November 2014 - newborn thread!

[Greenstone]

Welcome to all the November 2014 babies! Let all the post partum rejoicing and angst begin...

Hideous night here too. dd screamed from about 9 last night and is still going. She's had about 2 hours sleep in between feeding and screaming. She wakes when I put her down, even next to me. dp helped and came in this morning to tell me how amazing he thinks I am for being patient. sweet.

cranial osteopath today, praying she can help.

Gggrrr. Big.post lost. Stoopid fat fingers.
Anyway, vomiting (proper, not posseting) Saturday, Sunday and then this morning. Trying to remember to burp before and after each feed. Anything else you can think of?

Should I be worried?

Hideous night again
but dd2 did just sleep from 7 to half 9 while dh got up with dd1 and then turned up with a cup of tea for me. Bless him. I always find that a little morning sleep - in plus tea goes a long long way in making up for a bad night.

Sorry to hear about your night Thisis. I so remember that feeling of needing a glimmer of hope. 3.5 weeks until about 9 weeks was eye of the storm last time.and this time again so far. After that even if the nights are still iffy there is less screaming so it gets easier bit by bit. It's different for every baby but your baby is highly likely to be a chubby gurning bundle of cuteness by 6 or 7 months so hold onto that. Things like learning to sit up and going on solids changes the whole game. Everyone will say try not to wish these early days away and I'm doing better at not doing that this time around, but with dd1 I did just count down the days until she got older and more settled and time did help.

Barmy. Car journeys with screaming babies are just awful. It was what led me to use a soother this time as it's too hard on everyone. Dd2 is touch and go with the soother but it does help a little bit here to calm her.

Yes a bit of green poo here. Probably a bit of a cold or something.

Missed your post lady how awful. Fingers crossed for the osteopath. Soother and sling are two things that could also help but sling not great at night. The Harvey karp 5 S's always calm dd2 down but it's a bugger on your arms - dh could do it...

5 Ss here

Thanks for that link Greenstone don't know if my back is up to that but OH will be

Have managed to lose my Nipple cream in the bed during the night. Cannot find it anywhere.

thanks greenstone the swinging does help her sometimes. She loooooathes being swaddled and all slings (another reason I think the osteopath might help). I have 'tricks' to get her to sleep but she just won't stay down. Spent an hour asleep on my chest and lasted 5 mins on the beanbag when I put her down.

We had an hr of sleep between 2 n 8 arggh then fed n napped for an hr n half but no nap for me as school hols n dh at work- chill day here n lots caffeine n choc will go for a walk soon for fresh air n been keeping busy when baby goes in bouncy chair.

Oh folks - i really feel for those getting little sleep and respite. No-one is a bad parent because of it. Dd1 was a real struggle and i didn't enjoy early days at all. Now i realise with dd2 that it was nothing to do with me - different babies have different needs and personalities. Dd1 changed around 6 weeks and it got much easier around 12 weeks as well. She is still not a great sleeper and remains as full of energy as she was as a baby which also means full of fun.

Barmy, am going to try the sling today again. It scares me though-I'm always checking whether he's still breathing ok.

Lady, I am going to take DS to the cranial osteopath but they can't fit us in until new year :-( I'll get me done as well to get everything reset post birth. They are amazing, would love to hear how you feel it's helped babydolly.

Ooh Amy :( can you ring your doctor or health visitor to check? Might be worth checking as dehydration might become an issue.

Greenstone, thank you for your reply :) I feel so guilty for wishing this time away but it's so hard when they won't/can't settle. The 5 S's usually help here too but not always. I tried to buy his book but only seem to be able to find it in the states.

He's sleeping now at last so I should really try to sleep too.

Another one here joining the "Horrendous Night Club" What a night to try the Moses basket!

Firstly he fed every hour from 7.30 to 1.30 - then every two hours afterwards. I wouldn't have actually minded that, but in addition he was writhing and squealing in pain in between feeds the whole night. Its like he can't fart and he's so distressed. And all the bicycling of legs and tummy massage in the world doesn't work.

It was awful. Thats the third night like that, and I've no time for sleeps in the day so I really am a hollow eyed zombie.

DH is around, thankfully, and is being very nice with cups of tea etc, and insisted we give him formula this morning so I got a break and could have a shower.

Our 6 week checkup was at 11 and I described all DS's nighttime digestive problems to the GP and he immediately said that it was a dairy intolerance. So I've to cut out all dairy. I also got a ton of Aptimil Pepti formula on prescrition as I told him that we use formula the odd time for emergencies.

Has anyone else cut out dairy? Does it actually work? DH is supportive and immediately went out and bought me soy milk etc but he's HIGHLY sceptical as he can't see how it would make such a difference to breastmilk which comes from the mothers bloodstream, not the stomach.

Question to those who manage to get babies in bouncy chairs, gym mats etc.- when did your LOs started to enjoy using them? DD is 2,5 weeks and up to now she hasn't been over the moon with the chair and playmat. The longest in chair has been short of 10 mins and playmat around 15 mins. The rest of the time is our hands and laps mainly, crib in the night, pram/sling during the walks.
Oh, I wish she could be bit more self-content to give me a bit breathing space, but that's probably too much to ask from such a young baby...
At least on nights she tends to sleep Ok-ish between feeds (every 2-3 hours)...

I'm just keeping an eye on it for now re nappies etc and I don't even have a designated HV as the position is vacant!

He was dehydrated in hospital so I know it can be serious but it's also just a poo time of year to try and get seen.

To me that sounds like normal frustrating baby behaviour Anna as opposed to dairy intolerance but GP knows best I guess. So much of this stuff is only really solved by getting older but in the meantime there are things you can try and some people find cutting dairy really helps. With both of mine I've tried and failed to cut out dairy.

In other news my nips are v sore I really think dd2 has a tongue tie but have my head in the sand about it because it would involve a long journey to get it snipped, nobody does it locally here.

But why would dairy intolerance mean he's unsettled at night particularly - sorry Anna I can't remember, is he ok during the day? Unless you only have dairy at dinner time!! Might be worth a post on the feeding board.

Yeah Greenstone I dunno, but I'll try it. If it does make a big difference in 2/3 weeks then it probably is a factor. His poos smell FOUL though, like a mustard gas attack, and I really don't know if thats normal in a BF baby.

Some sources say you should cut out soy as well to be on the safe side but fuck that, frankly. Not without proof of a soy intolerance as well.

Strawberry at 2.5 weeks you haven't a hope of them being self content I'm afraid. Not a hope. Mine is 6 weeks and before 4 weeks I'm not even sure he knew what was going on when we plonked him on the mat & would just look blankly around. At least now since his growth spurt last week he'll gurgle and flail at the mobiles.

At 2.5 weeks its still Velcro Baby time, no way around it. Sounds totally normal, if thats any scant consolation.

moggle GP said that most of a babys digestive work happens nocturnally, and thats why they typically get the attacks at night. During the day he poos constantly, and its rank.

There's no such thing as just a purely wet nappy, for instance. But I don't really know whats normal, tbh.

Mmm that makes more sense. DD has had some only wet nappies since about 3-4 weeks. About 2 -4 dirty nappies a day now. But rarely at night anymore.

Afternoon all

Hope you all are okay and nights are getting better. Virtual hugs, handholding and to those feeling a little rough around the edges.

DS had his BCG injection today. It was awful having to hold him down whilst he was fighting and screaming whilst the nurse did it. He gave me the pleading help me eyes that made me feel rubbish! Gave him a bottle straight after and he went straight to sleep and seems alright so far.

Thanks for asking that question Strawberry and for your answer Anna. My LO is 5 weeks and doesn't care for his bouncy chair at all. He hates being strapped into it and ignores the dangly toys completely. I hope he starts caring soon as we've got him a play mat/gym thing for Christmas.

Ds1 age 4 has been a dream today despite not being well and baby has not been too bad sleeping now, have managed a walk to little shop up the rd and made pizzas with ds1 figured I should do an activity with him n least this is dinner sorted.

Also wrapped all dh n baby Xmas presents today.

Was suppose to have a friend over at 9.30 this morning but cancelled as I couldn't face other people n wad still in pjs at 9am.

Baby goes in bouncer or playmat happily for 10-15mins at a time especially if nr Xmas lights.

anna I have been dairy-free for just over 2 weeks. DD was diagnosed dairy intolerant in A&E by a Dr who had no advice other than stop eating dairy. I ate a lot of dairy before and am really missing cheese and chocolate. Our family meals have become repetitive as DH is vegetarian. Eating outside the house is also difficult. I am not entirely sure about the diagnosis, and DH and all family members are very very sceptical. My DD did not have the same symptoms as your DC. She was fairly unsettled, seemed to have stomach ache and be uncomfortable a lot, had green poo and terrible spotty skin, but none of it seemed outside the norm to me until the day she had a Lou of blood in her poo and the GP sent us to A&E. One Dr told me DD would be intolerant forever, but the other said she will grow out of it and to reintroduce dairy after 4 weeks which seems very soon to me. Neither mentioned soya to me but I have read that other people are advised to give it up at the same time. I haven't because I really can't think what I would eat. I'm not sure if being dairy free has made a difference to her or not. Her skin is better but that could just be because she is older, she is still unsettled and windy with explosive poos but less of them are green. The Dr was also not interested in prescribing formula although DD had been having occasional bottles and we had always been advised to have it in case of emergency as I have a medical condition that could mean I am unable to feed her for a few hours (did happen with DD1) or even end up in hospital. Our 6 week check isn't until the new year when she will be 10 weeks for some reason. Anyway, sorry this has turned so long. Hope being dairy free does help your baby without being too difficult for you

No blood in the poo here, thank God. The colour is the normal orangey. But you'd need a gas mask, honestly. It burns your eyes like acid!

I felt awful today cos all afternoon he was squirming in pain. And it obviously was down below and wouldn't pass. Poor little lad doesn't even scream - he just looks agonised which somehow makes it even worse! He normally isn't this bad during the day - last night may have been him reaching critical mass with his poor innards. We're trying a bottle of the special formula now, in the hopes of giving his digestion a break.

I do hope it helps, as otherwise we're looking at him just having to grow out of it, which sounds hellish!

workfree I have babybjorn bouncy chair, which is supposed to be all very clever design where baby moving bounces herself the chair and it helps with baby development. I just started to think I might have gone all too clever with the chair as DD doesn't seem to appreciate all the benefits of it. Playmat for Xmas also here, fingers crossed ...

Anna, my DS had a similar wretching pains just over a week ago. In sheer desperation I consulted Dr Google and gave him a 3 ounces of warm water around lunchtime. It must have loosened something up and he was a fully paid up member of the pooper trooper brigade by around 4 and then throughout the night. I know water isn't really advised if you're breastfeeding, but it turned out I was dehydrated which reduced the amount of milk he was getting, which in turn meant he'd had more formula.

Strawberry, alas mine isn't so technical. Just a Fisher Price one here. Although it does have a vibrate function when I can be bothered to put some batteries in