Post by abvintage on Sept 13, 2015 13:48:13 GMT -5
After a long day out yesterday I think B is still a little overstimulated. He's extremely clingy today. Awesome. I love holding him but I've always been conscious of just putting him in his swing it RNP since I'll only be available to him all day for just a few more short weeks.
After a long day out yesterday I think B is still a little overstimulated. He's extremely clingy today. Awesome. I love holding him but I've always been conscious of just putting him in his swing it RNP since I'll only be available to him all day for just a few more short weeks.
The struggle is real.
I struggle with this. N is 12 days old and I have realized that I rarely hold him; basically only when he's eating... It's something I need to work on.
After a long day out yesterday I think B is still a little overstimulated. He's extremely clingy today. Awesome. I love holding him but I've always been conscious of just putting him in his swing it RNP since I'll only be available to him all day for just a few more short weeks.
The struggle is real.
I struggle with this. N is 12 days old and I have realized that I rarely hold him; basically only when he's eating... It's something I need to work on.
Since w didn't show up I wasted a few weeks of leave and will only have 6 total with him. So I'm trying to pay attention and make sure I give him all the snuggles since our time is limited
Post by htuzzi324 on Sept 13, 2015 14:23:41 GMT -5
I couldn't take it anymore and cut ds1's hair. He screams and flails a lot so it took an hour. Still have some shaping to do and wisps to get, but it was just getting worse. He needed a break. From this: To this:
Post by wildermom on Sept 13, 2015 15:51:35 GMT -5
Anyone else have crazy boobs that will. not. regulate???
I'm basically EPing since day one. Trying to nurse here and there as E catches on. I've also tried to stay on her feeding schedule of every four hours. I've gone from awesome supply to moderate, back to awesome. Even staying on a schedule, my pumping amounts only seem to settle for 24 hours or so before they do something weird again. Trying to tame them or curb the random pain has got me all out of whack. Now I'm getting lumps, hurting again only an hour or two after pumping, and feeling general icky. Mastasis? I've tried pumping more often (2-3 hours) and doing lots of massaging on the lumps. Helps some but I have no idea what these boobs are doing!
We have had a busy weekend, but it's been good. Yesterday we had our niece's 6th birthday party, we went to a friend's house where H hung out watching a game and I got to hang out with the girls for a few hours. Today we went to a huge craft festival that's 45 minutes away. I wore M in the Tula for over 3 hours and he did great!
H and I talked on Friday. He thinks I'm isolating myself too much and I talked about needing him to be on my side more. Things went much better this weekend so I hope this continues.
M's sleep schedule was messed up all weekend, so I'm hoping it's back to where it was tonight.
My husband is hungry and wants to take over cooking dinner while I feed baby. Sorry buddy, unless you're cooking with SD, nope! She loves playing in the kitchen, and I try and have one meal that she "makes". We have her for 3 dinners a week, and we started at 4pm. He can make a snack for all the fucks I have to give about him being hungry.
wildermom, with your 4 hour feeding schedule, what do you do if she wakes up hungry at 2 or 3 hours? Do you hold off on feeding her? J usually only goes 2.5-3 hours. Rarely does he go to 4.
Edit: left out words
She's gone 4 hours since she was about 12 days old. The suggestion to move from 3 hour feedings to 4 hour feedings was per the NICU nurses who watched her guzzle like a champ from the get go. She eats 4-5 oz per feeding so she's getting freaking tons and was hard to wake up at three hours. I guess all that food holds her off longer because she rarely wants anything before its time.
layloo08 this is like the 4th time we have tried lol but it did not feel remotely good or even ok before.
Yes about the gripe water! We've been using just enough to give her a taste to stop hiccups since she was 5 days old. I doubt that even a full dose would cause harm, but you're def okay to give just a little for hiccups.
I know A is only 8 days old, so the concept of a schedule is ridiculous...but I wish there was something I could do to get her to sleep more at night than during the day. We try to do feedings every 2 hours during the day but she doesn't always get the ped-recommended 20 min on both sides. She totally falls asleep after about 15 min on one side. And then night time is just one frustrating cluster feed. Also I'm becoming paranoid about everything.
Post by runningmommy519 on Sept 13, 2015 19:45:29 GMT -5
Home ownership sucks sometimes. We've noticed since day 1 that we've had a bee problem. It seems like we can't go outside without them bugging us.
Well we finally spent a nice amount of time outside. I found one nest. DH found another. So I'll be calling pest control tomorrow. These are wasp and hornet nests. Ugh! one is being built under roof shingles and the other in an air vent on the side of the house.
I know A is only 8 days old, so the concept of a schedule is ridiculous...but I wish there was something I could do to get her to sleep more at night than during the day. We try to do feedings every 2 hours during the day but she doesn't always get the ped-recommended 20 min on both sides. She totally falls asleep after about 15 min on one side. And then night time is just one frustrating cluster feed. Also I'm becoming paranoid about everything.
+1 for being paranoid about all the things. I can't even nap when he naps or sleep well at night because every noise he makes wakes me and I have to look at him.
We don't have a schedule per say but we have rituals we are sticking to in order to try to eventually have a schedule. Wake every 3 hours in day and on demand at night. FTM so who knows if it's working but it's what my mama has told me to do. We make day time normal as far as lights and noise levels and nighttime is as dark and quiet as possible. My LC said that nighttime feedings should be business like. Just a small night light in his room so I can see to change the diaper and no talking/unnecessary touching. I also take the white noise (app on my phone) with me when We go into the nursery to feed. something that really sucks about our feedings is we have to do upright feedings, rest break after for 20min, and we feed only in his diaper because he gets so hot. Cluster feeding is another beast in itself though so that would complicate matters for sure... Hugs to you. Remember when we couldn't wait to not be pregnant so we could sleep better lol...
brassyclarinet I think it's based on each doctor's recommendation with the specific birth situations, tears, stitches, etc in mind. My OB said 4 weeks and recommended we try before my 6 week appt so I could tell him if anything was wrong.
I got some today and it says for babies one month and older. Since I'd only be using a tiny bit, would it be okay?
Mine says 2 weeks and at my 2 week appointment my doctor recommended it for use. We bought the Mommy's Bliss brand.
Excellent, thanks! I got that brand too. I didn't realize until later but I got the nighttime formula.. He usually gets hiccups throughout the day but the nighttime ones are the problem ones so I guess that'll be even better.
brassyclarinet I think it's based on each doctor's recommendation with the specific birth situations, tears, stitches, etc in mind. My OB said 4 weeks and recommended we try before my 6 week appt so I could tell him if anything was wrong.
Mine said that was standard practice. I also had a fast vaginal birth with no tearing, so I dunno. *shrug*. I had my first child in another state and that was their recommendation as well.
Well I wouldn't have done so if he'd said 6 weeks. He told me 4. And I had a 2nd degree tear. I dont know how many stitches. I asked after delivery & he said it was "like a hem in your pants" so whatever that means. I do think that 6 weeks is the standard recommendation though. Not sure why my OB does things differently... but my stitches have been gone for at least 10 days.
Mine said that was standard practice. I also had a fast vaginal birth with no tearing, so I dunno. *shrug*. I had my first child in another state and that was their recommendation as well.
Well I wouldn't have done so if he'd said 6 weeks. He told me 4. And I had a 2nd degree tear. I dont know how many stitches. I asked after delivery & he said it was "like a hem in your pants" so whatever that means. I do think that 6 weeks is the standard recommendation though. Not sure why my OB does things differently... but my stitches have been gone for at least 10 days.
My doc said absolutely nothing in the vagina for 6 weeks. I'm 3 weeks PP and I am beyond ready to try ST. We are still waiting for my PP check.
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