Good morning ladies, I know it is early but I am awake and I figured a few of you might be too. _______________________________________________ Today is R's 4 month check up, we are also going over to my parents to help get their house clean and reorganized since the remodel. My mom is having her surgery, to remove her brain tumor, tomorrow morning. We want her to come home to a completely done house and also her twin sister and her oldest sister are coming down Sunday to stay to help for a couple of weeks so the house needs to be ready for them too. _______________________________________________ I'm laying here in bed, everyone else is sleeping. Last night was our 3rd attempt to unswaddle just one arm and he finally did it. Both Sunday and Monday I gave in after an hour and a half and swaddled both arms in; once he was swaddled though he sttn with no wake ups. Last night he fell asleep with one arm out but woke up 3 times and needed to be resettled. I think I'm still going to call it a win. _______________________________________________ How is everyone doing this morning?
I couldn't sleep from around 2 to 5. Finally came downstairs after dd's 4am feeding and fell asleep on the couch for a little bit. I need alllll the coffee.
I have a lot of party prep to do. The forecast changed from nice to rain. My mom is bringing one of her dogs. Do not want.
Post by thelittleredm on May 3, 2017 6:59:21 GMT -5
I hope things go smoothly for your mom meeggaannw.
I feel like a zombie. W woke up about an hour before my alarm went off and normally I'd just stay up but I decided to nurse in bed and catch extra z's. I even slept well last night except when DS1 joined us. Today will be loooooonngggg.
Re: the dog If it's just you visiting for the weekend sure fine. But a party with 20 other people who will all be stuck inside now? The last time she came up and I inquired about not bringing her dogs she used the grandpa guilt on me. She didn't want to leave all three dogs with him (1 small one is his and he doesn't mind taking care of her small one. She's bringing the medium sized dog), didn't want him to fall taking them out, etc. Here's an idea: board your damn dog so your 90 year old father doesn't have to take care of it.
Post by peaseblossom55 on May 3, 2017 8:09:27 GMT -5
meeggaannw,I hope things go well for your mom tomorrow.
I am sleepy. E fussed around 5:30 so it took a few minutes to fall back asleep. E had such a good time with my dad yesterday. They both had a good time. E was not fussy at all last night ( figures H had no hockey). I have so much work to get done today and three meetings. I hope it goes by quickly.
Post by silvermelody on May 3, 2017 8:25:43 GMT -5
meeggaannw best wishes for your mom's surgery! I'm glad her other family is coming to help and support. Glad the unswaddling is going decently well too
lakegirl I feel like I'm either chipper or full "bitch I might be" these days. No in.between Sorry for the dog stress. My sister and brother each sometimes bring their dogs since they live kinda far from my parents, but it definitely is an extra hassle even though they are both friendly dogs that can be around people and kids.
Post by silvermelody on May 3, 2017 8:29:22 GMT -5
N slept 9 hours! But she went to bed right before 9, so we were up at 5:45.
I actually need her to go to bed earlier for work days but the transition means no sleeping in
She's still fighting the bottle, even when DH gives it. He wants to try not offering any breast the rest of the day. We'll see. I'm fine with pumping today if we can get her going
Post by heybulldog56 on May 3, 2017 8:36:34 GMT -5
meeggaannw, I'll be thinking of your mom tomorrow.
DS1 had a great birthday. He didn't even ask about a party so I feel good about making the decision we made to save money. B slept for 5 hours and 45 minutes straight. His longest stretch in weeks!
Good luck to your mom tomorrow meeggaannw. I'll be thinking about you guys and sending good thoughts.
My pumping out put was down the last two days. I'm not exactly sure what's causing it, but I'm hoping it's not a trend. I'll be upping my water intake today to see if that helps. I think it might be because B isn't consistent about his night feedings. Sometimes I'll go from 7pm to 6am without a nursing session and my boobs are definitely less engorged in the morning. If he skips his night feed, we do a morning session, I pump 3x at work, then we do bedtime. 5x a day to empty my boobs with no overnight feed is probably signaling them to ease up on production. ::sigh:: I feel like it's so early to be worrying about pumping output anxiety. With DD this didn't start to happen until she was 8-9 months.
Post by LovesMeSomeCake on May 3, 2017 9:47:05 GMT -5
meeggaannw, good luck to your mom and at the checkup! I love the growth charts they show you at the visits.
lakegirl,I feel you SO hard about your mom's dog. in our family it is my brothers 110lb pit-mastiff who, while sweet, doesn't listen, barks NON STOP, chews if bored and won't stay in a crate without losing his mind. they brought him over last night, it was such a joy.
I am not adulting well today, Peanut butter M&Ms for breakfast and I'm on here avoiding the shit ton of work I need to get done today. when is the next 3 day weekend???
Post by thelittleredm on May 3, 2017 10:18:29 GMT -5
I'm so tired my eyes are burning. My tire pressure light went off so I had an advisor take it in while I did my morning routine. I figured it was temp swings we've been having but I was wrong. There was a screw in the tire and they can't patch it so new tire is needed. And they don't make the tires anymore that my car currently has so that's cool. Not how I imagined my morning going.
I booked a flight for C and I to go to Myrtle Beach to visit my first BFF (our moms were friends in hs, we've been friends since infancy). I had casually mentioned it to MH the other day and he said "whatever you want, I can stay and take care of the dogs" then after I booked he said "oh, you're actually GOING?" Wtf did you think i asked you for? Just for giggles that maybe in another life I'd go away? Smh.
Oh well, it's booked, it's $158 round trip and free stroller, car seat, diaper bag and a backpack for me. I can make that work without paying for any other carryons or checked bags. Also, I get to see her daughters pre-k graduation while I'm down there.
I have been so ridiculously emotional the past few days. I must be getting my period, right? Could it just be the work adjustment? I had some cramps on Sunday and thought maybe then, but nothing yet, ugh. I am not really a cryer at all, but I cried at work yesterday because I missed L. And then I was a mess at home in the evening because he only drank 7 oz at daycare and I'm feeling pretty stressed about him gaining weight/eating enough. Either way, I do NOT feel like myself these past few days and I hate it.
So yeah, L is not doing great with his bottles, and I'm not sure what to do about it really. I told daycare to keep working with him, but they said he just smiles and wants to play. He doesn't seem to be reverse cycling because he actually slept all the way through the night last night! If he has another really bad day, I think I may need to start waking him if he starts gaining weight any slower than he already is..
Sorry for everyone with bottle struggles. That was us last week, seems to be better now. She still seems to prefer the very slow flow nipples when she does take them. We've had luck with the nuk simply natural and the cheapy gerber nipples from the hospital that screw on the 3 oz formula bottles. No dice with dr browns or any of the other 14 brands we've tried
Sorry for everyone with bottle struggles. That was us last week, seems to be better now. She still seems to prefer the very slow flow nipples when she does take them. We've had luck with the nuk simply natural and the cheapy gerber nipples from the hospital that screw on the 3 oz formula bottles. No dice with dr browns or any of the other 14 brands we've tried
B loves the cheapy enfamil hospital nipples too. They screw on medela bottles and that's what we've been using at daycare.
LovesMeSomeCake This is an excellent article. My doc was very big on the mineral blocking thing. We spent every weekend at the shore and he never got a sunburn. I used Baby Badger but it's a pain to rub in because it's so thick.
ETA: also long sleeved rash guard, longer shorts, hat. I'm just going to dress dd in boy swimsuit hand me downs because the girl suits show more skin and I'm worried about missing spots.
B rolled back to front a few times yesterday and this morning. You guys. What do I do? He won't go to sleep without his arms swaddled. Help!!!
My nightmare.
But seriously, what can you do? Is cold turkey the only option? We did arms out for two weeks but are back to full swaddle with this last regression. She's only rolled twice (once each way) so I think they were mostly flukes.
B rolled back to front a few times yesterday and this morning. You guys. What do I do? He won't go to sleep without his arms swaddled. Help!!!
My nightmare.
But seriously, what can you do? Is cold turkey the only option? We did arms out for two weeks but are back to full swaddle with this last regression. She's only rolled twice (once each way) so I think they were mostly flukes.
Post by summergirl1211 on May 3, 2017 15:33:24 GMT -5
Hi ladies! I'm finally checking in after a long busy day at work. Hugs to everyone struggling today.
meeggaannw, good luck to your mom tomorrow. I'm sending all the positive vibes.
rinny, I'm sorry you're feeling off. Maybe give it another week or so, and if it's not better talk to your OB? I'll be thinking of you.
LovesMeSomeCake, we're also abiding by the no sunscreen under 6 months thing. When we went to FL in February we just kept him under an umbrella with a long sleeved rash guard, hat, and his suit was long too. I think we'll stick with the same when we get another swimsuit for the summer. I'd hate for him to get burned because we missed spots.
ellabee, tracking milk output is so much my life. I stopped tracking Noah's feeds and diapers awhile ago but track my milk output daily. It's hard not to discouraged that it's gone down 3 ounces per day since I started back at work, but it is what it is. Hopefully your supply will rebound soon!
Post by silvermelody on May 3, 2017 17:07:34 GMT -5
DS loved bottles but my supply was always low and I had no freezer stash
N hates bottles, I'm pumping like a champ and the freezer is full.
I feel like I'm in a sitcom.
She took 1.25 oz in 90 minutes. That was me trying, DH trying, a catnap, and DH trying again. She can latch but she just never gets a rhythm going. I wonder if the level 1 is too slow? She hasn't been spitting up.
She's hungry for sure, she latched on and went to town when we gave up
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