Kim - I didn't know you were diagnosed with PND. I reackon I came close, but now Lachie is a little better my spirits are higher. There were many a day I would be very very down and upset but I think with a supportive partner I pulled through it, thank god. I have been depressed before and didn't want to go back there. Hugs and kisses for you, sorry I have not been there for you. I just really don't find time these days, don't know how all you girls do it really! I am the same with Lachie today tested his temp and he is fine, just a bit out of sorts today maybe constipation I think??? Who did you meet up with the other day?
Beck - Jovi, sorry must have missed something what is going on with her hips. Lachie was thought to have had hip displacement when he was born due to being breach. He only got 9 out of 10 for his AGPAR because of this. The next day the paed thought his left hip was a little better but he sent us for a scan just to be sure, and yep he was fine thank god!
Nat - that seems so nice re: the poem, would like to see a copy of the lyrics if you have it? I had such a hard time trying to buy a fathers day gift. When I was in Mackay we bought him a heap of darrell lea choccies, he loves choccies and a key ring with Lachie's name and meaning of his name on it and a magnetic photo frame for fridge saying "My boy". Not sure about the formula question or coloxyl drops. Have you tried brown sugar and water instead. I am tempted to use that soon, he hasn't gone for 2 1/2 days now and that is unusual for him and he seems a bit grumpy, but boy is he farting alot!!!!
Tania - appears we both have partial non thriving babies. What to do hey!!!! It is so bloody confusing. But in saying that I know Lachie is just going to be tiny, but I still wish he would beef up a little! He still hasn't reached the 5kg mark. Hey I am so keen to catch up with you guys, but won't be in town for a while, would you like to come for a visit out here???? Just a thought. Wow you are so strong with this egg donation thing, I admire you. Pink shirt sounds great, Wade and I are a bit partial to pink too! Wade has always like to wear alot of colourful shirts. I am so lucky Lachie has had any cradle cap, that is one thing we have missed out on thank god.
Sara - good on you for spending some money on yourself, feels good hey. Me, well I am continually buying myself stuff as I have not lost alot of weight and I am having trouble fitting into anything comfortably, a real pain in the but, yep my but is HUGE!!!! The house sounds great too.
Leanne - have you thought about the medication Losec instead of Zantac? We had alot of problems with how the chemist was making this up intially which we didn't know any differently. They make it up in a mixture called Omeprazole Suspension. They were mixing it with Baking Soda initally and we were having to give him 5ml, then I asked them to concentrate it and the best they could do was 2.5ml. It was around this time that he started to refuse my breast!!!! It tasted terrible and when I spoke to paed he said no no no you should have gone to such and such a chemist and since then we haven't looked back they make it up like a mylanta syrup and it is almost bubblegummy tasting and smelling and we only have to give 1ml, Pheww... finally! He loves it. Apparently Losec is more effective then Zantac after asking my paed. You should mention it. We have more good then bad feeds at present, but the spewing has gotten worse since being on the bottle, if it's not one thing it is another. Oh and when he is symptomatic we give him 1ml of mylanta, just soothes the burning throat. So sorry about your PND, glad you are getting ontop of it now. Oh and also like Kim said syringe into the side of bubs mouth, works a treat for us.
Jodie - I am the same as Kim with Lachie and his nails, he wakes up! I did them the other day - chewed them - whilst Wade was holding him, can't use those god dam clippers. We keep mittens on his hands the poor mite, he gouges his eyes and rubs his face so much we just find this is the safest way.
Angelique - Where do you live? It is so hot here it is not funny, almost like summer, poor Lachie feels the heat like me, boy we are in for a summer. He hangs out in singy's all the time it is so hot! Hope the tresillian nurse helps you out?
Shazz - yes makes sense good tip re: the solids, we might be there before we know it, not looking forward to it, hopefully we can hold out a bit longer yet.
Kellee - I just have to say it again, you are a super mum, how the hell do you do it, would like to know the tip for the next baby for us. Sounds like you have a busy weekend planned hopefully it all works out super for you.
How did I go, sorry if I missed anyone. I really neglect everyone these days and I am so sorry!!!!!
NOW ME AND LACHIE -
I have noticed every now and again he won't feed, actually most feeds are like this but he eventually keeps going but then there are feeds that he uses his hand to push the bottle away and turns his head and sometimes cries. Its almost like what he was doing to my boob. He is sooo hard to feed it is ridiculous! This morning I fed him at 4am, then tried to give him a bottle at 7:30am (and he only had 20ml). I tried to feed him since 10am seeing as he has not fed well since 4am and he wouldn't have a bar of it, crying his lungs out. I calmed him and put him in his cradle swing and fed him rather then cradle hold him to feed him and this kinda worked, not well but much better. He just doesn't seem hungry??? I am so confused and sick of the feeding dilemas we have, any suggestions?
He seems happy but gee we are not reaching the 700-800mls he should be having every day. Will he dehydrate. I guess I really worry because he is still so small at 4.88kgs and I want to beef him up as he is falling way behind even before these current feeding dilemas. I have noticed this since strengthening his feeds, wonder if that is why and he is more content earlier????? Any suggestions.
Also he is a real hands man lately no sooner have I pulled the bottle out of his mouth or his dummy his hands are in there!
After saying all that with his feeds, he slept with me from 12:30pm to 4pm, what tha.... never heard of, but YEAH, I feel so rested hopefully I can now sleep tonight. How can my baby be so content, it just doesn't make sense at all.
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