This is what I get. W had just started going 5 hours between feeds at night. He's 9 weeks today. So jealous of you guys with babies who are sttn.
I got 6ish hours last night and my boobs KILLLLEDDDD me. I don't think I could handle sttn right now!
It definitely took my boobs a couple days to figure out he was sleeping more than 3 hours and only eating once at night rather than twice. Those few days were painful but they seem to have adjusted now. He usually goes 5 hours between feeds (4 hours of sleep) and then feeds/rocked for an hour and then another 4 hours between feeds (3 hours of sleep). Last night he didn't do any of this though. Hoping it was just the shots he got yesterday.
We have a Halloween party to go to tonight. It should be fun, and I am excited! Also, my costume is coming together nicely. I might AW a picture later if it turns out as good as I am hoping.
Speaking of allergies, today is horrible. The humidity is at 90% last i checked, which was 3 hours ago, and the pollen is just hanging in the air. My head is going to explode.
Post by runningmommy519 on Oct 24, 2015 10:52:49 GMT -5
Trigger death mentioned.
I read an article this morning about a mom and teenage son who went out to eat. The son had a severe allergy to dairy. The mother asked of the gluten pancakes were also daily free. The server said that they were. I can't find the specifics but the boy ended up having an reaction because the pancakes were either made with dairy or they were contaminated in some way. The boy/mother had forgotten or didn't have his epi-pen. He was in the hospital for 3 days and later died. The family is now suing the restaurant for serving pancakes with dairy when they were told no dairy was in it. I am curious to know what your thoughts are. Is the restaurant at fault? Or is the boy/mom because they didn't have the epi-pen with them? Keep in mind, that some allergies are severe enough where even if you cook in a clean pot and dairy was previous cooked in said pan/pot it could still get into other foods. DISCUSS!
Post by motownthrowdown on Oct 24, 2015 10:53:24 GMT -5
So I wussed out of the meeting. I originally heard about this particular group from an old work friend who is also friends with my "preeclampsia" Facebook friend. She's the one who got induced three days earlier than scheduled (she was 40w and change) and was AWing all over Facebook about how her slightly elevated BP and zero protein meant she had full blown pre-e. She was coming today. I can't deal with that.
I did get 3 extra hours of sleep, made a quiche for breakfast, and ground fresh coffee. I'm going to look online and find another group. Thanks for the encouragement though guys.
Its my anniversary and I get to spend the day at a 3 yo birthday and a hockey game with both kids because my family has again said no to my babysitting request (I am pissed about that too, btw).
So I wussed out of the meeting. I originally heard about this particular group from an old work friend who is also friends with my "preeclampsia" Facebook friend. She's the one who got induced three days earlier than scheduled (she was 40w and change) and was AWing all over Facebook about how her slightly elevated BP and zero protein meant she had full blown pre-e. She was coming today. I can't deal with that.
I did get 3 extra hours of sleep, made a quiche for breakfast, and ground fresh coffee. I'm going to look online and find another group. Thanks for the encouragement though guys.
I can understand how hard this must be for you. Have you thought about getting involved in March of Dimes? It's could be a great way for you to meet other preemie moms. I am not sure how much you can get involved until after A is bigger and has less risks but it might be worth looking into. I hope to get involved with it at some point myself.
We had to tell Animal Control and our management. The owners felt terrible and are so embarrassed. Hopefully they will muzzle their dog when it is outside of its condo now.
I read an article this morning about a mom and teenage son who went out to eat. The son had a severe allergy to dairy. The mother asked of the gluten pancakes were also daily free. The server said that they were. I can't find the specifics but the boy ended up having an reaction because the pancakes were either made with dairy or they were contaminated in some way. The boy/mother had forgotten or didn't have his epi-pen. He was in the hospital for 3 days and later died. The family is now suing the restaurant for serving pancakes with dairy when they were told no dairy was in it. I am curious to know what your thoughts are. Is the restaurant at fault? Or is the boy/mom because they didn't have the epi-pen with them? Keep in mind, that some allergies are severe enough where even if you cook in a clean pot and dairy was previous cooked in said pan/pot it could still get into other foods. DISCUSS!
this is so sad. I wouldn't say anyone was at fault, but it my child had that severe of an allergy, I'd definitely have the epi on me at all times. But mistakes happen. Restaurants are full of cross contamination. Working in a kitchen, people would have shellfish allergies. The chef would try to clean things as much as possible but as a sushi chef, I'd touch fried shrimp when making a roll then touch everything else. I'd wash my cutting board and knife and my hands before making the allergic person's food but the truth is that I've probably touched everything after touching shrimp at some point. There is no guarantee. What probably happened is that the server didn't note on the ticket that the kid was allergic so when prepping the food, the chef didn't take proper precautions to prevent cross contamination.
Post by shannonabigail on Oct 24, 2015 11:15:41 GMT -5
We slept in until 7:30 and had to wake O up to eat because he went to sleep at 9.
H and I have managed to clean the entire apartment excluding bathrooms before lunch! And I've gotten through 3 loads of laundry.
Now I need to run to Michael's and get some basic sewing materials because I am attempting to doctor up stuff to make our Halloween outfits. We'll see how that goes!
First off, this is horrible. Dying from allergic reaction is such a shitty thing to happen.
However, if your allergy is that bad, I feel like it's a little bit on you to make damn sure you have your epi pen with you. It should be like, are you wearing pants? Do you have your epi pen? Accidents happen, sure, but if this epi pen is the only thing preventing your death, maybe make sure you have one. Or ten.
Im wondering if the family/mom is trying to blame someone else. The guilt she must be feeling over forgetting it...I can't imagine. Maybe suing the restaurant will assuage some of that. And granted, if they asked and were told it was safe, maybe the restaurant bears some responsibility. But we don't know if she just asked if it had dairy in it or if she said, hey my kid is allergic to it, make sure there isn't any in the food.
runningmommy519, that is horrible. But mom should have had the epi pen. And she'll probably win the case because restaurants are supposed to take extra precaution when there is an allergy.
But, ffs, always carry the epipen. They come in packs of 2. Dd hasn't had a severe reaction to anything for a year or so, but I still always have an epi pen in the diaper bag or my purse, and we keep one in the kitchen. When it's cooler out we even keep one in the car, and mil has one in her purse.
Maybe we just prepare for the worst, but when it comes to your child, why wouldn't you?
Re: allergies. It is hard to say who is at fault without being there to hear what they said to the server. However I do know that some allergic reactions are so strong even epipens won't prevent death. There was a case not too long ago in California of a girl with a peanut allergy who died despite her father, who was a doctor, administering an epipen immeadiately. Because of that I would hesitate to blame the mother entirely.
Also, this is why people who claim to be allergic when they aren't piss me off. Allergies are serious and if you hear them all the time when they aren't real then you take them less seriously.
Post by gingerygirl on Oct 24, 2015 12:15:23 GMT -5
Allergies. I have a severe nut allergy (peanuts, tree nuts, and even coconut). I carry my epi at all times. My husband has one and I keep an extra one in the diaper bag. I feel that they were both at fault. Carrying an epi is like wearing pants. You have to or you're naked. The mom should have remembered it and the restaurant should have taken better precautions or given better information. That being said, mistakes happen and people forget things. That's why I have extras because I'm super forgetful. If I have a reaction and use the epi, thankfully I won't die. But if I have a reaction and don't use or don't have an epi, I will die unless I just happen to be standing in a hospital. It really sucks because I have to check ingredients on everything. So many snack foods contain coconut these days. I have to be careful if the package says "may contain" or "processed in a facility that uses..." I can't even eat mnms because of this. I can eat mini mnms though because they are made on separate equipment. Allergies suck period and when it comes to a reaction, its a messy business trying to decide who was at fault.
Post by motownthrowdown on Oct 24, 2015 12:24:01 GMT -5
I'm so excited to get to go shopping today! 4th time leaving the house in like a month! Hitting target (registry completion coupons!) for 8 ounce bottles. Very happy about this. Then Starbucks, babies r us (another registry coupon), grocery shopping. And home.
And DH's coworkers are Fitbit friends. They all have like 15000 steps a day. Must show them this.
Speaking of allergies.. I need to make a halloween party snack for preschool - dairy and nut free. And handheld. I was thinking raw veggies but I don't think the kids will love that without dip. Help.
clementine that you draw jack-o-lantern faces on with a sharpie?
I'm being a little melodramatic because there is usually something they do that drives me up a wall. Typically it's minor. So take me with a grain of salt (and a shot of tequila).
DH and FIL were in a very in depth conversation about politics, mass shootings, kids dying, race, gun control, etc. Little Bones is absorbing and repeating everything'. I said twice this was not an appropriate conversation with DS in the room. I leave to nurse Littlest. FIL brings it back up after I left. So I open the door in the middle of nursing to ask again to stop it. And DH wonders why I say FIL undermines us...
But the thing that really got me worked up was when MIL got home from work she asked Little for a kiss. Little said no. There were a couple other back in forths of Little saying no and MIL trying to pressure him including " if you don't give Grandma a kiss, she is going to be sad." FFS, a 2 year old is not responsible for your feelings. He said no. At last check no means no.
How to make N laugh: Put him in the ergo and do squats. He was cracking up! But he got mad when I couldn't do anymore.
One of the dogs is an idiot and wouldn't come inside from the rain. Grandma, who usually treats said dog like shit and says he's spoiled, freaked out and said he was going to get sick and went and got him and is now telling him he doesn't know any better and its OK while telling me if he gets sick it's all my fault and she's telling mil all about it.
He's a dog. Not a person. A dog. I didn't lock him out. He was free to come in whenever. I had to door cracked. He just chose to stay outside. Wtf. Edit: if she doesn't shut up I'm going to shut her up. I don't love the dog. No shit.
Speaking of allergies.. I need to make a halloween party snack for preschool - dairy and nut free. And handheld. I was thinking raw veggies but I don't think the kids will love that without dip. Help.
clementine that you draw jack-o-lantern faces on with a sharpie?
Successful shopping trip! I got 3 skirts and 3 shirts. Poor H though. I got him pants but they didn't fit. I have to take them back and get the next size up. Finished my trip with tacos!
shellyr I was thinking about you this morning. I'm sorry work isn't good but yeah that your dog is healing well.
Post by shannonabigail on Oct 24, 2015 15:20:35 GMT -5
So H and I have a swear jar thing going on with the word "hungry" since we started weightwatchers. Whenever O poops we draw a name and whoever's name is drawn changes the diaper. I hasn't pooped since we started ww and my name was the only one in the pot.
I left LO with H so I could go and get some groceries. O let out his 4 days worth of poop while I was gone. Way to go, kid. High five.
Post by runningmommy519 on Oct 24, 2015 15:58:18 GMT -5
I just cleaned the kitchen and both bathrooms while everyone else took a nap. I'm about to start coloring in my new coloring book which means someone will wake up in about 30 seconds and either want to eat or play
I just cleaned the kitchen and both bathrooms while everyone else took a nap. I'm about to start coloring in my new coloring book which means someone will wake up in about 30 seconds and either want to eat or play
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