Am finally back to try and do a few personals - will attempt a few and see how I go. Jacob shouldn't want a feed for at least another hour or so, so here goes ...
Rose Red - good to see you in the thread ... sounds like you've had a difficult first few weeks, but glad to hear things are improving with Liam. Hope you've been able to get some rest!
Tilda - I can only offer a re: Matilda not sleeping. DS1 hated being wrapped, but Jacob is quite content when I wrap him in muslin cloth - albeit with his arms outside the wrap! We did/are using dummies with our boys too - both are "mega-suckers" and settle down almost instantly if they have something to suck. Good luck with things and hope the sleep consultant can help you out. A book I used initally with DS1 was the "Contented Little Baby Book" (by Gina Ford, I think). It's a book that seems to polarise opinions, and admittedly its routines were far too prescriptive and rigid for me to follow, but it had some decent commonsense advice about getting bub to sleep "better" or through the night. If only babies could read though, hey?
Carmey - DH and I don't worry about a routine at this stage, other than Jacob feeds approx 3-4 hourly (I always try and feed him around 6.30pm and 10-10.30pm-ish so I can get to bed at a reasonable hour) and he gets a bath around 4.30pm daily. Don't be too jealous of Jacob's long sleeps overnight I definitely think his all-nighter from a few days ago was a once-off! OMG re: Jack rolling under your coffee table - what a champ!
Alison - Gotta love haemorrhoids huh . I developed a beauty in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, and giving birth vaginally did nothing to help it. Fortunately the cream I got from the chemist (over the counter only stuff) did its job and it didn't cause me much worry. This is the stuff most people don't tell you about where pregnancy is concerned!! It's great that you can BF laying down - it's not something I can do, it feels too awkward for me.
Willow - my bleeding has almost stopped. I recall in hospital the midwife said most women bleed "approx" six weeks, but she said it varied heaps - from three to eight weeks. Hope your next trip to the chiro helps with Harry's wind ... I feel very blessed that Jacob isn't suffering wind issues, as we had plenty with DS1, and I considered his wind "mild" as it certainly wasn't as bad as colic is supposed to be. DS1 used to get some relief from having his nappy off - he appeared to lose his inhibitions and therefore fart away quite happily, expelling some of his wind. Mind you, you've always got to be on guard for stray pee or unexpected poo explosions!
Hannah - it's good Amelia sleeps during the night, but I imagine evening can be a difficult time for you if she's really unsettled. If only each baby came with their own instruction booklet, huh? Would make life a damn site easier for the new parents!
Lani - Jett sounds like a dream if a live band doesn't even wake him As for FF, I'm apparently the missing link between cows and humans, so no need for formula here atm. But if it helps your bub to sleep/settle, then why not top him up with a FF. Like Jett, Jacob is downstairs in the portacot during the day, then in his cot and room at night. The hammock sounds great!
AFM, I have a question for you all. Do you feel your bub's breathing is rapid? I'm sure DS1 was the same, but I forget ... I know it's also normal for a baby to appear to be breathing rapidly, but sometimes Jacob REALLY seems to be breathing quickly . Anyone else experiencing this?
re: Matilda not sleeping. DS1 hated being wrapped, but Jacob is quite content when I wrap him in muslin cloth - albeit with his arms outside the wrap! We did/are using dummies with our boys too - both are "mega-suckers" and settle down almost instantly if they have something to suck. Good luck with things and hope the sleep consultant can help you out. A book I used initally with DS1 was the "Contented Little Baby Book" (by Gina Ford, I think). It's a book that seems to polarise opinions, and admittedly its routines were far too prescriptive and rigid for me to follow, but it had some decent commonsense advice about getting bub to sleep "better" or through the night. If only babies could read though, hey?
I definitely think his all-nighter from a few days ago was a once-off! OMG re: Jack rolling under your coffee table - what a champ!
. I developed a beauty in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, and giving birth vaginally did nothing to help it. Fortunately the cream I got from the chemist (over the counter only stuff) did its job and it didn't cause me much worry. This is the stuff most people don't tell you about where pregnancy is concerned!! It's great that you can BF laying down - it's not something I can do, it feels too awkward for me.
As for FF, I'm apparently the missing link between cows and humans, so no need for formula here atm. But if it helps your bub to sleep/settle, then why not top him up with a FF. Like Jett, Jacob is downstairs in the portacot during the day, then in his cot and room at night. The hammock sounds great!
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