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Now this is a place I never thought I would reach!! Hello ladies and babies! So does anyone have any tips for settling baby at night, I know we are only night two but she just wouldn't settle at all last night, my husband walked her round the house for 3 hours so I could sleep xx
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Imogen is in her pram to sleep now as she loves it!
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Rosie I know you're b'feeding but Socks what are you feeding lo??
Luke did not take to aptimil at all, he was terrible & i changed pretty quickly after 2 days to cow & gate comfort & apart from when he had breast milk (long story I combination fed until yesterday, seems it doesnt agree with him ??) he is fantastic! BUT he still has his fussy time most nights where we're still winding him from the last bottle when he's due his next feed, which is fine most most babies have a fussy time of day due to wind etc. & usually at night! they will grow out of it though. Also have Luke on Infacol which helps get his wind up. Our 3rd baby Abbi also was the same as him straight off did not take to ordinary milk so after a week or so changed to comfort & hey presto, different baby.
Swaddling & a doddy helps calm them but not everyone wants to use soothers do they.
K. x
Ive resulted to co-sleeping now. Tried swaddling and a dummy either really worked.
What's infacol meant to do?
LO has gone off the right boob since the other night. X
I use infacol when she gets in a windy way lol, it does work for us. She hates dummies though!
Imogen is sleeping in her pram... we put a t-shirt one of us has been wearing in it first so it smells of us, she seems to like that
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Just wanted to say congrats on the birth of little socks
Gemz x
Seren always preferred the left boob 2 the right boob and I always dreaded when I had 2 put her on the right!! The supply in the right was never as good either!!
At nite when we 1st got home from hospital we would put her in the pram and just push around the house, this seemed 2 settle her.
Its all trial and error hun but u'll be amazed how quickly u get into a little routine x x x
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im finding it hard to imagine fitting in the old routines around him, like doing a weekly shop! had to order online (cant move round too much anyway) i cant wait to take him out in his pram as well,but it seems like a mission!
its funny trying to get something to eat for me and husband as well! throwing food down as fast as poss! lol
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I dont have much advice to offer, but Oliver seems to settle better when swaddled and we use a night light by the bed which also helps. he tends to go 1.5 - 2 hours at night between feeds and has a fussy hour betwwen 4 and five, but this is much better than the 2nd week when he went 45 mins between feeds and wanted cuddling from 2-5am.
Does your HV have any advice?, mine is useless, when i asked about bf'ing constantly and favouring the left side she just kept saying to persevere!!
sam hates his arms being swaddled and sleeps much better when they are out, but he needs the rest of him all snug. also as well, we warm the moses basket up with a hot water bottle (take it out before he gets in obviously!) just to take the chill off the mattress.
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as for settling....well when we had T, our first night home (day 3) he just wouldn't settle and just wanted to be held all night. we really thought something was wrong. after that night things improved though, and hubby says next time round if the same thing happens again he'll just stay up all night to let me get my rest! (apart from feeds).
hope things improve soon hun xxxx
Enjoy every minute and hope you feel more comfortable soon.
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