Anyone due in April part 4

[XenaTheWarriorPrincess]

Hey guys, new thread for the April due dates.

Looks like the other thread maxed out before someone could make a new one, so I'll tag a few people and then if they could tag a few and they tag a few and so on, so we can try and get everyone in.

There's no way I can get everyone tagged myself, it's a nightmare on mobile.

@Emilyj13 I echo the previous poster, please look into other formulas which can be easily more digestible. I exclusively breastfeed now but the first week I had to use formula as baby wasn't latching on engorged boobs and was very hungry where I needed a couple of days to tackle the engorged boobs and used ready made aptamil teat bottles which was standard formula however, the consequences were horrible. Baby constipated, trapped wind, not being able to burp despite doing acrobatic moves to relieve baby who cried non stop for hours. Look at comfort milk and kendamil. Use colief as well although it didn't help baby despite using infacol and colief when I used formula for two days but maybe if I had used a much gentle formula it would have.

@ControlShiftDelete thank you. Really helpful. When I spoke to midwife she said the comfort milk is more about marketing and doesn’t actually make a difference but it that’s two of you saying the same then maybe I should ignore her. They all say seek medical advice before using, did you?

@Emilyj13 I used comfort milk with my son (now nearly 6) as he slept only 20 minutes at a time, rarely at night and screamed A LOT. It did help it wasn't as bad as when I didn't use comfort milk however it turned out to be a dairy intolerance. He couldn't handle any dairy, even once weaned, until over 1 year old and even now if he has too much dairy he tells me he feels like his tummy is on fire!

I'm breastfeeding my daughter but I've tried to cut dairy down as much as possible in my diet as you'd be surprised how often babies can't quite handle it x

@Emilyj13 the only way I can get my son to burp is by holding him right over my shoulder, belly right on it after a few minutes he burps. We tried infacol and didn't make much difference for us!

@Emilyj13 it could be as your midwife has said as I'm not very experienced with formula but I know a lot of friends who tested and tried many formulas for the same reason. Maybe ask her if she could recommend one. Good luck though and I know it could be hell if it doesn't suit your baby's needs.

@sugarplum33 i would be similar! I pump after both morning feeds and that normally gets me enough for a bottle of about 120-150mls in the evening for hubby to do that feed and give me a break! I usually pump for 10-15mins so yes probably averages out at 60-70mls per pump :)

@Applesandpears23 thank you for your useful advice!

@BVIre thanks also! Indeed need to figure best way work for both of us. It happened to me from 6-11pm could take up to hourly feed. Basically nonstop. From nappy change, feed , burp, then cry and cycle continue. so I felt one bottle is not enough or can’t tell how much. Some days every three hours some day is cluster feed pattern.

@Emilyj13 i feel for you. I am first time mum too. The first couple of weeks were indeed hard to bare. Especially I am also recovering also.

my son is six week old. I don’t feed formula. Whenever I feel low I just reminded word of wisdom from my colleagues saying the sleep will get better!

and in my case , indeed! After passing one month mark, there was light in the tunnel. The sleep improved. Baby simply sleep better in block at night. But at the moment there were still some odd days of cluster feeding, which would make me quite tired. But no way close to the early days. Was really challenging time!! Especially I was overwhelmed from all the in-laws want to visiting asking questions etc.

hope it helps!

@Emilyj13 and I meant to add I followed the.mama.coach from Instagram for tips , say about burping . Which I found helpful.

@Emilyj13 it may be something you’ve already tried or something your baby won’t tolerate, but could you try doing some tummy time just before bed? My baby was really struggling to settle at night time and I asked my midwife about it, she suggested doing some tummy time before bed because the pressure on their tummy can help with any trapped wind/pain they might be having and since doing that we have been having much better sleeps! I tend to do the night time tummy time just on my chest rather than on a mat/roll and just 45 mins of being in that position does seem to have made a difference for us x

Hey ladies, my little one is 5 weeks today and not pooped in 3 days, is this normal? She used to poo after every feed!

@Ttcmumma congrats! I am aware that after 4 weeks mark meant to be less poo. But 3 days without poo sounded odd! Are you breastfeeding? Wonder would it be related to your diet if breastfeeding ? Hope it helps!

@Ttcmumma is she having lots of wet nappies?

@Ttcmumma Breastfed babies can start to go longer between poos once they're around that age and it can be a few days. Does baby seem happy and comfortable? If you are worried then give the health visitor a call and in the meantime I'd get prepared for a poonami when it does come!

@MumDaisy1980 @ControlShiftDelete @sugarplum33 thanks ladies! I exclusively pump so yes still breastmilk and lots of wet nappies. She has seemed fine until today shes showing some signs of tummy discomfort and tmi but her farts are very smelly, usually she never smells you can just hear her pass wind lol. Maybe that poonami is on its way! I'll contact someone tomorrow if still no sign of poop by the end of today! Glad to know it can be normal tho

How is everyones babies sleeping? Mine was doing 3/3.5 hour stretches of sleep early on (usually when held) but shes now 4 weeks old and the max she will sleep is 2 or 2.5 hours in a row, including overnight.... I really miss that extra hour and the sleep deprivation is beginning to kick in...im getting about 5 hours of broken sleep per 24 hours🙈

Is this normal? My last baby was formula fed due to being unable to latch, my daughter is ebf so Im not sure if this is a usual sleep pattern. And obviously my parter isnt able to help much with the feeding this time around. Any tips or advice greatly appreciated...
Please tell me it gets better😅

@Janeykat yes in my case sleep get better.

my 6 week old will tuck in 10 or 11pm, sleep for a block of 3-4 hours , I change and feed once/ twice as on demand. Then he back to sleep.

in early days say before 4-weeks mark, he is not settled and the night was a nightmare. I had needed a nap everyday. Now I don’t need a nap and getting things done during the day very slowly.

having said that today is an odd day my son doesn’t settle all day. I basically woke up 2am and have not yet rested. Feel like a zombie but this unusual pattern would happen once or twice occasionally.

My little boy's sleep seems to be constantly changing but he's thankfully doing longer stretches in the night now. Daytimes are a bit fraught as he's struggling to drift off and actually seems to prefer being put down to sleep rather than held.

@Ttcmumma Very impressed you exclusively pump. I've been doing some pumping to boost my supply and it's hard work!

@sugarplum33 thank you! I'm also back to work this week so the exhaustion is really hitting... Let's see how long I last 😅. I have about 90oz in the freezer and always have atleast 15 ounces in the fridge. I pump every 3 hours in the day and every 4 at night. I'm hoping to pump until one day I can slowly cut it out and still have a supply for her to be on breastmilk for her first year.

@Janeykat sleep can be all over the place over here too. Generally she is very good at self soothing at night, on a good night she goes to bed at 9:30, sometimes I stay up an hour or so for me time. She usually wakes after 3 hours, last night she went nearly 5 hours! That's always her best chunk of sleep, then she may wake up one more time for a feed, grunt and make noises in her sleep and then she wants to be up from about 5/6am. If I put her in with me then on the weekend, I can keep her there until maybe 7. I only change poo nappies at night (unless I keep her in bed later at the weekend!) as nappy changing gets her up for the day whatever the time. She's doing fine with no rashes etc and her nappy is changed last thing before sleep and first thing when we wake. Tho we have had nights where she has screamed until 1am, not settled until I go to bed with her or needed to get in with me middle of the night. Usually because of belly pain!

My son on the other hand slept in 20 minute chunks, on me. Wouldn't sleep without me until he was 3 and never slept through the night until he was 4 so I'm taking this good sleep with a pinch of salt. She's also up alot more than expected in the day for a newborn, she can be awake for 4 hours at a time some days! All babies are different. I hope your sleep improves soon. Rest when you can in the daytime too

Mine is 10weeks and we have some sort of routine now we go to bed at 8pm then she wakes up at 2am and 5/6am for feed but after she got her first set of jabs that's kind of gone out the window and when she wakes up at 2am she wont settle till 5

Mine has a bottle and a cuddle at 9pm then sleeps till around 1am. Another bottle n a change and is back asleep until 5am, bottle change and back to sleep until around 9am. So I sleep when she does so I'm getting quite a bit luckily but broken.
However does anyone else's babe just cry if they're awake. I find with mine she's either asleep or unsettled crying even when everything I can think of has been done for her and theres no in between. I'm always just trying to find ways to get her back to sleep n I feel terrible for it but she never just lies awake chilled.

@Aprilpudding24 yep! Sometimes if she's being held she will be awake and content but I do feel like she's either asleep or crying. It's a little bit draining. We get the odd occasion where she's awake and chilled but not often

@Aprilpudding24 yes my baby was like this, I said I would never do this but I have been giving him a dummy and it settles him a lot and means I can put him down for 20 minutes to get something done!

@Aprilpudding24 @Ttcmumma @Pinkstuffs I'm pleased you've said this as I was only saying to hubby this morning that baby only seems to feed, cry and sleep.

I've found my son nearly 6 weeks old gets really upset if he's bored already! He settles once he's under his playmat and will lay under it for up to an hour looking around sometimes!