TMI Tuesday?

[Winnifred]

Good morning, ladies! How did you sleep? Any TMI's to share?

My throat feels like 1,000 little razors are stuck in it, but I have no other symptoms... At work, bored, no one is here this week, I almost wish I was sick enough to stay home

[littlelion]

Winnifred my throat felt sore last week esp in the a.m. but no other symptoms. This week my nose is super congested. But my throat feels better. Weird. Hope you don't get any sicker! And enjoy the quiet office!

[littlelion]

The countries that babies cry the most: Canada, UK, & Italy. Chillest babies: Denmark and Germany.

[Winnifred]

Thanks littlelion & crimpgirl! I'm hoping it ends up being nothing! DD has been coughing lately too and I'm not sure if she's a little sick or maybe just keeps getting spit stuck in her throat? She's super drooly and doesn't have any other symptoms of being sick. I don't know, hopefully it's nothing...

Last night we noticed that DD is really starting to focus in on any toy you place in front of her and she reaches her arms out to grab it! So much fun!

Also, it's super quiet here today

[lola]

No TMIs yet but the day is young... I didn't want to, but last night I resorted to the RNP to finally get some sleep. Tonight, we try to get her back in the PNP.

I'm having dinner with my boss tonight in advance of going back to work next week. But I'm too tired to even think about it.

[requiressnacks]

Hi ladies! I was actually working at work for a few hours this morning.

We had a good night, I think Gabriel is finally starting to feel better.

I came home yesterday and my MIL had them in the double stroller sitting in front of the TV. I can't even...

[requiressnacks]

I was all gung ho about CRIBS EASTER WEEKEND!!! Now...I'm backtracking. Not gonna happen.

[lola]

requiressnacks Major side eye to your MIL.

[Winnifred]

requiressnacks, LOL! Our girl likes to watch TV but I don't just set her in front of it and walk away. Glad Gabriel is feeling a bit better!

We had another good night last night. DD went to bed easily around 8 and woke up at 3 and then 4 but went back to sleep when I put her paci back in her mouth. She woke up right when we needed her to - I'm sure I'm in for some real 4 month sleep regression hell. I thought that's what we were dealing with but upping her formula during the day has really helped (so far).

[littlelion]

I'm in a Skype IM conversation with 14 other people. So far people have said hi and good morning. What is the point of this. 

ETA and it's all the analytics team so I thought maybe it's a Skype meeting and I'm just too old. but nothing has been said about work. 

[requiressnacks]

Apr 4, 2017 9:30:41 GMT -5 lola said:

requiressnacks Major side eye to your MIL.

She said it was the only thing that would calm them down. (insert eye roll)

The silver lining is that they were already in the stroller so I took them on a nice, long walk yesterday afternoon. I might start doing that more often when it's nice out because they don't cry in the stroller and I get exercise. Win-Win.

[requiressnacks]

Apr 4, 2017 9:34:58 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

requiressnacks , LOL! Our girl likes to watch TV but I don't just set her in front of it and walk away. Glad Gabriel is feeling a bit better!

We had another good night last night. DD went to bed easily around 8 and woke up at 3 and then 4 but went back to sleep when I put her paci back in her mouth. She woke up right when we needed her to - I'm sure I'm in for some real 4 month sleep regression hell. I thought that's what we were dealing with but upping her formula during the day has really helped (so far).

So, how did you know to stop giving a bottle at night? When mine wake up at 3 or 4 I automatically feed them. I would imagine at some point they really don't need the bottle, but I hate dealing with a hassle MOTN so I just do it.

[littlelion]

Apr 4, 2017 8:56:15 GMT -5 crimpgirl said:

Apr 4, 2017 8:49:35 GMT -5 littlelion said:

The countries that babies cry the most: Canada, UK, & Italy. Chillest babies: Denmark and Germany.

Lol, is this real? I don't think R cries more than the other babies here

That's what I heard on the radio talk show this morning. They also talked about a study that said men who stare at boobs live longer. LOL. 

[achromia]

Good morning! I feel like I am trudging through jello today. I have definitely caught whatever daycare plague DD brought home two weeks ago.

I thought I was lucky and had missed the germs this time, but both she and DH are still sick (though getting slowly, incrementally better!), and now I have their same symptoms - runny nose, congestion, coughing, post nasal drip. So gross. I'm starting to wonder if my brain might actually come oozing out my nose, because I am blowing it about every two minutes. A half day at work is sounding better and better.

[achromia]

Apr 4, 2017 9:40:27 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Apr 4, 2017 9:30:41 GMT -5 lola said:

requiressnacks Major side eye to your MIL.

She said it was the only thing that would calm them down. (insert eye roll)

The silver lining is that they were already in the stroller so I took them on a nice, long walk yesterday afternoon. I might start doing that more often when it's nice out because they don't cry in the stroller and I get exercise. Win-Win.

Seconding the eye roll at your MIL. But good for you for making the most of it and going on a walk! I love doing that when we have time and the weather cooperates.   

[achromia]

Apr 4, 2017 9:41:49 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Apr 4, 2017 9:34:58 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

requiressnacks , LOL! Our girl likes to watch TV but I don't just set her in front of it and walk away. Glad Gabriel is feeling a bit better!

We had another good night last night. DD went to bed easily around 8 and woke up at 3 and then 4 but went back to sleep when I put her paci back in her mouth. She woke up right when we needed her to - I'm sure I'm in for some real 4 month sleep regression hell. I thought that's what we were dealing with but upping her formula during the day has really helped (so far).

So, how did you know to stop giving a bottle at night? When mine wake up at 3 or 4 I automatically feed them. I would imagine at some point they really don't need the bottle, but I hate dealing with a hassle MOTN so I just do it.

I can't speak for Winnifred, but I usually try the pacifier twice. If she's spitting it out repeatedly and still fussing after the second time I give it back to her, she gets fed. 

[Winnifred]

requiressnacks, she'd been sleeping through the night the past couple of weeks. I realized a few days ago that since our babysitter was only feeding her 3 times during the day instead of her usual 4 times, that she was not getting the minimum formula per day for her body weight - and that was probably why she had suddenly starting waking at 2AM and was absolutely ravenous. That's when I started offering her more formula at her feedings and she's been doing better the last couple of days (sleeping/not being hungry in the MOTN).

I really just gave her the paci to see if she'd go back to sleep. I knew that she'd already eaten more in the last 24 hours than she'd been getting during the previous week, so I knew she couldn't be super hungry. If she hadn't gone back to sleep, I would have fed her because I would just assume at that point that she was hungry. She is a really good sleeper so I'm not sure why she's waking all of a sudden when she isn't hungry... maybe there is some 4 month regression stuff going on after all? Anyway - just try it and see if it works!

[requiressnacks]

Thanks, achromia, Winnifred...I need to get better at not immediately resorting to a bottle MOTN. Mine have STTN a few times so I know that it is possible. It's just not the norm...YET!

[littlelion]

achromia, I don't feel like I'm walking thru jello (lol) but I do feel like my brain will ooze out of my nose too! I get so light headed with all the nose blowing. And my upper lip is sooo dry and red. I had to ask a CW to give me some of her hand lotion to rub on it. 

[lola]

I also just started trying to soothe her a few times before feeding her at night, once I knew she was capable of longer sleep. If she's up between 3-4 I know she's probably hungry. Otherwise, I'm giving her the pacifier a few times to see if she'll go back to sleep without eating.

[achromia]

Apr 4, 2017 10:27:31 GMT -5 littlelion said:

achromia , I don't feel like I'm walking thru jello (lol) but I do feel like my brain will ooze out of my nose too! I get so light headed with all the nose blowing. And my upper lip is sooo dry and red. I had to ask a CW to give me some of her hand lotion to rub on it. 

Ugh, I'm sorry. I hope you're feeling better soon! Kids are such petri dishes. I had a good immune system once upon a time... it had been almost two years since I'd had a cold before this, I think!

[lola]

Does anyone hang out over in parenting? I'd like to join in but their threads are so intimidating. I assume people just jump in, instead of intro-ing?

[Winnifred]

lola, I totally agree that the Parenting board is intimidating. I want to join in sometimes, but then I just feel like my post will mean nothing since there are 1,000 responses every two minutes on a lot of those threads.

[littlelion]

Apr 4, 2017 10:53:50 GMT -5 lola said:

Does anyone hang out over in parenting? I'd like to join in but their threads are so intimidating. I assume people just jump in, instead of intro-ing?

Yeah, no intro's.  I read a lot of their threads. But it's too fast paced. I've jumped in on smaller threads. And prob would do the weekend randoms if those were slower in the morning. 

[mrsp121308]

Sleep? What's that?

My TMI, I've been eating super healthy and working out, then we went to Buffalo Wild Wings last night. My tummy decided to reject the wings. Ughhhh.

[requiressnacks]

Apr 4, 2017 10:53:50 GMT -5 lola said:

Does anyone hang out over in parenting? I'd like to join in but their threads are so intimidating. I assume people just jump in, instead of intro-ing?

I sometimes post, mainly in the Blinds thread. I don't think they care if you intrro.

[requiressnacks]

Apr 4, 2017 12:10:27 GMT -5 mrsp121308 said:

Sleep? What's that?

My TMI, I've been eating super healthy and working out, then we went to Buffalo Wild Wings last night. My tummy decided to reject the wings. Ughhhh.

I love BWW. Buuuuut, like you, they often don't agree with my stomach. Asian Zing fo lyfe

[requiressnacks]

Just booked our tickets to Florida and placed a large online shopping order for myself. I think I spent like $1500 in 10 minutes. Damn you lunch break.

[mrsp121308]

requiressnacks, YGPM

[Winnifred]

requiressnacks, now I have to know what you bought!! I'm feeling the urge to shop online but I don't really need anything, lol.