I'm going to really have to rein in the grumpy today. Darling DD wouldn't go to sleep until midnight. Plus DH had his brothers over, so I sat in DS's room from 11:45 until 1:15 because he couldn't sleep, and DH was fed up from going up repeatedly to put DS back to bed. I got to bed around 1:20, and then DD got up at 5:45 to eat and fuss until now (7:40) when she is finally going to sleep. DH is up with DS now, and DH stayed up late playing games, so he is also tired. Plus we are hosting a birthday party for my grandma today, and all the family is showing up at 10 am.
RedGiant, I hope you have a nice party followed by some decent sleep!
DS had a good night which was a surprise because I have plans for today. I feel like kids have a radar for when mom needs a good nights sleep and they wake 30 times, however both kids were good. But DH, he is in the babd book today! He said he would feed, dress and pack up DS so I could sleep and shower and take my time getting ready for shopping with my friends today. Well last minute he decided that he will take DD to his parents and needs to leave NOW! So I am still in jammies, DS is sleeping still in his jammies, not packed, not fed, nothing. I decided to just be cool and not freak out this morning and buy myself something extra nice later today.
Good morning! My brother and his family came up to visit for the weekend which is awesome and my BFF is coming up today too. So it shall be a busy day of visiting.
flyster, I was just thinking the same thing. WTF I've had enough.
I'm sad Charlotte has grown out of the stage of falling right back to sleep after her morning bottle. This means I am up at 6 or 7 every morning and I have to stay up. I guess it's good practice when I am back to work in less than two weeks I can't believe how fast this maternity leave went by. I am SO not ready to go back to work. I am kicking myself for buying an expensive house. If we had just stayed at our old house we could have afforded for me to go part time, or just stay home. This new house almost doubled our mortgage, so back to work I go. It seemed like a great idea before kids!!
I have friends coming over today and I wish I didn't. I have a terrible cold, it's snowing, and I'm cranky. I really don't feel like cleaning the house and entertaining people. Ugh.
Post by boxerrrmama85 on Mar 28, 2015 8:19:44 GMT -5
RedGiant can you nap during the party? ? Spam 1: LO spiked a 101 fever last night after her vaccinations. Totally normal I know. Doctor said we could give her tylenol so we gave her the dose we were told. 5 minutes later she did this horribly weird gasping for air and then projectile vomited :(freaked me the fuckkkkkk out! She was perfectly fine after and her fever is gone this morning. Spam 2: my husband lost his job on Wednesday. He was really devastated. Then realized that he had his weekends back-- so he dusted off his rugby boots and we are headed to watch daddy play rugby for the first time in 2 yrs. thoughts and prayers please for a good and safe game and that he finds another job soon.
Post by 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) on Mar 28, 2015 8:28:39 GMT -5
mels823 I'm in the same boat without the early am naps and going back to work in 2w... Smart kids lol. We r both working so we can move to a different house lol
I'm so hungry but my DS is dead asleep on my chest so I'm afraid to move. Luckily the husbandman will be back from getting the oil changed soon so he can bring me food.
DH and I are cleaning the house. It hasn't been done in over 3 weeks so it's about time. Except, none of us really want to do it so we are just postponing the important/hard stuff (like vaccuming) and doing small/unimportant stuff (like folding three pieces of laundry and then thinking we're done. Ugh, we really need to get ourselves together...
Slept pretty good last night while my parents watched DD at their house so we could get a break. I still woke up a few times but went back to sleep pretty easily. I'm enjoying the quiet stress-free morning but I miss my little girl. I'll see how I feel later (and how DH feels, he was a bit nervous about leaving her across town) before we decide if we want them to watch her for another night so we can just spend time together.
She went to sleep before midnight for them which makes me feel less like I'm inconveniencing them (not that they would feel that way), and she still had her nighttime fussy/crying/screaming fit, so I know that it's not just us. Mom said she didn't think she cried more than she felt was normal for a baby her age, so that sort of makes me feel better.
Not sure what's going on with LO. Normally he eats 4 oz every 3-4 hours. We nursed at DH's. Office at 1pm, probably got about 3 oz and fell immediately asleep. We finish running errands and he wants BM at 3:30. Via bottle he downs 4 oz and cries for more milk. So I give him another ounce.
He went to my parents house for the night so DH and I could go to dinner. When I dropped him off at 5pm he would not stop sucking on my dads shoulder or his hand. He wouldn't take his pacifier. So, we fed him another 2oz. Then my parents fed him another 2 oz an hour later and another 4 by 8pm. By the time we get home and settled for bed, LO wants another bottle at 9:30pm. What the heck is this all about? 20 oz of milk in 10 hours!!!! I'm really shocked because he did not spit up or have milk coming out his nose.
Anyone else ever deal with this? I'm thinking some of the issue is that all but the feeding at lunch was bottle fed, making him not work as hard.
PikoPiko was it you that was told to go back to EBF instead of EP? What was the reason for having to do this?
Post by michelle142 on Mar 28, 2015 9:18:47 GMT -5
Our new fridge was delivered yesterday. It has a HUGE scratch on the freezer door. Wtf delivery guy - I saw it get scratched when they were dragging it off the truck.
They offered me touch up paint. Um no? The scratch is deep and almost 2 feet long! We paid enough for this damn thing, I want it to look nice!
So now they're coming with a new door next Friday.
DH is at work for a bit this morning/afternoon. I'm dragging my feet on getting going. I need to get everyone dressed and go to the grocery store before he gets home because we are hoping to have time to take the kids to the county fair later. As of now, we're all just hanging out still in our jammies
DS has suddenly increased his awake time. Prior to these last few days he would typically just go back to sleep shortly after each feeding. Now, he's staying up for 2 longer stretches per day. One in the morning and one in the late afternoon/early evening. Each time he's up for about 2 hours. He's content when he's awake but it's weird because I feel like I should be doing more with him than I am. There's just not much you can do when they're this little. My older girls are enjoying getting to see more of him though.
RedGiant can you nap during the party? ? Spam 1: LO spiked a 101 fever last night after her vaccinations. Totally normal I know. Doctor said we could give her tylenol so we gave her the dose we were told. 5 minutes later she did this horribly weird gasping for air and then projectile vomited :(freaked me the fuckkkkkk out! She was perfectly fine after and her fever is gone this morning. Spam 2: my husband lost his job on Wednesday. He was really devastated. Then realized that he had his weekends back-- so he dusted off his rugby boots and we are headed to watch daddy play rugby for the first time in 2 yrs. thoughts and prayers please for a good and safe game and that he finds another job soon.
Yikes to spam 1!
Hope he has a good safe game! And sometimes those job losses happen for a reason. There may be a better fit for him waiting out there.
mommadozer my DD must be in a growth spurt too. She was insatiable yesterday. When she finished nursing and burping, she immediately wanted to eat again. All afternoon and half the night. Had to try to distract her and only nurse every hour or else it felt like there was nothing for her to eat.
Pity party for one here. I am visiting my parents and there has been a parade of people through the house. So tons of hands to hold DD and yet I feel like I have to bargain someone to let me take a shower and forget a nap. Add in that H isn't here to help with MOTN feedings and I am tired.
Now everyone has left me alone whole I am feeding her. Oh well I guess.
So total noob question. WTF is the piece for in bottles that is flat and round and looks like it just blocks the milk?
Is it a flat disc or an open ring? If it's a flat disc I think it's a piece you can put inside the part that holds the nipple (but you put it in without the nipple) to store bottles in the fridge without putting a nipple on. You can also put it on so you can mix formula without worrying about putting your finger over the nipple. My mom was surprised that the bottles I have didn't come with a 'cap' like the discs for mixing formula and storage. (I feel like I've typed 'nipple' way too many times in this paragraph.)
If it's an open ring (some of my Avent bottles have this) it's part of whatever system they use to vent air I guess.
Post by cougarette on Mar 28, 2015 13:35:25 GMT -5
More bottle questions!
I've been using a wide neck dr brown's bottle and the vent piece kind of snaps in. I just got some regular size bottles and noticed that the vent piece sits precariously on top, is this right?
I also noticed they even though these are the newborn size nipples, when I turned it upside down water did come out. How important is it that no liquid come out for bf babies?
Post by cougarette on Mar 28, 2015 13:39:13 GMT -5
boxerrrmama85 Thinking good thoughts for your H. I agree that sometimes these things happen because something better is out there. Hopefully his next job includes all weekends off!
@nolagal I'm definitely not looking forward to that 2 month appt. I do have a few more weeks to mentally prepare, though.
Pity party for one here. I am visiting my parents and there has been a parade of people through the house. So tons of hands to hold DD and yet I feel like I have to bargain someone to let me take a shower and forget a nap. Add in that H isn't here to help with MOTN feedings and I am tired.
Now everyone has left me alone whole I am feeding her. Oh well I guess.
boo. Can you just hand her off and say I'll be in the shower?
Yeah I did. And then I ended up almost crying I was so tired that my mom took her (she has mobility issues currently so it's hard for her to do much) and I crashed
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