***************December 2006 ****************

[lucy5]

I can't access the thread with my rubbish Spanish internet connection. Could someone start a new thread and link it on the old one too. Thankyou. Hope alls well!

Castles - I would go and see another GP for a 2nd opinion. That doesn't sound right to me.

Gracious me - having started a thread about what to do and finally trying again - we have now had 5 nights of DD going to bed at 7pm, settling herself to sleep and then waking at 11pm for a feed (or I wake her). I've only had to go to her a couple of times on one evening as she was a bit unsettled and that has been it. She is nearly 10 weeks.

I've just done the usual 45 minute routine thing - bath, feed, story, music, bed, lights off. I never thought she would go for it and now I feel terrible that I kept her up for all those weeks thinking that she was never going to settle

I am gobsmacked. And relieved!!

Runninglate, they do tend to settle down at this age. Don't feel bad about keeping her up before, I did the same with all of mine! IMO they hit the 9/10 week mark sometimes a bit later and it's like magic Pleased you are having good evenings & nights.

I started a thread about my dizzyness (not my blondeness though ) to see if there are any experts out there. I guess the next step is ringing the hospital or marching into A&E!

Hi All, DS also had jabs today - his first set, 3 weeks late due to a cold.

And now this afternoon both him and DD has snuffly noses when are we going to manage at least a week without a flipping cold in this house?!

DS was all smiles at the nurse til she jabbed him, then he cried for a second before stopping, then she did the other jab poor little man. But he recovered well while we waited for possible side effects (none thankfully) Although he bled all over my t'shirt! But I bought him a playnest to make up for the nasty jabs

Thankfully the hopsital advised he can have 4ml of paracetamol 4 times a day, so I getingr eady to dose him up against a fever. Fingers crossed.

DS has forgoten how to sleep through the night too. And is back to a regular 4 hour thing. Not that it's anything to complain about when compared to your hourly stints Indith!

Castle - surely BF is not the cause of your fainting?? Can you get a second opinion or advice from a BF Counsellor?

Hi girls! Life has been like a merry-go-round on speed lately. My little 2 yr. old has been quite ill , and thanks to a second round of antibiotics (the first round for ear infection, the second for pneumonia) is now coming around nicely.

Just in time for DD2 to get her first jabs...that was last Thurs. and she's been sick ever since!!!

I just can't win. Am so ungodly tired that I just fall into bed the moment I get the chance.

Don't have time to catch up on all the news now, but will try to scroll down and catch the gist.... hoping to feel enough like a human being tonight to post a little, but DH away, and parents coming over for dinner... yes and its me who gets to do the cooking!!!

Eli - I was catching up on the thread, and noticed that Mischa still needs to be upright to feed etc? Kirsten is having th same problem! She will nurse as long as she's as propped up as can be, but WON"T lie flat to sleep, ever. This has been this way since she was in hospital.

Have you been to see anyone about it? Is it normal? No one seems to be able to tell me, even though I've asked...we're off to the Dr. today to ask again why she can't seem to tolerate it.

I get that she has a cold right now, but hasn't been able to lie flat since she got sick the first time... seems strange to me...

NM, so sorry to hear about your LO - must have been scary . Glad she's on the mend.

You're going to have to spend some time building yourself back up! Tell your folks to pick dinner up on the way

Dp took Ds to the shops so I could have a nap and came back with gin, tonic and a lime Ds doing his usual 'I go down so well and easily in the evenings' trick and has been in bed for an hour. Keeping fingers crossed for a better night.

I run around daft all day, doing the nursery run; a bit of RL work; cleaning, dusting, ironing; 3 meals prepared from scratch every day. I do all of this, knowing that I have 1 hour every day, between 9 and 10 at night, when I can sit on my bum and watch telly. It's not much of a reward, but it suits me.

and then the BBC replaces Life on Mars with sodding FOOTBALL

Still, in the best Stepford wife tradition, at least DH is happy.

Life on Mars - if you don't mind missing an episode, you can watch the next one on BBC4 at 10am. IMO I don't think you really miss out if you watch them out of order, except for the 1st few minutes when he has a link from the "real" world

dur - 10 pm

I am a sad, soulless cow. Imagine taking the rescheduling of a TV programme personally

I'd love to watch the episode at 10:00, but that's way past my bedtime!

Hi everyone! I am woefully behind on the thread Ds1 has been a real handful lately and it seems there's just not enough hours in the day anymore...

NM, so sorry to hear about your dd. I'm glad she's doing a bit better.

Ds2 was going easily 4 - 5 hours at night and is now back to 3 I noticed some of the others were doing this too. Do you think it's related to 3 month growth spurt?

Ds2 had jabs as well. I'm really weird about vax so he's only had Hib and polio for the first session then Prevnar 2 weeks later. We go back next week for the DTaP and then get a break for a while I think. It's heartbreaking to see the look of betrayal on his little face as it's going in - just before the screaming starts

Evening, NM sorry to hear DD not too good. Hopefully once she's over it this time that's it. I know the feeling we are all ge snuffly again here!

DS was a bit cranky this evening when it came time to get his in to his PJ's and yes his leg was also tender and he really screamed if I so much as touched it. But he's had 2x 4ml of paracetamol (prescribed from when he was in hopsital) and from 7pm has been wide awake and happy to chat and laugh until faling asleep in my arms about 10 minutes ago. So as well as being on here, I am deciding whether to watch Mr & Mrs Smith or Narnia on Sky Movies .

Jabber DS has gone from five 6oz bottles and sleeping 8 hours through the night to a seven 7oz bottles and demand feeding every 3-4 hours. It's a bit of a shock as my body had got used to the sleep! And all just as we put him in to his own room!

Blimey Castles, that sounds terrifying. Poor you. It must be worth getting a second opinion before you stop bf. It seems from what I've read on other threads that most GPs don't know their proverbials from their elbows when it comes to bf.

Ds2 has also started settling in the evenings now, tonnight is the 4th in a row that he's gone down at 8ish. So far he goes to midnight, feeds briefly, wakes at 3 and fusses for a couple of hours then goes back to sleep untl somewhere around 6ish. TBH, the nights aren't too bad as we're co sleeping but I really really want him to last longer than 20 minutes during the day. It's driving me potty not being able to do anything because he only cat naps! Still, I'm sure it won't be too long [fingers crossed emoticon].

NM, hoping things settle down a bit for you, isn't it typical that it's all happening at once.

Hey castles - just a thought - if the GP can't find anything wrong with you and they've checked your heart and for anaemia etc, then it really might worth going to see an osteopath - it could easily be a knock on effect from the birth - changes at the bottom = changes at the top and all that

Goodness castles, I just read your post about fainting in the car I really hope they can figure this out for you. It seems bizarre to me that it's totally connected to bfing but of course I just do eyes, so what do I know...

I really wish that patient of mine knew more details about her diagnosis. It sounded so similar to you. Have you looked up narcolepsy to see what related diagnoses there are? She said it was like narcolepsy but wasn't it exactly. If I get a chance I'll do some googling. Life just seems to be on fast forward right now. Dh has been having some health issues and I've been a bit of a single parent lately.

I find that if I havent eaten enough I can feel faint and there was an occasion last week where I had white dots in front of my eyes!!! A quick bowl of cereal works! I am like that anyway even when Im not BF!!

Dd2 seems to be settling which is great however since her first injections last Friday she has been constipated. She is gurgling and smiling more each day

((Castles)), so sorry to hear the fainting got that bad - how scary, and how upsetting for you. Well done for fast reflexes and right action you...is there no way that twussocky gp can refer you to someone more clued up?? Though obviously, safety and your health both come before breastfeeding, so if he's right...oh crap, I'm sorry though.

NM, Mischa's inability to lie flat sometimes seems to be more wind and/or reflux related than breathing related - I honestly don't know for sure. She seems to feed quite calmly lying down at night, or first thing in the morning (bit less calm then, as usually trying to poo simultaneously ) ie when relaxed. And I did manage to bf her mid-morning when she was after something soothing to go to sleep with! But mostly, for really good feeding, she needs to be upright and therefore bottle much easier. Its a shame, though at least she's still getting breast milk - could do without pumping the whole time. Let me know what they say about Kirsten - Mischa also has a cold atm.

trying to catch up with all other messages but keep finding eyes closing...urgh. dd had her second lot of jabs yesterday, and yelled then went into silent sobbing (hungry, tired, then jabbed: bad mix) and broke my heart. But she's basically fine, gurgling giggling and generally having a good time especially with her big sister, who keeps throwing her arms around her and declaring undying love

Think she's sussed that we all go 'aaahhh' when she does. Cynic, me

Will catch up asap, sorry to be a bit awol again - weekend away has me playing catch up all over the place.

Elibean - my DD had jabs yesterday too - its heart breaking isn't it??

How on earth do you manage to pump enough for all her feeds? I am desperate to know because I'm going to have to pump for the childminder but can't do enough in one pump. It takes me a whole day to pump enough for one feed! LO is thriving though and weight good, so not worried about my ability to produce the damn stuff

Castles, I am glad you are ok, it must have been such a shock. I had a car accident at 38 weeks pg due to someone with road rage, mydd1 was in the back. Its very distrssing and upsetting but the main thing is that you are ok.

I went to see another GP at the practice y'day, a female who has just returned from maternity leave. She said my "episodes" are absolutely, no way, nothing to do with bf'ing so I'm going to have an overhaul though it's very unlikely to be anything sinister as I was thoroughly checked when I blacked out during my pg. She thinks it's stress. I won't bang on but the last 4 years have involved a lot of cr@& and it is taking it's toll. This woman was amazing! She thinks there might be a trigger that sets me off as I'm so anxious about it happening IYKWIM. Not sure what I can do about that but I'm also off to see my homeopath for a chat! And, I'm going to keep bf'ing. That's the best bit surely.

Talking of overhauls, have to take the car for an MOT but promise to be a good girl and not faint. Already feel better for having seen such a compassionate GP.

Jabber, you sound like you are having a hard time, I saw some stuff on another thread but didn't want to wade in. Big hugs to you. Stay strong

Everyone else, thanks so much for the support, you are my life-line

Castles, I'm so pleased you finally saw a compassionate, considerate GP. Hopefully now you will be able to move towards what triggers the fainting and then manage it. And its great news that you can continue to enjoy breastfeeding. Big {{{{{hugs}}}}}.

Castles, so glad you got good gp - and even gladder the fainting isn't being blamed on bfing anymore Workup won't hurt, but do know how stress can account for so much...seen it and felt it in action enough times.

Runninglate...wish I could help! My best tips are to use an electric pump (I have a Medela, love it - but not everyone does), pump regularly if you can, and keep going for a minute or two after the milk stops coming if you want to increase supply. I had to express every four hours for a week while M was in hospital ill, the regularity made a big difference. Oh, and do it in front of tv, or Mumsnet, or something which will distract you and help you relax...staring at the drips and willing them to turn into a stream or go faster doesn't work well, IME

That said, some people get on with expressing and some don't - jsut as, it seems, some babies get on with feeding lying down and some don't Good luck!