November 2012 - all the babies have arrived

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fatima same here chick - Dottie has wind and will not give it up - just feeding more, then nodding off, then making wind noises!!! Soooooo tired!!!!

For anyone up all night and able to see out the window there's supposed to be a spectacular meteor shower tonight...! Lots of shooting stars to wish on... :)

Sure I will be seeing a lot of this thread (& maybe the meteor shower) as DS has gone 4hrs from start of the last feed until this, fast asleep in his carrycot. I bet this means a crappy night....

I haven't caught up yet. But a request

No one person will have time to update the stats thread. So can u mk sure ur details r up to date :)
Link is in the first post of this thread.

I had 4 hours sleep. Just done a feed and he is snoozing on my shoulder. Going to attempt transfer...!

He only took 2oz with this feed so now sure how long he will stay settled! He has been taking 3oz, occasionally 4. He is 3 weeks today. He was 6lb12 born and I suspect he is around the 8lb4 mark now . Will probably take him to clinic next week. Every baby has different requirements though, so as long as weight is gained, and baby is happy and contented,
although I'm wondering what one of those kind of babies look like!
wet and dirty nappies, then this is good, yes?!

Reading and posting to keep awake, I need to express again but I can't work out how to get the lid off the steriliser plus he is waking every few minutes, he's not being left to scream when he's so poorly, I don't give a monkies what the staff say, he's never slept not with me and they are insisting he sleeps in the cot.
Our nurse has loads of tiny ones so she's been in and out but not a lot.
I'm seeing double due to exhaustion at the moment, roll on DP's arrival at 9.30am. They've swaddled little one up to ridiculous levels so I'm making sure his temp is being checked religiously. least popular mummy on the ward ever

aww more poor baby has caught my cold :( (which may I add is dh's fault for infecting me). She's got a snotty nose and must have phlegm in her throat. I'm using saline spray before every feed to try clear it. Is there anything else I can do?! Bit paranoid putting her to sleep whilst we're sleeping, what if she can't breathe ?!

She just had a feed and it was only for 7 mins on the breast . She doesn't normally feed for long (15mins average) but wondering if her cold is affecting her feed now?!

Just spent the previous feed catching up on this new thread!
horsey can't believe some ppl! Did she have anything to say after you ranted back at her? I hope she felt bad, evil woman!

Just wondering, has any bf mummy's out there had this - shooting pains in the nipple and breast about 10mins after a feed? Really really painful like someone stabbing me - enough to make me cry each time. Some times lasting an hour. It's not after every feed. Just random. I don't think it's thrush , been told that neither me and baby has it. Don't think it's a blocked duct as breasts are settled now and never engorged and also I did have mastitis and know what to look out for. Can it be let down pains? Although does this not happen during feed?! Baby had her tongue tied snipped the other day so I'm hoping its not latching issues... I'm running out of reasons !! Any suggestions?!

Hope everyone's nights are going well!

Xpost tits - poor u.... Hope little one gets better soon and you get to get some rest.

Oh dear tits why do try insist on keeping the place so damm hot, then wrap them up like a mummy then lecture so patronisingly about keeping rooms cool and not overheating them to avoid SIDS. Grr

candy. Have you:

Tilted the cot up so LO is sleeping on a slant
Take here into the bathroom with you and make it steamy
Use saline drops up the nose, someone on here recommended putting them on their side and squirting up one nostril and it goes up and comes out of the other one clearing the airways, have to say perfect advice, worked a great for Olly.
I think you can pop a bit of Karvol or olbas on a tissue In the room

Unfortunately you just have to ride it out a bit, newborn colds are a nightmare.

tits hope you manage to get some sleep and that DS is feeling better soon xxx

Sympathy to all those dealing with colds :(

N has just had a 4 hour chunk of sleep, which is the longest she's ever done overnight, but now she won't settle for love nor money. And I have to be up at 6.30 to get sorted for my interview. Hope my panda eyes don't put them off!!!

Am sitting with baby vomit on my pj bottoms.

Can't take them off as can't transfer till post hiccups.

I've managed to express enough for the next 3 feeds, he's finally asleep and I can be a bit more relaxed about SIDS because the monitors are all back on. Now for zonking out. Btw the hospital pump is amazing, it conquered non pumping boob! It's a medela symphony. :)

Oh no Tits sounds exhausting. Ask someone to help with the steriliser!! But o don't think you have to sterilise with bm as much as with formula Hope you get some rest soon & J is on the mend soon.

candy my LO has both fed really quickly & lasted a long time tonight (4 & 3.5hrs) which is unusual. He is nearly 10lb but only 4+5wo so I'm torn between loving it & worrying that its not enough... He has a little sniffle as well so not sure if that's 'filling him up' so to speak.

Hey all, trying to catch up with the last thread. I have about 5 pages to go. Hope everyone is well. I just wanted to comment on the 6wk growth spurt. My LO is 9 wks + 5, but 3+5 corrected. I didn't really notice a 6 wk growth spurt so it might not be that bad for everyone. He does feed quite regularly when we are at home anyway.
Daisy I'm not getting smiles yet either to faces but to actions sometimes. I do feel its soon though.
GT LO had his jabs a week ago and the doctor prescribed paracetamol but we didn't have to use it, thank goodness, he was a bit sleepy for about 24 hours but that was it. So I'm sure calpol is fine. It's funny that your dr didn't really ask much about your mental health, that's basically all my dr was asking about and then said I seem really together.
Okay, going to finish catching up. While I have my LO sleeping on me. He's not fully asleep so can't put him down.

My feeds are done. DPs turn for the next one! We got through 2 nappy changes and a clothing change thanks to vom... And as he snoozes on my shoulder I am going to ignore that wet fart I just heard and felt .

Hope J get better ASAP Tits poorly babies are my biggest worry. It's so horrible, for both of you. Don't worry about being least popular. Pe

Damn phone... People were drawing straws to avoid looking after me . Felt like a bad smell!

My LO seems to have decided 4.30 is time to get up for the day. Last two days won't go back down after 4.30 feed. Hmph.

tits big hugs. To u n LO.

Ken my LO weighed 8lb at birth n was drinking 3oz every 3 hours till 4 weeks. He then moved to 4oz every three hours n is now 8 weeks. If he goes longer after a feed then ill give him 5oz. Otherwise still sticking to 4oz or he ends up leaving it n I spill it down the drain. All babies r different!

For those who are ff. do u get pains in ur boobs?? Not massive, but sharp short pains. Not always in same place. Did mention it to shit dr, but he kinda dismissed it.

Saw a lady breast feeding in westfeilds other day. Part of me thought thank god I don't have to do that, massive part of me was jealous tho. Horsey I went to a cafe on Monday n was really conscious of ff LO. Felt like ppl were judging me. N kept running thro in my head what I would say if someone had a dig.

LO has been really unsettled today. From 9 - 1 kept wingeing. DH insisted on feeding him at10 even tho he had fed at 9. Thinking crying means hunger. Stupid man. It solved the prob while he drank but then same after.
Right try get bk to sleep. Going into work today to show off LO . N give LO birth certificate (which I was meant to do by 4 weeks! LO now 8 weeks). Trying not to worry about what I will say if I have to feed him while there n ppl ask " why r u not bf". I'm torn between saying I didn't want to to stop further questioning or being honest n saying i wanted to but its such bloody hard work n it's heart breaking when LO just won't feed. So I can warn ppl as I had no warning that a) it's hard b) it may not work !

Night night

Bad night here. Again.. She's regressing, soon she'll be trying to work out how to get back in.

Damn it. Been awake two hours. Can't sleep. This IS sleep time.

I have never been asked why I am not bfing. Is none of people's business. Although I did go through the whole guilt thing when I gave up with number one big style, with number 3 and 4 I have only had minor guilt that has passed quickly. Number 2 never got a look in, hence the photo on fb.

Good night all round, fed at 10 ish, kept up for an hour, then at 03:50 up for 30 mins, the I had to wake him at 7. Same again tonight please.

Nurse just walked in on me calling a SATs monitor a twat and telling it to fuck off with the noise

candy try googling kellymom and vasospasms. I wonder whether i've had those too, prob due to poor latch. I think things have fot a bit better since F had his tie cut but hasn't been magic solution to right breast issues - it's still not as comfy and i have an itchy rash sometimes (not on the nipple). On the plus side, since getting over his infection, he's somehow managing to pile on the weight - now up to 11-9 at 5 weeks. So nice to have a baby who does that this time. Although it could have just been the poo he'd been storing for 2.5 days which appeared last night and since my husband was home, he dealt with the poo up the back scenario while i laughed.

Another snotty baby here, it's horrible to hear them struggle. Fingers crossed F is finally well and smiley for christmas though. We've had a few smiles, we think, but he's very windy/hiccy sick-ups so is a bit prone to whinging when awake at the min. Apart from at 11pm last night when he was quite happy!!

tits hope you're out soon. It's hard work in hospital. Are you getting fed since you're bf? I hope so. Be warned breakfast was always really late when we were in

Tits huge hugs.

Detective ds was provb on that much at 4 weeks. I think he wees and poos most of it out!!! As I said at each feed he's offered 7oz which he might eat at only one feed, but then the might have just over 6oz at a couple then only 5 at others. Like this morning. A couple of mornings ago he drank nearly 7oz. I was told when he's regularly emptying the amount your giving them, increase it slightly. Plus use that formula to see how much they should be having. He's very rarely not followed that.