Monday Spamburgers

[seamonster]

I'm up and working from home.

[seamonster]

DS has a doctor appointment this morning. No sleep, low fever, and now a sore in the corner of his mouth. He's down for a nap. I bet I'm going to have to wake him to get him into the car because of course now would be the time to sleep for hours.

[seamonster]

Sore is probably chapped lip from drooling from teething, but watch it and for spots on his hands and feet because it could be foot, hand, and mouth disease. Because daycare.

But DS is now on antibiotics for a chest infection. His bronchialitis turned bacterial. But he can go to daycare after he's been on antibiotics for 24 hours. I'm currently trapped in nursing jail but maybe it will turn into nap jail.

[dreemkin]

Mmm hamburgers! Work again today for me. I already know I'm going to have a rough day. We have a lot of weird blood cultures going on. And I have a mold competency test that is tough to identify so I'm dicking around with that if I have time.

Have a good one!

[aggiebug]

seamonster crossing my fingers it's just a chapped lip sore!


dreemkin talk nerdy to me.

I slept better last night yay! However I woke up with a wicked sore throat and stuffy nose, boo!

[mishka29]

Up early here. Got DD1 off to daycare now just waiting to put LO down for a nap so I can have one too!

We had a full weekend with a bday party, wedding, dealing with a hangover, etc. DH took DD1 to a trampoline park. The videos are hilarious and I'm a little jealous I didn't get to take her but LO was napping and it's frowned upon to leave your cat in charge.

Have a good day everyone!

[Mom2Ms]

Had a decent weekend. Watched football. Hung with friends.

I've got a meeting at 9:00 this morning (over the phone) with my work to discuss my restrictions for coming back to work in between surgeries. It should be interesting. I'm pining to work from home, if possible. So, we'll see. If they don't accommodate me, I don't know what happens. I have mixed feelings about going back to work. On one hand, I really want to go back. Being at home all day with just the baby gets tough. On the other hand, I love my one on one time with him daily. My biggest concern is my pain level. I won't be able to take pain pills due to driving. And being up & moving all day is going to really, really make my knee hurt worse. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.....

Have a great day everyone!

[kaydee0402]

aggiebug, yuck! Feel better!

Mom2Ms, I hope they accommodate you!

[kaydee0402]

My baby hasn't had a fever since we went to the hospital, and the doctor said as long as there's no fever, he's not contagious. So I took him to daycare this morning with specific instructions on what to look for in the way of fever, wet diapers and eating. But he was hysterical during drop off, which he has never done before. I guess even though the fever is gone, he is still not 100 percent. Poor baby My husband or I might go rescue him early and take him home for cuddles.

[johanna]

seamonster - hopefully lo starts to feel better. Or at least gets some rest.

dreemkin - a "mold competency test" just sounds so awesome!

aggiebug - hope it is just a quick cold and doesn't spread.

DD was not thrilled about hanging with my in laws yesterday. She cried when I left (expected) but she also fussed and cried a lot more than usual. I am getting a bit anxious about going away for 2 nights on Friday. I know she will be fine and my in laws seemed to handle the fussiness in stride. This is what I keep telling myself.

We are hanging out at home and doing laundry today and then I head to work in the afternoon. I'm supervising on my own so fingers crossed no major issues. Or at least no major issue occurring at the same time.

[lilyelayne]

seamonster T&Ps it's not hand, foot, mouth disease and that the abx clear up his lungs.
dreemkin sounds like a super busy time at work hope the day passes quickly!
aggiebug yay/boo. Feel better!
Mom2Ms FX the meeting goes well
kaydee0402 poor little & poor you.

[lilyelayne]

FIL has been fever free for 48 hours!!

[aggiebug]

Sept 21, 2015 8:42:06 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

FIL has been fever free for 48 hours!!

Yay!
No definitive diagnosis right? Or did I miss it?

[mommadozer]

Question for the formula mommas. DS is 50/50 between formula and BM. I was giving him the Similac Supplement for BM babies and I am trying to switch to something that I can buy at Costco.

We attempted the Kirkland brand because it has all of the same ingredients as Similac. Well, 4 days in DS is extremely gassy throughout the night. Could this just be a phase or do I need to go back and buy the Similac brand?

[mommadozer]

I was up reading spam in the night. T&Ps to all of the LO's that are not feeling well right now.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 21, 2015 5:12:32 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Sore is probably chapped lip from drooling from teething, but watch it and for spots on his hands and feet because it could be foot, hand, and mouth disease. Because daycare.

But DS is now on antibiotics for a chest infection. His bronchialitis turned bacterial. But he can go to daycare after he's been on antibiotics for 24 hours. I'm currently trapped in nursing jail but maybe it will turn into nap jail.

My son was diagnosed with h, f & m over the weekend (thanks daycare).  The doctor said that a rash only appears after a few days of high fever.  FX it's not h, f & m!

[mommadozer]

Sept 21, 2015 8:52:26 GMT -5 mumomma13 said:

I feel like all my work MOTN is finally paying off. DS slept from 8-2:45, 2:45-4, up off and on until 5, and from 5-9. We obviously still are working on that 2-5 time slot, but I'll take two, four hour stretches any night! In other news, I am supposed to have my first therapy appointment today, but I'm really nervous and I have no idea what to expect. I really want to cancel, but MH is encouraging me to go and try it out.

Nice! Glad your hard work is paying off! I need to call the therapists in my area and schedule an appointment. Just give it a try and if it does not work then you can say that you gave it a try.

I know what you mean about putting it off. During college, I dated a guy that had a degree in psychology. He always tried analyzing me and it got annoying.

[lilyelayne]

Sept 21, 2015 8:44:06 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Sept 21, 2015 8:42:06 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

FIL has been fever free for 48 hours!!

Yay!
No definitive diagnosis right? Or did I miss it?

Nope, no diagnosis. His family doc wants to do a bone marrow scraping, but I bet FIL doesn't do it if he continues to improve.

[aggiebug]

Sept 21, 2015 9:22:55 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Sept 21, 2015 8:44:06 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Yay!
No definitive diagnosis right? Or did I miss it?

Nope, no diagnosis. His family doc wants to do a bone marrow scraping, but I bet FIL doesn't do it if he continues to improve.

WHOA that sounds crazy! I don't know if I would do that either. I know he was tested for lymes, but if he continues to have issues I would consider seeing, or at least talking to, a lymes specialist. That is seriously difficult to diagnose.

[johanna]

Sept 21, 2015 8:49:30 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

Question for the formula mommas. DS is 50/50 between formula and BM. I was giving him the Similac Supplement for BM babies and I am trying to switch to something that I can buy at Costco.

We attempted the Kirkland brand because it has all of the same ingredients as Similac. Well, 4 days in DS is extremely gassy throughout the night. Could this just be a phase or do I need to go back and buy the Similac brand?

I was exclusively pumping and at around 6 months started 1/3 BM and 2/3 formula. Just 1 week ago we went 100% formula. With both of those transitions, DD was more constipated and had a lot of gas. She adjusted after 1 week or so. I haven't tried switching formula but I would give it at least a week to see if your LO adjusts.

If you're wondering if it is because you were using a "supplementing" one and now aren't, my friend called enfamil to ask the difference between their supplement one and regular formula and she was told there was not significant difference. (She wanted to keep with the supplement even though she was using all formula.)

Anyways, I'm not sure if that is any help ..

[dreemkin]

mommadozer it'll be fine! And if you don't like it, you don't have to go.

[Mom2Ms]

Sept 21, 2015 8:42:06 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

FIL has been fever free for 48 hours!!

That's great news.

[danitaec]

I wish I had some fun spam to report, but I'm just sitting at my desk pumping, and eating trail mix like it's my job.

[kartish]

My friend that is in town and I finally have plans tonight. So I'm excited for that tonight. Other than that just boring work.

Also, does anyone else feel phantom baby kicks from time to time? Just me?

[cloe111479]

Morning all.

Today is the first time since March, I have not had to drag along the pump with me to work. I am doing 2 a day -- morning and night since Saturday, and it has become so freeing! I'm not the bag lady anymore!

Otherwise, had a decent weekend. LSU Won! YAY! Saints are sucking -- Boo! But we had a fun day at the house for the game anyway.

Today i am at work -- DH bowls tonight, but I want to try and get back out there and will take the DD and the jogging stroller for a roll this afternoon.

[seamonster]

Sept 21, 2015 8:53:50 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Sept 21, 2015 5:12:32 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Sore is probably chapped lip from drooling from teething, but watch it and for spots on his hands and feet because it could be foot, hand, and mouth disease. Because daycare.

But DS is now on antibiotics for a chest infection. His bronchialitis turned bacterial. But he can go to daycare after he's been on antibiotics for 24 hours. I'm currently trapped in nursing jail but maybe it will turn into nap jail.

My son was diagnosed with h, f & m over the weekend (thanks daycare).  The doctor said that a rash only appears after a few days of high fever.  FX it's not h, f & m!

The amount of disease sharing is one thing I hate about daycare. Hope DS is feeling better. Since we're drugging him up for teething, if he does have HF&M we might miss the fever. I really hope it's just a chapped lip because I don't want HF&M. And nursing him I'd be almost guaranteed to get it.

mommadozer DS had terrible gas issues when we increased the amount of formula he was getting. Probiotics helped immensely when we were just supplementing a bit. Still helped when we went to 1/3 bm and 2/3 formula at daycare, but I also needed a complete bottle change. I now sprinkle it on his solids to help with his digestion.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 21, 2015 12:04:43 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Sept 21, 2015 8:53:50 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

My son was diagnosed with h, f & m over the weekend (thanks daycare).  The doctor said that a rash only appears after a few days of high fever.  FX it's not h, f & m!

The amount of disease sharing is one thing I hate about daycare. Hope DS is feeling better. Since we're drugging him up for teething, if he does have HF&M we might miss the fever. I really hope it's just a chapped lip because I don't want HF&M. And nursing him I'd be almost guaranteed to get it.

mommadozer DS had terrible gas issues when we increased the amount of formula he was getting. Probiotics helped immensely when we were just supplementing a bit. Still helped when we went to 1/3 bm and 2/3 formula at daycare, but I also needed a complete bottle change. I now sprinkle it on his solids to help with his digestion.

I'm nursing and I haven't caught it, so there's hope!  I actually asked the doctor how contagious it is since my pregnant sister had held him earlier in the day, and she said that it's more prevalent in children and adults don't have to worry about catching it.  She said to just tell my sister to wash her hands very well

[lilyelayne]

kartish I had a couple months where I was feeling phantom baby kicks, but not in a while.
mumomma13 I would be nervous going to therapy for the first time, too, and probably the anxiety about going to therapy for anxiety can be a vicious feedback loop, but fwiw I think you should at least try it out. Hopefully you & the therapist are a good match, and it helps!

[mommadozer]

johanna and seamonster thank you for the information on formula! It's extremely helpful. I feel like the supplemental formula was just a gimmick to get an extra two dollars out of me per container. I will keep giving it a try for a couple of days and see if it gets better.

seamonster what kind of probiotics did you use? The Costco formula has prebiotics but, no probiotics. I thought the container said probiotics, glad I double checked!

[seamonster]

Sept 21, 2015 12:51:52 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

johanna and seamonster thank you for the information on formula! It's extremely helpful. I feel like the supplemental formula was just a gimmick to get an extra two dollars out of me per container. I will keep giving it a try for a couple of days and see if it gets better.

seamonster what kind of probiotics did you use? The Costco formula has prebiotics but, no probiotics. I thought the container said probiotics, glad I double checked!

I use Udo's choice infant blend. And regular formula is fine for supplementing.