HELP!!! He is so unsettled
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Topic: HELP!!! He is so unsettled
Posted By: peanut butter
Subject: HELP!!! He is so unsettled
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 12:14pm
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Tom has been so unsettled lately.
My little boy wont sleep during the day but is obviously tired (rubs eyes, gets jerky, stares blankly etc). Yesterday he was awake for 8hours!!!! I am at my wits end. He also has some pretty smelly poos. He is breastfed and poos about every 3rd day. He no longer has the little seeds in them. Is this normal. There is no mucus or blood in them but they no longer smell nice and grassy. Instead they range from down right foul to vinegary. Is this all normal and just him changing into his own little person. He still feeds well and sleeps well at night (once we get him to sleep - he used to go down at 7pm without a fuss). He seems to be growing and is smiley even when he is crying if you can distract him. Even when he is really going for it, if I come in and pick him up he stops....has he finally learnt how to get mummy's attention. Bottom line..Should we go to GP. I dont think there is much a GP could do. But your experience is appreciated. Thanks |
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 12:30pm
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Could it be something in your diet that you have changed recently?? ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 12:36pm
| I thought that but cant come up with anything unusual. Unfortunately my diet got pretty boring during pregnancy and hasnt quite got back to normal yet. I should try to drink more and eat better though. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 12:48pm
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yeah i found even chocolate upset ella...took five days to settle her post easter....!!!!
will he feed til he sleeps maybe if you just leave him on boobie??? |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 12:49pm
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How long has this been going on, Nikki? I think all babies just go through stages of being unsettled for one reason or another, but it doesn't usually last longer than a few days...so if its been longer than that, you might want to sort it out with your GP...
The poo thing could be because your milk does change to adjust to the needs of your little one i.e gets fattier, etc. Just wondering if that has anything to do with it. Also, Tom is 3 months...had you noticed whether he has had his 12 week growth spurt, because obviously it can be any time around that 12 week mark. Otherwise, perhaps you need to try something different to try and get him to settle e.g. swaddling, music  to you. Its horrible when they are unsettled and you just can't figure out whats going on  . I'm sure Tom will be fine, and just needs time. Perhaps offload him to someone for a couple of hours to give you a break...?------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 1:14pm
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I am thinking growth spurt (I always do). He had the 12 week one at 11 weeks. Normally Tom only cries if he is hungry so today when he cried I put him on boob and he fed happily. Then I have left him to play on his mat etc for a while and then after he has been up for an hour I have been putting him back to sleep and rubbing his tummy till he falls asleep (seems to be most effective way of relaxing him. dont know whether it is pressure on tummy or the noise from my hand on the blanket). I guess I will go for little and often. He seems happy enough after a wee sleep.
I have been eating a lot of chocolate lately...ooops. Must get onto GP about my iron levels. I am so tired all the time that I am snacking on the wrong foods. Maybe Tom is asking his mummmy to start eating better. |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 1:41pm
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Ask if you can get your B12 levels checked as well. If thats low it effects your mood and energy levels.
He might just have wind or something which is giving him a bit of pain which may be why rubbing his tummy settles him down. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 2:43pm
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Circling clockwise on their tummies can help with wind too.
It could be a tooth sometimes they don't have the classic signs. He could just be wanting to eat more cos of the hot weather so that he stays rehydrated, you could try offering him some water before he goes down for a sleep. Never hurts to eat properly though. Should take my own advice as I ate a toblerone for lunch!!! What is B12? I had some blood test recently cos of period and ovulation pain etc and they found I'm aneamic have been taking the tablets but don't feel any less tired or run down. And yes I know eating a toblerone for lunch would not help but things have been crazy today and it was eat that or eat nothing. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 3:20pm
I think a toblerone for lunch is great...way better than say a crunchie...it has all the goodness of the nuts.
My downfall is biscuits! Well today I have fed him and then put him down and it seems to be working. I normally feed on waking but I'll do what ever it takes to get him to have his sleep. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 7:49pm
| ok stop the choccie now his poor tummy is probably sooo gripy!!! we all learn the hard way! Im so looking forward to next easter... |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 05 December 2007 at 8:51pm
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definately cut out the choccie!!!! i have a note in jacks book....'jack very unsettled last night, most probably the copious amounts of choccie vanessa has been eating lately'
we do learn the hard way huh 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 06 December 2007 at 6:50am
| B12 you get from meat generally, being a vege I get none and so I must take supplements for it. It's very easy to get low on B12 with pregnancy and breastfeeding. Health shops have "B12 drops" which have 500mg of B12 in them (chemists only sell 100mg supplements which is ass), they are tiny pills and fix your B12 levels up really fast and make ya feel tons better if thats your prob. |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 1:29am
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They can be so cunning, and definitely know how to wrap Mummy around their little fingers!! hehe
Tom sounds very much like my boy. you may find he is teething early or going through a growth spurt as you have mentioned above... ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |