Babies Born March 2008

[Lisaqg]

Prama,

My breasts only feel really full when I don't express overnight...but I am not feeding directly off the breast either so I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

This morning I got 180mls out of one breast alone!!! Does anyone have a breast which produces more milk than the other one???

As for how much per feed to give the little one, I feed on demand and Jake will take between 80-125mls per feed. I don't perscribe to the set amount per feed theory, if the baby is hungry feed it, if it's not dont. They will eat what they need and no less...Jake will spit the bottle out when he's had enough, usually I burp him, change him if he needs changing and then offer him the bottle again to see if he is still hungry, sometimes he take it and sometimes he doesn't. I figure he knows how hungry he is and no one else is able to know as he can't talk!

As for clothing, check to see how warm he is Prama, slide a finger down his neck, if he's sweating he's hot if he's nice and warm he's fine and if he's feeling a little cool add another layer.

[LMS]

Wow, I envy you ladies that have such a routine down pat for feeding already!. Lila is feeding every 2 - 3 hours and at night, at around 7pm starts what my midwife called 'cluster feeding' and has another feed at around 8 then 10ish... she then wakes up at around 1 then 3 then 5 or 6. She is only feeding for 10 - 15 mins but seams to gulp it down!.
I guess all our babies are so different, but I do wish her feeds were longer and further between. Is anyone else's bub feeding as often as Lila?
How much sleep are they having too? Lila tends to fall asleep at the breast (she latches off with a big deep breath then rests her head on my boob - very cute) I give her a burp, but she is always so sleepy, so we put her to bed. On the odd occasion she is wide awake and we play with her, yet this only seems to happen twice a day. I just am not sure if she is sleeping to much!!!!!!!!

[teachmum]

Prama usually bub needs one more layer than you are wearing. So on a hot day I just put Patrick in a singlet. As the weather gets cooler I add a layer.

[prama]

Thanks girls. it gets confusing, i do give him an extra layer when he's sleeping but when we're giving him cuddles etc. we take off his wrap, so gets his warmth from us. it's going out in the cold that confuses me. i will use a jumper/jacket over his coverall, bodysuit and some leggings. We went to look for pants/leggings but they only seem to sell them in sets.

Lisa thats a lot of milk! See, the LCs told me you cant get a lot of milk by just expressing but thats not true! I dont think i'll ever get that much milk, oh well. i wil have to do with what i have.

just when i start typing.. hehe, his highness beckons lol

[teachmum]

Try ppatch for leggins. I got given a pair when patrick was born, not part of aset. They're great for putting over short all in ones when it's cool in the morning and taking off later in the day.

kanda your little one and mine must have been talking! Patrick's feeding pattern is pretty similar. Those cluster feedings are nipple killers

[Jesstibb]

Kanda that sounds exactly like Madison. Short feeds more often. My Miss 3 used to feed for an hour every two hours! Maybe its because they're summer babies and get more thirsty.

[prama]

thanks teach mum, will go check it out. we've been doing most of our shopping at Target.

Lakshman sometimes has 4hr feeds in the day and then gets hungry quicker at night, with 2.5hr feeds..

[all girls]

Prama KMart has some pants, check out one close to you, they have different things in different shops though, i saw last week they have some with feet and some without and some lighter and some warmer fabrics. Summer gets quite hot even though today is cooler when we went out this morning she had a footless cotton suit, singlet and socks and just a cotton wrap over her. Layers are good and things that are easy to take off or put on.

Kanda, Summer is feeding more often now and she only feeds for 10-15 minutes most of the time too. She is also cluster feeding anywhere between 5pm and 9pm sometimes every hour, even less at times. She is waking anywhere from 2.5 hours to 6 hours during the night. I've been taking each day as it comes.

Went shopping this morning for the hunt tomorrow and the shops were manic only went to 2 shops and it took 2 hours of mainly waiting at the checkout. It always rains on the Sunday so it looks like the e bunny will be delivering inside again... It is so much fun at these times i love seeing the girls so excited when they are hunting eggs....

Is anyone else constantly hungry?? esp in the afternoon/evening? So glad i am going back to the gym next week.

[Trillian]

time for a new thread everyone