Monday Monday

[gingerygirl]

[gingerygirl]

Today I'm finishing packing then calling the water and electric companies to get things set up for our new apartment. Baby had a rough night so I hope he behaves today.

[Deleted]

Our draft took forever last night! and yahoo wasnt working correctly, so annoying.

today we hit up the splash pad.

[motownthrowdown]

Got our dog back yesterday. We're pretty sure that Amelia is allergic to her because last night, her eyes got all red and puffy after i laid her on the boppy THAT DH LET THE DOG SLEEP ON.

It seems too early for allergies though, even going by chronological age of 4 months. Ideas? Experience?

[iamthedoctor]

I have to go back and read the last few days threads. I've been sick and tired so I haven't been on. Jonah stayed up a little later, but slept better last night. He went down close to ten and slept until 2:30 then 6:30. It's been awhile since I've gotten more than 6 hours of sleep and I'm about to go back to sleep again!!

[incir]

Sept 7, 2015 7:33:45 GMT -5 motownthrowdown said:

Got our dog back yesterday. We're pretty sure that Amelia is allergic to her because last night, her eyes got all red and puffy after i laid her on the boppy THAT DH LET THE DOG SLEEP ON.

It seems too early for allergies though, even going by chronological age of 4 months. Ideas? Experience?

Since babies can have food allergies that young I don't see why they couldn't have environmental allergies too. So sorry, that would stink. Does your pedi have a nurse line you could call about it?

[oopsiedaisies]

Not sure what our plans entail today...it's my last 2 days with H home. He goes back to work Wednesday...should be interesting! My dd has her moments lately with outright defying me.

[motownthrowdown]

incir we have another follow up this Saturday. I'll put in a message on the online system though. It seems to be direct contact only, since she was fine at the Inlaws house and she was fine here until she laid where the dog had been.

[shannonabigail]

Woke up to: "we've got vomit!" H hasn't been spit up on yet and doesn't handle it well. Poor guy is still gagging.

[pmcd886]

I don't have any big plans today. My LO has been doing better during the witching hours which has been really nice! ::knocks on wood:: Also, he has just been waking up to eat at night, no fussing. So even though he eats every 2 hours around the clock, I am starting to feel a bit more rested. ::knocks again::

[kaeguri]

I know they say babies can't over feed themselves but I don't think E got that memo. Last night she fed 20 min then 40 min later fed another 20 min. She usually eats 10-12 min. I felt her tummy and it was rock hard and bulging. I thought she's prolly gonna vomit soon and sure enough, 10 min later, it was a scene out of the exorcist. And then she was rooting again. Sigh. My little piggy. I just really wish she'd stop aiming for my face and hair.

[Deleted]

Ermahgawd! I got a shower, dried my hair, ate some cereal and am still baby free as she sleeps on H. This hasn't happened before. Usually she is screaming by the time I get out of the shower.

Today is laundry, maybe grocery shopping, and going to Hershey Park this evening. I have been out of the house so much this weekend and it feels nice, even NIP (although I have been using a cover) has gone better than expected. I will be ready for Wednesday when I can nap with her though.

6 week appointment for me tomorrow, which means I am half way through my leave. Boo.

[layloo08]

I've been lurking but having a hard time with this new mom thing even though we've only been home from the hospital since Friday.
Basically I can't sleep because I feel like I have to watch him at all times.
He will not sleep on his back; he immediately rolls to his side.
Breastfeeding is sucking. He's a piranha and clamps down even if we have the makings of a good latch. LC appointment tomorrow. First ped apt on Wednesday and I go Saturday for an incision check.

H has been great but I just can't shake the blues yet. My mom is coming today and staying a week. Hopefully with her here I will be able to sleep.

[htuzzi324]

830 in the morning and my older two are arguing about whose baby N is. They both want to cuddle him but can't share.
We aren't doing anything today that I know off. Maybe grill something and let the kids play in the pool. Traffic is going to be ridiculous so I don't want to do anything involving driving. The perils of living 45 minutes from the beach.

[gingerygirl]

For those who are formula feeding, do any of you have issues with formula clumping? This formula baby is on clumps so bad and I don't know how to keep it from doing that.

[queenb]

layloo08 sorry you're having a hard time. I'm sure it'll get better with your mom there. Everything seems so much worse when you're not getting sleep.

[queenb]

Sept 7, 2015 8:57:30 GMT -5 gingerygirl said:

For those who are formula feeding, do any of you have issues with formula clumping? This formula baby is on clumps so bad and I don't know how to keep it from doing that.

Yes, that's why I prepare the bottles a few hours before I'll need them (I'm pumping too so only make 1 formula bottle a day). If the water is warm enough and I've let it sit for a bit I don't have any issues with clumping.

[elizabethnevadap]

Good morning! I actually got some sleep last night, H made a pot of coffee so he'd be sleeping lightly; he could hear when J wakes up. It actually worked. I swear, that man could sleep through a national disaster going down around him.
Yesterday, my in laws had a pre-birthday BBQ at their house for me. Highlights: a pretty birthday cake from the bakery that did our wedding cake, and a $100 gift certificate for my favorite Italian place and a date night of baby sitting. Woooo
Today, we're headed to my sister's for an end of summer BBQ. It's funny, I think all I want to do is lay around at home with the baby, but I feel so much better getting out of the house once I do it.

[ajetter]

Glad that DH is off today so I have an extra set of hands, but we've been at each other because convincing Thea to sleep SUCKS. She fights it so hard. If we get her to sleep she wakes up 10 minutes later. Unless you hold her. And if be all over doing whatever to keep her happy and asleep, but I've got two other kids. I'm at a loss. I wish she was able to fall asleep on her own. I've tried putting her down drowsy, but it takes forever to get her drowsy and she almost instantly gets pissed. It is so mentally exhausting.

[melohdy]

Sept 7, 2015 8:51:51 GMT -5 htuzzi324 said:

830 in the morning and my older two are arguing about whose baby N is. They both want to cuddle him but can't share.
We aren't doing anything today that I know off. Maybe grill something and let the kids play in the pool. Traffic is going to be ridiculous so I don't want to do anything involving driving. The perils of living 45 minutes from the beach.

You could always use the example from the old parable and threaten to cut the baby in half so they can each cuddle an equal part. Then you'll know who loves the baby more.

No? Too dark?

I'm kidding, obviously.

[motownthrowdown]

layloo08, be super careful with this, obviously, but the other night, Amelia was flailing around so much I was afraid she would roll over. We swaddle, so this would be extra bad. Anyway, I took two of my adult sized bath towels, rolled them up, and arranged them on either side of her, down by her hips. I took a muslin blanket and stretched that over the top of the towels, still down by her hips. She calmed down after about a minute.

Just please be careful to keep the towels and blanket away from the face. I know you know that, but I feel morally obligated to mention it because the whole time I was setting this up, I was thinking "nothing in the crib. Breaking the rules. Not supposed to do this." But it was 3am and I was crying I was so tired.

[ampaints]

layloo08 take care of you lady. It is hard, I hope your mom being with you helps.

We're having my dad watch Miles and going to a movie. This is the first time H and I will have had time for the two of us in 6 weeks!

[abvintage]

Power pumping right now. I get sick of pumping but having bottles gives my nipples a break.

Today we are going to try and get some family pictures done. I'm hoping we get a few we like. The bags under my eyes tell me otherwise though.

[htuzzi324]

We are getting smiles today. Lots of them.
I love it.

[layloo08]

Sept 7, 2015 9:46:05 GMT -5 motownthrowdown said:

layloo08, be super careful with this, obviously, but the other night, Amelia was flailing around so much I was afraid she would roll over. We swaddle, so this would be extra bad. Anyway, I took two of my adult sized bath towels, rolled them up, and arranged them on either side of her, down by her hips. I took a muslin blanket and stretched that over the top of the towels, still down by her hips. She calmed down after about a minute.

Just please be careful to keep the towels and blanket away from the face. I know you know that, but I feel morally obligated to mention it because the whole time I was setting this up, I was thinking "nothing in the crib. Breaking the rules. Not supposed to do this." But it was 3am and I was crying I was so tired.

Yeah, it's pretty terrifying. I talked to the pediatrician on Saturday after he did it our first night home and they just said to always Start him on his back but it "should" be okay...
Last night he was wiggle worming all around for a few hours and I finally swaddled him (I had stopped because it scared me) and he went to sleep and only turned his head to the left.
I'll probably have him sleep in his swing or buy a rock n play if he continues to roll onto his side.

[htuzzi324]

Sept 7, 2015 9:29:54 GMT -5 ajetter said:

Glad that DH is off today so I have an extra set of hands, but we've been at each other because convincing Thea to sleep SUCKS. She fights it so hard. If we get her to sleep she wakes up 10 minutes later. Unless you hold her. And if be all over doing whatever to keep her happy and asleep, but I've got two other kids. I'm at a loss. I wish she was able to fall asleep on her own. I've tried putting her down drowsy, but it takes forever to get her drowsy and she almost instantly gets pissed. It is so mentally exhausting.

the only way I get anything done in the evenings when N is fussy is babywearing. I've gotten to be a professional at nursing while wearing too, so when he decides he needs to cluster feed for 3 hours straight I can still get some stuff done.

[oopsiedaisies]

Snug as a bug!

[purplegaloshes]

DH has the day off work and got up with the girls and let me sleep in for 2 extra hours!! (Ah the plus sides of bottle feeds...) I'm sitting in the bedroom pumping and listening to him feed them and have a one sided chat with them and I might die it's so cute.

Feeling lucky today.

[heavenwhip]

Sept 7, 2015 8:28:48 GMT -5 layloo08 said:

I've been lurking but having a hard time with this new mom thing even though we've only been home from the hospital since Friday.
Basically I can't sleep because I feel like I have to watch him at all times.
He will not sleep on his back; he immediately rolls to his side.
Breastfeeding is sucking. He's a piranha and clamps down even if we have the makings of a good latch. LC appointment tomorrow. First ped apt on Wednesday and I go Saturday for an incision check.

H has been great but I just can't shake the blues yet. My mom is coming today and staying a week. Hopefully with her here I will be able to sleep.

i will actually put Rayne on her side when I lay her down. Then once she's settled I gently roll her onto her back. I make sure to put the arm that is closest to the mattress straight out when I lay her down that way if it takes her a bit to settle she won't roll into her face only back onto her back. Since I have a toddler so sometimes my focus can't be 100% on the baby, so this stops me from worrying if I can't watch her until she falls completely asleep.

[gingerygirl]

I have a massive headache and H keeps getting annoyed with me because I keep sitting down to take a break. All I have left to pack is my clothes and I'm just going to throw those in a suitcase. I think it'll be okay if I sit down for a second to try and relieve this massive pain in my brain.