Post by periwinkledaydreams on Nov 8, 2015 21:08:36 GMT -5
That and the fact she gets an immediate rash if we use any sort of "off" brand.. I bought CVS brand in a pinch once and I swear to you it looked like they chemical burnt her poor skin, then within 12 hours she had a thrush diaper rash. So we've been exclusively sensitive since then.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Nov 8, 2015 21:32:28 GMT -5
We are using the pampers baby dry extra protection at night time. We haven't had a leak yet, but they start with size 3. We were leaking every night with the regular baby dry ones.
Is there a such thing as a 5 month old sleeping too much? J is back to napping again if we are at home, but he is very scheduled with them. Usually an hour to hour and a half after eating, then naps for an hour or so. So total of 17 hours a day?
Post by carolyngrace on Nov 9, 2015 5:32:22 GMT -5
musicfrk2002 I think as long as when he's awake he's alert you're fine! If he was constantly drowsy I'd be worried. Oscar was sleeping around that much too a couple of weeks ago, and it's finally decreasing. My guess is that your little guy is resting up for a growth spurt!
Should I wake my sleeping baby? He was sound asleep by about 9pm last night, woke up to eat around 7 and is still sleeping now at 9:22. I've been trying really hard get him to keep a bedtime at 8/8:30, but if he sleeps late there's no way he will go to bed early.
ETA: Usually he doesn't sleep straight through the night like that!
Should I wake my sleeping baby? He was sound asleep by about 9pm last night, woke up to eat around 7 and is still sleeping now at 9:22. I've been trying really hard get him to keep a bedtime at 8/8:30, but if he sleeps late there's no way he will go to bed early.
ETA: Usually he doesn't sleep straight through the night like that!
My thoughts are if he's sleeping a lot he probably needs the sleep. Whether he's having/about to have a growth spurt, or fighting the sniffles, or had some rough nights lately. .. It'll all balance out. I wouldn't worry too much about bedtime this early in the day.
Has anyone ever bought a breast pump used or have strong thoughts on this being a bad idea? I know Medela says not to and all that but I would love to have a 2nd so I'm not lugging mine back & forth to the office every day. In theory, it doesn't seem gross to me since the tubing and parts would all be new but I might be way off base here...
MY Freestyle was given to me by an acquaintance. Bought new tubing and flanges, good to go.
Should I wake my sleeping baby? He was sound asleep by about 9pm last night, woke up to eat around 7 and is still sleeping now at 9:22. I've been trying really hard get him to keep a bedtime at 8/8:30, but if he sleeps late there's no way he will go to bed early.
ETA: Usually he doesn't sleep straight through the night like that!
My thoughts are if he's sleeping a lot he probably needs the sleep. Whether he's having/about to have a growth spurt, or fighting the sniffles, or had some rough nights lately. .. It'll all balance out. I wouldn't worry too much about bedtime this early in the day.
Now that he's been awake for a few hours, I think he is feeling some teething pain today. I only get concerned about bedtime because he is consistent on his bedtime being at least 12.5 hours after he is up for the day. Naps never seem to make a difference. You're right though, it will balance out.
Post by holliberry28 on Nov 9, 2015 13:53:16 GMT -5
For your LOs that are teething, I usually give tylenol at bedtime, and occasionally early morning. Do you always give during the day? My dad was babysitting and asked why I don't give it every 4 hours, but I feel like that's too much.
For your LOs that are teething, I usually give tylenol at bedtime, and occasionally early morning. Do you always give during the day? My dad was babysitting and asked why I don't give it every 4 hours, but I feel like that's too much.
What do you guys think?
Yeah I think giving Tylenol around the clock for teething is overkill. During the day someone could try a frozen teether or something like that instead. (I would absolutely continue giving Tylenol at bedtime if needed though.)
Has anyone ever bought a breast pump used or have strong thoughts on this being a bad idea? I know Medela says not to and all that but I would love to have a 2nd so I'm not lugging mine back & forth to the office every day. In theory, it doesn't seem gross to me since the tubing and parts would all be new but I might be way off base here...
I was given one by a friend but it was only a single pump, and my insurance covered one for me in full, so I got my own. It's not gross at all, since you use your own parts, as you know, and I think the only reason they recommend against it (aside from wanting you to buy new) is the power of the pump after it has been used for a long time.
For this reason, I think buying a used pump is fine, but I would be careful not to spend too much on it.
If she's 14lbs it seems like she should probably be in size 2. Have you tried size 2 baby dry?
My LO is only around 14 lbs but she's in size 3s. 2s were leaking overnight for us. She's tall and skinny but 3s are what work for her/us.
I would love to move her out of size 1's because I was given so many 2s, but the 2s are really too big and the 1's aren't tight. She doesn't leak during the day. I think it's because she pees so much while sleeping and she is all over the place in the crib. She never wakes up in the sane place she started.
I've had this stupid question for weeks and kept forgetting it because it hasn't been an issue since my baby is sleeping like crap... When your kid is sleeping longer stretches, do you pump at night? She was sleeping 9 hour stretches before and I had to pump twice. I told my sister that and she almost shit her pants... Should I be doing something else?
Even though you get engorged and uncomfortable, I would not pump because it signals to your body to keep producing milk then. So, once baby is sleeping better, you'll still have to get up to pump. If you just let your boobs fill up and feed only when s/he wakes, eventually your body will get the message and stop producing during that time.
Also, if you are worried that you will lose supply if they start waking again... I can offer you my experience, which is that I didn't wake up to pump when she was sleeping through, and now she wakes once a night again, and I haven't noticed any issues with having enough for her. Be prepared for a painful week or so when you stop pumping at night though... I remember it waking me up and I would just hover over my sleeping LO hoping she would wake up because I was so engorged.
I've had this stupid question for weeks and kept forgetting it because it hasn't been an issue since my baby is sleeping like crap... When your kid is sleeping longer stretches, do you pump at night? She was sleeping 9 hour stretches before and I had to pump twice. I told my sister that and she almost shit her pants... Should I be doing something else?
I did, only because I never had a chance to pump and I could pump and be back in bed in 20 minutes.
I've had this stupid question for weeks and kept forgetting it because it hasn't been an issue since my baby is sleeping like crap... When your kid is sleeping longer stretches, do you pump at night? She was sleeping 9 hour stretches before and I had to pump twice. I told my sister that and she almost shit her pants... Should I be doing something else?
Even though you get engorged and uncomfortable, I would not pump because it signals to your body to keep producing milk then. So, once baby is sleeping better, you'll still have to get up to pump. If you just let your boobs fill up and feed only when s/he wakes, eventually your body will get the message and stop producing during that time.
This. If I get engorged enough that it wakes me up, I hand express a little bit to relieve it. But I don't pump. DB sleep is all over the place, so some nights he has a seven hour stretch and some nice it's not more than three hours. My body seems to somehow adjust! But those seven hour stretches do get a bit uncomfortable.
My LO is only around 14 lbs but she's in size 3s. 2s were leaking overnight for us. She's tall and skinny but 3s are what work for her/us.
I would love to move her out of size 1's because I was given so many 2s, but the 2s are really too big and the 1's aren't tight. She doesn't leak during the day. I think it's because she pees so much while sleeping and she is all over the place in the crib. She never wakes up in the sane place she started.
We've been using Kirkland brand since she got out of the newborn size. She's still in size 1's and we haven't had any trouble with leaking at night or blowouts except when she has some really watery diarrhea after her last set of shots. She sleeps primarily on her tummy all night and constantly moves around. I'm so happy that these owrk for us price wise. We've tried moving her to 2's but they are just huge on her still.
I am on the verge of a breakdown over here. I forgot to put my milk in the fridge yesterday when I got home from work. I do have an insulated cooler with a freezer pack, and the first round of milk went into the cooler around 10:00am yesterday morning. When I just took the bottles out, they felt slightly cooler than room temp, but all seemed to smell okay. I stuck them in the fridge for now.
What would you do?
I would try to use them as soon as you can and make sure to smell/taste test right before feeding him. BM is hearty stuff, I'd give it the benefit of the doubt unless it smelled weird!
I am on the verge of a breakdown over here. I forgot to put my milk in the fridge yesterday when I got home from work. I do have an insulated cooler with a freezer pack, and the first round of milk went into the cooler around 10:00am yesterday morning. When I just took the bottles out, they felt slightly cooler than room temp, but all seemed to smell okay. I stuck them in the fridge for now.
What would you do?
I would try to use them as soon as you can and make sure to smell/taste test right before feeding him. BM is hearty stuff, I'd give it the benefit of the doubt unless it smelled weird!
Ditto this! Use them ASAP and see how they smell after you warm them.
[/quote]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![/quote]
We used the Zipadeezip for the transition and have been out of the swaddle for 2 weeks now (she's a little over 4 mos). When I tried it the first time she wasn't ready, we tried again a couple weeks later and there was no problem. I think she actually likes it better.
Post by beersandweirs on Nov 12, 2015 10:08:12 GMT -5
So baby Clara got her first tooth this weekend. My question, how do you prevent them from biting you when they latch on? She has gotten me a couple of good times recently.
So baby Clara got her first tooth this weekend. My question, how do you prevent them from biting you when they latch on? She has gotten me a couple of good times recently.
DD got hers at 4 months, and honestly I don't have an answer, it was a rough month of biting but the last week or two she seems to have settled down and hasn't bit me again. I feel like a stern no at this age just isn't going to work yet! So I guess my only thoughts are I hope she grows out of it soon?!
So baby Clara got her first tooth this weekend. My question, how do you prevent them from biting you when they latch on? She has gotten me a couple of good times recently.
DD got hers at 4 months, and honestly I don't have an answer, it was a rough month of biting but the last week or two she seems to have settled down and hasn't bit me again. I feel like a stern no at this age just isn't going to work yet! So I guess my only thoughts are I hope she grows out of it soon?!
Haha, thanks for the honesty. Fingers crossed she grows out of it!
Baby behaviour: does anyone else find their baby REALLY excitable? Owain gets so excited, 'flaps' his arms and makes loud grunting sound or puffs & pants. I'm just curious to know whether this is something that anyone else has noticed? I wish I could stop being so paranoid about his behaviour & what's normal...
Baby behaviour: does anyone else find their baby REALLY excitable? Owain gets so excited, 'flaps' his arms and makes loud grunting sound or puffs & pants. I'm just curious to know whether this is something that anyone else has noticed? I wish I could stop being so paranoid about his behaviour & what's normal...
Sometimes lo's hands shake when she's really excited. It's really weird!
Baby behaviour: does anyone else find their baby REALLY excitable? Owain gets so excited, 'flaps' his arms and makes loud grunting sound or puffs & pants. I'm just curious to know whether this is something that anyone else has noticed? I wish I could stop being so paranoid about his behaviour & what's normal...
Sometimes lo's hands shake when she's really excited. It's really weird!
I was just going to write this! He makes a fist and his hands just shake and he looks like he'll burst with excitement!
we might be staying in a snowy area/cold area over the holidays for a vacation. my question is for any cold weather mamas. what are your must have cold weather clothes for baby. also, any other cold weather must have accessories i will need?
we might be staying in a snowy area/cold area over the holidays for a vacation. my question is for any cold weather mamas. what are your must have cold weather clothes for baby. also, any other cold weather must have accessories i will need?
It depends how cold it is, but we do a lot of layering. Fleece suits with built in mittens are awesome, plus, a warm hat and cozy boots. I know that a lot of the fleece ones have feet on them, but I find LO's feet still get chilly so I put some warm socks on underneath. If she's in the stroller or carseat I put blankets on top, and if I'm wearing her I put a big sweater around both of us.
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