Thought I would try and post befor Jaida wakes... have tried for 3 days now LOL
This is a response you all as I cant remember who said what
Lisa - Activite?? Do you mean the chocolate drink like milo?? Does that increase supply?? Yes I do have an Avent Isis. Seem to be getting better at expressing but still I am only getting 30-40mls per time. Will look into the Medela. I was very frustrated the other day, I need to go to the city with Jaida and took the expressed bottle and she refused to take it . I spent 4 days getting the 100mls and it was wasted as she refused to take it . I then tried at home thinking the environment of the city was stressing her but she refused again - she tends to push it out with her tongue - any suggestions.
I have now expressed for a few days now until I know she will take the bottle, it just takes to long.
Leanne - how awful to her about the shoulder problem with your girl.... I would have been beside myself as well. I hope your little one is doing much better.
My mum has come to visit which is wonderful - yummy cooked meals, house all clean, what would I do with her.
The engorgment continues. Poor Jaida gets sprayed with milk when she is trying to attach during the first feed of the day. I am not so bothered about the engorgement as it is reasonably easy to fix I am more perplexed by the pain I have in my BB after the feed. A deep burning sensation... Although I go back to bed after the first feed (about 5:30am) I cant sleep due to the pain. This breastfeeding thing is very complex.
MHB - thank you, my sister is doing as well as can be expected. Wow - 6kgs already... Caitlin is just under 5.5kg!
Savina - that is very good growing Rayden has been doing!
Leanne - wow 6kgs another 6kgs! Glad that the meds and change in formula have settled him down.
Angela - I found my sling to be a godsend during those disrupted day sleeps and I agree with what Lisa said - they aren't crying to con you at that age
Lisa - that definitely sounds like the weekend from hell. Hun, no one would judge you - it is just one of things... it happens . Hope she is all better now (and mummy and DS1 too)
Easha - hope the expressing gets better for you soon
Big hellos to everyone else.
AFU - Caitlin started swimming lessons today!! It was a good day and she slept for 3 hours afterwards . She weighs just under 5.5kg at last weigh in - will go back next week and check. I am hoping we can scrap the fortnightly weigh ins soon. I started going to Mothers Group on 2.11.09 and am enjoying meeting new people. Other than that not much else happening - christmas shopping and all that jazz.
Busy busy busy here and not much time to post. DH went back to full time work 2 weeks ago which means I don't sit down all day and if I stop and do anything other than look after kids it all gets on top of me but I think I am coping pretty well. I am really enjoying being with my kids all day and not getting distracted by BellyBelly (I was spending a lot of time on here at the end of my pg because I was soooo tired ).
Lisa - I cried reading your post. What a horrible experience. I would have been just as distressed as you if I had to see my baby go through that and to get very little sympathy from the x-ray lady while she man-handled your baby ... I hope Anelise is okay. Poor little thing and poor you and poor DS.
Easha - I still spray DD2 in the face during most feeds, especially if she pulls off, which she does sometimes because I think she is being a bit drowned in milk. She also won't take a bottle. DD2 is a bit of a drama queen and gags if I try to give her a bottle. It is really quite funny. I don't know much about what the pain in your boob could be if it is not your let down reflex. Is your milk draining well during feeds? It wouldn't be mild mastitus? I don't really know, but thought I would ask.
TK - Swimming is magic for getting babies (and kids) to sleep for long periods of time. I wish I had taken my kids to swimming lessons when they were babies, it is a bit hard now with the 3 of them. DH and I are thinking about taking them together on a Saturday morning starting next year. Caitlin sounds like she is growing really well. It is amazing how much bigger she is now than 3 months ago. I can't believe she is 3 months already. Time is just flying by!
Angela - Don't know if this helps but do you still wrap Emily? I stopped wrapping DD1 when she was a couple of weeks old because I thought she hated it but when I took her to a day stay sleep program, they got me to wrap her for her sleeps and she became much easier to settle and put down. Not a magic solution but I found it helps. The day stay I went to with DD1 used the sleep program 'Sleep Right, Sleep Tight' (title of the book) and I swear by it. We have used it for all 3 of our kids and it works great. They recommend just doing what feels right for the first 3 months but we started it with DD1 when she was 7 weeks old because she never slept and always wanted to be held. We were exhausted.
Hello to everyone else.
All the kids are in bed and the kitchen is clean, I am going to try to spend 5 mins with DH before I go to bed. Night all.
Last edited by Just Me; November 24th, 2009 at 02:32 PM.
. I spent 4 days getting the 100mls and it was wasted as she refused to take it
. I then tried at home thinking the environment of the city was stressing her but she refused again - she tends to push it out with her tongue - any suggestions.
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. Hope she is all better now (and mummy and DS1 too)
. She weighs just under 5.5kg at last weigh in - will go back next week and check. I am hoping we can scrap the fortnightly weigh ins soon. I started going to Mothers Group on 2.11.09 and am enjoying meeting new people. Other than that not much else happening - christmas shopping and all that jazz.
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