👣 November/December babies 2020! 👣

[danielasummer]

Can't keep track of who has had their babies! - but here is a new thread for those who have had ours and those still waiting x

Hi everyone, day five and just checking in.

Midwife appointment went well. I was really honest about feeling overwhelmed & being too overstimulated to get enough rest. Struggling to switch off now, there always seems to be something to do.

Breastfeeding is bloody hard! Milk has come in & there is a LOT of it. I’m dripping with the stuff and am quite engorged. Managed to express 2 fluid ounces in 10 mins this morning so DH will syringe feed later to let me have a stint of sleep.

I don’t think I’m getting the latch on well enough so think I’m getting a blocked duct. We’re trying a number of positions but my boobs are huge & I don’t think he can quite open his mouth wide enough for everything to fit - having to squish my nipple like a burger constantly. Also doesn’t help that I can’t find a bra that fits!

Lack of sleep is killing me, he will only sleep on one of us. Although managed to get him into his crib for two hours last night but crippled myself trying to feed him to sleep in it, plus then holding on to him to keep him asleep!

Hope everyone is well, it is reassuring to see that it does kind of get easier later on. At the moment it feels like there is just something to constantly worry about.

@MaverickDanger it will get easier. I have tje same problem with large boobs anyway so when milk came in it was ridiculous for a few days and my nursing bras wouldn't fit and baby couldn't latch properly. I felt a mess, wet and dripping everywhere! I am now 2.5 weeks in and boobs have settled back down and baby can latch better..
Boobs are still a G cup but at least they are comfortable now.
We also had the same problem with sleeping. Baby would only sleep on us and wanted to be on the boob all night. Again the last few nights we have managed to get him down into the crib once he has fallen asleep. I have been swaddling him at night and using ewan the sheep for white noise.
Keep going, it'll get better soon

And thanks everyone for the nappy rash suggestions. I got some bepantham and using each nappy change... its made a huge difference in such a short time!!

@MaverickDanger my lo is 4 weeks now and me and DP were saying earlier how much easier it is already (this is my 3rd and still found everything overwhelming again). Still get tired and stressed at times but those first 2/3 weeks where you are trying to do everything at once etc are exhausting. Just make sure you prioritise and anything that can wait just let it. I moved to bottle at day 5 so can't help with the bf situation but lots of support on here xx

I’m struggling. Baby Fed at 1am and has been awake since. I have white noise and rocking her and nothing. By the time she goes to sleep she will only sleep for an hour and wake up hungry and then the whole shitty cycle starts again.

I'm in the same boat @peachypetite, I've been trying to get him to sleep since midnight and have tried everything, I'm seriously frustrated and don't know what else to try. He seems to fall asleep in minutes in the day but it can take hours for the same thing at night. I've just given him his second night feed, I'm hoping this will prompt some sleep before I pull what's left of my hair out.

As predicted, awake again! Arvhhhh

@Pinktruffle @peachypetite I'm with you ladies! I've also had second full outfit change as he ALWAYS chooses to wee just as I'm changing him so everything gets soaked, including our bed 🙄

Another one with a night of next to no sleep here. Every time I put her in her crib she cries wanting up, she's only slept for like two hours between 2.30am and 4.30am, I am shattered!

Joining the club! Had a full outfit change and he needs another nappy change now but I just don’t have the energy.

My boobs are huge and swollen, and I can see a couple of red areas so I think the poor latch is causing blocked ducts already. He’s had about 60ml of expressed milk from a bottle as I just couldn’t battle with him any longer to try and get him to latch properly. He basically was on and off the boob from 01:30 to 04:00 without getting much milk, and then has dozed in his crib for an hour. He’s now sparko on me, but I need to pump to try and rid myself of this soreness.

I’ve ordered half of the breastfeeding stuff on Amazon and had a pep talk from my SIL in Australia (thank god for family on different time zones!) and think I’ll call the infant feeding team tomorrow to see where I’m going wrong.

Another with an awful night..I started the bed time routine at 8.30pm and checked my phone at 2.30 to see what the time was, biggg mistake, was so frustrated and upset that she hadn't stopped crying every time I put her down for 6 hours. Since around 3am when she finally went down, she has been on and off, wanting a feed, a change, a cuddle. I feel broken already and it's only 6.50am.

We were also in the broken sleep club, I ended up taking him downstairs because the teenagers are back at college (well currently home learning due to covid) & DH is back to work today, I didn't think it was fair for us all to have broken sleep. I've been giving LO gripe water & dentinox on the drs advice but I honestly think it's making things worse! I'm going to get some colief today & give that a try, that's the other item the Dr suggested & if that doesn't work I will be pushing for reflux medication.

Hi all. Wow we all seemed to have a shit night. My baby has projectile vomited this morning and has been increasingly sick after feeds so I am worrying about reflux. I’m worried about her feeds in general. The organic gripe water that used to soothe her is having no effect. Calling GP to make six week appointment and don’t want to be fobbed off that it’s colic. I’m not sure mentally I can handle this for many more weeks.

We in the same club too!!! My baby girl been awake all night, I change her, feed her and she falls asleep but 5mins after she put down she wakes up crying and just end up having to start whole process again as she won’t settle. My partner back at work today (teacher) so I felt should let him sleep properly but he got up at 3.30 to let me get few hours sleep before he had to get ready to leave for work. I felt guilty letting him do that but really needed those couple hours sleep.

Thing is she good as good in mornings so it’s frustrating she won’t settle at night. I fed her 6.30 and she then fell asleep so I put her down after and she’s still sleeping in Moses basket now, like why won’t she do that at night!!

With the breastfeeding I find it hurts for first 20secs but then pain free. If pain continues longer or if it looks like she only really latched round nipple I slide my finger into side of her mouth to unlatch her and just start again. A couple times a day I rub nipple cream on to try and avoid them becoming dry and sore. I’m just using one that cost about £3.50 from supermarket but it’s doing the job.

I’m flying through nappies. Was using pampers but switched to Sainsbury’s as get large newborn pack for £1.50. I’ve swapped to Sainsbury’s wipes too as get x4 for £2.20. I often change her then she’ll poo in clean nappy or as I’m changing her she’ll wee everywhere so often have to change her vest and sleepsuit during night.

The sleepless nights are frustrating and draining but it does make it easier to know other parents of same age babies having same issues. This is my 3rd and I can’t remember the oldest 2 being such bad sleepers but maybe just can’t remember as they teenagers now. I sometimes feel I’m doing something wrong so it does help knowing others experiencing same.

Hi all. So sorry to hear your little babies aren't settling at night. This may sound a really daft soothing thing..... But in the day, if she's upset ... Fed .. nappy done etc so obvs tired.... We grab a Muslin and scrunch it up any which way and put on chest /by ear / face (obvs not completely over face!) And amazingly she cwtches in and sleeps.....
I know...sounds totally Bizarre but works. It does make us laugh as she could be crying one minute and then.... Bang. Quiet... Comforted and falls asleep. Whether it's because it's what I use at feeding .... Or it's just warm 🤷🏼‍♀️

LO was up at 1, 3 and 5 last night 😴 maybe it was a full moon or something for all these babies to be so unsettled 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Jwl45 I've started trying to introduce a comforter this week, I remember my girls both had one and really hope he takes to one!

Just logged on and had the most horrendous 2 nights of very little sleep with LO... it is some comfort others are finding the same... @MaverickDanger if you have red patches on your breasts (not nipples) I would call GP ASAP... I speak as someone that has just been through the pain of mastitis and believe me it can snowball very quickly....... xx

Can I join in for a moan? Had most horrendous nights sleep last night, baby was breathing rapidly and feeding whole way through the night, was as if he was frustrated and not getting enough. Had a huge posset as well which makes me wonder about reflux? Ended up doing a touch of co sleeping just to get an hours shut eye, really didn’t want to start this

My baby slept most of the night but was unsettled and screaming before sleep for hours and is again this morning 😫 I started on infacol as gripe water wasn’t doing anything but hasn’t done anything yet. Don’t know if she’s got silent reflux too I have gaviscon from gp but worried about the constipation. Anyone’s baby got silent reflux what was your symptoms? Is the baby better after gaviscon?

Another baby that was unsettled last night he really didn't want to sleep but wasnt hungry or anything I think it's where I've took over night times as oh has started his nee managers job today so had to let him sleep didn't matter what I did how I held him etc he wasnt settling to say I'm shattered is a understatement lol and to top it off I had my annual gas check today he came early woke me n baby up and my house is currently a bomb site I just apologized and said boiler is upstairs lol couldn't give a damn right now thought I'd be more sorted in a routine this being my 4th but nope

I popped to the chemist to get the colief drops the Dr said to try, spoke to the pharmacist & she told me not to bother with the drops, that his symptoms are definitely reflux. I'm currently waiting for a call back from the dr, hopefully get something prescribed today. He can't carry on like this, he's obviously in pain, he's only settling on his front now which isn't ideal

@alphabetti @jalu47 my one also has an annoying habit of weeing all over her mat and outfit just as in about to put on a fresh nappy!

My LO has been prescribed gaviscon now, the Dr said to give it until Thursday & to call back if there is no improvement

What is your baby symptoms of reflux? @kkr168