Babies born~April 16th-30th 2010 #1

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This thread is for parents who's baby was born April 16th-30th 2010 #1

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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:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

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:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

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
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[Tan2705]

Where art thou mummies? Technically I am a day too early (not the only one!!!!) to be in here but I can't fathom leaving you! Hope to chat with you all soonish...

Txx

[~kellie~]

Hellooooooo! It's so good to finally be on here!!!!

Where is everyone else?

[healthychick]

Not officially supposed to be here yet but adding this to my threads... yay to you guys being here already

[Ayapi]

Hello lovely mummy's,

Good to finally to be here... Hope you are all doing well and your little ones are keeping you all busy. I know that Amelia is keeping me busy, now that I have her on Formula we are a happy little family. She is sleeping better and feeding well, it was stressing me out and I felt pressured to continue with BF even though I knew deep down she wasn't getting enough from me. Plus I was giving her the booby first then what I had expressed (max 20ml) and then topped up with formula more like a chore than me enjoying my new little baby girl.

Well time for another feed so will be back tomorrow hopefully

[maranui]

Oh oh! I found it!!! So can I stay even though I am theoretically 2 groups before!?!

DS and DH are sound asleep after DH did a late night shift with Louis. I feel quite good after another 3+4+3 night. Could this be a routine??? NO!!! Dont jinx it or I shall be back on the 2 hour gig.

Ayapi - good on you for choosing formula and a better quality of life for your whole family. I think there is such extraordinary pressure on woman to BF sometimes it can put a enormous pressure on the whole family unit and I wonder if anyone has studied the impact of that stress. I watched a girlfriend almost lose her mind and her relationship with poor latching, then mastitis, then thrush until she moved to formula. She still feels guilty and I think its wrong that she should at all. She carried that bub for 9 months and she is the sweetest healthiest (and happy!) wee bub now!

Anyway - I need to do some laundry. Better go.

[~kellie~]

hi everyone
finally home from hospital which is a relief! Had an emotional few days as Lewis had to go into the incubator with the phototherapy lights for jaundice. I know there are millions of things worse that could happen but it was so hard, especially when he was upset and wanted cuddles cause all I could do was put my hand through the hole! But all is better now! I am still very sore, much prefered DD's delivery to this one!

maranui - glad you found us! We had a 3+4+3 night last night too, and i feel so much better today!

Ayapi - glad to hear you made a decision that means happy mummy, you dont need all that stress

Lewis got weighed at discharge today, and is only 50 grams off his birth weight, so my milk has well and truly come in! He has skinny little legs though, his poo keeps exploding out the side of the nappy!

hi to everyone else!

[Majella]

Woohoo! Found it. Can I join Maranui in here as an illegal mummy?

BBL with more to post, but for now I wanted to ask Tan, Kellie & Ayapi how you are coping with your toddlers? Have just had a few difficult days withDD1 & have no idea how to manage it. Any advice/thoughts/suggestions most welcome!

[Tan2705]

All illegals welcome!!

Coping with toddlers - um I am not totally sure I am! The poor tyke is bored out of his brain! The weather isn't helping much - bloomin rain, rain, rain and if it's not raining and we go outside we get eaten by mozzies.. when DF gets home from work he goes ballistic and basically runs himself ragged until bed time - which has gone from 6pm to anywhere between 8.30 and 9.30pm It seems as though as soon as we start doing something like painting or playdough Archer will become restless - we have dubbed him the kill-joy cop! He is great with Archer most of the time but have had a few incidents where Coop will pull my shirt back down or my bra up and say "no more boobies" ie: come and please play with me mummy! My biggest woe is tv guilt - he has never, ever been interested and it seems he has no surrended to the fact that nothing else is on offer and just slumps on the couch No help from me sorry... but if I think of something or find a magic spell to duplicate myself I will be happy to share!

Kellie, Archie has quite explosive #2s too! I managed to wear it the other night whilst changing him still half asleep - EEWW! He has chunky monkey thighs like mummy so none have managed to escape his nappies just yet. I have to say now in hindsight my induced labour was much more 'enjoyable' than Archer's! But alot had to do with my OB too... must get around to doing my birth story when time permits.

Maranui don't mention the "R" word it will most definately JINX you! But am curious to know if he has kept it up?! What a good lil man if he has!!

Ayapi, YAY for happy mummy and family and most importantly the lil princess! How are things going with DH being in China?

And there is no time left to write about 'us' - next post I guess!

[maranui]

I dont know how you guys with toddlers do it either. I think its clear we will need to go back to NZ to have family around for number 2. It's pretty hard with no support here.

Tan - He he he. I certainly jinxed it today. He feed every two hours and hasnt slept for more than an hour. He is out like a light now. Fingers crossed for tonight! Esp as I am home alone. Argggghhhhh DH has gone to Melbourne for work and its just me. I was feeling sick about it last week, but this week I actually feel ok. What's the worst that can happen - he and I awake all night in front of bad TV.......

Wish me luck. I will report back to see if his 3+4+3 works for mum tonight....

xx

[Tan2705]

Oh no Maranui! Maybe I JINXED you by saying that sorry! I learnt quick smart with Coop that whenever I mentioned how great things were going he'd do a 180 torture me! And I know all too well that 'sick' feeling about being home alone - the life of a mumma and bubba whose daddy was only ever home for 10 weeks out of 52! And yes, late night crappy tv will see you through - good luck!


AFM taking the booby monster to get weighed today.. I know deep down he is feeding well and thriving but I still have so many "issues" (read: guilt) with not being able to successfully BF Cooper that paranoia is taking over! I know I must stop stressing as that won't help so a weekly weigh in till our pead visit at 6 weeks just to ease my mind is the path we are going down!

[~kellie~]

hello ladies!

Majella - I'm also finding it hard with my toddler, she is getting a little jealous, and has been a bit rough at times. I've found that she wants to help out with Lewis, so when she does we really make a big deal about how she is the best big sister and the best helper, but its very hard! I cant leave them alone for a second! I'm dreading next week when DH is back at work cause we will be stuck at home as I cant drive

tan - way to go on the weight gain! Sounds like you've got an excellent supply to me, no need for you to feel the mummy guilts at all! I wouldnt listen to the CHN about overfeeding, just keep doing what your doing... dont they say breastfed bubs cant be overfed?

maranui - on the feeding to sleep thing, I think at this age its quite a hard thing not to do. I know with Lewis sometimes he doesnt have any awake time after his feed, he goes straight back to sleepy land. I'm also trying to stick with the feed play sleep thing, as my DD got used to feeding to sleep and it was a hard habit to break later on, but it is very hard at this age!

Kirley - glad to hear that the feeding is going well again, its definitely hard work so good on you for sticking with it. When it feels a bit hard, just remember it does get easier and easier the older they get! I also know what you mean about little boys, I think Lewis has been through about 3 sets of clothes today!

Phoenix - welcome! Looking forward to hearing all about your little bundle!

AFM - had my first nurse visit yesterday, and Lewis is now 60 grams above his birth weight which she was quite pleased about. have to get him checked again next Friday so it will be interesting to see how he goes

Question for all the B/fing mummas - how long is each feed taking? Sometimes he'll only drink for about 10 minutes and then not want any more? He must be getting enough though, cause he'll usually last at least 3 hours till his next feed?

[lilmisshavachat]

Hi Ladies..

Mind if I join too.. My little boy Ethan Boh was born the 18th April.. I had been stalking your bellie buddies group but hadn"t posted as Ethan was an IVF baby and we hung out in the LTTTC & AC thread... I wished I had joined in at the end.. I find I am needing something to do as i"m expressing and the bottle feeding with a top up of fomula when I need to as we are still trying to get my milk in fully.. Ethan was 4.89kg, 56cms long with a HC of 36cms.. We had a drug free birth of 12h 45mins but need ventouse at the end which left me with a 3rd degree tear.. I wasn"t stitched properly and lost 3.5 litres of blood and ended up in the ICU... We are going ok now but just really want him to start taking the breast to feed... I would love the extra sleep.. Well pumping is done better keep moving...

[~kellie~]

welcome lilmisshavachat! and congrats on the arrival of Ethan! Of course you can join in, the more the merrier! Glad to hear you are on the mend and good luck with the b/fing!

[Kirley64]

Hi Ladies..

Mind if I join too.. My little boy Ethan Boh was born the 18th April.. I had been stalking your bellie buddies group but hadn"t posted as Ethan was an IVF baby and we hung out in the LTTTC & AC thread... I wished I had joined in at the end.. I find I am needing something to do as i"m expressing and the bottle feeding with a top up of fomula when I need to as we are still trying to get my milk in fully.. Ethan was 4.89kg, 56cms long with a HC of 36cms.. We had a drug free birth of 12h 45mins but need ventouse at the end which left me with a 3rd degree tear.. I wasn"t stitched properly and lost 3.5 litres of blood and ended up in the ICU... We are going ok now but just really want him to start taking the breast to feed... I would love the extra sleep.. Well pumping is done better keep moving...

hi and welcome
wow on your bubba!!! i'm amazed at what some of you ladies have done!!!

cant stay long, i want a nap!! but will is doing great. feeding longer today and not every 2 hours which is great!!
so why is it bad to feed them to sleep??
yeh i know the point him south, lol its when i take his nappy off and wiping his butt thats he pees north! lol
i also didnt think you could over feed on bf?!!
As for the 10min feeding thing.... yesterday i was wondering why bub was drinking for 15mins and then fall asleep (was waking up two hours later for more), i had to express this morning and figured out that i could now express 60ml in 10mins from one boobie so that explains why; he was getting full... prehaps thats the same for you?? {think Kellie asked}

[~kellie~]

yeh i know the point him south, lol its when i take his nappy off and wiping his butt thats he pees north! lol

I am exactly the same!!!!

on the feeding to sleep thing, it depends on who you talk too on whether its bad or not. With my DD, we fell into the pattern, and although it never really worried me, it was hard if someone else had to put her to bed if we were going out or something like that. Also, there were many times when she'd be feeding and fall asleep, and as soon as I moved her to her cot she would wake.

On the other hand, it was a sure fire way to get her to sleep when we were out, and there is nothing better than having a snuggly sleepy cuddle while feeding!

So this time I am going to try and stick to the feed play sleep thing, but if it doesnt work I'll happily go back to feeding to sleep!

At the end of the day, do what feels right to you!

[BabyWrangler]

Hello Ladies!
Congrats to all of you on the birth of your bubbies!

My name is Shelley, my Daughter Kaylee arrived 19 days early, on April 21st, the day before my birthday!

I hope you don't mind me joining the group! I was in the same Belly Buddies group as Phoenix.

I look forward to getting to know you all!

[~kellie~]

Tan- so sorry to hear about archer, hope all is ok, will be thinking of you