December 2012: This too shall pass, this too shall pass

[HoneyMumandSon]

keep repeating the mantra...

Hales, that sounds like a growth spurt to me. Sorry you had such a horrid night. How have you been today?

Sleepy baby envy! C had a couple of shortish sleeps today (less than an hour) so is cranky now. I wish, when she were tired, she'd make her natural bedtime earlier than 8pm!

She just let me cut her nails though, good girl. Second time this week! They grow so fast, just like mine.

Lovely day with a group of friends from work and their babies. It's a really honest group where we can all be v open about what's hard about this whole parenting lark.

Todays been the same managed to get her to sleep by bouncing and singing hush little baby again she managed 5 minutes. I thought growth spurt but this has been going on since last thursday, can they last that long? Shes started refusing the bottle as well and screaming till she gets breast.

Quick reassurance- green poo isn't anything to be overly worried about, is it?

Don't think so Honey. Could be that he's had more foremilk than usual, or if you've had a bug that might have affected him too. Also heard it can happen if LO has a cold. If everything else is ok, I'm sure he'll be fine.

Ds has one green poo a day in the evening

He's been very screamy today but fine in between times. Thanks will keep an eye on him but try not to worry!

Hmm don't think tonight will be such a good night...

Hakes, I think growth spurts can last a while. I remember one of C's being about a week or so - maybe her 3 week one?

Proper crying at her feed tonight - arching and pulling off the breast. Cue frantic instructions to husband to find the bonjela. Now feeding beautifully. I'm so glad products like bonjela exist to help our babies. One of the mums I know says her husband won't let the baby have any pain relief such as bonjela or calpol. I think that's a bit extreme and maybe a bit cruel. Who wants to see their baby suffer unnecessarily? Sure, it might not always be agony but still.

Mamapo that is cruel. If I have toothache I take something for it! Poor baby

Well I spoke too soon put ds into his cot awake ten minutes ago and he's now asleep. I have got the lamp and tv on but we can work on that when I no longer want to go to bed at 8

DS has a cold after his jabs again. Well it's probably just the immune response to them but he's sniffly, sneezy and coughing. He is still throwing up every time i lay him flat. I also have a sore throat. It's going to be a long night!

Oh WillYou I hope you get some sleep

Has anyone had a block duct? One of my boobs is really painful on the underside feels so bruised. I've had to take my bra off. There's no lump and it doesn't hurt to feed. No other symptoms?

Willyou paracetamol all round. Mamapo my SIL is anti calpol use, but I'll take pain killers without a second thought if I feel rough, it's cruel to leave LO's suffering.

Not sure what stage F is at, but he has been fussing with the bottle, resisting sleep and making himself grouchy and stropping when I put him in his chair (not so bad on the play mat). I don't think he is teething, but definitely not his jolly self. He is fast asleep now though (can always guaranty he will go to bed at bed time) got a feeling he needs the next stage teat, and the grumpiness is hunger.

Poor you Spotty. I had one over Christmas when I couldn't express and feed enough to empty them. I couldn't feel a lump but the whole side of my boob was rock hard. Warm flannels and massaging them in the bath sorted it but it really hurt.

So DP put J to bed n buggered off out. he's now up screaming and coughing. I've just given him calpol, hope it licks in soon for the poor thing. bring me wine

Kicks not licks. I also gave him a couple of ounces of formula in case he has the same sore throat as me and needed a drink . He took it and passed out so that's good.

What size teat are you using at the minute Eggs? We went to stage 2 at 3 weeks as he had a weak suck from the to give tie. I'm considering the size 3, but not sure what age that's for.

FFS tongue tie, I give up. Apologies for multiple posts, am so tired an next door are having a nice noisy party! dicks

I can't have a hot bath because dp isn't here and ds might wake up I've just expressed to try empty boob and will dream feed ds from that side too

Wow - put Z down at 11.30 and he slept til 6.40! I got him up for a feed then as he was starting to make noises, and he took a big feed.

Ladies who bottle feed - have you gone up teat sizes yet? I use dr browns and am still on the first size as sometimes milk dribbles out the sides of Z's mouth when he feeds, but should I be changing up ? (He's almost 15 weeks).

Flannel it then Spotty and massage, massage, massage.

As above Seconds I moved up to size 2 at 3 weeks as J was falling asleep during every feed. He's started doing it again so I'm considering the 3s.

With dd we were on the fastest flow teats really soon as she was such a poor feeder. There's no harm in trying, if they choke, take back too much air or dribble loads out then just wait a bit longer?

Dp should be back in half an hour I will order him to look after me and my poor boob it hurts to massage in though, WillYou

Think it's first size (ones that come with the dr browns bottles) he is changeable with his behaviour, sometimes the milks dribbling everywhere and he coughs, other times he drinks faster than it somes out and that's when he gets grumpy.

Who has a party on a Wednesday? My neighbours had a couple of week night parties when they were being arse holes last year, a visit from the police soon put a stop to that twatish behaviour (note to self, swear less!)

4 days until I go back to work (exactly one year after conception!) I'm strangely excited about it, miss my colleagues and adult conversation that doesn't revolve around feeding and sleep patterns (not that I don't appreciate all you lovely ladies and the mums at my groups, I'd be a nervous wreck without your advice)

Spotty hope your feeling better soon.

Willyou, hope your LO is better soon.

Mama, i think that your friends DP is cruel, their poor LO teething without pain relief. Hope your LO isn't feeling too bad. And FX it is just a week that means it'll be over tomorrow.

Good luck with going back to work Eggs.

Ffs dp isn't even home yet. I can hear dd half crying but I'm feeding ds

spotty I had a blocked duct last week but there was a big area of hardness. I spent the whole day latching DS on to that side and it randomly unblocked during a night feed. I narrowly avoided my 3rd bout of mastitis.

I hope everyone's having a good night. After a few really bad nights with lots of crying we had a better one last night. DS did 6:30-9:50-2:40-5:45-7 waking only briefly to feed, he must have sensed I was at breaking point yesterday!

I know it does spotty but its the only way. Massage in towards the nipple