ShanD - Re the thrush... not really... it is clearing on her bottom cause I keep remembering the cream there, but I keep either forgetting to put the oral gel into her mouth or she's fallen asleep when I want to do it and I'm scared of waking her up. It's really annoying having a medication you have to put in at the end of a feed, especially when you're not if sure she's finished or not or if she falls asleep during it. Plus it all tends to stay in a big glob instead of spreading through her mouth, either that or she swallows it or tries to eat it straight away. Sigh. 2-3 hourly feeding would drive me crazy! I'm trying 'no longer than 4 hour sleeps during the day and demand feeding at night'. So far it hasn't worked since little Miss won't settle at night!
Carly - I'm the same. Love having you all there for the advice. I'm glad in a way that Emily was late cause then I can bounce ideas off you guys who are all a few weeks ahead :P Oh I am SO jealous of you having a settled baby at night and SIX HOURS sleep! I had 2.5 last night. I've caught up a little bit with a nap during the day, but it's not the same. I have the 'it's okay to sleep on mummy but I can't sleep in my bassinet/swing/pram' at night!! Just glad she doesn't scream when she's unsettled.
LL - I have been trying to follow the 20-25 minute advice, but it's so hard at night when all you want to do is put her down so you can go to bed. Or in my case, so you can then EXPRESS for 30 mins, so you can then go to bed. Emily always has 30 minutes over me :P
So as you can gather I'm having a rough time.... I have a nocturnal baby who sleeps really well during the day but won't settle at night unless she is ON me. I have to express all the time so she has top-ups available for when she's too lazy to do the boob properly. I'm not getting much sleep. I'm sick of everyone saying I'm doing everything right. I want to be doing something wrong so I know what it is so I can fix it, IYKWIM. I am worried this will still be going on in 3 weeks when DH has to go back to work. I am SO grateful he got 6 weeks off. I don't know how I'd be doing it without him. He has been wonderful.
On a brighter note, we got her birth certificate today!
I hate to admit it but the medicine is really working for Violet..she no longer acts like she is in pain while and after nursing..darn I guess she does have reflux
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