Hellobee Boards

@highwire: I bet you're beat!! You just worked your butt off!!

Congrats to all the Nov mamas! Enjoy your little ones

Last night was rough. Middle of the night wakings/feedings are usually a one hour or less event to change him, feed him, and get him settled again. Last night (early this morning) I was up from about 3-5am. Now it isn't even 7am and I'm awake again. I guess we were spoiled with his earlier sleep pattern. I hope he gets back to it because I can't do too many nights of this.

@ChelseaRose: How many times do you have to get up during the night? Sorry you had such a rough one. We weren't so bad, although Operation Sleep in the Moses Basket Not on Mummy was only successful from about 4am to 7am. Still, better than nothing...

@PrincessBaby: could just be your uterus practicing for the big day! For me, BH contractions felt more like period cramps or indigestion. Real contractions started in my lower back and came around to the front lower belly. Sounds like you're getting close!!

@ChelseaRose: same here. I tried to put her down at 9pm like usual and she fussed until 1am. I think its because she had a gigantic poop at 8:30 (hadn't pooped since 10am) and had all this freed up room in her belly and was hungry. So I fed her every hour on the hour and put her down like 6 times and picked hr back up again before she finally settled down for the night.

@travelgirl1: at least you're making progress! By the way, were you the one that asked about your baby's poop being green ams kinda mucusy? LO had that yesterday and this morning and I'm wondering what it is. She doesn't seem to be in pain. But its different than the yellow seedy poop she usually has. I'm wondering if its because I ate a lot of asparagus yesterday or maybe I had milk with my cereal. Hmm. Newborn mysteries!

@JessLC: Yes it was me who posted about that : ) We were worried it might be a dairy intollerance because there's lots of that in my family, but I called the doctor and they said it was probably nothing and not to worry... anyway she had it for a few days and it's pretty much back to normal now, although I have cut right back on dairy... I've replaced milk in my tea and cereal with almond milk so just have dairy once a day.

Aren't newborn issues nuts? Now I'm worried about her strange but painful looking diaper rash, and some little red spots she has under her eyes. I really don't have a clue what I'm doing, lol.

@PrincessBaby: those sound like contractions to me! how are you doing now?

today was worlds better than yesterday. we should be going home tomorrow. baby girl has just been sleeping most of the time! and i just love her. my goodness.

@travelgirl1: Yes, BF'ing is seriously tough stuff. I underestimated just how much of a challenge it is. We are getting better and she acts like she wants to BF, but still fights it with her hands in her face making it difficult to get a decent latch. Once she's on, she only nurses for ten minutes and then she's passed out.

@ChelseaRose: Was your visit with the LC helpful? I saw two different LC's in the hospital who told me two totally different things (along with numerous nurses who tried to help out). I was planning to call tomorrow about a pump rental and to make an appointment for a visit with them. I think a one hour session could be beneficial for me.

My latest worries are her eating habits and digestion. At first, I was afraid that she wasn't eating enough since she only will nurse for 10 minutes at a time and everyone has told me I should be getting 20 - 30 minutes a session. But, up until yesterday, we were getting plenty of wet and dirty diapers, so I'm not sure sure that is an issue. I'm not sure what is normal at this point, but I'm thinking milk supply is not AT ALL an issue (wet t-shirt contest anyone?).

But...Yesterday and today she started spitting up (vomiting?) quite forcefully and in larger amounts than normal spit up. She has also always seemed EXTREMELY legargic immediately after nursing and her eyes are kind of glazed over. I initally had thought that she was just getting so relaxed and sleepy, but now with the projectile spit ups, I'm not so sure. Has anyone experienced anything like this?? After napping for a stretch and a diaper change to rile her up a bit she seems okay. No real fussiness, and she still is showing signs that she is hungry.

I've been a worried mess... I called the ped's office today and they said it sounds like spit up and to feed her no longer than she wants it, burp every 5 minutes, and sit her upright for a 1/2 hour after each feeding. At the doctor appt last Saturday, she hadn't lost any more weight, but hadn't gained either. We go back for a weight check this weekend, so I guess that is the true test of how she is doing.

@PrincessBaby: i had the same thing in the days leading upto my induction and i really think it helped move things along as quickly as they did. i was already 3cm when we started and my labor progressed very well. hope the same for you!

@SLR: ug, it's so hard. Seems like maybe she's getting too much at once? It's tough stuff. I was thinking my LO was struggling with oversupply because she chokes on the breast after latching. It's hard to know what to do! Good luck!

@SLR: I am no expert but maybe it is reflux? Read a lil about it on the oct mama's thread... hugggs bf is si hard

@kml636: we have a pack n play set up next to my side of the bed that we use and then eventually end up in nursery to change/feed him. I fell.asleep w him in the glider yest...

Tonight I am sleeping on the couch and he's in the swing. Just because that's where we ended up falling asleep for the night... havent been up to change him yet.

Anyone else teary?

Had tears twice today. Once at dr when we found out A hadnt gained any weight since last fri. (He'd lost a lot at his first appt). And then after dinner.I cried a lil bit on dh's shoulder (literally) just from pure exhaustion and sadness over how hard this all is even tho we've been so lucky not to have any major issues... ih the hormones!

@mrsjyw: I cried yesterday when DH ran out for awhile. Tears of gratitude for our healthy girl and also tears for just bring overwhelmed with changes!

Oh goodness I cry every evening around dinner time. I'm ok before and after, but from 5-8 I'm pretty much a weepy mess.

I've been up since 2:00 AM - baby will not stay asleep for anything. My mom is spending the night, so in a couple hours I think she'll take over.

I have to laugh at all of the posts that have shown up here for me since 11pm...looks like we are all having quite a few middle of the night wakings

Baby Girl sleeps better during the day...it's odd. She sleeps in the same place but yet during the day sleeping 2-2.5 hours is common. At night, I'm lucky if she goes down for 90 minutes.

We have our first pedi appt at 1130 today...hopefully it will go well!

We are having a much better night over here. He woke up to nurse at 4:30 after sleeping since 11pm. I went to sleep as soon as he was down, so I got a solid 5 hour stretch! The LC that I saw earlier this week said she thought he could sleep longer than 3-4 hours because he's bigger now (over 10 lbs) and she was right!

He's been sleeping swaddled in his crib one and off since about 2 weeks (he's 4 weeks old now) because he is sooooo noisy when he's sleeping. The co-sleeper bassinet rarely gets used other than as a place for me to set up his monitor. I felt really bad about him sleeping in the crib at first, but I think it works better for all of us. With the monitor on I still get to him when he's just stirring and not really awake or crying.

@JessLC: Yay, that's great! Do you feel better for it? Much better for us too, thanks. Swaddling A's arms worked a treat and she slept in Moses basket all night but she slept so well she wouldn't wake up to feed! I tried twice and she hardly ate at all. Not sure how to fix that.

@ChelseaRose: glad you had a better night too! Do you know how much they are meant to weigh before they can sleepthrough? sA has her birth weight back but maybe still too small..

@travelgirl1: the LC said that usually if a baby is over 10 lbs and around six weeks then they should be capable of sleeping for 5-6 hour stretches. They also need to be gaining well so that you no longer need to wake them to feed them.

@travelgirl1: yes I feel much more rested today. The previous night was the first night she really fussed like that. She usually sleeps 4 hour stretches at night so we only have to wake up once or twice. I'm so glad the swaddling worked out! My LO seems kinda indifferent to swaddling so sometimes we do it and sometimes we don't. She doesn't seem Affected either way. For getting your baby to wake up, u can try changing the diaper, tickling or flicking the feet, placing cold hands on her body or placing a cold wash cloth on her...talking loudly helps too.

@ChelseaRose: omg. 5-6 hour stretches of sleep sounds so good right now! I think LO is just over 9lbs so we have a little ways tko go. We have her one month appt tomorrow so we will see.

@MamaMoose: Awwww I feel bad for laughing! That's all you want in the middle of the night, eh? That's one reason I'm glad I had a c-section, my pelvic floors are A Okay, I hope anyway!