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November 2012 - losing sleep and losing weight

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StuntNun · 31/12/2012 13:26

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Sophiathesnowfairy · 06/01/2013 21:21

evil is all quiet?

Silly question, does anyone, in RL, catch themselves just about to refer to DH or DS1 etc, then stop themselves and say the name or my husband just in time!

Evilwater · 06/01/2013 21:26

Sophia- he's sleeping on his front, on our bed. I'm waiting for the next ads to do a transfer into his cot.

Evil

KissysUnderTheMisteltoe · 06/01/2013 21:29

Toomany - my LO is exactly the same - do you give your LO any medication? I was given infant gaviscon by the GP but she won't take it - she just spits it back out! It did seen to get better for a while but last night she was up til gone 2am crying. The only way we can get her to sleep is with the 'tiger in the tree' hold

Passmethecrisps · 06/01/2013 21:44

Poor wee refluxy babies!

My wee sister's DS is a sicky refluxer.

Strangely my mum and dad have been torturing themselves recently wondering if my older brother ha a CMPI and/or silent reflux. He was a miserable baby who never slept (genuinely - he didn't sleep more than an hour or so until he was over 2) and grew up to have a very odd attitude towards food - he will only eat very bland food, gives himself huge portions but only eats tiny amounts. She tried speaking to a Dr but was told he needed 'more TLC'.

My mum was also telling me that she had to feed my sister in the bathroom because she was so sicky.

Apparently I was the only one who didn't drive her to tears due to sleep and eating issues . . . I made up for it later!

Passmethecrisps · 06/01/2013 21:46

Oh and evil I am very chuffed you are getting a bit of respite. You must be starting to dread nighttime.

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 06/01/2013 21:55

I'm going to find it really hard in the night feeds too YW, I normally feed sat up in bed but I'm going to feed in my nursing chair in B's room from now on, hopefully this will keep me awake. May be on MN at night from now on!

I've not been to the doctor yet kissys, hadn't really given it much thought until last night, just thought she was a sicky baby. Reading posts on here made me think and then I started reading up on it. She has every symptom listed. How do you hive the medication if breastfeeding? Not sure she'd take it, she spits out infacol.

Goon news evil, I hope your peaceful night lasts.

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 06/01/2013 21:56

Good, not goon!

Evilwater · 06/01/2013 21:59

Pass- I'm glad too. He almost woke up when I placed in his cot. He made such a scream, because I put him on his back. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Evil

Passmethecrisps · 06/01/2013 22:00

I downloaded the BBC radio app and listened to the world service during night feeds. There were pretty interesting documentary things on including one on lullabies that they trailed for weeks. I missed the actual program but the advert was great for lulling wee P off to sleep.

ChunkyTurkeywiththetrimmings · 06/01/2013 22:03

I've been using my nursing chair the last couple of nights to help get him latched on properly & hopefully get rid of the mastitis etc quicker. I find I'm still falling asleep though & lose track of time. I put DS on a pillow on my lap to make sure he's well supported in case I drop off. Loving Marian Keyes books on my Kindle :)

Good night & Fc for peaceful, sleepy ones for all...

kirrinIsland · 06/01/2013 22:04

((hugs)) detective you come across as really strong, i'm sure you will be fine, whatever the outcome.

Congrats to J and VQ :)

Sophia Yes, I catch myself about to do that all the time - especially when I'm texting!

I'm currently sat in the dark - it's the first day of trying to persuade N to go in her Moses basket a little earlier. I am a bit worried that if it works it'll just mean she gets up earlier but I'll give it a go.

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 06/01/2013 22:04

Thanks for the tip pass, I've just downloaded it.

KissysUnderTheMisteltoe · 06/01/2013 22:08

Toomany - I used a little syringe I had from some other medicine of DD1s, but she just spits most of it out. Think another trip to the docs might be in order for us

Hope you get some sleep tonight evil

Dixiebell · 06/01/2013 22:19

sophia, yes I always catch myself about to use ds1 or DH when I'm typing emails, texts or Facebook..!

YellowWellies · 06/01/2013 23:14

toomany use an oral syringe and squirt into the side of their cheek toward the back of the mouth it's the hardest place for them to spit it out. BFers of refluxy babies do NOT be fobbed off with infant gaviscon - it's nigh on impossible to give 15ml of it before each feed to a BF baby (but works well in FF babies as you can put it in a bottle). Go for ranitidine or omeperazole (these are much smaller doses and only have to be given a couple of times a day at most) and try cutting dairy out of your diet. 50% of reflux is estimated to be down to cows milk protein intolerance (either from formula or the Mum's diet). Soya protein is very similar (in terms of molecules) so it sometimes has to be cut too.

Don't think that your milk is bad for your wee one - my doc reassured me that even though I feel guilty when he shrieks during feeds breast milk is the best way to minimise the damage and to try to prevent an intolerance becoming an allergy.

Pass My DH's sister was known as a miserable baby who screamed so much at bedtime her Dad ended up on valium (yey 1970s medicine for treating the Dad's 'angst' but not considering that the baby might be in pain!!!) DPIL now feel massively guilty that she was being burnt by stomach acid for the first two years of her life and their response was to put her in the furthest room in the house so that she didn't interrupt their evenings (their words) - her daughter too is a refluxer with a CMPI. I wonder what is causing what my doc says is an epidemic of CMPI reflux - is it pasturisation or homogenisation or are we as a culture simply eating too much dairy? My doc reckoned that our generation was weaned too early hence we have a lot of intolerances....

Evil lots of refluxy babies are only comfy sleeping on their tummies - have a read around. My reflux paranoia alarm bells are ringing like a paranoid crazy person when you talk about your wee one Grin I feel like the dude in sixth sense who sees dead people everywhere - I see reflux instead Grin Apologies if I sound like a stuck record.

lcdaff · 06/01/2013 23:35

Hi all,
Hope it's alright to join you.
My dd is 8 weeks 5 days and so far we've had pretty much plain sailing.
I'm prone to ott mummy moments but she seems to have her dad's laid back attitude unless of course she is hungery.
I think I must be one of the few mummy's around who's got more sleep since baby was born than I did when I was pregnant! Acid reflux is in no way fun, so understand why baby's scream who get it.
Last few weeks of pregnancy I was luck to get more than three hours a night 20 mins a go. So the 2 hours a time she went when she was born was amazing. My body has no ideo what's going on when she goes down for 6!
Not that I sleep that long. Too many things to obsece over.
I flit between worrying about the potential heart murmur (doc was so reassuring at 6 week review, stating he hasn't got the best hearing but couldn't detect anything) due back for a check in two weeks.
Then there's the hip scans, she was extended breech leading to an elective c section, so keeping a close eye there.
Thinking about her jabs; hate needles myself...so panicing about what thursday will bring.
However, 2 months in finally starting to be weaned off my nursery nurse insitinces, although still a cereal baby pocker, five min sleep checks, recording sleep times and changes, and changes every 45 mins.
Some how 24/7 with 1 baby is less draining than 4 10 hour days a week with 7 babies or 18 2 year olds.
Love not having to hand boo back but miss lunch breaks and support appearing with a single shout.
Been lucky so far with none of us being ill, dreading her first illness already, so "sheep dip policy" opperates in our house much to mil's horror.

GTbaby · 07/01/2013 00:26

Mummies with poorly babies. PLEASE dont worry Bout being OTT MUMS. PLS see ur GP.
I went after Two snotty days. Evil with reflux n horsey week Long cold. I think u most deff should see ur dr as soon a possible n not feel bad about it.
I am not the sort to go dr for every ach n pain. But with a baby it IS different.

Detective. I have often thought i wud do better with out DH. I hope ur ok and am sending u big hugs. X

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 07/01/2013 00:26

Hi lcdaff, welcome to the thread.

Having a horrible night here with reflux. Managing to keep her milk in but she keeps crying out with the acid reflux. I'm going to book a doctors appointment in the morning.

MissMummy1 · 07/01/2013 01:00

M has been attached to me for THREE hours now. Screaming at me whenever I try and move her to the basket then scratching and headbutting my boobs again. She's 5 weeks tomorrow, is this growth spurt hell you all spoke of happening early?! Tonight is a real test of love....

nillynoon · 07/01/2013 01:18

Could be. Stick in, this too shall pass

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GTbaby · 07/01/2013 03:56

Oh dear. I am still awake. What's the point in having a kid who sleeps though (discounting last few days as I'm sure this is a temp blip) the night if I can't sleep! Sucks

Also found out a show I start watching recently (breaking bad) has been cancelled! Wtf. I've watched 3series in 2weeks. DH being on night shifts has its advantages.

I'm off to scan the active threads.

rowingdowntheriver · 07/01/2013 04:36

Hilane, my DH has been giving our LO a bottle at about 11pm since he was 1 week old to allow me to go to bed early if I'm tired. It worked fine until he got a cold and he started refusing to (after taking it slightly reluctantly for 8 weeks).

He's taking it again but DH says he has to be quite forceful with the bottle or else he just kind of rolls the teat around his mouth.

ValiumQueen · 07/01/2013 07:17

Jacob took a while to settle, but did so at around 11. He woke a few times overnight, but settled with help from Ewan. He required feeding at 5, then went back to sleep. Thank goodness!

MissMummy1 · 07/01/2013 07:21

Worst night ever. DP gone to work on an hours sleep. I've had 2 hours max (he can sleep on the boat so gave me a break).

M seems to have developed the ability to be wide awake and up for playing after 10 min power naps. She also thinks night is day....

help!!