Baby check in 7/11

[housecarder]

Good luck today tikoberry99!

How is everyone else?

1. Age this week?

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week?

3. Challenges/questions?

4. How are the adults doing?

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share?

QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related.

[madamewaffles]

1. Age this week? 3 weeks tomorrow!

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? We surpassed birth weight! And then some. DS was 8.1 on his birthday, now 8.11! Nurse shared he is gaining an average of 51 grams a day. Mama is proud of her little porker.

3. Challenges/questions? Sleep. I have forgotten what it is. We have had mild success with the Sleep Sack and yesterday he took a 3 hour nap in his RNP but I have a feeling it was a rogue moment.

4. How are the adults doing? Stressed as today DH went back to work. Luckily he works from home so he is a shout away, but he is swamped and I hate bothering him.,

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share?

QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related. I am not really an app person, but I play a lot of word games, especially now during eating marathons!

[housecarder]

1. Age this week? They will be 4 weeks old Wednesday

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? Moved up to step 2 nipples and feedings are a bit faster.

3. Challenges/questions? Finn is still pretty clingy. H really struggles with burping them so when he lets me sleep in in the morning she will end up screaming after feedings because she has air on her stomach. So then H gets frustrated. Anyone else have babies that refuse to burp?

4. How are the adults doing? Tired. The every 3 hour feedings are catching up to us.

I also got my work schedule for my first two weeks back. It's 3 days the first week and 4 the second, but the way she scheduled it I have 5 days in a row. For 12 hour shifts that is a lot and H will be on his own with the kids from 3:30-7pm.

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share? We did floor/tummy time for the first time last night.


QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related.
Right now H and I have been playing Pokemon Go and loving it. It has been getting him out of the house and going on walks. He caught an Eevee on Evie.

Baby wise I added their birthdate to Ovia and have been looking at those updates but I don't like them as much as the pregnancy ones. So I'm in the market for a better one.

Bonus pic of my fussy baby fighting sleep in the wrap.

[cavewmn]

powerofbacon, I thought preemie babies had adjusted ages?

[housecarder]

powerofbacon I thought they typically used adjusted age for milestones for premies. She is still basically a newborn and newborns don't STTN.

[housecarder]

Jul 11, 2016 10:09:36 GMT -5 powerofbacon said:

housecarder, I found that tummy time is the cure for all gas issues! Vivi can sometimes be difficult to burp. The nurses in the NICU told us to lightly rub her head which will make her relax and then get a burp out of her. Otherwise, this morning I put her down for tummy time? She burped twice and farted three times!

Once I explained to him that you don't have to beat the burp out of them, just pat and relax them he's gotten better. If they are really hard to burp I'll lay them across my lap tummy down and rub and pat their backs. But sometimes even that doesn't work on Evie, but she doesn't seem as gassy so maybe she just doesn't have to burp sometimes? I mean I could burp that kid for 10 mins and get nothing.

[acorn99]

1. Age this week? She will be 3 weeks old on Thursday.

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? She is currently napping in the swing!

3. Challenges/questions? Sleep. Fucking sleep, man. She hates it. Unless it is happening on me. She sort of hates swaddles but was a bit better last night when I did it with her arms straight against her sides. And pacis. She hates those too. 

4. How are the adults doing? Tired. Really tired. J got strep throat so it was not a great weekend in the Acorn house.

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share? 

QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related. I am an old so I don't smart phone.

[mugster]

1. Age this week? 11 days... Today is his due date, which feels kind of weird.

2. Achievements? The grandmas went home and we started figuring out our own routine. We made it out of the house for a few errands and out to brunch for H's bday. Roar slept through every outing.

3. Challenges? Sleep. Roar has days and nights flipped, although it seems to be improving a little. At night though he will only stay asleep with close human contact which is challenging.

4. Adults? Most of the week I burst into tears every day around 5, which is pretty much when the c-section happened. I'm still so upset about how labor went, and having to go through this recovery. All the little things like not being able to push the stroller set me off. But I'm pretty much pain free at this point, so that is good.

5.

[lostinfaith225]

1. Age this week? 5 days

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week?
Having the baby!!! Haha. And ds doing really well with her.

3. Challenges/questions? I'm having a lot of mommy guilt about not doing as much with ds. I took bedtime last night which got me some snuggles.

4. How are the adults doing? Tired, trying to figure out her eating patterns, managing 2 kids!

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share?


QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related.

I downloaded the similac app to track feeding, but I have been unsuccessful. I mostly have apps for ds!

[Susan0utLoud]

mugster the days and nights flipped is really rough. We're making progress on it by keeping her days noisy and bright and her nights dark and quiet, no snuggle or extra lovey stuff when feeding or diaper changing at night, too. Pedi recommended it and it seems to be working.

[Susan0utLoud]

1. Age this week? Kate will be 2 weeks on Tuesday.

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? We're getting consistent 3-3.5 hours of sleep overnight - yay! Went to pedi last Friday for check up and she has surpassed birth weight!

3. Challenges/questions? Kate is pretty easy, the biggest challenge is caring for both kids. Not simple. The two yo just doesn't stop moving. Add a newborn and c section recovery and it's the worst.

4. How are the adults doing? I'm doing good, dh is struggling with sleep. He's a light sleeper. I'm making him try earplugs tonight since he is back to work this week.

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share




QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related.[/quote]

Double Down Slots. Lol.

And wonder weeks for the baby.

[comicSans]

powerofbacon I'd definitely go by adjusted age for milestones and count anything sooner as a bonus. She's still so little so she needs to eat eat eat. Her stomach is still tiny.

I love our pediatrician now, but felt pressured by her about sleep when DD was a newborn. Does your pedi specialize in a certain age or see infants through adolescents? Ours sees all ages so I just often reminded myself that she was a great resource for medical knowledge, but she is not a baby expert and not the authority on parenting decisions.

[cabbagecabbage]

Dirty preggo lurking on the beautiful babies but I wanted to mention I actually switched pediatricians because our first was so pushy with the parenting advice that was not my style. You can ignore, redirect, or even question advice on sleep, discipline, etc. You pay for their medical expertise, not their opinions on sleep training. Don't be afraid to trust your mama gut!

[housecarder]

acorn99 sorry for the lack of sleep and strep.
powerofbacon Vivi is so cute!
mugster I don't want to tell you to go against your doctor's orders, but I feel better pushing the stroller when we are out and about and letting H handle the older ones. I even pushed it the day I was discharged and we had to stop and get formula on the way home, it helped me have something to hold on to. So if you are pain free I'd say try pushing the stroller for a bit and see how you feel.

[lostinfaith225]

powerofbacon

She looks so good!!!!!!

[housecarder]

Jul 11, 2016 13:07:36 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

Dirty preggo lurking on the beautiful babies but I wanted to mention I actually switched pediatricians because our first was so pushy with the parenting advice that was not my style. You can ignore, redirect, or even question advice on sleep, discipline, etc. You pay for their medical expertise, not their opinions on sleep training. Don't be afraid to trust your mama gut!

+1 and I would say to even trust your gut with some medical things too.
I love our pediatrician and still use him after 7 years because my kids love him (a big deal for my timid 4 year old) but when I told him I thought DD1 was reacting to the milk in the formula he suggested acid reflux first and had me doing cereal in the bottle and meds before I trusted my instinct and switched formulas. So they can be wrong. Seeing as this is my only disagreement with him I haven't switched.

[lostinfaith225]

@susan0utloud

Has your h gone back to work? I'm scared of two kids by myself. H is still home for me.

[Susan0utLoud]

Jul 11, 2016 13:19:40 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

@susan0utloud

Has your h gone back to work? I'm scared of two kids by myself. H is still home for me.

He's going back this week. He is based at home but travels in the local area often. This week he is home working Monday and half day on Friday. The rest of the week he is out and about. He'll be out of town for 2 weeks in August and I'm already freaking out. My mom watches ds and found that she was bored without him so she's taking him for a chunk of each day which is really nice. I'm most concerned with doing bed time by myself. Bath time with ds might be a problem with CS recovery. We shall see!

Will you be home with both all the time? How old is your older. Mine is just over 2 yo.

[glaze]

1. Age this week? 2 weeks on Wednesday

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? Her latch is getting a lot better. The kids still love her, so that's a plus! She was fusing the other day and they sang twinkle twinkle to her and calmed her down, it was adorable.

3. Challenges/questions? Sleep. She has gotten really clingy at night and started fighting the swaddle.

4. How are the adults doing? Tired but ok. I have a huge hemorrhoid that came out of nowhere so that's been fun.

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share?

QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related. I don't really use many apps. I have the baby center app which I like, also Pandora.

[lostinfaith225]

Jul 11, 2016 14:03:40 GMT -5 Susan0utLoud said:

Jul 11, 2016 13:19:40 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

@susan0utloud

Has your h gone back to work? I'm scared of two kids by myself. H is still home for me.

He's going back this week. He is based at home but travels in the local area often. This week he is home working Monday and half day on Friday. The rest of the week he is out and about. He'll be out of town for 2 weeks in August and I'm already freaking out. My mom watches ds and found that she was bored without him so she's taking him for a chunk of each day which is really nice. I'm most concerned with doing bed time by myself. Bath time with ds might be a problem with CS recovery. We shall see!

Will you be home with both all the time? How old is your older. Mine is just over 2 yo.

I would freak out about 2 weeks away too! I'm glad you have help with your mom!

Yeah, I am a sahm so I'll be home with both kids. Ds is 2.5. Could you do a shower for your ds? You wouldn't have to bend?

[Ray]

powerofbacon I thought I had read that premature babies will reach milestones at aroundish the time they would if they were born full term. So even though she's three months she shouldn't be reaching 3 month milestones until she's 6ish months? Idk. I'm only a doctor for pretends

ETA: I see this has been covered lol

[jenn83]

I guess I go here now!

1. Age this week? 5 days today

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? Adjusting to a newborn in the house hasn't been too bad this time around. I think it's because we knew more or less what to expect.

3. Challenges/questions? Breastfeeding has been more of a challenge this time around. Her latch is not the best and my poor nipples are in so much pain. Plan on calling the lactation specialists tomorrow to see if they can help more.

4. How are the adults doing? Doing pretty good. H went back to work and since my recovery is going so smoothly it hasn't been a huge issue. My emotions are still all over the place - enter crying, happy, cold, hot here.

5. Got a cute pic from this week to share?
From today




QOTW: What is your favorite app on your phone? Baby related or non baby related.

Haven't gotten much yet babywise. I do like baby center though. Otherwise I like pinterest and play candy crush - yep I admit

[housecarder]

jenn83 she is adorable!

[cabbagecabbage]

Jul 13, 2016 9:34:26 GMT -5 housecarder said:

jenn83 she is adorable!

Agreed! She looks like a wise old soul too.