May/June 2005 Mommies

[BridalLace]

hi everyone! just wondering if there are any other May/June 2005 Mommies out there...post here if there are! this is just roll call i guess...anyone wanna start a thread?

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Thread Histories - May05Mommies
these thread links no longer work... :( but we'll preserve the links anyway... hopefully the WC will get its act together in the future and they will be fixed! if anyone has any info about how to get them to work, by changing the URL in some subtle way, advice is welcome! - Heather

Vol I (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=469446) - 1st Trimester
Vol II (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=473349) - 1st Trimester
Vol III (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=477234) - Ending 1st Trimester, Starting 2nd Trimester
Vol IV (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=479932) - 2nd Trimester
Vol V (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=484869) - Ending 2nd Trimester, Entering 3rd Trimester
Vol VI (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=489050) 3rd Trimester & Our Babies
Vol VII (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=492509) All 45 Peas in a Pod are Here!

Thread Histories - June05Mommies
LINK TO 1ST THREAD (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?threadid=471862&referrerid=61210)

LINK TO 2ND THREAD (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/showthread.php?threadid=477403&referrerid=61210)
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44 members so far!!! :D

ahavnes
Me: Alicia (29)
DH: Scott (30)
Married: 2/21/04
DD: Gabrielle Kathleen (Abbey)
Born: 5/29/05 (7lbs 9oz, 20.5 inches, 5:11pm)

alienhost
Me: 36
DH: 42
Married: 8/02
DD: Katherine 4/27/05

allyray231
Me: Allyson, 30
DH: Brad, 29
Married: 11/23/02
DS: Aiden Harrison, June 10, 2005

Aunt Liv
Me: Olivia, 28
DH: Adam, 31
Married: September 2, 2000
DD: Maia Sophie, 5/14/05

BAM 9-21-02
Me - 25
DH - 25
Married 9-21-02
DD - Emma Mary
Born 6-12-05
Weight 7lbs 6oz
Height 20 3/4 inches

bamboo
Me: Bre (27)
DH: 30
Married: 7-10-04
DD: Julia- 5-1-05, 6lb 12oz, 19 inches

BridalLace
Me: Heather, 33
DH: Cristian, 32
Married: 7/6/02
DD: Elodie Cristine, born May 7, 2005

BTB
ME: 26
DH: 28
Married: June 29, 2002
DD: Evelyn Christine, born April 13, 2005

Carissa
Me: Carissa, 25
DH: Eric, 24
Married: August 17th, 2002
DD: Grace Elizabeth May 15th, 2005

chrisandjensluv
Me: Jen 25 will be 26 in august
DH: Chris 25
Wed: August 9 2003
DD: Juliana Eva, Born June 23rd 2005
7lb 4oz at 1:25am

cynder
ME: 29
DH: 29
Married: May 25 2002
DS: Samuel Basil May 19, 2005

Dally
ME: 36
DH: 39
Married: August 18, 2002
DD: Annalie, May 12, 2005

December27JJB
Me: Jessica
DH: Joshua
Married: December 27, 2003
DD: Parker Alexandria 6/13/05

diedra1027
Me: Diedra, 31
DH: Blake, 34
Married: August 24, 2001
DD: Avery Jene born May 5, 2005

DisneyGirl
ME: Jenn, 29
DH: Eric, 29
Married: June 15,2002
DS: Brandon Micheal, Born September 30,2003
DD: Nicole Elizabeth, Born May 10,2005

Dreshny
Me: Roseanne, 30
DH: Daniel, 30
Married: 9/30/01
DS: Asher Isaiah 5/31/05

Ferris
Me: 28
DH: 29
Married: 7/13/02
DS DOUGLAS 5/21/05

golfer_girl
Me: 36
DH: 36
Married: 3/05
DS: Ethan 6/9/05

happy1nuv
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 8/21/02
DS: Nic - 5/18/05

hub1176
Me: Kate 28
DH: Bruce 33
Married 7/20/02
DD: Rhiley Beatrice, June 1, 2005

jbird
me:31
dh:33
married: june 30, 2000
DD: Lola Raquel, born May 15, 2005
(8 weeks and 3 days early)

Jenyfer9
me: Jen (30!)
DH: Tom (31)
Married: 10/26/02
DS#1: TJ 10/23/03
DS#2: Will 05/03/05

jmvan74
ME: 31
DH: 28
Married: July 24th, 2004
DS: born June 13th, 2005

jrdhbunny
Me: 32 (only for another two weeks or so )
DH: 35
Married: 7/26/03
DS: James Edward, 4/26/05

kelseyledare
Me: 26
DH: 36
DD: Ava Victoria
6/10/2005 10:59 AM
6 lb 6 oz, 20 in

kimthebride
Me: Kim, 29
DH: Tom, 29
Married: 10/18/03
DS: Thomas Ryan, June 3, 2005

ladybug0525
ME: Judie
DH: Jason
DS: Jack Campbell born 5/16/05
Married: 05/25/02

LIZNKEITH
Me: Liz, 26
DH: Keith, 35
Married: July 28, 2001
DD: Caroline Elizabeth, June 15th

mama915
Me: Cyndi, 27
DH: Shawn, 33
DS: Chase Alexander, 3 (12-11-01)
DD: Sierra Nicole, born 6-15-05

Megande
Me: Megan, 25
DH: Derek, 25
Married: June 15, 2002
DS: June 27, 2005

Natrat80
me-Natalie 25
DH-Keri 26
Married 05.25.02
DD: Addison Grace, born 06.14.05
6 lbs 6 oz 18 1/2 inches

njnewyearsbride
Me: 30
DH: 30
Married: 12/31/03
DD/DS: Hazel - 5/26/05
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Pam27
me: Pam 28
DH: Ryan 27
Married: July 27, 2001
DD: Taylor Louise January 10, 2002
DS: Colin George May 4, 2005

portlandbride
Me: Brandi, 31
DH: Preston, 30
Married: September 16, 2001
DD: Brynn Pamela, May 12, 2005

rancherswife
Me: Kim 24
Dh: Brett 26
Ds: Landon Joseph 6/4/05 7lbs. 4 oz. 21 1/4 inches

sabrinag
Me: Sabrina, 27
DH: Jody, 32
Married: 7-7-02
DS and DD: TWINS born on 6-10-05: Madison Hannah and Logan Mackenzie

Sasha
Me: Sasha, 29
DH: Greg, 34
Married: Nov. 3, 2001
DD: Sarah Elise, born May 16, 2005

September2002
Me: Carolyne, 34
DH: 32
Married: September 7, 2002
DD: Samantha, born December 19, 2003
DD: Grace, born June 2, 2005

Sherah
Me: 25
DH: 26
Married: 12/5/03
DS: Arik, 5-11-05

tgray99
Me: Tara, 28
DH: Ryan, 27
Married: November 15, 2003
DD: Aidan Christine born May 9, 2005

traciann
Me: Traci (30)
DH: Timothy (35)
Married: 11.23.02
DD: Mary Kate 4.26.05

usafwife
Me: 27
DH: 38
DD: S
born 6/05
8 lbs, 7 oz.

wendstress
Me: Wendy, 29
DH: Jon, 34
Married: 4/28/01
DS: James Jack, born May 10, 2005

WinterBride1253
Me: 31
DH: 31
Married: 12/6/03
DS: Cole Robert, June 15, 2005

[BridalLace]

Birthdays listed by date, and their Mommies... :)


4/13/05
Evelyn Christine...BTB

4/26/05
Mary Kate...traciann
James Edward...jrdhbunny

4/27/05
Katherine...alienhost

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5/1/05
Julia...bamboo

5/3/05
Will...Jenyfer9

5/4/05
Colin George...Pam27

5/5/05
Avery Jene...diedra1027

5/7/05
Elodie Cristine...BridalLace

5/9/05
Aidan Christine...tgray99

5/10/05
Nicole Elizabeth...DisneyGirl
James Jack...wendstress

5/11/05
Arik...Sherah

5/12/05
Annalie...Dally
Brynn Pamela...portlandbride

5/14/05
Maia Sophie...Aunt Liv

5/15/05
Grace Elizabeth...Carissa
Lola Raquel...jbird

5/16/05
Sarah Elise...Sasha
Jack Campbell...ladybug0525

5/18/05
Dominic Jeffrey (Nic)...happy1nuv

5/19/05
Samuel Basil...cynder

5/21/05
Douglas...Ferris

5/26/05
Hazel...njnewyearsbride

5/29/05
Gabrielle Kathleen (Abbey)...ahavnes

5/31/05
Asher Isaiah...Dreshny


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6/1/05
Rhiley Beatrice...hub1176

6/2/05
Grace...September2002

6/3/05
Thomas Ryan...kimthebride

6/4/05
Landon Joseph...rancherswife

6/9/05
Ethan...golfer_girl

6/10/05
Aiden Harrison...allray231
Ava Victoria...kelseyledare
Madison Hannah and Logan Mackenzie...sabrinag

6/12/05
Emma Mary...BAM 9-21-02

6/13/05
Parker Alexandria...December27JJB
Collin Todd...jmvan74

6/14/05
Addison Grace...Natrat80

6/15/05
Caroline Elizabeth...LIZNKEITH
Cole Robert...WinterBride1253
Sierra Nicole...mama915

6/23/05
Juliana Eva...chrisandjensluv

6/27/05
Dean Andrew...Megande

6/05
S...usafwife

[BridalLace]

*reserved*

[BridalLace]

reserved #3???

[BridalLace]

For New Mothers:
The Happiest Baby on the Block :
The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your
Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
by Dr. Harvey Karp
http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/5920000/5926051.gif


Baby's First Year Journal : A Day-To-Day Guide to Your Baby's Development During the First Twelve Months
by A. Christine Harris PhD

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002RTV4C.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.gif


The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
by Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0071381392.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_PE32_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg


*space reserved for books on parenting*

[BTB]

Hi Heather! Glad you're here! There's a few more of us floating around...

[kimthebride]

Howdy. :)

June 3rd mom here. Let's see if this thread gets rolling....

[eli1126]

Has anyone heard if sissysue had her baby? From the other site she had posted that the Doc's weren't letting her go past yesterday. I checked over there last night to see if there was any word, but she hadn't been back. I am going over to hub's house today (Rhiley B 6/1/05) and will get her here :)

Beth

[cynder]

Ai-yi-yi. What the heck is going on over at the WC? I am in web design and I have to admit that font size is ridiculous.

Hope to continue being part of the conversation...it has helped me these last few weeks!

[BridalLace]

all right...lets get this ball rollin'! :D if you had already submitted your stats to join the latest MayJune05Moms thread at WC, AND you ALSO reply to this roll call, i will just steal your stats from the f-ed up thread at the 'improved' WC and post them here (to save you time, if you prefer....)

if this is your first time posting to BOTH threads, then submit your stats like usual. thx...

ETA: updated, as of 7/11/05:

could everyone who joins from here on out, please post your stats even if they were in the threads over at WC? i rarely go over there anymore, so won't be 'stealing' stats from our former threads anymore. it would make things easier for me, thanks.


Heather

[BAM 9-21-02]

Hi! I would like to join. I just subcribed to the WC thread today. Should I repost my info?

[BridalLace]

Hi! I would like to join. I just subcribed to the WC thread today. Should I repost my info?

as long as you point me to where to find your stats, i can do it to save everyone time, if you would like.

if you're in doubt then post them.

i have the WC open...i'll go search the last page. i think that's where i last saw your stats.

eta: you're in!!! :D

Heather

[BAM 9-21-02]

Heather, my stats are on the last page. Thank you, typing with one hand :)

[diedra1027]

Hey all!! I just spotted this thread and I'm here too.

We had a rough day yesterday - I think Avery decided to split her 6 week growth spurt into a spurt at 5.5 weeks AND a spurt at 7.5 weeks. I kept waiting for her to take a nap which meant that I was still unshowered in my PJs at 3pm :eek:. Today has already been 100 times better!

[Dally]

I'm here. :) Please move my stats over.

Diedra --Aren't the growth spurts something? I didn't get dressed yesterday. I actually feel like it's hard to go anyway because DD always wants to eat!

[diedra1027]

Diedra --Aren't the growth spurts something? I didn't get dressed yesterday. I actually feel like it's hard to go anyway because DD always wants to eat! YES!! My problem is that she has had a few spurts when I haven't been expecting it (like at 9 days old and yesterday at 7.5 weeks). I sit there nursing all day in confusion wondering what the heck is going on. Eventually, the light bulb goes on and then it's a whole lot easier to go with the flow!

[kimthebride]

I nominate a new acronym:

TWOHBITO

(typing with one hand, baby in the other)

:D

Can you please bring my stats over from WC? Thanks!

[DisneyGirl]

Joining this thread...Please bring my stats over too..

CCseems so much more user friendly than the new WC. I'll be around more since this one so much easier to use.. :D

[Daniel's Kitty]

Just wanted to say congrats.

[Dreshny]

Hey! I found you guys. Please add me. Will I be getting email notifications when there are new posts to this forum, because I haven't gotten them from the WC in a couple of weeks? It's hard for me to keep up without them. Well, it's hard for me to keep up these days, period. :D

[BridalLace]

stats are done. welcome new members! any other lurkers out there? :D

Heather

[BTB]

Dreshny: Not only can you get email notifications, you can choose whether you want them instantly, daily, or weekly. :)

I'm way pumped you guys - last night DD had her bottle at 10, slept until 2:30, ate well and fell back asleep until 7:30. Two night ago she had her bottle at 10, slept until 2:15, and fell back asleep until 6:45. Dare I wonder if we're beginning to get circadian rhythms over here? Every time I think a pattern might be emerging, she throws me for another loop. :)

In happy news, today's my anniversary. The forecast is heavy on the poo, with a chance of spit-up. Not quite the weekend getaway we had the last two years, but we wouldn't trade it; I know you guys know what I mean. :)

[Carissa]

Yay a thread over here! Here are my stats. I was Crosew on the WC.

Me: Carissa, 25
DH: Eric, 24
Married: August 17th, 2002
DD: Grace Elizabeth May 15th, 2005

[tgray99]

Checking in...I hate the "new" WC so here I am!

ETA: Oh yeah, you can move my stats over.

[pam27]

Okay I'm here, I'll do my best to keep up with both wc and this. you can move my stats over

[Sherah]

I'm here.

Got pooped on (AGAIN!!!) this morning. I always seem to know right when Arik needs to poop because that's when I change his diaper, during the poop in progress.

Did you do anything special for your anniversary, BTB?

[Dreshny]

Hmm, Asher poops on me a lot, too. :)

[allyray231]

allyray231
Me: Allyson, 30
DH: Brad, 29
Married: 11/23/02
DS: Aiden Harrison, June 10, 2005

[Sasha]

I'm here too :). Same stats as before.

Sarah pees on me all the time, she always seems to time a pee as I am changing her diaper :rolleyes:.

BTB - Happy Anniversary!

[LIZNKEITH]

Woo Hoo! I'm in!!

Can you please move my stats over from the previous thread? TIA!

[September2002]

I'm in too! Can you please move my stats over from the previous thread?

[kelseyledare]

Hi everyone, I am a lurker from the Junebugs thread and want to join in the new thread on this forum- so much easier to use than the updated WC. Here are my stats:

Me: 26
DH: 36
DD: Ava Victoria
6/10/2005 10:59 AM
6 lb 6 oz, 20 in

I definitely agree with everyone's breastfeeding struggles. We are still having difficulties with a painful right latch :eek: , but the engorgement has finally subsided enough so I don't have to pump before every feeding just so she can latch on. I've definitely struggled more with breastfeeding than with recovery from her birth.

[allyray231]

subscribibng

[kimthebride]

Anyone else experience "Sprinkler Poop" yet?

I was changing Thomas when I heard the tell-tale gurgle...but before I could get something to cover his bum, a stream of poop SHOT out in an arc up and over his head! :eek: It actually hit the wall behind his head and splattered on his forehead. Messy messy boy...

BFing

Must say we are doing sooooo much better. DS is gaining weight steadily and happily latches onto me with the nipple shields. Eventually I'll stop using them, but it makes it so much easier. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

[diedra1027]

lol...Sprinkler poop! Once during an early morning change (i.e. 2am) I was holding Avery's leg up while I bent down to grab a new diaper. I heard a tiny splat noise, but when I stood up there was no evidence of a wayward poop. I diapered her up and we were on our way. In the light of day I discovered just what that little splat was. I must have been holding her up at just the right angle - poop on the top rail of the changing table, poop on the curtains (!!) next to the changing table, poop all over the top of the diaper pail below. It was really something...who knew how much our lives as mothers would revolve around poop ;).

[cynder]

My favorite diaper change is when I heard a weird sound and realized that DS was aiming for a floor lamp about 2 feet away. My other favorite is when DH was changing he pooped 3 times. Our diaper changes are much more calm and we are better experts now. DS though, is a champion farter. They are not cute little baby farts - they sound like an adult and he can make the last for about 30 seconds. I gave birth to a whoopee cushion. We went to the OB for my checkup and I think people suspected it was us and not the baby.

Not sure where I posted it (WC,CC) but DS is finally gaining some real weight. He latches well but is still the worldest sleepiest BFer. We are continuing supplements and I have made my peace with it. I go back to work in a month so I am glad he is used to bottle and still likes to nurse on mama. The only problem is that I have ZERO freezer supply. Not sure what to do about that.

Here is a pic of my guy

[kimthebride]

diedra - I thought for a second there you were going to tell a "something about Mary" type of poop tale! Could you imagine! lol!

cynder - I swear my son burps & farts louder than a truck driver having his 10th cup of joe at a greasy diner! It's bizzar how something so little can make SO MUCH NOISE. :)
Does your DS fall asleep BFing all the time? I swear I emit sedatives from my ta-tas during the day - my guy passes out mid swallow some times!

[Carissa]

Oh yeah I have been pooped on! I have learned to just wait a while before changing.

cynder I hear ya on the gas Grace has louder gas than anyone in the house and stinkier too! :)

[tgray99]

a champion farter. They are not cute little baby farts - they sound like an adult and he can make the last for about 30 seconds. I gave birth to a whoopee cushion

Yup, Aidan is like this too. She let one go the other night that went on and on and on.

I swear my son burps & farts louder than a truck driver

What a coincidence, we call Aidan's burps "truck driver burps." She is definitely NO LADY when it comes to her bodily functions!

[BridalLace]

hi all - stats are done again...

re: poop. Elodie has mostly just peed at the wrong time so far, i.e. when i didn't have the changing pad situated under her exactly correctly (we don't have a changing table, just a pad we plop wherever is most convenient...) i'm not looking forward to what my sister calls 'projectile poop' LOL...i'm sure it'll strike sometime! :)

copied from journal:
had my six week (well, 8 week :) ) post-partum check up today. it went well. not really much to report...the analysis of my placenta was in my file (i had some unexplained bleeding & fluid 3-5 days past my due date, while i was still PG but before labor...a labor which never really occurred, btw, and my water never officially broke, either...when they did my c-section, they said the placenta was mushy & coming apart in their hands as they lifted it out of me.)

anyway, the report said there was a mild chorionic infection & some swelling. maybe that's just b/c it was getting old? my Dr. didn't speculate too much on it...

we took the baby w/us to meet Dr. Adams but then DH popped her in the Snugli and went to walk around the lobby etc w/her b/c she was fussing a bit...when i finally came out later (i waited forever for the Dr. to come do the exam, & i was really sweating bullets that Elle might be screaming bloody murder out there), the baby was fast asleep w/DH. thank goodness...i'd actually asked a nurse where Dr. A was b/c she was taking so long, lol...the Snugli seems to work well in a crisis. whew!

anyway i can go bike riding or running if i like now. that's nice. :) i am about 6 lbs above my pre-pgncy weight. not bad, but i am actually 30 lbs overweight i think, so it would be nice to lose some more.

[happy1nuv]

Hi... I'm here too... (with a sligtly typo'd username... tohbio as always :o )

Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 8/21/02
DS: Nic - 5/18/05

:)

[sabrinag]

Me: Sabrina, 27
DH: Jody, 32
Married: 7-7-02
DS and DD: TWINS born on 6-10-05: Madison Hannah and Logan Mackenzie

[alienhost]

Yeah I finally found you guys...

Here are my stats again, my user name is close to the old WC one (I suppose I should have set up a more meaningful one now that I'm no longer PG!)

Me: 36
DH: 42
Married: 8/02
DD: Katherine 4/27/05

[alienhost]

poops I swear she will only poop with a completely dry diaper on. I change the wet one and as I fasten the tabs, she lets it rip. I try waiting a bit but can't seem to time it right! We use way too many diapers. Lots of "wasted" ones when she pees/poops just as I put the new one on.

Projectile pooping - happened the first day we got her home. Clear across the changing table! I've also gotten good at catching poop in a wipe!

[kimthebride]

Thomas had his 1-month checkup today, and we are so happy!

He had a weight drop at the beginning (from 7lb4oz @ birth to 6lb 2 1/2oz 3 days later), and we had some BF issues so were back and forth to the ped's for weigh-ins. Well, I am happy to announce that our little fatty boombalatty is now 9lbs 8oz! Woo hoo! Ped said I no longer have to write down every feed and diaper change (thank God), and can just go with the flow now. He also grew 2 1/4" longer. :)

I was concerned about his belly button still looking a little goopy, and ped said he has a little infection & is suprised he isn't whining/crying more because of it. We got an Rx to take care of it, no huge deal.

Also gave me a diet to follow - NO IDEA how I am going to do it! Everything I eat is restricted: milk, peanuts, tomatos, wheat, citrus, eggs, broccoli & soy. This is to make him less gassy for the next month while he goes through the "sensitive stage" of development. Well, it'll be my skinny stage since all I live on is milk, tomatos, wheat, eggs, broccoli, & soy. This will be interesting. Anyone else get this restricted diet? What the heck did you eat? BTW, I don't eat meat or seafood...

[diedra1027]

Ohhh AlienHost, we are 'wasting' a lot of diapers here too. Especially lately. Avery has a fit when her diaper is poopy, so I pretty much change her as soon as possible. Sometimes she'll be screaming for a diaper change when she's not really done yet. I've learned to keep her sitting on top of her old diaper while I get everything ready. I've also mastered the art of the wipe catch :D. Our changing table is upstairs and we don't really hang out up there during the day. I make many trips upstairs daily - it's exercise! She's pretty famous for pooping again just as you hit the last stair on the way down from a diaper change.

kim - Congrats on the nice weight gain! As for the diet, I have not been put on any special diet. Is your little guy already having trouble with gas or is the dr recommending the diet changes just in case? If it's just in case, I would only do the changes if your little guy has a problem especially since the restrictions are things you normally eat a lot of.

[kimthebride]

Well...Thomas is already pretty darn tooty (he has actually woken me up at night his farting is SO LOUD), so it's not only pre-emptive but also to see if it makes him a little more comfortable now.
My problem is that the restriction is all stuff I normally eat! So I need to drastically change my diet for the next month...and am not sure what to eat. I am such a cereal and milk gal, it's gonna be like detox for me. If you thought Seinfeld had a lot of cereal in his cabinet, you've never seen my cabinet...

[Winterbride1253]

Hi! I'm posting to get updates - will have to read later. This is much nicer than WC!! :)

Oh and I screwed up my screen name by one digit! Typing too fast! 1263 it shoudl be.... oh well, you get the point!!

[Sasha]

We have had so many breakthroughs in the past 24 hours that I don't even know where to begin :D. Sarah pooped not once but twice today on her own...yay, no suppository tonight! Those of you familiar with our pooping issues know this is a very big deal, lol. She slept for a total of 8 hours last (broken up by feedings of course) and she slept for about 4 of them in her bassinet. She is also BF'ing much better lately. I really think the Prevacid for her reflux is starting to make a difference. Hopefully I am not jinxing things now and we continue on this good path!

Sarah is very tooty as well. When we were at the doctor that other day and she let one rip, he commented "that wasn't very lady-like!"

Kim - Yay for weight gain! Glad he is doing well. My diet is somewhat restricted too, I can't eat anything that is acidic because of her reflux...no tomatoes, orange juice, lemonade....

[Ferris]

Just joining :D

Me: 28
DH: 29
Married: 7/13/02
DS DOUGLAS 5/21/05

[portlandbride]

Joining :D

Me: Brandi, 31
DH: Preston, 30
Married: September 16, 2001
DD: Brynn Pamela, May 12, 2005

[Dreshny]

Hi guys,

I keep wanting to post all day, but can't get onto the computer because of a fussy baby. He only calms down if I take him for a long walk in the sling, and then, of course, I'm not home to post. Can't put him down when he's awake. Can't figure out how to NAK, either, and it's probably not advisable right now, anyway because of my sore nipples. But I can't even figure out how to get a hand free while nursing.

Now that Asher's sleeping, I can't remember what I wanted to post in the first place. Guess I just missed everybody and the support, etc. I think it's even more crucial now to talk to each other than when we were pregnant, but unfortunately (for me, at least) it's much harder to find the time to do it.

They say it gets easier as time goes on. The irony is that when we're out, and he's passed out in the sling, everyone on the street wants to see him, and they tell me he's precious, etc. and that I must be having so much fun and be so in love with him. Um, of course I love him, and he's extremely cute, but he's also HARD.

[December27JJB]

Joining!

Me: Jessica
DH: Joshua
Married: December 27, 2003
DD: Parker Alexandria 6/13/05

[BridalLace]

stats are done. if you see any mistakes let me know! :)

[BridalLace]

why do i feel guilty when Elodie takes a nap? why do i feel guilty for being off the hook for 5min or 1-2 hours, however long she sleeps? why do i feel lonely and want to wake her up? why do i check on her every 10 min for no reason?

[diedra1027]

Welcome to all the new mommies!! It's great to 'see' some new faces in here.

Dreshny - Hang in there! I hope that things are getting easier for you little by little with Asher. This motherhood gig is harder than any other job (and it is a job!!).

Heather - you are too funny. I often find myself hoping for a long nap break, but when I finally get one I miss her too :D.
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After two full days of planning I finally made it to the grocery store this afternoon :). Baby snoozed on the way there, but woke up screaming as soon as we got inside the store. I ducked into a back corner, put her in the sling, stuck the boob in her mouth and I was able to finish my entire list. I have to cross a draw bridge on my way to my favorite grocery store. I think Avery transmits some kind of warning alarm that makes the bridge go up EVERY time we need to cross. We sat in the bridge traffic both coming and going to the store :mad:. She was sleeping on the way to the store and screaming bloody murder on the way home...

[Aunt Liv]

Finally! I found you all! :D

Here's my info:
Me: Olivia, 27 (until next Thursday)
DH: Adam, 30 (until the 19th)
Married: September 2, 2000
DD: Maia Sophie, 5/14/05

I've been MIA for a couple of weeks. We finally moved into our new house, and I finally got a computer a couple of days ago. So, I'm back!

Maia is doing great, although today had her first big meltdown day. She was up all morning crying, and then again this afternoon. I finally got her to sleep a couple of minutes ago, so PHEW!!! I'm exhausted. I read in a book that babies often go through a clingy/crying stage at 6-7 weeks that can last up to a week, so I'm thinking that's what's been going on with her.

I kinda read through everything on WC board, but I know I have a lot of catching up to do...

LizNKeith - (I don't know if you're on this board or not, so if you're not, sorry!!) Anyway, I think I recognized the receiving blanket you had your baby in in the picture...did you deliver at Piedmont? If so, I did too! I had an awesome experience there (I hope you did as well).

BridalLace - I totally feel guilty when Maia sleeps for a long time too! I totally feel like I'm taking away from her in some way, although I know that if I were to wake her up, I'd be depriving her of her sleep.

Play Group - Maia and I went to our first Gymboree class on Wednesday. She was the youngest one there, but she did really well! All the other babies were around 4-5 months old, and it was great to see how much they learn in such a little amount of time. Anyway, I signed up for 3 months worth of classes.

I have a question...
At this age (7 weeks tomorrow), how often can I bathe her? I want to start establishing a night-time routine, and a bath always calms her down, but I'm not sure if I can give her one every night.

What are everyone's night-time routines (if you have one).

Gosh, I'm all over the place here! Just glad to be back!

How do I subscribe to this thread???

[Winterbride1253]

OK I realized I'm already on the front page as subscribed to the thread! Nice! Thanks!

My brain is fried - have to go clean up before bed (or I should say before Cole wants to nurse again!!).

Hope everyone has a good night ... hopefully a sleep filled one!

[DisneyGirl]

I give my DD a bath every other day and shes 7 weeks old. I don't give her a bath everyday because i don't want to dry her skin out.

Question I quess this question is mostly for the May mommies...has anyone gotten AF yet? Just wondering how long it takes her to show up. I know those who only BF AF could take months to she her face again.

DD is 7 weeks old and she does not sleep more than 2-3 hrs at a time. I don't mind during the day but a night its killing me. I can not function anymore with waking every 2 hrs. Then My DS wakes up at 7 am. I'm just so tired. I know it will pass...then i'll be saying how i miss her night feeding..LOL

Life around here has been really crazy not only am i working on NO sleep for the past 7 weeks my DH has decided its time to move out of the house we live in now and move into a bigger home. BIGGER! I said..How in the world am i going to keep a bigger clean..But i guess in reality I'm excited to me moving. Even though we only moved in this house 19 months ago..

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July..

Jenn

[cynder]

Hey Liv,

I was thinking of you today. We just moved into our house last weekend and my mom who was helping us left yesterday. I was thinking of all the other WC ladies who were moving around this time and thought of you. Glad to see you survived. My mom was an angel and literally unpacked everything while I nursed DS.

We bathe him every other day and if it's not a bath day but he's stinky, I give him a mid day sponge wash. He loved his first bath but kind of screams since then. I fill the baby bath and seat him in the sling part and scoop water over him. Then I take soap him all over and scoop water again. Last I shampoo his head. He cries the whole time. I think he likes the water but right before we plan to give him a bath, he gets fussy and irritable so the whole experience is upsetting to him. I want bath time to be soothing to him. Any ideas?

I try and get things done when DS naps and I feel guilty sometimes for wishing he would sleep longer sometimes. I am starting to let him cry a little after a nap if I am in the middle of something. I feel SOOO guilty for that. My fav thing to do though is to take morning naps with him in bed.

[Sherah]

Cynder , my DS didn't enjoy baths until I realized the water was too cold. I don't know if that will help you at all, but Arik hasn't cried at all now that it's almost hot.

Baths : I love bathtime, especially when I get to take one with Arik! He's always so happy after a bath. Arik gets bathed every other day, except if it's an especially spit-uppy sort of week, and then he gets one once or twice a day(usually without soap).

Did I tell you all that I took Arik into the pool 2 weeks ago? MIL (a swm instructor) says we can start putting his head under water between 2 and 3 months (She is not basing that time period on scientific evidence, but rather, on when she started exposing her own son to being underwater). I'm so excited! I love that I've been able to do so much with my baby, but I'm also a little sad that he is growing so fast. I'm really going to miss having a baby.

Sasha : It's wonderful to hear that your daughter is feeling better. I hope today goes just as well for you both.

I forget who said that her doctor is recommending she eliminate so many foods from her diet. I had to stop eating dairy, and it was so hard(I've started adding it back little by little, with no big upsets thus far)! Maybe you could try just ridding your body of one food at a time instead of all at once? Hopefully your son isn't having problems with all those foods. Also, is his gas a big problem or just a nuisance? If he isn't having a problem letting it out, I probably wouldn't be so quick to change everything about my diet. Anyway, good luck! I hope this passes quickly for you.

Congrats to Cynder and Aunt Liv who are finally in their new homes!! I wonder if jenyfer is moved into her new house yet. Good luck, Disney , on finding a bigger home to suit your growing family. By the way, Disney , no flow yet, but I'm STILL spotting occasionally at 7.5 weeks pp.

Diedra : I can relate to having a screaming baby in public and especially to catching the bridge every time you have to cross it, or in our case, catching the bridge and train, not to mention every stop light! I'm glad to hear your new sling is working for you and that you are able to comfortably nurse with it.

Dreshny : I hope Asher is just going through a fussy period and will be easier soon.

Edited to add: What a ginormous post! I'm just happy because I have sleeping baby on my chest finally!

[BridalLace]

OK I realized I'm already on the front page as subscribed to the thread! Nice! Thanks!



no prob - i wasn't sure if your initial post was a stat addition request or not, so i went back to WC's Junebugs thread and stole your stats from there. i am not always certain about which Junebugs had joined our other parenting thread so i go over and take stats if i have any doubt.

re: bathing time & crying - i swaddled Elodie in a towel during her baths until recently. i would just give her what amounted to sponge baths. the towel helped in that i would uncover one part of her body at a time to wash, since the cold was such a shock to her and was what made her cry the most.

now we use about 2-3 inches of water in her tub. she seems startled by the water when we first put her in and cries a little, but then calms down quickly. i have a little ducky that has the word 'HOT' on the bottom - its supposed to alert us to the water being too hot, but i noticed the word emerges when the water is even slightly warm, too. :rolleyes:

i agree that its the cold that tends to make babies cry during baths the most, although i worry about the water getting too hot, too. i constantly check it...paranoid momma here. :p

i called the pediatrician yesterday to ask if Elodie could go to the pool yet, but they said not til her first round of shots. ah well...maybe we could buy a little baby pool instead and try that?

this is Elodie's first real holiday, i'm kind of excited...

we have been taking lots of walks lately with her stroller, she really seems to like it and i'm thrilled. the first time we tried it, a couple of weeks after her birth, she cried a lot so we just started trying the stroller again this past week. now she really gets into it, puts her feet up on the drink tray, gets very alert and bright eyed and seems excited and interested. hehe the smallest things thrill me now...

[LIZNKEITH]

Ugh...I composed a huge post yesterday but when i went to submit it, it was lost forever. Sigh.

These poop stories had me ROTFLMAO! Our DD has such a passion for pooping. She is really good at it. Like Cynder's baby, she has gone through 3 diapers in 10 minutes before. She is barely 7 pounds...I don't know whaere she stores all of this poop!

Aunt Liv,
Wow, you are so observant! Yes, we did deliver at Piedmont and had a wonderful experience. The nurses there are incredible. I've been calling the LC's constantly, too. I don't know where I'd be without them. It's such a great hospital!

Night time routines
She usually falls asleep on the boob around 12:30 and at 1 I trasfer her to her bassinet. At 3:30, I wake up to pump, at 5 she wakes to feed. By 6 she is back asleep and sleeps until somewhere between 8 and 10 am. I feel blessed that we are already getting on somewhat of a schedule this early in the game. Of course, we have our bad nights.

Baths
DD's cord finally fell off on Tuesday, so it was only sponge baths until that time. She had her first bath on Wednesday night. She cries the entire time while we are bathing her body, but LOVES when we wash her hair! It's so cute...she gets really quiet and just stares off in to the distance. She is mesmerized by it.

[diedra1027]

Bathing - We're also doing every other day for a full bath. On non-bath days, I wipe Avery down with a warm washcloth. Sometimes I'll give her a no soap bath on a non-bath day if she's spit up a lot or something. I was planning on asking the ped on Wednesday when they can go to bathing everyday. As for the screaming, I second (or third) making sure the water is warm enough. We also wet a washcloth and lay that across her chest to keep her warm. Every few minutes we soak the cloth and drip the water over her and she loves it!

Aunt Liv - Congrats on getting through your move. You must be so happy to be in your own space again!

[happy1nuv]

Happy 4th everyone!!!

Baths
We've been doing this 2ce a week... and then wet washcloths as needed... would love to up that to every other day cause nic loves bathtime...

Nighttime routines
DH and I have one for us to get ready ... DH takes baby upstairs, changes hm, gives him his vitamins while i get ready fo bed ... then he hands off the baby to nurse and he gets eady ... but besides changing and nursing there is no set routine...

[Aunt Liv]

Typing 1-handed, so sorry for the typos...

thanks for the warm welcome back! I've missed you all!

liznkeith-HA! I would recognize those receiving blankets anywhere...I have two myself. :p That's so great that your DD is already sleeping so many consecutive hours at nuight (I'm totally jealous!).

Maia wakes up to eat at 3:30 AM and then again around 6 (her 3:30 feeding is more of a snack, and she usuaaly falls back asleep w/in 5 minutes, so at 6, she is famished!). I'm trying to spread her feedings out to every 3.5 hours instead of every 3 hours, and sometimes she goes for it and other times she doesn't.

gotta run!

[ladybug0525]

I talk to a lot of you on LJ but joining this thread now too!

ME: Judie
DH: Jason
DS: Jack Campbell born 5/16/05
Married: 05/25/02

[golfer_girl]

Hello former wc'ers. I'm finally over here from the WC June 05 mommies thread. Please post my stats:

golfer_girl
Me: 36
DH: 36
Married: 3/05
DS: Ethan 6/9/05

[golfer_girl]

Has anyone's baby suffered from what you ate???

My DH and I went out for Indian food and our poor baby suffered all through the night. Anyone else have this experience? It was a bad, bad night.

BTW, I don't know all the acronyms being used here, is there a cheat sheet on them?

[jmvan74]

Joining:
ME: 31
DH: 28
Married: July 24th, 2004
DS: born June 13th, 2005


I just wanted to post and get in over here. Things are crazy as you all know. I need to contact a LC this week. I've been so sore and want to give up. It is so exhausting.

Bathing: We bath DS every other day. His cord still has not come off! So it is sponge baths for the little one. He loves them. DH holds him and I wash. It's a family affair. ;)

[Carissa]

Baths Grace loves bath time. She usually gets one every night as part of our routine before bed. I have noticed she sleeps better when she does get a bath. She use to hate them but she really enjoys them now.

Routine Our routine starts around 9 when Grace get's a bath. After that she gets fed and has some time with Daddy to allow Mom to get ready for bed. By 10:30 we are usually nursing and by 11:30 she is asleep(most nights) sometimes we will be up until 12. She will usually sleep until about 2:30 or 3 and then wake up to nurse for like 10 minutes and then go back to sleep until 6, she'll nurse again and then fall back asleep until 8 or 9 usually that stretch is she sleeps on my chest.

Liz That is awesome sleep you are getting! Grace use to have a nice schedule until recently.

[wendstress]

Had some problems registering, but now I am here and thrilled to be back together with the ladies!!!!!!

Me: Wendy, 29
DH: Jon, 34
Married: 4/28/01
DS: James Jack, born May 10, 2005

Fussiness Question.... James is almost 8 weeks old, and fussy fussy fussy!!!!! It started around 6 weeks old. I asked about it at Mommy and Me, and the Moms with other 6 week babies were having the same problem. The LC said it was normal, and would last 2-4 weeks. She said that the baby is old enough to be aware and needs to stimulated, but isn't old enough to be able stimulate himself.

Would sure love to hear what you all are going through!! We've had nights where if he isn't being amused, he'll just fuss non-stop. We have to change positions/toys/tactics about every 5 minutes.

Although, this morning we were blessed with a bright eyed baby boy that was just content to look around and be held - he was awake for 4 hours and didn't fuss at all!!!!!

Baths Shooting for 2ce a week, too. He really seems to enjoy them! I just love the bright eyes!!!

Sleep Liz - I'm envious!!! Let's trade Babes for just a couple days! James slept 5.5 hours last night, but up until then, he hasn't gone longer than 4 hours at a time. Of course, last night he went 5.5 hours, followed by a 3 hour, and then a 2 hour sleep session. We can pretty much set our watches by him.... In fact, I think he'll be waking in 20 minutes so I need to hurry up and balance the checkbook!!!

[Sherah]

wendstress : We have a fusspot over here too. When I tell people he's fussing out of boredom, they look appalled, like we're spoiling Arik. Glad to here this is common at his age!

[wendstress]

That's exactly what it is!!! Fussing out of boredom!!! Right now the beast is quiet - Dad is explaining to him all the tools in his shop. "No saws, or nothing electric for a long time!!!"

"No aaahhs, No Laaahs, and No Waaahs" gets said a lot around here lately. Too bad James doesn't quite understand, yet!

[Winterbride1253]

Bathing: Well we only bath Cole 2-3 times per week. He's just over 2.5 weeks now and our pediatrician said they really don't need to be bathed more than that since they aren't crawling etc... :confused: My mom was appauled at this since in her day you bathed babies daily. Once Cole's cord came off (after about 5 days) we have been stiking to the 2-3 times per week routine and he keeps his baby fresh smell so I'm thinking this is OK.

JMVAN: I wish you BF'ing luck! Make sure you contact a LC ASAP or call LLL for support immediately. I know it's hard to believe but it doesn't have to be painful! But no matter what you decide, its good you were able to stick it out as long as you have. I hope you find a good resolution soon - I know how it really is horrible when you're in pain and trying to continue to nurse.

Anyway, have to run and clean up so I can nap before Cole wakes up! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[Aunt Liv]

fussiness at 5-8 weeks - According to "The Wonder Weeks" by Hetty Venderijt, ph.D. and Frans Plooij, Ph.D., babies have a "Wonder Week" during weeks 5-8 and then again at weeks 8-12 (this only lasts one week during each of the two periods). During these "Wonder Weeks," your baby will be fussy.

They say that at 5 weeks (and sometimes as early as 4 weeks), your baby will begin to make the first leap forward in development. New sensations bombard your baby inside and out, and s/he is usually bewildered by all these new sensations. Some have to do with the development of internal organs, and others are a result of increased alertness. So it's not the sensations that are changing, but rather your baby's perceptions of them. This rapidly chaning world is very disturbing at first, and your baby will instinctively want to return to the safe, warm, familiar world s/he recently left, a world where you, mommy, are at the center. So your baby will be fussy during this time, and be very clingy, and will cry unless s/he is being held. All of a sudden, you'll notice that your baby is no longer clingy, and a lot more alert and aware of the world.

As early as 8 weeks, your baby may be going through another "Wonder Week." This is a second leap in development. This one is different, as your baby is actually trying to discover the world, so you will notice that s/he can seem quite bored. They say that during this phase, you should pay close attention to your baby and what s/he is trying to discover. If s/he keeps looking in a certain direction, carry him/her over to the location and help him/her explore that (lights coming through the blinds, touch the blinds, open and close them, etc.). Same thing with a toy. They say to just observe your baby and see what s/he is trying to discover and help him/her discover it. They say to constantly talk to your baby during this time, and if s/he "talks" back, then continue the conversation.

I hope this helps. This book is truly helping me get through the fussy weeks. Pretty much, just follow your instincts, and more than likely, they'll be right.

Gotta run! Have a great 4th everyone!

[wendstress]

Aunt Liv - thanks for the info! Makes me feel a little better. I hope it passes soon....2 weeks of fussiness have gotten me to the point where, if I'm out of the house for a few minutes, I dread coming home because I know there's going to be crying.

Although, I will say that yesterday morning we were treated to a very pleasant young boy who was content to sit and take in the world with bright, beautiful eyes.... However, yesterday evening was a different matter! I guess he didn't like the fireworks!!!

[allyray231]

Anyone else having choking, coughing issues? I am worried that DS has reflux-he seems to cough a lot and today he seemed like he is choking. Also he spits up a lot. ANyone else dealing with this?

[kimthebride]

From what I've read, my LC said and what my mommy friends told me, when DS was coughing (sometimes even coughing up curds & milk) it is usually because he either ate too much or needed to burp before eating more.

Overeating causes milk and the curds to come back up into his throat & mouth, making him cough and ooze it out of his mouth or just spit it up. Remember, babies tummies are the size of their fist. I was over-feeding him to help him gain weight so this happened a lot (lesson learned!).

Other times I'll think he's done burping and will continue to feed, but he'll cough it up and eventually burp again.

[hub1176]

I finally found you !! Can you move my stats over from the other thread?

kimthebride - how do you know when enough is enough? We are having coughing/spitting up issues but I'm not sure how much to feed her - she gets EBM and some formula.

Baths - I sponge bathe her every day but we've only had one real bath. She seemed okay with it until the end when she suddenly realized she was naked...

Does anyone else have a grunter/groaner? DD seems to strain and grunt all the time. She is also gassy. I thought she may be constipated but she does have BM's. Do you think it may be the formula we use?

[jmvan74]

Winter I am going to contact a LC tomorrow. I think we may have developed Thrush. He seems to have some white dots on his upper palate. I hope not. Anyhow, I'm going to keep at it as long as I can. Thanks for the encouragement.

AuntLiv: Thanks for the advice about fussiness. That sounds like a great book.

Ally: My DS spits up and looks as if he is choking sometimes, too. I'm pretty sure it is just overeating. He hasn't develped the sense to stop when he is full, yet. If you are really concerned just call your ped, but I think it is totally normal. I was worried the first time I watched the milk pour out of his mouth, but, it's no big deal now.

Hub: DS is a grunter, too. I always laugh at this. I'm not sure what causes it.

[kimthebride]

Hub It's not all that scientific, but if you are doing bottles compare your baby's hand with the amount in the bottle. If baby's fist is much smaller than the ounces you are feeding her...it's too much. In my experience, if you are having a hard time topping her off to finish the bottle or the EBM/formula is leaking while you feed her or she holds some in her mouth at the end of the feeding she's likely done. And the obvious one is if she spits a bunch up after each feeding wihtout being too burpy.

[Sherah]

So the good news is that Arik slept from 9p-6:30a last night, waking up once at @ 3:30a to eat for 5 minutes. The veryvery bad news is that my boobies, which usually produce AT LEAST 12 ounces total every morning are now rock hard and the lumpiest I have ever felt them to be. I don't need to pump to build a freezer stash and my fridge stash is way too full as it is. Arik hasn't been eating as much since his 6 week growth spurt and I tend to think he will be sttn without any feedings soon, so I want my bbs to regulate to his schedule, but oh man! I'm very nervous about mastitis.

Anyone take their newborns to see the fireworks last night?

[kimthebride]

Sherah - I hear ya with the big hard boobies! DS's recent growth spurt is causing me to produce 3 cow's worth milk a day. Serious ta-tas.

Tom & I brought Thomas to see his 1st fireworks last night. Yes, I brought the camcorder (I'm a dork!).

Announcements
Anyone still need to do their announcements? I got my proofs from www.inababycarriage.com and LOVE them! They just lowered their pricing about $0.50 each announcement, so it was good timing (ie: good procrastination ;) )

[Dreshny]

Fireworks: We took DS last night, too. DH held his ears and gave him a pinky to suck because he seemed a little scared by the noise.

Baths: Every other day or so. We bathe him when he starts to smell bad. :) He's not really a big fan.

Breastfeeding: It's still kind of a problem for me 5 weeks along. DS has an extremely forceful suck that mangled my right nipple and drew blisters on the left. My entire breast from the inside out aches for hours after each feeding. I'm praying this gets better because the thought of a whole year of this is no fun at all.

[wendstress]

So the good news is that Arik slept from 9p-6:30a last night, waking up once at @ 3:30a to eat for 5 minutes. The veryvery bad news is that my boobies, which usually produce AT LEAST 12 ounces total every morning are now rock hard and the lumpiest I have ever felt them to be. I don't need to pump to build a freezer stash and my fridge stash is way too full as it is. Arik hasn't been eating as much since his 6 week growth spurt and I tend to think he will be sttn without any feedings soon, so I want my bbs to regulate to his schedule, but oh man! I'm very nervous about mastitis.

Anyone take their newborns to see the fireworks last night?

I had some high supply issues and my LC told me to slow things down, only offer one breast at a feeding. Alternate for each feeding, and you're milk supply will respond. Last thing you need to do is pump, as you well know. I here you on the mastitis....it is scary!

Or, you could start freezing and then donate to a breast milk program.

[ahavnes]

Joining Late!

Me: Alicia (29)
DH: Scott (30)
Married: 2/21/04
DD: Gabrielle Kathleen (Abbey)
Born: 5/29/05 (7lbs 9oz, 20.5 inches, 5:11pm)

I am so jealous of you Sherah, I probably only pump 12 ounces in a WHOLE day! :mad: I am getting so frustrated with BF. It seems like Abbey is always one step ahead of me, especially with this little growth spurt. Like everyone else said, I am barely out of my pjs by 3pm...and forget about going anywhere! To top it off, I don't seem to have enough milk for her in the afternoon, so I have been supplementing with formula. Not good for my supply. Ugh. Ok, vent over. :o

[Sherah]

Kim, yes, I still need to create and send announcements. I do believe my grace period is running out.

Thanks for sharing your LC's advice, wendstress. Arik slept even longer last night, but I'm not quite as full today. I'm hoping he will be able to sttn by the 3 month mark so that moving him into his own room will be easier.

ahavnes: My fingers are crossed that bf gets easier for you and your daughter soon. I'm sure you've done tons of research and spoken with a lot of people already, so this probably won't help you though it might help someone else: I rented my hospital grade pump for a $25 donation/6 months to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies organization. I was made painfully aware that I couldn't extract any milk without turning the machine's suction to max. That's probably obvious, but just in case, it's posted anyway. I hope your daughter slows down a little after this growth spurt! P.S. It seems like I hardly have any milk in the afternoon either. Well, at least that's when the bbs have finally deflated...

[kimthebride]

Taking A Shower

Ok - I bought something recently and it has been a GODSEND!! The Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer ($40 at BRU). It bounces, it vibrates, it has bubbles and lights and noises and can entertain my month-old son for hours! It lets me not only take a shower (I sit him in it in the bathroom while I do my thing), but also get ready. He's mesmerized!

I have The Happiest Baby On The Block by Harvey Karp which is wonderfully insightful and helpful, even though Thomas isn't colicky. But his tips to chill out a baby help me get things done around the house now. And this bouncer works into his theories.

Had to share!

[LIZNKEITH]

Carissa,
Oh no, don’t tell me that! I’m finally feeling better that she is on a schedule!

Julie,
I’m with you…my left nip is so sore. I don’t know why I can’t get her latched properly on that side. For now, I’m pumping on my left side and feeding on my right. I need to see the LC though once it’s healed and work on our latch.

Dreshny,
I know what you mean…DD sucks like a Hoover. I have a blister on leftie right now. She’s killing me!

Fussiness
You mean it gets worse? DD is 3 weeks old today and pretty much fusses the whole time she is awake. Nothing I can do can calm her down. DH is of the mindset to let her CIO, but I just can’t do that. Not this early. The LC told us that she is more than likely craving skin-to-skin contact. But that doesn’t even help sometimes.

Spitting up
I actually saw the ped about this last week because DD was vomiting pretty bad. It was only an occasional thing though, like once a day. The ped told us the same thing Kim just said…that more than likely it was caused by overeating or gas (baby burps and more than air comes out). He said if it was reflux, it would happen more often…like every feeding. Still, he wants us to keep an eye on her. It’s happened once or twice since then. Basically, we’ve just been more diligent about burping her and keeping her upright for 15-20 minutes after a feeding. It is scary though, a couple of times DD choked and I had to run over to flip her over. It was really tough for me to put her down to sleep after that. For peace of mind, I’ve been putting her in a side-lying position to sleep.

Grunting/Groaning
All the time! I think this has something to do with her fussiness. So often she acts like she is cooking up a terd but can’t get it to come. She has no shame about letting other people know what she is doing.

Fireworks
We took DD and she slept through the whole thing. Hey, at least WE got to watch fireworks!

Announcements
Waiting for my professional pics to come back. I’m ordering from inababycarriage, too and was so happy to hear they lowered their prices. Procrastination does pay….

Showers
We have the Kick N Play bouncer. No matter how fussy DD is, all I have to do is sit her in it. The combination of the vibrations and the sound of the water from my shower buy me just enough time. Makes you wonder what Moms did “back in the day…”

[hub1176]

kimthebride Isn't the Aquiram bouncer wonderful!! Friends of ours gave us theirs (their dd was born in November) and it's been a lifesaver! It's the only time I can actually clean up our house.
I think our problem with the feeding is the bottle nipples - they may be too fast for her, so she gets more on her than in her so it seems like she's always hungry and it would explain the choking (duh for me!)Just when I think I'm getting it I realize I still know nothing! :)

Liz DD finally worked one out this am (thankfully it was DH's turn ;) )But all night she grunted and groaned. The Dr. said we could use glycerin suppositories if she went 2 days without a BM and seemed uncomfortable but the idea of putting something up there..I'm hoping buying the smaller nips and maybe some Mylicon might clear up some of the grunting.

Last night DD slept in her room in the crib for the first time. I only cried a little. We had her in a bassinette in our room but she was just getting too big for it (and she would turn sidways and be wedged then be fussy because she was stuck)Plus it was too difficult for me to get any sleep - anytime she moved I was up and checking.

Fireworks - we had been running around all weekend and the 4th was the only day we didn't have a party or something going on so we stayed home and were in bed by 9:00. I can't wait until next year to bring DD to see fireworks - the 4th is my favorite holiday.

Announcements - We didn't do them because we were a bit strapped but if they came down on price...

Dry skin - does anyone else's baby have really dry skin? The dr had said it was from being in fluid for 9 months and not to put lotion on her because it needs to shed but it's still peeling and she's 5 weeks old today.

[Aunt Liv]

Grunting/Groaning - DD did this all the time, and I finally started cutting things out of my diet. I've cut out dairy completely (and I think this is the culprit), as well as most green veggies. It's a total pain, but it's well worth it. I just couldn't handle the groaning and grunting (and super-gassy/fussy baby that came along with it). I would sit up at night just listening to her grunt while she was trying to sleep. Anyway, I cut all that out about a month ago, now, and those issues have gone away. I tried re-introducing dairy a week ago, and the grunting and groaning started right back up, so we're dairy free again.

Fireworks - We had our own display of fireworks in our neighborhood (NO idea this was going to happen). They just legalized fireworks in GA, and these people took advantage...they were shooting fireworks for an hour and a half!!! DD slept through the whole thing (thank goodness!).

In the crib - My goal this week is to finally paint her nursery and have her sleep in her room and in her crib by her 2 month birthday (next Thursday)...they grow up so fast! :(

Announcements - My SIL took shots of Maia in black and white and I got a kit from Wal-Mart and put the announcements together. I just sent them out last week. I think they turned out really nice, if I do say so myself. ;)

Gotta pay some bills. BBL!

We go to our second week of Gymboree today. I hope Maia does as well this week as she did last week...

ETA Dry skin -Maia was shedding until she was about 6 weeks old. I think it's totally normal.

[diedra1027]

Lots to catch up on....

spitting up - All the time, but it's totally normal. Sometimes DD will even shoot spit up out of her nose. Freaks me out!! DD is a huge comfort nurser so she's getting milk even when she's not really hungry which leads to an overly full tummy.

Fussiness - Getting better with each week. Even riding in the car seat is getting a little better. The evening fussiness should peak at 6 weeks and then start to get better (which we have seen at our house!).

Announcements - We sent them out when she was 3 weeks old. In a baby carriage had just raised their prices when DD was born, so I ended up getting our announcements through Shutterfly.

Fireworks - We stayed home and watched them on TV. We never go to the big shows anyway...too crowded.

Dry skin - DD was peeling up until this last week (she'll be nine weeks old tomorrow). My ped said we could use a mild lotion if we wanted (Eucerin, I think??), but that we didn't need to do anything.

showering - The only consistant nap I get from DD is in the morning. I eat breakfast and surf the net while she is nursing. When she finally falls asleep I put her in the swing in the bathroom. This usually buys me enough time to shower, get dressed, and brush my hair. Sometimes she wakes up just as I'm drying off which means I have to hurry (she hates the swing when she's awake). Sometimes she takes a nice long nap and I can get a few things done around the house.

[LIZNKEITH]

Hub,
Some nipples do flow too fast. What kind of bottle system are you using. We're using Dr. Brown's and they've been pretty good so far. We just have to pace her. She tends to drink the bottles a lot faster anyway so we break up the feeding a little.

Aunt Liv,
I hadn't realized that they had legalized them! We live so close to the AL line that it's pretty common to see them in our neighborhood. So when I heard them this weekend, I didn't think anything of it. DH will be so excited!

Diedra,
LOL! DD did the milk out of her nose a couple of days ago. She burped and out it came. LOL!

Separate Rooms
DD has been sleeping in her own room since the 2nd or third day after we came home from the hospital. We found she wasn't sleeping well in our room because we like to keep it cool. Once she got in her own space, she did much better. I find I'm not as distracted either. Despite having the motion monitor, I found I was checking on her constantly. Every little peep had me checking in one her. Now I keep the monitor low so I can't hear her unless she is crying. We haven't transitioned her in to her crib yet, she still seems so small for it. I think we'll continue to keep her in her bassinet until she begins to look uncomfortable or grows out of it...which ever comes first.

Dry Skin
DD peeled a little on her arms, but that stopped. Now it's just on her lower legs and feet. Dr. said it was from the fluid as well.

[happy1nuv]

In an almost unheard of event at my house... I am typing child free :) Nic is actually sleeping on his own in his new swing (we were having no luck with the papusan swing or the bouncy seat we have... i forget which one, but the brown swing with the rockers on the bottom...evenflo, maybe? ) ... The last time we were out at BRU, we bought the aquarium take along swing ... he's actually not bad in it. As long as he's in a good mood, he'll last up to 15 minutes in it... (a big deal for nic)

So... for those caught in the sleep on your chest thing... how are you weaning off that? Right now, we're not doing anything at night, but I'm trying to let him wake up somewhere other than on me during the day... eh, times up...

:)

[hub1176]

Liz -we use the Avent bottles because they came recommended, but we have the "1" nipple not the "N" I probably would have had DD in her own room sooner but we only got the shades up a couple of days ago!
I give huge credit to co-sleepers, I have no idea how they do it!

Aunt Liv -this could be it - I LOVE dairy. Between the milk, yogurt, ice cream and pudding I think I *may* be overdoing it :o Will try to reduce and see what happens.

I actually posted about this on the "other" site but I want to share and feel free to add...(and not judge too harshly)

I feel like the world's worst parent. The other night we had dinner at my sister's house. For a number of reasons dinner was late and we wound up leaving much later than we would have liked. When we got home I went to take DD out of her car seat and I realized she was not buckled in - and hadn't been for the almost HOUR ride home. She had been napping in her seat at my sisters and I guess I thought DH had buckled her in and he thought I had. Needless to say we now check and recheck to make sure.

[Carissa]

Hub Grace grunts a lot especially while sleeping.

ahavnes You sound like me I am lucky to get a shower at all!


No fireworks for us we spent the afternoon in the basement cause of Tornado warnings and bad storms. We had 2 good nights this week though! Yay! Grace slept from 11:30 to 6 and then from 7-9:30 it was so nice!

[ahavnes]

Sherah- Thanks, I actually hadn't put the pump on max. Duh! The hospital had me on half way and I haven't changed. Will try this afternoon. Glad I am not the only one who has probs in the afternoon also though. ;) Also, I'll check out Healthy Mother's, Healthy Babies. I am paying $20 a week to the hospital, but I just love that pump so much! :)

[kimthebride]

Grunting & Fussiness
Thomas was making little noises in the night - not like pain, possibly gas I thought. I mentioned it to my ped and with 1 quick peek he saw that the belly button had a small infection (which is apparently common). We put a cream on it 3x a day now and he's making less of those noises.
If you are past 2 weeks old and the belly button is still a little gooey or you notice some residue on the inside of his onesie, baby could have an infection.
He still makes some noises in his sleep, but it's much less. I think it's dreams!

Dry Skin
Thomas peeled on his hands and feet for a few weeks, and now had a flakey head. Ped has us washing his head with a little regular Head & Shoulders shampoo at each sponge bath. It's really helping! Wierd...but helping!

hub
LOVE that Aquarium Bouncer! We also have the Aquarium Take-Along Swing, but he's not too into that at the moment.
There are other web sites that do photo-type announcements cheaper than inababycarriage. Check out www.babyjcards.com which are $1 each and www.purplestork.com that range from $1.35-1.95 each. I've also seen some cute ones you buy at Target and print at home. Cheap & adorable!
And I will admit...we had a scare this weekend. Thomas was in his carseat in the stroller at the mall, and when Tom put him in the car he forgot the he had unclipped the harness in the mall. I checked Thomas to see if the A/C was too cold after about 30 minutes of driving, and noticed he wasn't restrained! After I clipped him I had a mild heart attack. Didn't even have to say anything to Tom, he felt so guilty.

[njnewyearsbride]

joining :)

Me: 30
DH: 30
Married: 12/31/03
DD/DS: Hazel - 5/26/05

[kimthebride]

Hi NJNYB! Where you been, woman? ;)

[IrishEyes]

baths--2x a week (Wednesday and Sunday). We've added one or two if he needs it. He has had poop go up his back a few times. Yuck. We found the only way he gets through without screaming bloody murder is if one of us is in the tub holding him as we clean. He was sliding all over the tub we have (no head support) and that obviously scared him. He loves having his head washed as well, and doesn't mind if we keep his body as warm as possible.

fussiness--we've also been going through this. We also think it's boredom but also gassiness. His favorite position is upright with his head looking over our shoulder so he can look around. He's gotten very good at holding his head up there and looking around. The only problem is that I can only hold him like that for so long! We can tell he's gassy when he kicks a lot. We've tried a dose or two of mylicon and that really helps.

fireworks--we stayed at MIL's house on the 4th because people in our neighborhood like to run around and set off illegal fireworks. Someone set a bunch off a week before the 4th and even with our loud A/C on, Brody woke up. He's a little skittish with loud noises, so we didn't want to stay here and take a chance.

showers--I just wait until he takes a nap.

Announcements--I haven't done them yet. Is 6 weeks too late? Most of our friends and family are on email and we sent them an email announcement and send out pictures. I figure announcements might be a waste.

[kimthebride]

IrishEyes
Thomas will be about 6 weeks by the time people get our announcements. I would think any time before 2 months is okay. But then again I can understand being a *touch* too preoccupied to get them out right away! :p

[BAM 9-21-02]

Sorry, no time to write, just wanted to subscribe. Finally figured it out :rolleyes:

[Winterbride1253]

Dreshy: For BF'ing I found these things at Motherhood (although I'm sure you can get them elsewhere - BRU perhaps) they are these gel packs that you can cool in the freezer or heat in the microwave for your BB's post BF'ing or pre BF'ing. They helped me a lot early on. VERY soothing for after BF'ing. They look like donuts b/c you wouldn't want to chill your nipple but they provide great comfort. I used to heat them when I was engorged as well - but mainly I used them for the cooling off after BF'ing. If I find the name of them I'll let you know but I bet you can find them too...

[Winterbride1253]

Announcements - I just mailed mine last week for Cole from 'inababycarriage' as well. I LOVED them! Great site! Wish I thought of it!

[usafwife]

Just have a minute here but had been meaning to get over here and post our stats. I just haven't really had much time.

Our little girl decided to make her long awaited arrival five days past her due date. It's my grandfather's birthday and DH's grandparents' anniversary. We thought that was neat.

Me: 27
DH: 38
DD: S
born 6/05
8 lbs, 7 oz.

Fireworks ~ She was a week old on the 4th. She slept through the fireworks display but it was still neat. We took pictures with our digital camera of some of them. I was worried about the noise factor but she didn't mind the noise. Of course we weren't real close. We had to change spots because our usual spot was taken and there were people shooting off fireworks there. I wasn't about to set there with the fireworks going off so close. (Makes me mad as they aren't suppose to bring fireworks and shoot them off on city property.)

I was sissysue on WC.

[usafwife]

Are we going to have a group thread for us? I still haven't been able to figure out how to log in and make any updates. Not that I have all that much time anyway. My little one is keeping me quite busy these days. Just wondering. That's all.

[alienhost]

Wow this thread has exploded, I have a lot of catching up to do!

Baths In the beginning I gave a bath every other day if I could. Now that she is two months, I'm trying to do it every night since it relaxes her before bedtime. Sometimes I skip a night if we are too busy etc.

Fussiness we went through big time fussiness around 6 weeks - it was torture but it since has passed. She was fussy for hours in the evening. Now she is fussy sometimes but it isn't nearly as bad as the episode at 6 weeks. (knocking on wood not to jinx myself).

Shower for mom I try and get one in after the second AM feeding if she takes a nap. Sometimes I resort to showering after her last PM feeding when DH can hold her/entertain her etc.

Announcements I decided to make my own, I'm completely insane. I sent most of them by her two month birthday. I still have a few to do and I ran out of supplies. I figured since she was a month early, some people who I just communicate with at the holidays etc. won't think I've totally forgotten to send the annoucment etc. Besides most people already know, it's more of a formality. I wanted to do the inababycarriage ones, but the prices went up just as I had the baby so I went this route.

fireworks none for us - just watched them on TV which was pretty lame. :(

Two month check up well we had the two month check up last week - it went fairly well. She is up to 9lbs 6 ozs from 7lbs at the one month - still gaining like a champ. The shots went fine. The nurse did it so quickly that I barely noticed her doing it and DD just cried for a second. However she did have some mild reactions that night which freaked me out. She BF when we got home. Then she went 6 hours without eating, I had a hard time waking her at 3.5 hours and when I did she refused to eat and was fussy for an hour. I took her temp under the arm and it wasn't high. Finally I called the ped office, of course it was after hours by then. The nurse was really nice. I had to take a rectal temp which was 100.4. The nurse had me try and wake her more fully and try to feed her again. Finally she ate and was more alert. Anyway she was fine the next morning, the area where the shots were was a little sore and she would cry if it got bumped etc.

[ahavnes]

Bouncer- Total lifesaver, Abbey LOVES it, so I love it too! :) Sometimes she cries when I take her OUT of it to hold her. :o

Announcements- I got mine from a stationery store and love them...but still haven't mailed them. I'm still trying to get a picture that I like enough to put in there. They probably won't go out until she is about 2 months old. Oh well, like I care. (heeh)

Baths- Used to be about 2 times a week, but now we try every other night since it seems to make her sleep better...and we're all about that! :)

[Dreshny]

Bouncer: Hmm, he only likes it when he's in a good mood in the first place. And then it only works for 10-15 minutes.

Announcements: They were from inababycarriage.com and went out when he was about two weeks old. I still felt like they were kind of redundant, though, since we emailed so many pictures of him.

Fussiness: I really hope this gets better soon (and we haven't hit 6 weeks yet!) Asher will only nap during the day if he's in the sling and I'm walking with him outside. Makes it hard for me to get any rest, and it's very hot to sling him in this weather.

[BridalLace]

QOTD: how do you all carry baby around on a daily basis? i'm sure like most babies, Elodie likes to be held most of the time, but its starting to create a strain on my neck. i usually carry her with my left arm as i'm a lefty, it feels strange to carry her in my right arm...would a sling or something solve this problem? thanks in advance...

Elodie's 3rd Dr. appt is tomorrow, i'm trying to put some questions together to ask them.

Heather

[Sherah]

QOTD: Our Kozy Carrier is fabulous! Arik is now big enough to wear on my back or front (haven't tried side-carry yet). It's comfortable for about an hour or so, depending on what I'm doing. Arik loves to watch what I'm doing while he's strapped to my chest and he usually falls asleep after 10-15 min.

[Ferris]

I finally have time to check out this thread!! My IL's were visiting and boy was that fun!! My MIL hated us swaddling our DS, but that is the only way he can sleep otherwise this arms and legs are flying all over! Anyways she asked DH if we had come up with that on our own. WTF? She has never heard of swaddling before! :rolleyes: She would also keep saying that it was to tight on him and he couldn't breathe! Everytime I would do something she would question me!! If I left the room she would unswaddle him and he would wake up and start fussy!! I did enjoy there visit, but if was frustrating to be questioned about everything you do!!

Accouncements-I mailed my last week and they were a hit. I need to scan them into the computer so I can post them!

Fussiness-He usually gets a little fussy in the morning.

QOTD-I have a carrier, but my DH is to small to fit in it yet, and everytime I have gone to buy a sling they are sold out! So as of now I carry him around in my arms, but that won't last to much longer since he is growing so much!!

DH sleep for 5 hours last night!! My breast were screaming, but it was so nice to sleep for 4 hours straight!!

Bouncer-My DH likes the bouncer, but for only 10-15 minutes and then he's had enough.

Baths-We have been trying to get into a bed-time routine of a bath every night, and when we do he's sleeps for an hour longer! But since inlaws were here it's only been everyother day!

Gotta run and feed DH and chance his diaper! My little guy seems to poop at every feeding!!

[tgray99]

Gotta get this subscribing thing down...I missed so much!!

Anouncements- Mine have been out for a while. Weird thing is, lots of people just thought it was a photo, didn't notice her stats on the side. Oh well, they'll figure it out!

Fussiness - Usually only at night from about 9-12 or if she's hungry. She's really a good and very calm baby.

QOTD - I have a carrier, a Snugli that I got at a mothers of multiples rummage sale. It sucks big time. Wasn't worth the 10 bucks. The straps fall off my shoulders all the time. I'm returning some things to BRU today so maybe I can get a Bjorn. Aidan loves to be held but it's near impossible to get housework done with a 12 lb. kid in your arm!

Sleep - Aidan has been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks now. She gets to sleep around 11-12 and sleeps till 5 or 6. It's a beautiful thing! We transitioned her to her crib from the cradle in our room a week or two ago and it's great. She sleeps more and so do we. Her monitor is on the wall right over her bed so it picks up her little "pre-cry" sounds so I can get to her before it's a full on wail. She's quite the demanding diva when she's hungry (like mother like daughter)!

Bouncer - I don't have one of these. Is it the bouncy seat or a bouncer that goes in the door frame? She has a Baby Papasan chair from Fisher Price that vibrates and plays music that she really likes.

Baths - She usually gets one about every other night unless we have a poopie emergency. We use the J&J's Bedtime Bath stuff (the full line) and it works great. We also put her towel in the dryer for a bit. She's bathing in her baby tub that fits in our kitchen sink with a "baby-shaped" sponge that she leans back against. She likes this set up WAY more than she liked the sponge bathing thing. I haven't gotten brave enough to take a bath with her yet. I'm afraid of her getting too slippery.

We have our 2 month appointment next Monday. I asked Ryan to take off half a day to go with us because I can't deal with her screaming when she gets her shots. I cried when they did the heel stick at 2 weeks because she was screaming so loud (she's a slow bleeder like I am so they had to squeeze her poor little foot for a long time).

[cynder]

Hey all - lots going on in here.

Well the last of my family guests are gone and DH, DS, and I are on our own for awhile and while I love family, it's nice to have our "little family". My sis and I finished painting the nursery and I am going to paint clouds this weekend and have DH build the crib this weekend. I know sounds backwards but hey we just got the house! DS is sleeping in the PNP through the night from 12-5:30 so I want to start transitioning him to the nursery by the time I go back to work.

Fussy - Not too bad. Gets a little fussy in the evening but I wrap him in the Miracle Blanket and he calms down. That thing has been the best 25 bucks I ever spent. I was worried that we would never be able to have DS without but he is starting to nap without it in the day.

Baths- Every other day at night. I gave my first bath by myself because of a poop accident. Did pretty well though he was crying the whole time.

Announcements - Never got to them with the move. I did send everyone an e-announcement and our blog. The grandparents love the blog but get on my case when a day goes by without a picture so now I told there would be a picture EVERY OTHER day.

We are still on a BF-supplement- pump cycle. Not ideal but it's working for us and he is finally gaining weight. He is also more awake at this BF feeds. Sadly I think by the time he gets it. I will go back to work.

Gotta run but I have a QOTD - Fitness and sex. Is anyone doing either of these???

[tgray99]

Since I'm not bf'ing anymore, I've gone back on WW and I've started walking. Sex is still sporatic because it's uncomfortable for me.

[LIZNKEITH]

Carrying Baby,
I have a pouch sling and a ring sling I have been using. DD takes to them well if she's already asleep, but once she is awake she wants out.

Fitness/Sex
I've started back taking long walks and have been watching what I eat a little closer. No sex yet. I figure I'll wait until at least my 6 week appointment until I get the go ahead.

Ferris
OMG, I can't believe that about your MIL!! She'd never heard of swaddling before. Did she even look at the babies in the nursery at the hospital?! We'd never get a wink of sleep if it wasn't for swaddling.

[chrisandjensluv]

ok so i FINALLY made it over here....... give me a chance to catch up....

Ps, Juliana Eva was born June 23rd at 1:25 am. 7lbs 4oz..
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Wildcherry805/Juliana.jpg
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Breastfeeding is going way better than i expected. I really have no complaints in that department, i know i am really blessed with that.
She sleeps pretty good at night another thing i know i am blessed with. Im just having a ton of body issues, self loathing, feeling fat and unsexy.. And having a hard time adjusting to being a mom and a wife, and doing the housework and taking care of her, which also makes me feel bad. Im really in love with my little girl though. Shes so amazing and i love the mornings with her. we have special time just me and her, we lay on my bed and i talk to her and kiss her little feet and we just stare at eachother.

[LIZNKEITH]

Jen,
Juliana is beautiful! Congratulations!!

Car Seat
One day about a week ago I pulled DD out of her carseat only to discover that DH had put the shoulder straps UNDER her arms. I very nicely showed him the correct way. Later, I was telling my Mom about it and she told me she noticed the same thing a few days before and thought I had done it. She didn't want to say anything because she thought I had done it out of sleep deprivation. LOL!

[hub1176]

chrisandjensluv - Congrats on your baby girl!! I know I felt like a blimp for a few weeks after and only started feeling myself when I bought some non maternity summer clothes.

Baby carrier - I was given a snugli as a gift but haven't had time to figure it out. I'm pretty lucky that DD is a very content baby and if I get tired of holding her (she is getting so big and when she kicks or moves her legs on my sore bb :eek: )she will sit in her bouncey seat and listen to music. I also will put out a blanket and do lots of tummy time or even let her lay and play while I fold some laundry.

gotta run she's hungry!

[Aunt Liv]

nursery - I've picked out the paint, but haven't gotten the energy up to start painting yet. I really need to do this-UGH! Especially since my goal is to have her start sleeping in there by next week (her 2 month birthday).

sex and fitness - I've gotten the go-ahead from the doc, and I'm on POPS (mini-pill), but haven't gotten the energy up to do that, either. :p

carrying baby - I don't have a carrier/sling that I like, so I usually just carry her around. She's not very heavy yet, and she is starting to be more independent where she'll hang out in her PNP or her bouncy seat by herself for a (little) while.

chrisnjensluv - Your DD is adorable! Looks like she came out smiling! :)

Ferris - Your MIL sounds a bit clueless...wow!

Mods, can you please change my age to 28 (it's my b-day today :eek: )

THANKS!! :D

[Dreshny]

Happy Birthday, Aunt Liv!

Sex and Fitness: Sex, no. Between the lochia (which just ended), the sore nipples, and the utter exhaustion, no. Fitness, eh, depends on the definition. I can't put DS down or have someone watch him so I can rollerblade or do situps, which is my usual exercise. That said, since DS will only nap in the sling while I'm walking, I end up taking at least 2 2-hour walks per day.

Am I the only one with a kid who is always either crying or on the verge of crying when he's awake and not eating?

[Sherah]

Happy birthday, Liv! I'm a Cancer too, birthday's next week. How are you celebrating?

Dreshny, I'm so jealous of your daily jaunts around the city. Even in this heat, I'd love to be doing the same.

Sexercise: I am active again. Yay! Though I did wait until 6 weeks pp to do anything. Haven't gotten back into swimming yet and probably won't start pilates again until Arik is 3 months (old enough to go to the gym nursery). He "helps" me do crunches and pushups every day.

Work: I am a self-employed artist with a studio in my home, so I started working again last week. I am so happy to be working again!!! However, it's been tough carving out the time everyday to get in there and get things done. I've also had to find people to watch Arik so I can work for a consistent allottment of time rather than starting and stopping. So far, DH and MIL have been his babysitters when they can, otherwise, he's strapped to me while I work. When is everyone else going back and are you excited?

chrisnjensluv: Congratulations on your cutie-patootie daughter. She has beautiful eyes!

[Sasha]

I have so much to catch up on - I've been MIA because Sarah was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. She woke up from her nap just burning up and her temp was 100.3. We went to the ped's office shortly thereafter, her fever was up to 101.9, she was just lethargic, glazed and pasty looking - they informed me that with a newborn, it's standard procedure that when they have a temp over 100.7, they are admitted to the hospital . They first ran some tests on her at the doctor's office, including a spinal tap for menengitis - they wouldn't even let me in the room when they did it, saying I "didn't want to be there for it." I was a mess. The children's hospital is directly across the street from the doctor's office, so after the spinal tap, I just took her across the street and she was admitted. The most awful part was when they put her IV in, they had the worst time getting a vein and stuck her four times before getting it. She was of course screaming her head off and I was pretty much crying right along with her cause I felt so terrible for her. Her fever broke by the next afternoon. They did all sorts of tests and luckily everything came back negative, so they feel it was just a viral infection. We finally were discharged last night when all the cultures came back ok. They don't think it was related to any of her digestive issues - on that note we have an appt. with a pediatric GI doc on Monday. She is pooping on her own now, which of course is cause for celebration, lol. I am of course totally paranoid to take her out of the house now because I have no idea where she picked up the virus. Having to take your 7 week to the hospital is not an experience I would wish on anyone, and we are just so grateful that all is ok.

Oh, and on top of that, I develoepd mastitis so I was running a 102 fever myself! What a pair Sarah and I made....

Have lots to catch up on, will BBL for QOTDs.

[kimthebride]

Carrier
Thomas will sit in the Snugli for about 10-20 minutes before demanding freedom. I find it hurts my back.
We both hate the Nojo sling.
I've been eyeing the Ultimate Baby Wrap since it holds him against your chest. Anyone try this yet?
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009VE6W.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

Sex
I'd rather nap.

Exercise
I feel like I don't stop moving all day! I live in a duplex and run those stairs about 100x a day. Combine that with cleaning, laundry, extra effort to do errands...I am losing weight without hitting the gym.

Movies
Anyone go yet? Loews Theaters has Reel Moms showings that are for moms with babies 12 months and under only. I went to a regular matinee of War of the Worlds since Thomas sleeps through loud noises, but he wouldn't BF in the dark so I had to leave after 1 hour (no seating in the ladies room).

Sasha
How scary...I hope you are all doing well today.

[diedra1027]

Sasha - :eek: I'm so sorry to hear about Sarah's hospital stay. That must have been so scary for you guys. I'm glad everything turned out ok!

Dreshny - You do not have the only fuss pot in the group. Avery is getting better little by little, but up until about a week or so ago her being awake and alert was just a heartbeat away from a crying spell. I'm starting to get longer stretches of happy times out of her, but some days are better than others :).

Happy Birthday Aunt Liv!

sling - I have a ring sling that I use to NIP. I also have a pouch sling that we can't use yet (she's too small). I'm eyeing those slings that hold baby tight to the chest too, but I'm worried that she'll outgrow the need to be carried like that really soon.

Sex - no. Velcro baby doesn't really give us the opportunity and I can't say that I've even felt like doin' it yet.

Fitness - Weather permitting, I try to get out for a walk around the neighborhood at least once a day. I actually make it out of the house 2-3 times a week. I'm starting baby boot camp on Monday which means a regular workout for me 3 times a week for the next month. I'm so excited!!

Going back to work - My leave ends August 8th. it's creeping up so quickly. Even though I'll be working from home, I'm not looking forward to it at all!

Going to the movies - Last weekend my DH (emphasis on Dear!) had the genius idea to go to the drive-in. The nearest drive-in is 30-45 minutes away, so it's not something I automatically thought of. I think we'll be making fairly regular family 'dates' there over the summer. Avery sleeps on the boppy in my lap and we get to see 2 new movies...Brilliant!

[LIZNKEITH]

Happy Birthday, Aunt Liv!!

Dreshny,
Count me DD in, too! I think DH is under the impression that she is a happy baby all day and only cries when he comes home. I've tried telling him that it is an all day thing. Seriously, if she's not sleeping, she's usually crying. Not from gas or being hungry or anything...just crying. One of the nurses at the hospital had warned me that newborns cry on average 2 hours every day for no particular reason at all...just to relieve the stress that they feel. They are a little overwhelmed too being thrown in to this crazy world. I'd say that of the time she is awake and not fussing (or BF'ing, etc), she has a good 20-30 minutes a day where she is bright eyed and wanting to explore things from her bouncer, play gym, etc. But then, it's quickly back to crying.

Sasha,
I'm so sorry to hear what you had to go through. How scary! I would have been right there with you crying. There is nothing worse than hearing your baby cry and knowing there is nothing you can do. I'm so glad she is feeling better now. I don't blame you for being paranoid on bringing her out after your experience.

Movies
A theater near us has one of those things, too...but they are all movies for babies. I don't think she really cares at this point, and I certainly don't want to watch them. If it was new releases, I'd be there in a hb! A drive in would be nice, too. Wish we had one of those nearby also. Lucky girls!

Sling
Haven't tried to nurse in mine yet. I'm a little worried on how we'll do it. We are both a little uncertain with the latch and all. Maybe I'll try today. We have to go in town for a ped appointment, so it's the perfect time to bring my sling. Any tips?

[kimthebride]

Anyone have a great monitor to recommend??

[LIZNKEITH]

Monitor
We have the angelcare monitor and we love it! It was pretty pricey, but you can't put a price on peace of mind. In my world, peace of mind = sleep! It not only detects sound, but baby's movement. If baby stops moving (ie: breathing) for 15 seconds, it sounds a warning. At 20 seconds, an alarm goes off. It really helped me those first few nights when I felt the need to keep checking on DD. After one night, I trusted the monitor enough. Since then, it's given me the peace of mind I need to sleep when we have a rough "spit up" night. Movement detector aside, I like the fact that it comes with two sound monitors. It eliminates the need to move them from room to room. We keep one in the bedroom and one in the office. I also like the fact that it runs off electricity, so there is no need to buy batteries. It does have battery back up though for when the power goes out. We also bought the Sound & Lights monitor (wanted a monitor that was a little more portable for when we travel, etc.), but haven't yet had to use it.

[ahavnes]

Happy B-day Aunt Liv!

Sasha- How scary! Sorry you are having so much trouble. I can't believe you have mastitis on top of everything else!!! :mad:

Sex and Exercise- Ummm, NO! I am still having bright red blood and lots of it at nearly 6 weeks. DH is pretty happy about that. :cool: I have my pp check up on Tuesday, so I should get some answers then. ALthough I cannot wait to start working out, I'm scared b/c I have hemoraged (sp?) twice.

Monitors- We have the Angelcare too, but couldn't get the movement part to work. It kept going off when Abbey was fine. I have a velcro baby too, so we really don't need it right now anyway.

Crying- We had a scare yesterday. I guess I waited too long to feed Abbey and she was SCREAMING! Her little face turned so red it was almost purple and she could barely breathe. She was so upset she wouldn't latch on at first. I was scared to death! Anyone else have this happen? Or do I just have a little drama queen??? :confused:

[kelseyledare]

Anyone else have trouble with their baby and projectile spitting? I think it's more than spitting up; she regurgitates about 1/2 oz of milk after a feeding at least once a day (but not every meal). Can you overfeed a breastfed baby? :confused: I allow her to eat until she pulls away and will offer the nipple again, but she's never interested. We have struggled with burping, but it doesn't seem to coorelate with the projectile spitting.

I'd also love to know if anyone has any tips for burping. We've tried the baby over-the-shoulder, baby sitting up kinda hunched forward and baby over the lap approaches. None seem too successful. Someone told me BF babies need to burp less, but I wanted some more experience from moms. ;)

Monitors:
We have the Safe Glow 2 monitors by Safety 1st. The two parents units can run off batteries or AC power; the baby base has to be plugged in to the wall. We've been pleased so far. It's nice having two receiver units so we don't have to move one around the house.

[Aunt Liv]

Thanks girls! We didn't do anything to celebrate the birthday last night, but tonight, we're throwing down. The ILs are baby-sitting Maia, and I've been pumping all week so I can go out and drink tonight (I'll pump and dump tomorrow). I know I'll probably regret the hangover tomorrow, but I really want to go out and have a good time with all our friends. ;) Jeez, I sound like an alcoholic or something.

Sasha - How scary! I'm glad that Sarah is okay now. I can't imagine what you went through (and the Mastisis-YUCK!).

spitting up - I think it's completely normal for babies to spit up. Maia is also BF, and she'll spit up about once a day as well. It usually happens if I put her down right after she's eaten (because she's fallen asleep and I don't want to wake her). I think it's just a little left-over that needs to come back up. We haven't had any projectile, though. I have noticed that as she's getting older, she's spitting up a lot less.

burping - I used to put her over my shoulder or sit her forward and pat her back, but I've found that the best way for her to burp is for me to just sit her up and let the air come up on its own after a couple of minutes.

monitor - We have the Whisper Connect by Evenflo that has sound and lights, rechargeable batteries, and a pet detection alert system (with two large dogs, I had to get this). I've had no problems with it at all. It only came with one receiver, but we can buy more if we need to (so far, we haven't found the need).

going back to work - Since I went on leave, my boss quit, my admin quit, one of the other recruiters quit (I was an IT recruiter), and two sales people quit...basically, I don't know what I'd be going back to! Seriously, though, I need to go ahead and give them my notice soon. I'm probably going to do recruiting for one of my friends who just started his own company, but I need time before I start back into it.

[Carissa]

Announcements We sent ours out about a month ago. We did them ourselves and they turned out really well.

QOTD sex and fitness I have the go ahead for both. Too tired for sex these days hopefully we'll find the time and energy soon. We have started walking to help with the exercise it's been fun.

[kimthebride]

Thanks for the monitor reccs! :)

ahanves
Thomas sometimes does this after a looong nap. Tom freaks out because baby turns himself purple and does the dreaded Silent Scream before he lets it really rip! Once I get hin on the nip he's happy as a clam as ifthe scream session never happened... :rolleyes:

kelseyledare
Burping: put baby on your lap as if she is sitting there all scunched up. Now lift her up off your lap til she's all stretched out straight, do this up down up down up down. Then try to burp her again either over your shoulder or on your lap. If that doesn't work, sit her on your lap and burp her. After a minute of thumping slowly dip her back as if about to lay her down, then tip her back up and pat away again. One of these options usually does the job for my son.

Overfeeding: yes you can overfeed a BF baby. Usually they will spit up the excess without burping or crying. It'll just be a random BLACH and it'll come out without any drama on baby's part.

[alienhost]

sex and fitness had the go ahead at my 6 week PP appointment. Have been easing into both. Fitness has never really been my thing, walks with the babe are about all I do these days.

Another QOTD - what is everyone using for birth control? The doc presribed the mini-pill for me but I'm a bit nervous about the 96% effectiveness rate (that is what the RN told me).

[BTB]

Gotta get this subscribing thing down...I missed so much!!

I'm with you tgray, I'm way behind!

kelseyledare, be careful about using the word "projectile" at the ped's office - if you don't mean when you say it what it means to the doc to hear it, it can trigger an intensive workup unnecessarily. Projectile spitting/vomiting means that you get covered in spitup/vomit when standing three feet away from the baby. If this is what's happening, it needs workup right away. FWIW, though of course it's hard to say without seeing, what you're describing sounds like normal, run-of-the-mill spitup.

kimthebride: We have the Fisher Price Sounds 'n Lights monitor. Baby Bargains gave it top billing, and it hasn't disappointed. Nothing fancy, but it does it's job well, picks up even little sounds and transmits them clearly while playing nice with other things in the house - wireless internet, microwave, cordless phone, etc. We've got Reel Moms near us, but DD sleeps best between dawn and noon and, thus, so do I; for a couple weeks in a row it's been a goal to make it but we haven't yet, how sad is that? ;)

Sasha: so glad your little sweetie's okay!

Sexercise: (Sherah, that made me laugh!) Oy vey, 12 weeks pp and I really don't feel like doing either one yet. :p Haven't had to figure out alienhost's QOTD yet, though! :D I'd like to get back to charting, and we'll use barriers in the meantime. I'm not interested in the IUD and am not a candidate for anything hormonal. Alienhost, as I'm sure they told you, it's best to take the mini-pill at the same time each day, if you're outside a two-hour window in either direction the efficacy is diminished. I think you're still BFing, too, yes? That'll help. :)

[chrisandjensluv]

thank you all for the compliments on my beautiful daughter. they are very sweet! its no wonder im so in love with her... but then again, i think all moms think thier baby is gorgeous.

Sex.... well my 6 wks will be the week of our 2 year wedding anniversary, i would love to have that moment to be intimate with my hubby. im kinda anxious about it.. i really look forward to beign with him again. I really miss feeling connected with him.

Birth control.. hmm i just dont know...... i really should be thinking about this though. i really dont like having to rely on using condoms. i dont like them, and i know if we run out, and the moment sparks we will just go for it. and because im breastfeeding i dont think there are many options that wont dry up my milk. im really uneducated on this subject though... I guess i better wisen up and find something.

[usafwife]

Hopefully I'll start getting email notifications now. I'm so far behind.

A couple of pictures of our daughter.

The night she was born. Our new family.
http://images.snapfish.com/3443%3A6%3A723232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2334%3D973%3D536%3 DXROQDF%3E232394%3B663876ot1lsi

Mommy and daughter
http://images.snapfish.com/3443%3A6%3A723232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2334%3D973%3D536%3 DXROQDF%3E232394%3B66359%3Bot1lsi

Daddy feeding her
http://images.snapfish.com/3443%3A92323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2334%3D973%3D536%3DX ROQDF%3E232394%3B663565ot1lsi

All dressed up and ready to go out.
http://images.snapfish.com/3443%3A7%3B523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2334%3D973%3D536%3 DXROQDF%3E232394%3B669848ot1lsi

[kelseyledare]

usafwife Beautiful photos of your new daughter and new family! I especially love that first photo.

Aunt Liv I am very impressed to hear about the pet sensor. We have three dogs; the largest is 50 lbs. What has your dogs' reactions been? Two of the three are moderately interested, one is afraid. One actually seems concerned when the baby cries and always comes over to check things out.

burping
Thanks for all the burping pointers. I'm not concerned about her spitting from a medical perspect, just thought someone might have some better burping strategies. I'll try the sitting / stretching combo next. Thanks!!

Announcements :
It's exactly 4 weeks today, and we still haven't got ours out in the mail :( . I'm making ours from a kit and ordering the photos through shutterfly.

sex and fitness :
I'm only four weeks post-partum today so no plans for intimacy at this point; besides, we're both too haggard for anything but an early night ;). I haven't done much fitness-wise either. I'm on maternity leave, but am starting a new program and feel compelled to attend the daily intro lectures. So I'm hoping that dropping the baby off with my husband and running to and from the parking garages count as exercise...

[Sherah]

Birth Control: Charting to avoid and condoms.

What an adorable little flower outfit, usafwife!

[Dreshny]

usafwife: So glad your daughter arrived! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

It was pouring in New York today. I took Asher to the Museum of Natural History, which is 10 minutes from me by subway. There was a line coming out the front of the museum, down the stairs, and a couple of blocks down the sidewalk because of heightened security measures. I walked to the front and explained that my baby was five weeks old and we couldn't wait in the rain, and they waved me in. So we walked around for about two hours until Asher woke up screaming and struggling in the sling in the food court (I'd been intending to eat while he slept and then take him home to feed him.) I nursed him right at the table, the first time I NIP since he was about two weeks old (stopped doing it when I started having serious issues with sore nipples.) It wasn't perfect, but I did calm him down enough that we could get home without him screaming.

Spent the rest of the day cooped up in my apartment because of the rain, but I did discover that dancing to music with Asher keeps him calm. So now I have another option if I can't walk outside.

[tgray99]

Birth Control - For now its condoms. When AF comes back its Ortho Tricyclen Lo. I'm not bf'ing anymore so I can take whatever pill I want.

Monitors - We also have the Whisper Connect with Pet Sensor. I really like it. Its sensitive enough to pick up her pre-cry sounds and deep sighs.

Movies - Aidan is really good and quiet so I'm thinking of taking her with me to see one this week. We don't have reel moms or anything but I think she'll do fine.

[kimthebride]

Birth Control
A short, fat, bald man who poops his pants and monopolizes my boobs. 100% effective so far.
At my 6-week checkup I plan to ask for other options.

[BridalLace]

Sasha, what a scary experience. i hope your little one is ok now!

i feel like i am getting a cold/sore throat. should i stop breastfeeding if it does develop into a cold? how can i prevent Elodie from getting it from me?

copied from journal:
Friday was Elodie's 2nd month appt. she now weighs 12 lbs 12 oz, and is 23 inches. :D the doctor told us to continue practicing with bottles like we have been, i felt good that she agreed with our current routine. we got a referral to a pediatric plastic surgeon to do a consultation about her birthmark. the appt is August 10th. *gulp*

ok so she got 2 vaxes, not the 4 they were planning to give her. (i told them i wanted to space them out.) i think i will take her back in a month to get the other two. DH was there with me, he was skeptical about my fear of too many vaxes at once, but then yesterday evening Elodie got fussy, refused the breast for the first time ever, and cried and cried like the old colicky days. i think DH sees my point now...anyway we called the nurse on call and she told us to give Elle 0.8mL of Infants' Tylenol (by dropper.) she slept afterwards, but woke once in a while to cry. i'm glad we didn't give her 4 vaxes if this is how she reacted to two.

it was a bit scary to hold her as they gave her the shots. the nurses were very efficient and well trained...swooped into the room, no dilly-dallying; they had me hold her, gave the shots to her at the exact same moment, on count of three in each thigh, then they swooped out of the room again. they came in so quickly that they frightened Elle a little bit, so she was already crying a little when they did it...i was looking right down into her face at her reaction...that was the scary part. i cried a bit too. :(

have a good weekend all, i lurk a lot but have little time to actually post. :)

[Sasha]

Thanks for all the kind words. It was a scary experience and I'm so glad it's behind us. Sarah is doing great now!

Birth Control - My doctor gave me a prescription for the mini-pill, but I haven't even bothered to fill it yet. We are just either way too tired or DD is in bed with us.

Monitor - We have the Fisher Price one, which Baby Bargains recommended, but I am not crazy about it. Very staticy. It picks up all her sounds, but the static is so annoying.

Announcements - Ours went out about 2 weeks ago. A friend of mine who is a graphic designer did them and she did an amazing job. We've gotten a ton of compliments and people think we spent so much money on then, lol.

USAwife - Your DD is beautiful! What an adorable outfit.

So there was one very funny thing that happened while we were in the hospital. DH will sometimes sleepwalk ;) We were sharing the room with another mother and her 8 month old son, and DH sleepwalked over to her side of the room! Apparently,he moved the things she had on a chair, closed the curtain and went to sleep in the chair over by her! The poor woman was a little scared to wake up in the middle of the night and find some some guy (she thought it was my DH, but wasn't 100%) over in her chair, so she was clutching her son and calling the nurses! The nurses tried to wake him up but he was in such a dead sleep, they couldn't get him up, so they woke me to go retrieve him, lol. The nurses were hysterical laughing and thanked us for the best laugh they had in a long time. I dont' think DH will ever live this one down ;)

[diedra1027]

Birth Control
A short, fat, bald man who poops his pants and monopolizes my boobs. 100% effective so far. BWAH!! So true...so true :D.

Birth control - I will not take hormonal birth control ever again. I'm thinking that diaphram is the way to go for us.

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Dreshny - Congrats on a sucessful NIP experience! :)

BridalLace - My peds office gave me a FAQ handout at our two month appointment. BF-ing with a cold is addressed and it says that you should definitely continue BF-ing. I don't have it in front of me right now, so I can't remember the exact reasoning (the BM antibodies will protect baby??). Perhaps BTB can weigh in or you can ask in the BF-ing support thread for a more thought out response!

Sasha - How funny about your DH sleepwalking at the hospital. I bet that woman was really freaked out!

[Carissa]

Sasha How scary I am glad things turned out alright! Hope you two get to feeling better.

Aunt Liv Happy Birthday!

diedra Hmm you got me thinking we should try the drive in. We have one close by.

Birth control Charting and that's about it I figure since we had such problems getting pregnant that it doesn't matter all that much.

[Sasha]

The doctor's office called me a little while ago and the last culture came back - she has salmonella poisoning! I have no idea how in the world she would have contracted that :confused:! Neither DH or I have handled any raw chicken or eggs. I am just shocked...at least we know for sure now though what it was. They have called in the same antiobioctics she was getting in the hospital so we can start treating it again.

[BTB]

i feel like i am getting a cold/sore throat. should i stop breastfeeding if it does develop into a cold? how can i prevent Elodie from getting it from me?

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well - how can you prevent Elodie from getting it? Keep breastfeeding!!! It's that, or don't be in the same room with her, since most colds are viral and spread by droplets in the air. Really, it's quite difficult to share a house and not spread colds and flus... but if you're not BFing, Elodie's on her own to fight it. If you BF her, you will make antibodies to the virus (that's how you'll get over it, and get better) and you will pass those antibodies to Elodie in your milk, immunizing her against your cold if she hasn't shown symptoms yet, and helping her get better faster if she has.

God (nature, if you prefer - knew what He/it was doing... most viruses have an incubation of 7-10 days, and a good primary immune response in the mom takes about 5-6 days. So if Elodie is truly exposed from YOU, you'll give her antibodies before she even gets sick. If you both were exposed to some other third party, however, you and she will be sick around the same time - but still, she will benefit from your more mature immune system via your milk.)

FWIW, fussiness and crying are not vaccination "reactions" per se. They're the normal, expected consequence of pissing off the immune system - which is what it takes to trigger the production of protective antibodies. Immunization works by giving a person a small, modified dose of a "bug" so that the immune system "sees" it, since that's the only way to trigger the production of cells which will protect against more severe infection when the real, unadulterated thing comes calling. If the immune system doesn't react to a shot, the shot didn't do any good, and the baby won't have any protection against preventable disease. You're inducing a tiny cold now, to prevent a big huge disease later. (note, this is different from having given the child the disease in question. you've probably heard that what makes you feel awful when you're sick is not actually the bacteria/virus itself - it's your own reaction to it that makes you feel bad. Leukocytes and other body protectors fighting the villain in your mucous membranes is what gives you a sore throat, runny nose, and watery eyes; the release of inflammatory mediators raises your temperature to make you more inhospitable to the bug, you're triggered to cough to get more bug-ridden glop out of your lungs, etc.)

To make Elodie more comfortable, you may wish to consider giving Tylenol 30 minutes prior to her appointment - it doesn't stop the stinging pain of the shots but will decrease cytokine release without hampering vaccine efficacy, and thus make her more comfortable later. Tylenol can be redosed every 4-6 hours or as directed by your pediatrician for up to 24 hours after the shots. This is a very safe practice and allows baby to be protected without crying jags or a distressed mom. :D

[BTB]

Sasha - wow, I'm so glad she's okay! Salmonella poisoning can be serious in infants. It is possible for an otherwise healthy adult to be a "salmonella carrier", harboring the organism without having symptoms, and passing it on to others via the fecal-oral route. It doesn't only come from chicken or eggs, it also has been found in other animal products including red meat, in some water supplies, and can be transferred via surfaces like kitchen counters and sink sponges. Pets can transmit it too, including cats and dogs. To make sure DD's infection doesn't progress to a carrier state, make sure she finishes all of her antibiotic prescription - hopefully she's young enough not to protest taking medicine too much! Take care! :D

[hub1176]

Sasha - how scary!! And salmonella???? Hope it clears up ASAP!

Meri- She is so beautiful!! Congrats Mama!

kimthebride - LOL!! I guess that would do it! :D

BridalLace - I would cry too! Good idea to have them space the vaxes out - I didn't know you could do that.

Moniter - We have the Safety 1st glow one. It works well for us.

Sex - hahahahahaha - My drive is back but I am very nervous about dtd - I had 4th degree tearing and think things may be a bit on the painful side :eek: We have been intimate in other ways though which helps me feel better about my pp body.

Birth control - it took us almost 2 years to get pregnant I'm not worried about it now.

Fussiness - I've spoken too soon! I'm not sure if it's a growth spurt or the fact we've been mainly giving her formula instead of the EBM she was getting but she has been really gassy, and spitting up. It seemed like we were constantly feeding her so I kept track and she had 30 oz of milk in a 12 hour period :eek: She has also been grunting and groaning a lot without any results (she went from every diaper having poop to 1 a day or every other)
When we first brought her home she only cried when hungry and was content between feedings, now she's been crying more and I'm trying to understand what she means - to say I'm feeling inadequate would be an understatment. I told DH we can't keep stuffing her with food and we are trying the pacificer to see if she just needs to suck. The ped didn't seem to think it was a big deal and gave us some things to do if we thought she was constipated. We are putting the mylicon drops in her formula which seems to help. I hate that she's uncomfortable and I can't seem to do anything about it :(

Last night was good though - she slept in her crib all night. We turned the radio on low in her room and think the noise helped.

[tgray99]

Yipes, Sasha, that's so scary! I hope everything works out well!

Aidan was supposed to have her 2 month appt. on Monday but we found out on Friday morning that Ryan's insurance booted her after her first month. Turns out, his crappy HR department never bothered to add her even though he asked them to. Yay. So, its been postponed until they can add her. I'm so glad she hasn't gotten sick. I hate insurance.

[usafwife]

kelseyledare ~ Thanks you. That is one of my favorites of us as well.

Sherah ~ Thanks.

Dreshny ~ She took her own sweet time in deciding when to make her arrival. But I'm extremely happy that she came on the day that she did as it's a special day for our families. It was my grandfather's birthday and DH's grandparents' wedding anniversaryl. She was just five days past her due date. Glad you liked the pictures.

Sasha ~ Thank you.

hub ~ Thanks.

Shots ~ I was told to give Tylenol and Benadryl 30 minutes prior to the appointment to premedicate her. I had looked at getting some infant's Tylenol but it said to call the doctor for under 6 months. So I guess I'll have to call to see how much to give her prior to her next appointment.

Announcements ~ I have to get started on these. But we need to decide what kind we are going go with. I'd like to do some picture ones but just for immediate family. We also thought about doing the Hershey bar wrappers but thought that they were kind of expensive for the amount we needed. I just don't want to wait too long before we send them out.

Weight Loss ~ I can't believe that I've already lost a pretty good portion of the pregnancy weight. At my appointment earlier this week, I had already lost 20+ pounds. I knew that I had a bunch of water retention but I didn't think I'd have lost that much that quickly. I only have about 10 pounds to go to get back to where I was when I got pregnant.

[ladybug0525]

Waves a big hi to everyone!

Shots - This Thursday is Jack's 8 week appt and he will be getting 4 shots I believe, not looking forward to it.

Birth control - I got on the mini pill. I did not want Jack to have a brother or sister anytime soon!

Working Out/Sex - We have DTD dead twice. I have to be honest it is not very enjoyable. Last thing on my mind as well! I have been exercising since right after we got out of the hospital. I usually go to Baby Boot Camp 3-4 times a week and regular aerobics 1-2 times.

Weight Loss - I think I have 11 more lbs to go even though my body will never be the same!

Announcements - We did inababycarriage and everyone loved them.

Monitor - We have the Angelcare one and love it so far!

STTN - How is everyone doing? Jack slept 7.5 hours Saturday night, before then it had been 5-6 hours. Tonight it has been 4 which is not fun but we are making progress anyways!

[kimthebride]

STTN
Thomas is 5 weeks and is now doing a 9pm feeding, sleeping til 1am or a feeding, then 5am. Not too bad.

[cynder]

Sasha - Wow! You have been through a lot. I would have been a mess. Hope you all are doing better.

Cold I had a doozy of one last week. I never get sick and was worried about DS but I BFed and he did fine. I felt like dying.

STTN Well we were sleeping from 12-5:30ish. But the last few days, DS is sleeping solid from 7:00-12:00, eats at 12:00 and then only sleeps until 4:00. The difference between getting up at 4:00 and 5:30 is huge for me. I am not too happy about him sleeping b/n 7:00-12:00 because DH can't play with him though we get some alone which is nice.

Thanks for all the "sexercise" answers. I am not doing anything but I am deteremined to get out each day this week for a walk somewhere. Too hot and muggy outside. As for sex, every night DH is hopeful but I am so dead to the world. Poor guy, I think I need to drink some Java one of these nights. I am participation in a post partum fitness study where I randomly get put into one of 2 groups after answering surveys about fitness and diet. In one group you get 10 Mommy and me exercise class, 8 nutritional classes and a jogging stroller. The other group all you get is a email newsletter. :(

We don't have Reel Moms but DS is pretty good in public that I am thinking of seeing a movie this week. This weekend DH and I went to the mall for pedicures (DH got one too which was hilarious, but he loved it) and lunch. We had a small meltdown at the restaurant only b/c we forgot his paci at home. He's needing it less and less these days but there are times when it helps calm him down and focus him on sleep.

[Dreshny]

STTN: It varies. Asher usually eats around 12 or 1, sleeps until 4 or 5, then wakes again at 7ish and 9ish. He did sleep from 11:00 to 6:00 last night, though. It seems to happen randomly about once a week, and I don't know what to do to make it happen.

Weight Loss: I'm two pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight, so I'm not too worried. I would, however, love to lose the bit of extra skin around my waist. Anyone know if it eventually goes away? My very skinny mother still has a "pouch," but she also had 4 kids.

Breastfeeding: Finally seems to be working! No more constant pain. No more resenting the baby every time he wants to eat. Yay!

And at nearly six weeks, I think I'm bonded now. Asher actually feels like my baby now, rather than one I'm babysitting, which is how I felt for a long time.

[ladybug0525]

Dreshny - So glad BF is finally getting easier as I know you have had it a bit rough!

[diedra1027]

Dreshny - I so happy for you that things have improved!

Weight Loss - I'm about 10 pounds under my starting pregnancy weight. Don't hate me!! I had surgery 2 months before I got my BFP and in those two months I gained 20 pounds :eek:. I'm now 10 pounds above my pre-surgery weight and even that weight is higher than I'd like it to be. My first baby boot camp workout is in an hour, so hopefully that will help shed a few more pounds this next month.

STTN - We've been getting a regular stretch of sleep from 11-5 since Avery was about 5 weeks old. Sometimes she has trouble getting to sleep. Sometimes she gets up around 4. In our case, I think the long stretch of sleep is due to her power nursing in the evening (she tanks herself up) and co-sleeping. She does not nap well during the day though, but I believe she's starting to work that out. She's starting to take a consistant morning nap, but I usually don't get more than little cat naps out of her for the rest of the day.

[BridalLace]

chrisandjensluv, i don't think i have your stats yet beyond your baby's birth stats, could you post them for me so i can add you? thanks!

hope you all had a nice weekend. we went to the place where we got married (IU) and walked around campus with the stroller. it was nice but sooo hot!

take care all,

Heather

[chrisandjensluv]

Me: Jen 25 will be 26 in august
Hubby: Chris 25
Wed: August 9 2003
Juliana Eva Born June 23rd 2005
7lb 4oz at 1:25am
Dont know what else ya need.
Sorry i forgot to add my stats

[bamboo]

joining up late :)

Me: Bre (27)
DH: 30
Married: 7-10-04
DD: Julia- 5-1-05, 6lb 12oz, 19 inches

I was Bre15Sarah5 on the WC. We're doing great, at her 2 month WBV, Julia was up 6 pounds from birth! She's so much fun, so smiley these days.

I'll just jump in on the last couple things-

sex- ha. not happening. I have the desire, and I'm not actually that tired, but we have to sort out birth control. I won't do hormonal birth control again, so I'm going to get re-fitted for the diaphragm and look into the IUD.

exersize- We live a few blocks from a recreational lake that is three miles around. I walk that with her about three times a week, and try to squeeze in an exercise video a couple of mornings a week. I'm trying to increase both the walks and the videos though- I have a lot of weight left to lose. She loves walking in the sling though, and I figure it's a decent activity with her near 13 pounds strapped to my chest ;)

STTN- we're extremely lucky, she's been doing this since about 5 weeks. She falls asleep between 11-12, and wakes up between 5-6. Twice this last week she went for 7 hours, which may have been a fluke. We cosleep, so when she wakes I nurse her lying down and then she goes right back to sleep for another 2-3 hours. Her napping is less consistent- she's a big catnapper, but I'm so happy about the evening sleep I don't complain!

[Megande]

Hey ladies! This is Megan from the June mommies thread. I'm finally getting around to joining over here!


Me: Megan, 25
DH: Derek, 25
Married: June 15, 2002
DS: June 27, 2005


Dean Andrew was born on June 27, 2005 at 12:16 pm. He weighed 9 lbs, 9oz and was 23 inches long!!!! I couldn't believe that I had such a big baby!! The last time I checked, the biggest June baby was a little over 8 lbs. Do I win the big baby award?

It has taken me so long to get over here because we had quite a L&D adventure. I went into labor at about 4 am on Sunday, June 26th. It turned out to be prodromal labor, so things didn't really progress on Sunday until around 11 pm. We went to the hospital at about 2 am on Monday and I was 6 cm dilated and completely effaced. I got an epidural and was finally able to get some rest.

The doctor came in around 7:30 and broke my bag of waters. She said that the baby’s head was facing my abdomen instead of my back. This makes labor more painful and makes it more difficult for the baby to progress through the birth canal. She tried to turn him, but he wouldn’t budge. She then had me lay on my side for an hour and a half to see if he would turn himself. No such luck.

I started to push anyway. I pushed for 2 and a half hours before it was obvious that he wasn't coming on his own. Finally the doctor said that because of the baby’s position, we couldn’t do a forceps assisted delivery, and she was going to have to ask me to stop and have a C-section. I was really upset.

They wheeled me down to the operating room and I started to calm down. Derek and the anesthesiologist talked to me while they prepared me for surgery. At 12:16 pm, I heard Dean cry and heard *everyone* in the room exclaim things like “No wonder he wouldn’t come out!” and “Oh my goodness, he is so big!”.

Derek took Dean down to the nursery to get weighted and measured. My surgery kept going and going. After Dean was born, I was still in surgery for over an hour and fifteen minutes. I found out later that Dean was so large and so far down in the birth canal that the one incision wasn’t sufficient to get him out. I started tearing internally, and the tear stretched far down towards the vagina, and I lost a lot of blood. She also had to move my bladder out of the way, and then test it to make sure that it wasn’t punctured. Because of this, I had to stay in the hospital for 3 nights.

When we had been in the hospital for 72 hours, they checked Dean's bilirubin levels, which happen to peak at 72 hours. Predictably, they were high, so we had to stay in the hospital for another night while he had phototheraphy! We didn't get to go home until we had been in the hospital for 105 hours! We are just now recovering from that ordeal!

http://img13.echo.cx/img13/2103/dean22sh.jpg

[Aunt Liv]

STTN - Maia sleeps from about 8 until 1 am (5 hours) then again from 1:30 until about 6-6:30. I've thought about waking her up to feed her at 11 PM to tank up before I go to sleep, but she looks so peaceful, I can't make myself do it. I figure that eventually, she'll drop that 1AM feeding on her own.

weight loss - I was at my pre-preggo weight at 5 weeks PP, so at 8 weeks PP, I think I may be 5-10 lbs below that. I don't own a scale, so I have no idea. I'm fitting into all my old clothes, but I do have that little pooch that I need to work out, and my body just looks different. I'm trying to make myself exercise, but it's so freaking hot here, and I'm still getting settled in my house (how long can I use this excuse for?) :D ;) :p

[Dreshny]

Hi Bre! Good to "see" you again!

Wow, Megan, thanks for posting your birth story. When the WC went down a few weeks ago, I wondered what happened to the rest of the late June mommies and how things turned out.

Smiles: So does anyone's baby smile consistently yet? Asher smiles reflexively all the time when he's sleeping or nursing, and a few times he's looked right at me and given a very brief big smile that goes away as fast as it happens. When do the "real" smiles happen?

[tgray99]

Aidan is VERY smiley. Especially in the morning (how is it that 2 night owls got a morning person as a child?) Here are a couple of smiley pics:

http://images.snapfish.com/3444354%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E234%3B%3D546%3D3%3B3 %3DXROQDF%3E232395278897%3Aot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3444354%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E234%3B%3D546%3D3%3B3 %3DXROQDF%3E2323952795874ot1lsi

I CANNOT wait for her to laugh! I'm dying to hear it!

ETA: We went to our first movie today, Madagascar. It was great. She was so good and quiet. She ate some, watched the movie some and slept a bit. When I walked in with her, a lady there with her kids told me I was brave. I felt great that Aidan didn't make a peep the whole movie long. Hope this keeps up for a while, Ryan and I want to see War of the Worlds and we don't have a sitter near by yet. Take heart, ladies, seeing a movie with an infant CAN be done!

[alienhost]

I am so far behind on this thread. Excuse me for not doing many shout outs, I'll just have to answer the questions for now.

Alienhost, as I'm sure they told you, it's best to take the mini-pill at the same time each day, if you're outside a two-hour window in either direction the efficacy is diminished. I think you're still BFing, too, yes? That'll help. :)

They did tell me about the "window" and it seems so short! I'm trying to figure out the best time to take it - i'm thinking at night.

BTB here is a stupid question on my part, since I can't recall what the nurse told me about the mini pill. I should call them. Since I haven't gotten my period yet, do I just start taking the pill when I feel like it? The instructions say it's best to start taking POPs on the first day of your period.

Smiling DD smiles a lot. :D DH is thrilled that she always smiles when she hears his voice when he gets home from work.

STTN It changes day by day but she usually can go from a 10 PM feeding until anywhere from 4 to 6AM. Last night she went from a 9PM feeding until 5:30 - I was shocked when I woke up at 5:30 and asked DH if somehow I slept through her crying in the middle of the night, which of course I did not.

Weight loss I was within 7-10 lbs of my pre-preg weight after the birth. Now I am about 3-5 lbs heavier than pre-preg, but I attribute that to much bigger boobs :D

[ahavnes]

STTN- Hah! Abbey has slept for about 6 hours straight 3 times I think. Other than that, she's usually up every 3-4 hours at night, which I can handle. I keep trying to replicate what we did on the nights she slept through, but it doesn't work. Hmph! :rolleyes:

Weight Loss- I am actually about 3 lbs below my pre-preggo weight, but still about a size larger. I think it's b/c I worked out and lifted weights about 5 times a week before my pregnancy, but didn't do anything while preggo (too sick and tired!) So I think I lost a lot of muscle mass. I cannot wait to start working out though! I have my pp check up tomorrow, but I don't think I'll get the go ahead since I'm still bleeding a lot. Bummer.

Smiling- Abbey is pretty smiley also, and I think she actually laughed the other day. It was probably just a cough, but it coincided with a smile, so I'm calling it a giggle! :) Her smiles literally melt my heart.

[happy1nuv]

Ok... I just have to vent for a minute.. I've been really trying hard to get Nic to sleep on his own, and I can usually get him to sleep in my arms, transfer him to the pack n play bassinet (he's happiest there than in his crib or in the baby hammock, go figure... we only registered for the pack n play from grandma's house, go figure...). ANyway... he'll sleep there for me, anywhere from 10-20 minutes (when, on a usual day, he'd sleep for upwards of an hour in my arms). My mother was over tonght... she held him for 5 minutes and he nodded right off... she put him in the pack n play... and he's been sleeping for almost an hour!!!! (Granted, this is now night time, not nap time and he does go for longer stretches at night...why I'm still awake after only 4 hours of sleep last night, I have no clue... but, this being without baby in my arms is so much easier for my typing... )

Nic is 7 weeks... how are you guys doing as far as routines go? He absolutely has none...

And... tgray ... did you go to the reel moms movie? Or an actual movie? (Unfortunately, there is no reel moms round here, cause I'm dying to go to a movie...)

[Jenyfer9]

Oh my goodness, I've finally found you guys!

Sorry it took me so long to join the party. ;)

We still don't have too much of a schedule around here either, but at least DS#2 is sleeping in pretty long stretches at night... like 6-7 hours. Now if I could just go to bed when he does...

[BTB]

BTB here is a stupid question on my part, since I can't recall what the nurse told me about the mini pill. I should call them. Since I haven't gotten my period yet, do I just start taking the pill when I feel like it? The instructions say it's best to start taking POPs on the first day of your period.

Not a stupid question at all! Yep, you can start any old day you want. Hormonal BC (POPs, combined estrogen/prog pills, even rings, patches, etc) can always be started at any time, but the directions often say to take it on the first day of a period (to ensure you're not pregnant when you start it) or on the first Sunday after your period starts (for methods where the pills are in a row, it syncs you up with the pack while still being very unlikely you're already pg).

I feel like I'm the mommy of a newborn again - DD is eating every 90 minutes since last Wednesday! She'll be three months on the 13th, prime time for a growth spurt but her previous phases like this were all over much faster. Here's hoping she's back to her regular schedule soon!

[tgray99]

It was a real movie. Since it was a Monday afternoon, the theatre was pretty empty which made me feel a little better when I came in so if she cried it wouldn't disturb many people. I just brought her in in her carseat, put it in the seat next to me, got her a bottle ready, unstrapped her and held her in my lap through the whole movie. She didn't seem bothered by the loud noise of the movie and she's not really the recreational crying type so there weren't any problems. I think I probably could've even breast fed in there, it was dark, fairly empty and I don't think anyone would've noticed. Give it a shot!! I figured if she freaked I wouldn't be too upset if I missed the end of "Madagascar." Good luck!

[Traciann]

I would like to join!

Me: Traci (30)
DH: Timothy (35)
Married: 11.23.02
DD: Mary Kate 4.26.05

[BTB]

Happy birthday Sherah!!! (and belated birthday wishes to Aunt Liv!) :D

[cynder]

happy1nuv - Are you swaddling? I am a total believer in the swaddle. I remember around week 3, I was determined to put him to sleep w/o swaddling but realized that at this age and until 3 months, he needs it. My sister was here the other day and she saw me put crying DS to sleep by using the 4 S's (swaddle, suck, sushing, swinging) and she said it was like I was doing a magic spell on him b/c he went down so fast. :) Now, he only catnaps during the day w/o swaddling though he is starting to have one solid nap in the afternoon. But we still swaddle him at night and place in him the PNP and he goes to sleep within 10 minutes for 4-5 hours. I know it's too early to not swaddle because he's the type to fall asleep well but them knocks himself in the head or farts and then wakes up. The swaddle minimizes it and helps him focus on sleep and sleep longer.

Hope this is helpful and not repeating advice that you have already tried.

bamboo and Jenyfer and Traciann Great to see you guys here!

My baby book is packed somewhere in the den so I am not sure what 2 month milestones are but when is smiling supposed to happen. We get unconscious smiles while BFing, falling asleep, etc. Early morning, I get a smile sometimes when I say his name.Just want to know when reactive smiling begins.

[Sherah]

Stat change request: Today, I am 25!!! Thanks for the birthday wish, BTB.

Arik was supposed to get his 2 month shots yesterday, but I decided I wanted to avoid having a crankpot around on my birthday. So not looking forward to the effects of these shots later this week.

Smiling: Lots and lots of big sustained smiles over here. I am also looking forward to hearing Arik laugh. While he seems to have been smiling for reasons other than gas since he was 10 days old (I have pics!), the many smiles throughout the day in response to silly mommy and daddy has been happening since 5 weeks.

Schedules: Arik's sleep and feeding schedules vary. However, I get nothing done and feel depressed without some degree of daily ritual, so I impose my own schedule on him. We are up, fed, dressed and doing some sort of constructive activity or outing by 9 am almost every day. When somebody can watch Arik, I work or go to the pool. Arik is usually in bed for good by 9pm. When he hits 3 months, he'll be allowed in my gym nursery. I assume we will have a more defined schedule then.

It's so good to see all the new and familiar screennames around here. Welcome back, everyone!

[bamboo]

Dreshny -good to see you too. I'm so glad breastfeeding is going better for you guys!

smiling- I think we got real smiles starting around 7 weeks- she smiles all the time now and it's so great. It's helped DH feel much more bonded with her, and I act like a huge doof all day long just to get smled at :D

schedules - we don't have one, besides the consistent overnight sleep pattern. We BF on demand (frequently throught the day), and her naps really vary. I take her everywhere with me and have been nursing in public since abut 4 weeks, so her lack of schedule doesn't really affect our plans. I would like to help her have a consistent morning nap when I start working next month so that she can come to work with me one morning a week.

[Aunt Liv]

Happy Birthday Sherah!

Schedules - We're starting to get into a bit of a routine. Maia is up around 6:30 AM, eats, hangs out for a half hour, then down until 9:30. Wake up, eat, hangs out for an hour, then down until 12:30-1ish. Wake up, eat, hang out until 2:30, nap until 4-ish. Wake up, eat, hang out until 7-7:30 (sometimes she'll take a cat nap), then bath (started giving her a bath every night last week), eat again, and down for the night.

I've probably jinxed the routine by typing it out-HA! ;)

smiling - Maia has been giving us some great smiles! It absolutely melts my heart every time I see her smile. I love it! Here's a picture of her smiling...(if I can figure this out)...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce9290fa70f38f00000025108CbN2Llm5ak

See all that hair? I thought some of it would fall out, but no traces of her losing any of it yet. Everyone (including me) is amazed at how much hair she has.

Work - I just sent my letter of resignation this morning. For the first time in a VERY long time, I am unemployed...WOW!

Oh, and I found out that I'm going to be an Aunt again! My twin sister is due with her second baby on January 22! She was about 4 weeks along when Maia was born (I suspected it while she was here, but she was in serious denial). YEY!

[Carissa]

STTN Grace slept 6 1/2 hours last night! Woohoo! From 11:30-5 something. SHe has been doing longer stretches more and more at night but her day time sleeping is a cat nap here and there. I can't figure out how to help her sleep more soundly during the day. Anyone else having the same problem? Any suggestions?

Dreshny Glad BF is going better.

tgray99 Woohoo for seeing a movie. I am wanting to see one so bad we are thinking of trying the drive in down the road.

Sherah Happy Birthday!

Schedule We have a simi schedule. Grace is ready for bed at 10 and usually asleep by 11-11:30. We are usually up and about around 9am and get fed and dressed around 10 that's about as far as we have gotten.

Smiling Grace started to smile for real about a week ago 7 weeks. Her best time is in the morning. She just now has started to give me that recognizing Mom smile. She is 8 weeks now and giving us smiles just can't wait until she laughs!

[diedra1027]

Bre, jenyfer, and Traci - Glad you guys made it over here! :D

Carissa - I have to highly recommend the drive-in. I know my kiddo wouldn't make it through a film in the theater without a meltdown, so the drive-in was perfect for us. Pack up a little cooler with cool drinks, stop at the grocery store for cheaper movie snackies, pack the boppy and your slippers and you are good to go!

Smiles - Tentative smiles started around 6 weeks. The big mega watts started around 7 weeks. Like many of you, I get the best smiles in the morning (especially when she sees me preparing to get the boob out!). She has been cooing and smiling at the same time which is soooo close to a laugh (in my mind at least!).

I act like a huge doof all day long just to get smiled at HAH! So true, so true...the silly songs...the stupid voices..the funny faces...;)

Schedule - Absolutely none here other than her night time sleep. She's starting to develop the morning nap Weissbluth talks about in Healthy Sleep Habits, but that's about it so far. Avery is so unscheduled that I would probably be getting really worried if I wasn't going to be working from home when my maternity leave ends next month.

[happy1nuv]

Does anyone have a lil ladies man (or girl)? Nic will calm down and be good for me, my mom, sis, mil, etc ... but give him to daddy alone for any length of time and he goes crazy ... DH is really upset about it... and I don't know what to do about it ... any ideas? (DH is the only guy that has held him for any length of time... all the other guys in the friends/family hold him for maybe 5 minutes at a time if that...

:)

[tgray99]

Wow, Aunt Liv, your kiddo has a lot of hair!! It almost looks like a little baby toupee' on there! She's so cute though, such a happy smile!

[DisneyGirl]

smiling Nik started smiling at us when she was about 7- 8 weeks old. I just love it!

[hub1176]

Smiling - dd is 6 weeks tomorrow and I don't think we've had a real smile. I keep smiling at her to try and get her to mimic me - my face hurts and still no smile :(

More children? I'll be honest here as much as we love dd and are glad she's here I don't think we will have more children. My IL's (who seem to think dd needs a baby brother :rolleyes: ) are appalled. Anyone else in the "one and done" category? Or do you think you need to wait until baby is older to make the decision?

Routine - anyone have one? How do you do it?

sttn - although it has been better with her now in her crib and own room we are stll up about 3 times a night. When do you try to put your baby down for the night?

[wendstress]

Smiles Not yet....James is 9 weeks today :( Looks like we may be on the verge, though! Couple half smiles... We saw the Ped yesterday and he said that he'd give James a few extra weeks since he was 6 weeks early. But, if he wasn't smiling by mid-August, we are to visit the Dr. again. He seems about on track with everything else, though.

Had our 2 month WBV yesterday. He is doing great, and up to 11 lbs, from a birth weight of 6 lbs 1 ounce! WOOHOO! Can't believe he's already 2 months old!!!! He had 4 shots yesterday :( Took them like a trooper, but you he just wasn't happy yesterday, and still isn't quite back to himself yet today.

STTN We've been consistently getting 5-6 hours at a time during the night. It's amazing what a few extra hours of sleep will do for a mom! I think I may make up a bunch of bottles tonight and make DH do a night.... My milk supply is good and established..... I'd love some sleep...although truth be told I don't think I'd be able to sleep if Jon was up with the Baby!

[diedra1027]

happy1 - I have a momma's girl - I like to call her my velcro baby. Up until this last week she freaked out if I put her down or left her sight (even if DH was holding her). She's getting better little by little. Just this morning, I left her in bed with DH while I went to the bathroom. She normally would have been in meltdown mode by the time I got back, but today she was happily cooing and 'talking' to her dad.

More kids - We'd know that we want to have one more baby, but I can say that having DD has probably pushed our timeline out a bit. DH and I keep wondering how anyone gets to the point where they decide that this was fun enough to do again :). Everyone assures me that it happens though!

[cynder]

Went for our daily outing and had another poop expolsion which makes my calm baby MAD. DS is down to 2 poopy diapers a day and they are massive and in the afternoon which is the best time for me to to get out. What diapers are you all using? We are using Huggies b/c we got a 2 mo. supply from a friend whose baby outgrew them. DS has a small butt. I just went and bought Pampers Swaddlers since I liked them when he was a new born. I am so sick of cleaning his infant seat!

Smiles - I guess I have to be paitent. DS is seven weeks so maybe we are on the cusp of constant smiling. He is cooing a lot more this week and loves to sit and watch the world.

[hub1176]

diedra1027 DH and I keep wondering how anyone gets to the point where they decide that this was fun enough to do again I think this is where dh and I are - at this point (6 weeks) we get all the work without any of the benefits.

cynder I really liked the Luvs brand diapers. they were the only ones dd didn't leak through.

DD used to be every 3 hours to eat- the past week it's been more like every 1.5 to 2 hours. I was worried we were stuffing her but I've been trying to stall feedings which works for a bit. Is this just typical for a growth spurt?

[Jenyfer9]

Thoughts on having another baby...

Obviously we had those thoughts once (seeing as we have 2 boys), but with 2 I'm feeling much different. I know I want more (would LOVE to have a girl in the mix), but there's no way it's happening before ds#2 is almost 3.

[Jenyfer9]

me: Jen (30!)
DH: Tom (31)
Married: 10/26/02
DS#1: TJ 10/23/03
DS#2: Will 05/03/05

[Sasha]

Smiles - DD started smiling around 6 weeks...DH and I just go crazy when she gives us a big smile. She was about 6.5 weeks in this picture...

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Another Baby - DH did say at once when we were up at 3am with her, "we're only having one, right? ;)" We do want a second, but I think we'll probably be waiting about three years.

SSTN/Routine - Sarah is now sleeping for 5-6 hour stretches! We are working on establishing a routine, but really aren't there yet. She will go down anytime from 10 - 11:45 and then can sleep until 3 - 5:30, depending on what time she went down. Usually I can get her to go back to sleep for another 2-3 hours after that. Her naps are very sporadic, I can't get any sort of routine started on that one it seems. But we are trying to give her a both at the same time each night now and get her down between 10-11pm.

We had our 2 month doctor's appointment yesterday and she is now 9 lbs, 12 oz. We don't have to go back for weight checks anymore, the doctor is very happy with how much weight she is now putting on :). She couldn't get her shots however because of the antiobiotics she is on for the salmonella, so we'll hold off on those until her 3 month check up. We also saw the ped. gastrointologist, who pretty much had nothing new to tell us - keep giving her the Prevacid to control the reflux and the prior lack of pooping was probably due to an immature system. My fingers are crossed that all of her issues are finally behind us!

[Sherah]

Diapers : We're a cloth family and it is working very well! No poop explosions. We're just trying to figure out the best combination of cloth products that will allow us to go 10 hours without changing at night. So many nights, Arik will sleep from 9p-5a and wakes up wet. I think he'd sleep until 7a if his wet pjs weren't waking him up.

Another Bubba : Definitely! With a few caveats we hope to have another one in 4-5 years: I will take a higher dose of anti-nausea medication during the 1st trimester, and I will be a little more lenient in my birthing plans. I also want to have a good chunk of time to put into my career and to enjoy Arik before we try to have another baby.

Aunt Liv : Geez! I have never seen a babe with more hair. Congrats on the tentative new addition to your family.

[bamboo]

diapers- we use cloth too and haven't ever had a blowout. Sometimes it might get on the inside cover, but that's all. Sherah- we have good luck with Wonderoos for overnight- Fuzzibunz worked until she grew out of her smalls, and the Wonderoos have a wider weight range so I can stuff them more. She has such a huge butt for bedtime, but they don't leak :D

second baby- absolutely! The very first thing I said after DD was born was "That was awesome, I could totally do that again!". We're lucky and DD has been a pretty easy baby all along, so it seems easy to say that ;) I'd like to space them about 3 years apart, so we'll probably start TTC when she's about 2.

happy1- DD could only be soothed by me for a while. I had to just make DH take her and not come to me when she started to fuss so he could figure out how to soothe her himself. What worked the best was for me to leave the house for a little while so he had true alone time with her. I also had him carry her in the sling on a few of our walks so she could get used to falling asleep on him like that. It just takes time I think for them to build their own bond.

[BridalLace]

Does anyone have a lil ladies man (or girl)? Nic will calm down and be good for me, my mom, sis, mil, etc ... but give him to daddy alone for any length of time and he goes crazy ... DH is really upset about it... and I don't know what to do about it ... any ideas? (DH is the only guy that has held him for any length of time... all the other guys in the friends/family hold him for maybe 5 minutes at a time if that...

:)

happy1nuv, this is exactly what our situation was until very recently. i have posted a lot about it in my livejournal. if you have one i can friend you...for some reason it seems like its resolved itself somehow, but for several weeks there DD wanted me, and only me. (well, that's not completely accurate - sometimes she did actually let members of my family hold her for much longer periods than she would permit DH.) she started screaming her head off whenever DH took her - i was very irritated with DH for a while there too, because he would overstimulate the baby, swing her around too much or bounce her too roughly, and then he would get distressed when the baby had had enough and started screaming and crying. i told him over and over to be more gentle...anyway things are calmer around here and DD loves spending time with DH now. she coos and smiles at him all the time. but we had several doozies of arguments over what was causing it and how to handle it. basically after a couple of terrible meltdowns i made a deal with DH: i got to hold Elodie anytime she started getting upset, since i could calm her down the fastest. DH didn't like it very much - he said i 'wasn't giving him a chance' - but things were just much better that way til Elle got over her separation anxiety or whatever it was. and DH is much gentler now, too. thank goodness!

STTN
Elodie wakes up around 4:30am every night. sometimes she adds a time she wakes...its nice to get in 4 hours before waking up though. that really helps me feel ok during the day. then she sleeps til 7 or so and wakes up again for another feeding/change of diaper...she often naps on and off like that tile 10am or noon. very sleepy mornings around here...

another baby...
i'd love to have two more, actually! :D but DH just wants one more. ah well...

question about vaccines
i went by the doctor's office today to drop off some photographs of Elle's birthmark, and asked about scheduling her other half of vaccines. (thanks for all the advice about that BTB!!!) they said she'd gotten the HiB and the DTaP on Friday, and therefore was up for her next two...i was like, huh? doesn't that mean she DID get four vaccines on Friday? you can't separate the DTaP, in other words? they agreed that that's what it meant. i was like, oh. but geez, why not call it what it is, then. she did get four vaccines on Friday, not two. she got them in two dosages, is all. grr. i hate getting confused over this kind of stuff. can anyone explain the logic behind this for me?

question about exersaucers: how old do babies have to be to get one? Elodie can hold her head up now and braces her legs a lot underneath her, if we hold her up under her arms for a few seconds, so we are wondering if she might enjoy using an exersaucer in the next couple of months? or is it way too early yet?

stats are almost updated. just gotta add Jen now.

could everyone who joins from here on out, please post your stats even if they were in the threads over at WC? i rarely go over there anymore, so won't be 'stealing' stats from our former threads anymore. it would make things easier for me, thanks.

lots of cute pics around here! wow such lovely little ones you all have! :)

Heather

[Traciann]

Smiles we started getting smiles at 7 weeks. Now she cracks up at these metal crosses we have on the wall, as well as the ceiling fan. My dh loves to change her diaper, because she is soooo happy on the changing table. Mary Kate is starting to coo at her mobile...Its sooo much fun watching her do new tricks.

STTN/Routine Mary Kate started sleeping longer stretches 3 weeks ago which was around 8 weeks. Lately we have been getting 6-7 hours at night...and last night it was 8!!! Our routine is she pretty much eats, we play (mobile, bouncer, walk, etc) and when I see her yawning I put her in her swing, and she goes to sleep. If I don't catch her at the 1st or 2nd yawn, its much harder to get her to sleep. We swaddle her, but only for the the time that she goes down for the night.

Question about sleep When do you start the earlier bedtime? MK really does down for the night by 11:00/12:00 which is kinda late. Any ideas how I move up her bedtime sooner?

Diaper Believe it or not, I like the CVS Supreme diapers. They work great, and I haven't had any leaks. Every month or two they run them buy one get one free, which makes them super cheap. I also like Pampers Baby dry, and HEB diapers. I didn't care for Swaddlers...they felt wet through her onesies, and I had leaks, and the Huggies didn't fit right in her legs. Cynder if you keep having explosions, have you thought about moving up a size? I heard that helps.

Baby #2 We have said when MK is 1 we would like to start trying for another baby, but I reserve the right to change my mind..I just don't know how I will feel at that point. But for sure we are having one more baby.

Traci

[DisneyGirl]

I would love to have another baby but my Dh said the 2 we have are just perfect. He thinks 3 is tooo many! I totally disagree but since hes the one working to provide for our family i guess he gets the final say!

Tomorrow Nikki goes to the dr for he 2 month check up and for her first set of shots. Not looking forward to it.

We put out house on the market last week and we had 8 bidders so last night we sat with our realtor to go over who the best person was and now out house is under contract! Then last night we put a bid in on a brand new home so we are waiting to hear back from them as to weather or not we get the house. I hope we get it but at the same time i'll be 1 hr from my mom and i'm use to being a few min and going over there at the drop of a hat just to visit. But oh well this hosue is perfect for us and much much bigger than what we currenly live in. So hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week. XXXX Finger crossed XXXX

[December27JJB]

Our baby will be 1 month old tomorrow! Time flies so fast! DH and I are excited because DD slept from 9 pm till 4 am last night!!! YAY!!!!

We use pampers swaddlers and huggies newborn and we've had several explosions. Ugh. Sometimes they do leak.

I would love love to have 1 or 2 more babies. DH doesnt want any more but I've been filling his head with maybe 1 more baby (I am so bad) I just dont want DD to be all alone when DH and I die, that's one of the many reasons I want another baby. But I dont want another baby for another 3 or 4 years. We shall see!

[ahavnes]

How much does your baby sleep during the day? I have no idea what's "normal" for a 6-week old baby to sleep. And do you notice that some days they are sleepier than others for some reason?

Baby #2- Lord willing we will have another one in about 3 years. I need some time to recover from the thought of labor and pregnancy. ;)

Diapers- We're a Pampers family so far. She's starting to outgrow the newborn ones, so we'll see how the next size up does. We've had very minimal leakage.

Sasha- We have the same bouncer, hehe. :)

[happy1nuv]

Ha... I'm ready for another any time ... but, I loved being preggo and am totally optimistic aboout where ds will be like so far in the future... dh would pronably feak if i shared that at the moment...

And... cynder ... when my ds creates a messy diaper, he smiles and makes all sorts of happy faces (one of the cues to check his diaper, actually) He actually doesnt mind sitting around in a dirty dipe ... wee using pampers swaddlers... I cant stand them though... vause he leaks thru (poo and pee) at least 2-4 times a day... make for lots of laundry...

[alienhost]

BTB Thanks for the information!

second baby I think I might be done, but who knows I might change my mind. Right now I cannot even imagine taking care of more than one child. But I think once she gets older it will get easier - right?

diapers we've been using Pampers Swaddlers from the start. I tried some Huggies newborn and they leaked on us and were very "scratchy" to the touch. I like how the swaddlers stretch to fit and they seem softer than other Pampers and Huggies. I find you really have to check the elastic part on the inside and make sure it sits on the butt correctly to prevent leaks. I tried the Pampers Babydry and since she is on the small side the size 1-2 seemed too big. Maybe in another few weeks she'll fit in them better.

Sasha/ahavnes We have that bouncy chair too - I love the pics of DD in it since it is so bright. Have you guys used the toy attachment yet? I tried it a few times (at 8 weeks maybe) and DD is not really interested in it yet and I find that it is a pain to take on and off.

routine this week our nighttime routine is eat between 8 and 9, bathe her and then she goes down to sleep. She wakes between 4 and 6. She will go back to sleep after the first AM feeding and then after that it's anyones guess. Usually she takes one longer nap, ususally between 11/12 and 2/3.

Reading are you reading to your baby yet? I'm trying to figure when I should work this into our routine. Right now I find it easier to just talk to her a lot.

Books on Milestones also what, if any, books are you reading to determine what milestones your baby should be at each week/month? I know there is no concrete time but I thought it might be helpful to have some idea what she theortically should be doing

Funny Story to share last night we all went out to dinner. The hostess asked if we wanted a highchair (DD was in the stroller). DH said, "no just a table with a parking space for the stroller." Then the hostess asked if we wanted to see the childs menu. I so wanted to say, "only if you have breast milk on the menu" but I refrained. I guess before having a baby I wouldn't know when they can eat either but I never would have thought a two month old (a small one at that) would be eating off the regular menu at a restaurant. Anyway DH and I had a good laugh.

[tgray99]

Diapers - Aidan has been wearing Pampers Swaddlers and Huggies (the baby-shaped ones). Someone gave us some Pampers Baby Dry diapers and I HATE them!! No stretchy sides so they don't fit my skinny-legged, no hips/butt baby! We had serious leaks with them. I've banned them from the house. I've never tried Luvs or any store brands yet. Still working my way thru the gift diapers.

Leaks - I've found that Aidan's diapers leak if it's been too long between changings, they fill up and start to pour out. They also leak if she's being held at a funky angle, it's like it comes out of the leg holes.

Baby #2 - Oh yeah, not even a question. We'll probably wait until she's at least 2 to 2 and a half to start trying. Ideally, I'd like 3. Ryan says we'll decide on number 3 after we have number 2. I like the idea of a fairly big family.

[Dreshny]

happy1 My DS also looks very happy right before he squirts. It's the funniest thing. After he's done filling the diaper, though, he usually cries.

We're using the newborn Swaddlers, too, and we've also had lots of blowouts. But it seems counterintuitive to me to go up a size when stuff is squirting out of diapers that still seem to fit. I think we'll finish the two packs we have left, then start the size 1s.

I got a real mega-watt smile this morning at six weeks exactly. Just one, so far, though.

More kids: I'd actually like two more (and hopefully one that's a daughter.) But I had a fairly easy pregnancy and an easy delivery. We'll have to wait 3-4 years for the next one, though. And it would be much nicer if we had a larger living space.

[Dreshny]

Hub: I think it's the 6-week growth spurt. I've never seen DS eat as much as he does lately.

[cynder]

Wow... interesting to see all the varying degrees of love and hate for different diaper brands. I think a lot of it has to do with the shape of the baby. DS is like DH small hips, small tight butt. Huggies elastic leak guard is for crap. Literally. The problem for me is that DS saves all his "#2" for the day in one diaper so I am not holding much hope that changing brands is going work. I kinda of miss when each diaper before a feeding was dirty b/c it was less.

Man, I just typed a whole post about poop. Yikes!

[bamboo]

ahavnes - at this age, they should be sleeping about 14-16 hours total in a 24 hour period.

reading- I read to DD a lot. Sometimes I read her easiest board books and show her the pictures- she'll stay interested for about a book and a half, mostly just watching me, not the pictures. Then sometimes when I'm bouncing or rocking her to sleep, I read a slightly older children's book if I'm tired of singing or have run through my whole repertoire ;). I think she just likes the sort of sing-song tone that kids books inspire.

baby development - I have the Baby Book by Dr. Sears- it's a great overall reference book for a lot of topics, one of which is infant development. He has a chart and goes through the months in more detail as well. I'd definitely recommend it.

[BTB]

Heather, combo vaccines were in such demand over the past few decades, and are thus so often given together, that most people think of them as a 'unit' and forget they offer protection against more than one kind of infection. It sounds like an innocent mistake - that the office thought you wanted her to only have two shots per visit, not understanding you only wanted protection against two diseases per visit.

Protection against diptheria/tetanus/pertussis, Hepatitis B, and polio used to be three separate shots, now they're all combined into one ("Pediarix"). Giving the three separate components of Pediarix does amount to spacing the vaccinations, though they could have explained it better. If pertussis vaccine is contraindicated, there is a pediatric diptheria/tetanus vaccination. DT is combined even for adults, but then it's Td because different diptheria components are used but if that route (DT over DTaP) is chosen, I think that precludes pertussis protection - unless acellular pertussis is manufactured singly, I don't think it is but I could be wrong.

A two-month-old can be protected against seven diseases with three shots:
DTaP/HepB/IPV: (Pediarix) five diseases, one shot (diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, hep B, polio)
Hib: one disease, one shot (hemophilus influenza - a bacteria, despite the word 'influenza' in the name)
PCV: one disease, one shot: pneumococcus

So yes, with the shots she got, Elle got protection against four diseases, with two shots, and is due for three more shots to be up-to-date for a two month old.

If seven diseases in one day sounds like too much for one little body, consider the number of challenges the immune system normally faces in one day. Even if you don't leave the house, bacteria, viruses, and fungi are everywhere, and new ones are carried home daily by adults who leave the house for work and any visitors who enter. If the baby ever leaves the house, the immune system can be challenged by many more new antigens in one short trip to the store. The immune system is designed to tackle multiple challenges per day successfully, if it's 157 challenges instead of 150 challenges on the day the baby gets the shots, it's not a sufficient difference to overwhelm the immune system, which is dazzlingly adept at squaring off with the environment.

A word about exersaucers: while certainly safer than baby walkers, which the AAP has called for the United States to ban, exersaucers do share some of the same problems. Even Baby Bargains has a description of how the opaque tray, by eliminating visual feedback cues, has been shown to delay neuromuscular development; there have also been cases of a certain type of femoral head fracture which was believed to have been caused by the angle and motion of the seat, which is identical to a walker's.

If you do choose to use an exersaucer despite the risks, it is best to wait until the baby can sit independently. Head control is important too, but it's torso control that will enable baby to play with things on the tray, not slump in the seat, etc.

[BTB]

A link for those interested in comparing the risks of vaccines with the risks of not vaccinating:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021201/2113.html

[chrisandjensluv]

I hate huggies diapers. We got like 3 packs at the baby shower and they just dont fit right in the legs and they leak like crazy! had a sample of the white cloud diapers, and they left white stuff all over her, didnt like them either. We use pampers swaddlers, they fit perfectly and have not leaked...

[Sherah]

Books: I read to Arik every day. We've found that he is most attentive during Readings of books that make sounds. I started reading to him around 7 weeks.

[allyray231]

Anyone dealing with a baby with reflux-I could use soem help!

[mama915]

I've love to join over here! I was cyndi15 over in the June Mommies WC thread. Let me know if you need me to repost my stats :)

Let's see...I had a lot of catching up to do today...

Smiling...Sierra's not really smiling but she's 4 weeks today so it's kinda early

Baths...We do baths about 2-3 times a week but everyday for my 3yr old ;) He's old enough to go out and get himself good and dirty!

Sex and Exercise...no for both. I really have just started feeling better in the last week and a half so I may start walking next week to get a start on getting back in shape.

STTN...I wish! There was a night or two where she slept for a pretty good stretch of time (about 4.5 hours) but she's usually still up every 2-3 hours.

Rountine...not as of right now but I need to get one started! If anyone else dealing with two kids has a good routine going, I've love to hear it! Since DD was born, I feel like life has been in total chaos! And I think my DS feels it too.

More babies...I'd love to have one more little boy! Although DH would flip if I suggested it ;) I love the idea of a big family!

Diapers...We switch up between Huggies and Pampers Swaddlers. I find both work pretty well for us.

Well, my dryer is calling! BBL!

Take Care!!

[Carissa]

Diedra I think we may do that this weekend.

More Kids I want more kids, we'll probably start trying next summer.

Disney Goodluck with the house.

Diapers We had to move up to the size 1 diapers now. We were using the newborn size but they got to small. I like Huggies and Luvs.

We have our 2 month check-up tomorrow morning.

[Sasha]

Ally - DD was diagnosed with severe reflux - we had a GI test done a few weeks ago and now she gets Prevacid daily to manage it. We have to keep her upright for 10-15 minutes after every feeding and burp her quite often during them. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have on reflux, I have become an expert ;).

Diapers = We use Pampers Swaddlers, never had any leaks with them.

Reading - I am trying to figure out how to fit reading into our routine. It seems to stimulate her more than put her to sleep. I definitely want to read to her every night, so I am determined to get in it somehow.

Alien - Sarah LOVES the attachment on the bouncer. It's how we eat dinner every night, lol. She didn't like that seat at all until she was close to 7 weeks, now we swear by it. The lights and sounds keep her entertained for up to 20 minutes.

[ahavnes]

Alien- Abbey loves the attachement also! It's so cute to watch her track the lights.

Reading- I try to read to Abs every day. She loves this one book I have that is all in black and white with big black and white pictures. She could stare at it forever.

Diapers- They used the Pampers Swaddlers at the hospital and they have worked great for us...until Abbey outgrew them this week. Now she's kind of between sizes, which stinks.

Bamboo- Thanks for the info! :)

[BTB]

I don't have a favorite brand of diapers yet. ;) I've used Huggies and Pampers so far, haven't ventured into store brand yet, and while I prefer the expensive varieties of each (figures, right?) I don't notice much difference between the supremes and the swaddlers. Equal numbers of diaper explosions with both. The one thing I've found that reduces those is to continue to change DD very often, even a little pee in the diaper reduces it's poo capacity.

Diapers- They used the Pampers Swaddlers at the hospital and they have worked great for us...until Abbey outgrew them this week. Now she's kind of between sizes, which stinks.

Ahavnes: she outgrew the 1-2's? I forget if you're BFing or not - but hey, either way, way to go, momma!!!! :D

DD is three months old today/yesterday (the 13th, and technically it's after midnight so it's the 14th now). She is thisclose to giggling - has come so close a few times now, once I was ready to call it but it sounded so much like her other noises I wasn't sure it was definitely a giggle. We're so excited waiting for it... DH comes home from work each day "so, any giggles yet?" Any day now!! :D

[Aunt Liv]

Hi all!

Maia slept through the night for the first time 2 nights ago (10PM-6AM). I woke up at 5:30 wondering if I had somehow not heard her wake up for her usual middle of the night feeding, but there's no way that happened. Last night, she slept from 9:30 until 4:30, and then again until 8, and she is back asleep now. We have her 2 month appointment today--Yikes!

diapers - Anything Pampers here. I like the Baby Dry better than the Swaddlers, but I have a case of Swaddlers from Costco, so we're working our way through those right now. I hate Huggies. They leaked every single time. And I haven't ventured into other brands yet...

More kids - Absolutely! My family is having a reunion in the summer of 2007, so DH and I would like to time it so that we have a baby about 6 months before that...this would mean that we would start trying when Maia turns one...which seems really soon since she's ALREADY 2 months old. We'll see how it goes. We want to have 3 kids.

I'm off to finish up her nursery...the goal is to have her start sleeping in there starting tonight (sniff). :(

[hub1176]

Carissa Have you had your appt with the specialist? Hope your 2 month goes well!

Aunt Liv I'm so jealous! We were just the opposite last night - I think I had 3 hours of sleep total!

mama915 Good luck with the routine - we're having a hard time and we only have one child! :)

Books - I've been reading to DD since we got home from the hospital - I LOVE to read and hope to pass on my love of books to her. I am waiting until Friday at midnight to pick up Harry Potter :D

SEX - I think I am the only person in the history of the world who was NOT given the green light at the 6 week appointment. In fact my Dr. recommended we wait 2-3 more weeks. I was disappointed because although I realize it probably won't be good I just want to get the first time behind me.

Can anyone recommend a good book on parenting? I think the parenting on demand worked the first 6 weeks but now I am more than ready to get some type of routine going! Ideally would like to combine the demand with routine and not be too ridigid.

[kelseyledare]

Bouncer- DD hasn't seemed too captivated by it yet. Doesn't seem to notice the vibration or the toy bar, but she's only 4.5 wks so it's early. It does give her somewhere to hang out in the bathroom while I'm showering, but I wish the base was a little narrower. It takes up half of our kitchen table so it's not too practical for her to sit up there while we eat.

Reading- I've read Goodnight Moon to her a couple times. She received a couple other baby hardcover books that I haven't gotten out yet. None are the black/white type so I've kinda been saving them. We have listened to a CD of nursery rhymes while feeding a few times. I'd like to get her some more CDs other than lullabies. I'll probably check out our local library.

Diapers- We've used the Huggies Supremes in newborn size almost exclusively until now. Now we're working through a package of Luvs newborn that DH bought as a trial. They don't fit her little butt right and gap in the back. We've got a stash of regular Pampers and regular Huggies from shower gifts to go through next that are size 1. Got some coupons yesterday for Pampers Swaddlers size 1 so maybe try those next. I also prefer the expensive varieties of each, but for no substantial reason. And at the cost, I really need to try to more economical versions. It's amazing how the different brands fit different babies' bodies better.

Sleeping - We're going with DH's coworker's recommendation and trying the Baby Wise approach. I have a crazy work schedule and have to return at 10 wks so we really need to be on more of a schedule by then and would love to be STTN 6 hrs :) . Today is our first day of the trial, and we picked 6 AM as our important first morning awakening. Let me tell you how much I did NOT want to get up at 6 am, stay up and then try to keep her up this morning. Hopefully, the trade-offs will be worth it!

Sex- Had my 4 week post-partum check yesterday. Like hub1176, I was told to wait another 2-3 wks. I had uneven 2nd degree tearing which is healing, albeit slowly. Most of my stitches have not dissolved yet and it still gives me a moderate amount of discomfort in the evenings so I'm really not ready.

Growth - DD had her one month check and has gained three lbs exactly from birth weight! :eek: She went from 25th to 50th percentile in weight and stayed at 75-80th for her length. She also got her 2nd hepatitis B vaccine and did great. I've seen some horrible complications of infectious diseases in peds so we're going with the recommended CDC vaccine schedule, but I understand it's a personal choice for every parent.

Christening- What age is everyone planning? I have my first vacation week in mid-October (~4 mos old) if we don't have her christened the week before I return to work (~9 wks old). We also don't have a sentimental family christening gown so we'll buy her something new. Suggestions for where to shop??

Think I addressed most of the new topics floating around. It's amazing how little internet time I have now. Some days, it's a struggle just to read the forum updates :D

[tgray99]

Christening- What age is everyone planning? I have my first vacation week in mid-October (~4 mos old) if we don't have her christened the week before I return to work (~9 wks old). We also don't have a sentimental family christening gown so we'll buy her something new. Suggestions for where to shop??

Aidan was christened at about 7 weeks old. She did fabulously, a perfect little angel. Her outfit was a gift from my mom and stepdad that they bought her in Italy on their honeymoon.

[kimthebride]

Baptism/Christening
Interesting topic in our home. :) Tom is Catholic and wants baby to be christened in a Catholic church...yet he does not belong to one, and isn't exactly looking. I'm not Catholic, so I believe he should be the one 'representing' the religion and making that church decision...I am totally supportive, but think he needs to be the one stepping up to the plate on this.
Anyone else in this position?
Family/friends have asked when we're doing it, and we both assume by around 6 months old. However that would be Christmastime, which is a bit inconvenient.

Sex & Birth Control
Had my 6-week checkup yesterday. OB wants me to start having sex again (so I called Tom to break the news - now sure which of us is more tired and less excited about the prospect! lol), and gave me an Rx for the mini Pill. Said BFing is 100% effective birth control for 3 months, but since I don't buy that, I will go on the mini Pill as well.
A nice side effect is he said it may cause an increase in breast milk, which I am (for no real reason) worried may taper off some day. So that should be good.
Anyone else's OB advise them to have sex? Or did your just say 'it's ok when you're ready'?

[alienhost]

Baptism/Christening
Interesting topic in our home. :) Tom is Catholic and wants baby to be christened in a Catholic church...yet he does not belong to one, and isn't exactly looking. I'm not Catholic, so I believe he should be the one 'representing' the religion and making that church decision...I am totally supportive, but think he needs to be the one stepping up to the plate on this.
Anyone else in this position?


It is similar here. DH is Catholic, I am not. We really should have sorted it out before the baby came, oh well. He hasn't brought it up but I'm worried his mother will any day now. He doesn't belong to a church either and only goes to church for weddings/funerals these days. If he wants the christening, then I feel he should do the research of where etc. We'll see how that goes.

I'm not against it or anything, but I explained to DH before we had the baby that I really don't feel comfortable in a Catholic church. I haven't been to church myself in ages (I did attend a protestant church when I was younger but really none since I was 12 or 13 - my parents don't practice religion) and since I don't know all the Catholic "traditions" I always feel strange in the church. I did agree, if he wanted to, to start going to church on a regular basis, but he needed to go as well. He said he spent so many years going to church and attending catholic school and doesn't really feel a need to go anymore. So here we are, with no plans for a Christening and my MIL goes to church everyweek so I'm sure she is freaking out. But I think DH needs to take care of that one.

It is ever "too late" to have a christening/baptism?

[BridalLace]

I've love to join over here! I was cyndi15 over in the June Mommies WC thread. Let me know if you need me to repost my stats :)



would you mind posting them for me? i don't go over to the WC anymore. thanks! then i'll add you asap. :D

Baptism/Christening
***vent alert***
we are arranging to have Elodie baptized in the Christian Orthodox Church, which is the church that DH grew up in (in Romania). its turning out to be a bit more complicated than i thought it would be at first... there is a Romanian Orthodox church about 2 hours from Indianapolis that we'd like to use, the priest is Romanian too although the services are in English.

anyway, DH emailed the priest recently about a relative of his that lives in Romania, who we've invited to the States to come to her christening so he can be her Godfather...well the priest emailed back and said it would be better if we had someone who lived in the States be her Godfather so Elodie could actually have contact with and know who her Godfather was...all of which is well and good, but for the fact that we don't really know that many Romanians here, or Orthodox Christians for that matter, and the godparents have to be Orthodox. :rolleyes:

i was kind of annoyed by his 'suggestion' since we will be going to Romania every two years... so Elodie WILL know her Godfather, and the person we chose is someone we are close to and see every time we go there...i was just annoyed that the priest assumed he knew our situation and felt he could express disapproval over our choice of godparent, when our choices are so limited as it is. our only other option would be to get an acquaintance of DH's from Purdue, where he knows a lot of Romanians, but um...we aren't really close to any of them. i would rather we get a relative who we can depend on seeing again in the future.

anyway, that is my rant of the day...i will have to go and choose/buy Elodie's christening gown soon, i'm really looking forward to it. :)

[Carissa]

hub She goes on July 25th.


Grace had her appt today. No shots until she see's the Neurologist on the 25th. If he gives the green light she'll get 4 shots that week. Hopefully nothing is wrong. She still is not doing the reflex right however everything else is perfectly normal. She is up to 10lbs and 3 oz now! That's exactly 4 lbs more than she was at birth! I can hardly believe it. She has finally outgrown some of her sleepers that are newborn sizes and now is fitting into her 0-3 months just fine! She is growing like a weed and finally in the upper percentiles of everything. I guess she is making up a lot of ground. I am glad the appt to see the Neurologist is getting closer I am really tired of worrying over it. She is doing everything she is suppose to be doing at this age so that is one comfort. Eric got into some poison oak and has it all over his body. Poor guy had to go see the Dr for some meds. He is finally getting better now. Grace is letting us get some good sleep some nights are better than others. I am feeding her bottles and breast which has made it a lot nicer on me. Still don't have the time I'd like for catching up with my buddy groups though so for now this will have to do. Anyway just wanted to update!

Here she is at 8 weeks!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d935b3127cce92840be19da900000015108AcNG7Ji1atK

[Dreshny]

Attempting to nak here. It would be easier if the chair had arms...

diedra: Did you ever get Avery to go in the stroller? I ask because Asher screams in the stroller but will only nap during the day if he's moving, which means I've been walking him outside in the sling. He's getting really heavy, though, and my back is starting to hurt. I don't think slings were made for long distances. Should I try the stroller again (we tried last weekend and he still cried) or the Bjorn? Or is he too young for the Bjorn? I think he must be 10 lbs or more by now, but I haven't weighed him.

[usafwife]

Megan ~ Congrats on your son's arrival. I wondered when you little guy was born. My little girl was born a day after your son's arrival.

Sleeping through the night ~ Our little girl sleeps pretty good for the most part. She is usually asleep by midnight and doesn't wake up until DH leaves in the morning for work. Sometimes she'll sleep on into the morning (9 or 10). We are very thankfull and know that not every baby that is 2 weeks old does that. So we are counting our blessings.

Reading ~ My mom got us a couple of books and gave them to me while I was in the hospital. I read them to Sarah the other day. We have a few books up on the shelf in her room that we plan to start reading to her soon. But usually we just talk to her right now.

Smiling ~ We get a few quick smiles now. She's been showing them to us since she was a couple of days old. I know that they aren't real smiles but we enjoy them just the same when they happen.

Diapers ~ We have used Pampers, Huggies, and White Cloud so far. Right now we like the Pampers and Huggies the best. I have a pack of Luvs (from my shower) but they are size 1 and we aren't ready for those just yet. We are still in the newborn ones right now.

More kids ~ Definitely. I grew up as an only child and always knew that I wouldn't put my child through that. I missed not having a brother or sister growing up. I really miss not having one now more. We probably won't try for another one until our DD is 2 or 3 though. Everything that I went through during the pregnancy (severe morning sickness being the worst) is something that I'd go through again. I'll just know beforehand and know what meds I can take to try and prevent being sick that again.

[hub1176]

Carissa She is beautiful and I'm sure everything will work out - sending prayers.

Baptism/Christening - This is an issue in our house (like alienhost something we should have worked out before :o ) I am Roman Catholic but with issues (and we don't need to go there!) and although DH was baptised RC he and his family are non practicing. He has major issues with organized religion in general - so not sure what we'll do.

smiles - still waiting!

[diedra1027]

diedra: Did you ever get Avery to go in the stroller? I ask because Asher screams in the stroller but will only nap during the day if he's moving...
Dreshny - Sort of...she still hates the car seat, so I dont use the Snap-n-go anymore. She will happily sit in the other stroller with the seat reclined a bit as long as we keep moving. I have the best luck with her when she is tired, so you should definitly give it a try with Asher during nap time. Sometimes we have to let her cry for a few minutes before she settles in to enjoy the ride.

[cynder]

Dreshny - You can use the Baby Bjorn any time as long as he is over 8 lbs. We started using ours this week in the evening hours when DS gets a little fussy and wants to be held. DS is still small so he looks so small in there but he nods off to sleep. I love it because I can dinner done.

So my goal this week was to get out of the house once a day and to cook dinner every night. So far so good though our outing to Barnes and Noble was not so great. DS fussed the whole time there and all the way home. I hate how I can't console or even see him when it's just the 2 of us in the car. I don't the shitake mushrooms I had today agreed w/ him.

Baptism/Christening - Our problem is finding a date. We are going back to our hometown so I need to find out if the church will even allow that.

More kids - Yes, but we both agree not until this one is potty trained and possibly when we move closer to family in three yrs. I just went to a friends house yesterday and saw her trying to manage "2 under 2". The 2 yr old is in such a needy stage that she is struggling to parent him and the 4 mo baby at the same time. But she is my hero because she does it, gets out of the house all the time - she even came over w/ a gift for DS and home baked bread for me.

[ladybug0525]

Had DS 8 Week check up today and he is >97%. He took the shots like a champ but has been a little cranky which is to be expected.

Weight: 14.1
Height: 24.25
Head:16.5

Baptism - Ours is scheduled for 08/13 we are both catholic and DS will be about 3 months. My Mom is getting a gown made to be used for all grandchildren. The other kids might be swimming in it because Jack is so big but since Jack is the first that is how it will be :D !

STTN Jack has slept 7 hours twice, one which was last night. His norm is usually 5-6 hours but we would like 7+ to become the norm.

More kids We want one more but the sight of pg women does not make me want to become pregnant anytime soon.

Diapers We are a Pampers family, Huggies leak for Jack.

Bridallace If she will see and get to know her godfather in Romania then I say go for it. Good luck figuring it all out.

Carissa DS is adorable!

[alienhost]

BridalLace question for you - I think I remember from WC days that your DD favored one side of her head. How is it going with that? My DD has the same issue - she prefers to look to the right when sleeping, sitting in bouncy chair/carseat etc. My ped recommended lying her in the crib the opposite way. Before her head was towards the door, now her feet are. She still tends to look to the right and faces the wall. She will turn her head towards me but it's been difficult to get her out of the habit. I try to have the stimulation on the left side but she really still favors the right. What have you done to help your DD change?

Also I'd go with who ever you prefer as god parents.

Clarissa I hope all is well with your DD. She looks fantastic.

[bamboo]

Dreshny - you may like the Moby wrap- http://www.mobywrap.com/ . It distributes the weight really well, and is so comfy. It's a little tricky to figure out how to tie at first, but I did it a few times in front of the mirror and now it's pretty easy. The Bjorn is actually not that good for the baby's hips/pelvis, at least not until they have more trunk support. My yoga instrctor was saying it's because the Bjorn makes the legs hang straight down, and it puts too much weight on the pelvis, whereas a sling supports the baby more and allows the legs to fall more naturally. The mei tei is another sling that goes over both shoulders that I want but haven't gotten yet. I'm a sling addict ;)

[Sherah]

bamboo : Thank you for your wonderoos suggestion. Sometimes fuzzibunz work for us at night. I'm starting to think the kissaluvs 1s with 2 doublers and a medium cover will work best for us, though Arik will still feel wet...Grrr. Maybe I'll have to check ebay for wonderoos. I have a sling that is a lot like the mei tei and we LOVE it. I was going to recommend it to you too, Dreshny . Kozy Carrier (http://www.kozycarrier.homestead.com/) Here I am with it on my back (very comfy).
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92b9e879e52f00000010108AZOHDVq1Zt8
We use it exclusively now. It is so easy to put on and take off and Arik is very attentive when he is in front facing out. I put him on my back when I need to paint and he won't nap in his crib. Anyway, good luck.

Dairy : I cut out dairy over a month ago and have slowly been adding it back. Looks like I surpassed Arik's limit because we've had lots of ka-pukes over the past couple of days. I know there were some other members dealing with dairy sensitivities. How is it going for you all?

[bamboo]

Sherah- yeah I just got a medium fuzzibunz to add to our nighttime rotation. The microfleece is what works best for keeping her skin dry- do you have any microfleece liners you could lay on top of the doublers in the kissaluvs? It wicks the moisture away from the skin.

[Dreshny]

bamboo and Sherah: Do you think I could I carry DS in a Kozy Carrier or a Moby for 3-5 miles or for at least 2-3 hours? Because it seems that's what we need.

[Ferris]

DS had his 8 week checkup on monday (so he was really only 7 weeks 2 days) and he is growing so much!! He now weighs 10 pounds 12 ounces!! His weight has double since birth. He wasn't even on the chart for percentile and now he's at 50%!! They were surprised that I wasn't supplimenting him and were quite impressed that my breasts were the soul provider! :p I guess I don't have to worry about my milk supply!!

STTN-He usually slepts 5 hours the first stretch and then 3-4 the second stretch. He is usually out by 9 and wakes up at 2, we have tried making bed time a little later, but he still gets up at the same time for feedings. We hope he will start going to bed a little later, but we are glad he sleeps as well as he does.

More kids-If I had to answer this question about 5-7 weeks ago I would have said no! I even told my DH that instead of the 3 kids I wanted we would only have 2! I was just so tired, but as of a few weeks ago I am ready for another one!! My DS is growing so fast! I can wait though, I have been having to watch my sister's DS who's 16 months and there is no way I could do that on a full time basis. So we are going to wait till my DS is about 2.

Smiles-we have been getting smiles for about a week now. They aren't that often yet, but boy do they melt my heart! :)
http://images.snapfish.com/344466%3B923232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B77%3D388%3 DXROQDF%3E232396%3B%3B2%3A35%3Aot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/344466%3B923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B77%3D388%3 DXROQDF%3E232396%3B%3B3%3A457ot1lsi

Diapers-I like the pamper diapers, but they are expensive. So we buy the huggies ones from costco.

[Sherah]

Dreshny : I've never had Arik in our sling for much over an hour. Maybe bamboo or someone else can answer from experience. I always use that sling for walks and it is the coolest one I've tried in hot South Florida weather. It's comfy for me because it is so easy to adjust his weight and the straps are padded. Arik could probably go longer than an hour in the sling, but we haven't had the opportunity for that yet. If he isn't sleeping when he's in it at home, he gets cranky and wants out, but on walks he has never complained.

bamboo : I'm using hemp inserts, don't have any MOE at home. Maybe I'll try our medium fuzzibuns. Usually we use 2 hemp inserts and one kissaluvs doubler in his night dipes.

Congrats on your DS's weight gain, Ferris !

[allyray231]

Anyone little one have baby acne? Aidens was getting better but still sticking around-I hope it isn't another type of rash or something.

It has beena rough week-we have been batteling with A reflux. I cry about it all the time-it doesn't seem to hurt him but I hate when he gags and coughs and chokes. It scares me. Of course all the drs say it looks worse then it is. So we are gonna try and swtich his formula.

BF is pretty much done. I cry about that too. He won't latch without the nipple shield and I just dont get enough pumping. And his suck is still kinda weak. Although I nursed him today and it went well so I still might hold out hope to do it a little while longer. I got a RX for the mini pill but I didn't want to start it yet if I was gonna stop BF. I just don't know. The guilt is worse becuase I know if he was BF his reflux would be better.

I try to get out of the house for a hour a day. He LOVES to be outside which is nice. But I am lonely. I have NO family here and it sucks

We did get some smiles which is great and he can see so much more now!!

[wendstress]

James has been so fussy all week.... Probably 50% of the time he's awake, he's complaining or crying.... Plus, he's eating every 1.5-2 hours.... I think he's going through another growth spurt. His 3-week growth spurt was like this, so hopefully it will be over in a day or so!

Still no smiles, but he's started to coo (when he's not fussing!).

[happy1nuv]

Hmmm.... I was gonna chime in, Dreshny, and tell you to definitely try the bjorn... I used to love my hotslings pouch, but haven't been using it this week cause i was loving the bjorn ... put nic in it and walk a bit, and he'll fall asleep - he wakes up if you take him off...so I keep wearing him til he wakes. Only way I was able to get all the stuff ready for his christening this weekend ... he'll be 2 months... I can definitely wear the bjorn more comfortably for longer (upwards of 3 hours)... and its easier to get stuff done in than the pouch...

In other news, I just got a sample pack of cloth diapers to tst them out, cause i'm really not happy with the disposables... im actually excited to try them ut,...call me crazy...

[kelseyledare]

Vitamins: We are exclusively BF right now so Ava's ped recommended placing her on Poly-Vi-Sol drops with iron. We had been doing 1/2 ml daily without problems and increased to the full 1 ml after her 1 month WCC. But now the iron's making her constipated :( We've stopped until she returns to normal, then I plan to resume at 1/2 ml and gradually work up to the full dose. Has anyone else had this trouble and found a gradual dosing schedule that worked??

allyray231: I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles with reflux. It sounds like you've been doing a terrific job with a very difficult situation. IMHO, you just need to do what's best for the whole family- whether that be BM or formula. Hang in there and little Aiden will outgrow this to be a terrific eater!

ferris: Love that Children's Place romper. DD received the "i am kissable" one in pink as a gift.

Carriers: We have a Snugli carrier which Ava is finally big enough to fit in. DH likes to wear her around, and Baby is very happy in there during fussy periods, frequently falling asleep. I can never seem to get the straps adjusted as comfortably for me so it hurts my back after 30-45 mins. Of course, leaning over to vacuum the floors could also be part of it ;)

[diedra1027]

Allyray - We had a little bit of acne for a while. I actually figured out that DDs acne was made worse by the blanket we were laying on in bed at night (she sleeps on her side much of the time). Once I put a cloth diaper down for her to lay her face on, I found that the acne really improved.

wendstress - Sorry to hear about the tough week. It does sound like a growth spurt, so hopefully it will be over soon!

vitamins - I haven't had a problem with the poly-vi-sol affecting baby (maybe just making her poops smell worse?!?!). She *HATES* to take them though, so I learned pretty quickly to make the vitamins a part of our bathtime routine. That way if/when she spits a bunch out it won't stain her clothes and we don't smell like vitamins for the next two days. I found out the hard way that stuff stains like you wouldn't believe!

All these cute smiling babies!! Ferris, I love the second picture you posted of your son. Such a sweet little smirky smile :D!

We have not had much luck capturing one of Avery's mega-watts with the camera yet. I can't capture a smile at all by myself..she just stares intently at the camera. DH can get a picture with a little smile if I make her smile while he works the camera. This is our best effort to date:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce9282245e048400000016108EZuGjdm5ZW

[bamboo]

Dreshny- I regularly walk her in the Moby around the lake nearby (3.5 miles, about an hour and a half) and it feels totally fine on my back. I think I could go for longer, but it might get hot- the Moby is wrapped around you a number of times. My friend with a mei tei (not the silk fabric one), said her mei tei is more lightweight and not-sweat-inducing than her moby. So since I'm sure it's hot in NYC rightnow, the mei tei type might be a better bet for you guys.

Diedra - we have the same problem with the video camera. We've been trying to make a video for her great-grandparents for weeks now, but she's mesmerized by the light and when I turn it on, she goes from happy chatty smiley baby to stoned baby in about two seconds. She gets this zombie look on her face as she stares at the light lol.

allyray - I was able to get her acne to go away quickly by rubbing a bit of breastmilk on it 2-3 times a day. If you're still nursing even a little, you could try wetting your finger with it and rubbing it on the acne.

[Traciann]

Allyray My dd had acne until she was 8 weeks or so...my dr recommended using Dove for sensitive skin. I think it helped, and actually I found out that I liked the soap for all over as well because it didn't dry her skin out like regular baby wash did.

Traci

[ahavnes]

Allyray- My doc said to put Hydro-Cortisone (1%) on the acne on her chest. It cleared up within a day. Not on her face though, I just use water for that.

Rough week here too- Our swing broke, so it's really hard to get Abbey to go to sleep during the day unless she's on me, in which case I get nothing done. Plus, it's pretty hot here, whcih makes everyone cranky. As if that weren't enough, I have thrush and cannot seem to kick it. My boobs are really killing me and I think it's making Abbey fussy as well, b/c she's been fussier than usual this week. At least she still loves the bouncy. :)

[BridalLace]

BridalLace question for you - I think I remember from WC days that your DD favored one side of her head. How is it going with that? What have you done to help your DD change?



we have been doing some tummy time every day and trying to encourage her to look both directions while doing so. it seems to help, although i think she still favors the left side of her neck. the doctors haven't mentioned anything though in our last two appt's. i think they forgot to check it...i think as Elodie gains more head/neck control in general, it will help clear this up. HTH!

Heather

[DisneyGirl]

Question! Its almost time to start shopping for fall clothes.. What store(s) do you like shopping in for DS or DD clothes?

I like: old navy, Babies r us, Gymboree and Baby Gap.

[Carissa]

A quick post I hope to catch up this weekend!
Grace had her appt today. No shots until she see's the Neurologist on the 25th. If he gives the green light she'll get 4 shots that week. Hopefully nothing is wrong. She still is not doing the reflex right however everything else is perfectly normal. She is up to 10lbs and 3 oz now! That's exactly 4 lbs more than she was at birth! I can hardly believe it. She has finally outgrown some of her sleepers that are newborn sizes and now is fitting into her 0-3 months just fine! She is growing like a weed and finally in the upper percentiles of everything. I guess she is making up a lot of ground. I am glad the appt to see the Neurologist is getting closer I am really tired of worrying over it. She is doing everything she is suppose to be doing at this age so that is one comfort. Anyway just wanted to update!

[hub1176]

Clothes - I like The Children's Place and Old Navy.

I'm convinced that DD is not getting enough sleep. She slept about 9 hours the other night then was up all day and wouldn't nap. It would have been one thing if she wasn't fussy but she was. The good thing is she did sleep well in her crib the last 2 nights which is a good thing!

B/F'ing Vent- I am really upset with people who act like I didn't try hard enough with DD. They act like the EBM isn't good enough. First I am really upset that B/F'ing didn't work out like I planned and don't need to get the guilt trip -second 2 LC's couldn't get her to latch so I doubt you making me feel bad about it will!! Feel better!

[tgray99]

Question! Its almost time to start shopping for fall clothes.. What store(s) do you like shopping in for DS or DD clothes?

I like: old navy, Babies r us, Gymboree and Baby Gap.
Those are my faves too.

I also check the local resale shops.