Toasty Tuesday Spam

[mishka29]

Jul 21, 2015 18:37:52 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Jul 21, 2015 18:35:30 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

DD1 wouldn't take a bottle but we did manage to get her to drink from one about 3 times. She refused to take it from the normal people you might try. The first time she actually drank something was when my bil gave it to her (the first time he even held her). He's sort of a big guy and no nonsense, maybe she sensed that. I'm sure you've tried all the tricks so the only thought I can suggest is to try a person who normally wouldn't be giving LO a bottle.

He seemed to do a little better with H feeding him but not enough to actually eat.

If possible I would try somebody who isn't around all the time.

[hollydfromtn]

misshart00 there's nothing I can add that the others haven't already suggested. DS refuses a bottle too. Lots of hugs.

[lotsofdotts]

Jul 21, 2015 7:49:12 GMT -5 dacora said:

Anyone ever get so emotionally invested in a video game or book that you feel like you have to recover once it's done? Like, what is this real world you speak of?

This was me last Tuesday reading the new Harper Lee book. I can't read for fun during the school year because I'll stay up all night reading.

[lotsofdotts]

Jul 21, 2015 9:23:30 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Good morning. I finished Go Set A Watchman this morning and am still not sure what to think.

I am in the camp that it is interesting to see where the story started in her head and how the editors helped her mold it into To Kill a Mockingbird. There was a cool NYT article about how these racist ideas are present in TKAM, but they are so subtle that we overlook them: Atticus defending the lynch mob, he didn't volunteer to represent Tom but was appointed, he said he hoped he would never have a case like that in his lifetime and that the KKK was just a political organization.

Don't get me wrong. I love Mockingbird and Atticus. I just thing Watchman gives some interesting things to ponder.

[lotsofdotts]

@mrshart00 So sorry! Hang in there. It will get better.

[cougarette]

Jul 21, 2015 14:33:01 GMT -5 missys said:

MY KID ROLLED OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! I know this may not seem special but he is the last one it seems and I'm SO HAPPY!!

Yay, congrats! Definitely not the last one. *Sigh*

[cougarette]

I got home and there was a glass of wine waiting on the table for me. Then after I put lo to bed H came over and handed me a big piece of chocolate cake.

Someone's getting lucky tonight.

[lilyelayne]

Jul 21, 2015 20:15:08 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Jul 21, 2015 14:33:01 GMT -5 missys said:

MY KID ROLLED OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! I know this may not seem special but he is the last one it seems and I'm SO HAPPY!!

Yay, congrats! Definitely not the last one. *Sigh*

DS has rolled tummy to back once and back to tummy never. Fist bump of solidarity.

[lilyelayne]

Jul 21, 2015 19:12:42 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

Jul 21, 2015 19:08:05 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

misshart00 big hugs, mama. I so hope you find a solution. Don't apologize for complaining; that's why we're here. I know you've tried so many things... What about formula? Maybe a different taste would intrigue him, and once he figures out how the bottle works you can put BM in it?

I've tried that too. Frozen breast milk, fresh breast milk, different brands of formula. I've gotten to where I send him to MDO with formula because I'm tired of wasting breast milk.

I'm doing better than I was earlier. I have my dr pepper, and popcorn and I'm watching lost with my H. The lack of bottle is only a small part of life. I'm just trying to remember that.

Glad you're feeling calmer. I guess like everything this too shall pass, but it's still draining and disheartening.

[cougarette]

Oh yeah, and H went to the grocery store and while there got some peanuts to boil. They should be done soon, yay!

[lilyelayne]

Holla! Another F15 reported recall! Go aggiebug!

[missys]

cougarette‌ lilyelayne I hope I didn't offend you guys, I honestly believed O was the last. I didn't mean to sound insensitive. I internet stranger love you ladies!

[lilyelayne]

Jul 21, 2015 20:48:59 GMT -5 missys said:

cougarette‌ lilyelayne I hope I didn't offend you guys, I honestly believed O was the last. I didn't mean to sound insensitive. I internet stranger love you ladies!

Oh I was in no way offended I'm not worried about DS rolling or not. He loves sleeping on his back & playing on his belly, so he's quite unmotivated! He'll figure it out eventually.

[cougarette]

Jul 21, 2015 20:48:59 GMT -5 missys said:

cougarette‌ lilyelayne I hope I didn't offend you guys, I honestly believed O was the last. I didn't mean to sound insensitive. I internet stranger love you ladies!

Not at all!! You celebrate that sweet little guy's accomplishments! We'll just obnoxiously AW it up when ours catch up. Well I will, anyway.

[cougarette]

Jul 21, 2015 20:59:50 GMT -5 mumomma13 said:

Jul 21, 2015 20:57:14 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Oh I was in no way offended I'm not worried about DS rolling or not. He loves sleeping on his back & playing on his belly, so he's quite unmotivated! He'll figure it out eventually.

DS won't lay down long enough to figure out how to roll. I've moved on to teaching him to sit up. Although that might not happen either because every time his feet touch the floor he straightens out, like he's trying to stand. lol.

N was "walking" with my sisters the other day! I'm going to need H to do it so I can get a video.

[aggiebug]

Jul 21, 2015 19:30:55 GMT -5 lotsofdotts said:

Jul 21, 2015 9:23:30 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Good morning. I finished Go Set A Watchman this morning and am still not sure what to think.

I am in the camp that it is interesting to see where the story started in her head and how the editors helped her mold it into To Kill a Mockingbird. There was a cool NYT article about how these racist ideas are present in TKAM, but they are so subtle that we overlook them: Atticus defending the lynch mob, he didn't volunteer to represent Tom but was appointed, he said he hoped he would never have a case like that in his lifetime and that the KKK was just a political organization.

Don't get me wrong. I love Mockingbird and Atticus. I just thing Watchman gives some interesting things to ponder.

That is kind of where I am. I think there is a lot of good points in this book and I still think Atticus is inherently good. I actually disliked the writing style a lot compared to TKAM. I found it rambled a lot and had some many references that I had to look up to really understand.

[lilyelayne]

Jul 21, 2015 20:59:50 GMT -5 mumomma13 said:

Jul 21, 2015 20:57:14 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Oh I was in no way offended I'm not worried about DS rolling or not. He loves sleeping on his back & playing on his belly, so he's quite unmotivated! He'll figure it out eventually.

DS won't lay down long enough to figure out how to roll. I've moved on to teaching him to sit up. Although that might not happen either because every time his feet touch the floor he straightens out, like he's trying to stand. lol.

DS looooves to stand up big & tall! It usually works well to have him stand up then sit down & then practice sitting unassisted.

[Deleted]

Jul 21, 2015 17:59:11 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Vent about my mother...

She refers to me as "the feed bag".

Example - she's holding LO while she is crying. "Oh here comes the feed bag". I take her and the crying stops. "You're just happy to see the feed bag".

I'm horrified. I'm so sorry. Your mother should not dehumanize you like that. Giving her some benefit of the doubt, have you said anything to her about how that makes you feel? (I know that's not always easy). Stranger hugs.

[mishka29]

Jul 21, 2015 22:25:58 GMT -5 @ellteejay said:

Jul 21, 2015 17:59:11 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Vent about my mother...

She refers to me as "the feed bag".

Example - she's holding LO while she is crying. "Oh here comes the feed bag". I take her and the crying stops. "You're just happy to see the feed bag".

I'm horrified. I'm so sorry. Your mother should not dehumanize you like that. Giving her some benefit of the doubt, have you said anything to her about how that makes you feel? (I know that's not always easy). Stranger hugs.

Thank you. No I didn't say anything bc I know she would just laugh and say it more. She's pretty childish sometimes.

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Jul 21, 2015 23:07:05 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Jul 21, 2015 22:25:58 GMT -5 @ellteejay said:

I'm horrified. I'm so sorry. Your mother should not dehumanize you like that. Giving her some benefit of the doubt, have you said anything to her about how that makes you feel? (I know that's not always easy). Stranger hugs.

Thank you. No I didn't say anything bc I know she would just laugh and say it more. She's pretty childish sometimes.

I'm sorry. That must be really difficult to put up with.

[WittyLittle]

So DH hit me with this one when he came home from work today:
"Should we start trying for Nr 2?"
This whole time I thought I'd have to drag him into the bedroom by the knuckles to start trying for nr 2 and here he is ready before I am. Maybe he's sneaking me birth control pills and this is just a ploy for sex. hhmmmm... I haven't answered his question yet.

[WittyLittle]

Just catching up on yesterday's spam. HIIIII EEVERYYYYOOOOOOONE! :-P

@missys congratulations!!! Whether a LO is the first, last or somewhere in the middle milestones are ALWAYS to be celebrated, right?
misshart00 please don't cry I'm so sorry and I'm glad you're already feeling a bit better. I have no advice, just wanted to empathise.
mishka29 wow... just wow. My MIL can get like that sometimes, she expects DS to have this super special love for her and that she's some kind of baby whisperer. She has to explain out loud to herself why me or DH might have stopped his crying. You're more mature than I am, if MIL called me a feedbag I would respond with "look Jake, it's saggy bags!" BAD daughter in law, BAD!

BTW random question. DS has started spitting up a lot more (and a lot longer after his feeds). This makes sense because he's rolling around and stuff. But every time that I sit him up in the bumbo he spits up within a minute. Even if he's burped to high heavens. Do you think his stomach/back muscles aren't developed enough to hold him up and that's putting pressure on his stomach? Am I overanalysing this?

[lilyelayne]

WittyLittle LOL at saggy bags!!
Does Jake seem bothered by the spit up? Still having plenty of wet diapers? If he's not upset or in pain, and nothing's changed about his diaper output, I would guess spit up is probably okay. No ideas for the cause though.

[WittyLittle]

Jul 22, 2015 5:09:38 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

WittyLittle LOL at saggy bags!!
Does Jake seem bothered by the spit up? Still having plenty of wet diapers? If he's not upset or in pain, and nothing's changed about his diaper output, I would guess spit up is probably okay. No ideas for the cause though.

yep everything else is just fine. Peeing more than ever and he doesn't really notice that he spits up (though sometimes it sounds really deep so I wonder how he doesn't notice). The only out of the ordinary thing is that it's quite clear, because it happens hours after he's eaten. I guess I should write his pedi an email to see if they would want to see him? I feel bad spamming her if it's nothing but my Dr. Googling hasn't gotten any answers either :/ 

[aggiebug]

Jul 22, 2015 5:34:41 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

Jul 22, 2015 5:09:38 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

WittyLittle LOL at saggy bags!!
Does Jake seem bothered by the spit up? Still having plenty of wet diapers? If he's not upset or in pain, and nothing's changed about his diaper output, I would guess spit up is probably okay. No ideas for the cause though.

yep everything else is just fine. Peeing more than ever and he doesn't really notice that he spits up (though sometimes it sounds really deep so I wonder how he doesn't notice). The only out of the ordinary thing is that it's quite clear, because it happens hours after he's eaten. I guess I should write his pedi an email to see if they would want to see him? I feel bad spamming her if it's nothing but my Dr. Googling hasn't gotten any answers either :/ 

If it is clear that doesn't sounds like true spit up. DD will all of a sudden drool excessively like she has been collecting it in her mouth and then let's it go. Could that be it?

[jensoprano82]

misshart00 - just a thought, my DS's health insurance paid for a few sessions with a feeding therapist back a few months ago. Maybe you can talk to your pedi about this??? I don't mean to bring a tank to a knife fight here... But you've got to get LO on that bottle.

FWIW I stopped BF because I wasn't producing and my little guy was losing weight, but I would have stopped soon after anyways. I know this can be a bit of a controversial thing, but I strongly disliked breastfeeding and found the whole process painful and unsatisfying and refuse to feel guilty for saying so.

[jensoprano82]

WittyLittle - it would knock me over with a feather if DH suggested it first! Wow!!!!

[WittyLittle]

Jul 22, 2015 6:25:59 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Jul 22, 2015 5:34:41 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

yep everything else is just fine. Peeing more than ever and he doesn't really notice that he spits up (though sometimes it sounds really deep so I wonder how he doesn't notice). The only out of the ordinary thing is that it's quite clear, because it happens hours after he's eaten. I guess I should write his pedi an email to see if they would want to see him? I feel bad spamming her if it's nothing but my Dr. Googling hasn't gotten any answers either :/ 

If it is clear that doesn't sounds like true spit up. DD will all of a sudden drool excessively like she has been collecting it in her mouth and then let's it go. Could that be it?

I thought/hoped that but it usually follows a deep gurgling burp sound, and he does make a move like he's throwing up rather than drooling :/ It started a while ago but only once a day or something, but since two days ago it's a lot more often. Waiting for a mail back from the pedi. 

Btw, I've done what your DD does. So embarassing :-P If I'm concentrating apparently I forget to swallow my spit and then all the sudden it just ran out of my mouth on to my desk like some kind of neanderthal. AAAAAAAAAAAAAH i'm so sexy. 

[aggiebug]

Jul 22, 2015 6:51:53 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

Jul 22, 2015 6:25:59 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

If it is clear that doesn't sounds like true spit up. DD will all of a sudden drool excessively like she has been collecting it in her mouth and then let's it go. Could that be it?

I thought/hoped that but it usually follows a deep gurgling burp sound, and he does make a move like he's throwing up rather than drooling :/ It started a while ago but only once a day or something, but since two days ago it's a lot more often. Waiting for a mail back from the pedi. 

Btw, I've done what your DD does. So embarassing :-P If I'm concentrating apparently I forget to swallow my spit and then all the sudden it just ran out of my mouth on to my desk like some kind of neanderthal. AAAAAAAAAAAAAH i'm so sexy. 

Haha I have done it too. I excel at this trick as I am falling asleep and have actually startled myself awake when I drool. Bahaha.


And let us know what the pedi says it sounds odd.