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[taberbtb]

Aug 21, 2015 10:52:19 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

Aug 21, 2015 10:01:47 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

We would be lost without Disney Jr. That sucks.

I am so pissed. Like mommadozer, said I am going to PVR the shit out of our time left. Teletubbies? Are you joking Canadian television? DD is so obsessed with Miles and she is going to be sad. I know I can get all the shows on my own, but I love having them all randomized so I don't have to watch 3 seasons of MMCH in a row. 

I am going to voice my displeasure online. 

This has me angry as well. Way to ruin my life Canadian TV.

[mommadozer]

FlutterOfYoshis poor LO. Hope she starts doing better soon. Have you tried any supplements for your milk supply? The lactation cookies did absolutely nothing but, the honest company lactation supplements combined with fenugreek capsules helped my supply when it plummeted going back to work. Sorry if you have already discussed this. Hang in there!

miniwheat do you have apple products? I know the iTunes Store sells individual episodes and seasons of MMCH and MFTL. not sure if it possible with androids. Obviously, the executives that made that decision in Canadian do not have small children.

lilyelayne WOW! she's definitely more than crunchy.

mumomma13 I agree with mrsclark731 that it depends on how much drinking you want to do. We went to a wedding last weekend and left DS with my parents overnight. Well I drank a lot and I knew I was going to be hungover. In the middle of the night, I realized I may be hungover and taking care of my child. I just want to sleep all day when I am hungover and I knew DS was not going to let me get away with it. So I drank over 4 bottles of water throughout the middle of the night to try and get rid of the hangover before I had to pick up DS. It's truly up to you and what you want to do.

We are wine tasting all day tomorrow and I am going to watch how much I drink since I will be taking care of DS when we get back home.

cougarette congrats!

[PikoPiko]

Decided to begin weaning today. DS is biting me every morning (the only time I nurse him these days). Pumping takes up too much time and I really need the sleep at night. DS is going to daycare soon, we want to get him on formula and solids to save our sanity. I'm blue with mummy guilt. Boobs are feeling pretty full right now, 7 hours since my last nursing.

[taberbtb]

toadandbuggie sounds like everybody has given you great advice and you have made your decision. FWIW I agree with cutting this girl from your plans. You don't need the stress.

mumomma13 and mrsclark731 enjoy your time away from LO! DD has had 1 sleep over away from me, and while I stressed over it at the time it went well and I was more stressed about it than her.

AFM, I am waiting for summer to be over. Don't get me wrong, I love this time of year but things are so busy I feel like I am barely keeping my head above water. I just need things to slow down and our renos done and my house/life/sanity back. Send help ASAP!

[miniwheat]

I love the pet and baby pics!

taberbtb, I am ready for summer to end too. We are in a tourist location and I need a break from traffic and hour lineups at the grocery store! And I am glad I am not the only one angry about Disney Jr. Why do we have to lose all the good stuff? It's not fair! It's bad enough we cant watch some US video content online and we can't watch US super bowl commercials.

[miniwheat]

DS got into the Orthotics Clinic at Sick Kids hospital next week!!! He will get assessed and if a helmet is needed they will start the cast that day. I am so happy!

[lilyelayne]

Aug 21, 2015 14:15:49 GMT -5 PikoPiko said:

Decided to begin weaning today. DS is biting me every morning (the only time I nurse him these days). Pumping takes up too much time and I really need the sleep at night. DS is going to daycare soon, we want to get him on formula and solids to save our sanity. I'm blue with mummy guilt. Boobs are feeling pretty full right now, 7 hours since my last nursing.

Hugs. Half a year is a long time, and you have had such feeding struggles! You're still & always my hero, Piko. L is going to do great on formula & solids.
I haven't done much reading on weaning but keep an eye out for clogs!

[lilyelayne]

Ugh, went outside and saw I left the deep freeze open over night. Thankfully only two packs of ground deer and a frozen pizza thawed.

[lilyelayne]

mumomma13 I'd leave LO overnight, just so you have open ended hang out time with friends. But, hey, I've never been away from DS for more than 2 hours at a time, so... maybe I'm not qualified to give advice!

[taberbtb]

PikoPiko GL weaning. When I weaned I was wishing I had low supply so it wasn't as painful. Not to discourage you, just commiserating!

miniwheat so happy to hear DS got his appt! I don't envy you at all living in a tourist location. We have so much cottager traffic on our road from people fleeing the city every weekend DH constantly curses the "weekend warriors"

[WittyLittle]

Dh is trying to undo my bra with one hand without looking. .. the fact that i have time to write this is a testimony of my excitement... doop doop dooo doop doop doooo....

[FlutterOfYoshis]

mommadozer I've ordered those same lactation supplements online in the desperate hope it'll help, but it's still gunna take a while for them to get here. 5-7 business days can't come soon enough--I can't stand seeing LO's frustration when I know she's not getting enough to eat now. Amazon is delivering the brewer's yeast in 2, so I'll try the cookies in the meantime. It'll feel like I'm doing everything I can, at least.

PikoPiko I'm sorry for your weaning, but it sounds like you're doing the right thing. LO got good stuff from you for those first 6 months. I'm with you on the Mommy guilt. It is seriously tough when all you want is the best for your baby.

[amy2383]

mrsclark731 traveling home was a disaster.... Including an unexpected delay/ layover at LAX for 5 hours! It made for a 12 hour+ travel day, we didn't make it home to St. Louis until 1am....
Because I am crazy we decided to start sleep training our first night home.... So far naps have been the worst but we gave her a soft baby doll to snuggle and that has helped.

[PikoPiko]

My boss is playing video games in his office. I think it's fair that I go home now just before 4pm.

[amy2383]

FlutterOfYoshis when I was struggling with nursing (I now EP) we purchased a baby scale on Amazon and I would do weighted feeds. When I saw that she was only getting 2oz after nursing for 30 minutes i started with the pumping. A scale may give you a better idea (at home) how much she is getting. Also grab some Gatorade, a bottle a day really helped boost my supply.

[osumegs]

Aug 21, 2015 17:52:32 GMT -5 amy2383 said:

FlutterOfYoshis when I was struggling with nursing (I now EP) we purchased a baby scale on Amazon and I would do weighted feeds. When I saw that she was only getting 2oz after nursing for 30 minutes i started with the pumping. A scale may give you a better idea (at home) how much she is getting. Also grab some Gatorade, a bottle a day really helped boost my supply.

We also bought a scale from amazon for the same reason. The health-o-meter infant toddler one. It was useful for weighed feeds and just to check in between appointments.

[mrsclark731]

Aug 21, 2015 17:43:24 GMT -5 amy2383 said:

mrsclark731 traveling home was a disaster.... Including an unexpected delay/ layover at LAX for 5 hours! It made for a 12 hour+ travel day, we didn't make it home to St. Louis until 1am....
Because I am crazy we decided to start sleep training our first night home.... So far naps have been the worst but we gave her a soft baby doll to snuggle and that has helped.

Oh no! So sorry to hear that 

Glad you are finally home safely. 

Sleep training is hard--but worth it in the end! Good luck!

[Mom2Ms]

Aug 21, 2015 6:58:38 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

Fridays are the best--full of optimism and plans.

Did you walk with the bears this morning toadandbuggie? How did your hair turn out yesterday?

I have H working from home again this morning, which I love. The humidity is finally dropping and I'm thinking taking DD to the swings after her morning nap is in order. Other than that I'm going to try to not fall asleep and finish up some work.

Ok. That sucks. The whole point of a trial run is to get an idea of what you'll look like. Did she take pictures at all? Did you talk about what you liked & didn't like? Did you put your veil on (assuming you have one)? When I got married 2 years ago, I hired a company who focused on weddings & events, they took pics, sent them to me. I was happy with the overall look, with some minor adjustments, which I emailed them about, so these changes could be made on the wedding day. I was charged for my "trial" run through, however, it was deducted from the price of the wedding day, if I booked them, which I did.... I had myself and 6 bridesmaids, and a flower girl. They had 3 people working on all of us & we were still late. However, I think we all looked amazing.

It's one of the most important days of your life. You deserve to look and feel beautiful. If you don't feel that way with her, kick her to the curb.... And having a second helper who just started doing hair is just bad for wedding help. I used to do hair before being a lawyer. This sounds like a recipe for disaster. You don't want it on your wedding day.

[seamonster]

Aug 21, 2015 9:24:58 GMT -5 toadandbuggie said:

Thanks for all the help guys!!! I'm going to let her know in a few days. I've just got to pull on my big girl panties and remember that I shouldn't feel guilty for doing what I want to do.

Don't feel guilty. You want to look your best on your wedding day and the trial didn't go well. I went to a salon with a picture (Kate Winslet at the Oscars about 5 years ago) and instead the stylist made me look like I was going to my high school prom. Like the same style I had at that. I made her redo it because I was paying for the service, it was a simple style, and I wanted to look good at my wedding.

[seamonster]

FlutterOfYoshis Target sells the mama earth angel baby tea in store. You can check on line if a nearby store stocks it. 2 to 4 cups a day helps. Also start a calcium magnesium supplement. I've found sunflower lecithin helps get the milk fattier quicker, at least while pumping. You'll figure it out. Don't feel bad about formula. Think of it as another solid.

PikoPiko You made 6 months! Good luck with weaning. Cabbage leaves are supposed to help with drying things up.

[lilyelayne]

Aug 21, 2015 11:29:07 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

*snip*
"why do you worried about my unvaccinated kid getting your vaccinated kid sick" followed by this

Well, damn.

Shared this with my husband. He shook his head at the crazy. But then he did have to defend vaccine skepticism a bit - think it's leftover trauma from being called a time bomb as an unvaccinated kid himself. Well our kid won't have to deal with that

[lilyelayne]

rock-a-bye baby on Coffee+Crumbs

So much why I'm glad for the nights DS does doze off during our bedtime feed.

[pitdigger]

We actually had a pretty good day yesterday, only two wale ups last night, an okay day today, and an early exhausted bed tonight.

Drunken rant ahead:

I had 3 pisco sours since DH and I decided on a Chilean night and now I'm up with the self doubt and vague feeling of DH's family eating crackers for me while being drunk (rant ahead). I just want the dame amount of random acknowledgement that SIL gets from them. Instead, she gets all the 'you're such a good mom' and 'OMG so great for nephew' and I get jack shit. I'll say 'G's doing this!' and the first thing they do is say 'nephew's been doing that since x weeks (before G)'. Fuck's sake, just start with 'yay G' and I'd get over it. I'll own jealousy not being my most attractive trait, but shit, I'm a new mom just like SIL and I would like some fucking praise from the extended family on DH's side since we live so goddammed far from everyone. I mean, you comment on her facebook shit, why can't you be bothered with mine?

Rant over. I just wish I could let this go.

[emilyz320]

Aug 21, 2015 20:34:53 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

rock-a-bye baby on Coffee+Crumbs

So much why I'm glad for the nights DS does doze off during our bedtime feed.

That's so sweet. Thanks for sharing

[amy2383]

lilyelayne great article!..... Probably not the best for me to read while I am struggling with sleep training. I just had a melt down with my husband about feeling guilty not rocking her to sleep. I know she is getting better/ deeper sleep but man is this rough!

[lilyelayne]

Aug 21, 2015 21:12:09 GMT -5 amy2383 said:

lilyelayne great article!..... Probably not the best for me to read while I am struggling with sleep training. I just had a melt down with my husband about feeling guilty not rocking her to sleep. I know she is getting better/ deeper sleep but man is this rough!

I don't rock DS to sleep for naps 99% of the time, and unless he falls asleep nursing I put him in his crib awake. But when he does fall asleep nursing or when I do have to rock him MOTN or for a difficult nap, well, I'm glad for it.
Except MOTN when I'm so exhausted I could cry.
But you know what I mean.

Sleep training doesn't mean the end of sleepy snuggles! That's what I'm trying to say.

[lilyelayne]

pitdigger sorry your ILs play favorites. You're a great mom, and G is lucky to have you.

[wimcgrath]

pitdigger I hate that ish. It's so annoying to be treated as a second class citizen. Vent away. You're doing a great job!

[pitdigger]

Aug 21, 2015 21:12:09 GMT -5 amy2383 said:

lilyelayne great article!..... Probably not the best for me to read while I am struggling with sleep training. I just had a melt down with my husband about feeling guilty not rocking her to sleep. I know she is getting better/ deeper sleep but man is this rough!

DH and I have the night feeding debate. He thinks we're starving G at night when he took down 4-6 oz at the previous wake up two hours or less ago. Sleep training is definitely rough.

[mishka29]

Aug 21, 2015 20:53:55 GMT -5 pitdigger said:

We actually had a pretty good day yesterday, only two wale ups last night, an okay day today, and an early exhausted bed tonight.

Drunken rant ahead:

I had 3 pisco sours since DH and I decided on a Chilean night and now I'm up with the self doubt and vague feeling of DH's family eating crackers for me while being drunk (rant ahead). I just want the dame amount of random acknowledgement that SIL gets from them. Instead, she gets all the 'you're such a good mom' and 'OMG so great for nephew' and I get jack shit. I'll say 'G's doing this!' and the first thing they do is say 'nephew's been doing that since x weeks (before G)'. Fuck's sake, just start with 'yay G' and I'd get over it. I'll own jealousy not being my most attractive trait, but shit, I'm a new mom just like SIL and I would like some fucking praise from the extended family on DH's side since we live so goddammed far from everyone. I mean, you comment on her facebook shit, why can't you be bothered with mine?

Rant over. I just wish I could let this go.

This is crap. And it's not like you can say something or have DH do it without coming off looking petty. Personally I would start by throwing in a few passive aggressive comments and hope that helps.

So when you say G did x and they mention nephew I would follow it up with yeah I heard that or yeah I figured since he's older but since this the first time G did it I'm pretty excited. Gotta get that tone just right!