Post by beersandweirs on Jun 1, 2015 13:40:03 GMT -5
This is a seriously dumb question, and I am a little embarrassed to even ask it... but it would not be recommended to use a breast pump for nipple stimulation, right?
This is a seriously dumb question, and I am a little embarrassed to even ask it... but it would not be recommended to use a breast pump for nipple stimulation, right?
I've been debating asking all weekend - you're not alone
ravinraven216 have I already asked you if you were in OH? I think it was you who mentioned Akron. If so our baby wearing groups might be the same.
I'm a native Akronite, but went to Ohio State and am settled down in the greater Columbus area. I joined the Columbus Babywearing group and it's been very educational. I'm looking forward to trying out different types once LO arrives.
C-bus shoutout! I'm a native central-Ohioan, but now live near Cincinnati. We still have some family up North, though! I just found and joined our baby wearing group on FB and it's a little intimidating right now. I'm thinking I'll just get the Boba wrap from BBB for now since we have discounts/ shower money and then I'll look at investing in a nicer one once LO is here and I can test some out. I need to save that information you gave me - very helpful!
This is a seriously dumb question, and I am a little embarrassed to even ask it... but it would not be recommended to use a breast pump for nipple stimulation, right?
I've been debating asking all weekend - you're not alone
One of my friends said that her midwife actually recommended it.... personally I hate that thing and don't want to see it any sooner than I have to. Haha.
This is a seriously dumb question, and I am a little embarrassed to even ask it... but it would not be recommended to use a breast pump for nipple stimulation, right?
I actually read someone's birth story on May 15 I think and she was contracting on and off so used the pump to get them more regular.
Snooki did that on the last season of Snooki and JWoww, haha. Not that I ever watched that show...
This is a seriously dumb question, and I am a little embarrassed to even ask it... but it would not be recommended to use a breast pump for nipple stimulation, right?
I wouldn't do it unless given the OK by MW/OB but it would be the type of nipple stimulation you're looking for to jump start labor.
Post by holliberry28 on Jun 1, 2015 20:20:18 GMT -5
Are you guys mostly gonna wear nursing tanks in the hospital, of some kind of robe that opens in The front? I want to be able to bf easily but also don't wanna whip my boobs out. I'm so not comfortable having everything out in the open ugh. Major sqs from me. Sorry guise.
Are you guys mostly gonna wear nursing tanks in the hospital, of some kind of robe that opens in The front? I want to be able to bf easily but also don't wanna whip my boobs out. I'm so not comfortable having everything out in the open ugh. Major sqs from me. Sorry guise.
I packed 1 nursing bra to wear with a big t shirt, a nursing nightgown w/a robe, a couple of nursing tanks to wear with yoga pants and one set of pajamas that has a button down shirt. Clearly I'm over packed but wanted to be safe just in case one or more wasn't working. I'm the same about not wanting everything out in the open but I'm guessing once I'm actually in it I'm going to care less!
I have a question . I have a Moses basket for LO & several cellular blankets. My question is about bedtime, I have a swaddle blanket but I also have a baby sleep bag, my question is what would be best to put LO down to sleep in at night?
Would I be best wrapping him up in a swaddle blanket & placing a light cellular blanket over him at night, tucked in of course, or should I place him in his sleeping bag, & swaddle him during the day if he's having naps ect. My sleeping bag comes with guidelines on what to put him in underneath but if I was using that for nighttime sleeping then no other blankets would go over him. Although as the Moses basket is smaller the sleep bag may over hang the bottom, his feet will be at the bottom but there may be excess fabric as they tend to be bigger. If he was in his swaddle blanket at night he would just be in his diaper underneath I assume? with maybe a double folded cellular over him.
My swaddle blanket had a zip at the bottom for easy changes. I'm just a confused FTM to be. I have fitted sheets for the Moses basket but the blanket that came with is unsuitable as its fleece so that won't be used for awhile. So to be clear should I do swaddle during the day when nessicary & then switch to sleep bag at night or swaddle at night and place a cellular over him? Any advice would be great appreciated
I have a question . I have a Moses basket for LO & several cellular blankets. My question is about bedtime, I have a swaddle blanket but I also have a baby sleep bag, my question is what would be best to put LO down to sleep in at night?
Would I be best wrapping him up in a swaddle blanket & placing a light cellular blanket over him at night, tucked in of course, or should I place him in his sleeping bag, & swaddle him during the day if he's having naps ect. My sleeping bag comes with guidelines on what to put him in underneath but if I was using that for nighttime sleeping then no other blankets would go over him. Although as the Moses basket is smaller the sleep bag may over hang the bottom, his feet will be at the bottom but there may be excess fabric as they tend to be bigger. If he was in his swaddle blanket at night he would just be in his diaper underneath I assume? with maybe a double folded cellular over him.
My swaddle blanket had a zip at the bottom for easy changes. I'm just a confused FTM to be. I have fitted sheets for the Moses basket but the blanket that came with is unsuitable as its fleece so that won't be used for awhile. So to be clear should I do swaddle during the day when nessicary & then switch to sleep bag at night or swaddle at night and place a cellular over him? Any advice would be great appreciated
Not sure what a cellular blanket is...and I'm assuming the sleep bag is a sleep sac type thing and it an actual sleeping bag. I would just swaddle (or sleep sac-if it's like the ones Halo makes)
Are you guys mostly gonna wear nursing tanks in the hospital, of some kind of robe that opens in The front? I want to be able to bf easily but also don't wanna whip my boobs out. I'm so not comfortable having everything out in the open ugh. Major sqs from me. Sorry guise.
With DS I had sports bra/nursing tank and yoga pants. Books get whipped out regardless at the hospital and you won't really have a choice of being uncomfortable or not. LC and nurses will check for latch and try to help establish nursing. Privacy is invaded. Honestly when you're giving birth/after your amount of caring what is seen kind of goes out the window...
This time I'm taking nursing bras/tanks and yoga pants.
Post by sugarkissed on Jun 1, 2015 21:20:38 GMT -5
So... Because I was induced last time I still feel like a FTM when it comes to this stuff. If your water breaks but you aren't having contractions or anything, at what point do you go to the hospital?
So... Because I was induced last time I still feel like a FTM when it comes to this stuff. If your water breaks but you aren't having contractions or anything, at what point do you go to the hospital?
It depends on your hospital/provider. Some say right away, some say you can wait. I'd ask your OB/MW. In some cases they want baby delivered within 24 hours of water breaking.
So... Because I was induced last time I still feel like a FTM when it comes to this stuff. If your water breaks but you aren't having contractions or anything, at what point do you go to the hospital?
The baby care binder from my provider said to go to the hospital if contractions were 5-1-1, if water breaks, if there is bleeding more than just spotting or pink, etc. My water broke this evening and I wasn't having any noticeable contractions until maybe 1.5 hrs later. I went in because I knew they'd check to make sure it was my water, and to see how dilated I was. You could possibly wait longer, but it definitely wouldn't hurt to at least call and see what they recommend for you to do if/when it happens.
My doctor prefers you to go sooner than later if your water has broken. So they can monitor your progress and make sure things progress. Baby is on more of a timeline I think of water has broken.
I have heard no, but sometimes there is a slight burning effect when they first start the IV (happened to my sister). No personal experience though. And I don't think it affects the length either.
Not really except you are more tied down with iv antibiotics.
Just a warning, if you have antibiotics during labor it puts you at risk of a yeast infection--down yonder, or on your nips, called thrush. Take a probiotic if at all possible to help counter the effects, cause thrush on nips burns and hurts a lot.
Are you guys mostly gonna wear nursing tanks in the hospital, of some kind of robe that opens in The front? I want to be able to bf easily but also don't wanna whip my boobs out. I'm so not comfortable having everything out in the open ugh. Major sqs from me. Sorry guise.
Some hospitals have really nice gowns that have nursing access. you can also wear a hospital gown on one way barely tied at the top and another on the other way like a robe so you can pull the gown to the side and still have a cover. bra/tank or no will be up to you, at first it's almost easier if you can get as bare as possible.
A really short robe that is short enough you aren't sitting on the end or having it bunch up behind or maybe a soft tshirt material cardigan type thing. I always freeze in hospital anyways and then alternate with burning up so being able to add and subtract a layer as needed is nice.
FYI If you have um rips/tears/excess bleeding etc down yonder they may request that you not wear pants/bottoms except the wonderful mesh underwear.
Didn't effect my labour at all, I had DS within 5 hours of getting to the hospital. Although I did get an infection in the episiotomy wound and the swab showed it was GBS. My stitches were coming away a bit so I think that's why. Also I had 1-2 baths everyday and according to the doctor that was the wrong thing to do as really keeping everything as dry as possible encourages healing.
um, warm water soaks are good to speed healing so that's a weird comment from doctor. it's not like the tissues down there are dry all the time anyway.
Ok suuuppppeerrrrr SS question. Tucks pads - do you just wipe with them, or leave them to lay between your butt cheeks? Directions say to wipe, but after a rough bathroom trip a few minutes ago, I came out complaining and DH asked if I was supposed to "tuck" them in my crack, such as the name says, so the witch hazel can continue to provide relief. I immediately said no, but then I was like hmmmmm...maybe?? I'm just supposed to wipe, right?
Ok suuuppppeerrrrr SS question. Tucks pads - do you just wipe with them, or leave them to lay between your butt cheeks? Directions say to wipe, but after a rough bathroom trip a few minutes ago, I came out complaining and DH asked if I was supposed to "tuck" them in my crack, such as the name says, so the witch hazel can continue to provide relief. I immediately said no, but then I was like hmmmmm...maybe?? I'm just supposed to wipe, right?
You don't wipe w them. You layer then in your maxi pad and change the pad and tucks everytime you pee. I usually layered 4 at a time along a straight line down the pad.
Ok suuuppppeerrrrr SS question. Tucks pads - do you just wipe with them, or leave them to lay between your butt cheeks? Directions say to wipe, but after a rough bathroom trip a few minutes ago, I came out complaining and DH asked if I was supposed to "tuck" them in my crack, such as the name says, so the witch hazel can continue to provide relief. I immediately said no, but then I was like hmmmmm...maybe?? I'm just supposed to wipe, right?
You don't wipe w them. You layer then in your maxi pad and change the pad and tucks everytime you pee. I usually layered 4 at a time along a straight line down the pad.
For hemorrhoids? Really? Or is that for after baby?
Does a scheduled csection affect your ability to breastfeed because your body doesn't release all those happy labor hormones?? How does it know to start producing the milk??? <feeling oh so sheepish>
The nurses showed me how to hand express within 12h of my c-section. I don't much about the hormones, etc. but if you're close to full term, I would imagine you would be good. for me, I worked on pumping every 2h to simulate my supply. If you have any questions, ask your nurse or ask for a lactation consultant.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
This is really dumb I feel like and I've been hold on to it for a while because I feel so silly, but I am now having serious anxiety about it... Will k be allowed to drive home from the hospitial? I don't like being a passenger already and the thought of even SO driving J is giving me panic attacks mutiple times a day.
You won't be a me to drive home and won't be cleared to drive so long as you're on any pain medication. I know how you feel. My SO is not the most cautious driver and is pretty aggressive, especially if someone pisses him off. I've been making comments for months as I'm worried that he won't be able to change his driving habits just because we have a baby in the car (even though his responses to any of my comments are: do you really think I'm stupid enough to drive like this when Elliott is in the car or I know, I won't drive like this when he's here or he just gets pissy..). ((hugs))
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
C-section mamas, what was your driving restriction? I've heard that anywhere from 2-5 weeks is normal. I'm trying to decide whether to take myself & my car off our insurance for a month to pinch pennies.
They say 2w or while at least while you're on narcotic pain meds. Honestly, I drove later. I didn't take much pain meds (primarily to sleep) and took a practice drive on day6 to the convenience store down the street to see how I feel. Then drove a little farther on day7. The biggest issue is pain meds and its affects on driving. They also not to drive if you can't "slam" on your brakes in an emergency situation.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
With breastfed babies, do they literally soil their diaper every time you feed them? I read this somewhere I think, and it just seems like a lot... I feel like this is the specialist of special schnowflake questions everrr
From what I've seen with Elliott at the NICU, a pee diaper after every feed and probably 80% poop diaper. If there's no poop, I expect a huge one within the next feed or two.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
I have a question . I have a Moses basket for LO & several cellular blankets. My question is about bedtime, I have a swaddle blanket but I also have a baby sleep bag, my question is what would be best to put LO down to sleep in at night?
Would I be best wrapping him up in a swaddle blanket & placing a light cellular blanket over him at night, tucked in of course, or should I place him in his sleeping bag, & swaddle him during the day if he's having naps ect. My sleeping bag comes with guidelines on what to put him in underneath but if I was using that for nighttime sleeping then no other blankets would go over him. Although as the Moses basket is smaller the sleep bag may over hang the bottom, his feet will be at the bottom but there may be excess fabric as they tend to be bigger. If he was in his swaddle blanket at night he would just be in his diaper underneath I assume? with maybe a double folded cellular over him.
My swaddle blanket had a zip at the bottom for easy changes. I'm just a confused FTM to be. I have fitted sheets for the Moses basket but the blanket that came with is unsuitable as its fleece so that won't be used for awhile. So to be clear should I do swaddle during the day when nessicary & then switch to sleep bag at night or swaddle at night and place a cellular over him? Any advice would be great appreciated
I'm learning about this from the NICU nurses right now bc Elliott is almost on his way home. They said, technically, no swaddling or blankets covering baby while sleeping at night. They said if we're concerned that he's cold (summertime with air conditioning), to dress him in a short sleeved onesie and a long sleeve (slightly thicker) one. Or a onesie with a sleep sack. You don't want anything that could cover above the neck so no blankets.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
This is going to sound so incredibly stupid, but for those who have family come after the baby is born, how do you have them help you? MIL and my mom have both offered to help after H goes back to work, but both have already said that they just want to hang out with the baby and let me sleep. While this will likely be much appreciated, I feel like there will be other things that I would prefer they do for me (cook, laundry, grocery shop, etc.). I am worried that they will end up sitting around "bonding" with the baby and I will be doing everything else, instead of the other way around. I want to be clear with my expectations for their time here (not because I'm ungrateful, but because they both require direction), but I don't know what those expectations should be. Any advice for specific things that I should request help with?
BTW everyone sorry for all of these responses...
budders I understand how you feel. My mom has offered to help but I suspect she wants to have more social time with Elliott and not necessarily help me. I've had a strained relationship with her my whole life and there are aspects of my house that she won't like (suffice to say I have a dog and 2 cats and she has "sensitive" sinuses; we've rigged certain things in our house that doesn't work 100%) and I really don't want to hear her complain about it the whole time she's at my house and how it's not good for my LO....she's so passive aggressive that it would require every fiber of my being not to flip out at her. My DH has suggested that we ask her to come bc he knows I'm nervous about her coming but I think she's be more of a pain in the a&& than helpful....she has offered on numerous occasions to come now (even though my parents are actually moving in at the end of the summer bc they're going through$ problems). I guess I'll see how we do the first few days before I say anything....
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
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