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

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Great weight gains for everyone

Honey your LO might be fighting at your breast due to the discomfort of the thrush. I swaddled H and it seemed to settle her, not sure if it will work for you but might be worth a try.

Spotty i feel exactly the same, H constantly feeds or is awake, she needs constant attention. The lack of sleep is really getting to me now. We have definitely gone backwards in the sleep department.

Zcos i've stopped expressing breastmilk now. I think i'm only going to do it if i'm going to go out for a drink. (Still not had my first night out or drink yet).

Hony, yunior has started fighting my boob when he's hungry, the daft bugger! I think he just gets excited and apparently triceps work better than biceps right now! He has also discovered his fists almost fit into his mouth, but the nipple won't fit when fists are there. He hasn't figured out how to solve that problem yet...

Im starting to think that ds loves me :) I put him in his basket awake last night at 11 and he slept till 5.10 :) then this evening saved a huge poosplosion until dh walked through the door :)

monster D is also having that problem- fist in mouth but wants nipple in there too!

my trip to the capital went better than expected! dd quite good and only cried once on train for a few mins ... wish trains were easier to get on and off with buggy though!,
is there anyway to search through this thread without going back to main menu?? think we have reflux problem now and wanted to see what peeps had said... on the plus side I'm singing a new song to DD...
reflux is a lonely town...me me me me

Zcos if you think it's reflux and dr agrees ask for ranitidine not infant gaviscon. The infant gaviscon is evil stuff.

halesballs I haven't had more than one big one (drink).but have had to express for lots of popping outs etc as don't trust that dd will just stop after 20 mins if I bf her ... and kinda need to as my dad pops over once a week and doesn't want me to feed in front of him could go in another room but then he wouldn't see me or dd.

honeymumandson how can you tell? how many episodes does it need to be for me to mention to doc?

I know how you feel Zcos i don't like the idea of breastfeeding in public. I have absolutely no confidence about it. I might have to start expressing more so that i can have a life again

halesballs think its the way to go odd couple of hours out makes a world of difference ... I find having sister or dh giving a bottle the odd evening is so nice too even if I don't have a tipple just to have a longer break think its nice for them too. haven't given a bottle of my em yet make others do it initially so she didn't get confused why my "boob" was suddenly different but thinking bout it also means you get a real break!

Zcos - not sure really. D vomited on gp and he suggested reflux. It's worth mentioning if you're at all concerned.

I give a bottle of formula at night time, i think thats probably why i don't express as well. My GP saw H when she was 3 weeks old she vomits after feed and when i lie her down. He told me he wouldn't do anything about it unless shes still doing it when he checks her at 8 weeks

He won't sleep

Went to the hv this morning who is very happy with O's weight gain (now 11lb 2oz,) about 1.5lbs in two weeks.. She said not to worry about consta-vom after checking him but to call the doctor to check for reflux. What's the difference between ranitidine and gaviscon if i need to ask?

Not getting fore than 3hrs together tops here, but happy with that as it's in his hammock. Brought him into bed with us for last morning feed at 6 yesterday and dh told me tonight how happy it made him 'seeing his family curled up asleep together'!

Have my dm up for her regular visit so hoping to get work,.exercise dvd and hair done tomorrow (self highlights - risky, but don't dare leave him yet for long enough to hit the hairdresser,)

pidj - hats arrived today, hurrah! Thankyou so much, they look ace; will try to take photos and post on fb for you..

my dad pops over once a week and doesn't want me to feed in front of him

Mine tried that. Then he realised i was spending every single visit in the bedroom and no one got to see either of us. He swiftly got over himself (my mum managed 6 incredibly stressful weeks with me, don't think he realised how discreet it is!) However, I'm of the "If my son needs feeding I'll damn well feed him" school of stroppiness thought :o

As far as I'm concerned, the top of my boob is less offensive than the persistent wail of a hungry baby...

Yay, Utopian, pics would be awesome - as you can tell I'm no photographer

This child needs to go in the Guinness book of records as she clearly doesn't sleep!!!

Pidj i like that way of thinking about it. When i do go out i tend to leave places when she starts crying as i get embarrassed, silly i know.

zcos reflux is usually characterised by vomiting lots after feeds, and throughout the day. Lo cries a lot, especially when laying flat as stomach acid moves up the oesophagus.

Infant gaviscon forms a gel which sits on top of the milk in the tummy and stop it and acid coming back up. It's a pain to give them but works well for my lo. I know others haven't liked it as it can cause constipation - we increased the doses slowly and haven't found any probs - firmer poo but not constipated.

Ranitidine is an acid neutraliser so doesn't stop the milk coming back up but stops it hurting. I haven't tried it on my lo so can't say about giving it or effectiveness.

zcos [shocked] at your dad, there's no way I'd have that! I feed anywhere and everywhere and if other people don't like it - particularly in my home - they can bugger off!

I'd not bother about my dad/bro/old school friends as we've been on plenty of family holidays where i've sunbathed topless and bf is more discrete than that! I haven't in front of pils though, not sure of my feelings there as i don't think they'd say anything but do think they'd feel uncomfortable for some reason. Even when others on my dh's side of the family had small kids I've never seen them bf... Hmm..

In public i don't care - seems it's those who know me I'm more worried about, though more for their sake than mine!

I can't exactly remember when I got to sleep but it was somewhere between 10.30 and 11 and Ethan just woke at 4.30. He was asleep on my chest though. but at least 5.5 hrs sleep! in one go!

Sorry to others struggling with sleep this is our first long stretch since Ethan was born and he's 7weeks and 3 days today! --and I'm a soft touch letting him sleep on me.

It's given me a bit more faith in the whole 'eating more efficiently' wobble I was having as woks up engorged and he'd drained my boob completely in 15 minutes! I should really stop worrying shouldn't I!

zcos I wouldn't take that from my dad tbh or anyone else especially in my home. DHs mates have had to put up with me feeding on a very much 'like it or fuck off lump it' basis and they're all 25-30 yr old blokes who've never seen anyone bf. and I'm not very discreet at home. But tbh they've prob seen more in some of the dresses I used to wear! Personally I'm of the train of thought that we need to be seen feeding as much as possible to normalise it in society. (Unless it makes you personally uncomfortable)

Right Ethan's asleep so I'm going back to sleep again. Night all.

Hales, if it's not convenient to feed then i leave, but more so that i can reach somewhere i can feed him iyswim. Either a cafe, a feeding room or home.

I'm itching for someone to get sniffy with me for feeding in public so i can as them to take it up with Rupert Murdoch c/o The Sun but then I have Lactivist friends!

I'm with the 'I'll feed anywhere i please and I dare you to complain about it' school of thought.

This bloody child has an impeccably accurate internal alarm clock that goes off every 2 hours. Gah. At least, with everything else, this too shall pass. I liked the 4 hours between night feeds thing!

And I hope Spotty s absence on here for the last few hours means she's got some sleep b