Babies Born March 16th - 31st 2008

[shell_120308]

Yeah Prama I know how you feel I got nothing for mothers day as well, and like you I would have been just as happy to receive a card as well. Mind you I should have known I wouldn't even get that because Doni isn't big on giving cards. He knows how dissappointed I was on Sunday so I think he will be making up for it on my birthday. As for helping out, I will wait until he feels better before he cracks it at me etc not in the mood for arguing.....

So far the Infants Friend has worked, he has settled to sleep and not making any grunting noises so I think he might finally get some relief phewwwwww I am also going to try and keep him on the breast longer, at least until it is completely empty because it was suggested in another forum that wind could also be related to having too much foremilk (so higher sugar content) and not enough hindmilk. Anyway I will keep him on the one breast for much longer before offering the second and see how that goes. Somtimes, especially in morning he only feeds for 5 mins because there is more milk.

We don't need an excuse to go back to Rouse Hill, we can make it a regular catch-up after the class on Monday if you like. It is just nice to get out of the house and talk all things babies

Shell xxxx

[LMS]

I've started to feed Lila every three hours. She seams hungry then anyway, starting around 7am then 10am give or take 10 - 20 mins or so. The first time I did it she had her last feed at 7pm and slept till 3am. That was amazing as she never did that before, that was 3 weeks ago. Then she ends up feeding every 3 or 4 hours after that long break. Tonight I thought I would try and give her a top up at around 9 and see if she would go through till 5 instead. My job during my pregnancy I woke up to go to work at 2.30am anyway, so any time at night is not to bad for me to feed.. I guess I am lucky she is not a night baby given what I used to do for work!.

[prama]

shell - i hope you get something special for your birthday! yup, steve's not big on card giving either. at least he gave me french toast in bed.. Hope Doni gets better soon.
glad DJ is better! yaay!!!

kanda - hehe Lila must know your work routine!

im having feeding problems again! im feeding him all the time on the boob now, except when im out. he sucks a few times then unattaches, i have to put him again and then sometimes he falls asleep, and just 'nibbles', then the whole process of attaching him again. after about 20mins i switch him, and the same thing on the other side. he still seems hungry, so i top him up with formula. i dunno if this is affecting his weight.
my mum just told me that i was a skinny baby too.

[all girls]

I find the donnalix works well before the wind becomes a prob but not as well when they have it already so i give it to her before she goes to bed, fingers crossed she sleeps well tonight the poor thing is sooo tired.

Men don't get it most of the time they are def different creatures to us you just wait until your little boys make their own card for you it will make up for all the times your DH forgot before. Paige wrote in my card saying she loves me cos i'm me awwwww its better than any gift. Yep i'm like you shell avoid arguing at all costs. Although today at soccer i could have ripped into someone stupid b*&$#!!! Some people should wear a muzzle. Anyway won't go into that hehe

I am off to bed, feel very tired.

Wishing you all sleep tonight

[india44]

Will sort of made his own routine and he feeds every 4 hours or so. The health nurse suggested I wrap him again to breast feed as he gets so very distracted and its working a dream. I am lucky I dont leak and my boobs dont get engorged and yet he empties me completley when he feeds. He has a top up 3 tims a day with formula and has done since he was 4 days old in the hospital. WIll wakes at 6.30 ish his dad gives him a full formula feed and I go back to sleep. His bassinet is moved out of our room and after some play he is back in bed about 8. He wakes again at 10.30ish is kept wrapped for booby then has a top and tail every second day or a bath on the other days.He then has play time and a top up depending on time of day before he sleeps again feed again about 2.30ish same routine maybe a walk then dinner feed about 6.30 to 7 depending on if we have been out. He plays until 8ish then has booby and a top up. He usualy sleeps from about 8.30 through to 3 and then so it goes. ONly time he wakes upor fusses earlier is if he hasg otten his hands out of his wrap. Having said all this he ended up topping up at 12 last night then sleeping through to 5.30. He doesnt usually vary so hugely bit we had bigday out.
We are off to our first mothers group today am abit nervous being an older first time mummy I hope it wil be ok at least I have 2 other friends also abit older who we can from our own little group if its not so good.

[prama]

trina - cant wait for poopy to make me a card!!

bron - i thot the same too, that i might be the oldest in our mothers grp. some of them are young, others are older. I know one girl said she my age too. I think most of them are in their 30s, so not so bad.