Good luck today, @hazeldublin! I recommend chocolate to help.
I'm bunged up with a rotten cold and the weather is miserable. If it was just me I'd stay in and stay warm. But I have a gregarious, people-loving baby who would get cabin fever if I did that, so we're heading off to our usual song and rhyme session in a minute. Mummy will be croaking, but with any luck she'll think all the other mummies are singing to her :-)
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jan 26, 2016 5:05:20 GMT -5
We are suddenly waking up at 3 am for a bottle every day. WTF kid. It doesn't matter if he goes to bed at 8 pm or 6 pm, 3 am and he is wide awake. Now it's 4 am, and I still can't fall asleep, thank you insomnia. Today's going to be fun...
I'm going into work today. I caught a train 45mins earlier than usual just to ensure I have extra time to get in. The only problem with that is I may have to figure out what to do with myself in the duration since the building doesn't open until 715 & I'll probably get there by 645.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jan 26, 2016 6:16:26 GMT -5
iowamama615, he usually goes back down within half an hour. but still. he used to sleep 11 to 12 hours straight. he's been stirring a bit tonight though, and we have a long day ahead of us with dr appointments.
Post by missjenniebean on Jan 26, 2016 6:24:55 GMT -5
Had to call off at least for this morning, my poor baby is coughing so hard she's throwing up white phlem. Sort of freaking out right now. Probably more traumatic for me than her as she's acting perfectly normal other than her cough but don't think she should go to daycare! Oh being a FTM is traumatic!
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jan 26, 2016 6:28:59 GMT -5
Sorry for the rough nights for everyone and the sick baby missjenniebean
I'm laying in bed waiting until the last possible second before I need to get up with enough time to get everything done. Wish I could stay in here all day!
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jan 26, 2016 7:00:00 GMT -5
I've about given up on sleeping tonight. It's 6 am, J will be up in an hour to hour and a half, and I still need to wash bottles. We're meeting some friends at the library for book babies from 930 to 10, then J has a dr appointment about his hernia at 1115, meeting my mom for lunch after that, then dropping J off at daycare around 1 since I have an echocardiogram at 130. That should be done between 2 and 230, so I should be able to get an hour nap in my car before work at 4.
Maybe I will sleep tomorrow night.
I was going to call and fight with the insurance company today, but that probably needs to happen when I can form coherent sentences. That defibrillator I had to wear for 4.5 months? They're not covering it, even though I was told I was preapproved. I don't have another $4K to throw around right now.
O went to bed early last night because he skipped one of his naps yesterday. I, stupidly for the first time since he was born, stayed up to have time to myself. Now he is wide awake an hour earlier than I had hoped. I put him in his swing hoping for magic but he's laughing and playing. So I'll lay in bed and watch him in the monitor.
Today is going to be a hard day. I didn't actually get to see my mom yesterday. I'm seeing her today at my sister's, my brother and his family are getting into town, and we're meeting with the pastor about arrangements. We also have to figure out how to get to my parents' house. They live at the top of a mile long, one lane, gravel driveway with basically a cliff drop off on one side. It has three feet of snow on it. My mom needs paperwork for insurance among other things from up there. So, prayers and good thoughts are still greatly appreciated.
Luckily schools are still closed so I don't have to worry about sub plans yet. I'm kind of hoping they are closed all week. At this point the earliest I think they might open is Thursday. The roads are insane and mostly are one lane only. Side streets and back roads are even worse.
Oh! The baby might go back to sleep? Maybe, maaaaaybe. False.
budders is V feeling any better? At all? It doesn't sound like it which makes me so sad for your family. @hazeldublin I'm sending you magical nap dust so all of you can nap at the same time! Also, did you find an app for kegals?
musicfrk2002 O had a hernia for a few months early on. Not as big as J's. It did get smaller then bigger. When our pediatrician looked at it he said they hardly ever advised surgery before age 5. It has already corrected itself. My nephew also had one which was maybe 3/4 the size of J's. It also self corrected. It was gone by the time he was 9 months or so. If you're uncomfortable about it, I say absolutely ask for a second opinion. As someone said yesterday, ask for things to watch for to make sure it isn't getting worse. Good luck today.
Post by heartofglass on Jan 26, 2016 7:06:55 GMT -5
A's temp spiked early this morning and he's got a horrible mucusy cough. DH worked all night so I'm taking off work today to get him to the doc. I'm hoping it's just a bad cold combined with teething, but poor boy is miserable and he's had a low grade fever for the past couple of days.
Also, we are down to 2 pacifiers. It seems they have discontinued the ones we were using, at least the 6+ months ones. Crap.
My worst nightmare! What brand are you using?
We've been using the gumdrop ones. Can't seem to find them in stores anywhere, but it looks like Walmart still has them online on clearance, but I don't want to pay shipping. Thinking about trying the munchkin latch ones. J doesn't like the Nuk's, he seems to like the nipple that is shaped like a bottle nipple.
Well, it's 4:15 and I've been up for an hour. Time for sick kid #3! T now has a fever, and vomited up his last nursing all over the floor. I gave him Motrin and held him while he babbled for most of an hour, and just fed him again and put him in his bed. Fx he sleeps til 7!
Hoping everyone that is tired gets some rest today, and everyone that has a sick baby/is sick themselves gets well soon. It's always so hard when our routine gets interrupted, so I can definitely appreciate the frustration.
jessila- my thoughts are still with you. I hope you are able to find a few quiet moments to yourself so you can process a bit. I'm sure it all feels surreal. Sending you hugs and strength. As far as sub plans go, I would totally show the kids a movie if I were in your shoes. You shouldn't have to be worried about that stuff right now!
Last night, DH and I had a long conversation about when we might like to start trying for a sibling for B. It seems crazy that if we want our kids to be 2ish years apart, we need to get PG sometime this fall. I'm not sure I am ready for that! I loved being PG and definitely miss it, but a big part of me just wants to focus on B for a while. Crazy to think about
Hope everyone's days get better! What's up with these babes?! Is there a full moon out?
Ah there totally is! This explains everything!
Sorry there were so many bad nights. DD woke up screaming lots too. She needs to pop another tooth soon too.
Last night as I was holding her when she fell asleep I was thinking about how cute it is that when she does fall asleep she always puts her hand up on my chest and just keeps it there. DS did that too as a baby, it's the sweetest thing.
Man, Tuesday is not off to a good start, is it? Sending virtual coffee, booze, hugs, or whatever is needed to those of you with a rough start to the day!
Our Tuesday started off rather uneventfully, and I'm hoping it stays that way. So far the most exciting thing that has happened is that DS realized the dog will start to dance if he holds a yogurt melt in his hand over the edge of the high chair. And then that she gets really happy if he drops it. We REALLY need to get our baby gate up to separate the living room from the kitchen.
Yeah, we had a 4:30 wakeup over here. Now she's destroying the living room. I'm in need of all of the tea!
I have to get some over due blood work for my GI doctor and I have a therapist appointment that I don't want to go to, but since I'm not ready to wean off of my anxiety meds, I need to. Meh.
I am glad you get to see your mom today, jessila. I've been thinking of you!
I am finally out of the house yay!! Never been happier to be sitting at my desk at work!
Moms who have flown, help me not to freak out. We are flying Friday morning with the baby. Its a 2.5 hour flight so its not super long and during her normal nap time. I am planning on wearing her on the plane so that way she can sleep on me. But I am so scared to be that parent that has a crying baby. I usually freak out a little bit about flying to begin with and now we are flying with the baby. AHH help me please!!
musicfrk2002, my little guy is still using the newborn gumdrops and when I asked a friend about switching to the six month plus ones she said she used the newborn ones until her little gave it up at over a year.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jan 26, 2016 8:43:54 GMT -5
kemdupuis I waffle back and forth about the sibling timing daily! We also think 2-ish years is a good age difference and will probably start trying after DD's first birthday:) But some days I'm all "omg, I want another baby right this second!" But most of the time ffive minutes later I'm all zen thinking "enjoy the baby you have now, she's only this little once!".
Omg, @kej0004, we had the same thing with the screaming for me. I went in to turn on her aquarium and pat her around 5:30 and I would up picking her up. She had pooped, so I passed her on to H and she wailed SO hard. It was like she was in pain the moment I walked away. So I rocked her, got her to sleep, and as soon as I put her down, same thing. She's all over me.
That reminds me - H got accepted to two conferences, one in St.Louis and one near Newark, NJ. We're 100% going to the NJ one & staying an extra day to go to NYC (any hotel recommendations near Newark?) since we can drive, but we could potentially fly into St. Louis, too, if we found affordable flights. Traveling with an 11 month old will be interesting!
Post by heartofglass on Jan 26, 2016 9:07:44 GMT -5
musicfrk2002 Amazon still has some gumdrop pacis (but shipping). Have you tried Soothies? The shape is similar. I bought almost evey brand for A and he won't take anything but a boob.....
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Jan 26, 2016 9:09:28 GMT -5
Yup. Not that my kid has ever been a good sleeper, but this is our second night in a row of just not sleeping AT ALL. Well not true, she sleeps from 8PM til 11PM and then wakes up talking then crying then screaming then needing a bottle, then just playing in her crib, won't fall back asleep with snuggles or rocking or co-sleeping or anything. I think she maybe fell asleep for 20 minutes around 2AM, but then started waking up every half hour again, until I lost my mind at 5AM. SO gave her ANOTHER bottle and she finally passed out around 5:45 until 7:45, and so did I. Dear god I am zombie.
musicfrk2002 Amazon still has some gumdrop pacis (but shipping). Have you tried Soothies? The shape is similar. I bought almost evey brand for A and he won't take anything but a boob.....
I looked on amazon, I really don't want to pay that much for shipping. We had a soothie from the hospital, but it kept falling out of his mouth when he would move around at night...that little tab on it would catch on the matress. Same with the newborn gumdrop ones.
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