Babies Born June 1st - 15th 2008

[jess_i]

Hi All! Hope it's OK to join the group now with Ruby being born on 4th June!

Sammy - just wanted to say that I completely understand your vent about your in laws! My in law's have been exactly the same - no offers of help although mine have also decided not to call to see how we are all going and don't come to visit! I'm not sure if it's because they are in laws and so don't feel as comfortable doing things for us (like mum comes and does things without thinking but maybe because it's her daughter?) or if they are just completely un-interested! It oftern feels like they don't understand or can't remember the whole newborn experience and how much of a toll it takes on you and your hubby! I hope your in-laws wise up soon and start giving you some much needed help!

Everything is going fairly well for Ruby and I. She is feeding OK although hasn't put on the 'ideal' weight gain so we're going to a lactation clinic on wednesday which will hopefully help. She has been very windy although so I'm writing down what I eat and trying to eliminate small things to see if they will help. I'm currently off peppermint tea (which I normally have 2-3 cups p/day) and this seems to be making a big difference! Strange as it's good for digestion but I don't mind if it means sleep for DH, Ruby and I!

Hope everyone is going well!

[rach2281]

Hi all,

Sammy- Don't you just love the inlaws, LOL. My MIL is a real pain in the bum as well. Her, SIL & Niece all decided to go into Lilli's room the other day, whilst she was sleeping - which they knew, and talk among themselves. Well needless to say they woke Lilli up, which im sure they were hoping for, since they then got to pick her up. Though it is good that your mum is a great a help for you.

Rochelle- Hope you & DH are all good now. It does take them a while to realise just how much demand a baby puts on us, but you just have to wait for the light to switch on upstairs.

Well as for myself, Lilli is suffering really bad from wind. Every time she poo's or try's to fart she ends up in alot of pain and screams. Ive tried that Bruer stuff & Infants friend, but nothing seems to be working. Have any of you lady's had this trouble and what have you used??? If she didn't have this wind problem, she would be a great baby!! We had a shocking night last night, all she wanted to do was sit on the breast. So we ended co-sleeping with her. My mother keeps telling me to give her a dummy, but i really don't want to as yet. I want to try and settle her other ways first. Though she seems to be getting enough milk, she has already put on 1/2Kg. So now she is weighing 3.5Kg. Im hoping she doesn't end up lactose intolerent, my son was so it wouldn't suprise me.

Well better go, Lilli is asleep at the moment and i still have 4 assignments i need to finish for uni, so no better time to do them.

[jess_i]

Hey Rach,

Sorry to hear that Lilli is experiencing bad wind - I can completely understand where you're coming from as Ruby has been experiencing the same pain and wind each night. We also tried the Infant's friend which wasn't any help (if anything it made the pains worse). I saw my naturopath/kinesiologist/homeopath today with Ruby and she has confirmed that peppermint tea along with a list of other foods that are causing problems for her. She'll probably grow out of them but for now it's best I avoid them so she can be more settled.

Maybe you could try writing down what you're eating as see if there is a pattern? I found looking at what was going into my body and which nights were good/bad along with it, helped me to identify the tea and some other food items.

Good Luck and I hope you and Lilli can rest well soon!

[rach2281]

thanks jess. the only thing that imhaving everday is english breakfast tea. do you think that would contribute?? i see the health nurse on friday, so maybe she can help me.

[amberj]

Hi all! Its so cool to see us all on "the other side" of pregnancy with our little people!

Peter was born on June 10- I can't beleive its been three weeks already.

I totally sympathise with all of you experiencing wind problems. Peter gets pretty unhappy with it as all- his face goes all red and his little legs jiggle around everywhere. We saw the chemist and have put him on drops called Iberogast- they are a herbal thing. They have definately helped his tendancy to chuck up half his food and helped his wind a bit- not eliminated it, but helped. But he still gets upset....especially at 10pm when I really, really want to be in bed!

I also am having "debates" with DH about the division of responsibility. We are in a unique situation in that we both work from home so, in theory, can share things more equally.... yeah, that theory works.... Sigh. No matter what your situation, I think this is such a huge adjustment. I am finding it hard on my relationship with DH. And there just doesn't seem to be the time to sit down and really talk about it.

How is everyone recovering from birth? I had a traumatic birth- dangerous heartrate drop for Peter, LOTS of tearing, shoulder dytocia, and a whole lot of complications for me. I am still very sore, and they say it will be 3 months before I am really recovered. But I take salt baths (with Peter) everyday and they are wonderful!

Anyone with other tips on wind or getting back in touch with DH?!

[rach2281]

well looks like Lilli is lactose intolerent. The health nurse told me to put her on formula and see how she goes, and she is a completely different baby. She can do and fart without screaming now!! She even slept for 5hrs straight last night. The poor girl looked very tired, her eyes were all dark. Its a shame that i have to stop breastfeeding though, ause Lilli was thriving of it. She has already gained 600grams since birth and grown 2cm. She is going to be a little chubba i think.

Sorry amber i tried everything for wind, but seems the lactose in breast milk was the problem. hopefully someone else can help you.

[RochelleW]

Hey all, been a while since I posted, my dial-up connection is a bit dodgy out here on the farm and I can't get broadband or anything. Cooper's doing ok, he has colic so i spend a lot of time just holding him cos he can't lay down without screaming My mum came down this week, which was great cos I haven't seen her since I had him. We went shopping in Wagga when I picked her up from the airport and bought one of those automatic rocker swings for him cos a friend reckoned it was great for her colicky baby. Hopefully it helps but when we got home we realised we'd forgotten to get the D size batteries to power it and the nearest shop is half an hour away...lol i thought it was just being pregnant that had ruined my memory but i'm worse than ever now with him to distract me!

I'm glad to see that everyone's babies seem to be doing well, apart from the wind that seems so common! Rach, it's not so good to hear Lilli is lactose intolerant but it must be a relief to know what was wrong ( at the very least, it'd be a relief to your eardrums!)

I read somewhere on the last page (sorry, can't remember who!) mention of co-sleeping. Is anybody doing this? We are, but sort of accidentally! Cause of Cooper's colic he won't sleep laying down and is especially unhappy straight after feeds so to try and keep him quiet so he doesn't wake DP I prop myself upright on the pillows to feed him and then rest him on my chest for a while afterwards, which helps a bit. Then, lol, I usually fall asleep with him like that! I worried about it at first but everyone's content that way and when I spoke to the doc about it he just said that as long as I'm not sleeping so deeply that I don't feel him move it's ok, so now i just make sure that i've got a pillow against the side of the bed so even if he were to slide off me he wouldn't fall off the bed.

Hope everything's going well for all the new mums and bubs that've joined up that i haven't said hello to yet!

[HotKim]

Just thought I'd introduce myself and my son, Nate.

Nate was born 12th June by elective c-section. It was my first ceaser so I wasn't sure what to expect but my recovery has been fabulous and much easier than what I had anticipated.

Since being home we've had a few minor problems. Nate has turned up feet and a tongue-tie. So in the first three weeks we've battled vaginal thrush, breast-feeding clinic, physiotherapy, speech therapy, mastitis, thrush on my nipples and the ever popular WIND. That's how I found this thread, I was looking for something to help with the wind. All in all though it's been great. We only have the wind problem to resolve and everything will be roses.

So nice to meet other mums of June bubs...

[*oli's*mrs*]

hi ladies i just found you's! yay
i belong to this group my son harlen jett was born 15.06.08!
so hows every body going?
hope their bubs r being good 4 them. we have had a few issues since bub was born our dd wqas 22 months when harlen was born it has taken a while but she is now a loving big sister
-did any one experience jealousy issues with older sibs??
any way lets make this a hot thread and keep in touch....
much love and hugs 2 all

[skye+cammi]

hello girls,
i've just joined this website amd it looks great..i had a baby girl called cammi on the 15.06.08 she weighed 3.6kg 8 pound was 51cm long and came into the world at 8.15am was in labor for 7hrs which felt like a life time, and now i can't beleive 3 months has pasted so quickly..is everyone's baby going great?you girls seem like a great group of girls and hope to talk to you's soon.has anyone else had any probs with there little one sleeping by themselves?

[Mirandabelle]

Just found the June thread! Hoping to have some lovely chats with you all in the near future!

Skye - yup, Zeke is a bedsharer 100%! He won't sleep for much more than half an hour by himself. I'm trying to get him used to the bassinette, and sometimes it's fine, others not so much. I think if I persevered more rather than going "stuff it, I'm tired, come to bed with mummy" I'd have more luck!

[skye+cammi]

mirandabelle,

im the same i gave up trying its much easier to sleep with her and she only wakes up once though the night..sometimes a can't even put her down of a day she is just so cudderly...i barely get anything done...its really quite in this thread was going to join the one just before cammi was born but haven't had the time...

[Mirandabelle]

Have you tried a sling or a carrier to wear Cammi during the day? It's a lifesaver if you have a baby who wants to be permanently attached to you. It lets you get quite a lot of things done, including using the computer!

I splurged an got a Baby Bjorn Active, but that's because I have a dodgy back and needed the really serious back support, and to take all the weight off my shoulders, but there are heaps of different types and styles out there, that might let you have Cammi close, but still have your hands free.

Well, Zeke's down in his bassinette for a bit, so I'm off too!

BTW Cammi is a beautiful name, is it short for anything? I was trying to talk the beloved into Camryn for a girl's name but he wouldn't hear of it... men! :P

[skye+cammi]

cammi loves the sling but after a while it hurts my back,i seen the baby bjorn active sling but very expensive..im going shopping over the weekend for another one..cammi isn't short for anything believe it or not my dp got it off a video game he used to play i didn't know till after we agreed on it but i love the name..lol

i was reading your birth story, you poor thing that must have been so tireing (spell?)just makes me think how lucky i was....

love the name zeke aswell dont hear of it...

me and dp couldn't agree on a name for ages he didn't like anything i serggested...