Come Watch the October 2006 Babies Grow!!!

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8419/glitteryourwayeb38c3dcmx2.gif (http://www.glitteryourway.com)

1st (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=14860): Months 1-3 (1-13 weeks); 2nd (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=17630): Months 4-6 (14-26 weeks); 3rd (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=20438): Months 7-9 (27-40 weeks); Babies Arriving (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23211)

Height Measurements
24" - 2 ft
36 "- 3 ft
48" - 4 ft

Threadmistresses: Ericka_Jarett and Michelle. Any questions or problems, pm: Oct06moms. Thanks

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

AmyS - Amy, 30
DH: Jerry, 33
Married: April 2, 2005
NAME: Andrew Jerome aka AJ
BIRTHDAY: October 10, 2006 @ 11:53pm
Birth Stats: 9lbs, 4oz & 22"
3 months: 17lb 14oz & 26.5" / 4 months: 19lbs, 9oz & 27.5"
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Bubeleh - H, 28
DH: A, 30
Married: March, 2003
Due Date: October 1, 2006
NAME: Ethan Asher
BIRTHDAY: September 25, 2006 @3:41pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 9oz & 21"
2 Weeks: 8lbs, 3oz & 21 2/3" / 2 months: 12lbs, 11oz & 23 1/2" / 4 months: 16lbs 13oz & 26 1/2"
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bunnybeth - Bethany, 28
DH: Elon, 28
Married: June 23, 2002
Due Date: October 25, 2006
NAME: Simon Maclaine
BIRTHDAY: November 1, 2006 @ 7:41pm
Birth Stats: 8lbs, 2oz & 21.5"
1 month: 11lbs & 23.75" / 2 months: 13lbs 6.5oz & 24.5" / 4 months: 15 lb, 4 oz & 26.5"
http://badcatstudios.com/baby/images2/beaverhat.jpg
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dzmattie - Becca, 28
DH: 28
Married: 2002
Any other children: DS, 1/15/04
Due Date: October 14, 2006
GENDER: DD
BIRTHDAY: September 19, 2006
Birth Stats: 6lbs, 0oz & 18.5"
1 week: 5lb, 12oz & 18.5" / 2 month: 10lbs, 9oz & 22"
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emermel - Emily 28
DH: Todd 30
Married May 12, 2002
DD: January 17, 2004
Due Date:October 14, 2006
NAME: Madeline Samantha
BIRTHDAY: October 16, 2006 @ 3:03pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 15oz & 19.5"
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/emermel/100_3025-1.jpg

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Ericka_Jarett - Ericka, 32
DH: Jarett, 29
Married: December 14, 2001
Other children: Rebekah Joy, born April 18, 2005 at 24 weeks, with us 71 mins.
Due Date: October 4, 2006
NAME: Easton Robert
BIRTHDAY: September 5, 2006 @ 7:27pm @35w 6d
Birth Stats: 5lbs, 6oz & 19"
2 weeks: 6lbs, 0.5oz & 19" / 3 weeks: 6lbs, 8.5oz & 19" / 5 weeks: 8lbs, 4.5oz & 21" / 10 weeks: 10lbs, 12oz & 22 3/4" / 18 weeks: 13lbs, 2oz & 24 1/4" / 26 weeks: 15lbs & 26 1/2"
Newborn / 7 1/2 weeks / 11w 4d / 4m 3w 1d / 6m 6d
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Hmdelf - Heather, 33
DH: Ed, 29
Married: October 11, 2003
Any other children: S, December 25, 2004
Due Date: October 18, 2006
NAME: Connor Dalton L.
BIRTHDAY: October 18, 2006 @ 12:58pm
Birth Stats: 8lbs, 6oz & 21"
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Hula1974 - Heather
DH: Tim
Married: June 2, 2002
Due Date: September 29, 2006
NAME: Clayton Travis
BIRTHDAY: September 12, 2006 @ 3:00pm
Birth Stats: 8lbs, 2.5oz & 21"

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jbemommy - Shana, 33
DH: Doug, 41
Married: June 22, 2002
Any other children: Juliana, 2/3/04
Due Date: October 4, 2006
NAME: Steven Douglas, Jr
BIRTHDAY: September 16, 2006 @ 12:05am
Birth Stats: 6lbs, 13oz & 20.5"
2 Months: 10lbs, 6oz & 22.5"

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

jenniferlynne - Jennifer, 33
DH: Roger, 34
Married: June 8, 2002
Any other children: Will, born 4/24/04
Due Date: October 26, 2006
NAME: DD
BIRTHDAY: October 12, 2006 @ 5:16pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 15oz & 20.5"
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Jenzen01 - Jen, 29
DH: Al, 38
Married: October 4, 2003
Any other children: Gabriel (Gabe) 12.21.2004
Due Date: October 16, 2006
NAME: Ada Grace
BIRTHDAY: October 17, 2006@ 6:00am
Birth Stats: 9lbs, 7.5oz & 21"
1 month: 11lbs, 8oz / 2 months: 13lbs, 3oz & 24" / 4 months: 16lbs, 10oz & 26"

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kate's mom- Cara, 36
DH: Chris, 35
Married: August 2002
Any other children: Kate
Due Date: Scheduled c-section on the 12th, went into labor on the 11th
NAME: Meg
BIRTHDAY: October 11, 2006
Birth Stats: 8 lbs 4 oz & 20"
4 months: 13 lbs 8 oz & 24"
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kenswife - Emily
DH: Ken
Married: February 3, 2004
Any other children: A & I
Due Date: October 7, 2006
NAME: Ty
BIRTHDAY: September 26, 2006 @ 7:52am
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 5oz & 20.75"
1 month: 11lbs, 4oz & 22.75" / 2 months: 14lbs, 11oz & 25" / 4 months: 16lbs 4oz & 26 1/4"

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KimberDK - Kimber, 32
DH: Dan, 33
Married: July 15, 2004
Due Date: October 12, 2006
NAME: Mia London
BIRTHDAY: October 8, 2006 @ 1:38
Birth Stats: 6lbs, 9oz & 19 3/4"
1 Month: 8 lbs, 6 oz & 21 3/4" / 2 Month: 10 lbs, 4 oz / 3 Month: 12 lbs, 3 oz & 25" / 4 months: 13 lbs 3 oz & 25 1/4"
5 weeks / 2months :
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[Sept&Oct06Moms]

KMM - Kellie, 30
DH: Dan, 30
Married: April 19, 2003
Other children: Dylan - August 29, 2003
Due Date: October 2, 2006
NAME: Allison Judith
BIRTHDAY: October 5, 2006 @ 3:09pm
Birth Stats: 10lbs, 3oz & 21 inches
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lawgirl4 - Ericka, 31
DH: Rob, 36
Married: July 6, 2003
Due Date: October 12, 2006
NAME: DD
BIRTHDAY: October 19, 2006 @10:32pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 8oz & 21.5"
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Lily - Erica, 27
DH: 34
Married: September 13, 2003
1st Due Date: October 4, 2006
2nd Due Date: September 26, 2006
NAME: Mahayla Simone (pronounced like MaKayla)
BIRTHDAY: September 25, 2006 @ 11:30am
Birth: 7lbs, 2oz & 19"
2 Months: 11lbs, 11oz & 24"
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Lydia - Lydia, 28
DH: Matt, 28
Married: April 13, 2002
Any other children: Beautiful baby girl named Madison, April 24, 2005
Due Date: November 2, 2006
Name: Mason Francis
BIRTHDAY: October 19, 2006
Birth Stats: 7lbs 9oz & _____
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Mamabear - Sara, 33
DH: David, 35
Married: 5/31/2003
Any other children:Alexander, 2/6/04
Due Date: October 15, 2006
NAME: Brendan Dacx
BIRTHDAY: September 17, 2006 @ 6:04pm
Birth Stats: 5lbs, 9oz & 18"

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

maplekitty - Sarah, 25
DH: Curt, 28
Married: August 27, 2005
Due Date: October 6, 2006
NAME: Robyn Abigail
BIRTHDAY: October 5, 2006 @ 12:12am
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 15 oz & 19"
1 month: 9 1/2lbs / 2 months: 10lb, 5oz / 3 months: 12 lbs 9.5 oz, 22" / 4 months: 15lbs 8oz

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marathongirl - Sue, 32
DH: Tim, 34
Married: December 1, 2001
Other children: Claire Sophia 09/16/04
Due Date: October 1, 2006
NAME: James David
BIRTHDAY: October 5, 206 @ 2:19 pm
Birth Stats: 7 lbs & 20"
1 Week: 6lbs, 15oz & 20" / 1 month: 10lbs, 3oz / 2 months: 12lbs, 4oz & 23.5" / 4 months: 15lbs 3ozs & 25.5"
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Maxicat - Kim, 37
DH: 45
Married: May 11, 2002
Due Date: October 20, 2006
NAME: Lauren
BIRTHDAY:October 16, 2006 @ 1:01pm
Birth Stats: 6lbs, 3oz & 19"
4 months: 12lbs 7oz & 24"
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Michelle - Michelle, 28
DH: Matt, 28
Married: August 30, 2003
Due Date: October 13, 2006
NAME: Madison Michelle
BIRTHDAY: October 22, 2006 @3:40pm
Birth Stats: 8lbs, 8oz & 20"

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

MichelleRenee - Michelle, 24
DH: Michael, 30
Married: May 29, 2005
Due Date: October 27, 2006
NAME: Tristan Michael
BIRTHDAY: October 27, 2006 @6:37pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 8oz & 20"
1 Week: 8lbs & 20"
6 Weeks: 11lbs, 2oz & 22.5" / 4 months: 14 lbs, 12oz & 26"
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MidwesternGal - 25
DH: 24
Married: January 10, 2004
Due Date: October 7, 2006
NAME: DS
BIRTHDAY: October 14, 2006@ 11:31pm
Birth Stats: 8lbs, 14oz & 22"
2 months: 15lbs, 8oz & 23.75" / 4 months: 15lbs, 11oz & 27.5"
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Mommy2ml - Rebecca, 29
DH: Rob, 28
Married: August 5, 2001
Any other children: Mackenzie 1/12/2003
Due Date: October 5, 2006
NAME: Logan Henry
BIRTHDAY: September 25, 2006 @7:17pm
Birth Stats: 6lbs, 5oz & 19"
1-2 Weeks: 6lbs, 9oz and 20" / 4 weeks: 8lbs, 4oz & 21" / 9 weeks: 10lbs, 9oz & 23"

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Mrs-Mac - D, 29
DH: M, 32
Married: October 5, 2002
Due Date: October 23, 2006
NAME: Grace Elizabeth
BIRTHDAY: October 14, 2006
Birth Stats: 7 lbs & 20"
2 months: 10lbs, 5oz & 23" / 4 months: 12lbs & 24

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

nic - Nicole, 32
DH: Larry
Married: June 22, 2002
Due Date: November 3, 2006
Name: Christian Douglas
Birthday: October 16, 2006 @ 2am
Birth Stats: 6lbs & 18"
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Nigellas - Kerry, 29
DH: Chris, 30
Married: August 7, 2001
Due Date: October 24, 2006
NAME: DS
BIRTHDAY: September 20, 2006
Birth Stats: 5 lbs, 7 oz & 19"

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Pamela - Pamela, 26
DH: 26
Married: June 13, 2004
Due Date: October 4, 2006
NAME: DD
BIRTHDAY: September 19th at 9:16am
Birth Stats: 5lbs 10oz & 19"
2 months: 9lbs & 21.5" / 4 months: 12lbs 3oz & 23.5" / 6 months: 13lbs 9oz
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PinkMartini - Summer, 24
DH: Jeremy, 33
Married: June 17, 2006
Due Date: October 17, 2006
NAME: Jacob Michael
BIRTHDAY: October 19, 004 @3:44am
Birth Stats: 8bs, 12oz & 22.5"
6 Weeks: 11lbs, 6oz / 2 months: 12lbs 6oz & 24"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/PinkMartini/Jacob1012.jpg
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quartercentury - QC, 27
FH: 27
Married: not yet; together since Xmas 2000, engaged since June 2005
Due Date: October 21, 2006
NAME: DS
BIRTHDAY: October 31, 2006
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 15oz & 21"

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Rippy1010 - Ally, 30
DH: Jeff, 30
Married: July 23, 2005
Due Date: October 1, 2006
NAME: Logan Anthony
BIRTHDAY: September 24, 2006
Birth Stats:: 7lbs 13oz & 21 inches
1 week: 7lbs, 10oz & 21" / 2 week: 8lbs, 4oz & 21" / 1 month: 10 lbs 6.7oz & 22.85 inches /4 months: 19lbs 3oz & 27"
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Roxygirl - Marissa, 27
DH: R, 26
Married: July 10th, 2004
Due Date: October 9, 2006
NAME: Kendall Renne
BIRTHDAY: October 9th, 2006 @ 6:57 am
Birth Stats: 8lbs 14oz & 20.5"
4 months: 15 lbs 1.5 oz & 25"

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She-ra - Sheila, 34
DH: Charlie, 35
Married: September 28, 2002
Any other children: Charles Henry (Charlie) 3/30/04
Due Date: October 13, 2006
NAME: Henry Allan
BIRTHDAY: October 4, 2006 @ 1:01pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 8oz & 21 3/4"
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SlvSpring - Oona, 26
DH: Josh, 28
Married: July 30, 2005
Due Date: October 21, 2006
NAME: Jack Randall
BIRTHDAY: October 19 2006 @9:25pm
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 8oz & 19.5"
2 Weeks: 7lbs, 11oz & 20.5" / 2 months: 12lbs 4oz & 23" / 6 months: 16lbs, 12oz & 26.75"
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[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Sua - 36
DH: 38
Married: November, 2002
Other children: Greyson 3/7/04
Due Date: October 13, 2006
NAME: Drew
BIRTHDAY: October 5, 2006
Birth Stats: 8lbs 4oz & 21.5"

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TaterBaby - Emily, 27
DH: Josh, 26
Married: May 22, 2004
Any other children: m/c at 10 weeks with D&C - Aug 05
Due Date: October 4, 2006
NAME: Emily Elaine, - nickname-Lainey
BIRTHDAY: October 7, 2006 @5:18 am
Birth Stats: 7lbs, 8.5oz & 20 inches
2 Weeks: 7lbs, 14oz & 20" / 2 months: 10lbs, 9oz & 22.5"

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Tika
Married: October 2002
Due Date: October 13, 2006
NAME: DS
BIRTHDAY: September 26, 2006 @6:32pm
Birth Stats: 5lbs, 7oz & 19"
9 weeks: 11lbs 2.5oz & 22 ¼" / 4 Months: 15lbs & 24 ¼

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

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5 * Ericka_Jarett - Easton Robert
12 * Hula1974 - Clayton Travis
16 * jbemommy - Steven Douglas, Jr
17 * MamaBear - Brendan Dacx
19 * Pamela -DD
19 * dzmattie - DD
20 * Nigellas - DS
24 * Rippy1010 - Logan Anthony
25 * Mommy2ml - Logan Henry
25 * Bubeleh - Ethan Asher
25 * Lily - Mahayla Simone
26 * Kenswife - Ty
26 * Tika - DS

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4 * She-Ra - Henry Allan
5 * marathongirl - James David
5 * Sua - Drew
5 * maplekitty - Robyn Abigail
5 * KMM - Allison Judith
7 * TaterBaby - Emily Elaine
8 * KimberDK - Mia London
9 * Roxygirl - Kendall Renne
10 * AmyS - Andrew Jerome (AJ)
11 * Kate'sMom - Meg
12 * jenniferlynne - DD
14 * Mrs-Mac - Grace Elizabeth
14 * MidwesternGal - DS
16 * Maxicat - Lauren
16 * emermel - Madeline Samantha
16 * nic - Christian Douglas
17 * Jenzen01 - Ada Grace
18 * Hmdelf - Connor Dalton
19 * PinkMartini - Jacob Michael
19 * Lydia - Mason Francis
19 * lawgirl4 - DD
19 * SlvSpring - Jack Randall
22 * Michelle - Madison Michelle
27 * MichelleRenee - Tristan Michael
31 * QuarterCentury - DS

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1* bunnybeth - Simon Maclaine

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

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[Ericka_Jarett]

Congratulations to all of you, it's been a journey and we finally get to see that little person we spent the last 8-9 months growing.

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Easton slept for 5 straight hours last night, I got up in the 4th hour to check on him since he still wasn't up, just to make sure things were ok. Still can't believe I only had 1 feeding to wake up for, it was nice.

We leave in a few hours to head to Delaware for Punkin Chunkin tomorrow morning and than later in the afternoon we head down to Williamsburg, VA to visit Easton's Great-Grandma (Jarett's grandmother) and possibly some other family.

Have a great weekend, will do updates when we return, unless I get on at grandma's

[Quartercentury]

All the babies are here! Yippie!!! :D

Threadmistress... I fixed the link for my son's photo on the first page...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/quartercentury/Pumpkin%20Baby/eyesopen.jpg

[twink]

Question for you ladies - how many hours of sleep do you get per day? I am getting about 7 - 9 hours (broken up, of course) and am wondering if I have it really good, or if this is normal? Once I go back to work, I will probably be lucky to get 6 given our current schedule.

[maplekitty]

yay!!! now the fun of watching our little ones grow up!! :)

TM - please change Robyn's birth time to 12:12am,
and can you please add this picture
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid218/pd4c021a17e0ff9e02377445d94bb91d1/ec3c09b6.jpg

[jbemommy]

twink I'd say I get 5-7 very interrupted hours of sleep. Last night was awesome, DS slept (in his swing) for a 3 hour stretch, then for 4 hours. I got to sleep in bed with DH the whole night.

I'm doing Alimentum today yet and then tomorrow will start BF'ing again to see if DS goes back to his fussy self. I want to be sure this new improved version isn't just a coincidence. I'm actually hoping it is so I can BF--I got teary-eyed when I saw someone on TV BF'ing yesterday. I really miss it, and it's much easier than bottles (once they get the hang of it, that is).

DS has his 2 month appt on Tuesday! I can't believe it's time for shots already. :(

[Pamela]

I can't believe all of the babies are here!

[maplekitty]

twink - i do a feed at around 11-12pm (but we usually stay up until then), then she sleps for about 3.5-4 hours, feeds, then sleeps anouther 3.5-5 hours. So I'd say I get 6-9 hours of interrupted sleep. Sometimes she takes a good 40 minutes to get to sleep after a feed unfortunately.
However, from other moms, I hear that I'm very lucky to get 4-5 hours of continuous sleep - so I'm happy :D

[twink]

Okay - I am starting to feel very lucky at my sleeping situation. Thanks for the feedback ladies! Have a great weekend everyone!

[Pamela]

Sleeping, DD usually sleeps 3-4 hours at a time at night, wakes up to eat and get a new diaper and then right back to sleep.

[marathongirl]

twink - I'm up w/ DS about every 2 hours, but he goes back to sleep pretty easily. I probably get 6-7 broken hours of sleep a day.

Wow - all the babies are here! Congrats everyone!!!

jbemommy - I hope you can start BF'ing again!

Gotta go - DD is up!

[hmdelf]

Hi ladies
just a quick post. Both son's are sleeping...1st time for this!@!!
Connor went for his 2 week appt. last week. His jaundice is done, no more biliblanket needed or blood taken!!!!!! YAHHHH!!!!!
He weighed 8#6oz which means he gained back to his birth weight. He is sleeping well and only has a fussy period in the evening. My older son is so good with him. He helps to burp him and holds his diaper when I am changing him. They are totally in love with each other.
I can't believe we all have our children!!!! Time went by soooo fast!!!! Well, have a great weekend!

[MidwesternGal]

Congrats to bunnybeth and QC!!

Mommy's Sleep--I get about 7-8 hours of very interrupted sleep. Ben is up anywhere from every 1.5 to every 3 hours. It seems to change every night.

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I tried a pacifier on him today. Now he's napping GREAT and I'm feeling INSANELY guilty!! AAUGH! I always told myself I wouldn't use a paci, but yet, here I am. I have always heard horror stories on getting rid of it, so I'm not very keen on this. I posted more about it in the 0-18 months forum. We were told in BF class not to introduce any artificial nipples until 4 weeks or later (DS is 3 weeks) but he likes to nurse to sleep, and that has been driving me bonkers.

My aunts and uncles came down yesterday. It was nice to have visitors, but I exhausted myself cleaning Thursday night and yesterday morning.

DS is growing like a weed. He looks about 6 or 8 weeks old, not 3!! He looks like a "boy" not an infant or baby. We've adjusted his straps on the carseat 3 times now! He's over 10 pounds, but not super chubby, just long and big.

I think for Christmas my parents will get us the next size up car seat. So. . . . for 1st time moms--how are you doing Christmas with your families and in-laws? Any "fighting?"Ours is the 1st grandchild, so I just set down the rules and told my mom and his, and that's that. We're going to the ILs on Christmas Eve and to my family on Christmas Day. I'm also submitting some "requests" when it comes to Christmas presents, because a 3 month old doesn't need tons of toys, and we've got tons of clothes all ready.

[Michelle]

I have a question... On average, how many poopy diapers do newborns go through per day? We are averaging about 6-7 poopy diapers a day. The dr. was not too concerned about it but we had Madisons 2 week appointment and she was 8lbs 6oz so we still have 2 more ounces to go before she is back up to her birth weight. She is formula fed but is always ready to eat! I was just wondering how many poopy diapers others were going through.

Sleeping - What's that? We are really battling this. Madison loves to sleep in our arms. Once we lay her down in her crib or pack n play, she wakes up. She likes the baby papasan and her carrier. I'm thinking of looking into one of those crib wedges because I'm thinking that she likes to sleep at an angle. I just need to get her to sleep on her own and soon!

MidwesternGal - I don't think it's wrong to make gift requests at all. We all know what we need for our babies and if your family is open to requests, I'd say make them! Good idea standing firm on what you're doing for the holidays. :)

Hmdelf - Yay for the jaundice being gone. Glad to hear that your older son is taking well to the new baby! :)

[maplekitty]

michelle - we get a bm diaper every 3rd day. And it's usually a very *full* diaper! LOL
I've heard that babies who drink formula have less bm diapers...so I'm not sure on the 6-7 bm diapers a day!?!?

Christmas - since getting married we rotate christmas and thanksgiving with the families. But I think now that a baby is involved we'll rotate christmas dinner and christmas morning/breakfast as well between the two families so everyone gets to see the baby.

[Bubeleh]

Michelle hang in their on the sleep, Ethan did that for about 4 weeks, now he sleeps in his crib every night. Just keep trying!

[marathongirl]

Michelle - after fighting w/DD about sleep for 18 months, if your DD will sleep in her papasan or carrier, as long as she's safe, I say let her sleep there. Just my opinion from being up with DD every.single.night 3-5 times for 18 months. Luckily, DS is a somewhat better sleeper, but I'm up with him 2-3 times a night. Honestly, I've just gotten used to the sleep deprivation :( :rolleyes: .

messy dipes - we average 4-7 every day.

hmdelf - yeah for no jaundice!

holidays - we usually spend one with DH's side and one with mine. Mostly due to the distance - my ILs live 6 hours away. The following year we switch who gets Thanksgiving or Christmas. This year we are staying home for both. It's just too much to do all that driving with 2 kids and MIL refuses to do any kind of babyproofing in her house so I have to watch DD like a hawk.

DD has started to 'nurse' her dolls. It's so cute! She gets the boppy and holds them to her chest. I need to get a pic of it!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Easton is 2 months old already!!!!!!!

We just got in from VA seeing great grandma. It was a nice visit and she called over Jarett's 2 uncles, and a few of his cousins came too. The one is pregnant with #2 and due in February so she held Easton while me and Jarett finished eating dinner. We walked around the punkin chunkin festival on Friday and that was fun, than we took the 4 hour drive to VA. Easton did great in the car for the long drive. Than today we took the 6 hour drive back home and he fussed a few times but was good otherwise. He was constipated most of the day yesterday, finally pooping early this morning.

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newborn formula fed poop diapers - Easton was having about 4-6 a day now he is down to about 1 a day at 2 months.

holidays - Thanksgiving we will be spending at home most likely, we plan on hitting VA again after we come home from Vegas in December. Jarett's mom is coming to stay with her mom for a few months while Jarett's dad relocates for his company.

[Rippy1010]

Messy Diapers ... I am also FFing my DS. For the first 4 weeks we were getting about 2-4 a day. But now, at 6 weeks today, we are getting only 1 per day.

Sleep ... For some reason, my body will NOT sleep when the baby sleeps during the day. Sooo, I am averaging 6-8 hours of very interrupted sleep ... and it's not a quality sleep at that. I have a feeling I'm going to get less tonight though ... DS has not had a good day at all.

Ericka ... I love Easton's 7-1/2 week pic on the front page. His face really developed a lot of character to it! And boy does he have a head of hair now!!!

I'll have to post a 6-week picture later this week.



Today my DS is 6 weeks. It was an awful day. He has refused to eat the entire morning, plus screamed. Then, he would eat, and about an hour later he would spit up basically the entire feeding and immediately scream that he was hungry again. Then, slept an incredibly too long stretch and we repeated the process all over again. I'm worried that he won't sleep at all tonight, and I'm worried in general about how tired and unresponsive to food he's been today. I'm also worried about the AMOUNT of spit up today ... it's not been the normal amount, but actual whole feedings. For some reason, I think that just before his 3-week growth spurt he slept a lot and wouldn't eat for a day ... but I'm having trouble remembering. How have your DCs reacted just prior to or on their growth spurts?

[Mrs-Mac]

Can't believe all the babies are here.

This is my first post since Grace has been born. She is doing well. I think she's going through a growth spurt now (she's 3 weeks). She's been bf a TON and its killing me. At night she either sleeps really well, or is horrible (like last night). To imagine getting 9 hours of broken sleep sounds like a dream!! I would say I normally get 6 hours of broken sleep. Its wearing on me.

Michelle, we just finally got DD sleeping pretty regularly in her crib. I also bought a wedge, put blankets on each side of her and swaddle her. I try to mimic how she would be in her swing. It seems to be working...not perfectly, but she sleeps there 60% of the time.

Hope everyone is hanging in there.

[jbemommy]

Rippy I'm sorry about your day! If he keeps vomiting a lot I guess I'd call your ped just to be sure. Hopefully today will be better.

Holidays We live very far from our families, plus we always have to work one holiday. We've been going to my family (10 hours away) for Thanksgiving and then working Christmas. We'd like to have Christmas off. DH's family is not close, and never gets together, so we don't have to worry about them.

My little guy has a cold! DD gave it to him. The timing is really bad, b/c I had just re-started BF'ing, so now we can't tell how much fussiness is from him being sick vs. from something in my diet that doesn't agree with him. I'm going to keep BF'ing till his congestion goes away and see if he's still fussy. He's so pitiful right now. But he slept 5 hours straight last night!
We had our Christmas pictures done Saturday. They turned out pretty well, in spite of the studio running behind, so we missed his happy, alert time and he was getting fussy. We did all 4 of us together, as DD is in the phase where she hates having pictures taken and we figured it wasn't worth the struggle to get her to sit there without us. It was much easier this way! We did a 2-month shot of DS in the same pose as DD's 2-month picture, and it's really amazing how much alike they look!

[Pamela]

Holidays, We split between both families.

[Ericka_Jarett]

FYI ladies: Interesting thread to look at (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26471)

[Michelle]

FYI ladies: Interesting thread to look at (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26471)

Wow, I'm speechles. Let me compose my thoughts before I respond to this. I'm only on page 10 so I have more to read and I'll respond later. Wow...

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Thank you so much guys for your suggestions on getting Madison to sleep! We've gotten to the point of doing what we have to do to get her to sleep but we have gotten a few solid hours at a time the past few days so it's a start! I'm determined to get her sleep in her bassinett or crib!

[Rippy1010]

Ericka ~ I'm totally shocked by that thread. Truly shocked. Thanks for the heads up!

[maplekitty]

Robyn gained 9.5 oz this week!!!!!! YAY!
Certainly a huge improvment from the consistent 4 oz a week so far. Doctor was very happy with that and says she's perfectly healthy :)

[Jenzen01]

Hi all!

I haven't read through the thread yet ... this is the first time I've been on the Internet since Ada was born three weeks ago. I can't wait to read everyone's updates and news! I've been dying to know what's been going on with everyone.

Ada is doing so well. She's already over 11 pounds, and she's a pretty content baby. We are so happy to have her here.

Breastfeeding has been so much easier this time around. I didn't even get engorged, which had me worried about milk supply. However, she's gaining well, so I guess she's just eating everything.

I'll work on my birth story and post it tomorrow. I did end up having a natural birth, which was super painful but really empowering. I'll share details later.

I'm at my parents' for the next few days, hence the Internet access.

Sorry for the lack of SOs, but I need to go back and read before I can respond to anyone.

Talk to you later,
Jen

[marathongirl]

DS had his 1 month check up this morning. He's up to 10 lbs 3 ozs, so I'm psyched. Sleep is so-so.

Hope everyone is doing well!

[jbemommy]

Steven had his 2 month appt. today. He's 10# 6 oz (gained 3# in 5 weeks!) and 22.5 inches long. Things are still going soooo much better than before even without Alimentum. Hopefully it'll continue. The good thing about all that pumping I did was that I have a great freezer stash for going back to work.

[MichelleRenee]

Just stopping in with an update. Tristan had his first WBV today. He is up to 8 pounds already. He was 7 lbs 8 oz when he was born, 6 lbs 15 oz at discharge, and is now 8 pounds. I can't believe how fast he is growing! He is such a good eater so I guess I do believe it. And I am shrinking! 25 pounds down, 20 to go!

Pumping and BFing are going incredibly well. Pumping saved it for me, I think. Nighttime is so much easier with bottles and I feel much less stressed when it is time to feed him.

I hope everyone else is having as good of a time being new mommies as I am. We are enjoying Tristan so much and he is just such a good baby. We are so blessed. I miss my belly sometimes, but having him home is a dream come true!

Threadmistress, I would like this picture on the front page, if possible. Sorry if it is too big... I can't resize from home.:o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/AngelyWangely/Tristan%20Michael/DSC00678.jpg

[SlvSpring]

At Jack's 2-week WBV last week he was up to 7lbs 11oz and 20.5in. Yay!

We had a rough night with him last night because I think he may be going through his 3 week growth spurt. He was up every 1.5-2 hours to nurse and in between one of those feeding even had a 3oz bottle of BM from his dad! It has been hard on me waking up so much because I have the flu. I went to Dr. yesterday and he confirmed it but the anti-viral medication that I could take is not safe for BFing so I am just toughing it out.

Has anyone done birth annoucements? We made ours on shutterfly and thought they came out pretty cute. Realy cheap too! Only .69cents each or something. I tried to figure out how to post it, but I just can't.

Hope everyone is doing well!!

[maplekitty]

Has anyone done birth annoucements? We made ours on shutterfly and thought they came out pretty cute. Realy cheap too! Only .69cents each or something. I tried to figure out how to post it, but I just can't.



we made ours in photoshop to be a regular 4X6 picture and got them developed at the local store.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid218/p0791ef4ccd001312e4f8621780b26a3b/ec256d02.jpg

[Rippy1010]

birth announcements ~ I made ours on our computer, and just printed them out on photo paper at home. Here's ours ...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid218/pa8fbe564f7c1537355cb5b1f157cf88e/ec255c4f.jpg


However ... I'm just now mailing them out. :rolleyes: It took me a while to get my butt in gear, especially with as high maintenance as the little guy seems to be.

[PinkMartini]

Hey ladies...

Jacob's almost 3 weeks old and boy is this mothering thing tough... I posted in ES and 0-18 months about the rough times we're (mostly I) having and I just can't seem to 'get with it.' I'm thinking by 3 weeks I should be more adjusted than I am :(

Not sure if we're still keeping track of dr's appt's or not, but Jacob's next one is his 2 month WBV for shots in December...

[PinkMartini]

FYI ladies: Interesting thread to look at (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26471)

I can't seem to get into Amazon to see what was written.... I do see Oct 06 moms group mentioned.... Anyone know if anyone here was specifically mentioned? :confused:

[kenswife]

Oh.my.goodness.

I'm just completely suprised by that. Pretty shady. Pretty darn shady.

I'm very curious what is said *shaking my head in disbelief*

[maplekitty]

I do see Oct 06 moms group mentioned.... Anyone know if anyone here was specifically mentioned? :confused:

the author of the book used to be a member of our group...

[jbemommy]

PinkMartini I can totally sympathize with how you're feeling. Even as a second-time mom, the first 2 months are just *rough*. I'm so envious of people who post about their babies who are wonderful and sleep well. Things are much better now, but for the first 6 weeks, I was in tears many times feeling totally inadequate and frustrated. As a RO, I can tell you that it really will get better. For me the first time around, the first 2 months were bad, the next 2 were better, the next 2 were even better, and then after 6 months was awesome. Every baby is different, obviously, but being a mother is a big adjustment and not always easy. Hang in there.

[Pamela]

Birth Announcments, I made ours in photoshop too and printed them out at Walgreens. I was pretty happy with how they turned out and received a lot of compliments on them.

[Rippy1010]

I can't seem to get into Amazon to see what was written.... I do see Oct 06 moms group mentioned.... Anyone know if anyone here was specifically mentioned? :confused:

As far as I can tell from reading that entire thread (and a few excerpts on amazon), no one from our group was specifically mentioned or quoted. I also think that her book was already out by the time we were all getting our BFPs and forming the group thread. However, apparently she is writing a second book ... so I guess head's up to check out if she used any of our thoughts/opinions/words for that book. :rolleyes:


jbemommy ~ I also find myself being envious of those that say their babies are perfect and STTN. I also find myself incredibly envious of complete strangers in the grocery store that are there with their 1,2, or 3 children and just look sooooo freakin' "put together". It makes me want to cry. I sit and think "oh, I used to look so cute and stylish". :)

PinkMartini ~ My DS was 6 weeks on Sunday, and I am totally there with you. I feel very inadequate on a regular basis. Plus, then from frustration and sleep deprivation and feelings of inadequacy my DH and I seem to get in fights a LOT more frequently than pre-baby. We were commenting to each other that we don't understand the couple's that have children to "save their marriage" because it seems to be a big stressor on ours. I was really crying the other night because DS has been spitting up and very very fussy for no apparent reason and I didn't know what to do for him. I really just lost it ... I bawled to my DH that if women were made to have babies then we should also be made to automatically know what to do with them when they get hear. It's so frustrating and discouraging to feel this inadequate about something so important, isn't it? I keep hearing that it starts improving after 6 weeks, so we shall see. Hang in there and know that you are NOT ALONE!!

[twink]

rippy I always assume that those who say their babies are perfect are lying. No baby can be perfect all the time. Or maybe their version of perfect is not the same as mine. If it makes you feel better, DS screamed for 4 hours yesterday and nothing I did seemed to sooth him. I went so far as to try all the swings, bouncers, and slings - twice!! :) Today is a better day with no spit up on me yet. ;)

[marathongirl]

rippy and pink martini - there is a light at the end of the tunnel or DH would have had a snippity-snip after DD was born. The first 8 weeks were HARD!!! About the only thing I can add is ask for help if you need it and take the help if it's offered. DS is definitely an easier baby than DD, but things are far from 'perfect'.

Not to give the book any more publicity, but can someone tell me the title? I can't find it on amazon and quite frankly, I'm curious.

[Maxicat]

Marathongirl the title is "Generation Me".

[Michelle]

Now I'm just curious.... was she really pregnant and due in October? Do you think was that legit?

[Rippy1010]

Now I'm just curious.... was she really pregnant and due in October? Do you think was that legit?

"She" has a running blog at the bottom of the amazon page, and she talks about a daughter that she just had. So, I'm guessing that part was legit?! Although she never really did join in to the convos, so who knows.

[Pamela]

FYI ladies: Interesting thread to look at (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26471)

Wow. I know there are a lot of crappy people out there and online, but this hits a bit closer to home. What a sucky thing to do.

[jbemommy]

Well, I spoke too soon about things being better! This has been the worst 24 hours yet. Now, it's probably partly due to him having a cold and also from getting his shots, but I'm done experimenting, so we've gone back to Alimentum since he was doing so well with that. Part of me is really sad about not being able to BF, but there is a part of me that is looking forward to having dairy again--I'm ordering a pizza tonight since it's been over a month since I've had any and I've had a rotten day so far. I certainly hope the Alimentum makes the same difference in him it did before, it really is much more painful to have a day like this after a week that was so good.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Easton goes Monday for his 2 month shots, not looking forward to that. He has been sleeping ok for a few weeks now, getting up usually 2 times to eat a night. Last night he came to bed with me for about 30 mins cause his nose was stuffy and Jarett just finally gave in and said bring him in.

I have given up on pumping, taking the reglan that the doc prescribed and just trying to even think about getting him to latch to breastfeed. He got the most important part of the breastmilk while he was in Special Care and it's just not worth the time to sit and pump when I don't even get 10cc's, it's hard but I don't want to risk the side effects of the reglan and Jarett doesn't want me to have problems from it either. Easton is healthy and growing so that's what matters to me at this point.

[Rippy1010]

I posted this on the Sept thread also, but ...

at 6-7 weeks do you girls have your DC on an actual daily schedule for nap times, or are you still doing on-demand (as in feeding when needed, sleeping when needed)? Am I supposed to be enforcing a set nap time at this point, or is it still early for that?

I don't know when these kinds of things start happening. What I do know is that he WON'T SLEEP lately. Today has been THE. WORST. DAY in about 5 days, I'd say. It makes me sad because it started out so well this morning, and we were having some rather pleasant days. :(

I've been kinda down today. And totally stressed out, irritable, and tired.

[Ericka_Jarett]

I let Easton do as he wants, going to bed at night we try to keep around the same time, he goes down for sure when we head up to bed. Mornings are up usually between 9-10am for a feeding and than up for a few hours. He pretty much has his own schedule and won't push a schedule for a while yet.

[Lily]

Sleeping – DD just started sleeping for a four hour stretch before waking up to eat and then goes back down for 2 hour stretches after that. It’s so nice to wake up feeling rested.

Christmas – It should be really relaxing for us. We’re not going out of state to see family so it’ll be spent at home just the three of us.

Schedule – DD pretty much makes her own schedule. She’s still eating about every 2-3 hours during the day and sleeping whenever she wants. Although she pretty much goes down at the same time at night. We probably won’t start trying scheduled naps until 4-5 months.

Regarding that thread, I remember that person talking about her book and didn’t she appear on a morning talk show?

[dzmattie]

I saw her on the Today show...

[MidwesternGal]

Pink and Rippy--I too have had a hard time these first 4 weeks. It's incredibly frustrating when you try everything and your baby still isn't happy. Not to mention, you don't look cute (at least, I don't!!) and I'm still getting used to being a "mommy"--never had that goal in life in mind, so it's quite a "culture shock" so to speak.

Sleeping Issues--Oh yeah. Definitely have them here! DS thankfully will now sleep about 4 hours at night, which is nice. BUT, we struggle during the day. Once he's "up," he does.not.nap. He fights soooo much to stay awake, it's awful!!! Last night he went to bed around midnight and slept until 4:30 and today he finally was "up" for a while from 11:00 until about 2:30. That's a long stretch for a newborn to be awake and me to entertain him!! He's a late night guy, so to save my own sanity, I sleep in until about 10 am. I know it sounds lazy but I was non-functioning if I got up and stayed up after the 6 or 7 am feeding after going to bed at 12 or 1 am.

Schedule--No schedule here. DS pretty much controls my day. I would like to have a bit more of a schedule by Christmas. . . but then again, with the holidays going on, I doubt that will happen. So I'm going to shoot for a "bedtime" by Christmas and an afternoon nap. Two goals, we'll see how that goes!! Hahaha. As for a food schedule, I will feed him if he's hungry and not really worry about a food schedule until he moves to solids or all formula.
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Gack. He took a whole hours nap and is now screaming. Great. Why won't he sleep?? He's sooo tired.

Oh well.
Will post more later.

[PinkMartini]

Thanks for the re-assurance ladies... Unfortunately, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who's having SUCH.A.HARD.TIME with this....

Breastfeeding isn't working out too well (3 weeks now and it still hurts THE.ENTIRE.TIME he's on - and I don't have cracked nipples or anything - so I don't think it's his latch - I think he's just an enthusiastic nurser) to the point where I'm debating whether or not to give it up. And bf'ing was SO important to me :(

He sleeps like crap. Yesterday he was up for almost 9 hours with only 2 30 min 'naps'; he was cranky the entire day and once he'd fall asleep in either mine or my DH's arms, we'd try to lay him down in his bed and within min's he'd be up screaming. I think the longest he slept was 30 mins. We finally got him down at 1:30am and he was up again at 4am....

When he's awake - he's fussy. NOTHING I do seems to make him happy. Either he has the worst case of colic possible or I'm the worst mom possible :( I just don't know what to do at this point. My DH was SO frustrated last night - it was horrible...

[MidwesternGal]

Pink--Gee, our kids could be related! Maybe they were seperated a birth. Ben has a horribly tight latch, b'fing sucks for me bigtime. The LC at the hosiptal told me to "sandwhich" the dark part of my breast to get more of it into his mouth and hold it. Maybe try that hold? As for the no sleep issue, that is a huge problem for us too. DS was up yesterday from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. with only about 2.5 hours sleep during that whole time. And it was in a 1-hour spurt and the rest were little catnaps. That is super duper long for a baby to be awake. Does yours get bags under his eyes from fighting sleep? Mine does. Too weird for a 4 week old. Nursing him to sleep used to work, but now that doesn't even help. Rocking, singing, bouncing, swinging--nothing. Finally he just exhausted himself screaming last night. Let me know if you find anything that works!!
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In other news, the mother-in-law and my husband are on my hit list. Ben was really sweaty the other night, so much that he soaked a whole sleeper. I was a little concerned that he was sick, so I made DH take his temperature. Well, apparently based on that and the fact I like DS's head propped up in the bouncer, DH and his mother were discussing me and decided I was "overprotective." WHAT? Um, yeah. So I ask him what he and his mother based this on, and he said (and I quote directly) "God forbid we judge you." UM, excuse me??? You SHOULDN'T be judging me with your MOTHER, I have done nothing wrong. Not to mention, his mother is not exactly mommy of the century. I'm so mad right now, I could scream. To top it off, his parents are coming to "babysit" tonight (with NO invite by me!) and I'm supposed to go out to dinner with my idiot husband. I have yet to decide how I'm going to handle the situation--I don't really want to go to dinner with my idiot DH and don't really want to leave my DS home with the ILs, esp. now that they feel the need to "judge" me. Thoughts?

[jbemommy]

PinkMartini and Midwesterngal--boy do I feel your pain. I don't know how babies can fight sleep so much! I will never use the phrase "sleeping like a baby" again! ;) We've been in your exact position--we've tried everything we know to do and he still is just refusing to sleep. The other day when I was at my wit's end, I put him in the swing and went into our bedroom and shut the door for 10 minutes. By the end, he was just shrieking. The instant I picked him up, he fell asleep.

I think I've proved that most of our problems are from something in my diet that's not agreeing with him. After having a normal happy baby on Alimentum, after 3 days of BF'ing we were back to a screaming, miserable, not-sleeping baby. About 36 hours after going back to Alimentum, he slept almost all day yesterday (I guess making up for what he missed) and has been happy and smiling today. I'm pretty uncomfortable, but cabbage leaves seem to be helping with my engorgement. I've come to terms with not being able to BF him if it means having a happy baby and happy parents.

[maplekitty]

Does anyone know if there is anything we can give babies, or we can eat that will make DC poop more. I know you're thinking "poop *more*, but why?" Well DD has a BM every third day. I know thats normal, and not all babies have regular BMs everyday, however that third day she's SO FUSSY and gassy and the only position she's comfy in is upright (I guess for gravity? :rolleyes: ) Then obviously the day after, she's content, happy, and sleeps really well. If there's some way I could make her have a BM every other day, it would sure make things a lot easier around here!

I know dried apricots work for me :o So do you think if I ate a bunch of those that it would help her out too??

[PinkMartini]

MidwesternGal - yup, sounds like my DS. He does have bags under his eyes from lack of sleep :( I'm wondering if this is a 'typical' reaction to growth spurts... He is 3weeks2days old right now and I've read that they go through growth spurts at 3 weeks... I would think he'd be sleeping MORE though. I don't know. I will definitely try the 'sandwich' hold when I BF next time. It's getting to the point where I'd rather give him formula (we've been supplementing for about a week now) than BF because it hurts so damn bad. And then I start feeling guilty, ect ect...

Got a question for you guys.... How long is 'too long' to let a baby at this age CIO?

I ask because everything I've read says to respond promptly to them when they start crying... But my DH thinks because it seems like NOTHING we do satisfies him sometimes, that's its ok to let him cry/scream for 10-15 min's... He thinks it'll tire him out. He said he talked to his mother about it and she said it's ok to do, that she did it too....

Soooo what do you ladies think?

[Ericka_Jarett]

maplekitty - you can give her a little bit of water, like 2-5cc's. I personally use gripe water mixed with regular water for Easton's tummy every few days. He has a bm just about every day though.

pink - Right now he is going through a growth spurt, unfortunately when his 3rd week one is over a 6 week one soon follows. Easton didn't sleep more at 3 weeks, he was fussier though, think it was gas.

I usually don't let Easton cry more than 5 mins, now if Jacob was fed, changed, burped and doesn't have gas, maybe 10 mins tops. Babies at this age usually have a reaon to cry, sometimes it's hard to figure out what it is though.

Have you thought of pumping? I pumped for a while but just finally stopped due to lack of milk production. If you do stop bfing, don't feel guilty. You still gave it a shot, Jacob got the benefits from it for at least 3 weeks.

jbemommy - sorry to hear you have to stop bfing, I know it's a hard decision, I never got to bf Easton, but when hubby suggested I stop taking the script to help miilk production and thus giving up pumping, I was sad that bfing never took off for us, I wanted to try for the longest time, even before Easton. Sort of felt like many things were taken when I lost Rebekah, now with Easton I got them all back, just never bfing. But I have realized all that really matters is that my preemie baby is growing strong and is healthy.

Midwesterngal - sorry about MIL and DH. Your a 1st time mom so of course you want the best for you little man, they should understand that and not judge you for it. Try not to take it too personally though. You MIL was probably protective too but just doesn't remember.

Rippy - do you get out often with Logan? Easton and I try to get out at least everyday, keeps us both from feeling stuck. Even if it's just out for some fresh air by getting the mail. The air helps to make Easton tired, usually when we go to the store he will fall asleep in the car and usually sleeps through the shopping trip. If you would be interested in getting together sometime let me know, you could come here or we could meet up at KOP and walk around, maybe do lunch.

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Easton goes to his 1st b-day party tomorrow. My friend's sons just turned 1 and 3 this week, so its a joint party for them.

[Mrs-Mac]

Things have slowly gotten better here. Breastfeeding is going pretty well, I have wanted to give up while Grace was having a growth spurt, but got through it. She's been sleeping better too. The only thing I can say that we do or have changed is how we swaddle her. We swaddle her tightly with three blankets...it really keeps her from getting her arms free. Since we started doing that she sleeps a couple 3-5 hour streches in her crib, which is a HUGE improvement. I really think the swaddling made a difference.

Pink Martini, I so feel your pain about putting the baby in the crib and 20 minutes later they wake up...and then it takes 2 hours to get them asleep again. When Grace gets like that (which is all the time around 3 weeks), I would only try to put her down in the crib once or twice. Otherwise, I would hold her while she slept. I so feared that she would wake up in the crib, vs sleeping on my chest. The way I saw it was that at least we both got some sleep and would try the crib tomorrow night when we were both a little rested. It saved my sanity, because at least I wasn't up all night witha fussy baby.

I hope everyone hangs in there. I keep hearing it gets easier!!

[Rippy1010]

Pink ~ I ended up doing exactly what Mrs. Mac does. I'll try the crib a few times, but if he only wants to be held, I will hold him (let him sleep on my chest) so that we both can get some sleep that night. This has happened two nights in a row after he wakes up for his 4:30 am feeding.

Midwestern Gal ~ Oh man ... I'm sorry to hear about the situation with your DH and MIL. My own parents have told me that they think I've already spoiled my DS, and my DH is starting to join their camp ... so it's leaving me a little raw. I totally understand your feelings. Both my parents and my DH are basing this on the fact that I pick him up when he cries rather than just letting him "cry it out" for a while. Meanwhile, everything else I read says not to try letting them "cry it out" until they are about 5-6 MONTHS of age. So, in my mind, I'm doing alright. Try not to let it get to you. Everyone has to learn their own way of "mommying" ... y'know what I mean? The comments are really irritating, though; I know!

Ericka ~ We don't get out as much as we should. We get out maybe every other day. But, sometimes we will go a spurt without getting out for a few days. During those spurts, I at least try to take him on a walk. The last time I tried a walk to get him to sleep, he stayed awake through the entire walk though. :rolleyes: I tried taking him on a shopping trip ... what a nightmare. One minute before checkout, he woke up and starting screaming bloody murder ... and kept screaming through the entire checkout process. The cashier was giving me dirty looks, and I thought I was going to kill her ... seriously. I was so embarassed because he was so loud and obnoxious, and I couldn't do anything about it. :( I would like to get together with you for lunch before my maternity leave is over ... that sounds like fun. At least you would be understanding if Logan starting screaming. ;)


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Logan is 7-weeks old today. I can't believe it! Unfortunately, I think that he might be getting sick. I hear him cough about 3 times a day ... not the acid reflux coughs that he gets after burping, but plain old coughs. Also, his nose was/is pretty stuffed up last night and today. I feel like a bad mommy, because I know that I gave it to him ... I've been feeling under the weather for a few days with a slight cough, headaches, and little bit of a sore throat. :(

[maplekitty]

Pink - from what I've read, this is too early to be letting babies CIO. They are crying for a reason, and that reason should be met promptly. Usually if Robyn is in her swing or crib and starts crying, I go to her right away....unless I'm in the middle of something I can't leave (um, like peeing, haha) but I always go straight to her right away as soon as I'm done. For me, I can't let her cry too long, it just breaks my heart. And sometimes baby just needs to be reassured mommy or daddy is there, and close and they are safe. I won't be letting R CIO until much closer to a year old.

Mrs. Mac - we started swaddling for feeds and for sleeping now too. It makes a world of difference!! She's not clawing at her face or at my boob when I'm feeding her, and she's not distracted by her own hands when she's falling asleep.

[Nigellas]

Pink - What Maple said- It's waaaaay too early to try CIO.

Maple - I feel your pain with the unpoop. DS now only poops once a week. (Dr said it's normal! WTH?) It's awful - he's in so much pain by the time he does go, he can barely nurse without crying. :(

Midwest - I'd be *so* pissed if my DH said something like that to me! I don't blame you for being upset!

[maplekitty]

maplekitty - you can give her a little bit of water, like 2-5cc's. I personally use gripe water mixed with regular water for Easton's tummy every few days. He has a bm just about every day though.

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OOh, I have some gripe water. How much do you mix with how much water? Do you give 2-5 cc's of that?

[Ericka_Jarett]

maplekitty - the gripe water says how much to give of that, think it's 5ml (I think is the measure) for babies under 6 months. Water I just put in about 2cc's (in the beginning, that's not even 1/4oz) now Easton will drink a whole 2oz or more if we let him, even without gripe water in it. Some people say it works, others say it doesn't, but for us it works to help his tummy when he is having issues. Jarett's grandmother said they use to use Karo syrup in water for constipation, which I heard before as well.

[MidwesternGal]

Hi all!!

CIO--I have heard you're supposed to meet baby's needs immediately for at least 3 months. I have to admit though, that I did let DS cry for about 10 minutes at 2 am the other night (I had changed, fed, burped, swaddled, sang, bounced, etc) and was at my wit's end. He promptly fell asleep!! I was just getting ready to pick him back up and start over when he fell asleep. I would NOT go longer than 10 minutes though. Sometimes to save your own sanity you have to put the baby down for a few minutes or you'll go crazy.
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Well, I'm over my anger at DH and MIL. I guess I just have to get used to comments. My IRL friends say wait until we start going out in public more, it'll get worse. I guess because my ILs drive me nuts a bit anyways, it makes it much worse, you know?

We had a shower this weekend. My SIL hadn't seen DS yet, so she was happy to change dirty diapers!! LOL. So that made me happy! We got a lot of nice, bigger clothes, and a monitor, and a few blankets (one with name and bday embroidered on it) and some toys. Very nice of everyone! I'm super excited about the monitor, it has 700 foot range, so now my poor neglected doggie and I can go outside and walk the block up and down and get some exercise.

One of DH's cousins was there and she brought her just-turned-3 month old. She was talking about how she feeds him cantalope, ice cream, baby cereal, etc. I know everyone has their own opinions, but I guess I was a little astounded, since everything I've heard and learned in classes said not to give a baby very many solids until at least 4-6 months or even later, if you're b'fing. What do you all think of that?? I don't want to start a "debate" just wondering everyone's personal opnions--do what you feel is best for your DC.

[Pamela]

Midwesterngal, I can't believe that your dh and MIL decided that you are overprotective!! It sounds like you were just being a good mother! And I don't think they should be 'discussing' you and judging you like that either, thats awful.

[jbemommy]

Today is my first day back at work. It was much easier than going back with DD. I think I'm just more relaxed, and I know our nanny. We did go home at lunch to check on things, and everything seemed fine--he was taking his second nap, which is what I was worried about. DD is loving having her playmate back (our nanny has a 3 y/o son who comes with her).
I'm quite happy to say that my BB's are almost back to normal now. I used cabbage in my bra over the weekend, and I'm much more comfortable now.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Midwestern - I think your SIL is just asking for trouble feeding her baby that sort of stuff already, he is 3 months, the most he should be on is baby cereal, and that is not really until he is 4 months. She is asking for possibly an obese kid on her hands feeding him those things already. Ice Cream especially is a no-no due to the dairy until he is at least 1 yr.
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Easton had his 2 month WBV. He got 4 shots and 1 oral vaccine. He cried for about 1 min during the shots, the 2 nurses were fast. They gave him 2 shots in eah leg, but they did them at the same time so the pinch was both legs but got the crying started at 1 time instead of drawing it out by having 4 shots one after another, glad they did that they way they did. I was in the middle of both of them holding his hand and he had his blanket in his other hand. I felt so bad for him, but he did great and only needed to be held and talked to for a few mins after. He is sleeping now and has been since he got them at 11 and it's now almost 2pm.

My boy is growing like a weed. He now weighs 10lbs, 12oz and is 22 3/4" long. They use the average child chart and for his weight he is 45% and for his height he is at 50%, his head is 15 1/2" which is 55%. At his 1 month he measured 25% for weight and 30% for height and 55% for head - still not bad considering he was a month early. We are done until January, where there is yet more shots to get.

[Bubeleh]

Sorry no time for SO's but I can do a quick update and some geneal questions:

Sleeping DS does abouta a 4-5 hour stretch then wakes up every 2 hours. The swaddles did not work, but the wearable blankets are perfect for him. He can squirm and move his arms while keeping warm.

Schedule No schedule yet. He eats about every 2-3 hours, and naps periodically during the day. He doesn't take his naps in the crib (wakes up within 15 min, but he can go long periods in the swing.

Holidays We are spending X-mas w/ my family and Hannukah with DH's family. The holidays are simply becuase of the different cultures.

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We found out last week that DS has a food allergy. He's now on 24/7 allementum ( I know that is botched spelling) to see if the allergy clears up, while I pump. Then we are going to start trying to figure out what the heck is bothering him. Its a definite PITA to do all the bottles, pump and change those nasty FF diapers, so hopefully we can figure it out quickly. Although I have to say he's been much less gassy and fussy since switching.

[Tika]

Hi guys! I see that we are all having the same issues with our DCs.

Pink--- I agree with the pps. I such young age, I also believe that we need to tend to them when they are crying.

Maplekitty---- DS went to a period of 2 wks where he would only have a BM every 3 days. The ped told us that it was ok to give him 1 oz of apple juice with 1 oz of water. It worked for him.

As for the solid food at 3 months, I wouldn’t do it. Besides, their intestines are still not totally equipped to digest that type of food.

Sleeping: Swaddling definitely works for DS. Otherwise he wakes himself up with his arms movements.

[PinkMartini]

Thanks for the replies ladies....

See, that's what I thought. WAY TOO YOUNG for him to be crying for that long without being picked up/ect... But really, if EVERYTHING we can think of has been done (changed/fed/warm enough/cool enough/held/ect) and he's still screaming his head off - what do you ladies do? Just hold him and cover your ears? Hope not to get a headache? I'm telling you, he has a set of lungs on him, he will cry for 20 - 30 min's straight for no reason (that I can tell)...

Or is that what colic is? Crying/screaming for no apparent reason????

[Ericka_Jarett]

pink - it could be colic. I know baby's should sleep on their back, but I let Easton nap on his tummy and he likes it. I think he will be a stomach sleeper once he is able to roll over. Even in the womb he was always on his stomach at u/s's. When he fussies and nothing is wrong, I put him on his tummy and he just lays his head down to the side and looks around until he falls asleep. You need to watch him to make sure that he doesn't put his face flat to the floor but if you lay Jacob down, just turn his head to the side and he will probably leave it that way, unless he is really good with head control at 3 weeks. Easton now will pick his head up and turn it to the other side after a while.

http://www.thehappiestbaby.com/excerpts_book.htm
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Forgot to mention earlier - Dr said we will talk about solids at the next appt in January, can't believe it's almost that time already, I'll be buying baby cereal after the new year starts, yikes, time is flying.

[maplekitty]

Pink - could be colic...have you read "Happiest Baby on the Block" ?

[Rippy1010]

Pink ~ We've gone through many of those days. Some things that I do are:

~ White Noise ... our bathroom fan is really loud, so I'll take him in there and turn the fan on and rock him. It always quiets him down, it usually makes him fall asleep.

~ Music and dancing. My DS heard a lot of country music in the room, so it's comforting to him. I'll turn it on, and sway around the room with him.

~ "Jiggling". It's not shaking!!! It's rocking him while also bouncing him a little bit ... just a little jiggle. I don't know why, but he really likes it. LOL.

~ Sssshhhhhhushing. But, you have to do it really loud for babies to be comforted by it. I don't do it a lot, because I don't like shushing that loud, it doesn't feel right. But, it sometimes does quiet him down.

~ And then sometimes, NOTHING WORKS. He will just scream and scream (and yes, we have good lungs over here, too. So I know what you're going through). A few times I have just had to put him in a safe place (crib, usually) and walk away (to the bathroom fan so I couldn't hear him actually) for about 5 minutes to regain my composure. And, then usually when I go back to him, he's so comforted that I'm back, he usually calms down for some reason. And, DH does sometimes just hold him while he cries and cries and cries. Ugh ... that's the worst.

ETA ... oh yeah. He also likes his butt to be patted. We rock him, and pat his butt. He's a weird kid ... butt patting is soothing to him.

[SlvSpring]

Things are a bit crazy over here....
After finally getting over the flu myself on Friday, Sunday evening DH came down with the stomach flu yesterday.... a very bad case of it. We actually had to take him to the E.R. last night and were there until 3 A.M. He is still doing poorly this evening but has been sleeping now for awhile so I hope that means he is on the mend. It has been so hard to take care of Jack all by myself but also take care of DH as well. In the past 36 hours, I have maybe gotten 4 hours of sleep. I have broken down in tears quite a few times...I hope things get better for us soon.

[twink]

to the bathroom fan so I couldn't hear him actually

Rippy I use our bathroom fan for that dual purpose as well! ;)

[maplekitty]

Everywhere I've read says not to bathe baby right after a feeding, Does anyone know why exactly?

[Ericka_Jarett]

maple - never heard that one. Easton sometimes gets a bath right after eating. Only reason I could think of is from the shock or jossling of the baby could cause her to spit up

[MichelleRenee]

Things are still good here. Tristan is still eating and sleeping very well. Sometimes after his 3am feeding he is very alert and wants to stay awake, but he doesn't cry or anything so I guess I can't complain. I just have to do my best to keep my eyes open while sitting with him. I can put him in his crib and turn on his little "womb sounds" thingie and he will just lay there staring at it. (it lights up and changes colors too) Then he will eventually fall back asleep. I feel guilty doing this though. I feel like if he is awake I should be spending time with him. I try to tell myself that if he is laying in there and not crying or fussing then I have no reason to feel bad, but I still do.

I go back to work in 2 weeks. My biggest problem is figuring out how I will pump while visiting clients. It can be very embarassing to try to discuss that stuff with my boss and clients who are all men. As understanding as they all are I just feel uncomfortable about it.

Here is a new picture: Tristan's first real bath.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/AngelyWangely/Tristan%20Michael/DSC00682.jpg

I have more pics in my journal.

[Bubeleh]

Ahh Colic, everyone's favorite word. Like the PPS I would recommend HBOTB. Not everything worked for us but some of it did. When DS gets on a screaming rampage I get out my MP3 player and try to block it out while I rock, swing or do what ever movement will calm him down.

Bathing: I think its the spit up factor and you areless likely to have a BM or urine in the bath.

[maplekitty]

Ahhh, I was thinking it was something simple like that...but you never know right? ;)



So Robyn had another HUGE gain this week!!! 11ozs!!! She's now up to 9.5 lbs! My chubby little munchkin! :D The doc was so happy!

[marathongirl]

Hi everyone!

Sorry some of you are having baby woes! I swear it does get better! I'm having some of the same problems even the 2nd time around. Everyone here is sick - DD brought home some nice germs from school. Not fun having a stuffy 6 week old. That's about it from here!

[dzmattie]

We had DD's 2 month visit today - she was 10lb 9oz and 22 inches! Doctor was really happy - she is in 50% for weight and height.

Got her shots so she isn't so happy....:(

[bunnybeth]

Finally getting a chance to stop by. Simon's just over 2 weeks old now, and it's been a whirlwind. Breastfeeding got off to a rough start, but it's been going pretty well now, and he's plumping out and no longer has the yellowish jaundice tint to his skin. We're still figuring out this whole parenting thing, and I'm having trouble getting used to sleep in a couple hour stretches, but hopefully that will get better soon. DH has been sick this past week, leaving me to taking care of Simon almost by myself, so that's been rough, but he's getting better and should be helping me out more soon.

It's just about time for another feeding, so I'll have to come back later with my birth story and such, but I just wanted to at least stop by for now.

Please change birth time to 7:41 pm, and you can use this picture:
http://badcatstudios.com/baby/images2/beaverhat.jpg

[Jenzen01]

Just stopping by for a quick visit while I'm at my in-laws ...

Ada is up to 11 pounds, 8 ounces.

I had her in to the dr. yesterday because she has a massive rash all over her head, face and shoulders. Turns out it's just a whopping case of baby acne. Not exactly the best complexion you've ever seen at the time being.

She slept for 6 hours last night, woke up at 3:30 and then slept till 6:30 or so. Only problem is that I'm getting a cold, so I could do with even more sleep. :) Yeah right ....

Anyway, things are going well. We're adjusting to two.

I have about 8 pounds to go before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight. Not too bad, but boy, is there a lot of flabby skin on my belly this time. Ugh.

ttfn,
Jen

[MidwesternGal]

bunnybeth--good to hear from you! your little guy is adorable! My boy had a bit of jaundice too, but once we got over the first 2 very rough weeks of b/fing, his color improved.

jenzen--I just posted about that tummy flab. I'm 4 pounds away from pre-preggo weight. . . but about 3 inches away from buttoning those pre-jeans. Blech. How long does that take to shrink up?
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Things here are going all right. DS is a night-owl. Last night he was awake from about 10:00 until 3 am!!! He'd doze off, but as soon as I'd put him down, he'd SCREAM bloody murder. So I stayed in bed until 11 a.m. today, just getting up to feed and change DS. Hopefully I get a little more sleep tonight, as we have another shower tomorrow.

We got out DH's baby pics. . . oh my!! They could be DS's!!! Crazy!! They look exactly alike in features, but DS has more of my coloring.

Scheduled holiday photos. Took me FOREVER to find a decently priced photographer. Man, are pro photos a rip-off. Even Wal-Mart seemed kind of expensive to me!! I suppose everyone jacks up prices around the holidays, too. We can get DS done in several outfits and do a family pic all for the same price, and we get the proofs--no sitting fee! Yay!! Money's tight, so I'm glad we found someone.

DS's acne is disappearing, finally. His face is drying up but his front and back of neck are still pretty bad.

Anyways, he's up so I'm outtie!

[Pamela]

Midwesterngal, we just did christmas pics yesterday at JC Pennys.

SlvSpring, I hope your dh is feeling better!

[KimberDK]

Hi girls-
I’m sorry for not posting in so long. I’ve popped in and kept up with your posts, but never seemed to find the time to write a post of my own. I am so happy to see everyone’s babies growing and doing great. And I am sorry to hear about those of you having difficulties, especially all the sleep troubles…

I just realized I haven’t even posted since I gave birth, other than a drive-by to give Mia’s stats. I never told you guys what ended up happening with the doula. You might remember that I debated whether to hire a doula and finally decided to go ahead and do it. I loved the doula we picked and felt really good about her…and I’m sure she would have been great, except when the time came I didn’t want her. My plan had been to have DH, the doula, and my mom. But I ended up wanting only DH to be there. We kept it very calm and quiet, and I just didn’t want any extra people around at all. Luckily my DH was cool about me not using the doula after all, and he says it was still worth the money for the peace of mind it gave me during my last month, thinking I would have her there and how helpful she would be.

Mia London will already be 6 weeks old tomorrow. At her 1 month checkup she weighed 8 lbs, 6 oz (up from 6lbs, 9 oz) and was 21 ¾ inches long (up from 19 ¾). It is unbelievable what an easy baby she is – I keep telling myself that I can’t expect it so stay like this and that she’ll have her difficult phases, but the first 6 weeks have been better than I ever could have hoped. Basically, she doesn’t cry unless she has a specific reason – usually hunger, sometimes a dirty diaper, and occasionally just wanting company. If she cries, she can always be quieted within a minute or two, either by changing her, feeding her, or just picking her up. I’d guess she maybe cries for a total of about 15 minutes a day, all added up. She typically wakes up once during the night (and has been since she came home) – she goes to sleep at about 11:30pm, wants a feed at about 4:30am and then again at about 7:30am. An her 4:30am wakeup is super quick – she just wants to eat and go right back to sleep, no need to soothe her or rock her or whatever. The last week has been even better because I have started to be woken up by the feeling of my milk letting down, which usually happens right before she needs to eat, so I wake up just before she does. I basically pick her up and give her a dream feed, so she never ends up crying or even fully waking up the whole night.

She usually wakes up in a great mood, and lies there smiling and playing with her hands. Generally, we lie in bed together and cuddle quietly between her 7:30am feed and the next one, which she usually wants at about 10:00am. I get out of bed at 10, change her, and then she enjoys her swing or listens to music in her crib while I shower, do my hair and makeup, and get dressed. One more feed after that, and then she sleeps for most of the afternoon, so we go shopping or out to lunch with friends, or for a long walk…just do something fun for the afternoon. Because I am sleeping decently (8 hours with a short interruption after 5 hours), I feel really good and am able to enjoy her and have fun with her every day.

Breastfeeding is now going great. I found it very challenging at the beginning, especially before my milk came in, and even after that it was painful for a week or so. Just as it settled down, she hit her 3-week growth spurt and I felt like breastfeeding would be the end of me. My yoga teacher was a huge source of support during that week and really encouraged me to stick with it until the growth spurt passed…and after that it did get waaaay easier. Now I am enjoying breastfeeding, and find it very easy and convenient. She can eat in the carrier, so we sometimes go for a long walk and she just eats away the whole time. Today she ate her lunch while I walked through Target shopping – both hands free because she was in the front carrier. I don’t even think anyone can even tell she’s nursing (I wear nursing tops, so it’s not like my whole shirt is pulled up or anything).

My husband took the first three weeks off from work, and we had such a great time. Before she was born, we though new parenthood would be exhausting and difficult, and that we’d need those 3 weeks to try to catch our breath. Instead it ended up being more of a honeymoon period, spending time with Mia and taking her places.

My SIL (brother’s wife) was pregnant along with me and delivered their daughter 12 days after Mia was born. Unfortunately, they got the opposite baby to ours – she is very fussy and gassy, cries for hours and never sleeps more than two hours in a row. So I am so well aware of how lucky we have been so far, because every time I talk to them or see them, they are exhausted and worried and worn out.

A family pic (Mia at 2 weeks):
http://www.kdkdesign.com/mia/images/72_babymia73.JPG

After her bath (yesterday):
http://www.kdkdesign.com/images/mia/72_111706_bath01.jpg

Just hanging out (5 weeks):
http://www.kdkdesign.com/images/mia/72_111506_borders14.jpg

[maplekitty]

Kimber - it's so nice to hear you're doing so well and that Mia is basically a dream baby! Now feeding her in the front carrier while walking through Target?!!? *stands and applause* Wow..... My little one is so on and off the boob, and I'm cosntantly sticking my boob back in her mouth - that would so not happen for us! I'm totally impressed!

[kenswife]

Kimber - I have to agree w/maplekitty! I'm totally impressed! My little guy is on and off the boob too so it would just never work. Wish it would...might make our outtings a little bit less stressful ;)


Haven't been here in quite a while. Ty is almost 2 months! I can't believe it! He's a good baby but definitely high maintenance (just like his daddy) :) He knows what he wants and will scream his little head off if he doesn't get it. He's still BF'ing every hour or so. Half the time I think he's just using me as a pacifier. However, he won't take a regular pacifier so we'll get along with the frequent "feedings".

As of one month Ty was 11lb 4oz and 22 3/4in.! He's a big boy. His head went from 40th perc. to the 80th!! My little man is growing like a weed. I know he's grown like crazy since that appt. too. I'm pretty anxious to hear how much he weighs at his 2 mo. which is coming up shortly.

Still adjusting to life with 3. It's hectic.....but fun. The younger two just adore eachother!

Belly Flab - Ugh......I totally sympathize. Although I'm very close to my pre-preggo weight I've still got this flab. It's the only thing standing in the way of wearing my old jeans! I didn't have this with the girls. I carried out front more this last time and I think that had something to do with it. I also thought that I hadn't gotten 1 stretch mark this pregnancy. Yeah.....that's b/c I couldn't SEE the underneath of my belly. I found a couple just recently. So depressing.

[maplekitty]

re: stretchmarks - has anyone else got the *post* baby stretchmarks??? UGH! You know, I had come to terms with my stretchmarks, they happen you can't do anything about them. But I was also relieved that they were all below my belly button, so maybe one day I could fathom the idea of a bikini. Nope, not anymore! These post baby stretchamarks have crawled their way above my belly button :( :( "Now I'll never be a supermodel!" ;)

[maplekitty]

Theres not enough baby pictures in this thread!! Common ladies, lets see those gorgeous little ones!!

Robyn is starting to smile now. It's SO CUTE!!! she usually gets smiley after I change her diaper, haha...or when she staring up at her mobile in her crib.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid219/p7982a0269f96f19879057a2a303e3eb4/ebfcc745.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid219/pfad14019dba81178c44907a673e646b4/ebfcc6be.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid219/pc9e28a13d5b4b624641d24b6886cb371/ebfcab63.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid219/p6ae3b19fdb27f93c215b3a4a35893ef2/ebfcc42b.jpg

[Michelle]

I love seeing the pictures of our babies growing! All of the babies are gorgeous!

I keep forgetting to post a picture of Madison in this thread. Here is a picture taken last week.

http://static.flickr.com/116/296052998_95f1e3225f.jpg?v=0

[KimberDK]

MapleKitty - Thanks for the props! Actually I had heard rumors of people breastfeeding in front carriers, but I thought it was just a legend. I couldn't figure out how to make it work at all. But I went to a meeting of babywearers (there is a local chapter of babywearers that have a monthly meeting) and the girls there helped me with it. Although, I guess it wouldn't work if she was on and off the breast a lot. Generally, once she's on, she's on, so that does make it easier. From what I've read, it seems that you've also lucked out with a pretty easy baby. Must be the good Canadian genes ;) (I'm born and raised in Canada but live in Florida)

Kenswife - OMG your boy is BIG!! :)

Michelle - That pic is adorable. We have the same sleeper, but it doesn't fit Mia yet. There is a really cute hat that matches - do you have it?

[Pamela]

you've also lucked out with a pretty easy baby. Must be the good Canadian genes ;) (I'm born and raised in Canada but live in Florida)

There must be something to it -- I'm Canadian too and have a super easy baby :)

[KimberDK]

Pamela - Great to hear that you, too, have a little angel baby. We Canadians know how to grow good babies, I guess. :)

[maplekitty]

Kimber - where are you from?

[KimberDK]

Maple - Montreal

[maplekitty]

aaahhh, well I bet you're hating me right now ;) I won't rub it in....okay, yes I will... GO LIONS GO!!! :D ;)

[jbemommy]

We're leaving tonight to do the 10 hour drive to Delaware to spend thanksgiving with my parents. Hopefully both kids will sleep most of the way there. My parents only have dial-up, so I won't be online again till next week. Hope everyone has a good thanksgiving!

[KimberDK]

Maple - Nope, not hating you at all! I'll even lend my support to your lions as well. Montreal absolutely does not breed football fans (evidenced by the city's apparent inability to hold on to a team long-term...Alouettes became the Concord, then disappeared completely, then we got The Machine which didn't work either, and now we're back to the Als...for now). Montreal is a hockey city, through and through. Even though we can't seem to win the cup anymore, montrealers still love our Canadiens. So anyway...congrats on the victory yesterday!

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Looks like Mia is definitely in the the throes of her 6-week growth spurt. She is nursing every two hours without fail. This time it is a lot easier than her 3-week spurt, though, mostly because I know what to expect. I know that this every two hours routine won't last long, and that I just need to expect her to be camped out on my breast for the next week or so. A good excuse to sit around and read lots of books!

I just ordered a new front carrier that I am excited about. So far I have been mostly carrying her in a sling which is starting to get a little uncomfortable on my back as she is getting bigger. I also have a Bjorn Active, which is super-comfy on my back but I have other things I don't love about it. I went to a meeting of my local Babywearing group and got to try out a huge stash of various types of carriers, most of which I had never heard of. My favorite one that day was a Beco (http://www.ecobabies.com) carrier. It was very comfy, plus Mia could nurse in it even easier than she does in the Bjorn. It can be carried on the front or back (not sure if I'll ever use it on the back, maybe when she's bigger), and they come in such pretty fabrics. If anyone's familiar with them, I ordered the "Coriander". I am really excited for this to arrive so I can see if I truly like it in practice as much as I thought I liked it at the meeting.

[Rippy1010]

Hey all. DS and I have both been sick all of last week ... a sinus/respiratory infection. It's basically been bronchitis ... only more annoying because (since it's only a virus) there isn't any medication for it. :rolleyes: So, Logan has been EXTRA cranky and high-maintenance - - just when I thought it couldn't get any worse. Unfortunately, this it came on the hinges of him having three good, pleasant days. So, I feel like we are regressing. :(

It is so sad to hear him coughing in the middle of the night because I can't help him bring up the yucky stuff. I keep wanting to run in and check to make sure he isn't choking on it. :(

He turned 8 weeks on Sunday!!! And, he is out of his 0-3 clothes!!! Actually, I'm still stuffing him in to most of them, but some we have retired because they are too small. That brings me to a vent ... they really need to streamline baby's clothing sizes. In one maker a 0-3 only goes to 11 pounds, and in another maker it goes to 12.5 pounds. Not to mention, maybe they should just use number sizes instead of month sizes because if something is labeled 0-3 I want to be able to use it for all three months, y'know? ;)

Wednesday we are getting a family portrait done at Sears. I'm nervous as to how much money this will be now that I've read others comments about the prices!!! I'm also nervous that he will cry the whole time.

[KimberDK]

Rippy - Oooh, I am so sorry to hear about your sick boy. Pretty much since I got pregnant, I have dreaded my baby getting sick - not that I'm afraid for her well-being, because most bugs are not serious, but because of how heartbreaking it must be to not be able to make her feel better. My heart goes out to you, and my best wishes that this passes ASAP!! Wow, 8 weeks and outgrown 0-3!!! Terrific! Mia is 6 weeks and not INTO 0-3 yet - she just graduated from Preemie to NB last week. We have a lot of adorable 0-3 stuff I can't wait to use though. Have fun at the portrait session!

[MidwesternGal]

Great photos everyone!! Kimber, I'm so jealous of your easy little girl!!
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Well, things here are not improving in the slightest. I just don't understand why a tired baby just won't go to sleep??!! Auuugh!!! I will lay him on a blanket, lay him underneath his playthings, put him in the swing, put him in the bouncer, walk, sway, sing, etc. And he will.NOT.sleep!!

He's also gotten *insanely* fussy during the day, so while I used to be able to get some things done during the day, even if my nights were horrid, now, that's even shot. I just don't know what more I can do. This is nuts.

(Oh, and of course he's an ANGEL when the grandparents are here or when other people are around, so my mom and MIL think I'm exaggerating--but I'm not.)

Even though we're seriously short on cash, I'm considering hiring a babysitter for one weekday each week, because I need a mental health break. I'm going a bit crazy. This is horrible to say, but I've never been a kid person and my darling little boy is definitely making my decision to have only 1 child more solid every single day!

Too bad DS and I weren't Canadians! Hehehe. :p

[Ericka_Jarett]

Kimber - Mia is adorable, so little looking in her pics.

Midwestern - have you tried maybe just laying him in his crib/basinett in a dark room and just leaving him in there to try and fall asleep. For his naps have you tried laying him on his tummy (I know, your not suppose to, but I am ok with it as long as you are near him) in his bed or a blanket that is near-by. I do that with Easton and he sleeps for 3 hours easy. I know once he is able to roll, he will probably be a tummy sleeper, since his u/s he was always on his tummy. We have an AngelCare monitor that monitors movements, so even if Easton is in his bed, it will alert me if he stopped moving or breathing.

Sorry Kimber, Pamela and Maplekitty - I'm not Canadian, but have a pretty easy baby too. :)
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Easton is just a bunch of personality now. When you talk to him, he will smile and sometimes even gigles. He is enjoying looking at the Christmas tree lights. We just borrowed a floor gym from friend of mine, he likes the mirror and he toys hanging down, but is not big on the lights and music part of it. Although he loves his mobile in his basinett.

[MichelleRenee]

Things are still good here. Tristan still cluster feeds at night from about 6-11. He already takes 4 oz each feeding and from those hours he just wants to eat and eat. Luckily around 10 or 11 he zonks out and sleeps for a good stretch... usually about 5 hours. After that he wakes up to eat and goes right back to sleep. Aside from the cluster feeding at night he is a really good baby. He never cries, except for when he is hungry and he sleeps so well in his crib at night.

We had planned to co-sleep but he seems so happy in his crib and it makes me so much less nervous. I am so scared of him getting tangled up in our blankets if he were in our bed. The funny thing is, every single time I wake up I have a few moments where I am still half asleep where I am convinced he did sleep in our bed and I start digging through the blankets frantically because I think he is lost in there. It's funny because he has never even slept in our bed yet I always seem to think he is in there with us. It is a scary few momtns every time though.:(

Tomorrow I am going back to work for just one day. DH will be home with Tristan and it is kind of a test run. I am so sad to be leaving my little guy for a whole day. Luckily my boss is very understanding so I will be able to come home early if it is too much for me. Wish me luck with my first day of pumping away from home!

[Pamela]

DD had her two month ped visit today, she was having a great time until she got her shots :(

[KimberDK]

Midwesterngal - So sorry to hear about your sleep troubles - yeah, too bad you're not Canadian. ;) That's so weird you say that he's an angel around the grandparents; I think that's exactly what just happened with my brother's baby (born Oct. 20th). They say she is SO fussy and gassy, never sleeps longer than two hours max. And she has such a hard time eating, it takes 45 minutes to give her a 2oz bottle because she keeps stopping to scream or fuss or burp. Well, my parents babysat her on Saturday night and my mom said "I don't know what they're talking about...she slept for 3 hours, wolfed down a bottle and went back to sleep". I do think my mom is thinking that they must be exaggerating how difficult she is. Seems like the solution may be to give the baby to grandma (JUST KIDDING!!!!!). Of course I am not in charge of your finances, but I do think the babysitter idea is really good. You are so much better prepared to take care of your baby when you are rested and calm, which I'd think the break should help you acheive.

Ericka - Maybe you are Canadian, way back in your ancestry or something. ;) Mia also is not big into the lights on her floor gym, but someone just sent us this (http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2341&e=detail&pcat=rainforest&pid=38143) and she is absolutely mesmerized by it. I turn it on and she just sits and stares. It doesn't put her to sleep like the description says it will, but it certainly entertains her.

MichelleRenee - That's so crazy how you wake up and think he's in bed, especially when he never has been. That has not happened to me, but I can imagine how it would freak you out! Good luck back at work (and pumping).

Pamela - We had exactly the same clothing experience as you - Mia graduated out of Preemie at 1 month solely because she couldn't stretch her legs. Her arms were actually still fitting in the sleeves, just her overall length was too long.

[MichelleRenee]

Just an FYI for those of you who need help getting DC to sleep... we received this (http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?section=devStages&ID=10009&pID=263) crib light as a gift and it has been awesome. It plays "womb sounds" while glowing in different colors and Tristan loves it. He will stare at it and drift off to sleep. It turns off automatically but is voice activated in case he cries.

I am now at work for the first time and it feels very strange. I went on a couple 1-2 hour shopping trips without Tristan last week but this is a whole new ballgame. I miss him.:(

[Nigellas]

Midwestern - Ugh, I feel your pain- Alexander was the same way until we started co-sleeping. He would scream every time I tried to put him in his bassinet or swing. Is co-sleeping an option for you?

[maplekitty]

Well I'm back to bringing Robyn into bed with us. DH made a fuss last week, and we were putting her in the swing at night, in our bedroom. However, for the past week she's been really hard to settle down at night, and she wants to suck on my pinky to soothe herself to sleep - sometimes for over an hour!!!
So I've been bringing her into bed with us, and now that she's bigger I feel more confident just having her snuggled into next to me.
But on the *very* bright side, she's somewhat STTN!!! We have our last feed at midnight, and then she sleeps through until 7am!!! 7 glorious hours of sleep, OMG!!! Some nights she wakes u[p around 5am, but she's now done the 7 hour slep for 4 nights in a row!! I'm mostly feeding her on demand now. If she's awake she wants to eat alot and we feed every 3 or 4 hours. However now when she sleeps during th day, I dont wake her up...I just let her sleep, and she usually wakes up when she's hungry.

[kenswife]

MichelleRenee - We do cosleep so with him I don't have those half asleep frantic searches through the bed but with BOTH DDs, who did not cosleep, I had them like crazy! It IS scary for a few moments though, isn't it? DH used to find me screaming my first DD's name and pulling the bedding apart all the time when she was a baby :rolleyes:

And I'm sorry you're back at work and missing your little guy. It is NOT easy, that's for sure. I'm dreading my first day back.

Midwestern - I was going to ask about the co-sleeping being an option also. I find that Ty only sleeps well when we co-sleep. I've had a couple nights where he's been okay for a few hours on his own in the crib but typically he's really fussy if not co-sleeping. I've found that I've never really been hit by the sleep deprivation b/c he sleeps so well with me.

Kimber - Yup! My boy IS HUGE!!! :p He's already in number 3 diapers! He'll be out of his 3-6 mo. clothes shortly too (and he's just 8 weeks today). It's crazy. Apparently he's really taking after his daddy (who is 6'3").

Post-baby stretchmarks - Yup! I was lucky enough to *think* I had none while preggo. However, shortly after I found some strays where I couldn't see. Instead of looking better every day....they're looking worse every day. It's so sad.

[Pamela]

He's already in number 3 diapers!

Wow! We just bought our first pack of size 1's! The Newborn's still fit but are getting awfully short (looks like she's wearing low rider's, lol!), and the size 1's are pretty big on her.

MichelleRenee, sorry to hear you're already back at work and missing your little guy :(

[Michelle]

You can add me to the list of co-sleepers. I was so frustrated because Madison will only sleep if she is held or laying next to us. The minute we put her in her pack and play or bassinet she wakes up. I really didn't want to do it or plan on doing it but it feels so good to sleep for 5 hours straight, feed her, and then go back to sleep! I keep trying to put her down though so she can used to sleeping without us.

Madison is quickly growing out of her clothes. She is now too long for newborn and is almost grown out of some 0-3's that we have now. Yeah, my 4 week old child who has two short parents is already 22 inches!!! She grew 2 inches in 3 weeks!

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Kimber - We didn't get the matching hat but we got the matching bib. I fell in love with that outfit right away!

Maplekitty - 7 hours of sleep??? Way to go! That's fantastic! :)

MichelleRenee - I started back at work yesterday so you're not alone! It's a strange feeling to be at work and leave your baby, huh? I'm right there with you!

MidwesternGal - I hope that things get easier for you soon!

Rippy - I hope you and ds are feeling better!

[marathongirl]

michelle and michellerenee - I hope going back to work wasn't too tough!

midwestern - I feel your pain! DD was very difficult as an infant, yet somehow we went on to have another.

maplekitty - wow, 7 straight hours!!! I think it's been 26 months since I got 7 hours in a row :( :rolleyes: .

co-sleeping - I really didn't want to do it with DS, but right now, it's the only way I can even get 2 consecutive hours of sleep. I wake up frantic that he got lost in the bed.

Today has just been a bad day. I just wish someone could fast forward me 3-5 years when I'm not changing diapers, they both can talk, and they both sleep. :(

[KimberDK]

Can I get an opinion?

I really beleive that it is important to create a life for oneself that is as productive and positive as possible. What I mean by that is that I work hard to remove stress from my life, to live in a way that fulfills me, and to avoid toxic people that detract from my happiness. I have some people in my life, both friends and family, that contribute phenomenally to my happiness and I am very grateful for them. I give everything to these relationships and nurture them with the attention they deserve. There is next to nothing that I wouldn't do for the people I care about. But on the flip side of that, I will absolutely remove someone from my life (or distance myself as necessary) if they make me unhappy or negatively affect me. I do not beleive that a blood relationship gives someone the right to mistreat me, so even if someone is family, if the relationship is unhealthy, I will not force myself to continue it.

OK, well DH agrees with my philisophy to some extent, but not entirely. He does feel a sense of obligation to family and beleives that he