TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
I've just decided that the birth and the days after are just going to be a complete shit show. MH says I'm negative, I say a realist. And if it's not as bad as I think, then I'll be plesently surprised.
I will say the sleep we got the two days in the hospital were the worst we had through the newborn period.
Look up info on crying the 2nd night. I wish I had known it was a thing before I had him. This time, we're prepared
Oh god, night 2.
I was present for the first 2-3 days of my friends' kids' births and it's a damn good thing that the first nurse with the first kid warned us about night 2. It was the worst. Having that info was everything helping out with every subsequent baby.
I'm pretty sure I inadvertently gave some wives ammo to shame their husbands about it, haha.
Post by ladytiffany24 on Mar 17, 2017 13:36:18 GMT -5
Hi ya'll! Drive by posting here...
Life with the newborn and toddler is insane.
Was at the pedi with DS today. He's lost just over 10% of his birth weight so we're doing all the things to help that (feeding every 2 hours, attempting to feed for 10 minutes on each breast, supplementing with 1-1.5 oz of forumla after each feeding and then pumping after every other feeding). Lord help me.
Also, he's having a rough time latching sometimes, especially on righty. We're seeing a lactation consultant tomorrow. Hoping that between that and my milk finally coming in (as of yesterday), the weight will pack on.
Send all the good baby feeding vibes my way! I need them!
I told my MIL that we have our top names picked out, and now are just waiting until birth. H will pick the boy and I will pick the girl name. Anyways, she keeps sending me names and wanting to discuss the names. Yeah no, I am done picking name. It's a good thing I love her.
What is with people and the unasked for advice? In this case, specifically told it's not needed.
So far no one has talked names with me. Hoping it stays that way since we don't know the sex and we don't bring up the subject.
Is baby kicking you in the stomach a thing? My stomach felt sore yesterday but not from hunger or eating anything. And nothing too painful, just a little achy.
Is baby kicking you in the stomach a thing? My stomach felt sore yesterday but not from hunger or eating anything. And nothing too painful, just a little achy.
Baby kicks and punches whatever they want in my experience.
Post by ThankfulSnail on Mar 17, 2017 14:07:48 GMT -5
Baby is due April 19th. We're in MN and average temps here that time of year range between 40-60 degrees, probably on the lower side this year. Do we absolutely need a warm car seat cover, or can we get away with a blanket in the car seat with baby? Or is a blanket in the car seat unsafe like in a crib?
Baby is due April 19th. We're in MN and average temps here that time of year range between 40-60 degrees, probably on the lower side this year. Do we absolutely need a warm car seat cover, or can we get away with a blanket in the car seat with baby? Or is a blanket in the car seat unsafe like in a crib?
I promise I'm not #new at this, I just forget.
From what I've read, blanket over baby once they are strapped in is safe (clearly not up on their face). That doesn't seem too cold to me, unless you're planning to be out and about a ton with the car seat snapped to a stroller? Then maybe get a muff or one of the shower cap style covers.
Baby is due April 19th. We're in MN and average temps here that time of year range between 40-60 degrees, probably on the lower side this year. Do we absolutely need a warm car seat cover, or can we get away with a blanket in the car seat with baby? Or is a blanket in the car seat unsafe like in a crib?
I promise I'm not #new at this, I just forget.
I used blankets for both. If it was colder I might've recommended the seat cover since you're wrangling 2 (I think) and it would stay put easier. But by April, I think you can get away with just a thick blanket.
ladytiffany24, Ridley also lost a ton of weight at the beginning until my milk really came in (not until day 7ish) so we had to supplement in the beginning, too. Hopefully the LC can help with the latch issues and the weight packs on! Good luck!
We are going to San Diego for my birthday later this month, and we were supposed to have MHs friend and wife go. They had to cancel, but I'm secretly happy about it. The wife is nice, but kind of a dud. We don't have much to talk about, and I can talk about anything.
She's also 8 months pregnant and is constantly posting social media photos of herself in sports bras and boasting on how she's still fitting into her size zero shorts. Like, awesome for you, but the AW is annoying to me.
Way behind and catching up, but I'm still WAYYY too uncomfortable with my pregnancy body to even take a photo of my naked belly without clothes, let alone post it for the public to see.
I almost feel like I should take one or two at some point for my pregnancy memory book, but I just can't bring myself to do it yet.
Do not kill me - but I have an amazing sleeper. Once we figured out her gas issues, she was sleeping for 6-8 hour stretches since like Week 4. Now she's 2 and goes to bed at 8 - she wakes up between 6:30 and 7:30 during the week and between 7 and 8:30 on the weekends. She also takes a 3 hour nap every day. So magic sleeping babies do happen.
Now I need to go look up 2nd night - that night was so awful for me. DH went home to sleep and the nurses pretty much left me alone in the room and DD cried and cried and cried and cried - I didn't ask for help from the nurses because I thought that I needed to figure it out myself. I so wish I had known this was a thing!!!!!
And I totally have a La-Z-Boy in the nursery - best purchase ever! Except next time I would get the electronic recliner because it makes an awful racket in the middle of the night when you are trying to put your feet down to transfer the baby to the crib.
We are going to San Diego for my birthday later this month, and we were supposed to have MHs friend and wife go. They had to cancel, but I'm secretly happy about it. The wife is nice, but kind of a dud. We don't have much to talk about, and I can talk about anything.
She's also 8 months pregnant and is constantly posting social media photos of herself in sports bras and boasting on how she's still fitting into her size zero shorts. Like, awesome for you, but the AW is annoying to me.
Way behind and catching up, but I'm still WAYYY too uncomfortable with my pregnancy body to even take a photo of my naked belly without clothes, let alone post it for the public to see.
I almost feel like I should take one or two at some point for my pregnancy memory book, but I just can't bring myself to do it yet.
I definitely think later on I'll take a bare belly photo. But hell no to posting it on social media. I don't care how good I look, some things just don't need to be public.
*snip* And I totally have a La-Z-Boy in the nursery - best purchase ever! Except next time I would get the electronic recliner because it makes an awful racket in the middle of the night when you are trying to put your feet down to transfer the baby to the crib.
Lol, yeah, no quiet way to get up from there with a baby in your arms.
Ridley's nap is not over for 45 minutes (she's sleeping on my shoulder) and I chugged an energy drink right before. Now I have to pee so bad! I did not think this through.
Post by BabyStandish on Mar 17, 2017 14:18:50 GMT -5
I didn't start sleeping good until DS was 2. That's when we moved him to his own room/bed and started working on weaning him. Now I sleep great. I'd like to not fall into the bed-sharing habit again, but it's so easy that it was hard to stop. I knew it was time when H started sleeping on the floor or on our dog bed LOL.
For those who cloth diaper, how many wipes do I need for one baby? I've found some really cute ones with great reviews on Etsy, so want to add them to my registry. Thoughts?
DD REFUSES to sleep in our room. There were nights where it would've been so easy to just co-sleep with her, but she wasn't having it. I even tried to recreate the environment in our room. She would fuss and fuss until I would finally bring her back to her room. There, she would let out a sigh and fall right to sleep.
X Now I need to go look up 2nd night - that night was so awful for me. DH went home to sleep and the nurses pretty much left me alone in the room and DD cried and cried and cried and cried - I didn't ask for help from the nurses because I thought that I needed to figure it out myself. I so wish I had known this was a thing!!!!! X
I swear the second night is awful because baby is just starving. My milk didn't come in until way late because of the c section presumably, and she lost so much weight. Middle of day three (I think) we started supplementing and she fell asleep no problem and stopped the screaming. If I could do it all over again I would insist on starting the supplements immediately until my milk came in. Still breaks my heart that I was essentially starving my kid for so long. Good thing she was so big and had some wiggle room with weight loss.
For those who cloth diaper, how many wipes do I need for one baby? I've found some really cute ones with great reviews on Etsy, so want to add them to my registry. Thoughts?
I want to say we have 30? I've never counted though I cut some in half since I knew I wouldn't always need a full wipe.
DD REFUSES to sleep in our room. There were nights where it would've been so easy to just co-sleep with her, but she wasn't having it. I even tried to recreate the environment in our room. She would fuss and fuss until I would finally bring her back to her room. There, she would let out a sigh and fall right to sleep.
This is my dream though. I want him in my room, but in his out bassinet for 4-6 months tops. Then off he goes to his own space. I can not fathom having him sleeping in my actual bed.
I'm not judging women who co sleep, it's just not for me or MH. I need my own space.
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