Just Mumming Along (Viroids 4)

[JuniDD]

A lovely thread for all the JS Grad Grads to chat feeding, sleep and post-birth STUFF.

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Roll call please ladies and perhaps add the number of slings and buggies you have acquired at the time of posting...

It sounds like she's doing it more for comfort. Try expressing and give a bottle at bedtime so you know she's had a decent amount? Or you could try formula. Plenty of people mix feed. A bottle at bedtime or ten o'clock or whenever might do the trick. Does she have a dummy? Is the sheep no good? Swaddle or cocoony type thing in crib? Have you read about baby sleep cycles? May become clearer to you why she's up every hour if the problem is more to do with not being able to settle herself rather than food related.

If it makes you feel any better we have had an awful night too. She must be a bit uncomfy bless her.

zyla argh sounds really tough. If she'll sleep in a person can you pass her to MrZ for a few hours kip? Friday is the perfect night! She may be boosting up your supply and it will be over soon. I hope you're able to take care if yourself.

We had a bit if a crazy night but not sure if she's got my sore throat so wanted to feed half the night. I will sleep in the car!

wil she's definately had plenty, she's been cluster feeding in the evenings and always comes off looking milk drunk and with milky mouth, I'm then just not allowed to out her down or she wakes up! I've read about babies needing to sleep every 2 hours, and she is, as long as I hold her, though she looks knackered too this morning after waking herself up so much, silly girl! Tried swaddling, she screams louder. Do have a dummy but have been trying not to use one with her, may give in tonight if it's the same. I know I said I might ff, but I really want to try and avoid it, it can (slightly) raise the chances of babies getting diabetes when they're older, and I don't want to raise her chances of that as she already has a slightly higher risk because I'm diabetic.

juni tried that, she screamed for boob again, and I can't give her to him most night cos his drive is so long, but he's working from home today so he tried to help last night. (He is trying to get back in my good books as we had a major issue yesterday and I'm not sure what im going to do about it, maybe she picked up in me being stressy?)

Just meh, hope it settle, thanks for suggestions!

Sorry you both had bad nights too :(

I more meant about the length of their sleep cycles and the fact they're more easily disturbed at certain points. I found it helpful to understand it when MiniWil was little.

La said her friend had a cocoonababy which had worked great. Pricey but you may get an ok usage out of it as H is small.

But ultimately it's just shit. She will grow out of it but I know that isn't much consolation to you at the moment.

Hope all ok with you and MrZ.

wil hope the hospital thing can be sorted x

The lack of sleep is shit, no point sugar coating it when it is just shit!

E was up 5 times last night, you are almost 7 months child, sleep better! Although he is squishy I love him :)

Sounds like none of us had much sleep!

I am in the countryside. Send help.

sends positive thoughts. Hope it goes ok Juni!

Hahaha Juni! Do a runner!

Grab a sheep and leg it!
I've got to admit we are doing OK on the sleep front now she's in her own room. She seems to cry for naps and has taught herself to sleep when laid down, albeit with one of us in view.
She also managed 140mls of a bottle in one go earlier, so that's a relief.

Lovely sunny day here.

H's poos are usually green, I did tell people this but they didn't always ask! And I did see they'd written yellow sometimes when I'd said usually green, but this was after I'd gone from appt. now I've read green poos can be a sign baby isn't getting hind milk properly and can lead to them feeding more and crying more! I feel like I can't look after her properly, thought the feeding was going ok. :(

zyla please don't start to feel bad, it's not your fault. It can be a sign of that. Can also be a sign of an intolerance to food or reaction to any medication you are taking or sign of a bug. Maybe you should go for a wee trip to the GP to talk everything through? Or call the breastfeeding helpline - I'm sure there must be one. I never know if I should switch boobs or not. It's hard if you have a snacker.

Do you have a bf group nearby?

Oi you cheeky buggers, I live in the countryside what's wrong with it? You can't beat the smell of shit & tractors clogging up the roads!

Hope the hospital appointment went as well as it could wil

zyla don't feel bad, your doing so well

50% sale on clothes in mothercare, just bought some stuff for next winter. Held the 12-18 month stuff up against me & realised DD will be up to my waist by the time she's 18 months old, I really am a midget aren't I!

It's not your fault at all zyla!
Shit, this having kids malarkey is hard enough without the added stress of bfing.
You all that do it have my full admiration and awe!
Wish I.could have done it

Aw I'm a midget too Furry.

No regrets Min. You've been having a hard enough time.

Zyla, there's a (short) thread in Infant Feeding called 'How do I know if my breast is empty' which might be useful for you. Says the whole foremilk/hindmilk thinking is outdated.

Sigh.
Thought she was getting better after the fluke this morning. She's only had 80mls just now.
Sleeping all day too, worried that she is lethargic because she's not getting enough nutrients.. Have to wait a whole week to se gp. Thought infant problems counted as emergencies.
Certainly feels like one to me.
Weird thing is when she not sleeping or whinging to go to sleep she's well happy.
In fact today she's been more smiley than ever and has discovered how to bat her play gym toys.

min I am hoping E's sleep will improve when we move and he goes in his own room! Counting down the days now, not that we have a moving date yet

I heard that the hind milk stuff has been disproven!

cookie, I know I should feel like I want her in our room with us, but truthfully even she is sleeping better away from us. And it means neither of us are all zombied out the next day.
I'm very wary of the side guidelines tho. It's a constant worry.

I worried constantly when E started sleeping in his tummy that's just motherhood everything worries you!

Everything does worry you. You can only do what you can do. Maybe she's just not a big eater Min?

I worry about how much this one sleeps though. She is basically either feeding, sleeping or trying to sleep all day. And the trying involves constant screaming. I can't put her down when awake. I'm starting to worry there's something really wrong with her.

zyla is it green like crayola green? Or just a tinge? If you're cluster feeding then the fore milk/ hind milk thing doesn't happen, its mixed. Have you tried block feeding from one boob? Don't beat yourself up lady. This shit is hard.

How'd the app go wil ?

Fled the countryside yet juni??

DS is so unbelievably crabby today. Wonder weeks my arse!

It went as expected Popz, although the problem appeared to be worse than originally thought. Finding the whole thing a bit difficult but part of that is just because she's doing mega screaming again. Tried to phone doctor to see if her meds need adjusted but have to wait until Monday. I just hope the screaming is related to her eating issues and not anything more sinister.

Hope your DS cheers up soon.