Babies Born March 2008 #2

[prama]

expressing and typing w 1hand, so short post!

welcome catherine!!!!

lisa - wow, well done w his schedule!

jade - sorry hun, i know its frustrating that he wont sleep or lie down by himself. i cant do anything and my RSI is getting worse. Im seeing the nurse today, will ask her... dunno if it will help..

bron - woo hoo!!!!!! well done!!!

trina - sorry dh has left and you're back to single parent..does he travel always?
wikll ask nurse abt water.

had trouble putting him to sleep again last night. he falls asleep, in our arms and as soon as you put him down, he's wide awake and screaming...;(

[Sammiejane]

Welcome Cathrine and Flynn!!

Molly Jane went down at about 8.30 last night and i didnt get woken for a feed until 2.30am Woo hoo! means i got a great sleep (in bed by 10.30 and literally asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow!)

Our 'routine' goes something like this...

7.30 up and cuddles with Dad
8-9am feed burp, change feed
9.30 - wash and change for the day (maybe another feed)
9.30-10am - down for a sleep
12 -2 - wake up sometime in this period then feed and play
4pm feed and sleep again (hopefully)
6pm-8pm play, bath, cuddles with Dad and possibly 2 feeds
8.30 - story in rocking chair then bed
midnight-2am- wke for a feed
5am- grizzlying, usually wind, burp, feed, change, feed, burp then back to sleep
then its 7.30am again and we do it all again!!!

I do find though that if we have 'outings' or people visiting this is disrupted and she gets more cranky.
Trina, jade, teach and those other mummy;s with outer kids - just writing this makes me wonder how you do it with other kids to consider. I guess it becomes a juggling act!

How do you give the water? such a small amount, im guessing dropping it into mouth?

[all girls]

water doesnt wk 4 everyone but worth a try you can put 20ml in a bottle or use a dropper or medicine cup.

its hard to feed and type hey

[Lisaqg]

so you give them 20ml (not instead of a feed) in the bottle and it helps with wind?

can anyone recomend a bottle which really reduces wind intake???

[all girls]

i have just given summer 10mls so will let u know how we go she is so windy i can feel her tummy gurgling.

[prama]

hi girls..
im just back fr the mw.
she said you dont really need to give water cos foremilk has lots of fluid, so im not sure.
im using infacol, she said try tat for a week, else try Brauer's colic. its supposed to work better w the bacteria in the tummy.

im a bit upset, lakshman just took the boob this morning and he didnt seem hungry for formula so i was very happy. then the mw weighed him and said he's at the bottom of the range.. im so upset. i have to keep topping up w formula.
im going to ask his paed if the range is a WHO standard or Australian standard.. he might be taking after me, as non-Anglo Saxon babies tend to be a bit smaller..

[all girls]

The water is purely for wind and only a teaspoon or 2 its another thing that one midwife will suggest and another will tell you not to, i have tried it with the other girls and has worked sometimes plus it's free which is a bonus...

[Lisaqg]

another tip apparently is to give them a bath as it helps the wind go into one bubble....

I can't use infacol yet as Jake is only 2 weeks and it's only to be used on infants a month or older