Babies Born January 2008 #3

April, i so know what your mean about getting readyin the morning. I am usually feeding Addy while Dh gets ready for work. I only manage the shower because he takes her while I have one- but I have to have it before he goes to work. But he is so impatient to get going! I scoff breakfast at a rapid rate trying to ignore her screams most mornings (all of 5 mins). Last friday, I was having a bad day where I couldnt put her down, there was barely any food in the house, so I put her in the car, drove to his office (he works alone luckily) handed her over and said I want lunch- walked over to the takeaway place and bought a hamburger. Once I ate, got back in the car and drove away!!

Jess, thank goodness that tree and noise is finally gone! I cant beleive you ddont have any muslin wraps! How did you miss not having them! Thats all we wrap her in so far.

Jo, thought it was quiet for you. Hope the computer is all hooked up. I have my own laptop- a second hand one from DH office so I never need to wait for him to play!

Jen, great you finally get some help. Let us know if you got some good advice and a bit more sorted.

Now, I wanna know how everyone else is doing- not getting on as often!

Maz, Whats the update on little Matty? Hope you are doing great.

QueenMab, Has Scarlett settled a little more?

Sazz, Celeste was also being unsettled, hope she is doing well

Carol, Hi to you and Jackson!

Mel, Is the mastitis really settling down? Is Flynn settling down with the antibiotics too. Hugs to you :hugs:

Tascha, Hi to you and Joshua

Mrsr and Karen, when you pop in let us know how you are going

Marknjo, you posted at the end of the last thread so might have been missed by afew people. Welcome, little Caitlin must have given you a massive shock- 6 weeks early!! Hope she is doing wonderfully. Come and post anytime

If I missed anyone, sorry and hello!!

Whoa... I've missed heaps again... & I promised I wouldn't!! Doh!!

Congratulations everyone on getting your birth stories done... I don't even want to think about it, & everyone that says child birth is/was a b1tch, I AGREE!! I went into it thinking "It's not going to hurt, it's natural" so much so that I went to the birth centre & didn't even consider pain relief.... what was I thinking?!

I'm sure if I told certain ppl how Scally was born, ie: No drugs, water birth, they'd think "What a perfect birth!" but I know it was less that & more I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE!! :lol:

Oh, also, congratulations to everyone that has trouble getting ready in the morning... I have trouble getting ready by the early evening!! :p

Hawksy, Scarlett is okay... we still have our hella bad days but she's been pretty consistant with her night sleeps so I am not feeling so crap/stressed if she won't go down during the day... plus she's just happy if she's 'attached' lol so if I've got nothing pressing to do I'll just settle in & listen to the radio.

I'm feeling even better today as it was decided that we wouldn't be moving after all & I am really relieved that all that stress is gone & I don't have to pack anymore... saying that however, I still have to UNPACK a bunch of stuff.

Sorry for no personals... if y'all would slow down some I could try to keep up lol, I have GOT to try to log on more during the day.

Hope everyone has a great night, I will TRY to check in tomorrow... also, PITA not having quick reply... why?!

Jen, what happened with the nurse?? I can't believe they did that. How disgusting. I was telling my maternal health nurse today and she told me to tell you to call them. She said that was terrible... :( I hope they helped you and I hope Amber is going ok.

Jo, phew, thought you had run away. Tell Chris to get his own damn dinner or grow bb's to feed Sophie! ;)

Jess - NO MORE NOISY TREE! woo hoo! How'd your nurse appointment thing go?

QM - sorry, we talk a lot... It's all the coffee I drink! ;)

Mary, glad Sammy is ok and pmsl at you driving down to you DH's work. I am tempted NOT to write this and jinx myself but I love the mornings. Billy is so great. I get up EARLY and feed him and have a coffee. Then I put him in the cot with the radio going and he is pretty good while I have a shower. I even manage to wash my hair. Then I get out, somtimes have another coffee, give him a bath and we contemplate the day. If he's shi**ty, I might go back to bed with him. I'm sure their habits change though so I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts.

Oh Mary, thank you for remembering MarknJo. I was thinking about that post in bed last night. Welcome!!! Sorry for not say hi before!

Um, I need the quick reply back. It's doing my head in.

Went to the maternal health joint today. Billy's put on more weight. I'm so pleased. We've changed formula though to the NAN HA1. Better for allergies as he has been sounding very congested in the night. I'm allergic to dairy products (you wouldn't know it... remember my cream cheese cravings? ;)) so he might be too. He's also 3cm taller than he was at birth. Cool! Other than that, not much else has happened. I hate the hot weather.

Well, going to put my thank you cards together. I'll be back later or tomorrow.

I hope you all get some sleep.

x

ps. Where is Maz? I text her but haven't heard anything... I hope you're ok Maz.

Well she came today. Amber has put on 190 grams in 4 days so she is healthy. The last couple of nights Amber has settled for some ok sleeping. She has a good sleep during the day too. But I am at witching hour at the moment. She is awake from about 4pm- whenever I can get her down, Tonight OMG. All she wants to do is be attached to me. I feed her, we wrap her, she wriggles and starts crying again. She then wants to be attached to me again. I have no supply left after that I reckon. But seeing as she has put on so much weight I am at a loss. We have had DP top her up with formula a few times so she is predominately breast milk with a little formula. I sometimes feel conflicted that I am doing this... I didnt tell the hospital midwife this because I felt it was wrong to do so.
Babies will not just eat and eat and eat like dogs do will they? They will stop once full right? I dont want to overfeed my baby.
I am trying to get her into a feeding pattern but if she just wants food what should I do?
The maternal health nurse is going to contact this week.
Sorry selfish rantings again.

Has anyone else had these problems in the first week or so?

Yep I am a lot tired this evening. We didnt sleep well last night.

Jen, maybe she's not getting enough from you? I don't know. I would tell the nurse about the formula though. It's not wrong. She was hungry otherwise it wouldn't have settled her. Don't feel bad. She's getting most from you anyway.

I do think they stop when they're full. They told me in the hospy that they will come off when they are ready. I truly don't think you can over feed them but that's another question to ask the nurse etc.

Don't worry about what they think - she's your baby and you are doing what you think is right. I just think you should tell them so they know exactly what she's getting - then maybe they can explain why she wants to feed all the time.

I hope you all get some sleep tonight.

x

Jen- when sophies had enough EBM she pushes the bottle out of her mouth. Dont be ashamed to be topping Amber up with the formula its not wrong.

Kate- me run away? haha not likely. I've told Chris to cook his own dinner and he didnt seem that keen wasnt too keen on my putting the breast pump on his man boobs either :lol:.

MarknJo- welcome, sorry i didnt log on last night. How scary your bubs was 6weeks early.

Mary- Yeah VERY quiet for me :lol:, the computers are all set up now & networking. The laptop is predominately for me & Chris has the desktop upstairs, i only had to wait to use the internet as he was setting up the network.

I was wondering myself where Maz is, was going to ask if she recieved my parcel. Please log on and let us know how your going.

Have to go Sophie is stirring and its almost feeding time.

Hi Girls oops I meant Mums,lol. Sorry I haven't been posting as much! I s'pose - I dont know why but I loved our last thread! Attachment issues haha...

I've had so many pages to catch up on... & no way I can respond to all of it!

Jen - It can be difficult to know at times what to do with bubs:( Especially if the crying on & off just seems like a constant thing. With our first it was hard. Not much sleep for me. I remember walking her up & down the hallway singing to her, rocking her whatever did the trick! Every baby is different. Jackson has in the last week or so become quite windy come night time & it takes us awhile to settle him down to sleep but I still dont think he was as bad as Cara. But maybe thats just because this is our 2nd time around and we're more exp'd & confident! Jackson is also breast/bottle. I think its the formula thats causing the wind so we've changed to see if it makes a diffence. Hope so. Dont feel horrible about using formula! Okay:) We do what we need to do for our babies! I've never had enough to go exclusive. And had alot of painful moments trying to b/feed.OUCH.

Mary - I'm still around! thanks for asking about us Mums who haven't been on in awhile:) Just trying to catch up with alot of friends as well & having 2 kids to care for during the day I dont always get the time on here. Have to find a few minutes before bedtime to come in & say Hi:) And it can be hard to do things when you want with a bubby too! Our Jackson is normally awake from about 5 or 6 til 9ish or so - & if I dont prepare dinner earlier while he's sleeping its hard to do later on while he's awake because he demands my time too! I guess you soon learn their sleeping pattern so you plan around that,lol.

Is everyone eating okay??!!

It can be hard when you have bubs to make sure that you are actually getting enough to eat... I think thats why I lose my weight quickly for that very reason. I just get so busy caring for everyone else that I come last! So just make sure - like I'm trying to do- that you do get the food into yourselves & the fluid as well. Especially if youre b/fing.

Kate, Jess,Jo, April - big hello's to you all. Sorry I haven't personals for you but I promise I'll catch up next time okay! Glad ur all going well though & your bubs.

Jen- Which formula are you using & does it seem to make Amber windy at all? Or maybe its too soon to tell yer. Couldn't tell with Jackson till about a wk ago:( Arghhh...'

Chat again soon:)

HI CAROL!!! So good to hear from you. Sounds like you guys are going well. :)

Morning everyone!

Hey Jo (oh, that made me wanna sing that song!), what's with Chris not wanting to express the man bb's? LMMFAO!!!

Hmmm... I'm going up the chemist while BTK is sleeping (touch wood) to get all my digi pics printed. I haven't hardly printed any photos since getting a digital camera a few years ago and I HATE IT. I miss photo albums. I'm going to make sure I print all my pics from now on.

Oh, I received a parcel from my mate in Texas this morning. You might remember he sent me a package a while back full of candy etc. He's so very generous. He sent an awesome play mat for Billy with a mirror and stuff on it...

Here it is...

He also sent me this book called Love is a Mix Tape, which he said is a little sad but great. As well as that, he sent this little bull toy wearing a Texas t-shirt and two kids t-shirts - one says "All Mommy Wanted Was A Backrub" and the other says "They Shake Me!". I remember when I was pg, I was looking up all the funny kids tees you could get on t-shirt hell in the US. I would send them to Gus and we would laugh. He must've remembered and got me some. How awesome is that? Billy is so spoilt - so am I. Gus is also officially, Uncle Gus!

Well, 'nuff from me. I do hope you girls got some sleep - especially Jen and Jess seeing as you've got the freshest ones!

Back later.

x

Carol- HELLO, so good to hear from you. Thanks for asking but i'm eating good, breakfast (which i dont normally eat), lunch and tea & snacks of course. I've even managed to have tea ready a few nights for around the time Chris walks in the door luckily as Sophie has been asleep or content in her bouncer for me to do so. You asked about us so how are you going? are you eating well?.

Kate- dont mean to make you feel old or make me look silly but which song? i made a spelling mistake i wrote 'was' instead of 'wasnt' usually i proof read what i type but was lazy yesterday, didnt have my mumma nap. I hope you managed the trip to the chemist. Let me know how the book goes it sounds interesting and i'll read just about anything. Your mate in Texas is very generous and that playmat is SO cool and something i think you would have bought if you had the chance ;), PMSL 'all mumma wanted was a backrub' & 'they shake me' classic. I got sleep between feeds, havent tried letting her sleep through the night as yet was going to try last night but she woke for the 2am feed so will have to put more thought into this me thinks.

heyyy everyone!

WELL Jaylen was SCREAMING from like 9pm til 1am last night, god i got frustrated, was messaging mum and she was about to come in but then he settled thank god, i was feeding him every hour, no idea what was wrong with him... does stuff u eat affect ur milk, mum reckons it might have been onions we had in the pasta?? but yer hes been good this morn, fed him on one side and he asleep in the bouncer in front of the air cooler lol... YAY i get to eat...

jen, yer Jaylen was and still is a bit like that, some times he just has to be close to me or suckin on my boobs LOL

just a question, should u let them feed and sleep when THEY want or what? ive been talking to some people and they try to keep their babies awake a bit more in the day so they sleep at night? sounds like an ok idea but if i kept Jay awake he would get frustrated and cry more i reckon.. ahh ya just never know what to do hey lol

I hate it when Amber cries. We just went on our first walk. She was ok for half the way then she started screaming. I felt so bad for her.

Amber slept very well last night. We got her down finally at about 11. She slept through to 4. I fed her and then she went back to sleep til 8. She has been awake ever since though andfed a lot. She had a good feed when she first woke and has been after top ups ever since. I hope I am not over feeding her. I have also resisted the formula. She is content to just suck on me and not drink but then she falls asleep on me.....
I wish there was a manual. How come some babies can get into a routine where they are happy to feed every 3 or so hours? Amber doesnt like her rocker very much either. Prefers Mum.

Was about to do personals. But she is now screaming in Ben's arms.

yer jen i hate it when Jaylen cries too, i just dunna what to do, he is changed, fed, not hot or cold, lying on me and he stil cries?!
i wish they came with manuals too...
i dont think they get into routines until they are a few months old i have been told...

I WANT THE REPLY BUTTON BACK! :wall:

Jen, Billy doesn't like his rocker much either. I took the toys off it and he likes it a little better. I want one of those old fashioned bouncer net things. I'm going to find one! I'm glad you all had some sleep last night too! :dance: Oh and Billy's not big on going for walks either - not for too long anyway.

Jo, the song is "hey Jo, where you going with that gun in your hand..." probably made most famous by Hendrix. Sorry, I'm old. pmsl!

Jess, I think I heard that things do effect your milk. Maybe he doesn't like onions! :) I think I would've been in tears if I were you last night. Good for you for handling it by yourself. :) I am feeding BTK when he wants to be fed. Lucky for me, it's pretty much every 4 hours. Oh and by the way, you know you were asking about when to bath them? Well, I bathed him last night instead of the morning, right after a feed - I ended up wearing it!

Spent $50 printing photos. They're awesome. I'm so pleased. Got about 200 done! pmsl! I'm so excessive! Looked up Centrelink Jo - getting paid this week. THANK GOD!

BTK is yelling at himself. I'll be back later.

x

Hi ladies,

I'm exactly the same in the mornings. Amy wants to eat every two hours and in between feeds if I put her down she's ok for 15 minutes and then wants a cuddle. It is very difficult to have brekky and shower etc. Sometimes I just have to let her cry if we are going somewhere and I NEED to get ready.

Weird one for you - yesterday I noticed Amy's feet were getting really fat but when I took her long pants off, I realised it wasn't because she was putting on weight, it was because they were swollen! Then I saw that her left hand and fingers were swollen and the knuckles were all red but her thumb was fine! Then last night at 1am her other hand swelled up too! I went to the doctor this morning but he's not worried. He thinks it's just from a bug bite or something and she's had a reaction to it. She's happy and it doesn't seem to be painful for her so I guess I shouldn't worry but I can't help it. Her feet seem to have improved now. Just waiting on her hands now. He said that if they haven't improved in 2 days we need to do a blood test. but hopefully they are getting better already. There's always something to worry about with these little ones isn't there!?

We've got our first clinic appointment this afternoon. Cross your fingers that her weight is going well and we can start to live a normal feeding life again. I'm really looking forward to just feeding her on demand and not having to wake her up for feeds. I might even be able to use a dummy too just for some sanity. Haven't been able to yet because of the feeding issues and they weren't sure whether her sucking was ok. She's really good but just in the afternoons when she just won't settle without being held. That's when I'd like to use a dummy.

Well, I better get going and stuff myself full of food so that if I miss a meal later on at least I've topped myself up! Hehehe. Managed to have brekky at 11am this morning because of the doc appointment!

Jo - I would change the teats according to age. I haven't looked to see whether I should get new ones for the Tommee Tippee ones yet. I've got the slow flow ones at the moment. Not sure what age they go to but if I need to I'll get the other ones......

jen - don't feel guilty for topping up. I've been doing it for about ten days now and Amy is a lot more content. She wasn't getting enough and not putting on enough weight. They won't eat more than they can fit in. Amy stops sucking and gets cranky when she doesn't want anymore of the bottle and just comes off the boob when she's had enough. I don't think you can overfeed a baby. They won't eat if they don't want it. Amy's like that with walks. You think that you've gotten away with getting out of the house and then bub decides Nope, no more fun for you. I feel guilty when she cries too because I've taken her out of her comfort zone.....I'm hopeless like that though....

jess - i wouldn't try to keep Jaylen up during the day cos you end up with a really cranky baby all day and the possibility that he won't go down at night either. No fun at all. Really you just need to let them do what they want to do until they are older. If everything is going well weight wise, feed him when he wants and then let him sleep when he wants. The biggest thing to do is sleep when he sleeps. that gives you a (tiny) bit more energy for if he's up at night. That's what i do anyway.....even though there are so many chores that need to be done!

well, sorry for the long post and sorry to miss people but I've gotta go eat something. Hope you are all doing well. Let me know if anyone else has had the swelling problem or heard of it......maybe I need to get a different formula.....we're on S26 at the moment but everyone I've spoken to has raved about NAN......

Seeya ladies xxx Luv Nik and Amy

Jess- Yes Im pretty sure whatu eat does affect bubs. Others 2 watch out for is cabbage and garlic even cows milk!!!! Bummer about bub crying etc.. they do that now and then!! good idea 2 ensure they are awake for a few hrs late arvo to help them sleep regular at night:) gotta go - bubs restless!! lol

lol kate i was in tears for a few mins cuz i was just THAT frustrated and felt bad if he hadnt have settled when he did i woulda went mental
oh i need to get pics printed too, i have never printed pics off the digi cam LOL
oh, my nurse appointment, Jaylen put on 100 grams since tuesday, pig lol... and everytime they comes, they think that cuz im a single mum i cant cope!? even when hes unsettled heaps i still cope! its not impossible ha... i know they are tryin to be helpful but i can do it lol..

nik ur lucky, Jaylen wont take a dummy anymore! he took it for a few days in the hospital but wont take it now...
Jaylen loves going outside, i went to the shopping centre yesti to do some stuff and just carried him and he was wide awake just looking around... and when im pushing him around in the pram he just sleeps!

well was about to do more personals but Jays stirrin! he fed and changed, just wants to be held i think! NOT feeding him again my boobs hurt LOL!!

Thanks for the reassurance everyone. I dont think I was at all prepared for a newborn. We go through are they hot/cold, wet, hungry and then if they still cry I get frustrated.
Jess- Amber is getting the hiccups too. I wonder if there is anything we can do to fix it or to just leave it be.
Carol- The formula we are topping Amber up on is Karicare. This morning she was suckling on me sometimes drinking every hour I reckon. Just when I thought she couldnt eat anymore, DP gave her some formula and she guzzled it down. Maybe because she is such a big baby. Then I worry she eats too much. She did put on 190 grams in 4 days....
Kate- I am with you on the tears. I am having a cry daily. Ben has been fantastic. I wouldnt know what to do without him. I will mention the feeding to the Maternal health nurse. She has not called yet but I called them yesterday and they do have my birth notice.

Well little miss has stirred after being down 15 minutes.

Not a good day.