Well its all over...Ethan is back to being a happy little boy!! Atm he is laying next to me in his pram, awake and not screaming I managed to get him settled and asleep in his bed at 1.30am and he slept for 3.5hrs, which is his normal and i thought phew he is back to himself, he went back to sleep at 6.30am and he woke up at 12.30!!! He slept for 6 HRS and only stirred once about 10.30 but went back to sleep by himself!!...i nearly had a heart attack, lol the longest he has slept for is just over 3.5 hrs. He was starving and gulped his milk down like a little piglet but he parted with his wind beautifully.
Thankyou all for your support, it really helped me get through reading all your kind words and advice. If ethan could type he would probably thankyou for helping his mum stay sane!!
Now i can even do some personals as the little prince is almost in the land of zzz's again, i dont want to speak to soon but i think maybe we are going to have a wonderful day.
Mel - Wow @ Jacks big sleep, thats great. Ethan was like jack when he was b/f "what went in came straight back out" but now with the f/f he stores them up and i wonder how such a small baby can have so much poo!!
Fran - Thanks hun I too am glad yours and alessia's first day on your own is going well, its a bit daunting when they first go back to work! How did your appt go with the MCHN yesterday? Has alessia gained some weight? I had to comp feed with Ethan b/c the CHN said that he was not sleeping properly because there wasnt enough goodness in my breast milk and he was feeding but wasnt getting enough, but i wish i hadnt b/c two days later he refused to have my breast milk funny thing was my m/w's said i had lovely rich milk!! Im sure if you do have to comp feed, you will have better luck than me, and everyone's different
Bec - Yes, dont feel guilty, its really good that xavier sleeps well. I felt the same way today, i was like OMG i have a 5wk old baby and im still asleep at lunch time!! It was great.
Tracey - Boiled water works well with ethan sometimes too, he drink 10 to 20mls also, i give him some water once a day to make sure he doesn't have to much trouble with his poo's being on formula, and i give it too him to help with his wind before i try infants friend. Ethan doesn't do the huge poo after being unsettled but sometimes when he gets really worked up, he farts like crazy he sounds like a man sometimes not a little boy lol.
Veronica - Sorry to hear avaleigh has been unsettled as well, i know what you mean by sore legs, i had to pace the hallway for a few hrs yesterday and lastnight, but hey at least were getting some exercise!! Dont you hate it when they fill there nappy when they have just gone to sleep, a few times when i was still b/f ethan i would put him in his cot and i would just be walking out the door and he would do a poo!! Now i just hear him on the monitor grunting and groaning, trying to do one!!
Jan - Sorry to hear that liam was unsettled too. Hugs to you. It gets quite tough at times doesn't it. i agree with your mum that the crying pulls at your heart strings, seeing ethan cry so much yesterday made me so sad. And after awhile it really does mess with your head, after ethan finally went to sleep lastnight i was sure i could still hear him crying, but he was sound asleep hope today is a better day.
Well im going to go and enjoy a nice shower while ethan is still sleeping beautifully. Hope you all have a good afternoon. Thanks again
Tracey i just looked at your pics, Zyon is gorgeous!!
I managed to get him settled and asleep in his bed at 1.30am and he slept for 3.5hrs, which is his normal and i thought phew he is back to himself, he went back to sleep at 6.30am and he woke up at 12.30!!! He slept for 6 HRS and only stirred once about 10.30 but went back to sleep by himself!!...i nearly had a heart attack, lol the longest he has slept for is just over 3.5 hrs. He was starving and gulped his milk down like a little piglet but he parted with his wind beautifully.
I too am glad yours and alessia's first day on your own is going well, its a bit daunting when they first go back to work! How did your appt go with the MCHN yesterday? Has alessia gained some weight? I had to comp feed with Ethan b/c the CHN said that he was not sleeping properly because there wasnt enough goodness in my breast milk and he was feeding but wasnt getting enough, but i wish i hadnt b/c two days later he refused to have my breast milk
funny thing was my m/w's said i had lovely rich milk!! Im sure if you do have to comp feed, you will have better luck than me, and everyone's different
hope today is a better day.
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