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new born behaviour

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girrafey · 19/11/2007 21:14

could anyone with a new born or anyone with a good memorey answer some questions for me please.
how much formula their 3 week old drank. e.g 4 oz's every 4 hours.
how long it took to feed them. e.g 40 mins.
how long their litle one could/did stay awake for in one period. e.g 40 mins then 2 hours sleep.
I know every child is different but this is based on a 3 week old who is just under 10lb. Any answers would be great please as starting to get worried. thanks.

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TellusMater · 19/11/2007 21:17

I'm afraid I don't know the answers, but I do know that someone was asking about you on a thread earlier today.

So bumping...

And congratulations and hope someone well informed comes along soon...

wrinklytum · 19/11/2007 21:19

Hi Amyjo,

What is it that is worrying you most?

Newborns are all very different.(mine were chalk and cheese)

The first weeks are very hard and tiring.I am sure you are doing a fantastic job xxx

Are you getting any time for yourself at all?

dd666 · 19/11/2007 21:19

bump dd was bf till 6weeks sorry no help think she had 7oz x 4 dd 18mo now so been a while

BlueberryPancake · 19/11/2007 21:20

Can only answer one question. At about 3 weeks old, DS was awake for periods of 1.5 hours. He slept for as long as he needed and that varied a lot depending on time of day. Feeding was on demand so can't help there.

mindy26 · 19/11/2007 21:36

hi there my dd is now 7 weeks but at 3 weeks was taking about 5oz and the length of time it took to feed her was different every time, sometimes 20 mins sometimes 40 mins and sometimes it took an hourand a half if she fell asleep, and at that age the amount of time she was aawake differed as well form 30 min up, depending on if i was talking to her, waggling toys in her face lol,

Heated · 19/11/2007 21:44

DS1 was a difficult feeder & by week 2 still only taking 25-30ml per feed (week 1 between 5ml-15ml and then puking). My mw suggested a feeding/nappy/sleeping log for the first few weeks so could check on how he was doing.

Sleeping I can't quite remember but I do recall getting to day 11 on max 3 hours a night and being beyond tired, I was so wired I was frightening myself but he slept in the day probably 3 hours and awake for 2 hours.

What's particularly concerning you about your nb?

clu · 19/11/2007 22:17

Hi my dd is 3 weeks, what particularly are you worried about?

how much formula their 3 week old drank. I am BF on demand and expressing, in a bottle she has 4 oz BM. The longest she goes without food is 4 hours

how long it took to feed them. She can sit on my boob for 1 hour but bottle maybe 20 mins

how long their litle one could/did stay awake for in one period. This morning she stayed awake for 3 hours this was a miracle usually it is an hour max. She sleeps most of the day.

hbmummy · 20/11/2007 13:31

I have the same concern on feeding and sleeping. DD is 5 days old. Everytime after feeding (most of the time dozing off while feeding), she would only sleep for period no longer than 5-10 mins, before waking up and crying. I have no choice but to feed her again, and the cycle repeats itself. My nipples were terribly sore.

The only way we could get her to sleep for long period is holding her. She wouldnt even take laying down next to us. Throughout the day, she would have a long sleep on her own for (max 1 - 2 hours) and that was it. Both dh and I are so sleep deprived.

Since two days ago, we resorted to topping up with formula (sore nipples, and the breast milk just does not have time to replenish itself). 3 days is really early for top-up, but not sure what else to do.

Everytime after feed on one breast, she seems so full and dozing off, within minutes she would be crying and I give her the second breasts and then the third time, follow by a top-up. Now we can get her to sleep longer (2 hours and more frequent).

What are we doing wrong and what can we do? I always thought that newborn sleeps non-stop during the first few weeks, at least the first few days.

sarahsails · 20/11/2007 16:38

Congratulations AmyJo and HB mummy

I know it's a cliche but babies are very different and as long as they are putting on weight and awake for a least a small part of the day there are no hard and fast rules.

My DS1 was like yours HB Mummy- Only ever slept on me and would feed ALL the time at the beginning. If she drops off on the breast are you managing to burb her? Cos it might be wind making her upset, also she's learning too so it might just be that she's not practised at it yet. Try perservering (which I know is an incredibly irritating thing to say). Your probably not doing anything wrong at all, it's just the way she is. Try to get out as much as possible. Even if she doesn't go to sleep in the pram the crying won't sound so loud.

DS2 was COMPLETELY different and slept for about 22 hours a day. He's 6 months now and ok, so you never know.

sorry long

sarahsails · 20/11/2007 16:46

Also HB. Has your milk actually come in yet? cos it takes a few days. When it does things might get better

hbmummy · 20/11/2007 20:04

We are trying to wind DD, however it seems limited success. Rubbing and patting her back gets a few burps, anythng else we might try. Also just started peppermint tea which I hope might help.

Milk has come in.

Habbibu · 20/11/2007 20:14

hbmummy - have you posted this on breast/bottle feeding? In the meantime, try lying her face down over your knee, and rub her back that way. Some babies find it quite a soothing position. And you are not doing anything wrong! And second getting out and about - I realised when exhausted when my daughter was small that the next best thing to sleep for me was exercise and fresh air...

Bensonbluebird · 20/11/2007 20:48

HBMummy, sounds like you need to experiment a bit to find the most effective winding position and method, and rest assured, LO will find it easier. Have you tried rubbing holding them so that their tummy is right over your shoulder? or sitting leaning forward on you knee? Both of my DSs had reflux and I found that rubbing in clockwise circles low on the right side their backs worked best.

hbmummy · 20/11/2007 22:18

Thanks..... will give some or all of these a try and let you know how I get on... wish me luck

sarahsails · 21/11/2007 14:23

You also might try the 'tiger in tree' position (think this is the name)

Can't believe I found a picture-

here

It's good for soothing them while you walk around.

Infacol is also good for colic, which may come a bit later

sarahsails · 21/11/2007 14:25

ps Infacol is like gripe water but can be given to new borns

Heated · 21/11/2007 19:53

It does rather sound like wind if they don't sleep for any length of time - which is what my ds1 was like, as well as a poor feeder, to begin with.

Infacol is good as pp suggested for bf & bottle fed babies, as it's administered in a dropper and produces orange flavour burps! Whilst in your arms feeding it's possible to gently rub their back and bring up wind.

If bottle fed, you can also use dentinox.

Warming the cot with a hot water bottle beforehand can also ease discomfort for a windy baby, as can some time on their tummies or time in a sling whilst you get on with other things.

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