slings - cap, i had a look at the sleepy wrap on the net and it looks pretty similar to the hugabub. Once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy to put on. The biggest pain I find is if it's raining. Because it's just one long sheet of material, when you first start tying it, inevitably some of it drapes on the floor, so if the floor is wet it could get wet. I tend to put it on before I leave the house then stick bub in it when we get to the shops if that's the case. If you tie it tight enough they don't hang down. It's really comfy as it distributes the weight across your shoulders, back and hips unlike some others where your shoulders take all the load.
If you went for the ergo I think you would need the infant insert. I haven't used the ergo with E, and didn't buy it until A was nearly 1 so can't comment too much on using it with littlies.
Breastfeeding - those of you bfing, do you find your bubs are able to go 3.5-4hrs between feeds? E seems to want to feed about every 3.5hrs but sometimes I find myself giving her a topup before her lunch time sleep. I'm kind of experimenting with it to see if it will help help her sleep longer (mixed results) but wondered if anyone else was doing any sneaky top ups in beween main feeds. If you don't count that, she's having 5 feeds a day with the last 2 pretty close together. I don't think I dropped A to 4 feeds until she was on solids.
E seems to demand feed. But during the day he usually one has one side......sometimes both. I generally just go with he flow, I don't count the feeds, he pulls himself off when he's done and smiles at me...some times he pulls off and goes back a few times before he's done. It's so cute.
I can't use slings. I gave mine to my sister...lol
E slept til 4.30 again this morning, thank goodness that week of terrible sleep is over for now....I was up and about at 5.30am yesterday tho. But I feel ok if I do that, if I go back to sleep for another hour I feel yucky. I did some me shopping today. Bought myself some new shoes and make up and even a new top, which I now realize I cannot breast feed in I spent $80 on make up tho...i had to get new everything as Cooper destroyed all the other make up I had by putting foundation all over it all! But a good excuse to spoil myself. DH has booked us a room in the city tomorrow night, so I can use it then..woo hoo! Can't wait!
Ok better goand get some things done while E is sleeping! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Cap - I have a baby bjorn. I like it and Phoebe seems happy enough in it. When I shop I take the pram and if she gets cranky I put her in the sling. Grocery shopping I leave until the weekend and make DH come too. I pass it off as a family outing but really I am just too scared to attempt it bymyself with both girls.
PM - The only time P goes that long between a feed is at night. During the day she feeds around 2 hourly. However she will only normally take one side at the moment for some reason. And if I am going out or putting her down for a nap I offer her milk in the hope she will sleep/ be settled.
Sleepy - Yay for shopping for you (even if Cooper made the makeup a necessity). I bought t-shirts the other day and was excited!
Is anyone else feeling a bit flat atm? I don't know if it is lack of sleep or what but I have next to no motivation. I'm not sleeping very well and just can't be bothered doing much. I can't even say P is difficult. Since seeing the chiro she is a mostly happy bub. I think she is having a growth spurt but only waking one extra time for a feed and then straight back to sleep. Oh well, I'm sure it will pass soon! Have a great weekend!
I've been thinking of you all, but between the kids being sick on and off (they have been tag teaming!!), and Dr appointments etc life is just shocking...I access facebook a lot cause i can use it reliably on my phone...tapatalk (the forum app) hates me and always crashes!!!
I haven't been able to catch up....so I'll just quickly tell you roughly where we are up to at the moment for now and try and continue from there!
Kaylee is feeding 3.5-4 hourly during the day (and is finally back to drinking around 120ml per feed...when she was sick, I was lucky to get 50 into her!), she is up and down like a yo yo! (Up for an hour....down for around 2-3)
Over night she feeds usually between 5:30 and 6:30pm, then goes off to sleep. When she's well, she wakes anywhere between 2 and 5am for a feed, then goes back to sleep until between 7 and 8.
When she was sick she'd wake at 11, 1, 3 and 5 (then I'd give up at7!)
We are off to the paediatrician in a couple of weeks to have some further investigation into the UTI's (she's now had 2), I hope we get some answers, but so far I've had 2 of my trusted GP's tell me that its likely that she'll end up on low dose antibiotics permanently until she's toilet trained (therefore poo wont end up up her front!!)
Her reflux is totally under control now (AWESOME!) and overall we are doing great!
I don't think I got back here to tell you all how Miss Hadley went at the clinic last week. She is still 53cm (same as her 6 week check) & 5.7kg bare weight, so the 50 percentile for both and on the 75th% for her HC which I didn't ask what it was (they just made a note in her book. So all on par with a big head! lol
BW - I hope you get some answers to why K has been getting the UTI's, poor little baby!
MarniKat - I have been feeling a little flat but I think its due to being awake a fair bit through the night. I still lay awake around 3am waiting for H to wake for a feed which is now generally 4-5am and T has been getting up twice a night to wee lately, then I lay awake then too. Then DH wakes me of a morning as he feels I should be up and starting my day at 7 because he does (mind you he sleeps soundly ALL night!) lol so I guess thats why I'm feeling a little flat, I really don't do well without my precious sleep!
Sleepy - I love the full belly smiles when H pulls herself off the boob! It makes all the cares in the world just float away!
I hope you're all getting plenty of sleep and you're all happy and well!
Hi all. We are all sick with tummy bugs I was trying to fight off the flu last night, trying to sweat it out. I was awake most of the night too. I am getting DH to stay home with me' today. I don't think I can deal with it all alone.
I figured out that Elijah is having around 5 feeds a day too. But I'm a bit concerned as he generally only take one side during the day but both during the night. I have a very sore left breast ad he doesn't take to that side very well. He squirms and crys and carries on. So maybe it's mastitis which I hope not. But we all have the dreaded tummy bug. So we aren't happy campers around here.
BW - Don't be sorry for MIA, it's quite understandable. I hope you get the UTI's sorted out. That's not very good for poor little Kaylee
A big hello to everyone else and hope you're all doing well.
BW - hello there, you've had a rough trot with your littlies. Hope you get K's UTI's sorted out but glad to hear her reflux has finally settled
Sleepy - you poor things, hope the tummy bug passes quickly and everyone is feeling better soon. I don't blame you for making your DH stay home to help out.
Carriers - I've got an ergo which I haven't used yet I even bought the infant insert a few weeks ago but she seems to big for insert and she is still pint size and only 5.4kgs and too little for ergo on it's own. I have a nuture sling I bought of ebay which I use when out shopping and A seems to like that and falls asleep everytime she's in it.
BF'ing - A goes about 3.5hours between feeds during the day then starting about 5-6ish seems to cluster feed every 2hours until bedtime at 9-9.30pm then goes through til about 7ish next morning. She used to favour my right breast but past couple of weeks now prefers my left, I generally offer both and just go with her mood.
Feeling flat - I have been feeling like doing absolutely nothing and having no energy as well the past few weeks, had put it down to packing & moving. I also haven't been taking my multivitamin and notice the difference - have to go hunting through some boxes to find them.
Well we are all moved in at mums, I have a few things I still have go and get from the old place before it gets knocked down, but it's nothing urgent and I have a couple of weeks It's the first time I've lived home in 10 years, hope I don't kill my mother anytime soon lol.
A is a little out of routine being dragged out & about during day to old house to do stuff and also we've had to start doing our selections for new house. She has started waking earlier and earlier and yesterday it was 5.30, I had to get her up this morning to take DH to airport but she is now down for a nap.........she takes after her mum and is cranky as anything when she's tired Hopefully she settles down again.
I spent $80 on make up tho...i had to get new everything as Cooper destroyed all the other make up I had by putting foundation all over it all! But a good excuse to spoil myself. DH has booked us a room in the city tomorrow night, so I can use it then..woo hoo! Can't wait!
Hopefully she settles down again.
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