I feel like a dummy for never realizing this but my ob mentioned to me last appt that one of the best things for stretch marks is neosporin/triple antibiotic cream. I have put it on every cut in my life to prevent scarring so I'm not sure why it never occurred to me. He said it is especially helpful when they are still red or pink because that is when your skin is tearing and it will stop them from spidering and heal them up! Thought I'd pass along this tidbit
Whoo hoo! This will be great... we can just keep it going forever and it's our super random thread of stuff that we don't need a new topic for... Love it, thanks for starting @jemomma.
So this popped into my mind yesterday, I'm not handing out STM advice to FTM but just a heads up. Just before my water broke on DS I felt something in my vag I reached down and felt what I thought was the baby's head, I nearly shit myself. It turns out my waters were bulging, there was water trapped between the baby's head and the amniotic sac creating a water ballon effect protruding from me. So heads up that can happen!
That's actually really fascinating to me! I never thought of it, but it really makes sense... I would probably freak out if I felt something like that though. haha.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
I'm a FTM so I can't answer your question but when I worked in daycare I had kids who were sooo attached to these things. Like obsessively.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
My DD has a Shhlumpie, which is basically a stuffed animal with no stuffing. She is obsessed with it and can't sleep without it. She'll be 3 in 3 months and she's still going strong with it. We received a ton of different lovey type things, but this was her favorite.
I'll admit that I've been a bit intimidated by these kinds of threads when I see them on other boards, but I'll give it a try.
DH is off from work sick today. This is probably the 3rd or 4th time this pregnancy that he and DD got really sick and I was barely affected if at all. I feel like I must have some sort of super-human pregnant woman immune system going on.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
My DD loves hers!! We got a ton of them too and I thought that they were stupid, but she hauls them around the house and plays with them constantly.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
I think it is specific to the child to some degree. DD has never gotten attached to a lovey or any other sort of stuffed animal or comfort object, at least not to date. I've heard of other children that are like this.
Post by sugarkissed on May 12, 2015 10:34:34 GMT -5
I don't participate on this board as much as I'd like to. I only manage to get online occasionally and I find myself overwhelmed with new posts and don't know where to start. I'm hoping that will change after we have our babies. I still love my S13 board.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
DS never got attached to his at all. Now that he's in a bed he has a blanket he's always had he prefers using to the sheets, that's really the first thing we've noticed him have any sort of an attachment to.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on May 12, 2015 10:38:09 GMT -5
@hazeldublin, I was talking to my mom yesterday about contractions, BH vs. the real deal, signs of labor, and when/how you know its time to go to the hospital and the water balloon effect thing came up!! It started because we left my OB appointment during which she told me that the hospital where I'm giving birth has one room with a tub, and since I'm interested she will get me first dibs on that room (SCORE!). Then she was explaining that there are some restrictions, one being that you can only labor in the tub before your waters have ruptured. Cue clueless me being confused as to why you would be in the hospital before your waters have ruptured.. So I asked my mom on the way home, figuring she birthed 5 children so I feel like she has a pretty good handle on these things! She told me her water only broke on its own for one out of her 5 deliveries. All the rest her labors were progressing and the sacs were bulging but eventually had to be ruptured by the doctors. I don't know how or why I was so in the dark on this but I blame it on all the TV shows and movies having the water breaking be the sure fire sign that "Its Go Time"!
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
We have a bunch too, but my daughter never took to them. When she was a few months old and wouldn't take a pacifier or suck her thumb, I decided to give her an A + A security blankie to have in her crib because I felt more comfortable with that since its breathable. That is her attachment item 3 years later and I have 4 identical ones which is awesome.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
Depends on your kid. Mine never took to one. I do think 10 is way too many, pick one or two faves and return what you can and use the money for something else! DS1 had a slight attachment to a hand-crocheted blanket someone made for him, but it wasn't the end of the world if he didn't have it for nap or something. His cousin was crazy attached to his wubbanub and a blanket.
I'll admit that I've been a bit intimidated by these kinds of threads when I see them on other boards, but I'll give it a try.
DH is off from work sick today. This is probably the 3rd or 4th time this pregnancy that he and DD got really sick and I was barely affected if at all. I feel like I must have some sort of super-human pregnant woman immune system going on.
So. jealous. I'm sick AGAIN with the fifth intestinal bug of this pregnancy. I am so over low immunity.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
OMG Puppy One. If I'd been able to predict that would be THE lovey I would havr bought three and rotated them regularly. DS was obsessed with Puppy. I lost him at the grocery store once and spent an hour searching high and low, almost in tears, to find it. Uultimately it was XH who lost him on his watch when DS was three. It was horrible. Five years later DS will sill sometimes cry for him. Puppy Two has never quite filled the void.
So yes. They do often attach to one lovey especially.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
I used to always give these as gifts. Then my friend's little girl used it as her pacifier (she'd chew on it and suck on it) and I found it repulsive. So, I'm hoping I don't get 10 of them at my showers...and if I do, I hope they have gift receipts!
Is everyone else getting Braxton Hicks contractions? I still haven't had any yet.
A lot of times I don't even notice them unless I happen to touch my belly at the time. Your belly just gets super, super hard. So you may have had them and not known. Mine usually happen when I change positions after an extended period of time like driving home from work for 1+ hr then getting out of the car.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
OMG Puppy One. If I'd been able to predict that would be THE lovey I would havr bought three and rotated them regularly. DS was obsessed with Puppy. I lost him at the grocery store once and spent an hour searching high and low, almost in tears, to find it. Uultimately it was XH who lost him on his watch when DS was three. It was horrible. Five years later DS will sill sometimes cry for him. Puppy Two has never quite filled the void.
So yes. They do often attach to one lovey especially.
We have a stuffed bunny for DD. We actually have 3 of them as we were worried what would happen if we lost one. We were rotating 2 and then she discovered that we had two (misplaced one so pulled out the second, and then she found bunny #1 so now both are out). She sleeps with both at night and one always goes to the grandparents for sleepovers. One must always be there. The third will stay hidden until one of the others bites the bucket or is lost. We plan on doing the same for this one. Just need to find a different animal. Lol.
We only have one lovey, which I bought. I think someone else bought us a lovey too but I didn't like that one so I returned it. By default she's going to have to love the one I bought her right? lol
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
I think it is specific to the child to some degree. DD has never gotten attached to a lovey or any other sort of stuffed animal or comfort object, at least not to date. I've heard of other children that are like this.
This. DS doesn't have a preference. Some nights his "lovie" is a book, or plastic screwdriver, etc.
I'm 26 and still a little grumpy about my beloved knot (formerly blanket that got loved to shreds) that disappeared. I then loved on a pound puppy for a while and eventually settled on the (now totally deflated) piglet I still sleep with. He lives under my pillow and I like to hold him in my hand as I fall asleep. I'm a lovie lover.
I am genuinely jealous of those of you whose babies halve dropped. Today is day one of him being lodged in my ribcage and I am so uncomfortable. I feel like my sternum is going to crack open. Any tips to get him the eff out of my thoracic cavity?
Is everyone else getting Braxton Hicks contractions? I still haven't had any yet.
Haven't had any that I knew were BH. I had some cramping...but I think that was more of a GI problem, not BH. Sorry for the sort of TMI. Haha.
I didn't notice many BH last time but I get them all the time now. Maybe just because my body knows what is coming, or maybe I didn't recognize them before? Who knows, but it's totally normal to not have them too.
Is everyone else getting Braxton Hicks contractions? I still haven't had any yet.
A lot of times I don't even notice them unless I happen to touch my belly at the time. Your belly just gets super, super hard. So you may have had them and not known. Mine usually happen when I change positions after an extended period of time like driving home from work for 1+ hr then getting out of the car.
So what you're saying is that I'm probably experiencing them and not realizing it...and so I'm going to handle real contractions like a champ?? Sounds good to me.
So since my friend had her baby today, we'll probably go visit them sometime this weekend or next week.
Should I bring an edible arrangement, pre-made Costco meal (like chicken alfredo), or make something? If I should make something, what's a good meal to make to bring over? They live about 1/2 hour away if that makes any difference.
I'm also going to find a cute outfit to buy for the babe since they were team green and didn't really get any clothes at their shower.
I mentioned this in my 10 things, but S+TMs, did your kids actually play with loveys? Are they just something for babies to grab? We've got about 10 of them at this point...
OMG Puppy One. If I'd been able to predict that would be THE lovey I would havr bought three and rotated them regularly. DS was obsessed with Puppy. I lost him at the grocery store once and spent an hour searching high and low, almost in tears, to find it. Uultimately it was XH who lost him on his watch when DS was three. It was horrible. Five years later DS will sill sometimes cry for him. Puppy Two has never quite filled the void.
So yes. They do often attach to one lovey especially.
A really good friend of mine has 2 kids that are OBSESSED with their loveys. They would lose them all the time and she said it was absolute hell when one was missing. She bought some kind of GPS system for them! She sewed a little zipper in the head of each lovey and places some kind of i-chip in the head. Removes it when she washes them. It's connected to her phone, so if they can't find it, they can immediately tell if it was left at daycare or at the grocery store, or if it's somewhere in the house. Seems WAY overboard for me, but then again, I don't have a kid attached to a lovey.
So since my friend had her baby today, we'll probably go visit them sometime this weekend or next week.
Should I bring an edible arrangement, pre-made Costco meal (like chicken alfredo), or make something? If I should make something, what's a good meal to make to bring over? They live about 1/2 hour away if that makes any difference.
I'm also going to find a cute outfit to buy for the babe since they were team green and didn't really get any clothes at their shower.
That is so nice of you to bring food! That was probably my favorite thing to receive after DD was born. I would recommend the premade Costco meal or something that is easy to pop in the oven, like lasagna.
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