morning all. Katie slept even less than usual last night, only going down for 90 minutes at a time...mummy is very tired too. Partly because she chucked up 3 times before she went down and she was making a funny weazy noise while feeding before that. So the first time she went down (at midnight mind you) I didn't actually sleep as I was listening to make sure she wasn't choking. She seems fine this morning though. I guess I should be grateful that my first scary night took two weeks to happen
Hey girls,
hope you're all managing to get through the lack of sleep !
Kirra - little Charli sounds like a dream!
Josef was hard work last night / this morning. He was doing reasonably well with 3hr feeds until 2am, when I fed him and then couldn't settle him, I gave him to mum (i'm staying here for a few more days until hubbie returns) to settle thinking it would take her only half an hour, so I could get some sleep, but she was still up with him at 7.30am when he was due for anotehr feed, he'd only slept half an hour in that time, and then he wouldn't go to sleep no matter what I tried - in total he was awake for 10 hours !!! That is just too much for a little bubby. the poor little man, he struggled through a few more morning feeds and finally zonked out in the pram at 1pm. I felt guilty waking him for a feed 4 hours later, I didn't want a repeat of that whole experience tonight, that baby has reversed his body clock ! He's stayed sleepy the rest of the afternoon but I've been trying to wake him for regular feeds so he's tired tonight.
Kristie - josef is definately one of those babies who gets comfort from sucking. After deliberation and talking to the nurses at the hospital we decided to let him have one to help us settle him, but we try not to put him to bed with one, because it inevitably falls out and he wakes up wanting it again. If he doesn't have his dummy, he manages to get his hands up through the swaddling and sucks on his fists. He did it within 1 hour of being out of the womb - he must have done it while in there too we reckon!
ATT - I admire you with your determination to get Bf working with twins!! I feel even with one I seem to be constantly breastfeeding!!
Josef with his sleepiness has been taking only one side/shorter feeds which means he's not getting the hind milk so much and then wants another feed an hour or somethign afterward.. I'm going to try and stretch it from today so he has a decent feed and a fuller tummy.
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