Babies Born October 1st ~ 15th 2009

[EsJay]

erybery i think what maya is saying is right, theres no normal or right or wrong or any of that, we just have to live with them and the evils of sleep deprivation mostly, but i can recommend some things i have tried for the reflux that have made a huge difference to not only my sanity but dd's happiness, (am i right in remembering ella has reflux hence the zantac or am i just using my mushie brain wrong...lol) i am giving dd some liquid mylanta for her reflux and its instant stop screaming, i was told up to 1ml 3 times a day is fine by the nurse. she is very colicy and i have started winding her every 3mins on the boob, or every 30ml from the bottle, OMG what a difference that has made, the colic seems to have disappeared in only 2 days! (fingers crossed) so the screaming has stopped that was all night every night till 3am... i am also giving her thickened breast milk in a bottle for her last feed before sleep, helps with the reflux too, plus i know exactly how much shes had rather than guessing. she seems to sleep longer cos of this, but it could just be a coincedence too...

maya sorry to hear about the bf probs, i had blocked duct and mastitis last week so i can empathise with the pain, i just wanted to throw dd on the floor everytime i put her on, it is so terrible, cant believe something so natural can cause so much damn pain, bloody bf probs. i hope ur all back to normal soon, repaired and healed well. im sure ur dd will get back to good attachment in time, someone like u with so much experience and will power will have her back on there in no time in sure. plus the support uve gotten will help, and im sure u will seek further support using ur aba group if u need it. the beauty of these groups is they are there for you when u need it as well as when u dont.

i have started save our sleep, as a routine for dd and it has worked wonders for the 2 days ive been doing it, i have had 2 nice sleeps, plus day sleeps to get the housework done, im not couting my chickens yet, but a couple of nice days has been great. i know a lot of ppl dont like routines and stuff, but i had to give something a go, 3hrs sleep a day and snack feeding by dd was killing me, not to mention the cranky screaming baby i had on my hands, she was just so unhappy. will let u all know how it goes in a week or so.

hope everyones well and bubs r doing great, and getting a bit more sleep for their mummys