2 questions this week: 1. B is EBF. Since he has gotten older, his bowel movements have become less frequent (we are talking like, once every 7-8 days)which our ped said is normal. The color is still mostly yellow, but not so seedy anymore, and definitely a much thicker (though not hard, or even thick enough to form an adult looking poop)- kind of like paste? I think I have been telling myself this is normal because he poops much less frequently, so it makes sense that the texture would change. He eats fine, wets plenty of diapers, and aside from seeming constipated at the tail end of his poopless stretch, is completely fine. Thoughts? Experience with this? Should I consult our ped?
2. I have lost a lot of hair. I think the shedding has definitely slowed, but I now have a noticeably thin spot above my right temple. I am devastated. My hair has always been super thick and healthy and I am freaking out. Also dealing with a seriously dry scalp, which I've never experienced before. Someone please tell me that it's just the hormones and that my head will go back to normal!
kemdupuis, god I hope it's normal I'm dealing with this too! I almost cried when I saw the thinning patch. I'm going t see my hairdresser Friday and she suggested a spray that might help so I'm going to try that.
budders, I swear my kid never naps more than about twenty minutes and I would love suggestions on how to get to nap better. I don't really worry too much because he sleeps so well at night.
kemdupuis that sounds like LO's pooping habits. I've talked to her pedi about them, and her pedi isn't concerned as long as she doesn't seem to be in pain and has enough wets.
Post by billyhorrible on Nov 8, 2015 16:01:16 GMT -5
kemdupuis, both poop and hairloss sound normal. I don't know about regrowth because I didn't have any loss with LBB. Making up for it now!
budders, I think most babies nap way less than they need, but what are we going to do? Both my kids were/are horrible nappers at daycare. They do better naps on the weekends. Once LBB dropped to 1 nap around 13 months things got easier.
sammyca, I was an early unswaddler since BH was rolling around 3 months. But LBB never rolled, so he was swaddled until he started sitting at 6 months.
Post by carolyngrace on Nov 8, 2015 17:12:21 GMT -5
Joolschweets A sleep sack is nothing like a swaddle. It always makes me scratch my head when people suggest that as a transition method like it will make it easier. Not to be bitchy but I don't get it!
sammyca Oscar is 5.5 months and we just started the transition. We did 1 arm for a week and it went surprisingly well. Today he had a nap with both arms out that worked, and one that failed. I'm hoping tonight goes ok because we decided we wouldn't go back once we ditched it!
budders we get about 3 hours in naps and 12 at night. But a month ago it was like 5 hours in naps. Sad to see it shrinking!
budders J naps so inconsistently from day to day. There are some days that she only naps in 20-30 intervals 2-3 times that day. Then there are days that she'll nap for 1 1/2 hrs every 3 hours. She's consistent with her nighttime sleep though.
My question is diaper related: For the last 2 weeks J has had a leaky diaper at night. At first I figured that meant to up the size even though her teeny waist still fits in a size 1 we upped her to size 2 at night. That didn't work, even though I tried both pampers and huggies. So then I switched back to pampers size 1 but instead of swaddlers I went with baby dry. Those still leak! Any ideas? I have also tried other brands of size 1, but they fit weird. J doesn't leak during the day, just at night.
I know it isn't the same,but what really is there if you're trying to get rid of the swaddle altogether? Maybe Im wrong in thinking a sleepsack is a transitional tool from swaddling, was just a thought.
There's not a great transitional tool, but maybe a zipadee zip or something like that? And 1 arm at a time. But mostly it's just ripping off the band aid!
Joolschweets A sleep sack is nothing like a swaddle. It always makes me scratch my head when people suggest that as a transition method like it will make it easier. Not to be bitchy but I don't get it!
sammyca Oscar is 5.5 months and we just started the transition. We did 1 arm for a week and it went surprisingly well. Today he had a nap with both arms out that worked, and one that failed. I'm hoping tonight goes ok because we decided we wouldn't go back once we ditched it!
budders we get about 3 hours in naps and 12 at night. But a month ago it was like 5 hours in naps. Sad to see it shrinking!
I actually did use a sleepsack to get rid of the swaddle and it worked wonderfully. Just happened to coincide with the cooler weather which was nice. Its not like thats what it is marketed for, sure, but think of it this way.. she's snuggled in there nice and warm, and her legs are still a bit more secure rather than just loose. I know what you're saying, since it has no impact on the arms and the startle, but for us it did help the transition from being only able to sleep swaddled super tight to being able to sleep any which way.
We also transitioned from swaddle to sleep sack. I look at it as she still has something to kick her feet off of/there's some "resistance" there. Her arms never were swaddled in, though, so that might be why it worked for us.
Post by whoopsadaisy on Nov 8, 2015 18:46:07 GMT -5
kemdupuis - 1. My LO is EBF also and poops are infrequent, every 4/5 days. I agree they are less seedy and more pasty when it's been a while. For me they also smell much stronger, too. I figured this was normal because the poo is sitting in there longer getting stinky (very scientific here). I told our ped I was worried about frequency/smell/consistency and she said it all sounded normal and the one time her son didn't poop for 27 days, so she gave him a baby suppository. She said to call if it had been two weeks and the baby seems uncomfortable. 2. No advice for this, but I have lost a lot of hair, too and I'm super bummed. I have thin hair anyway and I am starting to look sickly.
budders - according to this book I'm reading, "no cry sleep solution," babies at 3 months average 3 naps a day (5-6 total hours) and at 6 months average 2 naps a day (3-4 total hours). My LO is averaging about 3 naps a day, about 2 total hours, but only sleeps about 9 hours at night (the book says 14-15 at night, pfft).
Post by whoopsadaisy on Nov 8, 2015 18:50:31 GMT -5
Here's my question - I went to get a flu shot this afternoon because I read that the CDC recommends this for breastfeeding women (especially of babies under 6 months who can't get one themselves). The pharmacist at CVS had me fill out a questionnaire and one of the questions was "are you pregnant or breastfeeding?" So I said yes (EBF) and asked if that was an issue. She said no, but to be safe I should give LO pumped milk for the next 12 hours. Uhhh....she's cray cray, right? I don't really need to do that? I can find nothing anywhere online to support her recommendation.
Post by carolyngrace on Nov 8, 2015 19:04:29 GMT -5
Well I consider myself corrected on the sleep sack for transitioning from a swaddle I can see how it would be helpful. I guess I was focusing singularly on the arms being wrapped tight!
Here's my question - I went to get a flu shot this afternoon because I read that the CDC recommends this for breastfeeding women (especially of babies under 6 months who can't get one themselves). The pharmacist at CVS had me fill out a questionnaire and one of the questions was "are you pregnant or breastfeeding?" So I said yes (EBF) and asked if that was an issue. She said no, but to be safe I should give LO pumped milk for the next 12 hours. Uhhh....she's cray cray, right? I don't really need to do that? I can find nothing anywhere online to support her recommendation.
kemdupuis - 1. My LO is EBF also and poops are infrequent, every 4/5 days. I agree they are less seedy and more pasty when it's been a while. For me they also smell much stronger, too. I figured this was normal because the poo is sitting in there longer getting stinky (very scientific here). I told our ped I was worried about frequency/smell/consistency and she said it all sounded normal and the one time her son didn't poop for 27 days, so she gave him a baby suppository. She said to call if it had been two weeks and the baby seems uncomfortable. 2. No advice for this, but I have lost a lot of hair, too and I'm super bummed. I have thin hair anyway and I am starting to look sickly.
budders - according to this book I'm reading, "no cry sleep solution," babies at 3 months average 3 naps a day (5-6 total hours) and at 6 months average 2 naps a day (3-4 total hours). My LO is averaging about 3 naps a day, about 2 total hours, but only sleeps about 9 hours at night (the book says 14-15 at night, pfft).
+1 for the smell being super pungent. DH got a rare poop-in-action today. He said it was coming out slow-mo, and he just kept wiping away. He mentioned that he had never smelled anything so foul before. I responded with "obviously you can't smell your own farts anymore". Haha
Yeah, I figured it was normal, but like I said, I'm playing resident SS (atleast for today) so I figured I'd ask. Thanks to everyone that responded. Glad to know B is an average pooper.
budders J naps so inconsistently from day to day. There are some days that she only naps in 20-30 intervals 2-3 times that day. Then there are days that she'll nap for 1 1/2 hrs every 3 hours. She's consistent with her nighttime sleep though.
My question is diaper related: For the last 2 weeks J has had a leaky diaper at night. At first I figured that meant to up the size even though her teeny waist still fits in a size 1 we upped her to size 2 at night. That didn't work, even though I tried both pampers and huggies. So then I switched back to pampers size 1 but instead of swaddlers I went with baby dry. Those still leak! Any ideas? I have also tried other brands of size 1, but they fit weird. J doesn't leak during the day, just at night.
wegrowsheep she's probably only 14 lbs by now we'll find out Wednesday at her 5 mo appt. (She has her daddy's skinny waist!) I assumed the baby dry was an overnight diaper. I feel stupid now!
wegrowsheep she's probably only 14 lbs by now we'll find out Wednesday at her 5 mo appt. (She has her daddy's skinny waist!) I assumed the baby dry was an overnight diaper. I feel stupid now!
Pampers baby dry is an overnight diaper, that's what we use.
Well then she's leaking through those! What do I do?
Here's my question - I went to get a flu shot this afternoon because I read that the CDC recommends this for breastfeeding women (especially of babies under 6 months who can't get one themselves). The pharmacist at CVS had me fill out a questionnaire and one of the questions was "are you pregnant or breastfeeding?" So I said yes (EBF) and asked if that was an issue. She said no, but to be safe I should give LO pumped milk for the next 12 hours. Uhhh....she's cray cray, right? I don't really need to do that? I can find nothing anywhere online to support her recommendation.
Eta: clarity/words
The flu shot is fine. Did you get the nasal mist? I know that one is not supposed to be great for breastfeeding mamas.
Here's my question - I went to get a flu shot this afternoon because I read that the CDC recommends this for breastfeeding women (especially of babies under 6 months who can't get one themselves). The pharmacist at CVS had me fill out a questionnaire and one of the questions was "are you pregnant or breastfeeding?" So I said yes (EBF) and asked if that was an issue. She said no, but to be safe I should give LO pumped milk for the next 12 hours. Uhhh....she's cray cray, right? I don't really need to do that? I can find nothing anywhere online to support her recommendation.
Yes - I read this one, too, and it seemed so clear that it was recommended. I like the one from drugs.com, also, showing the benefits to baby of mom being vaccinated.
Also, just to clarify because I'm a nurse and a bit proud, it was a pharmacist spreading misinformation, not a nurse ;-)
Eta: I guess I was thrown off because her recommendation was so specific - 12 hours before breastfeeding. I can't find that being supported anywhere. You'd think if that was really the case for something as ubiquitous as the flu shot with breastfeeding that the info would be disseminated much more broadly.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Nov 8, 2015 19:59:40 GMT -5
stinybean FWIW the only diapers we've found to NOT leak, especially overnight, are pampers sensitives. I find them to be WAY more absobent than regular swaddlers or baby dry.
stinybean FWIW the only diapers we've found to NOT leak, especially overnight, are pampers sensitives. I find them to be WAY more absobent than regular swaddlers or baby dry.
budders - according to this book I'm reading, "no cry sleep solution," babies at 3 months average 3 naps a day (5-6 total hours) and at 6 months average 2 naps a day (3-4 total hours). My LO is averaging about 3 naps a day, about 2 total hours, but only sleeps about 9 hours at night (the book says 14-15 at night, pfft).
I am waiting for that book from the library! We are not anywhere near those hours.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts when you get a chance to read it. I am, for better or worse, on board with her premise that CIO is not the way to go for us. She has a set of 60 "test families" who were not STTN then within like 30 or 60 days of putting her principles into practice about 90% were STTN. I'm a bit skeptical because I think that's a small sample size. But so far the strategies make sense and I'm willing to put in the time. My real problem is my will to initiate them in the MOTN. I fall asleep BF a lot so my LO is used to being held while sleeping with a tit in his mouth. Sigh, it's going to be a hard habit to break.
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