April 2008 Moms: Our babies have arrived!

[April08Moms]

April 2008 Mommies and Babies!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k188/BensMom426/annegeddeseaster.jpg

Welcome and congratulations!
We have 28 Mommies with 30 Babies!


http://blinkies.babytalkzone.com/images/baby/boy111.gif (http://www.babytalkzone.com/)
kenswife, jess&dan, MtySheera (x2), lee60657, Hbaby08, BridalLace, Kristen78, FoxyBlue, Marisa, da1sy, phart, kissmary, SiValleySteph, Mel7dog, Chelsea524, Squee, meatpie

http://blinkies.babytalkzone.com/images/baby/girl111.gif (http://www.babytalkzone.com/)
Alioop12345, twinnyme, Crystal_Orchid, red_canuck, Maggie8202, PinkBeary, summerbride2005, Chelsea524, coquelicot, Jondan, Parrothead, jenjunum, Tracer, jaredsgirl

To join, please submit a post with the following information in RED:

Username:
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
DS/DD: Name
Birthdate:
Time of birth:
Weight at birth:
Length at birth:
Any other children:
Photos: 1 to 2 pics per child

Please post updates in red for ease of finding! If we can't see it, we can't add it.

Your Threadmistresses are: jess&dan, Chelsea524, & jenjunum. Please PM us with us issues regarding the thread.

Previous threads
1st Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35136)
2nd Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37158)
3rd Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39327)

*Thanks to all the Mommy-to-be threads for helping with thread layout and links!*

[April08Moms]

Our Mommies

Alioop12345
Me: Ali, 35
DH: Aron, 30
EDD: 4/14/08
Tessa Isabelle
Birthdate: April 3
Time: 2:23 pm
Weight: 8lbs 3oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Other children: Jake, 2/3/4

BridalLace
Me: Heather, 35
DH: Cristian, 34
EDD: April 7, 2007
Ethan
Birthdate: March 28
Weight: 8lbs
Length: 19 inches
Other children: Elodie, born 5/7/05

Chelsea524
Me: Chelsea, 25
DH: Jonathan, 36
EDD: 4/25/08
Avery and Harrison
Birthdate: March 15
Times: 9:47 and 9:49 am
Weights: 4.10 and 5.13
Lengths: 17 inches and 18.5 inches
Other children: DS Trystin 9/29/99, DS Corbin 8/13/04

coquelicot
Me: K, 29
DH: B, 30
EDD: 4/29/2008
C.J.
Birthdate: April 14
Time: 2:15am
Weight: 7lb 5.2oz
Length: 21 inches

Crystal_Orchid
Me, A, 32
DH: L, 35
EDD: March 28, 2008
Avelyn Grace
Birthdate: March 25

Da1sy
Me: Daisy, 31
DH: Eddie, 32
EDD: April 11, 2008
Nathaniel Ivan
Birthdate: March 20
Time: 3:46
Weight: 5lbs 6.45oz
Length: 19 inches

FoxyBlue
Me: L, 24
DH: N, 28
EDD: 4/28/2008
Dawson
Birthdate: April 23
Time: 10:51 am
Weight: 8lb 10oz
Length: 21.5 inches

Gabe's Mom
Me: Natasha
DH: Jeff
EDD: April 10. 2008
Lucas
Birthdate: April 11
Weight: 8lbs 10 oz
Length: 21 inches
Other children: Gabe 10/4/05

jaredsgirl
Me: Megan, 30
DH: Jared, 31
EDD: April 18, 2008
Annika Marie
Birthdate: April 23
Time: 9:17am
Weight: 7lbs 9oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children: Owen 12/9/05

jenjunum
Me: Jennifer, 27
DH: Scott, 27
EDD: 4/25/08
Lily Renee
Birthdate: May 5
Time: 10:06 PM
Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz
Length: 21 in


jess&dan
Me: Jess: 26
DH: Dan: 27
EDD: April 6, 2008
Aaron Robert
Birthdate: March 27
Time: 8:11 pm
Weight: 7lb 10oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children: Nathan 1/31/05

Kenswife
Me: Emily
DH: Ken
EDD: April 11, 2008
Brayden
Birthdate: April 3
Time: 9:00 am
Weight: 7lbs 12oz
Lenth: 20 inches
Other children: Alyssa 5.25.00, Ilanna 3.8.05 & Tyler 9.26.06

kissmary
Me: Mary, 29
DH: John, 31
EDD: April 12, 2008
Henry Ellis
Birthdate: April 19
Time: 3:18 am
Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Length: 21 inches

Kristen78
Me: Kristen, 29
DH: Andrew, 33
EDD: 4/4/2008
Liam Andrew
Birthdate: April 4
Time: 12:11 am
Weight: 8lbs 3oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children:Caitlin 11/3/2005

lee60657
Me: Lee, 32
DH:33
EDD: April 6
Andrew
Birthdate: April 2
Weight: 8lbs
Length: 22 inches
Other children: DD, Feb. 2005

Maggie8202
Me: Maggie, 28
DH: Paul, 29
EDD: April 11, 2008
Ella Rose
Birthdate: March 27
Time: 11:26 am
Weight: 6lbs 13 oz
Length: 19 inches

Marisa
Me: Marisa, 32
DH: Chris, 32
EDD: 4/18/08
Theodore "Teddy"
Birthdate: April 29
Time: 8:30 pm
Weight: 8lbs 10 oz
Other children: Joey, 1/20

Meatpie
Me: Joanna, 34
DH: The Hus, 33
EDD:April 15, 2008
Max Howard
Birthdate: April 14
Time: 12:20 pm
Weight: 7lbs 13oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children: Jack

Mel7dog
Me: Melissa, 25
DH: C, 25
EDD: 4.3.08
William Christopher
Birthdate: April 7
Time: 7:02am
Weight: 7lbs 2oz
Length: 21 inches
Other children: Benjamin 4.26.06

mollymac
Me: Melissa, (34 in a few days. . . )
DH: Chris, 42
Max J.D.
Birthdate: April 24
Time of birth: 3:56 a.m.
Weight at birth: 7lbs 15oz
Length at birth: 20 1/2
Any other children: Big Sisters Mia 7/03, Maddie 2/06


MtySheera
Me: Marlene, 32
DH: Daryl, 34
EDD: 4/12/08
Zachary Ryan and Tyler James
Birthdate: March 10
Weights: 5lbs 12.8oz and 5lbs 8.4oz
Lengths: 18 inches and 17.5 inches
Other children: Frankie, 3 in October

Parrothead
Me: S, 29
DH: P, 36
EDD: 4/28/08
K.N.
Birthdate: April 26
Time: 1:27 pm
Weight: 7lbs 4oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Other children: M, 2 years

phart
Me: Shannon, 32
DH: Alex, 31
EDD: 4/24
Malcolm Agustus
Bithdate: April 17
Time: 9:05 pm
Weight: 6lbs 8oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Other children:Aiden, 11/03 and Maura 3/06

red_canuck
Me:Amanda, 27
DH: Rob, 29
EDD: April 13, 2008
Ainsley Victoria Marie
Birthdate: April 11~At home
Time: 8:15pm
Weight: 7lbs. 15oz.
Length: 21 inches
Other children: Logan, 3/13/06

SiValleySteph
Me: Stephanie, 30
DH: T, 30
EDD:April 28, 2008
Damon
Birthdate: April 28
Time: 4:05 pm
Weight: 8lbs 6oz
Length: 20.5
Other children: Lucas, 3

Squee
Me:Stephanie, 21
DH: John, 23
EDD: 1st April 08
Finley Noah
Birthdate: March 12
Time: 3:07
Weight: 7lbs 5oz

summerbride2005
Me: C, 30
DH: W, 30
EDD: April 29, 2008
Camryn Marie
Birthdate: April 11
Time: 9:44am
Weight: 6lbs 2oz
Length: 18 inches

tgr68
Me: Naamah, 27
DH: Cordell, 28
Caedmon Gregor
Birthdate: April 2
Time of birth: 6:34pm
Weight at birth: 8lbs 7.8oz
Length at birth: 20"
Any other children: Shylah 6/18/05

Twinnyme
Me: Melissa, 36
DH: Dave, 32
EDD: April 15, 2007
Bridget Julia
Birthdate: April 9
Time: 8:07am
Weight: 7lbs 9oz
Length: 21.25 inches
Other children: (Re)Becca, born 1/14/05


Always in our thoughts:
Sophia, Cr8zyforaf

[April08Moms]

Our Babies Birthdates

March
March 10: Zachary Ryan & Tyler James(MtySheera)
March 12: Finley Noah(Squee)
March 15: Avery Mae & Harrison James(chelsea524)
March 25: Avelyn Grace(Crystal_Orchid)
March 27: Aaron Robert(Jess&Dan), Ella Rose(Maggie8202)
March 28: Ethan(BridalLace)
April
April 2: Andrew(lee60657), Caedmon Gregor(tgr68)
April 3: Brayden(kenswife), Tessa Isabelle(Alioop12345)
April 4: Liam Andrew(Kristen78)
April 7: William Christopher(mel7dog)
April 9: Bridget Julia(twinnyme)
April 11: Camryn Marie(summerbride2005), Ainsley Victoria Marie(red_canuck), Lucas(Gabe's Mom)
April 14: C.J.(coquelicot), Max Howard(meatpie)
April 17: Malcolm Agustus(Phart)
April 19: Henry(kissmary)
April 23: Annika Marie(jaredsgirl), Dawson(Foxyblue)
April 26: K.N.(Parrothead)
April 28: Damon(SiValleySteph)
April 29: Theodore "Teddy"(Marisa)
May
May 5: Lily Renee(jenjunum)

[April08Moms]

WBV Stats

Alioop12345
Tessa
birth:8lbs. 3oz., 20.5 inches

BridalLace
Ethan
birth: 8lbs., 19 inches

Chelsea524
Avery
birth: 4lbs. 10oz., 17 inches
2 months: 8lbs. 7oz., 20 inches
4 months: 12lbs. 10oz., 23.5 inches
6 months: 14lbs. 3oz, 24 inches
Harrison
birth: 5lbs. 13oz., 18.5 inches
2 months: 9lbs. 11oz., 22.5 inches
4 months: 13lbs. 8oz., 24 inches
6 months: 15lbs. 3oz., 25 inches

coquelicot
C.J.
birth: 7lbs. 5.2oz., 21 inches
11 days: 7lbs. 2.5oz., 21 inches
1 month: 7lbs. 15oz., 21.25 inches

Crystal_Orchid
Avelyn

Da1sy
Nathaniel
birth: 5lbs. 6.45oz., 19inches

Foxyblue
Dawson
birth:8lbs. 10oz., 21.5inches

Gabe's Mom
Lucas
birth: 8lbs. 10 oz., 21 inches
6 weeks: 13lbs. 9oz., 22 3/4 inches

jaredsgirl
Annika
birth:7lbs. 9oz., 20 inches

Jenjunum
Lily
birth: 8lbs. 13oz., 21 inches
2 weeks: 9lbs. 30z.
2 months: 12lbs. 4oz., 24 inches

Jess&dan
Aaron
birth:7lbs. 10oz., 20 inches
2 wks: 8lbs. 8oz., 22 inches
2 months: 12lbs. 9oz., 23 inches

Kenswife
Brayden
birth:7lbs. 12oz., 20 inches

Kissmary
Henry
birth:7lbs. 5oz., 21 inches

Kristen78
Liam
birth: 8lbs. 3oz., 20 inches

lee60657
Andrew
birth: 8lbs., 22 inches

Maggie8202
Ella
birth: 6lbs. 13oz., 19 inches

Marisa
Teddy
birth:8lbs. 10oz.

Meatpie
Max
birth: 7lbs. 13oz., 20 inches

Mel7dog
William
birth: 7lbs. 2oz., 21 inches
2 wks: 10lbs. 1oz.
5 wks: 12lbs. 5oz.

MtySheera
Zachary
birth: 5lbs. 12.8oz., 18 inches
Tyler
birth: 5lbs. 8.4oz., 17.5 inches

Parrothead
K
birth: 7lbs. 4oz., 20.5 inches

Phart
Malcolm
birth: 6lbs. 8oz., 20.5 inches

Red_canuck
Ainsley
birth : 7lbs. 15oz., 21 inches
4 weeks: 9lbs. 4oz.

SiValleySteph
Damon
birth: 8lbs. 6oz., 20.5 inches
11 days: 9lbs. 7oz.

Squee
Finley
birth:7lbs. 5oz.

Summerbride2005
Camryn
birth: 6lbs. 2oz., 18 inches

trg68
Caedmon
birth: 8lbs. 7.8oz., 20 inches
1 Week: 8lbs. 13oz., 21.25 inches
1 Month: 10lbs. 1oz., 22.25 inches
2 Months: 11lbs. 5oz.

Twinnyme
Bridget
birth: 7lbs. 9oz., 21.25 inches

[April08Moms]

Our babies

Zachary(MtySheera)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/MtySheera/3-16-08Zachary2.jpg
Tyler(MtySheera)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/MtySheera/3-16-08Tyler.jpg

Avery(chelsea524)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m242/chelsea524/IMG_1590.jpg?t=1206140617
Harrison(chelsea524)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m242/chelsea524/IMG_1578.jpg?t=1206140559

Aaron(jess&dan)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/jpillera/DSCF6237.jpg

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Ethan(BridalLace)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/hlgask/100_2128.jpg

Tessa(Alioop12345)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/Alioop12345/118.jpg

Liam(Kristen78)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8da28b3127cceb73e2931809d00000036108AcNGrZi0atL

William(mel7dog)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k188/BensMom426/MarApril%2008/IMG_0468.jpg

Bridget(twinnyme)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/2412232304_c1bcdd489d_m.jpg

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Ainsley(red_canuck)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/red_canuck/Ainsley%20birth/AinsleysBirthday2044-1.jpg

Max(meatpie)
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/meatpie73/Maxday2.jpg?t=1208459148

Damon(SiValleySteph)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5058661.jpg

Annika(jaredsgirl)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/meglegs78/100_0225.jpg

Henry(kissmary)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2460936411_df7f81de2a.jpg

Avelyn(Crystal_Orchid)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/leesim1/R_qauf9arhI/AAAAAAAAAGo/poX8t_wtm84/IMG_0197.jpg?imgmax=576

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Nicholas(MrsSpencer)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm318/NicholasHaroldsmommy/nicholas023.jpg

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Open for posting
Please look though the first few posts and make sure everything looks ok, anything you want added or removed please post in red

[Chelsea524]

Ok, got it all set just in time, both babies are now awake. Hope everyone is doing great!

[phart]

"Augustus" is is mis-spelled twice on the first page. Thanks for setting everything up!

[kissmary]

Please correct this info! We couldn't get the birth time straight at first
Henry Ellis
Born at 3:18 am

Thanks for the new thread!

Hope everyone is enjoying their babies and that Jen's baby arrives soon!!

[kenswife]

Crazy that we're in an "infant" group already! Time just seemed to fly by after April hit.

Thanks for setting up the new thread!

So I figured out today (after 2 days of Brayden screaming everytime I'd lay him down on his own).....he's a TUMMY sleeper! Hallelujah....I laid him down on his tummy today and he's been out cold for an hour! Now, I'll still lay him on his back at night (we end up cosleeping anyway) but for naps when I'm right there with him anyway....I'm using this method. YAY!

[jaredsgirl]

I can't believe that I have forgotten to post a picture of Annika...here she is, alert.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/meglegs78/100_0225.jpg

Also, I don't think I posted that last week we had her 1 week appt and she is up to 7lbs 13oz, so she is over her birth weight of 7lb 9oz...so happy to hear. Now we just need to get the sleeping sorted out and all will be good.

[mollymac]

Checking in! Congrats to all of the new mommies!

Username: mollymac
Me: Melissa, (34 in a few days. . . )
DH: Chris, 42
DS/DD: Max J.D.
Birthdate: April 24
Time of birth: 3:56 a.m.
Weight at birth: 7lbs 15oz
Length at birth: 20 1/2
Any other children: Big Sisters Mia 7/03, Maddie 2/06

[SiValleySteph]

In honor of being one week old today, I gave Damon a photoshoot and got a lot of good pictures. :)

TM: Can you please switch to this picture for the front page
I just like it more than the other one. ;)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5058661.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5058687.jpg

Inside my belly cast (from the day before he was born):
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5058700.jpg

Brothers:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5058705.jpg

We're doing pretty well, except I did way too much over the weekend/last week and now am hurting. Today I stayed home except to pick up my older son. I need to take naps, though, and spend more time laying down.

[twinnyme]

Steph - great pictures. Love them all, but especially the brothers one and the belly cast one!

Jaredsgirl - Annika is beautiful!

We're doing well here. Put together the double stroller this weekend, and dropped off Becca this morning at school by walking. It's beautiful here again so that was very nice. I *think* Bridget almost just smiled - she's sitting here next to me very contentedly, and I think it almost was a real smile. No "official" nicknames for Bridget but we're going to start calling her "good to the last drop" because she eats like crazy. Last night she took a 7.5 oz. bottle and typically takes 4-5 oz. Still sleeping pretty well though we've had a couple of rough nights.

I don't think I posted these but we took the girls to Kiddie Kandids last Monday for Mother's Day photos. Bridget never opened her eyes but we got some pretty cute shots anyway. :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2448874673_bd30b67f03.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/2449699060_02abdb0e1d.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2448874641_67a64bd670.jpg?v=0

Yay for all the babies rolling over!

[jess&dan]

Megan: As I said before, Annika is beautiful!

Steph: He's adorable! Both your boys are!

Melissa: I'll say it again, your girls are too cute!

And I wanted to post a picture from Aaron's 1 month photo shoot. :)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/jpillera/1Month01.jpg

[twinnyme]

Aaron is just too cute, Jess - oh, and I meant to say before, thanks for starting the new thread! :)

[kenswife]

I figured I'd come by and post a picture of Brayden at 2 weeks. I'm going to remove this picture in a day or so though. **Please don't put this picture on the front page - thanks!***

[kissmary]

Since everyone else is posting pictures, here's one of my little man in his daddy's arms, at 2 weeks. This can be added to the front page.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2460936411_df7f81de2a.jpg

[April08Moms]

updated to here :)


If you would like to start updating your baby's weight/height stats, just post in red. I (this is jess&dan) put in Aaron's 2 week stats and would love to post anyone's else's!

Also...please give Chelsea the credit for setting up this new thread...she did a great job!

[FoxyBlue]

Mary, we have the same Carter sleeper set! Isn't it too cute? :)

All the babies are so gorgeous :D

[Crystal_Orchid]

Here is Avelyn Grace

http://lh6.ggpht.com/leesim1/R_qauf9arhI/AAAAAAAAAGo/poX8t_wtm84/IMG_0197.jpg?imgmax=576

[jess&dan]

kenswife: I have a belly sleeper also! My first son was also a belly sleeper. I highly recommend the AngelCare monitor that tells you if they stop breathing longer than 20 seconds. We use that in his crib so that way he can sleep comfortably over night and we're alerted if there are any problems. We used it with DS1 and loved it!

[kenswife]

Look at all these adorable babies!!!

Jess ~ Thanks for the suggestion! I was wondering what I could do to assure myself he'd make it through the night okay on his belly. If I lay him on his back, he's up all every hour or so. That's why I end up co-sleeping with him. If he's on his belly, he's in heaven :p He'll sleep for hours like that. This tummy sleeping is totally new to me ~ I'll have to check that monitor out when I'm in Babies R Us next time.

Steph ~ Definitely rest up! I did the same thing when I first got home. I overdid it BIG time and suffered the consequences. I wanted to be "back to normal" way before my body was ready.

[mel7dog]

Finally found the new thread!

Please update this info:
DH age 25

2w WBV 10lbs 1oz

My little man is 1 month old today!

Great job with the new thread set up!

[jess&dan]

Hey everyone...I don't want Jen (jenjunum) to get lost in the shuffle of threads changing, so I wanted to let everyone know she did have the baby on the 5th!! I'll let her come in and share all the stats, but I didn't want her to be forgotten! So she rounds up our April Mommas group!

kenswife: They sell the monitor at Target also in case that's easier for you!

[April08Moms]

updated to here :)

[twinnyme]

Congratulations, Jenjunum! Looking forward to the details and to your joining us on this side.... :)

[kissmary]

Congratulations, Jen!

[phart]

Congrats Jen! Can't wait to hear all the details:)

[FoxyBlue]

Yay Jen! Our April-May Mommy!!

---
Ok, now that we've all delivered: Who else is very excited about this Mother's Day? :)

I am so thrilled to be having my little boy so close to this year's Mother's Day. I also have a huge new appreciation for every other mother on this planet, particularly my own.

[FoxyBlue]

Oh, and baby boy is 2 weeks today. Time flies!

I look at him and think how much older he is looking... I can practically see forward to school, etc.

I really need to pick birth control soon. I'm very on the fence about having a second.

[phart]

I'm excited about Mother's Day because this little pretty should be on my doorstep tomorrow (with my 3 kids' names, of course)! http://store.nelleandlizzy.com/Detail.bok?no=7
http://store.nelleandlizzy.com/catalog/triple.gif

[summerbride2005]

Congrats jen!

Please update my age to 30, and the same for DH. thx!

[kissmary]

My husband went out today and bought me a ring for Mother's Day, to remind me which side I should be breastfeeding on, for my pinkie. I have to wait until Sunday to see it, though. This is, of course, supposed to be from the baby, not my husband. I am excited about Mother's Day for the same reason as Foxy, since I have a new appreciation for mothers everywhere!

[Parrothead]

Yeah, Jen!

Can you update my DD's age to 2 years (vs. 17 months)? Thanks!

[twinnyme]

Beautiful ring, Phart.

Mother's Day - I was hoping to go to the zoo on Monday (DH is taking the day off) but it looks like rain here so not sure what else we'll do. We don't really have plans for Sunday yet; we might see ILs. I really wanted to go to NYC for Mother's Day to be with my mother and sisters (first time since I've been a mother) but one of my sisters will be out of town. Maybe next year.

Birth control - we're pretty sure (99.9%) that we're done having children. But because of that .1% I'm thinking of getting the Mirena IUD. Going to talk with my OB about it at my 6week appointment. Though I've also always done very well on the pill so I may just go back to that.

Bridget is one month tomorrow (or yesterday, depending on how you look at it - since she was 4 weeks tomorrow). I go by the date, though, because it's easier for me to remember! Tomorrow I will start taking monthly photos of her with a stuffed animal. We did this with DD1 with a stuffed panda and then framed them all for her first birthday. It really shows her growth. I'm so glad someone gave me the idea last time. I forgot about it until the other day, when DH asked if we were going to do that again. We picked a pink stuffed teddy bear that my mother gave her and we'll start it tomorrow. With DD1 we did it on the couch; I think this time we'll do it in either the glider or crib. Just thought I'd post about it in case anyone else likes the idea. :)

[FoxyBlue]

Phart I guess I missed your post originally, but that is an adorable ring!

[tgr68]

Can I join this thread, too? I'm a member of the March 2008 thread, but my little guy hung out an extra week, which made him an April baby! I think I know most of you either from WC or other threads here.

Here are my stats:
Username: tgr68
Me: Naamah, 27
DH: Cordell, 28
DS/DD: Caedmon Gregor
Birthdate: April 2
Time of birth: 6:34pm
Weight at birth: 8lbs 7.8oz
Length at birth: 20"
Any other children: Shylah 6/18/05

1 Week Stats
Weight: 8lbs 13oz
Length: 21.25 inches

1 Month Stats
Weight: 10lbs 1oz
Length: 22.25 inches
Head: 14.75

Phart~What a beautiful ring! BTW, I love your avatar! I'm a recent VBAC momma as well! :D

Jenjunum~Congrats on the arrival of your little one! :D

Hi, Melissa! *waving*

Pictures~I love all the baby pictures! What a beautiful bunch you have!

Birth Control~We'll be going back to using NFP since we are planning on having more children.

Looking forward to getting to know those of you I don't yet!

[jenjunum]

I finally had my baby. A Cinco de Mayo baby. Which is fitting for us since DH is a Mexican Independence baby (Sept 16th). We don't have any Mexican blood in us but we thought it was funny. She came very fast and very hard. I was only having painful contractions for 7 hours before she arrived. I was 2 cms at 4:30 when I got to the hospital and she was born at 10:06 PM. I made it through without any meds. I asked for an epidural but by the time I got checked into our room and ready to have them call for the epi I was 9 cms. My midwife said she could break my water and I could finish without drugs or she could call for it. I agreed to have her break my water. I was actually kind of surprised I made that choice. I was miserable. It ended being totally worth it though. I'm glad I stuck it out.

Lily Renee
May 5, 2008 at 10:06 PM
8 lbs 13 oz, 21 in

We just got home yesterday so we're still working things out but I love being a mom. I am so beyond happy. I'm healing pretty well. I think things are going relatively well. She likes to be awake all night and sleep during the day but we'll get it figured out.

[twinnyme]

Wow, what a great birth story, Jen! Congratulations on Lily! Beautiful name. Love the whole Mexican Independence Day/Cinco de Mayo theme.

Welcome, Naamah! Glad to have you join us!

[April08Moms]

updated to here :)

Welcome tgr68!

[MrsSpencer]

My little guy was supposed to be a may baby, but came early..so he's an april baby! wondering about joining, being in both groups? Is that allowed? haha

[coquelicot]

Congrats, *jenjunum*! Sounds like you had a nice, healthy baby, and she has a beautiful name.

Welcome to the group, *tgr68*!

*kissmary* - That's a good idea about the ring. I've been using a rubber band on my wrist. I have a pinkie ring that I could use for the reminder, and it wouldn't look quite as strange.

Carina is now 3 weeks, 4 days old. I think she's been going through a growth spurt. She fed 10 times yesterday, a couple of those times for around an hour. I was totally exhausted. The last 3 out of 4 nights, she's wanted to use me as a pacifier instead of going to bed when DH and I put her down. She sleeps in her crib okay once I give her the overnight feedings. I don't sleep very well with her right next to me because I'm scared I'll roll over onto her. Last night, I tried offering my breast in the side-lying position. When she only took a couple of sucks, I slipped the paci into her mouth. She resisted at first, but was then fine with it. We slept like that for about an hour. I then put her back in her crib, and 20 minutes later, she wanted to feed again. Yikes. I'm sort of feeling like a milk cow these days.

[MrsSpencer]

Username: MrsSpencer
Me: Mandi, 25
DH: Nathaniel, 25
DS/DD: Nicholas Harold
Birthdate: April 29, 2008
Time of birth: 8:31 pm
Weight at birth: 7lbs. 3 oz.
Length at birth: 18.5 inches
Any other children just our dog!

[kenswife]

Welcome Mandi! Of course you're allowed to join the group!

Congrats Jen on baby Lily!!! Sounds like you had a good birth experience (even without meds)!

Welcome Naamah!!!

My little guy turned 5 weeks yesterday! It amazes me how fast the time passes. But I can't even imagine life without him now. He's such a huge part of our lives & routine now.

He's been a totally different baby since we've started laying him on his belly more often. He doesn't wiggle in pain with gas which means less tears and crying. He's SUCH a good baby. I couldn't have asked for better. :p

[MrsSpencer]

well might help to post a pic!

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm318/NicholasHaroldsmommy/nicholas023.jpg

[FoxyBlue]

Mandi He's so cute! I thought a little girl would be fun, but now I know that little boys are their own kind of fun :)

tgr68: How do you use NFP after giving birth? I'll be going back to work, so there's no way I can reliably use breastfeeding to keep me infertile. I guess you just use a barrier method until AF returns?

Gassiness: We still have not figured out why, from 10:45 ish to about 2 am baby is painfully gassy. During the day it doesn't seem to bother him as much, but at night he will NOT go to sleep.

I gave him Gripe Water and Mylicon drops last night, and rubbed his tummy and did 'bicycle legs'. It seemed to help, but I still couldn't get him to go to sleep. I don't manage well without sleep and this is driving me CRAZY!

Has anyone else (esp RO's) dealt with this? Is it just one of those "normal" baby things?

[MrsSpencer]

thanks for the welcome!...

bcDon't know yet...will figure it out later when it gets closer!

[twinnyme]

He's SUCH a good baby. I couldn't have asked for better. :p

I have been saying the same thing about Bridget! I feel like we REALLY lucked out - and given that DD1 was SUCH a challenging baby, well, it's a HUGE relief.

Welcome, Mandi! Congratulations on Nicholas; he's beautiful.

I gave him Gripe Water and Mylicon drops last night, and rubbed his tummy and did 'bicycle legs'. It seemed to help, but I still couldn't get him to go to sleep. I don't manage well without sleep and this is driving me CRAZY! Has anyone else (esp RO's) dealt with this? Is it just one of those "normal" baby things?

DD1 was very very gassy and eventually we determined it was her formula and switched her to hypoallergenic formula (Alimentum). But since you're breastfeeding I'm not sure what it would be.... We had to do bicycle legs a lot and deal with a lot of fussiness and colic-like symptoms. I never even tried Mylicon or gripe water with her, though I am now using Mylicon with Bridget and she's nowhere near as gassy/fussy. With DD1, the formula change helped but she was always a fussy baby/tough sleeper. We had to do a lot of holding of her/walking at night. I did not deal well with the sleep deprivation, either. Hope it passes with your DS more quickly.

Coquelicot - I think we've been going through a growth spurt over here for the last week or so, too, but it seems to be getting a little less spurt-ish :) the last couple of days, thankfully.

[jess&dan]

Welcome to our new members!!

Jen: Congrats again!

MrsSpencer: He's adorable! Congrats!

Foxy: I know this is taboo to many, but trying belly sleeping might be your answer. Both my boys are belly sleepers. DS1 was gassy and Aaron is even worse! The belly sleeping relieves it and allows him to sleep. As I have mentioned to Kenswife, we use the AngelCare monitor that sets off an alarm if he stops breathing longer than 20 seconds. We used that with DS1 and are again. We can't live without it and sleep so much better with it. Plus, Aaron gets to sleep the way that makes him feel better. They push push push back to sleep...but babies actually prefer to sleep on their bellies because of their immature digestive systems and gas.

[FoxyBlue]

Melissa: Was the fussiness mostly one period of the day/night? We're just stuck wondering why this particular stretch of night is so bad for him, when he's fine all day.

[twinnyme]

Melissa: Was the fussiness mostly one period of the day/night? We're just stuck wondering why this particular stretch of night is so bad for him, when he's fine all day.

IIRC - and frankly I try not to think of that time in general - it was pretty much 24 hours a day but yes nights were worse. During the day she just seemed to fight sleep and would only catnap - maybe 10-15 minutes here or there - and she might be a little gassy, but at night she'd be up screaming for hours. I can't remember the exact time, unfortunately. We'd have to take laps around the house for hours. I got the FOR CRYING OUT LOUD CD (http://www.colicshop.com/for-crying-out-loud-cd.shtml) and Sleep Sheep (http://http://www.sleepsheepandfriends.com/sheep.html) to try to calm her. We bicycled her legs forever. All sorts of things. The day seemed to be better. But take my thoughts with a grain of salt because it has been 3+ years and time did seem to improve it eventually.

[kissmary]

Jen, congrats on going med free! I was on pitocin, but by the time I got to 6 cm, I was actually thinking that if my DH wasn't there, I'd want an epi or something! But then about 3 contractions later I felt ready to push, so I couldn't have gotten it anyway by that time.

Mandi, glad you can join us here and congrats on Nicholas!

Naamah, also glad to see another NFPer here and congrats on Caedmon!

BC, We'll be going back to NFP, too, once the time comes. Don't know at this point about having more kids, but it worked great for avoiding pregnancy, so I don't see why we shouldn't keep at it.

[kenswife]

Foxy ~ I agree with Jess! You might try belly sleeping with him. I used to scared to death to put my babies on their tummies. But I found with Brayden, it's the only way he gets comfort sometimes from the gas. He also had bad stretches of time, where he's more fussy. It usually happens around the same time of the day and/or night.

BC ~ I'll be going on the pill. I have a prescription for the minipill right now which I'll use until I'm done BF'ing. We really aren't advocates of hormonal BC but we really can NOT chance it right now. But we still want to leave the option open for another baby down the line ~ maybe 2-3 years (I know, don't let your jaw drop too far :p ) We love our big family :rolleyes: ;)

[tgr68]

Thanks for the warm welcome!!

Jen~Congrats on your med free birth! She really did come fast!

MrsSpencer~Mine came late, so I'm in two groups. ;) Welcome aboard! DS is adorable!

Coqueliot~Stick with it! Those growth spurts are rough, but they usually only last a couple of days.

FoxyBlue~We're really bad about NFP and taking chances. We use the pull-n-pray method waaaaaaay too often. ;) We'll probably do the same this time around until AF shows back up!

Gassiness~We have a horrible time with this, but it's with the belching. It will take us forever to get him to burp. Half the time it doesn't happen, he spits up and then he screams until it gets worked out. We just keep burping him every few minutes or give him tummy time, both of which seem to work things out of him. FoxyBlue, I'm not sure if you are BFing or FFing, but you might look at either switching up your diet or switching formulas to see if that helps ease things.

Kissmary~Thanks!

Cradle Cap~Anyone else fighting this? DS has the most horrid case of it right now. What are you doing to combat it?

Here's a recent pic of my little guy:
http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/470967/20080505/233340.jpg

[jess&dan]

tgr68: Aaron had this and what a friend recommended to me did the trick. Before his bath, put some baby oil in his hair and then loosen up the flakes with a brush as much as you can. Then when you give him a bath, wash his hair and brush through it some more. It pretty much eliminated the cradle cap for me! You might have to do it a few nights, but it really did the trick!

[kissmary]

Oooh, forgot to share, Henry's umbilical cord stump finally came off today! Tomorrow he is 3 weeks old!

[summerbride2005]

Foxy- I am dealing with the exact same issue. Camryn seems to be up now from 10:30 to around 1:30 with a gassy belly, and will cry. Or she will latch on to eat and then cry on and off. It's the same time every night for the past 3 or 4 nights. I was thinking that she had her days and nights mixed up but I'm not sure.

Jess- Camryn loves to sleep on her belly but we only let her do it on the floor when we are right next to her because it makes us so nervous! I'm thinking about getting the monitor that you mentioned to see if she'll actually sleep in her co sleeper at night instead of with me. Do you get nervous (or did you get nervous with your firs son) about having them sleep on their tummy?

[jess&dan]

summerbride2005: I'm actually not nervous about how he sleeps...just when he sleeps in general (which is why we have the monitor). My cousin passed away from SIDS just before she hit 3 months old. She was on her back in her carseat. So the belly sleeping doesn't mean much to me since that is something that has happened in my family and unrelated at all the belly sleeping. I had a chat with it to my pediatirican when my first son didn't want to sleep on his back. The thing is, they group suffocation into SIDS, which is totally different. Some babies will burrow their faces straight down or smash their faces up against bumpers, which will suffocate them. So there's where one concern comes from. Another is that when babies belly sleep, they tend to go into deeper sleeps. Babies take long pauses in their breathing naturally, but with SIDS babies they just don't start back up. So when they are in a deep sleep, their mind might not click and tell them to breath again. If a SIDS baby is caught not breathing right away, all it takes in moving them (so that's why the monitor is good, because if it goes off you get to them right away). After my cousin passed away, my aunt had a monitor on her next two kids, who both had it go off often (so obviously it seemed to be some sort of gene somewhere) no matter what position they are in. Unfortunately, it happens wherever and whenever. All it took was moving them. They eventually outgrew the problem. We're cautious about the belly sleeping and before we did it overnight, watched him during the day to see if he was a face burrower or not (which he's not). So the fear is actually with me more in the car on long trips. I touch him often and move him to make sure he's still breathing. He just sleeps so much better on his belly and I can't see forcing him to lie on his back and be miserable. I have no clue if any of that made any sense or not!

kissmary: Aaron's umbilical cord took about that long too! And then it left remains, so we had to go in and have stuff put on it to make it dry up. Then that fell off and left a bit more so we went in yet again! I never met a baby who was that in love with his cord stump! :p

[SiValleySteph]

It seems like the days are going by so fast, I hardly have a chance to check in.

I took Damon to the ped today because his belly button was looking rather gross. The ped put silver nitrate on it and it ended up falling off this evening. Yeah! Since we were there, he went ahead and did all the 2 week check up stuff.

11 day checkup: 9lbs 7oz

I got interrupted in the middle of my post by my 3-1/2 year old who can't sleep. So I will ahve to cut this short.

Oh, and congrats to Jenunjum!! :D I will have to look back at your post tomorrow.

[coquelicot]

DD still has her stump after 3 weeks, 5 days. Should we be concerned? It's definitely more shriveled up. We're treating it with rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab 3-5 times a day, really trying to get into those crevices. With the weight checks she's had over the past few days, the ped didn't make any mention of it, so I guess he's not worried about it. She has her 1-month checkup on Friday, so I was glad to read that the ped can remove it if need be.

[MrsSpencer]

DS cord stump is loose I think it might be too early for it to come off he isn't 2 weeks yet....he sleeps for 1 hour to 1 1/2 at night then is hungry again. Sleeps a lot longer during the day..got them confused I guess. Thanks for the welcome...and can I say you all have some beautiful babies!

[summerbride2005]

coquelicot- DD didn't have hers fall off she was almost 4 weeks so I think you are okay with your DD.

jess - Thank you so much for all the info. I didn't know that they grouped that in with SIDS. I'm so sorry about your cousin.

[April08Moms]

updated to here :)

[FoxyBlue]

Mandi: I think 1 week to 4 or maybe even 6 weeks is 'normal'. DS's stump fell off at 1 week (actually 6 days I think).

[MrsSpencer]

i also have a monitor under his cradle (will move to crib when he is). i am terrified of sids and pretty much refuse to go anywhere by myself in the car in fear of it. I also am constantly checking his breathing, and won't rest till he's a year and out of the biggest danger zone. I have one of those wearable blankets also, and he has a pacifier since they said it also helps (something to do with the constant sucking). Glad to know I'm not alone.


sorry about your cousin, what a horrible way to lose a child.

[twinnyme]

Happy Mother's Day, everyone!

[Maggie8202]

Happy Mother's Day. Hope everyone has a great day!

[MrsSpencer]

yay! some of our first mother's day!

[kissmary]

yay, Happy Mother's Day to all!

[jess&dan]

Happy Mother's Day ladies!

[kenswife]

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!

If it's your first mother's day or even if you're a seasoned pro.....hope your mother's day is extra special with all these cute bundles!!!

[Alioop12345]

Congrats Jenjunum!!!!!!!!!


Quick question: Sorry if it's TMI. Has anyone had any issue with prolapse since delivery? I had a really easy labor and only pushed like 4 times but I have a pretty severe uterine and bladder prolapse. I am quite uncomfortable as I have an egg-shaped glob of uterus/bladder hanging out of my vagina (sorry). I am also leaking urine. I feel so disgusting. I can't imagine living like this the rest of my life and am not willing to. I am feeling depressed though that I can't even be seen by the specialist until 7/30. I can't have any relations with DH, can't exercise, and have terrible back pain. My reg OB will be sending me to therapy after my appt this Wednesday but I feel like such a disgusting freak. Anyone have any recommendations?

[MrsSpencer]

ds cord stump just fell off!

[tgr68]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Cradle Cap~Thanks ladies. I'm doing everything you've suggested, so it wounds like I just need to be a little more patient. ;)

Kissmary~Yay for DS's cord falling off!

SiValleySteph~DS's cord got pretty gross right before it fell off too. I hated dealing with it!

Colquelicot~As long as it's not showing signs of infection, no need to be worried. I've heard of it taking up to 7 weeks to fall off.

Ali~No advice here, but that sounds awful!! :( {{HUGS}}

MrsSpencer~Yay for DS's cord falling off!

We're doing well here. I've had a really good but busy weekend. Saturday, I spent all day long scrapbooking and am finally making some headway on DD's book. (I haven't even started on DS's yet.) Today I ended up sleeping in, so we didn't make it to church. We did have a nice lunch with my ILs and spent the day with them playing with BIL's new Wii. I got creamed at bowling, but MIL won the games she played!

[MrsSpencer]

sounds like you had fun tgr68!

Ali- I also have no experience but hope you feel better soon.

Had a nice mother's day, went to ILs' (dh has three sets of parents!) and took a two hour nap at his dad's while they played with ds. That was the best present ever! DS got to meet his six-year old uncle too...although he gets mad if you call him an uncle! Hope you all had a nice day!

[MrsSpencer]

just had a big scare....had ds in the pnp so i could vacuum the livingroom. My dog was going nuts, whining and acting stupid. So I hooked him to his line outside, he hates the vacuum so I figured that's what was wrong. He kept at the door banging against it acting stupid (which he doesn't do outside). I walked to the door getting ready to open it, I had it halfway open and he ran inside I happened to look over to the pnp and ds was almost blue and choking! I picked him up and turned him over and hit his back while running to get the bulb thing. He wasn't crying just looking like he was screaming but nothing coming out. Once I used the bulb he started screaming and breathing again. I tell you I never loved on my dog more than I did after that, I am so grateful to him. ds is fine now, asleep in my arms, but I'm a mess!

[FoxyBlue]

A belated Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I enjoyed mine and I hope yours were wonderful :)

Mandi: What an awful scare, but such a happy ending! Thank god for animals and their senses!

Ali: I would google like crazy. There is so much information out there. I will try and look for you in a bit. Hang in there!

[jess&dan]

Alioop12345: I'm sorry that you are dealing with that. They can't get you in until the end of July? I would call back and demand an earlier time. That's too long to make someone live like that!

MrsSpencer: Such a big scare! Dogs are so wonderful aren't they? That choking thing is one reason I'm more scared of back sleeping than belly sleeping!

[FoxyBlue]

Prolapse:

Here's one site that had some interesting info:

http://thepregnancycentre.com/pelvic_floor_muscles.html (I had to use "Find" in my browser to get down to the Prolapse section.)

The site mentions that relaxin can make prolapse more likely/worse, so I imagine that you'll see more improvement as the hormones leave your body.

Non-Surgical Treatments:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vaginal_prolapse/page8_em.htm#Self-Care%20at%20Home

Similar info from the Urology Channel:

http://www.urologychannel.com/vaginalprolapse/treatment.shtml

I would highly recommend seeing a urologist. They specialize in this kind of thing. They might be a little more knowledgeable than your average OB/GYN.

It sounds like you should try to moderate your activity in the meantime to help alleviate the pressure on that area. Some of the pelvic floor exercises may be helpful in the meantime. At the very least, it will give you an idea of whether or not you might respond to non-surgical intervention.

Good luck!

[MrsSpencer]

dh said he was stopping to get the dog a cheeseburger on the way home! lol!

[phart]

Hi to the "new" members:)

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

That's about all I can muster today:o

[Alioop12345]

MrsSpencer How scary! So glad everything is ok

Foxy Thanks so much for helping me find some more info

Me: I am struggling. I think this prolapse stuff is really affecting PPD. Also, I am not getting much sleep. I cannot get Tessa to sleep anywhere but in the bed next to me and she makes so much noise that I cannot sleep. I am not handling DS's ADHD very well and I am feeling like a horrible Mom. I get so frustrated with his behavior and I feel like I am not being nice to him. I know it's not my job to be nice, it's my job to keep him safe but he is just so needy and defiant and I just can't do it all the time. Hoping this afternoon will be better after he comes home from school.

I have my breastfeeding support group this morning so I am looking forward to getting out of the house with Tessa

[twinnyme]

Alioop - I hope you have a good time at the breastfeeding support group. I know I've already said this elsewhere but I hope you start to feel better soon - and I think you should talk to your OB. I struggled with PPD last time and it was very tough. I hope Tessa's sleep improves, too. Take care of yourself.

Naamah - glad you had a good weekend.

MrsSpencer - that's amazing about your dog! I'm glad everything ended well. And yay for DS's cord falling off. DD's fell off pretty "late," too - about 3 weeks after she was born.

All is well here. We had a nice Mother's Day. I'm slowly getting back into my freelance editing (which I do part-time) though I don't start back to my part-time university job until the last week in June.

[FoxyBlue]

Ali: Just a thought, but we found something that helps DS sleep a lot better:

We started putting him in a memory foam pillow. It's contoured, so he sleeps in the dip in the middle. I think that having something 'cuddling' him is what he finds so comforting. He sleeps much longer and sounder in his pillow.

You may not want to use a pillow, but maybe you might consider one of the 'sleep positioners' they have (Babies R Us).

I was having him sleep next to me in bed, but then I don't sleep well. The pillow seems to do just as well or better and I feel that it's safer.

PS- I second seeking some support for PPD. I've had mere flashes of baby blues and I can't imagine dealing with it for any amount of time. Pregnancy and post-pregnancy hormones are no joke- and on top of it you have to deal with TWO kids!

It might be helpful just to find someone you can talk to about it. I know I feel a lot better after talking with my DH about how I feel.

[Chelsea524]

Foxy the trick we use for the twins is I roll up 3 receiving blankets(two for you guys with out twins) and space them apart just as wide as your baby then I put another receiving blanket over that tightly, so its not touching the mattress, that way when I lay the babies down they are kind of hugged by the receiving blankets, and they aren't fluffy so I don't worry about the SIDS thing as much.

MrsSpencer what a great dog, its so amazing how they know these things, glad your baby is ok

Ali sorry you are having a hard time right now, talk to your ob about the PPD, I went through that with my first two kids and was put on an anti-depressant for just about 4-6 weeks, it made a huge difference and I was able to come off the meds just fine, didn't need it long term

Hi to everyone else, hope the babies are all doing great.

My babies are going to be two months on Thursday, crazy! I am back to work now, kind of stinks but at the same time, I haven't had much adult interaction with anyone other than family in the last 6 months and its really quite nice. The babies are awake a lot more now and it is getting a lot harder to handle both when they are both screaming and wanting held, I can't get anything done. Sleeping is pretty rough, if it was just one it wouldn't be to bad, Avery wakes up about twice a night usually and Harrison usually just once, but that means at least 3 times I am getting up and they take FOREVER to get back to sleep, we are talking an hour each time, they wake up and think its time to play, wide eyed and cooing and me, and by 4-5 am they are up for good so they end up in my bed so I can try to get some sleep while they fuss and eat. They are both smiling a lot and it is just so cute, I love it, the funniest thing is that their favorit thing to look at it the handle bar to their carseats, I put them in there and they are just in aw of it, and if you put their binky over it then they just go crazy kicking their legs, waving their arms and smiling up at it, it keeps them entertained forever.

[MrsSpencer]

ugh! DS was up on my breast from 10pm-2am! anytime I tried to take him off when I thought he'd fallen asleep he'd either scream or I'd lay him in his cradle and he'd throw up, then scream. He would sleep for 30 minutes after 2 then wake up hungry again, then he'd suck four or five times and fall back asleep, but if I tried to move him God forbid! Around 4am I laid him down beside me to feed him that way, and we both fell asleep for 2 and a half hours! But DH came in mad yelling at me telling me I can't fall asleep with him in bed with me! I didn't mean to..I passed out and DS was fine I don't toss and turn in my sleep, especially when I pass out from being exhausted! Then he had the nerve to ask me if I had "time" could I de-clutter the divider in the kitchen! I vaccumed yesterday, and when DH got home and was putting together my little island for my kitchen he let the dog tear up all the strafoam (sp) in the floor..needless to say I wasn't a happy camper whatsoever! Then my mom asked how I was doing and I told her he wants to eat every 20 minutes sometimes then can go four hours at other times and just sleep??? She tells me he's not eating enough to make him full so he's always hungry..I told her that he isn't actually "eating" everytime I put him on..he just sucks and falls asleep. I tried putting a paci in his mouth when he does this but he spits it out and screams??? He's happy if I'm holding him and I can lay him in the pnp for about 10-15 minutes before he starts screaming..or throws up on himself??? I've gotten about 6-7 combined hours of sleep I think since I've had him, even when he's asleep for the little time he is in his cradle I'm too scared to fall asleep I literally have woken myself up and realized my hand was laying on his chest to make sure he's breathing...this has got to stop or I will pass out and fall asleep and something bad will happen???

[jess&dan]

Alioop: I'm so sorry. I wish there was more I could say. Things will get better. Can you chat with your OB about handling the PPD?

Chelsea: Ugh to being back at work...but the adult interaction side of it is nice, I know that! Sorry that sleep isn't the best, but glad that they are fun when it comes to smiling and playing around. :)

MrsSpencer: I'm sorry you're having a rough time when it comes to sleeping. Are you opposed to belly sleeping? I cannot even consider lying Aaron down anywhere on his back or he flips out. As for the eating, I wish I had suggestions. Many babies fing nursing as a soother, so whether they are hungry or not, they want to suck to calm down, put themselves to sleep, etc.


I had a good Mother's Day, minus annoying MIL. DH did everything around the house for the day and got up with Aaron during the night, so that was very nice. Aaron is doing well. He's smiling all the time now and loves his bouncy seat toy bar. He'll smile and coo at it for quite a while. We're working on a better napping routine since he wants to catnap all day long and not get any real decent nap in, making him crabby as can be. But nighttime sleep is going well. We'll get him in his crib anywhere between 8:00 and 8:45 and then he'll sleep anywhere from 2:00 - 3:00, then wake up again at 5:00-5:30 then go to sleep until 7:00-8:00. Not too bad. He'll be 7 weeks on Thursday and I can't believe it!

I have my post-partum appt. on Friday, so looking forward to be told I'm in the clear to work out and resume normal life. We're going to the beach in August so I need to be bathing suit ready and I have to get measuredf or my MOH dress for my sister's wedding my the end of August so I'm hoping I'm at least a lot smaller than now!

And here's a big smiling picture of my little man...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/jpillera/May10200804.jpg

And one of me and my boys from Mother's Day.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/jpillera/May11200802.jpg

[tgr68]

MrsSpencer~Glad you had a nice Mother's Day! :) How scary about DS's incident! :( Glad the dog let you know something was wrong!

As far as the cluster feeding, my DS does the same thing some nights, and my MIL insists that it's a supply issue as well. First off, it doesn't sound like a supply issue but more that he's comfort nursing. When DS got unbearable those nights we were on hour 2 or 3 of cluster feeding, I would put him in the swing for a few minutes and go lock myself in another room to get just a few seconds by myself. Then I'd grab a big glass of water, get DS, and get started again with the feedings. It doesn't sound like much, but those couple of minutes I got to myself helped my sanity so much without sacrificing DS's need to be close.

Hi, phart!

Ali~I'm sorry this is affecting your PPD. Definately find someone IRL you can talk to about what you are feeling. Hopefully some time out will help calm you. {{HUGS}}

Jess~Great pics! You look really good in that second one! My sis is getting married this year as well, but I'm getting a lot less recovery time than you. Her wedding is the end of this month! :eek:

Okay, gotta go get some errands done!

[SiValleySteph]

I'm exhausted, so it's hard for me to follow along. :p

Alioop, Big hugs to you. Please don't feel bad about yourself. This is a complication of pregnancy, your therapists will help you out. You will be better! I just feel so bad that you are so down.

cluster feeding, I just put this in the thread in 0-12 months. My DS is very gassy, so I can't just put him down after he feeds, especially during the night. I have to hold him upright and burp him a bit for about 20 min or so after he eats before laying him down. Otherwise, if I lay him down right away, he will burp himself awake and then want to eat again. Very tiring to be up an hour at a time in the middle of the night, but what can you do? My first son would just fall asleep at the breast and you could just lay him down and he would stay asleep. I didn't know how good I had it! :p

jess&dan, I need to upload my family pic from mother's day ... my older DS had that same shirt on! Very nice family there. :D

recovery, I'm so amazed. This recovery is so different from my first. I can wear all my rings again (couldn't wear them for months with DS1), I lost all but 5lbs of the weight gain already and can fit into some pre-pregnancy pants, albeit with some muffin top, but still! So shocking compared to the first! Of course, this time my tummy is a stretch marked mess, but whatever. I need to go buy a tankini. ;)

[SiValleySteph]

Okay, here is the family from Sunday! DS is not quite 2 weeks old here. Love that he has his tounge sticking out!

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/SiValleySteph/P5118720.jpg

[MrsSpencer]

he hates being on his tummy

[SiValleySteph]

MrsSpencer, I hope your ped has some suggestions for you tomorrow. Sorry you are having such a tough go of it right now. Remember, it doesn't last forever and some day we will be sane again. Maybe. Hopefully. 20 years from now?

[MrsSpencer]

Maybe 20 years..not sure..my mom says 30-40 in my sister's case!

[FoxyBlue]

Mrs Spencer: When I was trying to figure out why my DS wouldn't sleep at night, I came across the Reflux thread somewhere in Parenting. It's possible that your son's symptoms fit that... It's worth a look.

Also, just my experience, but DS was not sleeping from 11:45pm to 2 am every night. We finally figured that it was gas (we can feel his tummy when he is upset). We've been moving his legs and it helps a lot.

As for the comfort nursing, we were able to transition DS to a pacifier once we got him a more comfy sleeping arrangement. In his little pillow nest, he's content enough to settle for the pacifier instead of the breast.

I know it's frustrating, but you might try experimenting to see if anything improves.

Also, I've been giving DS 'Gripe Water' for about a week or so. Whether or not it 'works', it doesn't seem to hurt so I keep giving him that, and Mylicon at night.

Till then try napping during the day if possible, or see if someone can come help you out so that you can nap. I hope you see some improvements!

[jess&dan]

tgr68: Thanks! Wow, you really didn't get much time at all did you? I was the MOH in my friend's wedding when my first son was 8 weeks old, so I've been there!

Steph: What a great family picture! I think both our boys look handsome in that shirt. :D

[Alioop12345]

MrsSpencer Sorry to be so late responding to your post from yesterday but I had a few thoughts re: the nursing from 10-2AM. Sounds like 1) growing through a growth spurt. They nurse like this to increase your supply 2) Sounds a bit like reflux issues. All babies have some degree of reflux in the beginning. I would try and keep him upright after a feeding for 20 minutes or so. Also, try not to lay him flat. Can you get a wedge cushion? They sell them at BRU. I thought about the reflux too when you had mentioned the turning blue/choking incident. Is he arching his back? Does he cry at the breast? Is he gaining weight? These are the things you should mention to the ped. Lastly, the nursing for four hours can be normal cluster feeding. You can try to move that up timewise in the day or eliminate it all together by feeding him at closer intervals during the day and not waiting for him to "ask" to be fed.
OH! One last thing... If he hates being on his tummy---ALL the more reason to have him do it. At least 3 times during the day for 5 minutes or so. It is one of the BEST things for reflux and gas all together. I know it's hard to hear them cry but it really does wonders...
HTH

[MrsSpencer]

thanks ali..I'll try the tummy thing and look for the wedge...

[Kristen78]

Liam will be 6 weeks old at midnight tonight. He's doing great! He's already wearing quite a bit of 3-6 month clothes. This is so different from my DD who was and still is very petite for her age.

Liam is sleeping pretty good. He goes down at about 10pm and is up at 1:30ish to nurse and then again around 4am or so. I usually put him in his bassinet for the first stretch and then I end up bringing him into my bed to nurse and he usually stays there until morning. But last night he went to bed at 10pm and was up at 1:30 and then I put him back in his bassinet (still in my room) at 2am and then he slept till 5am in the bassinet. Hopefully this is the start of a new trend. :)

He's sleeping now. He's a great baby, just like my daughter was. I:) have 6 more weeks of maternity leave before I go back to work, I am SOOOO not looking forward to working again. Yuck!

[kenswife]

Jess and Steph ~ Great pictures!! And both of your boys look handsome in that shirt! ;)

Things here are going well. My little guy is 6 weeks old today. It's just amazing to me how fast he's growing. He also smiled for the first time on Mother's Day. What a great Mother's Day gift!! Something about when they smile just melts my heart completely.

I can't complain one bit b/c Brayden is a happy baby. As long as he's laying on his belly, he's a dream :p However, if he wakes up and is hungry, he wants fed right then or he'll throw a FIT! But as long as he's fed and doesn't have gas, he's happy to just lay there and look around. It's my other kids that keep me exhausted ~ but the connection between them and the baby is amazing.

I'm a lucky mommy.

[kissmary]

Cute pictures, ladies!

Henry slept an astounding 5 and a half hours in a row last night! I would have had him up to eat sooner, but I was asleep, too, enjoying the slumber!! He'll be 4 weeks old on Saturday, and I know this is far from normal, but I'm going to enjoy it whenever it happens! I've finally been alone with him this week, and I'm getting by on my own. I was spoiled having my DH and then my MIL and then my DH with me for most of the first 3 weeks.

[mel7dog]

Aww I love all the pics!

We just made it through the 2nd growth spurt and it was rough. Will's sleep was all mixed up and for 5-6 nights DH and I only got around 3-4 hours of sleep total. Finally last night we got back in the groove and DS only woke up 1x! We had a Dr visit on Tues for an ear check (had a cold and slight ear infection 2w ago, all is well now) Will weighed in at 12lbs 5oz at 5w!

The IL's are coming today so I have been busy getting ready!

[coquelicot]

*kissmary* - Yea for the sleep stretch! And thanks for posting that; you've relieved some of my worries. DD turned 1 month old yesterday. For the past 4 nights, she's had one stretch where she's gone at least 5 hours between feedings. Considering that DH has been out of town for the past two nights and I've been by myself, it's a HUGE relief that she's been sleeping well. Last night I BFed her at 8:25 and put her down in her crib around 9:15. She pretty much zonked out immediately. I went to bed around 9:30. I had to wake HER up at 2:15 to eat! Then she woke up around 5:45 again to eat, but she wasn't crying yet--just starting to wake up. I didn't even bother going back to bed after the second "overnight" feeding, so in reality, I only had to get up once! Whoa! She had good weight gain at her last weight check earlier this week (3.5 ounces in 4 days), so I'm not terribly worried. I will double-check with the ped tomorrow at her 1-month WBV to make sure that it's okay that she went almost 6 hours between feedings at this point. The lactation people at the hospital said that as long as she's gaining weight, to enjoy my sleep and let her wake me up. I was just paranoid about letting her go so long without eating overnight.

[twinnyme]

Trying to get caught up!

First, happy 2 months to Avery and Harrison! Happy 6 weeks to Liam and Brayden!

Chelsea - glad work is going well. I can only imagine with the babies getting more awake it's getting harder to handle them - times twins times two other kids at home. A couple of nights so far I've been alone with my two for bedtime and I've had trouble with just that. Kudos to you!

MrsSpencer - I hope everyone's suggestions help DS and you get some sleep.

Jess - so fun that Aaron is smiling so much. Hope your appointment tomorrow goes well.

Tgr68 - I didn't realize your sister was getting married this month. Have a great time!

Steph - DD1 was similar to your DS with gassiness and having to be held upright after feedings. Fun in the middle of the night - NOT. DD2 is a bit like that, too, but luckily she can sometimes be put straight down if she falls asleep while feeding and stay asleep - it truly does seem to make a difference. Great family pic, too!

FoxyBlue - glad you figured out DS's night wakings!

Kissmary - glad your first week alone with Henry went well. Yay for the great sleep last night!

Mel - sounds like Will is growing great. I can't believe he's 12 lbs. already! I wish we had a 1 month WBV; I'm eager to know how much Bridget wears. She is growing much faster than DD1 ever did!

Coquelicot - I say DEFINITELY enjoy your sleep. But then again my motto is to never wake a sleeping baby!

*****

Not much to report here. Bridget is still doing well. We've had a couple of rough nights - dinner/bedtime witching hour - but that's mainly because of DD1 (we're still having some adjustment issues). However, Bridget is still on a great overnight schedule. Wakes around 1 and 5 to eat and though it still takes her a while to eat we can get her back to sleep within an hour. DH and I have alternated nights every day since we've been home from the hospital and it is making a HUGE difference this time around.

I have been reading along and so had seen the discussion of belly sleeping/tummy time. I haven't done much tummy time with Bridget yet - just sporadically. So today I put her on her belly on the activity mat and she fell asleep for a 1/2 hour on it. She's also taken two very long naps already today (very unlike yesterday; it's still so unpredictable, of course!), so I'm feeling much refreshed.

[MrsSpencer]

ped said he had reflux gonna try some diet restrictions and put cereal in a bottle at first to see if that helps! Sleep has gotten better, took two naps yesterday hopefully some cereal will fill him up and he'll sleep longer. It's getting better slowly.

[tgr68]

SiValleySteph~I feel your pain. DS is hard to burp here as well. I usually pat him for 15 minutes or so and then hand him off to DH. If we don't get him to burp, he ends up spitting up all over himself. So gross to find his hair all matted in milk the next morning!

Tummy Time~I am so bad about doing this with DS. You'd never know it though from the pics I've taken. It's the only time I can get a good one!

Jess~Not at all! Fortunately my weightloss and recovery has been so differnt this time. I'm already down 6 lbs below my pre-pgcy weight. Of course, not everything is in the same spot it used to be! LOL! I bought a dress that's fitted in the bust and flowy over the tummy, so hopefully that'll hide what's still jiggly. :p

Happy 6 weeks to Liam and Brayden!! DS just turned 6 weeks on Wednesday!

Okay, gotta get going. Still have to eat, feed DS, and get to my Zumba class all in about 20 minutes!

[FoxyBlue]

Burping: I'm no expert (DH still gets burps out of DS when I can't), but here's what is working for us:

We use a combo pat and rub/press. I saw DH's grandmother do this while she was visiting. It seems to help get the air up to where it will come out or can be patted out.

It's harder to burp than I would have thought! I feel like I need a class sometimes :)

It's the one thing I'll wake DH up to do for me at night.

[twinnyme]

Burping: We use a combo pat and rub/press. I saw DH's grandmother do this while she was visiting. It seems to help get the air up to where it will come out or can be patted out.

This also seems to be working well for Bridget. Bridget slept 5.5 hours last night, woo hoo! AND Becca also STTN without any wakeups (for us to fix her blanket, because she's scared, whatever). A lovely night in our household! :)

[Maggie8202]

I am typing this as Ella is still sleeping!! Usually she has been up at 8am regardless of her last feeding. We have been getting some 5 hour stretches at night, but mostly they are 4 hours. I can not complain because I am still getting about 7 hours of sleep at night, last night I got 8! It is interrupted, but I feel great!!

Question about Naps??? Ella gives me a very hard time taking naps during the day. The longest is about 30 minutes. By 4:30 she is such a crank because she is tired, but still will not sleep until she goes to bed which is anywhere between 8:30 and 10:00. Any tips? We have tried swing, bouncy, crib, bassinet. She will only nap if we are in the car driving somewhere, and I can't just drive with the current gas prices!!

We have Ella's christening on June 8th, so we are trying to get ready. I am still looking for a christening gown, and having fun planning...

... crying gotta run.

[jess&dan]

Kristen78: Happy 6 weeks to Liam! Glad he is doing so well.

kenswife: Thanks! Happy 6 weeks to Brayden! The tummy sleeping works wonders for us also.

mel7dog: What a big boy! Sorry he was sick. Aaron has had a slight cold for about a week now too.

tgr68: It sounds like you are doing great with losing the weight! Way better than I am!

Maggie8202: We've been having the same issues with Aaron. So I've started "nap boot camp" and it seems to be working! I keep him awake in the morning for at least 1.5 hours and then rock him to sleep...then put him in his crib. If he wakes after 30 minutes, I give him 5 minutes to see if he'll calm himself back to sleep...which sometimes he does. If he doesn't, I go rock him to sleep again and put him back in the crib. I do this until I feel he's had a decent nap. After that, I keep him awake again for a decent amount of time. And repeat the process. Keeping him awake was tough because he liked his catnapping so much, but he's used to it now and it's working out pretty well. Now we're just dealing with what I think is colic.


I think Aaron is colicky. The last few nights he consistantly starts screaming at the same time, around 7:30, and goes for about 1.5 hours. He doesn't want to eat, go to sleep, no soothing technique works longer than 2 minutes. It's been trying, but we're hoping it wears off. He's had a little cold, so that might not be helping.

His Baptism is set for July 27, so I'm on the search for an outfit. I don't want it to look exactly like his brother's, but boys' christening outfits don't have many options.

[Chelsea524]

Jess have you tried moving his bedtime up to 7? I know that seems so early but it may be that he is over tired by 7:30, mine have to be to bed by about 7:30 or it is just awful getting them to sleep at night.

Tummy Time Harrison loves this, he was playing on his belly for over an hour yesterday and then he just conked out all by himself without me needing to feed him or rock him, Avery doesn't care for it so much, she has awful head control, she has a hard time holding her head up at all and when she does its very wobbly so she just lays there crying. I don't know how Harrison is so much better with his head control, his head is huge compaired to Averys but he has been a pro at holding it up since he was just over 2 weeks.

Christening, in the LDS church we call it a blessing but I think it's pretty similar. I have been fighting with both my mom and MIL on what day will work and I think we are stuck with Fathers Day, its the only Sunday that they will both be around in the next couple months. My mom is making their outfits, she has made all of her grandkids outfits, but who knows if they will be done in time, she wanted me to find out the genders when I was pregnant so she could have an early start on making them and here it is, a month away and I don't think she has even cut them out yet:rolleyes:

And just a couple pictures, this one Harrison is trying to eat Avery, lol
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m242/chelsea524/IMG_1718.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m242/chelsea524/IMG_1716.jpg

[lee60657]

Ugh - I am just now making my way over to this thread - I tried to catch up but SOs are probably not going to happen. I love the pictures of everyone's babies! They are all so cute! I had to laugh b/c I have that blue dog Carter's sleeper/line for my DS as well - Carter's does not have much of a choice for infant boys :)

Chelsea The twins are darling - it's amazing how much Harrison looks like a boy and Avery looks like a girl - sometimes its hard to tell when they are this young - I just thought that was neat. I could tell w/o needing an outfit or blanket!

NapsWhat are those?LOL - DS sleeps well, but there is no "schedule" yet - but he does sleep during the day for long periods followed by decent periods of awake time so I won't complain. He naps in the pack n play, the bassinet or his crib depending on where I am in the house. Our nights have been going great - I think he has it figured out. We have a nighttime routine that we do not stray from - we did it with DD and I swear by it. Right now DS is eating around 9 then sleeping until 2:30 or and then waking again to eat around 6:30 - not too bad. He recently just started the longer stretches so I hope my milk supply does not suffer. We still have thrush - does it ever go away - the Nystatin is such a pain - he spits it everywhere and it is a sticky mess :(

Tummytime I try to get about 10 -20 minutes of tummy time per day. So far he is ok with it - DD HATED it and screamed the whole time.

Period? I think I may be about to start my first period :( It seems so early - anyone else have this yet? I am bummed b/c I hoped it would hold off since I am BF but no such luck. Now I have to figure out birth control. I hope my milk supply is ok - I worry about it alot since I ended up having supply problems with DD.

Birth control Not sure - I just got a script for the "mini pill", but I am looking into to Charting to Avoid. Anyone else doing this? I need to check out the thread. We are pretty sure we are done having kids, but there is a small part of me that is not 100% certain.

[tgr68]

Foxy~We use the same burping technique as you. I think DS is just a stubborn burper.

Maggie~When I have difficultly getting DS to sleep, I literally just have to sit and rock him to sleep before transferring him to the swing. It doesn't always work though, so I end up popping in a movie and kicking back with him in my arms napping. Luckily, this doesn't happen to often for us.

Christening~Our church calls it a Dedication. I'm having trouble nailing down a date with IL and my parents as well. I'd really like to get it done on the 25th of this month if everyone can get their schedules together. Otherwise, it probably will be at least Father's Day before it happens.

Chelsea~They are too cute! Very cool that you got one of each!

Us~DS let me get a good nights sleep last night!! :D I find that if I feed him between 10:30 and 11pm and then put him to bed, he'll let me sleep until 5:30 or 6am! If I try to get him down anytime before that, I'm up at least twice through the night.

Our morning has been really good. I got up around 6:30am and was able to fold 2 loads of laundry before DH brought DD down for breakfast. Then I got DS up for his bath, got him dressed, and put him back down for a nap. DD and I took a shower together and got dressed. Then we headed downstairs and I gave her a quick oral test over what we've learned over the last eight weeks or so in preschool. She did great overall, but I realized that we'll need to do some more left/right practice. I got DS up from his first nap of the day and fed him. After that we decided to bake "Monster Cookies" together! Now, it's just about lunch, and I'm about as wiped out as can be.

Off to change DS and get DD some lunch before DH gets home, so he and I can eat.

[coquelicot]

Chelsea--love the pic of the twins!

Naps--DD is up around 8 am or so and stays up until her second morning feeding around 10:30 or so. Down for a nap, then up again around 1 or so to eat. Then back down until about 4. Then she's pretty well awake until 9 pm. Last night, I wasn't even in bed an hour until she woke up wanting to eat, but after that, she went 4.5 hours between feedings, then another 3.5. So not too bad. The ped today told me that with her recent weight gain (7.5 ounces in 3 days!!!), I can just let her wake me up at night. So that almost-6-hour stretch the other night wasn't a big deal.

Well-baby visit stats:
11 days: 7 lbs, 2.5 oz, 21 in
1 month: 7 lbs, 15 oz, 21.25 in

Birth control: We'll probably just do condoms and maybe NFP once AF does decide to come back. I was on the Pill before getting pregnant, but I'm not sure I want to go back on it. We'll see how bad AF cramps are and make a decision from there.

Tummy time: We try to do 5-10 minutes a day twice a day, but if we're busy, it might just be once a day. DD is getting decent about holding her head up for a few seconds and turning it from one side to the other. But she has to get pretty frustrated before she does it well. I hate listening to her cry, but it's the only way she'll get better at it.

Burping: I'm definitely not an expert at this. I just sit her upright and pat her back. For some reason, I have trouble hoisting her up on my shoulder. It's not her weight, it's just awkward for me.

[kissmary]

Naps - Yes, he has naps, but not on any schedule. He has one that is about 2 hours, maybe more, and then a bunch of shorter ones, anywhere from 30 mintues plus. He eats for the last time before bed anywhere from 7:30-9:30 and then sleeps for 4-5 hours (so far!).

Chelsea - love the pic of Harrison trying to eat Avery!!

Christening/baptism - Yes, we went to a "class" (which was dumb, but don't get me started on that) and we have it scheduled for July 6, at my old home church so that my family at least can attend.

Lee, I think charting is super easy as long as you remember to take your temp every morning and I'll be going back to it. I charted to avoid for 2 years and then got pregnant. It's easy to switch on and off. ;)

Jess, I going to recommend reading Happiest Baby on the Block again! Or getting the DVD, but they don't have it at my library and I don't want to buy it (I got the book at a yard sale), though I hear good things about that too. Dr. Karp gives great advice on the 5 S's!

[phart]

We still have thrush - does it ever go away - the Nystatin is such a pain - he spits it everywhere and it is a sticky mess

DD had thrush and the nurse had me put the Nystatin on a q-tip then rub it around her mouth and the thrush cleared up quickly.

[twinnyme]

Christening/baptism/blessing/dedication - everyone who's planning one, have fun planning. Bridget's baptism is scheduled for August 24th to accommodate my family who will travel from NYC. One of my sisters (both live there) is the godmother. She is going to buy the outfit. Kissmary - we have to do a class, too - we did it last time, too - it's ridiculous!

Naps - no schedule here either but we have been blessed (thankfully) with a very good sleeper. She's basically on a 3-hour feeding/nap schedule. She takes a while to eat (sometimes up to an hour) but I count that as her "awake" time because she's usually awake just a bit more after eating then down for another great nap. DD1 was NOT like this at all - I used to call her my "recovering catnapper" so I'm enjoying it a great deal.

Chelsea - great pics of Avery and Harrison. As a twin myself, I love seeing such precious twin photos.

[Maggie8202]

Naps: As I posted about my concerns with naps today, Ella took a 30 minute one this morning, followed by a 1 1/2 one in my arms and now she is napping again in the swing!! Go figure!!

Period: I got a "mini" one 27 days pp, and at 6 weeks got a "full" blown one! Lucky me!! I am not BF though, so I knew it would come on schedule.

BC: I am having a hard time figuring out what to do. Right now it is just condoms, but we hate them! I have had terrible side effects from the pill, so I don't want to go there. I would like to chart, because that is what we used when TTC, but I do not think I can do it yet with waking up for feedings. I think that doing an IUD also isn't for us because I would like to have another baby in 2-3 years. So we shall see!!

Christening: As I was trying to type before, when Ella woke up. I am in the middle of planning the celebration for about 100 people. Yes, it got a little out of control but we are having in at my dh firehouse hall so the "hall" is free. Since we aren't paying per head we kept on just adding more to the list!! My mom just called, she supposedly found a gorgeous dress and I am waiting for her to email me a picture. I am having a hard time finding one I like. I do love a couple from the website: www.christeninggowns.com has anyone ever heard or used them?

Ok I think that's it!!

[FoxyBlue]

Dedication: I would like to do this for DS. Unfortunately, we missed our church's May dedication, and they aren't doing it till Sept. So we have to wait.

I would like to celebrate his arrival with a BBQ sometime soon. I need to see if DH is up to helping me plan it (at a local park/pavillion or something).

BC: Was charting in the past, but am not sure how well that will work as I am nursing. I also don't know when I will get 3 consecutive hours of sleep again, although maybe I will. It's certainly free ($) to at least try to resume charting!

I've also thought about Paraguard (copper IUD), but want midwife's opinion. I DO NOT want another pregnancy for 3+ years, minimum.

I hate hormones, so I'd prefer to avoid them. They do bad things!

[MrsSpencer]

Been a rough couple days trying to get him to take a bottle, he screamed ALL NIGHT...but wouldn't take the bottle out of his mouth..but only ate an ounce??? ugh..had a 30 minute nap this morning but my dog wouldn't cooperate he had two "accidents" runny ones today and while DS was having a crying fit, wanting to be stuck to my breast all day, so I just sat down and cried, might as well join him huh??

[jess&dan]

Chelsea: They are adorable! What cutie pictures! And I didn't even think about the earlier bedtime thing, so when I read your response earlier, I gave it a whirl tonight, and it didn't work. He literally turned on the tears at the same exact time as the last 2 nights and turned them off at the same exact time. I really think we're dealing with colic. Thanks for the suggestion!

kissmary: Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look that one up.

MrsSpencer: You're saying he had the bottle in his mouth, wouldn't let you pull it out, but only drank an ounce? Have you tried a faster flow nipple? It could be the flow is too slow for his sucking and he's getting frustrated.

Period: I had a light one at about 5.5 weeks. Not sure when the full fledge one will come back. Since I'm FF, I expect it soon!

Naps: We're working on this. He'll get up in the morning around 8:00/8:30 to eat, then I'll keep him awake until close to 10:00, otherwise he'll catnap. Then I put him down in his crib and he's been starting to sleep until 11:00/11:30. Then he'll be awake for a bit and take a 30 minute nap before eating around 2:00. Then he'll take a nap again from about 3:00 to 4:30. He'll eat around 5:00 and then I try to make him stay awake until bath time around 7:00. Now, at first, the bath time at 7:00, bottle at 7:30, bed right after was working great. Now we've entered this colic thing (I swear that's what it is) and he will start crying at 7:30 and stop at 8:45 (exact times every night!). He'll fall asleep then, but only for a short while before waking up to eat what he wouldn't during the cry fest. After that, he'll sleep until either midnight, 1:00, or 2:00. No matter which of those time he wakes up, he'll then sleep until 5:00/5:30, then go back to sleep until 8:00. So night sleep isn't bad and day time is getting better. We just need to get over this cry thing.

BC: We're using condoms. I don't like anything going into my body. I'm just nervous about messing with the chemistry of my body. Weird, I know.

[April08Moms]

updated to here :)

[coquelicot]

Great news--DD slept through one of her overnight feedings!!! She last BFed a little after 9, and I put her down around 10. She didn't wake up again until 4:45! Too bad I couldn't quite sleep that long, lol. My left side got engorged enough that I couldn't sleep on it, and that's my favorite side for sleeping. She wasn't even that awake at 4:45; I went to check on her at that point to make sure she was okay. She was just starting to stir. I fed her for about 30 minutes, and she was asleep again. It's now about 8:30, and she's just now starting to wake up again. So had I actually been able to sleep, I could have gotten 6 hours consecutively and over 8 hours total. I don't know if this is the start of a trend, but I'll celebrate this milestone for now. :)

[MrsSpencer]

nicholas can't seem to actually bf without vomitting I pump and mix with cereal and formula if I can't pump enough at once. He doesn't vomit or spit up with a bottle...I'm getting depressed that I can't feed my son the way I was intended...

[phart]

MrsSpencer~~I don't have much advice but I'll tell you that my first two spit-up a TON and often what I would consider projectile and they grew and thrived just fine. They're little guts can only only take so much and they're immature and well...I think you should keep on nursing if that's what you want. It's hard to not feel bad when you nurse then it looks like ALL of it comes back up but I assure you he's retaining some! Have you gone into the BFing thread yet? Perhaps Marisa can help you feel better about it...

[twinnyme]

I don't have much advice but I'll tell you that my first two spit-up a TON and often what I would consider projectile and they grew and thrived just fine. They're little guts can only only take so much and they're immature and well...

Phart - can you tell me a little more about this? Bridget has done a lot of projectile vomiting, too. For a few days, it was at least once a day sometimes twice. Now it's maybe once every other day - I think we're coming up with strategies to help, like holding her upright more after feeding, burping even more than usual (though she's a stubborn burper), and now we know her clues more, too, so that's helping as well. She is FF and I know you BF but how long did it go on for your first two? She definitely seems to be thriving and taking in enough and gaining weight (though we haven't weighed her in a few weeks now). MIL told me that with SIL it went on for 9 months :rolleyes: every day and she was fine (when I mentioned I might call the doctor about it because it seemed to be excessive - but it's lessened now so I haven't called, and we have an appt. on June 6th anyway). Thanks!

Other than that, all is well here. We're on night four of Bridget sleeping 5+ hours. It's great. She seems to cluster feed more in the afternoon now, I'm starting to think so she can get enough in to sleep longer at night because the pattern has been similar the past few days - it's been almost every two hours in the afternoon. But that's okay if the tradeoff is sleeping more at night.

I have my post-partum checkup on Wednesday.

[tgr68]

Dedication~Well, it's looking like a no-go here for the 25th. Gaaaah! I really want to get this off my plate! :mad:

MrsSpencer~{{{HUGS}}} Sorry you've been having a rough time with DS's eating.

Period~Last time it came back at 9 wks while BFing. DS is a much more frequent and aggressive eater than DD, so I'm hoping it stays away much longer this time.

Twinnyme~Yay for Bridget sleeping for longer stretches!

Me~We are finally making some headway on DS's cradle cap! (No pun intended.) I did the usual baby oil treatment (all natural baby oil), but I used Head & Shoulders instead of the usual baby shampoo. That afternoon I took a comb to his hair and all of the big scales are now gone! Yay! The dandruff-like smaller scales are still around, but his head is looking 1000x better now! :)

This morning I got the cutest smiles from him! I was putting him in his swing and everytime he caught my eye, he'd get the biggest grin on his face! It absolutely melted my heart!

[lee60657]

PhartThanks for the tip on using the Q-tip for the Nystatin - I have been doing that and the white on DS's tongue is looking better:) I hope it goes away soon.

Bouncy chair v.swing Which does your DC prefer? Or do you have another alternative? Just curious, DS really does not like the bouncy and tolerates the swing. I need a place to put him down! So far his carseat works best:rolleyes:

Baby carrier I posted in the carrier thread, but thought I would throw it out here too - What carrier do you use? We have 4 :o The Bjorn, Hotsling, Moby wrap and Ergo. DS prefers to be carried so I needed something. I do not like my Hotsling at all, the Bjorn is ok (I like it better when they can face the front), the Moby wrap is ok and I have not tried the Ergo yet. I spent a small fortune on carriers and nothing that is great yet:( I plan to try the Ergo on our evening walk - I hope I like it, I mean I hope DS likes it!

[summerbride2005]

Bouncy chair v.swing Camryn doesn't seem to really like either of them. She will tolerate the swing more then her bouncy chair, but she would rather have me or DH hold her instead.

Baby carrier I have the bjorn but I heard that you aren't supposed to put them in there until 8 weeks, but I'm not sure that is right. I also just bought a hotsling and tried her out in it today. I can't decide if I need the size 2 or 3 (I have them both and will return one of them), and I don't know if I like it that much. It feels like a lot of pressure on my shoulder. I wonder if it's supposed to feel like that. Lee I'm with you as DD likes to be carried a lot. I'm hoping this sling will help, but she kind of cried when she was in it.

[PinkBeary]

Baby carrier I posted in the carrier thread, but thought I would throw it out here too - What carrier do you use? We have 4 :o The Bjorn, Hotsling, Moby wrap and Ergo. DS prefers to be carried so I needed something. I do not like my Hotsling at all, the Bjorn is ok (I like it better when they can face the front), the Moby wrap is ok and I have not tried the Ergo yet. I spent a small fortune on carriers and nothing that is great yet:( I plan to try the Ergo on our evening walk - I hope I like it, I mean I hope DS likes it!

hello everyone. coming out of lurkdom again.

sleep - is my baby the only one who was waking every 2 hours to feed? i thought i had it good because my first child woke up at random times during the day and night for 2-3 months. at least this baby is very predictable. i can only dream about getting 5 straight hours of sleep.

baby carrier - i totally went overboard and bought every carrier that i could think of. i figured that i can resell them after we're done having babies. i found that my baby falls asleep instant in any carrier as long as i give her a pacifier while she's being carried. i find the hotsling and maya ring sling to be too hot for her. no pun intended. she sweats too much in the hotsling. the great thing about the ring sling is that i can transfer her easier when she's asleep. i also don't like her head covered in carriers. it makes me too nervous. i just tried the babyhawk with headrest today and i love it. the only bad thing is that my toddler thinks that the babyhawk is "her" carrier and cries to be carried. sigh. it's too hot in southern california for me to really try using a wrap. i can't wait until my DD2 has enough neck muscles for me to use my soft structured carriers. i might not be a wrap person after all.

[Marisa]

PinkBeary -- I'm lurking too. :) I have just about no hands-free internet time these days, I can just about maneuver a mouse while nursing. :)
Anyway, yep, my DS is nursing pretty frequently too. I get longish stretches during the day, one or two big naps, and then there have been some nights when he'll have a stretch as long as 3 hours. But typically, it's much more frequent than that. The upside of it, of course, is that he's gained about 3 pounds in under three weeks -- at least I don't have to worry about whether BFing is going well.

Carrier -- I've been using my Maya wrap, I like how versatile it is (he can lay down, but he prefers "sitting" up tummy-to-tummy style). I have a solarveil ring sling that I made as well, but I feel like ti's not soft enough -- I will probably use that more over the summer when we're out in the sun. I keep meaning to make myself a pouch as well. Yeah, in my free time. :)

I have a question for everyone. I know I'm one of the last of the April moms... how's everyone doing wrt getting back to 'normal' shape? I'm three weeks out from my c-section, and I'm just now feeling like I'm not as swollen and "still pregnant" looking. My mom commented that my face has changed back too. Unfortunately after two c/s I'm nowhere near the same shape as before -- the 'belly shelf' is back in full force, so I looked longingly at my pre-pregnancy size 6 and 8 pants today as I was pulling out the size 12 and 14's from the attic....
(PS -- I'm very realistic about weight loss, I'm the biggest believer in '9 months on, 9 months off', I'm just really psyched about the prospect of not having to wear maternity pants anymore, I wore "real" pants for the first time this weekend!)

[coquelicot]

*Body shape* - I've been back in my pre-pregnancy clothes for several weeks now (DD is 5 weeks, 1 day old). My body isn't exactly the same as it was beforehand. Good news is that I no longer have the pooch in my lower abs. Bad news is that the weight spread out more evenly so that my once-toned upper abs are flabby. But I *look* skinnier than I did pre-pregnancy, believe it or not. That, and bigger-chested. ;) Weight-wise, I know I've lost at least 20 pounds of pregnancy weight; I gained less than 30. I'm back to the weight I was when DH and I got married. So I'm happy with it for now. I do plan on getting to the gym and eventually toning up my mid-section. Now that I don't have the pooch to contend with, maybe it'll be easier to get it into shape.

*Baby carrier* - Using the Infantino Sling Rider. DD loves it, although it's a little hard on my shoulder after a while. I only use it for taking her out for walks and running errands. She doesn't seem to need to be carried *constantly*, thank goodness.

*Sleep* - I thought it was going to be a long night last night when we put her down around 9:45 and she woke up again around 11 wanting to eat. But then she didn't wake up again until after 6 this morning! I watched "Happiest Baby on the Block" yesterday and took their suggestion of putting the radio in her nursery on a static-y station (which is surprisingly hard to find around here) and turning it up. I don't know if that's what did it, but she slept great after that. She had a couple of rough spurts a few weeks ago where she had a hard time going down initially at night, but that's gotten much better. I swaddle her before she's done with her last evening feeding so that I don't wake her back up to do it. Overall, after reading some of the stories on here, I feel pretty lucky that she's a good sleeper. I try to bunch up her feedings in the evenings in hopes that she'll sleep for a while. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

*Bouncy chair vs. swing* - We haven't pulled out the bouncy chair just yet. DD loves her swing, though. Most of the time. Sometimes I can just put her in it and not even turn it on, and she's happy as a clam.

[MrsSpencer]

he slept! for two hour stretches! I even got to bf once (I didn't move him for about 20 min afterwards and he kept a lot down). I even got to cuddle with DH which he loved!

[Chelsea524]

Body shape I have been in my pre-pregnancy pants since I came home from the hospital, and a couple weeks ago I was able to go down two pantsizes. I am thinking the double nursing is what is doing it but I am right now down 25 lbs from my prepregnancy weight. I still have the ugly flab hanging down a little bit on my belly though.

Baby carrier I use my pouch sling that I made but I am thinking of asking for a moby wrap or something else for my birthday, not sure what I want yet so thanks for asking this question, its nice to hear what others like

Sleep They only woke up once last night!! And back to back!!! I was sooo happy this morning

Bouncy chair vs. swing Harrison hates the swing but likes the bouncy seat enough, Avery prefers the swing. I just pulled out my play mat/gym last week and Harrison loves that, he'll lay under it for 30-60 mins just staring at everything

cradle cap just thought I would post what the NICU told us, it seems to work great. Use a normal, cheap toothbrush on their scalp in circular motion every day to prevent cradle cap, but if they do get it put a tiny bit of baby oil on and use the toothbrush in the circular motion to lift it off, they have each woken up one day with really bad cradle cap but I was able to get rid of it completely in that one