I'm having some intense abdominal cramping/gas pains in the last 24h. Nothing like contractions, of course, but uncomfortable all the same.
I can't decide if it's truly gas or something else? (that's my SQ). I've had plenty of fluids today and have been decently regular since Friday. am still taking colace, too)
Anyone else have this fun fun problem a week or so after delivery?
bendherova I had gas/poop pains around that time. Also had a bout of weird loose stool at some point that was preceeded by belly pains that came in waves, nausea, and chills.
bendherova I had gas/poop pains around that time. Also had a bout of weird loose stool at some point that was preceeded by belly pains that came in waves, nausea, and chills.
ok. that's comforting that I am not the only one. nI did feel the weird diarrhea like rumbling earlier, but nothing happened.
SQ: I want to find a regular sitter to come to my house and watch my kids. A nanny, basically, but not live in. Where do I even start to look for someone like that?
SQ: I want to find a regular sitter to come to my house and watch my kids. A nanny, basically, but not live in. Where do I even start to look for someone like that?
SQ: I want to find a regular sitter to come to my house and watch my kids. A nanny, basically, but not live in. Where do I even start to look for someone like that?
I think I'm going to call our local university and see if they can recommend an early childhood education major who might want to do some regular babysitting for me. As long as she's student taught at least once, she'll already have all her clearances including background check and child abuse.
So I decided I should download and check it out too. Here's my SQ: why am I putting his due date and not his actual birthday? He was 3.5 weeks early. Developmentally I don't see him as a 12 day old, I see him as a 5+1 week old.
Yeah I thought that was odd too. It said something like "developmental milestones are determined by due date" but did it say why? I can't remember. Not a mom of an early baby myself, so I'm curious... In general how does the medical community measure development for preemies?
For true premies they will say "adjusted" age. So for example a friend of mine's sister had her son at 34 weeks. He would have been 12 weeks adjusted age 6 weeks. At a certain point it's expected their development to be in par with their actual age but it depends in how premature they were when that catch up age is.
sabrinamlcarolyngrace The mental development that the wonder weeks addresses is based on age from conception not age from birth. That's why you enter the due date, not the birth date.
Ok, another question here. LO has been a pretty warm, sweaty baby from birth but the last few nights its still been high 80s -90 and even just sleeping in a vest he wakes up drenched in sweat. We dont have a/c but manage to keep the temp cool-ish with fans/windows. I've taken his temp (repeatedly. I'm utterly paranoid) and its fine thank god.
I'm thinking its b/c of the plastic cover of the bassinet mattress, he doesn't sleep directly on it but the sheet doesn't stop it. I'm going to try putting a towel between the mattress protector and sheet but other than that I'm at a loss. Any experience with this/suggestions?
Yikes! Would it be too extreme to get one of the mini fan / air control systems and point it at the baby? i don't blame you for being paranoid; a baby shouldn't be sleeping in temps anywhere near that high. I don't want to scare you even more but overheating is a SIDS risk.
Ok, another question here. LO has been a pretty warm, sweaty baby from birth but the last few nights its still been high 80s -90 and even just sleeping in a vest he wakes up drenched in sweat. We dont have a/c but manage to keep the temp cool-ish with fans/windows. I've taken his temp (repeatedly. I'm utterly paranoid) and its fine thank god.
I'm thinking its b/c of the plastic cover of the bassinet mattress, he doesn't sleep directly on it but the sheet doesn't stop it. I'm going to try putting a towel between the mattress protector and sheet but other than that I'm at a loss. Any experience with this/suggestions?
I think that's a good idea. We have a cotton mattress pad cover that goes over the plastic cover and then we put a sheet over that. I would just make sure the towel is tucked in and you get a tight fit. DS ran hot at night so we used to just do a short sleeve onesie and swaddle on top. DD runs cooler at night so we are doing cotton long sleeve pjs w no Footie and cotton swaddle over that.
Also agree about getting a fan or portable AC system for the room
SQ: I want to find a regular sitter to come to my house and watch my kids. A nanny, basically, but not live in. Where do I even start to look for someone like that?
I did Care.com and specified that I was ideally looking for a college student from the university near our house. I got a bazillion unqualified applicants and about a week after I posted the job a senior pre-med major from my preferred college applied. She has been a godsend. So I'd recommend Care.com but warn you that you might have to be patient to find the right person.
billyhorrible, that makes sense. Thanks! I looked at the breast milk trays on amazon- quick question: Do you have to fill them all up at once ? Or can you add as you pump over the course of several days ?
Does anyone else's baby gave the stork bites or strawberry patches? J has them pretty bad on her face and they don't seem to be fading like the dr said the would.
Both DD's have angel kisses, stork bites on the face, and at 15 months DD still has a little remaining. Most has faded but not all of it. My pedi said it can take 6mos-1 ye to fade.
Is anyone dealing with Jaundice? DD is 3 weeks and still pretty jaundice. The doctor she has been seeing said at her 1 week appt that it could take another week to clear but it's been 2 weeks. Our regular pedi has been out of the office since DD was born and isn't back until our 1 month appt at the end of July. I don't have any experience with high bilirubin and don't know how concerned I should be.
Is anyone dealing with Jaundice? DD is 3 weeks and still pretty jaundice. The doctor she has been seeing said at her 1 week appt that it could take another week to clear but it's been 2 weeks. Our regular pedi has been out of the office since DD was born and isn't back until our 1 month appt at the end of July. I don't have any experience with high bilirubin and don't know how concerned I should be.
When was the last time her bilirubin levels were checked with DS they checked them every day/every few days until they were showing a decline. I would call in to your pets office to see if they want you to bring LO in.
Post by billyhorrible on Jul 8, 2015 16:01:54 GMT -5
megeliz1, seconding what silv3rlining asked. Are you going by numbers or looks? Both my boys had/have breastmilk jaundice, which shows up 10-14 days after birth. It's caused by a reaction to the breastmilk, but doesn't effect the bili count in the same way. And it takes weeks to clear up. The fact that you still have it at 3 weeks makes me think you're dealing with the same thing.
The only "cure" is to stop breastfeeding for 24 hours, but my doctor highly discourages that as it's different from regular jaundice in that it's not dangerous at all. There is no harm in breastmilk jaundice, and it passes eventually.
Cord stump. Anyone else's baby have a stubborn stump? He turned 3 weeks yesterday and it shows no signs of coming off. Pediatrician said if it's still there at 4 weeks to call because it could be a sign of an immune system problem. That freaks me out. We haven't been cleaning it or anything which she said was good because sometimes when you clean it it takes longer to detach.
Post by billyhorrible on Jul 8, 2015 20:10:57 GMT -5
wormgerm, is it all there or just portions? Most of his fell off on day 6, but pieces lingered in his belly button for weeks after. I'd have to double check, but my guess is there's still a scab or two in there. But my doctor said everything looked good at Thursday's appointment (3 weeks, 2 days)
billyhorrible 100% all there. It looks no different than before. Last 2 weeks when he would move his belly a certain way it would poke out more but that's it.
Cord stump. Anyone else's baby have a stubborn stump? He turned 3 weeks yesterday and it shows no signs of coming off. Pediatrician said if it's still there at 4 weeks to call because it could be a sign of an immune system problem. That freaks me out. We haven't been cleaning it or anything which she said was good because sometimes when you clean it it takes longer to detach.
DD's is still attached as well... Paediatrician didn't seem concerned at all. DD1's stayed on for well over 2 weeks as well.
wormgerm, H didn't lose her cord till 19 days and even then there was a piece stuck on till 22 days. It freaked me out a little b/c there was dried blood and discharge but the pedi said that's normal.
Getting concerned that H has thrush. I exclusively FF, so I don't have it myself to confirm, but she's had the white coating on her tongue for about 10 days. Sometimes it's thin, sometimes it's thicker, which has led me to believe it's just milk but I'm thinking I should call the pedi anyway. It hasn't changed her eating habits and doesn't seem to bother her. She doesn't have it anywhere else in her mouth and no diaper rash, so FX that it's just milk!!!
mcp6286 my DD1 always had a white tongue and never had thrush, so it's definitely possible to just be milk! Definitely good to get it checked out though!
Post by ravinraven216 on Jul 9, 2015 7:18:48 GMT -5
mcp6286 if it come off on your finger it's milk. If it doesn't come off, it's thrush. I feel like the thrush guru, since we already went through a complete round of treatment.
mcp6286 if it come off on your finger it's milk. If it doesn't come off, it's thrush. I feel like the thrush guru, since we already went through a complete round of treatment.
So this is prob a majorly stupid question but how do you get LO to keep her mouth open long enough to wipe down her tongue and see if it comes off? I've been trying all day and she's not having it!
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