I do formula top ups or sometimes full FF bottle...but seeing though Zach HATES formula its a rare thing....its booby or EBM for him...fuss pot!
I use Karicare Gold as well, no vomits, same stuff i used for the girls.
Deb i hear ya on the sore nipples babe....but i think good thoughts while feeding and push the pain to the back of my mind....not sure if it helps or not. I had a good cry last night.
Amanda good luck for the u/s tomorrow, im sure it will go fine.
Kirsten yay on the good outing....the train platforms are useless in Melb....they should be level with the trains not higher!
TOnight is Zachs turn to not settle...fed at 830 and now wont stop crying no matter what i do
Well I feel pretty good today. DH did the night and early morning feeds so I went to bed at 9.30 and woke for JD's 6.30 am feed. so thats a great night sleep, thank god! I am sitting here pumping away so JD has a bottle before his ultrasound this morning. I am a bit nervous about it. He will probably scream and cry. so will take a bottle of my milk and a formula just in case I need more to settle him. So far still no poo. His last poo was Sunday night and it was a beauty. But I just googled it and some babies can go a few times a day to just once or twice a week, so that has me settled a bit. THANK GOD FOR GOOGLE AND BB!
Ok better go boobs are empty now, so will get JD's gear all ready so we can just out the door hopefully without too much disruption.
P.S. Last night after his fed he wouldn't settle again. So when DH came home he tried to settle him while I started dinner but he wouldn't which is very strange as he loves his dad. We burped and cuddled and played and still no luck. So we wrapped him and put him in his cot shut the door and let him cry for about 30 minutes. He would calm down and then start up again. Not really full on screaming all the time though. We ate our dinner and then thought well thats 30 minutes lets see if he has worn himself out so DH went in and got him and placed him on his chest and no more than 5-10 minutes later he was out like a light! So we let him stay on DH chest for about 30 minutes before putting him back in his cot.
Is this called controlled crying or something, is it ok to do this at this age? I really dont want to teach JD that he needs us to cuddle him until he falls asleep. I have to go back to work part time after 3 months and full time after 6 months so this cuddling till he falls asleep thing is not going to work for us.
Kim-yeah your telling me I feel a little scared getting off then on. Hope Zach settled down for you Ryley like that also and it takes a awhile to settle him down and its worst now its hot..
Puppies-glad things are going well..
Steph-glad Larissa is going well..
Plc1805-yeah Ryley is like that and sometime won't settle.
Hello to everyone else..
Well the MCHN just come to place and just left and Ryley now weights 3680grams and he head has grown from 32cm (birth) to now 36cm and he has a bit of thrush on his tongue so going to get some NilStat drops today for him but other than that he is going well she said and he is growing beautifully. And I feel much better and feed him ever 3 hours I thought it was ever 4 hours but he is waking up before that now so I'm happy and feel more relaxed. I think the mattress that came with the cot looks brand new and hardly used so I am going to use it.
Hope you all are well.
Kirsten
Last edited by RyleyMummy; January 20th, 2009 at 10:23 AM.
well we are back from the ultra sound and it went well. JD behaved like a champ. I was worried about nothing. I am looking forward to taking him out and about a bit more now. Will see what Pedi says about his results when we see him in a next few weeks.
Anyways, I am just on cloud nine since this morning went so well.
Great news Amanda! So Pleased everything went well and you feel good about it.
PLC - thanks for the advice. Things seemed to be back to normal last night, so feeling much better about that. I guess when things are going so well it's easy to think something is wrong when bubs has an off day/night.
Kirsten - how sweet of your brother to buy you a cot.
Steph - must be hard having a house full of people. Maybe you should put some 'rules' in place. Like you said, you are the one who will have to deal with any problems that may arise. Can you talk to your DP about it? Hope you can work it out.
Kim - I look forward to reading your birth story.
Big hello to everyone else. I'm so pleased that everyone seems to be doing so well.
We had our 2 week check up today and Harrison is going great! I am so lucky to have such a good bub.
Is anyone else a bit down about their post baby body? I'm by no means stressing about it, but everytime I get dressed it is a struggle to find things that fit me! I complained to DP yesterday and he said 'Honey you have just had a baby' I said to him 'The baby was in my stomach not my thighs and butt!' LOL... It's silly I know, but I can't wait to be able to get back into the exercise and do something about it! I do have amazing boobs though I guess I should make the most of them while they last!
He cluster fed from 830pm-11pm.....gave him a bottle of formula at midnight and he slept til 7am!! My boobs were killing by the time he finally woke though!
He isnt handling the heat to well today....has heat rash....and feeding so often!
Well this morning I was all ready to give up on breastfeeding, but after having my midwife visit, I'm feeling a bit more positive and going to keep going at it. I've been told to express for 24hours to help my nipples heal as he has nibbled at them a fair bit. Got some stuff to get from the chemist tomorrow to help with my supply. Although when I just expressed before, my supply went up a bit. Looks like my stressing may of lowered it.
Harley is going really well and growing heaps...so thats sort of why I want to give the BF a go cos I know hes gonna put heaps more weight on with formula, not that there is nothing wrong with it.
So will try attaching him again tomorrow after lunch, and with the pump it will help bring out my nipple for him as I have flat ones... I can also express if things get a bit sore again. So here is one happier mum!
Both kids are asleep so I really should get some rest lol
Amanda: So glad your day went well, and hope the results are just as good!
Kirsten: Ryley sounds like he is growing real well!
Kim: Glad u had a good night hun, and that Zach slept so well!
Victoria: I totally understand u about the post baby body, I feel very unattractive, and can't wait to get my weight loss campaign going!
Steph: Glad to hear that Larissa is growing well also!
Big hellos to everyone else and hope u are all well!
I guess I should make the most of them while they last!
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