October 2014 // thread 3 // Maybe we'll get some sleep soon.

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Last thread is full so here's a shiny new one

kitty I've just started expressing again and use a philips avent single electric pump and avent bottles. I also use tommee tippee bottles which I prefer but dh prefers the avent. I find I can express from both boobs in about 15/20 min.

It seems it was a one off day of contentment. V was back to her usual self yesterday and today poor thing. At least we can try ranitidine on Friday I hope it works.

We tried the sleepyhead and a sleeping bag last night v didn't sleep very well lots if moving and noises from her. The sleepyhead is tiny isn't it? V barely fits in it I don't see how it's supposed to last until 8 months.

Me I hope the ranitidine works. I was given it for my DD & by about day 3 she was a different baby. She feel asleep by herself, slept really well & no crying. It was a dream & I was in total shock!
The ranitidine worked for us for a few weeks but it took Losec to really nail the reflux.
Hopefully you will have a relaxing weekend. FX.

So why every morning can I usually express almost 3 oz and today only managed a tiny amount! Don't think he has had more and anyway am expressing from the other boob.

tatty 'high stakes tamagotchi' had me laughing aloud

If it makes you feel any better I hadn't even considered entertaining my son until I read your post! This morning he has shown some interest in one of those black and white books, cried through Each Peach Pear Plum and generally looked baffled by toys. He was fascinated by Daily Brunch on channel 4 though...

I think as long as I'm feeding him and changing him and he's warm and dry then I'm winning the day. I'm looking forward to being allowed to drive again (c-section and I live in the country) but I'm also slightly intimidated by no longer having an excuse to stay on the sofa. Go easy on yourself, creating a human is hard work

Was someone talking about baby socks the other day? And ones which don't fall off? Or was that a different thread??

We slinged it through Sainsbury's today and it was brilliant!!so much easier and half the time people don't even realise.
It reminded me that not so long ago he was in my tummy.

Robin I'm a bit like you. Who cares about the rest as long as they're fed, clean, happy and loved.

Well we had 1 good day, now we're back to sleeping for 1/2 an hour at a time, feeding A LOT (fallowing asleep on the boob is a must!) and generally winging and crying for no reason.
me I hope the ranitatine works for her! We're waiting for the HV to arrive. Poor woman, I'm going to bombard her into doing something about this tongue tie!

Hooray! Baby got weighed and she's gone from 2nd centile at birth to the 25th at six weeks. I feel like such an achiever, and all the relentless feeding has not been in vain.

That's great Tatty, well done both of you!

Hopeful for you Me23. I've noticed a positive difference with Ranitidine but some days are better than others. Don't know whether to try Losec or up doseage of ranitidine. I think it was Yellow who said her baby was on 3 x 5 mil a day ? My LO is just on 2x 5 ml so not sure if he could benefit from more

Captain Lil is on 3x 0.5ml a day. Not 5ml!

Well done baby Tatty!
Sorry to hear you're having a tough day Mrsb, seems like our babies like to keep us guessing.
How's that for Sod's law- I walk for 1 1/2 hours and she wakes up as we walk down our road

Oh goodness maybe he is on enough then! He is over 13 lbs now and I know it's weight related. Lil is little isn't she?

OMG! I have hit a wall. I am soooooo tired. A very demanding 3 1/2 year old & a non sleeping 9 week old have ruined me!
My wee man does not sleep a wink during the day unless attached to me. He doesn't even sleep in the car seat. I fed him yesterday & then drove an 1 1/2 HR journey & he didn't sleep! I'm at the end of my tether I don't know what to do.
He sleeps OK at night but nothing to boast about. Goes down between 7 & 9pm & wakes at 11pm for a feed & then wakes once or twice in the night for an hour each time. I'm screwed. Anyone give me advice?

Captain yes she's wee - I'm guessing 9lb, but will find out at our 8w check on Friday. It might be you need omeprazole, that was the only thing that worked for Jonas - after a few weeks on ranitidine his symptoms returned. Touch wood, Lil's very happy and content on a dairy / soy free milk supply and low dose ranitidine and has been for 4 weeks now.

Thanks cj captain and mrs sorry to hear you are going through lack of sleep and bad days cj and mrs it's so tough, this too will pass is my mantra for life!

missus sock ons are what you need amazing invention!

I am so hungry today just got back from school run and had pitta with houmus then devoured the last bit of green and black dark choc. I need to go on a diet. Must rejoin slimming world.

Just been to get baby weighed and she's lost a ounce in the last 2 weeks :( she's 8lb 11 at 9 weeks. I lost one of my boobs two weeks ago and the HV wants me to top up with formula but I really didn't want to have to use formula I ebf my other four and really wanted the same again. Baby is really chilled which may be part of the problem she goes 4-6 hours between feeds and does 6-7 hours at night. She's happy smily and alert when awake does this sound like a starving baby? I really don't know what to do.

to anyone having a tough time.
I've not bloody stopped today. They closed a motorway near me today which has totally buggered up my day. It made my doctor run an hour late for my 6 week check not good with 3 under 4 with you only so much you can do with them in a doctors waiting room!
Got home to find my cleaners hadn't turned up (hardly a third world problem I know) not good when I had three house viewings in an hour and half and my house looked like a crack den. Cue me running round the house like a mad woman cleaning.

Apparently the cleaners couldn't get here because the motorway was shut is there no other sodding roads in cheshire then?? I was not a happy bunny!

If I haven't lost weight at slimming world tonight I will be seriously annoyed the running round and stress of today should have got at least a stone off!

cj im sort of the same as you, my dd who is four is quite demanding, my new little one does sleep during the day mostly a few hours between 12 & 5 pm, her awake periods are from 7am till 12 and 5,30 pm till about 9pm, im finding the more stressful days are the days when im sitting thinking about how tired i am but the days when im really busy i dont really get a chance to "feel" tired iyswim?? So im making a point of getting out every day and if i dont make it out i try to something constructive with dd1 like make cakes or playdough etc or organise something in the house, im really missing adult company though, sometimes i cant wait till dp comes in just to "chat" and have a laugh about things.

Think i have a stinking cold coming on, my throat is on fire and like someone said on here, im dreading lo getting it as it is rather painful, feel like its been one thing after another just now, with bloody urine infections, periods and now a cold?

gunwalloe

What do you mean when you say you lost one of your boobs?

Don't beat yourself up about mix feeding, especially if you have had some health issues. My DC3 (now on DC4) lost weight as a baby too and I ended up mix feeding him after ebf all my others. I was devastated and mourned the loss of breastfeeding exclusively. But really, it is not the end of the world and made no negative difference to DC3, only positives.

Being chilled, sleepy and crying less can be a sure sign of a baby not getting enough nutrients and being malnourished, so be careful. My DS was similar as a baby when he was losing weight. I thought it wonderful that my breastfed baby was so sleeping well and not being demanding. But in fact these were all symptoms of the fact that he was not getting enough calories.

fate I had a massive crack from bad positioning at birth after a cs and at 7 weeks it was opening up more I also had what I think was ductal thrush but the doc wouldn't treat it I then got raynaulds and it was the last straw the pain was to much I intended to rest my boob a few days to heal the crack but it took ages and mean while my milk dried up coincidently the pain in my boob only went once the milk had gone.
HV was useless and suggested that my boob had simply had enough having fed 4 other baby's.

I don't know if this helps anyone going from ebf to mixed feeding or ff when they don't want to, but... I had to top Ada up right at the very beginning with formula because she was so small and there were issues with her blood sugar etc. and the first night in hospital I got in a terrible state about it, because I felt like not only had I failed to feed her properly when she was inside me but now I was failing her right at the beginning of her life outside as well, and it was three in the morning and I was in floods of tears etc etc and there was a really lovely midwife who came and said, this is what formula is for, and we're lucky to have it. That made everything feel better to me. I was so programmed to believe that formula was somehow going to be bad for her, but actually it was the thing she needed, it was helping her, and I was lucky to be in a position where it was an available option for us, where it was a resource. That thought made everything shift for me, and I felt a lot better afterwards, so I just thought I'd say it in case it was useful to anyone else.

Bah so tired today and warming up for single parent showdown that is bath and bed time for my two. Last nights effort needed wine at the end of it... Just hope there's less crying today

Well he bawled the whole time the hv was here, she thinks it's colic as well as reflux which is making him cry and feed so much. She was really helpful and gave lots of useful advice, a lot if it I already knew. She so thought it was good I was finally being seen about his tongue tie and is going to ring me next week to see how it's going. Went to the gp today too to review the omeprazole. He had upped it to 5ml so we shall see how that goes.

Aww Tatty that sounds like just the right thing to say (both by the midwife then and you now on here), I overheard a midwife on my ward say something similar to an upset mum and it was so refreshing to hear.

Thanks STIGZ, sorry to hear you are suffering same. I know my bub is wrecked, he just won't sleep. Eyes are rolling in his head & has to be ready for passing out before he will take 40 winks!
I had this dream that while DD was in nursery 8:30 - 1pm I could catch up on sleep, sort the house & meet people for coffee! I can do the coffee meetings OK as long as I am prepared to have boob out or hold him. Not much else gets done! Tried rocking, bouncing, hairdryer, Hoover, car journeys, walks in buggy etc. nothing works apart from wearing him!