Wednesday SPAM!!!

[anchovies]

Went to buy buy baby today to exchange something and pick up a few items. We bought a car seat base for MIL for Mother's Day and wanted to get her a frame stroller but I was informed britax is not compatible with pretty much any stroller under $300?!

Anyone have a Britax infant seat and an inexpensive stroller?

[hollydfromtn]

Thanks for all of the input on phones yesterday. DH is picking up my new galaxy s4 when he gets off work today. I can't wait to play around with it and see what all it can do.

[ace226]

Woo! Got some sleep last night. The transition to pack and play was much less painful than anticipated:)
This morning, however... Can a one month old be teething? He's drooling, spitting up more, and is a total crabby pants.

[junebugjam]

Apr 15, 2015 13:27:08 GMT -5 lotsofdotts said:

I'm calling around to schedule tours of day care centers so that we can secure a place for August when school starts back. Holy shit, Batman! I totally forgot that day care is freaking expensive! The good ones are between $1100-1400 a month. Is my area just expensive or is this spot on for child care? I may have to eat Ramen noodles all year to afford this.

I just started thinking about this too. We're going to an open house one day next week and I have to call 2 other places for tours. We're lucky that my MIL is retired and going to watch him, so he'll only be going to daycare 2 days a week. I'm hoping that keeps the cost down enough because I did not budget appropriately for child care lol.

[mishka29]

Apr 15, 2015 14:21:48 GMT -5 ace226 said:

Woo! Got some sleep last night. The transition to pack and play was much less painful than anticipated:)
This morning, however... Can a one month old be teething? He's drooling, spitting up more, and is a total crabby pants.

I was wondering the same thing the other day. I did a little reading and discovered that it's usually the saliva glads starting to work. I hope this is the case bc we are at the tail end of 2 year molars so I deserve a teething break!  

[GeekBeagle]

Apr 15, 2015 13:29:25 GMT -5 missys said:

Apr 15, 2015 13:27:08 GMT -5 lotsofdotts said:

I'm calling around to schedule tours of day care centers so that we can secure a place for August when school starts back. Holy shit, Batman! I totally forgot that day care is freaking expensive! The good ones are between $1100-1400 a month. Is my area just expensive or is this spot on for child care? I may have to eat Ramen noodles all year to afford this.

That sounds right for my area unfortunately

Yep, that's the going rate here, too. Thankfully the place we liked best was also the cheapest at $1000/mo.

Most daycares do get cheaper as the child gets older if that makes you feel any better.

[aggiebug]

anchovies I have a britax and found the exact same thing to be true unfortunately.

I baby West mostly and use our Bob jogger for exercise. It's only a few months until you can use an umbrella stroller so I am just waiting it out

@nolagal did she have a uti?

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Ds gained another 1 1/2 lb and at 6 wks is 12 lb 12 oz!!!

[misshart00]

I am so done with this month.

On the way to DS's doctors appointment, I got a call from H. He shredded a tire going 70 and almost hit the baracade on the highway. And he had to get to work because CBS Sunday morning was going to be there.

[lilyelayne]

Apr 15, 2015 16:00:29 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

I am so done with this month.

On the way to DS's doctors appointment, I got a call from H. He shredded a tire going 70 and almost hit the baracade on the highway. And he had to get to work because CBS Sunday morning was going to be there.

Oh my gosh. So glad your H is okay!! (And that you got your phone situation sorted so he could call you!)

[lilyelayne]

Does anyone's LO sleep through diaper change? If so have they always done it or was it after a certain age? I try and arrange diaper changes around sleep but sometimes MOTN waking up I feed him first so he won't get worked up & yelling, then have a dirty diaper to deal with after he's dozed off nursing. When he took both sides I'd change in between but he's just been wanting one.

[dacora]

Apr 15, 2015 16:32:50 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Does anyone's LO sleep through diaper change? If so have they always done it or was it after a certain age? I try and arrange diaper changes around sleep but sometimes MOTN waking up I feed him first so he won't get worked up & yelling, then have a dirty diaper to deal with after he's dozed off nursing. When he took both sides I'd change in between but he's just been wanting one.

Can you not wait to change the diaper until you're up for the day? DD sleeps through the night so she doesn't get changed until the morning. Obviously if it's poopy you have to change it, in which case I have no advice...

[osumegs]

Apr 15, 2015 16:32:50 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Does anyone's LO sleep through diaper change? If so have they always done it or was it after a certain age? I try and arrange diaper changes around sleep but sometimes MOTN waking up I feed him first so he won't get worked up & yelling, then have a dirty diaper to deal with after he's dozed off nursing. When he took both sides I'd change in between but he's just been wanting one.

No, but I also let her sleep if it's just wet and not bothering her. Poopy is a whole different story, and that she wakes up during. we tried not turning on lights for changes when we were doing MOTN changes, and that helped keep her relatively drowsy

[aggiebug]

@nolagal I hope the cream helps. Poor girl neither of those are fun.

[lilyelayne]

dacora osumegs I leave wet diapers MOTN but poopy I have to change. I have just a little light to change diapers, instead of the big light. Just curious if any baby sleeps through that!

[cougarette]

Apr 15, 2015 18:53:02 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

dacora osumegs I leave wet diapers MOTN but poopy I have to change. I have just a little light to change diapers, instead of the big light. Just curious if any baby sleeps through that!

Mine sure doesn't!

[maryxc1]

Does anybody know the purpose of the little slit in the back of swaddle sacks? Last time I checked, LO did not have a tail that needed to go through it. ?

[dacora]

Apr 15, 2015 19:34:22 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Does anybody know the purpose of the little slit in the back of swaddle sacks? Last time I checked, LO did not have a tail that needed to go through it. ?

I assumed it was to check their diaper without taking off the sack.

[lilyelayne]

Apr 15, 2015 19:35:22 GMT -5 dacora said:

Apr 15, 2015 19:34:22 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Does anybody know the purpose of the little slit in the back of swaddle sacks? Last time I checked, LO did not have a tail that needed to go through it. ?

I assumed it was to check their diaper without taking off the sack.

I also assumed that. Then I was reading the description on Amazon and it implies that you should be able to take the baby's legs out without unswaddling to change the diaper - which is totally crazy impossible.

[misshart00]

Apr 15, 2015 19:34:22 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Does anybody know the purpose of the little slit in the back of swaddle sacks? Last time I checked, LO did not have a tail that needed to go through it. ?

Thank you for asking this!! I have two kids and I've never been able to figure it out. I even read the entire insert that came with them.

And i don't buy that it's for changing them. That thing is like two inches wide.

I could maybe see checking their diaper, but a lot of babies sleep in sleepers.

[mands1125]

Apr 15, 2015 19:45:57 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Apr 15, 2015 19:35:22 GMT -5 dacora said:

I assumed it was to check their diaper without taking off the sack.

I also assumed that. Then I was reading the description on Amazon and it implies that you should be able to take the baby's legs out without unswaddling to change the diaper - which is totally crazy impossible.

Which brand is this?

[misshart00]

Apr 15, 2015 19:48:01 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Apr 15, 2015 19:45:57 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I also assumed that. Then I was reading the description on Amazon and it implies that you should be able to take the baby's legs out without unswaddling to change the diaper - which is totally crazy impossible.

Which brand is this?

Summer I assume. That's what I have.

[lilyelayne]

Apr 15, 2015 19:48:01 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Apr 15, 2015 19:45:57 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I also assumed that. Then I was reading the description on Amazon and it implies that you should be able to take the baby's legs out without unswaddling to change the diaper - which is totally crazy impossible.

Which brand is this?

Summer Infant SwaddleMe "leg pouch opens for easy diaper changes"
I even tried thinking maybe it would magically stretch. Not even a little.

[osumegs]

lilyelayne not a chance here either on sleeping through changes!

[anchovies]

Thank you for the confirmation aggiebug I guess I'll have to think of something else to get her and just swap my stroller back and forth for now.

[lilyelayne]

Apr 15, 2015 21:04:04 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Apr 15, 2015 19:50:58 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Summer Infant SwaddleMe "leg pouch opens for easy diaper changes"
I even tried thinking maybe it would magically stretch. Not even a little.

Where does it say that? No way can you change a diaper through there!

[abb1701]

DS refuses to sleep. I've been trying to put him down for an hour now this momma really needs some shut eye

[mishka29]

On the swaddle hole...I thought it was a vent hole. It gets hot in that thing.

What about so the farts can escape?

[kartish]

I've read that it is for using a swaddlers in a car seat, the slit is for the belt piece that goes on between their legs.

[misshart00]

Apr 15, 2015 23:07:45 GMT -5 kartish said:

I've read that it is for using a swaddlers in a car seat, the slit is for the belt piece that goes on between their legs.

But then how would you actually buckle if.