Babies Born ~ October 2014

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This thread is for parents whose baby was born October, 2014. Congratulations!

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Helpful Articles
Breastfeeding FAQs
Is My Baby Hungry?
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?

Helpful Forums
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids


Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Helpful Articles
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Helpful Forums
Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum


Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Helpful Articles
Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Recommended Reading List

Helpful Forums
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Slings and Baby Wearing


Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[nyigi]

Babies born in October

BabyMakerNo1 - Girl - 1st October
EDD 10th October
5lb 7.5oz

Mrs O'M - Boy - 4th October
EDD 1st October
4.25kg 53cm long 36cm head

Nyigi - Boy - 13th October
EDD - 14th October
3.64kg 53cm long 37cm head

LC85 - Girl - 15th October
EDD - 14th October
3.24kg 52cm long 33cm head

Mumma T - Boy - 17th October
EDD - 26th October
4.02kg 53cm long


Still waiting on:
Sgronan – 1st Baby – EDD 10th October –
Kel08 - 1st Baby – EDD 11th October – Knows but isn't telling
Lilly-Pilly - 2nd Baby - EDD 3rd November - Surprise

[nyigi]

We're all very quiet now. Guess we're just busy with our little bubbas
Hope everyone is going well.
Me and Max and doing great. I'm just waiting for him to wake up so I can feed him...

[Mumma T]

Hi Ladies, A and myself are recovering well after a really positive experience. He drank my colostrum dry and also my 90ml stash so we ended up doing formula top up til my milk came in yesterday. Now on boob only, home yesterday and he put on 30gms in 24 hours.

[LC85]

Nyigi thanks for posting the summary. Will be nice to see how all the other girls ended up!

Mumma T sounds like your lil one is doing really well! Awesome weight gain for 24hours. I actually ordered a set of baby scales so I can weigh Emma at home. Getting out to a clinic with 3 kids will be impossible.

Even though this is my 3rd I still question everything I do and what's normal. Even tho my DS is 2 years old I forget what's normal.

Emma at the moment sleeps poops and feeds. With very little awake time well I feel like she is just awake to feed and then passes out. Except for last night where she was unsettled and awake for ages. Is this what everyone else's bub's are doing? Don't remember my other 2 sleeping this much.

[Mumma T]

How is everyone doing?

[nyigi]

Going ok. Pretty tired and not getting much time to look at the forum.
DS1 is sick and rather pathetic about it. Really hoping he's feeling better in the morning. I'm also really hoping that the rest of us, especially DS2 don't get it!
Max is going really well. He's generally very relaxed which really helps being the second child. He's awake more and more and is normally staying awake between feeds a couple of times a day.

[Mrs O'M]

Hi all, glad to hear we are all doing well.

I haven't popped in here for a bit as super busy with the boys and packing and organising. We fly out in a few hours which is so exciting. Will pop back in once we have settled to catch up on what's going on.

[Mumma T]

I swear all I do is feed, DS2 seems to be insatiable. I am doing 1 formula top up a day. He still has day and night backwards but that's just time. DS1 just adores his brother and already tries to do knuckles with him lol.
Overall we are doing well .

Good luck with the move MrsOM.
Nyigi hope your DS keeps his illness to himself

[kel08]

Hi ladies!

I just found this section! I had our little daughter on the 6th October via emergency c section (after 30 hours of labour!) My waters broke on 5th at about 3pm, they induced me the following morning, I was fully dilated by 7pm, and was pushing for an hour or so, nothing was happening so they did trial vacuum which was unsuccessful, and little Willow was born at 9:29pm by c section, 2980g and 49cm long. She is just magical We have been trying to breastfeed, but she still isn't latching on properly, so I don't think it will be happening for much longer.
I'm so happy for all of you too! I'll be stalking this section now

[Mumma T]

Congratulations on your little lady Kel08. Sounds like it was a long hard time getting her here.

Breastfeeding can be hard can't it, I am having to feed with shields, have you tried them for latch? Or maybe call the ABA for some help?

[nyigi]

Congratulations Kel08! Sounds like it was quite a struggle. I hope you're healing up ok and quickly.
Sorry to hear the breastfeeding isn't going well. Have you talked to a lactation consultant?

[LC85]

Using shields here too! They can be annoying but love that I can breastfeed!

[Mumma T]

Thats exactly my thoughts too LC85. DS2 was shredding my nipples apart without them and he seems able to get way more in his tummy now too.

[kel08]

Yes, I was using the nipple shields and expressing, and have been to a couple of lactation consultants too, but I don't have much milk either, I had her on for an hour the other night (both sides), and she screamed for another hour after that until I gave her formula, and she had the full bottle so she wouldn't have got much breast milk Also when I express, not much comes out either. I was really upset at first with not really being able to do it, but I find it easier everyday, and I feel less guilty with each day as well. I gave it a good go for 3 weeks. She also had jaundice and was in the special care nursery where they had to keep giving her formula to top her up as well, so we haven't really had much luck with breast feeding right from the start. But all that matters is she is healthy and happy, and she is both of those

[Mumma T]

Kel08 you are completely right in that the most important thing is that these kiddo's are getting 5he nutrition they need whether the be bottle or breast.
My DS1 was formula fed from 2 weeks old and he is a thriving 2 1/2 year old now, besides you can't tell if someone was breast or formula fed when you walk down the street so doesn't seem like such a big deal to me

[LC85]

So quiet in here! How's everyone doing??

Getting used to have 3 rugrats now! Feels like Emma has always been here. DD & DS have been so good with her.

Emma has been sleeping great! Getting 5-7hr stretch at night. Although the last few nights haven't been as good and notice she's more windy! 😔

Forgot how many nappies you go through with a newborn!!

[Mumma T]

We are doing well here too, still waking every 3 to 4 hours max for feeds and I can't see that changing anytime soon as he is such a hungry little man. Very windy but is slowly improving, I am hoping DS2 will have the wind sorted by about 6 weeks as I am not getting much sleep between a toddler (so cant sleep during the day) and being up pretty much all night trying to get the wind out. Feeding is going well and my supply is now good so not having to do top ups at all.

The number of nappies is amazing isn't it LOL