I wouldnt think twice about it but Im way laid back about things like that
Thanks! I think way too much about everything. I always have to remind myself that we walk around a world filled with chemicals and toxins and car exhaust and most probably boiling bottles with a melted toy one time will be nothing.
Thats pretty much my mind frame, I wish I could keep my babes in a perfect little organic bubble but cant :/ So I prioritize and do the best I can!
Okay... paranoia. I just finished boiling a pot full of a bunch of bottles and pump parts, and new pacifiers. I also threw in a new teether toy my mom bought recently. When I went to take everything out, all the little plastic bead thingies on the teething ring had melted. Not to the point of like dissipating into the water, just to the point of disfiguring them. Now I feel like everything in that pot of water has nasty plastic chemicals in/on it? Do I have to get rid of all the stuff or am I being super paranoid???
I wouldn't throw it out but I would re-fill the water completely and sterilize everything again.
My hair is falling out in clumps. Like i can run my hands through my hair and it'll just fall out in strands. I dont think its noticable to others but I used to have really thick hair. My question.. Is this normal? Will I go bald?. I have lost a lot of weight recently & I've been stressing. So I'm curious if it will go back to normal and it's just hair loss post partum or because I'm stressed. Any advice?.
normal. it will be bad for a few weeks to a few months and then it'll just stop. And you'll have those fun fun baby hair regrowth/flyaways to deal with.
Soooo not excited about this.
Yep, unfortunately (or fortunately) it's totally normal. You lose less hair during pregnancy (and if course prenatal vitamins help your hair too), so once the PP hormones hit and you lose what you would anyway on top of it it seems like a ton.
Anyone else having bad pp acne? My skin was great during pregnancy but has been getting worse and worse. Im sure its hormonal so Im not sure if there is anything I can do for it??? The 14 yr old boy look is not working for me....
I also look like the 14 year old me. So frustrating!
So O has been falling asleep during her feeding lately. She is FF and I still have her on level 1 nipples. Is it time to switch to level 2?
Post by holliberry28 on Sept 8, 2015 2:06:18 GMT -5
shahoi, we switched to level 2 nipples last week b/c it was taking M too long to eat and we were worried that was contributing to acidity and/or pain while he ate. He seems to do better on the level 2s now.
Is anyone else already experiencing distracted nursing/feeding? R is constantly popping off to look around. He is a quick nurser (usually less than ten mins), but with these distractions I don't think he's getting enough to eat at each feeding now and wants to eat more frequently...even at night which doesn't help our already-too-many-wake ups situation!
Does anyone else's Lo have like sympathy cries for other babies? We were in the store yesterday and a baby was crying-she was completely content and all of a sudden her little lip started and she started crocodile tear crying. Then she was with her 4 month old cousin this morning and p was crying and she started again!
Post by dogmama22 on Sept 11, 2015 15:07:16 GMT -5
budders when I worked at a center, we recorded all of the infants' information throughout the day. If you're providing the form, it only takes an extra second to write that she started a bottle at 2 or went down for a nap from 3-4.
We are using a home daycare provider who is a lovely woman. H said that when he drops V off in the morning, he smiles at her (which makes me smile and cry simultaneously), and he seems really happy and to be doing very well there.
My only complaint so far is that I don't get consistent written information about his day. She'll tell my husband in passing when he comes to pick him up if he had a long nap, and I can count the bottles to see how many he drank, but I'd really like to ask her to write down for me when he sleeps (and for how long) and when he's eating. I'm even happy to provide her with a printed format so that she just has to quickly fill it in. Is that too much to ask, or is that pretty reasonable?
Totally reasonable. We have a wall calendar where every day our nanny will write times of each feed and nap times ( once I go back to work next month). It's super helpful especially to know the last feed and wake up time.
We are using a home daycare provider who is a lovely woman. H said that when he drops V off in the morning, he smiles at her (which makes me smile and cry simultaneously), and he seems really happy and to be doing very well there.
My only complaint so far is that I don't get consistent written information about his day. She'll tell my husband in passing when he comes to pick him up if he had a long nap, and I can count the bottles to see how many he drank, but I'd really like to ask her to write down for me when he sleeps (and for how long) and when he's eating. I'm even happy to provide her with a printed format so that she just has to quickly fill it in. Is that too much to ask, or is that pretty reasonable?
budders we are in a center, but up until about 6 months ago, our daycare would give everyone a piece of paper that states when they napped, Fun things they did, when they had a diaper change, and other things like that. Now we do not get a written report anymore, instead they use an app called Tadpoles, every day we get an update along with pictures. It is free for parents to download, and it can provide them with real time updates. Not sure how many kids are at your day care, but it might be worth mentioning for your provider if it is easier then giving everyone a sheet of paper every day.
EDITED: I should also note that it is linked to the parents email, Dh and I both have the app on our phones and we both get the updates.
Totally reasonable. We have a wall calendar where every day our nanny will write times of each feed and nap times ( once I go back to work next month). It's super helpful especially to know the last feed and wake up time.
Exactly. Plus, in the eight hours that he is there, he's only been taking 2 3 ounce bottles, which doesn't seem like he's eating enough. If I can see what the schedule is and kind of analyze patterns, hopefully I can figure out what's going on. Also, if she's getting him on some sort of a schedule with naps and stuff, I'd like to be able to carry that over at home.
Definitely something they should be able to accommodate! Our daycare fills out one of those, it's broken up into blocks of time on the left side so they can write when he fed and how much, plus any activities he did. On the right side they list nap times, and diaper changes. The bottom usually has a comment, T had a fun time staring at himself in the mirror! And/or any instructions to us. It really helps to glance at and see what kind of night he'll have.
Totally reasonable. We have a wall calendar where every day our nanny will write times of each feed and nap times ( once I go back to work next month). It's super helpful especially to know the last feed and wake up time.
Exactly. Plus, in the eight hours that he is there, he's only been taking 2 3 ounce bottles, which doesn't seem like he's eating enough. If I can see what the schedule is and kind of analyze patterns, hopefully I can figure out what's going on. Also, if she's getting him on some sort of a schedule with naps and stuff, I'd like to build to carry that over at home.
I think it is totally reasonable. However I just wanted to say that my LO has been taking less bottles than I thought as well... I wasn't sure why myself. One thought was that others (in this case grandparents) aren't quite as in tune to baby's hunger cues and so each period between feelings gets stretched a bit?
Or, sometimes LO is just fine with DH, but as soon as I pick her up she's acting like she's starving. Maybe she doesn't think about food as much when the boobs aren't around.
Since I've gotten my wisdom teeth pulled on Wednesday, I've been producing much less milk when I pump. I'm attributing it to me not eating enough (all I can handle is pudding, soups and yogurt). Will my supply bounce back when I start eating normally again or should I start looking at ways to increase my supply? I've been pumping every 2 hours instead of every 4 to try to stimulate production, so we'll see if that helps.
Post by dogmama22 on Sept 11, 2015 15:49:12 GMT -5
I was just reading about reverse-cycling on kellymom. Sometimes when LOs are away from mom, they only eat enough to take the edge off of their hunger. They actually prefer breast over bottle, so they just wait until they can have the breast again. It sounds like what some of your LOs are doing now. It said it's fine as long as they're playing catch-up in the evenings.
Has anyone used their day care services at their gym? I really need to start working out again, but not sure how I feel about it and if he's too little to take there.
I totally would once LO turns around 4 months. You probably wouldn't work out more than an hour and a half anyway, right? I cancelled my NYSC membership though a while ago and joined Blink, but at $15/month, there's nk babysitting.
My Q is for those with an uppababy, when do you retire the bassinet and move to the toddler seat? M loves looking around outside on walks but he seems so tiny for the regular seat.
You probably wouldn't work out more than an hour and a half anyway, right?
Haha. We're talking probably 20-30 minutes at this point. It's been about a year since I exercised for real. Maybe I'll wait until he's had his first cold at daycare.
I just started too, it's definitely not easy. I started the Dukan Diet too and the weight doesn't wanna budge. Times like this I wish I had been at my goal weight before pregnancy.
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