Taurean - big hugs for you hun! I know exactly how you feel!! Saturday night was my first night by myself and what a shocker it was... E was screaming from about 2pm til 2.30am, only stopping to feed. She slept for an hour and a half and was up again at 4 yesterday morning and carried on all morning. I was in tears most of this time, feeling useless as a mum and stressed out not knowing what was wrong. I rang DF at work a couple of times and cursed him for working away from home and of course made him feel like absolute crap too About 4pm yesterday I could take it no more and went to mums house for dinner so I could have a couple of hours sleep whilst someone else cuddled her shaking, screaming little body. Well would you believe in the car she did this MASSIVE poo, i'm talking world record breaking poo, it was right through her nappy, clothes and into every nook and cranny in her car seat... and she has been sleeping since, only waking to feed twice.
Nicola - The only way I gan get E to sleep sometimes is by putting DFs used shirt on and letting her fall to sleep on me before moving her to her bassinette which also has one of DFs shirt wrapped around it like a sheet... She can smell the milk on me and just cant settle when lying on me sometimes, she just bobs around looking for the boob even if she's just fed. I think DF is secretly flattered this is what works best lol.
I'm back. Emily has been trying out her expressions the last two days, not smiling properly yet, but sometimes if I touch her on the tip of her nose she gives a wide grin --- It seems to be an automatic response rather than a happy response so I think she's just trying out different facial muscles and things. DF will be devo'd if she has starts smiling properly whilst he's away. I feel refreshed after a great sleep last night, I had 6 1/2 hours straight, then a feed, then another 3 1/2 hours so I feel so much better than this time yesterday.
E was only feeding for 11 - 16 mins each feed and has ramped up to 20 - 25mins the last two days --- could this be the 4 - 6 week growth spurt? She's 4weeks + 5days today so I guess she's about due for it.
Kosi, Sanchez and Pooley - I love seeing your baby photos on Facebook, keep up the good work! They're all just gorgeous!
Taurean - sorry you had such a bad night. Sometimes these little ones just need to have unsettled periods, completely normal hun and sorry to say it probably won't be the last. I find just cuddling Ethan and taking him to bed with me often calms him down.
Sorry don't really have time for personals. DH is back at work today so its my first day on my own with a newborn and a toddler. And of course Ethan is having an unsettled day so far, I think he has wind issues.
I'm reading though, just hard to post with a newborn in your arms!
Janine, could be the growth spurt. In Australia I was told 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, but now in NZ I am told 2,4,6,12 weeks. Now I am not sure when to expect it!
Does anyone know of a product that will get baby poo off clothing? A seems to save it up for a couple of days and then unleashes an unholy amount of poo which has no hope of being contained. It is quite an orangy colour and is staining her clothes. I have tried Napisan but it barely even faded it. Any ideas?
Ok I knew it was going to happen at some stage and i have had my first mental/emotional/lack of sleep/worrying about my baby breakdown. The catalyst being that one of my boobs seems to not be filling up fast enough (well at least I think so). During the day it is always soft, only overnight does it seem to fill. She isn't sleeping as much, she falls asleep on the boob and when I put her down she just wails. She is continually bring up breastmilk....not huge amounts but tablespoons at a time. She does seem to bring up an entire feed though once a day though.
I have no idea what i'm doing.....last night she would only sleep if she was lying on top of me or in my arms. I felt like i got no sleep at all last night.
I haven't had her weighed yet - we go on thursday and now am petrified she hasn't been getting enough and has lost weight....she is doing lots of wees and a couple of explosive poos a day.
For the girls in Brisbane - what are you dressing your babies in?
I have a splitting headache - probably from crying so much - and everyone saying "your doing such a great job" just makes me cry more!
There is nothing more draining than lack of sleep..I think that is the main cause of emotional breakdowns and the pre-cursor for PND - The black cloud. I def have my moments and I think first bub is the toughest because its the whole life change and all the emotions that go with it. 3rd bub still tough but in different ways.
Wyatt would ONLY sleep on my chest on his tummy for the first 2wks of his life and then he was a tummy sleeper and would not stay on his back or sleep at all on his back (which was very stressful!!!).
About the spewing most babies have some sort of reflux because they have an underdeveloped oesophagael valve (entry to stomach) which makes its hard for them to keep alot of the food down esp when they have a big feed..so maybe you could try breaking up the feed and propping bub upright inbetween for 5-10mins for burps..have you also tried having the bassinet/cot tilted with the head end up for sleeping. I have taken the wheels off the feet end of mine so Indigo is constantly on an angle downwards.
Wyatt also spewed after every feed for 10mnths until he was diagnosed with a milk protein allergy (he was allergic to all milk including breastmilk even though he was breastfed for 10mnths) That explained why he power chucked when I tried to wean him onto formula. We thought he had reflux so he had been on medication for reflux. He is still taking Neocate formula as a milk substitute at 20mnths.
I dont think you need to worry just yet about allergies its probably just a small reflux issue and will sort itself as bub gets bigger.
As for bubs clothing Im in Townsville and Indigo just wears a short sleeved suit during day and night and during the day she has a lighter muslin wrap and night the thicker cotton wrap with a sheet or blanket on top. She is also in socks if she doesnt have a full length suit on. We havnt really used the aircon much but I will put it on if it gets a bit sticky.
Im sure you are doing a great job...
Im sure everyone is...remember there is no manual/textbook for this learning experience!!!!!
About 4pm yesterday I could take it no more and went to mums house for dinner so I could have a couple of hours sleep whilst someone else cuddled her shaking, screaming little body. Well would you believe in the car she did this MASSIVE poo, i'm talking world record breaking poo, it was right through her nappy, clothes and into every nook and cranny in her car seat... and she has been sleeping since, only waking to feed twice.
They're all just gorgeous!
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