I?m determined to keep up now but the move is still making life difficult!
MsLucy, I find my maternity clothes are easiest on my scar ? and it?s so rare that I buy myself nice clothes that I?m not in a rush to put them away! Well done on the breastfeeding and growth, sounds like you?re doing brilliantly. He sounds enormous to me, but then Sîan is still in early baby size (as long as it doesn?t have feet as she has long legs) and ten weeks tomorrow! Don?t worry about the cosleeping, it?s actually the safest place for him to be and it?s been proven that cosleepers breastfeed for longer. If you post in the breast and bottle feeding forum you will get some really interesting links about cosleeping that will help you feel better.
Spotty we used to take it in turns to stay awake when Tink was very young because she would only sleep on her front. We told the paediatrician who laughed at us and said that as long as we were following all the other advice then not to worry as some babies just do like to be on their front. Sîan is following suit and I think it is because she still goes into the foetal position which she can?t do on her back. We cosleep anyway so one of us is aware of what?s happening with her all the time (TBD is an exception to the ?not letting dad do the cosleeping? rule, with my back he comes in very handy). Your corrections post has given me a laugh! Breastfeeding can stop the relaxin levels returning to normal so the PGP pain can continue for some time afterwards. Glad to hear you?re getting physio, don?t know if s/he has said it to you but make sure you do your pelvic floor exercises, they?ll help you to get things back to normal.
A tip for the very leaky mums, try putting a muslin folded into ¼ in the same direction into your bra.
MarkStretch, I bet Sîan could out burp/ fart any baby/ man! She?s been really unsettled today then tonight she has done several minute long farts (no exaggeration!) and a few man-like burps!
Pempe, that is ridiculous! It?s scary what some HCP?s believe and sad that some parents may believe them. I can?t go 3 hours without feeling like I?m about to burst, I can?t imagine what it would do to my supply if I went with that advice!
Fruitstick what we did with Tink was to put her in her own bed every night, then bring her in with us when she woke. As she slept longer through the night she spent longer in her own bed. By four months she was sleeping a good 6 hours from 9pm and spent most of the night in her own bed. Come 6months she was coming in with us around 4-5am.
Catstar, I?m never out on my own with the girls so it?s not a problem for me and I tend to be going somewhere when I do so I can always find somewhere to sit and feed whilst someone else watches Tink.
I?m not a fan of dummies personally, but I respect it?s personal choice, but please, if you are going to use one don?t use the SIDS excuse without thoroughly researching it, it?s not all that it was advertised to be.
Rosie, the reason cosleeping works better with breastfeeding mums is because they?re less likely to turn their back on the baby (obviously it?s a generalisation and isn?t always the case) if you think that you?re not going to turn your back on him then go for it, it?s the best place for him to be.
To keep me warm at night I have a single that I wrap around my shoulders. It?s open on my chest when she?s feeding so she isn?t covered but enough of me is covered that I?m warm enough.
Congrats and welcome Beantin.
SMS, 90% of infants that die in their sleep are in their own bed, twice as many deaths occur when a baby is in it?s own room as when they?re cosleeping. No death of a cosleeping baby has ever been proven to be because of cosleeping when all the rules were followed. In that case the baby would have died where ever they were and I would rather be holding my baby if they died than have them alone (that?s why I held Lily-Hope, I didn?t care what she would look like, just that she couldn?t die alone). WRT colic, have you tried slinging? Being upright can help ease it.
Calico, I had the same problem for a long time, even now she pants through feeds which aerates her milk making her very windy. Have you posted in the feeding forum and/ or spoken to an IRL BFC? I find sitting her on my lap can help.
Raisin, I?m still tandeming feel free to come back and join us on the support group! Tink only really has it at night or when she?s over tired, it?s sweet really because that?s when she does the eye rolling and shows her appreciation in a way she hasn?t since she was a baby. MOS, I was lying on my back in bed with both cups unclipped, feeding Sîan when Tink came in. She got into bed, saw the free nipple and helped herself! I try not to have them both on at the same time as Sîan is so tiny and needs so much help and it?s not easy when Tink?s there too. I found that breastfeeding brings them together, even though it?s not usually ?together? Tink seems to identify it and will give Sîan loads of cuddles and kisses and tell her she loves her, she?s beautiful etc when she?s doing it. She expects me to fight her for kisses though so I have to try and kiss the baby attached to my nipple!
KT, it won?t be a whole bottle. If you spill fluid it always looks like more than it is, so she is probably still getting a lot of milk. Reflux means the valve at the top of the stomach isn?t working properly and allowing the stomach contents to come back up.
I have finished moving the last of my things over today (I convienently lost the keys to the store room and they turned up today ) the house is a mess because we?ve not unpacked most things, fortunately we?re not moving back in a hurry! It looks rather overwhelming at the moment but Dad is going to take me over on his days off, he gets three and needs one to do the washing then the rest of the time we?ll go over there. His off days are during the week at the moment so Mum won?t be there nagging me about something or another! I have a nice new hair cut which I will upload pictures of onto FB when I get chance. I can?t believe how short I?ve gone ? or how long it was, it had gone past my waistband and is now just below my bra!