Born August 2013 - the heatwave babies!

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I have had a look and cannot see another thread is the last few pages but if there is someone please tell me and will get MNHQ to delete this one!

Got my hubby to try and get day off work for dd's jabs, I'm not looking forward to it :-(
Babies can be a bit upset or even a little unwell after jabs. My dd is pretty clingy today and has got no excuse! Lol.
A warning to anyone wanting to switch to expressed / mixed feeding - express as often as u possibly can! I've had a week of mixed feeding, expressing 2-3 times a day and my milk has almost dried up already! Not surprising really when ive gone from breastfeeding every 2hrs to expressing 2-3 times in 24hrs. It's just so hard to find the time! I'm so upset :-(

It's quiet on here, all busy with our little treasures? :-)
Dd had her 6wk check today, not what I expected. Apparently the full health check will be done at her 8wk appt before her jabs. So today was with the Hv for the usual weight, length, head circumference measurements & discussed her development. She has done really well, maintaining the 50th centile perfectly! Although for her length she has jumped from 25th to 50th.
Going to our first baby group tomoro, excited!

Hi purple how did your baby group go? Very Q on here isn't it?

We've had fun & games here, ds lost the latch 4 days after tongue tie was fixed, being unable to get comfy to feed during recovery from birth trauma so we went to expressed bm & ff top ups. At 4 wks we got back on the boob with a shield. Since then we've had 3 fairly normal days feeding every 3 hrs or so then 4 days of CONSTANT feeding and refusing to be put down for more than 5 minutes. Today he's fed every 2-3hrs and slept the rest of the time.

Finding it very confusing to know if he's doing OK as few days are the same but he seems content & is gaining weight. Spending more time on kellymom than MN at the moment, at least it doesn't crash all the time!

Hope everyone is doing OK

Hi everyone, hope all is okay.
purple Hope you enjoyed the baby group. I've tried out a few, and have settled on a couple that I like - a music group and one at the local primary school.
cake Great that you have reestablished bf - well done!
I just wanted to rant about my HV. Went to get F weighed yesterday, she is now 11lb 3 oz - 14 oz more than 2 weeks ago. Anyway, the HV wasn't happy, as she'd dropped from 75th centile to just over 50th - and started quizzing me about bf. I know F is getting enough milk as she is satisfied after feeds and I feed on demand, but the HV made me feel like I'm doing something wrong. Got to go back in 2 weeks, fingers crossed that F stays on same centile or increases, as I am dreading what HV will say to me otherwise.

Yeah baby group was ok, dd slept through it tho lol.
Absolutely huge well done for getting back on with the breastfeeding cake. I tried to persevere with bf for 2wks after we developed a bad latch, but couldn't rectify it so started to mix feed (bottles of formula and breastmilk), but then my milk started to dry up after a week so now she is exclusively formula fed. I was really upset to start with but now she doesn't struggle with her wind half as much so I know it was the right decision for us.
What a disgrace that Hv ditsy. as long as baby is gaining weight what's the problem? It's hardly like 50th to 25th is terrible, 25th centile is perfectly healthy. I read that breastfed babies gain weight slower anyway.

Late arrival checking in! Dd was born 5/8. She's #1 so we're all bumbling along here. Biggest issue atm is night grunting. Anyone else's LO prone to straining, grunting, moaning and face pulling in their sleep? Looks like she's in pain but it doesn't ever turn into a full-on cry. She only does it at night and it seems to get progressively worse until morning. Consulted doc at 8wk check and she seemed unconcerned (suggested sleeping her on her front!?), but it's almost impossible to sleep through and I hate the thought she's that uncomfortable. Thinking of talking to HV but tbh it's a last resort. Any suggestions welcome!

Checking in... First DD born 7wks prem (3lb 9oz) by emergency c section due to preeclampsia/hellp syndrome on aug 7th. 3 weeks in neonatal for her :(. Anyway, shes fine and is 10 weeks today! She grunts and squirms and serms very uncomfortable and has done since we git her home meaning impossible to sleep so she went in her own room at 7 weeks. Felt guilty but needed sleep! I expressed for her whilst in neonatal for tube feeding and tried her on my breasts when she came home but she tired too quickly and was never satisfied plus it was very painfull for me so we switched to FF. Soooo much happier, both of us! She now feeds every 3-4 hours and even goes 5-6 some nights. She now weighs 7lb 13oz. Can i ask, anyone else with a 10 week old, has your LO smiled or held head up or slept through? Just wondering if, being prem, my DD is behind?

Congrats pinklady and cavewoman! My DD is now 10 weeks, and has only really started smiling on purpose in the past week or so. She has quite good head control, but I wouldn't say she can hold it up by herself yet. Also not quite sleeping through the night either, so I don't think your lo is behind at all pink lady.
I am BF her and find it so hard to get back to sleep once I've done the middle of the night feed - she's also quite grunty, and has an annoying habit of banging her hands on the bars of her crib...and my DH is a snorer. Am tempted to go and sleep in a different room sometimes! I would quite like to move the baby into her own room, but DH doesn't think we should just yet.
Wondering if any of your have any idea why she has suddenly started being a bit 'sicky'? She was hardly ever sick after feeding at first, but in the past few days she has started being sick about 20 mins following feeds. It's not loads, and she doesn't seem unwell, I was just wondering if it is something I should be worried about?

Hello and welcome recent joiners!

Ds 6 wks now , bf going ok but still feeds every 2 hrs so I'm shattered. At night he feeds for 20 mins or so but it takes me another hr to settle him then he wakes again less than an hr later. What am I doing wrong? Since we got the bf back he's uber clingy and wakes within minutes of being put in his crib. We haven't got the hang of self settling AT ALL and I'm so exhausted in the night I don't have the self discipline to do all the put down pick up stuff. Any ideas anyone?

Woops! Sorry, bfing & posting! Hi pink ditsy & cake! Good to hear you're all getting on well and I'm not the only one who's still up 3 times a night! I've also had problems settling dd post night feed. She doesn't cry, just fusses, grunts and (cute but inappropriately) wants to play. I've started ignoring her once I've put her down and using a pocket torch to make patterns on the ceiling to keep her amused until she nods off. Seems to be working well... for now at least! She's smiling now and (hilariously) laughing. First time she did it I nearly called an ambulance because she sounds like an asthmatic donkey!

ditsy meant to say re: sicky are you having lots of dairy? I had to give up cheese and milk (not chocolate, thank god!) until dd was 9wks as she was sick A LOT and hv suggested lactose intolerance. No idea if this was the case but cutting milk and cheese seemed to help. Have recently reintroduced it into tea and watered down milk in cereal and so far so good. If you try this be sure to get yourself some kind of calcium supplement. Hope this helps!

cave Really hope it's not lactose intolerance! I'm a vegetarian, so dairy is one of my main sources of protein. To be honest, I don't have loads of it, just milk on cereal and maybe cheese in a sandwich - mind you, I have been eating more chocolate than normal, so I'll try and cut that out. Thanks for the advice!

You're welcome, ditsy, hope it's helpful and your lo keeps the feed down better. I've been surprised what foods have affected dd. Have had to cut out onions and broccoli as they make her uncomfortably 'tuneful' and caffine is a total no-no if I want any sleep! Anyone else bf-ing on a modified diet? Also, what do you reckon to alcohol and bf-ing? I've had the odd glass - was totally t total throughout pregnacy mind - and even mw said booze and bf-ing is okay so long as you don't go on a bender, but I'm still not 100% relaxed about it. Thoughts?

Regarding modifying diet for bf, so far I have had to cut out:

• fresh fruit juice (gives dd a sore bottom)
• fresh tomatoes, oranges, pineapple (as above)
• lettuce, raisins (cause screaming, possible stomach ache?)

Bit worried I will get scurvy to be honest! (Although I am taking multivits). I have been having the odd drink while bf - maybe a glass or two of wine each week. It doesn't seem to affect dd, and I would never drink enough to make me tipsy.

Hi ladies. I'm not breastfeeding anymore but when I was I didn't notice any neccisity for modifying my diet, tbh I didn't know where to start figuring out if things I had eaten caused her problems. We just had an easy first 2wks then a horrendous second 2wks.
After the first few weeks I began to allow a little vino to pass my lips! I occasionally had half a glass. I think the advice is about moderation and timing.

How's every1s babies doing

Thanks, ladies! I didn't think the odd tipple was too bad. It's been so long since I've had anything to drink even shandy tastes like forbidden fruit! Speaking of which, I've also cut citrus and tomatoes out - thank god for multivitamins! Strangely my hair has never looked better! So now your lo's are a bit more alert and getting more robust by the day, what activities do you enjoy together? Dd is a live wire, which is lovely but very demanding. She gets bored v quickly and I'm constantly looking for ways to entertain her that aren't too trying on my sleep deprived brian (anyone else suffering from severe short term memory loss!? Many more walls into town and I'm in danger of becoming a shopaholic!

walks it's early!

Hi everyone :) DS was due to be a September baby but turned up 13/08. We've had some issues with feeding but are bumbling through (FF). Still pretty stressful though, am really hoping it improves as he gets a bit older.

Noticed a few people talking about grunting at night - DS is terrible for this! We wear ear plugs now Can hear him when he really starts to wind up but blocks out the majority of the grunting and straining noises...not quite ready to put him in his own room yet, so this helps!

Am jealous of anyone who's baby sleeps through, although we're not as bad as we were a few weeks ago. He tends to nap in the lounge with us through the evening, then we take him upstairs with us about 10.30. I try and feed him a bit, then he will either go through to 3.30ish then 6ish or else wake up at 1.30 and then 4.30/5. Seems to be pot luck which it will be on any particular night!

Hi lady! Congratulations and Welcome! You have my full sympathy on the broken nights. Dd is the same with at least two night feeds on a good night. Tbh the feeding is fine and I love doing it, but the thrashing about and grunting in between is exhausting. It seemed to get worse after her injections too. She wasn't poorly following her first jabs but they really buggered up her sleeping pattern. We're also doing the sneak her into bed routine, usually about 8-9ish. This is mainly because she falls asleep feeding at this time after her nightly hissy fit which can last anything from half an hour to 3 hours depending how over tired she is by then(she HATES naps). We also tried putting her down in the living room with us in the evening but the second she touches the mattress she wakes up furious. I end up holding her until bed time most nights, even eating my dinner one handed over her head. I've tried all sorts to get her into good evening routine but she's so unreasonable by 5pm most nights that baths and stories are out of the question. She's coming up to 11 weeks on Monsay. Are they too young at this age for routines do we think? Anyone having any success with implementing one? Really don't want her to get into badnight time habits and would be good for me and dh to have an hour to ourselves before bedtime ( once I get up the courage to leave her upstartupstairs with the monitor on!)

Crikey! Just read that back. Please excuse typos, ladies

Hi Cave. We have a bit of a routine but it's built around her natural patterns rather than anything we have enforced. I think that's the only way to do it at this age, & allow for flexibility lol.
We are just trying her in her own room tonight for the first time. She is outgrowing her Moses basket and we can't fit her cot in our room, so we have put her basket inside her cot and will see how we get on! She loves laying in her cot under her mobile, but as play not sleep so don't expect it to work easily. But fingers crossed!

Ooo, good luck purple hope it works well and you have a good night. I'm still sleeping in the nursery with dd as all haven't plucked up the courage to let her sleep alone. Will probably be her until she kicks me out! [Grin]

Hi cave I think they are a bit young for hard set routines really though lots would disagree with me! However, we are finding ourselves getting into a pattern of sorts. Up at about 730-8 after a bf + bed snuggle, wash, dress, playmat or bouncy chair for a bit, nap, rest of day I fit in what I need to do around feeds and he fits in some naps. Bath about 7, long-fill-up-the-tank type feed ending in dimly lit bedroom when he's sleepy. Then take 10 mins carefully placing in crib and creep away avoiding creeky stair..... Works for us at the moment!

Thanks Cave

We are having the same debate about routines, but DS doesn't seem particularly keen to cooperate with us on anything yet so thinking we will be playing it by ear still for a while... We joke that he has a fantastic routine, it just changes daily! He also tends to be quite unsettled on an evening, so it really is a case of doing stuff whenever he's finally calmed down enough! Can sympathise with the one handed meals Luckily he will sleep in the bouncer in the lounge (though not his moses basket) once he's worn himself out.

Our problems with feeding are that he wriggles, strains, grunts and arches his back during feeds, even with regular winding, infacol and gaviscon. It's not every feed, but it makes them all a bit stressful. I might go back to the GP with him, but don't know if this is just something some babies do?!