Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jun 24, 2015 16:43:56 GMT -5
@poppyc8. My LO rolls to her side to sleep and we still swaddle her (arms in). She's never rolled more than on to her side and she is also an awesome sleeper (4-5hrs at a time). I'm just rolling with it, she's never "rolled" any farther than onto her side....
We were given a supplemental nursing system to encourage baby to feed at the breast and also help build up my supply - it worked twice since we've been home but now we're both covered in milk and I'm pumping. She's already figured out how to dislodge the tube!
I wish she'd nurse more. I miss straight up nursing her.
Once or twice a day when you have help to try help you out, try the sns again.
Or swaddle her tightly when she's nursing to keep the hands down and use a stronger tape to hold the tubing down. Some have success using a hands free pumping bra or homemade one with the holes cut out of a sport bra and running the tubing UNDER the bra so there is less that baby can dislodge.
We've been using it al day with success! She just fell asleep on it, making it her least successful feed since the milk bath of this morning. She gained 5 ounces at her checkup today!
Once or twice a day when you have help to try help you out, try the sns again.
Or swaddle her tightly when she's nursing to keep the hands down and use a stronger tape to hold the tubing down. Some have success using a hands free pumping bra or homemade one with the holes cut out of a sport bra and running the tubing UNDER the bra so there is less that baby can dislodge.
We've been using it al day with success! She just fell asleep on it, making it her least successful feed since the milk bath of this morning. She gained 5 ounces at her checkup today!
she gained 5 oz in how many days? sounds good to me.
Sometimes they are going to fall asleep nursing, it's normal and expected and frustrating but ok.
My son has been rolling onto his side nearly every time we put him down. He won't keep his arms in when we swaddle him and hasn't since he was born. Not too concerned here since he isn't flipping back and forth, and the pediatrician said it was fine.
so are you not swaddling? or swaddling arms out? what do you mean by he isnt flipping back & forth so you arent concerned? DD is flipping back to side and then she goes to her back again from her side. she just hasnt rolled to her tummy yet
Swaddling arms out. We put him on his back and he rolls to the side, but doesn't flip to his back or to his other side, just stays on his side until he wakes up to eat
@amyg in two days. She won't continue that growth rate, I'm sure, but I'm hoping by the time she goes back next week for a weight check my supply's been boosted enough so we're more on an on-demand schedule.
Baby girl has been extremely gassy lately, to the point she sometimes cries when she's trying to pass gas. We have been supplementing since Saturday.. does this mean we need to try out a different formula? We have just been using the Enfamil Newborn. She also has only been having 2 dirty diapers instead of her normal 3-4. Is this formula related?
@amyg in two days. She won't continue that growth rate, I'm sure, but I'm hoping by the time she goes back next week for a weight check my supply's been boosted enough so we're more on an on-demand schedule.
I wish O would gain weight like that! She is still 4 oz away from birth weight and she's 2 weeks 2 days old.
junch817 for the gas drops, billyhorrible was explaining on a different thread that they can actually perpetuate the gas issue because they prevent the digestive system from maturing properly. shahoi, I'm not sure if you need to try a different type, but the lower amount of dirty diapers is definitely related. Breast milk is easier to digest so they have more dirty diapers when EBF. ETA: bicycling their legs can really help with gas discomfort if you're having trouble consoling them
@amyg in two days. She won't continue that growth rate, I'm sure, but I'm hoping by the time she goes back next week for a weight check my supply's been boosted enough so we're more on an on-demand schedule.
oh wow that's way high. normal is 1/2-1oz a day, so that's a sign you can back off on supplementing a bit. You don't want to overfeed her, cause stretching out stomach makes it less likely she'll be satisfied later at the breast without the supplemental nursing system where she'll naturally get a bit less milk at a time
Gas drops? Do they work? How do you even know they are gassy?
Cluster feeding vs trying a pacifier? How do you know they want to eat or just need to suck?
How do you know when they are just fussy or when they don't like a certain pacifier? How do you find "the one"?
Newborns are so hard.
All newborns are gassy, their digestive systems are immature, and they have to figure out how to get things to move along appropriately. Also if burps don't come up, they go down.
Usually if they are wanting to eat and are hungry, they won't accept a pacifier unless you have a very laid back baby. But you'll also see a pattern that they will tend to cluster feed at certain hours of the day, like right before their longest sleep.
If they can't keep it in and don't want to suck on it and push it out, they might be hungry. Not really sure how you decide to just try a different type of pacifier, mine hated them. I probably should have tried more kinds.
I EBF, no supplementing. I wake him after 3 hours during the day in hopes of getting longer stretches at night. He rarely goes longer than 3 hours anyway, usually he's ready to eat after about 2.5 hours, but once or twice during the day he will still be sleeping at the 3 hour mark so I wake him to eat. Otherwise I feed on demand. He will usually give me one 4 hour stretch at night. Sometimes 2. He takes one side per feed and generally only stays at the breast 6-8 min.
He gained 18oz in 12 days. Obviously more than an oz a day. Am I over feeding?
ETA, weights were on day 5 (8lbs 11oz) and day 17 (9lbs 13oz). Birth weight was 8lbs 9oz.
Post by ombradellarosa on Jun 25, 2015 6:10:48 GMT -5
I have so many questions but I can't type while nursing and it's basically been nursing and sleeping so this is my first shot. And I am so tired so I hope it makes sense.
E has been very gassy the past couple of days. As in screaming, red-faced, awful. I'm not sure sometimes what the problem is. She hates being horizontal. She wants to be held all the time but she was fighting being held horizontally and wanted her head up. She would sleep fine being held but start screaming if we put her down. Sometimes she would burp or pas gas or poop and then calm down.
Last night I was very worried because she kept spitting up over and over, and there was a lot. There have been 4 or 5 times, maybe more, that she has spat up so much I would call it vomiting. I looked it up in my baby books though and it wasn't forceful, so maybe it doesn't count. She hiccups a lot though and she kept spitting up so I was afraid she might have GERD and decided to burp her more often during feeding and keep her upright afterwards (which I do anyway because if I put her down too soon she wakes back up). DH thought maybe I was just misreading her cues and she wasn't actually hungry. He suggested feeding her for a shorter period and more often, and trying to just let her sleep. I finally stopped freaking out and trying to feed her and just let her relax. I was worried that if she was spitting up she wouldn't have enough milk left in her little tummy. I couldn't tell if she was hungry or not and I was worried about letting her go hungry. As it turns out, DH was right. I stopped feeding her, she went to sleep, and she has been fine since then, only spitting up a little bit occasionally.
I think she had a long growth spurt and I got used to her being super hungry all the time, but now she's out of it. After I fed her but she still was giving cues of wanting to suck, I gave her my finger and she took it, which she wouldn't before. She would have none of the pacifier, though. She was getting mad just like before. I was at my wit's end because I couldn't put her down and I was so tired. She did eventually sleep but it was not without a lot of tears from me. Today she took the pacifier from my mum with no anger. Mum said maybe she didn't want it from me because she can smell the milk and she didn't want a substitute. I don't know but next time DH is going to try giving her the pacifier.
I feel like there's more but I can't remember now and this is enough of a novel as it is. @amyg as always any input is welcome.
Does anyone else have experience w their baby rolling from back to side already when sleeping? I put her to sleep on her back and she rolls to her side. DS didn't do this until 3 1/2 months and that is when we stopped swaddling because it can mean they can roll to tummy while swaddled and therefore potentially suffocate.
Does this mean I pretty much need to stop swaddling now? What a pain. She has been sleeping really well at night (4 hours first stretch then 3 hours then 2 hours) or should I swaddle arms out w a sleep sack now?
E has been rolling onto her side when we put her down for at least a week. I didn't think anything of it. Sometimes though we swaddle her in a blanket (as opposed to the SwaddleMe wraps) and I find it covering her mouth (not her nose). Does that mean I should not be swaddling her then? We do arms partially out most of the time because she loves to suck on her hands, although her daddy likes tucking both arms in straitjacket style.
LO is almost 2 weeks old (WHAT?!) so how long should we be doing tummy time at this point? How often a day?
We're supposed to be doing tummy time already? What else am I behind on?! Should I be playing with toys with her? Oh and here I thought all I had to do at this point was feed, burp, change, and swaddle her
Does anyone else have experience w their baby rolling from back to side already when sleeping? I put her to sleep on her back and she rolls to her side. DS didn't do this until 3 1/2 months and that is when we stopped swaddling because it can mean they can roll to tummy while swaddled and therefore potentially suffocate.
Does this mean I pretty much need to stop swaddling now? What a pain. She has been sleeping really well at night (4 hours first stretch then 3 hours then 2 hours) or should I swaddle arms out w a sleep sack now?
E has been rolling onto her side when we put her down for at least a week. I didn't think anything of it. Sometimes though we swaddle her in a blanket (as opposed to the SwaddleMe wraps) and I find it covering her mouth (not her nose). Does that mean I should not be swaddling her then? We do arms partially out most of the time because she loves to suck on her hands, although her daddy likes tucking both arms in straitjacket style.
LO is almost 2 weeks old (WHAT?!) so how long should we be doing tummy time at this point? How often a day?
We're supposed to be doing tummy time already? What else am I behind on?! Should I be playing with toys with her? Oh and here I thought all I had to do at this point was feed, burp, change, and swaddle her
Don't worry, mama! You're not behind. As long as LO spends time on her belly on your chest, you're good. That counts as tummy time for now. You do want to make sure to do that though to help strengthen their neck and prevent the head from getting flat spots.
E has been rolling onto her side when we put her down for at least a week. I didn't think anything of it. Sometimes though we swaddle her in a blanket (as opposed to the SwaddleMe wraps) and I find it covering her mouth (not her nose). Does that mean I should not be swaddling her then? We do arms partially out most of the time because she loves to suck on her hands, although her daddy likes tucking both arms in straitjacket style.
We're supposed to be doing tummy time already? What else am I behind on?! Should I be playing with toys with her? Oh and here I thought all I had to do at this point was feed, burp, change, and swaddle her
Don't worry, mama! You're not behind. As long as LO spends time on her belly on your chest, you're good. That counts as tummy time for now. You do want to make sure to do that though to help strengthen their neck and prevent the head from getting flat spots.
Whew. She does spend a lot of time tummy-to-chest with me, her daddy or her Grammi so I guess she's all right then. The visiting nurse said she lifts her head very well.
so are you not swaddling? or swaddling arms out? what do you mean by he isnt flipping back & forth so you arent concerned? DD is flipping back to side and then she goes to her back again from her side. she just hasnt rolled to her tummy yet
Swaddling arms out. We put him on his back and he rolls to the side, but doesn't flip to his back or to his other side, just stays on his side until he wakes up to eat
Thank you. I checked w the doctor and they said to swaddle arms out now like you are doing and to never swaddle arms in again
This thread is getting really long. Do y'all want to have a weekly newborn support check-in? I don't mind doing it each week. And if so, what day of the week do you want it to be?
This thread is getting really long. Do y'all want to have a weekly newborn support check-in? I don't mind doing it each week. And if so, what day of the week do you want it to be?
What about Monday? We have 10 things Tuesday, HDBD Wednesday, UO Thursday, FFFC on Friday. Am I missing Monday's?
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jun 26, 2015 19:29:48 GMT -5
1. Baby's left eye is a little swollen, I think from scratching himself since his hands are always in his face. Anyone else had this happen and have suggestions on what to do for it? Wasn't able to get a call in to the pediatrician before they closed
2. How do you know when to switch to a faster flow nipple?
3. Why on earth is he spitting out formula through his nose? I know we are tired, but the bottle is definitely in his mouth
Thanks ombradellarosa! I just thought it might flow better with some organization
musicfrk2002 My little one also spits up through her nose sometimes. I've read and heard its normal. I have a bulb thingie that we use to suction it out after she does that. We just want to make sure there's none left in there.
1. Baby's left eye is a little swollen, I think from scratching himself since his hands are always in his face. Anyone else had this happen and have suggestions on what to do for it? Wasn't able to get a call in to the pediatrician before they closed
2. How do you know when to switch to a faster flow nipple?
3. Why on earth is he spitting out formula through his nose? I know we are tired, but the bottle is definitely in his mouth
faster flow bottle only wen they are collapsing the existing bottle nipple and getting frustrated,
also too fast of flow bottle can contribute to spit up and formula coming out thru the nose.
Slow paced bottles help make sure they aren't eating too much, too fast, taking in too much air and helps with spit up somewhat.
is it around the eye that is swollen? Just keep it clean, warm washcloth, and check if it's scratch or a plugged tear duct. you may need to see dr on Monday.
Swaddling arms out. We put him on his back and he rolls to the side, but doesn't flip to his back or to his other side, just stays on his side until he wakes up to eat
Thank you. I checked w the doctor and they said to swaddle arms out now like you are doing and to never swaddle arms in again
yeah if they can roll to side, they can fall onto stomach from there and not be able to move back or push up their head. so swaddling arm out helps give them some leverage and keep them from falling toward stomach and lowers suffocation or sids risks. often the rolling they do right now when so young is more immature brain working out some random movement of arms and legs as they try to figure out how everything works and ta da they are on their side. often not a conscious choice to move to their side.
Baby girl has been extremely gassy lately, to the point she sometimes cries when she's trying to pass gas. We have been supplementing since Saturday.. does this mean we need to try out a different formula? We have just been using the Enfamil Newborn. She also has only been having 2 dirty diapers instead of her normal 3-4. Is this formula related?
Have you tried Enfamil Gentlease instead of regular newborn? We switched H for one day to the regular infant b/c we had a free sample and all hell broke loose. The poor thing was super gassy and fussy, always wriggling around trying to pass gas. I felt terrible!!! When we went back to Gentlease, she was back to her normal self the next day.
Post by theBeeMama on Jun 27, 2015 22:40:08 GMT -5
It's our first night in the hospital with DD and I'm soooooo sleepy I'm delirious. (Labor will do that to ya) But DD will only sleep if I hold her, and the hospital won't let me sleep unless she's in her bassinet... Soooo we find ourselves at a bit of an impasse. I know it's just the first of many sleepless nights to come but at least if we were at home we could try the rock-n-play or something to try to get at least a few minutes in. Home girl won't go two minutes without crying if she's alone in the bassinet. not really long enough to doze off for mama. I really hope they discharge us tomorrow... I need my bed!
It's our first night in the hospital with DD and I'm soooooo sleepy I'm delirious. (Labor will do that to ya) But DD will only sleep if I hold her, and the hospital won't let me sleep unless she's in her bassinet... Soooo we find ourselves at a bit of an impasse. I know it's just the first of many sleepless nights to come but at least if we were at home we could try the rock-n-play or something to try to get at least a few minutes in. Home girl won't go two minutes without crying if she's alone in the bassinet. not really long enough to doze off for mama. I really hope they discharge us tomorrow... I need my bed!
DS#1 did that to us in the hospital. I sent his sweet little butt to the nursery for a couple hours. It helped a lot, because I was sobbing delirious, sleep-deprived tears at that point.
It's our first night in the hospital with DD and I'm soooooo sleepy I'm delirious. (Labor will do that to ya) But DD will only sleep if I hold her, and the hospital won't let me sleep unless she's in her bassinet... Soooo we find ourselves at a bit of an impasse. I know it's just the first of many sleepless nights to come but at least if we were at home we could try the rock-n-play or something to try to get at least a few minutes in. Home girl won't go two minutes without crying if she's alone in the bassinet. not really long enough to doze off for mama. I really hope they discharge us tomorrow... I need my bed!
Yup. I didn't sleep for the two days we were there. Of course our hospital doesn't even have a nursery anymore. I hope you get out of there fast!
It's our first night in the hospital with DD and I'm soooooo sleepy I'm delirious. (Labor will do that to ya) But DD will only sleep if I hold her, and the hospital won't let me sleep unless she's in her bassinet... Soooo we find ourselves at a bit of an impasse. I know it's just the first of many sleepless nights to come but at least if we were at home we could try the rock-n-play or something to try to get at least a few minutes in. Home girl won't go two minutes without crying if she's alone in the bassinet. not really long enough to doze off for mama. I really hope they discharge us tomorrow... I need my bed!
Feels like a long time ago (a whopping 5 weeks) but I remember this all too well. The kind of tired that's actually painful. Hang in there and if your SO isn't there to take turns see if they can take her to the nursery, even just for a short time so you can sleep for a bit. It'll get better!
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