I don't think so we recently moved cities and this city uses pedi's as specialists. So we only see a family doctor and not due to see them for the boys till October I'm seeing her for me tomorrow so I'll ask then tho.
I don't think so we recently moved cities and this city uses pedi's as specialists. So we only see a family doctor and not due to see them for the boys till October I'm seeing her for me tomorrow so I'll ask then tho.
You could write similac, Enfamil, gerber etc and ask for samples. Idk if that would work but I doubt it would hurt. I'm generally anti soy formula because it can really mess their tummy up unless it is a true allergy. Have you tried the sensitive formulas yet? They are milk based but the protien is broken down so it is easily digested.
I don't think so we recently moved cities and this city uses pedi's as specialists. So we only see a family doctor and not due to see them for the boys till October I'm seeing her for me tomorrow so I'll ask then tho.
You could write similac, Enfamil, gerber etc and ask for samples. Idk if that would work but I doubt it would hurt. I'm generally anti soy formula because it can really mess their tummy up unless it is a true allergy. Have you tried the sensitive formulas yet? They are milk based but the protien is broken down so it is easily digested.
Ahh yea I get that and read similar on Google. We ran out and got a random (soy) brand last night and I went from having a baby who was up all night and day miserable to a baby who was ok sleeping and sleeping on his back. I'm lactose intolerant since birth so I'm not shocked if one of them is.
She'll be 4 weeks on Friday. She sleeps ok at night, it seems to be a daytime thing.
I have found there is a transition between NB and baby stage where they don't like to nap. I usually try to start them on a schedule when that happens. I follow the EASY method (eat, activity, sleep, you). So when she wakes up I change her diaper and she eats, then we do an activity (tummy time, playmat, read, bathe etc). I just make sure she has stimulation and stays awake. Then Based off her cues I put her down for a nap. Rinse and repeat. I keep it flexible and go off her cues but I found my kids did really well napping when I followed that formula.
Well, this is amazing advice. Thank you for sharing! I'm going to try to follow that as I get Baby I on a schedule in a few weeks.
pttomato we have the same issue where he wouldn't fall asleep on his own if he was put down and his eyes then opened.
joy I hope you are okay with H being back at work! Even if they aren't always helpful with the baby stuff (well, mine isn't always), it's comforting to have them there with you.
His blood pressure is kind of going up and down so they are working on stabilizing it with different meds...supposedly this is normal for the first day or two.
They were able to give us space at Ronald McDonald house in the hospital so I actually got to sleep well and just had to pump every three hours then visited Ripley twice. Pumping is not fun...my boobs keep getting full in between even though I'm pumping enough. Also, lightning pain was happening...a LC said that may have been also because I was thinking about the baby.
shanny I'm so glad you were able to get some sleep. Hopefully the docs can stabilize his BP soon. I 100% believe that they wouldn't lie to you and tell you it's normal if it wasn't. Sending hugs!
Having a kid on the spectrum makes me so paranoid. DD would much rather look around at the lights, the sunlight, the contrast of the dark picture frame against the light wall, etc than look at me. It worries me.
Uhhh- cue panic over here. He doesn't look at me much at all. Looks around a lot though. I didn't know that wasn't normal.
Having a kid on the spectrum makes me so paranoid. DD would much rather look around at the lights, the sunlight, the contrast of the dark picture frame against the light wall, etc than look at me. It worries me.
Uhhh- cue panic over here. He doesn't look at me much at all. Looks around a lot though. I didn't know that wasn't normal.
It isn't necessarily not normal. It just *can* be an early indicator
Post by countrycotton on Sept 7, 2016 11:30:25 GMT -5
Yuck! This day is just yuck! Decided that I wanted to get R a swaddle sack, so this morning I got both girls up dressed and packed to go to town for the day. Dd1 has a runny nose and is being a brat about everything and not taking no as an answer and is refusing to use the potty. So I finally get both in the car and start it... Well it's shaking really hard, the check engine light is on as well as two of the four wheel drive lights. So i turned the car off and go look under the hood. A Giant F-OMG rat in in my engin compartment!! I called DH and he is on his way home to figure out what to do. He thinks the rat chewed up wires that are causing the engin to miss (really hard). But we live in the middle of nowhere, 25 miles from he nearest machenic. We will likely end up towing it to the machenic to get fixed then trade it in. DH has wanted me to have a bigger vehicle for a while, so he will likely use this as a reason to trade it in. He has been trying to talk me into tradin in my 4Runner for a Ford F-350 ever since I got the 4Runner. I do not want a truck, I am currently in fear that he will get my car towed away and come home this evening with a truck. I just want MY car to run, so I can go get chickfila and make a target run.
My husband is going back to work today. I cried for reasons that are legit (I'm alone!) and not legit (it will always be this way!).
One of the most unexpected postpartum things I'm dealing with is an intense need for my husband. I want him next to me. All the time. I slept on the couch the other night with my feet touching him while he did work because I didn't want to go in the bedroom alone. They say babies needs to be held and touched. I think mothers do, too. I just crave big, warm hugs all the time.
I felt this way too! It eased up for me in week three. I hope it does for you - and soon.
dc2london- noted. I'm just extra tired so anxiety levels are high here.
This morning I had an anxiety rush. It was so for just a few seconds that it left me drained and with an instant headache. I was driving home from dropping B at school and thought "oh my god I forgot the baby, where did I leave the baby?!" Just for a split second. I didn't forget him at all, I had him right there with me. I'm just so nervous that I'll forget him somewhere for some reason.
Also, apparently our auto pay for our car insurance didn't set up correctly and we didn't get any notification. They cancelled our policy Aug 2nd. I found out yesterday when I checked the mail and found something from the bank!! It was reinstated right away when I called, but WTAF?!?
dc2london- noted. I'm just extra tired so anxiety levels are high here.
This morning I had an anxiety rush. It was so for just a few seconds that it left me drained and with an instant headache. I was driving home from dropping B at school and thought "oh my god I forgot the baby, where did I leave the baby?!" Just for a split second. I didn't forget him at all, I had him right there with me. I'm just so nervous that I'll forget him somewhere for some reason.
Also, apparently our auto pay for our car insurance didn't set up correctly and we didn't get any notification. They cancelled our policy Aug 2nd. I found out yesterday when I checked the mail and found something from the bank!! It was reinstated right away when I called, but WTAF?!?
DD is so calm in the Moby sometimes I have this weird moment of, " Omg, where's the baby??!!" Oh, right. She is literallu strapped to me torso.
I ran into a mom with 7 girls at costco today. We both made comments about the kids so I stoped and chatted with her. I asked if having all girls was bad as they got older and the mom and the older two girls all said yes at the same time. We'll that was discouraging.
I have found there is a transition between NB and baby stage where they don't like to nap. I usually try to start them on a schedule when that happens. I follow the EASY method (eat, activity, sleep, you). So when she wakes up I change her diaper and she eats, then we do an activity (tummy time, playmat, read, bathe etc). I just make sure she has stimulation and stays awake. Then Based off her cues I put her down for a nap. Rinse and repeat. I keep it flexible and go off her cues but I found my kids did really well napping when I followed that formula.
Well, this is amazing advice. Thank you for sharing! I'm going to try to follow that as I get Baby I on a schedule in a few weeks.
FYI - it's great when it works, but don't be discouraged if it takes a while or doesn't. A fellow 3TM and I were just talking about our kids who we had to modify eat-play-sleep for because they needed to eat more often than nap (I've known a handful of kids like this). Or you might have a chronic nothing-parents-do-changes-it short napper until you get old enough for 2 naps. It's not uncommon. I aim loosely for eat-play-sleep, because it is great. But sometimes you have to massage it a little or wait a few months for your kid to be ready. It can be crazy making if you try to force it when it doesn't fit.
gratefulgirl the joys of having 3+ kids is that you usually get one of everything eventually. Your advice of staying flexible and not forcing it is good. My #3 did not do EASY because she ate all the time. TBH, very few things I have done have worked for all 4 kids.
Post by coffeequeen14 on Sept 7, 2016 12:37:05 GMT -5
Day two of H out of town. S2 slept at my parents last night. DD didn't sleep. So neither did I.
S1 was miserable at preschool drop off. He is 4.5 and kinda manipulative. He was upset because we didn't go get his brother before school. But really because he wanted a snack from my parents to take to school. As in crap I won't buy for him.
Did an impromptu stop at the children's museum with S2 after picking him up and now I'm bed snuggling him and DD for nap time.
I'm really enjoying this pace of life. It's madness, for sure, but not having as many deadlines and people calling me and having to constantly rush from meeting to meeting is nice. .
Post by jennybeans on Sept 7, 2016 12:52:34 GMT -5
kokopelli, I tried easy with my son and it didn't work for us.. I could never figure out how to transition well from activity to sleep without tons of sleep props and everything I read warned against all of them!! I'd rather not resort to swings for naps if I can avoid it and that seems to be what all the sites recommend. We stuck with just the sleep prop that worked and nursed until he started daycare (sorry daycare!!)..
How do you get LO to fall asleep for naps when you have had easy work?
countrycotton, ugh that's awful! I hope you can get the car situation figured out.
+1 to the baby looking at window/fan/wall more than me. The fan gets the most smiles.
Today was DD1's first day of pre-k. She did so great and had so much fun! Completely opposite from last year where she was hysterical at drop off for months. So a pretty good day so far.
DD knew I wanted to work on my lesson plans today and decided to be a beast. I think I'm going to have to save my work for the few hours in the evening when H can deal with her. Returning to work next week is going to suck no matter what, but I'm trying to avoid having to play catch up TOO much.
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