Babies Born November 2007 #2

[Willow]

Have a good time June! Talk to you when you get back.

[Hoody]

June- Enjoy your few days away and i hope you enjoy showing you little man off.

What a disgusting day we have had today. Molly had a 4 hr screaming match that i felt we'd never get through. I think she had tummy ache as she had lots of wind. Nothing i did seemed to help her and i've never heard her scream like it. Very upsetting especially to DD1 who doesnt particularly like it when she cries. She just kept repeating "ally (her version of Molly) sad" She kept trying to give her her two comforts a blankie and stuffed dog very cute but she didnt understand why Molly was still so 'sad' so then she got upset. Molly also decided that 4 am this morning was play time so we were up for an hr and half and then DD1 woke at 6.20 so i am shattered. It was kind of cute though she'd cry so i'd turn the light on and she'd smile and talk to me then i'd turn it off and she'd cry again. Cute but frustrating at 4am. Well i am hoping that tonight and tomo will be better for us. Hope you are all doing ok and have happy and content sleep loving babies.

[Willow]

Hey Hoody - content yes, but sleep loving - ummm, no!

DS has taken to waking every 2.5 hours from midnight so I'm getting tired again. Hoping it's a growth spurt but starting to have my doubts. If it continues much longer I'm going to have to try to resettle him rather than feed him which I dread at all hours of the morning!

Poor Molly - i hope she is feeling better today. Do you give her something when she has wind? Infacol? Infant's Friend?

[Dragonbub]

Hey Hoody - you poor thing! I find the screaming is the hardest thing because you can't help but feel frustrated, angry (at whatever is upsetting them), sad, helpless, etc etc. It is one of the hardest things you have to endure regularly I think. Hopefully it is a one-of that should pass soon. Colic apparently dwindles out at 3-4 months, so if it is wind bothering her, soon she will get used to the feeling, and her little digestive system will strengthen and grow enough so it shouldn't bother her much anymore. I agree with Willow also - we found Infants Friend was better cos I would always forget to give him the Infacol before a feed, and you can give them IF anytime.

Willow - wow about the photo shoot! It would be great to see the photo. As for sleeping, Caden is pretty good nowadays. He pretty much gets up at 6 (no sleep in for us ) then has a big feed and is down 1.5 hours later or so. He might have a big sleep or little sleep, just depends. He is pretty much getting his 16 hours per day as recommended, with some really great interactive time together. As soon as he grizzles, he goes down and is out like a light!

As for rolling - Caden wriggles up to the top end of his cot. I have never had the problem where he wriggles down and ends up with his head under the covers. The opposite occurs, he wriggles all the way up and ends up cold with no covers. Thankfully I have him in a sleeping bag so I am not concerned he will freeze, but still, it is annoying that he moves alot. He doesn't roll over, but is a wriggler! I wouldn't worry too much about your bub. I just have a couple of round "bumpers" that I have at the head of his bed to stop him hurting his head on the wood of the cot. This morning he was right up against them, so I am glad they were in there. Just make sure he is safe, and get a sleeping bag if you haven't already, cos then you know he will be ok and not tangled in blankets or anything.

As for talking - Caden pretty much chats when he is ON the boob! He sucks away making little noises. He has done this since the moment he was first put on when he was born The Lactation Consultant said "it is the nicest thing he has ever seen, that's why he is talking to it" when he first latched on and started chatting. I guess if your bub is hungry he will get the picture and suck. Maybe if he wants to chat then cover up, sit him upright and have a chat. Then when he indicates he is ready to eat, pop him back on. I suppose sending clear messages that this is dinner time as opposed to play time might eventually lessen this problem. Just another phase that we have do endure huh! In a book I read it said "dont' turn feed times into fight times", as in - dont' fight them if they dont' want to feed. I guess the same is true if they are not interested, or are stuffing around. Just take some time out and try again in 10 minutes.

Well, as for us, Caden now weighs 7 kilograms! He is in the 75% for height and weight, so at least he is not as short as I thought he was (he was 75th for weight and 25th for height at his 6 week check, then grew an inch in a week!).

He is sleeping so much better - in the pram, the car, his cot. It has made such a difference to my life it is unbelievable. I knew it would get better (having been told by so many people) but really, I just kept hoping it would improve after what seemed like months and months of anguish. Seeing my other friends with their smiling babies and having mine screaming in my ear the whole time. Now MINE is the good one that sleeps in his pram for hours at a time. It is so lovely and we have great play times together when he is awake. THIS is what I thought parenting would be like

Anyhoo, I keep pinching myself waiting for it to go to cactus again (teething, etc) but for now it is really nice to enjoy.

Have a great week ladies!

[Willow]

Dragonbub - I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it so much. Can't say the same for myself just at the minute, well not the sleeping part anyway. I just want this sleeping stuff sorted once and for all. And don't get me wrong, he is sleeping OK, he is only ever awake for 1.5 hours at at time, he self settles 90% of the time, other times I have to go in and out to help him a bit. He's generally doing a short sleep in the morning of 40 mins (I give up trying to resettle him after about 30 mins) then his other 2 sleeps are around 1.5-2.5 hours. It's just this waking after one sleep cycle that is doing my head in. I know if I am consistent that he will eventually learn to do this himself, but in the meantime, it's not much fun. I just have to listen to what the sleep schoolers are telling me and trust that he is much more able to learn how to do it from 3 months on and he 'should' get it soon. Life will be heaven once he does!!

I know I have high expectations and a lot of mums would be perfectly happy with the way he's sleeping but I can't help it.

DD is starting preschool tomorrow and I think that's getting me down too. She's never been in any sort of care before and I am going to miss her so badly.

[Hoody]

Dragonbub- So lovely to hear you sounding so positive. Caden must be doing very well. I'm hearing you on the sleeping in its been too long since i had one. Molly and i get up about 6-6.30 and DD1 is normally about 8. (wish i could sleep til 8) SOunds like he is gaining weight etc well too.

Willow- Good luck with DD1 tomo i'm sure she will be fine it is bound to be hard the first few times you leave her etc but at least you will get some time one on one with DS. My DD1 starts day care one day a week on the 5th of Feb which i am looking forward to but saddened by also.

Well after Molly's big screaming match yesterday she slept reasonably well i suppose though we did get up twice. She is having a good sleep now so hopefully this afternoon will be much better for us.

[Hoody]

For the last few days as soon as it hits roughly 3pm Molly is super unsettled and has a screaming match that is lasting for about 3-4 hours so i am mentally drained. I have no idea what is wrong with her but am assuming its tummy ache as she did a huge green poo yesterday and during this time is very windy. I have tried infacol and gripe water and neither seem to make a dramatic difference so i am lost as to what to do. I have posted in the BF prob and supp forum and am waiting to hear from Barb on any suggestions- gee that lady is amazing. She is very unsettled during the day and sleep is something that is an ongoing battle as she will only sleep on my chest or in the sling this week. Up until now she would go in her bouncer or swing etc as i have had no luck getting her to go in the bassinette during the day. At least our nights arent too bad she will feed and self settle most of the time. Molly has also spat the dummy quite literally in favour of her thumb, fist or a couple of fingers- whatever she can get into her mouth and get to stay there. Very cute i must say. DD1 starts dancing on Mon and daycare on Tue so from now on our weeks are going to be very busy as we have play grps on wed and thur. Fridays will become our stay at home day where i will attempt to do house work etc. I am also looking at enrollng DD1 into swimming lessons on Sat mornings so DH can take her. I took her from birth to about 8 months and would love to take Molly also but i guess it depends on what day etc. Are any of you doing swimming? The baby swim i am on about is run by the hospital Physio and consists of 20 mins for bubs then you take them and dress them etc and then its 30-40 mins of aqua post natal excercise for mums. I thouroughly enjoyed it with DD1. Well its been very quiet again so i hope you are all well.

[Willow]

We've had a very busy week - DD started preschool yesterday, have had drs appts galore for DS and myself and I feel like we haven't stopped. Poor bub has been dragged from pillar to post. I am going to try to make more of an effort to spend more time at home when we can. I think until he is a bit older and more adaptable with his sleep/awake time then it will be easier on him.

Hoody - sorry to hear that Molly is a bit unsettled. I hope Barb will have some answers for you. I've thought about swimming lessons but as I just said, life is busy enough as it is for us right now. I did take DD and really enjoyed it. I was also thinking Saturday lessons might work because DH is around to help out. We'll see. DS can't get enough of his hands either. Every time I turn around he has them stuffed in his mouth!

Had his follow up appt yesterday with the paed at the hospital and all tests have come back clear so that's a relief. We need to watch the growth of his Head Circ though, the paed was a little concerned that his head was growing too fast, but after looking through his notes, I think someone marked his HC at his 8 week check up incorrectly on his growth chart, which would explain it. Need to follow it up with the CHN in 3-4 weeks.

Still working on his sleeping and are going to a day stay at Tresillian on Monday. I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything I can but it never hurts to get some reassurance and a few tips. He had the worst night last night that we've had for a very long time, I'm hoping it was because we were out all day yesterday, he was overtired etc.

Anyway, hope all are well. It is very quiet in here. I have been posting in the Oct thread too as most of the babies there are the same age as DS (he was due in October) - what do you girls think about maybe combining our thread with either the Dec or Oct thread?? They are both pretty busy though, that's the only thing. Anyway, just a thought...

[Dragonbub]

Hey Hoody and Willow - you both sound like you are having a hard time. I think until about 12 weeks or so they are still difficult to self-settle. That's what Ngala said anyway (like Tresellian over here). We took Caden there at 11 weeks and he learned pretty quickly so now he is fine. He does wake up after a sleep cycle though, especially during the day, but will grizzle a bit and then go back to sleep.

Hoody - cute about the thumb! I personally think it was a turning point when Caden learned to get it into his mouth cos now he can control his own comfort to a degree.

As for the evenings, we used to get this with Caden also. To be honest, I am not sure of any advice, just try and keep the same routine each time - we found a bath would be good, but then he would scream while getting changed etc until he was being fed. It was just something we persevered with until he has grown out of it. It is the "horror" time at the end of the day - they are tired, grumpy, ready for a good long sleep, hungry, and generally unsettled. And so are you, which makes it doubly hard. Does your DP assist you at this time? I find it a hundred times easier if there are two hands, and Caden is much more settled when his dad is around at this time also.

As for swimming lessons, we are booked in at the local pool. We will be able to do swimming lessons there right up until adulthood. I am SO looking forward to it! I am in the other boat where I am looking for things we can do together because I have had my "3 months" in solitary confinement, and now we are ready to get out and about a lot more

Willow - it sounds like you are doing really well, I guess you are just waiting for it all to click into place so that you can breathe a little deeper. The Tresellian place will definitely help, they can see the things we can't. It does sound like you know what you are doing though, but I hear you on wanting to just stay at home for a bit. I found the first week after Ngala we just stayed at home, or I would go out in short bursts so I was home for the next nap time. Gradually I started going for long walks and he would learn to sleep in the pram, then long drives so he sleeps in the car (not always but most times). It took a few weeks to get the confidence to be able to just get out of the house for an extended period of time. Be careful though - you can become a recluse and NEVER get out!

about your DD off to pre-school. I know you will miss her, but in some ways it gives you a bit more time to concentrate on DS and yourself (easy for me to say as I am not in the same boat, but I do appreciate how hard it is for you).

As for head circ - no one measures that over here. I asked the CHN and she just said they don't do it unless there is a concern, and she looked at Caden and said she is not concerned at all (his head is proportionate to the rest of his body). I worry it will become misshapen cos he sucks his right thumb and therefore has his head on the right side, but after he has fallen asleep I move it back to the left, so he hasn't developed a flat spot yet - isn't it funny that one blessing (sucking thumb) can turn into a problem? (flat spot). Aaaaah the joys of parenting...

Well, as for us, it has been a good week, with a couple of grumpy days and some POWER DROOLING! Literally pouring out of his little mouth, and he tries to ram both fists in. Needless to say I think his teethies are giving him a hard time. It never ends does it? I hope if they are on the move they hurry up and get it over and done with.

Willow - on your suggestion re joining posts, I had tried to follow the October thread (cos bub was born in October) but I found it was already onto a new thread by the time I caught up again! Those ladies talk so much and I just lost track. It is probably better to have a fast one that you can be a part of, and a slow one that you can drop into every day (or even week) for a follow up without losing track. Not sure what others think?

Have a great weekend!

[Willow]

Yeah, that's a good point Dragonbub. I quite like posting in both - we are one of the oldest bubs in this thread and the youngest in the Oct thread so it gives us a good range and to see how others are going.

Well - sleep school tomorrow! Couldn't have come at a better time, our nights have gone totally pear shaped and I have no idea why! He used to be perfect at night. We've had 3 bad ones in a row now and not hoping for much from tonight because we had to go out all day today AGAIN and he was overtired when we got home.

Will pop back in tomorrow and let you know how we go...

Hoody - hope Molly is settling down. You are doing a fantastic job! It is definitely a different kettle of fish the second time around when you have two little ones to worry about.

[Hoody]

Willow- How was your DD's 1st day of pre-school? I'm not too keen on joining the 2 threads together either even though this one is very slow i dont think i could keep up with a really fast one and having to get to know everyone in a diff thread would be a little tough too. Just my opinion though. Good look for mon at sleep school i hope you get what you need from it. I had DD's head circ measured at her 6-8wk check but other than that my MCHN has never bothered.

Dragonbub- DH will help out alot with DD1 but is not really 'into' NB's. He will take her for me for a couple of minutes but he doesnt have the patients for her screaming and TBH when she is really upset i'd rather take her myself. He helps keep DD1 occupied etc and will bath and feed her but as for Molly other than a quick cuddle i do it all- this will change as she grows i can assure you!

Well Molly has been a little better and although she is still super unsettled i have found that if i put her on her tummy she will sleep for a couple of hours. I know i shouldnt re SIDS etc but i am at my wits end with no day sleeps. However when i put her on her tummy i put her bassinette in the living room so i am with her and at night she goes on her back as i would never forgive myself if anything was to happen. I do still feel guilty though as i know she is safer on her back but like i said its only her day sleeps and for now its a case of whatever is working. On a brighter note she is smiling alot more and we are having lots of chats which help me get through the days.

Our weekend in general was pretty ok as a whole until this evening when DD1 had 'ANOTHER' asthma attack only 2-3 weeks since the last and since the last one has been put on a preventer but obviously so far no change. A friend of DH's gave us a nebuliser so i gave her one at home to save me having to take her to emergency as i know thats all they will do. I have rung my sis who works at a Dr's surgery so she can fit me in tomo to see our GP to get her checked out again. Its really never ending at the moment for us since Molly was born this is her 4th attack. I really hope i dont go down this path with Molly too.

Well i hope you all have good starts to the week and cant wait to hear from some of the less frequent posters to see how you all are doing too.

[suse]

Hello my lovely fellow slow-moving friends! I like this thread - I can keep up! I'm also occasionally popping into the Dec thread and that is insanely fast - it's nice to have something that moves at a more sedate pace, I actually feel like I can get to know you guys and your bubs a little better!

Willow - you sound like you're really getting there hun. It's hard when you feel like you're almost there with the sleep but never know what the next day will bring. Euan is the same - improving in leaps and bounds but has his bad days (and nights)! Fantastic that you went to the photoshoot - I'd love to see the pics too!!

Hoody - Euan is a big fan of the fist too. I think he would swallow it if he could. Sometimes when I'm about to feed him he will shove his hand in his mouth, then look at me with this 'why is there no milk' look. Well duh sunshine... It sounds like you have a fantastic swimming program - I'd love to do something like that! I'm about to start looking into swimming lessons but didn't realise that you could do them when bubs is so young. Sorry to hear that Molly has been miss unsettled - Euan has been a bit that way too but I've put it down to him having his immunisations. He did a big green poo too and had a little bit of diarrhoea for a day, and the last two days has been in quite a bit of wind pain, waking screaming. Poor little guy. Funnily enough he's been super happy the rest of the time.

June78 - hope you are enjoying your holidays - you're not too far from me!

Dragonbub - love the 'talking to the boob'! That's gotta be cute. He's obviously getting well fed if he's in the 75th percentile for weight - so you must be producing supermilk if he's still got time to chat! And it's great to hear that you are enjoying him so much - it's wonderful that he's settled into such a good routine! We've had powerdrooling too, but no teeth yet (I think). Sometimes I think it might be best to stick a bucket under his face.

Well, Euan had his immunisations last week (at 9 weeks 1 day), and coped with them much better than his mum, who was a complete sook and couldn't watch. But Euan was very brave, cried only a little, then had a big feed and went to sleep for nearly six hours. He weighed 5.59kg, is 60cm and has a HC of 40.5cm. The nurse thought he was just beautiful because he kept smiling at her with the loveliest grins - little charmer. He's gonna break some hearts one day (actually, he's already broken mine)...

After a week where he just would not sleep during the day, and fought tooth and nail against going to sleep at night, to the point that he was only sleeping 8-10 hours per day, I finally managed to get him to self settle with a dummy for the first time. Whoo hoo. Since then, it's been a bit hit and miss. Some days/nights he's settled well, other times he is still quite resisting of the whole idea. I have been trying to really get him down as soon as his tired signs appear - sometimes with greater success, other times he just doesn't want to know. Tonight was a bit tricky, but today he slept really well. He was really happy yesterday but today was quite grumpy in between his sleeps. I can't tell any more, he just changes the goalposts every day, what works today doesn't work tomorrow... But generally he has been a lot better and happier since I introduced the dummy - we'll see how long it lasts for!

Anyway, this post has taken me 9 hours from start to finish (ETA - I've missed a couple of people's posts!) - we've finally got him to sleep (at 10:40), don't know whether to just go to sleep now, or to wait till midnight to attempt a dream feed. Usually they work but I'm just too tired. Think it's time for this little black duck to head off to bed, he'll probably wake me at 5:00 but I don't care. I'm completely knackered, and my back is shot. G'night all!

[Dragonbub]

Hey Suse- glad to hear your bub was ok at immuse, and sounds like you are giving bub some great juice yourself with those scores! Boob or bottle - they love their milk that's for sure

Willow - good luck at sleep school today hun. It will be nice to have the extra support of the nurses there, they are so caring and make you feel super protected, which I found to be such a wonderful feeling of relief. Not sure why your nights might have gone pear-shaped. Maybe he needs to learn to self-settle at night? Nights are so much harder because it is quieter and you are so much more concerned about noise. Hopefully you will get some tips and be able to get a rest as well *hugs*

Hoody - sounds like you are having a hard time too hun My mum and sis suffer from asthma (my sis used to have lots of attacks when she was little - they stopped when we moved to the coast though...). If she has had 4 since birth maybe it might be something you are stuck with for a while. Do you have pets? (mum's asthma gets worst around cats). Do you have shag-pile carpet? I know this is a more expensive issue, but if you do maybe consider getting tiles/wood/cork and some throw rugs. Much more hygienic. Make sure no-one smokes in the house. There are also some great natural remedies (bee pollen???) that may be able to help.

As for sleeping bubs on her tummy - to be honest I think you just go with what works. I mean, you pretty much weigh the SIDS risk (which is very small) against the need for sleep. Just keep an eye on her - which it sounds like you are totally doing anyway. I used to put Caden on his side and used the special bumpers you can buy from the shop to stop him rolling over. Maybe give side-ways a go? Some of the mums in my mothers group say that now their bubs can roll over themselves, they prefer sleeping on their tummies.

Suse - sounds like your man is a "sucker" and will probably enjoy the dummy. Caden will suck anything he can get his hands on (or his hands, for that matter). He tries to cram both fists into his mouth - it is VERY cute to watch! LOL about the bucket - maybe one of those scoop bibs?

As for us - still good. Caden still has his unsettled days, and when they occur I wonder if this is the end of our good times and hello bad times again, but then he settles down. We went to BILs for dinner last night and he was a postive angel - coo'd all the way there, drank his bottle (I express in the morning and DH gives this to him at night cos I heard morning milk is "fattier" than evening milk. I suggest you give it a go cos it has meant less feeds at night (well, NO feeds now ) then off to bed in his pram! The knot is still there in my tummy but I am certainly enjoying things alot more.

Better go do my expressing before bubs wakes up again.

Have a good week everyone!

[Hoody]

Suse- i had to laugh at the post taking you 9hrs! Many times i have started to type and then been interupted and get to the point where i just delete what i've done and then have to come back or on the other hand try to make it quick but get ppl and bubs mixed up and lots a mistakes so then i have to edit my post any way later on. Hows Euan going with the dummy? still enjoying it? Molly will take it some days but just lately much prefers her fist, finger, or thumb whatever she manages to get in her mouth first. I find the dummy is easier for her to hold in her mouth but her fist more convenient as i never forget to take that out with us lol.

Dragonbub- DD1 didnt have her 1st asthma attack until i was 32wks pg and since had had 6 (4 since Molly born) I am at my wits end and have no idea what to do any more. We have no pets and funny you should mention carpet its not the one you where on about but DH said last night maybe we should rip it up in her room to see if it makes a diff but financially i dont think we can afford to put anything else down jsut yet. DH is a smoker but only outside and in his work vehicle and never around DD and certainly never in the house or family car. I wont even let DD go outside with him if he is smoking. I'm jealous at you been able to express i can BF fine but am lucky to get 10ml when i try to express. Do you use electric or manual pump? with dd1 regardless of what i used i could get a full bottle from each side. Its my wedding ann in 2wks and i would love to have a drink when we go out for dinner. She will be coming with us and DD1 will be at my MIL's so i dont want lots but i wont even have 1 if i have to feed her iykwim.

Molly has been ok today and out night was reasonable too apart from DD1 but i'm gettign used to them taking it in turns to keep me up. Well we are now running late for a Drs appt so i better go.

[Willow]

Oooh, lots of posts today!

Well we're back from sleep school and we survived! True to form, he slept like a trooper there, but just put him down at home and he didn't go down so well He's asleep now though, but i had to pick him up for cuddles a few times before he settled.

He settled and even resettled beautifully while we were there! Made me see just what he is capable of and that maybe instead of rushing in there at the first cry, step back a bit and give him a chance to do his thing and wait for him to let me know if he needs some help.

Can't say there were any lightening bolt moments. Just went through stuff I already knew but perhaps reaffirmed that he WILL get it in time if I am consistent. The nurse we saw also helped me to see that I just need to focus on one sleep at a time and not think about what has or might happen at other times.

Funnily enough, there were 4 other babies there today, all around the same age as DS. As the nurse said "Does that tell you something? This is NORMAL baby stuff."

It definitely helps having someone there to support you though. I can't say I actually had to do much settling today though which is a shame. We were asked if we wanted to do a residential stay (ie stay for 3 or 4 nights) but at this stage I don't think it's warranted and would just be a huge interruption to the whole family, especially DD. So what we've done is booked in 3 day stays for the next three weeks. That way I'm still getting lots of support if I want/need it, if not, then no harm done and we'll be going on the days when DD is at preschool so it works out well.

I was dreeeeeading having to see the psych team there and going through my sorry tale again, but got a pleasant surprise because the nurse already knew i was seeing someone privately, so she figured there was no point. So that was one less thing to worry about.

I felt bad for some of the other mums there, some of the poor babies were having a much harder time than DS and were crying sooooo much. Their mums and the nurses were with them but made me realise that things could be a lot worse than what we've got it!

BBL for personals...

[Hoody]

Willow thats great news about the sleep school at least you know you are both doing fine. Must be a huge comfort to get that reassurance that the nurses give you.

[suse]

YAY Willow - that's fantastic that you got such positive feedback at sleep school!!! WTG!!!

[Twin Sister]

Hello Ladies! I haven't posted yet in this section as I'm a bit slow and only just discovered there was a baby buddies section. I have a lot to catch up on!

My little guy is 2.5 months old now and a real joy. My birth experience was awful and I'm still in a bit of pain but he was so worth it. He had his first laugh last week and it was the sweetest sound I've ever heard (I got all teary). It also looks like he might be getting his first tooth as there is a small hard white spot on his lower gums. It seems too soon but I was really early with my teeth too so I guess he takes after me.

Up until this past week he's been a great sleeper. He'd nap in the morning, anf have a 4 hour nap late afternoon. After midnight he'd sleep 4 hours, have a short feed and sleep another 4- 5 hours. In the last week or so though he's much more awake in the day and doesn't sleep much in the mornings, but he will still have a 3-4 hour nap most days. Last week he started sleeping 7 hours at night but then he got this nasty cold and he wants to be on the boob all the time so he's back down to only sleeping 1-4 hours at a time and doesn't want ot sleep much in the day. I hope once he feels better he naps again in the day as it's the only chance I have to get anything done.

I'm breastfeeding him but with great difficulty. Things were awful up until a few weeks ago when he finally got big enough to get his mouth open enough. Unfortunately since he's been sick things have gone back down hill. I dunno what's up but it's as if he's gotten lazy and things are getting painful again. We're hanging in though and I refuse to give up.

I was wondering what MCN diapers are? We have a poop blow-out every day and sometimes more than one. Sometiems there is barely any poop in the diaper, it's all been blown up and out the back. It's such a pain! Right now we are using disposable Pampers as the cloth diapers we have are a bit too big and everything just runs out the gaping leg hole.