Board Check-in 10/19

[toratoratori]

I'm having a rough morning. Nothing is even going wrong - I just can't bring myself to function! I slept through my alarm, and my coffee at work has yet to kick in. I contemplated calling in sick, but ... it didn't seem worth it to waste the time off. (ETA: I'm so off my game that I started drafting this post four hours ago and never got around to actually posting it. Fail!)

We're having some issues with C's cloth diapers, which I'm bummed about. She's chafing on her inner thighs due to the weird way she crawls / scoots, and I'm worried we may have to put her in disposables until she starts walking. My heart hurts just thinking about spending all that money on disposables and creating all that trash. Ugh.

Work should hopefully be a little quieter this week. We're ramping up for registration, but we get about a week of downtime before students really start to go crazy

How was everyone's weekend? What do you guys have planned for the week?

[missjenniebean]

Ask the ladies on the cloth diaper board for advice. They are awesome. rugger MapleMe SAK @overrack

Hope your day got better!

I have my first paid vacation ever! So v and I are heading to AZ to meet my friend's newborn baby and hang out.

[SAK]

I don't go here, but I saw the tag about the cloth diapers. Chaffing can come from a few different things, but is usually pretty fixable.
Some people have luck with corn starch. Others like waxelene. Additionally, if you have several different brands of diapers, you can try making sure that you use a different brand at each change throughout the day. Since each one is cut a little differently, they won't rub in the same spot all day and it will give the area a chance to heal.
Those are just a few initial thoughts off the top of my head. The girls over on the board are way better at trouble shooting than I am, so feel free to come on over. No need to intro, just start a thread.

Hope your Tuesday morning is going a little more smoothly than your Monday

[rugger]

Oct 20, 2015 6:59:14 GMT -5 SAK said:

I don't go here, but I saw the tag about the cloth diapers. Chaffing can come from a few different things, but is usually pretty fixable.
Some people have luck with corn starch. Others like waxelene. Additionally, if you have several different brands of diapers, you can try making sure that you use a different brand at each change throughout the day. Since each one is cut a little differently, they won't rub in the same spot all day and it will give the area a chance to heal.
Those are just a few initial thoughts off the top of my head. The girls over on the board are way better at trouble shooting than I am, so feel free to come on over. No need to intro, just start a thread.

Hope your Tuesday morning is going a little more smoothly than your Monday

Yep, this. The ladies over on the board are happy to help

In fact, I'm trouble shooting chafing with my LO now. She's got very sensitive skin and I'm finding with the dry air coming in, I need to keep her skin moisturized at every change. So I switch it up between waxelene, coconut oil, and creme. Or whatever I have on hand that is not going to ruin the diapers. And corn starch helps keep excess moisture from breaking down her skin. If I stay on top of it, her skin stays clear. /anecdote

And totally agree with SAK on rotating the diapers so the same spot isn't constantly rubbed

[missjenniebean]

SAK rugger

Thank you!

[bonzo2012]

toratoratori, looks like you're getting some good help on the diaper issue! I've lurked on the CD board occasionally, since I'd love to cloth diaper when I have a baby. They know their stuff over there!

I had a great weekend. We saw If/Then on Saturday and it was absolutely amazing! And we met Anthony Rapp and LaChanze at the stage door after. Idina Menzel didn't come outside, which made me sad, but it was so cute to see DH fangirling over Anthony Rapp!

The temperatures here dropped suddenly this week. Today we had a high of 70, and tomorrow is supposed to have a high of 48. I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere if I don't want to tomorrow! I know I got used to the cold last winter, but this sort of sudden drop is still a shock to this CA girl!

[bonzo2012]

missjenniebean, enjoy your vacation!

[dashook]

Hi ladies! It's been a while since I checked in--I've missed you all.

toratoratori, I hope you are having a good week even though it got off to a rough start!
missjenniebean, have an awesome vacation!
bonzo2012, that sounds like a super-fun time! How did you get to the stage door--just hang out long enough or did you have some kind of VIP thing...?

AFM just busy-busy-busy/crazy-crazy-crazy at work. I've been at my new job 2 months now and while I am finally getting into a groove, there's just so much to do that I feel like I just hit the ground running every day and don't stop until the moment I get in bed. It's nice to be busy, but hard. I sometimes miss the days when I had a boring/quiet job and could spend half my day on TCF haha!

[bonzo2012]

dashook, that sounds exhausting, but I'm glad you're finally getting into a good groove.

We just went around to the back of the theater and hung out by the stage door. There were other people there too, and a few security people who kept us in lines so we didn't block the sidewalk it was fun chatting with other people who are just as obsessed with Broadway as I am while we waited for the cast to come out.

[dashook]

Oct 21, 2015 21:37:51 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

dashook, that sounds exhausting, but I'm glad you're finally getting into a good groove.

We just went around to the back of the theater and hung out by the stage door. There were other people there too, and a few security people who kept us in lines so we didn't block the sidewalk it was fun chatting with other people who are just as obsessed with Broadway as I am while we waited for the cast to come out.

That is so cool!

[toratoratori]

Thanks so much for your help, SAK and rugger (and missjenniebean for tagging everyone)! I'll try rotating diaper types and see if that helps. If not, I'll post a thread to the CD board.

If anyone wants to see a video of my girl's crazy scoot that's causing these issues in the first place, here's a link: vimeo.com/143429107.

[bonzo2012]

Follow up to the black dress shoe saga of the last couple weeks: Zappos is my hero! I ended up with a pair that's perhaps a bit more formal than the nonexistent dream pair in my head, but they will be perfect for DH's work cocktail party tomorrow and I'm sure I'll get tons of use out of them. But best of all, they are both dressy and comfortable!

I promise I'm not normally obsessed with shoes but OMG I did not expect replacing my black dress shoes to be so hard!

[kaeguri]

Oct 23, 2015 16:57:42 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Thanks so much for your help, SAK and rugger (and missjenniebean for tagging everyone)! I'll try rotating diaper types and see if that helps. If not, I'll post a thread to the CD board.

If anyone wants to see a video of my girl's crazy scoot that's causing these issues in the first place, here's a link: vimeo.com/143429107.

That little scoot is hilarious. So cute! Also, I didn't realize how many moms CD'd until this board. It's awesome. I'm still in the process of finding what brand I like best (pockets). My favorite is rumparooz but she's already on the second rise at 2.5 months old sooooo don't think they'll last til she's potty trained. Boo.

bonzo2012, glad you found a pair! I swear, finding basic stuff these days is almost impossible. I was looking for a plain black fitted t-shirt and could not find one for the life of me for a month til I searched everywhere online.

missjenniebean, have fun on your vacay!

My MIL and SIL and BIL were all in town this past week and just left today. We went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure and had a blast. I finally got comfortable NIP everywhere and mastered nursing while wearing E and walking around. I feel all empowered and shit.

[missjenniebean]

toratoratori that's adorable!!!! Love it. I hope you find a solution!

@ bonzo2012 glad you finally found a pair! It's hard for sure and I have the same problem with my work shoes.

Thanks all for the good vibes, it went well!

[toratoratori]

bonzo2012 Are we going to get a picture of these magical shoes??

kaeguri Cloth is making a major comeback in the last few years. I'm really glad there are so many options out there now so we can each choose what's best for our families! If it was still just pre folds and covers, I definitely would have gone the disposable route. Ain't nobody got time for that!

Also, so awesome that you've mastered NIP!! There's a lot of shit that has to get coordinated in order for baby to eat and you to feel comfortable. It's awesome you've figured it out so soon!

[bonzo2012]

toratoratori, LOL, I do need to post a picture! I don't know how to do that through mobile though so it may have to wait until I get on the actual computer!

[toratoratori]

Oct 24, 2015 15:29:09 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

toratoratori, LOL, I do need to post a picture! I don't know how to do that through mobile though so it may have to wait until I get on the actual computer!

Are you on the app? The plus sign to the left of the reply box will give you the option to post a photo.

[bonzo2012]

Oct 24, 2015 22:51:09 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Oct 24, 2015 15:29:09 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

toratoratori, LOL, I do need to post a picture! I don't know how to do that through mobile though so it may have to wait until I get on the actual computer!

Are you on the app? The plus sign to the left of the reply box will give you the option to post a photo.

No, I use it through Safari on the iPad. I know where the bottom is, but it doesn't like to work nicely. I'll be on the computer tomorrow though, so I'll just do it then when I don't have to fight the Internet!

[bonzo2012]

All right, lets see if this image works. These are the shoes I ended up getting:

[toratoratori]

Cute, bonzo2012! Good find!

[missjenniebean]

bonzo2012 cute!