to be sunny, apparently the UV rays arfe what works. I find it works a treat with the inserts for my pocket nappies.
Bon - Sorry to hear things not well with Nixon again today. Hope it improves later in the day.
Runner - def hang them in the sun to get rid of poo stains, the sun is a good sanitiser!
Well i am back to sqaure one again today, he has only dranks 200mls since 8am this morning and only slept 1 hour!!! Went to Sunshine hospital, was there for 5 hours, he screamed his head off when trying to feed him and it had been 5 hours since a feed at that time, when he finally did feed (just when the dr wanted me to show him how bad he was reacting to it, and he didnt react at all!!!) he only took 80mls!!!! so frustrating.
Not only that his reflux is SO bad that he is choking on it and he looks so scared cos he goes all red in teh face and looks at me like "mum, help me!" starts gagging, going all red in teh face and then starts crying all over again. So after all that they told me that there is nothing that they can give me to stop the vomiting (and its bad, my clothes are soaked from today just in whatever he brings up and i just stink of it) that the only thing that meds like Zantac, Zoton, Losec etc do is take the acidity out of the vomit and hes been on Zoton for three weeks now.
But its no wonder my boy doesnt want to eat when all he does afterwards is bring it up and has a horrible experience with it. They also said because hes not losing weight and is not dehydrated they arent worried (so i have to wait for it to get THAT bad??!!) Im at a loss with the health system, i really am.
Hes in bed now, ive elevated his mattress REALLY high (as i dont want him to start choking in the night) and put a special sleeper thing on the bed that holds him so he doesnt slip down. He is so Overtired, ive never seem him this bad, he has purple rings around his eyes!
Funny though.... he still managed to charm the nurses and drs with his big blue eyes and gorgeous smiles! my boy just steals my heart over and over again....
Last edited by Josephine; April 8th, 2009 at 07:38 PM.
: fluffy mummy brain forgot to add extra info
Oh Jo,isnt it charming that they still manage to woo everyone regardless how sick..
Nixon went to sleep this arvo for about 2 hours but kept waking every half hour,he got unwrapped and slept with arms out so i just let him....
he screamed his head off tonight then we gave him a bottle and some gav and he alright and that tired he went to bed no bath...
hes on losec, the paed told us to give him only 2.5ml per day,,is that the same dose you lot are on? our friends also put their child on mylanta as they said the gav and losec ok but still not 100%...how long b4 this stuff starts to work does anyone know?At the moment hes eating between 80 and 140ml,just depending on how tired he is
at night hes really good,usually cos he tired and the routine working even though he outta sorts..
He used to be good in the car but now he gets in the car and falls asleep for 45 mins then wakes up screaming and dont wanna be in the car,he normally loves the car and u normally cant keep him awake when hes in the car,my friend said they had the same prob and its the reflux do you know if this is true?
anyway im off to cram my cooking in,im starving
cheers sonya
Jo and Son - You may have already done this, I can't remember, but have either of you seen a pediatrician about the problems Caleb and Nixon are having? They might be more likely to have some answers than emergency room doctors who are rushed off their feet and aren't used to treating babies. Just a thought anyway.
We had a good night last night. I think Max would have slept 8 hours again, but DH had to be up early for work (4:15 am!), so he woke Max up while he was getting ready. It's put our routine out a bit - usually he feeds at about 6.30, whether or not he was up during the night for a feed, and we go from there. I go back to bed after that feed and get some more sleep. Well, this morning he was up at 4.45, so then again at 7.15. Too late to put him straight back to bed, so no extra sleep for me. Oh well.
Off to the city tonight for my birthday surprise from my sister. She's booked something for my twin sis and I (and hubbies) to do, and is looking after Max and my nephew while we're out. We've booked a hotel room for the night and she will be looking after them there, so we won't be too far away if needed. I've got everything crossed though that Max takes a bottle for her without fussing too much!
Ahh - Gypsy - have a great time tonight!!! I do envy you a bit - going out at night for the night - this is one of the things you just cannot do when breastfeeding. Well, I suppose I could express and someone could give Amara a bottle, but also I suppose I am not sure how that would go. Anyway, have HEAPS of fun!
Well, 4 days with my hubby home will be great over this easter period. Logan is a lot better and is in the EASter hat parade at school today.
I have started to pull out some size 0 for Amara !! I mean she is wearing 00 just fine, but when I put on some of her cloth nappies, it takes up a fair bit of space on her cute bum, so a size 0 is not so tight. NO more 000 for her at 9 weeks of age. A tall girl she will be no doubt. It is in her genes.
Runner - Max is breastfed, but I have expressed a bit for him to have tonight. We've tried EBM a few times before with varying success, so hoping he takes the bottle tonight. I've got a few things coming up (such as a 3 hour first aid course) where I'm not going to be around for a few hours, so he needs to learn to take EBM in a bottle on the odd occasion.
Been to see a paed a few days ago.she put us on Losec 2.5ml once per day,that does sound right,and do u give ur little ones gaviscon as well???
Last nyt Nixon had one of the worst nights up at 11pm,1am.3am.5am im exhausted and hubby is leaving for work in ten mins to do 10-12 hours night shift,both sleep deprived n nixon been catnapping all day...he down now but dunno how long,if he is i may have a power nap.i have my aunt flo and have shockin period pains
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