Baby's belly stump is loose now, I'm finding some yellow stains on his clothes and am worried it's oozing stuff cos the stump is getting pulled when we hold him. Anything I should do about the stump before it falls off?
It will have a tad of goopy blood/gunk when its coming off. As long as you don't see any redness or swelling in that area it should be fine. Don't pull or touch it and make sure it stays really dry and it should come off really soon. If you suspect an infection, than put in a call to your pedi, but having some discharge on his clothes does sound normal and happened with both my kids.
All of the above, but I also wanted to give a heads up in case....dd stump stunk!!! Omg the odor! It was so bad I was worried it could be infected. No redness or swelling, not hot to the touch. It did get goo-y though. The dr checked her out and it's normal. She said it's basically rotting flesh. EWW! As long as no signs if infection, it'a normal. It fell off 2 days later and scabbed. At her wcc, dr said it's normal and it fell off. Ds never had weird stump issues.
Any suggestions for keeping LO's nails trimmed? I have scratches all over my boobs and her face is not much better-- I use mittens as much as possible, but she loves her hands so I don't always like putting her mitts on. I tried filing them but they still feel razor sharp. Any other ideas?
You can clip them very carefully but the best thing is really to bite them. The skin behind the nail is higher than normal so with clippers it's easy to snip it and get a bleeder. You could also try a light filing.
It will have a tad of goopy blood/gunk when its coming off. As long as you don't see any redness or swelling in that area it should be fine. Don't pull or touch it and make sure it stays really dry and it should come off really soon. If you suspect an infection, than put in a call to your pedi, but having some discharge on his clothes does sound normal and happened with both my kids.
All of the above, but I also wanted to give a heads up in case....dd stump stunk!!! Omg the odor! It was so bad I was worried it could be infected. No redness or swelling, not hot to the touch. It did get goo-y though. The dr checked her out and it's normal. She said it's basically rotting flesh. EWW! As long as no signs if infection, it'a normal. It fell off 2 days later and scabbed. At her wcc, dr said it's normal and it fell off. Ds never had weird stump issues.
As pp said, keep it dry, it will fall off soon.
It fell off today!!! Yes, it was a bit stinky and gooey. I totally thought it was infected and asked my pediatric doctor friend about it. She told me to calm my tits down and it looked normal.
Any suggestions for keeping LO's nails trimmed? I have scratches all over my boobs and her face is not much better-- I use mittens as much as possible, but she loves her hands so I don't always like putting her mitts on. I tried filing them but they still feel razor sharp. Any other ideas?
I've given up on trimming LO's nails, they're way too soft to be clipped or filed. Instead of mittens, put socks on her paws. Socks stay on all day for my LO. I take them off when he's alert and wants to play. They go back on when he falls asleep.
Any suggestions for keeping LO's nails trimmed? I have scratches all over my boobs and her face is not much better-- I use mittens as much as possible, but she loves her hands so I don't always like putting her mitts on. I tried filing them but they still feel razor sharp. Any other ideas?
You can clip them very carefully but the best thing is really to bite them. The skin behind the nail is higher than normal so with clippers it's easy to snip it and get a bleeder. You could also try a light filing.
I'm a FTM, so feel free to toss this suggestion, but the nurses at the hospital showed me how to file their nails during naps, and it's way less traumatic than I feared. Filing it is for me!
So we have a bassinet that we are using in the bedroom. It has wheels so we were moving it to the den during the day and back at night. I got tired of doing that so DH put the pack and play in the den with the changing station and bassinet part. It has worked out well, less moving , etc. She slept fine in the bassinet before.
Then two nights ago Quinn wouldn't calm down with a bottle. So to let DH sleep for work, I came to the den and ended up calming her here and put her in the pack n play. I slept on the sofa.
Now it's night two of everytime I put her down in the bassinet she wakes up, but if I put her in the pack n play she sleeps. (Just woke from a 1:30-5 am stretch).
Anyone else have a sleeper who is picky of location? I'm thinking we will try one more night with the bassinet otherwise, the pack and play is going to move to the bedroom permantly.
Post by hollydfromtn on Feb 23, 2015 6:35:35 GMT -5
I just asked this in the J15 spam but I figured it belongs here too. When does their breathing even out? DS likes to randomly hold his breath for a few seconds at a time throughout the day and it really freaks me out. He's just over 3wks old so I have a feeling it may be a while and I'm just going to have I deal with it.
So we have a bassinet that we are using in the bedroom. It has wheels so we were moving it to the den during the day and back at night. I got tired of doing that so DH put the pack and play in the den with the changing station and bassinet part. It has worked out well, less moving , etc. She slept fine in the bassinet before.
Then two nights ago Quinn wouldn't calm down with a bottle. So to let DH sleep for work, I came to the den and ended up calming her here and put her in the pack n play. I slept on the sofa.
Now it's night two of everytime I put her down in the bassinet she wakes up, but if I put her in the pack n play she sleeps. (Just woke from a 1:30-5 am stretch).
Anyone else have a sleeper who is picky of location? I'm thinking we will try one more night with the bassinet otherwise, the pack and play is going to move to the bedroom permantly.
Hmmm.. My little one is like this too but his bedroom is colder than the front room with the P&P. So I have to dress him a bit warmer for night time sleep. Could there be an environmental factor there that makes her feel more cozy in the P&P? Maybe the angle of the bassinet vs. P&P? I would also try and have her take a nap or 2 in the location you would like her to sleep at night so she becomes more accustomed to it.
I just asked this in the J15 spam but I figured it belongs here too. When does their breathing even out? DS likes to randomly hold his breath for a few seconds at a time throughout the day and it really freaks me out. He's just over 3wks old so I have a feeling it may be a while and I'm just going to have I deal with it.
It's freaky to watch but totally normal. Newborns do "periodic breathing."
Little squirt woke up the past two days with a goopy crusty right eye. It isn't red or irritated just crusty. Should I call the pediatrician or is this just congestion?
Mine has the same issue. Doc said it was probably a clogged tear duct and to just massage her tear duct a bit every day. It seems to help a bit, but it still gets a bit crusty. I clean it with a warm, wet cotton ball.
Does it cause confusion for LO that he doesn't sleep consistently in the same bed? We pretty much have a bed for LO in every room we hang out in. If my mum's watching him, he'd sleep in the pack n play. If DH is watching him, he'd be in a bassinet in the study and during my graveyard shift, he might sleep in the crib in the nusery while I pump, but mostly in the cosleeper in our bedroom. I've read about establishing routine for babies so they can adjust to day and night. Wondering if having too many beds woukd be too difficult for LO to adapt. He actually sleeps well in every bed and doesn't seem to show a preference for any one of them.
Does it cause confusion for LO that he doesn't sleep consistently in the same bed? We pretty much have a bed for LO in every room we hang out in. If my mum's watching him, he'd sleep in the pack n play. If DH is watching him, he'd be in a bassinet in the study and during my graveyard shift, he might sleep in the crib in the nusery while I pump, but mostly in the cosleeper in our bedroom. I've read about establishing routine for babies so they can adjust to day and night. Wondering if having too many beds woukd be too difficult for LO to adapt. He actually sleeps well in every bed and doesn't seem to show a preference for any one of them.
I think there could be lots of answers to this depending on parenting style so I will just give my opinion. At this age no, I don't think its confusing for them. But, it is easier to establish a predictable routine early. If ultimately you would like baby to a nap in the crib and sleep at night in the crib, its easier to get that routine started now then say at 7 or 8 months when things like separation anxiety set in. I don't at all mean live by a super strict schedule or anything, cause babies need on demand attention/feedings etc right now, but in my opinion, now is easier to get that routine started. You need to be flexible as sleeping and eating change all the time for kids, but predicability is good. I hope that makes sense? Just my opinion!
Does it cause confusion for LO that he doesn't sleep consistently in the same bed? We pretty much have a bed for LO in every room we hang out in. If my mum's watching him, he'd sleep in the pack n play. If DH is watching him, he'd be in a bassinet in the study and during my graveyard shift, he might sleep in the crib in the nusery while I pump, but mostly in the cosleeper in our bedroom. I've read about establishing routine for babies so they can adjust to day and night. Wondering if having too many beds woukd be too difficult for LO to adapt. He actually sleeps well in every bed and doesn't seem to show a preference for any one of them.
I agree with PP, this one is kind of a matter of opinion. It also may vary by child. On one hand, if LO is flexible about where he sleeps and maintains that flexibility past the first few months, it could be a good thing that you're getting him used to a bunch of possible sleep locations. On the other, LO may lose that flexibility around 3/4 months, and then it'll be harder to get a routine established. I'd vote for doing what you want for the first month or two but then focusing on putting him where you really want him to be able to sleep, picking 2 or maybe 3 locations. (Maybe the cosleeper, crib, and pack n play?)
With my first I loved that he'd sleep anywhere through any kind of noise and I wanted to "keep that going," so as a newborn I rarely put him in a quiet, dark spot to sleep during the day. He lost that ability around that 3/4 month mark and I didn't recognize it - I just assumed he'd nap whenever he felt tired, so if he wasn't napping I thought that he mustn't have been tired. I ended up really messing up his ability to nap and once I realized that I'd screwed up, it took weeks of daily struggles to get him napping well. (I had always put him in a quiet dark place to sleep at night - either the bassinet in our room or, when he was older, in his crib in his room - and he's always been a fantastic night sleeper. OT, I'm crossing my fingers that #2 sleeps as well!)
You can clip them very carefully but the best thing is really to bite them. The skin behind the nail is higher than normal so with clippers it's easy to snip it and get a bleeder. You could also try a light filing.
I'm a FTM, so feel free to toss this suggestion, but the nurses at the hospital showed me how to file their nails during naps, and it's way less traumatic than I feared. Filing it is for me!
I was told that it's not necessarily the best thing to bite them for sanitation reasons, though I was also told by someone else that biting is just fine. With my first, my DH was really good at clipping carefully and never cut LO, so that's what we did. DH is actually still the primary fingernail clipper for my DS
LO's every 2 hour feeding schedule continued into the 3rd day. I'm a bit worried he's not getting enough sleep. I've even bumped up his amount to 3oz per feed, but he's still not sleeping longer. He's 19 days old, basically he only sleeps an hour at most at a time. He's like clock work when it comes to his milk, wakes up at exactly 1hr and 50 mins after the start of his last feed, cries and roots around. Is that normal? I'm really tired even though I'm only bottle feeding and pumping. I'm hoping this is just a phase he'll eventually get out of. Or at least is something I can fix with a pediatrician.
Hi girls! Second day home here. LO has had some stinky gas and pooping frequently. I know he is only 6 days old but when do you know to give him gas drops? He is cranky and making faces and cries and pushes up against me with his legs with the gas or tummy issues, any advice?
Hi girls! Second day home here. LO has had some stinky gas and pooping frequently. I know he is only 6 days old but when do you know to give him gas drops? He is cranky and making faces and cries and pushes up against me with his legs with the gas or tummy issues, any advice?
I gave ds gas drops, but he was older. When he got painful gas, I would lay him on lap, get his legs and and push up as if your trying to get his knees to touch his chest, not like you are changing his diaper. I did this until he passed gas. I also gently rubbed his tummy in a circular motion clockwise and then knee to chest. It helped him. Hopefully it will help your LO. Good luck
Post by hollydfromtn on Feb 24, 2015 16:38:27 GMT -5
missys They gave my LO gas drops while we were still in the hospital and I've been giving them to him every now and then since we've been home. DS has really been struggling with tummy pains this week so he's probably had the drops once or twice a day for the past 3 days or so.
Sounds like your LO is heading into a growth spurt. For a couple days they eat more, sleep less and can be really grouchy. I think the first one can happen from 3 to 6 weeks old. Keep pumping and feeding as baby eats cause it also boosts your supply for babies growing food needs. It should pass in a few days. Its a trying few days while its happening. Hang in there mama!
LO's every 2 hour feeding schedule continued into the 3rd day. I'm a bit worried he's not getting enough sleep. I've even bumped up his amount to 3oz per feed, but he's still not sleeping longer. He's 19 days old, basically he only sleeps an hour at most at a time. He's like clock work when it comes to his milk, wakes up at exactly 1hr and 50 mins after the start of his last feed, cries and roots around. Is that normal? I'm really tired even though I'm only bottle feeding and pumping. I'm hoping this is just a phase he'll eventually get out of. Or at least is something I can fix with a pediatrician.
Sounds like your LO is heading into a growth spurt. For a couple days they eat more, sleep less and can be really grouchy. I think the first one can happen from 3 to 6 weeks old. Keep pumping and feeding as baby eats cause it also boosts your supply for babies growing food needs. It should pass in a few days. Its a trying few days while its happening. Hang in there mama!
LO's every 2 hour feeding schedule continued into the 3rd day. I'm a bit worried he's not getting enough sleep. I've even bumped up his amount to 3oz per feed, but he's still not sleeping longer. He's 19 days old, basically he only sleeps an hour at most at a time. He's like clock work when it comes to his milk, wakes up at exactly 1hr and 50 mins after the start of his last feed, cries and roots around. Is that normal? I'm really tired even though I'm only bottle feeding and pumping. I'm hoping this is just a phase he'll eventually get out of. Or at least is something I can fix with a pediatrician.
Thanks for your reply! I've read up some and thought the growth spurt is a bit later, so I freaked out. I'm feeling like an even bigger failure right now. First I couldn't hack breastfeeding, now I don't express enough to last half a day. I'm seriously going to take your advice and pump every 2 hours whenever he eats, even though there won't be much.
Hi girls! Second day home here. LO has had some stinky gas and pooping frequently. I know he is only 6 days old but when do you know to give him gas drops? He is cranky and making faces and cries and pushes up against me with his legs with the gas or tummy issues, any advice?
I was just wondering this. I feel like he spends half the time he is awake struggling to poop or fart or shart. Grunting and making angry baby face. Dr. Google says this normal but paranoid FTM is concerned!
Seems like a terrible thing to say- I am glad to see mine isn't the only one with the baby grunts half his waking moments. He goes all red in the face whilst struggling to fart or poop.
Post by FlutterOfYoshis on Feb 24, 2015 18:44:20 GMT -5
How can you distinguish between "60 second sizzle" and just a bad latch? I've tried a few different feeding positions and they all seem to hurt the same. I've had a bit of bleeding on my nipples since the first day and I have no idea how it'll ever heal if LO keeps feeding so vigorously. It makes me hesitate to BF my baby sometimes because I'm anticipating the intense pain. I signed up for a BF group that meets tomorrow to hopefully help, but I'm already embarrassed to have others see my pain.
I know it's only been a week and it could just need time and baby's growth to right itself, but I think I'm just needing other moms to tell me it'll be ok and I'll get through it somehow. Any helpful suggestions/encouraging thoughts would be appreciated--I'm feeling down about it.
FlutterOfYoshis, I'm a FTM so no help from me, but I'm going through the same thing so I'm watching for responses. When the at-home-nurse/LC came 5 days after delivery and I told her what was going on, she showed me how to get a proper latch but it still hurt. I'm using gel pads and hoping my nips toughen up soon.
Sounds like your LO is heading into a growth spurt. For a couple days they eat more, sleep less and can be really grouchy. I think the first one can happen from 3 to 6 weeks old. Keep pumping and feeding as baby eats cause it also boosts your supply for babies growing food needs. It should pass in a few days. Its a trying few days while its happening. Hang in there mama!
Thanks for your reply! I've read up some and thought the growth spurt is a bit later, so I freaked out. I'm feeling like an even bigger failure right now. First I couldn't hack breastfeeding, now I don't express enough to last half a day. I'm seriously going to take your advice and pump every 2 hours whenever he eats, even though there won't be much.
I think dd is in a growth spurt. She will be 3 weeks tomorrow. She actually wakes up to eat (shes a sleepy, lazy baby). When she is awake, she wants to eat and eats for Ionger. I keep putting her on the boob when she wants. I know it will pass.
FlutterOfYoshis, I'm a FTM so no help from me, but I'm going through the same thing so I'm watching for responses. When the at-home-nurse/LC came 5 days after delivery and I told her what was going on, she showed me how to get a proper latch but it still hurt. I'm using gel pads and hoping my nips toughen up soon.
It's always nice to know you're not alone. I want so badly to be able to breastfeed, but I'm honestly not sure how much more I can take.
How can you distinguish between "60 second sizzle" and just a bad latch? I've tried a few different feeding positions and they all seem to hurt the same. I've had a bit of bleeding on my nipples since the first day and I have no idea how it'll ever heal if LO keeps feeding so vigorously. It makes me hesitate to BF my baby sometimes because I'm anticipating the intense pain. I signed up for a BF group that meets tomorrow to hopefully help, but I'm already embarrassed to have others see my pain.
I know it's only been a week and it could just need time and baby's growth to right itself, but I think I'm just needing other moms to tell me it'll be ok and I'll get through it somehow. Any helpful suggestions/encouraging thoughts would be appreciated--I'm feeling down about it.
To help heal the bleeding, I did the saline rinse recommended on Kelly mom here. I healed in 2-3 days when I thought I never would!
Definitely meet a with an LC to check out the latch. Don't be embarrassed! It happens to many many women. The breastfeeding board here is really helpful too!
Keep the gel pads in the fridge. Ice. Air out whenever you can. Earth mama angel baby nipple butter worked better for me than lanolin.
How can you distinguish between "60 second sizzle" and just a bad latch? I've tried a few different feeding positions and they all seem to hurt the same. I've had a bit of bleeding on my nipples since the first day and I have no idea how it'll ever heal if LO keeps feeding so vigorously. It makes me hesitate to BF my baby sometimes because I'm anticipating the intense pain. I signed up for a BF group that meets tomorrow to hopefully help, but I'm already embarrassed to have others see my pain.
I know it's only been a week and it could just need time and baby's growth to right itself, but I think I'm just needing other moms to tell me it'll be ok and I'll get through it somehow. Any helpful suggestions/encouraging thoughts would be appreciated--I'm feeling down about it.
FTM with an inside baby still, but T&Ps as you and LO work through this. Hope your BF group helps; try not to be embarrassed - those women have been where you've been before. Kudos to you for putting forth the effort to keep going!
How can you distinguish between "60 second sizzle" and just a bad latch? I've tried a few different feeding positions and they all seem to hurt the same. I've had a bit of bleeding on my nipples since the first day and I have no idea how it'll ever heal if LO keeps feeding so vigorously. It makes me hesitate to BF my baby sometimes because I'm anticipating the intense pain. I signed up for a BF group that meets tomorrow to hopefully help, but I'm already embarrassed to have others see my pain.
I know it's only been a week and it could just need time and baby's growth to right itself, but I think I'm just needing other moms to tell me it'll be ok and I'll get through it somehow. Any helpful suggestions/encouraging thoughts would be appreciated--I'm feeling down about it.
To help heal the bleeding, I did the saline rinse recommended on Kelly mom here. I healed in 2-3 days when I thought I never would!
Definitely meet a with an LC to check out the latch. Don't be embarrassed! It happens to many many women. The breastfeeding board here is really helpful too!
Keep the gel pads in the fridge. Ice. Air out whenever you can. Earth mama angel baby nipple butter worked better for me than lanolin.
Also unrefined coconut oil is good. My chiro said today that there are prescription creams for nipple pain that an LC can't prescribe so check with your doc too. I tried a few different LCs and had a better experience with the one through the moms group and a LC training school that the ones through the hospital but too many opinions can also be challenging. We were dealing with a tongue tie issue and I think if you have pain past the 60 definitely talk to someone. The first few weeks were excruciating. Look up laid back or reclined nursing. I rotated through lots of different positions to keep the pain from being all in one spot. And we supplemented a little for a few weeks so I pumped a bit too.
How can you distinguish between "60 second sizzle" and just a bad latch? I've tried a few different feeding positions and they all seem to hurt the same. I've had a bit of bleeding on my nipples since the first day and I have no idea how it'll ever heal if LO keeps feeding so vigorously. It makes me hesitate to BF my baby sometimes because I'm anticipating the intense pain. I signed up for a BF group that meets tomorrow to hopefully help, but I'm already embarrassed to have others see my pain.
I know it's only been a week and it could just need time and baby's growth to right itself, but I think I'm just needing other moms to tell me it'll be ok and I'll get through it somehow. Any helpful suggestions/encouraging thoughts would be appreciated--I'm feeling down about it.
This sounds like me the first time around. The thought of feeding DD1 would cause a lot of anxiety. I hated it, it hurt so much! But eventually it got better and better. I BF'ed for 14 months. IMO its still initial nipple pain. Give it two full weeks and stay on top of the nipple cream.
Don't be embarrassed about the pain. It is what it is and it hurts! Good for you for joining a group!
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