April 2008 - the one where Scorpio and Millie show us all the 'through the night' trick

[Scampmum]

Sorry if someone else has already started one - couldn't find it!

Much better night last night, maybe due to gripe water?

hello everyone, dd born 1 st week of May so we don't officially belong here but as i know a few of you hope you don't mind! DD is 7 weeks and we're struggling a bit with the breastfeeding as a bottle was introduced too early - doc suggested it with expressed milk as she was so sleepy. Any of your babes have trouble coping with both bottle and breast?

I only wish I could get mine to take a bottle ruty! Sorry you're having problems, i've been following your thread.

Glad you've got the wedding rearranged EllieG.

I'm going back to work in Jan I think.

Zoe's still not sleeping more than a 3 hour stretch at night and I'm going out of my mind with tiredness. Someone please tell me this will get better soon

Three hours? get to the back of the queue, lady...

Just kidding. And slightly misrepresenting, as mine usually does do one stretch of up to four. It's just the rest of the night she finds a challenge. Maybe hanging out with Mum is just too much fun (although I don't think her father would subscribe very heartily to that theory).

Ladybee, DD2 has gone up to four days without a poo, but she is generally pretty regular and when she doesn't do one (e.g. today) it seems to bother her quite a lot.

Maybe we should form a support club Scampmum, 'mums of crap sleepers unite'. Zoe's pattern is currently 10-12 (ish), feed for an hour, 1-2, feed for an hour, 3 til 4:30, feed for half an hour, 5-6 then feed for an hour. I just wish I knew where I was going wrong.

Someone on Niceychops' other thread pointed out that at least the dress isn't this low-cut...

dress??? i've got scarves covering more than that, lol.

Oh btw, if anyone's at that strange inbetween stage for clothes and you're looking for something extra but not expensive - I bought a pack of white bodysuits (short sleeves) at Tesco the other day - it's £1.75 for three (!), and it's great in this weather. Looks cool with jeans too. Would really recommend it!

Ruty I'm having probs getting DD2 to take a bottle, in my quest to find one she'll use found first years breast flow bottles which mimick let down and have 2 teats which is supposed to be closer to breast action. Maybe would help as less bottle like IYSWIM

Piccalilli is Zoe feeding for all that time or using you as a dummy? Dosen't seem v long inbetween feeds.

Niceychops by weaned I take it you mean off the breast and onto the bottle? and not eating solid foods?

Hi ruty
Sorry mate, I don't have any more advice, when is the clinic open again? I could ask MiL if she knows how to get in contact with the clinic ladies as she works at the JR, in paeds, but I'm not sure if she knows them.

Picallili, was the same here with a bottle, finally got Lex to take a tommee tippee one, but milk has to be room temp, not cold not warm, and he can't be to hungry.

BTW,I didn't mean that all judgey, just that even during weaning their feeding doesn't go down.

Picalilli - have you tried the Breastflow bottles? Reviews says that a lot of babies that didn't like other bottles were ok with it. Roelof loves his btw.

Hi Denny i got one of those breastflow bottles but she doesn't like it
Hi VS, the clinic opens 7 July. Gah. if your MIL knew how to get hold of SI or CF that would be great, they helped me with ds and were wonderful.
Have spoken to a private lactation consultant on the phone and she sounds very good, though hard to communicate what is going on over phone really. May be able to see her later next week tho she is London based.
DD is such a sleeper she is already sleeping midnight to six am. Ds, who would never take a bottle and hardly ever sleep, couldn't be more different! Ah well hang in there ladies.

Hey all - ruty combining breast and bottle was a nightmare for me, she didn't want to breastfeed after having bottles introduced so I would go very carefully and take some good advice from people who know what they are talking about and can see you doing it. Not like rubbish madwives who visited me. Sorry to bang on about them but I am still very upset that bad advice meant that breastfeeding was very difficult for me. Grrr.

Nicey - when are you getting wed? Fab dress btw

uh...not really sure what i mean by weaning . i know nothing about it! just hoped i might be done with breastfeeding by then.

wedding in october! been so distracted by baby i've only just begun to get excited about it, which is quite fun!

Just cried at hollyoaks i must be the oldest teenager ever!

Can I moan? DH has gone to the pub, AGAIN. He hasn't seen the dcs since Sunday. I am for them but more sick of doing every fecking thing on my own.
And we've got people staying for the weekend. so I have been running around trying to eash sheets etc etc. And buying a table. And I ust realised we promised them a BBQ - and I forgot to buy one. So he will spend all tomorrow at B&Q, as usual, while I carry on looking after both kids and cleaning. I'm miserable.

for 'eash' read 'wash'

and I am just so fucking tired...

hi sagitta why has he not seen the kids since sunday?

Can he look after the kids will u go and buy a BBQ? Does he know how u feel?

Not yet. But he will
He gets back from work too late to see DCs - which isn't his fault, but it'd be nice if he could make it back to see me at least. Or get up earlier to see dcs.

Sounds tough having no help at all Mon to Fri. I find it hard enough when DH on lates and thats only 7 days out of the month, it's really hard work getting them fed, bathed and in bed without tears from one or other. Def need to talk to him to see if there is some way of getting you some help/moral support.

I'm lucky that dd1 is at nursery 4 days/wk. I shouldn't complain. But its just so relentless on your own. This afternoon/evening I was just clock watching until I could put them to bed, I was so tired of it all. DD1 had a tantrum because she didn't like the parking space I went to .
I will speak to him though. And am tickled at the idea of my going off on my own tomorrow while he looks after dcs. He'll be horrified!

I think it does them good to have them all by themselves even if it's just for half hour so they get just a little glimps at what life is like at home with kids. I find DH is much more helpful after he has some 'children time'. If you don't think he'd agree to it don't tell him just sneak out and leave him some instructions blue tacked to the back of the door

Hugs and gin to you sagitta - take some you time tomorrow for defo x