Rosey a week is fine for 8-9weeks old. The longer they don't go the smellier gas seems to be. Is he very windy? A fully BF baby not on solids you would expect a very soft stool. Its not hard at all is it? Is his weight gain still good? Only you can decide the best option for you and your DS with feeding. In Australia really at the end of the day fed is best weather is breast or formula. We are luck to have access to safe water and formula if that turns out to be the better option for what ever reason. Its hard to say if formula is the answer with the stuff you have said. There is a good chance it wont make any difference or even make his discomfort worse but if your getting to the end of your teather then it can't hurt to try.
My DS is a bit more settled now and doesn't seem to have the reflux symptoms as bad as he did 2weeks ago. He mostly gets comfort from feeding so that's good.
I am just now two days without dairy and caffeine. To see if it helps the poor lad. I can't believe how smelly his wind and poop is though. Def not sweet smelling at all. My mother and Nan have started the formula hints, but last night after an exhausting couple of days and bub not sleeping of a night hubby and I had a huge blow up. He suggesting I'm not doing anything to try and help DS and that I should consider trying formula. It's so frustrating. I fed my DD until she was almost two and that was something my DH use to be proud of but now.... Well. What I need is support to work out what the problem is . Mildez yeah close to your DS, he isn't sleeping great. Only really sleeps when held during the day. Of a night he was previously laying down for some stints but he isn't happy to anymore. Is once a week ok for this age though?
Yikes about loosing your birth forms. That is so bad. How do you go about that now? Financial stress on top of newborn responsibilities is hard hard hard! I hope they can sort it for you asap. You poor thing. Thanks turtledove - he feeds frequently and I don't feel my supply is low. I'm leaning towards an intolerance. I will call the ABA for sure. We don't get anything payment wise either. With my DD we did as I was working up until she was born but have been a stay at home Mum ever since so no paid parental leave this time round.
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Turtledove - yes my DS is very similar to my DD but he is easier to get to sleep. I should read that book. I'm five days clean, lol, of caffeine and dairy. I have noticed an improvement - hardly any grunting and not many unsettled periods. Also having a few 20min naps the last couple of days! Could I be onto something or coincidence... Time will tell. Chiro for babies I would try as it has done wonders for me but hubby isn't comfortable with it. How are things going with you? How's your babe going?
Mildez hope they sort it super fast for you. How's your little man? And your big children? Didn't try the formula no.
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Hi ladies, I have been so busy on a FB group that I totally forgot about BB! So good to see all your bubs are doing well. I haven't had a chance to read all the posts ywt and just popping in to say hi atm but will update in more detail later xx
Rosey - yay for being more settled. Did it continue? How is your new diet going?
Phebee- welcome back! I aren't on fb, so this is my only outlet
Mildez - how is your little man? Any joy with centrelink?
Afm - three months old. 14 weeks today. Why do they have to grow so quickly? His body clock is all over the place. His only decent sleep during the day yesterday was 5:15-8:30pm. Then awake until midnight. He has just put himself to sleep on the playmat, I let him grizzle as I was pumping. Not cry, just a tired grizzle for 2 mins. Feeding is still all over the place. He fights the bottle most of the time, feels like it goes on all day he is so gorgeous tho, I love how his face lights up when he sees me
TD I have just received confirmation my paid parental leave has been approved. Apparently they were looking for my lost forms under another name not using my customer reference number. Thank God its sorted and hopefully I can now afford to stay at home for the amount of time we planned. Your DS must be exactly 4 weeks older then mine as my bub is 10weeks today.
Rosey I loved having a baby belly although I didn't have a nice belly bump this time. Small baby and extra weight I just looked like a beach whale. Never again for me. DH just put his consent in for a vasectomy yesterday. We are done. Its a bit sad but its for all the right reasons plus we have 4 kids. These days that's not a small family.
TD- I would love it if little man had an hours sleep even once a day. He is a 20min cat napper. I am thankful for even that though. We have been using the Amby Baby Hammock - we pop him in and gently swing it till he's asleep. While it's not self settling it is freeing my hands some what. I notice that I can't often get DS asleep until 11pm - then he will do his longest night time sleep which is 3 hours, then feed resettle and sleep for either an hour or two, then he come into bed with me. I find these early weeks a guessing game regarding sleep and I don't even try with a routine till much later. I'm sure others may find routine works for them - I can't make it stick this early though. That's great he self settled. I'm sorry that feeding is still all over the place? That must be hard for you. Are you still trying him on the boob aswell? How have you been feeling?
Mildez that's gear that they have approved hour leave! What a relief. Totally can't believe ten weeks has passed already. Waaahhh! We will have one year olds before we all know it!
I know... Three months is quarter of the way there, it's going far too quickly!
Mildez - yay for approving your PPL! That's wonderful
Rosey - the hammock sounds like a good transition. DS used to self settle in his electric swing, but not anymore. Yay for longer stretches overnight, at least he has his days and nights around the right way
Still bfeeding as much as we can, using the SNS. It can be fiddly but have had some positive experiences lately. He often will take that and not the bottle. Learning to read his hungry cues all over again now that he is awake more than asleep!
I'm missing my baby bump too! My uterus is begging to be stretched and kicked, I often sleep on my tummy so I can feel the pressure there.
Back on the topic of immunisations, has anyone seen the movie "Bought" ? You can view it free online until the end of the weekend. I can't post the link, but if you goggle it it should come up. It's about how the pharmaceutical companies are controlling things, background info on immunisations, etc. Very worthwhile if you get the time, I really recommend it.
My little boy rolled over for the first time last night. He is only three months! He was on his playmat on his back, and almost got all the way over but couldn't work out what to do with his lower arm. Daddy then put him on his tummy and he rolled all the way from tummy to back.
It's exciting and I can't help but be a little bit proud of him, but didn't expect it to happen so soon! He's growing too quickly!
Yay!! Go lil dude!!!
Spock rolled at 12 weeks. Quark has looked like she might get half way once, and she is now 14 1/2 weeks.
Your little dude is awesome
DS who is EBF has been having watery poo most days for past week or so, it absorbs into his nappy but certainly doesn't fill it. No blood or mucous. He also does a thicker consistency poo roughly once a week. What's your bub doing?
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. Mildez yeah close to your DS, he isn't sleeping great. Only really sleeps when held during the day. Of a night he was previously laying down for some stints but he isn't happy to anymore. Is once a week ok for this age though? 
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