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.
I had an easy delivery with no tears and was told to wait until 6 weeks. I'm 6.5 weeks and still have ZERO interest. DH is sad.
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.
Yeah..schedules will eventually show up but not right away unfortunately. Sometimes they just get their nights and days mixed up. Like layloo said daytime is as bright and loud as possible and nights are quiet. I always use the flashlight on my phone at night. And of course my loud 2 yr old helps keep things noisy during the day.
Can you undress her? Bicycle arms and legs to wake her up? Breast compression can also help force more milk into her and keep her eating longer. Also, babies aren't always going to do exactly what we or our doctors want...is she gaining well?
oopsiedaisies we mostly keep her undressed all day so we can do skin to skin when nursing. After the poo-pocalypse yesterday we have let her stump air as much as possible. I think I keep her too cozy with the skin to skin because she sleeps a lot during the day. We also keep the day normal - lights, sounds, etc. I think we need to be better about her being out of arms - my mom has her on a blanket right now and playing with her and she is staying awake. I have to remember I can't just snuggle her all the time even though I want to
Miles has slept a lot since we got home from the craft festival. We tried to wake him an hour ago and he kind of woke up, but then just went right back to sleep. Pretty certain he's sleeping that nice stretch we normally get at night right now. I'll regret staying up with H to watch another episode of Mr Robot later tonight I'm sure.
Miles has slept a lot since we got home from the craft festival. We tried to wake him an hour ago and he kind of woke up, but then just went right back to sleep. Pretty certain he's sleeping that nice stretch we normally get at night right now. I'll regret staying up with H to watch another episode of Mr Robot later tonight I'm sure.
We are currently having the same issue. We went to the park and to eat and baby has been mostly sleeping since then. I woke him to eat and he went right back to sleep. I'm scared he will be up all night
Well you guys kind of scared me. But I looked it up online & found several places saying 4-6 weeks. So hopefully I will be fine!
At my incision check my dr told me to call if I was ready for birth control before my 6 week check. Not sure if that meant sex can happen before then or not. I looked it up today too and saw 4-6 weeks. I'm sure you're good!
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 13, 2015 21:26:36 GMT -5
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
I really need to learn to breastfeed.
I doubt it would stay warm that long...is this just going to the park? Maybe stop in a gas station and get a cup of hot water? Or a nearby restaurant? Most places aren't going to tell you no or charge you if you tell them it's to heat a baby bottle.
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
I really need to learn to breastfeed.
My cousin had a bottle warmers that you can plug into a cigarette lighter thing in your car... Otherwise I have no idea!
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 13, 2015 22:10:15 GMT -5
oopsiedaisies, it will just be the park for now. We ended up just waiting until we got home-she was sleeping like a rock-but I couldn't figure it out. The bathroom water wasn't hot enough, plus germs. I guess I could pump into a bottle, maybe. I'll have to look into that cigarette lighter thing that layloo08 mentioned.
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
You can do the same "schedule" as in eat, play, sleep with whatever hours she goes between feedings. Most common seems to be 3 hours but anywhere around 2-4 hours is common. We don't have a schedule. He goes anywhere from 2-3.5 hours during the day, and I feed on demand. I do always feed, play, and then sleep until the next feed.
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.
Your doc recommended 20 minutes on each side during each feed?! I thought the general rec was start with one side, if they still seem hungry when done with that one then try the other. If not, they're full.
She's doing really well! Moving her legs like a champ, which makes me excited. Her skin grafts have closed over and her back closure has sealed up. It doesn't look pretty back there but she can spend a lot more time on her back now. Probably have her sleeping full time on her back within a week or so. Shunt seems to be doing it's job. She's sleeping/eating like a freaking champion!
She has her first spina bifida clinic tomorrow! Basically we go to Children's and have 263927429 appts and tests all in one day. It's nice that the trip gets combined all together but it'll be a seriously long day. I'm excited but nervous. I expect neuro will be pleased. I'm hopeful that ortho will be ecstatic with her movement, given her lesion level. And my fingers are crossed that urology is happy and we won't have to start cathing her. As for the rest of the appts, I have no expectation because I have no idea what's up yet - therapies, nutrition, neonatal development, cardio, etc. I think I'll feel much better this time tomorrow!
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
I really need to learn to breastfeed.
Will she take the bottle if you don't warm it? We just give B the bottle straight out of the fridge most of the time. I figure if he'll drink it cold I won't bother warming it.
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.
Your doc recommended 20 minutes on each side during each feed?! I thought the general rec was start with one side, if they still seem hungry when done with that one then try the other. If not, they're full.
She had lost too much weight in the beginning but we made up for it in one day haha. Her next check is Friday so hopefully her weight is good.
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
I really need to learn to breastfeed.
I doubt it would stay warm that long...is this just going to the park? Maybe stop in a gas station and get a cup of hot water? Or a nearby restaurant? Most places aren't going to tell you no or charge you if you tell them it's to heat a baby bottle.
+1. When we flew with dd when she was on donor milk I left everything frozen so it didn't have to be tested then asked for hot water at Starbucks. They have it to me. Just be all "look at my cute baby".
Post by htuzzi324 on Sept 13, 2015 23:29:22 GMT -5
Naked juice red machine< green machine. Blech. I just want to ramp up milk production for the next couple days to get through yet another growth spurt hell. Week 5, sprout up a couple inches. Week 6, fill it all in. The end is in sight, right?
Stupid question. How do I warm a bottle without hot water while we are not at our house? Can I heat them at home and then put them in an insulated bag? This has never come up before, since we don't leave the house lol.
I really need to learn to breastfeed.
Will she take the bottle if you don't warm it? We just give B the bottle straight out of the fridge most of the time. I figure if he'll drink it cold I won't bother warming it.
This!! My sister's greatest piece of advice was to let Baby associate bottles with cold milk. She's had 6 cold bottles in her 7 weeks of life, and I have no intention of changing that because if I can get away with no bottle warming hassles....I won't. I've gotten feedback from moms and grandma's that think it's 'mean'....but at 1 year when they start cow's milk, it's always cold, so why not now? Eta - this pertains to breastmilk, I have zero info on formula bottle temps.
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 13, 2015 23:58:18 GMT -5
We've tried cold bottles and they make her crampy and gassy for some reason. Plus she will use too many calories warming it up to digest it. I think I'll have to look into the portable warmer.
oopsiedaisies, it will just be the park for now. We ended up just waiting until we got home-she was sleeping like a rock-but I couldn't figure it out. The bathroom water wasn't hot enough, plus germs. I guess I could pump into a bottle, maybe. I'll have to look into that cigarette lighter thing that layloo08 mentioned.
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