Shellsie - Try Blessed thistle to increase supply too - I find it works better than Fenugreek. Make sure you don't get Milk THistle though. Also try the activite milkshake in the increasing milk production thread. Really works a treat! Try not to go on maxalon or motilium if you can help it - I had to with Ned (he was quite sick at 3 months and supply had dropped dramatically as he wasn't feeding) and had to stay on it until he was about 18 months.....not good!
And to all those considering buying slings (sorry baby brain!) - LOVE LOVE LOVE my hugabub and totally recommend one. It is SOOOOOOOOOOO much better than a baby bjorn in my opinion - that hurt my back big time! I also have an Ergo which I am itching to use when Henry gets to about 6 months.
Rough night again last night....H was v windy and wriggle. All fixed itself but not until about 7am when he farted like there was no tomorrow and did a big poopa
ALl 3 kids down now.....bliss.....can't expect it to last long though!
Need to get some sleep myself but there is a show on ABC about raising bubs at 8.30 and I am v keen to watch it!
Soph - try infants friend for wind, my MHCN recommended it and weve been using it since last night, man the wind that comes out of my boy afterwards is crazy! and hes so much more settled today!
Had a good run with Nixon last night,he was starting to play up and gave him a bath with some eco organic baby bath from coles.knocked him out,lights out...slept well except for 3 -4 hourly wake up for feeds..
He was a bugger to get to sleep today.up from 915 til about 1pm,then back down til 5,came home fed him he couldnt stay awake so bedtime at 7pm,now here begs the question,will he stay asleep or wake n be feral all night cos he has enough sleep,will bath him only if he tired n overcranky,i think hes aching too as he is growing quickly,poor little mite..Am trying the self settle technique,we put him down n stroke his hair n face and it works...and hes been cranky as hell!!!!!!!!!!!
Today went to my friends n got his professional photos done(funny how im a photographer and yet i went somewhere else)but u see it from a different perspective and i enjoyed it,im not getting my family portrait done now til im feeling and looking better and DH gets a haircut n colors his greys(his words not mine)
Well we are gonna do the insane thing and sell up and move,time to move from my area for a number of reasons.mainly to be closer to family and 2nd to escape the warzone/building/development/pits beside me...am gonna build again,found my house today and the area i wanna move to,i must be freakin nuts and no im not having a post-pregnancy crisis...hehe
Jo- that book sounds great,can u sms me it and where do you get it? dont worry ur not the only one sitting over the cot crying ur eyes out,i did that and still do,except mines in the middle of the night,not daytime....Nixon sleeping roughly the same as Caleb,3-4 hourly..
ANYWAY HAPPY ONE MONTH BIRTHDAY TODAY TO MY SON NIXON AND TO SHAN'S SON LLEYTON,I HAD A CRY BEFORE COS ITS GONE SO FAST AND I LOVE HIM TO BITS.
Sonie - just go to a pharmacy and ask for it, it costs around $10 and has an aniseed taste. Caleb HATED the gripe water and would gag and spit and make the most heinous faces with it but he takes the infants friend and all i have to do after a bottle is sit him up most times and usually before i even get to pat his back a burp comes out, its really good stuff.
I will SMS you the book details now
WOOHOO- 2 nights of self settling and working slowly,am gonna stick to it like glue,says takes about a week or so....oh yeh can someone contact me private n change my bloody ticker,i dunno how...ill give u my username n password,ok am off to challenge DH with a game of ten-pin bowling on the Wii
Welcome Meaghan! I have two little ones as well and am off work until December. I am lucky that I get 12 months on half pay, but I'm still tempted to use some of my Long Service Leave to extend that even longer. It makes it so much easier not having to worry about getting up and out the door for work each morning.
Soph, totally with you on the hug a bub. I really like how it totally supports their head too so you are totally hands free even when bending over. I ran into a girl from Ben's mothers' group today while I was wearing it and she said that the recommendation I gave her for a HAB was the best product recommendation she ever got!
Ren, good on you for persisting with Bfing. As Runner said, it WILL get easier
Us, we had a good night last night. Jared went down at 10:30 and didn't wake until 3am for a feed. I had a lovely sleep! Ben slept for 11 hours as well which was terrific as it was one of DH's busy nights at work which means he starts early and finishes late... ie. no help to me because he's not here!
I ventured out again this morning too. Took both boys to Big W to buy some nappies. I had Jared in the HAB and Ben walked until we got a trolley. I'm starting to think that it was a good move not to bother with a tandem stroller as Ben just isn't interested in sitting still anymore.
Jared is getting so big now, I bought Crawler nappies (Huggies) for him. I don't know if I can handle putting him in cloth until his poos settle down. I'm changing him about 10 times a day and his nappies are always either dirty or really wet. It's no wonder with the amount that he eats! He's also almost grown out of his bassinette, but I don't want to move him out of our room until he's two months old or so....that's a whole month away!
Anyway, must go do the washing up (oh the glamour!) while both boys are asleep
Amara and I are doing well, and her big brother loves her as does Daddy so much!
the only thing I see happenning quite often with Amara is hiccups........I personally think my milk is coming down very quickly and I have quite a lot of it, and Amara tends to fuss a little and therefore taking in air too.
I usually feed lying down at nightime, but may try being in the seated position and see if that helps........also have to raise the head of her cot. Yes??
well, I have read everyone's post - and there are so tough nights and days for some of you. It is such a big learning curve.
well, I better go and try and make Jamie Oliver's Chicken Pie !! I cannot wait for the weekend!!!!!!!
Hi mummas
Mel A-sent you my username and password to change my ticker,im so blonde n dopey!!
Well last night the self settling worked again,my DH more persistant than me and its paying off,i think cos im so unwell i have less patience..Boy how the hell do i keep the nightowl awake during the day,,he just sleeps n sleeps,today he been going down every 3-4 hours then wakes for 2 hours..he woke up at 7pm ish for a feed so now keep up til 9ish and bath n bottle..he takes a good hour or so to self settle but we are persisting,has no set wake up n sleep routine during the day he just does it automatically.i dunno whether its worth implementing a set daytime one or just let him go as he does so automatic...Last night he did ok,the worst was the 2am feed,had to change his bum and that was like charging the batteries,he didnt self settle til about 4am then went back to sleep..awake at 630am and in with me and we both slept like we in a coma,i love our morning naps...He's a bugger to feed soemtimes,doesnt have a full bottle then other times wants more,am hoping he aint got a touch of colic as its usually 7pm ish he squealing and carrying on after bottle,wont relax,hes having gripe water and that helps and loves the taste,ewww i still can remember that taste from when i was a kid,hasnt changed,just now less potent and no alcohol...haha
Well tomorrow im soooo excited,my mum gets to meet her grandson for the 1st time,she suffers from bad back n hips with arthritis and cant travel for long periods,so we are off to the country to see her and my other family...i miss them heaps an wish they lived closer
Does anyone know that can you MCHN or local council offer home help with new mums who need help or are ill,im falling behind in anything from fatigue and illness and need help,cant expect DH to do it all and thought they offer something thru ur local health nurse/health centre..Also has anyone joined a mothers group in ur local area? ive asked my MCHN but havent heard a thing
p.s thanx for the ticker mel...........
cheers bon
Sonya - talk to your MHCN again, i talked to mine and she arranged for a baby sleep specialist to contact me and someone will come and observe how i am with Caleb to see if i need to tweak anything, she also said at the Royal Womans Hosp there is a day stay of some sort that helps mothers out, cant remember the details but i gather its so you the mother can get some rest.
Just reading your post and it seems to me that Nixon is overtired and thats why he is taking so long to settle, it should only take 20 mins in total to settle, anything longer and he is overtired, he should only be having a maximum of 30 mins playtime after a feed otherwise he will get overstimulated, if you look for his tired signs there will be a 10 minute window where you will be able to settle him down to sleep easily, if you miss it then he will be overtired and you will have problems... im learning so much these days its incredible, had the PERFECT day today. now that i can "read" Caleb i know when to feed him and put him to sleep. IF you have a consistant wake up time every day he will learn to wake up at that time and go from there. Caleb feeds every 3 hours (you do this till they are 4 months old for bottle feeding)starting at 8am, has a playtime with mummy or daddy for around 30 mins (maybe a little more or less depending on when his tired signs come) then 15 minute wind down time in his darkened bedroom where we just have cuddles in the quiet to settle him down and take away the stimulation of the rest of the house, then once he is drowsy i pop him into bed (with his eyes still open) say goodnight and he sleeps for 1.5 to 2 hours. this happened today every single time, it was wonderful. He is literally putting himself to sleep. Sonya if you are interested i can send you my routine if you want to try and follow it, after doing it for a week he should only wake up once in the night for a feed.
Wow that was a long post but honestly ladies, i cant believe the difference in my little man, now that he is sleeping properly and eating regularly he is so happy and smiley, he is so content that i am really able to enjoy every little bit of him, its so enjoyable to be his mummy when im having days like this.
jo-that would be great,i need help with the housework not nixon sleeping..hehe however if i can get him into the same routine u can and read the tired signs it be great,today n tonight success easy to put down,,,he wouldnt even self settle last night afte his 4 hour sleep and wake up for 2am feed,woke up bottle,bum change and awake,,i think today has worked much better as he been going down for 4 hour sleeps and awake 90mins to 2 hours,,i cant get up at 7 or 8am as im feeling toooo crook,the middle of the night feeds/wake up kill me,even if joe feeds him,he cries i wake up,im not having daytime naps as my metabolism is up the creek and im sped up.once i can get me right,might be able to get him right,im gonna try my darndest to get him doing well,last 2 nights he been sleeping by 730pm,please email me over your routine,i got a tizzie hall one but if you got a different one im keen.i think too also we been at fault as we been putting him in the car most days as i still am running my business and am driving over to my in-laws,he has a arvo sleep im car,,im really gonna start the 8am get up and start the day routine as of tomorrow,even though we have a long trip i can still implement the feed,play sleep,i cant read nixons tired signs,hunger i have a rough idea cos he grizzly ands mouths for food,tired i sorta can,eyes glazy,fidgety etc.,,
i feel to blame for this as i have just been out of the house and doing whatever willy nilly,i couldnt stay inside all the time to start the routine as i was going cuckoo being inside but now realise i have to do this and get him in a pattern or at 3 months onwards ill be paying for it..i feel like ive let him down,i just wish i wasnt so sick n fatigued so i could do what im supposed to.
they have a sleep school/mother baby unit that i can go to at my private hospital where i gave birth if i cant get my routine to work,i gotta iron me out 1st b4 ironing Nixon out,so far hes not too bad,we have had way more good nights that bad,about 5 bad nights in 4 and a half weeks so i shouldnt complain.
Sorry for the long rant,just need to get it off my chest and feel and hope im doing the right thing,
Jo- your so blessed with Caleb.
Last edited by soniebon; February 20th, 2009 at 09:04 PM.
,Bon You may be able to get some Home Help for a short period of time through your local Carer Support Program. Basically, if you have some sort of illness or you've had an operation or something they can fund Home Help by saying that your DH is caring for you and it eases his stress as your carer by funding Home Help. I managed to get funding for 6 weeks of Home Help through that program, as DH has depression and because I had the Cesar, they classed me as his carer and it meant I was eligible for Home Help. My MCHN referred me to the program after speaking to the local council, so I would go back to your MCHN if you think you can wangle something.
BTW - thanks for the link to the thread about increasing your milk supply, I'll check it out.
Owen was very unsettled all day again yesterday, ended up going for a long walk in the pram which quietened him down for a while. The upside was that he slept fairly well overnight, waking at 2am for a feed and then going down again quickly. Gotta go , he's crying.
Things have been a little unsettled in our house the last couple of days. Yesterday Max decided to feed every 2 hours, the cheeky bugger (to those of you who do this all the time - I don't know how!). Anyway, by 4pm I was exhausted and desperately needed my nap, which I had tried to have at 3 but Max didn't settle after his 2pm feed. Luckily DH came home soon after, so he was able to look after him while I slept. Only problem was, he didn't put him to bed, so when I got up Max was v v tired. He ended up not settling properly till about 11 last night! I think that's the first time we've been through that. Although, we are still quite lucky, cos even though he wasn't setlled, he doesn't cry much if we hold him.
Anyway, today has been better. Max has still been waking up 2 hours after his last feed, but I've refused to feed him till 2.5 hours after. Again, he's been pretty much ok so long as being held. Hopefully he will settle back down to 2.5-3 hours between. DH is doing the middle of the night feed for me tonight - yay! I just hope I manage to sleep through and my breasts don't get too sore and full!
Someone mentioned that their bubs hadn't had a dirty nappy for 2 days - lucky you! EVERY SINGLE time we change Max his nappy is dirty. I am starting to use my cloth supply cos I just hate the waste with disposables. The other morning I went through 3 napies in 1 one change - first he pooed on the clean one, then he weed on the next one - third time lucky and I got the nappy on. So, we're using the few MCNs I have that fit and also old-style cloth, but still only part time as I don't have enough for full time use yet. Also, at this stage I just can't be bothered dealing with cloth during the night, so think I will keep him is disposables at night for a bit. Also have ordered some more MCNs. Can't wait till they get here.
Speaking of cloth nappies - does anyone know where to get flushable nappy liners? Can you get them in shops, or are they only available online?
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