Discovery Home & Health

Hi Annie

I am using Dr Browns bottles at the moment, I bought them off ebay, I hope they will be ok with this milk as even on ebay they are expensive. I am glad to here Ross and Ellie are doing well on the new milk. My HV also said that my GP is very good and will give this milk on prescription if there is a need for it, so I am hoping it works.

Hi to everyone.

Jayjay

Hi girls and gorgeous babies,

You all sound like you are doing great!!!! Well done.

Elliott was weighed again today and is now 9lb at 18 days old. He's put on 8 oz since last week so I'm really pleased. Still going with the BF.
Karly - How are you doing with the BF. It's hard work isn't it, but worth it.

Hope you are all coping with the heat, it's horrid. Poor Elliott is just awake all the time trying to settle but can't.

He sleeps really well, night before last he went from 12am right through to 7.30am. But because I'm feeding on demand it varies to when he gets fed and so when he goes to sleep.

I'm going to try and get him into a routine, a nice bath, although he hates them at the moment! and then a feed and put him in his cot. Hopefully that will help with his sleeping patterns.

Anyway, better fly.

Take care everyone
xxxxx

Hi Girls

Kerry, Good to see you and Elliot are well, I am sure you will get into a routine soon.

Started using the omnio-comfort yesterday and wow, Lucas had 3 oz at 6pm, 3oz at 8pm and 4oz at 10pm then woke up at 2.30am as he was cold so I wrapped him up and he had 1oz then slept till 7am then had another 4oz. Needless to say I am very happy, Lucas is much more contented in between feeds which means I am less on edge.

Annie, The teats on the Dr Browns bottles seem to handle the milk fine, I do knoe that you can buy them on there own.

Jayjay and Lucas

Hi Girls

Looks like we're going to keep Cow and Gate in business!! Annie I am using the Advent medium flow which he seems to be coping with - it is so much thicker though.

Sorry to ask but how are Ross and Lucas's poos on the milk. Jakes are very green at the moment, and although my HV didn't seem too worried it doesn't seem right to me. My HV reckons that as Jake is a big build 59.5 cm long and now weighing 12lb 8oz, he needs to feed up to keep going but his stomach can't cope with it yet. JayJay, like Lucas, it may also be due to the fact that he was born early - or the heat - to be honest I haven't a clue but he is more settled and thats all that matters.

Lucy, Ruby is beautiful - how are you coping. I know what you mean about hormones - DS2 will start school in September and I took him for a story time and he seemed so grown up that I felt all emotional.

Must go before Jake wakes, DS2&3 are at nursery.

Love to all June Mums and babies.

Jack

hi girls

sorry it's been a while.

Oliver is now 15 days old and thriving. HV came yesterday and weighed him, he's put on another 3oz and so now weighs 7lb 14oz. still breastfeeding him every 3 1/2 - 4 hours in the daytime, slowly getting into a routine now..

have taken him out loads this week, but as soon as he's in his carseat or pram he falls asleep, so he's been sleeping loads in the daytime, and as a result won't go to sleep after his bath at seven and more. in fact he's wide awake after we've bathed and fed him, and cranky and hard to settle. once I've given him last feed at 10.30pm he goes straight to sleep though, til about 4am, then again until about 9.30am. i know the answer is to keep him awake in the daytime more, but how do you keep a baby awake??????

it was mine and DH's anniversary this week, but we were too busy to even remember to buy each other a card. had a lovely day out with oliver though, and he's taking me out tonight (leaving Ollie with MIL i'm almost scared to leave him it's the first time ever) and as bought me a pressie - a personalised number plate for my new car - need to think of something to get him now!

Going to get my hair done in a min, will be so nice to feel lovely again, as I've no time to do it at the moment. Maybe she'll be a able to shed some light on Ollie's blond patch in his head of black hair - maybe it's due to me getting highlights? also picking up my new car - really can't wait, today's going to be such a good day!

Simon's going bk to work on monday, dreading it as we've had such a giggle getting used to being parents these past few weeks..

anyways better go - promise I'll be on more from next week

hope those babies are ok and not running their mummies too ragged.

love
Karly x

Hi Girls

Jack Lucas's poos are green aswell. I did notice that there was a little leaflet in the box that in the tinyest writing said that it would be, and that it was a sign that baby is getting used to it but it wont last forever.

Karly I am sooo jelous of you going out with your pram, I'm still not fit enough.

Lucy, I know all about hormonal teens DS1 is comming up for 14, enough said.

Well tonight we managed 1 1/2 hours of colicy baby which is down from 3-4 hours so the new milk must be doing the job.

Hope you are all doing well, and enjoying your babys.

Jayjay

hi girls

first night out since oliver was born was relly nice thursday, had a really nice meal and a few cheeky cocktails at TGI fridays. felt bad about leavin him but i realise i had to do it sometime. he slept like an angel for his grandparents the whole time we were out then woke up as soon as we got back at 11 and would not go back to sleep til 3am!! nightmare! i think he was punishing me for leaving him the little monkey..

first day alone with him today as dh has gone bk to work. gong well so far but its early days..

bit quiet on here at the mo - babies keeping you busy?

love
karly

Hi Girls and babies,

Karly- i had my first night out drinkin on fri night missed my little princess and she missed me too as she cried all eve for her daddy!

Hi to everyone else hope all your babies are doin well, got to go Tyla has jus woke up ready for food, silly time to come on here an post really, oh well i'll catch up later

x x

hi girls

first outing alone with ollie today, went to the shopping centre. he slept the whole time so it went really well - the only hiccup was when it came to putting the pram bk in the car it took me ages i had a bit of a fight with it![]

think ive managed quite ok since dh went bk to work, getting rather confident with this 'mummy' lark! []won't speak too soon though bet he keeps me up all night now I've said that!

how is everyone?

love Karly & Oliver x x

Hi Karly

Seems like its jus me an u at the moment! Everyone else must be bein kept busy, i suppose nearly everone else has other children so its understandable.
Glad to hear your shoppin trip went well with u an oliver, i too wrestled with my pushchair to get it down the first couple of times i had to put it down.
My little Tyla is now 9lb 6oz so is is puttin on about 7oz a week, she is havin 4oz milk every 4 hours roughly it changes every now an again but she's no trouble

Hi to everone else hope mums an babies r doin well
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Love
Laura an Tyla

x x

hi laura

pleased to hear Tyla is doing so well, how old is she now? oliver is almost 3 weeks, and last time he was weighed he was 7lb 14oz. stil breastfeeding so not sure how much milk he has, but it's obviously enough! he too feeds every 4 hours in the day.

hows Tyla sleeping? Ollie goes from 10.30pm - 4am then until 8-9am so I'm pleased with that. cant wait till he sleeps through though!

love

Karly & Oliver x x

Hi Karly

Tyla is 6 weeks on thursday, she goes every 4 hrs day an night, i too can't wait for her to sleep through although its not too bad.
Well done for keepin up with the breastfeedin your doin really well.
Did you see the pics i added to my prev post?

Love Laura an Tyla x

Hi girls an babies

Where are you all? I'm gettin lonely! Hope everyone is ok? Hope babies are all thriving.

Hope to hear from you soon

Love
Laura an Tyla ~(6 weeks today)

Hi girls and babies

Just come up for air to talk to you all[] Although I've only had one more baby it feels like a lot more now we have four girls. The washing basket is never empty and the cupboards are always empty. The hoover comes out about 3 times a day and the cleaning never stops!!

Ruby is doing really well she is now 7lb 2oz she sleeps well at night and loves her dummy which is great whilst I am shopping. I have found my zapp pram a godsend for school runs and shopping because its so small to get round the shops and really light. The only problem I have is when she is feeding she seems to spit some of the milk out so her bibs are soaking wet by the end. I have tried some different teats but its still the same can anyone help?

Laura the photos of Tyla are gorgeous. She is beautiful.

Hope everyone is well. Will go and see what mess Harriet has made while I have been talking to you. (She is painting[])

Love Lucy and Ruby[]

hi mummies

laura i didn't see the photo links on your post until after I'd posted[:I] buti've seen them now and yes tyla is a real cutie! tried to put some photos of Oliver on photo bucket myself but this laptop is so craP AND SLOW it won't work![!]

Lucy good to hear from you girl. you sound well busy! i feel like i have my hands full with just Oliver to deal with, cant imagine how you and jack manage with 4! you sound like you're doing really well though good on you.

your quinny zapp sounds good, DH is trying to persuade me to get one for when we go on holiday in October but I'm not sure..i have a right faff with the silvercross as its a bit massive but Ollie seems to love it so i wont moan.

Oliver has a dummy too and what a godsend! i was origionally against giving him one but I'm so glad i bought some anyway.

not sure what to reccomend about Ruby's milk spitting out, but i can say that the bottles i use when i express are the avent ones and i don't even use a bib as he doesn't spill a drop! maybe worth a try..

anyways better go now as Ollies stirring..

Kerry, Annie, jayjay, jack, Sydney hope you and babies are all ok.

love

Karly & Oliver x x