I must be such a slack mother - I don't even really notice the time when she wants her bottles.. lol..... when I do notice, she's basically on every 2 hours during the day - and I never wake her if she goes over, I know she is putting on weight thats the main thing.
Come to think of it, I don't think I ever had to wake DS either..... ahhh.... to be blessed with a child that SLEEPS would be nice...
Mel- LOL ur funny. I think I will give him his bottle every 4 hours during the day the last one will be at 12am & see how he goes after that without me not waking him.
Tasia.. yep i wake Keira during the day every 4 hours for her bottle if she doesnt wake herself. Just change her nappy, give her her bottle and then sometimes shes out again so just put her back to bed. At night after her 10.30-11ish bottle i just let her go until she wakes. Usually its around that 4 hours period.. sometimes 5 hours.
Just had my CCN visit. Keira has a small tongue tie. But shes able to still stick her tongue out a bit so shouldnt be a problem. Just need to keep an eye on it over time. But she said it may explain why my nipples got so sore so quick feeding as if they have a tongue tie they tend to suck with their lips rather their tongue. Very interesting!Shes put on roughly 600grams and her head is 3cm bigger (boofhead!) in 3.5 weeks which is good too. She also told me, i can give her a little cooled boiled water if need be (bottle fed babies only). Can help settle the wind if its a little warm. So yeh whoever was saying their friend said that, they were right. Will try that tonight if the colic relief dont work, but she said yeh that the brauer one is a good one.
Kel- Wat if keira is awake before her 4 hours feed would you still feed her even if she's had a bottle say at 2 0r 3 hrs ago? Jonathan is tongue tied as well but maternal nurse said it's normal & Jonathan's isn't that bad, but we were thinking when he gets a bit older we might snip it off (who knows) See how he goes..
Kristy.. yeh not sure if its the same Lorraine you saw.. i know theres a few around our area. She has red tight curly hair. She said because breast milk changes its consistancy all the time and the baby's body may not distinguish the 2 and then the baby not feeding properly (or something) and all breastfed babies should drink is the breastmilk (even when dehidrated). Ive read the same on this forum somewhere too.
Anastasia.. i wouldnt feed Keira before the 3 hour mark myself. But if she wakes and is carrying on once the 3 hour mark hits then yep ill feed her then (so anywhere between the 3-4 hour mark). Over feeding will just upset their tummy. I actually asked the CHN today about giving Keira more formula and she told me this. Babies natural reflex is to suck, whether it is on the bottle or whatever. So even though he may take the bottle if you offer more early or on top of his feed, he doesnt need it and will just bload his tummy. She said an extra 10 or 20mls to what theyre usually having is fine, but wouldnt really give them any more than that. You could always try a dummy (if he takes one) or just a little bit of cooled boiled water inbetween feeds. May also help if he has wind.
Tenny.. actually havent really had time to think about myself lol. Though i have to admit my DH is pretty good and will tell me to go out in the afternoon once hes home (like this arvo) if i want to and he'll watch the kids. Can you even just get yourself a dvd and some chocolate and watch it one arvo or evening?
Feeb.. thats still good he's putting on weight hun.. thats all that matters.
Anastasia - I'd go with what your baby needs - cos his needs may be different than what our babies need - IYKWIM? I mean, DS fed a full feed every 4 hours - around the clock. DD feeds every 2 hours - but is only just having 80ml. Its a bit of a pain in the butt feeding that often, but I figure she will grow out of it in time. So if he is crying for food (makes a "nahh" sound at the beginning of each cry) I would feed him HTH!!!
Kel - no wonder for ouchies!!!!! I thought DD had one too, but she's been checked out ok.
Tenny - take it easy honey - make time for yourself.. even if it has to be on the toilet!!!
Kristy - You ARE amazing - remember that. Oh and re: the diet - having maccas for dinner... pmsl
Pixie - enjoy your dinner!!
Zee - sorry honey, I seem to have missed your post completely before... hope you are getting some sleep!!!!
DS is so tired, had a big day apparently, and DD is asleep in my arms... DH has gone to get maccas.... all is quiet in my house.. for the moment!! lol
Tasia- I am demand feeding so whenever he wants it I give it.. also happy belated bday!! I would never wake a sleeping baby at night..they will wake when they want a feed. If you want though wake in the day but deff not at night.
Mary- Glad you had a pretty good night last night, my mum didnt help at all..she only made more mess
Mel- you dont love me anymore thats why you missed my post
Tenny- Oh i so feel the same way.. luckily after a dummy spit the other night before mum left has pulled DH into line
Kristy- I also take my hat off to you, with 2 kids im finding it hard to even go to the loo.
Thepixie- Yeah on the bargains!
Feeb- Abit of weight is better then none
Kellxx- Yeah I was told to give laila some water as it can help but only cause she was bottle fed.
Hello B, Missy, Belle and everyone else I missed
Lucas hasnt been weighed since the home midwife came here.. I so better get onto the CCN tomorrow, I feel so slack but it honestly hasnt even crossed my mind...
Well I better be off, got to do the ironing... god its hard to keep up with the housework!
Jacob had mchn appt yesterday put on 225 grams in 2 weeks grew 2 cm and head 1 cm bigger. Not putting on as much weight as everyone elses baby but adequare amounts.
Today i had 6 week ob check and pap smear, Jacob was well behaved while there!!!
Losec seems to have reduced vomiting so that is good still not sleeping much but hope that comes soon!!! Hes not to bad at night but doesnt often sleep in basinet.
Anastasia happy bday for other day! rude dh for forgetting.
Kellxx hope bubs sleps throught night again for u how ace!!
Tasia - Happy birthday for Sunday. I hope you had a fantastic day! I didn't know you were a twin. I'm a twin too. We're not identical either. We feed Haydne no earlier then 3hrs, but during the day no later then 5hrs, or earlier, depending on how it works out for the late night feed. (I hope that makes sense)
Kell - YAY! @ Keira putting on weight. That's greatttttt. Yeah, it was freezing here last night too. I knew when hayden woke up he'd be coming into our bed cause it's so cold. I felt sorry for the poor little mite.
Pixie - Did you end up vacuuming while Beth slept? I had music going and vaccuming theo ther day while Hayden slept. It didn't bother him in the least. He even slept through all this building noise, like power tools and those loud things. I was like 'What a champ!!' We were never really quiet around DS1 either, so he can sleep anywhere.
Mel - I'd relax and just do nothing. Chill and look after yourself. Lol @ your DD getting longer by the minute.
Mez - It's great when they love the carriers. Hayden loves his too. Hope your mum has a great time
Kristy - How's things? How're you all??
Feeb - I'm glad the stuff is helping with the vomiting. Great to hear your little man was well behaved and your checkup went well.
Anyone else feeling like they've lost themselves?
Like you do everything for everyone else, and you seem to forget about you.
Anyways, I'm a bit like that at the moment but I'll snap outta it soon, I always do. Lol.
this question is for anyone, what if your babies wake up 2 or 3 hrs beforehand do u still feed ur baby? I mean I would if he is hungry. But is that wat everyone else is doing?
Tenny, no I didn't I just swept and mopped the bathroom floor. But I think she would probably sleep through it. She fell asleep right next to Marion St in Leichhardt yesterday when the Bear and I were having lunch and didn't even blink when the buses rattled past! LOL
Tenny honey try to take some time out for yourself, it must be hard with two little boys esp if DH isn't really pulling his weight. Maybe even just a bath or a massage or something will make you feel a bit better?
Tasia I feed her every three hours or so in the day time and she goes about four hours at night if she has a really good feed (and I try to encourage her to stay awake long enough to do that). In the daytime I wake her if she is going to sleep through the feed.... but sometimes that works better than others. Sometimes she is still sleepy and doesn't have very much.
Feeb you poor thing.... sounds a bit rough! everyone else.... we are off to my Dad's place for dinner tonight so hopefully DD will be good
Isaac is having a nap as he has been waking through the night a fair bit. the twins seem to set him off. he goes right back to sleep after a nappy change but its just an extra pain we don't need.
i had such a great post before and now i cant remember what i wrote.
Kell- glad keira is doing well. don't worry about the tongue tie. my sister was tongue tied and now she is fine, tho she cant whistle but that could be just cause she is a little mad, she also cant wink.
Friday sounds great I'mm MMS you. also why cant Breast babies have water? the CCN who came out to our place said its fine. and i'm sure loraine said on monday it was ok too. isn't that your CCN.
Anastasia- don't worry too much about feeding; jonathan will let you know if he is hungry or if something is wrong. i agree with kell only wake during the day. but if your formula feeding I wouldn't feed before 3 hours and i would try and make him waite till the 4th hour if i could and he was happy. you cant over feed breast but you can formula i was told that 6 full (formula) feeds a day is amples.
Just don't go second guessing yourself, go with your gut feeling. if you think he is hungry feed him, and if he is crying and your not sure i would feed him anyway. in the end its the end result that matters not how you got there all we need is a healthy baby. your doing an awsome job.
mel- thanks for the encouragement hon. i'm feeling great. my post natel mood swings don't kick in till i stop breast feeding, so your kind words make me feel good thanks.
how is the diet going. i start and break mine daily. i'm now down to 80.8kg. so i'm happy with that. only 8-10 to go.
Tennykins- it feels that way sometimes. if it gets too much make sure you ask for help. even if its just to get your DH to cook every night.
well its time to get ready for tea. DH is the cook here now but i'll help tonight.
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HTH!!!
You ARE amazing - remember that. Oh and re: the diet - having maccas for dinner... pmsl
you dont love me anymore thats why you missed my post
everyone else.... we are off to my Dad's place for dinner tonight so hopefully DD will be good
she also cant wink.
i'm now down to 80.8kg. so i'm happy with that. only 8-10 to go.
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