Wednesday Spam-o-rama

[mels823]

It's past 8 AM! Where is the spam at everyone??

[mels823]

Last day of maternity leave. So incredibly bummed out. I always thought I'd be dying to go back to work after 12 weeks at home with a baby, but it's the total opposite.

[aggiebug]

Apr 8, 2015 7:15:00 GMT -5 mels823 said:

Last day of maternity leave. So incredibly bummed out. I always thought I'd be dying to go back to work after 12 weeks at home with a baby, but it's the total opposite.

Hugs it will get better. I hope you can do something special to enjoy this last day.

[jensoprano82]

Apr 8, 2015 7:15:00 GMT -5 mels823 said:

Last day of maternity leave. So incredibly bummed out. I always thought I'd be dying to go back to work after 12 weeks at home with a baby, but it's the total opposite.

So sorry, good luck going back!

[mands1125]

Good morning! Good luck today mels823

[aggiebug]

I am in a foul mood this morning for no good reason. Ugh.

modernfairytale8709 how is LO doing? I was just thinking last night that I hadn't seen you around the forums for a while and wondering how he was.

[lilyelayne]

mels823 hope you spend all today snuggling your LO!

It's my grandma's birthday! My aunt and some cousins came into town. I should stay home this morning and do chores but I'm thinking of going over there to hang out instead. FX cousin's super huge Doberman puppy isn't too interested in my baby. He's a great dog but lots of puppy energy and big even for a Dobie.

[jensoprano82]

I'm just having me all sorts of drama this week. We were in target last night w DS in an Ergo and he spit up chunks of what we think was blood all over himself and me. (We've had GI issues from day one). We panicked and raced to our pediatric group's after hours clinic, paid a $70 copay, and waited over an hour to have a doctor breeze through and say "yup that's blood all right. Hmm he seems to have a heart murmur too. You should go see your regular doctor tomorrow. I'm calling this a milk allergy". And that's it. Ummmm cue the sleepless overnight panic.

[jensoprano82]

@nolagal - I sadly never got that far in the breastfeeding game but that sounds SOO painful! I'm sorry to hear it

[misshart00]

Second night in a row that DS has STTN. Unfortunately, DD is having a lot of trouble sleeping. She went down an hour later than normal and woke up twice just screaming.

[toadandbuggie]

jensoprano82, That's awful!! Hugs, hope you get it figured out soon! Hate when doctors are so casual.

LO is sleeping peacefully now. Why I am not sleeping, you ask? My dog, who can usually wait a while before asking to go outside, decided particularly this morning when LO was finally sleeping at 7 to go out at 8. So now I'm up for the day. Oh well, I don't feel terrible, but I could feel better. LO is still up every hour or so to fuss.

Looking up wedding invitations online. Any suggestions?

[mamabisme]

Apr 8, 2015 7:30:15 GMT -5 jensoprano82 said:

I'm just having me all sorts of drama this week. We were in target last night w DS in an Ergo and he spit up chunks of what we think was blood all over himself and me. (We've had GI issues from day one). We panicked and raced to our pediatric group's after hours clinic, paid a $70 copay, and waited over an hour to have a doctor breeze through and say "yup that's blood all right. Hmm he seems to have a heart murmur too. You should go see your regular doctor tomorrow. I'm calling this a milk allergy". And that's it. Ummmm cue the sleepless overnight panic.

How scary, for you! I would've panicked too if I saw blood. I hope you are able to get in to your regular pedi today and start working on a solution.

[modernfairytale8709]

aggiebug
DD is doing better. The ulcer on her bottom is healing, but it will still be another month or so until she has no discomfort from wiping. I feel awful when I have to change her.
The propranolol is like a miracle medicine for reducing her hemangioma. I can see progress weekly, and by the time she's a year old, the dermatologist thinks it should be completely resolved.
We're **still** camping out at my parent's house, because DH is still battling his anxiety issues, and offering almost no help with DD. It's frustrating but necessary. My sibs are super excited to have their only niece living with them, though, and my dad is amazing with her.
We're putting in an offer on a house 3 minutes from their farm, and 5 miles from my job. Moving this soon after LO was born certainly wasn't in the cards, but it's become necessary to move closer to the support system. I really hope the pieces continue to fall into place, because it seems too good to be true right now.
Hopefully I'll be able to hang out a bit more. It's pretty hectic here at my parents, but springtime on the farm is a fun place to be. We've got 2 calves on the ground, and 4 more due any moment

[mels823]

jensoprano82, omg!! How scary!! I hope you get some answers from your doctor today. Please keep us posted, that must be so upsetting

[mamabisme]

DS is not making life easy. We're on day 3 of growth spurt induced grumpiness. When he gets on a spurt all he wants to do is comfort nurse constantly. Fine, except he doesn't really want to eat all the time. So he latches on, nurses for 5 minutes, falls asleep and then wakes up screaming the moment the nipple is removed from his mouth...and repeat (over and over). All of this leads to him eating a lot of foremilk which in turn leads to a lot of gas and green poops, which does not help his attitude. It's a vicious cycle. He did the same exact thing during his 3-week spurt. After a few days everything just returned to normal. For everyone's sake, I hope we are nearing the end of this one.

[michelle142]

mels823 enjoy your last day! I know it's hard to go back *hugs*

[flyster]

jensoprano82, Oh no! i hope all ends up being well!

[michelle142]

jensoprano82 how scary!! I've heard of blood in the stool before with milk allergies, but never in spit up. Are you going to your regular pedi today?

[flyster]

LO slept from about 9:30 till almost 7 this morning, only getting up around 2:30! It was amazing. He's been getting up at 5 or 6 most days, and then I try to get him back to sleep for what usually is just an hour. This was a huge step up in me not being super tired!

[michelle142]

I posted this in the milk thread, but I don't think anyone saw it...

If you use a bottle warmer, which one is it?

We use avent classic bottles (the wider ones).

[aggiebug]

Apr 8, 2015 8:15:47 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

I posted this in the milk thread, but I don't think anyone saw it...

If you use a bottle warmer, which one is it?

We use avent classic bottles (the wider ones).

Munchkin brand from Target.

[michelle142]

Dd hasn't pooped in 3 days.
Her poops are big normally, so I'm a little afraid of the explosion that's sure to come.

[dramacat]

Well, my good sleeper went mia last night and woke up every two hours. Ugh. He didn't even want to eat every time, he just woke up screaming and passed out 3 minutes after I picked him up. Hopefully this growth spurt passes and there is no repeat performance tonight.

[lilyelayne]

jensoprano82 that's scary! Hope you get to see your pedi ASAP.

@nolagal hope that clog clears soon and yay for no longer being alone with the kids!

modernfairytale8709 glad to hear your LO is doing better! Hope you get the house you're wanting and that the change is good for your family, especially your husband.

[misshart00]

Apr 8, 2015 8:05:27 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Apr 8, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Second night in a row that DS has STTN. Unfortunately, DD is having a lot of trouble sleeping. She went down an hour later than normal and woke up twice just screaming.

we had this going on right before the baby was born and s few times in her first couple weeks. It sucks. My toddler didn't fall asleep until almost 10pm and woke up at 6:15. That isn't enough sleep!

I think it's a combination of all the changes, missing daddy (he's working a lot), and teething her canines and molars. Poor girl.

[cginge]

2 month shots today, eek. My sweet baby was so cranky last night. At one point DH asked when LO was going to fall asleep. Ummm, yeah, I wish I had the magical power of knowing that...

[lilyelayne]

My woven wrap came in! I knew it would be long but it is SO LONG. I've been trying it out with some of DS's stuffed animals before I put him in it.

[misshart00]

The joys of having two. DD just grabbed DS's penis.

[greenpony33]

Apr 8, 2015 7:30:15 GMT -5 jensoprano82 said:

I'm just having me all sorts of drama this week. We were in target last night w DS in an Ergo and he spit up chunks of what we think was blood all over himself and me. (We've had GI issues from day one). We panicked and raced to our pediatric group's after hours clinic, paid a $70 copay, and waited over an hour to have a doctor breeze through and say "yup that's blood all right. Hmm he seems to have a heart murmur too. You should go see your regular doctor tomorrow. I'm calling this a milk allergy". And that's it. Ummmm cue the sleepless overnight panic.

How scary! Hopefully you get some answers today!

[michelle142]

Apr 8, 2015 9:32:26 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

The joys of having two. DD just grabbed DS's penis.

Lol I was giving dd a bath and DS (3) wanders into the bathroom, he looks at dd then says "mom! Where's her penis?!?"