Babies Born January 2008 #5

[_JeSs_]

well gave jaylen a bottle at about 8.30... he didnt drink all of it but was wide awake after it.. and hes been awake ever since!? put him in his bouncer in my room so i could get ready and he just kept crying, he is in shorts and tshirt cuz its 30 degrees here 2day... he felt cold so i put socks on him, still cried, put a cotton wrapped over him, still cried, put a thick as blanket over him and hes asleep...well nearly. lol very weird

have to go out at 12.30, dont know whether to wake him to giv him a bit of boob b4 we go or leave it.. AHH ya never know what to do hehe, my luck if i dont wake him up i will be trying on clothes and he will want a feed lol.. YES im buying clothes 2day hehe, nothing fits me... and tha tops i was wearin when i was preg dont look any good either cuz my belly was tight as and so was the top, so now it just clings to the jelly lol

well better go find something half decent to wear

[_JeSs_]

ps, kate im using the number 2 teat for jaylen, maybe thats the prob? maybe he doesnt like the formula? no idea... he just acts so different when he has formula, doesnt settle at all after a feed, cries more.. with BFing, i just feed him, burp him, put him down and he settles himself... would keep going with breastfeeding but as selfish as it sounds i want my boobs back lol... and it doesnt hurt as such anymore, bit when he attches, but ya still get that tender tingly feeling all the time and i hate it..

[Billy Ocean]

Jess, try a slower teat. Maybe it's giving him wind, drinking too fast and he's just not enjoying it. You can only try. I think I own about 5 million teats now. ha ha!

[jenjams]

Oh I dont like the warmer weather. It makes us all unsettled. Amber was constantly wanting my boobies this morning. I think she drained me so we have just given her 50mls of formula and some cooled water. Hopefully that will settle her. She has gotten hot so we only have her in a nappy and muslin wrap right now. Now she needs a sleep. She is so good at nights but during the day she is hard to get to go to sleep.
Fingers crossed this will do the trick for a bit....

[Mad Scientist]

Hi ladies,

We're going well here. Amy is 8 weeks today! Oh my. got immunisations tomorrow poor little thing. i know i'm going to hate it and i'm dreading it cos everyone says they r unsettled 4 a few days after. i just hope she doesn't have a reaction or something....

Kate - Amy went through a phase of green poos when we first went on formula but they're still a lot like bf poo cos she's still getting some milk. they're just a bit more pasty.

we're using tommee tippee bottles with number 1 teats. amy seems to be fine on them....

Jess - i find that i need to burp amy 4 a fair while after a bottle for her to settle properly. maybe he needs to fart too. amy gets really upset when she's got lower bowel wind....

amy's had lots of little feeds today but seems content. just waiting 4 her to hav her arvo nap so i can eat lunch! am typing 1 handed....

well beteer go try to put her down. hope u are all having good days xxx luv nik and amy

[s361768]

Hi Everyone,

Gosh this thread moves quickly, it is hard to keep up.

I am breastfeeding Francis and gee he's a greedy guts...it is good now that he has woken up more because now he is getting the hind milk and his no. 2's are no longer green as a result. So at least I know he is getting a better feed. I am having an attachment issue with him still, but I forget that he is only learning and because I have been breast feeding for quite awhile I forget that he is a newborn and I tend to just throw my breast at him and expect him to know what to do.

It can be a little frustrating in public when I am trying to put him on quickly and he is still quite clumsy - I just hate the looks you still get though from exposing your breast in public, some people can be quite annoying.

Other than that he is doing great - I don't visit the Health Nurse with Francis - I have become slack. I just weigh him at the chemist I go there enough for the other boys for ventolin etc. It has been a bad cold season here in brissy, especially these past few weeks. So the chemist has become my second home again!!!

Francis is also suffering 'ugly baby syndrome' at the moment, with the millia and the toxic eurytherma (sp?) so he is all splotchy and red on his face. Bit annoyed because with my third son I couldn't have newborn photos done because the jaundice was so bad his eyes were yellow so I had to hold off for quite a few weeks and with Francis I will have to wait until his spots clear up. Although the studio ladies (at the shopping centre) told me they could touch it up with makeup (yeah I don't think so). I hate how they jump on everyone with a pram at the shops

Well I better get going!!!
hugs
Karen

[Mad Scientist]

Hi ladies!!!

I finally put a link in my signature for my album of Amy photos. Have a look if you're interested....I can't believe she's 8 weeks today!! Better go put the sheets back on the bed and do a few more chores before she wakes up!!

Karen - Amy had the pimply rash too and the milia but they cleared up a while back now thank goodness. It looks sore though doesn't it!? Hope it clears up for Francis soon......would they show up in black and white? Good to hear the bf is improving. I'm jealous! Heheh.

Weird day here today. Very windy and we just had a sun downpour (not a sun shower!). Chat soon lovely ladies! xx Luv Nik and Amy