Wednesday? Huh? What day?

[mishka29]

Jun 3, 2015 10:40:55 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Catching up on spam.

We just got back from the doctor. DS had a tongue tie. Is it bad that I'm kind of relieved? He will barely eat and it hurts so bad. I'm glad it's something that can be fixed.

That's great to have an answer with a simple solution. From what I've heard the proceedure is quick and easy.  

[lilyelayne]

Jun 3, 2015 10:40:55 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Catching up on spam.

We just got back from the doctor. DS had a tongue tie. Is it bad that I'm kind of relieved? He will barely eat and it hurts so bad. I'm glad it's something that can be fixed.

I'm glad it can be fixed too. It's relieving to have an answer, especially one that hopefully leads to a quick resolution of your problem.

[cougarette]

I'm happy to report that DS did fall back asleep so I was able to get a little more shut eye.

He also fell asleep on the way to daycare, but I couldn't make the transfer to the crib. He was kicking away and not fussing when I left, so hopefully they were able to get him back to sleep pretty quickly.

Thanks for the feel good wishes! He is sounding a lot better, not as congested. He's still coughing more than I'd like, though.

[cougarette]

Dang it, I was just about to finish pumping and I got another letdown. Sigh.

[aggiebug]

Hola ladies. I feel like such a slacker the last several weeks. I have had a headache basically for the last month straight and I am wiped out. All I want to do is lay on the couch and sleep but I have so much to do.

[lilyelayne]

Jun 3, 2015 11:37:34 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Hola ladies. I feel like such a slacker the last several weeks. I have had a headache basically for the last month straight and I am wiped out. All I want to do is lay on the couch and sleep but I have so much to do.

Sometimes when I'm wiped out like that, I consider it an illness and tell myself I'm going to take the next two days to recover. Then I take the next two days off as much as possible, including from feeling guilty about not being productive. Then when my two days are up, I'm hopefully feeling better and can get things done, instead of trying to get things done and failing because I'm wiped out and getting more tired and more guilty.
I usually tell my husband what's going on so I don't worry he thinks I'm a slob or unaware of what needs to get done, etc. And so he can pick up supper if I need him to (not enough leftovers in the fridge, nothing that can go straight from freezer to oven, etc.)
Hope you feel better soon.

Eta: and if I can't take the next day or two off or I do have time sensitive things that just have to get done, I schedule those two days ASAP. Maybe I've got to power through the rest of this week, but monday and Tuesday will be my recovery days, for example.

[cougarette]

@holachica Congrats! That's awesome you'll be working so close to home.

misshart00 You should feel very relieved! Great news.

aggiebug Feel better! I get frequent headaches too, so I know how you feel.

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dacora My DD discovered it yesterday too. Twinsies

misshart00 I'm glad they found a reason, fx they can fix it fast.

aggiebug Headaches are never good. Try to get some rest, even though you have a lot to do. Remember "Sleep when the baby sleeps, clean when the baby cleans"

pitdigger Hope travelling goes well!

@holachica Congrats!

lilyelayne Hope today is better!

michelle142 It does seem like a lot, but I guess she needs it? Is she gaining like she should and all that?

[mommadozer]

Jun 3, 2015 7:48:11 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

My uncles wake is tonight. Funeral tomorrow. I'm not really looking forward to that :/

DD is still nursing like 10x a day. That seems like a lot. Anyone else have a LO that still eats that often?

Yes, DS is a snacker when I am around. While I am at work, he just takes bottles every 3 hours.

[michelle142]

@alyllyra - she's gaining plenty. Already doubled her birth weight at 14 weeks.

[cginge]

My poor little guy is still sick (lots of green poop, yuck). He even screamed during our walk, which he normally really enjoys. I hope he starts feeling better soon! Thankfully, I got him down for a nap a few minutes ago; fingers crossed that he gets a good sleep in.

[osumegs]

cginge I hope lo feels better after naptime!

[aggiebug]

Haha @alyllyra I have never heard the clean when the baby cleans.

I did just take an hour and a half nap while she napped. I still feel beat, but better. I am just tired of the headaches. This is similar to what I would get when on bcp and why H and I agreed I would never go in it again.

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osumegs Can you wear her? If she's firmly strapped in people probably will be less inclined to steal her from you. That may be hard if everyone wants to "meet the baby" (ie snuggle) for the first time, though.

aggiebug Someone wrote it in spam the other week, I think it was dreemkin? I've really taken it to heart, resulting in my house looking a mess but me being a lot more rested. I'm glad you got a nap in!

[miniwheat]

Whoohoo Congrats @holachica!!!

michelle142, Thinking of you and your family today.

[mommadozer]

As I was taking my medela quick clean bag out of the microwave and pouring out the excess water, this random guy in the break room asks "making your steamed vegetables for lunch, eh?" I replied "no, this cleans parts for my baby's milk. " still not sure if he figured it out. I really didn't know how to respond since I have never seen this guy before.

Haha. It was a good laugh when I got back to me desk.

[lilyelayne]

DS is trying to consolidate to 3 naps a day, I think, which I'm so super excited about... but it makes me confused as to his eating schedule. He just fell asleep nursing for nap#2, which is completely not normal for us, but I knew he needed to eat before he slept for another hour or two. Maybe he'll drop a feed? Or go to cluster feeding in the evening? I'll probably figure it out just before the 4 month regression throws it all to pieces.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Jun 3, 2015 14:15:25 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

As I was taking my medela quick clean bag out of the microwave and pouring out the excess water, this random guy in the break room asks "making your steamed vegetables for lunch, eh?" I replied "no, this cleans parts for my baby's milk. " still not sure if he figured it out. I really didn't know how to respond since I have never seen this guy before.

Haha. It was a good laugh when I got back to me desk.

This made me smile, then I got to the end and imagined you speaking like a pirate cuz of the typo and laughed out loud. Sleep deprivation right here.

[lotsofdotts]

junebugjam I agree with dreemkin. I don't rush to Brady during the day when he is fussy and crying unless he just starts wailing. I think that has helped him learn to go back to sleep. He is consistently STTN, but we haven't hit the 4 month sleep regression yet. Fingers crossed it isn't bad.

[miniwheat]

DS has been really fussy and clingy this week. My arms and back are killing and the only time he isn't crying is when we are making eye contact. I am tired. I have never had an Ergo but they are on sale right now, plus a gift card I have kicking around I can get it for 54 dollars.
He hasn't enjoyed the moby and only liked the infantino as long as I could carry him because he is a tank. My guess is about 17lbs. Will we do well with one with I'm being so heavy already? Will it get enough use if he keeps gaining so much weight?

ETA: I am 5ft tall and wimpy so I am worried my back will still hurt.

[hollydfromtn]

Jun 3, 2015 16:07:39 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

DS has been really fussy and clingy this week. My arms and back are killing and the only time he isn't crying is when we are making eye contact. I am tired. I have never had an Ergo but they are on sale right now, plus a gift card I have kicking around I can get it for 54 dollars.
He hasn't enjoyed the moby and only liked the infantino as long as I could carry him because he is a tank. My guess is about 17lbs. Will we do well with one with I'm being so heavy already? Will it get enough use if he keeps gaining so much weight?

ETA: I am 5ft tall and wimpy so I am worried my back will still hurt.

I really like our Ergo. We haven't had our 4mo appointment yet but I would guess Ds to be around the same weight. The weight limit goes up to 45lbs. The really nice thing about it is that my husband can easily wear it too.

[wimcgrath]

Jun 3, 2015 5:56:56 GMT -5 junebugjam said:

Is 3.5 months too early for sleep training? I'm losing my mind over here. I thought we were in early 4 month regression but this is like 3+ weeks now and he's just getting worse. He has no self soothing capabilities and expects my boob every time he wakes up which last night was every 45-50 minutes. I'm seriously losing my shit. Help me please.

This was exactly my situation this time last week! We did a modified Ferber, with small amounts of time increasing and going in to shhh- it wasn't bad at all (she took about 20 to 30 minutes to go to sleep each time), and three nights later she was back to sleeping through the night like she had been a few weeks prior.

[cougarette]

Jun 3, 2015 16:32:16 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Do you have a local baby wearing chapter? You could try one on. I like the ergo but I think my LO's legs are still a little short. I want a Tula but yea $$$$$.

miniwheat, I was about to ask the same thing. I'd be good to try on different carriers and see which ones are more comfortable.

[cougarette]

I've filed several bugs at work in the 2 weeks I've been back. One of the programmers asked, "why are we glad A is back"? Haha, I missed those guys. I didn't want them to get bored!

[cougarette]

cginge I hope your lo starts to feel better soon!

[taberbtb]

So I am going to go against what everyone else says regarding sleep training, but this is what worked for us.

I started with putting her down drowsy but awake with gentle shh-ing and rubbing her belly for about a week at bedtime. Then we moved to letting her fuss-it-out. A lot of her problems also stemmed from her falling asleep with her pacifier and then waking up with out it, so we started night time weaning for that as well. Google the Pantly Pull off method of you are interested. This actually stemmed from Elizabeth Pantly trying to wean from nursing to sleep so this may be helpful to those of you BF-info and trying to break that habit.

Somewhere in the process she learned how to self-soothe so we never really got to the CIO stage. I let her fuss and set the marker of 5 minutes before I would go to her and she has never lasted that long.

Naps are a different story. I rocked her, fed her, whatever it took until we had night time sleep down. Since sleep begets sleep and a well-rested baby will fall asleep easier than an over tired one I did whatever to make sure she was getting enough rest during the day.

Also, during her 4mo sleep regression she woke every hour, on the hour and would stay awake for 20-30min. I fed her more frequently in the night than I did previously, but not more often than I did during the day. If I knew she could go "x" number of hours during the day then I made sure she did the same at night and just rocked/soothed her back to sleep the rest of the time. Not that doing so was soothing for me in any way, it was tough but I didn't want to start more habits.

HTH! Sorry this turned into a novel!

[miniwheat]

Jun 3, 2015 16:52:45 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Jun 3, 2015 16:32:16 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Do you have a local baby wearing chapter? You could try one on. I like the ergo but I think my LO's legs are still a little short. I want a Tula but yea $$$$$.

miniwheat, I was about to ask the same thing. I'd be good to try on different carriers and see which ones are more comfortable.

No, nothing like that here unfortunately. I am second guessing a bit now... DS eczema flares up when he is hot. I could see his skin flaring if I was wearing him too long. It might not be the best idea after all. 

[lilrubberduckie]

Hey f15!!! Looks like i am going to be a member of f16 aswell!!!! Hope you ladies are doing amazing with your little babies!!! I have been lurking and they are all so gorgeous!

[dacora]

Does anyone else have a stealth pooper? I swear DD is so sneaky I will go to change her after she wakes up from a nap and I'll be like, "When did you poop? Where did this come from!" I mean, I'm super glad that she's having no issues or fussing when she poops, but I feel bad that she's sitting in a poopy diaper longer than she should be. /facepalm

[cloe111479]

Lol! Phantom pooper!

Mine literally passed gas and it's always a wet one. We hear it and know... Who's gonna change her. She doesn't fuss or cry. Just farts And poops