ARGH! Babies!
Seven just had the most luxurious of baths, bubbles and all, and a massage. She loved it, and for the first time ever, she didn’t cry when I took her out.
We had a lovely feed, then 10 minutes later. BAM. Poo blow out. And, also for the first time ever, it went up the BACK!
So, naked as the day she was born, she got a ‘baby wipe’ wash. And a new set of jimjams.
So, S.E.V.E.N no longer spells Seven, it spells RatBag.
Oh, you may have noticed, she broke the 4 day poo rule! (we had poop 2 days ago!)
well Liberty is propped up on a pillow sleeping on my chest (the computer chair can lean back) so now I finally get a chance to type
kell - you are so lucky. nearly every poo is a poo-splosion (at least 6 times a day mind you) despite being so constipated that she moans and groans, grunts and cries to get it out. we have already gone through 12 packs of wipes so i've just decided to use cloth wipes until she gets over this as at this rate it will cost us over $300 a year in wipes!!
Sue - could you try zantac? i did hear that losec was supposed to be good, strange that the side effects is vomiting?? that is really stupid. zantac still makes them constipated though but i balance it out with infants friend haha reminds me of that post you wrote about "cramming it down like there's no tomorrow" i have those moments too!!
candyjay - i LOVE my baby bjorn although it does hurt your back after a while but we use it for shopping and for whingy arsenic hours. she nearly always falls asleep in it and now she's getting a little bit older she will look around too which is good because she is entertained in it whilst i get a few chores done. i tried a hug-a-bub but i'm too unco to work it out. as she gets older i will need to try and work it out though as i'm not sure how much more weight she can put on before she will be too heavy for me to carry in it for my back. also i find it makes us both very sweaty??
donna - how cute that she pokes out her tongue more now!! i bet you feel much better now that you know why she was having trouble attaching.
Tenille - haha i can so relate to your sleepy story!! the midnight feed is ok but its the 3/4am one that i'm really tired for. sometimes i get so tired that i forget to "put the boob away" and as she often sleeps cuddled up next to me i've woken up before to her trying to re-attach herself
wow i actually got to finish what i came on hear to write. probably not good to let her get used to sleeping on me but oh well, i'll worry about that later. it's good to have time to myself, well sort of anyway, for a change
Shock horror, I’m awake. Seven WAS soundly asleep, until the very second I put her in her basinnet. She’s been crying ever since. She’s currently on my lap whingeing. Doesn’t want a feed, just wants to me to stand up and hold her. My back is about to break. Holding a 5.5kg baby for hours on end is not good for a bad back!
DF has been asleep since 7.45. He’s ‘tired’. Im over him being ‘tired’. So am I! He doesn’t wake up every 2hrs to feed a hungry baby. He doesn’t get up early to spend all day with a needy baby. He gets to go to work and come home and go to friggin bed!
If I bring this up, I know what he will say. “I work all day”. So frigging what?
Somethings gotta give.
I need this baby to go to sleep before midnight. I have tried everything. Im SO dam tired! This is NOT what it was supposed to be like.
I am sorry about the ‘me’ post again – but I am going to lose my mind if I don’t vent. I know you are all going through the same things, but I don’t know what else to do.
Kell, have you tried calling Karitane? or Tresillian? One of the nicest midwives at Calvary Hospital said she herself had called Karitane for help when she had serious problems settling her baby and was at the end of her tether. The number for Karitane is 1300 227 464.
Can your DF take some time off so that he can help out? Would he be willing to do that? I wish I lived closer so that I could give you a hand. Do you have any girlfriends or workmates who can come around during the day or after work/on the weekend to give you a break, even if it's for an hour? I'm planning on taking up all the offers I've had for help when Mum leaves. Matthew screamed and screamed this evening, and I know he was unsettled from our trip to Wagga, but I'm sure it's because he can smell milk on me and he wants it and nothing else for the comfort.
After seeing Matthew's paediatrician on Monday for his "six-week appointment", we have a new plan of action where most of Matthew's feeds will be given to him by bottle. Apparently Matthew's receding chin (retrognathia) coupled with his blocked nose (have begun the Fess treatment today) meant that he wasn't getting satisfied at the breast. Hence having to feed him almost constantly during the day. Dr Pillay said that was "not acceptable" If the bottle program works, then I should have three hours between feeds (that would be bliss). I will use formula if I need to as well. I'm still going to breastfeed him at night, simply because it's easiest and it will help me keep up my supply. Matthew's weight gain was described as "fantabulous" - at 5w2d, he weighed in at 5.18kg (dressed weight).
Another minor problem is Matthew has cradlecap. So have begun rubbing in sorbolene cream but if it gets worse, I have a script for a cortisone cream. Poor Matthew! We'd started calling him Crusty because of his yellow crusty eyebrows but already starting to notice an improvement with the sorbolene.
Another failed attempt tonight by DP to visit us. He is genuinely trying to get across but things keep happening (sickness, flat tyres, work dramas) so it will be next week before DP has another chance to visit. Hard to believe Matthew will be six weeks old this Saturday night and DP still hasn't held his son. I even had to send him the birth registration papers to fill in and send on.
Better get back to bed before his lordship wakes up again. So tired from the Wagga trip.
Kerry ~ DF has just started a new job and the only holidays he can take is when we get married in a few weeks. I don't mind during the day, its just at night when it all comes crashing down around my ears that I need relief. I kind of feel like an idiot - a Neonatal Nurse not being able to cope with my own baby!
As for Matthew's cradle cap..I have a suggestion. It won't 'cure' it but I have found that it works to get rid of some of it from the babies I used to work with. You know the medisponges that nurses and Dr's use to really properly wash their hands? If you can get your hands on some of them, give it a try next time he is in the bath. Also, I used cooking oil (yes cooking oil) on DS's head when he had cradle cap.
Hope that helps.
Kell, i had a huge post to you, but blake decided to push me away and erase it all! KIDS!
If you are doing AP, i wouldnt use sleep schools etc.
I really feel for you! i just wish i lived closer to give you some respite and a real hug. Its tough, but i cant imagine how tough you are doing it. Not sure, but have you looked into lactose issues? Might be a stretch, but a friend of mine had issues similar to yours and her bub was intolerant.
Its difficult when the partner doesnt act like a partner in parenting isnt it? Again i feel for you. I cant relate but it must be bloody difficult!!!! almost feel like a single mum in it all? Dont feel like an idiot PLEASE! doesnt matter what profession you are in, your tired, cranky and need some respite. Is there any one that can come and help you even just for a night? a best buddy? your mum?
What about some mums groups? i am worried because it sounds like you need support but just arnt getting it, and i would hate to see you with PND or similar.
Dont know if you have MSN, but i do, feel free to add me, i am generally around the house with the kiddos if you ever need a private ear
hello every one at last im back on line ive missed the internet so much sad really
Eireann is so good she is sleeping at night now wakes for a feed but goes back to sleep straight away better than when i was last online and she had her day and night mixed up she is a bit off today had her injections on wednesday and has a cold.
ill have to come back later and read back Eireann has decided she is going to have a moan lol
Niamh it is so good to see you! So glad that Eireann is behaving for you. Could you ask her to pretty please send some night time sleep vibes to Seven?
If the bottle program works, then I should have three hours between feeds (that would be bliss). I will use formula if I need to as well. I'm still going to breastfeed him at night, simply because it's easiest and it will help me keep up my supply. Matthew's weight gain was described as "fantabulous" - at 5w2d, he weighed in at 5.18kg (dressed weight).
ive missed the internet so much sad really
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