If you've been given hand-me-downs, how do you know whether something is a sleeper or an outfit? I know sleepwear has different requirements for fire safety and whatnot, so I don't want to put him in something unsafe.
Say what?
Maybe I'm dense but I never understood the fire safety thing. If a baby is exposed to direct fire isn't it already a huge problem??
carolyngrace good point. The only thing I could think of with that is that loose fitting items might be more likely to come into contact with the flame while escaping than something right against the body, but I'm not sure how much 1" of difference matters. @freckleface ugh I should have known it was from flame resistant chemicals! I just thought some fabrics would be less flammable than others. I'm glad most of his clothes are Carters then. I guess the verdict is that it doesn't matter - if it looks like PJs, that's what we'll use them as
What size diapers (brand) is LO in and how old/weight? I bought a bunch of bulk diapers in different sizes and DS is in 1s and I'm almost out
We just bought a box of size 2s. She is 12 lb and will be 7 wks on Wed. We are using up the 1s first, but she has chubby legs and is starting to get indents. I was surprised how much longer and bigger the 2s are!
Yeah, I'm on team 'I don't think what they are wearing is going to matter if they come into contact with a direct flame' - God forbid that ever happen. O sleeps in just a onesie under her swaddle blanket because she's a furnace.
My LO is 7 weeks and still fits newborn diapers...she's about 8lbs 8 oz according to our scale. I might need to size up to 1s soon since I noticed some marks on her legs from the NBs.
Post by carolyngrace on Aug 3, 2015 19:10:57 GMT -5
DB will have slept 18 hours today if he stays asleep until midnight, which I bet he will.
If everything else says he's fine (eating, diapers, etc) could this still be a sign something is wrong? Is anyone else's 9 week old sleeping that much? DH thinks I'm crazy for worrying.
FYI DB has slept more like 15/16 hours the last several days.
DB will have slept 18 hours today if he stays asleep until midnight, which I bet he will.
If everything else says he's fine (eating, diapers, etc) could this still be a sign something is wrong? Is anyone else's 9 week old sleeping that much? DH thinks I'm crazy for worrying.
FYI DB has slept more like 15/16 hours the last several days.
this website shows a helpful chart by age of baby sleep recommendations and it says at 2 months they should be getting 15-18 hours a day. so you fall within normal.
Maybe I'm dense but I never understood the fire safety thing. If a baby is exposed to direct fire isn't it already a huge problem??
Exactly. I find it stoopid. Like hey the house is on fire but let me grab a suitcase and get my favorite shoes. The baby will be fine she's in proper sleepwear.
I ALWAYS worry when V sleeps a lot, and H thinks I'm nuts. Today happened to be a day where I feel like he barely slept, and that worries me, too. I think it's normal to have fluctuations in the amount of sleep as long as it doesn't become a pattern of too much/too little.
+ 1 to all of this. DD is 9 weeks today sleeps either 18 hours (or more) and then some days she barely sleeps. I worry about both. But she seems otherwise fine so I try not to get to crazy.
+ 1 to all of this. DD is 9 weeks today sleeps either 18 hours (or more) and then some days she barely sleeps. I worry about both. But she seems otherwise fine so I try not to get to crazy.
C is 9+2 and is the exact same way
Thank you! Very reassuring to hear other's babies are doing this. A few weeks ago he had a week where it was like 13-14 hours. And now 18+. Babies are so weird.
That's probably what I should be doing. Or a tarp. I have considered wearing a rain poncho while burping him.
You poor thing. If I remember right, you FF? If so, what formula are you using?
Yeah, we are FF. We are currently using the Meijer brand soy formula. The only thing we haven't tried yet from the pediatricians suggestions is adding rice to the bottle. We have our 2 month appointment on Monday so I am going to discuss it again then.
budders I know, right! We've had 3 blowouts so far. Luckily they have all been while we were home. All three times we have sprayed her down with the detachable shower head. We also just throw the clothes away. Our friends gave us crap about throwing them away... do you guys try to wash clothes with poop all over them? I mean like poop all the way up her back or chest. I just assumed it would stain.
ETA musicfrk2002 I hope you guys are able to get it under control. I know people say it's a laundry issue, not a medical issue, but it's awful having to deal with it. Does your LO act like it bothers him? O acts perfectly fine, unless it comes out her nose... that shakes her up a bit.
musicfrk2002 I hope you guys are able to get it under control. I know people say it's a laundry issue, not a medical issue, but it's awful having to deal with it. Does your LO act like it bothers him? O acts perfectly fine, unless it comes out her nose... that shakes her up a bit.
Sometimes it bothers him, other times it doesnt. He is on Prevacid, and that seems to be helping with the pain somewhat from what I can tell. I'm wondering if he has silent reflux too, since I hear him randomly swallow. He has started spitting up more in his bed and that freaks him out a bit, but then is fine once I move him off the wet area (he sleeps on his stomach) and usually falls right back asleep.
Post by billyhorrible on Aug 5, 2015 18:17:58 GMT -5
shahoi, the secret is sunshine. Leave the clothes out in the sun (rinse of any chunks first) and the stain completely disappears. (Big stains might take more than a day)
budders I know, right! We've had 3 blowouts so far. Luckily they have all been while we were home. All three times we have sprayed her down with the detachable shower head. We also just throw the clothes away. Our friends gave us crap about throwing them away... do you guys try to wash clothes with poop all over them? I mean like poop all the way up her back or chest. I just assumed it would stain.
I rinse immediately and scrub with dawn dish soap (blue) and have not had any stain issues.
So after nearly 2 months of feeding knowing that baby is gaining (pretty rapidly) and output is good, I'm still worrying about it. Is anyone else finding baby feeding more like 7-8 times a day rather than 9-10? He seems to have dropped a night feed and goes longer between meals in the day. This is normal, right?
I know this may be different since we FF, but O has only been eating 6 times per day, 4 oz per feeding. That's 24 oz total. Today I put her down earlier, so she actually only ate 5 times... that is if she stays asleep. But she is most definitely gaining weight. Stop worrying, momma!
So after nearly 2 months of feeding knowing that baby is gaining (pretty rapidly) and output is good, I'm still worrying about it. Is anyone else finding baby feeding more like 7-8 times a day rather than 9-10? He seems to have dropped a night feed and goes longer between meals in the day. This is normal, right?
My DD has been hitting 8 feeds/day pretty consistently the last few days....she only wakes once to eat at "night" and eats about every 2/ 2.5 hours during the day. Bedtime at 7:30/8pm.
Q: Anyone else's DB constantly have their fists clenched? I have to PRY them open. Once in a while they flail open on their own, but very rare.
J does when he is upset or has just woken up. One of these days i am going to get punched...that's what it looks like, haha. He usually opens them up once he has relaxed a bit from eating or has fallen asleep.
Post by billyhorrible on Aug 6, 2015 11:20:34 GMT -5
budders, I posted this somewhere else, but we recently had to switch bottles. He started rejecting the ones he'd been taking from the start, but was fine again when we switched brands. (Well as fine as can be. He complains the whole time DH gives him a bottle. On the plus side, that does increase the time it takes to feed him!)
Those of you that are strictly FF, when did your period return? I nursed/pumped until he was 6weeks (he's now 9 weeks) I've been getting cramps occasionally but then they go away and nothing comes of it. Just trying to get an idea of when it might return.
Mine came 8 weeks PP. And OMG, is it ever heavy! I've always had light periods but this is way worse than my PP bleeding! First one in 11 months and I'm officially over it already.
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