December 2012 - so, do we all know what we're doing yet?

[MaMaPo]

:)

Eggs it works really well. It doesn't come on when they whine but a loud sharp cry turns it on. You can turn the volume off too but I'm quite enjoying the songs for now! It has the waltz from Sleeping Beauty, can't stop singing it.

zcos I'm not really worried about it I'm really enjoying feeding him, it's just hard to do bedtime with the big ones when he screams if his latch gets disturbed! He was really good up until 2pm napping and letting me work do I shouldn't complain really! Still feeding ever 10 mins though! Maybe he's still in this growth spurt as he's 6 wks.

That sound good willyou, you can never have enough sleep aiding gadgets, think I might invest in one!

Just made my first attempt at dream feeding... He wouldn't even open his lips to taste a drop of milk. Conclusion, I won't be trying that again!!!

There's a wonder weeks app too - I just downloaded it.

I just got that app too seconds - have the book but so tired cant be bothered to read it!!

sorry not caught up on thread either - George is literally feeding every hour today - 2 yesterday, and refusing ebm bottles so thellast 2 nights dh and I have camped out in the bedroom me feeding and him winding and watching I don't pass out till 12 when I'm on my own - but as I say, now gone to hourly feeds

ironically the wonder weeks say we're in phase 2 (as he was 2 wks over due) and have another 10 days to go! it's gestational age based which is interesting

sorry to hear of thrush problems - honey I've been in same dilemma several times. if the white coating can 've scratched off with your finger nail its milk/ posset. G has it a lot which has always worried me when his bottom had theses funny sore bits and my nipples sore but docs keep reassuring me it's not. hardest thing about thrush is varying symptoms. can you see any white patches in his mouth?

frantically searching mn threads for six week growth spurt experiences!!!!

4.5 hours

willyou Yay!! we just had our first ever 4hrs. All evening feeding did something!

Clarella, I think we had a strange 6 week growth spurt. C did 2 days of crazy feeding at 5 weeks, then 3 days of terrible fussiness and clinginess at 6 weeks. Since then she's fallen into longer and more regular nighttime sleeps and also feeds faster and more efficiently. Ha another clingy day yesterday (7 weeks) but I think it was overstimulation and tiredness.

Good news those of you with weight gains! Need to hunt out the clinic and check Oz on Monday.

We had 11.30-1 then 1.30 (wild guess) till 4. I say wild guess because I barely woke up at the 1am feed but somehow got him out of the hammock and my dressing gown on at that point to feed, as I discovered at 4. Feel quite rested which is great but also worried about the safety of functioning on auto pilot like that..

Also expressed first bottle this morning for dh to experiment with sometime. Will keep doing one a day now - took 20 mins for 5oz, no idea if that's normal speed but didn't seem too bad.

Going for a trial swim session tomorrow afternoon, really hope he enjoys it as not keen on being top and tailed but it's in a 34 degree pool so am hoping he'll be nice and toasty.
Also have a dentist appointment which could be interesting as no one to help with O. Should have arranged it for when my mum is up, too late now!

Also stacey what job do you do? The pillow/laptop trick is a godsend for O feeding/sleeping while I work in terms of the property side (research, project management etc.,) but a bit harder for when I'm doing design work or photo manipulation as it needs both hands at all times. Am hoping as we both get into the rhythm of things this will get easier?

Utopian, that's about the rate I express at, I think it's pretty good. C will take around 5oz (a little less) at her 11-midnight feed which my husband does so I get some sleep!

I also have a dentist appt coming up - no idea how that will go w baby in tow!

Well I'm not convinced the formula does much. Ds was going three hourly last night then after 6oz of formula went 3hrs45mins it hardly seems worth it. I'll give it a couple more days I suppose

Morning my d managed 11.40-5.40 so maybe she is back to 6 hr stints again... She was on me bf after bath from 7.15 though with only a short couple of 10 min breaks for DH to nappy change if only she didn't twist the nipple and nipple on it for that night feed. Have thought it was my supply but been doing it for weeks and weeks now and have also thought it was wind but she wasn't scrunching up and kept doing it even after good winding session. Ouchy!
DH been sleep talking in sleep though if only he would sleep through

One thing I haven't mentioned on here that started these long sleep stints and really helped her stay down is her turtle.
It's a blue one that does a wavey light display and sounds of the sea (though my dh says its sounds of motorway) I put her down after falling fast asleep on the boob finally and most nights her eyes open right back up - eyes that look so beautiful In the day seem so menacing at midnight when she has been on me for 4 hours and I'm exhausted but I put the turtle on sometimes just thinking it will give me a ten min break bout 60 % of the time by the time the waves stop she is deeply asleep and stays that way. It was a present from my best friend I owe her one! I have just used it again as d seemed satisfied with full boob but then started grunting loudly when put back in Moses she seems to have finally stopped that in the time it took to write this post... Just waiting to see if she will drop off or wants other boob.

oh hope so mama - ended up co sleeping which I've never done before no other way to get a little sleep :(

So last night Ethan slept 11-3.15 and 4-6.30 what a good boy he is. Just snuggling before its time to get the big kids up.

Wow A has slept from 11 - 715!!! That's ok at her age isn't it? She's nearly 8 weeks.

Btw i was told yesterday that if we eat broccoli or cabbage it can give LOs bad wind...forgot to ask how long it takes to pass through the milk, anyone know?

Someone said four hours Bella. Also if you eat asparagus it turns your milk green....

I haven't expressed for ages and just got 4oz out so I'm going to express again later and will then have enough for dp to give a feed of ebm.

I'm so of all your sleep why did I get the baby who doesn't sleep?! He is only four weeks corrected though I suppose wonder if that makes a difference to sleep?

spotty I've paid my dues with a non sleeping baby ds1 was a nightmare and didn't sleep for more than an hour at a time until he was 6 mo and screamed the whole time he was awake (including whilst feeding). It was horrendous! Sorry ds is still being a pickle for you. They're all still so tiny though, I'm sure he will get better soon.

bella unless told to by a medical professional (or you need to relieve your boobs) never wake a sleeping baby. Dd slept 12-5 every night at 5days I never even thought to wake her, I was too busy enjoying my sleep! :)

Sorry Spotty, another sleeping baby here. I fed C at 4.15, and she's still asleep now. Found out from my husband that he came to bed without giving her the bottle at 11-12 as she didn't wake for it, which means she went 6.5 hours, then at least 3 now and is still asleep. She must have been exhausted from all her non sleeping yesterday.

Hopefully your little one is 'acting' like a 4 week old and there's plenty of time for his sleep patterns to improve. Hang in there!

Clarella, fingers crossed your growth spurt ends today!

Why does daddy's turn always involve waking mummy? DP woke me at 6 to tell me DS had only drank 10ml and didn't want his bottle. I am going to start waking him during the 2am feed to tell him ridiculous things. Clearly 1/3 of an ounce is insufficient. Either put him back down or try again, but whatever you do do not wake a sleeping mummy!

....... well take it all back! before I read your post zcos, he'd just started protesting in Moses basket - 'mummy I'm choking pick me up mummy' and I decided to see where it went as I often do - sometimes armegeddon, sometimes back to sleep - he didnt start squealing so I reassured him and he did a big choke which woke him up and suddenly started staring at the light projection on the ceiling from the baby monitor which dh had only just put on last night! George hadn't really noticed it but I'd enjoyed watching it all fucking night! he then gurgled and kicked quite happily for 45 mins while we were able yo get ready! never done before. lots of smiles too! after a mammoth change he's now fast asleep on my pillows while I've been able to get completely ready for doctors in 45 mins! hooray! progress!

probably be a shit night again but fingers crossed not. at 3- 5 weeks he was sleeping 3-5 hours which was great! I want those days back!!!

R was awake every 1 1/2 hours All. Fucking. Night.

And i think I've got oversupply. He's been fussing on and off, shallow bitey latch, windy at odd times. But there's no lll within 30 miles and i don't know how to contact the local specialist mw, at least not before Tuesday

We did manage a proper nap in crib yesterday

pidj it's odd but those are the things I've been worrying about this week, - you have summed up 4 days of my moans! our lo's were due same week - connection? over night the latch and odd wind issues have calmed down a lot. we too had proper crib nap yesterday..... I actually phoned hv on Monday thinking either my let down was the issue or he had reflux.