Hey girls I'll be popping in here to check up on you all.
Kylie what a great weight gain, you are doing a great job.
Hollye one of my boys was a chucker and it seemed as tho he was going to put on weight, but he did, I think they get rid of the excess most of the time, it looks alot but they still have some in their tums to help them grow.
Julian has been going well, we've had two nights were he has slept thru the night, no consecutive but it's a start and yesterday he was up most of the day feeding all the time, but other then that he's fitted in well and his big brothers love him to death.
Well - i had to go too the doctor's the other day - turns out i have a bad case of mastitus! i have had temps of 38.6+, hot and cold sweats, bad continuous headache - have been sooo lethargic that kevin has had to help me walk around - and we wont mention how sore my boobs are! i havent even been able too hold Bianca for 3 days!
so doc has put me back on the pill to dry up my milk! kinda glad that the decision has been made for me!
Today im feeling a little bit better - but Bianca has been awake since 530am and hasnt slept! we thought she had bad wind - so went out and brought infants friend - she did a massive poo - but still hasnt settled! she is driving us insane! dont know what too do!
You poor thing. I had mastitis as well. It definitely hurts and in the end I had to give up breast feeding anyway because my daughter wasn't getting enough.
I found in the beginning when your baby is crying that you just have to do all that you can. Change nappy, burp, feed, cuddle until something works. It's hard in the beginning but after a while you do get in a groove of things. I know it probably doesn't feel like that yet, but hang in there and you'll see, things will work out
I think you and I live in the same area. I'm in River Hills, is that where you are?
My daughter Madison is now three and a half months old.
I hope things improve with your little girl . Take care hun.
i hope you don't mind me jumping on, i saw your posts and i just wanted to say congrats on baby bianca! i'm so sorry your going through all the feeding dramas, just a thought - when i put dd on formula she really reacted to s26 gold and was really unsettled, her paediatrician said it is really heavy and some babies can't handle it - i found changing formulas seemed to help.
Hollye - I read your thread - and sending you lots of big hugs!! In the end you need to do whatever is right for you and Mia - so don't beat yourself up too much on which ever decision you make, as long as you both are happy.
I have a general question - does anyone else suffer from hot/cold flushes? I have been told that it is to do with the hormones that arrive with your milk but i can't believe how extreme they have been. I wake up dripping with sweat during the night and sometimes i get the shivers so bad i have to go to bed to warm up.
Hi everyone, can I join this thread? Bub, Liam Samuel, was born 3 weeks ago today! October 17. I'll get around to updating my signature soon and adding pics. I know some of you from the 'bubs due October' thread, but I'm pretty bad at posting regularly so I stopped. Great to see your familiar names again and congrats to you all on your new arrivals.
HJ - I feel your pain. We've had nearly 2 weeks where we were lucky to have only 3 hours of non-stop crying and more like 5 - 7 hours. You think you should be able to know what to give your baby to make them feel better and its so frustrating that nothing works. He's been so much better the past couple of days. Possible reasons?:
a) we're getting used to it and aren't stressing as much?
b) we're getting better at making sure he's feeding early and getting plenty (I'm using nipple shields and am now starting to wonder if they've reduced my suply...?? So we're supplementing with formula if we think he needs it - we're using Lactogen coz its what DH got from the shop)
c) we've gotten better at soothing him? Before we were mostly just trying to attend to him, now I'm trying to get past his crying to settle him down and sooth him by keeping him close to me, etc. Not that we weren't trying to settle him before or weren't trying to sooth him... It's hard to explain. Anyway, today he's been grumpy all day, but we haven't had the long crying bouts. Yesterday was a dream. Don't know if that might open some avenues to help....?
Does anyone have any tips on how to increase milk supply? I'm trying to express if we ever give formula so the 'supply/demand' thing is still happening. Breast pumps suck! And yes, expressing is a pain in the !%#.
I havent been on here for awhile - im totally at my wits end! Bianca does nothing but cry, cry, cry,cry - i cant even remember the last time i slept!
I have no idea what is wrong with her - we have tried EVERYTHING!
i can so see why some ppl go through PND - this is not a enjoyable time at all!
She is 3wks old today - got her weighed yesterday and she is now 3.9kgs - so has put on weight and is 56cm long - has grown 6cm!!!!!! my little girl is growing soooo fast!
HJ - big hugs, hang in there babe. it WILL get better. Mayb go get her checked for colic??!? great weight gain!
Mia had her check today too!! She has put on 220 grams in a week! good ol booby milk.. its not dodgy like i thought it was! She is also now 52.2 cm long. She now weighs 3980 grams (8lb 12oz)
wow that post actually took me 45 mins to write! lol
Hi everyone.. i am getting Jorda's shots here in Canada... same thing.. just would rather get them done sooner then later... so its ok.. I never freaked out when Ben got them.. so i am ok..
Snowing here like crazy.. but so fun.. Ben has a snowsuit and boots etc..
And Jorda is so cute in her little snow outfit and hat .. so fun..
I have been shopping like crazy.. but need to stop as my friends here are having a baby shower for me next sunday.. so nice of them.. and here in Canada.. there is kinda a silent rule.. that people spend anywhere from 50-100$.. which i think is a lot.. so we will get tones of stuff... Which i need as the dryer here at the hotel(since my parents house burnt this is where we are living) ate all Jorda's clothes.. holes in all of them and oil spills on them all. I WAS DEVASTATED as it was all newborn small stuff that is now wrecked....
Anyways i hope everyone is well.. hang in there...
I did the control crying with Jorda for 3 nights and she is sleeping through from 10pm till 6-7am.. I Am loving it!!!!!!
October 17. I'll get around to updating my signature soon and adding pics. I know some of you from the 'bubs due October' thread, but I'm pretty bad at posting regularly so I stopped. Great to see your familiar names again and congrats to you all on your new arrivals.
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