Babies Born October 1st ~ 15th 2008

[SunnyRain]

I found this forum too.

Pink Palace, we have twins.

[Helly]

whoop.... i whinge, then I run away!

Haven't been feeling real social, having a hard time breastfeeding (although it's settling at last - now I'm chained to the couch for 18 hours a day!) but things are looking up. How is everyone coping so far?

Kuraiza - great to see you in here!

[SunnyRain]

Breastfeeding is time consuming, isn't it? How did humans survive evolution when us women have to sit around, defenseless and immobile for so many hours each day? I am chasing my inlaws out of the apartment so I can breastfeed and watch TV, or else I'm stuck in the bedroom all day.

Jude was awake last night from 6pm to 11.30pm. What was that all about? I didn't know what I was supposed to do.

[Moi]

I'll join this forum too. I've found it hard to find time to get online!! I am surprised at how long breast feeding takes. I keep forgetting it takes an hour per feed!! Happily I haven't had any problems with breast feeding.. but my worry is if Maya is getting enough!? I don't know how to tell if my breasts are being drained?! I don't have engorged breasts at all.

kuraiza - My little Maya is also going through long periods of awake crying time.. lasting hours. It started a few days ago. And DH and I are going crazy trying to work out what's wrong or what to do to settle her. She seems to not want to sleep - she gets these big wide eyes. But then I think she gets over tired and can't cope so cries until she can settle down for sleep, which can last for hours. I have no idea what to do either.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

BIRTHS

Georgi - 28/08/08 - Byron John - 4lb 15oz - 7:14am

curl - 23/09/08 - Loralei Grace - 8lb 4oz

Belfie - 25/09/08 - Xander Jordan - 7lb 7oz - 1:35am

Didispunk - 25/09/08 - Jorda May - 6lb 14oz - 12:46pm

SamiH - 25/09/08 - Zander ******* - 8lb 1oz - 8:58pm

cocopop - 29/09/08 - Josef Justice Bernard - 7lb - 9:57pm

CathieW - 30/09/08 - 9.00pm
^^^- Sam - 7lb 3oz -Hana - 5lb 10oz^^^- born 12 minutes apart

Helly - 02/10/08 - Ewan Shaun - 8lb 9oz - 3:08pm

PinkPalace - 07/10/08 - Ethan Cruz - 7lb 7oz

Kuraiza - 07/10/08 - Jude Hugo Thomas - 5lb 10.3oz - 6:39am

Itsme - 10/10/08 - Maya Katherine - 8lb 13oz - 9:28am

Katones - 12/10/08 - Jack Anthony- 9lb 4oz - 10am

Csab - 14/10/08 - Olivia - 5lb 2oz - 2:35pm

AmandaJ - 15/10/08 - Julian Jesse - 7lb 11oz - 4:12pm

Sweetpea - 16/10/08 - tba - 8lb 12oz

Hippiemummy - 17/10/08 - Banjo

Olive'smummy - 17/10/08 - Olive Mae - 8lb 15oz 2:24am

1stbub27 - 17/10/08 - Liam Samuel - 8lb 2oz - 7:22

Tanstar - 18/10/08 - James Benjamin George - 10lb 0.84oz

Hollye - 22/10/08 - Mia - 7lb 12oz - 8:08

SneakySparkle - 24/10/08 - Evangeline Ruby Hope - 7lb 5oz - 2:00pm

hj1981 - 28/10/08 - Bianca Jane - 7lb 5oz - 12:20pm
rileynmia - 29/10/08 - Audrey Elisabeth - 7lb 6oz - 5.07am
STARRYSKY - 30/10/08 - Jacob Declan - 9lb 11oz - 12:13am

Kylieb77 - 2/11/08 - Logan James Brooks - 9lb 7oz -2.55am

[SunnyRain]

She seems to not want to sleep - she gets these big wide eyes. But then I think she gets over tired and can't cope so cries until she can settle down for sleep, which can last for hours

That's how I felt too. I bought a dummy for Jude because he loves to comfort suckle and he sucks his fists, the paediatrician told me in hospital you can always take a dummy away but you can't take away thumbs, so we tried it. It helped to settle him last night (at last).

[Moi]

That's how I felt too. I bought a dummy for Jude because he loves to comfort suckle and he sucks his fists, the paediatrician told me in hospital you can always take a dummy away but you can't take away thumbs, so we tried it. It helped to settle him last night (at last).

My DH wants to try and avoid dummies if possible. So at the moment we are trying to settle her without them. But I do have some ready to use - just in case!