Hi all, flying post because a certain little man is waking up and I thought I'd have more time to write this.
Infacol does say its for 1 month onwards, checked with my midwife today and she said if I'm only giving him 0.2ml at his first night feed and its helping then its ok, but she also said a lot of these things are just a placebo effect anyway.
Also had Harrison weighed today and he's up to 3.8kg yay!!
we had an appointment with the paediatrician today. Hamish is doing so well. he now weighs 4.84kg, is 55.5cm long with a h/c of 39cm. they have put him on iron supplements as well due to him being premmie. so he is on that until he starts solids. other then that he is all good. they were impressed with is cloth nappies. plus they said he has gorgeous skin and is really clear!! i felt so good to get a compliment like that and the fact they think i am doing so well with him. yay!!!
Had a nice day at home today...Jayden was a bit unsettled though...but seems to be having a good sleep now!! I so need to get an early night - I'm sooo tired!! It's really a bit tricky most days for me to get a nap and I definitely won't be able to when dh goes back to work so I have to try and get at last 6-7 hours total overnight to function!! He looks like he's grown so much already though!
I still haven't heard from my mchn yet which I find a bit odd - I've had no home visit from them and no appt has been made for his 2 week check so I'm a bit annoyed - I'll have to call up tomorrow.
Teresa - Yeah at a great appt! It is so nice to hear that bubs is growing well - very reassuring!! You are doing an amazing job!!
Missawah - Yeah at Harrison gaining weight!!
Ree Ree - I was like that with Louis when I had him - I hated people wanting to have cuddles! But 4th time around it's nice to have a break!! LOL! I agree thought that it's extremely annoying when people think they can care for you baby better than you - or settle them better etc...my family is like that big time!! Drives me nuts...
B - Wow at at the sleeping through of your daughter!! Good luck with that this time around!! I definitely wouldn't be expecting it from my kids though - LOL!! Little hungry men they've been...
Ladies, my lil man has been sooooo grizzly today, AND hardly slept at all (he is now way over tired and very windy) I relented and went and bought the infacol stuff. Just gave him 2 ml before his feed, see how we go. Tonight I'm getting a feed into him at 10.30 and hopefully he is so buggered he'll sleep for more than 2/3 hours which is the norm now days. Last night/this morning was a shocker. Fed him at 9 pm last night, I then should have woken him up at 10.30 but didn't, he then woke at 12 am, then at 2 am, then at 4am, OMG the night feeds were doing my head in !!!
b, I'm confused too about the formulas.....I do have the S26 Gold in my pantry, I might change to this one soon and see how he goes. A friend of mine had her bub on Nan something, she said it was really good for her lil man, but she did try 2 or 3 different formulas first before settling on that one. Trial and error, hey??
Krisvee, I hope you get some good sleep hun!! I am so tired now, I feel like a zombie, and I only have one wee to look after!! lol. I seriously take my hat off to you sweets. I didn't get any rest today, and after last night/this morning, I am well and truley buggered...
Teresa, yay for Hamish doing so well!!!! Little Cam is covered in this funny rash under his skin....they say it's normal in newborns
ReeRee, can we swap our babies???? lol. Even for a day???? hahaha
b, glad you had a better night last night. Poor DH though.....hope he feels better soon. Something is going around though, my DF has had the sniffles for a few days now, so I thought Cam caught his cold....checked his temperature last night and it was OK.
Well, I had a shocker of a day yesterday as I said with Cam not sleeping all day long. After I gave him the 2 ml of infacol he still didn't settle for a while, then fell asleep at 9 pm finally. I got him up at 11 pm and managed to only feed him half a bottle, the poor darling was so out out it, he almost didn't wake up for his feed. He slept til 3am, then woke again at 7 am. So he slept longer between feeds, but I think it's b/c he was just exhausted from yesterday and last night. I fed him at 10.30 this morning but he was again restless to go to sleep so mum came over and took him out in the pram for a walkie, hopefull he'll be asleep when she gets back. I just want him to sleep today even if it's for a few hours as no sleep makes him a wee grizzle bum (and that's putting it mildly ). I give him the 2 ml of infacol b/f every feed and he seems to be farting heaps so I know he's getting rid of the wind.
Well... Tiah has thrush Giving her the mouth drops is torture (for me) why oh why would they make Cherry Flavoured medicine for babies???? It stinks so bad, and she obv hates the taste.... babies live on milk why not make it milk flavoured?!!?!
I am also feeding from one boob with a nipple sheild now, because I have a HUGE crack and a chunk missing from the nipple! I am lucky Tiah is agreedy little piglet though, she will feed EBM from a bottle, straight from the boob or with a nipple shield, she doesnt care as long as she is fed!
We are trying to swap Tiah into day and night mode, and start a very loose "routine". She has spent the last two days awake almost every hour of the day... but last night she slept for a five hour block after we did a feed, bath, settle thingo... so fingers crossed it works!
I had a bit of a whinge to DP yesterday, is anyone else finding this..... He is helping with everything around the house... but not so much with Tiah. Like yesterday, I spent all day with her and all I wanted to do was have 5 minutes away from her or I would go insane so I said I would make dinner..... but he wouldnt let me! I spent so long crying at him trying to explain that even though I appreciate all the help, sometimes I just want him to take her so I can reset my batteries! He was much better today, he settled her after her morning feed so I could put the shopping away (Coles online hooray!). I feel so bad for wanting time away from her, but I find myself not being able to keep calm after trying to keep her happy and content for hours on end!
Also. Over. Visitors. Especially ones that dont bring me food and just expect to be handed the baby... even when she is obv hungry and needs to be fed.
Meercat, sorry to hear Tiah has thrush. And the part about your nipple missing a small bit! Ooooooouch!!!! You poor love. I haven't b/f Cam for a while now, but the last time he fed on my right boob he was sucking without the nipple shield, and today in the shower my nipple was stinging so bad! I used the nipple shield almost all of the time when I was b/f in the beginning, but it was b/c Cam couldn't latch on properly as he had the tongue tie (AND I have pretty flat nippies) but he would latch on the massive plastic nipple. Clever boy!
I have issued with my DF too. I would really love for him to give me a break with some of the night feeds, since it's pretty much formula only now, but his excuse is that he has to get up at 5.30 in the morning and he feels like a zombie the next day at work. He says that I can feel like a zombie cos I'm home all day to recover!!! He is good with Cam though when he gets home. He pretty much does all his feeds up until 10ish at night, so I can have a break. He also cooks dinner and cleans the house so I can't complain, but it's the getting up twice in a night that really gets to me. He did pre warn me about the night feeds ages ago, I thought that he was joking...
Oh, and none of my visitors brought me food, ever!!!! So you got spoilt! In the begining I used to dread people always dropping in as Cam would be handled so much I thought he was missing out on his sleep. But that was when he was asleep most of the time anyway. Now he is more awake during the day, and when he gets over stimulated he is a horror to put down to sleep. Luckily the visitors all but stopped now, except mum who gives me a couple of hours help each day so I can have my shower, go to the shops etc.
Meercat, I'm finding the same thing with my DP, with his first child she was bottle fed so he helped with feeding her (when his ex felt like actually including him) but because I'm breast feeding and haven't started expressing yet he feels he's not doing much, even after I explained to him that just settling him is a massive help. Having said that Harrison had a horror night last night and the only way we got him to sleep was for DP to take him downstairs and camp on the couch with him.
Beata, my visitors never brought me anything either, but I also put a ban on visitors for the time being. Only a few people have been over aside from family, but I'm kinda happy about that as its given us time to get to know each other and settle in a bit.
B, yay for a better night and hope your DP gets better.
Krisvee, fingers crossed when your DH goes back to work that things stay smooth for you.
AFM I bought some infants friend today...what a difference already! maybe just a coincidence so I'm not totally convinced yet but gave Harrison 5 drops before his feed around lunch time and he's been a total angel ever since, slept for 4 hours then woke, fed and had contented cuddles for an hour or so then back off to sleep for another 4 hours...he woke again about 9:30, fed and is now just chillin out in his bassinette. this stuff works, the infacol didn't really do much for him.
On and he's 2 weeks old today!! the time is flying!
Just a quick post from me...am sooo tired and waiting for Jayden to wake up for his feed which he normally would have done...now I'm kicking myself for not going to bed earlier and getting a couple of hours sleep - always the way! LOL!
b - wow on having the sleep sorted so early! I must say, my boys are quite good sleepers now so cant' complain too much...lol...
Oh no at your dh being sick - hope he's on the mend - that's the last thing you need to be worried about at the moment...big hugs!
Meercat - Sorry to hear Tiah has thrush - hope it clears up soon! Hope your df helps out now that you've asked - I definitely find it better if dh helps with bubs so I get a break - definitely helps my sanity...I enjoy getting the house in order or cooking dinner and just being able to do what I need to do and having a break from the baby...I must say he's pretty good at it though but so he should be by no.4! LOL!
LOL on visitors as well...I don't usually have anyone bring food either but if they don't then I don't offer anything other than a drink - hehe...I must say though we haven't been bothered by that many people - again, maybe being baby no.4 they're not that interested - LOL!
Beata - I think I just get used to the sleep deprivation - LOL! The boys are pretty good and of course with dh at home it helps a lot...I'm expecting my baby blues next week when i'm on my own...lol...
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). I give him the 2 ml of infacol b/f every feed and he seems to be farting heaps so I know he's getting rid of the wind.
Giving her the mouth drops is torture (for me) why oh why would they make Cherry Flavoured medicine for babies???? It stinks so bad, and she obv hates the taste.... babies live on milk why not make it milk flavoured?!!?!
this stuff works, the infacol didn't really do much for him.
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