MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

martafdz

Lol, I cannot wait to be in that phase!!
I think I had about 5h sleep in the last 24h but a feed is due soon and I want to have it ready as soon as she starts rooting, I don't want any chances of her getting unsettled and then getting wind because of the screaming!!
The previous feed, at 11, was straight forward but before that she was screaming for hours until she exhausted herself and had a couple of hours of sleep. I've stirred her milk, instead of shaking the bottle, and it has seemed to work. I'm not counting my chickens yet, as it is only one feed, but I noticed that when I shake it, the milk is full of bubbles, almost foamy. I wonder if that's the cause of most of the wind!!
Oops, LO starting to move, time to pause Stargate Universe and warm up the bottle!!!

katiechoc_2

Morning ladies,

Hi sunshine! How are you getting on? Has Aiden finally shaken that cough? I was wondering about sammie too, I guess her older boys might have only just gone back to school so she might have had her hands full?

George was up twice in the night, second time I couldhae probably got him off with water but I poked him in the face with the sippy cup which didnt go down too well! He's only just woken up so I've had a shower and got a bolognese bubbling on the hob ready for tea. Could get used to him having a lie in if I can get stuff done early on!

twigpig

aventurine - welcome and congrats on your new arrival

dizzyblonde, kira, sunshine - thanks for posting up the baby's dailing feeding routine, this is really helpful......

turtlemoose - love the dadada post. I say dadada, mamama, and bababa to LO and he just bursts out laughing at me like I've told him the best joke ever :rotfl:

I did take away the milk feed last night. Changed his nappy, offered water and put him back down. He whinged for about an hour and then work up a couple of hours later and whinged again. He drank his morning milk at 7am, but didn't appear more hungry. I'm sticking to my guns...

aventurine

Jonno - Thats fab that you're feeling less pain and more positive. I also got told to persevere, and that her clicking and slipping off every few seconds was "maybe just her thing" - grr! When i feel less woolly headed, I'm going to contact someone from Gilly's link. Have 3 or 4 LC's to choose from in my area. Bamama - My LO had a 48 hour clusterfeeding period on day 13/14, drove me nuts too. We're now going through another phase at exactly 3 weeks. Last night she fed at 8pm, 9pm thru till 11pm, 2-3am, 5, 6 and 7am, and currently since 10am. Arghh! Turtlemoose - thanks for the offer I really appreciate it. It would be a little far for me at the moment, but if i don't get anywhere with someone more local, I'll get back to you. Feeling a little knackered to say the least today. Don't think I'll achieve half as much as I did yesterday, got to conserve my energy as I don't know how long this growth spurt will last. OH will be late back tonight too, picking up a new car, as neither of ours were big enough for a family of five. Gone for a mazda 6, I've not even seen it yet! Hope I get a window of opportunity later to cook my hungry boys their dinner.

Bamama

The stupid thing is... it's not the feeding getting me down he can stay on all day for all I care. But I really thought OH would be more supportive.

*Nutella*

Just had an e-mail from Sainsbury's - 1/3 off nappies, wipes, baby toiletries, food and accessories from tomorrow until 15th Jan

Gillyx

Bamama wrote: »

The stupid thing is... it's not the feeding getting me down he can stay on all day for all I care. But I really thought OH would be more supportive.

Aw hun *hugs* I like to think of men like children when a baby comes along, I think they feel pushed out and a bit helpless. Upunsupportive in what way? Is he against you breastfeeding? Or is he just a bit clueless about what he could be doing to help? Would giving him direct instructions help? Like 'would you mind getting me a drink of water as breast feeding is thirsy work?' or even getting him involved with changing baby or holding baby while you pee/shower/etc.

turtlemoose

Bamama my OH and I have really struggled since bubba came along. Granted, we had/have other issues too, but I was devastated at his reaction and behaviour in the first ooh 4 months probably. In hindsight, I should have been clearer about what I needed from him. Like gilly says, be specific. I mentioned this in an earlier post too. Instead of being upset that he's not being supportive, say to him specifically "OH I am very hungry/thirsty/tired. It would really help me if you could make me a sandwich/ fetch me a drink / take the baby out for a walk for at least an hour. Please will you do it for me?".

At 7mo we are getting on loads better, actually better than we have done in over a year

Twigpig I too am in the process of dropping night feeds, last night was night one for me. I went for any waking before 10pm, no milk. Any waking after 10pm, milk, but for strictly 5 minutes then back in cot. He protested quite a lot the first time (about 11:45), but the second time (around 4am) he settled in the cot in under 10 mins. Tonight will be 5 min feed max again, then the next two days will be 3 mins, then no more milk after that. Eek!

Sammie_03

sunshine and katiechoc - I am still here! Had my nans funeral yesterday so obviously I've been busy with things. Will have to have a big catch up on the thread soon as I haven't read back properly.

Noah has started to pull himself up against things, only low surfaces at the moment so he is keeping me busy!
Hope everyone is well. Xx

fluffnutter

turtlemoose wrote: »

Bamama my OH and I have really struggled since bubba came along. Granted, we had/have other issues too, but I was devastated at his reaction and behaviour in the first ooh 4 months probably. In hindsight, I should have been clearer about what I needed from him. Like gilly says, be specific. I mentioned this in an earlier post too. Instead of being upset that he's not being supportive, say to him specifically "OH I am very hungry/thirsty/tired. It would really help me if you could make me a sandwich/ fetch me a drink / take the baby out for a walk for at least an hour. Please will you do it for me?".

At 7mo we are getting on loads better, actually better than we have done in over a year

Twigpig I too am in the process of dropping night feeds, last night was night one for me. I went for any waking before 10pm, no milk. Any waking after 10pm, milk, but for strictly 5 minutes then back in cot. He protested quite a lot the first time (about 11:45), but the second time (around 4am) he settled in the cot in under 10 mins. Tonight will be 5 min feed max again, then the next two days will be 3 mins, then no more milk after that. Eek!

I know Reuben's got a month on Freddie but I think I need to be starting something similar soon. At the moment he's feeding every 90 minutes in the night and I'm exhausted. I'm sure he's not doing it solely out of hunger because he goes far longer in the daytime between feeds.

I'm happy(ish) to start ignoring him when he cries during the night but what about the neighbours? :eek: