Reply With QuoteEmma - you are probably right, he is going a good stretch at night and making up for it during the day, also having smaller bottles will mean more often. To get an idea of bottle amounts/frequency etc you can take his weight in kg times it by 150, giving a total 24 hour amount and the divide it by the number of feeds a day getting a total per bottle amount. Its only a guideline though. I hear you on the catnapping, it can be frustrating but I just keep saying to myself they grow out of it.
Kazaraz - thanks about the pics, I did Chloe's hand and feet casts last week to, so funny that we both did both. I buy a kit online from a place called lifelongmemories, its a double hand and feet with a photo in a shadow box, I was so excited cause it is exactly the same as Amelia. It is fun to do the casts and its like xmas peeling them off to reveal her little hands and feet. What cream did the pharmacist give? I use a moisturiser called aqueous cream on my own eczema when its not to bad but I need prescription cream if it doesnt go away within a week or gets angry looking.
Liminal - Chloe is bf to, she goes from 9.30 to 2.30am then to 6.30, then 3 hourly during the day, so we get a good 5 hr and 4 hr at night. I tried dream feeding amelia about this age but it never worked, she would only take a small feed and wake early about the same time anyway, it didnt start working till she was about 5mth and I would dreamfeed at 10.30 before I went to bed and she would go till 5.30, which suited me better cause otherwise she wanted to feed when I needed to walk out the door to uni. But its worth a try, I know some babies that it worked on. Oh my, I dont remember the length requirement of my capsule, I better look, Chloe is already 61.5cm at 7wks. Its so annoying, some of her 000 rompers wont button up, she keeps popping open.
I think Chloe's zantac needs uping again (uping looks funny hehe i think its spelt wrong?) I think I have to call dr cause she isnt due to see her again for a week half or so. I thought she was going through a growth spurt last week cause she increased feeds and I thought I was right cause she put on 240gm and 2.5cm but the last two days she has fed even more often, only one 5 hr and 3 hr stint at night and every 2 hours during the day, I feel like a dairy cow but I cant imagine what weight she will put on by next week if this is her actual growth spurt.
I also finally got back into the outpatients physio for my pelvis and the stupid woman told me not to do anything that aggrivates it, which is housework and walking wtf (excuse my french) but thats just not possible with 2 kids and that I just have to wait it out for about 6mths until it should resolve itself, but the thing is she didnt even touch me or work on me in anyway just wrote down some exercises, not much help when most nights I can barely walk. She also told me to rest laying down for 2 hours a day, with sleeping being even better, I cant nap cause I cant get to sleep at night and try laying down with a 22mth old grrrrr. And definelty no WiiFit, so I am not impressed cause I cant do any toning up.
to everyone else. All good here, really should be getting organised for bed. We are going to do a midnight feed in hope that L will go to bed and go through to 4-5am. 
I really hope it gets better for you and your little man soon hun. I used to use sugar water and warm baths and massaging Munchkins little tummy. I don't know what else to suggest. I'm sorry hun.
the doc says its normal but i don't think so......
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