Our babies are teething, screaming and generally not sleeping, but we're still JS-ing - it's Just Mumming 10!

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 10th Just Mumming thread...following the trials and tribulations of our babies, following the success of Just Shagging in getting us viroids upduffed!

For those that don't know, a 'viroid' is from the original JSing thread 1, where someone was trying to type ladies (in reference to all the JSing ladies), but their phone decided to call us all viroids instead!

The name stuck and we've been the JSing viroids ever since.

The 43rd grads thread is here

The thread we have graduated from is HERE in its 56th outing. WARNING: they're all a bit kerazy not to mention randy!

The previous Just Mumming thread is HERE

There is also a private facebook group (so it doesn't give the game away in your news feed!)... if you want to join to see photos of new babies etc, just ask in-thread!

He was much better last night as I 'cheated' and let him sleep on my chest for two ours. He's seemed so uncomfortable led down. Not sure you can actually spoil them when they're this new. I just won't tell my mother haha!

Your nan sounds like ruddy legend jelly!

That's what my mum does when she's here jelly, it's amazing. Love your gran!

How's your mums visit going?

La she still struggles to boob properly so if I didn't pump/ff she'd not get enough food. So when I say "fed" I mean "had a failed attempt to latch, a screaming fit, and a bottle" sigh

Are you able to ask a LC to help you?

I've seen the HV at a bfing clinic, and asked all my friends who feed for tips and demos. She can latch, she just doesn't want to.

I'm so lucky to have my Nans support, it makes my life so much easier (and by extension DPs).

My mum's visit has been tense. Her and my nan had a falling out one day in which made things awkward. But she always starts a fight with someone, normally me! She calmed down in time for the mothers day meal I paid for . She's been ok with R but I'm so reluctant to let her hold her due to the smoking and the fact she won't take off the jumper she's been smoking in so she probably thinks I'm a super clingy mother. It's just weird because we have no mother/daughter relationship at all, I have all that with my nan so god knows what she thinks and feels when she's around us. I do feel sorry for her but I can't force myself to have that affection for her!

(Sorry you asked yet la?)

I'm jealous of all the name changes.

Vomiting, washing, no sleep, vomiting, washing, washing, washing, vomiting, no sleep, no sleep, no sleep, washing, vomiting, washing, no sleep, vomiting, gin, Amen.

Congratulations Country, enjoy these hazy, muddly, newborn snuggly days!

La R is on Omeprazole, so dosages might be different. We've been reviewed by paediatrician or GP every month or so and the dosage adjusted according to latest weight. R has been on a low dose but just put on a high dose (10mg) by the paediatrician, which does seem to be making a difference. He's 7.5kg. B should definitely be regularly reviewed by someone - our GP won't issue more than a certain number of repeat prescriptions without a review. Demand service!

Ah, Zyla, the bloody oesophageal sphincter. Apparently it should start functioning better at around 9 months. R is 8 months and I am awaiting this magical milestone with great and no doubt completely unrealistic hope and expectation!

This has busied up a bit!

carrot E is just shy of 19 months!

I cheated with the newborn stage a bit, E is a good sleeper anyway but he slept for ages as he was premature!

E is poorly again, a cold and gunky eyes! My poor little guy!!

I need to catch up! Hope the poorly babies and mummies are better soon. Hope you all get a good night sleep tonight too

I was at the docs today for more sertraline for me, and fucidin for B. I mentioned the vomitting and I'm going back for another appt to talk about it. He's sick after every milk feed and anything made with milk eg ready brek. If he has fruit or veg then he's fine. We've got the dietician on Thursday so I'm going to discuss with her too.

Who's vomiting snap!?

You definitely cannot spoil a newborn country

Did she get checked for TT already honey? Presumably so. Is her nose blocked? Nipple confusion - could you try nipple shields? Sorry this is probably all stuff you already know.

Apols for poor update... Shattered from work. Will try again later!

2 bottles of formula = my boobs are going to explode. Got pump ready for when I manage to put O down. She's too snuggly though!

Popz yeah she's TT free according to two different people. I offered her boob this morning and she did have some licks and sucks but then the meltdown started. I am going to continue to offer it though. I also fished out her first bogey today. Exciting!

Tbh I don't find pumping too much of a chore. Certainly I will keep doing it so she gets a good amount of breast milk. My wrist was sore and clicky this morning so I am aware I am on borrowed time before I have to take my medication again.

Hope E feels better soon cookie.

You definitely can't spoil a newborn Country, they don't even remember anything from previous day at that stage.

Well done honey, I hope your symptoms stay away for a bit longer, and A decided boob is more fun than bottle.

O is quite grizzly this morning. Asks for boob, then falls asleep, then starts crying, repeat. Starting to feel tired now but can't put her down...

Is everyone quiet because we need a new Fred and no one wants to do it?

Haha my money's on that

Yep!

Yo!
Who's doing new Fred? I can't my internet's on da blink. And I did the last one and don't want to be the bossy one who does all the Freds

Fucking terrible night here. Who's the fanny who fed B windy bolognese for his tea? Me that's who! He spent whole night groaning and stretching his legs to do big farts. I was crying at midnight coz I'd been holding him since 9 trying to get him to sleep. I'd been so smug yesterday because the night before he did 7-12 then I coslept and he went 12:30-6 straight. So only one night feed and some decent kip. I thought I'd cracked it!

What do you give your babies for tea to prevent big loads of wind? Normally I give fruit purée or something because it's light but I was trying to fill him up a bit. Massively backfired. I've changed our feeding in the afternoon and it's working really well. He wasn't taking enough at the bedtime feed which is why I think he was waking for feed at 10 still. It was because he was getting milk at 4pm then tea at 5 and so wasn't hungry at bedtime. So I combined his lunchtime and 4pm milk feeds into a massive milk feed at 2-3pm. He takes more now then and at bedtime, with tea earlier at 4:30. It worked brilliantly the first night. Second half of the night he still won't settle in cot. Think we might need to sleep train :(

Am knackered as he was up crying most of the night. Do you ever lose your temper with your baby then feel horrible afterwards? I love my baby so much, but when I'm exhausted at 11pm and I've been holding him since 9 and he won't go down in cot so I can sleep it just feels like the worst thing ever and I get frustrated. Last night I shouted 'will you just fucking go to sleep!' And then felt terrible, because I know he's not doing it on purpose. Feel like a terrible mum :(

Went to dr on Monday and asked for his ranitidine dose to be reviewed. She put it up from 1.2ml to 2ml, based on his weight gain. It's made a huge difference! He'd been really uncomfortable after meals, doing sicky burps and I could hear the food coming back up. He also choked feeding a couple of times again, which hasn't happened for ages. Yesterday he was back to normal on the higher dose.

I've been trying to cook nice meals for him from the annabel karmel book but honestly you spend 45 min cooking and end up with 3 of the tiniest portions of food! I'm going to start tripling the ingredients!

Hows E cookie?

For anyone not on Facebook we are meeting up in Guildford on wed 30th. Shout if you want to come and I'll pm you details.

Snap I'm also eagerly awaiting the magical 8 months, just like I excitedly awaited the magical 12 weeks (when everything would get easier), followed by 6 months. 8 is when I've been told they sleep better and the reflux gets easier. Hmm.,..

How are the new mums doing? It's bloody hard at the start but it does get easier! Keep accepting help!!!

Popz we've all been sick, one after another, except DP. He will be next! Honestly, Sat/ Sun was like some kind of vom-maggedon, I'm still catching up on washing. Sorry to hear you're so tired from work - is it thinking tired or physical tired? Have you moved yet?!

Really glad you got your review, La, masked sure it's done regularly to keep up with B's weight gain. I can't seem to get daytime feeding quite right. R has a long nap mid-morning and mid-afternoon so I find myself squeezing in feeds too close to meals.

R is a bit different because we are trying to fatten him up, so every meal is a substantial one with meat or fish or pulses. But I've been trying to give him a fruit pudding at lunch and a milk pud at supper so there's a bit less acid in him when he goes to bed.

I've been feeling like death with the tummy bug and sleep deprivation. DP insisted I sleep in the front room the last two nights. Oh my god. I feel like a totally different person. Not only that, he managed to keep R in his cot until 5ish both nights, with minimal settling needed and no night feed. I may stay in the front room forever.

la E isn't doing to well, last night he took over two hrs to settle and then woke up 5 times during the night! Dr says its just a cold!

We were the same waiting for E to start sleeping though!

New Fred done but can't link as in iPad