Any other May '07 mama's lurking here? - Page 2

[mum4boys]

Kristen I have no words of wisdom for the latch. Let me know if you figure it out. Maggie does the same thing. Not all the time but about half the time she just prefer the milk to squirt in her milk. What has helped some what is for dh to take her for a little bit and then she is more then ready to latch on and nurse. Of course dh works so he is not always here so then I try to play with her. Most of the time she is up for it.

[Slingin'Momto4]

Good Morning Mamas

Hope you all had a semi goodnight sleep!

We are also in the one side feeding club and also Ceci clicks when she nurses, I have tried numerous things but nothing helps, what is going on? What should I do? I have never had a clicker before...LOL!

[kittn]

im here now!
Nathaniel David was born May 20,2007
I got my pattern all set now so everyone in my family has a birth date match!

nate is doing wonderfully nursing. he seems to really be enjoying it and has a great latch. My milk came in sometime last night so now I look like dolly parton (at least from shoulder to hip) his poopy is finally switching over to that breastfed baby poop. thank goodness its so much easier to clean!

he isnt sleeping much at night but he has a good stretch early morning. then again hes barely 3 days old at this point

his collar bone seems to be healing well. he doesnt seem all that bothered by it unless we are changing his clothes

we have Nathaniel in prefolds and wool and I love it. he seems happy in them as well. so soft!
Sammy (2.5) is amazed with nathaniel and doing well with him. he did freak out at the thought that maybe Nate took his bed. we had just put nate in the bassinet and sammy asked where he was. we told him that Nathaniel was sleeping. Sammy flew into the bedroom to make sure Nate hadnt taken "his"bed that he never sleeps in anyway mind you

those of you having a tough time with your latch take the baby off everytime the latch gets messed up and relatch. it will work. any bad habits you esblish now will kick you later.
Im so proud of all of us!

[kittn]

Originally Posted by Slingin'Momto4

Good Morning Mamas

Hope you all had a semi goodnight sleep!

We are also in the one side feeding club and also Ceci clicks when she nurses, I have tried numerous things but nothing helps, what is going on? What should I do? I have never had a clicker before...LOL!

sometimes babies click when they have a a really high pallet. you can have your ped look at it.
more common though is that you produce a whole lot of milk and babe is having a hard time handling it.
Do you have alot of milk? does it let down fast? does the clicking happen after the letdown or before? if the baby lets go when your letting down do you spray milk? does the baby ever gag or sputter at the breast?

check out these links maybe they will help.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/fast-letdown.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/...n-nursing.html
hope this helps

[MommyTeesa]

clicking

Yep, I've got a clicker and have an active let down - he stops after the flow lessens, a few minutes into the feeding. DD clicked, too.

Poor guy had a HUGE vomit (spewed a foot, I had him in the carseat, so the cover and his clothes and burp clothes, etc are all in the wash). He does this every 3 days or so, but this was probably the most volume buy far, had to be several ounces. Funny thing is, he's been hanging out alert and quiet for almost a half hour while I cleaned all the stuff up and jumped on here to further settle my nerves ... been teary a bit since yesterday afternoon ... *sigh*

[mum4boys]

HUGS those hormones are something else. I was so hoping my hormone over load would go away once I gave birth.

I am so glad he only does it once every 3 days of vomiting. Maggie got her carseat yesterday too. It was so fun to clean up.

[firemommaof1]

Hello ladies!! I just cant get over that our babes are finally in our arms... It seems like it went fast but took forever to get here.
I've been feeling really sad about Ashlyn getting older.. with each day flying by I know she'll be up and walking before I know it. She is 9 days today and my heart just aches that its going so fast. I had a lady ask me how old she was and it made my eyes water!! I want her to stay this little for a while!
I feel truly blessed that she is such a good baby.. eats, sleeps, and poops!

How is everyone doing with older children?? My ds is really good with her but I see some 'non listening' going on to get some attention... typical guy with selective hearing these days. My dh has been home all last week but has gone back to work and I'm just pooped! It takes a lot of work to have two and get anything done.. and shopping is really hard! We had to get a few grocery's today and it was a little overwhelming.

I'm also curious to see how everyones dh's are dealing with the new little one... I am completely a baby hog over here so hes lucky to even hold her at this point. The best part is that he's on big brother patrol and catering to me.. he is really good with getting me what I need and occupying ds. I feel a little spoiled @ night time when I can just ask for a glass of water and he'll get it or more diaper wipes... hope it doesn't end soon.

Well thats all on my side of things... I'm just enjoying our new little joy!

[~Boudicca~]

Here I am! My new little girl arrived on May 10 (still have yet to post my birth story--I had the whole thing typed the other day not realizing the battery was about dead on my lap top and I lost the whole damn thing: ). I was so worried about breastfeeding because my first daughter and I were so unsuccessful at it (lack of support, ignorance, and bad advice) but it is going wonderfully this time! I had a serious case of sore nips due to improper latch but we seem to have corrected that and my nipples are finally healing. I am so happy--and I'm sure Avery has no complaints either! We are feeding one boob per feeding, I don't think she can fit anymore in her belly after 1.

She had her first pediatrician appointment last Friday (I love our new ped--he is very pro-BFing, organic foods, and doesn't care if I don't want to vax) and he was pleasantly surprised with how well she is doing. She gained close to a pound over what she left the hospital at. He was very interested in the fact that I had an unmedicated, completely natural waterbirth, and thinks that the way she entered the world has alot to do with how well she is doing (I wish all doctors were as cool as this guy).

At night she sleeps 4 hours, gets up to eat, and then goes back to sleep for another 4 hours. Thing is, this is usually between the hours of 3am and noon. Oh well, at least I'm getting some sleep. I feel pretty well rested for having a newborn.

My other dd is dealing with the new sibling just fine. She tries really hard to be helpful (well, as helpful as a 4 year-old can be), and hasn't really given me a hard time about anything. I wanted to freak out the other day though when her being helpful didn't actually help anything. I was giving the baby a spongebath in the bathroom and realized that I forgot to bring a diaper in there with me. So I asked Zoe to go get a diaper from our bedroom upstairs, and she brought me down the diaper pail instead. I sent her back upstairs, and then she brought me some wipes. Ok, close. She goes back upstairs, finally grabs a diaper, but by the time she comes back down with it, Avery has peed all over me. It is funny now but I was pissed initially.

Ahh...I love babymooning!

[Pepperdove]

We are here!

Shalom is nursing great, and is cuter every day, but boy are her nights confused with days. We are really struggling with that. Family bed makes it worse because I don't want to wake DS, but DD won;t stay asleep unless in my arms, and there isn't much room. Hopefully when shes a week or 2 older she'll go in the sidecar better.

I just got acupuncture for my back today and it was awesome!!! My back was sooooo bad, I couldn't sleep or lie down or anything. My friend Gina came to my house w/her table and fixed everything. I couldn't be more pleased!

I am glad to still have you mamas around... awww... I love you guys!

[kittn]

dh is such a help here. he babies me, cooks and cleans and takes care of the older 3. he does get to hold muffin while I do school work or nap and honestly loves every chance he gets.

pepperdove. we are in the same boat here. Nathaniel sleeps well from 9am-2pm. sammy sleeps in his bed which is sidecar to ours but climbs in if he wakes. it's not too crowded but I want to sleep on my belly, just a little!

anyone here know about jaundice?
Nate is pretty orange. he is nursing well. pooping 5-10 a day and wetting as much. he has some VERY alert times and isnt overly sleepy,but his urine is dark. I dont remember this with the other 3. then again this is the first one that I have clothed from the get go (at least since getting home) so maybe I never noticed it?

one more questions for those of you with uncirc'd boys. I just wipe it right I dont need to "do" anything else do I?

[MommyTeesa]

DH is great with occupying DD and doing a lot of the basic house stuff - cooking, dishes, laundry. He does resent the fact that DS is such a boob man that he can do little to comfort Nicholas. He's had some success with the 5 S's (Happiest Baby), thankfully. DD ignores DS a lot, but does occasionally show interest in helping out. She also has told me "MOm, can you put the baby down?" or "Mom, can you stop looking at the baby?" She's already a bit better at acting out for attention, we'll see how that goes ...

As for DS's penis I just leave it alone, other than making sure there's no poo hiding better it and his scrotom. I am very afriad to handle it much in fear that I"ll accidentally do some retracting - I just kinda look at it and think "So, that's what an uncirc'd penis looks like."

[kdtmom2be]

re sleeping - Last night I was at my wits end... again. DD seems to like to get up for teh day at 5am. Now, in a few weeks this won't be a problem, but right now DH is working evenings and we've all taken on his shedule to some extent, just so we have more time together. So DD was up screaming at 5am.... well 4:30, and by 6am I was just frustrated. She wanted to be up, I wanted her to sleep, I was in tears, she was in tears.... DH got up and rocked with her in the kitchen until 8am so I could get some sleep. Thank goodness for DHs! (He had already rocked her to sleep at midnight after I tried for over an hour to settle her so I could get some rest.)

I'm glad I just have one kid to contend with right now... Kudos to you mamas that have more than one!

I don't know a lot about jaundice, but sounds like you might want to have your babe checked out, kittn. The dark urine is a bit of a red flag, it should be clear if you are breastfeeding from what I understand (and am experiencing here). Keep feeding and keep him hydrated and it should pass, but if he's turning orange/yellow and especially if it's getting worse you might want to have his levels checked. Just my opinion of course

[crysmomofthree]

Originally Posted by kittn

dh is such a help here. he babies me, cooks and cleans and takes care of the older 3. he does get to hold muffin while I do school work or nap and honestly loves every chance he gets.

pepperdove. we are in the same boat here. Nathaniel sleeps well from 9am-2pm. sammy sleeps in his bed which is sidecar to ours but climbs in if he wakes. it's not too crowded but I want to sleep on my belly, just a little!

anyone here know about jaundice?
Nate is pretty orange. he is nursing well. pooping 5-10 a day and wetting as much. he has some VERY alert times and isnt overly sleepy,but his urine is dark. I dont remember this with the other 3. then again this is the first one that I have clothed from the get go (at least since getting home) so maybe I never noticed it?

one more questions for those of you with uncirc'd boys. I just wipe it right I dont need to "do" anything else do I?

How many days old is he? Jaundice levels generally peak around day 5 or 6 then slowly drop. Callum is three weeks and still yellowish.

Normally you don't need treatment if the baby is eating every 2-3 hours (waking on their own if you need to wake I would go see a doctor) and pooping at least 3 times in a 24 hour period (a good amount of poop not a skid mark) and has at least 6 really wet diapers

But like kristen said the dark urine is concerning, it really should be clear

as for cleaning you don't need to do anything to it just wipe the outside

[crysmomofthree]

maybe there was something with the weather last night??? because Callum didn't sleep very much, and it was kind of muggy out and dh was snoring so baby and I moved to the couch where the baby swing is and gave that a try at about 2am, of course that lasted about 10 minutes before he was pissed and wanted to lay on my chest again.

hey at least they are cute

[ex-stasis]

jaundice - my midwife suggested getting Emeth into the sun each day to help with jaundice, as well as breastfeeding. but I agree with everyone else who said that the dark urine sounds like it might need to be checked out.

Is anyone else a new mom to a boy after having a girl? I'm finding keeping ds clean down there a lot harder than dd! the crevices are a lot deeper and everything down there is so wiggly! Just when I thought I was doing a good job I discovered that he was getting all goopy and raw where his legs attach to his groin area and under his penis too. I didn't think about having to wipe underneath it (though now I think how silly that is that I didn't think of that before!).

[crysmomofthree]

Originally Posted by ex-stasis

Is anyone else a new mom to a boy after having a girl? I'm finding keeping ds clean down there a lot harder than dd! the crevices are a lot deeper and everything down there is so wiggly! Just when I thought I was doing a good job I discovered that he was getting all goopy and raw where his legs attach to his groin area and under his penis too. I didn't think about having to wipe underneath it (though now I think how silly that is that I didn't think of that before!).

funny that you say this because when I had my dd (baby #4) my midwife said girls are easier to clean but I don't think so and dh agrees

I guess its what your used to you'll adapt and he'll be no worse for wear

[MommyTeesa]

Originally Posted by ex-stasis

Is anyone else a new mom to a boy after having a girl? I'm finding keeping ds clean down there a lot harder than dd! the crevices are a lot deeper and everything down there is so wiggly! Just when I thought I was doing a good job I discovered that he was getting all goopy and raw where his legs attach to his groin area and under his penis too. I didn't think about having to wipe underneath it (though now I think how silly that is that I didn't think of that before!).

I'm with pp - I think DD was harder - getting the poo our of between her labia - those TINY crevices were worse. What makes DD difficult is his peeing in fountains every other day - I'm not diligent enough with covering his penis druing diaper changes. Oh and you know where we found some foul smelling white ick - under his armpits! EWWW!

[kittn]

Originally Posted by crysmomofthree

How many days old is he? Jaundice levels generally peak around day 5 or 6 then slowly drop. Callum is three weeks and still yellowish.

Normally you don't need treatment if the baby is eating every 2-3 hours (waking on their own if you need to wake I would go see a doctor) and pooping at least 3 times in a 24 hour period (a good amount of poop not a skid mark) and has at least 6 really wet diapers

But like kristen said the dark urine is concerning, it really should be clear

as for cleaning you don't need to do anything to it just wipe the outside

4 days old today. hes soaking 7-8 cloth diapers and pooping lots today we've had 9 poops. he has one decent stretch of maybe 3-4 hrs and is nursing every 1.5 otherwise. lots of swallowing and I can feel the let down (i have an enourmous amount of milk)
which is why I cant figure this one out. why the heck its so dark. he has an apt tomorrow at 10 ill let you guys know

Originally Posted by ex-stasis

jaundice - my midwife suggested getting Emeth into the sun each day to help with jaundice, as well as breastfeeding. but I agree with everyone else who said that the dark urine sounds like it might need to be checked out.

we have been taking him outside for walks and such and we nurse alot in my sunny window. i hope its helping

[theretohere]

I'm joining in! DD was born the 4th, time's gone fast! Nursing is going well, but she nurses almost constantly.
I am having a hard time juggling house work, my toddler, and the baby. Any tips?

[kdtmom2be]

Originally Posted by MommyTeesa

What makes DS difficult is his peeing in fountains every other day - I'm not diligent enough with covering his penis druing diaper changes.

Oh, that's not limited to boys! DD might have a less projectile fountain , but she still catches me off gaurd and pees a HUGE puddle sometimes when I'm trying to change her diaper and the "fountain" is still an inch or two high before the puddle starts if she's laying just right.

And having diapered mostly boys before DD is harder to keep clean, I agree, those TINY crevices are tough. But, again, like someone mentioned, it's what I'm used to... we'll get there!