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Anne Rogers wrote: Jabs? No, I have no idea about that sort of thng! Maybe it is time to make a doctor appointment for this... hmmmm I've no idea about what the system is in other places, but we get automatic notifications through the post, plus reminders if we don't go. As far as I know the vaccination schedule is quite similar across the western world beinging with a series of 3 jabs and 2,3,4 months protecting against Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusiss, Menigitis C and a few more... Anne Yes, it's the same here - actually, they get 4 shots at the 2 month mark. I don't think anyone reminds you about it, though. It gets mentioned at the first public health nurse visit, when they're first home, and then at the 1 week well baby visit to the doctor's, and then you're on your own to book an appointment. Sometimes, whether they're fighting off a cold, or growing, or just having an off day, my babies would sleep practically all day, and then sleep well that night, too. Right now, though, my baby has a bunch of short naps between 9 am and 9 pm, adding up to maybe 2 hrs total (little 10-15 minute stretches, mostly), and then wakes 4 times in the night, and at least one of those times is for 1-2 hours. Fun times!! Melania |
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I think that it might be the tryptophan in the turkey that is causing the
sleepiness. I have noticed times when I had turkey that Rhiannon would have a good sleep afterwards as well. (I should have turkey more often :-)) Tryptophan is an amino acid present in Turkey that makes us sleepy when we eat it, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't pass through the breastmilk and make the baby sleepy as well. "Cuddlefish" wrote in message news:PhZ2f.162867$tl2.120111@pd7tw3no... So as you know, it was Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada. On Sunday I had a turkey dinner, and yesterday I had two turkey buns from the leftovers. I drank alcohol too, but no more than what I drink typically with meals. DS [2 months] is exclusively breastfed. Well he has been asleep since say 11am, and it is 6pm now! He sleeps very well at nights but seldom has long stretches more than 3 hours during the day. I've been feeding him while he has been sleeping, and woke him up to change his very soiled diaper at 5pm. Was it the turkey dinner? Do babies do this from time to time? Is there a reason for long sleepy days like this? Jacqueline #1 DS born 10th August 2005 |
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Sidheag McCormack wrote: Cocoamum writes: Cuddlefish wrote: So as you know, it was Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada. On Sunday I had a turkey dinner, and yesterday I had two turkey buns from the leftovers. I drank alcohol too, but no more than what I drink typically with meals. DS [2 months] is exclusively breastfed. "...no more than what I drink typically with meals" We'll freze the picture a moment..... Do you regularly drink with meals? I know that the amount of alcohol the baby gets is very little, but every day? I must admit I'm shocked. I'm surprised you're shocked! Don't know about Cocoamum, but I drink some alcohol most days, in the sense that most evenings I have a glass of wine with my evening meal. I stay within the normal recommendations that apply to all adult women - for the avoidance of doubt about which guidelines, I mean no more than 14 units per week, no more than 3 units on any one day, at least 2 alcohol-free days per week - but I don't restrict alcohol any more than that because I'm breastfeeding. There's neither any good empirical evidence, nor any reasonable theoretical argument, that it's beneficial to do so. Sidheag DS Colin Oct 27 2003 I am very much like you, Sidheag! I probably have 7-9 alcohol units a week, it's very rare that I would have 3 on a given day, but not unheard of, and I certainly enjoy a glass of wine or a cocktail in the evening frequently. I was surprised she was shocked, too! Melania |
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Here it's needles at 2, 4 and 6 months as well as 12 and 18 but 12 and 18
are different vaccines. If your baby was born after 2005, then you also get the Prevnar vaccine at 2, 4, 6, and 12 for free. If your baby was born before 2005 and you want the Prevnar, you have to shell out about $90 per dose, but it is covered under insurance if you have it. "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... Jabs? No, I have no idea about that sort of thng! Maybe it is time to make a doctor appointment for this... hmmmm I've no idea about what the system is in other places, but we get automatic notifications through the post, plus reminders if we don't go. As far as I know the vaccination schedule is quite similar across the western world beinging with a series of 3 jabs and 2,3,4 months protecting against Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusiss, Menigitis C and a few more... Anne |
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Anne Rogers writes:
true, I'd forgotten it wouldn't be the alcohol in the beer that causes that, but it does give pause for thought, without knowing the exact biochemistry of how alchohol affects the body over time it would be difficult to say for sure, is the hour per unit a half life, or to completely clear? To clear to undetectable levels, I believe. It's only a rough guideline of course, and will vary with lots of factors. However, it's safe to assume that if you drink a glass of wine at 7pm, there is no detectable level of alcohol in your blood or your milk at 7am the next day. I think it's fair to say that the biochemistry of how alcohol affects the body over time is *very* well understood, compared to the state of knowledge for almost any other substance - lots of people are interested in it! That's not the same as saying that it's very well understood by me of course... Sidheag DS Colin Oct 27 2003 |
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I think it's fair to say that the biochemistry of how alcohol affects the
body over time is *very* well understood, compared to the state of knowledge for almost any other substance - lots of people are interested in it! That's not the same as saying that it's very well understood by me of course... LOL that was what I meant, not understood by me, if I get a moment I will find the stuff about inhibiting let down, I've always been baffelled by your not letting down at all for the pump, many people struggle, but you are the worse I've come across. Anne |
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Anne Rogers writes:
LOL that was what I meant, not understood by me, if I get a moment I will find the stuff about inhibiting let down, I've always been baffelled by your not letting down at all for the pump, many people struggle, but you are the worse I've come across. :-) gee, thanks :-) (Actually, I've heard about several people who are as bad as me, though I don't remember names. Of course most people who are as bad as me give up sooner, and then everyone just gets to say "oh well, if you'd kept trying..." :-)) Seriously, if you find anything solid about what inhibits letdown and why, please let me know just for interest - I don't think I've ever seen any more than assertions. I don't think alcohol can be relevant, given the timings, but I'd be interested in what *else* can inhibit letdown. I have a theory that it has a common mechanism with other oxytocin-involving things, like labour and er um :-) Remember I had this really weird labour, which seemed to be very strongly affected by not being very happy with the midwife, and with contractions never closer than 5 minutes? I um, also don't function ideally in the other well-known oxytocin situation unless circumstances are just right (and if they are, I'm fine - just as if Colin is nursing, I have no trouble letting down). I think maybe my body's oxytocin-whatever just doesn't work properly unless the circumstances are just so. Sidheag DS Colin Oct 27 2003 |
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Sidheag McCormack wrote: Anne Rogers writes: LOL that was what I meant, not understood by me, if I get a moment I will find the stuff about inhibiting let down, I've always been baffelled by your not letting down at all for the pump, many people struggle, but you are the worse I've come across. :-) gee, thanks :-) (Actually, I've heard about several people who are as bad as me, though I don't remember names. (waving) -- Sara accompanied by TK, number two, due in April of 2006 |
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"Anonymama" wrote :-) gee, thanks :-) (Actually, I've heard about several people who are as bad as me, though I don't remember names. (waving) I have a friend who's bf six babies, has tandemed at least three times and swears that she's never managed to express as much as a spoonful. Jean -- DD - June '02 DS - May '05 |
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:-) gee, thanks :-) (Actually, I've heard about several people who are as
bad as me, though I don't remember names. Of course most people who are as bad as me give up sooner, and then everyone just gets to say "oh well, if you'd kept trying..." :-)) well seems I am proved wrong, but you having a baby at a similar time, living in the same country and iirc working in the same industry probably made me remember you more clearly Seriously, if you find anything solid about what inhibits letdown and why, please let me know just for interest - I don't think I've ever seen any more than assertions. I don't think alcohol can be relevant, given the timings, but I'd be interested in what *else* can inhibit letdown. I have a theory that it has a common mechanism with other oxytocin-involving things, like labour and er um :-) Remember I had this really weird labour, which seemed to be very strongly affected by not being very happy with the midwife, and with contractions never closer than 5 minutes? I um, also don't function ideally in the other well-known oxytocin situation unless circumstances are just right (and if they are, I'm fine - just as if Colin is nursing, I have no trouble letting down). I think maybe my body's oxytocin-whatever just doesn't work properly unless the circumstances are just so. yes I do remember, in fact I looked it up for someone not long ago, I'm trying to make myself very aware of how different things affect different people, having had 2 precipitate labours it's very difficult for me to imagine not reacting well to oxytocin, I was very much not in the right frame of mind or happy with the situation when Ada was born, but like it or lump it I was in transition with no prior warning, so the idea of contractions stopping when a particular midwife comes into the room is very very difficult to imagine and if it had happened would have been a welcome break rather than a frustrating stall. Anne |
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