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.
Apes - Does Isla take 120mls of formula each feed and how long does she take to drink it? That sounds terrible with the reflux - I hope you get answers from the child health nurse and its a simple fix for her.
I expressed 90 mls and DH gave it to Chloe but she guzzled in 10 minutes flat and looked for more. I have no idea how much we should be giving her now as I thought she would only be getting that amount or less from my breasts. Does anyone have a rough idea?
Apes- my nephew had reflux and my other nephew has it now as well, and it is doing my SIL's head in! Apparently he chucks 5 out of 8 feeds! He is still putting on weight though so something must be getting through! If it gets really bad you can get a formula specifically for babies with reflux. It is thicker and so is harder to bring back up. There are also some drugs you can give but you need to check with your doctor. Sam sometimes cries in his sleep but then he farts and is all good. Can be quite funny.
OK, time to feed again. My day seems to be split into 3 hour blocks!
Fuzzy, yes 120mls is what we give her now every 4 hours, takes her about 20mins or more to finish. We were giving her 90mls but she was guzzling (like you said with Chloe) every 3 hrs and was really restless in between. It says on the S26 formula can to give 120mls from 2weeks to 2months but that's just a guide. It must be hard trying to know how much she's getting from the breast?
Kirsten, Oh dear your poor SIL. Isla doesn't really chuck much at all, so we think last night's screaming marathon might of been just a one off tummy ache. The health nurse said if she's screaming all the time then it's something to worry about. So that was a relief.
She has put on 280grams so we're happy with that.
Hi girls, I've only just read through this thread.
I've noticed what was said about routines and I don't doubt that Belfie's son settled into his own routine and slept well on his own accord. I think alot of it (having a child that sleeps well later on down the track) has alot to do with common sense and habits that are established, not so much feeding to a certain time. Even if you feed to a time plan, but rock your baby to sleep, doesn't mean things are going to be easier down the track. I completely believe that there are some level headed folk out there that loosely keep in mind what kind of habits they are creating and just go with the flow and have children that sleep just as much as mine. I think it's after the second year of a child's life that they start testing sleep, even after the third year from what I've heard from friends. So you just never know what's around the corner for you - I always keep that in mind. I feel similar to Connie (although my routine isn't as in depth as the one she posted) it keeps me sane knowing what's happening when and helped me survive since about 80% of the time my husband is working away and I do everything on my own. I don't have much help even when my husband isn't away because we're on a farm and there is always something that needs to be done. So when dinner has to be cooked, kids and baby need to be bathed, fed, read to and put to bed, I do it myself. And I am more than happy to do it myself even when my husband is home, I can tell you things run alot smoother with our routine and I am happy to have that time after 7pm - once all the girls are in bed - to myself (which doesn't mean that I don't love spending our time together during the day, but let's face it, we all need some time to ourselves. I usually straighten my hair, infill my nails/gel toes, waxing etc which in turn helps me feel like I'm keeping myself together better). I actually feel like it's not a positive thing for you guys, me being here. I don't want to feel like I'm putting pressure on you guys with routine. Plus things (so far) have been much easier and smoother than I expected, so I probably don't need the support I thought I would. So I'm not going to continue in the babybuddies part, instead I'll catch up with the developing babies on fb.
I don't think I'll have much time soon anyway. Playgroup plus and swimming (twice a week) resumes this week and kinder soccer starts next week for Rochelle. Busy times and it's only going to get busier!!
Hope you're all keeping well and don't be a stranger on fb! Xoxo
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