Dummy - itsme some bubs just don't want them! But mine have There is a bit of a knack the first few times, gently holding it in so they get the feeling of sucking it in and not pushing it back out with their tongue, once they have a grip they either suck furiously and settle or keep spitting it out etc ... try it when they are calm and not stressed or crying - it will only upset them more to have something foreign shoved in their mouth, it might help Maya if she has some wind too as often they just wanna suck for comfort but the milk thing gets in their way and increases their belly-ache - I think that is how we have kept Zander's tummy pains at a lower level than they would be - poor little mite has a hard time sometimes. Um, what else .... babies at this age should be *awake* on average 1 hr - 1hr15min, you should see tired signs by this time, the trick is to try and catch them as soon as they start .... it is hard work and nothing much else gets done - but just look after you and your bubby.
Zander had bad pains last night and screamed with real tears for about an hour last night so he had his first dose of paracetomol - poor darling. He was in such pain. Of course it was between 7pm and 8pm - with DH away so I had to get the other 2 to bed as well, I was soooooo drained by 8.30pm once they were all asleep I went to bed straight away. I heard him stir quite a few times but I have this *thing* that unless he is waaahh'ing or cries out, I won't get up to groans and moans - and he fed at 3.30am and settled really well afterwards until 7am.
There is a bit of a knack the first few times, gently holding it in so they get the feeling of sucking it in and not pushing it back out with their tongue, once they have a grip they either suck furiously and settle or keep spitting it out etc ... try it when they are calm and not stressed or crying - it will only upset them more to have something foreign shoved in their mouth, it might help Maya if she has some wind too as often they just wanna suck for comfort but the milk thing gets in their way and increases their belly-ache - I think that is how we have kept Zander's tummy pains at a lower level than they would be - poor little mite has a hard time sometimes. Um, what else .... babies at this age should be *awake* on average 1 hr - 1hr15min, you should see tired signs by this time, the trick is to try and catch them as soon as they start .... it is hard work and nothing much else gets done - but just look after you and your bubby.
so he had his first dose of paracetomol - poor darling. He was in such pain. Of course it was between 7pm and 8pm - with DH away so I had to get the other 2 to bed as well, I was soooooo drained by 8.30pm once they were all asleep I went to bed straight away. I heard him stir quite a few times but I have this *thing* that unless he is waaahh'ing or cries out, I won't get up to groans and moans - and he fed at 3.30am and settled really well afterwards until 7am.
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