May 2008 Mommies: Our Babies Have Bloomed!

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May 2008 Mommies: Our Babies Have Bloomed!

Welcome, and congratulations!

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ducgal, smilewithme, tashaw6, IrishEyes, Makena32204, karabear0117, Kelly51703, Mrs.Chappy, E&O, L-O-V-E, tinagirl26, rachrich, CT'sPunkin, Mickey&B, MrsSpencer, Sully130

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MrsBeckyLP, Lolly, Jessiesmama, December27JJB, PGirl26, Standrea, OctoberPrincess, anemone, ironhair, BeachGirl, sophonisba9, BabyLust (twins), dettes

To join, post 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:

Other threads:
May 2008 Mommies: Babies Under Construction (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35886)
May 2008 Mommies: A Baby Bump for the Holidays (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37562)
May 2008 Mommies: From the Second to the Third Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39419)
May 2008 Mommies: Babies in Full Bloom (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40616)


Your Threadmistresses are MrsBeckyLP, Standrea and smilewithme. Please PM any of us with any issues regarding the thread.

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This thread is a work in progress. I'll save a bunch of replies and update/finish the front page as I have time.

Member list

anemone
me: 33
dh: 33
dd: Eloise
birthdate: 5/14/08
time: 8.41am
weight: 8lbs 14oz
length: 20 inches
other children: DS, Henry 2.5 years

Baby Lust
Me: Amanda, 25
DH: Shane, 30
DD1: Hailey Marie
DD1 Birthdate: 4/29/08
DD1 Time of birth: 5:55pm
DD1 Weight at birth: 3lbs 10oz
DD1 Length at birth: 17 1/4"
DD2: Madelyn Claire
DD2 Birthdate: 4/29/08
DD2 Time of birth: 5:58pm
DD2 Weight at birth: 5lbs 1oz
DD2 Length at birth: 18 1/2"
Any other children: DS, Lucas 6/13/06

CT's Punkin
Me: Name, age - 36
DH: Name, age - 39
DS/DD: Name - Gabriel (aka GTT)
Birthdate: 5/13/08
Time of birth: 10:48pm
Weight at birth: 7lbs 11oz
Length at birth: 20 3/4"

ducgal
Me: Victoria, 39
DH: Kevin, 40
DS/DD: Ivan
Birthdate: 5/19/08
Time of birth: 10:05P
Weight at birth: 9lbs, 15 ozs
Length at birth: 21 1/4 inches
Any other children: nope

E&O
Me: Kelly, 30
DH: Nathan, 31
DS/DD: Cooper
Birthdate: 4/27/08
Time of birth: 2:43am
Weight at birth: 6lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 19 1/4 in
Any other children: DD, Kate, 23 months

IrishEyes
Me: Kellie, 34
DH: Rob, 36
DS/DD: Carson
Birthdate: 5/13/08
Time of birth: 6:57pm
Weight at birth: 8 lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 21 1/2 in
Any other children: DS, Brody, 3 yrs old

Ironhair
Me: Sidney, 32
DH: Jason, 33
DD: Alivia Paige
Birthdate: 05-04-08
Time of Birth: 7:25am
Weight at Birth: 8 pounds
Length at Birth: 21 inches
Other Children: DS, Aiden Brock, 05-14-06

Kelly51703
Me: Kelly, 31
DH: Chris, 31
DS/DD: Andrew Christian
Birthdate: 4/5/08
Time of birth: 1:22 AM
Weight at birth: 7 lbs 1 oz
Length at birth: 19"
Any other children: Lauren, 2 1/2

Lolly
Me: Laura
DH: DH
DD name: Megan Ann
Birthdate: May 3, 2008
Time of birth: 7:20 PM
Weight at birth: 6 lbs, 6 oz.
Length at birth: 19.5 inches
DD #1-Mary Elizabeth 4/29/06

makena32204
Me: Darla, 29
DH: Tom, 39
DS/DD: Tristan Maxwell
Birthdate: 5.6.08
Time of birth: 3:38 pm
Weight at birth: 7 lbs, 9 oz
Length at birth: 21 inches
Any other children: DD, Amelia 7.17.06

Mickey&B
Me: Michelle 33
DH: Brian, 34
DS/DD:
Birthdate:
Time of birth:
Weight at birth:
Length at birth:
Any other children: DS, Aidan 8/25/05

MrsBeckyLP
Me: Becky, 25
DH: Matt, 28
DD name: Madelyn (Maddie) Mae
Birthdate: April 17, 2008
Time of birth: 9:35 a.m.
Weight at birth: 7 pounds, 4 ounces
Length at birth: 20 inches

Mrs.Chappy
Me: Robyn, 31
DH: Steve, 31
DS: Jacob Bryce
Birthdate: 4/26/08
Time of birth: 8:27 AM
Weight at birth: 8 lbs 14 oz
Length at birth: 21"
Any other children: Benjamin, 3

MrsSpencer
Me: Mandi-25
DH-Nate-25
DS/DD Name: Nicholas Harold
Birthdate: April 29, 2008
Time of birth: 8:31 pm
Weight at birth: 7lbs. 3 oz.
Length at birth: 18.5"

Pgirl26
Me: Amanda-27
DH-Stephen- 27
DS/DD Name: DD Addesyn Paisley
Birthdate: May 2, 2008
Time of birth: 12:44pm
Weight at birth: 6lb 1 oz.
Length at birth: 19"
Any other children: DH has two daughters... Kelsea 5, Khloe 2

rachrich
Me: rachael, 28
DH: corey, 29
DS/DD: Owen
Birthdate: 5/15/08
Time of birth: 8:02am
Weight at birth:8lb, 5.5 oz.
Length at birth: 20.5 inches
Any other children: DD Olivia 12/7/05

Sophonisba9
Me: Eva Marie
DH: Matt
DS/DD: Catherine Claire
Birthdate: 5/5/08
Time of birth: 10:30 am
Weight at birth: 8lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 20.5
Any other children: DS Jack 1-26-06

smilewithme
Me: Mandi, 30
DH: 30
DS Name: Jameson Brian
Birthdate: April 19, 2008
Time of birth: 1:38 a.m.
Weight at birth: 6lbs, 11oz.
Length at birth: 19.5"

Standrea
Me: Andrea, 27
DH: Stan, 27
DD name: Eliza (Ellie) Jane
Birthdate: May 1, 2008
Time of birth: 9:25 p.m.
Weight at birth: 7 pounds, 15 ounces
Length at birth: 21 inches
DD #1-Abigail (5/12/06)

sully130
Me: 32
DH: 34
DS: P.
Birthdate: 5/02/08
Time of birth: 4:58 p.m.
Weight at birth:8lb, 8 oz.
Length at birth: 20 1/4 inches
Any other children: DD born still, 4.22.05, lives in my heart; DS born 4.20.06, lives in my home

tashaw6
Me: Tash, 29
DH: Neil, 28
DS/DD: Kade
Birthdate: 9 May 2008
Time of birth: 17:29
Weight at birth: 9 lbs, 5 oz
Length at birth: 20 inches
Any other children: None

tinagirl26
Me: Kristina, 36
DH: Grant, 43
DS: Liam Elliott
Birthdate: 5/6/08
Time of birth: 8:59 am
Weight at birth: 7 lbs, 6 oz
Length at birth: 19 3/4 inches
Any other children: DS, Caleb Eric, 2/13/06

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Our babies by birthday

April

5 - Kelly51703: Andrew Christian
17 - MrsBeckyLP: Madelyn (Maddie) Mae
19 - smilewithme: Jameson Brian
25- Jessiesmama: Jacklyn Sophia
26- Mrs.Chappy: Jacob Bryce; December27JJB: Ava Rosemary
27- E&O: Cooper Nathan
29- MrsSpencer: Nicholas Harold; Baby Lust: Hailey Marie and Madelyn Claire

May

1- Standrea: Eliza (Ellie) Jane
2- Sully130: Parker; PGirl26: Addesyn Paisley
3- Lolly: Megan Ann
4- ironhair: Alivia Paige
5- sophonisba9: Cate
6- tinagirl26: Liam Elliott; makena32204: Tristan Maxwell
7- L-O-V-E: Aaron Joseph
9- tashaw6: Kade
13- IrishEyes: Carson James
14- CT'sPunkin: Gabriel Trevin; anemone: Eloise
15- rachrich: Owen Blake
19-ducgal: Ivan Vincent
21- Dettes: Caroline Eileen; OctoberPrincess: Madison Rose
27- BeachGirl: Hailey

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Photos of our babies

Kelly51703, baby Andrew Christian
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MrsBeckyLP, baby Madelyn (Maddie) Mae
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smilewithme, baby Jameson Brian
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MrsSpencer, baby Nicholas Harold
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Baby Lust, babies Hailey Marie
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and Madelyn Claire
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Photos of our babies

Standrea, baby Eliza (Ellie) Jane
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PGirl26, baby Addesyn Paisley
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sophonisba9, baby Cate
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tashaw6, baby Kade
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IrishEyes, baby Carson James
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tinagirl26, baby Liam Elliott
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Helpful Links

Weekly Pregnancy Updates:

American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/)* Baby Center (http://www.babycenter.com)* BabyZone (http://babyzone.com/) * iVillage (http://www.ivillage.com/) * StorkNet (http://pregnancyguideonline.com/) * Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com)

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Baby Registries:
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Delivery/Birthing Options (OB, Midwives, Doulas, birthcenters, etc.):
American Association of Birth Centers (http://www.birthcenters.org/) * American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (http://www.acog.org/) * American College of Nurse-Midwives (http://www.acnm.org/) * Childbirth Connection (http://www.childbirthconnection.org/)* Lamaze (http://www.lamaze.org/) * Bradley Birth (http://www.bradleybirth.com/) * Birthing From Within (http://birthingfromwithin.com/)* Birthworks (http://www.birthworks.com/) * HypBirth (http://www.hypbirth.com/)* HypnoBirthing (http://www.hypnobirthing.com/)* Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators (http://www.alace.org/) * International Childbirth Education Association (http://www.icea.org/) * Waterbirth International (http://www.waterbirth.org/mc/page.do) * DONA International (http://www.dona.org/)

Breastfeeding:
Ameda (http://www.ameda.com/)* Breastfeeding (http://www.breastfeeding.com/)* Boppy (http://www.boppy.com/)* KellyMom (http://www.kellymom.com/)* La Leche League (http://www.lalecheleague.org/) * Maternal Concepts (http://www.maternalconcepts.com/) * Medela (http://www.medela.com/)* Mothering (http://www.mothering.com/)* ProMoM (http://www.promom.org/)* Whisper Wear (http://www.whisperwear.com/)

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Diapering Info: (some have coupons & contests)
Cloth Diapering (http://www.borntolove.com/index.html) * Huggies (http://www.huggies.com/)* Luvs (http://www.luvs.com/home_new.jsp)* Pampers (http://www.pampers.com/globalsplash/flashlanguagejump.jsp)

Slings:
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Cord Blood/Stem Cell Info:
Secureacell (http://www.secureacell.com/)* Viacord (http://www.viacord.com/) * Cord Blood (http://www.cordblood.com/) * Cryobank (http://www.cyrobank.com)* Lifebank USA (http://www.lifebankusa.com) * CorCell (http://www.corcell.com)* Cryo-Cell (http://www.cyro-cell.com)

Invitations/Announcements:
2Peas1Pod (http://www.2peas1pod.com/)* 5StarBaby (http://www.5starbaby.com/)* BabyGrams (http://www.babygrams.com/order/)* Baby J Cards (http://www.babyjcards.com/) * Bella Baby (http://www.bellababy.com/)* Celebration Cottage (http://www.celebrationcottage.com/) * Classic Card (http://www.storkavenue.com/) * inababycarriage (http://www.inababycarriage.com/)* InvitationBox (http://www.invitationbox.com/)* Inviting Smiles (http://www.invitingsmiles.com/) * MetroBaby Cards (http://www.metrobabycards.com/) * Mommy's Miracles (http://www.mommysmiracles.com/) * My Gatsby (http://www.mygatsby.com/) * Naptime Cards (http://www.naptimecards.com/) * PhotoStamps (http://www.photo.stamps.com/Store/?source=si10985886) * PurpleStork (http://www.purplestork.com/)* Simply To Impess (http://www.simplytoimpress.com/) * Stork Avenue (http://www.storkavenue.com/) * Stork Grams (http://www.shopbirthannouncements.com/)* Tiny Prints (http://www.tinyprints.com/)

Monitors:
BabyBeat (http://www.babybeat.com/)* Belly Beats (http://www.bellybeats.com/) * Stork Radio (http://www.storkradio.com/)

Fun Stuff:
Jewel Kids (http://www.jewelkids.com/) * Lifetime Mothers (http://www.lifetimemothers.com/) * ExpectNet (http://www.expectnet.com/)(have friends and family compete in a baby pool!)

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Open for posting.

I'll let everyone know when they should check the front page for errors, because I'm sure there will be plenty!

-Becky

[IrishEyes]

I don't have time for SO's right now (I'll be back for that). I have to get to the county health department this morning to get a copy of the birth certificate so I can fax in a form to add Carson to my health insurance... but I wanted to say:

Yay to Standrea! What a relief!!!

[Jessiesmama]

Congratualtions Anemone, Dettes, OctoberPrincess & Beachgirl on the arrival of your baby girls!
&
Congratulations Ducgal and welcome Ivan!

Standrea - I'm so happy to hear the results were negative! What a relief!

I am having big trouble at night. Jacklyn is now 5 weeks old and is a gassy mess all night long (not so much during the day???). I swaddle her and put her down usually around 10PM She doesn't like to lay flat so I purchased every sleep incliner on the market - to no avail. She is up every 2 hours in pain. After her first waking, she will not go back down in the bassinet. She only wants to be next to me, with her head on my pillow - and I have to be touching her. When she is in distress, I have to pat her back - this goes on all night! Any suggestions? I've tried white noise & chamomile tea - neither helped. I'm thinking of getting the gripe water today.

Side note - she's an angel during the day - so it's not colic or anything like that...

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC?

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point?

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib?

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night?

I'm paranoid right now becasue DD#1 was and still is a crappy sleeper and I don't want to make mistakes with this one. I want to do wahtever I need to to get through this "gassy at night" period without creating additional problems or habits.

UGH - I'm so tired... Any advice?

[MrsSpencer]

Nicholas sleeps beside me as well, I have his cradle inclined and he'll sleep there from when I put him down at 10 till he wakes at 12-1 then only his mommy will do. He sleeps the longest the best on my chest patting his butt? So that's how I spend most of my day/night.

[CTs_Punkin]

Hi guys.
I realize it's been forever and a day since I was last in here.

Things with me have been going pretty well. The little guy is going through his growth spurt this week I think, as I can't feed him enough these days. He was doing really well for the first 2 weeks, so I guess at 2.5 weeks, he's just a big ol' growing boy. BFing is going really well, aside from this growth spurt where it seems like I'm not making enough milk to satisfy him. I just keep feeding him and hope my supply catches up soon.

Figured I'd join...
Username: CT's Punkin
Me: Name, age - 36
DH: Name, age - 39
DS/DD: Name - Gabriel (aka GTT)
Birthdate: 5/13/08
Time of birth: 10:48pm
Weight at birth: 7lbs 11oz
Length at birth: 20 3/4"
My mom's been in town for 2 weeks and is leaving next week, so hopefully I'll be on here more. I've been trying to take advantage of the sleep while mom watches GTT - so not much internet time.

Hope all you ladies are doing well, and I promise..:o to try an be better about posting in here!!

[MrsSpencer]

Username: MrsSpencer
Me: Mandi-25
DH-Nate-25
DS/DD Name: Nicholas Harold
Birthdate: April 29, 2008
Time of birth: 8:31 pm
Weight at birth: 7lbs. 3 oz.
Length at birth: 18.5"

[MrsSpencer]

Q1 No, he hates it...go figure?
Q2No, ends up with me;)
Q3Nursery isn't done so he can't sleep in there if I wanted him to.
Q49-10, whenever we do.

[MrsBeckyLP]

1. Yes, we're swaddling. I tried NOT swaddling for about a week after the doctor said we shouldn't because it would restrict her hip movement, but she kept startling herself awake. Now I swaddle her but keep the bottom half loose.

2. Sometimes she stays in the PnP, but sometimes she ends up in bed with me. However, that's usually because she is still awake after her first nighttime feeding and I finally decide I need to go back to bed; it's not because she won't go back down in the PnP. Then I usually sleep with her in my arms until I wake up and see she's sleeping, then I put her back in the PnP. Last night I put her back down in the PnP when she was still slightly awake, and she was up an hour later. Then we were both awake from 3-6 a.m. That sucked.

3. Not in the crib yet, but she's been taking a nap there once a day. We're going to try to get her to sleep in the crib Saturday night.

4. She usually goes down between 8-9 p.m. and stays there for 4-6 hours. Then it's up for a diaper change and feeding, and she usually goes back to sleep for 2-4 more hours. Last night was another story.

She's 6 weeks old, and last week was the first week I noticed some sort of consistency with her sleep habits.

[Standrea]

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Nope. I never did with DD#1, so I figure why start with #2.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? Ellie starts in her crib, and sometimes is there all night, others she is in bed with me. She only wakes once. If after I put her back in her crib and she fusses for 3 times after I go in to settle her back down, then I bring her in with me and she's out within a minute or so.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Ellie has slept really well since she was born, so yes, she was sleeping well. Abbie woke up once when Ellie had a fit when she woke up at night, but she yelled for me, and i told her it was ok and to go back to sleep, and she did. They're bed rooms are across the hall from eachother.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? Abbie goes down at 8:30, Ellie at 9.

[May2008Mommies]

I was going to go through the last thread and use the stats and incorporate them into a new list for the front page, but that will take too much time and be a big PITA. Please re-add your stats for me if you want to be listed as a "member." I think that will be quicker. Thanks so much!

- Becky

Also, I think it's going to become difficult to keep updating stuff after the initial updating, so I don't plan to update with stats from each WBV and whatnot. If you have a problem with that, I'll gladly give you the password and you can become a TM! ;)

[MrsSpencer]

It's fine with me;)

[smilewithme]

Username: smilewithme
Me: Mandi, 30
DH: 30
DS Name: Jameson Brian
Birthdate: April 19, 2008
Time of birth: 1:38 a.m.
Weight at birth: 6lbs, 11oz.
Length at birth: 19.5"

I totally agree about not updating for WBV and other such things. That would be way too time consuming!

[E&O]

Rejoining.....
Username: E&O
Me: Kelly, 30
DH: Nathan, 31
DS/DD: Cooper
Birthdate: 4/27/08
Time of birth: 2:43am
Weight at birth: 6lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 19 1/4 in
Any other children: DD, Kate, 23 months

I really slacked off in the Pregnancy board once Cooper arrived. Just not enough quiet time during the day anymore. Once I'm back at work I'll be posting more reguarly again.

We had our 1 month check-up this week and all is looking well. Cooper, the little porker put on 3 lbs in one month! That's insane. I remember the doc saysing at our one week appt that she was looking for him to gain 1 lb in 1 month. And he gained 3 x that amount!!!! The doc said at this rate I really should be holding out to feed him every 3 hrs and that if he is crying in between that time, it's not because he is hungry. Most of the time he waits 3 hours on his own anyway. But during his "witching hours" between 4 and 7 pm, he sometimes will want to nurse even if its only been 2 hours. And I do it because its really only once a day.

Since this thread is only 3 pages, I'm going to really try to keep up with it, and not fall to far behind. I can't wait to hear all the latest updates on the May babies!!

[E&O]

Oooops, wanted to reply to the QOTD:

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC?
Yes, but he is starting to kick it off. When he wakes up for his night feedings, most of the time he is no longer swaddled. But he likes it for falling asleep.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point?
I would not really call it co-sleeping, but for some reason he wakes up every morning around 6:00 am, and I know he is not hungary because I've feed him maybe 1-1.5 hr earlier. So I pull him into bed with me and we sleep together for another hour.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? Normally around 8:00-8:30 is our last feeding and then he falls alseep. But some night he wants to "party" and stay up for a feeding around 10:00. (which I actually like because I'm up until 10 anyway, and this way I know he'll sleep longer until he next feeding, and I can too!)

[May2008Mommies]

UPDATED TO HERE!

[Mickey&B]

I'll rejoin if you guys will still have me ;) As it doesn't look like I'll be a May momma :(

Username: Mickey&B
Me: Michelle 33
DH: Brian, 34
DS/DD:
Birthdate:
Time of birth:
Weight at birth:
Length at birth:
Any other children: DS, Aidan 8/25/05

[May2008Mommies]

Updated to here

[MrsBeckyLP]

That's OK, Mickey, several of us were April mommies anyway!

E&O- Maddie gained 3 pounds in a month too. I thought that was crazy! At least I know she's getting enough to eat! ;)

[Standrea]

You ladies have some crazy milk! That's awesome that your babies are gaining so well!

Mickey-You still have about 31 hours left of May, so he might still come this month ;)! I hope so for you!


Last night was pretty rough. We put the girls down a bit later hten normal (about half hour each). After Ellie fell asleep (in her pnp in the living room), I must have fallen asleep on the couch. Well, I woke up at 2 to Ellie screaming her head off. I took her upstairs, nursed her, and put her to bed. Every 10 minutes she was freaking out again, so we ended up sleeping on the couch. I hope tonight is better!

[IrishEyes]

Username: IrishEyes
Me: Kellie, 34
DH: Rob, 36
DS/DD: Carson
Birthdate: 5/13/08
Time of birth: 6:57pm
Weight at birth: 8 lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 21 1/2 in
Any other children: DS, Brody, 3 yrs old

Q#1: We swaddle rarely (at the cranky time ~ 7-8pm sometimes)
Q#2: Carson sleeps with us (so did Brody). He seems to sleep best there... go figure! Makes nursing easy too.
Q#3: We will try to transition to the crib when he goes longer than 3 hr between feedings at night. I should try to have him nap in there during the day...
Q#4: After the 'witching hour' (usually between 7-9pm), the one time a day we struggle to get him to sleep, Carson and I go to bed (usually 9pm). Brody is in bed at 8pm.

[tashaw6]

Rejoining too

Username: tashaw6
Me: Tash 29
DH: Neil, 28
DS/DD: Kade
Birthdate: 9 May 2008
Time of birth: 17:29
Weight at birth: 9 lbs 5 oz
Length at birth: 20 inches
Any other children: None


Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Nope. He hates it. Cries and kicks it off.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? We try start him off in the pnp which is next to my bed. When I wake to feed him he usually ends up staying in bed with us.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Not in his crib yet.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? Around 11 around an hour when we go to our room.

[ironhair]

I haven't been able to post in AGES, I am so behind on SO's! I think I will just start fresh with this new thread...

Username: Ironhair
Me: Sidney, 32
DH: Jason, 33
DD: Alivia Paige
Birthdate: 05-04-08
Time of Birth: 7:25am
Weight at Birth: 8 pounds
Length at Birth: 21 inches
Other Children: DS, Aiden Brock, 05-14-06

QOTD1: We do not swaddle. DD HAS to have her arms free or she throws a fit, DS was the same way. I've tried swaddling w/ her arms out, but she kicks it off so I don't bother any more.

QOTD2: We do not co-sleep anymore. I was SO tired a couple of times that I brought DD to bed with me, as she seemed to only sleep when I was holding her or when she was on my chest/stomach. However, one night I went to sleep with her laying on my chest and I woke up and she had had rolled off. She was asleep in the crook of my arm, and I never woke up or felt her move. Thankfully she landed face up, I don't know what would have happened if she had ended up face down. After that, I do not sleep with her, not a chance I'm willing to take.

QOTD3: DD started in the PnP in our room and neither of us slept well, she makes a lot of noises and moves a lot in her sleep. After the first week we moved her to the crib in her room and we both sleep a lot better - although for only about 2 or 2.5 hours at a time :rolleyes: The nursery is across the hall from DS and he hasn't woken yet - he's been asleep in the same room with her when she is wailing and doesn't wake though.

QOTD4: We are so not on a schedule. I really need to get better about this. I think DD usually goes down at about 9 or 9:30, but we are up at 12, 3, and 6 - and, of course, DS is up for the day at 6.

US: I think/thought DD had colic. She gets absolutely inconsolible in the evenings. She has to be held, but we have to walk around with her at the same time. It lasts from about 6pm to about 9pm or later. Thankfully it's not all day...yet...or in the middle of the night.

We transitioned DS to a toddler bed 2 weeks ago. I don't think he was ready yet, but DH converted the crib anyway. Since then, DS won't go to sleep on his own (he keeps coming back out into the living room), so we have to lay with him in our bed until he falls asleep and then put him in his bed. He has fallen out of his bed (even with the 1/2 rail) three times, and almost every night has woken up and made his way into our bed. I'm wondering if we should put the full rail back on his crib?

Another QOTD: Does anyone give ther DC water? My mother and grandmother are always on my case about DD being thirsty and I should give her water (they did this with DS too). I tell them that BF babies don't need water - they get everything they need from the BM. If she's fussy, that the first thing they suggest - grr.

When we were still in the hosptil, one of the nurses came in and said DD (who was in the nursery) was fussy and she wanted to give her some water. What!?! I said if she's fussy, bring her here and I'll nurse her. She tried to argue with me and I said "I don't think babies need water." She said (in a rather incredulous tone) "Oh, you don't?" ...the next night, that nurse asked if it was ok to give her a little formula - this was even before she took her to the nursery, so she wasn't fussy at all. She said, "Sometimes the doctors let us give them a little formula." What?!? At least she asked...that's the problem with small-town hospitals (and OLD nurses) they don't really stay on top of things...

[smilewithme]

Q1: No, we do not swaddle.

Q2: DS sleeps in his bassinet and only rarely does he end up in bed with me anymore. I used to do it a lot in the early hours of the morning when I was just so exhausted and wanted sleep.

Q3: We have not transitioned to the crib yet, but soon! His bassinet is starting to fill up with a whole lot of baby! :D

Q4: DS goes "to bed" between 8 and 10. I prefer the latter.

Water - No, I do not give DS water and didn't give it to DD. I have heard the same thing that bf babies do not need anything else at this point.

ironhair - Sorry to hear you think DD has colic, that sounds rough. We transitioned DD to her BGB a couple months ago and she still gets up and out of bed sometimes three times a night, but sometimes not at all. It's annoying. She doesn't ever need anything, it's just the freedom of doing it, I think.

[MrsBeckyLP]

Water- No! Everything I have read says babies do not need water, and I actually read a study (http://www.babycenter.com/204_drinking-water-can-harm-babies_5232695.bc) recently that said it could be harmful.

Water as a beverage should be completely off limits to babies six months old and younger, Anders and her colleagues say. Parents should also avoid using over-diluted formula, or pediatric drinks containing electrolytes.

[Mickey&B]

Iron I would NOT give your DD water!
From children's hospital St. louis



For healthy adults, nothing seems to quench a thirst better than plain, pure water. We're encouraged to drink several glasses a day to keep our systems in balance. But for children under 1 year old – and especially during the first nine months of life – drinking too much water can be dangerous.

In fact, according to pediatricians like James P. Keating, MD, medical director of the St. Louis Children's Hospital Diagnostic Center, too much water dilutes a baby's normal sodium levels and can lead to seizures, coma, brain damage and death.

Breast milk or formula provides all the fluid healthy babies need. If a mother feels her baby needs to take additional water, it should be limited to two to three ounces at a time and should be offered only after the baby has satisfied his hunger with breast feeding or formula

[MrsBeckyLP]

I just found a link on BabyCenter.com, and it has the lyrics to a bunch of lullabies, and you can also listen to the song. I thought it was pretty cool. I'm a crappy singer and I really don't know many lullabies, but I want to start singing them to Maddie anyway. Hopefully this helps! At least it has reminded me of some lullabies I forgot about. Here (http://www.babycenter.com/0_lullaby-lyrics-a-primer_1508569.bc) is the link.

A good friend of mine from high school is coming to stay tonight. She's great with babies and desperately wants one of her own, but her husband says he isn't ready yet. They've not even been married for a year, so she's disappointed but not too worried yet. She will be an amazing mom. And I'm sure she'll be a big help with Maddie and will allow Matt to get out and clean the garage and me to clean the house. Maddie's baptism is on Sunday, and we're having a party at our house afterward. My wood floors desperately need a steam mopping, and everything needs to be scrubbed down. I have to clean the guest bathroom before she gets here though! I already washed the sheets in the guest bedroom, since DH has been sleeping there most nights. DH should be home from work on time (he's been working a lot of overtime, which is great for the $$$ but makes me sad he's not around to see Maddie (and me) much), so he'll be on baby duty while I clean. I could have him clean, but I like him to spend time with Maddie, and I actually enjoy cleaning now because it gives me a few moments away from baby time!

[tashaw6]

Iron: I specifically asked this question in our breastfeeding class and the IRCLC said that NO, NO, NO!

Hey, did anyone else notice but when you look at the list of who had boys and who had girls (top of page 1) it looks pretty even. I remember when we first found out what we were having it seemed so many people where having boys. But it seemed to sort itself out! ;)

My little Kade is being sooo good today. Yesterday was a different story. I am so scared to let him sleep today cause then he won't tonight. But I am taking what I get.

I have started (only today) writing down when he sleeps and when he eats and for how long to see if he has a pattern. Of course one day changes so drastically from the other.. ;)

ETA: Thanks Becky for the link to the lullabies! I was just singing to DS today and all I could think of was twinkle twinkle and baa baa black sheep so he heard that over and over.

[MrsSpencer]

Nicholas likes you are my sunshine and a song by richard marx
'angel's lullaby" defaintly check that song out, I almost can't get through the whole thing without getting teary eyed:) I can sing...not wonderfully, but I sang at my wedding and no one left lol!

[PGirl26]

Can't believe we're starting another thread!!!!

Addesyn had her 1 month checkup today. SHe's still small for her age... only in the 17th precentile for her age in weight... she is now at 7lb 10 oz.. her newborn clothes are still HUGE on her... she is 22 inches long which puts her in the 37th percentile. Doctors checked her nose, ears,lungs, heart, eyes...everything was just great. She does back for her two month checkup, with shots!!! I am soooo dreading this!

Afterwards, we went to my work to show off! Everyone fell in love with her. Walking in there definitely made me dread going back to work... I dont even want to think about it!! I am so glad I get to stay off until september...we spent two and a half hours at work, now Addesyn is pooped and napping all afternoon!!

[PGirl26]

Username: Pgirl26
Me: Amanda-27
DH-Stephen- 27
DS/DD Name: DD Addesyn Paisley
Birthdate: May 2, 2008
Time of birth: 12:44pm
Weight at birth: 6lb 1 oz.
Length at birth: 19"
Any other children: DH has two daughters... Kelsea 5, Khloe 2

[makena32204]

Username: makena32204
Me: Darla, 29
DH: Tom, 39
DS/DD: Tristan Maxwell
Birthdate: 5.6.08
Time of birth: 3:38 pm
Weight at birth: 7 lbs, 9 oz
Length at birth: 21 inches
Any other children: DD, Amelia 7.17.06

[tinagirl26]

Wow, a new thread!

I know I'm not the most active participant, but I'd still like to be part of the group! :) Here are my stats:

Username: tinagirl26
Me: Kristina, 36
DH: Grant, 43
DS: Liam Elliott
Birthdate: 5/6/08
Time of birth: 8:59 am
Weight at birth: 7 lbs, 6 oz
Length at birth: 19 3/4 inches
Any other children: DS, Caleb Eric, 2/13/06

And a picture of my little guy that you can post at the beginning:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/tinagirl26/Baby%20Davis%202/2008May006-r-1.jpg

[sophonisba9]

Username: Sophonisba9
Me: Eva Marie
DH: Matt
DS/DD: Catherine Claire
Birthdate: 5/5/08
Time of birth: 10:30 am
Weight at birth: 8lb, 11 oz
Length at birth: 20.5
Any other children: DS Jack 1-26-06

[anemone]

username: anemone
me:33
dh:33
dd: Eloise
birthdate: 5/14/08
time:8.41am
weight:8lbs 14oz
length:20 inches
other children: DS, Henry 2.5years

QOTD1": yes, we swaddle. I have 4 miracle blankets, and they are brilliant. She has a strong startle reflex, and these have helped keep her sleeping soundly.

QOTD2/: DD sleeps in her crib all night, and during the day (unless we are out, in which case she sleeps in her stroller basinette.

QOTD3: DD has slept in her crib since we got back from hospital

QOTD4: We don't have a set time yet for bedtime, as DD is only 2.5 weeks old. She is sleeping a lot at the moment, and has only 2 wakeful periods a day. I feed her around 6.30 most nights, and she sleeps after that through the night, waking 4 hourly for feeds. If she is grizzly after that feed, I put her in the sling for 10 minutes, and she settles very quickly. I think it will save my sanity over the next few months with DS needing to have his bath and bed routine, and DH working loooooong hours.

Standrea- That is great news about Ellie's test results. What a relief for you. I also never managed to post that I loved her room - I think it is cute, and once she starts to actually sleep in it, I'm sure she will too:p

Becky - Maddie looks so cute in her lifevest, and that is great news that she is out of her harness soon too.

Dettes- your family is just gorgeous, and I'll echo everyone here who says that you look fabulous for someone who just gave birth.

MrsSpencer- I hope the feeding issues resolve soon. I had troubles with my DS (slightly different from yours), but I was advised by a really bad LC to use a bottle to top him up - end result was that he refused to bf and held out for the bottle that he knew was coming.

PGirl- Addesyn is really cute!

We had a 2 week checkup yesterday. DD has actually lost weight (probably due to a couple of things, including me getting mastitis this week) from her last checkup a week before (3oz), but has grown an amazing amount - 1.6 inches in 2 weeks! We are keeping an eye on her weight loss - I'm going back next week for another checkup, and hopefully she'll have put it back on. She is a tall girl with long skinny legs- def takes after her father in that regard (I'm 5'4")! Feeding is now going well, and the mastitis has cleared up, although I'm on antibiotics until Monday....

[May2008Mommies]

UPDATED TO HERE

[Dettes]

Great news Andrea, What a relief!

October, MrsS and PG your babies are adorable! Keep the pics coming!

[rachrich]

so cool to have our "baby" thread now!

Username: rachrich
Me: rachael, 28
DH: corey, 29
DS/DD: Owen
Birthdate: 5/15/08
Time of birth: 8:02am
Weight at birth:8lb, 5.5 oz.
Length at birth: 20.5 inches
Any other children: DD Olivia 12/7/05

i will post a pic for you to add to the front later today

[Sully130]

I can't believe it's almost June! We waited so long for May to arrive and now it's almost gone. It's strange how time passes so quickly, even though it seems to be so slow sometimes. Does that make any sense?!? :)

I love seeing all the baby pics. Everyone is adorable. Guess I should join:

Username: sully130
Me: 32
DH: 34
DS: P.
Birthdate: 5/02/08
Time of birth: 4:58 p.m.
Weight at birth:8lb, 8 oz.
Length at birth: 20 1/4 inches
Any other children: DD born still, 4.22.05, lives in my heart; DS born 4.20.06, lives in my home

As for the various QsOTD:
Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Not really. At night I do wrap him in a blanket, but I keep his arms up (kind of with his elbows into his body and his hands up by his head/face). He seems to do best that way. And we frequently roll a blanket under his back and let him sleep propped toward his side.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? For the most part he is staying in his crib (and prior he was staying in his bassinet). Sometimes I've had to bring him to the bassinet after his first feeding during the night, but the last few nights he's stayed in the crib with no problem. My DH is gone during the week so sometimes I bring him in bed with me to nurse and then just let him stay there. I can only do this when DH is away though and DS seems to be agreeable to sleeping wherever.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Yes, DS sleeps very, very well in general. In fact, he sleeps most of the day. And since we do have another child and we've had to just plop the new baby down wherever, whenever, I think he's already learning just to sleep wherever he can. :) As for the older child and waking him, sometimes the baby does wake him a bit in the middle of the night, but he gets right back to sleep. But for the most part, their rooms are across the way from each other, so that helps.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? The last few nights he's gone to bed around 9 or 8:30 or so. It had been more like 10 or 11. We haven't set a time yet. Last night he fell asleep around 8:30 and I tried in vain to wake him to feed before bed, but couldn't get him to stir. He slept until 2 anyway. And then until nearly 7!

[MrsSpencer]

Nicholas is feeling better today, not as cranky just clingy. Can't believe we have a baby thread either! My mom said it just feels like yesterday that I told her I thought I was pregnant, and now he's a month old :( I think it's going by way too fast :) On a good note, he refused his cereal bottle last night and just wanted the breast! (dancing, victory for the boob:)) I still gave him an ounce of his cereal bottle when he was done with me, because he does need it, he doesn't throw up nearly as much when he has that to eat too.

[Standrea]

RO's-Do you feel like time is flying fast with #2 then it did for #1? I can't believe Ellie will be 1 month old tommorrow! Seems impossible to me!

[Baby Lust]

We're home!! Together!! :D
We were discharged this morning and everything is great with the girls!! I am SO happy to have them home!!!

Hailey is 5lbs 3.1oz and Madelyn is 6lbs 5.9oz

Here is a picture of their last night in the hospital:
http://images.photos.walmart.com/232323232%7Ffp43237%3Enu%3D3232%3E%3B7%3B%3E5%3A%3 B%3E2323%3B7%3B69%3C796ot1lsi
(Hailey left, Madelyn right)

And here they are stylin' in their car seats!
http://images.photos.walmart.com/232323232%7Ffp43288%3Enu%3D3236%3E5%3A2%3E%3A4%3A% 3EWSNRCG%3D3232%3C6%3C5%3B6564nu0mrj

Glad everyone is doing well!!

Username: Baby Lust
Me: Amanda, 25
DH: Shane, 30
DD1: Hailey Marie
DD1 Birthdate: 4/29/08
DD1 Time of birth: 5:55pm
DD1 Weight at birth: 3lbs 10oz
DD1 Length at birth: 17 1/4"
DD2: Madelyn Claire
DD2 Birthdate: 4/29/08
DD2 Time of birth: 5:58pm
DD2 Weight at birth: 5lbs 1oz
DD2 Length at birth: 18 1/2"
Any other children: DS, Lucas 6/13/06

[Mickey&B]

Yeah Amanda That must feel so great to have the girls finally home with you guys!!!

[Standrea]

That's awesome Amanda! I'm so happy for you! How is the big brother doing with his baby sisters?

[MrsSpencer]

Again I say Yay! for having them home! Bet you feel so much better with them home don't you!

[smilewithme]

Baby Lust - Congratulations having your baby girls home with you, I got a little teary-eyed thinking about it! That is so exciting!

Andrea - YES! Time is flying by this time compared to the first. My maternity leave is exactly 1/2 over. Jameson is 6 weeks old today. I'm happy :) and sad :( at the same time.

We've had a good day. I had a deep tissue massage at noon which was A-Mazing! :D I feel like a brand new person. Thanks to DH for holding down the fort and watching both kids by himself. DD went down for a nap and slept for THREE HOURS! That's unusual for her. Then we all headed out to have a late lunch/early dinner at our favorite Vietnamese place. Came home and DH left for a poker tournament about one mile from our house with a bunch of his friends. It would be so awesome if he could win the big pot...even 2nd or 3rd brings home a chunk of change!!

With my big BRU gift card from the girls at work we decided to purchase a double stroller (hallelujah)! So, I've been spending some time doing research on what to get. I can't wait! We're going tomorrow to get it.

[Dettes]

OMG Babylust the girls are absolutely precious! Congratulations on bringing them home!

[December27JJB]

Yay Amanda!!!!!

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Yes! It works for us!

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? We co-sleep. It makes breastfeeding easier.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? We are still cosleeping with Ava but with DD#1 we c slept till rght before Ava was born and had no issues moving her to her big girl bed (she never really used her crib) at 2.5 years old.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? Ava goes to bed on her own schedule. We feed on demand so she is up when she wants to eat.
_______________

Questions: Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier? I have so many oz of pumped milk in the freezer. I love to drink wine and I prefer to give previously pumped breastmilk instead of breastfeed the baby but Ava is SO different from her sister (who was flexible) she REFUSES to take a bottle or a pacifier. Its crazy! My doula said one drink is fine. Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol? Im a bit paranoid.

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots? We are, but we had to switch doctors (the old one wasnt open to the idea of it.) I bought the book The Vaccine Book and learned so much from it. We didnt do this with DD #1. I wish we did though.

[December27JJB]

RO's-Do you feel like time is flying fast with #2 then it did for #1? I can't believe Ellie will be 1 month old tommorrow! Seems impossible to me!

Oh definitely!!!! I find myself crying a lot because we dont plan to have any more kids so this is my last baby. :(

[sophonisba9]

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Yup, DD seems to sleep better if she is wrapped up. DS HATED it, so we didn't push it. For me the gerber waffle weave blankets work better than any of the commercial swaddling blankets.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? DD sleeps most of the night in the bassinet. Sometimes she comes into bed with us in the morning, but I sleep better if she isn't in bed with us. We ended up cosleeping with Ds because he wouldn't sleep in the bassinet.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Tonight is the first night that we are trying DD in the crib. The plan is to bring her to our room when we go to bed, so she won't have a chance to wake DS. If we have to sleep train DD, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. If you have a monitor you should hear the baby and be able to get them before they wake anyone else.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? I'm not sure I get the question. At this age, hardly any baby is sleeping through the night. DD usually does two 3.5-5 hour sleeps through the night. So last night she slept from 10 ish to 2, nursed and then slept til 5 something. Then she was fussy for the next few hours. The day before she slept from 9-1, nursed and then 1:30-6.

[May2008Mommies]

Yippee Baby Lust!!! That is great, and that picture is too cute!

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
Maddie finally is pretty good about taking the paci, but we only give it to her if we think she really needs it, or if we need it for our sanity. She actually only takes it when she needs it, which isn't too often. We haven't tried a bottle yet. I just pumped for about 5 minutes and got 4.5 ounces (before Maddie demanded she be fed ... I have LOTS of milk), and instead of freezing, I am going to put it in the fridge and hopefully have DH give it to her later today.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol?
Yes. The LC I see said I can have one beer or glass if wine w/o pumping and dumping. However, she said a drink with hard liquor requires I P&D. I had a few beers last weekend, and a glass of wine Friday night, all with no P&Ding. Liquor metabolizes in your milk like it does in your bloodstream, where it just "goes away" after a while.

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots? Not us.

Today is Maddie's baptism! If you remember the whole drama with my brother being her godfather and his wife wanting him to convert to Lutheranism a few months after I asked him, you know I'm glad to just get it done. I am looking forward to the party we are having afterward. It's supposed to be 80 and sunny! We're having immediate family and a few friends over. DH's crazy grandma is coming (at my bridal shower two years ago she was caught going through the drawers in the host's bedroom and bathroom), and I'm not looking forward to that. DH and I already decided she gets to hold Maddie ONCE, she has to be sitting and it has to be supervised. ;)

[rachrich]

Babylust YAY! sooooo happy for you and your family. i know how you elated you feel! :) The girls are too cute.

Q1: yes we swaddle, but mostly at night. Though DS is starting to kick it off, he's so cute swaddled up-looks like a little burrito!
Q2: DS is in a bassinet at the foot of our bed and he stays there all night. we rarely put him there for a nap during the day though.
Q3: haven't moved to the crib yet. we waited for a month with DD and will do the same with DS.
Q4: we take DS to bed with us, around 11ish. but he sleeps the same amount of time as he would during the day still. he doesn't sleep any longer at night between feedings as he does during the day.

alcohol: i'm aching for some. :) i've also been told it's okay for 1 drink of wine/beer and won't be a problem.
shots: we aren't delaying them

[rachrich]

grr...trying to post a pic of Owen and it's not showing up! i use snapfish and have not had aproblem with it before. ??? TM's...help?

[MrsSpencer]

ds is screaming in pain! when he tries to poop and it's hard what can I do?

I've given him karo syrup, warm bath, cut out the cereal, given him mylican????

I didn't get to sleep till 5! Then he only slept till 6:30, he's so miserable!

[OctoberPrincess]

MrsSpencer poor baby, maybe an enema? I remember my sister needed to give my nephew one when he was just days old. I would definitely call the doctor ASAP!

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Yes, we swaddle and it really helps her.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? We put DD to bed in the bassinet around 11 ish but when she wakes for that first feeding around 2 or 3 am she ends up just staying in bed with us, she fusses as soon as we put her in the bassinet.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? Don't plan to transition to the crib until DD is 4 months or so since that's what worked with DS.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? I go to sleep around 11:30ish so DD gets put down for "the night" shortly before then.

Bottle/Paci: DD will not take the paci, she just wants to comfort suck the boob.:rolleyes: We offered EBM a few times and have had no problem using Playtex nursers.

Shots: We are following the regular vaccination schedule.

Alchohol: Not really a drinker but if I were to go out and have a drink I would nurse DD right before and then enjoy my 1 drink. :)

[Standrea]

I dont think you can use snapfish anymore Rach-try photobucket.

My baby is 1 month old today! How the heck is that possible?

Drinking-I had my celebratory glass of wine the other night and after less then half of a glass, i was feeling it. I didn't pump and dump, because Ellie didn't nurse for another 6 hours later. I never pumped and dumped with Abbie either. I love me some wine! What's everyones favorite?

Vaccines-we are delaying some. My ped's office gave me a really hard time doing this with ABbie, so I hope that they are expecting the same thing with Ellie.

HOw is everyone doing? I'm feeling and doing pretty well. I started my "diet" on thursday, and am hoping to lose about 10 pounds. We'll see. I''m not going to restrict myself or anything though, just watching everything that I eat. I am sorta following WW, but not giong to meetings or anything. I've also started excercising too. I'm dying to get back to the gym though!

ETA: I forgot to say that Ellie rolled over for the first time yesterday! It was so exciting, yet sad that my little girl is growing up already! :)

[Standrea]

Mrs. S-Take his temperature rectally. That works like an enema!

[MrsSpencer]

just took his temp, see what happens.

[PGirl26]

Congrats Amanda!! I'm so glad the girls got to come home. I know you are! They are just gorgeous!!!!

Alcohol: I want a Sangria so bad it's killing me.... hmmm.. I'm not much of a wine person. I wish I were though.

[Mickey&B]

Mrs S Call the dr!

Becky Have fun today and take lots of pics!!

Shots We are delaying some and not getting others. I also bought the Dr. Sears Vaccine book. My midwife was one of the ones who recommended it to me, we'll see how his ped feels. She tends to be very by the book :rolleyes:

Drinking One glass is perfectly fine! With AJ my LC said that the alchohol gets filtered through your system before it passes through to your milk supply so one glass isn't going to hurt the baby. If/when you decide to offer a bottle you can also pump and dump I did do that a few times when AJ was older and we went to a wedding.

Still here......obviously :p

[OctoberPrincess]

Here are some more pictures:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/octoberprincess/IMG_3533.jpg?t=1212351454

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/octoberprincess/IMG_3483.jpg?t=1212351569

[rachrich]

October how adorable!!!! and what beautiful hair!

[MrsSpencer]

so cute.

[PGirl26]

October: I bought that outfit for DD as well. Isn't it too cute? That's the outfit she wore in the pictures taken at the hospital!! Your DD is just too cute. I love her hair!

Becky: Hope you're having a great day. Can't wait to see pictures!!


Addesyn is doing well today. Here lately it feels like we've been giving her formula and supplimenting breastfeeding from time to time. She just didn't seem to be getting enough... I've really kicked up the pumping for supply thing and just letting her nurse as long as she wants... I can tell such a difference today!!! She has nursed almost all day. We've only given her a bottle twice since last night!! So so happy here. It's long and hard work, but so worth it... so I'm going to try to keep it up. I just wish my supply was like everyone else's and I could just nurse and nurse and still have enough to pump.... I pumped yesterday and was lucky to get three ounces.. thats the most I've ever gotten. Other than that, she is such a sweet cuddly baby. I'm afraid we have her spoiled rotten though lol

[MrsBeckyLP]

Hehe ... nobody even pointed out to me that I posted under May2008Mommies this morning. OOPS! I guess I've only done it twice in all these months, so that's not so bad! ;)

I pumped yesterday and was lucky to get three ounces.. thats the most I've ever gotten.

What kind of pump did you get? I know you said you didn't want to spend much, but I've heard that the pump can really make a huge difference. Like I said earlier, I pumped 4.5 ounces this morning in five minutes with my PISA.

The baptism went great. Maddie was wonderful all through church, and she only cried a tiny bit when she got the holy water dumped on her head! She was pretty hungry by that time too. My SIL took the most beautiful picture of her lying on the floor in her gown, so I need to get that from her and post it. It was gorgeous here, and there was not a cloud in the sky all day. What a perfect day for a baptism and party!

[MrsSpencer]

Nicholas is doing a little better, got ahold of his ped. office and they told me to go get suppositories and to call his doctor in the morning (she wasn't on call). It was pitiful when he would get his diaper changed is when he was able to slowly push some out, and he screamed like he was dying and by the time I was done changing him and letting him get it out, he was so tired and would almost pass out when I'd pick him up from exhaustion and sleep for a good hour everytime. DH has him now, and he's starting to act more like himself, he did go once since I gave him the medicine, but nothing since, but he's not straining or crying so hopefully he's getting better. It just seems like one thing or another, I am not going to give him cereal anymore, and he only gets formula when I can't produce enough for him (I can only get an oz. from each side now when pumping). Hopefully my supply will fix itself, but I'm going to get to the bottom of this, I'm so upset over what happened these last few days, I'm so drained, and worried over my son. He actually had some blood in his stool, which prompted me to call his ped. immediatly. Hope everyone has a nice weekend..what's left of it.

[makena32204]

Fly by...

I'll have to do SO's later. You guys have been talkative so there's a lot to catch up on! I took Amelia & Tristan to visit my Mom this weekend since my Dad went back to their retirement home. Anyway, I am happy to say that I survived a 2 hr drive (each way) by myself with two kids! My Mom and I had a great time and it was nice to spend that quality time together before she goes to their house in PA for the summer!

[Lolly]

Lolly
Me: Laura
DH: DH
DD name: Megan Ann
Birthdate: May 3, 2008
Time of birth: 7:20 PM
Weight at birth: 6 lbs, 6 oz.
Length at birth: 19.5 inches
DD #1-Mary Elizabeth 4/29/06

This new thread has moved so fast already! So, I'll try to catch up on QOTD first.


Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? Haven't much after the first week but we do still wrap a blanket around her body, arms out.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? Yes and no; it depends on the night. She still wakes up every 2-3 hours at night and around 4:30/5 AM I will usually not put her back in her bassinet after that feeding.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Haven'd transitioned yet and likely won't for a few more months. We just started transitioning DD1 into her BGB last week. DD1 and DD2 will be sharing a room so we want to leave the crib vacant for the time being until DD1 is used to her BGB better. We also kept DD1 in the bassinet until she was 5 months old and plan to do the same for DD2 (although she is a noisy sleeper so we may do it sooner).

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? She doesn't yet! Still has the days and nights mixed up.

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier? Have yet to try a pacifier (although I would as a last resort). She started on bottles right away though because they supplemented in the NICU. And we've left DD2 with our parents to babysit on several occasions already and she takes a bottle of EBM from them just fine.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol? Haven't yet this time around. I did last time though and it was fine. I only had to pump and dump once though last time after my company's holiday party (and I had a lovely hangover the next day too). But moderation is fine and I've heard beer is good for milk production (something to do with the yeast (?!?)). I like a good cold beer, but love me some red wine, esp. an Australian Shiraz or a California cabernet...yum!

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots? Not planning on it.

Andrea, seems operation MILF is underway. Yay! I can't wait until I'm allowed to work out! I went shopping on Friday (AT Loft was having an awesome sale) and bought a ton but only in my last pre-pregnancy size and if it seemed to mostly fit right now. I've already lost all my baby weight per the scale, but I still have pudge that I need to get rid of. Luckily my next session of gymnastics starts right after I am 6 weeks post-partum and that is when my OB said I could start working out again. Haven't had good luck with the eating thing yet. I still seem to be eating everything in sight!

MrsSpencer, did your Ped. tell you to feed N cereal bottles? If not I would cut those out too as they may be the culprit. And I'm sure the bloody stools you see are just from him trying so hard to push it out. Hoping he gets better soon. As for your supply issue you could try drinking mothers milk tea or frenu...something. I drank that last time and it helped a lot. Def. check out the BF support thread on CC...its very helpful!

Becky, glad the baptism went well!

October, so cute!

Babylust, very happy to hear the girls are finally home. That's fantastic news :) And their pic is adorable!

update on us: So DD2 seems to have a bit of a cold of sorts. She has been coughing a little bit today. I remember DD1 got a cold early on too but she was 9 weeks old and DD2 is only 4 weeks old. We go back in on Weds. for her 2 week check-up and hopefully it will be better by then. In the meantime I'll just be running the vaporizer. Every night I still hope she sleeps for longer intervals. DD1 was such as easy night-time sleeper right from day one so we got spoiled. Also, finally ordered Megan's announcements on Friday! I should get them by next Friday, and will hopefully be able to get them in the mail the same day and be done with it. Oh, and she rolled over 3 times on Friday (belly to back)!

[MrsBeckyLP]

Lolly- Good to hear from you! Rolling over ... how exciting! Maddie's harness keeps her from doing tummy time on the ground, and I'm positive it would keep her from rolling over. Hopefully in 2.5 more weeks we'll be able to try it! (We consider her tummy time when she's chest-to-chest with us, and she's got a darn strong upper body and neck, so I'm not worried about the lack of floor tummy time.)

makena- Sounds like a nice weekend!

OctoberPrincess- Cute pics! Your little guy is adorable too. He looks like a proud big brother!

I forgot to say that Maddie is definitely having her 6-week growth spurt. She has been sleeping ALL DAY, and she slept a lot yesterday too. When she's not sleeping, she's eating, and then she sleeps again! Honestly, I would guess she was awake for three or four hours today, and my little Nosey Rosey usually is awake more than she is asleep. It's her bedtime, and she just fell asleep on DH while staring at our ceiling fan*, but her last feeding was around 7:30 (it's 9:15 now). I want to put her down and go to bed myself, but I know she'll just wake me up shortly thereafter to eat. Getting that little bit of sleep would be such a tease!

We never ended up trying to introduce the bottle this evening. I forgot, honestly! (I'm really struggling with doing it, because that means I'm closer to going back to work and my baby is growing up. I just can't help it.) I want DH to give it, and I think he's excited to be able to feed her. That bottle is sitting in the fridge though, so hopefully tomorrow early evening will work out. I still want her bedtime feeding to come from the breast though.

*Maddie is FASCINATED with our ceiling fan, and we don't even have it running most of the time. She stares at it forever. Once we get a battery for the remote (12 volt??), we'll put it on low and let her watch it. I bet she'll really love it then!

[PGirl26]

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC?

We rarely do this anymore. Only when she refuses to go to sleep or keeps waking herself up (arms flying everywhere etc)

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point?

We are co-sleeping still. But she will completely turn herself around in our bed.. We plan on making the transition to the bassinet in the next few days.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? We have two DD's, ages 5 & 2 -- so far they haven't had any problems sleeping through Addesyn's middle of the night cries...

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night?
She starts to get very tired around 10. We usually go to bed around 11, and that's when she falls asleep for the night.

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
DD refused several pacifiers. We had to keep trying different brands. She finally took the Playtex Orthopedic brand.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol?
I'm kind of wondering what to do about this. Since my milk supply is so low anyway... If I do drink, how long do I have to wait to breastfeed, seeing that I usually get very little when I pump?

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots?
I guess I'm in the dark with this question. I didn't know people even did that... she is supposed to have her shots next month at her two month checkup.

[Mickey&B]

Mrs S Glad Nicolas is doing better, just wanted to say to you and PGirl that you can't judge your supply by what you pump. Your babies are much more effiecient than any pump and often times get more than what you are able to pump. The only way to get an accurate account of how much your baby gets is to do a weigh and feed. Also some women just don't respond to the pump I was one of those I couldn't really pump much but AJ was always in the 95% percentile for weight so I knew he was getting enough :D

Have you tried Fenugreek or Mother's milk tea it does help many women.

[rachrich]

I am frustrated with my supply, too. i feel your pain. my last pump i got 1.75 oz combined! of course DS is just over 2 weeks old right now. when i was in the hospital a nurse commented to me how she was suprised i even had a milk supply considering the amount of blood i lost. so i'm keeping that in mind--and my dr. said it will take weeks for my blood supply to return back to normal. we have a weight check tomorrow, so I'm hoping the dr.'s orders for supplementing will have been effective so i can do more BFing w/out supplementing after....we'll see. i found an LC to call tomorrow, i really need to meet with one.

mickey where could I find either of those items?

[Baby Lust]

Fenugreek can be found at GNC or other health stores. Works great but you'll smell like syrup! :p

[Marisa]

Hi guys -- I lurk here sometimes since I almost had a May baby myself. :) Anyway, I saw the discussion about drinking and BFing and wanted to chime in. Very rarely would you have to delay BFing after a normal drink or two -- the alcohol starts leaving your system (and your milk) within about a half hour after your last drink, so if you time it correctly it shouldn't be a problem. Of course, if you drink to the point of being really drunk, you might want to pump and dump for one feeding, but the alcohol doesn't stick around in your milk after it's out of your bloodstream.

And fenugreek -- if you're taking it for your milk supply, you'd need to take at least 3500 mg per day. :)

[MrsSpencer]

thanks I'll try that, yes his ped said to do cereal bottles, but he hasn't had one in two days and is fine :) no more for him!

[PGirl26]

I've heard everyone say to take the fenugreek.... I'm waiting for my endocrenologist to call me back on this. I had my thyroid removed at age 22 and have been taking meds for it since then. Many herbs/vitamins interfere with my thyroid meds, so I have to get the okay from my doctor to take it!!! Most the time, vitamins etc are okay to take. I just have to take them at opposite times of the day. So we'll see!!!

[MrsSpencer]

If you want you can call my friend Kelly at the Farragut store at 865-671-0707 if that's too far then let me know and I'll tell you somewhere closer if you need. Just tell her you know Mandi that was a floater and moved back to wv.

[smilewithme]

I thought I responded to all of the questions yesterday, but I must have "timed-out" or something.

Q1: Are you swaddling your DC? No, but I do wrap a blanket around him at night with arms out, same as Lolly.

Q2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? DS is in his bassinet all night, sometimes at an early morning feed if I am just too tired I'll bring him to bed with me, but that's pretty rare now.

Q3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Still in the bassinett. As for DS waking DD, we have white noise in both kids bedrooms and it is very effective.

Q4: What time is your DC going down for the night?
Anywhere between 8 and 10PM.

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
DS doesn't love a pacifier, but will take it occassionally. He has taken a bottle on both occassions that we've tried without fuss.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol?
Yes. On Cinco de Mayo I had to have a Corona. And on my birthday dinner and anniversary dinner I had a glass of wine at each. Those happen to be the two occassions where DS also drank a bottle, but I didn't bother to pump and dump. No need.

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots?
No.

Marisa - Hi! Feel free to de-lurk and visit anytime!!

OctoberPrincess - Great pics, your son is a cutie too!

Becky - Glad you had perfect weather and the baptism and party went well! I think Jameson went through his 6 week growth spurt yesterday too. He slept almost the ENTIRE day and most of the night! I was getting a little worried about it! Today has started out much the same way, but that should give me time to get my shower in and get ready quickly and easily!

Andrea - I've started my health kick too. I want to get down to less than my pre-prego weight because I had a few to lose at that time anyways!

Some of you have mentioned rolling over - DS rolled over from tummy to back three times on Saturday and DH was here to see it, he was so happy!

On another note, we took the leap and weaned our 2 year old from her pacifier yesterday, cold turkey. We have been telling her she's a big girl and doesn't need a pacifier and that she is going to throw it in the trash (one of her favorite things to do...take things to the trash). So after her nap yesterday we talked it up and had her do it. She was so proud looking afterwards, it was adorable. Later on though, she was quite concerned about what she did! She did manage to go to bed without it (we kept a backup just in case) and she never once got up...until 5:20 this morning and of course, she was asking for it. But that is a huge victory for us! It was a crutch for us just as much as it was for her.

[MrsSpencer]

yay for no paci smilewithme

[ironhair]

Goodness, I miss a day and miss three pages!

Andrea - Great news about the test results! Good luck with your diet, I wish I had the willpower, I'm still eating everything in sight, and then feeling depressed when nothing fits yet :rolleyes: I'd love to work out, but I have no idea when I'd fit that in!

Babylust - Yay for getting to bring the girls home! Great pictures!

October - CUTE pictures! They are both adorable!

Delaying shots? No

Drinking - I've had one hear and there, as I did with DS, and don't P&D

Paci/Bottle - DD will take a paci, but only when she really needs it, and we don't push it at all. DS wouldn't take a paci, but found his thumb and has been a thumb sucker since. Like DS, DD takes a bottle like a champ. I introduced it early w/ both so we wouldn't have issues when the time came. I rarely stay home, and have issues w/ bf'ing in public (not in general, just my own privacy issues) so I do a lot of bottles when we are out and pump when I get home.

[ironhair]

I forgot to say to MrsS that DS had an issue w/ constipation and we got an Rx for a stool softner that we put in 1 bottle a day for several months.

[ducgal]

Username: ducagl
Me: Victoria, 39
DH: Kevin, 40
DS/DD: Ivan
Birthdate: 5/19/08
Time of birth: 10:05P
Weight at birth: 9lbs, 15 ozs
Length at birth: 21 1/4 inches
Any other children: nope

Q1: Are you swaddling your DC? Yes, especially at night - it seems to calm him down. We're using a swaddling blanket instead of just wrapping a receiving blanket because those never seemed to hold him.

Q2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? He sleeps in his bassinet at night. My DH is afraid of co-sleeping since LA county put out an official warning against it about a month ago.

Q3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? Haven't transitioned yet - probably plan to do that at about 2 months

Q4: What time is your DC going down for the night?
He is most awake between 10P-2A - I would love it if I could get him to sleep then.

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
DS loves his pacifier - we've been using one since day 5. I'm going to wait until he's a little older until I introduce a bottle. I'm going back to work when he's 12 weeks, and my ped advises to introduce then bottle at 3-4 weeks for babies that will need a bottle. I have been pumping to build up a backup supply of milk.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol?
Yes. I have had a glass of wine and BF a couple hours later.

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots?
No delaying here. I am pro-vax and looked for a ped that was pro-vax, too.

[Mrs.Chappy]

omg..i'm so ou t of touch..no idea theres a new thread.

ds is colic..im going nits

he sleeps w/ us which i hate..its better than hearing the screaming which escalates fast. my life sucks right now :(

he doesnt cry all day but screams 1. in car seat...2, if not being fed or held(by me)...i'm awful to my other son b/c i have no patience!

[E&O]

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
DS has only had 3 bottles, but seems to take to them pretty well. I don't think we will have any problem there. The pacifier is take it/leave it with him. Sometimes if he is really tired and we've tried all other tricks, we offer it to help him fall asleep but he pushes it out a lot of times before finally accepting it.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol?
I've had a beer over the holiday weekend and did not P&D, but I drank it right after his feeding, so I knew I had some time to recover.

Also, how many of you plan to delay your baby's shots?
No, we will follow the recommended schedule.


About us- I know someone mentioned in a recent post about day/night confusion. I think we are dealing with a slight case of this. Not to the point where he wants to be awake all night long, but he sleeps pretty hard from about 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM and I need to wake him for feedings, and after he eats its right back to sleep. But at night he wakes on his own every 2-3 hours. I really, really wish I could change things so that huge block of sleep came at night, and he was waking on his own more frequently for feedings during the day.... Any recommendations or do I suck it up, realize he's only 5 weeks old and wait it out? It's tough to handle since DD would have slept through the night from day 1 if we had let her. I'm not used to this.

[MrsSpencer]

I'm so sorry MrsChappy, does he not like a carrier or sling? That's the only way I get anything done.

[rachrich]

hang in there, mrs.Chappy. have you talked to the ped about his colic? i can't imagine dealing with that. (((HUGS)))

bottles/paci DS's had many bottles of EBM, some with formula as my supply is low. ped's advice to supplement with BF because of his weight. he lost more than necessary at the hospital, and he'd lost more since he's been home. we go back for a weight check today, hoping all is going well. I know he's not back to his birth weight yet though. this pumping and supplementing business is frustrating, but i know it's necessary cause of his weight problem. i feel he's slowly losing interest in the breast because of bottles, though i'm keeping at it. :( at least he's getting my bm still though.

a nurse from the hospital i delivered at is coming by in a little bit to do a pp home visit. DS is generally a peaceful and easygoing babe. it's pretty cool, he just goes with the flow, which was how DD was too. he's starting to be more alert during the day which takes away some of my free time ;) we went outside earlier-DD, DS and I and he enjoyed it. i'm so glad the weather is nice and can take him out. couldn't do that with DD

[sophonisba9]

PGirl- I'm hypothyroid and on synthroid for it. I took fenugreek and blessed thistle to help with my supply with DS. They seemed to help. Have you had your levels checked since you gave birth? A LC told me that having your levels out of whack will mess up your supply. Can I ask you a question? Do you take your thyroid meds on an empty stomach? I've had different doctors tell me different things.

[smilewithme]

MrsChappy - I'm so sorry to hear you're dealing with colic, that must be very stressful especially with another child in the household who still needs your attention. I am rooting for you, good luck. {{{HUGS}}}

Rachrich - So nice that you are getting an at-home post-partum visit!

QOTD: How often are you bathing your baby? For awhile I was doing it every day and his skin dried out so much. Now I do it every other day or sometimes even a little longer. Not more than a day or two though because we usually can't even go a day without him spitting up on himself and nobody wants to spend the day washed in their own stinky spit-up!!

[Mrs.Chappy]

thx...sling works...getting him calm is another issue! i have no free time!

[MrsSpencer]

me either, the most he sleeps away from me is maybe 10-20 min at most only in his bouncy seat. he screams otherwise.

[Mrs.Chappy]

i just called the ped at my mom's insistance..i always start crying when my mom calls. Anyway, at least maybe they can try something if it is reflux..like prevacid. i don't know..all i know is that it makes me a terrible mom to my older son who now covers his ears when i get upset when jakes upset.. b/c then i end up screaming at him..poor kid! i have no patience anymore. plus my back hurts from hauling a 10 pound baby around in the sling for the last few hrs.

ETA my ped just called in prilosec

[smilewithme]

ETA my ped just called in prilosec

Good, you need a break mom!

[makena32204]

MrsC- Oh. My. God. You have described my first child exactly. It was hell and we didnt have a toddler to deal with. I cant imagine dealing w/ that and a toddler. Poor you!!!

[PGirl26]

sophonisba9: I take Levoxyl. My doctor has always told me to take my meds on an empty stomach. I take them first thing in the mornings. I had my levels checked at 32wks and he recommended that I come back around the time of my six weeks checkup --- so I go to see my thyroid doctor in two weeks. My levels were okay the last time my OB checked them as well. I'm hoping that is not the cause of my low supply!!!

QOTD: Bathing DC: The pediatrician advised us to bathe her every other day or so for now. She said there was no reason to bathe her daily and would cause her skin to dry out. So that's what we've been sticking to. DD loves taking a bath. I've never seen a newborn love a bath so much!! And LOVES when I was her hair. She dozed off in the tub on Saturday! Soooo much like her mommy.

[MrsBeckyLP]

bath- Every other day, but now that it's getting warmer I think I'll do it every day. She has had baby acne for two weeks now, and I think it's aggravated by the heat. I want to keep her cool and clean for that reason. She loves her baths too!

smile- Yay for getting Maddi off the pacifier! I was worried Maddie wouldn't sleep last night because she slept all day, but she slept about as long as she normally does! She's such a good little girl!

Well, I just talked to my boss about when I'm returning to work, and July 7 is the date. My mom and dad are on vacation the week I'm supposed to go back to work, and my mom is the one who will be watching Maddie until the end of summer. So I told my boss my childcare provider was on vacation, etc., and that I needed more time off; he doesn't need to know it's my mom. I'm taking my last week of vacation and also a week unpaid, since the week after their vacation is the Fourth of July, and I think it would be nice to just be off through that week. I know I still won't be ready to leave her, but at least that gives me two more weeks to try to prepare myself. I'm dreading it bigtime. I need to stop thinking about it!

[PGirl26]

Becky: I'm glad you'll be getting two more weeks off with Maddie. I know how you feel! I'm not returning to work until September. I took 16 weeks off, 11 of those are unpaid... But I'm still dreading it. Saturday night DH & I decided not to cook, so I went out to get us something to eat. I was gone 45 minutes tops...and I ran in and just held DD for the longest time. It killed me to be away from her not even an hour. I am devastated to think I'm going to have to put my baby into day care. I cried last night just thinking about leaving her with someone else for nine hours a day. It just breaks my heart. But at this point DH & I have no other option. We just can't make it without my income.

[MrsBeckyLP]

Amanda- We need my income too, and I'm so mad at myself. I know you've probably read about it in my LJ, or I may have mentioned it here, but if we hadn't build this house, I could stay home. It was our own choice, and we definitely made the wrong one. But at the time we decided to built, I wasn't PG, and I didn't know just how bad I'd want to stay home. It kills me when I think about it, and it bothers DH too. He'd love for me to be able to SAH. We easily could have waited another 7 or 8 years to build a house. Why did we think, at 28 and 25 years old, that we needed to build this house??? Ugh. I just get so mad at myself when I think about it. I'm a writer, so I think I'm going to actively pursue freelancing. Then I could work from home. We'll see. I know I'll have to put her in daycare for a while, but maybe a few months down the road I'll be able to take a leap and try out freelancing full-time. I need to think of something. You're lucky you're off until September. At least my mom will be watching her for 6 weeks before she has to go to daycare, but still. I don't want to ever leave my baby! The longest I've been away from her is when I ran to the grocery store for a few things the other week! I keep telling DH that it would be lovely if he could just make millions. ;)

[MrsSpencer]

I can't say I know how you all feel, since DH is letting me stay home. But I couldn't imagine leaving him! Good news, DH is getting a raise this week! wahoo! ( a big one)

[smilewithme]

Boo, I'm in the same situation as some where we need my income so I have to go back to work. Becky, I'm so happy for you that you get an extra two weeks off (but jealous ;) ) And Amanda that you get 16 and so many others in this thread have lengthy maternity leaves that I drool over! I'm taking the standard 12 weeks which means six more weeks and I'm back to the grindstone. July 14th is the date and I'm dreading it. DH told me today on the phone to get everything in that I want to get done, including just relaxing if I wanted to. That made me sad, meaning it won't be long before this is all over.

I just finished watching P.S. I Love You on DVD and I cried my eyes out nearly the whole time. Whew, I'm exhausted from that (and my night with DS).

[sophonisba9]

i originally wanted to stay home with my kids so I would be there for all the kid stuff. I've never been a baby person. But as soon as my first was born I knew I didn't want to leave him with other people all day. My SIL and BIL each desperately want to stay home with their son, but they can't afford for either of them to do it. I feel for all of you who want to stay home, but can't.

[makena32204]

While I have to work for the income, esp since DH is in school and I am the only one working, I dont think I have what it takes to be a SAHM. Granted, I cried and was not ready to go back to work when my maternity leave was over with DD, but after a few weeks back at work, it was so nice to be back to my "old self". I miss my kids when I'm away, but I think I'm a better Mom when I have a break - even if that's working! That being said, I did change jobs to a less stressful one w/ flexible hours so that I could be a better Mom as that's my priority. I think my dream job would be PT, say 20-30 hrs, and then I could be with the kids more but still be me, if that makes any sense. I give a lot of credit to SAHM's. It's a tough job!

[E&O]

I dont think I have what it takes to be a SAHM. Granted, I cried and was not ready to go back to work when my maternity leave was over with DD, but after a few weeks back at work, it was so nice to be back to my "old self". I miss my kids when I'm away, but I think I'm a better Mom when I have a break - even if that's working! That being said, I did change jobs to a less stressful one w/ flexible hours so that I could be a better Mom as that's my priority.

Makena- AMEN! Word for word!

[MrsBeckyLP]

I think it *might* be a bit easier for me if I were going back to a job I liked, but I'm not. I am so sick of being a writer. Or something. Maybe I'm just sick of working in general.
Who knows. ;)

[MrsSpencer]

I spoke too soon on him switching his formula, granted he's only had three bottles he's thrown up I don't know how many times and is having hard stools again:( gave him another suppository. I'm so wore out and tired since he's been screaming since Saturday, I love him so much but just wish he'd calm down. Between him, and the dog, and my mom I want to shut myself in the bathroom and cry...

[MrsBeckyLP]

Um, Andrea, where the heck have you been? You're never MIA for this long!

[PGirl26]

Smile: My employer only offers six weeks of maternity leave. But I took FMLA unpaild leave for the other 10 weeks. I really wanted to be able to take the maximum time off. So we saved every penny we could, plus our income taxes and our stimulus check and made up for my unpaid leave off. With the way things worked out, I'm actually not going to miss a paycheck. If it hadn't worked out this way, I'd be going back much sooner. It would have been nice to take all of that money and pay some bills off. But being with my baby was much more important. I too am returning to a job that I dislike very much. I've been doing the same thing for four years. I work for a huge mortgage company with many opportunities. My problem is that I just don't know what I want to do within the company... to be honest, the financial business just isn't for me. So, I'm just stuck. I make very good money for someone who doesn't have a college education. And it will be hard for me to find another job making the same amount. Anyway... bottom line is I just don't wanna go back!!!!! booo for work... DH & I are currently reading through one of Dave Ramsey's books... and we're going to try to get out of debt asap... hopefully in a year or two when we're ready to have another baby, we'll be in the financial position for me to be able to stay home :)

Becky: Freelancing sounds like a wonderful opportunity for you! I certainly hope it works out for you. I know how you feel about building the house and regretting it. Although DH & I didn't do that --- we did have an elaborate wedding in September. We found out we were pregnant about two hours before the rehearsal. We paid for most of the wedding ourselves plus took a fantasic honeymoon. I certainly wish we had that $15k right now. I'm still kicking myself in the butt for that one. I should have eloped!!!

[ironhair]

While I have to work for the income, esp since DH is in school and I am the only one working, I dont think I have what it takes to be a SAHM. Granted, I cried and was not ready to go back to work when my maternity leave was over with DD, but after a few weeks back at work, it was so nice to be back to my "old self". I miss my kids when I'm away, but I think I'm a better Mom when I have a break - even if that's working! That being said, I did change jobs to a less stressful one w/ flexible hours so that I could be a better Mom as that's my priority. I think my dream job would be PT, say 20-30 hrs, and then I could be with the kids more but still be me, if that makes any sense. I give a lot of credit to SAHM's. It's a tough job!

Makena and E&O - I'm with you!

Actually, today was so freaking stressful, I spent most of the day wondering how SAHM's do it! DD wouldn't let me put her down much today and didn't nap worth a crap, all the while DS was a holy terror. You should see my living room! It's 9:30 and I still haven't showered today! I don't want to work as much as I do, but today made it very obvious that I would not be a good SAHM. Thank goodness tomorrow is a daycare day for DS.

[Standrea]

I'm here! I'm here!

I took Abbie and Ellie to the ocean today! We've had a really rough day though, started with Ellie hating her crib last night, so we slept on the couch. Then Abbie fell down the stairs into the garage on our way out the door and I'm pretty sure she broke her nose. Poor pumpkin has a swollen nose and 2 black eyes. We are going to the doctor tommorrow for Ellie's 1 month appointment, so I'm going to ask her about it then.

The ocean was nice (we went to CT, it is my BF Katie's birthday and that's where she lives/wanted to do), but freezing cold. I actually wore a bathing suit! I kept putting sunscreen on ABbie, but she burned still...me too, but i feel so bad for her. Ellie was good though, since it was cold, she was wrapped in a towel, and then in her stroller with her big sunaht on. I'll post pictures when I can.

We just got home a half hour ago, and I'm exhausted! I'll be back in the morning for shout outs!

[Baby Lust]

Oh poor Abbie!! Hope it's not broken!!

[Kelly51703]

Username:Kelly51703
Me: Kelly, 31
DH: Chris, 31
DS/DD: Andrew Christian
Birthdate: 4/5/08
Time of birth: 1:22 AM
Weight at birth: 7 lbs 1 oz
Length at birth: 19"
Any other children: Lauren, 2 1/2

I would have joined sooner but Andrew has been a handful lately. He has reflux, is constipated and colicky. We've been to the Dr. twice for sick visits. He needs attention all the time. It's getting better but I wish he would get over this constipation. We had to change the dose on his Zantac and that seemed to help. My little piggy already weighs 11 lbs 9 oz!

Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? We did in the beginning but we don't anymore.

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? If I don't fall alseep while I'm giving Andrew his bottle he goes right back in his crib. If I fall asleep we sleep in the living room.

Question 3: For those of you who transitioned to the crib - was your DC sleeping well before the transition? And if you have another child - how do you keep the baby from waking the other(s) up once they're in the crib? DD hasn't gotten up while Andrew has fussed. I thought she would before he came but she hasn't.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? DD 9:00, DS 9:30

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier?
Andrew takes the paci only if he's really fussy. I don't want to get him hooked and then try to break him of it when he's older. Lauren never took to the paci so this is new to us.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol? Not a big drinker and I FF.

How many of you plan to delay your baby's shots? I'm up in the air. There's so much information out there it's overwhelming. I want to talk to our Ped and get his thoughts. We didn't delay with Lauren.

[MrsBeckyLP]

Oh Andrea, I hope Abbie is OK. Poor girl! Sounds like a busy day!

Kelly- Sorry to hear about the reflux, constipation and colic. :(

I'm here at 2:28 a.m. because Maddie has been up for 2.5 hours. I knew it was going to happen though, because she fell asleep around 6 p.m., woke up to eat around 8:30 and went right back to sleep. Since it's been 2.5 hours since she ate, she's starting to fuss again, so I hope she'll nurse back to sleep. Please! I'm tired!!!

[December27JJB]

Octoberprincess How cute!

MrsChappy I feel your pain your DS#2 sounds like my DD#2. She can be a sweet sweet baby sleeping in my arms but once I put her down, whoa! The screams start!

Andrea Poor Abbie. I hope she didnt break her nose. Keep us updated!

[MrsSpencer]

I can say I know how abbie feels...although my black eye is finally gone. Hope she feels better.

[Mrs.Chappy]

Username:Mrs.Chappy
Me: Robyn, 31
DH: Steve, 31
DS: Jacob Bryce
Birthdate: 4/26/08
Time of birth: 8:27 AM
Weight at birth: 8 lbs 14 oz
Length at birth: 21"
Any other children: Benjamin, 3 on sunday
Question 1: Are you swaddling your DC? yes, i believe he's colic

Question 2: Is your DC staying in their sleep area (bassinet, crib, pnp) all night or do they end up in bed with you (this is for those who did not intend to co-sleep) at some point? In our bed..not what we wanted but it stops the fussing and we all get sleep.

Question 4: What time is your DC going down for the night? with me so i have to get into bed around 9 or so

Do any of your babies REFUSE the bottle or pacifier? no, we do pacis..i bf but he will take the bottle.

Do you drink at least 1 glass/bottle of alcohol? i try to drink a beer every night..i hear its good for relaxation and the milk! no more than one though.

How many of you plan to delay your baby's shots? we aren't delaying

[smilewithme]

Smile: My employer only offers six weeks of maternity leave. But I took FMLA unpaild leave for the other 10 weeks. I really wanted to be able to take the maximum time off. So we saved every penny we could, plus our income taxes and our stimulus check and made up for my unpaid leave off. With the way things worked out, I'm actually not going to miss a paycheck.

Same situation here, only seven weeks is paid for me so the rest we saved up for and will be using the stimulus check to compensate my time off so it's not like we'll feel the hit of being "unpaid". :D

Andrea - I hope Abbie is OK!! Let us know!

OK, DS is letting me know that he's awake now!!! NOW!!! ;)

[May2008Mommies]

Updated to here

[rachrich]

maternity leave i go back in sept. with the start of school (i'm a teacher). and since DH is a teacher as well, we have the whole summer to adjust to 2 kids, esp. with an attention starved 2.5 year old. i'm with those of you who are glad to WOH, it just keeps my sanity, and it helps i like my job. i loved being home with DD on mat. leave, i just got stir crazy a few months in-i took 5 months. and the best part of my day is picking her up at daycare after work!

went to the ped yesterday and Owen is up to 7lb,8oz so he's gaining okay. we take him back next wed. for another weigh-in. the nurse who came to see me yesterday was an IBCLC....how convenient! and she helped me with some techniques, his latch is good. and she said i need to constantly massage my breast to get milk flowing in his mouth all the time he's nursing....ugh....that makes my arm hurt, but it has helped increase his sucking so i just grin and bear it. the LC and ped both said they want me to keep supplementing until he's back to his birth weight (8-5) so we've got a ways to go. this BFing, then supplementing is soooo draining, along with pumping about 7-8 times a day. i am noticing more milk when i pump...slowly but surely.

[sophonisba9]

We had a horrible night. We got off to a good start. DD slept from 9 to 1:30 but then was pretty much up the rest of the night on and off.

We have a playdate this morning. My husband's assistant had a little girl 2 days after me. She lives nearby and is coming over this morning. I hope it's not awkward. It could go either way.

[IrishEyes]

Maternity leave: mine ends around August 4. I had 8 weeks of my own vacation and sick leave to use, and I'm taking 2 weeks unpaid. I was home around 10 weeks with my first, and it was a good period of time for me. I found at 10 weeks I was ready to get back. I'm also not 'wired' to be a SAHM. I am happy to finally have a job I love, and it's flexible (I work from home 1-2 days/week and do a 7am - 3pm schedule). I do enjoy doing my own thing and we probably do need the income for the house, etc., that we have.

Standrea - Oh no! I hope Abbie is OK!

Baths - we bathe every 3rd day (and still do with o