Just checking to see if anyone picked up on the anxiety emanating from my 'I'm considering road tripping with a toddler, an infant and two dogs question'.
@poppyc8, it sounds daunting but I think you'd be able to pull it off. Would you be able to plan that longest stretch for either early morning or a time in the day when they'll be more likely to sleep for a chunk of it? I had grandparents that lived out of state when I was small and I remember my parents leaving early enough in the morning (still dark out) that we were really only awake for a couple hours total before getting there. My only other advice would be lots of bathroom and stretching breaks!
@poppyc8, it sounds daunting but I think you'd be able to pull it off. Would you be able to plan that longest stretch for either early morning or a time in the day when they'll be more likely to sleep for a chunk of it? I had grandparents that lived out of state when I was small and I remember my parents leaving early enough in the morning (still dark out) that we were really only awake for a couple hours total before getting there. My only other advice would be lots of bathroom and stretching breaks!
We could do that. Leave at 5am that way they could still be groggy and go back to sleep.
@poppyc8, it sounds daunting but I think you'd be able to pull it off. Would you be able to plan that longest stretch for either early morning or a time in the day when they'll be more likely to sleep for a chunk of it? I had grandparents that lived out of state when I was small and I remember my parents leaving early enough in the morning (still dark out) that we were really only awake for a couple hours total before getting there. My only other advice would be lots of bathroom and stretching breaks!
We could do that. Leave at 5am that way they could still be groggy and go back to sleep.
Thats what I was thinking too, especially if you have good car sleepers and travel with littles for us is anything goes - plenty of movies, ipad apps, special snacks.
What is the longest you think a 9 month old and a 2 year old can last in a car per day?
We are moving from California to BC in February and I just mapped the trip and it says the total trip is 18 hours. We are thinking a good mid way point is to stay overnight in Boise Idaho and then another overnight in Spokane Washington before crossing the border. But can two kids last 540 miles in car (8 hours) for the first leg?
I would fly but I feel overwhelmed with the idea of traveling and shipping my car would be expensive and we also have 2 dogs
I think it depends on your kids' tolerance for traveling as well as your sanity (and bless you for doing it with the dogs!) When DS was 3.5 months old we drove from zdC to Chicago and stayed overnight in Dayton, OH. We were all done about an hour before we reached Dayton. We've taken 2 10ish hour trips in the last 4 months with DS and LO. DS is rather content in the van and will just look around, talk/sing to himself. We occasionally let him watch a DVD or he may look at books briefly but he's chill. We even did a trip from Richmond to Missouri last year (over 2 days). All that to say I think 9 hours/day is not that big of a deal.
What is the longest you think a 9 month old and a 2 year old can last in a car per day?
We are moving from California to BC in February and I just mapped the trip and it says the total trip is 18 hours. We are thinking a good mid way point is to stay overnight in Boise Idaho and then another overnight in Spokane Washington before crossing the border. But can two kids last 540 miles in car (8 hours) for the first leg?
I would fly but I feel overwhelmed with the idea of traveling and shipping my car would be expensive and we also have 2 dogs
I think it depends on your kids' tolerance for traveling as well as your sanity (and bless you for doing it with the dogs!) When DS was 3.5 months old we drove from zdC to Chicago and stayed overnight in Dayton, OH. We were all done about an hour before we reached Dayton. We've taken 2 10ish hour trips in the last 4 months with DS and LO. DS is rather content in the van and will just look around, talk/sing to himself. We occasionally let him watch a DVD or he may look at books briefly but he's chill. We even did a trip from Richmond to Missouri last year (over 2 days). All that to say I think 9 hours/day is not that big of a deal.
Good to know. I think both of them are really good in the car based on several 6 hour trips we have done. I've just never crossed that 6 hour hurdle before. I wasn't sure wether to break the trip up to 3- 6 hour days. Or 2 9 hour drive days. I'm thinking we will try the first day for 9 hours and if that goes poorly then we will break the last 2 days up.
I think it depends on your kids' tolerance for traveling as well as your sanity (and bless you for doing it with the dogs!) When DS was 3.5 months old we drove from zdC to Chicago and stayed overnight in Dayton, OH. We were all done about an hour before we reached Dayton. We've taken 2 10ish hour trips in the last 4 months with DS and LO. DS is rather content in the van and will just look around, talk/sing to himself. We occasionally let him watch a DVD or he may look at books briefly but he's chill. We even did a trip from Richmond to Missouri last year (over 2 days). All that to say I think 9 hours/day is not that big of a deal.
Good to know. I think both of them are really good in the car based on several 6 hour trips we have done. I've just never crossed that 6 hour hurdle before. I wasn't sure wether to break the trip up to 3- 6 hour days. Or 2 9 hour drive days. I'm thinking we will try the first day for 9 hours and if that goes poorly then we will break the last 2 days up.
That sounds like a great idea! You could also hold off on reservations do if day 1 goes poorly you can cut it short. But I like to be prepared and have a goal
For those moms pumping at work. Where do you store your pump parts while you aren't using them? Also, I know you are supposed to leave the pump on for about 10 minutes to clear condensation from the lines do you just do that in the room you pump in, or wait until you get back to your desk?
Stuck in the box:
As time has gone on, I've digressed in my sanitary measures of pumping. I wipe everything down with a towel when I'm finished and just set it out to air dry. I figure that you can let BM sit out for 6 hours so small droplets won't get too gross before I pump again in 2-3 hours. I was wiping down and forgot one day and there was no difference. I still have the wipes with me just in case. I let the pump run while I clean up and bottle up the milk. It might get 2-3 minutes each time. I have 4 pair of parts so I can make sure everything gets dishwashed when not in use. I've swapped out my membranes once so far and have been back at work for 3 months.
carrots we've been doing solids smack in between bottles as per the dr, but when I spoke to my sister (mom of 3) she had never heard of that. So honestly I think it's whatever works.
carrots it took us a few weeks to get a good flow but this is what works for us now 7am wake up and nurse 8:30 solids 1-2oz of fruit with oatmeal 9:30 nurse before nap, its just a top off so maybe an oz or 2? 12 nurse 1:30 solids usually 2 oz 2:00 nurse before nap, another top off 5:00 nurse 6:30 solids 1-2 oz plus finger foods of whatever we are having for dinner 8 nurse before bedtime
When does your baby eat solids in relation to bottles/nursing? Do you try to avoid feeding solids right before or right after a bottle or is it fine to do a bottle and immediately follow it by solids?
I feel like I'm trying to cram a lot of eating into each day even though he happily eats whatever food or bottles I give him.
until about 9 months or so you want to offer bottle/breastfeeding 1st. I try to wait about an hour or so after nursing before offering solids but it is OK to offer solids immediately following bottle/nursing. Around 9 months or so you'll start reversing it and offer food before BM/formula
I usually nurse first and offer solids in the AM about a half hour-hour after and I try to satay the same at night. I do feel like we're cramming it in at night.
Anyone else's babies not giggling?? B is a happy baby most of the time and seems like she wants to giggle but I have only heard her giggle once. She babbles and makes noise so I don't know if it is a big deal or not.
Anyone else's babies not giggling?? B is a happy baby most of the time and seems like she wants to giggle but I have only heard her giggle once. She babbles and makes noise so I don't know if it is a big deal or not.
It took O awhile to giggle and it took a lot of work to get it to happen. Whenever I found something that made him laugh I kept doing it until he realized how fun giggling is. Now if he giggles too much he gets the hiccups and spits up every where. Is that normal?
Post by thecatsmeow on Jan 6, 2016 20:10:19 GMT -5
Infrequent laugher here too, but when it does happen he goes all out and it ends in major hiccups! He is pretty easygoing and smiley so I'm not too concerned, but it is reassuring that he isn't the only one.
Anyone else's babies not giggling?? B is a happy baby most of the time and seems like she wants to giggle but I have only heard her giggle once. She babbles and makes noise so I don't know if it is a big deal or not.
It took O awhile to giggle and it took a lot of work to get it to happen. Whenever I found something that made him laugh I kept doing it until he realized how fun giggling is. Now if he giggles too much he gets the hiccups and spits up every where. Is that normal?
I tried to continue what makes her giggle but it's almost as if she got bored of it and wouldn't even crack a smile, stubborn baby. I would assume getting hiccups and then spitting up would be normal, but I don't know.
Dumb first time mom question... Anyone else finding out that with the addition of solids (we are at 2x per day... Dr actually said 3x, but we aren't there yet) that baby is dropping a feeding? LO took one less bottle when I went to work yesterday, and had her last bottle so late today that she didn't want feeding as soon as I got home like normal. I just don't know if I should be concerned or if this is normal. Edit: she is 6.5 months approximately. She gets 1/2 a container of baby food one meal and some baby oatmeal the other.
Dumb first time mom question... Anyone else finding out that with the addition of solids (we are at 2x per day... Dr actually said 3x, but we aren't there yet) that baby is dropping a feeding? LO took one less bottle when I went to work yesterday, and had her last bottle so late today that she didn't want feeding as soon as I got home like normal. I just don't know if I should be concerned or if this is normal. Edit: she is 6.5 months approximately. She gets 1/2 a container of baby food one meal and some baby oatmeal the other.
I'm probably not helping since I'm home with LO. UT it varies day by day how much she nurses. Sometimes it's every 2 hours sometimes she can do a 3 or even 4 hour space. As they get older they can consumer more per feed (though I'm assuming her bottles haven't increased in OZ) they also eventually reduce the number of feeds.
Scary kidnap-y dreams are normal(ish), right? Like, I'm not having some sort of crazy dream premonitions or something, am I? Is this Google-able? Ugh! I'm never going to be able to fall back to sleep! (I hope y'all read this as silly, up-in-the-middle-of-the-night for no damn reason other than a scary dream sarcasm. I'm not actually a crazy person. I just freaked myself out.)
Scary kidnap-y dreams are normal(ish), right? Like, I'm not having some sort of crazy dream premonitions or something, am I? Is this Google-able? Ugh! I'm never going to be able to fall back to sleep! (I hope y'all read this as silly, up-in-the-middle-of-the-night for no damn reason other than a scary dream sarcasm. I'm not actually a crazy person. I just freaked myself out.)
I had a crazy I'm a sex slave dream last week and not a kinky fun sex slave, either. Woke up like what the f!! I SINCERELY hope it wasn't a premonition. I'm chalking it up to exhaustion. Reminded me of some my worst pregnancy dreams...back in the days when I thought I didn't get much sleep. Ha ha ha, younger me, you have no idea.
Started B on bananas yesterday. He ate half of one and loved it. I put the other half in a plastic bag and gave it to him this afternoon. He did NOT like it. Kept making faces and spitting it out. I had given him about 3 bites of if and then he puked it all up. Not spit up. Real vom. Is it possible he is allergic? I didn't see any other adverse reactions (no rash, no swelling, etc). Or maybe he is just super picky and doesn't like day-old bananas? Not sure if I should try again with a fresh one, or if I should just hold off on them all together for a while
Started B on bananas yesterday. He ate half of one and loved it. I put the other half in a plastic bag and gave it to him this afternoon. He did NOT like it. Kept making faces and spitting it out. I had given him about 3 bites of if and then he puked it all up. Not spit up. Real vom. Is it possible he is allergic? I didn't see any other adverse reactions (no rash, no swelling, etc). Or maybe he is just super picky and doesn't like day-old bananas? Not sure if I should try again with a fresh one, or if I should just hold off on them all together for a while
Did he just gag so hard he vomited? Or did he eat it like normal and then vomit?
budders- I don't think it was a matter of him not being able to handle it- it was pretty much complete mush (I smashed it with a fork pretty thoroughly) so I don't know what made him gag
Post by carolyngrace on Jan 10, 2016 6:21:59 GMT -5
Oh shit, I think Oscar has croup. He's had a cough for two days now, and MOTN it started sounding like a "bark"... He seems fine otherwise. So google tells me I should just wait it out unless it gets worse? Has anyone dealt with croup before?
carolyngrace have you called the dr? I'd rather them say wait it out than Dr Google.
I know this has been asked before, but it's been awhile & my mom is making me question myself... J is currently getting 30 oz of bottles split across 5 bottles. She is 7 months and almost a week. She's probably almost 15 lbs (a peanut I know). Is that enough? She does protest that she wants more. She also gets about 3-4 oz of solids across the day.
carolyngrace have you called the dr? I'd rather them say wait it out than Dr Google.
I know this has been asked before, but it's been awhile & my mom is making me question myself... J is currently getting 30 oz of bottles split across 5 bottles. She is 7 months and almost a week. She's probably almost 15 lbs (a peanut I know). Is that enough? She does protest that she wants more. She also gets about 3-4 oz of solids across the day.
I started to answer and then realized the answer may be different for BF vs FF
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