Babies Born July 2007 #4

[kungfubecca]

lol maz, good job.

HI all,

I've drawn a blank as to what was in the last thread, but I think it had something to do with some bubs working themselves out?? Yay for you all.

Well I still can't complain 'cause I think everyone has had it tougher than us, but I was enjoying having a baby that slept a fair bit during the day, and he has decided that sleep is for suckers and didn't even let me down gradually, just went cold turkey yesterday.
Now the grizzle guts is in bed pretending to sleep for 10 min intervals and then cries.

Ok time to go and try to quieten him again.

[Meluchja]

Rebecca, sounds like a real little cheeky man you have there.

Jack is still not well during the days. Starting to pewk alot more now too, don't know if he has a little bit of reflux as well or wheather me being off dairy isn't enough to deal with the lactose intolerance (I hope not). Thinking I'm going to take him back to my docs and she what she thinks.

Does anyone know if you need a prescription for losec?

[jemima]

Hi all

Mel sorry to hear Jack is still unwell during the day. As far as I know you do need a presciption for Losec. Jesse was on it for a while when he was a baby and the paed gave us the script. Let us know how you go with the Dr.

Rebecca - he he he at your cheeky man LOL! I hope he is sleeping again for you during the day. It is so nice to have that down time during the day when they are asleep isnt it!

Me - Oliver and Jesse were in childcare today so I caught up with a friend this morning for a coffee and then came home and was just settling down to a relaxing afternoon when childcare phoned and they said Jesse had fallen and split his lip with his teeth. So I had to go and pick him up and he was Mr Miserable in capital letters!! So my relaxing day wasnt really all that relaxing but never mind next Tuesday is only a week away!! I did manage to get Charlotte weighed and she is now 5.17 kg which equates to about 1.60kg per week since birth. Just a question for you all - how long does your baby feed for? Charlotte only feeds for about 10 minutes and then she is done - I think she is getting enough as she sleeps really well at night and I feed her every 3 - 4 hours during the day. I always try and get her to have a bit more but she is rarely interested.

Hi to everyone else. I hope you are all managing to get a bit of sleep.

take care
Jem

[Meluchja]

Hey Jem, sorry to hear about Jesse. Poor little guy, did he need any stitches? Jack only drinks for around 10 minutes also. And I know he is getting enough, cause he's pilling on the kg's. Charlize has been really sick lately too. I don't know if it has something to do with the ezcema that seems to be at it's worst ATM or maybe her teeth. But yesterday and today she has ran fevers of up to 39.3 but only got that high twice, we are managing it with panadol to keep it down between 37.5-38.5, it's just so scarey to see her that sick. Thinking about taking her to the docs as well. Just feel like a paranoid mum ATM with both of them not well, starting to wondering if it's me.

[blueflower]

Jemima,
I was just asking myself the same question.
Kaetlyn feeds for about 15 mins on one boob and me thinking that thats not long enogh i try to make her latch on again and feed for longer. then on the next boo she feeds for about 5 minutes- this is was different from when she used to feed for a hour and then it was 45 minutes.
She also sleep well overnight- about 6 hours, so then in the morning my boobies are full, but she drains one and the other is left about half full.

Mel- you do need a script for losec. hope all goes well.

V- glad to hear that things are fionally going well with Avaleigh!!

Rebecca- I know what you mean about sleep during the day- kaetlyn now only seems to sleep for about half hour at the moment during the day ahh well cant complain - she sleeps right through the night if i time her feeds well though

Well thats about it- we are busy organising Kaetlyns Baptism- its in three week- we had to do it at such short notice as my brother is in townsville and its the only weekend he can come down (damn army). Arrggghhh and I want to make her gown as well, so had better get cracking.

Kaetlyn was weighed today- she now weighs 5kg ... I would say she is a little fatty bomba but she isn really- I think that she is quite long so she dosnt look as chubby as other bubbas at the moment....

Well off to bed cause she is asleep for the night now, and I need to go and produce some milk for the mega feed in the morning!!!!!

Bye all!!!!
Sara

[blueflower]

Ooooohhhhh Mel big
You are doing a great job mel with both your kiddies, your just having a rough trot at the moment.
Its not you, dont take it personally

[August]

Hi Everyone *big hugs* what a week its been...

Last saturday my DP who has epilepsy had a seizure and I have been a nervous wreck all week. It was the first one I’d ever seen him take, he is 30, and it scared me big time to see him have to go through that. (The last one was on the morning Lucas was born, I was 8hrs post c-s on the ward, bub was in NICU and DP was in A & C, but that’s a whole other story!)

So I’m feeling overwhelmed ATM! His seizures are bought on by lack of sleep, not so great with a new baby in the house. I’m a SAHM so I happily do the overnight feeds weekdays but weekends are now out but I’m scared thinking about later too when I need to go away for uni, let alone when we have our next baby… We were co-sleeping which is now also out of the question too.

Mummy Mel ~ what you describe with Jack also sounds like Lucas, the pains wake him up or keep him awake when he is tired and he had 2 big vomits on Monday. I was a bit worried about him after that as he also felt warm and had not used his bowels for 24 hours. DP has stayed home from work the last two days so we could all rest and just be together after a trying week.

We have been really lucky in that DS has been a good eater and sleeper but lately he seems to be in increasing discomfort after feeding with wind, and passing lots of gas too the last couple of days. The same as what is happening with some of the other bubs here. I'm taking him to the doctor today to see what we can do for him.

[kungfubecca]

hi all,

it appears it's another war day in here. I hope some things are getting better.

Mel sry to hear jacks days aren't too good, and charlize as well poor little tackers. You are a great mum!! if you weren't you wouldn't be paranoid.

I was told it was normal for a bubs, epscially once they get the hang of everything to only feed for about 15mins. Xav was doing this at first but decided longer was better. I told my mum it only takes 15 mins and she was shocked, but her friend that runs a childcare backed me up and said the mums that come in to feed bub only take 15 mins, and all done.

august moon mum, you poor thing you must be physically and emotionaly exhausted atm.

Well in the end I have won out over the checky little man in my own way. I think he feels left out when I come on here, and he wriggles too much to hold, so I finally got the hug a bub out, and I love it.
After not really sleeping at all yesterday arvo, I put the hab on, put him in he went to sleep (about 4.40pm) and stayed there happily snoring away until about 8pm, when mummy rudely removed him to change his bum.
naughty mummy.