Has everyone's linea negra gone yet? Mine is showing no signs of fading.
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Big hug coming at you Noni!!! I don't know very much about bottle feeding but is it possible she's sucking a lot of wind because of the sort of teat on the bottle...? Or do you think it might be a bit of reflux - they are ok upright with reflux but start crying as soon as you tip them over. Have you tried keeping her upright in a sling to sleep during the day? Might be worth a try...
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Has everyone's linea negra gone yet? Mine is showing no signs of fading.
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Oh Noni - that is exactly what happened to me yesterday!
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marydean- how come you always know the exact right thing to say to make me feel better?? sherie, you're the same too...
i've just been reading through the posts after a basically sleepless night thinking what am i doing wrong? why is my baby so unsettled? how am i ever gonna get a shower today, let alone make myself some food, and i'd love to be able to sit here and right a long post but he won't let me put him down so i'm doing the one finger type right now. he just seems so grizzly. if he's not feeding or sleeping he's crying. i know it's starting to drive dp crazy too cos he comes home from work and is excited to spend quality time with lewis and all he does is cry and scream...alright enough selfish posting. sounds like i'm not the only one on here who's having a bit of a hard time atm so i hope you all have better days today. i hope ella pops on soon to let us know how she is...oh and labour vibes to you too queenie- i haven't forgotten how bad it is in those last few weeks!
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Cally - I didn't get a linea negra but the stretch marks are showing no sign of fading any time soon.
DH's parents and two brothers arrive this afternoon for a week, should be fun.
Hope everyone is having a better day today
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md - we use the tommee tippee ones that have the special supposed anti colic valve to stop that happening lol.. she is a refluxy baby though had to change her formula because she was spewing it all the time now its only every once and a while but i think its still trying to come up but cant because of the thick formula iykwim.. she does have wind but i think its made much worse by the reflux and she does seem to get hiccups all the time where she brings up little bits of milk with them poor thing i do feel bad for her when i am having a sane moment but most the time i am wrapped up in poor me i will crack if she dosn't stop crying iykwim
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Nonie - I give Rory a few minutes to rest after he feeds before I burp him to stop him spewing. Also I burp him half way through a feed (much to his dislike).
Ummm I have a few ideas that you can give a go.
Have you raised Asha's cot? I know she is sleeping with you atm but maybe try raise her sleeping position??
When Rory was quite windy when we brought him home we used Braurers (sp). This was needed to be given to him every half hour for 4 doses and then every 4 hours after that. This really worked well.
Oh and when he is pain I bring his legs up to his chest and hold them there for a few seconds. That works fantasticly!
And after I burp Rory on my leg (I have to give him a bit of horsey sometimes to get the burps up) I put him over my shoulder and press down on his back with a bit of pressure and move my hand around in a circle without moving it iykwim??
I hope this helps Noni xoxoxox I feel like a bit of a goose giving advice after being a mum for only 5 weeks LOL.
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Renee - good advice - I will be trying to use some of your burping techniques too!!!!
Cally - my linea negra shows no sign of fading, it is quite dark still - i dont think any change in it at all. I hope it goes by xmas time when I am off to the beach (although there are many other body things to worry about before I will be in a beach bikini anyway!! LOL!)
Well I had a bad day yesterday - Noah was v grmpy and didnt sleep at all realy during the day - 1 or 2 catnaps only.. this was after the most disturbed night... so i was at wits end by the end of the day - went and had 1/2 hr quiet time when DH camehome and also asked mum not to come around as i n eeded space... wasnt so bad but i knew i needed a 'circuit breaker'. Anyway we did the bedtime regime at about 7ish (right as Noah was in middle of arsenic hour!) and I fe him at 7.30, he was asleep at 8ish and then slept through to 3.30am!!!! wooo hooooo!!! i went to ed at 10 expecting himt o wake up in an hour or so and of course woke up at 2 ina panic but he was fine... so i got a good block of sleep. he then woke at 5ish with wind and i got up with him but i didnt mind after that sleep. he is being a real sweetie today - no sleep yet though but he doesnt sleep in the mornings i am used to that! i thnk the aim to space out his feeds is going well and thanks to Cally's advice I am really trying to give him 2 sides at most feeds - not chging him at startbut in the middle etc etc. and so far it works about 50% of the time.. so that's good. today he is feeding about 3 hourly.. so i am pleased...
mum bought us a swing (electric) which he likes - it isnt the miracle for us that some ppl say but it is a good distraction while i have a cuppa. also he has started to really play on his play mat - swiping at the toys etc - what a joy to see.
Hope all going well with you all - 11 how are you doing today hun?
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Morning Ladies,
Noni- re burping- I burp Olivia half way through then at the end. Before burping I let her dangle with my hands under her arm pits give her a little twist then put her on my lap and rub her back. Works every time for me. They taught me this when the boys were in special care after they were born.
Well I went and joined WW this morning and what a heap of weight I have to lose. Oh I hope this works. Hello to everyone and have a great day.
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Pregpan - we had a great night last night too. Fed after her bath at 8:30, went through until 3, then went through until 9!! So I feel amazing today, first time since she was born I woke up when I wanted to wake up. Glad my advice re nappy changing worked! That extra day of experience I have!! LOL!!
Ultrasound this morning - Lump 1, enlarged lymph node. Lump 2, normal breast tissue. So all the fussing around with heat packs, different feeding positions, massage etc was a complete waste of time. Oh well. K was so good during it. Just sat in her capsule chatting to herself for a while the dropped off to sleep.
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Cally glad to hear the ultrasound went well, at least you have lots of practise now if you ever do get mastitis lol. My linea nigra is still the same too, doesnt look like fading anytime soon.
Leanne good luck with WW.
Pregpan we have a swing too and at first Logan would only stay in it for a few minutes unless he was really tired but now durring the day I put him in it after a feed and he goes off to sleep (well most of the time).
Renne its amazing how much we learn and how quickly isnt it. The best thing about the forums is being able to offer each other advice and little tricks we pick up along the way.
MD what a lovely thing to say, certinly makes me feel better knowing there are people I can turn to for reassurance who are going through or have been through the same thing and even if they havent been through it is nice to know we can lend each others shoulders.
Logan and i have had a great day today, had a lovely lunch with a friend and her bub. He seems to be doing much better now that I am making him have a full feed in one sitting. He is even back to sleeping 6-7 hours at night.
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Cally what a relief everything's ok with those boobies! I felt like a duffer after my US came back like normal but like the lady said - ALWAYS get breast changes checked out.
Cally & Pregpan, must be something in the water cos we had a really good night last night, Elisabeth slept from 9.30 right through to 2.00 then again right through to 6.00 - that's one feed less and gee we felt different in the morning!
Noni - well all those burping tips sound great, I hope you're getting some success with them. Remember to hand Asha over to DP every now and again so you get a bit of a break. xx
No linea nigra here but I got pigment spots on my upper cheeks which haven't disappeared yet. Preggy tummy's not gone either hahahaha.
Gracie I hope you are feeling better - sometimes when they're unsettled you just sort of have to accept it and ride it out best you can. Are you using a sling - helps for getting things done (well not having a shower but it can be the difference between eating and not eating LOL). Trust me you will look back at these days/weeks and think - it all went so quickly!
Elisabeth has been pretty unsettled and windy today so I'm going to try some of those burping techniques. We've had some spectacular chucks too - bought an extra pack of coloured cloth nappies today as my chuckup cloth supply is running low LOL. The young guy at the register couldn't work out what they were until the penny dropped and he said "oh they're those old fashioned nappies aren't they?" and I was like "Haha thanks for making me feel OLD"!
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Good afternoon everyone
Katie - great news that Logan is doing much better now. 6-7 hours is a fantastic block of sleep.
Renee - you have every right to give out adviceand what great advice it is too. Afterall, you're a mummy now.
Cally - I'm so glad that the ultrasound went well. Did they say why the lymph node is enlarged? Have you used the baby bjorn today and managed to put her down without waking? good news that you had a good night's sleep too.
Noni - i'm sorry you've been having a tough time. It's so hard, because just when you think you've got everything under control, their behaviour changes and you've got to try something new. Does Asha like the sound of white noise? When i was at the hairdressers the other day, every time the hairdryer was on she stopped crying. She also likes the sound of the shower. Have you got a sling of some sort that you can put her in? I've got Hannah in hers as I type, as she has been unsettled today. I hope Asha is more settled for you this afternoon. Have you posted in the bottle feeding or reflux thread. Someone there might have experienced the same thing and might be able to give you some extra advice.
Hannah has been unsettled today. She fed at 8pm last night, then 1am, then 4am and woke again at about 5:20am upset. i thought it was just wind pain, but i think she may have been hungry because i only gave her one side at the 4am feed. Dh got up with her and let me sleep ( i listened to her crying for a while and then nodded off.) He was so good - got the other girls breaky ready for me before he went to work. She has been spewing and pooing - 3 huge poos one after the other all day and cries unless i've got her in the sling.
anyway - she's sleeping soundly now, so will try to put her down and clean up the bomb site that is my house.
my ticker is annoying me 'cause i'm still counting in weeks, and i think it's wrong because she is 7 weeks today.
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hi everyone!!
cally - i was logging on to see how your tests went - i am so so glad all is ok with your BBs, what a scare you must have had and so glad it is all ok.
ok girls now i have managed to chg the feeding pattern i am now worried that he isnt having enough feeds (do the worried ever cease LOL). He is now going 3-4 hours between feeds and taking both sides a lot of the time (thanks Cally) but he has dropped to about 7 or 8 feeds every 24 hours, it may have even been 6 yesterday bc of the long sleep - do you think this is OK? if i count the 'sides' he is getting about the same but they are just a lot more spaced out - what do you all think? idont want to starve the little one!! I am guessing it is prob ok as he would let me know ifhe is hngry but your opinions welcome... geez i cant win can i??!!!
Jazmum - sorry hannah is so unsettled but sounds like you have it sorted with the HAB. I have an ellaroo ring sling and I STILL havent worked out how to use it LOL. Better learn tha fast before he grows out of it.
Gracie & Noni - hope you are having a better day today.
Katie - sounds like a lovely day with Logan.
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hey pregpan - because he is taking both sides at each feed , he probably doesn't need any more feeds at this stage. Hannah would have about the same amount of feeds as Noah. As you said, he will let you know if he is hungry. Hannah also goes up to 6 hours between feeds during the day somethimes. Sounds like you're doing a great job. (in answer to your question - no, the worrying never ceases lol)
i just tried to put H down in her bassinette, but she woke up crying. so she's back in the hab. she's making lots of little whimpering noises too. i'm not sure what is wrong today)
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Pregpan, that sounds like how many feeds Katie is getting. Even after her huge sleeps last night, she is still only interested in 4 hourly feeds today. I have my fingers crossed she wakes up now so I can feed her (only 3 hours) because then it is out of the way when DH comes home and I can stay up and do it again at 8:30, instead of climbing into bed at 7! Might go and bang some dishes around!
DH suspected it was lymph nodes all along - when I told him he was right, his response was "It would be a waste to have all that breast tissue under your arm pit when it could be out the front"
Jazmum - haven't managed the bjorn today, will probably try after the next feed, this is about the time she is a bit unsettled.
We just managed a huge walk - must have been an hours worth. Need to remember those PFE though, after an hour the situation gets a bit desperate down there!
Leemar - good luck with WW.
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Are we meant to feed them from both side in one feed? W only ever gets one side. The midwife at the hospital told me to feed from each side for half an hour, but he only feeds for 15-20 minutes at a time so I just alternate boobs each feed. I have no idea how many feeds he has in a day, I guess it is about every 2-3 hours, sometimes more because if he is tired he wants to feed to go to sleep. I guess he is a bit demanding with his feeding, but he seems happy enough so it works for us.
Leemar, hope WW works for you. I am still holding out some hope that breastfeeding will magically make me skinny, I think I will live here in denial world for a bit longer.
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Arte - I dont think we are 'meant' to do one side or both... i think diff ppl think diff things and as long as bubs is happy and growing we are all doing a fab job. I personally have been trying to get him to take 2 sides and feed less often as i want him to go a little longer b.n feeds and also to maybe get my BBs under control a bit more!!!! I cant lug these humungous ones around for too much longer LOL!!! Noah is also quite demanding and a bit of a milk monster but I am trying to alter this a bit and it is working for me.. I hope it didnt come across like this has to be done, it is just what is working for me (today!! LOL)
Jaz and Cally thanks for the reassurance... I write it all down at the moment (I knwo you are giggling at that Jazmum!) so I will see how it goes the next few days...
have a good evening everyone..
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