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I took DD to the Ped yesterday for her reflux. I'm supposed to eliminate dairy, nuts, chocolate and egg for 2 weeks and see if it makes a difference. If not, we will try meds. She also said I could thicken any bottle feeds I do with oatmeal, but im really not comfortable with that at this point given the severity (or rather lack there of) at this point. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

@MMcAlli: her poops are fine, she just has some silent reflux and is generally not super happy during or after feeds. I'm losely cutting stuff out to see if it helps, but not killing myself over it because I think it's more an issue of her being a newborn and excessive gas from not having a great latch and my fast letdown and flow in general. Hoping it improves
As she gets a little bigger. My Ped is very conservative when it comes to meds...

As for your baby crying at night...sounds like the dreaded witching hour(s) and is totally normal. It should improve by 12 weeks. DD1 would cry on and off from 6-10 pm and the only thing I could do is nurse her/swaddle/and blast white noise to keep her mostly content until she went to sleep for good for the night. It's rough but relatively short lived.

@MMcAlli: my guy's been really fussy yesterday and tonight. I'm not sure if it is gas, reflux, or a growth spurt. He doesn't cry he just grunts and fights being laid down but will sleep in my arms. I'm trying to just wait it out but it does get tiring .

Our witching hour seems to be from 4-6 pm and then he thinks It's bed time and goes down for the night between 6-7.

@pastemoo: I just had my friend who was a physical therapist fix it. I think either a chiro or a PT would be best, unless you think it's fractured.

@meadow: Goodness and I thought I was tired!

Who is nursing here? How is it going?

It's been another rough go here. I had trouble with #1 due to his posterior tongue tie, so I made sure I was on top of it at the hospital with #2. The first day or so went ok with nursing, but this child has a really strong suck and slips down from his latch, chomping onto my nipple. My nipples are cracked and bloody. My milk started coming in on day 2, but by day 3, I was totally engorged, making it very hard for DS to latch at all. I started pumping.

Our pediatrician /lac consultant noticed that #2 had a tight frenulum and some limited tongue movement. We went Tues into NYC to see an ENT for the frenulectomy. She also diagnosed me with mastitis! I'm a mess. I've been pumping and trying to heal my nipples. My follow up appointment is tomorrow and I hope to get LO back on the breast.

I promised myself to give nursing a chance, but it's been such a rough go. My husband wants to give up and just give formula. He hates seeing me in pain. I just want to give one more try before totally stopping.

I,of course, am weepy about it all. Sigh.

This baby is so good though. I've heard that bigger babies are better sleepers and it seems to be true. He just sleeps and sleeps, and eats!

I'm trying cutting out caffeine to see if it helps with baby's gas/reflux. Wish me luck. With a toddler up at 5 am every morning and a newborn growth spurt, even having my mom here to help isn't enough to keep calm with my toddler.

@MrsKRB: not this time but definitely last time. I could feel everything swelling too every time i went for a short walk.

@brownepiano: that sounds awful to cut out caffeine!! I didn't have any dairy yesterday and it did seem to help a bit, but it could also have been a coincidence. TBD.

@Alba4: I am having a similar issue with nursing. I went to an LC and things were improving but now she is cluster feeding again and it's bleeding/cracking all over again. Ugh. I just take it one day at a time.
@MrsKRB: IDK about "falling out" but things definitely feel weird. I did accidentally start peeing as soon as I pulled my pants down a few times (a second too soon)--but started doing my kegels again (ouch this early on, getting easier again) and that has stopped. Also, I swear it feels like I broke my tailbone or something and then stitches hurt/are irritated in the weirdest places. I am so uncomfortable.

@brownepiano: aww, happy anniversary!

Yay, finally get to join the postpartum thread! My 1am view, getting to know this new little one.

@runnerd: oh yay!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

Baby eating all day has meant long stretches tonight. I'm hoping for a unicorn baby who sleeps through the night early. It's too soon to tell.

Anyone have the night sweats? I had them last time too and I'm tired of waking up soaked for each feeding.

@runnerd: welcome and love your new view!!

@Alba4: Sorry to hear about your nursing issues... Hope they get better!

@meadow: haha I hear that happens often with LCs... All is fine in their presence but not when you go home or are on your own. Good luck!!

@brownepiano: my baby has been eating all day too! I feel like I feed him then change his diaper and then he's hungry again! He's been pretty good about sleeping longer stretches at night though. Oh and I just woke up sweating...

@pastemoo: my neighbor broke her tailbone during delivery and no one believed her for 6 months! Definitely be persistent about getting an X-ray if it persists.

@brownepiano: yes night sweats! Ugh @catomd00: thank you

@MMcAlli: do you swaddle him? We use thesearch pods https://www.summerinfant.com/swadding/swaddlemepod. And they help so the.babies don't startle themselves.

@brownepiano: which mattress did you get? Every thing I found wasn't firm for infants....

@meadow: I guess I should not have said mattress. I looked at mattresses but they are all expensive for an experiment so we got some thin egg crate foam and cut it to size and put it flat side up. It's so thin and he's so light that he doesn't make a dent in it. But I also value my sleep over following the letter of the guidelines.

Is anyone using a belly compression of any sort? I didn't with my first, but I'm trying sleeping with some high waisted compression underwear this time at night. Don't know if I'll notice a diff but figure can't hurt!