* september 2014 mummies! *

[crazycatlady]

Gemima - I have a good friend whose son has cf - he's about 13 now. She does lots of fundraising and has found so much support out there. Her son is amazing and such a live wire.

Alfie will be 10 weeks tomorrow - I just can't believe it. Having a sleep over at a friend's tonight and he seems to have no plans to sleep!

 

[Applecrumble]

Gemima I have a friend in Harrogate whose little girl has cf and all seems to have a very normal childhood, glad he is doing well.

On a side note, I think one of the specialist of cf in leeds is the father of the Brownlee brothers, triathon world and Olympic gold champions! so look out for the surname as your in the same area as my friend!

 

[ema-lou24]

Hello every one. Hope we are all doing well.
Blake is now 7 weeks and such a joy...until bedtime! He's such a grumpy guts. Nothing we do will settle him. From around 8pm till roughly 11/12 Pm he just cries. We have a routine of Bath bottle and bed so that he gets into a routine of knowing it's bedtime which I feel is working but only after he settles around 11. He's then sleeping till around 4 but a couple of nights he's gone till 6/6.30am but that's only been a couple times but even sleeping till 4 ish is good going it's just not benefitting me cos I'm not managing to sleep til around 1am or later due to the pain I'm in with my back. I already had back problems prior to pregnancy (slipped disc, bulging disc and lower arthritis in spine) doc thinks that bulging disc has now basically ruptured due to being in 1 position for 24 hrs after complications during section and put too much pressure on it...so awaiting mri.

Anyways, during day my Lil man is hardly getting peace to sleep during day due to his tornado big sister and nursery runs etc poor thing. Seems I just get him fed etc and then having to scoop him up to then take Lil miss to nursery then I'm on the go all day with her and my 11 year old ...The house is crazy! Bedtime is mental. Cos I have Blake being a grumpy boy then I have my Lil miss who shouts on us all the time, she doesn't understand to keep it down! She's high volume all time so I dare say he would probably settle quicker if we didn't have her shouting "mum dad need a peeeee, mum dad dwink " etc.
But Blake is full of the smiles when you speak to him. Loves a nap on your chest and rarely cries when it comes to needing a feed, I know the sounds he makes when he's starting to want a feed so I manage to get him changed and bottle made before he kicks off properly, just seems to make up for that at bedtime! .
He was weighed on Monday past and is now 12lb5oz so im doing something right.
Things finally came to blows with my family but that's a whole other thread, so basically doing this all myself with no help from anyone other than my OH who is constantly working. Last week he went to Aberdeen for a whole week leaving me in charge of the children house and animals and not once did I get asked if I was coping or needing anything etc by "them".
My sis however has now not been in my life for 3 weeks and it's been heaven not having to look after my own kids as well as hers. She has finally given birth to her 3rd boy (she's gutted not a girl) and he was 11lb5oz and 57cm long, he's a whopper! I haven't met him and probably won't either. I still gave a gift despite us no longer speaking (a poddle pod) and I have had no thanks for it...charming.

Anyways, love to all xx

 

[sarahlouise86]

Finally at nearly 10 weeks old,Miller slept a whole night! 8.30 til 7! Had a 7oz bottle and is currently sleeping again lol xx

 

[Pixxy]

Elara will be having her jabs on Wednesday. HV is coming out to weigh her Monday. I'm curious to see how much she will have put on then. She was 13 lbs 14 oz last Monday and at only 7 weeks old. HV said her weight gain has been perfect. She has already outgrown her 0-3 month clothes because she's a long baby.

 

[amylouise1989]

Hey!

Been a while, sort of caught up!

We met up with MackMummy and Oscar yesterday he's such a cutie!

(hope you don't mind Beth!)

Olivia's coming along wonderful, she's sleeping through now - goes to bed at half 10 (a bit late but it's a happy medium, won't go down before and if any later she's awake!) we've stopped co-sleeping now (bad mummy!) and she goes straight down into her crib and sleeps till 6/7, I'm over the moon. I'm still really tired, body just used to 4 hours sleep so getting used to 6+ hours again is tiring haha.

Her silent reflux is settled with gaviscon, It was making her extremely constipated but I forgot to get her prescription the other weekend, It was a terrible weekend bear in mind, learnt my lesson to keep an eye on stock levels! Anyway, it cleared her up, and I put her back on 3 gaviscon a night and not in the day, it's sorted her problems - since then she's slept, poo'd normal! Fab!
Only problem at the moment is her feeding - still struggling with a 5 oz bottle? Only rarely she'll drain the bottle and want more?
How's everyone's little ones getting on?

 

[Crackers]

Amy, must be something in the air as I've just had a bit catch up too!

Oscar &Olivia look SO cute!

My little smiler is also starting to sleep longer....He too goes to bed about 10ish and will sleep round til 6.30ish. It's lovely! My daughter was the same (although not this early), and we just ended up bringing her last feed forward slightly and bit by bit she went to bed earlier. By 6 months she was going 7.30pm-7.30am. (But then the teething started and we went backwards...The joys!)

Can't upload a pic for some reason, but Henry is a little chunk now! He's growing out of 0-3 too Pixxy, even though he's not yet 7 weeks!!

Hasn't it flown by since we were all anxiously waiting labour...ha ha!

 

[amylouise1989]

Wow! Olivia's 9 weeks today and only just going into her 0-3 months? I feel like she's not growing fast enough.

I know, feels like yesterday I was crying on the phone to my OH to get back the hospital as my contractions started! (I was induced!) haha!

 

[clarep1905]

Ah Amy that picture is gorgeous, what adorable babies!

Glad to hear that a lot of little ones are in routines now..
We're not having much luck here, Violets still got colic and cries and screams most of the time, its so draining. People say she will grow out of it by 12 weeks which I'm praying is true..still another 5 weeks to go!

 

[Pixxy]

Aw that picture of them both is really cute.
Clarep hope it clears up way before then for Violet, poor bab.

Well Elara was weighed yesterday and she is 14 lb 12 oz! Nearly a pound gain in a week. Everyone comments on how long she is even the HV. My stepmother says she she feels more like a 4-5 month old because she holds herself so well and because she's long. I'll post a pic of her later.

 

[Pixxy]

Elara is growing so quick.

 

[Alipops1986]

Hello All,

I can't believe how much much our babies are growing and that they're getting so old ( Zac being a newborn just feels so long ago now. I saw a woman with a tiny new baby in a pram the other day and actually felt jealous haha!

Zac is doing well, we've had an absolute mare of a milk problem which I was thoroughly upset by yesterday. When he was 6 weeks old HV suggested comfort milk because he was screaming while being fed and kept pooing literally all day jelly ish stuff. So, we swapped and he was so much better until end of last week when he started with the pooing again and literally thrashing around in his cot. To start with I thought perhaps a bug, but as we got to day 3 I thought neh, milk. So, I booked appointment yesterday with the doctor hopeful that we'd get Zac sorted.

Explained entire story, Doctor agreed it was probably a milk problem but then said "I don't know much about milk formula so you need to speak to your HV". Well, I would, if she ever returned my phone calls! So I left with zero help or information. He didn't even give Zac a once over which really upset me.

Anyhow, my nephew who is now two years old is lactose intolerant and had similar issues to Zac when he was a baby. So, on the advice of my brother, I got hold of some SMA Lactose Free milk and I'm going to try that - hopefully HV might get in touch. If it works I'm going to request it on prescription as my brother managed to get it.

It's been so stressful and I've been so upset that Zac's been upset - two feeds in with the lactose free SMA and things appear calmer but it's still early days.

Alipops x

 

[steffy]

Hi everyone. We have been in hospital with Jacob as at 5 weeks old he is still only weighing in at 200g above birth weight and had major reflux issues. He wouldn't feed on Sunday and just seemed so unwell. so we were sent in and due to weight we were put on a feeding plan, a medicine called omeprazole as well as his gaviscon. He had been combi fed at home as I had some expressed milk in the freezer, but in hospital all formula and came out in an awful rash, was still sick and wheezing. Consultant came and said he has cows milk protein allergy and has started him on nutramigen aa formula which is the fully hydrolysed one so no trace of the protein at all. we are still on the meds aswell, but he slept in his Moses basket last night and no screaming because he was flat! such an amazing difference. still a bit sick but nowhere near as bad and not as acidic! Hopefully the beginning to the end and he will gain some weight quickly now xx

 

[nds]

sorry to hear that steffy. hope all is going okay for you guys now?


hope everyone and their littles are alright!
x

 

[ema-lou24]

How is everyone doing?
We are as well as we can be. Blake is now 14lb and is sleeping 8pm till 9.30am and has been since about 7/8 weeks old, I'm very lucky. No longer does his screaming till 11/12pm at bedtime. He still isn't getting much peace to sleep during the day due to his sister only having one level...loud lol and having to take and pick her up from nursery, she's off nursery on a thurs so that's our relaxing day and when my eldest gets In from school we snuggle and watch a film on Netflix with munchies.
Blake still doesn't seem to understand that he can be awake and not have to cry and eat, but he loves being on people he's such a cuddly little boy and loves people so not all bad, just I can't have him on me all the time so would be nice for him to know that if he's awake and not hungry that he doesn't need to cry, I'm getting him a jumparoo I can't wait!

Just popped in to see how everyone is doing. Are you all set for Xmas? I'm complete just waiting on deliveries but I'm finished. What have you got your little ones? I've got Blake things that I'm going to need over next few months rather than buy them throughout the year with his birthday being in sept so got things like sleeping bag, cot toys, rattles etc.

If I don't get chance to log in before, then I wish you all and your babies a merry Xmas xx

 

[nds]

glad all okay!

i'll be honest, as awful as this sounds, we have not got anything for anyone, not even samuel. we just can't afford anything right now, nobody needs anything and to be honest this christmas we have the only present we ever wanted, much different to last years, christmas day is even being held at our house this year.


we got a new puppy last month, he's great and not really interested in samuel.

max the bullmastiff. he is four months.


heres some recent photos of samuel.

he is babbling now and loves chomping on his hands. he sleeps 7-6am, with a dreamfeed at 10-10:30 and two more. wish he fed less, he always wakes twice at least for me and usually only once when it's daddys turn! typical. he seems to cry a lot, not sure why. struggling with reflux still but gaviscon is helping. he also has a flat spot, and always looks right. he almost refuses to look to his left, we are being referred to physio to have a look. couldn't tell you how often or how much he feeds, but weighing 14lbs 5oz last week.


anyone else got any photos to share? xxx

 

[steffy]

Still struggling with reflux here aswell..... on omeprazole and gavsicon as well as milk for allergy. He weighs 11lb 15oz at nearly 11 weeks. 14lb sounds so far away. Once he has settled down after a feed he is a very happy and alert boy. Just so frustrating for him and us. seeing the paediatrician on the 6th Jan again but not sure what they can change as omeprazole is the top med for reflux, unless they can up his dose. Hope everyone is doing well.... could someone post the link to the Facebook group as assume most people use that now?

Top one is of Jacob (light blue trousers) and his friend who was born 3 weeks later than him (premature)and has nearly caught him up in size as he is doing very very well xx

 

[julie2475]

Hey if you add me julie mcguigan as friend I can add you to the fb group , I think.

 

[sarahlouise86]

Steffy a think I've added u to the group x

 

[mummy2b1985]

Hi Julie is your profile pic a baby in first Christmas bib? I'd like to join the group can I add you? Thanks