Well last night was great. Fed her at 10, 12, 3, 6,9. I can deal with that! And after her feeds she went straight back to sleep, even DH did the 3am feed and got her to sleep.
Mini - thanks for the info. I do hope we dont need to use the harness, but if we do it would be great to have someone who can give some advice. We will see what happens.
I hear ya with the fussing during a feed. M always does that! I sometimes (umm ok usually) end up giving her a bottle. She loves the bottle!
littlelalla- sounds like we are doing similar things. I give M the dummy if she doesnt settle, sometimes she loves it, other times she doesnt really like it. Anything to help settle I think. lol @ the engorgement, I only had one night, when my boobs were hot and I felt like I had a fever, but then my boobs were fine, just bigger. I also had the heavy stream of milk...I was getting into the shower and felt my boobs flowing everywhere...TMI lol!
smoz- sounds awesome! What is the Gina fords routines? Im doing breast feeding and EBM in a bottle, whnever she gets hungry which is usually every 2-3 hours!
Hi Skye its a book called "The New Contented Little Baby" by Gina Ford, an english Nanny....she's been around since before Super Nanny, just not many people in australia know of her.
I feed Tallon at 10pm, 3am, 7am....and i have to wake him for the 3am feed.
You can get the book from most book stores or they'll order it in
Ok I think i've been a little stupid. I have the most amazingly bad headache (like nothing i've had in years) and can only link it back to lack of water and regular BF. I'm sure I read something about making sure your hydrated as it takes a lot out of you. At least I hope thats it.
On the up side at least my swollen ankles are down today, I feel a little less like a blob.
Oh I did have a question are any of you still getting period like cramping, especially durring a feed? Is there anything I can do about it or is it all just part of the fun.
Well DH is bathing little man, we realised that perhaps the "relaxing bath routine" might not have the same effect on Lucus. It just seems to trigger a 3 hrs change/bath/feed/change/feed/burp/cry cycle and i'd rather it ended BEFORE midnight rather than afterwards. Dont get me wrong I think he's geting used to it and even starting to enjoy it but it just wakes him up too much.
Well I'd better go help set up for the next change. Boy can little boys go through a lot of clothes even with a well placed facecloth or tissue.
mit - the pain you feel when you BF is your uterus contracting - and it only gets worse with each child! it's all good though as it is helping to get your stomach back to normal. it can be toe curling at times but soon goes away oh i hear u on going thru the clothes - i think nearly everytime i change ochre he seems to do a wee that ends up soaking half his side! keep up the fluid as much as you can hon - we do need plenty of it to keep the milk supply going
smoz - you sound like you have a very happy, contended baby there..well done i'm fully breastfeeding ochre and although i feed on demand he seems to like it just about every 3 hours in the day (one 2 hour feed thrown in there usually around tea time) and then it can be 3/4 hourly at night. gosh 5 mins!! i wish mine was that quick. he takes his time - spends 25 mins on one side then might do 5 to 10 mins on the other if he is awake enough.
skyeblue - good to hear u had a great night hon. let's hope it continues. i also had a great night - ochre did a 4.5 hour stint then another 3 hours through the night - was bliss!!
oh laura i wish he would take longer!!! at least then i know he's getting enough....atm im reasured bythe fact that he looks so drunk and has milk in his mouth that he can't seem o swallow he's that full....i guess my main concern id that he's a lazy sucker....
And i hear you on the pain getting worse with each child....i barely noticed with theo but this time i had to have pain killers to control it
oh btw laura...looking at your sig i LOVE your kids names!!!! they are so unique and gorgeous
thanks smoz we love them too! although the inlaws weren't too impressed to start with but they have grown on them! i wouldn't worry too much about how quickly your DS takes to feed. i have a few friends who had babies like that. and as you said he looks so full and content...and he is sleeping like a gem so i think he's getting all he needs. you probably have a fast let down. do you boobs feel soft after a feed? i think mine is pretty slow as all my DS's have been long feeders. and i get mastitis problems so that would probably contribute to it. i'd much rather have a fast feeder...i feel like i am literally feeding all day - takes ages to feed him, burp him...feed him the other side and burp again. i'm usually out for the hour!! no wonder i nod off while feeding him in the night
Had a bit of a crap night last night, but was my fault, we had a big day, and didnt get home til late, and even though M slept the whole time, I think it was too much for her. And I had a few drinks, gave her EBM but fed her after 4-5 hours thinking all the alcohol would be gone,but she was AWAKE and ready to party after the feed. Could not get her to sleep, she wasnt crying, but just wouldnt sleep. So no more wine drinking for me! Lol. She has been fantatic today, lets hope she is better tonight.
Her tummy was gurgling a bit, so tried the colic relief, and LOL her face when she started enthusiastically sucking the dropper, only to realise it wasnt milk! haha it was so cute.
littlelalla- sometimes our feeds are that long and it can be so draining at 3am when you just want to sleep. Thats when EBM in a bottle is great
mit- I get those pains sometimes too, but very mild. Hope they feel better for you soon.
smoz- thanks, I will check that book out for sure!
oh i hear u on going thru the clothes - i think nearly everytime i change ochre he seems to do a wee that ends up soaking half his side! keep up the fluid as much as you can hon - we do need plenty of it to keep the milk supply going 
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