February 2007 Mommies ~ Enjoying our Valentines!!

[February2007Mommies]

February 2007 Mommies: Enjoying our little Valentines!!

We have 27 mommies, 2 angel babies and 29 babies!



If you are new here, congratulations! We hope that you will consider joining us. Whether this is your first child or your fifth, we look forward to sharing this journey together. Please posts all updates in RED. Also, when posting, please put in the subject line how old your baby is (w,d). It will help us to know where everyone is. Thanks.



Thread Links
First Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20453) ~ We're pregnant!
Second Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23134) ~ We got our energy back!
Third Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26562) - Growing our Valentine bellies!!
Fourth Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28603) ~ Our Valetines are Arriving!!


Please list your stats in RED in your first post.

CC Name:
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date

For each child:
DS/DD: Name
Birthdate:
Time of birth:
Weight at birth:
Length at birth:
Photos: 1 to 2 pics per child

For security reasons leave out any information you'd like.

*Please post all updates in RED.

The threadmistresses are usafwife, ladybug777, and E'sprincess.
Feel free to PM them or email feb2007mommies@yahoo.com if you have any difficulties with the thread or need help.

[February2007Mommies]

We have 27 Mommies

aloha
Me: aloha, 34
DH: 37
Married: May 10, 2003

DS
Birthdate: Feb 13, 2007
Stats at birth: 8 lb 15 oz

Aug2002Bride
Me: 28
DH: 30
Married: August 17, 2002

DD: Jenna
Birthdate: 2/12/07
Stats at birth: 7lbs 3oz, 21 inches
Other children: Lauren 12/1/04

babe07
Me: 31
DH: 38
Married: 9/28/02

DS: Colin
Birthdate: 2/2/07
Stats at birth: 6 lbs. 11 oz. 19.25 inches long
Other children: 9 yr old cat named Blitz

boilermaker
Me: Carrie 32
DH: John 33
Married: 03/02/02

DD: Payton
Birthdate: 03/02/07
Stats at birth: 9lb, 7oz 21 in

bomera77
Me: Michelle, 29
DH: Cletus, 33
Married: 10/2/04

DD: Zoey Anne
Birthdate: 1/28/07
Time: 6:58 pm
Stats at birth: 7lbs & 20 1/2 in

[February2007Mommies]

Daniel's Kitty
Me: Kat 24
DH: Daniel 24
Married: 6/11/04
DS: Michael
Birthdate: 2/20/07
Stats at birth:9lbs 10ozs 20.5 inches
Other children: Ben 2

dpanel3
Me: 24
DH: 27
Married: 10/16/05
DD: Hailey
Birthdate: 3/3/07
Stats at birth: 8 lbs 2 oz, 20.5 in



Elena
Me: 33
DH: 35
Married: 9/04
DS: Lee
Birthdate: 1/17/07
Stats at birth: 19inches, 6lbs 7.75oz

E'sprincess
Me: Jennifer
DH: Eric
Married: 12/30/05
DD: Madilyn Grace
Date: 1/24/07
Time: 11:36 am
Stats: 7lbs, 9oz & 18 in

[February2007Mommies]

fsb2005
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 6/14/03
DD: Catherine Emily
Date: 2/13/07
Time: 5:28 am
Stats: 6lbs, 3 oz & 20 1/2 in

Isobel
Me: Isobel, 30
DH:CG, 32
Married: 4/27/02
DD: Evelyn "Evie" Koss
Date: 2/12/07
Weight: 6lbs, 5oz
Length: 20 in
DD: Jane Michael
Weight: 5lbs, 8oz
Length: 19 ½


jenahdawn
DD: Catherine (Katie) Rose
Date: 9/27/06
Birth stats: 7.8 oz & 8 3/4 in
DD: Chloe Dawn
Date: 9/27/06
Birth Stats: 6oz & 8 in
Other children: Lillian Grace, 11/18/07

Janey
Me: Janey, 33
DH: B, 41
Married: 9/24/05
DD: K
Date: 2/27/07
Birth Stats: 6lb, 12oz, & 18 ½ in

jenjen0713
Me: 35
DH: 39
Married: 11/27/04
DS: DS #2
Birthdate: 2/17/07
Stats at birth: 20.5 inches 8lbs 7 oz.
Other children: DS #1 10/6/05

[February2007Mommies]

la_bride_2004
Me: 34
DH: 38
Married: 03/06/04
DS: M
Birthdate: 01/12/07
Stats at birth: 5 lbs, 14 oz and 18 inches

ladybug777
Me: Jazmine, 28
DH: Taft, 31
Married: 6/15/02
DD: Sophia
Birthdate: 2/21/07
Stats at birth: 6lbs, 6oz, & 18 in

lady1297
Married: 2002
DS: DS2
Birthdate: 2007
Other children: DS1, 2004

lindzgirl
Me: Lindz, 25
Hubby: 23
DD: Daphne Nicole
Birthdate: 2/3/07

MrsSki
Me: 34
DH: 36
Married: 04/26/03
DS: DS #1
Birthdate: 2/17/07
Stats at birth: 19 inches 7lbs
Other children: DD #1, 05/11/04

njnewyearsbride
Me: 33
DH: 33
Married: 12/31/03
DS: North
Birthdate: 2/23/07
Stats at birth: 10 lbs. 1 oz. 22 inches long
Other children: Hazel, 5/26/05

[February2007Mommies]

phillytiger
Me: Laura
DH: D
Married: 7/31/04
DS: Nathan Bradshaw
Birthdate: 1/29/07
Stats at birth: 6lbs, 3oz, & 19 in

PrincessCJ81
Candice, 26
Clint, 25
Married 12/31/05
DS: Cole Thomas
Birthdate: 02/09/07
Stats: 6 lbs 14oz & 20in

rancherswife
Me: Kim 27
DH: Brett 28
Married: November 24, 2001
DS: Reece Carter
Birthdate: 2/26/07
Stats: 7lbs, 0oz. 20 1/4 inches
Other Children: Landon Joseph, 6/4/05 7lbs. 4oz. 21 1/4 inches

Sage
Me: Megan, 31
DH: S, 31
Married: 8/02
DS: Aidan & Owen
Birthdate: 2/1/07
Stats at birth: A: 5 lb 11 oz; O: 5 lb 7.5 oz
Other children: Ashley, 8/05

stars
Me: Sandra, 41
DH: 36
Married: 09/28/02
DD: Emma
Birthdate: 2/9/07
Stats at birth: 7 lbs. 13 oz. 18 1/2 inches long
Other children: Dylan, 7/04

usafwife
Me: 30
DH: 41
Married:
DS: A
Birthdate: 1/07
Stats: lbs, oz, inches
Other children: S

[February2007Mommies]

We have 16 boys and 14 girls

September 27, 2006
Catherine (Katie) Rose...jenahdawn (angel baby)
Time: 6:25 am
Weight: 7.8 oz
Length: 8 3/4 in

Chloe Dawn...jenahdawn (angel baby)
Time: 6:35 am
Weight: 6oz
Length: 8 in


January 12, 2007
Malcolm...la_bride_2004
Time: 10:39 pm
Weight: 5lbs, 14oz
Length: 18 in


January 17, 2007
Lee Edward...Elenna
Time:
Weight: 6lbs, 7.25 oz
Length: 19 in




A...usafwife
Weight:
Length:


January 24, 2007
Madilyn Grace...E'sprincess
Time: 11:36 am
Weight: 7lbs, 9oz
Length: 18 in


January 28, 2007
Zoey Anne...bombera77
Time: 6:58 pm
Weight: 7lbs
Length: 20 1/2 in


January 29, 2007
Nathan Bradshaw...phillytiger
Time: 4:48 pm
Weight: 6lbs, 3oz
Length: 19 in


February 1, 2007
Aiden....Sage
Time: 1:50 pm
Weight: 5lbs, 11oz
Length: 17 3/4 in

Owen...Sage
Time: 1:51 pm
Weight: 5lbs, 7oz
Length: 18 1/2 in


February 2, 2007
Colin Reece...babae07
Time: 6:17 am
Weight: 6lbs, 11oz
Length: 19 1/4 in


February 3, 2007
Daphne Nicole...lindzgirl
Time: 4:29 am
Weight: 7lbs, 7oz
Length: 21 3/4 in


February 7, 2007
Jane Michael...isobel
Time:
Weight: 5lbs, 8 oz
Length: 19 1/2 in

Evelyn Koss "Evie"...isobel
Time:
Weight: 6lbs, 5 oz
Length: 20 in

Jordan...fashionista
Time:
Weight:
Length:


February 9, 2007
Emma Sophia...stars
Time: 1:01 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 15oz
Length: 18 1/2 inches

Cole Thomas...PrincessCJ81
Time: 4:55 pm
Weight: 6lbs, 14oz
Length: 19 1/2 in


February 12, 2007
Jenna...Aug2002Bride
Time: 9:09 am
Weight: 7lbs, 2oz
Length: 20 in

John Albert...lady1297
Time: 2:00 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 12 oz
Length: 21 1/2 in


February 13, 2007
Catherine Emily...fsb2005
Time: 5:28 am
Weight: 6lbs, 3oz
Length: 20 1/2 in

Samuel...aloha
Time: 9:13 pm
Weight: 8lbs, 15.3oz
Length:


February 17, 2007
Luke James...jenjen0713
Time: 8:48 am
Weight: 8lbs, 7oz
Length: 20 1/2 in

Bejamin Jason...MrsSki
Time: 3:17 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 1oz
Length: 19 in


February 20, 2007
Michael Thomas...Daniel'sKitty
Time: 4:12 pm
Weight: 9lbs, 10oz
Length: 20 1/2 in


February 21, 2007
Sophia...ladybug777
Time: 12:51 am
Weight: 6lbs, 6oz
Length: 18 in


February 23, 2007
North Phelps...njnewyearsbride
Time: 12:20 pm
Weight: 10lbs, 1oz
Length: 22 in


February 26, 2007
Reece Carter...rancherswife
Time: 4:03 pm
Weight: 7lbs
Length: 20 1/2 in


February 27, 2007
K...Janey
Time:
Weight:
Length:


March 2, 2007
Payton Elizabeth...boilermaker
Time: 9:10 pm
Weight: 9lbs, 7oz
Length: 21 in


March 3, 2007
Hailey Madison...dpangel33
Time: 10:57 am
Weight: 8lbs, 2oz
Length: 20 in

[February2007Mommies]

Watch us grow (WBV stats)

Malcolm
birth: 5 lbs, 14oz & 18 in
2 month: 12 lbs & 21 in
3 month: 14 lbs (75%) & 23 in (23%)
4.5 month: 15 lb 11oz (50%)& 25 in (50%)
5.5 month: 16 lb, 11oz (50%)& 26 in (50%)
6 month: 18 lbs, 2oz (70%) & 26.5 in (50%)
7 month: 18lbs, 11oz (50%) & 27 in (50%)

Lee
birth: 6 lbs, 7.25oz & 19 in
2 month: 12 lbs, 12oz & 22 in

Alexander
birth: 7 lbs, 9oz & 20 in
2 month: 11 lbs, 3oz &22.5 in (50th %)

A
birth: 7 lbs, 6oz, & 19 1/4 in
2 wks: 7 lbs, 2oz
2 month: 9 lbs, 12oz, & 22 3/4 in (10th %); HC: 15 in
6 month: 15 lbs (12th%) & 25 in (8th%); HC: 16.5 in
9 month: 19 lbs & 26 in

Madilyn
Birth: 7.9 lbs & 18in
1 week: 7.7 lbs & 19 in
2 weeks: 8.6 lbs & 20 in
1 month: 9.8 lbs & 21 in
2 month: 11.7 lbs & 23 in
5 month: 16.4 lbs & 26.5 in
7 month: 18.9 lbs & 26.5 in
8 month: 19.8 lbs & 27 in
9 month: 20 lbs & 29 in

Zoey
birth: 7 lbs & 20 1/2 in
2 month: 10 lbs, 1.5 oz (40th %) & 22 in (50th %)
4 month: 12 lbs, 6oz (25%) & 24.75 in (75%)
6 month: 14.9lbs (10%) & 25.5 in (10%); HC: 43.5 cm (75%)

Nathan
birth: 6 lbs, 3oz, & 19 in

Aiden
birth: 5lbs, 11oz & 17 3/4 in

Owen
birth: 5lbs, 7oz & 18 1/2 in

Colin
birth: 6 lbs, 11oz & 19 1/4 in
2 month: 11 lbs, 7 oz & 23.5 in

Daphne
birth: 7 lbs, 7oz & 21 3/4 in
6 month: 15 lbs, 6oz & 26 in

Jane
birth: 5 lbs, 5oz & 20in

Evelyn
birth: 6 lbs, 5oz & 20in

Jordan
birth:

Emma
birth: 7 lbs, 15oz, & 18 1/2 in
1 month: 11 lbs, 2oz & 22 in
2 month: 12 lbs, 8oz & 23 in; HC: 16 cm
4 month: 17.5 lbs & 25 in

Cole
birth: 6 lbs, 14oz & 19 1/2 in
2 wks: 8 lbs, 3oz & 20 1/2 in
7 wks: 12 lbs & 23 3/4 in
10 wks: 13 lbs, 8oz & 25 in
6 months: 17 lbs, 15oz & 27 1/2 in

Jenna
birth: 7 lbs, 2oz & 20 in
2 wks: 7 lbs, 3oz & 21 in
2 month: 9 lbs, 7oz & 22 in
4 month: 11 lbs, 13 oz & 24.75 in
9 month: 16.5 lb & 29 in.; head: 17ish

John
birth: 7 lbs, 12oz & 21 1/2 in
2 wks: 7 lbs, 4oz
1 month: 8 lbs, 10 oz
2 month: 9 lbs, 4oz & 21 1/2 in
9 month: 18 lbs

Catherine
birth: 6 lbs, 3oz & 20 1/2 in

Samuel
birth: 8 lbs, 15.3oz
2 month: 11 lbs & 22 in

Luke
birth: 8 lbs, 7oz & 20 1/2 in
2 wks: 10 lbs & 22 in
2 month: 10 lbs, 10 oz (40th%) & 24 1/2 in (95th%)
4 month: 16 lbs, 12 oz & 27.5 in
6 month: 18 lbs, 8oz & 28 in; HC: big
9 month: 22 lbs, 7 oz & 30 in.

Benjamin
birth: 7 lbs, 1 oz & 19 in
8 wks, 3days: 13.6 lbs & 23 1/4 in.
3 month: 14 lb, 10oz & 24 in
6 month: 19.6 lbs & 26.5 in; HC: 17.5 in
9 month: 22.5 lbs & 30 in.

Michael
birth: 9 lbs, 10oz & 20 1/2 in
3 wks: 11 lbs, 2oz
6 wks: 13 lbs & 22 1/2 in; HC: 16 or 16 1/2

Sophia
birth: 6 lbs, 6 oz & 18 in
2 wks: 7 lbs, 4 oz & 20.5 in
2 month: 10 lbs, 13 oz & 22 in
4 month: 13 lb, 11 oz & 25.5 in
6 month: 15 lbs, 12 oz (45th) & 25.5 in (50th); HC: 17 in (75th)
9 month: 17 lbs, 3 oz & 27.25 in.

North
birth: 10 lbs, 1 oz & 22 in
2 month: 14 lbs, 8 oz & 23 3/4 in
4 month: 19 lbs & 27.5 in (95%)
6 month: 23 lbs, 5 oz & 28 5/8 in
9 month: 27 lbs, 3oz & 30.5 in; head: 19 in

Reece
birth: 7 lbs & 20 1/2 in
1 month: 10 lbs, 11oz (75%), 23 in (95%); HC: 50%
2 month: 13 lbs (50%), 24.5 in (75%), 41 cm (50%)
4 month: 15 lb, 7oz (75%) & 26.5 in (90%)
6 month: 17 lbs, 12 oz & 27 1/2 in; HC: 17 1/2
9 month: 18 lbs, 5oz & 29 in; HC: 46 1/2 cm

K
birth: 6 lbs, 12oz & 18 1/2 in

Payton
birth: 9 lbs, 7oz & 21 in
1 month: 11 lbs, 5oz, 23 1/2 in; HC: 15 1/2 in
2 month: 13 lbs, 24 in
4 month: 15 lb, 5 oz (85%) & 26in (95%)
6 month: 19 lbs, 4 oz & 27 in; HC: 17.5 in
9 month: 22 lbs & 28 3/4 in; HC: 17 in

Hailey
birth: 8 lbs, 2oz & 20 in
5 days: 8 lbs, 1oz (58%)& 21 in (85%)
1 month: 10 lbs, 5oz & 22 in; HC: 38 cm
2 month: 12 lb, 10 oz & 23.5 in; HC: 34.75 cm
4 month: 15 lbs, 2oz (86%) & 25.5 in (85%); HC: 41.5 cm (61%)
6 month (estimated): 20lbs and 28 in
9 month: 19lbs, 13oz & 28 1/2 in

[February2007Mommies]

Repeat Offender List

Jenahdawn....welcomed Lillian Grace
on 11/18/07 ~ 6lbs, 14oz & 18 in @ 9:42 pm

bombera ~ 6/08

[February2007Mommies]

Updates

Thread updates
stat updates and added new member 9/24
updated through post #625

[February2007Mommies]

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[February2007Mommies]

This thread is Now open. Please take a minute to make sure your stats are correct. If something needs to be changed, please let us know. Thanks.

[February2007Mommies]

For the IDs, I have the following people posted updates in the last thread. If you posted pictures to include in the ID it is noted. If your name is not listed, please post the information again as listed.

CC Name
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date

For each child:
DS/DD: Name
Birthdate:
Time of birth:
Weight at birth:
Length at birth:
Photos: 1 to 2 pictures of each child


Posted updates in the last thread. If you'd like pictures added to the ID, please post them so they can be included in the update. Thanks.
aloha
Aug2002Bride
babae07
bombera77 ~ 2 pictures
Daniel's Kitty
E'sprincess
Janey
jenjen0713
la_bride_2004 ~ 2 pictures
njnewyearsbride
phillytiger
rancherswife
stars
usafwife ~ pictures

[la_bride_2004]

waving hi in the fresh new thread!! Thanks threadmistress! :)

[rancherswife]

thanks for the new digs!

[dpangel33]

Updates:
Me: Danea, 23
DD: Hailey Madison
pic (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/415722685_04afeaf344.jpg?v=0)


Outings - Our first was to the pedi's office and that night we went to Lowe's and Target. We've gone on a couple of walks and one was a trip to the grocery store. Tomorrow we're visiting my office and my grandparents who couldn't make it to the hospital so that should be fun :D

[stars]

Thanks for the new thread and all your hard work. Bitter sweet to move over to the infant/baby group. Call me nuts but I really miss being pregnant.

Our nights have been pretty rough over here, my DD has got her nights/days confused and is wide awake from 3:00-6:00. Then when I finally get her to sleep my DS wakes up. I am walking around like night of the living dead over here ... YIKES. Just switched her to the Good Start Soy and hope it works better then the Similac Isomil. She has been having some major poopin issues.

Got my DD annoucements/thank you cards yesterday and wanted to share. Love this company I found called tinyprints.com

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k234/stars918/annoucement.jpg

Loving these longer days and this weather. It is suppose to be 70 here tomorrow :)

Hope you Mommies are doing great.

[PrincessCJ81]

Updates:
Candice, 26
Clint, 25

Stars- I am loving this time change as well. Sorry for the lack of sleep. DS has a non-stop crying period from about 7-11 every night. All he wants to do is eat, but then he eats too much and crys b/c his tummy is full. It's frusterating~ Oh and I love the announcements!!!

T/M- Thanks for the new thread!!!

Boiler- Glad to hear you are getting around a little better..Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[rancherswife]

Call me nuts but I really miss being pregnant.


i'm right there w/ ya stars, i was the same way after having landon! i really do enjoy pgcy!

oreded reece's announcements from inababycarriage.com yesterday....can't wait to get them.

stars: You announcements are beautiful!!!

Everything's going well over here. We had our first outing the three of us by ourselves (me, landon and reece) and it went REALLY well, Landon was an angel, I was in shock. We even met a friend for lunch. Also hit target and BRU. Now we're home and Landon is visiting my mom and dad and Reece and I are contemplating a nap. ;) Loving the time change and the weather...it's 80degrees here today!

[bombera77]

Stars- I agree, I too miss being pregnant, but at the same time, I will be filling my prescription for birth control because I am not ready to get pregnant just yet!

Ranchers- Congrats on your first outing with the three of you. I am glad Landon was such an angel!

Carrie- I am glad you are able to get around, but sorry it is a slow process.

Threadmistress- The thread looks great! Thanks for all your hard work. I have one change to make to our ID- Zoey's middle name is spelled with an e, Anne. Sorry to be picky, but I really like the e!

Candice- I was having a problem with Zoey eating too much too. But instead of being fussy, she was projectile spitting up. Not fun either, but easier than 3 hours of crying... I started feeding her on just one side (3-4 ounces) and then give her a pacifier to satiate her sucking needs. It seems to be working pretty well. She has only had 1 or 2 big spit ups since then.

Oops, baby is crying in her swing... Later girls!

[aloha]

Thanks for the new thread usafwife

I'm enjoying having my body back and not really missing being pregnant. Sometimes I feel like I'm still pregnant carrying the little guy around in the pouch.

Stars-Nice announcement!
Boilermaker-I hope it's getting easier to move around. It's gotta be hard with a newborn demanding your attention.
Bombera-I've mostly been feeding on one side and only offering the 2nd side if he's still showing feeding cues after some distraction.

Things are going pretty well here. I had a frustrating trip to Target yesterday with Samuel screaming like crazy at the checkout and everybody looking at me, asking questions and trying to help out. It's so hard to go out and not have it interfere with feeding even with some NIP. Good going Ranchers on a successful trip out with TWO!

[February2007Mommies]

I've got done the updates and they will be included in the next ID update.

[usafwife]

You are all welcome for the new thread. Thanks for the kind words ladies.

stars ~ The announcement looks wonderful! We just got ours back and need to get them ready to mail out. One I wanted to use wouldn't print right (it kept cutting stuff off close to the edge) so we just went with one design (I was going to mix them up and have two but that didn't work out). I hope the switch to Good Start soy is a smooth one. A had issues with poop as well and finally had to give him a couple of doses of Kayro in the formula to help things out.

stars, ranchers,& bombera ~ I miss being pregnant as well. I missed it after Sarah's arrival as well. I loved feeling them move around inside. It was like our special time together and no one else could feel or hold them then. They were all mine. ;)

ranchers ~ Yay for the good outing!

bombera ~ Sorry about that. I changed it in the list.

Update ~ I think I'm finally over the flu but now S isn't feeling well. She's fine except for when she drinks milk. So right now no milk is being drank in our house because I'm sick and tired of cleaning that up once it comes back up. She has no fever and doesn't throw anything else back up.

A has some spitting up/vomitting as well. It occurs after each time he eats. Everything I have is now covered in formula stains due to his spitting up/vomitting. I wash sheets Sunday night and as soon as I got them back on the bed they had formula on them again. I have a feeling that we may have to go with the expensive formula but I hope not.

Anyone else get AF back yet? I got it last week and it was just as much fun as when I got it back with S. It was so heavy that it wasn't even funny. I had to be near a bathroom every hour or there was a huge mess. So not only was I sick last week (to the point where I just wanted to stay in bed and sleep) I also had to deal with getting up every hour. I hope next time it isn't as heavy or we may be taking about what to do next.

I don't really care for the time change. While I like it being lighter longer in the evening it plays with DD's bedtime and not wanting to go to sleep. I also don't really care for it being so early this year. I also heard that it's going to be longer into November when we fall back. That's not fun since we have animals that need to be taken care of in the morning and evening both. I just wish we would pick a time and stick with it all year.

[rancherswife]

Ughh...After such a good day, it's been one hell of an evening! It seemed like all hell broke loose right after dinner, Landon started running around wild, like he had just had a gallon of kool-aid for dinner or something...Reece was fussing, and dh was a grump, he's "tired" um, me too buddy! Whatever! Then, we get Landon bathed, and normally dh takes Reece while I get Landon to bed, but Reece was still fussy, and wanted to be attached to the boob off and on all evening. I think it was gas, not sure, I gave him some mylicon and it did seem to help a little. Anyhow...Landon was a bear to get down, and Reece JUST fell asleep after being on the boob for EVER it seemed. Maybe it's a two week growth spurt, maybe it's something I ate...I'm not sure, but I pray it doesn't carry into the night! Sorry for the vent! ;)

usaf: I'm glad you are feeling better, but sorry S is dealing with it now, that's no fun! Hope she's feeling better very soon.

af: Good lord, not yet! But then again, I am only two weeks PP. With Landon, I got it back at seven weeks PP. I was shocked and thought I was hemeraging (sp?) or something, I just assumed since I was nursing exclusively I wouldn't get af back until I stopped, wrong! I wouldn't be surprised if I get it back around the same time again. I really don't mind though, that way I can keep track of my cycles since that's probably the only BC we'll be using that and condoms. ;) Which was what we were doing when I got pg w/ Reece! Anyhow...mine was extrememly heavy that first time too...Hopefully you'll have an easier one next month, usaf.

projectile spitting up: We've got it over here. He actually didn't do it at all today, he spit up once or twice, just not projectile, but yesterday was a MESS! I took him into the ped. yesterday morning, and he checked him out and said that he would put him on Prevacid if he started getting fussy and acting uncomfortable, but for now, he's gaining (my little man is up 1.4 lbs. from his birth weight of 7 lbs.!) That is such a good feeling! Anyway...so we'll just monitor it and see, I'm hoping his fussiness tonight isn't the start of him being uncomfortable from the acid reflux!

Ok...I really need to hop into bed myself, the way this evening went, there's no telling what tonight will bring! ;)

[Daniel's Kitty]

Mikey was baptised this weekend and it went great.

We are finally all getting over being sick, and not coughing has made it so my tear and rubbed spots aren't pulling and hurting anymore. I have had two days of feeling good.

I am sore today, we walked to get lunch (ten block round trip) and then we walked around the mall yesterday. I hadn't walked further than from the car to the back of church or to get diapers at BRU. We had Mikey in the sling the whole time at the mall and he loved it though. He either slept or nursed the whole time. That is pretty hard on the back.

[usafwife]

ranchers ~ Thanks. Sorry about your rough night. Sounds about like mine. See below for everything that went on. I got it back with S at between 4 and 5 wks. I just stopped PP bleeding and then it came back. It's still here and just as heavy as it was with her.

They decided that last night would be the night to go out to eat for all their work on the plannning committee last year. That's nice since I found out yesterday at lunch. A wanted to eat non-stop last night, S wanted to sit on my lap and rock which meant no getting up to get a drink, go to the bathroom or anything else. He was gone for 4 hours and I was about to pull my hair out by the time he got home.

Then I was up to between 3 and 4 this morning with both kids. A wouldn't go to sleep. I tried everything I could think of to get him to go to sleep.

[rancherswife]

usaf: Oh, you poor thing! Hopefully both of your babes are napping at the same time for you today, so you can get some rest and some alone time!

After the horrid evening, we had a good night. Reece slept from about 9:45 until 3 o'clock this morning, nursed, and went back down until 6. It was beautiful! I felt so refreshed even at the 3 a.m. feeding when he woke up. I haven't had a good stretch of sleep like that in a loooong time, even before he was born! ;)

[Daniel's Kitty]

Sleep sounds great! We are in a growth spurt. He is starting to outgrow some 0-3 stuff. I forgot the first growth spurt and hoe they outgroe stuff overnight. Atleast most people gave us 3-6 month stuff!

Once I finally got Mikey down for a long stretch Ben wanted to be up.

[isobel]

Finally! I have been wanting to update but really wanted to read through th thread first. It is so much fun seeing how everyone is doing and hearing about other babies going through the same things E&J are.

We are doing well here. I won't lie, these two girls are wearing me down but I just love them to pieces. My mom has been here on and off and that has been a godsend. After a couple of days on my own, I am really looking forward to my MIL getting here today.

sleepingThey are sleeping in three hour stretches at night but sometimes will go to four. Of course sometimes they wake up every two too! There were times when I just had to walk away and compose myself or go wake my husband up and give him a baby. :D This week though, I have a new and refreshed attitude towards the night time thing. We have started consistently putting the girls down "for the night" by ten and at that point keeping the nursery dark and sitting in there in the dark with them for as long as it takes for them to be in deep sleep. I am also waiting to fall asleep until they are fully asleep and nursing them laying down/co-sleeping when necessary for my sanity. I am not getting any more sleep overall but I feel better about it (i.e.: I do not dread the nights anymore) and feel like I am sleeping better when I do sleep.

outings: Well we took out first non-doctor trip up to my former job on Monday. It went okay. I couldn't get the stroller undone and had to ask a passerby for help. Then it wouldn't push... my husband had put the wheels on backwards. :eek: I called into the building and about five people came rushing out. they whisked the girls inside and helped me get the stroller back in the trunk. Hopefully it will go better next time!

[rancherswife]

isobel: Great to hear from you! Sounds like you're doing great!

[boilermaker]

Yeah for a new thread. I don't think I could have caught up with the other one :) Thank you all for your kind thoughts on my progress. It is getting much better, quicker than I had thought.

usaf, thanks a bunch for getting us all up and running! You do so much for our group and it is greatly appreciated!!! Let me know what kind of updates we will be doing from now on and I'll start pitching in more. Sorry to hear you are dealing with throw-up from both children. Not fun at all. I hope it stops soon!

stars, those are beautiful announcements. I need to start thinking about pictures for mine. I'm sorry you aren't getting any sleep. I hope it gets better sooner..

candace, your family pics are gorgeous!!! Sorry to hear Cole is having a "witching hour" every night. Poor little guy.

danea, I'm impressed you are out and about already. I'm too nervous to take her out around here..there is still a lot of flu and cold viruses going around.

rancherswife, you'll have to post your announcements when they come in. I love th ones from inababycarriage. Yeah for getting out of the house. I can't wait for consistant warm weather here.

aloha, I'm with you. I'm ready to have my body back. I don't think i would take to kindly to people offering to help me in public though.

bombera, I'm doing the same type of feeding with Payton. She just gets too much in her tummy otherwise. But I'll take it over the crying. I like the "e" in Anne too :)

kat, yeah for having Mikey baptized. I kind of need to join a church here in order to do that :eek:. I'm glad you are feeling better so that you can get healed up!

isobel, I had to laugh about the stroller. I hope you got it fixed! But how nice of people to help you out. I'm glad to hear your positive outlook. I cannot imagine doing this with 2 little ones!!!

Things are actually going well here considering. I just love being a mom! I swear I could spend hour upon hour just looking at her. It is hard to get anything done though because I don't want to put her down :) She's had 2 ped visits and is healthy as can be. She back up over her birth weight...up to 9 lbs, 13 oz. So my milk is doing her good. I'm scared to post about her sleep because I am afraid to jinx myself. But so far, I get a 5 hour stretch followed by a 3 hour one, so I am not complaining. I can only hope it continues.

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[PrincessCJ81]

isobel- Good to hear from you! I can't even imagine life w/ twins, double the blessings, but double the lack of sleep as well. Too funny about the stroller, I've done similar things. I assume b/c I watch my husband put things together that I can do it...I've learned he physically has to show me how to do something or I'll mess it up!

Kim- What is the deal with these never ending feeding sessions, I sware Cole has the appetite of a teenage boy. He has gotten so fat he actually has a double chin =O

Michelle- Glad to hear things are going well w/ Miss Zoey and she is still feeding so well! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only momma who's out and about w/ an infant. I figure Cole's gotta learn sometime that Mommy is always on the go!

Carrie- Miss Payton is so adorable. I love the one of her sleeping so peacefully on her tummy. Does she love tummy time? Cole absolutley loves to be on his stomach. I agree w/ you 100% I could spend hours just looking at him, he always makes new faces and if I look away I might miss one =)

USA- Sorry to hear about your rough night, there are nights when I am calling DH every 10 minutes yelling where are you? I need to pee!!!! He thinks I'm crazy, but I think it's just a mom thing!

Danea- I want to see pics of Hailey's quilt!

More SO's later I have a crying baby to feed....AGAIN!!!

[rancherswife]

princess:lol, i was just telling my mom tonight that i'm pretty much feeding the little man whenver he's awake, otherwise, he's sleeping. landon was the same way, so i'm sure i've got another little chub in the making. i love when they get the rolls around their wrists and ankles to where it looks like they have rubber bands around them. it's the best! however, the chub does NOT last long, as soon as they are moving, it's gone, it seems like over night....very sad! :(

[Daniel's Kitty]

We just transferred Ben's double chin to Mikey.

I think Mikey has his Mommy's allergies to. We got past the colds and then got nice weather so I have been opening windows. We are all stuffed up now. Thankfully Ben only cares when the kleenex comes along.

Mikey actually slept part of the night in the pack and play.

[bombera77]

It sounds like everyone is doing great with just a few minor colds, flu and allergies, but all in all we are blessed bunch!

USAFwife- so sorry about Sara's flu. I am not looking forward to those days. My cousins DD had it so bad that she was in the hospital for dehydration and my cousin also had an 18 month old and just had another one! She was sure dd's hospital stay would put her in labor, but fortunately the baby waited one more week! I can't even imagine!

Kat- Congrats on the baptism. We are planning on having Zoey baptized soon, but my sister has the gown that we were all baptized in so I need her to send it to me. Are you cosleeping usually? How is that going? Zoey sleeps with us sometimes if I can't get to sleep after her middle of the night feeding, but I she doesn't seem to do better with us than she does in her cradle. I end up having to have her sleep ON me, and that just makes me too nervous to sleep...

Candice and Danea- I am going to email you both about a play date! We need to get together soon and take some pics of these gorgeous Dallas babies!

Carrie- I am glad your recovery is going well. Keep up the good work! Payton is adorable- what a sweet face!

Ranchers- Lets hear it for the double chins! Zoey is a great little eater and I am anticipating her being well over nine pounds at her two month appt, maybe even 10 lbs! She has now outgrown her newborn diapers. Danea, want some diapers?

Isobel- I am glad to hear you are feeling better about your sleepless nights. I am sure it doesn't seem like much consolation now, but this won't last forever. I am sure your girls are growing like weeds and will start sleeping longer stretches before you know it. Too funny about the stroller! My dh put my glider on the base back wards when he first put it together so when I went to sit in it the first time (when I was 8 months preggo) I leaned back to rock it and I fell straight back! I was like a turtle, stuck there on my back, totally unable to get up! Fortunately DH was right there and helped me up! I ended up fixing the chair the next day... He really does try but sometimes I just have to do it myself! He is great at construction stuff, but mechanically inclined he is not- that is my job!

Yesterday Zoey and I went on our play date with her friend Kate (July baby). We went to Granbury, TX and had some really yummy NY style pizza. I know, crazy place to get NY style pizza, but the place is owned by New Yorkers- the one guy had such a thick accent I swear he must have just moved here! Too funny- Granbury is a kind of out of the way place, about 40 minutes from Ft. Worth, but it is a cute little town. We window shopped and then took a nice walk down this hike/bike trail that runs through town. It was fun and something different. By the time we got home Zoey was exhausted and although DH tried to comfort her, but she just wanted to nurse. Needless to say, dinner was pretty late last night! Although with all the activities of the day, she did sleep for a 6-hour stretch. I love that!

We are going to a wedding in Houston on April 1st and I am panicking a bit because I can't fit into anything! I still have 19 pounds to lose and there is no way I can lose it in time. I figure if I lose 9 of them by then I should be able to fit into something because I know 5 of this weight has to be my huge BB's so that would put me at 5 pounds over and I know I have some stuff I can wear, so this morning I busted out the Tae Bo video and Billy Blanks and I worked out! It felt good to sweat. So, send weight loss vibes my way so I don't have to buy anything new for the wedding...

[stars]

Hi girls, great to catch up on how everyone is doing. I am so jealous of your babies that are sleeping 5-6 hours, please send some of that sleep carma over here. Emma can sleep like that during the day, but watch out when night rolls around.

We are back on Isomil, the Good Start was not a "good start" ha! She was worse on that then she is on the Similac. She has her one month appt. tomorrow so I will discuss what to do with her doctor. He is so anti-formula and really makes me feel like such a BF failure, would love to slap him in the head and make him realize just how hard I tried.

A really good friend of mine is coming to visit for the weekend and leaving her kids at home with her husband. We are going to go out tomorrow night for drinks & dinner, I'm so looking forward to it. I need a night out!

bombera77 Good for you starting to work out. I am still sore from my C/S and hope that after my 6 week PP visit I'll feel better to get back into it. This "gut" I have acquired is really killing me.

Daniel's Kitty LOVE the double/triple chins. DD is really chunking out over here also.

boilermaker Good lord is she a sweetheart. LOVE those pics you posted.

isobel So glad to read that you are hanging in there. I have three friends with twins and know how hard it is. Don't forget about yourself and try and take some "me" time.

rancherswife How great that you finally got a great night sleep, it really does rejuvenate.

usafwife Bummer on AF and how bad it was/is for you. I'm actually still bleeding from PP and I will be 5 weeks tomorrow. I think when I had DS it went from PP right into AF. Not sure what is going to happen now that I had a tubal, my OB said I might need to go on the pill to put me back into sync. Hope your nights are better. Having a newborn is hard work, I just forgot how tough the nights truly are. I guess we are so delirious & tired through the first few weeks we do forgot when the 2nd one comes.

aloha Sorry your trip to Target was such a nightmare. Next time you go out and this happens, please don't worry about what other people think. Give them a look like "what you've never seen a child cry before" My DS cried all the way from NYC to LAX on a very crowded plane when he was 1 1/2, after that episode, I truly don't care what people think anymore.

Hello to anyone else that I have missed. This sleepless brain isn't moving too quickly these days.

[PrincessCJ81]

Okay, maybe I'll have a minute to finish my post from last night!
DS is sleeping in the Bjorn!

Bomb- I started walking a couple of weeks ago b/c I just can't stand how jiggly I am and I hear you on the huge BB...OMG, I knew they would get big I just didn't realize how big:eek: I will send some weight loss vibes your way, but i'm sure you look great.

Stars- Our babies are 5 weeks tomorrow, I can't believe how quickly time is going by, it makes me a little sad :( Sorry Emma still isn't sleeping well and screw the Dr. ~When was the last time he tried to BF?

USAF- UGGGHHH, sorry to hear AF has returned. I just stopped bleeding from PP and I'm still spotting a little. Hopefully, BF will keep her away for awhile.

QOTD- What did you sware you would never do when you had kids, but now that you have kids find yourself doing?

I have several, but the main one is co-sleeping. I swore that DS wouldn't sleep in bed with us (mainly for safety issues), but now that he's here I'll let him sleep wherever he will stay asleep the longest. Not only has he slept in our bed several nights he has also slept on my chest many nights. I used to toss and turn in my sleep, now I can sleep without moving a single muscle. Whatever it takes to get him to sleep I'm pretty much willing to try ;)

Sex- Anyone else's DH driving them crazy about this? Seriously, I delivered a human out of my woo-hoo not even 5 weeks ago and DH can't understand why we have to wait 6 weeks. MEN:rolleyes:

Back to work- Mom's who are returning to work, when did you go back?

BBL_- I have to pay some medical bills :mad:

[stars]

PrincessCJ81 Since Emma is my last child it truly bums me out how fast she is growing. I am trying to take in more of the "moments". I was watching some video of my DS when he was a newborn and I said to my DH that I didn't even remember him being that small. I can't believe it has been 5 weeks already. Your too funny about your husband. I have completely lost my drive over here. My excuse is the baby, being 40, hypothyroid, lack of sleep, feeling fat ... need I go on ... they just don't get it!

[Elenna]

QOTD What I said I wouldn't do: I, too, said I wouldn't co-sleep, but as soon as we got DS home I couldn't let him out of my sight. He co-slept with us for the first month. He transitioned to sleeping in his pack-n-play without any fussing.

sleeping: DS goes about 4 hours, then 2 and 2 at night. The other night he did go one 5 hour stretch and that was so nice.

eating: DS has been feeding non-stop for a week. He's been wanting to eat every hour. Is there a 7-8 week growth spurt?! Its been driving me nuts. The only thing that is keeping me sane is seeing DS getting bigger/growing as a result.

sex: DH started bugging me for sex at 6 weeks, but I was still bleeding. We finally DTD this week when I finally stopped bleeding and spotting. DH is now a happy camper. I'm also a happy camper because I have my sex drive back (it totally disappeared when I was pregnant). I have a prescription for b/c but we're not going to use it. We're using condoms.

outings: I've been going out every day since 6 weeks for a couple of hours because that's the only way to get DS to sleep during the day. It is for my sanity. Yesterday I took him to my old job to show him off. We've mainly been going to the mall to walk around. There are a lot of women walking the mall during the day with their babies. I imagine we're all there for the same reason...our sanity.

usafwife: Glad you're getting over the flu.

stars: I don't think that's right that your ped makes you feel like a bf-ing failure. Have you considered switching to another doctor?

bombera: Sending weight loss vibes your way. Is the wedding actually on April Fools Day?

isobel: I'm in awe that you're doing this with two babies. I don't think I could handle two Lee's.

I feel like a bad mommy. Yesterday I got new glasses and wasn't used to them yet. Well, because of the new glasses I accidentally banged DS's head into a door as I walked by while holding him. He cried and the area that hit turned red but didn't swell. He seems fine, but I woke up every hour last night to check on him to make sure he was ok. I called the ped and was reassured he'll be fine, but still I worried all night. I was worried about a head injury.:rolleyes:

Other than that, Lee is doing good. He's up to 12 lbs (according to the scale at home). He, too, has a double chin and very chunky legs. He barely fits in some of his 0-3 month clothes.

[rancherswife]

qotd: Oh geez, the biggest one for us thus far is letting landon sleep with us, beyond the co-sleeper days. He went from his co-sleeper at 8mos. into his crib with no problems and then in November he got sick and continued to get sick and I was too preggo and too tired to fight him, and he's been between us ever since! I SWORE we were NOT going to do this! ;) Reece is currently quite cozy in his co-sleeper, and we'll probably move him to his crib around 6-8 mos. and hopefully, he'll stay there! :)

sex: Oddly at two and a half weeks PP, I physically could DTD. However, I'm beat and still bleeding off and on, I'll go all day and not bleed and then get a big gush, at least once before the days end! Surely it has something to do with chasing Landon non-stop. ;) We will be waiting to get the green light from my OB, though. Dh remembers from last time and has not really bugged me about it too much..yet...we ARE only two weeks into it though! ;)

elenna: Don't feel bad, those things happen. I'm glad he's OK though!

[usafwife]

ranchers ~ Thanks.

isobel ~ Glad to hear things are going good. I can only imagine what it's like with twins.

Carrie ~ Glad to hear things are getting better for you. Thank you for your kind words. The updates are just mainly going to be updating the WBV stats and a few things for the ids (ages, pictures). Sarah's fine as long as she doesn't have milk but we are going to try it again today to see how she does with it. I think 4 days without it is enough. Payton is adorable!! I love pictures of little ones sleeping.

Candice ~ Thanks. It might not have been so bad but DD wanted to sit on me and do everything for DS. My hip bones are so sore (for what reason I don't know) that I can hardly touch them let alone have a 25lb toddler sitting directly on top of them.

Michelle ~ Thanks. It's actually only her second illness in almost 2 years. We made it all the way to her 18 month birthday without her being sick once. I thank my lucky stars for that. Don't stress about the weight....you just had a precious baby girl. If you don't have something you can wear maybe you can find a good sale.

Kat ~ Congrats on having him baptized. We need to talk to our minister about having A dedicated (they don't do baptisms until they are older).

stars ~ Sorry about the Good Start not working out. Don't let the ped make you feel bad for not BFing. After all not everyone can do it...if it were only so easy as saying I'm going to BF and have more than enough milk. Thanks. Yes, a newborn is definitely hard work and then fact in a toddler who has her moments in terrible 2s and it is oh so much fun! (I remind myself more than a few times just why I wanted them two years apart. ;) )

Candice ~ Thanks. I hope AF stays away from you for a while.

QOTD- What did you sware you would never do when you had kids, but now that you have kids find yourself doing? I didn't really think that I'd let them sleep with us but we did. I wanted to have A start sleeping in the PNP from the start and stick with it but it hasn't worked out that way.

stars ~ We should talk as my thyroid is acting up again. They think that is the reason for the bleeding issues. I hope the new dosage works if not we will see what the next step is.

Elenna ~ Thanks. Don't worry. It probably won't be the last bump. DH and I bumped DD's head into the doors a lot at first.

Little Ones ~ I feel like my little one is so small compared to everyone else. He's only around 8lbs now. Still wearing preemie clothes for the most part (newborn in a couple). And still in newborn size diapers (though he can wear preemie better). He is still tiny and skinny. His arms and legs are like sticks. I feel so bad for him at his upcoming 2 month checkup when he gets his shots. He has no meat on his legs so I hope they can still give him his shots.

We get the "oh he must be a newborn" comments when we go out. You should see the look on their face when we say he's almost 8 wks old. Their eyes pop out and their mouths drop.

Thyroid Problems ~ They told us at the hospital that his thyroid levels were okay but I'm starting to wonder. They told us we'd have to keep an eye on him due to me being on meds during the pregnancy (they actually told us they would both be at risk for having thyroid problems given my history and the family history). I wonder if that's the reason for his slow weight gain.

My thyroid is acting up again. Doesn't really surprise me because I had suspected that it was off again with how I was feeling. They said that could also be the reason for the heavy bleeding. It also explains why I had no milk supply again. Darn this darn thyroid!

[stars]

usafwife I found out I was hypothyroid at 7 weeks pregnant. I believe I was long before that because it explains why I felt the way I did between having DS and then getting preggo with DD. My level was 4.90 and the Peri. could not believe I conceived with a level that high. Anywho, I've been on 75mcg Synthroid and have a appointment with a new Endo. next week. You brought up some really good points for me. 1) I need to speak to the Ped. about getting my DD tested (she was not tested in the hospital) and was also wondering if she too will have issues in the future 2) Maybe that is one of the reasons my milk never came in this time around. I will be interested to see if this was a preggo related thyroid issue or if I'll have to stay on Synthroid forever.

[usafwife]

stars ~ I found out I was hyperthyroid when DD was about 3 months old. My levels were less than 0.01. It explained why I had such heavy, long cycles and felt the way I did (exhuasted beyond belief, hair falling out, couldn't be cold/hot, could sleep at the drop of a hat, etc). I was suppose to start on another med but after doing some research decided it wasn't something I wanted to take so I made an appt with another doc to see what they suggested. He recommend that I not go on the med due to the fact that we wanted to have future children so he put me on another med. I was on that until I had my first real appt with the OB this time (at 6 wks). That's when we found out I had become hypothyroid. My levels were close to 10 so it's a miracle that we got pregnant. I still wonder how it happened with my levels being that high. Even my OB couldn't believe that it we had gotten pregnant with it being that high. I put on 50 mcg of Synthroid. I started spotting/bleeding and they attributed that to my levels not being where they should. That continued for the rest of the first tri and a few wks into the 2nd. I was concerned about m/c and was suppose to stay off my feet as much as possible during that time. I was 75 mcg for most of the pregnancy as well. Now I'm back at 50 mcg and we'll see how that goes.

My OB assured me that I shouldn't have the same problems I had with the milk when S was born. But I now see that should have been my first sign that something wasn't right because even though I had more milk than I had with her it still wasn't where it should have been this time. Even with the Reglan.

I don't know what A's levels were as they never told me. I actually have a copy of S's levels that the hospital sent with her PKU results and hospital certificate.

My mom has been hypo for a few years and my aunt (my mom's sister) was diagnosed two years ago. I also get to deal with enlarged thyroid and groiter. I always feel as though something is stuck in my throat. I even have trouble eating some foods. No doubt or question that I'll be on synthroid for the rest of my life.

[jenjen0713]

Love the new thread. Thanks for all your hard work, threadmistress!

I'm so behind on SO's but just know I'm reading along with everyone.

QOTD - hhhmmm, I can't think of anything right off the bat...probably just my sleep deprived brain as I know there are plenty of things I'm doing that I thought I would never.

sex - Are you freakin' kidding me????? :eek: No way!! But then again, I'm only 4 weeks pp and still bleeding a little bit. I do feel my libido starting to come back though, but we will wait the full 6 weeks before attempting.

sleeping - Luke will now sleep 4 hours a stretch at night. I keep hoping each night he'll surprise me and maybe sleep 5 or 6 but no such luck.

eating - Luke is a religious eater. Every 4 hours at night and then every 2 1/2 to 3 hours during the day.

work - I'm going back to work when Luke is 11 weeks old. I hate thinking about it. :(

I swear my kid is the champion pee-pee'er. Every time the diaper comes off a little fountain appears. :p He is fussy at night (his witching hour I tell myself) but is pretty good otherwise. He loves the sling, so he gets to spend some time in that each day while I get things done. I need to get better at giving him tummy time.

[dpangel33]

Candice & Michelle - I did take pics of the gorgeous bedding, but with the chaos of family in town this week & wkend I don't know when I'll get them uploaded. Hopefully soon though!!!

Michelle - Hmm infant diapers you say?? Shoot ya, I have still yet to email Bree to get my order going :rolleyes: Let me know how many of what kind and price info!!

QOTD - I was positive I wouldn't introduce a paci until after 6 wks, but with H being such a big sucker I just had to.

Sex - My poor DH has been deprived for so long since I completely lost my drive during pgcy, but he's been a trooper and hasn't bothered me too much about it. At 2 wks PP I'm pretty healed down there but won't attempt DTD for a few more weeks even though my hormones are raging.


Everything is still going fine on our end, but some days I just feel like I'm forgetting to do something. It's probably just the guilt of not having my Thank You's done :o , but I'm hoping next week with DH back in the office I can actually get stuff done!!

[lady1297]

Hi all! I'm still around! Things have been busy here and I am just reading along most days!!

QOTD: I think I ate all my words hte first time around!! :)

Sex: Oh, we are the minority! We broke the doctors 4 week rule two days early! :( :) But the hormones were just too much for me! heeh! Last time though it was about 2 or 3 months after the doctor gave the okay because things were SOOOO sore for that long. This time around, it was all feeling good by 2 weeks PP.

usawife- don't worry about your baby being small still. Enjoy it, they don't stay little nearly long enough!

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Us: Things are going better. J is slowly gaining. He gained a whooping 3 oz from 3 weeks to 4 weeks. THe doctor wasn't happy, but then I explained that we had dropped all the formula supplements that he was getting and I stopped pumping round the clock and just put him to the breast on demand and he was a bit okay with that. He wasn't thrilled, he would rather have bottles. He used to be soooo supportive of bf-ing. I don't know what happened. :( It's sad. But he's good in other ways so we aren't ready to switch just yet. But back to us. John is gaining, you can see it in his face. He's eating any time he's awake, but sleeps for about 4 hour chunk of time during the day and at least one, if not two times like that at night. I've learned that if I swaddle him, he sleeps longer, so the swaddle blanket is our savior right now (do they make bigger ones???He's long and will outgrow this one quickly).

[bombera77]

QOTD- The pacifier for us. I didn't introduce it until about 4 weeks and I never thought I would use one at all, but Zoey has taken a real liking to it lately. Sometimes I think she is like Maggie on the Simpson, just sucking away! I am happy to give it to her, otherwise she is sucking my nipples raw! I am hoping she will grow out of it.

I too swore the baby would not be in the bed and for the most part she isn't. She was more at the very beginning, but now she really sleeps better in her cradle and so do I!

So sorry to those of you dealing with Thyroid issues. That can't be fun at all...

Sex- well I had my 6-week on Monday so I am sure DH will be lurking around this weekend with longing eyes. Okay, this might be TMI, but we were "cuddling" on Sunday after I took a shower and about 10 minutes into it, I realized that I had leaked a huge puddle on the bed from my boob! Very sexy huh? He was sweet about it and wasn't grossed out, but I felt silly. I think I have been avoiding sex because it has been so long and I am incredibly nervous. Is that crazy? I guess it is just time to jump back in- I really want my sex drive back. Anyone know how I can find it again?

Danea- Don't be crazy girl, they are yours for the taking. They aren't brand name dipes, so they are probably good for night time when they typically don't poo, but they have worked well for me. I didn't pay for them, so you don't have to either! :)

Work- I have to go back for a few days because the policy is if you don't return to work you have to repay them for your health care while on leave. It stinks, but I have a friend who will watch Zoey for that time. I talked with my bosses and it is pretty certain that they are going to put me on Part-Time status and at my office that means I don't have a set schedule and that I can work from home, or after hours, weekends and such, but they will keep me on the payroll. If I don't submit a timesheet for two months, that is fine, if I submit one every week with 2 hours on it, that is fine too. I think that is going to work out well for us. I want to stay in the loop, but I don't want to be away from my baby. We could use any extra money, so that will help out a lot! I am excited that it worked out this way.

Okay, I am off to change a loaded dipe!

Have a great weekend ladies!

[rancherswife]

Here is Reece's birth announcement....

[boilermaker]

rancherswife, those are great announcements!!

michelle, that is awesome that you are able to do part time work. I am still holding out hope that I will be able to as well.

lady, I lvoe the swaddle blanket as well. I can't imagine life without it right now. If you find a bigger one, let me know. I'm sorry the dr isn't as supportive of BF as you need right now. But you know you are doing the right thing for your family. It will all work out!!

danea, I haven't even thought about the thank you notes yet. I figure I get a month to do them :) I am also looking forward to having my house to myself next week. I think it will be easier to get things done without other people hovering all over the place.

jenjen, I'm bad at tummy time as well. I blame it on the fact that it is very difficult for me to get down to the floor but that isn't exactly true. I have to laugh about your little fountain. So stereotypical for little boys no?

stars and usaf, sorry to hear of all the stuff you are dealing with on the thyroids. Not fun at all. and stars, that really sucks that your dr isn't understanding on the BF issue. Like there is anything you can do about it :rolleyes:

QOTD: I didn't have too many ideas about what we would or wouldn't do, but we do let Payton sleep in our bed (in her carseat, between our pillows...hey, it works so why not?) and we let her have a pacifier from day 2. she is quite a sucker and my nipples are still recovering from her hospital treatment of them.

As for sex, we haven't dtd yet, but I have been nice to DH ;) Just to see him with Payton, I thought it was one heck of a turn on...but I am still bleeding a little, so it will be another 2 weeks for us probably. I have been told to have some KY on hand, so I need to pick some up on a shopping trip one of these days.

[aloha]

QOTD: I'd say we introduced a pacifier sooner than we were planning, too. I hadn't bought any since I wanted to get started with BF first, but the day before my milk came in his sucking was fierce and my mom convinced me to try the pacifier and it worked.

sex-Definitely waiting until my pp appointment and then we'll see how it goes from there.

jenjen-Our little guy is a major pee fountain as well. He pees once or twice at just about every changing.

danea-I'm just starting on thank you notes now (past 1 month) so you've got plenty of time.

ranchers-Beautiful announcement

Gotta go...crying baby

[la_bride_2004]

9 weeks

Geez, sorry for being so bad about replies! Malcolm has hit this stage where he wants to be held all the time and screams if he's not! I am reading along and sending good thoughts to you all though.

The good news- at his 2 month visit he was exactly 12 lbs, which puts him at 65% for a full-term baby, which is incredibly awesome! He's a shorty though- only 21 inches, which puts him at 22% for height, and is probably why newborn clothes still fit him the best- I've only just started moving him into size 0-3. I have no fear he'll grow taller later- both DH and I are tall. The ped said he's just putting on that fat layer he didn't get because he was born early.

The orthopedist appointment didn't go so well- unfortunately his hips are still out of joint, and he has to wear a brace for the next 3 weeks, and then we do another series of ultrasounds to see if he wears it for another 3 (so 6 weeks total.) Obviously, M is not a fan of the brace.

Work I'm going back part-time in April, full-time in May. I will miss him so much!

DTD um, not here! I am scared. Plus DH does the night shift and I do the day shift and we're both exhausted.

[ejs]

lady1927: have you tried using the Ultimate Receiving Blanket as a swaddling blanket? It's 42"x42". http://www.swaddledesigns.com/products.html

la_bride:sorry to read about Malcolm's appointment. I hope you get better news at the next one.

rancherswife: cute announcements!

Pacifiers: Alex has been using one since about day 3 or 4.

Alex had his 2-month WBV on Wednesday. He's now 11lb, 3oz, 22.5 inches. He's right at the 50th percentile.

DH is heading back to work on Monday after his paternity leave. He has been so great that I'm stressed about how I'll be able to handle everything by myself!

The flu is still going around our area, so the pediatrician wants us to pretty much keep to ourselves for another month. We've taken Alex on errands and walks, but that's about it. I was really looking forward to joining mom groups and playgroups, but, alas, that has to wait for another month. I spent most of my pregnancy stuck at home because I was so ill, so I'm eager to get back out in the world!

Question about sleep: does your child scooch or turn while sleeping? Alex will move up to a foot to the left or right. He'll also rotate 90 degrees sometimes. Needless to say, I don't get much sleep when he sleeps in our bed.

[dpangel33]

Hailey had her 2 week WBV and she is up 10 oz in one week!! BUT, they found microscopic blood in her stool so I have to cut out all dairy for two weeks (accidentally had cheese enchiladas for dinner so that'll start tomorrow). AND I have mastitis so I'm on antibiotics now.

Besides H doing so great, the appt was a big downer. We waited 50 minutes in a freezing room to see the Dr; yup they forgot about us b/c the nurse put us in the wrong room :rolleyes: . Then when the Dr was checking H's diaper she peed all over the brand new quilted blanket she got yesterday :( (thanks a lot doc). Then I got the bad news on my behalf and the Dr immediately starting talking supplementing which was devastating. The Dr seemed so pro BF, but now all of a sudden she's shoving formula in my hands when I don't see the need for it just yet.
By the time we got home it was way past H's feeding so she was crying a lot and DH actually yelled at me to quit expressing my engorged bb's and feed her. I had a complete break down and sobbed while I fed her, but I think after I yelled back at DH he finally understands that this is no cake walk for me and I need more support than he's giving right now.

Anyway other than my major rant, today was great and we visited lots of family. H met her great-great-grandmother and the old ladies just oohed and ahhed over her. Then we went on our first restaurant outing and she slept through the whole thing!! It was a very long day, and I'm sure tomorrow will be just the same so I better get my sleep while I can!!!

[rancherswife]

dpangel: Sorry about the crappy appt., that is the worst when you have to wait at the ped.! I've done it....with a sick toddler and it's NO.FUN! As for the breakdown, your story reminded me completely of when I first had Landon, and how dh and I would just completely snap at eachother in the beginning, hang in there girl, it's completely normal and it does get better, I promise. It's suuuuuch an adjustment bringing a new little life into your home when you're so used to it being just the two of you, and even if your dh doesn't realize it....I promise you, he's dealing with issues of having to share your attention...that's just how men are! ;) Hang in there...we had it figured out oh...by the time Landon was a year and I was pg w/ Reece...lol, j/k, it takes a few months! :)

la bride: Poor Malcom....that doesn't look fun...but I must say, those little rolls on his inner thighs in that picture are the BEST!!!! I was to bite his little legs...I love the rolls!!! Good job mama! :)

Reece is attending his first b-day party today. His cousins 2nd birthday. I'll keep him in the bjorn (Brett has cattle being shipped in and out today so he's a no go) but thankfully my parents will be there too, so they can help chase Landon...He'll be thrilled I'm sure, there's a bounce house...he's never been in one, should make for good times! :)

[lady1297]

dpangel- I'm so sorry about the oed appointment. Why did they want you to use formula if its a dairy issue-that doesn't make sense. Stop over in the breastfeeding forum for help and support!

[PrincessCJ81]

Danea- Sorry for the crappy appt. Great News on the weight gain, obviously you are doing something right and obviously Hailey is doing well on momma's milk. I wouldn't supplement at this point either, make the dairy adjustments and monitor the results before you make any changes (IMHO)

LaBride- OMG Malcom is so adorable. The face babies make when they are upset is so cute, I just can't help but love it! DS is in the same "hold me" stage. He wants me to hold him all the time, it's frusterating at times, but so nice to be needed =) Sorry for the hip problems, I hope they clear up for him.

Ranchers- Enjoy the B-day party and the Bounce house!

EJS- I am so jealous DH has been home with you!

Crying baby! BBL

[bombera77]

Add Zoey and I to the "hold me" stage. I can't get anything done. DH has been working late and today he went to the Patty's day parade - not a family parade like you would think- naughty floats sponsored by strip clubs and all... anyway, have been on my own a lot... hope this lets up soon. must go- very fussy baby preventing me from typing well.

bbl- michelle

[dpangel33]

Thanks girls for your responses, and Michelle thanks for the phone call even though I was asleep :o

I think I just needed to vent last night as DH and I were at odds. This morning was pretty icky but after I took a shower I was a whole new person. I finally realized I've had a fever for the past few nights as I'd been waking up in pools of sweat and now understand why I haven't been feeling myself lately.

BF'ing today was much better and I experienced very little pain in the infected boob so I'm glad the antibiotics are working already!!

[stars]

Hi girls, have a minute and wanted to check on how you all are doing and get caught up on the thread.

DD had her one month check up on Friday and she is a porkchop. She now weighs 11 pds. 2 oz. and is 22 inches long.

Hope you guys are having a good weekend.

[aloha]

dpangel-I can relate to what you're going through since I have mastitis too. I started having chills alternating with overheating, a headache and fever of 101 on Friday night. I slept most of the day yesterday. I never even got out of my pajamas. I started on antibiotics and the fever has finally passed, but I still feel pretty uncomfortable. Kudos to my DH who took care of Samuel all day yesterday and is out grocery shopping now.

The positive part of this is that we wanted to introduce a bottle this week, but I hadn't found time to pump. I went ahead and pumped on the affected side and DH shared the feedings yesterday. Samuel took the bottle with no problem and then returned to the breast without any apparent confusion.

[bombera77]

dpangel and aloha- Doesn't the mastitis suck? I have heard that some people are just more prone to it, but I am glad I know what it feels like now for the future. The Dr. said that if it happens again to just call and they will call in a refill for me. This time I was in pain for a few days before I sucked it up and called the dr. I too had the night sweats, but I didn't put two and two together until you said something Danea!

Zoey is doing better today. I am breaking the cardinal rule and letting her nap on her stomach. She wakes up every time you set her down on her back to nap and when we put her on her stomach today, she has slept for hours! I keep checking her to make sure she is fine and she is- I won't do it at night- that would make me too nervous, but I spent my entire childhood on my stomach and nothing happened to me- they used to tell mothers to put babies on their stomachs... who knows. I just know I am not supposed to, but this afternoon stretch of nap is helping my sanity.

I switched bottles and she is taking the new one much better. I was using the medela bottles that went with my pump, but the milk just came out too fast. She loves her "soothie" pacifier (the hospital kind) and the company makes a bottle too so I picked that one up and she is taking it really well. I think I will pick up a few more of those from target. I have two packs of avent bottles and I might pick up one from target to see if she will take it and then I can take the two packages of three back if she doesn't like it. Otherwise I would be stuck with three instead of just one. We'll see. Right now I am just happy she is taking both the bottle and the boob!

TMI WARNING- Proceed with caution
How is it possible that DTD can hurt and even cause a minor tear (burning sensation) after having a vaginal birth? You would think things would be looser down there... For crying out loud, I birthed a baby, you would think that sex wouldn't be a problem. Well, not a problem really, but I guess I have to get my body back into "shape." Sorry for the TMI but I just had to vent that.

[rancherswife]

bombera: LOL! Sorry girl, your "vent" cracked me up! It gets better...But things are a little tender down there the first few times, almost like the first time all over again huh? ;)

[ejs]

bombera, I feel silly saying this, but want to pass info on. My ob told me that for a bit after having a baby, women will be extremely dry. She suggested using lots and lots of lube to prevent chafing and burning.

[ladybug777]

OMG, it's been WAY too long. Life has been crazy lately. During our first week home from the hospital, we had one of our hot water pipes burst. The plumber had to come and jackhammer into the walls to fix it. They found 2 feet of water in the walls. As a result, we had to move out of our house for a few days while they were fixing everything. Not fun at all.

Sophie is 3 weeks old and doing well. At her 2 week WBV, she was up to 7 lb 4 oz (birth weight of 6lb 6oz). Not surprising since she was nursing around the clock for a while there.

As far as sleep goes, I'm so jealous of you guys that are getting 3 and 4 hour blocks. Sophie is a HORRIBLE sleeper, especially as of late. At night, I might get a 3 hour block here and there, but for the most part, it's up every 1.5-2 hours. She's been really gassy lately (been trying to tweak my diet to see if that helps) and hasn't been sleeping for more than 20-30 minute stretches during the day.

This weekend, Sophie is taking her first road trip. My DH is in a wedding out of town so my mom is going to come w/ us and watch her while we're at the wedding. A little nervous about having her in a hotel room.

QOTD: Things you said you'd never do- I've been letting Sophie nap on her tummy here and there. Only during the day and only when I'm awake and not far from her. With her sleep issues, it's really the only way she'll take a long nap. Also, count me in regarding the pacifiers. She's been on it from day one.

QOTD: Sex- Haaa Haaa!!! Truth be told, I'm scared. Even though I had a c-section, I'm sure things will be kinda dry dut to the bf'ing. I know my DH is ready though.

[aloha]

Sorry to hear you are dealing with recurring mastitis Bombera :(. I have two questions for you or anyone else who's had mastitis:

-I thought I'd kicked the fever, but it turns out that it was the pain reliever. How long did it take for the antibiotics to take effect?

-Did the antiobiotic impact your supply? I usually have a strong letdown and I'm not hearing it now and he seems hungry when he's done.

Thanks in advance!

[rancherswife]

Sorry to the girls who are dealing with mastitis!!! That does NOT sound fun and I hope it clears up for all of you and stays away, very soon! Hang in there!!!

ladybug: Good to hear from you!!! Sorry Sophie is giving you sleepless nights. I hope she figures out a better sleeping pattern for you soon.

[boilermaker]

Add me to the list of people with mastitis. I woke up in the middle of the night Friday freezing cold, shaking with chills. I took my temp and it was 103. But no sign of anything going on with my breasts...so I just thought it was a virus and started taking motrin, which really helped the fever. Until yesterday afternoon. My left breast is very tender and splotchy red. I've got to get in to the dr today to get some antibiotics. I didn't think it was worth an ER visit yesterday. And of course, today is my first day alone with Payton.

[lady1297]

Ugh to all of you with mastitis. That has to really be rough. Prayers to you that it will clear up really quick!

DS2 is doing well. He's slowly starting to pork up. I can see a difference in his leg rolls! They are definitly not as loose skinned!

We spent Saturday working in the attic guest room. We made progress but there is still a lot to do. I hope this weekend we'll make more progress. We got as far as needing to find the shopvac on Saturday before we quit! How sad, right?! We are out of money for the moment, so all we can do is straigten and organize for when we do have money! Yesterday we all went over to my mom's. DS1 is always SOO wound up there. I don't get it. He gets into everything and tries my patience which in turn makes me grumpy with DH! :( But DS2 got some quality cuddles from great-grandma and that's all that really matters (my grandma lives with my parents). And we got our corned beef and cabbage and potatos! YUM! DS2 will be gassy today and I am shamelessly not caring becuase I LOVE cabbage and potatoes! :)


We are gearing up for the 6 week growth spurt around here! How is that possible?? Any advice from the BTDT group of breastfeeders?!

[Aug2002Bride]

I didnt even realize there was a new thread...I guess thats how much Ive really been online lately and paying attention to my CC threads! Finally today I noticed I hadnt gotten an email about the old thread in awhile!

Anyways we are doing okay over here too...As best as we can get at the moment. Jenna is SO fussy and much more difficult than Lauren was. I say she has 3 modes (sleeping, awake and eating, or awake and crying). Ive been to the pediatricians several times along with several calls to try to figure out whats going on with her. They kept blaming it on formula intolerance, and I kept saying it was reflux. Well finally after 3 weeks of dealing with numerous formula changes, inconsolable Jenna and very little patience left they have finally agreed with me and prescribed some zantac for her. I just picked it up this am so Im looking forward to seeing if it soothes her...because at this point nothing else is! Shes currently on the high priced formula and still gets some bm throughout the day from when I pump so Im hoping to see a difference soon and possibly have a happy baby soon!

[jenjen0713]

Whew....I keep thinking our thread will slow down since we all have newborns and I'll better be able to keep up, but you ladies put me to shame. I can barely get on the computer but every couple of days and just read what is going on that I have no time for SO's.

lady1297 - The best advice I can give is just know the baby will be attached to your bb pretty much non-stop for a couple days. Have water, the TV remote, magazines, and books handy to pass the time. I actually found the 6 month growth spurt to be the worst for us. He nursed every hour on the hour for 2 days straight! :eek:

sex - I'm scared half to death to go down that path. I remember last time I was still in pain after 4 months pp and my doctor told me that I just needed to have sex more. :confused: It did eventually get better, but man, those first few months were uncomfortable.

Sorry to those battling the mastitis! Hopefully those antibiotics will help those of you who are suffering.

Luke is now 4 weeks old and we have his 6 weeks picture scheduled and his baptism scheduled. Now I just need to find a new dress to wear to his baptism. I can finally fit into my jeans, but it is a TIGHT fit and noone wants to see the roll that happens when I button them. :p Luke is sleeping for about 4 hour stretches at night now, but has an incredibly fussy time in the evenings. Luckily, he loves the sling, so that helps soothe him part of the time.

[Daniel's Kitty]

We had our three week appt on Friday. He is up to 11 pounds 2 ounces now. The MW scale only goes up to 12 pounds so we will probably have to weigh me while holding him and then weigh me alone to get his weight.

We had a rough night last night. I had a migrane and could not even stand the sound of his breathing since he is congested. Of course my husband wasn't much good, but he did change him for me, to bad mikey can't wear asize 4 diaper they leak horribly.

jenjen Don't feel bad, I barely get to check my e-mail most days. Ben is trashing the house while I do this. He has a dirty diaper that he is refusing to let be changed.

[lady1297]

Jenjen-Thanks! I'll just be chilling all week anyway! I can't remember it with DS1 because he was getting a lot of formula then! Makes a difference!

sex- We just weren't shy about the lube. A bit of wine helps too, to calm your nerves. :)

[rancherswife]

3 weeks today!!!

I cannot believe my baby is already 3 weeks old. How does time fly so fast?

Again, my condolences to all of you dealing with mastitis...hope it clears up and stays away for good, for all of you very soon!

No time for SO's, I started tutoring again today and it's time for that...Hopefully Reece will be a good boy, while I tutor, he'll probably want the boob in his mouth the whole time...good thing this little boy is one of four and me bf'ing won't traumatize him, his mother reassured me. ;)

[Elenna]

So sorry for all you dealing with mastisis. I hope the antibiotics kick in and it goes away quickly.

rancherswife: The time really does fly by so fast. It is scary how fast it is flying by. I keep staring at my DS and trying to memorize how is looks and acts right now before he changes. We are taking photos that'll help with that, too.

stomach sleeping: I've done this with DS, too, but only while I'm right there next to him to monitor him. He seems to really like sleeping on his stomach. He'll sleep much longer and with much less gruntings.

daniel's kitty: Ouch, that's rough. I hope the migraine is gone today.

jenjen: Wow, congratulations for being able to fit into your prepregnancy jeans! I still can't even get mine over my hips.

I have a question: I've been pumping so DH can take a turn or two at feeding DS. DH has tried feeding DS a couple of times but DS just screams and screams. He just won't latch to the bottle nipple. We've tried a couple of different nipples now and none of them are working. For those of you who are breastfeeding and using a bottle how'd you get your DC to take the bottle? BTW: DS doesn't take/like pacifiers either.

DS has really changed in the past couple of weeks. He's smiling at us and looking us in the eyes more and more. He's babbling (making oooh and ahh noises and shreaks) at us and his "friends" (he was smiling and babbling at the mobile over his bassinet this morning). He even started laughing yesterday.

Unfortunately DS has become a horrible sleeper at night. The longest streak I've gotten in the last week has been 3 hours. His night sleeping pattern is now 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour, 1 hour, 1 hour. I'm exhausted. At first I was feeding him after every one hour waking, but he'd only feed for 5 minutes then fall asleep. Now I'm just putting him in the sling and walking him back to sleep. Shushing, holding him, and swaddling him all don't work only the sling is working to put him back to sleep. I sooo want that fabled sleeping through the night pattern that people say happens around 8 weeks.

[rancherswife]

elenna: We haven't tried anything with Reece yet, but when I'd pump and leave Landon for an evening, he'd take the Playtex Nurser w/ drop-ins, he latched right onto that nipple with no problem, and it worked well for him. I'll try the same thing with Reece when I need to leave him.

[stars]

Elenna If it makes you feel any better, my DD nights are herendous. She has been sleeping all day and then at night it is 3, 2 or sometimes 1 hour. I hoped that once she was starting to drink more (she is up to 4 1/2 oz.) that she would sleep longer but NOPE! Hang in there.

stomach sleeping One of the Peds in the practice actually told me to put my DS on his stomach during the day when he was an infant. I think I'm going to try it also with DD. I remember him sleeping like a rock.

Hope you ladies with nursing issues get better soon.

Gotta go crying baby!

[bombera77]

Just dropping in real quick- Aloha- the antibiotics worked within 24 hours for me. If you still aren't feeling better, definitely call you Dr! I hope this clears up for you soon.

Supply- it didn't seem to affect mine, but then again, I have never felt my let down, so I couldn't really tell you. She just eats and eats and eats. I wonder if I will ever feel it...

I will try to write more soon!

[Aug2002Bride]

Any formula fed babies in here?

Im supplementing DD and Im wondering how many oz's of formula or bm your little ones are taking at this point...DD is taking 3ozs and it just seems like it doesnt last her long, but she never really acts like she wants more after she is done. 3ozs is when Ive pumped and just give it to her in a bottle without nursing beforehand.

[lady1297]

Aug-That's how much J takes in the same situation.

[aloha]

Thanks Bombera! My fever broke Monday morning (48 hrs later) and I'm feeling much better despite being a bit run down. I can tell the letdown is happening when he's gulping like crazy and sometimes has to unlatch to catch his breath. It seems like my supply has returned a bit and he's more satisfied after nursing.

I hope you all are on the mend...Boilermaker, Bombera & Dpangel

[rancherswife]

letdown: Mine is like almost a painful tingle...

[boilermaker]

I am feeling much better as well, so thank you all for the thoughts.
My letdown feels similar to what rancherswife describes...I can definitely tell when it is happening.

So, what do you all do to entertain your little ones. As mine is getting more alert (she'll be awake and alert for up to an hour at times), I'm not sure what to do with her. We read books, I'll put on the floor playmat and in her swing. Today we did 10 min in the crib so she could watch that mobile as a change. But I feel like I'm supposed to do more (and I can only read so many childrens books a day!).

[rancherswife]

boiler: It's pretty generic when they're this little. You are doing all the things that I did with Landon and will do with Reece once he's a little more alert. Just sitting and talking to them, even if they have a blank stare on their face, is good for them too. Also, a little tummy time is good too. :)

[Daniel's Kitty]

He has started giving little smiles and tried a giggle yesterday. Asmile at 3am keeps me from going nuts.

[ladybug777]

Aug2002: Sophie takes about 3.5 oz of EBM at a time. Doesn't last her that long either, as she's up in about 2 hours wanting more. I read somewhere that newborns take anywhere from 2-5 oz per feeding.

Letdown: Mine feels like a deep itch.

Boilermaker: I was wondering the same thing. It sounds like we do the same things that you're doing, so I guess we're all okay. ;)

Asmile at 3am keeps me from going nuts.
Seriously! They give em to you just when you need it, don't they?

Anyone else have a kid that doesn't like to sleep? If I let her, Sophie will stay up ALL DAY LONG and then be super cranky all night. She's not the typical newborn, where she'll fall asleep on her own. She gets sleepy and then gets cranky, trying to fight her sleep. I have to insert her paci, rock and shush her to sleep. Everytime! And now, for the past few days, she's been refusing to sleep on her back. During the day, she'll sleep on her tummy, no prob. But at night, when I put her down, she's up within 15 minutes. Any advice?

[dpangel33]

Thanks for all your thoughts, the mastitis has definitely gotten better therefore so has the BF'ing.

letdown - I typically feel a tingling sensation and a wave of warmth in my bbs with my letdown. If I haven't fed in awhile it's kinda painful.


Today we had a Dallas GTG and it was great. We ate lunch then cruised the mall afterwards and had a fabulous time!!

[la_bride_2004]

Sending healing vibes for those of you with mastitis!

letdown I get the painful tingle too, kinda like little electric shocks.

Aug I pump, but he gets 4 oz of EBM per feeding. At night this will last for 3- 3.5 hours, during the day only 2 hours before he's screaming for more!

boilermaker I was wondering the same thing! Good to know we all are doing the same stuff. I just carry M around a lot.

ladybug No answers- M is doing the same thing. I figure it's a phase.

QOTD- Fingernails Ok, help me! I am too scared to use the clippers, so I file those suckers almost every day, but I must be missing some. M has scratches on his face and sometimes they are so deep they bleed! What are you all doing?

[usafwife]

la_bride ~ Malcolm doesn't look like he likes the brace at all. I can't say as I blame him either. A is still in preemie clothes at 2 months. He's starting to wear some of the newborn things due to needing length (mostly things that are one piece and/or have feet in them). But the preemie things still fit him best around.

ejs ~ Yes, A turns himself around while sleeping. I can put him in the PNP with his head and feet in one direction and I'll wake up and find him turned the opposite (or atleast turned halfway). He's got some good strength in his legs, that's for sure!

dpangel ~ That makes no sense if they want you to count out all dairy but then push regular formula. Try the cutting dairy out and see if that helps with things. If not then you can try formula.

Hold Me stage ~ We are dealing with this as well. Maybe it's because he doesn't want his sister carrying him for fear she'll drop him.

Matitis ~ So sorry to those of you who are dealing with that. I hope the meds knock it out and you all feeling better soon. {{{HUGS}}}

aloha ~ I haven't had matitis but I did take antibiotics for the infection I had in my lower calf that was discovered at 1 wk PP. At first they thought I had a blood clot but turns out I had a VERY bad infection. The antibiotics didn't really affect my supply as I was still BFing A at that time.

rancherswife ~ I don't know where the time goes because my little guy is now 2 months old. I'm in shock that it's been 2 months already. I forget it every now and then since he is still so small and wearing preemie/newborn sizes.

Elenna ~ When we doing a combination of BF and FF we used Gerber nipples because it was the only size that was small enough (we hunted all over for preemie nipples because the others were too big for him). I've heard good things about the Playtex Natural Latch nipples (that's the kind of nipples we used with DD). They say that they are the closest nipple to the actual breast.

Aug2002 ~ A gets 4 oz now. Though he spits some back up so he may only be getting 3 oz (and sometimes not even that) after all is said and done.

Kat ~ Yay on the smiles! I love it when A smiles at me. Makes me forget about having no sleep, feeling frustrated, being spit-up on, etc.

Carrie ~ Glad you are feeling better.

~ Count us in that department. A's been not wanting to go to sleep the past few days until anywhere between 1 and 3 am. It leaves me not getting much sleep since DD wants to get up between 7 and 9 am. Plus she is teething so there are all the joys that go along with that (last week it vomitting and this week it's the other end). Between last week and this week I've cleaned up more things than I want to for quite sometime.

[b]Weight Gain ~ Congrats on the good weight gains. My little one looks to be the smallest of the group. He's around 8lbs right now.

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As mentioned above I've been dealing with a toddler who is cutting her eye teeth (I'll be so glad when teething is over with). This has been by far the worst of all the teething. She doesn't complain or act like her mouth hurts it is just causing problems in other areas. Last week she vomitted anytime she was given milk. (And cleaning up sour milk is nasty.) So she didn't have any from Monday until Thursday. This week it's been coming out the other end. I've cleaned up more wet/liquid stools that I ever care to. Called the doc and he called in a script for her. It seems to be helping as they are as frequent and aren't as liquidy.

Yesterday was nasty rainy day. Today was better but it's suppose to rain again tomorrow. Saturday it's suppose to be close to 80 degrees.

[ejs]

Amount of food: Alex eats between 4-5 oz of EBM each feeding. His last bottle at night is sometime between 11pm and 1am and that seems to satisfy him until 6am at the earliest.

Fingernails: I'm scared of the clippers, too. I tried to clip his toenails and nipped him a bit. So now I just file all of his nails. When my BIL, who has two kids, was here, he clipped all of Alex's nail for us.

Mastitis mamas: I hope you're all feeling better!

Interacting with baby: We've been doing reading/looking at books, gyms, mobiles. His new favorite thing is to look at himself in the mirror above his baby papasan chair. It's as if he's flirting with himself; he smiles and laughs and coos. It's very cute.

[stars]

Quick post with QOTD replies:

Amount of food DD is bottle fed formula and is taking 4 1/2 to 5 oz. now. She is a porker.

fingernails All I can recommend is the clippers with the long handle for your thumb (Here is a pic of the kit that I have with one it on the left). http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2373651&cp=2255984.2256209&parentPage=family They make it so much easier.

interaction I go from the papasan chair, to the swing, to the mat, to the bjorn. I also sing to her all the time instead of reading, she likes that.

[bombera77]

Interacting- I sing to Zoey, and I sit her in my lap and chat with her. I also put her on her play mat and use the swing a lot when she is cranky- it seems to settle her quite a bit. I also read to her, but right now I am just reading my books! She doesn't really care as long as I am talking to her. I am sure I will start reading kids books soon, but right now she doesn't understand anyway, so I figure I might as well enjoy it too!

[usafwife]

Fingernails ~ I clip them with the fingernail clippers. We have two pairs of the ones that stars posted. I got my practice with DD so it's easier with A. I've used the nail file on them as well. He's also still small enough that we still cover his hands in some of his outfits.

Michelle ~ A sits with me sometimes when I'm using the laptop as well. He just stares at the screen looking at the colors.

[Elenna]

interacting: I carry DS around and sing and talk to him alot. We've read one children's book together that has touchy feeling stuff on the pages, but DS wasn't at all interested in it. He loves his activity gym and swing. He love to smile and laugh at the mobiles and stuff hanging from them. He also, unfortunately, loves to look at the TV. I guess it is all the colors and movement that attracts his attention.

fingernails: I've tried to cut and file DS's fingernails, but he fights me the whole time and clenches his hands into fists. He's very good at scratching himself with his sharp nails. He's even drawn blood on me and himself. I've taken to putting mittens on his hands.

amount of food: I have absolutely no idea how much food DS is getting. When I pump with my manual pump I can usually get 2-3 oz from one breast in 10 minutes of pumping. I know DS is more efficient at getting milk from me so I hope it is more than that (especially since he hardly ever feeds for more than 10 minutes).

letdown: For me it feels like a pressure in my breasts. It is only painful when the letdown happens when DS isn't feeding. For some reason it doesn't hurt in the other breast when letdown happens while DS is feeding.

WBV: DS had his 2 month WBV yesterday. He's up to 12 lbs 12 oz and 22 inches long. (I hope he starts to grow more in length soon. He comes from two families of tall people.) He also got his vaccinations yesterday. He wasn't a happy camper the whole rest of the day. He wanted to be held all the rest of the day. We went ahead and had him get the rotavirus vaccine. The ped said they've never seen an adverse reaction to that vaccine.

[PrincessCJ81]

We'll see how far I get b/f DS wakes, he's currently asleep in the Bjorn!

Food Intake- DS has just increased from 3.5 oz to 4 oz. He eats every 3 hours during the day, but in the evening he is a lot more hungry and usually eats about 5oz. His last evening meal is at 11:30pm and he sleeps until about 4-4:30am on that, he eats again and sleeps until about 7:30am. Every day is a little different b/c I am out and about so much, but for the most part we stick to his schedule pretty well! I am still exclusively pumping.

Interaction- We don't really do anything special right now. DH and I just talk to DS like he's one of us. We have conversations with him (one-sided of course) and talk to him throughout the day. I also put him on his tummy to help him build his neck muscles. He's not a big fan of the swing, bouncy seat or glider. He does like to be worn and he enjoys his Boppy play thingy (boppy seat with toys hanging down from a soft bar) He also loves walks!!! He stays awake and just stares at the sky.

Mastitis- Glad to hear this is clearing up! I know it is super uncomfortable.

Fingernails- I clip them when DS is asleep. I wait until he is in a deep sleep and so far he hasn't even woke up during the process. I also use the clippers stars suggested.

Weightgain- This is so different for every child. DS seems to be a bit of a chunk. (Michelle and Danea will testify to this) He eats about the same amount as everyone else, he just seems to have my weight gaining genes =)

Vaccinations-DS's are scheduled for next Friday =( I am so nervous about these..... Did anyone give DC Baby Tylenol b/f they went? My sis suggested it and I was wondering if most people do this?

[usafwife]

Vaccinations ~ Candice, DD's ped recommend we give her some Tylenol an hour before the appt. It helped her to sleep afterwards. I plan to give DS some before his appt as well. You can always call the office and see if the recommend it and how much to give (it's based on their weight so unless you know their exact weight they recommend giving the smallest dose).

[rancherswife]

Weightgain- This is so different for every child. DS seems to be a bit of a chunk. (Michelle and Danea will testify to this) He eats about the same amount as everyone else, he just seems to have my weight gaining genes =)


princess: no, no girl...it's the good mommy milk your giving him. i like to tell myself i make good milk. landon was quite the chunk and my cousin used to tell me my milk must be cream! ;)

ughhhh....i'm in sooooo freakin' much pain right now, I want to scream. I have a reallllly bad bladder infection and i would seriously rather be giving birth, that's how uncomfortable I am right now. God, I can't wait for the antibiotics to start working!!!!

Sorry girls, not feeling like any SO's, I feel too crappy! :(

[ejs]

PrincessCJ81:we didn't give Tylenol before his shots, just after. But we did take a bottle to his appt and pop it in his mouth right after his shots. That seemed to comfort him.

[aloha]

Play-We talk or sing to him much of the day. He spends lots of time in the pouch each day. He doesn't like the swing much unless he's already asleep. We do a little tummy time here and there. He's just starting to enjoy little toys that rattle or play sounds. The mobile doesn't do anything for him yet. Mostly he just wants food, sleep and to be held!

[bombera77]

Kim- I am so sorry :( Hang in there girl. I am with you, there isn't much worse than a bad bladder infection. I hope it clears up soon for you...

[boilermaker]

oh, Kim that sounds horrible. I hope it clears up soon!!

I feel better that everyone is doing the same "interaction" stuff. Yesterday we went on a tour of the house :) She learned about all our furniture, pictures, etc. And she definitely loves mirrors. I can put her on her changing table and she'll stare at herself in the mirror for 5+ min. It is cute. This weekend we are hoping the weather is nice enough to take her to a park. She does seem to like being outside and loves being in the Baby Bjorn.

For the ROs and those of you farther along than I am (ok, that would be all of you)...when does your milk supply start to even out? I have such an oversupply, it is driving me crazy. I'm trying to not pump as much because I don't want my body to think I need to produce that much milk, but when I don't pump after every feeding, I am so engorged, it hurts. I think this is how I ended up with mastitis...engorgement coupled with the open cracks on my nipples (which are almost completely gone thank goodness). I know Payton is getting enough as she is gaining plenty of weight.

[Elenna]

vaccinations: I really dreaded the vaccinations, too. I didn't give DS baby tylenol before the appt because I didn't even think of it. I nursed DS right afterwards to help calm him down. The ped's nurse gave us baby tylenol to give him if he seems to be in pain or runs a fever. I didn't use any until last night when DS started to run a mild fever and was fussy. The amt to use really depends on a combo of weight and age. DS weighs enough for the larger dose, but the nurse said to stick to the smaller dose due to his age.

rancherswife: I hope the antibiotics kick in soon for you.

boilermaker: Sorry, I can't remember when the breastmilk supply is supposed to even out.

[lady1297]

boiler- around 4-6 weeks I think the supply evens out. Just dcrease the amount of time you pump after a feeding over some time, that should help.

rancherswife- UGH I hope you feel better soon. :(

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We are patiently awaiting a monster poop around here. John is following his brother's general refusal to poop more than once a week. Just now there was a bit of staining in his diaper, so I suspect that before mignight I'll be cleaning onesies and covers like a fiend! In other news, he's definitly is growing. On our cheapie scale he's 10 pounds only in his diaper...which would be a pound and 12 oz in a week and a half! He's more alert and his favorite activity is staring at Daddy followed by staring at himself inthe mirror!! Nothing else interests him.

[rancherswife]

Thanks for the well wishes girls, I am feeling MUCH better today. Like a new girl!!! :) It was touch and go there for a while...

supply: With Landon, mine evened out about after about a month. I will say, I have a LOT more milk this time around ( and didn't have a shortage with Landon), so I'll be curious to see what it does...

[PrincessCJ81]

Hi Mommies! It's been slow around here.

Glad to hear most of you are feeling better =)

I had my 6 week PP check today w/ my gyn/OB. I'm 3 pds away from pre-preg weight=) My girlie parts are back to normal except this nasty rash I have on my BB. Dr. thinks I've had an allergic reaction to something so I got some cream to clear it up. Also, I got a RX for BC. I can't believe I'm already thinking about BC again. I've decided to go on the mini-pill since I'm still BF. I considered an IUD, but found out my insurance doesn't cover it and they are expensive. Idon't think it's worth it. I'm really debating taking the pill b/c i hate for DS to get any trace of artificial hormones, but I don't trust DH and I to always use condoms either. AAARRGGGHHHH...I really hate BIG DECISIONS. Any thoughts?

DS went to his new daycare for the first time when I went to the Dr. today. He was there for about 2 hours and seemed to enjoy it. He was asleep when I came back for him! He starts there full time next Monday and I am dreading it. I have broke down in tears multiple times at just the thought of leaving him. It's not that I don't want to go back to work...I actaully do, but I want him to come with me. I just worry he won't get the attention he deserves at daycare, but I guess he will get plenty of attention from me as soon as I get home until bedtime~

BBL for SO's!

[stars]

PrincessCJ81 Holy Moly 3 pds away ... that is awesome. You have to remember that when you drop off your lil one on Monday to daycare, that it is a lot worse on you then it is on him. Daycares LOVE newborns, I am sure he will be surrounded with LOVE. Hang in there it will get better.

[rancherswife]

vax's: Reece got his first hep. b vax at his three day wbv. He'll get another, next week at his 1 mo. visit.

birth control: I got an Rx for the mini-pill at my 6 week PP after I had Landon and took a couple pills, then we decided "screw it" and just use condoms, the pill was making me dizzy. So, that didn't last long...we used condoms and only a couple of times did we not, and hello Reece. :) I think we'll probably do the same thing this time. No pills...I did that for a long time, and don't really want to ever take the pill again.

princess: Will be thinking of you on Monday. I'm sure Cole will be very well taken care of, but nobody can take your place. I know it must be so hard for you, but I agree with stars, he will be loved, no doubt!!!

[bombera77]

Candice- I am glad that Cole did well at daycare. I will be thinking of you and know that he will love his mommy time before and after work- no worries! Congrats on being 3 lbs away! That is terrific. I am 15... Although it is hard to believe that I have lost 20 pounds since I came home from the hospital!

Ranchers- I am glad the infection has cleared up and you are feeling better!

Lady1297- LOL about the monster poop! Zoey didn't have one all day yesterday so this mornings was a doozy... She really can clean herself out!

Birth Control- I am doing the mini pill. We will probably try again to get pregnant this fall/winter so I won't be on it long. I don't trust us to use "barrier methods" very much, and I really don't want to be pregnant again just yet.

Vaccs- Zoey had hers this morning. The Dr. told me at her last appt. to bring some tylenol and so after her four shots and her heel stick I gave her the low dose of Tylenol. I felt so guilty because in addition to the four shots, she also had to have blood drawn so they could check her immune levels because of the medication I take. I was feeling bad because all those cries were because of me... So sad- but it allows me to breast feed so it is worth it I guess. I know she's not scarred for life or anything- it is just a heel stick- but still. I hate to see her cry.

She is sleeping it off right now and probably will for the rest of the day. I am going to my Pokeno group tonight, so daddy is on baby duty. I still hate leaving her, but she will be fine- I just keep telling myself that! :)

Oh her stats for her 2 month appt. today were:
10 lbs 1.5 ozs (40th percentile)
22 inches (50th percentile)

Have a great day girls!

[aloha]

Things are going pretty good here. Samuel has been a bit more fussy lately. I think it may be the 6 week growth spurt. I'm still having BB issues...hoping they heal soon! I thought AF had started the other day, but apparently it was a new round of PP bleeding since it stopped after a few days.

I think I'm going to ask for the mini pill RX at my appointment next week as well. It's too bad there aren't more BC options that work with BF.

Princess-I'm sorry you have to go back to work already. I'm sure Cole will be well taken care of...be sure to take care of yourself.

Boilermaker-My milk supply is more regulated now and I don't feel engorged unless he sleeps a lot longer than normal. I've found it hard to find a time in the day to pump 1x without it getting in the way of feedings (he likes to eat!).

[boilermaker]

It has been slow around here :) We must all be enjoying our little ones.

Princess, I'm sorry you have to go back to work. I'm not looking forward to that day myself. But your little guy will be fine at daycare.

aloha, see I don't have a problem pumping, and still feeding her 30 min later. I just have WAY too much milk. I guess I don't need that oatmeal i bought in preparation huh?