October 2011: our growing, rolling, sleeping (we hope) and growing more gorgeous by the day babies

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Our third thread!

Thanks so much everyone - I really appreciate it!! :)
Will really try to keep on top of the thread from now on....

Mama - Please could you tell me where the bf threads are and I'll post there too. Baby is 14 weeks, yes, she does get a bit distracted by things now too.
PA - I'm going to try out a new bf group tomorrow and see if anyone there can help with the positioning. What is switch feeding? I was doing hour feeds on one side, but am now (since Wednesday) doing both sides for each feed, and she already looks bigger and seems more content, but this could just be wishful thinking! It means that the bad side doesn't get a break which isn't good, but am pleased my baby seems happier. No, I don't think it's getting better, the blisters seem to have some back. :(
Scheh - I already have one of those pumps you're talking about. I'm now wondering whether to express from the bad side and feed from just the other side and then expressed milk for the next feed - do you think that would work until the soreness and blisters have gone? Yes, using Lansinoh after every feed, and will now try rubbing milk in too.

Have a good nights sleep everyone!

pink I'm positively shit at links, but if on topics you choose feed the world, then there's a section for breast and bottle feeding. Just start a new thread there for Tiktok, it's awful when bfeeding hurts I remember with ds1 and 2 I had bleeding nipples, bouts of maatitis too. I really hope not to get it again. I hope things settle for you.

J actually slept (after 2 hr feed 6-8) in her bit without me in room just changed her nappy and dream fed. Fingers crossed for better night. I might not be on tomorrow as off on hol till Friday. Hope thR babies give is lots of sleep

Unfortunately for your bad side, switch feeding is when you keep switching sides. So when they come off naturally, you offer the other side and repeat so they might get something like 6-8 or more sides.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/breast_and_bottle_feeding

you can try one of the helplines as well, unfortunately I don't have links to hand for those

I've received a weddingn invite for whole wedding for dh and I but not the kids.
It would mean being away from mhairi for around 10 hours and 3-4 feeds could I even do this think I'd need to start pumping and freezing now. So do I attempt this (not sure I'm ready to be away from her this long and I'm pretty sure my boobs would look like hot air balloons by the end

I've always been of the mind it's the brides wedding and if they need to keep numbers down then fair enough but now that I'm in this position I feel really bad that kids aren't invited as I see the four of us as a sort of package deal. does that sound totally stupid and irrational?

Edward - I agree and I didn't go to my brothers wedding fr same reason. Except ds was only about 4 months at the time. He was invited but ds1 wasn't how do you say to a 8 year old that he can't come to his uncles wedding. And only one of my nieces were invited as we're being bridesmaids but the rest weren't. ThR bride had her own dc and of course they were going and so were her nieces and nephews. Bloody madness. Thats part of reason ours was so informal and relaxed.

I am knackered I didn't fall asleep till nearly midnight after dream feed. She woke at 2!! And then stayed in bed feeding, we fell asleep and she was up at 4 and the 6. At 6 she decided it was "singing" time. She made a mmmm noise (I reckon just for the cute affect ) but she wasn't hungry. Changed her by torchlight and laid her under mobile. Didn't last long and another feed and she's asleep having woken up everyone else. I'm so tired I feel physically sick and we are going away today and taking both cars so I'll be driving. It's only an hour and half away tho. These babies eh? Good job they are so flipping cute

So sorry to post and run but I need some help

Leo has had an allergic reaction to his amoxicillin, dr said give him benadryl but he threw up every dose (this was yesterday). Today has been awful. The rash is fading but his reflux just got so much worse. He used to be fussy, get a little pain before spitting up and barf a lot. Now he is screaming in agony after feeds. Today has just been me and DH taking turns to hold him. Then whoever wasn't holding him was looking after the other 2.

I have ranitidine but was waiting until everything else was out of his system before giving anything else.

Does anyone have any tips for soothing a reflux baby? He seems to have silent reflux now too, so gasps for air and clutches his face. Oh it's just so awful

Sorry I can't catch up, need some sleep now but will come back hoping for some words of wisdom. Thank you all!

Oh no mama - that sounds like a terrible nights sleep!
Edward - I would decline the wedding invite if I were you. We were invited to a wedding of a close friend when DD1 was 9 months old. I was still feeding her but she wasn't invited so we stayed in the hotel and me and DH took turns looking after her and going to bits of the wedding, if we had had another child too though it wouldn't have worked. I think that it's ok not to invite children to keep the numbers down, but for close relatives it's totally wrong imo, so mama - don't blame you for not going to your brother's wedding.
Will go and post a message on the BF area now. Feeling so much more positive today, DD2 hardly slept yesterday so treated me to a full nights sleep!! :)

poor leo jnice . Sorry i don't have any advice or words of wisdom but thinking of you (and hoping you're getting some kip).

oh jnice u poor thing Ive never dealt with reflux so would find that terrifying, I would call NHS 24 and ask to see out ignites doctor. Or if he's still screaming in agony maybe even tale him to A&E?

out of hours

pinkpainter the only advice I was going to give was express from that side so you can keep bfeeding (but scheh has already covered that!).

M has slept through the last 2 nights. I should be really pleased except I woke up at 4 with leaky boobs so got up and got changed. at 5.30 boobs were so full I really had to get up and pump a bit to relieve the pressure. So feel like I've had a terrible night's sleep and am bloody knackered. The sodding washing machine has frozen up so may have to pop round to MIL later today with some washing. DH was so low yesterday I feel like I spent all of my energy trying to cheer him up. Sorry for rant, just needed to get it off my chest.

And....breathe!

Going to give M a bath so he's presentable for our appt at the consultatiebureau later on. Have his 4 month jabs.

tally M has a major flat head. had some physio before xmas but I think it's getting worse. during the day we can put him on his stomach or to sleep on his side or in the bouncy chair/swing, but at night he just goes back on his flat side. no experience with pillows to correct. am going to ask for some more advice today. Last time we met the physio she mentioned the possibility of a helmet if it doesn;t correct itself (super stylish!).

ed how old would M be? I always think that people should make exceptions for babies (it's not like they're costing the couple a meal) and when it's immediate family. [shick] at your brother mama

Mrs H I know how you feel!

Jnice I'm also no help but i would ring the dr and get them to see him if nothing else then to put your mind at rest. From what my mum said about my sister it was just being held upright, and rubbed gently but that's not worth anything really - have you posted in bf thread or chat/health sure someone will be able to help.

I agree re weddings no kids is fine but I do think babies that don't require seats, meals etc should be invited. I'd turn it down. We are at one on June with no kids but girls will be 9 months by then!

[shick] ? I think I meant !

Sorry mama sounds awful.

jnice no advice to offer I am afraid, but hope you manage to speak to someone who can help

tally it is J who has been feeding really badly for the past week. Feeds are now really slow and he is eating less than he was. Not seen hv yet, as it is only on a thurs 1.30 - 3.30 and couldn't go last week! However it does seem to be getting a bit better. I think it is distraction rather than anything else. He is v sicky, but he always has been. Think have to resign myself to long slow feeds and a baby who doesn't eat a lot! Frustrating, but I am trying not to worry, he is alert and progressing in his development so he must be getting enough.

pink I am ff so no advice, but hope you get it sorted. So impressed with all of you bf, it sounds like such a hard thing to do. I wish I was able to, but I do feel grateful I don't have the pain & problems of it.

Oh, also we are invited (without j) to a wedding in the summer. No idea what we will do, it involves an overnight stay so not sure what will happen. My bro and sister and I were thinking of trying to get a babysitter to look after all our kids in a hotel nearby, but far from ideal!

Jnice - my ds had awful silent reflux, what helped was the ranitidine - as soon as he started on it he was a different baby, actually cheerful and no longer in pain. Other things that helped I'm sure you're doing - holding upright for at least half an hour after feeds, slanting every surface such as cot, changing mat etc. My friend said a dummy also helped her ds with reflux as the sucking soothes the tummy and produces more saliva to counteract the acid.
Sending much sympathy - it is so hard dealing with a refluxy baby. Dd also has it but not as bad and the domperidone I got for her seemed to make her worse so we too are fighting through.

BB3 and Jnice how are Edie and Leo doing? starting to feel better I hope. Jnice do nag the drs until they give you something that works for Leo I had to make a pest of myself with the consultants secretary before I could talk to the consultant and get William's antibiotics changed.
Ed (and em if it was me I probably wouldn't go to the wedding, but I guess it depends on how close you are to the couple and childcare arrangements if you are happy to go without the DC's

We got a letter from William's consultant thismorning confirming the the CT scan he had showed fused skull plates (which we pretty much knew but it's different seeing it in black and white). He's been referred to the neurosurgical team at Oxford so now we have to wait to hear from them.

emmazed it might be different things with our two then. After the 3rd huge vomit of the weekend I managed to get an app for Seb this morning and the dr diagnosed reflux. He thinks the difficulty feeding is to do with the discomfort and association with feeding. We've got infant gaviscon. Not sure how we're going to work that with pre-made feeds! Any ideas anyone? Do we just add when heating up?

Anyway, we were 2 hours in the drs as Seb's app was 20 mins before mine but the first dr was running late and I then had to queue to register for mine so I was late for mine and the computer kicked me off the list. The dr kept taking in people who arrived after me and the receptionist eventually went to tell her I was still waiting. Finally got in 1hr 20 mins after my app! Once I'd been seen (back on depo now...), popped to the pharmacy Seb and got home Seb was screaming with hunger.

Hope everyone manages to sort out the wedding difficulties. It was easy at ours as there was only one baby anyway (and he was ill on the day). I do think it's wrong to invite some and not others though.

Jnice have you tried this site? www.refluxbabies.co.uk/

Thanks everyone. Poor thing must have been exhausted as e slept 7.5 hrs straight. Will need to pump ASAP!

cheeky good to hear ranitidine worked. Will call dr first thing and hopefully get started on it. Was told it can take 72 hrs to
work.

ed did you make a decision on the wedding? I think it's a bit off to not invite
kids of family and I wouldn't be keen to leave a baby even if I ff, unless with a GP or other relative.

tally thanks for the link and sorry Seb is going through it too. I hope the gaviscon helps.

strawberry best wishes for W with the consultation. I am sorry I have missed the background - it sounds very worrying and I hope it's an issue that is rectified soon with minimal stress.

We aren't family of the bride, just friends I am a bit annoyed at not taking DS but I can make my peace with that but mhairi doesn't need a seat or a meal and she can't be away from me that long. I've emailed the bride to see if she'll make an except for mhairi and I'll leave C with my mum. If she can't then dh and I will go to the church but not reception.

I've just packed away the last of M's 0-3month outfits and feeling really she's barely worn some of them.
now do I eBay them or keep them just in case

mama do sorry to hear about your night - I hope you get a better one to catch up tonight!