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When stopping breastfeeding how long does it take for breasts to settle

Yummy Mummy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:56:22 GMT

Hi everyone, I am in the process of ending breastfeeding and putting my boy on formula full time.

I was just wondering how long it takes for your breast to settle into a "normal" size. I need to go bra shopping but want to make sure I wait until they are settled so I can buy the right size! Any experienced mums have some advice on this?

10 mth old - constipation Any suggestion?

Ying — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:58:27 GMT

DD is 10 mth old now and happy to eat solid since 9 mth, before that, she just won't open her mouth for solid. She suffered constipation time to time since 6mth when I change to follow on formula, so I always put vegies and fruits in her meal and before each bottle feed, I gave her water and now water before, after, and in meals (though she time to time refuses it, but I always try). But constipation seems become more and more often. I have to use suppositories to help her release almost every second day. I also try brown sugar, prune juice, both works at the beginning but not last long.

Should I bring her to see the dr? Is there any other way I can try? Please give me some advice. Thank you.

My 9 month old only has 2 bottles a day - he is self weaning!!

gusalexmum — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:36:14 GMT

My son is 9 months old and has gone off his 2 day bottles (he sometimes has only one bottle for whole day!) . I have tried putting the formula in his sippy cup (which he drinks water out of) and he pushes it away. He is a very good solid eater and I always offer the formula first so he is not full from solids but it makes no difference. I put as much formula into his solids as I can but I still worry its not enough. My older son had the opposite issue and went off solids, never his bottles.

Any suggestions or is this ok???????

5.5 mth old - trouble falling asleep at night

Precious08 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:42:55 GMT

I have a 5.5 mth old and he used to be able to fall asleep by himself. He might grizzle a bit and eventually he will fall asleep after a few minutes.

Now its a different story ... sometimes he will fall asleep by himself and then wake 45 minutes later crying very badly. Or he won't go to sleep (without our help) & will keep crying.

We have stayed with him shushing and patting him in his cot till he drift off to sleep or if that does not work we will give him a top up of milk and then try putting him down again.

He has no trouble falling asleep during the day or if he wakes during the night for a feed.

Has anyone experienced this or any ideas ??

day sleeps

Jazzie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:37:45 GMT

Hi, my little one is 4.5 months old. He sleeps ok at night, with usually only one feed at night. But I am having trouble with days sleeps. The longest he will nap is 45 minutes, and he is still tire. Sometimes he wakes up after only 15 minutes. Any one have any tips on how to get him to have longer naps. I have a tired and cranky bub in the afternoons.

my son wets through his nappies at night. what should i do?

Grubi — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:35:02 GMT

he doesnt do it during the day, and he has just started dinking more in his bottles.

he is only left in his nappy at night between feeds (up to 5 hours at the moment), and i use huggies. i dont really want to change brands because i have found that he poops through the sides.

does anyone have any ideas about what to do?

Newly seperated mum worried about family court process

muminsyd — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:34:26 GMT

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone has gone through this that could offer some advice and guidance.

I seperated from my ex 10 months ago due to domestic violence. I had been in a relationship with him for 3 1/2 years and was a victim of physical, verbal, emotional, social abuse, damaging of personal property and stalking. Whilst with my ex many friends, family and work colleagues were aware of this abuse however i was hoping for change. I did speak to a councellor regarding the abuse whilst pregnant however i never contacted the police due to threats of harm, etc. It wasnt until our baby was born that the violence became a little more frightenning as i was trying to provide a calm nurturing environment it was almost impossible, my baby also was there occassion when i was breastfeeding and he kicked me just missing our babies head. Our baby was also in my arms on many occasions wehn i was dragged around the house. there were a few other incidents but i cant go on forever. Well anyway i recieved a phone call from docs advising me to get an avo, which i have done. My ex partner is appealing this decission even though he has had 3 avos in the past from previous girl friends. When the police applied for the avo on my behalf there were a few occassions where i had let him in my home as he was still intimidating me to let him in. After the arguments began again i waited till he left and thought it was best for myself and our baby not to let him in. He then began threatenning to take our baby away from me. As there were no court orders i thought it was best to only have supervised contact at a contact centre until interim order were made. However he did not want this. Just recently i filed my affadavit to the family court to grant court orders and it is only now that he has agreed to visit at a contact centre. I feel that he is only now making an effort to hurt me in court. I do believe our baby has a right to see her father and i want her too, but i am afraid at the outcome. I did get the first avo granted and he breached many times with witnesses to back up my story. I have an idea of what i beleive should be ordered and i hoping for supervised to start with gradually increasing over time. Im afraid that our baby will only become a victim again when my ex decides to form a new relationship and all this violence will start again. does anyone know what is the best interests for our child? Has anyone been in the same situation. Does the court really look into the background issues, because i have been reading otherwise. I need some guidance please.

buy sell section on this site

jai'smum — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:02:26 GMT

Just wondering if there is a buy/sell section on this site. I want to buy some bambini miosoft nappy covers size large if anyone has any.

thanks mel

The Breastfeeder's Diet

Mamamanana — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:30 GMT

I'm somewhat concerned about my diet and that of my baby's. My first had a poop schedule of once a week until she was on solids and now goes about every 3-4 days. With both, I've been on the Panadeines almost daily and am wondering if that's been blocking them up?

At each meal I eat fruit or vegetables (loads of them) and cereal in the mornings. Am wondering if I'm missing something - prunes? - to keep me and the baby more regular.

Getting rid of the pain killers is not an option; I have chronic back pain that I can't get taken care of until the younger one is walking.

Any dietary advice would be much appreciated.

How do I get my 4mo to sleep during the day?

Grubi — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:07 GMT

My 4mo sleeps really well of a night time, but during the day its another question.

He wont fall asleep unless he is in my arms, and will only nap for max 1/2 an hour. While I absolutely love the cuddles, im getting nothing done! If I put him in his cot, we wakes within 15 min and screams the house down. At night, i can put him down to bed while he is awake and he will quietly go to sleep on his own.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get him to sleep during the day as I currently have a very tired and cranky baby who is driving me lovingly insane.

Sleeping - going to bed awake - 8 month old

vornyg — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:55:18 GMT

Hi new to this site!

After some help - my little girl is a great sleeper, when she gets there! We have spoilt her and have cuddled her to sleep and then when asleep wrap her then put her to bed. She goes to sleep really quickly in our arms - have tried putting her to sleep when drowsy - doesn't seem to want to do it and I don't seem to have the patience when I know a quick cuddle works - of course don't want to be doing this when she is 4 years old!!

I still swaddle her and she uses a dummy to go to sleep - I just read in another forum about wrapping one arm only and will see about self soothing! Anyway - if not wrapped - party time!

Any ideas or do I just need to get a little tough??? (I think that really is the answer!)

Cheers,

vornyg

Day sleeping...

mammajugs — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:47 GMT

My little one is 4.5 months and sleeps well at night (1 wake up max). During the day I am finding it increasingly hard to get him to sleep.

What are others out there doing?

How much sleep does your bub get?

How many hours straight are you keeping them awake and what do you do to keep them entertained?

Just curious to hear how other people are navigating through the days now that our babies have become more awake and interactive.

Cheers MJ

starting solids early (4.5mnths)

mammajugs — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:57 GMT

My baby is 4.5 months old and we have been giving him solids for a month now on and off. In the last week and a half he has been having breakfast and dinner composed of 3 tablespoons of mainly veg or fruits. His breastfeeding routine has not changed.

Has anyone fed their bubs early like this and suffered ill effects?

He seems fine to me but others seem suprised that he is already onto solids.

I'd be interested to hear what others have to say.

Cheers MJ

Help! Cranky 12 week old, sleeping more, is it a growth spurt?

Grubi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:01:37 GMT

For the past 3 to four days, my boy has been extra tired (sleeping from 7pm-7:30am with 2 feeds and 3-4 hour-2hour long naps) and gets cranky very soon after waking.

The amount he has been drinking in his bottles has increased, he just seems very moody and not himself.

Has also been chewing on my fingers when given a chance, although no physical signs of teething.

Just need some assurance that nothing is drastically wrong, and that it happens sometimes.

Taking dummy from a nearly 5 month old.

malbec — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:56:51 GMT

Youngest DS has become very dependent on his dummy to get to sleep which is starting
to cause problems as he is finding it difficult to self settle when he wakes and doesn't have his dummy...he wakes every 2 hours during the night some nights and rarely sleeps any longer than 4 hours.
I have no experience of "weaning" a baby this young from their dummy as DD was 16 months when we took hers and eldest DS didn't use a dummy. At present we have done little bits of controlled crying with him but as soon as I leave the room he starts up again (I don't leave him any longer than 2 minutes if he's going full tilt). BUT when I go in he smiles and laughs so I know it's put on. Eventually I cave in and give him his dummy. Any tips or do I just need to be tough and go through the controlled crying?
Thanks
Bec

9 month old only having finger foods

helgachick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:35:01 GMT

my 9 month old has recently decided not to take any food from the spoon anymore. I have been giving her finger foods like zucchini slice, fruit, cheese and some cooked meats. She has only two teeth at the moment so looking at soft food and I am running out of ideas for finger foods that will still give her all her vitamins. Any suggestions? Added to this we are going on a holiday to Vietnam in September and am worried about what I will be able to feed her on the go. Advice about feeding while travelling would be awesome.

10 months can't hold head

nur.roy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:28:39 GMT

Hi,

My baby ,Parthiv age is 10 months +, he can't hold his head for a long time as well as neck still not quite stable (shaky). Though he is able to lift his head, but not quite interested to lift the head.

Whenever I try to communicate with him through some sounds , he stare at me without lifting his head.

Kindly share your experience if any one face similar situation.

Thanks

Nupur

Can I give a 5mths old cow's milk?

Ange05 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:01:06 GMT

Hi all,

My DS is 5 months old and I've started introducing some solids(I know I'm being naughty and should have waited for the 6 mths mark). Since I've been fully breastfeeding, he simply refuses all brands of formular. I tried using plain boiled water to mix with baby cereal, but he didn't like it at all. So I tried using cow's milk to mix with. He absolutely loves it. Most people say I cannot give a baby cow's milk untill after 12 months. Could anyone with similar experience shed some light on this, please?

Thanks very much.

Becoming A Single DAD

NathanC — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:29:56 GMT

My girkfriend & I have just broken up. We have a 4month old(still breast feeding).

I am after some info on where I stand as to staying in contact with my son. I would like to have as much contact as possible but my ex-girlfriend is only offering me 3 days a week (1-hour per visit). I am trying to keep his best interests on top and dont wanna turn it into a custody battle.

PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVISE, PLEASE-Please-PLEASE

To swaddle, or not to swaddle, that is the question

Yummy Mummy — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:47:54 GMT

My little man has been swaddled since birth, but lately he wants to suck on his fists all the time. So when he's wrapped, his hands wriggle out, or worse they pull the wrap over his face.

I've tried not swaddling him, but he seems startled by his hands and arms and doesn't settle. But I think he's grown out of it

How do I wean my baby off swaddling, any good tips???

Night waking at 9 months - HELP!

megs46a — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:18:18 GMT

DD is now 9 months old and STILL waking through the night. She was a bad sleeper when young, so I went to sleep school. Things improved for a short period of time, but then teething started and it has been all down hill since then.

At first I assumed it was waking due to pain of teething, but now I realise that she has got into the habit of waking and expecting attention as it always seems to be at approx the same time every night (2.30am - 3.30am). The problem being is that she wakes up and then screams the house down for hours and hours. I have now been awake for 3 hours and she will only fall asleep temporarily if she is in my arms. As soon as I try and put her down she wakes and starts to cry again.

I have tried night after night of not picking her up at all, staying with her, leaving her to cry, Baby Panadol (in case she actually is in pain), feeding her, not feeding her etc. I feel like I have tried everything.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Are there any safe sleep serums etc that could help her have 1 or 2 nights good sleep that might get her back into the pattern of sleeping through or at least being able to go back to sleep quickly? Do I literally just leave her to scream and not go into her? What have people tried?

Crawling ... when is it time to worry if she wont crawl?

megs46a — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:16:32 GMT

Hi All,

I know I am probably worried about nothing, but thought I would touch base with a bunch of mums & dads "just in case". DD is now 8 months old and has not even made an attempt to get up on her knees / "commando" with her arms or even do a "bum shuffle". She just flat out refuses to crawl / move. She can sit completely unassisted, so I don't think there is a physical concern - but she has shown no interest in moving at all.

I have tried putting objects out of reach, tried lots of tummy time etc and she just screams with frustration and cries and cries and cries. I have tried putting objects out of reach and then assisting her to push along / use her legs etc - and still nothing.

I know that we should not compare ourselves or our babies to others, but I am finding it really hard as all the other kids at mothers group are crawling or at least commando crawling. I feel like I am doing something wrong that is not encouraging my little lady to "get moving".

Any advice? When is it time to start getting worried if your child cant / wont crawl?

Hope to hear from you all soon with some ideas or suggestions.

Adding yoghurt to the diet

dizbet — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:53:06 GMT

Is anyone able to give me some advice on the best kind of yoghurt for babies. My little girl is about to turn 8 months and I'm told we shoudl be adding this to her diet know. I gave her a bit of vanilla yoghurt today (just the dairy farmers full fat brand) but I'm not sure if this is right. I also don't want to get sucked in to buying the extremely expensive baby type youghurts like petit yum unless they have something that other yoghurts don't. Any adive would be greatfully accepted.

how often do you breastfeed?

matty'smum — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:29:21 GMT

My littliest man is 5 months now and it feels like he is still feeding non-stop - he breastfeeds roughly every 3 hours during the day, has his last feed at night around 7 but wakes around 1 or 2 in the morning and again around 4 or 5am before waking for the day around 7.30 with an 8am feed. He also only catnaps during the day - is up for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then sleeps for 40 mins max - unable to be resettled. However, between feeds at night, he sleeps solidly and we don't hear a peep.

He was sleeping through but came down with bronchiolitis 5 weeks ago, was really sick, needing hospitalisation because he got dehydrated and difficulty breathing - I think it was then that we got into the habit of feeding so often. Picture of health now though (has the roly poly thighs to prove it!!)

So am wondering - do you go longer between breastfeeds and if so, how did you do it?!?

thanks

15 week old HATES car - any ideas?

matty'smum — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:17:07 GMT

My 15 week old has hated travelling in the car from day dot - will scream hysterically for the entire trip. Have tried travelling at nap-time, before/after feeding, playing different kinds of music but nothing has made a difference. His distress also worries my 2 year old who often ends up in tears as well (he's a sympathetic crier!!) Have coped so far by only ever taking short trips (max has been 25 mins) but I have a wedding coming up in a few weekends time to which we have to travel in the car for 3 hours each way (though we are travelling down one day and coming back the next)... am considering cancelling as dread the thought of having to listen to him scream all the way there and back. Does anybody have any ideas on how to help him settle in the car?

Full Nappy!

Mandy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:12:52 GMT

Hi,

I am having problems with my 10mth olds nappys at night, we currently use Huggies Walker (changed from toddler) and find that with him sleeping thru, he has started to over fill his nappy with wee and wakes screaming when he finds him self and his sheets wet in the middle of the night!!! I am not sure what I might b able to do.....any suggestions would be very helpfull......

Cheers.

What Is Your Baby Scared Of?

ToodlePopsMum — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:12:33 GMT

I have just discovered that our little guy is scared of the handy-vac (you know those small rechargable ones that are invaluable when you have a baby who likes to feed themselves!).

This is the only thing that he is scared of so I think it is quite funny

As soon as I turn it on he will scream like he has been frightened and then get to me as quick as he can!

I even sat him on my knee this morning and turned it on. He was okay and then all of a sudden did his little shriek and tried to climb up further - I think he was aiming to sit on my shoulder at the rate he was climbing!

Does anyone elses baby have little things like this that they are scared of?

4.5 month old demand bottle feeding every 3 hours

Walnut08 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:50:55 GMT

Hi,
At 2.5 months my baby started demand bottle feeding every 3 hours, I was told that he was having a growth spurt between 3-4 months of age.
I thought he was hungry so I increased his formula from 160ml to 200ml But he is now 4.5 months & he is still doing it.
I'm worried about over feeding, but when he wakes for a feed he screams as if its been hours since his last feed and will nut settle untill I feed him.

He is sleeping only 40min in-between these 3hr and I'm finding it very tiring. Having said that he does sleep all night from 8pm to 7:30am waking on & off from 3am so I not sure if
I really have to right to complain.

I'm just unsure about it all

Thanks
Mel

Sleeping on belly

Mum21 — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:19:27 GMT

Hi everyone

My little 6.5 month old man has just started sleeping without his wrap - he took a while but we finally got there! We now face the dilemma of his rolling onto his front to sleep. Am a bit worried because the little fellow does not move his head to the side he practically sleeping face down - he still breaths (i checked all the time!!!). Am very worried he will not be able to breathe during the night because i cant be checking or there all the time.

Has anyone experienced this before? If so have they any advise on how to get him to sleep in a different position or what i need to do?

Weaning a 11m/o who won't take a bottle

Lilipop — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:27:39 GMT

My little girl is almost one (can't believe how fast it's gone) and I'm planning to fully wean her very soon. She has never taken a bottle. At the moment she has a breastfeed morning and night plus 180ml of formula from a sippy cup in the day (it usually takes the whole day to finish). She is a really good eater and has yogurt daily, as well as fruit, vegies, pasta and a bit of fish.

So, my question is how much milk do I need to give her when she's weaned and what's the best way to do it? I can't imagine her getting through 3 x 180ml cups per day. And I also doubt that the cup will satisfactorily replace her relaxing bedtime feed.

Has anyone else been through this?

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simsarah — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:47:36 GMT

7 mths old self weaned; how can I get him to drink more milk?

Ange05 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:59:53 GMT

Hi all. My DS is almost 7 months old and a week ago he decided not to drink any breastmilk since I introduced solids. I'm feeling pretty sad as the special bonding moment is gone and I didn't even tape it. Also the trouble is, he has never drank formula before and never used a bottle/trainer cup. At the moment I'm using 120ml of formula to mix with cereal for breakfast and dinner and he can finish them all. If I offer him pure formula to drink, he definitely refuses. I also tried giving him cow's milk with a little sugar. He'll drink some but only when I spoon-feed him. I heard babies at this age should be drinking 500-600 ml of milk a day on top of their solids. How can I get him to drink more milk? Does the formula mixed with cereal count as part of the daily milk intake? I'm worrying it could affect his brain and bone development if not having at least 500ml of milk. Can anyone please share your opinion with me?

Thanks very much.

pet bird and baby

cheekychops — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:53:15 GMT

Does anyone here know if there are any problems with having a pet bird in the house with a baby - disease wise ?

Grizzly Baby

Precious08 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:11:13 GMT

I have got a 14 weeks baby boy ... he goes to sleep around 6-7pm. He sleeps till about midnight and will wake up for a feed. He then goes back to bed after the feed.

He gets grizzly at about 3am, though his eyes are closed. I attend to him by putting the dummy in and patting. He usually falls back to sleep quite quickly ... but then he starts up again in about 10-15 mins. So I will be in and out of bed attending to him and don't get much sleep. I can only get some sleep if I bring him to bed with me (which I don't want him to get used to).

I decided not to attend to him last night till he cries. So he was grizzling on and off from 3am to 5am (till he finally woke up for a feed at 5am). He was not crying, just grizzle for about 30 secs and then goes back to sleep for 15 mins and then start grizzling again. Is it ok not to attend to him ?? I thought that maybe by not attending to him, he can learn how to self soothe and learn to get back to sleep himself.

Also sometimes he have a stuffy nose ... just one nostril, so he breathes quite hard. Is there anyway to clean out the snot?

Thanks

Connie

milky gluey vomit

KDW — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:51:41 GMT

Help, my daughter is bring up a milky gluey vomit and I am not getting any help from my doctor or at the baby clinic. Can anyone help to?

Persistant Cough (3months so far) - Any Ideas on where to go to get diagnosis & Help?

Shezmo — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:06:07 GMT

My 9 month old daughter has always had a cough after a cold, but this one has been going on for nearly 3 months now. I took her to the GP about a month ago and he told me it is normal and not to worry about it. I went again last week and got another Dr who said it's not good especially as it is interrupting her and my sleep. He has given us a course of antibiotics and said they should kick in after 3 - 4 days. My gut feeling is that these will do nothing and am trying to work out what to do next if they don't. I got a referral to my Peadiatrician who I have just found out is away and I won't be able to get in until mid July in 3 wks time. But I know I need to get this looked into now before she catches another cold.

I have looked up descriptions about the cough and it doesn't sound like whoping or croup, it is just a generall wet cough with some wheezing that happens sometimes during the day, other times during the night but only when sleeping. It gets better for a couple of days, then comes back again at the same intensity??? No runny nose or other cold symptoms.

I'm just wondering if I'm taking the right steps in getting it diagnosed, ie do I go to the peadiatrician or is there some place else I can take her, I don't want to wait 3 weeks either. We need sleep, poor little thing. She is usually a happy little thing but it's really starting to affect her now.

Thanks

Hates sleeping in his room during the day!

Jackson&Brock'smum — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:39:32 GMT

My seven month old has always been a bad sleeper. Has to be setted once or twice during the night but it the days that are more painful. At night time he is happy to go to bed but during the day when we put him into his bed he cries and can cry off and on for the whole 2 hours he should be asleep. I am using the two up two down theory and I know he is sleepy by that time and definitely not hungry but he just seems to hate his room during the day. We are booked into sleep school in 7 weeks but would love to hear if anyone has more day problems than night. He also hates sleeping in the pram so that won't work.

Mums and bubs fitness classes on the Sunshine Coast

heidi_n_ella — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:52:40 GMT

I live on the Sunshine Coast and have a beautiful little 8 month old baby girl. I am now wanting to get back into shape and was wondering if anyone knew about any mums and bubs fitness classes where me and the bubba can work out together? I did see one advertised on the side of a car when i was in Kawana one time, but when i turned to get a pen, it was gone. Can anyone help me???txtPost_CommentEmoticon('');

Losec vs Zantac...any opinions??

malbec — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:38:27 GMT

Our 14 week old has been on Zantac for his reflux for about 3 weeks. It is definitely helping as he doesn't grunt so much or do the writhing around/arching his back thing. Our GP put him on it at my request. We saw a paediatrician today who suggest trying him on Losec.
I'm a bit reluctant to change as the Zantac has helped quite a bit. Has anyone had Losec for their little one??
Thanks
Bec

6 days and no poo

Lilipop — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:04:56 GMT

My 4.5 month old has not done a poo for 6 days and I'm starting to get worried. She is 100% breasfed and previously was a big poo-er! Sometimes 3-4 times per day. Nothing else has changed lately. Should I be worried about this?