Went to the paed today - not reflux but he thinks Joshua might be lactose intolerant, so I have to limit my dairy for the 'boobie snacks' he gets and we are trying him on a lactose free formula. Fingers crossed.
Other than the wind pain issues he is doing well - weighing in today at 5kg, which is pretty damn good for an almost 4 week old! My little (or not so little) man is doing great.... :O)
Savina - Congratulations and glad to hear that you are doing well.
TK - Nappy rash is a shocker!!! I have had so many issues with nappy rash and DD1 - she seems to have an allergic reaction to most nappy rash creams I have tried on her (anything with Zinc) similar to what you described with Caitlin. The only thing that has worked for us is canestan cream. That stuff is also magic at clearing it up in just one application. I hope Caitlin's nappy rash is gone for good now. Not much fun at all.
Leanne - I hope that what the doctor recommended starts to make a difference. I have just spent 9 hours rocking my very unsettled windy little girl. Infant's Friend has stopped helping now and Infacol worked for about a day and now nothing is working. It is driving me to insanity! It is so awful to see them in pain. I hope Josh is doing much better and you start to have a few more settled days.
AFM - We had DD2's 10 day appointment yesterday (even though she was 15 days ). Everything is going really well (apart from the wind issues but that is a whole other thread). She is gaining weight nicely - 4.3kg now. She was born weighing 4.1kg but went to special care and was discharged 24 hours later weighing 3.8kg so that is a 500g gain since day 2. Nothing wrong with her eating!
Anyway, she is screaming again so I am going to have to go and try and find someway to settle her so we get some sleep tonight. It has been a looooong day!
Last edited by Just Me; November 24th, 2009 at 02:24 PM.
just came back from the nurse , well Rayden weighs 3940 and was 4020 at birth she weighed this a wk ago! so she hasnt gained any , but in total has gained likr 360 in 2 wks,
nurse wasnt worried i just take her there next week to be weighed again ,, she said she should start a growth spurt now which explains there constant feeds..
my boobs have settled in fact there so firm and normal is this a concern?
i hope not .
better go shes starting to cry
talk soon
Would like to join you on this thread. 'Jaida Grace' was born on 19/09/09 weighing 3.165kgs.
We are settling quite well and Jaida is furiously feeding. She does get terrible belly pain though... it is soo awful seeing her little face go bright red with pain. Then we have a vicious cycle of not sleeping due to pain and then getting rather grumpy cause she is overtired. When Jaida is over tired we can get her to sleep with hugs and rubs but she wont stay asleep..... go figure.
Maybe I will try the infant drops.
Glad this thread is here as there are questions I am sure we will all be able to answer together.
Congratulations on the birth of Jaida. I have added her details to our arrivals list at the beginning of the thread.
It is so awful that they have horrible wind pain. I hope you find something that works for you - it can be really stressful. My baby sounds just like yours - feeding lots but getting lots of pain after every feed. She is my second very windy baby and I know that it won't be like this forever. It is still really hard at times though.
Looking forward to getting to know you and your bub.
Sorry, I haven't had time to keep up with BB lately, it seems like my whole day is spent feeding/burping/sleeping - feeding/burping/sleeping - feeding/burping/sleeping etc, etc, etc
Welcome to Easha & Jaida and Erybery & Ella.
We seem to be having similar troubles to others in this group re wind - which then leads to trouble settling then getting overtired etc. Poor old Emily gets wind pains, then won't settle, but wakes up wanting to feed. I've tried everything I can think of, but just cant seem to find anything that works.
Is anyone else having trouble with breastfeeding? I'm finding it really hard as my nipples are sooooo sore - Emily wanting to feed so often definitely doesn't help!! I've got an appt this afternoon with a lactation consultant so hopefully that might sort out any issues. Fingers crossed.
Angela - I hope your lactation appointment goes well and you get some answers. It's good to know I am not the only one struggling through windy baby issues. If you get any good hints from the LC be sure to come back and let us all in on the secret
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). Everything is going really well (apart from the wind issues but that is a whole other thread). She is gaining weight nicely - 4.3kg now. She was born weighing 4.1kg but went to special care and was discharged 24 hours later weighing 3.8kg so that is a 500g gain since day 2. Nothing wrong with her eating!
to our Baby Buddies group Easha.
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