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Took Jazz grocery shopping for the first time (last time we did the shopping she was still in hospital). I fed and changed her before we left and then put her in the baby carrier strapped to my front while we shopped. She went off to sleep!
I forgot to get some of that stuff for wind though. I remembered after I'd put everything on the belt at the checkout so I thought stuff it, I'll pick some up another day.
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Am i really dense. What is white noise?
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I was thinking the same thing but was too afraid to ask. I'm guessing just from skim reading that maybe it has something to do with continuous noises of household items??????
If that's the case then our laundry is right next to Jazz's bedroom. Even though currently she sleeps in our room, I do change her nappies in her room. When the washing machine is on she is usually heaps calmer while changing her now that I think of it.
The washing machine is on the wall right next to the change table.
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haha glad i am not the only one danni
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white noise is monotonous rhythmic sound, so things like vacuum cleaners, dryer etc. help. i found that the electric breast could also help. it's because they are like the rhythmic sounds of blood flowing through the arteries that bub used tohear.
bron - thanks hun. he seems ok. i was quite upset the other day as i mentioned inmy post. laskhman still is in the low weight percentile, so i have continue with his formula. just when i thought my breastmilk as getting better and some feeds he seems satisfied with it. *sigh* im still feeling a bit upset.
i love those pix of will, he looks soooo yummy!!! finger licking good! lol.
hello girls, been reading all posts but havent posted.
motilium is the medication given by GPs to increase breast milk, but there are side effects like bad headaches. i didnt get them, nor did it increase my milk.. dont think it did anything....
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Hi all!
Great news Bron, glad everything is going so well for you both. The wind is a problem here too, everything i eat at the moment gives both me and her wind i am trying to eat well but not winning too much. Summer is a rocket bum sometimes and geez it smells my Mum sais how does such a gorgeous little thing smell so bad hehe.
Prama could it be that from your heritage he is just a smaller baby? I think you mentioned that before it does make sense. I think anyone would be upset and frustrated in your shoes, you are one tough cookie even though it prob doesn't feel like it from our perspective you are doing so well.
Danni, i've had lots of those trips in the past they are not fun at all esp if you do feed them and rush and don't burp them properly. Joys of parenting! Just wait for the spew in the car when they are older or the fighting with siblings, i swear my car is a boxing ring sometimes and everyone is yelling at each other hehehe.
I went to the gym yesterday was told not to do much at all no weights no classes and only light cardio for another 3 weeks so did just that and felt great until the end of the day i was exhausted so must remember not to do too much.
Had another manic day today was getting ready for soccer and got a call saying one of the games had been brought forward and was starting in 15 mins it was mad house trying to get everyone out the door, i was a little annoyed but oh well... So 2 games of soccer then had to drive 45 mins to meet SIL so she could finally meet Summer, had some lunch then stopped in at Mums for a coffee.
I have decided i am going to go down the cloth nappy route, i have already gone through 2 boxes of newborn nappies, how bad is that imagine how many by toilet training. So confusing in the beginning.. Thanx for the info SJ i have a few more Q's for you i'll do tomorrow.
So tired now but the girls want to watch a movie. My house is a mess and it makes me feel horrible as i have to step over crap everywhere so i know what i will be doing tomorrow CLEANING!!
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thanks trina - paed said everyone uses the same graph. he also said he could be slow then pickup, and that he shouldnt necessarily be on the lower end of the spectrum cos steve's big. so will see.
who plays soccer? sorry, trina, you've mentioned before but i cant remember who;s the oldest, was it Paige?
Lakshman stinks so bad too. i dont know what in my diet that makes him do stinky rumbles.. sometimes it sounds like a tropical thunderstorm in there!
we're using bbhs at home but disposables when we go out. because he's tiny, his bum looks gigantic with the nappies on.
i went for a swim today, and it felt good, i was surprised how quick i got out of shape. im so tired, i zonked out just now. road to losing weight, im sure i will as mum leaves tomorrow, she;s been feeding me senseless. i'll so miss her.... i hope lakshman will love his mummy lots too, and i can be a good a mother as my mum is..
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How do you know if you're producing enough milk? I had heaps when Jazz was first born but now I don't know if I'm getting enough. She feeds for heaps longer and sucks harder and now wants both boobs for at least 15-20mins each. Including burping, the whole process now takes me over an hour coz she likes upto half an hour break between boobs.
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Sorry guys, White noise is the sound that you get on the radio in between stations, or when your tuning in your TV to stations - the sound you get when you see the grey static fuzz on the screen. It works wonders, and they like it LOUD!.
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Yeah, white noise is just any background noise that you kind of don't pay attention to, the TV, people talking in a cafe, traffic.
Miss 3 will sleep through anything because we live on a main road and the TV is always on in our house lol.
Daniella - I used to feel a little uncomfortable bf in public but have no problem now. If people have an issue its their problem not mine. I bf Madison today on a bench in the middle of Ingle Farm shops but I'm discreet, I drape a blanket over her so nothing can be seen.
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Hi girls,
Just a quick email from me, I've had visitors the past few days (my sister and her three month old son from Tassie), so haven't had a chance to post on BB.
Thanks for the tips re: increasing breast milk. Luckily, after a 48-hour (give or take) drop off, my milk came back in and I haven't had a problem since. Would love to know why it drops off ... anyway, glad to find it was only temporary. I bought some fenugreek tablets, and have been trying to eat properly and get what rest I can. Obviously something helped.
I'm still trying to BF and meeting with mixed success. Cam had a one hour feed on Saturday, followed by a 45 min feed a few hours later. Afterwards, he wasn't interested in the boob. He had a 15 min breastfeed this morning before falling asleep, but again hasn't been interested since. So, for the most part I'm expressing and bottle feeding him. Can't see that expressing is going to be a way of life for the next 6 months (at least), so will be going to see a lactation consultant later this week to see if I can't get Cam on the boob full time.
Anyway, via the bottle he's having 80-100ml per feed, which is enough for him to last approx 4 hours between feeds.
Otherwise, all is going ok with us. Cam hates his nappy being changed (talk about scream blue murder) but is otherwise a fairly contented bub. He sleeps pretty well and I'm averaging about 5-6 hours a night (albeit broken).
Hope all mums and bubs are keeping well.
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Andie soon he'll love to have his nappy off. Paddy love being naked now and absolutely loves the bath. He just lies there content, definately a little fish. Hope you get the bf sorted. Some babies find it hard to switch between breast and bottle while others don't have a problem. Maybe this is why there are so many baby books out there, coz they're all different.
Prama the only problem with bubs sleeping too much is if he's not putting on enough weight. You mentioned before that he was in the lower percentile on the chart. Are all his measurements eg head, length on the same percentile? DS1 was on 110th percentile, yes off the chart, but because everything was in proportion the CHN wasn't worried. He sounds like he's pretty happy with the job his mum's doing!
Off to have a quick nap before the night shift.
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teach - all his measurements are at the 10%. paed said he's thriving no problems just that he's at the bottom. i dont know if it's to do with infacol that's making him sleepy. im starting to cut down as he doesnt seem to have much wind now. maybe he's sleeping lots cos it's cold? our house gets quite cold. he's been wide awake since 8.30 so maybe he's got day and night confused?
so far it makes my day time easy but that's not good if he's sleeping too much.
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