We started formula yesterday exclusively after combination feeding for about a week. However, my LO has not pooped in over 24 hours now. He is 5 weeks. Is this normal for a transition period? He is still taking all his bottles (3oz every 3-4 hours), acting normally other than some grunting here and there, sleeping comfortably, and passing gas. We use the enfamil neuropro
I am just needing to get a few things off my chest.
It’s likely that these are non issues and I am probably overreacting and just stressed and tired
I am really struggling with my spouse. We have a 5 week old. This is his first baby experience, and my second, although my first was 7 years ago. I understand that he is new at this and had a lot of questions and concerns and it’s a lot. However, I am becoming frustrated. He doesn’t wake up with the baby. Doesn’t hear them cry at all. He asks that I wake him up to help, but when I do, I have to give very specific instructions on what to do and that feels like that takes more brain power than doing it myself. I also. Don’t like that I have to wake him up in the first place. Like, how can you not hear the screaming baby?
The same goes for house work and things. I try to do as much as possible when he isn’t here so he doesn’t have to worry about it, but having a Velcro newborn makes it difficult. He comes home and there is so much to do and I talk to him about it and he says he just wants to “relax and enjoy the day” but there is literally so much to do and since I am the one doing to majority of the baby work day and night I don’t have time to relax. The minimal “downtime” I do get when I am not holding and caring for the baby, I use it to wash bottles or do laundry. I guess I’m just feeling really unsupported? Today, he said that he would watch the baby while I napped since last night was so rough, and when he got home he was the one who fell asleep. The baby was crying for awhile while I was changing him and cleaning out his nose and he slept right through it. As soon as I had the baby calm and settled, he woke up and asked, “oh, did you want me to take or help with him?”. Like, no, it’s already been taken care of, thanks though. Then, he offered to make a bottle. We just recently switched to formula, so I gave him detailed instructions on how to make the bottle, which we had been over before. I emphasized how important it is to measure everything correctly, and that led to him checking with me multiple times and then also asking if he should use the distilled water (which we bought specifically for the bottles) or just water from the tap/fridge. It’s just tiring to have to explain things over and over and ask for help when it’s his responsibility too. I have talked to him about it before, and I do understand he is tired too, but I am also tired.
Anyways, that’s it. I just needed to vent so I don’t explode in the real world
My LO was born early via emergency c-section and had to be admitted to the NICU. They bottle fed there and I was only allowed to attempt breast feeding a few times. We are home now and we mainly bottle feed but id like to exclusively breast feed him. I pump about 5 oz at a time, so I know my supply is okay. His latch is good, I can hear and see him swallow, so I know he is transferring some milk, but maybe not enough? The problem is he will breast feed 30 minutes (15 each side) and I can see him actively eating, but after that 30 minutes, he acts like he hasn’t been fed at all, so I top him off with a 2-3 oz bottle and he finishes the whole thing and only then is he satisfied. If he just get a bottle ( no breastfeeding) he gets the same amount and is satisfied. Is he not getting anything from the breast at all? Tips for improvement? He was born at 36 weeks and is now almost a month old. Does it just take time? I’m feeling discouraged
My LO was born 36 weeks 5 days and is now 3 weeks old. When he was born, they had to use surfactant in his lungs and he needed a CPAP and then eventually high flow for a few days. He had retractions after that, but the NICU wasn’t concerned since he is eating well and doesn’t have any other signs of respiratory distress. We were discharged a week and a half ago. Well, we were evaluated at the ER last night because the retractions just made me worry. The ER dr was not super concerned, but did an EKG and x-ray to be safe and let us know that he still had the fluid in his lungs, although it is not increasing and hasn’t changed since he was in the NICU, and the retractions are likely caused by that. We are following up with his pedi this week. I’m not looking for medical advice, but wanted to see if anyone had a similar situation?
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My 3 week old preemie (born 4 weeks early), is having what looks like breathing retractions. However, his O2 and heart rate are good, he is eating and sleeping well and not acting like he’s in any distress. He was at the pediatrician yesterday, and she said that it could be normal for him? Does anyone one else’s newborn do this? He did spend 12 days in the NICU and originally needed respiratory support, so he’s been evaluated. Y respiratory therapists, doctors, his pediatrician, and had 2 normal EKGs in the NICU. Given our NICU experience, I feel like I am paranoid about everything, and I googled it (I know, I wish I didn’t) and it said it’s not normal for any newborn, but I’m looking for similar experiences. He is gaining weight well and otherwise thriving
Hey there! Hoping to find some similar experiences/advice. My little one is 2 weeks old and gags and has brief episodes of this sharp inhale sound like he’s gasping or trying to breath through mucus? Sometime gurgly as well, but it’s brief and otherwise his breathing is normal. It doesn’t seem to bother him. He settles quickly after these episodes, they just sound really scary. I notice them after he eats, even after we burp and I sit him upright on my chest for at least 15 minutes after eating. Has anyone else gone through this? He is getting breast milk through a bottle. He eats about 2-2.5 oz every 2-3 hours (closer to 2)