DD's new favorite thing is being sat up in our laps. She will cry almost immediately if you try to lay her down or move her. Of course I don't mind holding her, but sometimes I need to get stuff done! I'm thinking about getting the Fisher-Price Sit-Me-Up seat, which apparently is popular with the January 15 mommas. Hopefully DH is on board, lol.
This looks awesome!! Thank you for the link. I'm definitely buying it
DS met his great grandpa on my father's side today. Lunch was awkward as always since we really have nothing in common but the food was good. While we were sitting there LO got hungry and I NIP for the first time (besides in a target fitting room) A couple and their little girl were leaving and the mom stopped by our table looked at me and said "good job I breastfeed my daughter and I know it's nice to hear." It definitely made my day
dacora, Thanks for the links!! DS has some plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) from birth going on and now that he is getting better head and neck control this should really help us keep him off of his head which he is favouring the left side. I am so excited for this!
We just brought out the bouncy seat this weekend. DS now loves it and will hang out for a while in it. This is great for keeping him upright to help with his spitting up. I even brought him in the bathroom with me while I took a hot shower (poor guy has a stuffy nose. Stupid pollen) and he just sat there looking around the whole time. Then he napped in it for a few.
One month pedi appointment went great! Gabriel weighs 11lb 1oz! Birth weight was 7lb 6oz. I'm so proud of mr chubby cheeks Now he's snoozing in the ergo as I walk in the park while DH & friends play disc golf.
Hugs to all sleep deprived mamas, especially those returning to work!
DD's new favorite thing is being sat up in our laps. She will cry almost immediately if you try to lay her down or move her. Of course I don't mind holding her, but sometimes I need to get stuff done! I'm thinking about getting the Fisher-Price Sit-Me-Up seat, which apparently is popular with the January 15 mommas. Hopefully DH is on board, lol.
My DS is like this too, except if he is feeling pleasant he will be okay with the changing table. He hates the hand-me-down swing we got and the bouncer I bought. We are such minimalist that I don't want to keep buying stuff just for him to like it.
I feel like it's like a cat you keep buying toys for but all they want is a cardboard box. I just haven't found the baby equivalent of a cardboard box.
My ds LOVES his changing table. It reliably puts him in a good mood.
My DS is like this too, except if he is feeling pleasant he will be okay with the changing table. He hates the hand-me-down swing we got and the bouncer I bought. We are such minimalist that I don't want to keep buying stuff just for him to like it.
I feel like it's like a cat you keep buying toys for but all they want is a cardboard box. I just haven't found the baby equivalent of a cardboard box.
My ds LOVES his changing table. It reliably puts him in a good mood.
Question for 2tm. LO is starting to have more control over his hands and has started reaching more during changes...how do you keep their hands away while wiping them? He has almost gotten poopy hands a few times and I know it will get worse as he gets more control
Post by babycfeb2015 on Apr 7, 2015 17:32:26 GMT -5
Add me to the baby loving changing table group! We have a big blue fish mirror on the wall and he just sits there and coos at it forever! He would happily spend 30-45 minutes up there but mama gets bored
I just ordered a linen ring sling off etsy, because apparently I can't stop spending money on baby peripherals. I did run it by DH first, and he said it would be nice to have so his arms won't get sore when DD wants to be held forever.
Question for 2tm. LO is starting to have more control over his hands and has started reaching more during changes...how do you keep their hands away while wiping them? He has almost gotten poopy hands a few times and I know it will get worse as he gets more control
FTM here but my mom has repeatedly told me to keep a small toy handy something they can grab to distract them. My DS hasn't gotten grabby yet but I keep a toy in the diaper basket just in case
Question for 2tm. LO is starting to have more control over his hands and has started reaching more during changes...how do you keep their hands away while wiping them? He has almost gotten poopy hands a few times and I know it will get worse as he gets more control
No stm but can you entertain his hands by getting him to grasp a toy?
Post by hollydfromtn on Apr 7, 2015 20:20:03 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure DS is already teething and he's only 9wks 5days old. Is this even possible? He's been extra fussy, drooling constantly, and chewing on his hands and tongue. I also think I see a tooth starting to appear under his gums on the bottom. I'm not sure how I feel about breastfeeding with teeth.
I'm pretty sure DS is already teething and he's only 9wks 5days old. Is this even possible? He's been extra fussy, drooling constantly, and chewing on his hands and tongue. I also think I see a tooth starting to appear under his gums on the bottom. I'm not sure how I feel about breastfeeding with teeth.
Yes it's possible even if unlikely. Sorry if that's the case.
All of a sudden LO wants to nurse from 5pm to bedtime which is almost 8:30pm. What the heck. He's been going at it for the past 30 minutes. He's on my right side that barely produces and he's still swallowing. :/ didn't think there was that much in there.
DD is really mellow, getting over the baby acne and has cute, pudgy thighs so I feel bad complaining about this...
WHEN DO THEY SLEEP?!!! Had my postpartum obgyn appt today, and all seemed surprised she wasn't STTN. really? We're on 6 weeks of eating every 3-4 hrs (EBF). She will sometimes do 5 hr stretches, but they're 7pm-12a. I can't go to bed at 7pm. Heck, lately I can't even shut my brain off at midnight and yell at myself to sleep. I'm so exhausted I can't sleep.
I keep reminding myself we've already lived through this, it DOES get better, they grow up so quickly, probably my last pg... but OMG just give me one night of 6+ hrs of consecutive sleep before going back to work, please!
Our sleep schedule got jacked too- we went out of town. Must. Get. Back. On. Track. I think DS is going through a growth spurt. He's literally been nursing every hour and a half. I didn't even bother getting dressed today.
I have court in a week. Dipshit sperm donor to DD is taking me to court yet again, over child support. He wants it reduced from $220 a month to $113 a month. Really asshole? He works part-time. Him and his bitch wife got a dog this weekend. You can afford a dog, but not child support? Excellent. I have so much anxiety. Before he met his stupid bitch wife, he worked full time & paid $700 a month. He got with her, stopped working full time, had it reduced. How is it fair that in a matter of 2 years, I've had to pick up his slack, almost to the tune of $600 if he has his way?!?! How about you work more than part-time?
Night 2 of crib "training" and DD is asleep with very few tears. Hope she keeps this up!!
What do you do for crib training? DH had made a comment today about LO going into his crib next week because he makes a lot of noise at night (he'll be 9 weeks and currently sleeps in a bassinet or RnP in our room). I'm just not sure how to go about that, I guess just put him in the crib and see how it goes at first? Also I don't know if I'm ready, but I know it's got to happen sooner rather than later or else it'll be more difficult supposedly and I think I'd like to have him transitioned before I go back to work (at 12 weeks).
Night 2 of crib "training" and DD is asleep with very few tears. Hope she keeps this up!!
What do you do for crib training? DH had made a comment today about LO going into his crib next week because he makes a lot of noise at night (he'll be 9 weeks and currently sleeps in a bassinet or RnP in our room). I'm just not sure how to go about that, I guess just put him in the crib and see how it goes at first? Also I don't know if I'm ready, but I know it's got to happen sooner rather than later or else it'll be more difficult supposedly and I think I'd like to have him transitioned before I go back to work (at 12 weeks).
We did 2 weeks of the rock and play in the nursery first. That went well after the first night or so.
Then we just put her down in the crib. Night 1 was a lot of tears and took 2 hours. Once I got a tight swaddle, she finally fell asleep. Last night I got the tight swaddle right away and she was pretty much right out. I'm thinking tight swaddle might be key for us!
I think it mostly just takes patience and trying different things. I'm not suggesting CIO necessarily but you can't let the tears get to you. Her room is like 10 steps from mine so the first night I had one foot on the floor waiting to get up when she cried to go back to comfort her. It was tiring but last night, I didn't even need to do that!
I think it mostly just takes patience and trying different things. I'm not suggesting CIO necessarily but you can't let the tears get to you. Her room is like 10 steps from mine so the first night I had one foot on the floor waiting to get up when she cried to go back to comfort her. It was tiring but last night, I didn't even need to do that!
Thanks for the info! I told DH this am that I think we go to get him too quickly and need to let him make his noises. This last night he slept longer cause I didn't jump up as quickly, he put himself back to sleep so maybe once he's in his own room that will continue :-)
I'm pretty sure DS is already teething and he's only 9wks 5days old. Is this even possible? He's been extra fussy, drooling constantly, and chewing on his hands and tongue. I also think I see a tooth starting to appear under his gums on the bottom. I'm not sure how I feel about breastfeeding with teeth.
DD had this too. However, the teeth didn't break through for a while... I BF for almost 18 months. There were teeth, however, I never got bitten or raked by her teeth. I know someone who had a baby born with a tooth.
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