Hey girls, I thought it was time I posted rather than just stalking. This would have to be the most active thread on BB. I just can't keep up.
Byron is doing great. He's feeding much better since I started feeding him lying down or laying back. But one problem....... He doesn't know when to stop. I have to take him off at 30mins otherwise he'll projectile vomit from having too much.
Last Saturday I went to Renstar's baby shower & thought I'd leave Byron at home with DH & a defrosted EBM bottle so I could have a few wines.... Well... Byron was due at 3.30pm for a feed, at 3.45 DH rings & says Byron won't have a bar of the bottle. He just spits it out & howls like he's being fed poison. I said to give him a dummy to get use to the sucking action & try again in 15 mins. Well at 4.30pm DH rings & says he's coming to get me to feed the baby. I'd had about 3 wines (finished the last one at 3.30pm) & wondered what I should do. There wasn't anything I could do so I fed him at 5pm. I figured the once off occaision won't hurt. So now I have decided to express once a day to feed him by bottle so he can get use to it. Otherwise I'll never be able to leave the house. I've just been giving half feeds with the bottle to slowly get him use it. Yesterday he took 100mls which was all that I had expressed, so today I'm gonna try for a full feed. I'm now gonna give him the EBM before bed so he can differentiate (if that's a word) between night & day. That way he might sleep through the night, every night. It's a little hit & miss at the moment. He's been going down at 8.45pm after his 7.30pm feed. Some nights he'll sleep through to 5.30am, other nights he'll wake around 2.30am.
We've got a nice weekly routine going now... Monday mornings we walk with Sasha28, & jane (who I met in hospital), Tuesday we go to the clinic (mothers group) and wednesday we're doing mums & bubs yoga. I kinda feel like a lady of leisure (sp?).
I went to take some pics of Byron dressed in his santa outfit today... The only ones I got was of him howling... He was so tired cause DH got him out of bed at 6am & played with him for 1.5hours when he was meant to be sleeping. Hopefully I can get some better ones later today & i'll upload it.
TeruTeru - I vouch for the lansinoh. I had a serverley blistered nipple when I had mastitis & the lansinoh cleared it right up
Kuraiza - You must be loving that bouncer. I've used one right from the begining & it's a god send. I put Byron in it after every feed to he can stare out the window (nature time) so his feed digests properly. Then again about 5 or 10mins before bed to let him relax & calm down. It works a treat
Hollye - I saw Mia's pics on FB. She's just adorable. So cute.
Csab - So glad to hear Olivia is doing so well. My prayers are paying off! Every time I see a tiny baby at the shops, I always think of you & Olivia. It's so easy to forget how little they once were. I have to look at pics to remind me Byron was so little once
Katones - Byron is nearly 6kgs too. He'll be 8 weeks (corrected) on Tuesday
Belfie - How frustrating losing your post
Sami - Good luck for your outing today. I know exactly how you feel.
Amy - Do you sleep during the day while Bethany sleeps? Sometimes I take Byron to bed with me. That way I don't have to get up to him stirring. I can then sleep him on his side (which he loves), in my arms. We both get a good rest then. Even if you don't sleep, just lay there to rest, it does wonders for your mind
Tanya - Thanks for your comment on my birth story. I was wondering who you were then I noticed your ticker. Glad you got the username you were after
Amanda - Sounds like your having a great time with your new arrival. Man your house must be caotic. A friend of mine has 4 boys & I thought her house was crazy!
PinkP - You really must come down the goldy for a swim one day. My pool is only very little but it does the job
Sorry to anyone I may have missed. I can only read back a page or so while in this screen.
Again, I do read all your posts, everyday, I'm jus slack at posting.
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