Layla

i think its through now, i can hear him sucking and gulping alot more, its still not milky white but its almost there.

He feeds well in the day but tends to snack feed during the night which is hard. was in hospital yesterday afternoon/evening, MW thought i had an infection but it turns out its just exsaustion(sp?) but while i was there Adam had to be given a couple of bottles so last night was tough as he wouldnt feed from me right.
But this morning hes had a good feed and seems happy and settled. the pain isnt to bad now either, only hurts a bit when he latches on but as soon as he starts sucking it goes.

I have almost stopped bleeding too, on the others i bleed for about 6 weeks, so is this coz im feeding?

Sorry for all the questions, im so new to this and want to make sure im getting it right.

Im not allowed to move out of bed today, Jases orders lol, im sat here with the lap top. hes been bringing me drinks and snacks, hes looking after all the kids and changing Adams nappys, all im allowed to do is feed him, watch tv and sleep, its lovely lol

x

Hels

Oh Im sorry your so exhausted Layla. Glad Jase has you on bed rest!!
Most babies 'cluster feed' on an evening, so its perfectly normal. Charlie was on the boob for hours at a time!
Sounds like your doing fantastically with the feeding, good for you!

Layla

Thanks Hels

Also Adam seems to be very clingy, sounds funny saying that about a newborn but my other 3 used to feed, have a 10 min cuddle then go down in the mosses basket/cot to sleep untill next feed time....Adam wont do that, he wont settle asleep unless he is in my arms or in bed next to me....is this coz im feeeding myself? will that get easier or will he always be clingy?

x

marley2580

Kaya's like that, she doesn't go down to sleep unless she's in our arms - luckily we're co-sleeping, can't imagine what it would be like if we weren't. I'd advise the use of a sling. Watch out for the hospital giving him a bottle, if the issue arises again ask them to cup feed him as introducing the bottle too early can really scupper breast feeding. You're doing great though.

Layla

i wanted to co sleep but teh hospital and MW here dont recomend it anymore, apartnly to many cot deaths were recored this year so they are starting to tell parents not to do it. im still in two minds tho. the cot is pulled up to our side of the bed with the side gone, we were hoping he would sleep in his cot but still be right next to me if you see what i mean, but that doesnt seem to be enough for him, he wans to be right in beside me....Jase got worried the other day as i was feeding Adam laying down and i fell asleep, jase woke me up coz my boob was resting over Adams face and he couldnt see him, think it scared him, and me to be honest, can see how easy it is to smoother babies in your sleep

really not sure waht to do, co sleeping would be so much easier and i would get more sleep but then if they are starting not to recomend it id be to scared to go agaisnt that.

x

marley2580

For more info on co-sleeping check out

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T071000.asp
and
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/l...cle2115373.ece

Kaya only likes to sleep right next to me, so until recently I would sleep with her tucked into the crook of my arm. I'm also quite careful not to fall asleep until she is asleep. I sleep curled around her with my legs bent up to her legs so she can't slip down and my arm above her head so she can't wriggle too high. You're actually very unlikely to smother your baby unless you've been drinking etc. However if you are a very heavy sleeper it could cause problems. They say that if you are very tired you should not co-sleep - therefore, what happened to you could be linked to your exhaustion?

Layla

yeah thats very possible, i was out for the count and thats not like me, i dont tend to sleep that deep if coby is in the bed with us.

Thanks for the links, i will have a read now

x

Layla

the second link wont load for me

x