Newborn Check in 3/24

[lastnamewithheld]

This check in is for all SAIFers with a newborn infant younger than 4mo. If you're new to SAIF or the check-in, feel free to jump right in! Tag lastnamewithheld to be added or to let her know when you're moving on to the infant check in!



mrswillie Boy - 16 Weeks

emilie Girl - 13 weeks

Winnifred Girl - 13 weeks

lastnamewithheld Boy - 13 Weeks

dancerspose Girl - 10 Weeks

tiresiastheblond Girl - 7 Weeks

@wineandcupcakes Twin Girls - 6 Weeks

Evelyn3 - Boy - 6 Weeks

turquoisequeen Girl - 5 Weeks

Check in:

1. Age this week?

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week?

3. Challenges?

4. How are the adults doing?

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

QOTW: Is it too soon to talk about TTC again? I just paid the storage fees on my remaining embryos and H and I will revisit once Tommy is a year old. I was curious as to what you guys were planning going forward?

[lastnamewithheld]

1. Age this week? 13 weeks

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? We went to Long Island for a funeral last weekend--he was SO good in the car and at mass.

3. Challenges? my leave is almost over. trying to soak up as many baby cuddles as I can!

4. How are the adults doing? We're good! no complaints, really.

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

QOTW: Like I said in the question, we said we'd revisit in December--maybe start the process around this time next year. There are so many things that need to line up though. Or maybe we'd try for a little on our own so we don't have to drop 5k on a FET. I don't know. I definitely want ALL the babies, and we're not getting any younger!

[emilie]

Such a dapper outfit lastnamewithheld!

1. Age this week? We made it to 3 months!

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? She rolled over from belly to back! She's also starting to engage her legs during tummy time like she's looking to crawl. Slow down, kiddo!

3. Challenges? She is still in PT twice a week for torticollis, though it is getting visibly better and her head shape is not as wonky as it once was. Also, naps are a challenge. She has been STTN for a while now, so I can't complain, but she doesn't nap well and by the end of the day she is often super cranky.

4. How are the adults doing? Good, though this 3 month growth spurt has been kicking my ass. I feel like all I do is sit and nurse!

QOTW: you know, before she arrived I figured we would just NTNP and maybe start trying for real around her 1st birthday. Now that has changed - since I had a sort of traumatic birth experience (c section with lots of unexpected bleeding!) I'd like to give my ute at least 2 solid years between pregnancies to recover. I don't know if we will do IF treatment again - I am a bad candidate for IVF (DOR) and doing IUI again scares me because I don't want twins. If it doesn't happen naturally we could be one and done, though we'll see how we feel next year.

[Evelyn3]

Love the outfit lastnamewithheld

emilie awesome that she rolled!!

1. Age: 6 weeks Sunday!
2. Achievements/happy moments: more smiles, and holds head quite a bit during tummy time
3. Challenges: he spits up quite a bit. Not large amounts, just often. Sometimes 1-2 hrs after eating, and it tends to wake him up. It can be a bit frustrating, so often during the day we hold him to sleep which is also taxIng since I can't get anything done.
4. Adults are good overall. I really want to start getting out of the house again.

QOTW: im not really sure anymore. I feel responsibility to remaining embryo, but I'm not sure I want to do pregnancy and labor again. It's a bit of an internal battle. I do want more children, just not sure I want to put my body through it.

[emilie]

Evelyn3 my LO spit up soooooo much around that age. she still spits up but it's gotten so much less frequent as she's gotten older. There was a time there where we had to change her bassinet sheets multiple times a day because she would spit up every time we laid her down.

[turquoisequeen]

1. 5 weeks

2. She's holding her head up well and has given us some good stretches of sleep a few nights, just not consistent.

3. The reflux. Some nights it definitely messes with her sleep and it sucks.

4. Tired. DH has been working a ton too. Would love to have 3-4 good nights in a row.

QOTW: if we decide to have another we still have 3 embryos (none are tested) and DD was a surprise bfp so I suppose there's also a possibility of another miracle. I've always liked the idea of 3 kids (altho some days I think holy cow 2 is a handful haha) but not sure DH is on board with 3 so I guess we'll see.

[Evelyn3]

emilie so good to know it's already improving for you! Gives me some hope. I have extra blankets everywhere I put him down to avoid sofas, change pads, etc having to be cleaned endlessly.

[bluefairy5]

emilie, Had a chance to lurk this check-in for the first time in a while. I didn't realize your LO was in PT for torticollis and associated plagiocephaly. We also went down that road for 6 months. Not especially fun, particularly when they're this young. Glad it's already making a difference!

[emilie]

Mar 26, 2017 20:22:51 GMT -5 bluefairy5 said:

emilie, Had a chance to lurk this check-in for the first time in a while. I didn't realize your LO was in PT for torticollis and associated plagiocephaly. We also went down that road for 6 months. Not especially fun, particularly when they're this young. Glad it's already making a difference!

Thanks! How did things work out for your LO? Did they have to wear a helmet? Honestly, the most annoying part is having to drive to PT twice a week. LO tolerates the appointments and the stretches/exercises at home really well. I am not sure how long we'll have to do this, but a few more months for sure.

[dancerspose]

1. Age this week? Will be 10 weeks this Friday!

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? Z is getting more engaged, following us with her eyes, which is awesome. She also handled her two month shots like a champ last week. We still don't get any full smiles, but she has really expressive eyes. She definitely takes after her father who always has a very serious, stoic look on his face. Z is the same way, it's pretty funny.

3. Challenges? Gas. She wakes up very miserable about 4am every day because of gas. We started probiotics this past Friday, hopefully that'll help within the next few days.

4. How are the adults doing? We're doing well. I'm about to start working from home part time in preparation for going back in a few weeks, which totally stinks.

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

QOTW - this has been a really tough one for us. DH kept saying he wanted to adopt our next child (something we had often talked about), but when I asked him about the storage of our 7 remaining embryos he said we'd pay it. I don't know that I want to go through more FETs, though, since they never worked for us. I would like to NTNP pretty much starting now since Z was conceived on a unmedicated cycle, and then if we're still not pregnant again in 3-4 years adopt, but I'm not sure.

[bluefairy5]

Mar 27, 2017 9:59:17 GMT -5 emilie said:

Mar 26, 2017 20:22:51 GMT -5 bluefairy5 said:

emilie , Had a chance to lurk this check-in for the first time in a while. I didn't realize your LO was in PT for torticollis and associated plagiocephaly. We also went down that road for 6 months. Not especially fun, particularly when they're this young. Glad it's already making a difference!

Thanks! How did things work out for your LO? Did they have to wear a helmet? Honestly, the most annoying part is having to drive to PT twice a week. LO tolerates the appointments and the stretches/exercises at home really well. I am not sure how long we'll have to do this, but a few more months for sure.

She did not have to wear a helmet, which is the big benefit of addressing this with PT earlier than later.  (Not that a helmet is always needed in cases of later PT, of course.)  Going twice a week is definitely a huge pain.  I was really glad we did, though, because I think it helped WF blow by all her gross motor milestones and it resolved the plagio fully.  That's great that she tolerates the exercises at home! WF was usually intransigent about them, so our PT had to show us a few tricks so it seemed like playing or carrying her around.  Hit me up if you need 'em at any point  

[Winnifred]

1. Age this week? 13 weeks

2. Achievements/happy moments from the week? She started laughing and is way more engaged with her toys now!

3. Challenges? None at this time. Hoping she'll start consolidating her naps soon because she takes SO MANY 1/2 hour naps each day.

4. How are the adults doing? Doing good! I'm back to work full time this week, though

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



QOTW: I cannot decide if I want to try again! We have frozen embryos and we want to wait at least 3 years before really considering another transfer, so I have some time to think it over! I just love spending time with our girl and I can't imagine having to divert attention to a new baby. But I also don't want her spoiled (ya know, from the attention I so desperately want to give her ). I also really don't want to risk another loss.

[Winnifred]

lastnamewithheld, so cute! Sorry your leave is almost over. You'll be fine once you get back into the swing of things! It's also nice to be able to eat and pee whenever you want

emilie, nap challenges are the worst! Hoping things get better. And I'm totally with you on the fear of twins!! If we transfer two embryos in the future I'll be freaking out. But we're 1/6 right now so the odds are leaning towards one or no babies resulting from each attempt. Hoping you have a much easier time adding to your family this time if that's what you want to do!

dancerspose, sorry for the gas troubles! Have you tried adding gas drops to her bottles (if you formula feed)? Hoping the probiotics help!