Monday Spam time!

[lilyelayne]

Apr 20, 2015 11:10:23 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

Apr 20, 2015 11:07:08 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Eek. It should be all washable at least!

My instinct is to drag it out to the end of the driveway and buy another one. This is a new experience for me hahaha.

That happened to me! I stripped everything and into the washing machine, including the harness straps. Then lysol'd the plastic swing shell.

[lilyelayne]

Apr 20, 2015 9:42:37 GMT -5 kerrigrooves said:

Im sad today - I hate mondays knowing I have LO and DD (2.5 yrs) all alone for another week. Its gets lonely and tough but I think Im just tired from allergies.

Sorry; Mondays are tough. Can you maybe plan something fun for Wednesday's so your week is broken up? Even if that's just library day or go out for lunch (or frozen yogurt or a gas station icee)?

[mrszee]

Apr 20, 2015 11:27:04 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Apr 20, 2015 9:19:23 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Did anyone get anything from the Lilly for Target collection that was released yesterday? I think it all sold out quickly.

No I'm mad. I wanted a kimono cover up and one pair of palazzo pants. Oh well.

No, MIL and I went to target around noon and it was basically cleared out. 

I go go back to work full time in 4 weeks too and just the thought of it makes me want to cry - honestly I didn't think I would have such a hard time with it but I think working part time from home these past few weeks has kind of spoiled me since I can be with dd and get some work done.  

[mands1125]

I go back on May 7th. Ugh! I have like no clothes to wear. Ugh again. We meet with daycare on Wednesday to discuss all the things.

We went to look at our top choice houses again on Saturday. Our realtor got a call that we had a good chance at a brand new home which we love the most. If we get the house, it won't be ready until winter. We decided to try to sell our condo now and will live with his parents in transition if needed. That sounds like a nightmare but we will save a ton of money so I will grin and bare it.

[maryxc1]

Apr 20, 2015 6:09:03 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Good luck dramacat ! I go back soon too

My spam: it's raining but DD slept 8+ hours last night. Yay! I'm pumping now (just fed one side) and she is sleeping again. I heard her poop though so sadly, I need to disturb her and change her. Boo. Hope she go back to sleep.

I never wake up my children to change them. Maybe I would if they were prone to diaper rash, but luckily we haven't really had that problem. A sleeping baby is too good of a thing!

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

work is crazy today and i have a wake to go to later and it's raining. crap day.

[mands1125]

Apr 20, 2015 11:50:01 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Apr 20, 2015 6:09:03 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Good luck dramacat ! I go back soon too

My spam: it's raining but DD slept 8+ hours last night. Yay! I'm pumping now (just fed one side) and she is sleeping again. I heard her poop though so sadly, I need to disturb her and change her. Boo. Hope she go back to sleep.

I never wake up my children to change them. Maybe I would if they were prone to diaper rash, but luckily we haven't really had that problem. A sleeping baby is too good of a thing!

I ended up doing a sniff test, smelled no poop, then left her slept. Lol.

[anchovies]

Apr 20, 2015 9:53:13 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Apr 20, 2015 9:12:43 GMT -5 lotsofdotts said:

I have exactly 4 weeks until I go back to work. Where did the time go?

I don't know. I realized last week that if I'd had to take my company's standard maternity leave I would've already been back at work. Thank goodness I was in a position to negotiate something better.

Same here. Thank goodness DH and I work for the same healthcare system. He was able to donate me 120 hours of PTO to help cover my loa. The U.S. Needs to get better maternity leave mandated.

[mels823]

Apr 20, 2015 6:01:43 GMT -5 dramacat said:

First day back at work. Here is to a day with few tears.

The first day is rough Know that you are not alone! It'll make you appreciate your snuggles with LO even more when you get home tonight!

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Apr 20, 2015 11:54:14 GMT -5 anchovies said:

Apr 20, 2015 9:53:13 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I don't know. I realized last week that if I'd had to take my company's standard maternity leave I would've already been back at work. Thank goodness I was in a position to negotiate something better.

Same here. Thank goodness DH and I work for the same healthcare system. He was able to donate me 120 hours of PTO to help cover my loa. The U.S. Needs to get better maternity leave mandated.

this is super cool

[miniwheat]

Apr 20, 2015 11:54:14 GMT -5 anchovies said:

Same here. Thank goodness DH and I work for the same healthcare system. He was able to donate me 120 hours of PTO to help cover my loa. The U.S. Needs to get better maternity leave mandated.

You said it. I am a Canadian mom, so I stay home with baby for a year. And even that seems like not enough time! It blows my mind that you ladies have to go back so soon. I hope that eventually changes are made. Soon.

That being said I think you guys are super moms. Juggling work and home life with a new baby must be tough and I think you are awesome.

[anchovies]

Apr 20, 2015 12:15:08 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

Apr 20, 2015 11:54:14 GMT -5 anchovies said:

Same here. Thank goodness DH and I work for the same healthcare system. He was able to donate me 120 hours of PTO to help cover my loa. The U.S. Needs to get better maternity leave mandated.

You said it. I am a Canadian mom, so I stay home with baby for a year. And even that seems like not enough time! It blows my mind that you ladies have to go back so soon. I hope that eventually changes are made. Soon.

That being said I think you guys are super moms. Juggling work and home life with a new baby must be tough and I think you are awesome.

That's awesome you get a year! I had no idea our northern neighbors had a significantly better leave.

As for working mom status, guess we will see how I fare in a few weeks :/

Stay at homemoms deserve some serious credit too. This stuff is a lot of work! I'm exhausted and I haven't figured out how to do more than 1 outside of the house activity a day.

[modernfairytale8709]

Thanks ladies,aggiebug kerrigrooves
It's nice to have my thoughts confirmed. I also discussed it with my grandma, because she will be LOs primary caregiver while I'm at work,and she also confirmed that it was completely normal.
@holachica did you talk to your LOs pedi about it? Or just give it on your own. I do tend to be more independent about stuff, rather then running to the pedi for every tiny complaint, but I catch flack for it from my parents. Also, what brand are you using?

[modernfairytale8709]

dramacat

Hope your first day back is going well. You rock, momma!

[amy2383]

You know you are obsessed with lactating when you drive all the way to trader joes just to get alkaline water that is supposed to help increase supply

[wimcgrath]

modernfairytale8709 DD is also on probiotic drops- recommended by the pedi at around 3-4 weeks because she is an "excessively gassy baby" haha. We use the Gerber Soothe probiotics, but they're not cheap!

[greenpony33]

Apr 20, 2015 11:45:20 GMT -5:

I go back on May 7th. Ugh! I have like no clothes to wear. Ugh again. We meet with daycare on Wednesday to discuss all the things.

We went to look at our top choice houses again on Saturday. Our realtor got a call that we had a good chance at a brand new home which we love the most. If we get the house, it won't be ready until winter. We decided to try to sell our condo now and will live with his parents in transition if needed. That sounds like a nightmare but we will save a ton of money so I will grin and bare it.

I also go back May 7th, I wear scrubs to work, I should probably try them on to make sure I have some that fit. DS Goes to daycare tomorrow for a half a day to see how it goes, keeping fingers crossed for him and me. Good luck with the house, I think having a brand new house where you get to pick everything out would be awesome!

[GeekBeagle]

I just learned today that some dear friends' four-year-old son was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Over the next few years he will lose the ability to speak, feed himself and walk, and will likely die by the time he reaches his mid-teens. There is currently no cure, but they are hoping to get into a clinical trial starting this year. My heart is absolutely breaking for them and they've been on my mind all day. So if you have some extra prayers, send some their way. They are the sweetest family.

[greenpony33]

dramacat hopefully your first day back went as best as can be expected!

[greenpony33]

So before the DS was born we made some freezer crockpot meals. We've been trying to eat them (I keep forgetting to get them out the night before so they're not frozen), but our crock pot cooks super hot or apparently all the ones with pork in them cook super fast. I'm bummed because this is the second one that says it should take 4 to 6 hours on a low setting to cook, and the meat is completely dried out after maybe hour two, and I even tried to adjust the temp and time today to account for the fast cooking that happened last time. Maybe I need to find a new crock pot or different recipes.

Add us to the list of rainy day people, couldn't take a walk today, feeling a little cooped up with the LO, we probably could have gone to the store, but then that would just mean spending more money that we really don't have right now since I'm not back to work and my STD stop last week, which means I will not be getting a paycheck again until the middle of May. I know it's worth it, and we have savings, but we're going to have to pinch pennies until then (which I can't seem to get across to DH who wants to build a fire pit and re-stain the back deck right now, I told him he needs to wait a month, he wasn't happy about that).

[lilyelayne]

GeekBeagle how tragic. I'll keep them in my prayers.

[mands1125]

My kid is different today. She is not eating every 2 hours, screaming her head off, and is actually napping during the day in her Pack n Play too. She doesn't seen sick or anything. Hmm hope she is okay. I mean I'm not complaining about a quiet baby. I've been trying the EASY method today. Maybe I should have tried this sooner. Lol

[babycfeb2015]

We had the worst poop explosion ever this morning and Ive gotten spit up on at every feeding and he peed all over himself and the changing pad at diaper change. Happy Monday. Send wine

[junebugjam]

My baby hasn't pooped since 2 am. This is normal, right? He usually poops a few times a day and has never gone this long so I'm freaking out of course. He's 9 weeks.

[osumegs]

junebugjam our lo cut back to every 2-3 days suddenly around 7 weeks. The doctor said up to 6-7 days on ebf babies is ok at this point, but to call if concerned otherwise. My nephew had a sudden drop off as well. We're at every 24 to 72 hours now.

[osumegs]

GeekBeagle I'll keep their family in my prayers. how awful for them

[dramacat]

First day at work was a success. My co-workers pitched in to move my old cubicle to my new cube so I didn't have to deal with that, we went out to lunch to a favorite restaurant and my new supervisor has an easy week planned for me to ease me into the new job. I only teared up at lunch time when I textured for updates for LO.
He did great at daycare and they were thrilled with him. He apparently coo'ed and smiled all day, and slept a ton. I almost feel like he behaved better there than he does for us. He is now sleeping and I'm off to bed. Thanks for all the well wishes ladies! It really helped to know you were thinking about me and pulling for the day to go well.