thanks belfie - i was just using one boob per feed until my nipples heal. prob start again on both tomorrow. how often do you take her off to burp her, i.e after how many mins?
also - can u please change her birth date to tues 21st? ta
I don't really time it to be honest, I just wait for her to come off or slow down. I tend to avoid taking her off as it can hurt more to re-attach. And it doesn't seem to leave her windy even if she's fed 30 mins before being burped
Thats great. I worried that if I left her on for 20 mins that she might get too gassy. But I havent noticed she has. If I try and burp her every 10 mins or so I really struggle to reattach her as she gets so sleepy and refuses to open her mouth.
Better go and spy on her - see if she has settled herself. FX
Poor Blake has been awake since 5am this morning. I have tried feeding him, changed his nappy and nothing is working for him to go back to sleep. He is so over tired. Pls someone help. The last 2 nights have been crazy as well. Im so tired myself as DP hasnt been helping much at all. Blake really needs to go back to sleep now though and I dont know how. I also tried comforting him as well, but doesnt want a bar of going to sleep, but his eyes are so heavy.
Hi Deana - sorry I just logged on now. Hope you ended up getting some sleep. Perhaps he is really gassy? Or has a sore tummy? Otherwise I would be trying the feeding, nappy change, even placing him on your chest to sleep in bed. You said he had a rash- is it the itchy type? Maybe a warm bath will settle him.
Its hard hey you can try everything and sometimes just nothing works.
Deana - that's rough when they won't settle. Other things I'd try is putting him a baby carrier of some sort (i.e. hugabub, baby bjorn, ergo.. if you have anything like that) and wearing him for a bit - babies love being worn. Also taking him for a walk in the pram (if you're up to it) or a nice long drive in the car. As fuzzy said, the warm bath can help too. Or sometimes they just want a little extra feed and then they go off.
Talking about all the routine stuff in the other thread, I must admit I"ve found my bubs kinda do it without me trying IYKWIM. I don't believe in waking them unless I have to (i.e. appt clash or something) and even then I'd just go skin to skin to wake them nicely. If they're feeding well, they seem to just settle into their own thing - I think clock watching can do your head in a little, so best thing you can do is go with the flow. So saying, my babies have done pretty much what Catherine's babies do - so maybe we describe it differently but both end up at the same end point anyway?!?!
Deana - I started a routine after his first week home, because he was on a routine in the hospital and seemed to respond well. It also help me keep my sanity. Knowing I control the situation a tiny bit, or what is coming next, has helped me deal with the change and to get on with life - easier to plan appointments and outings etc.
I am using Tizzie Hall's methods - I only started this yesterday and he slept for 4.5 hours straight last night - wooohooo!!!
Let me know if you want me to tell you the routine she suggests for Blake's age etc. Or you can get her book - Save Our Sleep.
Hi all! Good to hear from you all with your new bubba's.
We are going well here. Although we think Isla might have a bit of reflux. She will sometimes cry in her sleep like she's in pain and last night she did a couple of major screams where she couldn't breathe. That was pretty scary. So might see what the child health nurse says today when she comes over.
We had to up her bottles to 120mls as the other night she was feeding every 3 hrs and being restless in between. She seems to be going fine after that. Are we the only ones bottle/formula feeding here?
I have to admit I was really dissapointed I couldn't breastfeed her but I don't want it to get me down and in the dumps so i've just let it be.
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