May 2013 thread our new and not so new arrivals

[BeauticianNotMagician]

Hi ladies

Just thought we could all really do with this. Rather selfish a its mostly for the thousand odd questions I have and things I'd like to share/ vent that no one else would understand.

We've all been together so long I even talk about you all to DP

I thought advice was to keep them out of direct sun until 6 months. We use a parasol or sun shade for the pram but easier said than done with the wrap.

Sorry people are struggling with tiredness, but it makes me feel a bit better knowing I'm not alone. It makes everything worse too, me and Dh are arguing a lot as we're both so tired, not helped by DD1 being a non-stop 18 month old. I know everyone says sleep when they do, with looking after the other two and doing housework I don't even sit down when she sleeps. DH does one of the night feeds every other night, though he doesn't do housework without bring nagged then getting grumpy about having to help so I guess we're even.

Marking my place - will post when I get some time!

Hi everyone and congrats! :) hope you are all getting some sleep and rest and enjoying the cuddles!

My baby is 2 weeks old now and has been a journey, with feeding problems, infections etc etc buy we seem to be over the worst of it.

I had a question about constipation - what do you folks do to help relieve it. My little one really struggles to poo and I'm wondering whether a massage of some kind would help?

Also my little one is 6 pound. How soon do you think she'll start fitting in new born size clothes (currently in tiny size).

I'm also struggling to find a decent tiny size hat for her - looking for like a knitted comfy one or a cotton one that looks neat and fits well. Any ideas?

Suncream-we had a fab one last year for DD1 that wa also recommended for babies. I can't find it, but it was marketed as being a 'once a day' apply. We were very sceptical an MIL bought it, but it's brilliant. DD1 didn't burn at all despite being in the sun in 40degree heat.
Not that I would put baby in the sun.

10 sounds bliss. Do you live close to a beach? I've always wanted to live near the sea.

We are having smiles! Just noticed on fb that some o you are too. It's so wonderful.

Welcome bunny and buttery. .

DD's umbilical cord stump fell off this evening. Quite soon I think considering she is only 6 days.

Just had the loveliest snuggle and cuddle session. She is so sweet and soft and cuddly!

DH had to go into the office today. It was actually nice just being home alone with the baby for a bit, but am glad he'll still be off till the 17th. Really enjoy seeing him with DD and he did nappy change nr 2 today. Let's see if we can increase that a little

Last night and this evening I've had awful stomach cramps and needed to go to the toilet several times, together with having discomfort from my uterus contracting. Any idea how long before that might stop?

butteryjam cool boiled water between feeds did the job for us (excuse pun)! For extreme circumstances we massaged the anus with a damp cotton pad.. V effective though abit urrrghh.

dxb try drinking peppermint yes whilst or straight after eating every meal to relieve your stomach cramps. Perhaps not quite the same but it wad recommended to me after my c-section to relieve the wind/air that got inside me during the operation and the uterus contraction pain. Worked a treat.

Sorry they was supposed to say peppermint tea!

Think I need to take a trip to doctors tomorrow for T. He is so full of cold he's really hot and can't sleep as he can't breathe. Do you think gp will be able to do anything? I'm getting really worried now

Beaut - do you have an ear thermometer? If he has a high fever I'd get him checked at this age. I hope you have an ok night.

Bood - interesting about protein intolerance and spots. DD1 had cows milk protein allergy it came apparent when she got hives the moment i furst introduced formula. I had to eliminate all dairy from my diet and keep BFing. She was a spotty newborn too so maybe that was a sign.

You poor thing Beaut, it's so hard to listen to the snuffles. Did you take his temp? I keep thinking A has a temp and then it's normal. I also put some snuffle babe on his blanket (it's from 6 months) and on the side of the bottle that goes nearest to his nose. It helped with the feeds x

On her blanket

nofork I live a mile away from Southwold, we used to live at he other end of the road from the beach.

buttery they're all different. DD2 is a long baby, she was 7lb 2oz last week and is already outgrowing newborn clothes in the length.

beaut poor mite, hope you get a good night. It's so worrying when they're poorly, not sure what the GP could do though, but obviously definitely get him checked out if he has a raised temp.

Seven, 10storey and bood, thank you! :)

I've developed thrush on my nipple so expressing from one breast which is so time consuming! Anyone else expressing?

My 2 week old is mega snuffily. Had a rougher night with him last night. My other three kids were never as snuffily as this. I'm wondering what it is now, wondering if its more than a cold.. Hay fever?

MissLurk, sorry to hear you had a rough time! My baby had been sneezy too but I have no idea why ...

I was reading about burping in a breastfeeding book, and it mentioned that baby should be burped for 10 minutes. That feels like a very long time?!!

buttery does it not mean burp until baby burps-wait as long as 10mins?

Definitely something in the air with these sneezes and sniffles. A has been sneezing too. Since she's been home, every single one I us has had a different virus and thankfully she hasn't caught it. It's 2month field calpol. I had to ring the NNU when she went for her jabs do they could calculate how much calpol I could give her if needed. Good job I did because it was 1.2ml! Next set of jabs next week.

Off to the hospital today. 2 appts with her. Going to be a llllooooonng day. And the sun isn't out!

On a positive note. Bf seems to have finally started 'clicking'. She has been having bf 2-3 times a day now and is taking a lot more and more efficiently iyswim. I can't wait to stop the expressing. Was it buttery asking? I've been expressing for 12 weeks and I've had enough. Is there a reason your expressing?

Sorry about typos. 3 hours sleep last night. And no chance for a nap today .

Sorry. I keep remembering things. Anyone had a period? I'm on my second. But they are stupendously heavy. Last night I went through a super plus tampon in an hour. And I mean really went through it. Blood all over chair and cushions, trousers soaked through. In an hour . Last one was the same. Is this normal? Don't remember this last time. I feel ok, but very fed up.

Fork I think its quite unusual to have had a period if your are BFing. I never got mine until I introduced solids with my last two, so around 6 months. I do remember them being super heavy though, sadly that continued like that for about a year.

Hi all, hope you are all getting on ok. Dh has taken A put for a drive so I can have some sleep but flipping JWs knocked at door and got me up - not happy

Well I was bf'ing and expressing until about 6.5 wks but A had a really sore bum that just wasn't getting better (tried 3 diff creams, ABs, plenty of nappy free time etc) so was recommended to switch to formula so she does fewer poos. It worked and her bum is better now, I'm sad to not be feeding her myself anymore but she seems to be doing better and that's the important thing.

A also suffers with trapped wind - we are using gripe water at the moment, and am going to try giving her some cool boiled water today too. On the whole though, she is doing really well and putting on weight. She is 8 wks today and weighed 8lb 11oz last wk when I got her weighed, finally fitting her newborn clothes properly!!!
She also gets those little spots on her face, shoulders & chest but they come & go, esp after she's had a wash or bath.

As far as I go, we were in hospital for 9 days post birth, during which time I had a secondary pph and was borderline to need a transfusion, thankfully was still in hospital though because it was really scary. Passed a huge clot after I got home too - never seen anything like it!!! Feel fine now though, starting to build up walking again now the weather is nice!

Don't seem to get much time though, which is why I haven't posted til now, sorry. A doesn't like to be put down during the day so she spends a lot of time on me or in the sling which is lovely but it does make it hard to get anything done!!! Including daytime naps to catch up on sleep unfortunately

As breathing is also very snuffly but it doesn't prevent her from sleeping particularly - bought one of those nasal aspirators for if her nose gets too blocked.

Feeling stressed today as realising that my milk supply from breast affected with thrush has decreased by half! Really want to avoid formula. Anyone going through the same or been through the same?

Anyone tried honey water for baby's constipation?