@Psqueak87 could be the start of something; good luck!
@JoyApple We find infacol works for wind but takes a few days to get going, we’ve used gripe water in the past too as it is better for refluxy babies - the boots apple flavoured one seems to work fastest!
Little one is up every 3 1/2 hours for a 90-100ml feed. I take the perfect prep upstairs - I have tape over the speaker holes or else it’s too loud in the early hours!
How are you mixing the powder? I was told years ago to mix by swirling or stirring as it is less bubble producing than shaking.
Also, one of the DC was a wind holder, you could hear it but they wouldn’t burp or fart, walking up and down the stairs for 10 minutes was the cure for that one!
I expect to be doing 6 feeds a day for about 3 weeks before swapping to 5 - looking at the notes I’ve made for each of the DC, 3 weeks has been more of turning point than 2. They’re also more awake from then, right now little one is awake for 20-30 minutes at a time other than feeding time, and not that often during the day either.
(I write down their feeds for the first month, in a book with a list of who’s sent gifts and cards - no idea why I started recording feeds but I’ve done it for them all!)
I spoke to the mental health team this week gone as I was worried that the baby blues were dragging on and I’ve developed post natal anxiety in the past, they were very reassuring and said week 2-3 was often the peak and to remember a lot of mums find surviving not thriving is all they can manage in the first few weeks and months.
Despite having a few DC and a career working with children and young people, I often feel out of my depth or wobble about how things are going. I think it’s normal!