November/December babies (lazy bunch)

[monkey]

Our little ones seem to be a right lazy bunch - they're all far too comfy inside to bother to show their faces! (apart from sprout, chanelno5 and ...duh, brain not working - isn't there another?) Hurry up and join us, you lot!

Oh, and remind us -

Sprout - xx days early/late - Miriam Eloise Harriet
Chanelno5 - xx days early/late - name??
monkey - 4 days late - Aidan.

Elliot - re the nipple - a couple of weeks ago I got some stuff from the midwife (just phoned upand asked) called, I think, Jelonet? It's like a fine net dressing with vaseline in it and you put it inside your bra between feeds - it helped my sore nipple to heal up.

No help on the sleeping etc - I seem to have got the sleeper this time - she goes 4 or 5 hours twice each night, but as I never slept more than about 2 hours at a go through the whole pregnancy because of the pain, I think I deserve it now. The best bit is she is smiling! There have been hints of smiles from birth but for the last 2 weeks she has been grinning at everyone, which is soooooo nice.

Christmas/Ne year etc was a bit of a strain, we thought having parents here to help would help but it just meant I had to listen to a load of crap about bottles and sleeping and other stuff - so we are glad to be on our own again! I am coping with having 3 at home, but it is much easier when Dd1 is at nursery in the morning!

elliott - re. the cracked nipple - I got a sample of Lansinoh from my midwife which worked a treat. You can apply it before breastfeeding, no need to wipe it off or anything. A sample pack would probably be enough for you, if not your midwife or HV should know which local pharmacies stock it.
Still pondering that name change - I'm not terribly creative though!

Hi everyone, we're ok, all happy and I think I'm used to having 2 now! We're back to the grind of the school run but it's OK because I've been walking it and somehow it's less of a hassle, plus it means I get at least an hour exercise a day. I can't believe how easy it is being at home all day with just dd, I don't know why I made such a meal of it first time round! (well, I do, first time, didn't have a clue etc) I know it gets harder when they're older but for the moment it's lovely and relaxing. Grommit, how have you been getting on being on your own this week? 2under2, sympathies from me too re the nights, sounds more horrible than ours. Dd is sleeping for 2 or 3 hours at a time so last night was up at midnight, 3am and 6.15am, so not too bad. Dp and I are taking it in turns to deal with her at night so it's bearable since even if I'm knackered from one night at least I know I'll get the following night off. Cor, susanmt, that's a good amount of sleep, wow! Sorry to hear relatives were a PITA though. How's everyone else? Monkey? Chanel? Sprout?

Hello - I just scraped in to December babies despite due date in Jan - little Leo Julien born 26 December. He is gorgeous... apart from the colic. I walk backwards and forwards for 1-2 hours in the middle of the night doing a two-step jiggle which seems to sooth him. Does anyone else have a colicky baby? I'm also afraid he may have a slight cold - sounds a bit wheezy. The midwife seemed very happy with him though as he is feeding very well and pooing well and that is the main thing according to her.

Kiwicath? this looks like the thread for us now.
Baby spent whole morning with no colic - does this mean the night will be awful?

marsup - I think all newborns tend to be a bit snuffly. DD is 9 weeks and has been a bit runny since birth.

Hope your evening has been colic free. We had our little bout this evening for a couple of hours, which is why I'm chilling out now! Although.....is it possible that DD could be teething, when I look in her mouth it really looks like her 2 bottom front teeth are coming through and shes really dribbly and chews her fists. Surely 9 weeks is far too young?

Oops, should add I was samacon/snowysam earlier in this thread!

Hi just popping in to ask if I can belatedly join this thread. ds now 8 weeks born 14.11, lovely lovely boy.

Me tooo! Getting all my threads in a muddle!! but would like to join you guys. Baby Jake delivered 23 December in Cairo (due 22nd or 23rd, Doc could never make up her mind). Very quick vag delivery with gas and air and a few stitches. Back in Sharm El Sheikh now and still trying to master the breastfeeding thing. He's gaining weight etc so must be getting something. He was very tongue tied at birth which I noticed immediately but had to beg staff to clip it as very reluctant. Still takes ages to latch on and mucks around for at least the first 10-15 minutes of being put to the breast. Anyone else had problems with corrected tongue tied babes?? Marsup, my wee man (so far) hasn't suffered from collic but I've nannied for babys who have. From my meagre experience I've found I could set my watch by it, occuring only late afternoon/night and mainly with bottle feed babes. Laying him across the lap and putting slight pressure on his abdomem and jiggling a bit worked wonders - also gives your legs and arms a much needed rest!! Hope it sorts it's self out - may just be a stage.

Welcome to the new arrivals on this thread! Baby Grommit is doing well, sleeping at night inbetween feeds. He is getting more alert which means crying more! We seem to either have awake and crying or asleep.

Marsup - Sympathise with the colic - my dd had it bad - we took her to a cranial osteopath which seemed to help. It tends to disappear by 12 weeks so hang in there!

Sorry, nothing to add on the colic as its not something we've ever suffered from, but 9 weeks is not too early for teeth - my dd1 broke her first bottom incisor at 8 weeks , and the other only a couple of weeks later, we couldn't beleive it. She dribbled a lot and tried to chew her fists but I did notice that ds (who teethed on time) and dd2 (now 6 weeks) also tried to chew fingers, though without the dribbling.

I have to say, and it sounds ridiculous, that I am feeling cr*p! DD2 slept for, can you beleive it, 10 hours last night. THis is not the first time she has done it, and her regular pattern at night is sleep for 6, feed for 45 mins, sleep for another 5. Despite all this I am in the depths of despair again. She's so gorgeous and happy and gummy grins all over the place, but I still can't get it into my head that she is mine, that I have a baby. I just still hardly feel anything when I look at her. I was on anti-depressants already and was at the doc on fri and and am on the top dose, with prescription for lots of sleep and extra childcare for the other 2 kids - luckily it is available and we can afford it for now.
I'm suffering a lot with pain in my kidney stent again so have asked to be referred to have it removed, and after the hell I was getting from my GP about painkillers (basically one of the patrners told me he thought I wasn't in that much pain and was doing it for the drugs) we have moved to a new practice where I am being taken seriously, but I had it in my head the pain would be over when the baby was born and it hasn't worked out like that at all.

Aaaargh sorry to be such a moan when I seem to have the perfect baby. I know its the hormones and the depression but I feel such a fraud.

hi, i'm new to this paticular thread but have seen you around and heard you mention kidney problems but obviously don't know the full story but I just wanted to send you some sympathy, sorry that you're feeling so bad. Could you have some counselling at all? If you'd like to chat at all please feel free to contact me xxx

Susanmt, it sounds awful to be in pain with a new baby - no wonder you can't appreciate her properly. I'm sure you will when the pain goes away.

DS's colic seems to be a little less severe now, but he has changed sleeping patterns and now feeds every 2-2 1/2 hours at night! The problem is that he sleeping with me, in the crook of my arm, and he can smell milk in his sleep, so as soon as he gets even a bit hungry he wriggles around and starts rooting. He screams if I put him in his basket and I know I have to start doing that but to tell the truth I love sleeping with him and we are both very happy snuggled up together... maybe I can deal with having only brief naps all night a little bit longer, it's not as if I'll be able to cuddle a milky little newborn all night all my life...

As for the colic, well, I have heard of much more severe cases and maybe it will just go away in a few weeks.

Hope you are all doing well.

I am a November mummy.
I have a little girl who was born on the 13th November and she is called Evie May. E is terribly laid back, and not a mummy's girl at all, as long as somebody is cooing at her she is a happy baby!
The past two nights she has slept 1-6 which is fantastic.
She looks at us, smiles and coos a bit. She weighed 10lb 6 at her last check up, and is doing beautifully.

Hi all, sorry not been about - having 3 isn't so much hard work as just none-stop. I am at it constantly, but baby is very easy (I guess 3rd time round I finally know what I'm doing. Poor 1st 2 were guinea pigs).

Anyway, no miracle/annoying stements like oh, he's already sleeping through, he's 10 weeks no and usually wakes about 3 & 6 for feeds, but scoffs quickly & is straight back to sleep, so can't complain, although the tiredness is creepign up. Luckily ds's 1 & 2 only go to playgroup 2 morinings a week, so can lie in till 8.30 ish all mornings apart from these 2, so could be worse.

Sorry you're having a hard toime, susanmt. it's just not fair after having a difficult pg too. hope the doctors can help & you feel better quickly. I'm sure you'll get much support here.

All the best to you all.

ps in a few days I'm flying to Uk - dh is away on course, so I'm coming on my own with the 3 boys - am I completely insane???? Words of encouragement appreciated!

High monkey, nice to hear from you. I was looking at the title of this thread the other day as it languished half way down the page and though is it the mums who are the lazy bunch, no-one ever posts.

You are right, I am having an awful time. The pain is a lot better since I had my kidney stent out 2 weeks ago, but in the interim my PND spiralled out of control and I ended up in hospital with a major overdose. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing I have new drugs which should help, a CPN who will keep an eye on me and am now seeing my psychiatrist again and am on the waiting list for CBT - so it did move things along a bit even if I scared everyone, including myself, as it was a very serious attempt.
Anyway, Rachel is a dream, I'm afraid I do have a great sleep story as she goes from 9pm-6am every night now. She is smiling and being very cute and feeding well. Ds, 2 next week, calls her 'shoo-shoo', we have no idea why!! It could be 'sister' I think, but everyone else thinks I am mad.
And you are mad, flying on your own with 3 boys. But you already know that!

susanmt - really hope things improve for you. sorry to hear you got so desperate, but hope it means at least you'll be taken good care of.

Funny you say your ds calls her shoo-shoo. That's what my ds calls his doll. i always thought it sounded rather 'exotic' iyswim, but then I saw an ad on tv for a doll called chou-chou, but dunno if you have this make in uk.

Feel even more terrified about the journey now, as we have had quite a few snowy days and the ch-uk journey has been very disrupted the last few days. Hope we have a heat-wave by the weekend. a delay is the last thing I need. yikes