Hello all, I had the stupidest big scare yesterday:
Here I am in a small town in Greece to spend xmas with my DP's parents. It's time to go to bed and D is bathed and dressed in his pyjamas. I dim the lights and feed him, and notice that he is really fidgety, but put it down to his post-jabs rash (which has been itchy and horrible, and which he's been having hydrocortisone for).
Two hours later he wakes up REALLY unhappy. I think he's hungry, so I attempt to feed him. He takes the breast and then instead of sucking, produces the most horrendous cries of agony. Dp and I start getting worried. I try him in the other breast - renewed cries of what is obviously pain. I start to freak out and undress him. His nappy seems dryish, which all HVs tell you is a bad sign. Dp starts talking about going to the hospital in a nearby town, as D is so distressed. Then, I notice that entangled in his left foot is a long thread that has come off the seam of the sleepsuit, and that is tightened every time he kicks - and boy does he kick often. It must have been digging into his toes, and tightened round them as I picked him up to breast feed.
So there you go, neurotic parents about to make complete and utter fools of themselves in some hospital, when the explanation was rather simple. I felt like an idiot, but was very relieved.
On the sleeping front, I'm absolutely envious of all you ladies that have babies who sleep through the night. After his jabs, last week, D has been super unsettled, and back to feeding twice a night. I have had to listen to my dad telling me that I'm producing a spoiled child because I feed him everytime he says "ah". The truth is that I feed D about 8 times a day. How about the rest of you? is there a growth spurt at 12 weeks? Any helpful thoughts that might help me get more sleep? Am I doing something wrong?
Happy Xmas to all, ladies.
xxx