December 2012 - the sleep and poo thread (too much of one, not enough of the other)

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Utopia - this is the app I'm using www.tmsoft.com/iphone-whitenoisebaby.html but I just know it could all change any day, these babies like to keep us on our toes!

ispy that weight gain is amazing! I really hope Z follows your example tomorrow at weigh in. He is definitely longer as we've moved up a size in some clothes but he's still in "up to 1 month" clothes at almost 6 weeks.

thanks honey I breastfeed so that sounds horrendous. DD doesn't really vomit much, I just mentioned to the GP that she did it one night and sometimes seems to fight the breast and she immediately prescribed gaviscon. DD is usually very fractious during the day but ok during the night so I don't really understand what's wrong? Maybe she's just a cry-ey baby?

Some babies get really bored. Ds can be moaning in his bouncer but if I move it to the other side of the room he stops. I really want a swing for him but they're quite pricey

Well today I have been mostly feeding in public!! Have gone from never outside of our house/no audience but dh, to baby change at house of Fraser, then cafe at HoF, then doctor's waiting room!

Went into city centre at lunchtime to look for new jumpers for dh before doctors appointment for me, walked all over and only just got home. Have some snazzy babygros for O too (was feeling like a bad mummy for only having totally plain white ones..) He was pretty good on the whole but when a newborn wants food you don't refuse! No one told me off or gave me funny looks so feeling braver now.

Worried about if/when reflux or colic kick in for O; it seems unavoidable at some point for most babies but hasn't hit us yet.

pidj will you be posting a picture of your bunny hat? It sounds cute- i would have thought people would pay £15?

peony f you do try it I got told to make the paste with 5ml of water then add 5ml of breast milk and use syringe to get it in but unless things are really bad I personally would never touch the stuff again for him.

Help please - anyone else any experience of tongue tie procedure?

Aurelia had it today and came home ok at lunchtime but since 4 has been screaming and inconsolable - she only usually grizzles and rarely do we have full blown crying - help really worried what to do!!!

Bella post in chat you will get loads of answers and help. I have no idea I'm afraid hope you're both ok

Hv been today. Edward is half an ounce off his birth weight so nearly there.

Another day of work done. Yippee. Lol and we all survived asda, just. Ethan is very put out as he had to wait a whole 2.5 hrs from one feed to the next when we were out. Which is unheard of during the day. Now he can't work out if he wants to be awake and feeding or asleep.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/have_you_seen_pictures/1655204-excuses-to-show-of-the-cute-baby-again-but-hey

There's a pic here, and I'll pop one in the fb group :)

Oh bella I hope she's ok :(

Bella, maybe she's just a bit shocked and stressed. Mustn't be much fun for you though. (Don't think I've mentioned how muh I love her name!)

In laws are here, baby has been asleep for 2 hours (!), bottle of expressed milk I ready, and I'm in the bath. Brilliant. Now we just need little miss to sleep and feed normally tonight and all will be great.

Utopian, how did you feel feeding in public? I've done it so often in the first 5 weeks that I think I've totally gotten over any squirm or embarrassment. I don't have very large breasts though, which may make it easier.

bella, my Tabitha had her tt sniped last week and I think she was a bit more unsettled that evening but certainly not really distressed. Sorry to hear your lo is having a hard time. Hope she settles down soon.

Aw Bella poor little thing. Lots of cuddles in order I think. J's going for his fine tomorrow of they're willing to do it now I've given up on breast feeding, Im scared now

Not sure I can handle the pain in my left breast now, I know the antibiotics will kick in soon but really struggling

Oh COD I can't imagine how hard it's been. Could you just feed dd from the right and express from the left until the antibiotics kick in? Give your nipple a break at least?

Ethan is currently sleeping on his front on my bed. Every time I've put him on his back he's screamed, not sure what's going on. Poor thing.

Willyou didn't mean to scare you - procedure itself was over in literally seconds! They gave a talk explaining procedure etc before hand and made me feel so much better hearing all the things caused by tongue tie eg extra wind, extra feeding due to bad latch (didn't realise) clicking noises, fussing when latching.
She's starting to settle down a bit now - just so scary when they are so little and helpless

Cod try a hot water bottle as you feed helps with the let down. Also take 2 nurophen

stacey I may have to do that as I think the thrush has changed the taste of my milk as dd will feed happily on the right but is on/off the left.

We got told that if infection seems to alter the taste of the milk eat garlic or take garlic tablets as it balances out whatever chemicals are altering it. Don't know of that's of any help but thought id mention it.

Thanks Bella hope Aurelia's back to her usual self soon. We have all those symptoms even though we're bottle feeding. He couldn't latch on the breast for more than 3 sucks before falling off and crying. It was awful.

Off to bed to make up for last night, night all

COD the breastfeeding advisor who came to see me today told me that in Holland and Barretts the do a tablet which is good for thrush. She couldn't remember the name but said if i went in told them i was breastfeeding and on antibiotics and was looking for the tablet with good bacteria which prevented thrush, they would know what i meant. She said some of her previous mothers swore by it.

bella hope Aurelia feels better soon - poor little thing. Did they give you any information about aftercare / recovery that might explain why she's still upset?

Bella and those others whose babies have tongue ties - who diagnosed it? Was it a routine check or something you asked for? Someone suggested on the breast / bottle feeding section that I should make sure Z is checked for it as he does seem to have symptoms eg not always a good latch, fusses like a baby bird at the breast, hours and hours of feeding with no weight gain.

Midwife/infant feeding team on the ward spotted it when he couldn't latch Seconds. Are you still under your midwife? If not I'm sure your health visitor would be able to take a look.