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[angeldcf]

Mar 15, 2015 10:20:24 GMT -5 @holachica said:

So weird question - do you put anything on your nipples prior to pumping? 

I never have so it's not required. Nipple butter wouldn't hurt though.

[missys]

Mar 15, 2015 8:41:36 GMT -5 flyster said:

2nd night in a row we got LO to bed at a decent hour! And he slept after his 6 am feeding.

He sounds really sniffly thoguh. We tried the nose bulbs but can't see anything to pull out and the are still to big for him. What else can I try? He is 5 weeks+ and hasn't sound this way before

My Baby 411 book says it's normal for babies to have stuffy noses as newborns and to just use saline drops. FTM here so take my 2 cents with a grain of salt but I will post a pic of the page. (Trying not to be creepy I already had the pic in my phone and sent to my husband earlier this week )

[WittyLittle]

So many good sleep stories! Awesome we weren't so lucky last night. DS had a stuffy nose and spat out his paci every half hour or so. Cue crying
He's been a grumpy mess all day today. Yesterday though he went 7 hours between feeds so i can't complain!

badw0lf that sounds terrible, sorry! I hope DH uses his pair and can tell her to back off. In so lucky mine live in Greece! Though they come for weeks at a time.

@holachica i use coconut oil on my nipples before using the pump and try to massage it in a bit so that my nipples perk up a bit and the i initial let down comes faster. Then i can go quickly to pump mode and i don't get as much chafing

[sccurrier]

DS needs his paci to fall asleep but keeps spitting it out and struggling to get it back in his mouth. This is a rough nap time.

[sccurrier]

Mar 15, 2015 12:43:14 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Going crazy today. MIL is here AGAIN and she just told me she has the month of April off. There is no way in hell I'm spending the last weeks of my leave with her at my house. ??

I wonder if HER in laws were constantly over after she gave birth.

[kcrosem]

Mar 15, 2015 12:04:44 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Does coconut oil have to be washed off before feeding?

Nope.

[kcrosem]

Mar 15, 2015 14:29:50 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

So I bought a scale today at Costco. I just weighed myself and then weighed me and the baby. If it's right, then it looks like she hasn't gained any weight since our last appt at one week old. Now I'm kind of freaking out. I guess I'll take her to the pedi for a weight check tomorrow. Boo.

Fx it is at least partly the scale not being sensitive enough. I forget how old she is now. Hugs.

[aggiebug]

Mar 15, 2015 14:29:50 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

So I bought a scale today at Costco. I just weighed myself and then weighed me and the baby. If it's right, then it looks like she hasn't gained any weight since our last appt at one week old. Now I'm kind of freaking out. I guess I'll take her to the pedi for a weight check tomorrow. Boo.

Don't freak out the big scales are awful for weighing a baby.

[hollydfromtn]

The weather outside is so gorgeous today. I broke out my Chacos and me and LO are currently hanging in my Eno hammock. I love Spring!

[boxerrrmama85]

Good job on sleeping babies!
Today was our first big day out. Church (tried a new one and didn't love it-- had to take LO out during worship part because the music was too loud!) and then we went to our favorite breakfast spot (where I NIP!)
BIL and SIL visited over the weekend and brought two HUGE tubs of clothing for LO-- she has enough clothes that we will really not need to buy a thing! (Ofcourse I will still buy her clothes because I'm loving all the pink and ruffles)

[sccurrier]

Mar 15, 2015 15:16:06 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Well I just weighed myself again and I've lost two pounds. Hopefully the scale is just dumb...but I'm going to be paranoid, now.

Is it a digital scale?

[mamabutt2]

We are in Dallas visiting family, and we have a family friend who is changing out all the fluids on our truck for free today. I know I should be very grateful but I'm getting really irritated that we've been here at the shop for about 3 1/2 hours. We still have about a 3-4 hour drive home! Not counting the fact that LO will need to nurse halfway there and he absolutely hates his car seat. Ugh.

[lilyelayne]

Mar 15, 2015 14:29:50 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

So I bought a scale today at Costco. I just weighed myself and then weighed me and the baby. If it's right, then it looks like she hasn't gained any weight since our last appt at one week old. Now I'm kind of freaking out. I guess I'll take her to the pedi for a weight check tomorrow. Boo.

Some thread I was reading on the BF board last night had lots to say about this being a very inaccurate way to weigh babies, so try not to worry!

[mommadozer]

Mar 15, 2015 12:43:14 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Going crazy today. MIL is here AGAIN and she just told me she has the month of April off. There is no way in hell I'm spending the last weeks of my leave with her at my house. ??

OMG. i feel your pain. My MIL does not work and would seriously come over every day if I let her but, I don't. She's paranoid about everything, won't set LO down at all (he's gotta learn to hang out in the PNP) and instantly uses the pacifier if LO won't calm down. I am not a huge pacifier fan but, I need my sanity when I have tried absolutely everything to calm him down.

DH and I kinda got into it earlier this week about how MIL is never invited over. WAH WAH WAH. She has seen him almost every week and I didn't invite her over one week because we spent the entire weekend together and I was tired of being around her.

[missys]

Excellent advice on those who posted on my clogged duct thread. The showers and massages and warm washcloths were lifesavers. The pain for the most part and the fever are gone (I never developed flu symptoms). I still feel somewhat of a hard lump and it's still red in that area but for those who dealt with this before, would you call back your doctor after 48 hours with these symptoms still or does this sound like it's working it's way out?

ETA I have spoken to my doctor and lactation consultants but they didn't feel it was mastitis with only the fever and no flu symptoms but I was called in an antibiotic if I started to feel flu like, which I never did.

[mommadozer]

Mar 15, 2015 18:05:17 GMT -5 missys said:

Excellent advice on those who posted on my clogged duct thread. The showers and massages and warm washcloths were lifesavers. The pain for the most part and the fever are gone (I never developed flu symptoms). I still feel somewhat of a hard lump and it's still red in that area but for those who dealt with this before, would you call back your doctor after 48 hours with these symptoms still or does this sound like it's working it's way out?

My OB said to call immediately if you think you have mastitis. It's good that you got rid of the fever. Maybe call them in the morning and see if they want you to come in?

[cloe111479]

I probably should have waiting til my 6 wk appt for my check up but I went for a run/walk with dd in her jogging stroller. ( I'm slow as shit so don't think I'm an elite runner or anything) but it was AMAZING to go out and do something and sweat. Dd slept the whole time in the stroller.

[abb1701]

Well DS has had maybe a combined 4 hours of sleep since 7 am. I think I will be on the hunt for a pacifier this week because all he wants is his human pacifier (me). Which will not work when I have to find a job in a couple weeks.

Praying for a good nights sleep for all our LOs and especially us.

[mrszee]

missys, I think mine started on Saturday, I reached "oh shit" status and started to work on it on Sunday and on Monday it was better but not completely gone, I think Tuesday was when it was much better. Just my experience, do what feels right to you I am glad it is getting better and isn't mastitis!!

[cougarette]

Mar 15, 2015 17:51:31 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

Mar 15, 2015 12:43:14 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Going crazy today. MIL is here AGAIN and she just told me she has the month of April off. There is no way in hell I'm spending the last weeks of my leave with her at my house. ??

OMG. i feel your pain. My MIL does not work and would seriously come over every day if I let her but, I don't. She's paranoid about everything, won't set LO down at all (he's gotta learn to hang out in the PNP) and instantly uses the pacifier if LO won't calm down. I am not a huge pacifier fan but, I need my sanity when I have tried absolutely everything to calm him down.

DH and I kinda got into it earlier this week about how MIL is never invited over. WAH WAH WAH. She has seen him almost every week and I didn't invite her over one week because we spent the entire weekend together and I was tired of being around her.

Oh man, MIL and I finally had it out yesterday. DH said not to use the pacifier too much, and even said no more for now. Well I went to get LO to feed him and he had the fecking pacifier in his mouth.

I told her that if we say don't use the pacifier then please don't. She got all huffy and stormed out. I then went after her and said we need to talk about this because they need to respect our wishes. I said that it's actually not the grandparent's job to spoil them. I also said that if we set forth rules then they need to follow them.

I also said that if she had a problem with me or something I'm doing then come to me. I said DH doesn't speak for me and it's not fair to put him in the middle.

She was upset all yesterday and today apparently. Whatever. I think it's good we finally opened the discussion. Our tension goes back 10 years. Hopefully she doesn't let her passive aggression get in the way of real resolution for DS's sake.

[sccurrier]

Mar 15, 2015 17:30:25 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Mar 15, 2015 17:06:10 GMT -5 sccurrier said:

Is it a digital scale?

Yes. MH just did it and her weight was higher. I'm guessing she's fine.

Oh that's good to know! I have a digital scale too so I was curious if mine could be off too.

[aggiebug]

Mar 15, 2015 20:36:29 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Mar 15, 2015 20:31:21 GMT -5 sccurrier said:

Oh that's good to know! I have a digital scale too so I was curious if mine could be off too.

I think I'm just getting paranoid as everyone keeps making comments on how tiny she is.

I get that too and she is growing like a weed. I think most people forget how tiny newborns are.

[dramacat]

Mommy win! LO hates baths and tends to scream or whimper during them. After some google searching I found the idea to swaddle him during baths. I ended up using some light swaddle blankets that I couldn't find use for (since it's too cold in my house to use light blankets for swaddling) and it worked wonders! He didn't hate the bath and tolerated it for way longer than before. I was even able to wash his hair for the first time.

[mamabutt2]

Mar 15, 2015 21:07:01 GMT -5 dramacat said:

Mommy win! LO hates baths and tends to scream or whimper during them. After some google searching I found the idea to swaddle him during baths. I ended up using some light swaddle blankets that I couldn't find use for (since it's too cold in my house to use light blankets for swaddling) and it worked wonders! He didn't hate the bath and tolerated it for way longer than before. I was even able to wash his hair for the first time.

You swaddled him in like a receiving blanket and bathed him like normal? Korbin screams through his baths too

[missys]

Mar 15, 2015 22:51:46 GMT -5 mamabutt2 said:

Mar 15, 2015 21:07:01 GMT -5 dramacat said:

Mommy win! LO hates baths and tends to scream or whimper during them. After some google searching I found the idea to swaddle him during baths. I ended up using some light swaddle blankets that I couldn't find use for (since it's too cold in my house to use light blankets for swaddling) and it worked wonders! He didn't hate the bath and tolerated it for way longer than before. I was even able to wash his hair for the first time.

You swaddled him in like a receiving blanket and bathed him like normal? Korbin screams through his baths too

This has been on my Pinterest board if this is what dramacat means

[krispy83]

DS hated baths in the beginning as well. We took a wet washcloth and laid it over his chest and tummy and then poured warm water on it repeatedly during the bath to keep him warm. Worked like a charm! Turns out he was just chilly. So we've been doing that with DD from the start and never had an issue.

[dramacat]

Mar 15, 2015 23:29:57 GMT -5 missys said:

Mar 15, 2015 22:51:46 GMT -5 mamabutt2 said:

You swaddled him in like a receiving blanket and bathed him like normal? Korbin screams through his baths too

This has been on my Pinterest board if this is what dramacat means

Yup! That's what I did. He started screaming as soon as I took off his clothes, but stopped when I swaddled him. It made bath time a lot easier.

[sccurrier]

Mar 15, 2015 20:36:29 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Mar 15, 2015 20:31:21 GMT -5 sccurrier said:

Oh that's good to know! I have a digital scale too so I was curious if mine could be off too.

I think I'm just getting paranoid as everyone keeps making comments on how tiny she is.

I'm just an anxious person in general and DS wasn't gaining weight at first so I'm very paranoid. Even though I've been told he's fine now I still worry about his weight quite a bit.

[mamabutt2]

Mar 16, 2015 4:34:14 GMT -5 dramacat said:

Mar 15, 2015 23:29:57 GMT -5 missys said:

This has been on my Pinterest board if this is what dramacat means

Yup! That's what I did. He started screaming as soon as I took off his clothes, but stopped when I swaddled him. It made bath time a lot easier.

Definitely trying this tonight!

[allonsy221b]

Mar 15, 2015 23:36:52 GMT -5 krispy83 said:

DS hated baths in the beginning as well. We took a wet washcloth and laid it over his chest and tummy and then poured warm water on it repeatedly during the bath to keep him warm. Worked like a charm! Turns out he was just chilly. So we've been doing that with DD from the start and never had an issue.

This is what we do for baths too, works amazing! DS actually fell asleep during his last bath