So things are going well. We took Noah to the beach yesterday and then went on a picnic today. While Noah still isn't sleeping right through the night (wakes twice after we're in bed about 1-2am and then 4-5am) I'm not sure whether it's because he's still in our room and I hear him in all his baby noise glory or whether he still just gets hungry. Anyway, we're moving him to his own room at the end of the month so we'll see what happens. I am going to start putting him to sleep in the cot in the nursery during the day so he gets used to the cot and his room before we put him in there at night. Once he's in his room I'm going to try not to bring him into our bed and make sure he stays in his own room. We'll see how we go.
I haven't yet moved Spencer into the cot. He is still in the basinette in our room. We are also finding that he is still really 'snuffly' in the morning and we have the vaporiser and Euky bear on him. Not sure why it's taking longer!
It's sounds like all the babies are getting so big. Have you moved Noah into his cot yet? How did it go?
Hello all, my name is Kate and I would like to join your group.
I was hoping for a complication free pregnancy/birth but bubba had other plans and due to a major bleed at 33 weeks, scary rush to hospital and me going unconscious and my BP crashing in the ambulance I was admitted to hospital and stayed there on bed rest for 2 weeks, steroid injections the works and then just confined to hospital for the next 4 weeks until our daughter Avaleigh Grace was born on the 16th of June via planned c-section (due to bleed)
Avaleigh weighed 2.6 Kg at birth and was discharged at 2.4 Kg (although they wanted her to go in to the SCN unless she got formula top ups) She was to little to breastfeed, so I expressed but not quickly enough and my supply has been stuffed up ever since. I tried everything based on docs etc advice but now I am going to try things one at a time and see how I go. I am on motilium 3 tabs 3 times a day. Avaleigh is feed top ups after each feed. they are mostly formula top ups with some EBM. At birth her head circ was 33cm and she was 47cm long. She weighed at 6 weeks 3.4 Kgs, her height is 53cm and head circ 36cm. We will be going for her 9 week check up this week. I hope she has put on more weight.
She was feeding 2-3 hourly for the first month round the clock, the she went 3-4 in her second month but inthe last two weeks she was awake not wanting food for hours on end, from 12pm-9pm sometimes, she was hardly getting any sleep so I decided to try the SOS routine and so far so good today was only our second day and she has gotten a cold so the routine stuffed up a bit
Sorry for so much info but I need to catch up with you guys, you all sound so lovely, hope to share this journey with you if you will have me.
hi kate and congratulations on the arrival of your daughter.
Spencer had his 9 week review today and he now weighs 5kg's. he has put on 900gm's in one month and grown about 2cm's.he is now 54cm's tall.
I bought a box of huggies crawler nappies today and was wondering when these should be used. I am unsure as they fit nearly the same weight as infant nappies. can anyone tell me the difference between infant nappies and crawlers and let me know when they should be used?
Hi Kate, welcome and congrats!! So glad you were able to hang onto little Avaleigh for a few more weeks As for your supply I HIGHLY reccomend the lactation cookies, not only yummy but they helped me out. I went from having very little to squirting within hours of eating 3-4 cookies.
Difference between Infant and Crawler, is crawlers hold more, have a bigger rise and fit longer. And cost... When Brendan was in them Infant only came in handy packs, not in bulk boxes (not sure if they do now or not)
Tristan has managed to shake the cough, but is still snuffly.
Welcome to the group. We're always glad to have new faces. I too am glad you were able to hold onto Ava for a bit longer. Hope you manage to find something that helps to increase your bm supply.
Noah was weighed today & had the rest oh his 8w injections. He now weighs 7kilos, is 60.5cm long and is doing very well.
Tristan and Brendan will both get weighed next friday at the CHN. Tristan I'm confident he's gained as I can see he's growing Brendan on the other hand is having trouble maintaining weight... at 2y6m he is only 11kg fully clothed, boots and all. We are now sickness free too! Hopefully for a while to!
Kate - congratulations on the birth of Avaleigh, what a beautiful name! Hope her check up this week went well
Veronica - sounds like Spencer is doing really well!
Sally - great to hear that you're over your sicknesses!
Tara - well done on Noah's progress!
AFM - Amelia got immunised today and DH & I also got the tetnus, whooping cough and diptheria booster they were offering for free. She has been a bit grizzly today but not as bad as i thought she'd be.
Amelia is getting weighed on Monday, hopefully she has put on a bit more weight. We used bathroom scales to weigh her a couple of weeks ago at the in-laws house and she was 4.3kg with clothes on so I'm hoping she will be around 4.1kg.
Noah had his injections on Thursday night and he's been a little out of sorts since then. He slept most of yesterday and also had some vomiting last night. He didn't sleep very well last night either, he was awake every three hours and wanted a feed, which is unlike him. Anyway's he seems a little better today and more relaxed. I'm just really tired today
Apart from that, the move into his cot went well. I didn't bother just trying him in there during the day, we put him in on Thursday night and he's looking pretty happy with the extra room he's now got The only thing is the baby monitor we got given has static and keeps me awake. So today we went and bought another one and it does the same flipping thing. Anyone got any suggestions on baby monitors that don't make any static noise???
Tara, we have the Angel Care monitor and depending where we have it, there is static - we move the receiver around from our room to wherever we are in the rest of the house and noticed that when we had it on the kitchen bench DH's fish tank interfered with the signal. When my sister was here recently she charged her phone in the room next to Amelia's and it also created static. I think if there is anything electronic (and on) between the monitor and receiver then you will get interference, regardless of the brand.
Any digital one that says DECT on it shouldn't have static. we have an oricom one and it is fantastic.
Tayla has been getting really bad reflux and the gaviscon that helps it is making her constipated with the worst stomach pains but no one will help me. I even went to the Women's and Children's hospital emergency Wed night because she was screaming all arvo. She was happy when the doc saw her and he said it might just be in her nature to cry and gave me info on colic and crying babies
I have a peadiatrician appt mon morning and i am not leaving without a prescription, Tayla has been in so much pain it is horrible to watch
i've been on ttc forum last year and today finally managed to have a look at this one. Grace was born on 30th of June, 3.45kg and 48cm long. she's delivered emergency c/s at 38 weeks. now at 7 weeks she weighs 4.98kg and is 52cm tall.
she's an angel during the day, feeds every 2.5 - 3 hrs and 2 naps, but very fussy at night. we've been trying to establish routine (wash, nappy, pj, dim light, feed, then - hopefully - sleep), but she would feed on and off literally all night and only sleeps on my chest (she's co-sleeping). she screams the bloody murder if i try to put her down and the only way to calm her is to feed. she doesn't want to take bottle as well, so hubby cannot help much.
the nurse we saw yesterday advised to put her in her crib so she doesn't smell me so much - it might be the reason she wants to feed so often. tried that last night, i kept putting her back to crib whenever she started to drift off during feed. we 'fought' until around 2.30am, then i tried putting her on her tummy. i know it's not recommended, but i don't know what else would work. she doesn't like being swaddled and spits out dummy. she has mastered the art of lifting her head and shifting from left to right, so i gave it a go. voila, she slept for 4 hrs straight for the first time!
now another challenge is to get her to take bottle (ebm) so we can go out a little longer without me having to bf in public and dh gets his share in feeding.
that's all for now ladies, nice weekend to everyone
Hi Rachel, congrats!! Tristan wont sleep on his back, at all. He has reflux and we are also havind wind issues, so it's on his side with a sleep positioner for him.
Julz, I hope the paed can help poor Tayla
I cant help with the monitor, I dont believe in them. So we dont have one. Never have.
Tristan had his shots and handled them very well. He has been much more spewy lasy few days and his poop is gross too... Probably from the gastro oral dose.
Amelia has been clingy and a bit whingy, I think she also had a bit of a temp and in the past day or so she has developed a snotty nose, poor thing keeps sneezing!
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and cant shake the cough either.
As for your supply I HIGHLY reccomend the lactation cookies, not only yummy but they helped me out. I went from having very little to squirting within hours of eating 3-4 cookies.
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