Currently feeding babette wishing I was feeding me. I hate the morning feedings because I try to do it quickly since I seem to always be leaking terribly which means I don't get food until after and I am also always starving.
I am headed to a friend's house for a play date. She has a 3yr old and a 8 month old who are both adorable so it should be fun to hang out. She has been really awesome since I have become a SAHM like her, not that she wasn't before, but she has been great about inviting me over and over join a local group etc.
Post by jensoprano82 on Mar 19, 2015 7:00:41 GMT -5
Good morning!!! For my fellow GERD/reflux mommies, I just got a baby bjorn babysitter bouncer chair. I was desperate to find SOMEWHERE I could set my little guy without screaming and spit up and tears for a bathroom break, go grab a water, etc. (the car seat makes him scream in pain, hates the fourMoms mammaroo, pukes instantly when laid flat).This chair has been around one day and it is going to be LIFE CHANGING. Something about the angle and the back support. I only with I had known this existed eight weeks ago!!! Check out reviews on amazon. Oh, and by finding it in a less popular cover I got it for about 40% less than the $199 sticker price. Whew!
I am going to a children's learning and play centre on Monday to let DD make some new friends. I am so nervous cause in real life I am awkward and a bit anti social, but I think this will be great for her.
We are going to the mall today to do some shopping and we are getting DD a balance bike for her bday while its on sale. I think she will love it!
Post by nomnomasaur0426 on Mar 19, 2015 7:55:50 GMT -5
Well I appear to have a colicky baby (DS is six weeks) last three nights have been torturous. At least Monday night when he finally settled and fell asleep he slept for nearly seven hours. But now we are up almost every hour and a half wanting to eat after a two to three hour scream fest. So I will be cutting out dairy and caffeine (this is just cruel...) from my diet. I hope it helps and I hope this is short-lived.
Ahhh you beat me to it great sleepy minds think alike.
How is work going?
Work is actually going really well. I really love what I do-- which helps. I have been very productive at work too, making sure that I am out of here on time everyday.
Pumping at work is still awkward as hell-- but it's gotta be done.
Thanks for checking in I have really appreciated all of the support from you ladies. And in my experience-- even though that first time going back to work seems excruciating-- you are much stronger than you think, and you will be able to do it
We are going to a lactation "group" in a few hours. However, both todays group and sundays group had 8 spots open, so I have a feeling it will be less groupy, and more one on one. Works for me! I'm hoping to start weening LO off the nipple shield. We slept 7 glorious hours last night. 4.5 in one stretch! Later today headed to my scan and DH is coming home early so I don't have to try and take DS along.
Well I appear to have a colicky baby (DS is six weeks) last three nights have been torturous. At least Monday night when he finally settled and fell asleep he slept for nearly seven hours. But now we are up almost every hour and a half wanting to eat after a two to three hour scream fest. So I will be cutting out dairy and caffeine (this is just cruel...) from my diet. I hope it helps and I hope this is short-lived.
I had to do that I think it did help. DS was really cranky for a few hours from about 5-9 and he's gotten much better since then. I also cluster feed him most nights which helps as well.
Just for fun & to see if we could do it, I moved DS from the pnp to my bed for his 8am feeding instead of getting up like I usually do. We figured out side lying on my inverted nipple side & now he's sleeping again - which is cute and great and snuggly but I'd really like to get up and eat breakfast.
Looks like there's another forum wide poll; this one is for the site tag line. Just thought I'd give a heads up because I don't know how obvious those threads are on all devices. For tapatalk , click announcements at the top of the F15 thread page.
Post by hollydfromtn on Mar 19, 2015 9:20:16 GMT -5
I was really hoping to do a little shopping today for a new Easter dress but it's so gross and rainy out. I think I'll wait to go another day.
DS is currently struggling with his morning poo and it is breaking my heart. I hate feeling so helpless. I've tried rubbing his tummy, bicycling his legs, gave him has drops, and let him nurse again hoping that would help. I can't wait for his body to figure all this out and for it to be easier for him.
boxerrrmama85, thanks for the reassurance re: going back to work-I definitely had a moment of panic yesterday and started looking at jobs closer to home...
flyster, love tit for one on one lactation counseling. Good luck at your scan today!
lilyelayne, so we nursed side lying last night but I can't figure out burping so DD spit up in bed. I am currently washing the mattress pad and sheets lol. If anyone has any wisdom I would love to hear it!!
A little rant since work came up: back in like November I was approached about a job by someone in another dept. I was not looking and met with the manager. We spoke of circling around after the new year and I told him I was pregnant. I followed up with him and we were never able to connect before I went on leave. I feel like I kind of got blown off and it kind of pisses me off, mostly bc the issue is this dept has no chicks and this is why I was approached. Well guess what? Ur doin it wrong if you want chicks in your dept. /drops mic, walks away
Well I appear to have a colicky baby (DS is six weeks) last three nights have been torturous. At least Monday night when he finally settled and fell asleep he slept for nearly seven hours. But now we are up almost every hour and a half wanting to eat after a two to three hour scream fest. So I will be cutting out dairy and caffeine (this is just cruel...) from my diet. I hope it helps and I hope this is short-lived.
I had to do that I think it did help. DS was really cranky for a few hours from about 5-9 and he's gotten much better since then. I also cluster feed him most nights which helps as well.
That's good to know - I'm desperate for something to help! I would cluster feed him but he's so worked up he won't latch. I wish his crankiness was earlier in the night not starting at 10:30 when I have just fallen asleep. Womp womp.
mrszee DS often doesn't burp for MOTN feedings, but I put a cloth diaper under him/me before we started. You could do the same with a towel. He spit up a little after he fell asleep; I just cleaned him up and shifted the burp cloth so he wasn't lying in it.
Post by toadandbuggie on Mar 19, 2015 9:46:34 GMT -5
Hi ladies. Another rough night here. LO apparently doesn't like sleeping anywhere other than on my chest. I am so exhausted. H overslept for work too. I keep telling him he should sleep in the guest bedroom and get a good night's sleep so we don't disturb him (I take LO out of the room when it gets bad anyway) but he keeps saying he's fine. Ugh. Makes me worry so much about him commuting over an hour and doing physical labor.
My cat keeps running outside when I let my dog out, not understanding it is still too cold out. Then she stands outside for a while until I remember to let her in. My dog, however, has now been making me remember by howling at me until I get up and let her in. Those two are some serious buds.
Add me to the no sleep club. I'm thinking DS is going through his 3 week growth spurt but who knows. He is fine in the morning. Just his usual self. Around 3pm he starts to get cranky and wants to cluster feed. Yesterday I needed to get stuff done just when he was ramping up his fussiness so I nursed him and put him in the Moby. Totally worked! He squirmed and grunted for about 5 minutes and then settled right in and slept there until I took him out 2 hours later. Anyway, the fussiness gets progressively worse as the evening goes on and by 8:00ish he is just a mess. He goes on this way until around 2-3am and then he finally sleeps. Until then we are just non-stop nursing. He falls asleep nursing but wakes up screaming the moment the boob leaves his mouth. This has only been going on for a couple days so for now I'm just trying to power through and hope that it passes quickly.
I think DD is getting ready to move up to 5 oz (which is sort of awkward because the bottles I have are either 4 oz or 9 oz). She drained her 4 oz bottle and then wouldn't calm down until I mixed up another 2 oz and fed her some more. The only problem is that she doesn't always drain her 4 oz bottle at every feeding so I have no idea which ones are going to be her hungrier feeds. I guess I'll just see if she finishes her bottle and then just mix up more in the same bottle if she's still hungry...
I think DD is getting ready to move up to 5 oz (which is sort of awkward because the bottles I have are either 4 oz or 9 oz). She drained her 4 oz bottle and then wouldn't calm down until I mixed up another 2 oz and fed her some more. The only problem is that she doesn't always drain her 4 oz bottle at every feeding so I have no idea which ones are going to be her hungrier feeds. I guess I'll just see if she finishes her bottle and then just mix up more in the same bottle if she's still hungry...
I tend to notice that my LO tends to want more in the evenings. We supplement a little and it's mostly in the evenings when my supply isn't as good when she wants some extra.
Also, our friends have a son who is turning 2 and we are invited to his party. What do people typically spend on gifts for this age? $25? Can I have an idea for a second birthday present for a boy?
Books, puzzles, balls, cars/trucks (especially the kind that has some mechanical means of propulsion, like you pull back and let go and they zoom forward). I tend to still avoid toys with batteries at that age; kiddo may love them but parents may not
Also, our friends have a son who is turning 2 and we are invited to his party. What do people typically spend on gifts for this age? $25? Can I have an idea for a second birthday present for a boy?
I think $25 is good. What's the kid in to? We spend a lot of time out doors so the favorite gifts for our kids have always been outside toys. My girls have gotten roller skates, skate boards and different water toys (like splash pads, squirt guns, etc) that they loved.
If you live somewhere warm and beachy maybe a beach basket would be fun? You could get a big, cheap, plastic basket or tote bag and fill it with age appropriate water/sand toys, shovel and bucket, a fun beach towel, kid sun glasses, etc.
If no beach where you live, I've used the same idea but with back yard kind of toys instead. For that one I got a plastic toy wagon for $10 at WalMart and put a bubble wand, sidewalk chalk, big rubber ball, etc in it.
If they are not outdoorsy people, play doh kits are always a hit with little kids (but some parents hate them so I usually don't give them as gifts. Also, around that age is when my kids started getting in to puzzels. They really loved those big floor puzzles and those tend to be easier and have fewer pieces (usually 24), making them good for little ones.
I hope one of those ideas will help. Good luck and happy shopping!
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