Author Topic: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?  (Read 1413 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline cuckoochick

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 136
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 7648
  • Mummy to Charlotte Rose and Georgia May
  • Location: North East England
Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« on: August 20, 2013, 08:26:00 am »
Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks? G was crazy yesterday and has been feeding much more at night for the last two nights.

Also do your LOs poo less during a growth spurt? G normally poos 4-6times per day but yesterday just once and for the last two nights has been writhing around with gas from about 4am onwards. If there was an emoticon to express how I feel now it would be a face with eyes propped open with matchsticks!!! Going to get first immunisations today too. Give me strength!!! ::)




*Nicola*

Offline shivi

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 177
  • Posts: 9937
  • cuddling with my monkeys!
  • Location: Warszawa, Poland
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 08:53:34 am »
Our worst time with Emma was at 7 weeks. I thought I had escaped as Oscar's worst were 6 and 12 (he was textbook that way and only that way LOL). I think these early GSs can be very variable. Textbook is 3,6,12 then 4 mths etc. But Emma definitely had terribly tiring ones at 4 and 7 weeks for sure.

And yes, mine would go on poop strike during a GS. They needed all the calories they were taking in! In fact, after 3 mths, we very rarely had poops from Oscar. Every week was the norm (max was 11 days and only then was he in discomfort after day 9). He was a very long baby who was finding it hard to keep up his weight with his length. Was always on catch up with length on 97th born and weight on 50%. I think that may be why he absorbed everything he ingested! Emma was a 5-7 day pooper after 3 mths. regular in her own way I suppose.

S x


Siobhain - Mammy to Oscar and Emma, forever spirited, currently bilingual and curly, formerly baldy, extended breastfeeders!

Offline cuckoochick

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 136
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 7648
  • Mummy to Charlotte Rose and Georgia May
  • Location: North East England
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 11:06:19 am »
Thanks shivi. It's just v unusual for her not to poo.
She's passed out now in the sling v OT so can't think she'll be there long. Poor love :(




*Nicola*

Offline roseola

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 32
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 1764
  • Location: USA
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 12:12:39 pm »
I just posted about my 6 wo DD and tons of gas, could it be related to a GS too?? The weird thing is she ate less ON than usually, maybe because the pain from the gas was too much?

Hugs Nicola,  being here do this   xoxo
Nini





Offline cuckoochick

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 136
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 7648
  • Mummy to Charlotte Rose and Georgia May
  • Location: North East England
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2013, 12:35:15 pm »
Yes G barely ate at 4am but was then so squirmy until about 6:30 when she pumped a couple of times and then slept a bit more soundly until 7:30 or so. Still no poo today though...




*Nicola*

Offline roseola

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 32
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 1764
  • Location: USA
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 12:45:35 pm »
Please believe that not pooing is normal, and medically okay. How it affects their comfort is something I'm not sure of.
Nini





Offline Fiver

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 152
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 10105
  • Anyone for omelette?
  • Location: SW UK
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2013, 20:56:23 pm »
What Shivi said, but it does seem that some have a "spare" one around 8w!!
*** Amanda ***




Offline cuckoochick

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 136
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 7648
  • Mummy to Charlotte Rose and Georgia May
  • Location: North East England
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2013, 21:00:14 pm »
Thanks! I cannot fathom this monkey out! Anyway she pooed 5 times this afternoon so at least I'm not fretting about poo now!!!!




*Nicola*

Offline Fiver

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 152
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 10105
  • Anyone for omelette?
  • Location: SW UK
Re: Is there a growth spurt at 8 weeks?
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2013, 21:12:39 pm »
Hoorah!
*** Amanda ***