June Special Snowflake Questions

[Bluedaisy]

I can't be the only one with stupid questions, right?

[Bluedaisy]

I remember a lot of you ladies going through this a while back but can't find it now...once they learn to stand at the bars of the crib how long until the figure out how to lay back down? Is there a good way to teach them?

[ashbash]

Jun 4, 2016 14:59:07 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

I remember a lot of you ladies going through this a while back but can't find it now...once they learn to stand at the bars of the crib how long until the figure out how to lay back down? Is there a good way to teach them?

I showed him a few time but it just took him figuring it out on his own - a week or 2 I think?

[jillywilly]

Jun 4, 2016 14:59:07 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

I remember a lot of you ladies going through this a while back but can't find it now...once they learn to stand at the bars of the crib how long until the figure out how to lay back down? Is there a good way to teach them?

DS routinely pulls up as part of his routine to go to sleep. Often he will just sit back down and go to sleep, but on some nights when he's more wound up, we'll gently lay him down again and tell him it's time to sleep. We had to do that a little more often when he first gained the skill, but that's been our routine from the get go for him going to sleep.

[jessila]

Not bragging, just curious.
Has anyone else on the mini-pill who is still bfing not had a period? I feel like something should have happened by now.
I keep peeing on sticks just in case but they're negative.

[blueskiessmiling]

Jun 4, 2016 16:05:42 GMT -5 jessila said:

Not bragging, just curious.
Has anyone else on the mini-pill who is still bfing not had a period? I feel like something should have happened by now.
I keep peeing on sticks just in case but they're negative.

Still no period here

[dogmama22]

Jun 4, 2016 16:05:42 GMT -5 jessila said:

Not bragging, just curious.
Has anyone else on the mini-pill who is still bfing not had a period? I feel like something should have happened by now.
I keep peeing on sticks just in case but they're negative.

I'm not on the mini pill, but still no PPP here either.

[dogmama22]

Thank you for posting this Bluedaisy. I think I've had about 5 over the last week, but nowhere to post. Now to think of them again...
I know one was how much water your kiddos drink throughout the day. He still nurses 4-6x / day, but will also drink a ton of water if I let him.

[Bluedaisy]

dogmama22, my little one is just now getting interested in water. Today he took a little but he's still mostly on formula.

[billyhorrible]

Jun 4, 2016 19:11:57 GMT -5 dogmama22 said:

Jun 4, 2016 16:05:42 GMT -5 jessila said:

Not bragging, just curious.
Has anyone else on the mini-pill who is still bfing not had a period? I feel like something should have happened by now.
I keep peeing on sticks just in case but they're negative.

I'm not on the mini pill, but still no PPP here either.

Same

[jessila]

dogmama22, at O's 9mo appointment she said once they hit a year they can have unlimited water in addition to whatever amount of milk they're supposed to have.
He's not quite a year yet but probably only really drinks 3 or 4 oz a day at this point because sippy cups are obviously for playing.

[Deleted]

Is there a 1 yr growth spurt? Is anyone else's LO consuming way more food/milk lately and being super clingy? I'm still BF and we went from every 4 hours during the day to today it was sometimes every hour. I'm exhausted.

[dogmama22]

Jun 4, 2016 22:01:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Is there a 1 yr growth spurt? Is anyone else's LO consuming way more food/milk lately and being super clingy? I'm still BF and we went from every 4 hours during the day to today it was sometimes every hour. I'm exhausted.

Z has been eating a ton and he just picked back up with the 11am nursing session that he dropped a month ago. I thought it was just because he's with me now, but maybe not.

[Deleted]

Jun 4, 2016 22:10:07 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Jun 4, 2016 22:01:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Is there a 1 yr growth spurt? Is anyone else's LO consuming way more food/milk lately and being super clingy? I'm still BF and we went from every 4 hours during the day to today it was sometimes every hour. I'm exhausted.

I think budders read there was. O isn't eating more but he sure is having more meltdowns and freaking more clingy than he ever has been. I don't think I've cried this much about trying to figure him out since he was a newborn.

We are also in meltdown mode over here. its been a tough week.

[Deleted]

I did notice she is learning new skills this week. She started cruising around furniture where before she was just pulling up and staying in one place.

[jillywilly]

Haven't noticed an appetite uptick (we're working on dropping bottles), but yes to being extra clingy and melting down more often. Sleep is also on a downturn in our house again. But I've also noticed he's gotten soooo much better with his walker, can stand on his own a couple second if he lets go of something, etc, so I've been contributing it to him working on new skills.

[erbear]

Yeah, there's a wonder weeks leap, programs. We also can feel her gums are bumpy, so I'm sure that's contributing.

I also assumed the temper tantrums were because she's walking now and a. Wants to walk everywhere (like target) and I won't let her and b. She understands that there are things and she wants to play/investigate, but obviously they're not all safe for her.

[billyhorrible]

Jun 4, 2016 22:01:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Is there a 1 yr growth spurt? Is anyone else's LO consuming way more food/milk lately and being super clingy? I'm still BF and we went from every 4 hours during the day to today it was sometimes every hour. I'm exhausted.

Yes there's a 12 month growth spurt.  I remember it because at 12 months we switched to "don't offer don't refuse" with LBB and I felt like I he was still permanently attached to the breast.

[purple]

L is definitely having a double growth spurt, cognitive and size. She's eating an insane amount of food. I now have to order a child's meal when she and I are out together. She doesn't eat all of it yet, but there won't be enough food for both of us if I just give her bits from my plate. She has grown visibly this week and her skills are increasing rapidly.

She's getting weighed and measured the day between our birthdays and I'm interested to see how colossal she is. She was almost 25lb at nine months, so we'll see!

[gigi3126]

Jun 4, 2016 22:01:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Is there a 1 yr growth spurt? Is anyone else's LO consuming way more food/milk lately and being super clingy? I'm still BF and we went from every 4 hours during the day to today it was sometimes every hour. I'm exhausted.

I'm in the same boat here. I feel like my nips are going to fall off.

[heartofglass]

I feel like I'm behind reading all this. It's all I can do to get a A to eat an entire chicken nugget and a French fry, much less order his own meal. He will only eat maybe one jar of baby food at a time.
I guess we're saving money though

[Bluedaisy]

heartofglass I know the feeling. LO is a Rockstar at purees but still not great with finger foods most of the time.

[Deleted]

Jun 6, 2016 15:53:53 GMT -5 heartofglass said:

I feel like I'm behind reading all this. It's all I can do to get a A to eat an entire chicken nugget and a French fry, much less order his own meal. He will only eat maybe one jar of baby food at a time.
I guess we're saving money though

It's ok. As long as As weight is on track babies eat food at their own pace. Ali is no where near ordering her own food. For dinner she will have 1 spear of broccoli and a handful of pasta and that is it.

keep in mind that even for a toddler age two that one serving of vegetables equals 1-2 tablespoons of veggies. That's it. So babies usually can self regulate when they are full.

[turtle]

Does anyone else's baby have bad breath? I can smell it especially when he gets up. I just started noticing it in the last few days. We brush his teeth at night.

[jillywilly]

We ordered DS his own meal once, mostly because H and I both wanted less baby friendly meals. He ate half a bite and then got distracted and fussy. Kids not getting his own meal again anytime soon. His eating is so random right now. One meal he'll eat two bites, the next he's a bottomless pit. We're working on eliminating one bottle at a time now to try to get him eating more over a few weeks.

[jessila]

O has a blister, from what we can tell, on his penis. Aside from trying to keep it clean and dry and putting Vaseline in it, any recommendations?
He is circumcised. It's at the bottom of the head when the skin is pulled back. He has recently become mobile and squirmy so I think it just rubbed. It showed up yesterday morning and doesn't appear to be bothering him or changing.

[blueskiessmiling]

Has anyone tried giving their LO raisins? DD does great with most finger foods, but I'm holding back on raisins for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.

[dogmama22]

Jun 6, 2016 19:54:39 GMT -5 blueskiessmiling said:

Has anyone tried giving their LO raisins? DD does great with most finger foods, but I'm holding back on raisins for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.

Yeah I don't know why, but we've avoided things like that too.

[billyhorrible]

Jun 6, 2016 19:04:05 GMT -5 jessila said:

O has a blister, from what we can tell, on his penis. Aside from trying to keep it clean and dry and putting Vaseline in it, any recommendations?
He is circumcised. It's at the bottom of the head when the skin is pulled back. He has recently become mobile and squirmy so I think it just rubbed. It showed up yesterday morning and doesn't appear to be bothering him or changing.

Does he have blisters anywhere else? Because when we took BH in the doctor said HF&M blisters are common on genitals.

[pghtruelove]

We haven't done grapes or raisins yet solely because we have two dogs who clean up after LO.