Hi girls - way too quiet in here!
Taurean - we are doing great now. I took 1 Motilium 3 times per day for the first couple of days, and then thought - what harm can it do to take 2 (the Dr said to me they can prescribe up to 2 pills 4 times per day - so i knew it was ok). and yay! we have milk! Yesterday was our first no bottle day, and it was so good. I was suprised how happy and proud it made me - so much easier than mixed feeding. I don't have much clue how much milk i'm making now, will have to express at some point soon and find out, but obviously just enough
So more milk combined with no dairy for me has made one happy little baby! I'm guessing he was sucking a lot of air before, and the dairy was upsetting him because he is a lot less windy now too. I'm really pleased to be getting on top of the milk situation and getting some sleep before we go through the 3 month growth spurt which must be looming.
We had coffee group yesterday and one of the girls uses white noise for her daughter to sleep - she said even friends babies staying at their place sleep better with it. Could be worth a try for Izzy? Just put your stereo on an off-station to get static going and have it reasonably loud.
I'm a bit of a perfectionist too - it doesn't quite compute when you don't know how to do every small thing, and no-one can even tell you how to fix a lot of situations. I was really overwhelmed the first few weeks especially, next time will be much easier dont you think ;-)
I'm using a pigeon manual pump now, they are quite well regarded in magazines etc and it seems to work ok - or it did when i first got it, which was before the mastitis. Before that i had an electronic avent (borrowed) which was good, but expensive.
I have a sore back too I'm thinking about physio, but now need to go to the chiropractor anyway - so I'm going to turn up tomorrow with my list of ailments! 1. Sore back from feeding and carrying the capsule, 2. Tight right hip presumably from giving birth and 3. sore neck from falling down the stairs... Man that was horrible - on Sunday I was walking down stairs with Tadhg and the washing basket and slipped on the second half (slippery socks on carpet not such a good idea when you can't see your feet) i fell backwards (thank god not forwards) and crashed down. Tadhg screamed and i felt so ill, i wasn't sure if i had hit his head on the stairs or what. DH was at the bottom of the stairs and took T off me. I wasn't sure what to do, but figured feeding him would calm him down, it took him a minute to quieten enough to latch on, poor wee thing - and even then was crying as he fed. I was trying to shh him and relax myself - no doubt he kept crying because i was so stressed too. Turns out he was fine and has no marks, so i think it was just the sudden fall and bumps combined with me squeezing him tight that freaked him out. No more carrying anything else but bub on the stairs! I have a big bruise on my arm and a sore back and neck - chiro, here i come.
Pooley - awesome work on Frazers growth, again - he is doing so well, and such a cutie and go you with the dieting, hope you are feeling well and cleansed now
Art - you deserve a prize for camping with a baby and a toddler! Well done Bring on Christmas holidays and sunshine.
I'm here! Been a bit of a crazy week here. Ethan has reflux too and bf him has become a nightmare. He starts off feeding ok but then after a few minutes he is screaming with pain the poor boy. So I've been expressing and feeding him EBM from a bottle so that he can be upright. Having a reflux baby and a toddler is NOT FUN LOL! I've stopped eating dairy as I heard that can help and we are taking him to visit the paed tomorrow. To top it all off he seems to have a bit of a snotty nose so I'm going to hold off on his vaccs until it has cleared up.
Art - well done on camping with a tot and a baby!
Taurean - wow on the 9 hour sleeps, that is fantastic. Glad that your IL's are leaving soon hun, I can't imagine living with mine lol! Honey on a dummy, is she insane!!!! My MIL suggested I start E on solids to stop his reflux! Can you imagine feeding a 9 week old solids lol? She means well so I shouldn't complain
Kelly - ouch on the fall, that must have been scary. I hope the chiro can fix your list of ailments lol! I have a sore back/neck too which I think is from bf. Well done on the milk supply, that is fantastic!
Pooley - Your boy is doing so well, isn't it amazing how fast they grow? Think I might need to look into this detox, 3.8kg is awesome. Did you feel ok only having lemon drink for that long? I reckon I'd be starving!
Taurean, Il's are there to drive you batty lol Mine are pretty good, the only problem we have had was that DS didn't really like to be held by other people and they would keep holding him even when he was screaming and reaching for me. MIL would even turn around and walk the other way with him when she saw I was coming to get him. It ended in a big blow up because I won't leave my babies upset and crying for anyone but they though we weren't letting them be grandparents. I forgot that Izzy was a vacuum delivery, it seems that a lot of vacuum bubs need a trip to physio/chiro.
Sangie, feeding bubs solids was how it was done back in the day. Apparently my brother seemed hungry after a BF, so he was switched to formula and fed weet-bix so he would sleep at night! There are home vids of my DH having his first solids, he is tiny and still being held in the cradle hold ie not even holding his head up properly yet! I am very grateful that Amelia is such a low needs baby- I still struggle to give DS the time he deserves, I don't know how I would manage it with a high maintenance baby.
Kelly, the fall must have been scary! I am worried about walking on our deck with A, it gets really slippery in the rain and I have slipped on it a couple of times - once when I was pregnant. Yay for getting your milk suppy up, that must be a good feeling.
I have a sore back too, from the way I slouch terribly while BF lol. And from carting her around all day since she doesn't really like to sleep down anywhere during the day.
I am here too.....with a baby in a rocker beside me and a DH asleep on the other couch and me.....doing the housework!
Taurean - I am with you with the MIL - mine is all for the "helpful" comments....she also suggested honey on the dummy or vegemite! And they wonder why I won't leave my baby with them for 5 minutes! She came over the other day and it was the mostpainful few hours...felt like i had to justify every part of my mothering technique. I am so thankful my own mum has never told me what to do. I have known quite a few bubs who ended up seeing an osteopath for a crook neck after a vacuum....bubs wouldn't attach to one boob - turns out their necks were out - afterwards fed like champions!
AFU - V has a cold, just gets really snotty overnight and has problems breathing. I am glad she sleeps next to me so i can hear and see what she is doing. Nothing else really new....has to go to the paed tomorrow for a blood test as he can't tell if she has asian colouring or is still jaundiced! (she is only 1/8 chinese).
Taurean, good luck at sleep school, hope you learn a few helpful tips.
Happy Birthday to Janine and Kelly
Not much happening here. A has slept through for the past 3 nights, from 8-9pm until 5-6am so I am really pleased with that. Hope it continues.
She has been rolling tummy to back since 3.5 weeks, can balance sitting for 5-10 seconds and now she has started rolling from her back to her side and seems rather determined to get all the way over. DS was an earlybird for most things, but not this early! She isn't interested in staying my little baby
Sangie- I have managed to keep off 3 kgs and to tell you the truth, once I started eating again, I really missed the lemon syrup drink. It was always there when I felt hungry and it actually filled me up, in the end I never felt hungry. Much harder now to figure out what to have for lunch and make sure it's healthy etc. Too much thinking and the detox was also saved time on meal prep etc. Cause we didn't eat anything we had a lot of time up our sleeves!
Artechim- My god, rolling already!! You've got a smarty on your hands. I'm hoping Frazer doesn't roll just yet. I'm not quite ready to have to be alert everytime I put him down somewhere!
AFM- I am ecstatic to report that Frazer has slept through the last 5 nights!! He is ususally down around 7.30, dream feed at 10/11 and then will go through til at least 6am. The only bad thing is, I actually feel worse sleeping through than when I have to wake up for a nite feed! I don't know what's wrong with me. Today I even woke up with a splitting headache which never happens. Also been having really weird dreams. The other night I dreamt Frazer and I were in a head on collision (both injured but not badly or anything) and I got out and absolutely went ape at the driver of the other car.
I'm hoping it's also a coincidence that he started sleeping through the night I put him in his new sleeping bag but now I'm convinced that's what helping him get through the nite and refuse to let him go to sleep with out it! I just don't want to risk not putting it on him for one night and seeing if he wakes up. Especially since he's a tummy sleeper, he seems to crawl outta the blankets in the night. That's why we put him in the bag to start with...
P.S Am still utterly and completely confused about which contraceptive to use..... it's really driving DH up the wall and me as well. I just want to make a decision already and hope it's the right thing for my body.
Where is everyone?! Busy with this mothering caper no doubt!
We are plodding along but still struggling with Izzy's day sleeps. Ngala (parenting help centre) was really good but Izzy still 'won' - LOL. She did sleep for 1.5 hours in the morning there in a cot for the first time so that was impressive but she wouldn't settle again in the afternoon. The midwife looking after us was convinced it's silent reflux too. I was completely deflated that all our problems weren't solved but I was also glad that one of the professionals got to witness what we go through on a daily basis and state that it's reflux. It made me feel a bit more sane. So we are off to see the pediatrician tomorrow and see what he has to say. She is on Zoton for reflux but I don't think it's made much of a difference. My LC said the dosage sounds too small and thinks the pediatrician will increase it significantly. Anything is worth a shot.
We did learn a lot about settling from our day stay and my confidence got a much needed boost so I did actually manage to get Izzy to sleep in the bassinet 4 times during the day in the past two days. The longest she slept was an hour though and she was still a bit unsettled. She has slept beautifully in the sling both days though. I don't mind her sleeping in the sling but although I have two hands free, I can't get that much done and I'd just like some time during the day when I don't have another body attached to me, IYKWIM.
Izzy is a happy little girl though (especially when she's had a good sleep!) and smiles a lot. It's adorable. She is sleeping so well at night and we have been blessed with 4 all-nighters in the past week and a half. She slept from 7pm til 4.30am each time. It was bliss!! If she doesn't sleep all night, she's up around 1am for a quick feed then again around 5 so we are doing really well with the overnight sleeps.
Speaking of sleep, Izzy is in her cot for the first time tonight and has been asleep for 2 hours now! She's in a Grobag and looks so tiny! We've got our Angel Care Sound & Movement Monitor set up so I reckon I'll actually sleep really well tonight as I didn't have it setup in the bassinet so I was constanly jumping up throughout the night to check on her. It was driving me nuts! I hope she has a good night in the cot and doesn't freak out too much when she wakes for her feed. Shall be interesting!
I'd better get to bed. I hope you're all fabulous and getting some decent sleep!
I'm thinking about physio, but now need to go to the chiropractor anyway - so I'm going to turn up tomorrow with my list of ailments! 1. Sore back from feeding and carrying the capsule, 2. Tight right hip presumably from giving birth and 3. sore neck from falling down the stairs...
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