I'm not sure on the cocoa butter as nipple cream. I know you can use olive oil and coconut oil. In my breastfeeding class they now advise against Lanolin as it supposedly causes clog ducts and possible bacteria. I bought a nipple cream by mama na.tural that supposedly is ok. We shall see!
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I'm not sure on the cocoa butter as nipple cream. I know you can use olive oil and coconut oil. In my breastfeeding class they now advise against Lanolin as it supposedly causes clog ducts and possible bacteria. I bought a nipple cream by mama na.tural that supposedly is ok. We shall see!
I just have tons of left over cocoa butter (I've been using it for stretch marks) so I'd love to have a new purpose for it and not buy something new! But obviously only if it's safe.
I am counting down the minutes. today is going to be the slowest day ever... I don't even go to the hospital until 8pm!
How is your eye
Still really really red. I called the nurse line yesterday and they said it didn't sound like pink eye (because there's no discharge) and that I should just go to the hospital as scheduled. If it is pinkeye, they can always treat it there.
Post by hummingbird125 on Jul 31, 2016 9:47:50 GMT -5
dc2london - Awww, those pics give me all the feels!!
I'm feeling really bummed out this morning. Still no signs of labor whatsoever. I feel pretty certain I'm going to go over my due date and that thought makes me miserable. Everything hurts, I have no clothes that fit me anymore, and I have nothing to do except to sit around and wait for baby all week long. And if the measurements were right, this is going to be a big baby, so every day that goes by just makes me even more scared of birth, and more worried I could wind up with an emergency c-section. I know I'm a broken record at this point, but I'm just feeling super depressed this morning and had to get it out :-(
dc2london - Awww, those pics give me all the feels!!
I'm feeling really bummed out this morning. Still no signs of labor whatsoever. I feel pretty certain I'm going to go over my due date and that thought makes me miserable. Everything hurts, I have no clothes that fit me anymore, and I have nothing to do except to sit around and wait for baby all week long. And if the measurements were right, this is going to be a big baby, so every day that goes by just makes me even more scared of birth, and more worried I could wind up with an emergency c-section. I know I'm a broken record at this point, but I'm just feeling super depressed this morning and had to get it out :-(
I'm so sorry. I totally understand your feelings.
Remember that growth scans are not always accurate, and babies' growth can slow down at the end. So it doesn't necessarily mean your baby will be huge.
DD3 either has a diaper rash or a sensitivity to Pampers. I've never dealt with that in a newborn. I've been putting a thick layer of aquaphor on at every diaper change and it seems a little better. Any other suggestions? Is desitin ok to use on a newborn?
DD3 either has a diaper rash or a sensitivity to Pampers. I've never dealt with that in a newborn. I've been putting a thick layer of aquaphor on at every diaper change and it seems a little better. Any other suggestions? Is desitin ok to use on a newborn?
Desitin should be fine. You can also try coconut oil with every change, it works cure and prevent.
elm1214 Desitin is fine. I remember having better luck with dr. Smith's when DS was very young. I layer one of those first and follow with coconut oil, and then continue with coconut oil for prevention.
Post by gratefulgirl on Jul 31, 2016 12:00:04 GMT -5
hummingbird125 - I know at least some studies support induction at 39 or 40 weeks (can't remember which) as actually leading to fewer c-sections than the wait and see approach. Take this with all the salt because I cannot remember my source and I am not a scientist so I don't know how great the studies were. However the pros and cons are worth a conversation I'd think. I know some sources make it sound like one intervention always leads to another, but it really isn't that simple.
Mornin' (or likely afternoon for most now), everyone. I did not want to get out of bed today. Just feeling like I am dragging for no good reason. I am gonna let SO sleep for a few more hours, but then he will need to get up and be on kid duty because I want to go grocery shopping and then I have homework to work on.
Baby has started with these frantic seeming pushes at my belly. I mean, I am glad she isn't just bouncing on my bladder, but the wiggles are getting, um, insistent. And then she hiccups for a while after her little squirmfest. This is at several times a day. It is the strangest thing to have your whole body shake because the small one is moving and grooving along inside.
DH took the girls to the aquarium. I decided to stay home. I called to see if they got in okay (our pass has my name on it). He said traffic is nuts and there are people everywhere. There's a venue across the street. I googled and there's a concert tonight. Heart, Joan Jett, and Cheap Trick. Sounds amazing
Post by countrycotton on Jul 31, 2016 13:29:31 GMT -5
We finally got the new pack n play set up in the living room for baby girl!! It's really a lot nicer than I expected it to be and hopefully it will work like I want and essentially serve as a full nursery. The one problem we have encountered is dd1. She really wants to get in it and play. When we told her it was for baby sister she got upset, and insisted she was the baby. It was quite pathetic. But not as bad as I would expect, the pack n play is the first and only big thing to come into the house for baby sister. So now she dosent want a baby sister, instead she now wants a baby brother. Two year old logic is great!
DD3 either has a diaper rash or a sensitivity to Pampers. I've never dealt with that in a newborn. I've been putting a thick layer of aquaphor on at every diaper change and it seems a little better. Any other suggestions? Is desitin ok to use on a newborn?
For some reason I remember them telling me no diaper cream for the first several weeks..don't remember the reason. Can you switch diapers?
We finally got the new pack n play set up in the living room for baby girl!! It's really a lot nicer than I expected it to be and hopefully it will work like I want and essentially serve as a full nursery. The one problem we have encountered is dd1. She really wants to get in it and play. When we told her it was for baby sister she got upset, and insisted she was the baby. It was quite pathetic. But not as bad as I would expect, the pack n play is the first and only big thing to come into the house for baby sister. So now she dosent want a baby sister, instead she now wants a baby brother. Two year old logic is great!
DD did this to! We brought a stool so she could look into the pack and play and that seemed to help her. Eventually she stopped insisting on getting in and puts her babies in it lol
We finally got the new pack n play set up in the living room for baby girl!! It's really a lot nicer than I expected it to be and hopefully it will work like I want and essentially serve as a full nursery. The one problem we have encountered is dd1. She really wants to get in it and play. When we told her it was for baby sister she got upset, and insisted she was the baby. It was quite pathetic. But not as bad as I would expect, the pack n play is the first and only big thing to come into the house for baby sister. So now she dosent want a baby sister, instead she now wants a baby brother. Two year old logic is great!
DD did this to! We brought a stool so she could look into the pack and play and that seemed to help her. Eventually she stopped insisting on getting in and puts her babies in it lol
I put a sheet over it to keep the cats out, now she is compleatly happy to play in her "cave" (aka the dark space between the sheet and PNP). She is also getting her two year molers, and has been generally off, so I'm trying to be extra patient and just let her be upset if she needs it, vs giving her medican.
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