Babies Born October 1st ~ 15th 2008

[*Tanya*]

PP - I'm still up at 11pm because I can't get Maya into bed for the night till 10-11pm! Usually I have to do a feed somewhere between 9 and 10pm, plus settling time, which means I don't get to bed till somewhere between 10 and 11.30pm.

csab - I hope Olivia has a good weight gain at her next weighing.

Maya's crying again. DH is attending to her.. but I guess I'll have to try another feed soon.

[kuraiza]

Worst-night-ever!

Fed Jude at 8pm hoping to get to bed early. No. Fed again at 10pm then trying to settle until midnight. Woke up again at 2am, settling until 4am, then woke up at 4.45am, at which point I fed him some formula which settled him until 8am but I had a very troubled sleep. Finally got some sleep from 9am until 11.45am.

How will I get through today? I wonder if Jude's sick.

[katones]

well we managed quite well last night with NO ore co-sleeping!!!

Jack fed at 8.30pm.. and went down well and slept til 2am..fed and then went straight back to sleep til around.... 5.30am... fed and back to sleep til around 9am
I was soo sad i missed my lil man in bed with me.... hubby said he could see that i missed him!!

BUT his day sleeps are horrid!!!!... i now have him in the sling...to get him to sleep...

Kuraiza....does he have any temps?? if not i would just say... he had a shiat night and is just being a bub!!!

[*Tanya*]

kuraiza - I can't remember where I read it.. but I read somewhere that babies go through a growth spurt around 6 weeks, where they need more food but there's not enough supply, so they feed more often and are more unsettled until more milk comes in. Maybe that's what's happening? But really.. I have no idea!

katones - Maya's day sleeps are horrid too! I put Maya down at 1.30pm after a feed, then resettled her at 1.50pm and again at 2.15pm. Wonder how long she'll stay down for now.

I just realised today that I have no idea how to tell when Maya's hungry or just needs to be resettled?! Normally I feed her every time she wakes but today I've tried resettling instead and if she sleeps for a bit then I let her sleep but if she won't go to sleep then I feed her.

[katones]

Itsme.. i feel the same!!! i get so sick of re-settling him though.... then i end up really frustrated!!!

[PinkPalace]

itsme - what i have started doing is giving DS the dummy and tyring for 15 minutes if he still wont settle then i assume it is hunger and feed him (this is if he wakes and crys under 3 hrs),

I have been trying not to feed less than 3 hrly so that he gets more effiecient with bigger feeds to last longer overnight.

last night he went to bed at 9pm and woke at 2am then woke at 5am. so i was happy with that.

He has been screaming all morning since 730am and got him to sleep finally at 11am (after a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge poo - hence why he was crying i guess) and is still asleep!).

[*Tanya*]

PP - Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try settling for 15 minutes before feeding. During the day I seem to be feeding every 2 hours at the moment - so far today I've fed at 3am, 8am, 10am, 12am and 2.30am. I am grateful that the 2 hour feeds aren't during the night, but it's still exhausting doing them during the day. It sounds like waiting for 3 hours is working for you! I hope you got a good sleep last night.

katones - Yes I am sick of resettling too. Happily she seems to settle ok at night time, but during the day I can barely sit down.

Maya won't take a dummy. Is there some trick to it? Or just some bubs don't like them?

I just don't know how much play time I should give her, how often I should try feeding and when to tell that she's getting tired. I'm in a very frustrated mood today and suddenly feel like I know nothing!

[csab]

Itsme - None of mine took the dummy, they did at first and then a few days later spat it out and acted like they were choking on it. So never bothered with it after that, thought it was better anyway not giving it to them as thought what a pain it would be to get them off it. Havent tried at all with Olivia, dont recall really even trying with DD2 either.

I am up with Olivia all afternoon, until she her bedtime around 9-10.30pm. Olivia had slept like normal with an extra half hour added last night from 10pm until 5am. She is such a good sleeper at night (touch wood) I am so proud of her.

Had the Dr check her rash out again so will put some prescribed cream on her face now, he thought that it would be better to try and get rid of it since it has been a week since he last saw her. Fingers crossed her face will be all cleared up soon.

[PinkPalace]

itsme. DD was a 2hr snacker. that s why i am vowing to stretch them out this time as it drove me crazy.. she was feeding 2hrly until 4months 24hr a day then during the day until 7 months!

As for the dummy. DD only has hers at night in bed now. we stopped her having it in waking hours about 7-8 months and she was fine!

[SamiH]

Dummy - itsme some bubs just don't want them! But mine have There is a bit of a knack the first few times, gently holding it in so they get the feeling of sucking it in and not pushing it back out with their tongue, once they have a grip they either suck furiously and settle or keep spitting it out etc ... try it when they are calm and not stressed or crying - it will only upset them more to have something foreign shoved in their mouth, it might help Maya if she has some wind too as often they just wanna suck for comfort but the milk thing gets in their way and increases their belly-ache - I think that is how we have kept Zander's tummy pains at a lower level than they would be - poor little mite has a hard time sometimes. Um, what else .... babies at this age should be *awake* on average 1 hr - 1hr15min, you should see tired signs by this time, the trick is to try and catch them as soon as they start .... it is hard work and nothing much else gets done - but just look after you and your bubby.

Zander had bad pains last night and screamed with real tears for about an hour last night so he had his first dose of paracetomol - poor darling. He was in such pain. Of course it was between 7pm and 8pm - with DH away so I had to get the other 2 to bed as well, I was soooooo drained by 8.30pm once they were all asleep I went to bed straight away. I heard him stir quite a few times but I have this *thing* that unless he is waaahh'ing or cries out, I won't get up to groans and moans - and he fed at 3.30am and settled really well afterwards until 7am.

Let's all hope for a better night tonight.

[katones]

Jack has a dummy only because when he was in the SCN/NICU they gave him one!!!
his day sleeps are SHIAT!!!! touch wood he stays alseep now... til about 7ish....
he settled beautifully last night hope it continues...
one other thing someone suggested to me.. and i did it last night...
my PJ t-shirt that i wore yesturday(i leaked boobie milk on it) i put over his matress in his bassinette (tucked in tightly).. it has my smell all over it and he is MUCH more content when he does sleep.

[Hollye]

Mia has a dummy.. she loves it. She doesnt need it to sleep she just enjoys having it in her mouth. if u pulled it out, she doesnt care. if shes screaming i rub it on the roof of her mouth for her to grab it.

[PinkPalace]

kat - ethan prob only has 1-2 good sleeps a day. usually awaje for 3 hrs between.
they say at this age to stimulate for only 20 minutes after a feed then settle but it is impossible to do that with a 17 month old running around screaming :P

[AmandaJ]

Dummys all my boys have had a dummy a one stage or another, they are a god send most of the time. Julian hasn't got one yet, but if he needs one I will defineately give him one. The only problem is when the first get , you can be up half the night putting it back in as they cry when they drop it.

Growth spurts happen at 3weeks, 6weeks and 3mths, bub will feed more often to get more milk to be produced, I agree with Sami, usually you think you milk has gone but it's just them trying to get more milk to be made.

I've found out that after I've had curry/spicey food, Julian gets colic like pains and we're up almost all night. This happened on Monday night, I think that I got about 2hrs sleep that night, the poor baby. I'm going to the BB xmas dinner on Saturday night with DH and Julian so that should be fun.

hugs xoxo

[katones]

well we had a shiat night!!!! DS fed at 8.30 pm then again after 9, then again at 11...then again at oh i can't really rmember now....then my phone rang at 8am while i was sleeping...DS is still asleep now... i look like i stuck my finger in a power point.. my hair is everywhere and i am about to give up the Boobies it isn't sustaining him at all.

[PinkPalace]

kat - like amanda says he is prob having a growth spurt.
ds cluster feeds in the evenings too.

you r doing a great job!

[katones]

well my boy has just had a feed and is down for a sleep... i hope/pray he has a decent sleep....

[Hollye]

katones - hugs hun! xoxo

PP - madly keep checking the mail today..

Was a fannnnnnnnnntastic night. Mia slept 8pm till 1am and 2am till 6am and 6:45am till 9:45am.. ahhh was lovley!

whats everyones plans for today..? except raising their children.. hrmmm i dont seem to do anything else either.