Post by carolyngrace on Jul 24, 2015 20:26:53 GMT -5
I asked DH to give a bottle in the morning so I could sleep through the 6/7am feeding (for the first time since DB was born). He looked at me like I was crazy and after a huge fight finally agreed to do it Sunday morning instead. I get that he works hard but we are stuck in that classic marriage fight where each of us feels we are more deserving of support.
Anyway, DB went down like a champ at 8:30 so I'm headed to bed too!
Hope everyone gets at least one 3+ hour stretch tonight!
carolyngrace DH and I just had the same conversation. I think zero good sleep in a month is really starting to get to me. I have a bottle all ready and I can't even imagine what sleeping longer than 2 hours will feel like!
Baby girl has been screaming her head off for an hour straight. I've changed her, fed her, bathed her, and swaddled her and just now went from screaming to fussing. I know they say colic usually shows up around 3 weeks and she's 5 weeks old but was two weeks early. So would she just now be experiencing this if she does have it?
Oh man I am with you ladies on praying for more than 2 hours of sleep at a time. DH finally offered to get up with LO for the MOTN feeds, but I am saving my pumped milk for a wedding next weekend. Nice timing. Hopefully our babes will take pity on us and give us some rest! Good luck everyone!
Baby girl has been screaming her head off for an hour straight. I've changed her, fed her, bathed her, and swaddled her and just now went from screaming to fussing. I know they say colic usually shows up around 3 weeks and she's 5 weeks old but was two weeks early. So would she just now be experiencing this if she does have it?
DS & DD were both born with it, I swear to you. This was my life with DS at birth. It was awful. DD is doing this tonight...it's fun times over here right now...
Post by baytosa2013 on Jul 24, 2015 21:58:47 GMT -5
Baby girl is 7 weeks as of yesterday. We are still in a growth spurt I think because she is eating and eating, not sleeping well during the day and fighting to go down at night. She's still sleeping good at night though. We got all kinds of smiles this week so it's been worth it. We are trying to start getting her down early so tonight she went down at 9:30 rather than 10ish. I'm off to bed to enjoy my 6 hours before she wakes up at 3:30 to eat. See ya'lll then
sully326 I can't even imagine going through this screaming twice. It just started happening this week, 3rd night in a row. Sending up a prayer for the both of us!
Baby girl has been screaming her head off for an hour straight. I've changed her, fed her, bathed her, and swaddled her and just now went from screaming to fussing. I know they say colic usually shows up around 3 weeks and she's 5 weeks old but was two weeks early. So would she just now be experiencing this if she does have it?
Someone recommended the wonder weeks app on another board. It tells you what LO should be doing and at what points. It goes by EDD not actual birthdate. My LO was a week early and since I downloaded it, it's been right on. It tells you when they'll be cranky/ happy. It was right down to the day. MH thought I was crazy when I say LO would be back to normal in a day, but she was!
carolyngrace DH and I just had the same conversation. I think zero good sleep in a month is really starting to get to me. I have a bottle all ready and I can't even imagine what sleeping longer than 2 hours will feel like!
Yes it really gets to you after a while! DH was trying to minimize it like "you really like sleep so you're probably making it worse than it is" Hell no buddy. Anyone would be going a bit crazy not sleeping more than 3 hours at a time for two months! The kicker is of course he doesn't even wake up when the baby cries at night so he has no concept of what's happening.
Baby girl has been screaming her head off for an hour straight. I've changed her, fed her, bathed her, and swaddled her and just now went from screaming to fussing. I know they say colic usually shows up around 3 weeks and she's 5 weeks old but was two weeks early. So would she just now be experiencing this if she does have it?
Does she calm if you nurse her again? I don't think DB is colic but he's had nights where he's only calm when nursing. That's the "cluster feeding" we've all been talking about! It sucks for your boobs but it's better than screaming.
Not sure if there's a formula fed alternative.. Hmm
Baby girl has been screaming her head off for an hour straight. I've changed her, fed her, bathed her, and swaddled her and just now went from screaming to fussing. I know they say colic usually shows up around 3 weeks and she's 5 weeks old but was two weeks early. So would she just now be experiencing this if she does have it?
J was also 2 weeks early, and 5-6 weeks was rough for us here too. We ended up switching him to soy formula and that seemed to help somewhat, but it may also be just a phase they go through at that time. Hope it gets better for you!
Not sure what the deal is with my LO today/tonight. He spent most of the day either eating or sleeping, which would only happen if I was holding him or laying right next to him. He's been wide awake for a couple hours now and nursing for the last hour. The night isn't looking good for me to get some sleep, and I have company coming tomorrow. DH is snoring away next to me, as usual. Ugh. I'm not sure if my body would even let me sleep more than 2-3 hours in a row anymore.
budders I would cry and definitely have with the same scenario. DH is supposed to help during weekends yet here I am awake with baby, after he definitely heard her, grumbled and rolled over. Even a quick change and re-swaddle would do a ton for my sanity. Seconds more of sleep are starting to count. She went down at 8:30 and fussed and wouldn't sleep until almost midnight. Up at 2, so even shorter than usual. Now I'm pumping because my boobs are killing me. Yay!
After being up every 1-2 hours last night, this 5 hour stretch was glorious! I slept 3.5 of that, and feel like a new person. Now if we can avoid the 3am gas wake up...
sully, so sorry. I prayed every day of my pregnancy not to have another colicky baby like my first. I couldn't do it again!
She's not nearly as bad as DS was. He was every.single.night for HOURS & even during the day sometimes for mooooonths. She hasn't been as bad, thank god.
I put H to bed at 9:30 and just woke up with her at 4:30, thinking OMG she slept all night. Nope...DH apparently got her at 1:30, fed and changed her, put her back to sleep, and I didn't even hear them! This is after he got up with her at 5am Friday morning so I could sleep extra. The man is an angel. So ladies whose DH's aren't helping and think they have it harder going to work...that's bullshit and I'm sorry you're dealing with it. Tell them to shape up or get ready for the hell storm. They're dads now...being selfish is a thing of the past! Not cool...
Post by baytosa2013 on Jul 25, 2015 5:12:51 GMT -5
Just finishing up our first feeding...and only it looks like. She slept 7 hours! She was tired from being up a good portion of the day. Im so sorry some of you ladies are still having trouble with your LO's waking multiple times and the crying. I'd be crying too! Hang in there, you're doing great!
carolyngrace I've gotten the same advice from several people including DH's sister and that is to hand him baby and walk away. I've done it a few times and left him with her for more than 4 hours to just figure it out. It's seemed to work for the most part. I still occasionally have to be like "can you do this or that?" But it's been ALOT better.
stinybean I read someone recommended it in another thread and I've been meaning to get it, this week is definitely my push to buy it! Ty for remindime about it!
carolyngrace she's FF so idk about an alternative either. I usually give her two oz then the pacifier for a few minutes before making more if she wants it. Here lately she's been spitting most of it back up so I'm scared that I'm over feeding her.
@musicfkr2002 I didn't even think about that. Lactose intolerance could be it. If things aren't better by monday I'm making an appointment with her ped to talk about our options.
After consulting dr Google about her symptoms I wonder if it could be acid reflux as well? The symptoms seem to match up but then again web md is likely to tell you cancer when it's a common flu.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 25, 2015 5:51:21 GMT -5
Hate the 5/6 AM wake up....do I get up for the day or try and put her back to sleep? Ugh.
Aaaaand DH just called down the stairs to say that she peed while he was changing her diaper- on MY side of the bed-__- Guess I'll be awake for the day, but there will definitely be a nap in my future!
Oh man I am with you ladies on praying for more than 2 hours of sleep at a time. DH finally offered to get up with LO for the MOTN feeds, but I am saving my pumped milk for a wedding next weekend. Nice timing. Hopefully our babes will take pity on us and give us some rest! Good luck everyone!
I hear you on saving pumped milk. Mine is almost gone and my anxiety level is hitting the roof. I have been back to work three weeks but also went on the mini pill. It has definitely been effecting my supply. Pretty much cut what I was able to pump comfortably in half so I have been pumping like crazy to keep up. We have a birthday tomorrow and I only have 4 oz pumped right now which is good for maybe one feeding tops. So either we are gone for only one, I pump more before then, or there is supplementing in our future. Not to mention I have nothing for work Monday. Ugh.
I had no idea the mini pill could effect your supply! I was planning to tell my OBGYN that I want to start it at my appointment this week but that is making me second guess myself...
Post by ombradellarosa on Jul 25, 2015 6:27:31 GMT -5
I had a clogged duct I could cup my whole hand around and a passed-out baby. I am loathe to wake her up for less than dire emergency, so I decided to just pump enough to take the edge off. Mistake. Not only is the duct still plugged and big as ever, I had a letdown and my breast is so uncomfortably engorged I can't move my arm on that side without pain. My head and back stated hurting as well, not sure if there's a connection (@amyg?) I took some ibuprofen and I think it might be kicking in a little since the pain is no longer excruciating. I'm going to try to sleep. I still don't want to wake her up. I've never pumped for this before because I know pumping signals to increase supply and I already have an oversupply and can't skip feedings since she's not taking a bottle yet. I thought if I didn't do it until I felt drained but just until I could feel better--but that didn't happen
It's the second night in a row that Baby G slept a 5 hour stretch! I'm hoping she keeps this up! I should probably stop trying to catch up on what I've been missing around here and go to sleep since she's been back down for 30 minutes...
I had a clogged duct I could cup my whole hand around and a passed-out baby. I am loathe to wake her up for less than dire emergency, so I decided to just pump enough to take the edge off. Mistake. Not only is the duct still plugged and big as ever, I had a letdown and my breast is so uncomfortably engorged I can't move my arm on that side without pain. My head and back stated hurting as well, not sure if there's a connection (@amyg?) I took some ibuprofen and I think it might be kicking in a little since the pain is no longer excruciating. I'm going to try to sleep. I still don't want to wake her up. I've never pumped for this before because I know pumping signals to increase supply and I already have an oversupply and can't skip feedings since she's not taking a bottle yet. I thought if I didn't do it until I felt drained but just until I could feel better--but that didn't happen
Have you tried massaging it at all? Lay a warm washcloth on it (heat and moisture help) and massaging the duct and possibly hand expressing. I had this happen several times and it's no fun.
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