Randomly Wednesday

[sleepymonkey]

It's a relatively quiet day at work today so I'm spending my time signing up for all of the baby product sites. So far I have hit Enfamil, Similac, Nestle (Gerber) and Pampers. I'm trying to decide if I want to sign up on Honest to get the"Welcome Bundle" for $5.95. I love the prints on the diapers but DD did not do well with them. She would get a rash every time we tried them, I think maybe they're not as absorbent as Pampers and Huggies. Or DD just needs the chemicals in her diapers - lol.

[hpnegirl]

I still need to sign up for similac again.. I'm pretty sure we're just going straight to gentlease this time though so not sure if I should bother with similac. I, in general, prefer enfamil so i would probably try all of theirs before reluctantly switching to another brand

[sleepymonkey]

hpnegirl, we tried them all with DD before settling on Gerber Soothe for the first 6 months when we were able to switch to Gentlease. She was so incredibly gassy and Soothe was the only thing that helped in conjunction with gas drops. But I really didn't care for Soothe because it didn't dissolve easily so we're going to try Enfamil or Similac first. I also like that you can generally get Enfamil and Similac in generic to save a little money.

[hpnegirl]

Feb 8, 2017 10:38:36 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

hpnegirl, we tried them all with DD before settling on Gerber Soothe for the first 6 months when we were able to switch to Gentlease. She was so incredibly gassy and Soothe was the only thing that helped in conjunction with gas drops. But I really didn't care for Soothe because it didn't dissolve easily so we're going to try Enfamil or Similac first. I also like that you can generally get Enfamil and Similac in generic to save a little money.

I tried Up&Up and Kirkland and both made the constipation awful for him. Even with the gentlease, we had to do gas drops in every bottle and still needed gripe water a few times a day. He's was (and still is) a very gassy baby. He needed hard bounces to be burped, too, which was entertaining sometimes..

I didn't notice too many dissolving issues but I'll swear by the formula pitcher for helping with that.

[sleepymonkey]

hpnegirl, I think the dissolving issue was unique to Soothe because I had no problem with the others. DD also used gripe water a few times a day but it for the insane hiccups she would get (she got them constantly in utero, too). DD didn't have any constipation issues until we started her on solids and then it got awful, even though she is a huge fan of fruits and veggies. She has been on daily Miralax for over 2 years and I don't see that stopping anytime soon. Hopefully baby boy will have less stomach issues than big sis!

[lastkiss]

DS woke me up this morning fully dressed. Apparently he had wet the bed last night so decided to get dressed instead of just change his pajama pants.

He's super excited DH comes home today.

[loubug]

Home today with a sick DD. She started running a fever last night and threw up once. Today she has just been super congested. She's taking a nap on me now and I think the fever is coming back. As much as I don't love having to take off work I am so thankful I have a job where it's not a hassle if I have to stay home with a sick kid. I'm still able to get a few things done by email. I used to be a teacher and oh the fun of trying to take a day off...

[rosesquared]

I'm home trying to do school work but I'm seriously lacking motivation! Later I have the chiropractor, pelvic PT, then a horribly boring night class. I am insanely glad I found this chiropractor when I did because my spine and pelvis were all out of whack, she said I would have most likely been looking at a breech baby! Fingers crossed she can fix me lol.

We're supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow tomorrow so a bunch of appointments got moved around and I was supposed to have a massage tomorrow that will likely be cancelled and I realllllly needed one! :-( But since this massage therapist can't reschedule me for like 3 weeks, it opened the door for me to try and schedule a massage with my doula instead! Fx she can fit me in!

[lupincat]

We were the only ones at toddler time today so that was....awkward. But DS is passed out now so I can't complain.

I have so much work to do today that's due in tomorrow so I really need him to nap for a while!!

[nikonine]

loubug, hope she feels better fast!

lupincat, that sounds super awkward, lol.

I found an arms reach co sleeper on Craigslist today for $80! H is going to check it out tonight and make sure it's in good condition. They said it's like new, from smoke free home, but no good pictures, so we'll see.

[BabyStandish]

I went on a short run this morning, then had a MOPs meeting. My house is a disaster area due to running late this morning/baking last night so my main goal now is to try to clean. Key word: try. I was going to go to the store after MOPS, but I left my phone at the MOPS building and my phone has my grocery list so I just went home. I hate going to the store and not getting everything. My neighbor picked it up so I'm waiting for her to drop it off. I probably won't go to the store now since DS would probably through a tantrum and I just don't feel like bribing him with things today. We have one of our running clubs tonight so I'm excited about that.

[sleepymonkey]

I'm really starting to think that I need to discuss feeding this new LO with MH. I know he would like me to try to BF and I had planned on trying but I keep thinking back to the stress, tears, and visits to the LC that consumed the first week and a half of DD's life when I tried in vain to BF and I really just don't feel like going through that again. FF worked beautifully for her and I think I would prefer to go straight to that again. I'm sure H will support me with whatever I decide but I still think I should discuss it with him.

[jennyelf]

It was ice capades today. The predicted warm air didn't come so instead of just above freezing temps it was 27F and all the rain iced over. DH was in a rush and unable to salt the steps or walk on his way out, so I had fun doing that. Thank goodness for yaktrax. Decided to just leave an hour late since traffic was a mess (multiple multi-car accidents on most major roads). My work is flexible and there is nothing I do that is important enough where I can't just be an hour late to work. Roads were much better by the time I did leave.

[hpnegirl]

sleepymonkey I hope he's understanding!

DH tried at first to convince me to BF DS1, but he came around after showing him the raw studies and explaining how I felt. He never even brought it up this time around and just assumed that we're going straight to formula

[setsuna17]

Feb 8, 2017 14:25:09 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

I'm really starting to think that I need to discuss feeding this new LO with MH. I know he would like me to try to BF and I had planned on trying but I keep thinking back to the stress, tears, and visits to the LC that consumed the first week and a half of DD's life when I tried in vain to BF and I really just don't feel like going through that again. FF worked beautifully for her and I think I would prefer to go straight to that again. I'm sure H will support me with whatever I decide but I still think I should discuss it with him.

I'm in the same boat. I feel like my struggles with BF made my PPD/PPA much worse and I'm not sure I want to go through it again. But my hospital is really nitpicky about breastfeeding and I don't know if I want to deal with that either. I gave myself permission to just FF if it became to hard, but I keep wondering if I should at least try. My DH will pretty much support me no matter what, but I do think it's important to let them know ahead of time so they can help you.

[hpnegirl]

Feb 8, 2017 14:49:46 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

Feb 8, 2017 14:25:09 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

I'm really starting to think that I need to discuss feeding this new LO with MH. I know he would like me to try to BF and I had planned on trying but I keep thinking back to the stress, tears, and visits to the LC that consumed the first week and a half of DD's life when I tried in vain to BF and I really just don't feel like going through that again. FF worked beautifully for her and I think I would prefer to go straight to that again. I'm sure H will support me with whatever I decide but I still think I should discuss it with him.

I'm in the same boat. I feel like my struggles with BF made my PPD/PPA much worse and I'm not sure I want to go through it again. But my hospital is really nitpicky about breastfeeding and I don't know if I want to deal with that either. I gave myself permission to just FF if it became to hard, but I keep wondering if I should at least try. My DH will pretty much support me no matter what, but I do think it's important to let them know ahead of time so they can help you.

Frankly, your hospital can shove it. If you decide not to, tell them upfront and have your support people reiterate the fact. (I was extremely worried about dealing with overzealous LCs and hospital staff when I had DS1 and told DH I fully expected him to shove them out if they didn't respect my decision... have I mentioned I had really bad rage that pregnancy? 😅)

[nikonine]

sleepymonkey, I'm feeling exactly the same. With DD it was such a hard/stressful month of trying and failing- and for what? After we stopped trying to nurse and pump and supplement and just went to formula, everyone was happier, and we were able to enjoy each other much more. I felt like I was finally able to connect with her when we made the switch because all the stress went away.

I originally planned to try to BF again, but it was making me really anxious just thinking about going through it again. I talked to H and he was completely supportive with us going straight to formula if I want to. Now that the (self induced) pressure is off, I'm feeling a lot better. Hopefully your H is understanding about your feeling!

[lupincat]

Ugh, I have the envy! My sister just booked a trip to Greece at the beginning of May.

Sometimes she makes the single, childless life seem a distant memory and she's only 2 years younger than me! But for real, I hope she has a blast but mostly I'm just hoping she stays safe!

[BabyStandish]

lupincat I'd be jealous too. This was the year that we were going to go to Navarre, FL in May (we go here every couple years). That's obviously not happening this year now.t's no Greece, but I'm going to be sad to miss those white beaches.

[mcp6286]

lupincat I get that. My sister is planning a spring break trip and I'm really missing those carefree college days! I love my life now but OMG it was easier when I only had to take care of myself. Plus I just have vacation bug in general so there's that. DH and I took 2-4 vacations a year before we had DD and that's been the hardest thing for me to give up now that I'm a mom on a mom-budget 😉

I'm crossing my fingers hard for snow tomorrow!!! We have TEN snow days built into our school calendar and have not used one yet! Come on, snow, don't let me down!

[sleepymonkey]

Dammit! The dresser that matches the crib we settled on is out of stock and not available right now at BRU. We were going to order it before 2/20 to take advantage of the 15% off they have. It was in stock just a few days ago. Just my luck.

[PirateCat]

I got a new bra today and my boobs are so relieved!