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I don't know that Alex is having any more awake time than that - usually broken into 30 minute to 1 hour blocks between feeds during the day. He'll normally have at least 2 big sleeps, one mid-morning and the other in the afternoon, and a few little catnaps here and there. He does tend to doze off after his feed, I normally cuddle him against me sitting upright or on my chest as he has a tendency to be a bit spewy.
Lilly still sleeps after most feeds unless she has issues with gas or whatever. Usually for an hour or 2.
Starting to feel really down, made the decision to stop pumping today and realised hubby gave bubs her first full formula feed last feed. :( :( Because it took us neally 2 hours to get her settled, becuase hubby accidentally caught her skin in her nappy clip ( he was so upset) and she was hungry again and I forgot to check the time. :( :( Hubby is trying to be supportive, becuase he knows how much I wanted to breast feed and how hard I've tried to get it going, you think after 4 weeks of hard slog I would see some result but I've gotten nadda. He says if it were up to him, he would just bottlefeed, but he knows how much it means to me :cry:
LC has pretty much put me in the too hard basket. If I continue this hard slog I might get an increase, but I might not. It is really not enjoyable to continue doing, and takes away time for me to recover from my opteration. Not sure what to do beyond continuing to nurse as long as Lilly wants to. Still feels like I am letting her down or making excuses in my head however.
Feeling very sad :( On a good note she finally got out all the gas and a big poop that was bothering her so she is sound asleep now after that FF. So that is at least something, but it will mean that it will be 4 hours or more before I BF again due to the FF. She only went to sleep at 4:30 or so.
Sigh totally bummed. I think I might end up carrying this sadness forever. Life completely sucks atm.
Danni - Zoe sleeps a LOT! She wakes for her feeds, anywhere from 3 - 4 hours, then pretty much passes out after some burping and a few cheeky snuggles.
Except today, today she has been awake and grumpy and farty and grumpy for about 3 HOURS!!!! she is finally asleep now tho! w00t
And, my sister has taken Harriett for the night! yehawwwwwwwwwwwww ... I shall be requesting a shoulder and foot massage from the man!
Phew was starting to wonder if i had a sleepy bub on my hands. She generally has a wakeful period in the morning first thing of an hour or two then she has been having another wake period in the arvo just afternoon lunchtime or another hour or two and thats it, but today she fed at 12.30 and then slept till 4pm this arvo for another feed and she is awake at the moment but starting to get grumpy so i know she is close to another going to sleep. You'd think i should know this stuff being 3rd bub and all but DS2.... well that child just did not sleep so Abby seems like a dream baby to me atm.
Lolpigs you got Lily on Nan don't you? That formula is known for binding them up and i know i had to change DS2 from it and i used Karicare for him. It's hard going getting feeding sorted for them, but you've done the best you can and that's all that matters.
Hugs Lolpigs xx
Mr grumpy man is in full swing at the moment. Hubby got him to calm down, he's clean and fed so guessing it is wind.
Yeah Nan HA to keep her hungry for boob. She hasnt been constipated though,but I guess because she is getting more formula now it is taking her belly a little while to adjust and it is giving her more trouble? We figured it out it was gas. She has been crying in her sleep rather than farting.. I know I know I have a happy farter hehe ;) We gave her infacol last feed and she is getting back to where she was. I'm going to try giving it to her every second feed and see how she goes.
Edit: LMAO as I type this she just did another epic poop. On my husband. Classic. :lol:
Thanks for hugs Amumma, thanks for the support Dan, it is hard going.
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Awww poor hubby. I got spit on tonight, wasn't a full vomit but still yuk lol.
Ive let him go to bed, knowing he will be up for a feed in an hour. He was to upset being kept awake.
Levi and I will be home on our own tomorrow night, no idea what I'm going to do for the boredom lol.
Did she have a nappy on? :rofl::
And the other girls are right btw - you've done the best you possibly can and given her a fantastic start. If all the pumping and stress is getting too much and getting in the way of being able to relax and enjoy her, I'd suggest cutting back or stopping and going to formula full-time. She will benefit a lot more from a relaxed, happy mummy rather than a stressed out to the max frazzled exhausted one.
Have to agree with CK. If your stressed and tense they know and get stressed easier too. Hugs xx
:rofl: yes she did but it came out the sides and up her back. Was hilarious. She does this grunting and pulls all these faces then epic poops and then screams because her nappy is icky. It is classic.
He had to get changed after that one.
Thanks for the support. I feel alot better today as we managed to get 8 hours of sleep over night, not all at once just bubs was having wind issues and the Infacol did the trick, so she went to bed at 9:30, and then woke at 12:30 and then at 5 and then at 8:30. Takes about an hour to feed her and get her down overnight but it was lovley.
I've decided to keep BF before feeds, and then top up with formula, I'll keep taking the herbs and things to support it. Lilly likes BF and I like the time I spend with her. But I won't be pumping or doing any of the other stressful things because they just take away from it all and make me hate it. I am also not getting enough rest doing that and it's making me very unhappy.
My mother apparently had the same issues, and BF/Comp fed me for 6months and didn't loose her supply so I'm hoping to do the same. Best of both worlds I guess :)
I hope everyone had a good night and their bubs are happy and well. Still thinking of you Sweetpea, I really hope bubs reflux is sorted xx
Last night was fantastic. I got a 5 hr block of sleep and then a 3.5 and an hour nap with Levi in the bed.
Managed to go out to lunch with hubby today too. Feeling normal.
Wow today is going so well, Lilly seems to have settled into a 3.5 hour routine, and she is sleeping way more soundly and is much more rested so great!
That's awesome!
I had to laugh - it's been rainy and thunderstorms all day today. One particularly loud thunder-clap startled the crap out of me...I go in to check on Alex who was asleep in another room because I thought it might've woken him...nope, he's still snoring away :)
We had a good night sleep last night as well. Abby fed at 8pm then had a little wakeful period and was in bed by 9:30-10pm. She ended up going through to 1:30am then didn't wake till 6am.
:lol: She decided to ruin her record tonight and stay up for 3 hours after her feed at 8pm... What a pest. She seems to fight sleep too, like she is going to miss something so wants to stay awake just as she is dozing off she rolls her eyes and forces herself awake again... good old boobs to the rescue gave them a few times and finally she settled. Heres hoping she will sleep for a little while so I can get some rest.
Ish, Alex has started doing that too - the little stickybeak
Well it's 11pm and Levi decided I got off lightly last night and won't go to sleep tonight.
Hubby is up trying to settle him as he got frustrated with me and we think he could smell my milk despite just having a feed.
Well guess Lilly decided I had it too easy yesturday, she up again at 4:30 then 6am then 10:15am and we only just got her settled after that feed :wall:
She also has decided she would refuse the bottle over night, how annoying :S My daughter is so stubborn LOL I guess I shouldnt be surprised.
Levi was a little worm last night. Only got two 3 hr blocks, after the night before, it wasn't fair.
Got a smile on my phone today (camera), I've sent it to 100 people lol.
Went to get Alex out of the car to go and have my hair done today....only to find the biggest poosplosion ever - all through his car seat, all over his back and legs, wound up all over my arms and a bit on my shirt...lost track of how many wipes we used to get rid of it plus the wrap out of his pram...yuck!
I did still manage to get my hair done though! Even if I do now as soon as he's asleep have to pull his car seat out so I can clean it :wall:
Time for a new thread, please find it HERE :D