Babies Born ~ April 2013 #1

Beatrix- sounds pretty much like what Eleni does... and she's real fast at night too, just top up feeds...10min! I'll be calling the GP next week to go in for Eleni's immunisations also! How did it all go?

DB- YES remember to be kind to yourself! Except help even though it's difficult!.... trust me I know... I one that prefers to do ALL on my own..! If Eleni was anything like DD1 I wouldn't be able too... lucky Eleni is super flexible and easy going!.... she only really cracks it when she's hungry or grizzles when she has gas! I have been lucky with her!

Well needles as done, She cried for a few seconds then went to sleep and slept for 3 hrs.. traumatic experience LOL more for me then for her.

Stats are

Weight: 5.1kg
Length: 57cm (grown 4cm in 9 days! so thinking that may be why she had those few horrible nights because that kind of growing cant be painless)
Head: 37.5cm

90th percentile for everything except head LOL my not so little bubba!

Beatrix- WOW..4cm in 9 days!! poor little thing!!

We had an unsettled evening... until 10:30pm, she fed constantly and I don't think I have EVER seen my boobs so deflated!!! I gave her the dummy and tried to coax her to take it (10min later)... she took for a little and when she started getting sleepy I pulled it out..she settled then and had a massive sleep, and woke for a feed at 4am!!!! WOOT!... then 7am as usual!...

She's been a bit gassy today..... hmmm not sure what I had that may have caused it....

My BD 19 months is sick with a runny nose and watery eyes. She was up and down all night last night. We are exhausted. Poor little kid is so clingy and not liking me having to spend so much time with Logan. We desperately need some Mummy/Daughter time.

When does the feeding slow down? Logan feeds every 2-2.5hrs during the day and every 4-5hrs overnight. It feels like every ten minutes during the day. I'm starting to wonder whether he's getting enough milk from me. He seems to be draining me each time but I'm wondering of my supply is keeping up with his needs. He is 4 weeks old.

I'm buying a Medela Swing Breast Pump this weekend. I hope it works well because my Avent manual pump drives me insane. I'm going back to work in a couple of months so I need to start thinking about stockpiling my milk in the freezer. Has anyone else used one? Are the electric ones better than the manual? Quicker, get more milk, etc.

DreamBabies don't question your milk supply his feeding sounds pretty normal to me, it is very draining though!! Georgia feeds every 2hrs through the day, sometimes more and will sometimes go 3 hours at night if I'm lucky. Wet and dirty nappies are a much better tool to see if you don't have enough milk. If he is having plenty of nappy changes and growing well your milk is just fine. DS3 fed every hour for about the first 3 months and every 2 hours at night (on an average night) for months! They're all different, but I am sure your milk is just fine.

I was hopeless with a manual pump! My sister lent me her Medela electric with DS3 and it was heaps better. It still took me ages to get a decent amount though, I had heaps of milk but expressing just didn't work to get lots out at once for me. The one I had was just a base model not the Swing, I've heard good things about the swing.

:hug: You're doing a great job, hang in there it will get easier. I'm feeling for DS3 here too. He looks so sad sometimes and he has a cold as well and I felt so bad not being able to give him the attention he's used to :( I really need to make some time for one on one with him, I miss him too :(

Willow - Thanks. I needed to read that. Logan has plenty of poopy and wet nappies. He's growing well too. Sometimes I feel as though he is just topping up rather than getting a proper feed. I can't wait to get the electric pump. I hope it's good. I pump in the evening when Logan has his 4hr sleep and sometimes I get up in the night and pump otherwise I leak everywhere and have to get up and shower/change.

DB- Zoe's was feeding constantly yesterday too. I'm so drained at times I'm ready to give up.


Arghh I'm getting sick of this babies constant fussing at the breast. It's on off stuffing around is driving me mental not to mention my back is killing me because of constant feeding and her stuffing around plus she won't be out down and is a dead weight who needs to be ticked to sleep. I can't lay down with cause she just fluffs about.

Beatrix - sounds like Logan and Zoe are very similar. My back is painful too. I have never suffered back pain until now.

How old is Zoe now? People keep telling me that at one month Logan will stretch out feeds to every 3-4hrs. I hope they're right.

I feel bad for whinging about it though. Logan fed at 6.45pm and then slept until 1am! I didn't even enjoy it though. I kept checking on him because he was sleeping so long. I didn't go to bed until after midnight. I'm annoyed with myself now. Logan fed until 1.30am and has just woken at 5.15. BD slept pretty well too. she bunked in with us because shes congested so she was snuggled in. When she did wake we were right there so she went straight back to sleep. i hope she is on the mend.

That's a great night.

I hope everyone else got some rest too.

DB- Zoe is 6 1/2 weeks now. Normally she feeds 4hrly but I think all this growing she is just wanting more and tryin to up my supply. I am trying to make sure I drink lots of fluids to help keep it up as Im on the 12wbt programm trying to lose my baby weight. Have lost 3.7kg in two weeks so far so pretty happy. Another 8kg to go!

Beatrix - That's a great weight loss. I went on the Michelle Bridges program and lost 10kg in 6 weeks. The weight loss must have been just what I needed because I fell pregnant with Logan 6 weeks into the program!

DB- so you were in round 2 of 2012? cause i did that round too, lost 10kg and fell pg with Zoe!!

I'm struggling here too. The frequent feeding day and night is exhausting, Georgia does not want to be put down to sleep and will wake after at very most 20 - 30 mins, that would be a good stretch. Ds3 is missing out and my whole house is trashed and dirty. DP is doing pretty much all the cooking which is great but he has no idea or even cares enough to clean up properly. My shower is disgusting and it's depressing to shower in it when I do get a chance for one which is not even every day at the moment. DS does not seem to understand quiet at all an is constantly waking Georgia before I even get a chance to put her down :wall: Then he complains I'm still holding her :wall: Now it looks like I have my period already too :wtf: PP bleeding stopped at 4 weeks on the dot now I think it's AF already and it feels like I don''t even have time for that!
2 hrs sounds like enough time between feeds to get stuff done, but it's not really 2hrs when you count the actual feeding between 20 - 40 mins depending, nappy change and sometime play time, then getting her to sleep which she fights and not usually being able to put her down anyway, then it starts all over again. DS3 was the same you'd think I'd be used to it but it's doing my head in. You can't even take her for a drive to settle her because she hates the car and screams hysterically the whole time. Bring on the terrible 2s/3s PLEASE!!!! I feel bad thinking that with my last baby but I am struggling with a gross house, neglected 3 year old and sleep deprivation, it's enough already.

Tomorrow may be a better day.

Willow - seems a few of us are feeling that way.

Willow- do you have a double pram? Currently I am sitting at a local park while DD3 has a play and Zoe sleeping in pram.
Seems to work for me cause that way I can't see the house, exercise makeshift feel better and DD3 burning some energy.

Sleep deprecation is horrible. Hope she settles for you soon

No I don't have a double pram. They've both been sick with colds too but as soon as they're over them I will be getting out to the park. DS3 has too much energy but won't play outside long by himself, so the park will be helpful.

DP is trying to help but he just does half jobs and that makes more work for me after anyway. He just doesn't care about dirt, but I start to feel out of control and down when things are dirty. Mess is annoying but you can whip round and tidy here and there, but dirty is different.

Same here as well Ladies. Owen is feeding every 2-2.5 hrs during day (1/2 hrly at evening cluster feeding time), and 3-4 hrs at night, and won't be put down during day. He's 5 wks old tomorrow. It's exhausting all right, and housework has to wait. Sounds like there's a few of us in the same boat.
Dreambabies, I agree with everything Willow said above re milk supply. The feeds will stretch out eventually.

Beatrix, well done on the weight loss, I think it's an amazing achievement especially with a new bub.

Willow, really hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

I am seriously so close sometimes to giving her a bottle sometimes and them she will settle well and have a good sleep for two days. Then back to being demanding.
She hasn't slept longer then 40min all day. Belly rumbles which I wonder are from sheer amounts of fore milk.

ATM I am laying down feeding her in hope she will drop off to sleep and I can leave her there find get stuff done. It's what I have taken to doing at the 5am feeds as Dh gets up then so just the two of us on bed.

Well last night after a few hrs of fussing and me exhausted, we gave her 120ml of formula.. hated doing it but she just would not settle. She drank it well and finally went to sleep. Only slept for the usual 3-4hr period so I know formula is def not the key for longer sleeps. It was more so I was frustrated, my back was killing me and I just needed a break from her. So while she had her bottle I expressed so my body still knew that I needed that milk at that time. I was able to express 80ml so I know my supply is fine because she would have been easily able to take more then I can express.
And then at her next feed she went on the breast and settled well and sent down again for another 4hrs so I think the bottle got her out of the top up/snacking 2hrly she was doing and I dont plan on giving her another one now we are good.

also though its nice to know she will take the bottle as I have a night out planned in 10 weeks and she will need to then.