caplay - re reflux, A had silent reflux when she was a baby (without the spewing), so basically she looked like she'd gotten a bad taste in her mouth and you could smell it was a bit acidic on her breath. Her day time sleeps were all over the place and she would wake up after 10 minutes screaming. We got some medicine from the paed which helped a lot. Also like traylee said, raised the head end of the bed and tried to keep her upright for about 10 or 15 minutes after a feed to let it "go down".
As for stuffy nose, E seems to get a stuffy nose every night. I've got a humidifier for her room at night time and use the Fess saline spray/drops. It helps to thin the mucus. You can suck it out with the aspirater but I find I don't need to, just the saline helps so I give her a squirt of that before her last feed at night, and another one before her middle of the night feed if she sounds stuffy.
Settling during the night - occasionally it takes a while to settle E, but now she's awake a bit more during the day she seems to go back down without too much fuss. I think as they work out the days from nights they settle better.
Nappies - who was it who said they're using cloth? What sort do you use? I use cloth with A but didn't start till she was about 4 or 5 months old. The liquid poo deters me. How do you find it? I have some small BBH for E but her thighs aren't fat enough yet to seal them properly.
oh, and some other things re. reflux - she was VERY fussy feeding and would pull off and scream, and scream right after a feed, frequent hiccups (although there are different opinions as to whether this is related). E started showing similar signs and I started eliminating things from my diet and susses out milk is a trigger for her. I was drinking lots of full cream milk, and cutting that out made a difference. It's a shame because I am still really craving milk.
Jleigh - the infant nappies (huggies) dont come in bulk boxes, well they do but you cant get them anywhere else except the baby stores and they are $49.95 for 144 nappies I think. Big W has the bulk bags which has 48 nappies for $20.00, my woolies doesnt even do the bulk bags! :-( Personally, I am a huggies lover! Except I am thinking I might go up to crawler soon as although the infant ones are 5-8kg they dont seem to be fitting properly and last night we had a wee blow out! LOL I didnt want to strip the poor thing off - it was so cold!!
We are going for needles tomorrow - hopefully he is ok with them cos I will probably cry - I hate needles myself! Not looking forward to it really, but am excited to know how long he has got - I think he will be over 60cm now and will be just under the 6kg mark! So not a newborn anymore! Cant believe how fast time has gone since he was born. We are going really well here, still 4 hour feeds during the day, we had a couple of nights of sleeping through but is mostly waking at 5am then 7am - 2 weeks ago the now 5am wake up was 3am so we are getting better - hopefully we will be consistantly at 7am very soon!
Hi thanx for all your replies re reflux reason for asking is i think May might have it not Bad but she is really spewy lately and it has that strong acidy smell at times and she crys when bringing it up and she seems to be very windy also and unsettled at times usually night time Days she sleeps well nights she sleeps fine once settled which takes awhile (thats what we are trying to do now settle her)i have her bed elevated and all of that Should i consult my GP about it?? is there anything you can buy to help with reflux?
Poos- M is bottle fed and hers were the yellow color but since changing formula they have changed to a darker color sometimes abit green which is wind i know but they are softer thats all i care about no more constipation thank goodness.
Nappies- yes huggies infant only come in the packs not in the box which is abit silly i guess Traylee do the baby love come in infant size?
Super- goodluck with H's needles i hate them to i always make DP take the kids for needles i dont mind them myself but hate seeing the kids get them at anytime.
well still not settled yet there has to be some reason for her not settling maybe i should try keep her awake abit more in the day as she does sleep alot in the day also which most likely isnt helping.
Sorry for all the questions etc but as i said earlier i havent really had to deal with a newborn like this in 7 years M is so much like our first (and she was a really unsettled baby at times and never slept) the last one was a gem so content and happy and DS before her was the same first and last seems to be the ones that are abit more uncontented.
Anyway enough babbling from me had to have a coffee to wake up now i wont be able to sleep i live off coffee atm(not good i know)
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Nappies - H went into infant size nappies as of yesterday! I just got a small pack as when I'm in SYD I'll get a box of infants from the baby shop (only place you can get them). H is only in sposies at night though so we don't go through a lot of them so a box will last a long time!
Poos - H is breastfed, her poos are yellow. When she's not feeling well and unsettled without a doubt they go green, poor baby!
Super - H had her needles 2 weeks ago (they recommend having the 8 week needles at 6 weeks here as it's whooping cough season), it wasn't very nice, I made DH hold H as I always did with T which made it a little better. When it was all over I took her and put her straight on he boob then she was good as gold again. It's only short lived when they cry. Good luck with it dear.
Reflux - Neither of my babies have/had reflu, thank goodness! I hope your little babies aren't in too much pain and discomfort with their feeding... Poor little fings.
Settling at night - I've never had a problem settling her through the night, but she does feed laying down in bed through the night, so she just falls asleep and falls off the boob, then she spends the rest of the night with us. Getting her down for her big sleep can take a little while, she sometimes spits the dummy once or twice before she goes off, but all in all she's pretty good.
Hope all is well ladies, we're off to KinderMusic this morning so I had better go and get ready. Have a great day!
caplay yes babylove come in infant size im gonna buy them now when she is out of this box of newborns, cause they r getting to small,
u can go to babylove site and get a free sample which is what i did for the infant ones and i went to bigw tocheck ad make sure they have them in big bulk packs and they did
so infant size box of 128 for $33 they are baby love
Morning everyone, DH is home tonight....aahhhh I'll be able to shower & go to loo without needing the baby monitor
Superstar - H will be fine with his needles, you'll sook more - I did lol. A had a cry when they were put in then a quick cuddle and she was good as gold. She slept heaps the day she had them and was grizzly for a day or two but baby panadol was great.
Pmcask - I use cloth during the day & sposies at night. I use bummi's prefolds & covers which should last until she is about 6-7months and for any other kids I have. I've also got a few OSFM Bumgenuis pocket nappies, 2 itti bitti's and a bamboo & a hemp OSFM Baby Beehind's which I want to start using overnight I think her chicken legs have filled out enough now. I love the prefolds they are easy to use/wash & dry and with the double gusset leg covers haven't had a leak yet! More than I can say for Huggies lol. I also use flushable liners so most of the poo goes down the toilet.
Traylee - A is breastfed and her poo's are still mustard coloured, only time they had a greenish tinge was when she had a day of really bad colic. That 4-9pm unsettledness should start to get better, A used to be a nightmare those times but past week or two it's getting easier and easier, the doc said they generally grow out of it by about 13-14 weeks he's right.
Jleigh - Baby Bunting sells the infant size huggies in boxes, around where I am I have only seen the 32 pack in that size which sux but since I only use 1-2 overnight, they last a while and I keep an eye out for whoever has them on special.
Tiff - Have a great time down in Sydney this weekend. Was going to ask what MCN's you use on H, saw them on FB and they look cute.
Caplay - Sorry to hear your little one has reflux, I know Baby Wranglers little girl suffers too - she might be able to give some advice. The poor little things
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Ahhh it's so cold & wet down here, I've been hibernating in front of heater - the one thing that still works in this place thankfully. We finally got council approval and final pricing on the new house, so the reality of packing up this place is setting in YUCK I've lived here 81/2 years since I bought it with my first husband, so have lots of collected cr*p to sort through - DH wants to move into mum's next time he's home so that's about 4-5 weeks away then the knock down can start.
But on the upside will be great to have a new house and something that is "ours" - apart from A that is.
Pheonix - The pix on FB are my Baby Beehinds.. LOVE them!!!! They are wonderful!! I bought them as they are a small size, but I also have one size fits all Green Kids and Cushie Tushies, but they are a little bulky for a new born thats why I got the small ones as well. I don't like the green kids as much, but they're really good when they're older. T is still in a night nappy (she only wets usualy once a month, but I prefer to be on the safe side.) We use them on her so when H is bigger they'll be great.
phoebe wont let me put her down. I'm typing with one hand. She hasn't slept for longer than 2 hours and the 2 hour sleep was from 7-9am. She wont feed properly - just keeps having little top ups and then screams til i put the dummy in.She has a runny nose but it isnt that bad. Since that sleep this morning she hasn't slept for more than half an hour. I really hope tomorrow is a better day.
Sorry for the selfish post.
marni i no how u feel lol, scarlet has gone back to being apain to, last night i actualy left her with troy at 11,
although she slept from 530pm till 10.30pm then would settle last night i gave in lol
tonight she has been awake since 2pm and i only got her down at like 9.30, she was same, fussing wouldnt sleep kept cat nappig on and off, im like oh ma when does it stop
my first daughter was nothing like this and i do hope they grow out of it soon,
this sounds mean i no but im glad im not only one with baby isssues and not sleeping and only cat napping, im wondering if she thinks day is night and night is day cause she sleeps pretty good from when she wakes up till bout 2ish,
like she will wake and feed every 3 to 4hrs but once it hits avo thats it .
i dunno what it is, i no she gets belly ache a bit in avos, but why would it affect her during nights and not the mornings is what i dont get this is hard goin back for 2nd time and trying t figure it all out,
Marni/traylee- sorry to hear you have both had a bad day hope you both get some sleep tonight and tommorrow is a better day for you both. I do know how you both feel as May can also do this but mostly for us it is at all hours of the morning/night she dosent like to be put in the bouncer or anything at any time at all just likes to be cuddled and held all the time when she is awake night or day i hope she grows out of this also and can learn to amuse herself abit.
We had a quite day today and we all slept in this morning so that was nice thats one thing i do like about school holidays i can have a lay in if the kids do.
May hasnt pooed today and still hasnt settled yet from her 11:00 feed so am not sure we will get much sleep tonight it is all a mystery to what she will do.
Have shopping planned tommorrow arvo but will leave little ones at home with DP alot easier just to do that and take 2 older ones i think.
Anyway hope you all get some sleep (and we do to)
takcare.
How was everyones night? I tried the "dream feed" last night, at 9pm. E went down at 7.30pm, but was stirring around 9ish, so I decided to try and feed him. He had a bit, then DH burped him, and we put him down, and he woke at 4.30am, but I put his dummy back in and he went back to sleep until 5.30am. I put him in bed with me after that, it was FREEZING! He slept until 8.30, which was nice. It's raining here, and very cold! Not quite as cold as yesterday, but still cold! I think it's because of the cloud cover.
I don't have much planned for today, except to make a chocolate cake...yummo! So going to do that after lunch I think...
Well it seems we could have a reflux baby on our hands. I had P weighed this morning and she has only put on 110g in 2 weeks. Previously she hasn't gained less than 200g a week! I don't think it is a supply issue cause I have plenty of milk, it still leaks everywhere and I feel letdown. The midwife looked at her and told me to take her to the gp as it could be silent reflux. She vomits a bit but not all the time but at the drs she saw her go from happily sleeping upright on me to yelling when lying down. Despite the fact the appt was for me, she wrote Phoebe a script for Zantac as she wants her to start on it before her appt on Friday. I'm still not convinced it isn't a sleep thing but she is sleeping on her belly in her rocker at the moment. We also have an appt at the feeding clinic on Friday in case it is a milk issue but really dont think it is.
Also, does anyone's baby's sleep on their belly in bed?
Sleepy- Hope the cake is yummy!
Cap - Hope you had fun shopping!
Tina - I think you are really brave using cloth when you dont have a laundry on site! You must be super mummy!
Also, Brisbane mummies when do you want to meet? I would request a weekday, either a Mon, Tues or Friday? Is that any help?
How's Monday the 5th for everyone to meet? At southbank?
Marni - E sleeps on his side. He has a V shaped pillow in his cradle, and I put a felt blanket over it for warmth. I still wrap him in a blanket then cover him with more blankets. That'll all change once he starts rolling and moving more. I have a few sleeping bags I have to dig out. Lol.
marni - Annabelle slept on her tummy from pretty early on, and still does now at nearly 2. It was like the pressure on her tummy helped the reflux. I had one of thos Angelcare breathing sensors in her bed because I felt very negligent putting her down to sleep on her tummy, but it was only way we could get some sleep!
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- I did lol. A had a cry when they were put in then a quick cuddle and she was good as gold. She slept heaps the day she had them and was grizzly for a day or two but baby panadol was great.
he's right.
then the knock down can start.
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