kristhegirl your SIL's birthday is being celebrated while everyone is painting your ILs house? That seems kinda crappy to her. Can you pass and then invite her to lunch a different day to make up?
My in laws are coming today. Normally this would be ruining my life but I'm trying to keep a PMA. I told you guys how pleasant our visit over easter was.. well FIL shocked me dead by sending me a note and bag of jelly beans afterwards thanking me for bringing the boys down to see them. I'm trying to keep that momentum going. FX they don't show up four hours early with explosives or something.
kristhegirl your SIL's birthday is being celebrated while everyone is painting your ILs house? That seems kinda crappy to her. Can you pass and then invite her to lunch a different day to make up?
This was her choice, actually.
Oh. Well carry on then and ignore me.
Also have you talked to my bff at all since she moved there ?
I approve of your plans, sharebear05. All the carbs and couch-sitting for you!
If your entire family was sneezing up a storm, waking up with itchy eyes, and your toddler presented with pink slightly puffy eyes and clear snotty nose, would you assume allergies? I'm really hoping so. No sick 8-week-olds for me, please
Add in sore throats and coughing and this is our household this week. We even thought DD had pink eye because of the goop. We took her to the pediatrician and they said just allergies and told us to give her children's zyrtech. It's been miserable here with pollen. I hope you all feel better soon!
Oh yes, I am very pro-formula and have a big jug in the kitchen. Thank you so much for the support. I posted a bit about this in the new baby/pregnancy check in, but LO has been falling in the percentiles quite a bit and fusses at the breast and is SOOOO distractable. At his weight check yesterday he was down to the 5th %tile. I'm EP-ing until Monday so we can get a read on how much he's actually eating and if it's an amount issue vs something else. We also added zantac to the mix. I am not EP-ing for the long haul. So much respect for the ladies who do it, but if he does better with bottles I doubt I will keep this up.
Remember that your pumping output is not indicative of how much he is getting when he nurses. If he's exclusively being bottle fed with that pumped milk and it's an adequate amount but he's still not gaining as much as expected, that tells you it's something else. If the amount you are pumping doesn't seem adequate, it could be a supply problem, but it also doesn't mean that's all he's getting when he nurses. He is much more efficient than the pump.
Based on what I've pumped so far my supply seems just ok. Not as robust as it was with Henry. The issue is more that he doesn't want to nurse for as long or as often as he needs to get enough food. Crying, pulling off the breast, looking around... we've tried dark rooms, no distractions, and I offer him the boob at every opportunity. We'll see what happens come Monday but it feels like he wasn't eating enough and is eating more with the bottle.
Post by trebletrouble13 on Apr 28, 2017 10:26:12 GMT -5
EmMilAlly - anecdotal evidence. DS fell in the weight chart percentiles fairly quickly (5th %ile and lower) and would go through phases of being distracto-baby and eating better from a bottle, so during those phases that's what I did. I was never able to pump much volume, so I also supplemented with formula when necessary. It may be your DS2 just needs the Zantac to get back on track for breastfeeding more often/thoroughly. DS is still low on the weight charts (19th %ile), but is perfectly healthy. I hope everything looks better on Monday!
EmMilAlly - anecdotal evidence. DS fell in the weight chart percentiles fairly quickly (5th %ile and lower) and would go through phases of being distracto-baby and eating better from a bottle, so during those phases that's what I did. I was never able to pump much volume, so I also supplemented with formula when necessary. It may be your DS2 just needs the Zantac to get back on track for breastfeeding more often/thoroughly. DS is still low on the weight charts (19th %ile), but is perfectly healthy. I hope everything looks better on Monday!
Thank you so much! I hope he gains something by Monday and it turns out he is just distracted easily.
Today is our fifth wedding anniversary. I'm trying to get a production out so I can go home and hang out with my family. FX I'll get out of here early.
Also have you talked to my bff at all since she moved there ?
No! I didn't want to force myself on a stranger, lol. I hope she's doing well.
This is why adults struggle to make friends I think. Everyone just politely doesn't talk to each other. She keeps saying she doesn't want to bother you which is a bit dramatic of a way to interpret a message.
I don't mean that as an attack on you or this situation. Just a general observation.
I need it to be nap time like an hour ago. We were out of the house all morning and somehow it's still trashed. I don't even care. I just want to sleep. 20 min to go...
We're, um, gardening today. Again. I need to get containers to plant some herbs and, I, stupidly, bought cherry tomatoes that go in containers. I don't have room in the garden for them anyway. I'd like to pick up some Salvia and Lavendar. I'm hoping my local guy has some for a reasonable price.
I also need to get some quotes for ceiling fans upstairs. Idk if it's because I'm in a cape but, with the attic right next to the bedrooms, it's "dying hot" up there (my kids' words).
I hope everyone has a great Friday!
I need more sleep because I definitely sat here for a moment pondering why anyone would write quotes on ceiling fan blades...
jnetx, I am feeding him the bottle in the same position I nurse in so I think it's the faster flow that's making the difference. My left boob has a really slow let down and I have to pump twice as long on that side and he straight up refuses to nurse on that side, no matter how many compressions I do. I know all that matters is that the little dude gets fed, so I hope we can get it sorted.
The contractor we are hiring to fill in the trench in our basement that has been there a year (sewer repair) and remodel the basement bathroom said he's bringing his cement guy by today and they might start this weekend. *happy dance*
EmMilAlly we had latch issues and like your LO, he got distracted. It was definitely a time commitment that I highly doubt I'd be able to keep up with #2 if/when that occurs.
Has anyone heard about #fyrefestival? I'm looking at some of the tweets/Instagrams from it and just dying laughing.
I just looked up an article about it, but all the tweets/IG pics are blocked on my work computer, so I'll need to check it out on my phone. The descriptions in the article were pretty LOL-worthy.
jnetx , I am feeding him the bottle in the same position I nurse in so I think it's the faster flow that's making the difference. My left boob has a really slow let down and I have to pump twice as long on that side and he straight up refuses to nurse on that side, no matter how many compressions I do. I know all that matters is that the little dude gets fed, so I hope we can get it sorted.
There was an assembly today, and I should have gone out to watch it and support the students, but instead I stayed in my room and it's dark (the automatic lights turned off) and silent and so, so glorious. I'm not even getting work done like I should be, I'm just sitting here staring off into space and enjoying the hell out of the quiet time.
Welp, because of the assembly schedule, someone has to manually ring the bell to end lunch and it looks like they forgot. It was supposed to end 5 min ago.
I didn't get the job. So, it's been a pretty bad week! If I'm being honest, I didn't really want the job as much as I wanted the schedule (summers off). But I'm still depressed because I was hoping I could spend the summer with my mom.
I'm realizing I just feel so trapped in my life. Am I crazy to consider being a SAHM just so I can spend some extra time with my mom?
No amch8 you're not crazy. I'd want to be near my mom too. Have you talked to your current employer about taking time off to go down, even if it's unpaid?
Diagnosis: PCOS TTC since 1/12 IUI x 3- BFN IVF #1- OCT/ NOV 2013-BFN FET #1- February 12 2014- M/C at 5+4 FET #2- July 2014- BFN IVF #2- 11/9/14 Transferred 1 BB expanding blast Baby girl born 7/26/15 Hysteroscopy/D&C/Polyp removal- 10/16 Unexpected BFP 12/16- EDD: 8/11/17- It's a Boy!
Post by italianmommy on Apr 28, 2017 16:41:03 GMT -5
1000% not crazy at all amch8. There will always be time for work, but there won't always be time with your mom. If you can float a couple years, year, or ever a few months off work (whatever makes the most sense to you) then I say go for it. Time to care for a loved one is a perfectly reasonable "excuse" for a lapse in employment (resume-wise). Maybe you can even explore something that would allow you to work from home part time? Love you, gurl xoxo
Post by nutmeg8484 on Apr 28, 2017 16:43:44 GMT -5
@feegan we are currently trying to work through a new fear of bath time. It's rough and I hope you don't have to deal with it. Ours started because H turned on the water but didn't check it before having Molly put her hand under. Spoiler alert: it was hot.
I bought some new toys and bath crayons to try to get her mind off of the bath part. I also put on the Raffi Pandora station on my phone and we splash and dance and sing while we are in there. She's finally getting better after about 3 weeks. Those days were rough though. Good luck.
Diagnosis: PCOS TTC since 1/12 IUI x 3- BFN IVF #1- OCT/ NOV 2013-BFN FET #1- February 12 2014- M/C at 5+4 FET #2- July 2014- BFN IVF #2- 11/9/14 Transferred 1 BB expanding blast Baby girl born 7/26/15 Hysteroscopy/D&C/Polyp removal- 10/16 Unexpected BFP 12/16- EDD: 8/11/17- It's a Boy!
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.