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pipsmom - Saturday, 28 June
We're great thanks. It's weird how they suddenly change isn't it, but wonderful too!

Naima would only ever go 2 1/2 hours between breastfeeds. I only managed to get to nearly 4 months as she just refused to feed, I had to express every fed towards the end and I just found it too tiring so I put her on formula and that was a struggle! You carry on breastfeeding, it's the best thing in the world you can do for your daughter and you should be so proud that you are.

We go back to the UK in 6 weeks and I can't wait. We only go for 2 weeks as we go back again for Naima's first birthday and christmas but I'm still very excited! It can be a bit full on living in Saudi sometimes so the freedom if the UK will be a nice change.

Bet your looking forward to going on your travels and I bet you feel alot better about it too now Jennah is a lot less fussy.

Now you can really start to enjoy your little girl.

x



pipsmom - Sunday, 22 June
Hi there,

How's it going now with Jennah? is her colic better these days? and are you still breastfeeding?

I have my fingers and toes crossed that everything is better for you.

x

flutterbylovebump - Tuesday, 10 June
Hi, was just wondering how you'r little girl was now? (re; colic) my bub's just turned 4 months & is sooooo much better, have had a few weeks now with no screaming episodes, has been lovely. I stopped drinking apple/ blackcurrent juice in the morning oneday & she's been terrific ever since... probably coincedence (sp), now she's a little older too.

startingoverat37 - Monday, 9 June
slowly has gotten better....though its been very slow as shes crying on my lap right now.

annette - Tuesday, 3 June
I'm on maternity leave but i don't want to go back to that place. I might go back to another place Part-time when she is older. Cassidy slept from 10-30 till 3 this morning. but i think she actually had a really big feed because my breasts where really tight before she fed, and she fed from both.

annette - Tuesday, 3 June
Cassidy once sleep for 6 hours and i almost freaked out when i woke up to her and the sun was up. i thought i slept through her waking up. i guess she will grow out of it and i guess i don't work so staying awake till all hours of the night doesn't hurt me.

pipsmom - Thursday, 29 May
I have to put Naima to sleep after two hours aswell else she gets overtired. She normally wakes at 7.00am so I make sure she’s back in her cot for 8.45am this way she doesn’t get too overtired and has 10 - 15mins to wind down. She normally sleeps for 45mins to an hour. Later I put her in her cot at 11.45 and she either sleeps til 2.00pm or wakes at 1.30pm. I have noticed that if she sleeps until 2.00pm she doesn’t need another sleep until she goes to bed for the night at 6.45pm but if she only sleeps to 1.30pm she always has half an hour at 4.00pm. I think being overtired is often misdiagnosed as colic as I noticed a difference in Naima as soon as I started trying to get her into a sleep routine. I brought a few books by an English nanny called Gina Ford, she is very strict but I have found she is a god send for sleep problems.

Naima had sleep associations, I think they all must do if they have colic as you have to do anything to make them feel better. I did the sleep training when her colic had almost gone and I picked her up and put her down one night 30 times, 11 the next, then 2 and then she went down fine but she sleeps with an arm of my dressing gown! When I used to breastfeed her in the night I used to wrap her in my dressing gown and she loves the feel of it, so I have cut it up and made three small blankies and she goes to sleep with it.

Naima used to sleep in bed with me too. I used to prop two cushions under my arm both sides so she couldn’t roll off and I’d lay her on my chest. I still do this if she’s not been well as she needs the comfort and I need the sleep. It hasn’t stopped her from taking to her cot so I wouldn’t worry about that.

I think you should be fine taking Jennah to europe. I found Naima got engrossed in her toys when she hit 4 months so make sure you have plenty for the plane journey. We took Naima to Dubai when she was 4 months, the plane journey was only an hour so we thought it would be a good test to see how she gets on when we go back to England this summer, she was fine, just make sure Jennah is drinking something or sucking a dummy for take off and landing as Naima really cried when we took off and was scratching her ears so I knew they were hurting her. Coming back we made sure she drank something and she was fine.

It’s all trial and error isn’t it but so worth it. I’m glad you have had some triumps. No doubt the compromises and new challenges are going to be never ending for the rest of our lives with them, school, make up, boys, weddings!!

Glad things are better for you.

Take care

Becky

x

pipsmom - Wednesday, 28 May
Hi, I was just wondering if things were any better with your little girl?

My little munchkin has started screaming really loud, especially when we go shopping! She has now started making the sounds for dada and baba which is so cute.

Hope all is well for you

x

JenniNZ - Saturday, 17 May
Hi there! Yes Millie qwas a 'desperate feeder' too, couldnt stand being kept waiting. You'll be pleased to know that in a very short time she'll get more patient. At that age they feel so demanding! You give give give with nothing back, and when they have a grumpy phase well it can suck! I found when I weaned to full formula she went to 3 hourly feeds. I would be ok with every 2.5 sometimes, or every 4, but I tried to never go below 2.5 as you encourage them to snack, and not take a full meal. M is 7 months now and still feeds at 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm, but she can be stretched out if I am out. She's not desperate. Why not try a full breastfeed, then make up 100ml formula and see if she takes it afterwards? You'll get to know if she's hungry or just addicted to the routine. At about 5 at night do breast then big bottle at about 6, have a bath in between. See if that helps? Two feeds at night is really good. She might then go to 10 or 11, then 2 or 3, and 5 or 6, and somhow that feels more like just one nighttime feed! Good luck x

mom2boy - Wednesday, 14 May
He slept so good last night. 5 hours then an hour to feed, change and a bit of fussing. Then he went to sleep for about 3 more hours after that. It was difficult to get him to go to sleep in the first place about 2 hours of rocking, nursing, bouncing, cuddling but finally he went to sleep and stayed asleep. Today he seems as happy as can be again. He has already gone down for his first nap, I barely even rocked him. In fact I put him in his bassinet while he was still a tad awake and rubbed his head for about 3 seconds and he is still asleep. Maybe the Gripe Water is working or maybe I am getting lucky. I will keep him on it to see if this happy little baby continues instead of his grumpy little self. Either way he is adorable but when he is happy it makes me happy.

sickasadog - Wednesday, 14 May
ha ha ha, know the feeling

mom2boy - Tuesday, 13 May
I slept with him in bed so every time he fussed I was able to comfort him immediately before he started screaming. I knew last night would be difficult because he just didn't feel good yesterday so I kept him in bed with us. He refused to go to sleep, and when we finally rocked him to sleep we would put him down and he would just wake up. Finally we left the room and let him cry (we were at our wits ends). he cried for about 5 minutes so we went back in there and then our dog woke him up. He cried for about another 5 then I went in and comforted him. He was quiet for about 10 minutes and then cried for about 5 or 10 and went to sleep. He woke up about 1 or 2 hours later and that is when I brought him in bed with us. Then anytime he fussed I patted him on his back or gave him a boob, that way we all got a bit more sleep. Today he is an absolute angel. He is smiling a lot and even did a little squeak with one of his smiles. He is going down for his naps within 5 to 10 minutes. At night even on a good day for Jamison it takes like an hour to officially get him to sleep. Even with a bedtime routine. That is just his fussy time. Not a lot of screaming just refusing to sleep. I hope the Gripe Water helps my little man not be such a grump. I hope we get more days like today because he is as sweet as pie today. Ha ha ha. Sorry this is so long.

mom2boy - Tuesday, 13 May
Ha, I think we must have the same baby the only difference is mine is 5 weeks and if the fussyness peaks at 6 weeks I am screwed. My baby is the same way he is either nursing, crying, or sleeping (actually more like refusing to sleep). I keep thinking I will call my Dr tomorrow but if this is normal baby behavior I don't want to look like a stupid mom. It is good to hear other moms are going through the same thing. Last night after a full day of Jamison either nursing or screaming but not sleeping I started balling like a baby too. My poor husband had two babies to comfort. Kudos to him, he did a great job. Anyway, I went to the store yesterday and bought some Gripe Water. I started him on it yesterday afternoon it got amazing reviews so I am hoping it will help with Jamison. He spits up a lot, never burps despite the fact that I spend most of his waking time burping him in various positions and is a gassy guy. Mylicon doesn't work so well for him or at least it didn't yesterday.

sickasadog - Tuesday, 13 May
your post mimics my old post. my son became fussy at 3 wks and since. the only thing that calms him is nursing. he was 6.7 when released from hospital. he now is almost 6 wks and is weighing close to 11 lbs. i told my hubby that i can't keep letting him eat but you would think he is starving. i know he isn't cause he is spitting up lots of milk. i hope it is better by 8 wks.

k-kaye - Friday, 9 May
Oh my God, this is the ONLY thing that makes Kaeden happy and occupied for a long stretch of time. He's in it right now. I put him there while I eat my meals, so it has been a lifesaver.

flutterbylovebump - Tuesday, 6 May
G'day again I forgot to add....I tried herbal 'Bonnisan', with little effect, but did notice a bit of difference I think with the 'Colicaid' drops. Also found her "colic" was worse when her poops were green coloured (sorry if TMI).
Found this site interesting too: http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/fussybaby.htm
Good luck with you'r little bub, hope u find something that helps :)
PS I am in Dubai

flutterbylovebump - Tuesday, 6 May
Hi there, my babe's just turned 12 weeks old. Yesterday she seemed to have a 'colic' episode but think (I BF) was maybe 'cause I swapped breasts too soon & she was getting too much foremilk & not enough hind milk.
Today has been a 'good day' though.
I try to wind her well after every feed. I find swaddling her tightly can sometimes help whilst shaking a rattle at her or the cot musical mobile. As I said in the post; for some odd reason Dido's "white flag" was a magic song that'd stop her crying straight away!
Her daddy holds her in a certain way too which really helped sitting her in the palm of his hand, whilst supporting her neck with other hand & carefully slightly rotating his hand the one holding her butt. Seems to relieve some pressure from her tummy.
Otherwise the Dr said once they're crawling/ spending more time on their tummies the wind dosn't get trapped as easily.. also slowly their little digestive tracts are maturing... not sure if any of this has been a help... all the best.

pipsmom - Wednesday, 30 April
Come and vent whenever you want, I know how you feel. Naima just suddenly stopped 2 weeks before she turned 3 months old, but my mom and andys mom said that both of us as babies suffered with the three month colic.
It didn't matter what I did, Naima screamed the place down with rage, it really shocked and upset me the first time it happened and it's worse if your tired because it makes it harder to cope with, especially worse if your on your own. I found the nights when Andy was away with work, I would turn all the lights off in the house, this seemed to help a bit and just walk up and down the front room, walked for as long as it took and she would eventually fall asleep, sometimes it was after 10 mins and it was great but most times it was for 3 hours. I remember one night I cried with her for the same amount of time. I know it's hard to believe now but it gets easier, it seemed to get a bit less one night and then it went. She does still occasionally have a melt down but that's because she is overtired and is fighting going to sleep nothing like the colic fits.
Are you giving her gripewater? you can get it from the chemist by alostra. The doctor also gave us a liquid paracetamol but I only used that when she was really really bad but it did the trick and half an hour later she was calm, it's so horrible to think your bab is in pain and there's not a lot we can do, I said for the first three months I would have prefered to have been pregnant for 12months and that way atleast her little body would be developed enough not to suffer colic.

Have you tried taking her out in the car? as the motion sends them to sleep or a swing but block out any stimulation and turn the lights off, it may work or may not all babies are different but it's worth a shot.

Naima is only 4 and half months now but the difference is amazing, she is happy and content nothing like she was.It can be a testing time and as my mom kept telling me, if you can't take anymore, put the baby in her cot/crib and walk away for a few minutes, take a few deep breaths and remember this will pass....I had to do that many a time.

I have my fingers and toes crossed this passes really quick.

pipsmom - Monday, 28 April
I forgot to mention this, we got a dummy even though I said I was never going to use one, we were told it apparently helps produce more saliva and this helps by....I suppose diluting the acid that comes back up. We gave Naima a dummy after her feed and then we removed it before we put her in the cot as I soon learnt, if you leave it in and it falls out I had to keep popping it back in and sometimes I was that tired I'm surprised it didn't end up in her ear lol!!

The first 3 months feel like a life time when they have colic but honest you will blink and she'll be giggling and cooing at you and you'll be getting a decent nights sleep.

x

startingoverat37 - Sunday, 27 April
Thanks for the encouragement. I had a long night with her trying to calm her down. Thats a new one for me as well as usally she goes to sleep really easy nursing. But she just kept turning from me and screaming. I finally got her asleep...not sure how but I did. Everytime she woke up it was the same so we just ended up staying in bed for 13 hours so I could get the sleep I needed. Ahh sleep. I know as she grows up she will be more fun its just hard for now. I have always had such happy babies in the past. Thanks again....

pipsmom - Sunday, 27 April
God, it gives me chills down my spine when I remember it, it's bloody awful. They say at 3 months the muscles around the esophagus are stronger and they stop the acid coming back up hence the reason they tag it all with "colic" is she having colic crying fits in the evening?? Naima cried solid from 7.00pm until 10.00pm, it shocked the hell out if us when it first happened and that lasted until 2 weeks before she turned 3 months. Are you using gripewater or infacol? we found gripewater was good, I wasn't sure about infacol, I always felt it made her reflux worse.

I would get advice before introducing a bottle as I'm convinced this is the reason why Naima started to refuse the breast. We have a lactation consultant in Aramco in Saudi and I have just been given her telephone number (typical as I stopped breast feeding 3 weeks ago!) just incase you want a chat with her, let me know and I'll pass the number to you. I know you have probably heard this a million times but breast is best and It really upset me stopping but I was getting myself too stressed and I didn't realise there was someone overhere who could help.

Phew...sorry about all that rambling on and on!! hope you get it sorted

Your little girl is gorgeous!

x

pipsmom - Sunday, 27 April
I got told it was colic too and it actually got a lot better once 3 months came and the colic went. Are you breastfeeding?? I was and she seemed a lot better if I expressed the milk and fed her via the bottle, I think it has something to do with sitting more upright when feeding from a bottle. Naima is 4 months old now and is still occasionally feeds weird she will not feed from the breast and as I found it tiring expressing all the time so she is on formula. I really feel for you as it stressed me out big style but bottle feeding helped. Have you tired researching it on the internet and taking your findings to the doctor?? as I'm told there is a test for it but we were never offered it. It's almost like the doctors overhere don't believe it's a problem compared to the rest of the civilised world!!

mom2boy - Wednesday, 23 April
Thanks, I have been walking too. I notice it getting smaller slowly but surely. I was pretty thin prior to this pregnancy and I just feel like my body isn't even mine anymore. It belongs to a milk loving, sleep stealing little monster.
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