Babies Born May 1-15 2008

[Visitor7]

Kat, Blanche & lulu - sending huge your way

OMG kat, you poor thing. If it's not the kids, it's the animals!! I hope the conjunctivitis settles down for everyone soon. You're super woman you are!
I wish Emily had of been able to fit into the 0000 size clothing we had, she was born too big for them, so now they're just sitting in a box unworn

lulu - I hope the nights get easier for you. I hate the first 6 weeks, it's so hard isn't it. Elena weighed the same as Emily at birth.
I'm using Baby Beehinds (fitted) on both girls. Love them to bits. And Maz's covers too. They are soooo soft. I agree, seriously addictive!!

blanche - that's great that you're having better days and nights now. fingers crossed it lasts for a while now.

[Laranna]

Jodi - have been expressing 2-3 times a day but today I have not bothered...just needed a break from it. DS is feeding every 2 hours so its very time consuming. Since taking fenugreek I think my supply has improved or at least my let down has. I can squirt during feeds now whereas before I would just dribble!

Jealous at the 8 hours! I have a stash of baby beehinds and have used them a couple of times but atm I find I have no time for washing normal clothes let alone nappies.

katstribe - I don't know how you do it! Hats off to all of you who went back for a 2nd, 3rd, 4th...I don't know how you manage it. I find it hard with one! With the fussing I was wondering if my flow is fast because he has a wide eyed look on his face and makes gulping noises fo the first 5 minutes then by about 10 minutes he starts squirming.

Lulu - not sure on the reflux, he has only spewed after a feed once but otherwise he doesn't even dribble. Colic is a good possibility. He seems to have a fair bit of wind often so I am trying to burp him during and after feeds. I wonder if this has to do with a fast flow.

As soon as I get the ok to drive at my OB 6 week check next week, I'm going to visit the lactation consultant just to make sure I'm doing everything right.

DS seems to be growing longer but not really filling out...his 0000 wondersuits are becoming a bit short and he fits into 000 much nicer...he;s just not fattening up...I hope he has put on enough weight at his 6 week check...I feel like a bad mum otherwise...the nurse is good though and is very pro-breastfeeding.

[LuluHB]

Laranna - could be a fast flow - maybe he just can't keep up with it and he's choking a bit? Can you hear him making little choking/gagging sounds? If its colic the pharmacist at Padbury does his own mix and its absolutely brilliant. Elena has had huge colic/wind problems this week and having tried the Brauers, Infacol and Infant's Friend without any success I went today to Padbury to buy some. I've given Elena two doses today and she has so far had a 3.5 hour sleep and is down again at the moment - 75 minutes so far and still out like a light and we've had no screaming today at all. It is really brilliant stuff and well worth the drive to Padbury even if its not convenient to try it if you think that's what his problem could be. I have friends that have all used it too and we all swear by it.

[Katstribe]

Lulu yep i am nuts! I just can't stand to give up on anything without a fight!
Sounds like Elena is doing extremely well! Also sounds like you are on a winner with the colic relief. You jsut might get a good night tonight (fingers crossed)

Laranna i felt the same way when i had my first and i used to say i would never go back again, and now i have 7!!!!! But definately have no plans of going back for number 8, mind you number 7 was a surprise too! As for your DS growing longer but not fattening up it just might be the way he is. so I wouldnt stress too much, i am sure he is doing well.

Jodi i dont think i am super woman more just an octopus i have become great at multi tasking. As all mums do, its just as we have goats sometimes i have to include them in that too.


Blanche i must have been posting while you were before cause i never saw your post. Aounds like Jack is truly thriving also! Hope things are settling at night for you now. Can i ask what is a velcro baby? I have never heard the term so i have no idea what it means (or i could jsut be a dummy).

Well i have spent all afternoon with my poor little goat, and have been working his legs and massaging them and feeding him,. Already we have had heaps of improvement, he is standing on his own and seemed strong, so i took him down on the grass and he called for his Mummy, she answered him and he started walking towards her! So i took him up to her and he latched on adn she let him feed!!!! This was soo exciting for me, and now he can stay with his mummy and sister who he was cuddling when i left him. Ao now i just have to go up to his pen to give him physio! So now i am back to jsut the one kid to bottle feed and raise and i am very happy about that!

Ok got to go dish up tea now ( i even managed to get the shephards pie cooked) Will catch up tomorow hopefully

[Laranna]

lulu - doesn't sound like he is gagging/choking, more like gulping...like if you drink a big glass of water all in one go and you have that breathing for air sound at the end...that's what he sounds like. I might have to try that colic mix if things get worse. Sucking on his dummy seems to help and the Breastfeeding..naturally book from the ABA says that can help with colic too.

Have started to try a routine every evening by giving him a bath at around 6:30 and then feed at 7 and try and settle him to sleep in his cot and then have another feed at either 9 or 10 depending on how long he sleeps.

[Visitor7]

laranna - I think night time routines are great, and very important. I've had Emily in a night time routine since day one, and she's always been a great sleeper at night.
Sounds like you have a fast let down. Not sure what to advise there, sorry.
Nina was always a long skinny baby. She never had fat rolls or anything. Not like Emily, who is long AND fat. As long as he's gaining some weight, but most important is that he has plenty of wet nappies each day, and that his head circumference is growing.

kat - an octopus hey That's soooo cute what the goats did today. You sound like a very proud mummy to those goats. Hope you enjoyed the shepherds pie.

[Kristale]

Well there wa lots too catch up on today since I've last been on and it hadnt been long.
Kat- I think your are a super woman how you get everything done is amazing!!! Great to hear about the kids improving.
Lulu- My visit at work was great everyone drooling over my gorgeous girl! And telling me how great I look which is great for the self esteem. What chemist in padbury is it you get the colic stuff? I dont live nearby but Amelie has been seen to be suffering a bit the last few days and if it doesnt improve I might have to try it.
Laranna- I also have had Amelie in a routine since day one and she sleeps great and hasnt been unsettled until the last few days which I think is a bit of colic and like everyone has said a growth spurt.
Amelie has now grown out of many of her 0000 and her 000 wondersuits she is started to look pretty chubby.
Does anyone elses bubs have the red pimples that are dry and rough on their babies face and neck? My CHN has said they are normal and to not do anything for them but it feels so dry do you think I should use just plain sorbelene or something? I know I wouldnt like my skin feeling like that.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

[Katstribe]

Kristale Regarding the dry pimply like skin you could try adding baby sorbelene cream to the bath maybe. Other than that there really isnt much you can do for it, i suppose if you were using the baby sorbelene formula you could try rubbing a tiny amount maybe just on one small area of her face and see how it goes at least the baby one is made for them. Molly doesnt have it but a GF of mines DD had it real bad poor thing.
Regarding super woman, i just do what i have to cause no one else will do it! DH and i dont have family that help so we do it all ourselves, plus i have never been good at asking for help and even more stupidly generally refuse it when my good friends offer, only cause i feel its my responsibility. I was a Mum at a young age (16) and had to do it from the get go so now its jsut second nature i guess. But thanks its nice to know other peopel think what i do is amazing! After 17yrs raising my babies i have discovered us Mothers dont get the praise we deserve.

So to all you Mummies keep up the fantastic work because we are great! Without us there would be no future
I had my DS (17) helping by holding Molly yesterday for about 20mins while i was busy with the goats and after he said you can forget that i am never gonna be a Mum its too hard Nice to see he is starting to notice

Jodi shephards pie was great thanks for asking. Its DH's favourite and no one else in this house will make it as they reckon mine is the best.

Laranna i reckon it definately sounds liek its from a fast flow which in turn is causing him to gulp down more wind too. Maybe try laying on your back to start the feeds so that it slows the flow, this is the only thing i have found to work other than expressing the first part out and offering it via bottle. But much easier just to lay on your back and make him work for it.
Hope it helps

Well everything here is settling we have a good routine with the kid nad hsi bottle feeds, oh and he now has a name, its Casper the friendly goat (yes he is pure white)! The other one is up with his mummy and doing really well, man physio works so much quicker with goats than humans!

Well better go DH is due home any tick of the clock. Hope you are all having a great weekend

[Laranna]

Kristale - DS has had the little pimples all over his face and neck and they have just cleared up. They started to appear just after 4 weeks and have only just disappeared. My health nurse said they are normal and appear because the baby is getting rid of all my hormones that were in his system during the pregnancy and they go away by themselves. Every now and then I just wiped a little bit of my breast milk over them after a feed and this seemed to help.

[Visitor7]

Emily had the pimples too, but have all cleared now. They're perfectly normal. Just don't squeeze them or anything!
Had a fantastic night last night, Emily slept 10 hours straight! I can hear her crying, so better go, I think she's getting ready for bed again.

[LuluHB]

Laranna - yep, definitely sounds like a fast letdown to me too. Like Kat said, try the "upside down" technique to start, or else you could try expressing off a bit before you start feeding. I'm all for night time routines too. Like Jodi said, we've done it with Izzy right from the start and she's a brilliant sleeper. Finding it a bit harder to do with Elena because it always seems to be that she is either needing a feed, is sound asleep or Isabelle needs something when I am wanting to bath Elena - either that or Izzy is already in bed (the girls' bathroom is right next to Izzy's room).

Kristale - little pimples for us too, and the skin on Elena's face is so dry at times too. Hoping it clears up for her soon too. The pharmacy is called Padbury Pharmacy, and its in the little shopping centre on Warburton Avenue, Padbury. Really easy to get to - freeway to Hepburn Ave exit, then about 2 minutes from there. I have been giving it to Elena after every feed (except for one or two night feeds) on Friday and Saturday and she's been great. I've not given it to her for two feeds this morning (because she has been so good) and she is now screaming so its back to the bottle for us. Its well worth the drive!

Kat - yay for success with at least one little goat. Love Casper's name. You're absolutely right too - mummies don't get anywhere near enough recognition for just how tough this job is.

Jodi - I am sooooo jealous of Emily's 10 hour sleep.

Had a pretty good night with Elena last night. Put her to sleep in her cradle at 8pm and she didn't wake until 1.30 am. Was the first time in about a week that DH and I have gone to bed at the same time so it was lovely to get some cuddle time with him.

Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend - especially the Perth girls with this gorgeous day!

[Laranna]

Jodi - woot on the 10 hour sleep...J's record is still 4.

Saw my sister and her little one today who is 3 weeks and it made me realise just how much J has grown. He is so long now and my nephew is so tiny. They were both similar birth weights, J was 25 grams bigger. It was reassuring to me to see that he actually has grown. He doesn't feel like he has especially when I see him and cuddle him every day.

I look forward to the weekends cause it means DH looks after J more and I get a break, especially in the evening where DH will take J and I will go to bed early. But, I always say to him to wake me up for his feed around 11-12pm and he always holds out till nearly 1am just so i can get some more sleep! I would prefer to get the extra feed in though.

How much sleep do your bubs get all up? J seems to be awake all the time and doesn't want to sleep. He will doze off after his feeds but as soon as I put him down he wakes up no matter how gentle and quiet I am. I'm sure he sleeps more than I think he does.

[*EmJa*]

Just a quick one from me, having troubles with Jack he has been really unsettled all day, got some brauers colic stuff to see if that will help but tomorrow im also going to cut out all dairy and see if thats the problem some ppl have said it sounds like he is lactose intolerant so im going to try that i will try anything! if no improvement it will be off to the docs

Jodi im so jelous the longest Jack has ever slept is 4 hours but its 2 hours at the most latley

[beckstar]

hi all, just popping nquickly while I've got a chance.

Jodi- can't believe you scored 10hrs sleep. I don;tthink my body knows how to snooze for that long anymore but I always be happy to give it a try if the chance ever arises. :-)

Things goung pretty well here although still no poo's from Macey and its now day9. spoke with MCN on Friday and she said BF bubs can easily go 10 days without any troubles. doesn't seem to be fussing her but she is passing the foulist smelling wind I have ever smelt (eveb worse than DH after he has a belly full of beer!) am scared that the smell may kill a small animal if it gets in the vacinity of her farts- am really not exagerating.

anyway read in a baby guide book today that from 6 weeks onwards, BF bubs can go upto 3 weeks between poos so I hope not cause there will be an awfully big explosion if we have that mucg build up.

am off to see GP on tues for 6week checkup so will check with her then if we haven't had any movement by then.

still BF 3 hr during the day and last few nights have gone from 12:30am thru to 6:30am so am pretty happy with that. Just need to start bringing my bedtime back a little earlier as with 16moDS going flat out all day, I'm buggered having to stay up so late. DH is back on nght shift for next few nights again so I spend most of the day & night looking after 2 kids by myself as he is either at work or in bed sleeping from the night before. As he is a copper, i don;t like the idea of him going off to work night shift already tired- think there is too many potential dangers out there that he needs to be totally with it in order to stay safe. would kill for a sleep in one day though.

sorry for not many personals but brain is a bit fried and by the time I catch up on the lat post, I've forgotten what the first post talked about.
Baby kisses to all...

[Visitor7]

beck - 6 hours is great!
Watch out when she finally does that poo, I reckon it's going to explode everywhere

blanche - good luck with working out what's causing the problems. Do you think it's more than just a growth spurt? Keep us updated.

laranna - to me, it feels like Emily is awake all day, and sleeps all night. I know that's not really the case, but it feels that way. I might make a point of actually timing her sleeps tomorrow, and I'll get back to you.

I should get to bed now. Girls have been asleep since 8, and DH and I are still awake. God knows why.

[*EmJa*]

definatly think its more than a growth spurt, the only time he slept today was when feeding and on my mum for a hour an a half this arvo. his cry is so heartbreaking something is giving him real pain, so will start my dairy free diet tomorrow and see over the next few days fingers crossed we see improvment

ive just put him down once again in the bassinet and praying that this time he will stay asleep. well im off to try get some sleep..i hope

[Laranna]

Blanche - hearing them cry is awful, really pulls at the heart strings...hope you both get some sleep.

Josh is still awake in my arms...he starts to nod off then wakes again. Might have to give Ngala a call for some ideas.

Have tried the lying back for his feeds and he seems to be better with this with the gulping but halfway through he still pulls off fussy and then scrambles to get back on. Very frustrating!

Well he seems to finally be snoozing so lets see if he will stay asleep once I put him in the cot.

[Visitor7]

blanche & laranna - how did your nights go? Did they end up going to sleep?