1 month old baby? Come here for a chat / support.

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

Since I haven't been out and met any new mums yet I thought I'd set up a thread so we can have a chat about our mundane, bizarre and amusing lives (at least we think they are amusing!) with a new baby and to talk about any problems or troubles

I have a DS aged 3 and DD who is 6 weeks old today.

Yesterday we had the amazing yellow runny poo incident and DD seems a lot happier since she hadn't pooed for at least 4 days. link

Last night she did that thing where she wakes up, breastfeeds for 2 mins then promptly falls asleep. So you put her back in the moses basket and she wakes up. So you feed again...etc. etc. I think its some kind of mental torture.

I woke up at one stage in the night with not a clue what time it was, where she was or what was going on. "Where is the baby?" - in the cot of course!

So did you have a good night?

I think my boobs wake me up when it's time to feed, as DS (5wks and 6 days) doesn't wail in the night he just grizzles. So I drift in and out of sleep sort of thinking it's time to heave myself out of bed, and sort of dreaming that I've already done it. Weird. I sometimes wake up and think 'Yikes! Where's the baby?', when he's still lying in his basket.

In case you're thinking 'If he's still sort of sleeping, why does she wake him in the night', he does wail eventually, it's just that my boobs are thinking ahead. Clever boobs.

Janey - better than a milk explosion in the night! I occasionally bfeed lying down at night if I am too tired to sit up. We lie on a towel just in case of milk/poo mess. I don't sleep though as am worried am going to squash DD. It's never as successful as bfeeding sitting up.

We made it to the hairdressers today which was good. My hair is now a nice colour (even if it may not get brushed styled every day). I actually forgot to put nappies in the changing bag so had to run across the road to get some from the chemist with DD in my arms! Another nomination for the 'bad mummy badge'. Forgetting a hat is another entry.

Speaking of hats and bad mummies, I pulled what I thought was the edge of the hat DS was wearing yesterday - gave it a bit of a tug - only to realise it was his ear! Argh! Poor baby. Bad mummy.

Not meaning to intrude on your thread but did you know there are threads for every birth month in the post-natal clubs topic?

Hi Berti.

Yes, I am on the October babies thread too but not much chat going on there. It moves v fast.

Ah I see Sorry

Phew. Just managed to take DS to hospital with DD in tow. An epic adventure. DS is fine (has a cyst at the back of his knee). Went to inlaws for the weekend. DD's routine all to pot and she was up every 2 hours in the night. Hopefully getting her back on track today. Hope you're doing ok Janey. Maybe someone else will join us? Or maybe not?

Sorry to hear about your woes, HMHB.

I had a fantastic evening with DS yesterday. He ate well, slept well and I got to eat my dinner using both hands (and a knife and fork). I tried not to let myself believe that it was the beginning of the rest of my parenting life, but you can't help hoping, can you?

Of course tonight is a different story. DS had been beside himself with colic. Howling for hours, poor birdy. Lucky my DH is faintly saintly. I was going bonkers and had to have a little weep myself. Gah!

Hello
Can I join in. I have a 7 week old DD and a 2 year old DD. I know what you mean about howling for hours with colic. DD2 struggling with it at the moment. Thankfully her Dad is good at humming and rocking!

Hello Espoo (and evening HMHB if you're about)

Ah, the Evening Scream. It's hard work isn't it. Any good tips for coping?

We've found that sometimes reducing the stimulation helps, so we take DS into a dark room and just hold him quietly. It's not guaranteed to work, but sometimes he seems calmer. Who knows if it's just a coincidence though? Colic = random. Sigh.

I'm quite interested in trying cranial osteopathy, as I wonder if his ventuse delivery affected him in some way. Have you had any experience of it?

Hi there

Full on scream down here last night. DD got herself into a right tiz. Good tip about the stimulation though, the screaming was not so bad when we took her into a dark room. Only way we cope with it is by taking it in turns to hold her. Poor little thing, I can set my watch by her, it hits 7pm and off we go. I thought it had got a bit better but maybe not. I think DD is on a growth spurt too, bit of a feeding frenzy this morning.
Never tried cranial osteopathy although I have heard good things about it, worth a try.
How was your evening?

Actually got to eat dinner in a calm house yesterday! However this evening DS is screaming in DH's ear as I'm typing. Hopefully next feed will soothe him for a bit.

Espoo, have you tried earplugs? Takes the edge off and preserves your nerves just a little.

Hi. Sorry been AWOL. Have been really busy but don't seem to have achieved anything .

Rhythmic patting is good too for the screaming.

I must admit that sometimes if I have tried everything I sleep with my hand over my ear . DD usually goes to sleep after afew mins of crying.

I went to see my osteopath as DD was ventouse and she said her head looked ok but will do a session on her next time I go. I think it is worth trying particularly with a colicy or sleepless baby. Hell... anythings worth trying~!

Gosh dinner in a calm house that is good. Last night not so bad but DD2 refused to got to sleep until gone midnight having been up all afternoon clearly over tired but i just couldn't get her down. Can i ask how much your Little ones are sleeping during the day. Maybe I should be keeping her more awake in the mornings and then trying to get a better nap in the afternoon, or maybe I should keep her awake more in general. Goodness knows, I have no idea what i am doing and i should as this is our second child!

Hello both

I got some local cranial osteopath recommendations on another thread, which I'm going to look into. Definitely worth trying anything!

Espoo, he sleeps for an hour or so in the afternoon and a few hours after 8pm before his last feed of the evening (as long as he doesn't need a Scream). I can't get him to sleep in his Moses basket most mornings, but he will sleep in my arms or in the sling if I go out.

Espo - DD is sleeping 30 mins to 1 hour in the morning around 9am (in moses basket/pram), a couple of hours at lunch (often in the car or in her pram) and 30 mins to 1.5 hours at around 3/4pm (in the pram or sometimes the car). Then big sleep at 7pm til next feed. I am trying to follow similar routine as for DS.

Last night was the second in a row that she woke just once in the night at around 3am. Then up again at 7am so hoping she is moving towards a bigger sleep at night.