Babies Born March 2008 #2

[marknjo]

Shell - I have been purely bottle feeding EBM to Caitlin from day 1. I have days where my milk drops off and I worry that I am running out but then with rest, heaps of water, good food & fenugreek it increases again. I had 8 bags of 150ml EBM in the freezer and am now down to 1. They come in handy on the days where the milk drops off and so far I have not had to give her any formula at all.

LOL re clothing sizes - you all have nothing to worry about - Caitlin is 9 weeks old and is still in 00000 in some brands and 0000 in others!

We have MCHC tomorrow hopefully she will have grown! 2 weeks ago when she was 7 weeks old she was 3.18kg and 49cm long, I am hoping that tomorrow she will be at least 3.5kg and over 50cm long. She has her 6 week check up (since hospital discharge) on Wednesday with Pediatrician, hopefully he is happy with how she is progressing.

Caitlin had her 8 week injections on Friday - it was so sad, the doc said that she had no fat on her leg so the injections would go straight into her muscle which would hurt more. She was miserable for about 24 hours and her right thigh swelled up to double it's size. Had to give her baby panadol for the pain but had to adjust dosage as it is only has measurements for babies over 4kg's on the box.

SJ - LOL re getting days mixed up, lucky you didn't go!

Mothers group starts this week at exactly the same time as the Pediatrician appt which is a bummer. Hopefully I can get there for the end if the pediatrician is not running late - wishful thinking I suppose!

The last couple of days Caitlin has been unsettled at various times and I have tried giving her breast. She is finally taking it without a nipple shield but it hurts like hell so I am definitely sticking to expressing her feeds and giving them with a bottle - it works and I am not bothered with having to take the time to express (it is only 20 mins) and in the grand scheme of things it would probably take longer to BF as she drinks a bottle in 10-15 mins and then I express for 20 mins so it takes maybe 35-40 min's total, I hear that some people who BF it can take over an hour.

Danni - If you want to FF then that is your prerogative and don't let anyone make you feel bad for making that decision. There are loads of babies out there who are FF for various reasons and they are doing just fine.

Mum has gone home to the USA now (yesterday) so this week is going to be interesting having to do everything myself each day until Mark gets home - fingers crossed that I don't go insane! Mark has to go to Sydney on business on Wednesday and he needs to leave the house by 4.30am to get his flight and then coming home he does not get in until 9.45 which means it will be 10.45-11.00 before he gets home, that is going to be a long day for not only him but me too! Initially he was going to have to stay overnight but at least that is not happening now!

Speak soon everyone - Jo.

[danniellabella]

I've decided that I'll still mainly BF but will occasoinally FF if I need a break or if she's demanding more than I feel I can give.

We are getting Jazz babysat for the first time on Saturday. I'm a bit nervous about leaving her, but the friends who are looking after her are great and completly trustworthy. I'm also thinking about asking someone to babysit for a few hours each week to allow me some uninterrupted time to do housework or just have me time.

[shell_120308]

Thanks Jo - yeah I find expressing bottle feeding so much easier for me. I express first thing in the morning, lunch and then late afternoon and I always have enough for the day. By the end of the day I sometimes don't have enough, so will do another expressing before heading to bed. I do have to start freezing milk though. A friend told me around the 4 week mark I will start squirting and have heaps of milk so hopefully that will be me so I can start freezing milk for the emergencies. Everyone tells me that I should breastfeed and not bottle feed, but I figure it is all breastmilk so that is all good hey?

Danni - just do what is best for you and bub and re: babysitting, enjoy yourself, I think we all need a bit of time out every now and again. I am hoping Dj will have a good night tonight so we can go out tomorrow. So, hard not being able to drive arghhh I am so housebound, and I am dying to get out of the house, so hopefully tomorrow we can head out for a bit.

Jade - wow a 6 hour sleep ahhhh I want one of those!!! haha

SJ - re: growth spurts, DJ is the same, but then sometimes in his feeds he will only take 60-70ml, and other feeds he will have the whole 90ml.

Sorry if I missed anyone, hope everyone had a great day.

My afternoon was pretty good, finally got DJ to sleep for 3 hours and he is asleep again, so hopefully we will be in for a settled night and settled day tomorrow.

Shell xxxx

[prama]

hi all, sorry so behind personals.

sleeping - im having the opposite problem..Poopy just sleeps too much. after each feed he just sleeps, sometimes he stays awake a bit then falls asleep. the last week ive had to wake him up for a feed. at night he sleeps well, i put him to bed about 11.30 and he wakes up at 5. the other day he slept till 7!!
im going to ask the mw on thurs at the ecc...im getting worried he sleeps too much.