December 2019 babies

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Hi All,

Thought I’d just start a December 2019 babies thread for those who have given birth in December and want to catchup/chat/rant/need support etc.

We are 11 days in...!
How is everyone doing?

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps this hasn't been the first few days though. We were in hospital for 10 days after birth as he had sepsis. Although he was prob tired of being proded at night poor guy

What a lovely thread!

Had my little boy on the 18th December, early via C Section due to placenta issues. He sleeps all day but very much more awake during the night, not terrible though and usually will have a bottle, wriggle in his crib and go back to sleep.

Anyone established much of a routine yet with LO? My oldest seemed to just naturally get a routine but think I need to establish one with this little man.

I don’t believe in ghosts but I swear I heard someone whisper the baby’s name earlier
I was wide awake listening to him getting wound up in his cot and wishing he’d go back to sleep. Then he was silent for 10 mins afterwards

@JackMummy12, welcome! We only have a really rough routine and it's frequently disrupted to be honest! We're kind of going with the flow for now and aiming to get more into a routine in the next few weeks. Joe was born 12th Dec, also via c section due to his position. He was 4 weeks early! How are you recovering from your section?

@Comps83, that's weird! I was doing the graveyard shift the other night, put the telly on to keep more awake and Insidious was on... Decided to switch to something more lighthearted 😂

@Dec19baby, we were in hospital for 3 days (2 nights) but I also noticed he slept loads in their compared to when we got him home! I think maybe because it was really warm in our room and he was so new/ tired from everything?? Xx

Hi all sorry to hear about the sleeping issues... I'm in the same boat lol
I e been in hospital the last couple of days my little one has bronchitis and was struggling to breathe so he's been on oxygen and is having reduced feeds of 2oz every 2 hours which is hard when he wants to cluster feed 😭😭

@JackMummy12

No routine yet really. DD is 5 weeks on Monday.

Only 'routine' is;

Bath/shower in the morning if she's content and awake, I remember and feel she needs it.... (she's had 4 baths and 1 shower...)

Day time she sleeps in sling mostly. And we're up and about doing things MN

Late evening is "wind down" and we try and be at home just taking it easy.

Around 9-10pm we go upstairs and to bed. Dark and quiet in the bedroom.

Other than that, it's just a cycle of: change nappy, feed, awake time/sleep!
Awake time (during day) she gets chatted to, cuddles, songs, etc for a little bit, then into sling for sleep.

Going to work on independent sleep on back in the day in a few weeks (hopefully once night time sleeping on back is good)

Anyone else's baby settle better for their oh? Dh seems to be able to get him to sleep really easily whereas he just seems to have my life

@Comps83, are you breastfeeding? At our NCT course we were told babies sometimes settle better with the dad because on mum they just smell/sense the milk so get excited /want to root, sometimes even if they're not hungry, it's just instinct.

How's everyone doing?? Joe has a bit of a cold and is a bit unsettled today. Hopefully he'll be OK tonight!

@Comps83 yep! Our wee one is only just starting to cuddle/sleep for me now. Dad was always able to settle him in hospital, I think it was due to the skin on skin and fact he could smell milk soon as he was in my arms!

So, DD still isn't sleeping properly on her back.

Lots of leg kicking after ten minutes or so and wakes up.

Have a dilemma, she isn't gaining weight (EBF) bit infant gaviscon is 15 ml if water .... Worried if I give her the fill dose at every feed it will fill her up with water... :/

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps could you not express and put some dentinox in that instead that way she wouldn't be losing any nutrients/calories she needs x
... I have a Velcro baby today had me up since 3 I am enjoying the snuggles though

Hello everyone! Sorry it’s been a while since I posted in here - how’s everyone doing? Baby Curious is now 7 weeks old and seems massive! we are struggling with a blocked / snotty nose which means he’s waking up a lot more frequently, especially from around 4am!

For his blocked nose we have calpol saline spray, a snot sucker and snuffle babe vapour drops for the room. Going to get some vapour bath stuff I’ve read about online but is there anything else I can try?

I’m also questioning if he’s going through a growth spurt hence the poor sleep 😫

Oops forgot to add about our routine @JackMummy12 - in the day time we have no routine. I’m hoping by 12 weeks he will have settled into one or I will be encouraging one!

At nighttime, we go upstairs between 9&10. He goes into his dream swaddle and has a feed. He then usually sleeps for 3-4 hours. he was then waking up every 2-4 hours after this. However for the last couple of nights it’s been waking up every 1-2 hours!

@forevercurious according to the wonderweeks app 7.5weeks post due date is a huge development leap, so could be that causing the poor sleep? They certainly list less sleep as a side effect.

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps have you tried the dream swaddle? My LO also hates being on her back also, is currently on omeprazole for reflux, and the swaddle has helped loads! She still fidgets and fusses but stays asleep for a good 3 hours. I've just got to learn to sleep through the noisiness 😅

@Teamthree ah that could be it then! I’ll have a look into the app. Thankyou :)

Hi everyone

December baba also!

Anyone got any good apps/websites that give you ways to test baby's development? Eg focusing, reflexes etc.

Hello,

Sorry I haven’t returned after last post. Nice to see I’m not the only one hoping for routine to settle soon. I read something interesting on Pinterest earlier about how to switch babies day and night.

The theory is to go about everything as usual in the day, make normal amount of noise, have it as light as you can etc and then at night only have the light of the moon, (I mean, I’m not sure how feasible this one actually is) talk as little and quietly as you can and this should help baby switch routine, only use swaddles at night.

Trying to find article now to link but stupidly didn’t pin in! There are some similar on Pinterest though. Going to give it a go, the last few nights have been easier though (or maybe I’m getting used to the no sleep )

My little girls day and night seems to be fine.
She's been really unsettled the past day or so though. Hard to soothe.

We're getting there with being in her back. Bit she's still not happy!

Think my wee one knows night now. But he can be very unsettled in the evenings/night before bed time. Bit colicy, and none of the drops seem to be working.. he definitely has trapped wind that's making him uncomfortable. Finding it hard to deal with and cope.

Hello December gang - BabyJuice born 02 Dec at 38+1, now nearly 8 weeks. Been having some good days of sleep (daytime and night time) but his afternoon has been very unsettled - only slept for two short bursts between 1.30pm and 7pm, so expecting a challenging night. Currently asleep in my lap after a feed with her white noise on, but very easy disturbed by noise around her. Anyone else finding their babies are crying more as they get bigger?
@Dec19baby sorry to hear you're finding it hard to cope. Is your partner/anyone giving you support? Does little one like the bath? I read somewhere that a warm bath can help ease discomfort in their tummies.

My one was unsettled yesterday.

She slept well just now for a good couple of hours downstairs.. Hoping she'll sleep well tonight 🤞

Feel like I'm doing this all alone sometimes. DH has had her for about 20 minutes today...m and that's only because I asked him to come and help. :(

Hi all, I've been a tad absent!

My ds is 4 weeks and had his tongue tie cut on Monday just gone, we had a horrific night and the next day, just constantly feeding and needing to relearn to latch as he has pretty much lost it as I had to use nipple shields every feed. After that it all seemed to click and we had a few really good days and nights, but the last 2 days, my boobs don't seem to be filling up as they were if that makes sense? They always feel soft and like there isn't much in there and ds is getting aggy after he feeds like he has had enough. Anyone got any experience with this? I don't know why my supply would go, I am feeding him every 2 hours!

Also, anyone any experience with infacol with breastfed babies? Giving it to him every 2 hours before a feed seems like quite a lot...

We've bought infacol and struggling to find a way to give it to our wee one! It's so thick and similar to dentinox and only way I could get it in their mouth without spitting it out is to put it in nipple shield..

Yes I'm getting support, my husband is great but he's back at work now and doing housework etc. My mum is staying with us for 2 weeks and been a godsend. I wouldn't have ate wanting if it wasn't for her! Dunno what I'll do when she leaves.. (we're in different country than our families)

Hi all,

Sorry I’ve not messaged in a while. It sounds like many of us are experiencing very similar so it’s good to know I’m not the only one.

My LO is now 5 weeks and so far it’s been really up and down and still have absolutely no routine.

A few weeks ago it was constant feeding, literally had her attached to me the entire time. That seems to have subsided some-what but it’s still hard to know if she’s going to have a 20 min feed or a 2 hour feed so I’m finding it so hard to get out and do things.

We also have reflux and wind here so she’s a very unhappy baby sometimes. We cant lie her on her back really at all, so it’s impossible for her to sleep in her crib. As a consequence she sleep on me or my DH every day, every nap and every night. This is obviously NOT ideal as we have stuff to do and I don’t want her getting used to it but for the sake of our sanity we’ve gone with it.
We found it would take her so long to settle sometime (hours) and then you’d lie her gently in the crib, eyes would ping open immediately and that would be if, screaming starts and you have to start all over again!

Also giving infacol though I can’t say if it’s really working tbh.

The other thing we have to contend with is over-tiredness. I’m not sure if it’s due to the wind/reflux but she’s terrible at getting to sleep and awake far more than she should be, as a result we have a seriously over tired baby who screams for hours on end and is completely inconsolable. That’s been the hardest.

So now we are desperately trying things to get her to sleep on a regular basis, but proving difficult.

I’m sorry I don’t have any answers for anyone but know that you aren’t alone.
Hope you’re all okay! Come on ladies, we got this 👍 x

We were up every 2 hours last night 😫😴 he’s also got really dry skin on his face, can anyone recommend anything? The johnsons stuff doesn’t seem to help.