another question from an overthinker
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Topic: another question from an overthinker
Posted By: Henna79
Subject: another question from an overthinker
Date Posted: 16 December 2008 at 8:37pm
hey how much stock do you guys put into 'if babies lips are blue around the outside they have wind'? I may be overthinking ( ) again but Alex has always been rather blue around and I have often wondered if it's because he has a secret pocket of wind somewhere of just if he is naturally blue.
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Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 16 December 2008 at 9:38pm
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I always got confused with that too.
When DS was really wee, we would try to burp him for AGES! Now we know the right way/spot to get him to do it. My MIL still looks at him and says "oh he has wind" when I know he doesn't. Personally I think that DS was just a bit blue around the mouth as there were times when he had not been fed to have wind from milk or he wasn't upset from wind. But I would still try to get it out of him anyway just in case ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 16 December 2008 at 10:22pm
| I always went by that, was definitely true for my boy. I had no idea how or why to wind a baby lol so mum taught me that wee thing and it definitely helped. (Even though winding took like 1/2 an hour sometimes lol) |
Posted By: JoJames
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 6:48am
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I notice there are degrees of blueness with mine, if its very blue right around the mouth then definately has wind and he won't sleep. sometimes he can just have a hint of blue around the top and he won't wind no matter how hard I pat. I heard that if his fontanelle in sunken (and he's not dehydrated) then that can also be a sign of wind. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 8:40am
ok so more questions now  I know that each baby will be different but how much wind should they have. You can get a good burp or 3 out of Alex after a feed, not every feed mind you, but then he will give you more throughout his wake period.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 9:15am
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It was definitely true for E ..we never got told it until he was few weeks old..made things much easier!:)
as for how much each baby is truly different..E would be grizzly if he still had some.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 9:16am
Just to be a killjoy - have you mentioned the blue lips to your plunket nurse? I know they are rumoured to be a sign of wind (I still remember being told to get out of bed and walk Daniel till it went away, at 2am following the birth from hell  ) and many babies just have them for whatever reason, but it can also be a sign of issues with the heart. When I was talking to my LC about it, she said she couldn't understand, physiologically, why they would be blue if windy.
I burp him halfway through each side, and at the end of each side. Probably get a burp 70% of the time. But Daniel is a really spilly baby, so often throws up instead of burping  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: JoJames
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 9:21am
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I find the same Henna especially lately, J will sometimes burp 2 hours after a feed, even if he has done a real good one after his feed. I don't think you'll ever know if you've got it all. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 9:25am
| yeah I asked plunket nurse last week. She said it isn't just an old wives tale and do I notice the colour go down when he burps but to be honest I only ever think about it when he is in the bath cos thats when you can see just how blue they are. Maybe I should mention it to doc next time we go there and see what she says I may just be being a total overthinker (cos I know I am) but the colour never seems to be any less than it is and I am pretty sure there is no secret bubble of wind somewhere cos Alex would let me know if there is (we used to have issues around the wind situation) |
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 10:03am
ok so I thought I would post a pic so you can see what I am talking about. It looks bluer in bath and I think thats cos its so white and bright in there but you can kinda see the blueness |
Posted By: scribe
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 3:57pm
| I've read that the blue thing is an old wives' tale, but so many people (including Plunket nurses and midwives) still seem to stand by it, so maybe there is some truth in it? It does seem weird that wind would cause the skin around their mouth to change colour though. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 5:44pm
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My MIL says that stuff all the time, I find it irritating. It seems to me that whenever she talks about blue around the mouth, it's just remnant breastmilk on baby's lips. Certainly she has said it several times when baby didn't have wind or wasn't unsettled. -------------  |
Posted By: cat007
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 11:40pm
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I have never paid much attention to the blue-ness of my boys lips. I can tell if they still have wind by the hardness of their tummies. If they are rock-hard, they have wind but if they are slightly soft and flexible they dont have any. This way always works for me. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  [/url http://lilypie.com">
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