Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 5, 2015 0:41:28 GMT -5
I am up and can't breathe through my nose. Fevers suck. Colds suck. Being sick with a LO is so hard. He was so fussy all night and he was occasionally yelling for me. DH laid him on my lap and he was instantly happy and fell asleep. I wonder if babies know when you are not feeling well. Isaac is 6 months old and where has the time gone?!? I hope I feel well enough to do his pics. Happy Cinco De Mayo! Enjoy a taco for me.
Sorry you're sick songbirdsinging55. We had the same here this weekend between H, me, and the LO. H and I were trying to avoid passing on to LO, so whoever was feeling better at the time managed her. Healing vibes coming your way.
LO is still eating like crap, but seemed to be able to get some nap in the evening hours tonight. Causing her to be up now. Can't. Win.
Post by wildflower810 on May 5, 2015 6:54:58 GMT -5
songbirdsinging55, as I am hacking up a lung and burning through tissues like no tomorrow, you have my sympathies!
M didn't nap well yesterday and so he went to bed a lot earlier than usual. He was in bed, asleep, for three full hours before I went to bed. Want to guess how much of that time H spent interacting with me? 30 seconds. He was on his computer for the entire. freaking. time.
Not cool.
He told me at first that he was playing with his little brother, which I tolerate more because well, brother time, right? But I KNOW that little brother was not play for 3 hours. Neither FIL nor MIL wouldn't have allowed that (BIL is middle school age). At some point brother's computer time would be up, but H kept playing.
Get well songbirdsinging55 and wildflower810! I feel well for the first time in a long time but I know caring for a baby when you can barely breathe is hard!
wildflower810 From which bridge will you be throwing the computer games, because I'll be meeting you there with the iPad. I think they also have rehab for this sort of thing...
Today I'm just tired but I have a full schedule, so my dreams of taking a nap are dashed! Maybe I'll wish for a margarita or sangria instead. Fx fx fx~~~
Our daycare lady resorted to feeding LO the last ounce of one of her bottles by spoon yesterday. I have no idea what's up with this kid. Daycare lady expressed her concerns that LO isn't getting enough.
For yesterday, she took 3.5 oz EBM around 8am then 5 oz at 11am, 4 oz at 2pm, and 5 oz at 5pm. Between getting home around 7pm and midnight, she ate another 10 oz combined. So not bad, but she drags out how long it takes her to eat.
Post by singingmama10 on May 5, 2015 9:03:55 GMT -5
songbirdsinging55, Ugh! not much worse than being sick... I hope you start to feel better! gldnbearz, Hopefully your little one will start eating better!!! wildflower810, Men and their hobbies. I've noticed, at least with the people in my life, my female friends have hobbies, but they don't take over their life. All of their husbands' hobbies, on the other hand, eat up SO much time (my H included). What's with guys and their obsessive hobbies!
Ok so I have a question. So I have taught music for 8 years now but am now a SAHM. Tonight is our fine arts festival and I am definitely going. I was planning on taking L. Is this a bad idea? We've been really working on getting him to go to sleep on his own and in the last week or so it's been going really well. The festival starts right at his bedtime. Should I not bring him and just leave him home with H? I know that my teacher friends would love to see him and the students that I have worked with for the last couple of years would also love to see him. I am so torn about what to do.
singingmama10 Oohh, that's a hard one. Personally, if LO was really into the sleeping schedule, I might not take him for fear of messing up the routine. Although he might surprise you and sleep right through it. I'm a bit of a recluse, so much for my $0.02.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 5, 2015 9:35:18 GMT -5
wildflower810- Hope you feel better soon and I would be livid about the games. @jjh119- I did that the other day zengal- I say all the margaritas! gldnbearz-I am sorry you are dealing with all of this. Is it just the bottles that she is having trouble with? singingmama10-How long has he been on his new sleeping schedule? We have had a few nights where we were out late but he was so sleepy that he passed out as soon as we got him in his carseat.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 5, 2015 9:37:40 GMT -5
I feel like a bad mexican for not being able to celebrate with my family like every year. I guess I could make taco soup? I had these silly plans for Isaac's monthly pics involving a mustache and maracas. Lol but I have no energy. I have no idea how I will make it through my half day.
Post by littleapplemom on May 5, 2015 9:38:05 GMT -5
singingmama10, I would bring him. We're bringing LO to his brother's spring concert (he's in chorus) and it's the same deal. We brought him to his winter one too, he loved the music! My thought is there are going to be days/nights where you just can't keep the schedule. Parties, weddings, date nights come up. You need to live a little too. LO will adjust. He even might sleep right through if he's that into his schedule.
wildflower810, zengal, I feel your pain, I think we've dicussed before. DH would have his iphone implanted into his hand if possible and if I find the ipad in the bathroom one more time I told him I'd throw it in the street to get run over. Check this out, my coworker just went to a seminar where she spoke. I want the book. catherinesteineradair.com/
Still no word from DH's last interview. This thursday will be three weeks. He did hear about the second position, they are interviewing next week. Took so long because they were deciding if the position was staying here or moving to another state. Hope something happends soon.....my commute is a nightmare and I think it's going to cause me to lose my mind. It took me 3.5 hours to get home on Friday and set a really bad tone for a busy weekend. I'm uptight and upset all the time, I came home that night and had a breakdown. I get no time with my kids anymore. By the time I get home it's dinner, bed, then DH and I pass out on the couches attempting to watch tv if he's not on the stupid ipad. Even our weekends are filled up with errands. I'm thankful that my parents are available to watch LO for us and that DH's current position allows him to get them at 5 and be with them for the two hours I'm trecking home...but I want some time too!!! UGh-vent over.
Post by singingmama10 on May 5, 2015 9:48:00 GMT -5
littleapplemom, 3.5 hour commute!!!!!! Hopefully you'll find out soon about your H's job. That is crazy!!!
I'm leaning towards taking him. On the 25th my H and I went out on a date and my MIL stayed home with him and just rocked him to sleep. He did ok with the routine after that. We'll see how the rest of the day goes. If he has a good day I might do it.... I don't know... we'll see I guess.
Man gldnbearz! Sorry it takes so long. Your baby might be a diva But it does sound like she is eating enough. Don't they say around 20-30oz per day?
singingmama10 I say go with your gut on this one. If you feel strongly about showing him off, you won't break him by disrupting routine for one night, but if you are really trying to establish the bedtime then you can maybe stop by the school sometime soon. I think you're good either way.
songbirdsinging55 You have GOT to find the energy to get those pictures done- they sound hilarious!
littleapplemom I'm getting that book! And Hugs on the awful commute. Capital H.
Post by wildflower810 on May 5, 2015 11:02:58 GMT -5
What is it with husbands and their technology? You married us, not your screen. Gah!
littleapplemom, hang in there! When H was interviewing for his current position it took them a month between the first interview and scheduling the second interview. He got the job on the spot, but I feel your pain. Waiting is killer.
singingmama10, no help here! I don't know what I'd do either.
littleapplemom, oh man, I hope your H hears from the job soon.
singingmama10, if he gets really fussy about his bedtime, I would leave him home. If he can be rocked to sleep without a big to do, then I'd say take him!
gldnbearz, sounds like she gets in a good amount of food in, just likes to take her time? and/or have some snacks and meals. Sounds frustrating, definitely.
So this solids thing. He sometimes gets a puree during the day(a veggie or a fruit until we get a bit of variety and then I'll start doing chunks). Most of the time, only once before bedtime he will have it or oatmeal or whatever. That's okay for a while right? Like, until he's one. A few bites here/there for fun, taste new things, etc. Or like by 10-11 months old should he really start to be eating more? IT's SO MESSY. lol. I've been stripping him down to just a diaper and that seems to help with the cleanup.
Post by wildflower810 on May 5, 2015 11:30:51 GMT -5
jjh1119, solids aren't supposed to start replacing milk, calorie wise, until a baby is one year old. So let him play and do whatever now. No pressure!
H just texted me and apologized for being a jerk the last few days. Hopefully we'll be able to hang out a bit tonight. He's a good guy, he's just still new at this dad-and-husband thing.
wildflower810, Okay, good. That's what I thought. Homeboy eats a good 34 oz a day (some days less, some days more but 34 oz is like pretty much his target it seems).
Glad we don't have to do anything for another 6 months.
eta: glad the H apologized. HOPEFULLY he actually shows some attention later.
songbirdsinging55 I hope you feel better soon and that picture sounds adorable.
gldnbearz I'm sorry LO isn't eating better. For what it's worth I just switched LO to 5 oz bottles at daycare yesterday and she only took 3. I nursed her at 7 and dropped her off at 7:45, my husband picked her up early so she might have had a fourth bottle but I nursed again at 5:20ish. So that seems pretty close to average to me? I feel like I read that babies can start using dippy cups at 6 months, maybe that's an option for her?
singingmama10 I would probably go too and just follow LOs cues and if he starts to get fussy maybe you'll have to leave early. Hopefully he'll sleep and it won't phase him at all!
littleapplemom that commute sounds brutal, I'm so sorry you have to deal with that. It's hard working and not getting to see your LOs. Hopefully you hear back soon about DHs interview.
wildflower810 I hope M naps better today and that your husband puts the video games down asap.
jjh1119 I get so confused on the solids thing too. We gave C some yams for the first time last weekend and I think she liked it lol. We're in no rush to start her on a regular schedule of solids.
wildflower810 I hope you guys get some good quality time in! It's definitely an adjustment over here too.
I'm a little frustrated with daycare at the moment. They recently told me that they thought LO was ready for some bigger bottles, so I switched from 4 oz to 5 oz yesterday. No big deal, she's starting to have nights where she's sleeping longer so it makes sense to me. This morning I asked how yesterday went and they said it was much better and she wasn't crying after she finished a bottle. I'm glad that they are respecting what I instructed for bottle sizes but I get the impression she hasn't been satisfied with the smaller bottle for a while. So really not a big deal, it's just hard to know what size bottles to send with her without feedback. We only nurse at home so I don't really know what she needs. I guess I need to be asking more often, I just assumed if she was still hungry crying after a bottle they would tell me the first few times it happened. So... No real point to this post because it doesn't seem as annoying know that I wrote it out lol.
I always remember "food before one is just for fun."
sadie74 I'd hope they would tell you sooner rather than later if baby is consistently hungry crying! It IS hard to know how much to send. We're still on 4-oz bottles and baby takes three during the 8 hours she's there. Makes me wonder if I need to do bigger bottles?
wildflower810, I hope you get better soon! I'm sorry your DH is being so frustrating, but I'm glad he apologized! Hopefully he'll make more together time for you guys now that he know his behavior wasn't okay!
sadie74, I can understand your frustration. The only info you have on your LO's eating habits from a bottle come from daycare. I definitely get wanting to know right away when she needs more to eat! I'm glad they finally told you though!
littleapplemom, FX for you and your DH! Long commutes are just awful!
I'm staying home from work today because everything that I've eaten in the last year decided that it would violently leave my stomach through any exit available today. I'm worried about taking the time off work though because before today I had just enough hours off to go on our trip to California at the end of the month, and now I'm not sure that I still will have. Major stress on top of being sick!
Oh man, kaimee27 that does not sound fun. Hope you feel better soon!
sadie74 it's hard to figure out bottle size. Right now Liam eats 6oz bottles every 3-4 hours. He hasn't had a MOTN bottle for a few days. Also it's all formula. And he's somewhere between 18 and 20 lbs probably right now. If he gets back to eating every 2 hours or less than three I'll offer 7 oz I think.
At last week's 6 months pediatrician visit, MD okayed solids as well as offering water in a sippy cup. I asked why water and not formula or BM. Pediatrician said it was for the practice more than anything else and not to expect her to get a lot of water intake from the sippy cup. Keep to the bottle so that she knows that the bottle means a meal.
As for solids, pedi said 1 oz a meal a day until about 7-8 months then could do 2 meals after that. 1 oz is a couple of tablespoons. She said to offer about 1.5 hours after the breast/bottle feeding, so it's not a meal replacement.
I dare you, out-of-town roofing companies. I DARE you to ring my doorbell and wake up my baby one more time....
UGH! I feel like a hostage in my own home until these peeps are gone. Usually I love to have my door open and have the storm door shine some light through the house. Nope. Not until these solicitors are gone!
We did avocado in the mesh feeder last night and she went crazy over it. She likes the mesh feeder and foods in it so much more than the oatmeal cereal. So I'm skipping purées and going to BLW.
zengal I was taking in 5 4oz bottles and she was usually taking four sometimes all five. But apparently she wasn't really satisfied after each one. Today she took three 5oz bottles but I guess one bottle she drank half and then the other half a little later. So who knows! lol. I would ask to make are she seems satisfied after each. My LO is 20 lbs for what that's worth.
kaimee27 thanks! I hope you feel better soon and that being home sick doesn't affect your trip to California.
jjh1119 I feel like that's a good thing to watch is the time in between bottles. When it shortens it seems to signal they need bigger bottles.
gldnbearz good thing to know about the sippy cups! That's on my list of questions for the 6 month visit too.
millm0m I hope they leave you alone soon! Our doorbell is actually broken and I don't plan on fixing it anytime soon for that very reason.
Dang! I don't think I could pump 20 oz a day sadie74! Or at least, I wouldn't want to. Sometimes baby doesn't even take all three bottles that I bring... she's probably about 15 pounds now.
kaimee27, I felt really bad for you, reading why you stayed home from work. But I also have to tell you that I laughed at your description. Sorry about that.
millm0m, we use Episencial sunscreen. It's one that was safe for newborns.
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