Babies Born January 2008 #1

[hindonly]

Yep - Gotta say I love my breathe easy machine! And of course now I worry less about how still he is because I know the sensor will pick it up And we have a hammock as well but aren't using it because we wouldn't be able to use the 'mat' as it isn't flat in the hammock...

Maz - I wasnt getting the positioning perfect so ended up with really sore, bleeding nipples!! OUCH. It was the same last time too. But I've been told that nipple sz plus breast shape can have alot to do with that. But its getting better. And I still perservere regardless ! Must be crazy but the closeness and just being that its natures way keeps me going... For me anyway for now! And it does seem to be getting better. Hey you mentioned your boy being a big sleeper - do you have to make the effort to wake him up for his feeds?? My boy would just keep on sleeping for hrs if I let him! This morning he had his last b/st feed at 4.30 & was still asleep at 8.00! Thats too long surely without a feed so I started on waking him up. Which is what I'll have to keep doing by the looks of it to ensure he's getting all his feeds.

How is everyone else doing with these issues??

Okay thats it for now.

BBL

[~Belinda~]

Maz - I wasnt getting the positioning perfect so ended up with really sore, bleeding nipples!! OUCH. It was the same last time too. But I've been told that nipple sz plus breast shape can have alot to do with that. But its getting better. And I still perservere regardless ! Must be crazy but the closeness and just being that its natures way keeps me going... For me anyway for now! And it does seem to be getting better. Hey you mentioned your boy being a big sleeper - do you have to make the effort to wake him up for his feeds?? My boy would just keep on sleeping for hrs if I let him! This morning he had his last b/st feed at 4.30 & was still asleep at 8.00! Thats too long surely without a feed so I started on waking him up. Which is what I'll have to keep doing by the looks of it to ensure he's getting all his feeds.

How is everyone else doing with these issues??

Hindonly, my milk was going down and I have a real sucker who liked to feed every hour-2 hours! Because I hadn't attached her correctly at the start, my nipples are split. It was so sore and I was in tears at every feed and really unhappy. I am expressing/formula feeding ATM so alternating. I feel terrific and happy and in turn, Madeleine is really happy. I am just doing what's right for us and I'm really enjoying my little one! I had to wake Madeleine for a feed last night, it had been 4.5 hours! She only had half of her milk and then drifted off again, only to awake 2 hours later screaming in hunger!!