Popping in quickly to say Hippie - these monkeys keep us on our toes dont they - James has had a few better feeds today but still fast - only around 8 mins!
MCHN check up today - J man is 6.540kgs! I thought he would be a bit heavier! 61cms long and head is 43.8 cms - hehe boof head!!
I weighed Liam yesterday and he was 6.25kg with just his nappy on.
I've been having feeding issues and did a thread in the BF forum, and some of the girls mentioned bubs often get fussy again around 3 months as their feeding pattern changes again. The general gist was that they're adjusting and feeding becomes more efficient so they often don't feed for as long. Some said their bubs fed for around 10-15 mins only some feeds. I've never heard of that before....
Why don't we get all this information somewhere?! Having a baby is frustrating the way things are now. Once upon a time women would have seen other bubs at all stages of their growth and had others with them to calmly and naturally tell them things. Now, each of us have to work it out for ourselves and hope we stumble on the right bit of information. Meanwhile we have MG's that are often all 1st time mums too so we're all just stumbling thru it together. ...I think we all do a good job given that, which says something for the inate abilities of women, but it could be easier...somehow.... *gets down off her soapbox*
Anyway, congrats Hollye on Mia increasing her feed so quickly!!! That's gotta feel good! Really hope it keeps up for you!
1stbub- James feeds for 10-15 mins max one side only per feed. The last few days it has been 5 mins per feed. It changes all the time - just take your lead from bub and you can't go wrong! Our village is much smaller these days and in many cases nearly non-existent. I love my mg though so nice to hear how others are going and to share stories about our terrific toddlers!!
dont know what the deal was yesterday coz today it says she put on 120 grams overnight!!!!!!! So for this week its a total of 140 grams so she is now... 5.84 kilos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is drinking about............... 120-140 mls which is all good for her weight. She still spews but shes not in pain from it anymore and is more of a happy chucker and a big one at that.
I was wonderin... about re-lactating.. what are your girls thoughts on this? can it be done? keep in mind i stopped BFing about 8 weeks ago.
Went to mothers group today.. theres 1 little boy in there that is 1 week older than Mia and he is just a little bigger than Mia so i dont worry about Mia's size anymore. She is getting quite chubby! lol
Hollye - I have no idea about re-lactating but would love to know if you can or not.
Lara is stressing me out with her feeds now. She is a bottle fed bub and for the last couple of days not finishing her bottles and really whingy while drinking them. I thought maybe the flow from the teets were too slow or something now so I went and got ones for 3 months and she is still the same. Its frustrating. Hope everything goes back to normal with her feeding soon.
Gotta go, sorry no personals but she is screaming!!!
Relactating is definitely a possibility hun - the ABA can give you heaps of info and I would post in the general breastfeeding section as well. Basically you let bub attach and suckle frequently to stimulate supply and there are other things as well. Good luck if that is what you decide!
Hi everyone - Up at the pump so thought I would say hello.
Olive is getting a tooth! Her cheek was really red last night and she has been drooling and sucking on her fist so had a look before she went to bed and she has a big white spot on her gum. How long will it take to come through? I hope it doesn't cause more BF problems and while it's exciting my girl is growing up far to quickly.
Whats everyone doing for the long weekend?
DH is working saturday so i'm going to meet one of my sisters and her kids with my mum and helping her find a dress for our younger sisters wedding. I need to get some shoes and a new black bra to wear and some baby shoes for Olive as well so should be a nice day out, I love shopping. On monday will probably listen to jjj hottest 100 only it will be sober this year.
My MIL is coming over to see us and do some yard work today which is lovely of her. She is a teacher so is getting a bit bored I think and is just one of those people always on the go. She cleaned my windows for me last fortnight. I was originally a bit funny about it but have learnt to accept more help since having a baby and it makes her feel good I think plus DH is working 6 days and gets up at 2:45am so is pretty tired come the weekend. MIL is so excited about babysitting for my sisters wedding but i'm not. It will only be for 4hrs though while we go to the reception and she'll be much happier at home and will help prepare me for when I go back to work.
Have a great one ladies.
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That's gotta feel good! Really hope it keeps up for you!
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