Babies born~ February 1st-15th 2011 #1

[ButterflyForever]

samcougar - wow Bec, she is doing wonderfully well. Lucky you, Matteo is awake at least twice during the night still he's addicted to boobies, that's men for you Just noticed that our little forever bubs were born about the same time in 2009, sending hugs for the upcoming anniversary It is easier with a little one to occupy your time.

take care all

[xXHopeXx]

Hi all!

Long time no talk! I hate replying on my phone, so I've been stalking but just not replying

Butterfly - how scary about Matteo! I'd certainly freak if Ayva stopped breathing! I don't know how you can be so calm about it!

Samcougar - awesome news about your DD sleeping so well! It's such a relief isn't it?!

Shan - how gorgeous that Xavier was full of smiles for daddy! So special isn't it??
Ayva is very similar to Xavier in regards to sleeping, she sleeps VERY well at night, but not as much during the day, lol must be something about being born on the same day


AFM - things have been going great! I feel so privileged that DH has been home this whole time (even though it is because technically he has no job :/) it has made life so much easier, and has let both of them bond so well, it's so gorgeous watching them together
She is now feeding EXCELLENTLY! she is gaining weight perfectly, and is now 1kg above her birthweight I am so incredibly relieved she is now feeding with no issues, it's such an enormous relief to what we went through!

She is also a great sleeper too, she gives us a 6-7 (sometimes 8) hour stretch at night, and wakes up between 4-6am and then sleeps again til around 9-11 depending what time she wakes up earlier.
But like Shan, she hates sleeping during the day, lol, she fights it so much and just ends up catnapping normally, poor sod lol.

Apparently she has very strong neck muscles! She's easily holding her head up now, I sit her up to burp her, and I dont need to hold her head at all! Just her back! And she loves holding herself up when she's on my chest over my shoulder, we saw the CHN and she was amazed at how strong she is!
(just a proud mummy moment there, sorry )

I can't believe how fast time is flying! Our babies are all over 1 month old now! How crazy!

How is everyones bubbas doing in relation to tummy time and smiles? We have actually never put Ayva on her belly, but she is nearly always sitting up and laying vertically on my chest (ITMS?) and yet she seems to be very strong?

[Lisa]

Gem - That's technically tummy time so you're doing well hun. Lucinda has tummy time every day and like Ayva, she is really strong and holds her head real well.

Quick question for everyone - Does anyone else have a baby that can not stay in their basinette/cradle/cot? I can't put Lucinda down for even 5 minutes as she turns herself around (spins helicopter style) so her feet end up where her head was when I put her down, either that or she spins and gets arms & legs stuck in the gaps and can't move anymore. I'm over it so much! I'm not bothered by it for sleep time as she co sleeps with us, but for a 5 minute loo break with her away from Anelise's need to explore Lucinda's eyes/nose/mouth/ears whatever as Anelise can't reach in to the cradle.

[mum+mum]

Lisa that is so cute.... Spinning herself around. Arty is wriggle worm but not that bad!!!! It's pretty cute though.

Gem you are so lucky to have hubby home. My girl works from home some days and has a great bond with our boy.
She takes him to the markets every Saturday to buy our fruit and vege, so mummy gets a 3 hour break.

BF. How scary Matteo stopping breathing! How truely terrifying!
Hopefully it NEVER happens again!

Arthur is slightly older than your babies. He's 8 weeks this Sunday.
He started totally smiling yesterday. He's had a few one o*** but then yesterday, it was like the switch flipped and we can pretty much get him to smile on cue. I reckon probably, 15 - 20 times and some were huge open mouth smiles leading into laughs. He giggles in his sleep which is so cute.

It seems we all have super babies! Arthur has been holding his head up since birth, now needs no real support at all.

We are so in love.

I've just had a cousin arrive at mums house. She is 15 and her baby boy is the same age as my baby. She had the baby taken off her and is with a carer, as she has no support from her drunken family and has no where to go. She was in a refuge and was able to have overnight sleep overs with the baby but she kept breaking the rules. So she was kicked out.
She is now staying with my mum so that she can get back into the refuge.
There is a big hole in the system though because she can't get any assistance. She can't get the baby bonus or any financial help. It's awful. Even being aboriginal. She gets no help!
I'm taking her to the salon today to have her hair done. Her baby is smaller than Arthur so I will let her go through all his clothes and she can pick some out for her boy. Some of our stuff still has tags on it!
Poor bugger. I can't imagine having your body recovering from the birth and not having your baby and no where to live!
Hopefully she will see my 2nd year apprentice today at age 16 and see the example that she is.

Anyway, Arthur has grown 7 cm since birth and is now 58cm. He was 3.6kgs at birth and is now 5.1 kgs! He's gorgeous.
He just had his 6 week shots. He screamed for about 60 seconds then was just really sooky and cuddly all day.
He didn't have any of the reactions other than being a little off and grizzly.
So have fun with that!

Good to see all you mums are so busy that you have no time to get on the net!!!!
Good Mummy's!

[shan23]

BF - omg how scary! I hope he's doing better now!

Bec - Wow what a great little sleeper you have there! I bet you would have felt refreshed from that sleep lol.

Hope - I am SO HAPPY for you that things are going so great with feeding!! Well done for persevering with it all, you should be so proud of youself!
Another awesome sleeper! Go miss Ayva!
IRT tummy time, we mostly do tummy time with Xavier on our chests. He loves it. Like Ayva he holds his head very well, he really enjoys looking around at everything. We also give him time on the floor on his tummy (a few minutes here and there throughout the day, I dont stress about remembering though) but he isnt so tolerant of that lol. He cracks the poops after a few minutes hahaha.
And it is crazy how fast time is going! The last few weeks of my pregnancy certainly didnt go this fast lol.

Lisa - Xavier sleeps in a portacot at night, but during the day he's in his cot. he doesnt move around in that, but in the portacot he has started to turn himself sideways lol. Whatever makes him comfy I suppose lol.

M+M -Thats so great your DP has a great bond with Arthur. I love that they go out to the market together, thats so lovely. Arthur sounds absolutely adorable! I lol'ed at him giggling in his sleep, that is just too freaking cute.
What an awful situation for your cousin =( I cant believe she cant get any help from anywhere, thats horrible. I hope she enjoyed getting her hair done, it sounds like just the thing she needs. I really hope her situation picks up and she gets her little boy back soon, she must be devastated to not have him with her. I wish her the best of luck, the poor girl.



Afm - Had an CHN appointment today and Xavier has put on 510grms in 2 weeks and is now 5.220kilos. Little chubba! So since birth his put on over 1.1kilos! He's also grown 4.5cm since birth (is now 57.5).
It's great to know he's putting weight on so well, as he doesnt feed for long! He was feeding for 10-15mins, occasionally 20-30mins. Now though he finishes under 10mins most feeds (still has a couple of longer ones). And he only feeds every 2-3hrs. I was a little worried that he may not be feeding for long enough, but today shows he's just an effective feeder! My little booby monster!! Hahaha. /proud mumma moment lol.

He's been SO fussy randomly the last two days too. This morning at his 5am feed he went back to bed at 5.20 and then cried, so I got him back up and he then REALLY cried for 10mins! He rarely cries like that. I dunno what was up but he settled quick enough but didnt want to go back down as he kept grizzling and moving around so I put him in bed with me and he went straight to sleep lol.
Again this evening though he has let out some big cries. Bit of wind and overtiredness I think. After seeing the CHN we went shopping so it kind of messed with his naps a little. He's back sleeping now thankfully, he needs it.

We went shopping for the first time alone yesterday. We went into target to get a few things ... which turned into $100 later I shouldn't be allowed in there when sales are on lol. We also had our first parent changing room experience, which was fine lol. He fed for half an hour in there though! My arms were killing me by the end of it, screaming for my recliner and pillow lol.

Anyway I'm off to make a cuppa tea and feed the doggies

[sunshine 11]

It's pretty quiet in here - mind you I haven't been in here for at least a week (I think?!) - it's no doubt a very busy time for all of us.
DS has gone from hourly feeds two nights ago, to three hourly, so am hoping we continue the love!
Hope everyone is doing well and that we all start to come out of the newborn baby coma soon

[mum+mum]

Out of couriosity, how is everyone feeding?
How long do you feed?
How long between feeds.
Quick answers to keep us all in contact....
As we all have no time to be on here...
I'll start.
Breast. One side only.
10-15 mins.
2.5 hrs in the day.
3 - 4 hrs at night.

Your turn

[Lisa]

Usually one side but always offered other side.
1/2hr to 1 hr.
4hrs.

I expressed the other day our of curiousity and because she had slept through a feed and I can get 280mls, so I know she is getting approx 140mls per side.

[mum+mum]

Gosh! Lisa! Do your boobs hurt?
I did 150 mls from one breast after going out one night but I was in agony!!!! Felt like rockmelons under my skin.
It was awful!!!

[ButterflyForever]

Pretty much the same as you M+M, apart from the cluster feeding on the lead up to bed time, starts at 5pm and continually feeding till about 7.30pm.

[Lisa]

Yes! Constantly... especially if she isn't on the dot with her feeds. Sore and the PITA leaking! I shouldn't complain though because I had major supply issues with my last 2 bubbas and this is so far my most successful breastfeeding relationship. I can't wait to have her weighed this week to see how much she has gained in the last 3 weeks. Going by her clothes, it will be a fair bit.

[shan23]

My turn!

Usually one side, but always offer the other
on average 10-15mins, but can be as quick as 5mins and sometimes may have one 30min feed a day.
2hrs during the day although he tends to cluster feed from about 6pm until his down for the night.
3-5hrs during the night

Although on friday night he slept through his 2am feed and only woke for his 5am one, and on saturday night he slept through from 10pm to 8am!!! My boobs were KILLING ME when I woke up LOL. I woke up soaked hahaha. Had a good set of pammies yesterday lmfao!

[xXHopeXx]

Wow everyone feeds so much more than Ayva :/ lol

She usually feeds every 2.5-4hrs during the day, and does a 6-7hr stretch at night, then after that goes back to every 3-4hrs.

Usually she only takes one side, but once a day (usually her late arvo/early evening feed) shell take both sides.

She feeds on average about 20mins each feed now, but because I change her mid feed and make sure she has a break and is well burped, her total feed usually takes about 30-40mins all up, but sometimes she's as quick as 15-20mins all up! It depends on how hungry she is I guess! Lol

[sunshine 11]

Wow it really is quiet in here!
My bubba is mainly formula fed, so doesn't make sense to compare to those of you lucky enough to be able to exclusively BF. In any case, my bub has reflux which makes his feeding fairly average, last night his 6:30pm feed took over 1.5 hours - I bet no-one is jealous of that delightful experience!
I try very hard to keep him on the save our sleep routine as it keeps him taking bigger feeds and being more settled than constantly being hungry and crying for food. He knows what's happening and when during the day, So I attempt to get him to do four feeds, at night he starts with four hours, then it goes between 2.5 and 3.5 between feeds.
We had a very average day yesterday, so am going to the pead next Tusday instead of the doctor for his 6-8week check. Not sure the Losec is working as he still seems tobe in pain from reflux after his feeds.

Hope everyone is enjoying their bubs, we got our first proper smiles yesterday

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Out of couriosity, how is everyone feeding?
How long do you feed?
How long between feeds.
Quick answers to keep us all in contact....
As we all have no time to be on here...
I'll start.
Breast. One side only.
10-15 mins.
2.5 hrs in the day.
3 - 4 hrs at night.

Your turn

pretty much the same for me, but if its a good night, i can stretch DD2 to 5hrs from midnight to 5am - but thats only happened 4 times!!

[shan23]

Lairdoz, thats great the routine is helping him. A friend of mine does the SOS FF routine too (she started her DD on it when she was about 4weeks old), and raves about it. I hope it works for you
And how amazing you got proper smiles! How amazing are they, it melts your heart.


Afm, bit of an unsettled week here. X has cried every night for about an hour, something completely new. Tonight though he has been much better, he didnt get worked up at all. (his been asleep since 7pm!!!!!!! NEVER has he been asleep then and still asleep 2 hours later lol. Although watch now as I jinx it and he wakes not long after I post lol).
He's starting to talk to his toys, its so cute. He has this musical frog and when it plays he watches it fascinated. And when it stops his arms and legs are off and his blabbering away. He's cooing at us more now too when he smiles. Lol its so cute when I'm trying to get him off to sleep and he'll look up at me or peek an eye open and let out a massive smile. It's so hard not to squeal at him to get more hahaha.

Bf is still going amazingly. I'm hoping to Bf to at least 6 months, and if I make that then 12months and then I'll take it as it comes. I had the mindset of going with the flow when starting to bf, and I'm so lucky its come to easy with no problems at all. So I've always said I'd like to get to at least 6 months with exclusive bf, and if things continue the way they are I'll make it. I love it, I really do.

And I LOVE being a mummy so much. I always knew this would be my ultimate job, but I am loving it far more than I ever had imagined. Through my pregnancy I felt like I was in a dream, I never got over that *I* was pregnant! And now its I cant believe this gorgeous little boy is *my* son. I dont think it will ever truly sink in lol. It's so unreal and amazing.


I hope everyone and their bubbas are doing well

[courts&munchkins]

I have been really bad at replying in here and I haven't had time to read all your entries but I promise I'll catch up soon. Just thought I would give a little update.

Piper is growing like a weed. She is all fat rolls now. It's so gorgeous. I feel so lucky to have my little girl. Feeding with her has been a nightmare. She has bad attachment and a disorganised suck. 2 LC's and kinesiologist haven't been able to help. So we have been battling on. But little miss has been becoming more and more unsettled and only been sleeping 90 min blocks at night. So last night after an 8 hr screaming match with only 2, 30 min sleeps in that time. I expressed and gave her the milk in a bottle. She was instantly calm. And slept for 6 hrs last night. She had a 4hr sleep today as well after a bottle of ebm.

I am starting to become resigned to the fact that part or full time expressing may be apart of our future. I'm still hoping her attachment will improve with age but for right now if drinking the breast milk from a bottle makes her happy I think I have to go with that. Got to do what's best for her. Although I was hoping normal breastfeeding would be a success this time.



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[sunshine 11]

Hi Shan - friends from my mother group have a bub who is 8 weeks older than my DS- he started the crying at night time and they were sure their first bub didn't do it, but sure enough, as they record all the feeds and timing for both their bubs, they looked back and saw their now almost two year old did exactly the same thing about the same age as our bubs are. Hope bubs is settled again and so great to hear how much you love being a Mummy!
Was going to write more but have just got a stinky DD climbing on my lap so have to go and change her RIGHT now!!!