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Is there a September 2013 group yet?

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Gingerandlemon · 15/09/2013 19:41

Just that really! I gave birth two weeks ago on 1st September and am so ready to start asking everyone if they're going through the same stuff as me!!

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Creamtea1 · 12/11/2013 20:43

I found with my other 2 that injections either are a complete non event and you wouldn't notice any difference, or all hell breaks loose..and all the calpol does is lull you into an immediate false sense of security in that you think, oh they're ok...and then the havoc just starts when the calpol wears off! either way am not looking forward to it. I had one of each re BF and FF - for the bf baby they will want to be even more permenantly attached (is that even possible?) and for the ff baby a dummy and permenantly cuddles will be needed.
And breathe...Smile

fl0b0t · 12/11/2013 21:11

Hope injections go well!
joksar that sounds so familiar. At best we were getting cluster feeding til midnight then a feed about three and then six (but often not going back down for 90 mins after 3 am feed). The last week has been more irregular though twice he has slept in the eveningtrather than cluster feeding, and two nights have been more like sleeping 10-12 then 1 to 3.30 then 4:30 to six Ish. Day Time is anyone's guess.

Jabs wise we were ok. .... he slept then woke up screaming 2hr later. We have him some calpol and he slept a bit more and was fine after x

PurplePoppySeed · 14/11/2013 16:00

Injections here today too. She was ok at the time, just a little cry then back to sleep, but then wouldn't feed at all or sleep! She finally descended into the worst crying I've ever heard at 3ish but I've manage to feed her now and she's gone to sleep - hopefully it'll last?

Creamtea1 · 14/11/2013 21:37

Purple - literally exactly the same happened here today! Seemed happier after waking around 6 from the sleep.

fl0b0t · 15/11/2013 06:31

We had one or two days of being very subdued after injections-so hopefully it will all settle.

In terms of feeding and sleep a typical night for us goes:
-cluster feed on and off 7 pm to half eleven
-sleep to about three and when for a feed
-30 min Ish feed lying down in bed and doze
-put baby back in mosses basket about 4 am
-sleep to about half five and wake up for feed
-15 minute Ish feed, get grumbly and don't want to fall asleep.
-4 minute Ish feed on the other side and fall into fitful sleep
-put down around half six of we are lucky
-sleep to half seven at a push? ??

Some nights (a whole three so far), we manage to get Robin to sleep around half ten. In which case is the sane as above with an extra wake and feed at midnight.

I hope that makes you all feel better about the sleep you get! !

WaggyBlueElf · 15/11/2013 20:35

Well, at nine weeks and two days old, my son has decided he will take the boob after all. He finally made the breakthrough at yet another breastfeeding appointment this morning. I haven't even been trying him on there that much (almost exclusively expressing for him) but he more or less did it straight away. I'm sure the counsellor woman (who was fab) thought I was exaggerating the difficulties he's had with it! Two more successful sessions at home as well. So why now? What's changed? I thought he'd have more difficulty now that he's well used to bottles and dummies. I have noticed he's been pulling tongues in the last week or so, which he wasn't previously, will that have anything to do with it? Confused but happy!

fl0b0t · 16/11/2013 05:28

How wonderful waggy! Great news!
We are busy trying to get R to take a Bottle. ... less successful! Had a hv and a friend who is a midwife try to help. .. going to have to persevere!

WaggyBlueElf · 16/11/2013 08:29

Which bottles have you tried? Despite being so used to bottles, M wouldn't take any of the nice Avent or Tommee Tippee teats we bought. I ended up having to ring the postnatal ward who'd given us the teats he was using to find some similar - and they're the 99p bottles from pound stretcher! He loves them. Worth a try if R's struggling? At least it won't cost you much if he still doesn't like them!

Batbear · 16/11/2013 10:10

Great news Waggy!

D has taken to expressed bottles quite happily and has the odd dummy to help him to drop off too!

Creamtea1 · 16/11/2013 12:09

A miracle has occurred...there was a sleep last night from 7.30pm to 3.00am !!!

fl0b0t · 16/11/2013 23:58

Good call waggy.. not sure where our nearest pound stretcher is. .. tried Avent and medula calma, neither of which he likes.

WaggyBlueElf · 17/11/2013 08:29

Think you can get them in other discount shops as well Fl0 - Poundland and B&M etc if you have any of those nearby.

Great news Creamtea! Was last night just as good?

Creamtea1 · 17/11/2013 09:32

Hi waggy! Not quite as good last night - 7.30 till 1am, feed and back down till 4, then feed and change and get up at 7.
Disclaimer though - the nights she has done this longer first stretch she has pretty much fed constantly from 4pm onwards.
Maybe it's an after effect of the injections and it will be back to 2 hourly tonight!

WaggyBlueElf · 17/11/2013 13:11

Let's hope not! M's a pretty good sleeper at the moment - for the last week he's been going from 11.30ish through to 7.30ish - he eats loads in the evening as well and even though he's now taking the boob, we give him another 75mls or so of expressed milk before bed to hopefully see him through. It won't last though, we're not that lucky...

WaggyBlueElf · 18/11/2013 10:29

Well it seems I posted too soon...normal, up all night sevice resumed last night. He's catching up on his sleep now, I unfortunately have too much to do to be able to join him. Bring on the coffee... Hope everyone else had better nights.

Creamtea1 · 18/11/2013 14:21

Hi waggy, sorry to hear you had a tiring night. I too thought I was doomed - she didn't settle at bedtime till 8.45 and then was up for feeding again at 11.30...and then 2am..but very strangely then slept till 7am! Has never done a long stretch at the morning end before, it's always been at the bedtime end.

PurplePoppySeed · 18/11/2013 15:37

Hi all, after my last post I think it's fair to say DD still hasn't gone back to normal since the jabs! Friday she did a pea sized solid poo and was clearly in real constipation pain, her colic was hundreds of times worse and I haven't been able to put her down!

I ended up drinking prune juice and having a curry in the hope that my milk would have enough in to make her go, but the curry wasnt great for her wind either!

Since Thursday she's been miserable - all I can think is rota virus mucking up her gut?

PurplePoppySeed · 18/11/2013 15:39

Ps we've also struggled to get DD onto a bottle, tried the one with my medial pump, Avent, tommy tippy, mothercare, dr browns & one that looks like a boob and still no joy!

PurplePoppySeed · 18/11/2013 15:39

medial!!! Stupid phone - Medula

fl0b0t · 18/11/2013 16:07

Bugger abut the bottle refusal For you too!
Sat Night after a party we had a miracle. He slept midnight to seven am! Back to normal now (or worse).... ah well!
Shame about the colic etc too. Seems like Robin had kind of grown out of his Reflux and colic issues but still doesn't sleep like other babies! good thing he is so wonderful!

Creamtea1 · 18/11/2013 17:13

flo does he nap well during the day? That's the trade off I seem to have been given - reasonably ok at night (after 2 hours cluster feeding) but in the day she literally will not be put down - either feeding, sleeping on me, or on the playmat briefly. Pushchair is ok so long as we are moving briskly!
So if anyone has tips for getting baby to nap not on me, or staying asleep in pushchair once it has stopped moving then let me know Smile

Batbear · 19/11/2013 08:09

flo my DS1 was like this. (Although he was feeding every 2 hours at night too). I bought a soft fabric wrap thing to wear and he tucked in there happily and slept.
Meant I was hands free to do a few jobs.

I'm still up twice in the night - but am reasonably happy with that!

PurplePoppySeed · 19/11/2013 11:21

Oh fl0 good news he's grown out of the colic, DD is only a week or so younger so fingers crossed she does too!
Cream tea - I had similar issues in the day, still have her morning nap on me (now), swingy chair wouldn't work & the mat lasts for 5 mins only with me sat next to her etc, then suddenly last week she seemed to let me leave her in her car seat, so I now keep that in the kitchen & she sits there while I make lunch + we've bought a bouncer and its magical! Must be the fabric back makes it so comfy they are happy!
Have to admit though the 8-week jabs put her back to being clingy, I hope she's improving a bit this week!

fl0b0t · 19/11/2013 21:40

Robin has no routine really. On a Good day he will have a longish nap from twelve to three or later but no other naps during the day although I try to encourage him and some days he doesn't nap all. He can now entertain himself better in the play mat so isn't so clingy! !

Rollermum · 20/11/2013 07:17

My LO has no discernible routine! She is sleeping longer at night but still feeding 2-3 times, but am co sleeping so its bit too bad. Whispers: she seems to be going back to sleep after night feeds now which is vast improvement! But she's got jabs later so am sure will all go out the window again.

I second the fabric sling to get them to nap, though she's sort of awkward in it the past week - need to figure a better way to tie it. Also waiting for her to be 5.5kgs so can use the Ergo sling.

Also love bouncy chair to put her down in. Will happily watch me cook / shower! Especially if I sing or dance. God hope not scarring her for life by dancing hut she seems to find it amusing!

Went to a baby massage class yesterday. She screamed through first part, then fed, slept and pooed on their towel. Of four babies only one leg was actually massaged! Not hers Grin.