general newborn enquiries

[Sage]

At last the weird cravings for mud have gone and i dont look like the titanic. My son Kyran was born on the 11th Jan after a very tiring 56hrs of labour! He's a little angel!.....well strictly thats not true im positive he turns into the devil at 1am every day! Just a few new mum quieries....

Poor thing has had an eye infection basically since he was born and in the last week he developed thrush in his mouth. Been to the doctors twice but what he prescribed doesnt seem to be doing anything! Has anyone elses child suffered from thrush if so how did you get rid of it? Ive been told it could be to do with sterilizing? and ive been told to get a cotton bud and try gently remove it from his tounge but i dont like the thought of sticking something in his mouth?

Routines!!!....Now i no a newborn can cry constantly and believe me kyran likes to scream his head off regularly during the day and night! But i just wanted to get peoples opinions on routines. Ive had mixed messages some say feed on demand (hes bottle fed) and other say make him wait every 3 to 4 hours. Hes very inconsistant at the mo so i guess i feed on demand. Has anyone been succsessful in getting a newborn in a routine? I dont want to force it on him but if there is a way i could even slightly get him into a routine id be interested to no!

Thanks x

 

[Foxxi]

Congrats on your new arrival!

First of all..he is far too young to even try getting him into a routine... I would just go with the flow and enjoy your newborn. Its tough in the beginning... if your anything like me, a first time mum and not having a clue about babies. But soon you will get the hang of things.

I bottle feed too.. and I have always fed on demand.. if he is crying all of the time then maybe up his bottles..maybe he isnt getting enough each feed.. I had that problem, so I upped his ounzes each feed and it soon settled my LO... he feeds every 3 hours and always has done after that.

He will get himself into his own little routine... just be patient and learn from him.. your both just getting to know each other. If my baby crys thru the day..I dont sit there rocking him... I get him wrapped up and take him for a walk.. the cold air makes him go to sleep!

If I can do it.. anyone can... just dont get all regimented on routines at this early stage.

Good Luck!

 

[katie05]

Hi there My lo had oral thrush and i went to the docs and he prescribed a gel called 'dactarin'. It cleared it right up. You can buy it in the chemist too.x

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Hi sweetie, he sounds like my little bundle of joy used to be!

Dont put him into a routine, he will work his own out and feed him on demand, Im a fellow bottle feeder and have always fed on demand as they soon slwo down at around 8 weeks and settle into a feeding routine. Babies feed so reg at this tender age cos there stroing fats and packing on the pounds - so keep feeding on demand!

Not sure about the other stuff but if he seems poorly stil take him back andf have him seen.

 

[cloud9]

congrats on your arrival

i breast feed and was advised to put breast milk on the eyes to clear up sticky eye but if your bottle feeding not an option


i personaaly wouldn't rush into putting him into a routine...they do find there won way but do what you think is right

one thing you will learn is everyone has an opinion and there is no right way of doing things do what works for you and your LO

 

[chrystaltips]

My little girl was born on 22nd January. I was breastfeeding at first but found it very demanding. My milk wasn't satisfying her and it got to the point where I was feeding every 30 mins!

I think you can have a bit of a routine even when they're newborn. I express milk during the day but use formula during the night. I feed her every 3 hours, give or take 30 mins. If she's fussy I may feed a little early but if she's sleeping I may feed her a little later. When she's fussy I usually try and make her hold out as close to 3 hours as possible so she gets used to it. She seems to be more content feeding from a bottle 3-hourly than she was breastfeeding willy-nilly. I give her her last feed at 10pm and put her to bed. She wakes every 3-4 hours during the night but goes straight down to sleep after being fed and changed. I definitely think it's easier to establish a routine when you're bottle feeding than breastfeeding as you can ensure they're getting a good feed each time which keeps them settled for longer.

Make sure you don't make the same mistake I did though of mistaking wind for hunger. I kept on feeding and feeding and it only made the poor little mite worse. I highly recommend Infacol if you have a windy baby. It works a treat.

 

[Sage]

thanks for your poinions. He was prescribed daktarin by the doctor and it cleared up by the next day! amazing! brilliant stuff! Ive also noticed now thats cleared up he's feeding better. Stil got sticky eyes which is a pain hopefully get his tests results back on monday to sort that little problem out

 

[trixipaws]

i was breast feeding so fed on demand (as u cant tell how much babys getting at each feed- didnt like to think she still hungry!) but her cousins were bottle fed and they had set feed times and it really worked for them. i thought bottle fed babies all had set feeding times?!

we didnt bother with a routine early on, i remember asking about this and the ladies on here told me the baby will develop its own routine. and its true, she has! i hav a routine now but its kinda fell in to place and has been led by her, not me. until 3 or 4 months she had no routine whatsoever. but her cousins had routines from the day they were born and hav thrived just as well as she!