Babies Born October 16th ~ 31st 2009

[ElleJay]

Stevie - Same with me and DH here.. For example, yesterday we were walking through the shops with the pram and I couldn't keep it straight (struggling to walk atm - getting back to being used to walking around heaps) and kept bumping into stuff - in my defense, I was trying to keep out the way of people that were walking towards me - and he kept saying things like 'You know you gotta watch where you push it' and 'You know your not keeping it straight' and I just snapped saying that if he could do a better job than he should do it.

Kass - Thanks hun - It's kinda the same here.. Usually I can get William to sleep after DH has left for work by just giving him a feed and we're up and about again at 9-10am but today, even after three feeds in the space of 2 hrs, he just didn't wanna sleep again and kept crying and crying (which made me cry because I didn't know what I was doing wrong) and eventually he fell asleep at 2:10pm until about 5:30pm and since then he's been in and out of sleep - really only waking for a feed and a change and thats it.

[Kazmar]

Kass - Thanks hun - It's kinda the same here.. Usually I can get William to sleep after DH has left for work by just giving him a feed and we're up and about again at 9-10am but today, even after three feeds in the space of 2 hrs, he just didn't wanna sleep again and kept crying and crying (which made me cry because I didn't know what I was doing wrong) and eventually he fell asleep at 2:10pm until about 5:30pm and since then he's been in and out of sleep - really only waking for a feed and a change and thats it.

Sometimes a little boiled water can help If they have a saw belly they keep trying to feed, to sooth themselves, as they dont realise this will make it hurt more but a little boiled water can flush them out and help the pain

[ElleJay]

Thanks Kass I'll have to give it a try.. Did try giving him boiled water once, but he didn't take it - but that was when he had oral thrush and wouldn't take anything except boobie.

[Kazmar]

Yeah boobie babies no they're on a good thing with the boobie, so its hard to get them to take water from a bottle
Lucy can get fussy at times but in this hot weather I often give her some water instead of constant boobie
See how you go..... Dont worry about crying when things gets to much, we all feel like that at times
I found with Annabelle I would get so overwhelmed, now with Lucy I can just keep telling myself, its just a faze and before I know it she'll be 2! haha
All your thoughts, worries and breakdowns are normal

[Tammie]

Hi Ladies!!!

This is my first post on this thread.... bub was born 29th but i only got home from hospital on 2nd and have really just spent this week settling in at home with DH and Eli and recovering from my c-section.

I am going to join the everyone in saying their brag is sleeping... Eli goes down to bed at about 8-8:30pm each night and wakes at 1pm for a feed then back to sleep until 6-7am... can't ask too much more of a bub currently 9 days old!

My gripe is the afternoon's.. he has some sort or witching hour(s) where he will grizzle and whinge for about 3 hours in the afternoon, not take his feed properly and is just generally unsettled. We go through this each day but i keep telling DH that at least it is the afternoon and not the middle of the night!

My DH goes back to work shortly and i am a little concerned about having to look after bub by myself.... i guess it is more nerves than anything and second guessing my ability.

Well bub is starting to grizzle so i better go......

[JellyBean]

Hey All - just clocked on that this must be where you all went!!

We are doing ok here. Compared with DS1 Jasper is a pretty easy baby - although I also think I am just finding it easier as he's my second bub. With DS1 I used to fret and get really affected by his distressed sounding cries - whereas with this one, I hear him cry and I'm like "oh good he's alive"... "yep - I'll be there in a sec mate!"....lol.
I think its true that they pick up on your emotional vibes.
I'd love to say that he is sleeping through large chunks of the night like some of you but unfortunately that is not the case - more like every 3 to 3.5 hours around the clock! But hey - we'll get there!!

LJ - how did bubs go with the oral thrush? I wish I'd seen your post sooner - I would've recommended a good probiotic supplement for you - once the probiotics ('friendly' bacteria which prevent yeast infections) get into the breastmilk and are passed onto bubs - they will knock any thrush infection right out of the ball park - and prevent it from coming back too - unlike antibiotics. Probiotics are also responsible for the effective assimilation of nutrients so can assist with the absorption of breastmilk and assist with bubs digestion.
Thrush is more common in women and babies who have been administered antibiotics during or after labour (ie with c-section) as the antibiotics cannot discriminate between good and bad bacteria - they effectively kill both. This leaves you a little high and dry in the probiotic department. Ask at your nearest health food store about a good probiotic supplement to take whilst breastfeeding. In-Liven by MiEssence is good - there is an article on it under the articles section here on bellybelly. Needs to be kept in fridge. XX

[JellyBean]

Oh - and I forgot to mention chiropractic care for bubbas. I cannot tell you how much this helped with DS1's colic!! Definitely recommended!! There are some chiropractors that specialise in pediatric and maternal health.
There are some massive changes in weight distribution that occur after birth and this can throw your spine and neck right out of alignment and cause severe headaches - not to mention the additional strain that holding a baby and feeding can have on your upper back and neck.
I saw my chiro yesterday and although I am feeling a little tender after the adjustment already I am feeling SO much better!!

XX

[fi1980]

Hi All - I made it! Only just realised this thread was here

So far all is going pretty well with little Leila, I am so in love with her! Everytime I look at her I'm just blown away by how gorgeous she is and how much I'm in love with her. I can't believe DH & I made such a perfect little person!!

I'm very jealous of all of you who have great sleeping babies. During the day Leila is a gem, she has no trouble going to sleep and will sleep through anything but once the sun goes down she turns into a little horror! The other night it was 7:30am before she settled into a decent sleep, it was so awful! Last night was probably her best night, she settled down at 3am and slept until 7:30am. I think her little body clock is a bit out of whack and she just needs to learn the difference between day and night, but we'll get there. DH is being absolutely wonderful so we take it in turns during the night so that we each get some sleep. I express enough for a good feed for her so that when DH is on shift he can feed her when she's hungry. So far it's working well but unfortunately it's only going to work until DH has to go back to work. Let's hope we get into a better routine by then!

I'm recovering well from the c-section. I'm finding my recovery to be great physically but difficult emotionally. I feel so disappointed that I had to have a c-section as I really wanted to birth my baby naturally. I feel like my body has failed me or something and that I've been robbed of something that I desperately wanted to experience. Leila was very distressed and within 3 hours of getting to the hospital she was born, I only got to 2cm and they said there was absolutely no waiting to see with this one, the baby had to come straight out. So I know that it was definitely the right thing for her and at the time I felt fine, I had no issues with it as I just wanted my baby safe and well. Now however, I look back and wonder why it had to be that way and if there was anything that I could of done to prevent it. I guess the main thing is that she is safe and well and absolutely perfect.

BF is going well, I had one very sore cracked and bleeding nipple the other day but thankfully that is healing now, its still tender but I can feed from it ok. I seem to have a pretty good milk supply which is good and Leila is a very good feeder. I had my first experience of BF in public yesterday which was weird! I don't have any issues with it but I must say I did feel a little self-conscious when I was doing it, probably because I am still learning.

Hope all you mummies are going well and enjoying your lovely little bundles!

Fi x