I'll happily wager £5.00 that you're incorrect

 

eat, drink, ****, **** , cry, sleep. and so the cycle continues. just wait till they answer you back when you tell them off!! enjoy them while you can mate.lol.

 

£10.00 says that in 2 years you a Mrs and a bun! That's if you are still here... and not already changing the nappies and buying cream for some cracked nipples!!! lol.

 

£50 and you're on.

I might need a missus first

 

Well.. baby wouldn't settle and listening to his breathing has go us worked up..

I have gotten up and brough baby into computer room with me, hes quieten down now and seem to be sleeping, he was grunting a bit and wheezing. I call the midwifes (on the ward) and they said if hes feeding and good coloured chances are hes ok, but take him to A&E if in doubt... I think we're just panciing over nothing and he seems ok at the moment.

I actually went to bed at 9:30 as I was so tired.. aint slept at all yet ...

 

it is scarey mate i did it twice and i still dont know how i got through it, have u tried to keep him awake up until u go bed and then try and get him to take as much milk as possible ? u might find that helps a little plus most babys sound chesty when there sleeping

 

Yeah, it is worrying when they make funny noises. My son was a right little noise maker at night! I was in three days with him so I was pretty confident he was fine, just noisy. As I was out of the hospital the same day with my daughter every noise worried me. She was fine though.
They like to keep us on our toes!
Something I did, and I am not sure if you noticed the 'fishtanks' in the hospital have adjustable stands to prop baby up slightly?
Roll a towel over the back bar of the moses basket stand so it raises it up a little bit, it helps for things to 'drain' properly if they are a bit mucusy.
As the mw if you want to make sure it is ok to do it still, but it was mine who advised me to do it.

 

Will do .... the misses got 9 hours last night as she relaxed knowing I was awake with him ... I'm tired

 

Midwife wasn't worried, but said if we are to take him to GP, he has to be registered with GP so two bird with one stone, got an appointment at 4:50 today, so for 10 minutes of the docs times its well worth our peace of mind.

 

sure he will fine We were panicking over every noise with ours, its "normal" as its a new experience for you both. We panic now as ours is trying to walk so is falling over a bit (got him a thudguard hat thing just like a padded cycle helmet)

 

Yeah it never hurts to get him looked at for peace of mind.

 

He went to sleep last night after a cluster feed.. and slept till 4am when we woke him for a feed.. he then slept till about 10 minutes ago when he woke asking for breakfast first good nights sleep in 10 days

 

 

Cracking news there Pimmo! A good nights sleep does everyone the world of good.
The cluster feeding is not a problem if the Mrs is happy to do it. It is a good sign that he is feeding well and wants more of the good stuff! lol.
As long as he doesn't do it all night, but you can cross that bridge 'if' it comes to it.

 

Its 10 days today so growth spurt time ...

 

I didn't think they had a growth spurt until 6 weeks?

 

.. no..

When do babies have growth spurts?

Common times for growth spurts are during the first few days at home and around 7-10 days, 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3 months, 4 months, 6 months and 9 months (more or less). Babies don't read calendars, however, so your baby may do things differently.
Growth spurts don't stop after the first year - most moms notice growth spurts every few months during the toddler years and periodically thereafter on through the teenage years.


How long do growth spurts last?

Growth spurts usually last 2-3 days, but sometimes last a week or so.

 

pimmo is on the babysites

the little un is cute mate and once him and u have a routine its all smiles.....well until the teeth start to come

 

ours doesnt stop growing. He is nearly 11 months (on 27th) and is just short of 3 foot tall His gran who looks after him on mondays whilst we are at work, is only 4 foot 8. Our "little un" will be minding her soon

 

James is still feeding now ... so much for in bed by 7pm ...

 

On the subject of growth spurts, my son never really had any.... he has always been consistent with his weight gain. Saying that he is not yet 28lbs and he is 3! Yet my daughter who is not even 2 is 25lbs!!
Like you say pimmo, each to their own. The book, the HV or the website doesn't know a baby like the parentsn
Be careful looking on baby websites, they can be pretty scary! I used to look for all sorts of health advice on those sites and they would scare the crap out of me. Much better speaking to a real person.
As for being in bed by 7..... like you say, baby's cannot read calenders..... or clocks for that matter! lol
James doesn't care what time you put him to bed, if he is hungry, he wants to feed.

One of the reasons I went to formula with my second is because I had a newborn and a 17 months old, and did not have the energy to breastfeed every 2 hours all night and then run around with a toddler all day and get no sleep.
I did it for a week, by which time I had lost that much sleep I stopped, and it was formula all they way. It is not as good as breast milk, and the one and only advantage for me was that she would sleep a good 4 hours, with the formula. All the bottles, and steralising and expense on formula is a nightmare!

James will empty his belly of the breast milk a lot faster as it is such good stuff. he will be hungry twice as fast. Given time he 'may' go longer. I cannot say he 'will' go longer as some babies just like the boob. My friend stopped at 5 months as he went from feeding every 3 hours, to 2 hours and then he wanted it all the time. Other babies are happy to go 4-5 hours once they are in a good routine. But as can be expected, breast feeding is done on demand, and you cannot really tell how much baby has had, so it's a case of if they cry, they probably need feeding. Obviously a nappy check is best done first.

 

yeah .. I reckon if I take what the midwife says, whats said here and on web sites and add in my own opinion and common sense .. I should be all set

 

I had a lovely experience this morning when I went to get the little ones up. They were both awake, standing up in their cots with ear-to-ear grins, holding onto the side of the cot and rattling the bars like fury as if it was just one big game

 

Hes now at 7lbs 10 so close to birth weight again .. hopefully pack on the weight now

 

Nice one, he will start getting a nice appetite now!

 

Back to this now .. as you know baby is breast feeding, but has been feeding LOADS at night before he goes to bed and then throwing loads up..

He had 20 minutes on the boobie, 70ML of breast milk in a bottle, 80ML of formula and still wanted more, he took more boobie and then threw up, we had to hold him till he fell asleep .. any ideas?

 

Firstly... how much is he bringing back up?

Babies naturally possit (so?) after a feed as it is simply their way of getting rid of that little extra bit of milk they do not need, but there is a bit difference between possiting and throwing up.

Is he having 20 mins at the breast and the having 70 mils of expressed milk and then 80 mils of formula. Bare with me, as I work in ounces so that is approx 4 .5 ounces (combining the formula and expressed milk).??
That is a heck of a lot of milk!!
There are a few explanations/ways to help.

1. He is not getting enough at the breast and is then upset and desperate for milk elsewhere. That is pretty doubtful, as I think from your input over the last few weeks, your mrs if producing a good amount of milk.

2. He is may be comfort feeding, and using the breast as a way to fall asleep rather than a feed.
Can I ask why he is having formula is he is getting enough breast milk?
He must be getting plenty of milk, as he is bringing some back up. That is a sure sign that he is getting plenty from a feed.
Some babies have a a very strong need to suck. Dummies are now something positive when it comes the the health of a baby, as they can aid in reducing the risk of SIDS as well as helping a baby to settle after a feed. My son was not overly fussed and has never had a dummy, and neither has my daughter, but she has sucked her thumb from the minute she could get it in her mouth!

I would be 100% happy that he is having plenty (if not too much) when it comes to feeds, and maybe think about dropping the formula. Even if it is only so see if he stops bringing up some milk.
Besides that fact that he is being sick from fullness (maybe) you also have to think that maybe the formula does not agree with him.

I would have a word with your local HV as he seems to be having a lot of milk (regardless of age as all babies are different). As he is being sick he IS taking too much.

I would also attempt to take James away from your mrs after a feed and try and settle him yourself to see if he settles away from the smell of mum's breast milk.

I hope that helps. I am here if you need any more advice, ot just a chat.

 

I dont really have any advice as I don't have any kids I just wanted to wish you luck and say that he is very very cute.

You've made me broody now

Steph xx

 

He hasn't brought any up in the last 24 hours.. the formula was a one off as he was still hungry ..

 

have you tried changing the MAF, or at least replacing the panel filter

oops wrong thread