Missawah, good on you for celebrating with a beer!! That's my girl! Honestly, I wouldn't worry about those silly maternal health nurses and their almighty pressure of feeding bubs with b/m. I know b/m is best, I know that's why God gave us boobies (well mostly for that! lol) but some women can do it easily, some not so easily and others not at all. I would honestly have kept going if I had a good supply and Cameron wasn't so whingey attaching, flat nipples, etc etc. He is just so much more content on formula. I am going to come clean with my health nurse on Tuesday, I really don't care what she says. If she gives me a hard time I will ask for another nurse ans then kick her butt as I leave.
As for the constipation hun, try giving Harri sdome room temperature boiled water (you can add a teaspoon of raw sugar to about 100ml) the health nurse told me that this helps with poos and constipation. Be careful not to give him too much especially just before a feed as it will fill up his stomach too much.
Jelly, I wish I continued to swaddle wrap Cameron.....I gave up after two weeks b/c he likes his arms to be free. The problem is, b/c little babies have those jerky reflexes, he constantly wakes himself up when his arms go flying about. And he usually smacks himself right in the face. So for the last couple of nights I have wrapped him up, and he has grizzled about it, but I might just keep going. They have a much more restful sleep all wrapped up I think.
Krisvee, hooray for DTD without too much hassle!! I really felt like I was becoming a stranger to my DF when we had that loooooooong dry spell, you know, it's all about the baby now!! It just feels like we're getting back some normality
Speaking about rotten days....I've had one too with my wee man, he has just fallen asleep at 9.30 pm!!!!!!!! Cat napped all day
b, we went out yesterday minus the little guy, it felt good to be able to shop without hassle and quickly. Luckily Grandma doesn't mind the babysitting! Today we took him with us, I was very proud of myself to have used the parents room for the first time AND fed him his bottle in the shopping centre! It wasn't as daunting as I though it would be...
My wee guy did the stinkiest poo about an hour ago, I'm begining to think maybe he had an upset tummy as he was so unsettled today. I'm also worried about the shape of his head, he still preffers to lie his head on the right side, and I think that side is a bit flatter than the left.....might have to mention this to the MCHN next week. Also, he's been feeding so funny lately, more often and not finishing his bottle at all (taking sometimes 80 ml instead of his normal 130-140 ml). Do you guys think it's a growth spurt? He'll be 6 weeks on Tuesday.
I'm off to bed now, hopefully he'll sleep well overnight.
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