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Chrissy ? we too are having some challenges with Annie?s wind pains ? and have tried Infant?s friend as well. I was giving it to her following a feed & then giving her a little bit more of a bf to wash it down (she doesn?t seem to like the taste!). The first day it seemed to be working a treat, but the next couple of days she was so unsettled? so we stopped using the drops only last night. Now we?re not sure if it was to do with the drops, as she?s had a few fussy moments today. It?s just so hard to know what?s causing her unsettled periods. But I have also made sure my diet has been pretty bland, keeping away from those supposed ?problem? foods.
Can I ask how you knew Blake had silent reflux? And how are you managing/treating it?
So cute that you are calling Blake your little turtle! Annie looks to the sky too. She seems to have quite strong little muscles, which has really surprised me as a first time Mum. She can really kick those little legs, and careful not to get ?swatted? by one of those flailing arms when she?s cranky! Still waiting on a smile? but I don?t think it?s far away, she?s definitely responding to our voices & faces. I can?t believe Blake is already 6 weeks! The time sure is flying!

AFM ? Annie is 4 weeks today? so hard to believe. She?s growing well, has put on a kg & grown 4cm since birth. We are still finding our feet with a routine, but all in all I think she?s a pretty good bub ? not that I have anything to compare it to! I?m finally starting to feel much better, as the wounds from my c section heal. Still very tender & I certainly know when I?ve overdone things? I?m just finding that I feel a bit housebound? not being able to drive & we also hadn?t got around to buying a pram, as Annie decided to arrive the day we?d planned to go ?pram shopping? (our last thing on the list)! So I?m really not mobile at all. We?ll have to rectify that really soon, or I?m going to go bananas!

Which wind drops is everyone using & having success with?

We have resorted to use of a dummy to settle Little Miss. I always said I wouldn?t use one? but it really pacifies her, particularly when she?s really unsettled. What do you all think about using a dummy?? How hard is it to break the habit??

I was also wondering how many of you have bubs sleeping in your room v the nursery? We?ve had Annie?s bassinette in our room to date? but we?re wondering how soon to move her to her nursery? any advice?
Debb....wowwee...what a post...
Ill try to answer your questions about reflux and wind pains and what medication....I guess i had an idea with Blake when he didnt settle after feeds when he first came home...he always 'pulled' a face and his cry was quite high pitched...not the normal cry of pain....and when he did go down for a sleep he never liked it on his 'back' flat...so i placed a support pillow under the bassinette mattress to elevate him on a angle...and when he burped his breath was very 'acidly' like vomit (tmi) but he never vomited milk just air....this continued for 7 days...with no relief so i went to my doctor said it was silent reflux and Blake was put on Zantac...this medication actually dilutes the stomach acid...and the fact that Blake settled easier after a formula topup at night also contributed to the diagnosis...as formula is heavier and keeps the acid down. But also i had my 3d daughter with reflux as well so it was also a bit of experience...

Wind pain...i think every baby has them....Blake was always good at burping and farting but when he couldnt get it out it started to become a problem...again experience kicked in....my first was a severe colic baby....and she lived on 'gripe water' and slept in her pram for the first 9 months of her life...so with every child i adjusted what i knew to them...and alot of different homapathic remedies have come on the market...like 'infants friend' and the 'brauers' range....and 'infacol' has always been a favourite too....i believe in trying everything....find out what works for your child....cause what works for one may not work for another...and ask questions at your local CYHS or doctor surgery....and if in doubt get a second opinion.....
Glad your section is healing nicely....and im sure once you are mobile you will feel alot better...
Dummy????? A BLOODY GOD SEND lol Yes all my kids have had them....and all of them have given them to SANTA or TOOTH FAIRY OR EASTER BUNNY what ever works lol
If friends or family have a problem with your child using a dummy ?? its their problem not yours...if it soothes your baby...gives them relief whats the harm....
Getting baby out of your room??? All of my babies have spent the first 3-4 months in our rooms...just easier for feeding...but i have already started Blake into his own room...im slowly letting him sleep in his cot during the day...i leave a piece of my clothing in the cot so he can smell me...so hes not in an environment that he doesnt know...but it all depends on you....i have friends that never had their babies in their rooms...others alot longer...i dont think there is a time frame just what suits you....


Hello Ladies!

Sorry it has been so long.

Seems we are having difficulty diagnosing Sophie's fussyness and extreme gas. We are trying a lactose free formula. Hope it works.
Ohhh babe i hope the lactose free formula works....ive never had a child with difficulities with formula....just had babies with wind problems and reflux....


Oliver's sleeping in our room (obviously, his nursery still isn't bloody built!), and probably will for the first 3 months or so. Noah slept in our room for the first 3 months and it worked well for us. I think this is purely a personal choice though, if you feel comfortable with Annie sleeping in her nursery now, there's no reason you should wait. On the other hand, if you want her in with you until she's 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, nothing wrong with that either!
Well said lotus....its all a personal choice....

Can I ask everyone. Samuel is 2 weeks and 5 days old and seems to still pretty much fall asleep after most feedings. When did all your babies start waking up to the world? Also how long including feeding did you keep them awake for? I am aiming if he is awake after a feed for no longer than about 1 hour or max 1 1/2 hrs.. I am changing his nappy in between feeds so I think the last part of the feed is when he dozes off!! I just don't want it to be a habit!
I have to admit Blake wasnt an alert baby at 3 weeks...he was recovering from jaundice so i think that had alot to do with it....but he was awake for maybe 3hrs out of 24hrs...so not alot of waking time...but thats definately changed now...but all babies are different...some are alert some arent.....

Zac will be 5 weeks old tomorrow (Tuesday). We had our 4-week MCHN today (have found it hard getting to appts with c-section and having to rely on others to drive me around) and he is apparently the size of an 8-week old! He is 4.54kg and 56.5cm. Smiling up an absolute storm - beautiful open mouth smiles with crinkly eyes - the whole works.
Is anyone else co-sleeping? We somehow fell into it - I've been sleeping much better, and I think Zac is too, but I'm a bit nervous about it. I would also much prefer if he could sleep in his bassinette - I would sleep even better if he was in his own bed (for a good stretch). I am nervous about the risks, although I think they've been hyped up a bit - we must be one of the few cultures that expects our babies to sleep by themselves.
Well i think Zac is just fine...i dont know what his birth weight was but he seems to be doing very well....co-sleeping...i dont like doing it myself but at the end of a tiring week we have done it...my DH has...i am too scared to do it as i dont have that control and i fear i would hurt the baby...but i know you can buy those beds for your bed so you cant roll into the baby....

I am so disheartened right now I feel like the world is ending...

Sophie is having digestion problems (or so I think) and we are trying a new formula

My family is trying to tell me how to raise my daughter

Sophie hates cloth diapers and screams when I put them on her... disposable it is


.... can I do anything right?
Dont put yourself down...you are doing everything in your power to give your daughter the right formula....and you can tell your family it doesnt take 2 days to do this...it is a trial of many days even weeks to get the right formula...and if its disposable nappies for the moment so be it....i think once you have sorted out the formula i bet she will settle down and then you can try the clothe nappies...its probably the formula giving her the discomfort not the nappies....all the best i hope she improves...


AFM: Blake is 7 weeks ....and his reflux is coming in waves....i think i have it all good and bang its all out the window....he has another cold....so this week has not been a good week........ill get him weighed again on thurs...but i think he will be around the 4.5kg mark...he seems alot heavier than last week lol
Blake will be going onto formula as of next week....ive given him 8 weeks of breast but sadly my boobs arent giving him enough for him to be satisfied and his cold hasnt helped...will be seeking advice from my doctor if i have any options left...

Hope everyone else is doing well