Joolschweets I hope you get the daycare situation figured out and that your LO will adjust better once actually going daily.
Have you talked to a lactation consultant about giving it a go with pumping at work? It totally is a pain to have to take time out of the day to pump and then so disappointing when I can't get enough, but I'm so not ready to wean so I just add in extra sessions when I need to and decided I'd look into renting a hospital grade pump if need be.
purple - DH grew up eating pancakes that are a cross of yours and ours. Thin, chewy, and tangy with lemon and powdered sugar. Just not especially large.
gigi3126 - if you figure out how to keep them asleep, fill me in!
kemdupuis - What symptoms are bothering you most? There are various things you can take. If you Google the symptom + Dr. Hale you'll get a trustworthy recommendation. He is the resource when it comes to breastfeeding and medication.
BH plays around with a couple different sounds, but his favorite is ba. So he bababababas all day. We've started trying to incorporate it into a song so when he starts the three of us start singing Barbara Ann at him. Or the old Pepsi/Joy of Cola song. Or LBB and I have changed La La La La Lemon to a Ba Ba Ba Ba version where we come up with B words.
Mostly just congestion and sinus pressure. I'm quite positive I have RSV. I've got a mucousy cough and just feel drained. Did not know about Dr. Hale. I will definitely use that! Thank you!
Joolschweets Ahhh I see. I'm sorry that's crappy. I vote you don't go back I wouldn't have come back to work if it was financially feasible! But we have to do what we have to do to provide for our families. I've officially been back a month and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be at all!
So I really think that when the daycare is a good fit, you know and there's less anxiety involved. With both my kids we ended up sticking them in the only place with availability. Like veggiemo, with LBB everything was expensive, full, or both. In fact, the place we ended up sending him I originally was like "nuh uh, no way I'm paying that" and it ended up being the cheapest in my area, and the only one who could take him. And it was phenomenal. I never had a second of regret.
With BH, I cried so much both before and after his first day. I don't love the place. I feel like I'm not giving him the same environment as LBB had. And despite the fact he seems to love it there, it just doesn't give me the same sense of zen. I feel like I don't have any other options, so I take extra precautions I didn't take with LBB. There's not the same level of trust. And it's much harder.
So if you don't have a great feeling from a place, keep looking. You may end up back there once you see your other options, or you may find something better.
awe Joolschweets, I'm sorry! I don't go back until August but DH is going to put LO on the waitlist at the daycare today and I'm already wanting to cry so I can't even imagine what you are going through.
Also I totally get where you are coming from with the BF thing. When I had to quit I was a crying blubbering mess and DH just didn't get it at all. His response was "well he's fed so what's the problem?" and "why are you so upset if this is what's best for him". He totally couldn't see the emotional side of it.
tiffbot, what's the weather like in your area? It's plus nine here!
WHAT! That's crazy!!! It's super mild here too but sticking around the -5 to 0 range. Definitely a walk day! Still have lots of snow around but nothing like what we could have.
So I really think that when the daycare is a good fit, you know and there's less anxiety involved. With both my kids we ended up sticking them in the only place with availability. Like veggiemo, with LBB everything was expensive, full, or both. In fact, the place we ended up sending him I originally was like "nuh uh, no way I'm paying that" and it ended up being the cheapest in my area, and the only one who could take him. And it was phenomenal. I never had a second of regret.
With BH, I cried so much both before and after his first day. I don't love the place. I feel like I'm not giving him the same environment as LBB had. And despite the fact he seems to love it there, it just doesn't give me the same sense of zen. I feel like I don't have any other options, so I take extra precautions I didn't take with LBB. There's not the same level of trust. And it's much harder.
So if you don't have a great feeling from a place, keep looking. You may end up back there once you see your other options, or you may find something better.
I feel like this is spot on. I LOVE our day care. We picked it before DS was born, and he loves it there now, he has since he started going around 12 weeks old. Was it still emotional leaving him there the first day back, of course. But he has always seemed super happy and super responsive to his teachers and the environment as a whole. Sometimes I think I actually prefer his day care days to his "grandma care" days because he seems to do so well there, I know he's getting tons of stimulation and is very well taken care of there. It's worth putting in the time and effort to find a place that you love, because there are awesome day cares out there, and going back to work is so much easier knowing I have full faith DS is well cared for during the day.
awe Joolschweets , I'm sorry! I don't go back until August but DH is going to put LO on the waitlist at the daycare today and I'm already wanting to cry so I can't even imagine what you are going through.
Also I totally get where you are coming from with the BF thing. When I had to quit I was a crying blubbering mess and DH just didn't get it at all. His response was "well he's fed so what's the problem?" and "why are you so upset if this is what's best for him". He totally couldn't see the emotional side of it.
+1 to husbands not understanding breast feeding. I got a little emotional when I stopped pumping, even though I hated it with a passion. I liked feeling like I was providing for DS. DH didn't get it, he assumed that I should only feel happiness (which I did feel a lot of as well), but I felt like it was my last physical connection to DS after pregnancy, even though we weren't even technically nursing, if that makes sense.
So my mom got to my house a little later than she had anticipated today which led her to a meltdown. I asked her to get there between 8:45 and 9:00. She got there at 8:55 which was perfect but she doesn't want to inconvenience me in any way. So it led to a discussion about if she is going to be okay with O. She told me she would never do anything to harm herself which I guess is what I wanted to hear. I told her that if she ever, ever, ever needed anything that she could call my SIL who lives around the corner or even DH. She said she wouldn't want to bother them but I hope she takes it to heart. Everyone is so sad for her and just wants to help her.
But she did take O out into the snow and sent me a video. I didn't take him out in the blizzard aftermath because of everything going on with my family. He was adorable and didn't know what to do.
Also, one of my substitutes last week so kindly got my stuff out of my mailbox (including my W-2) and just left it under stuff on my desk. Uhhh, I kind of need the W-2 for taxes so don't touch my mail?
And now back to the groove of the stupid Tuesday meeting that I always bitch about. This meeting is pointless.
OH! One of my students brought in our holiday presents last week. Yay $20 Target card in February!! Happy, uhhhh, Valentine's Day to me?
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From this age on most don't add a non mesh bumper because everyone's babies will start pulling up to stand and they can use it to climb out of the crib. You can add it it's just a fall hazard for older babies. They are clever little suckers.
veggiemo and Joolschweets, so sorry about the daycare woes. And the unhelpful H, joolschweets. It really sounds as if he needs a slap. He seems to think that having a baby makes no difference to his life :-(
jessila, your poor mum! I hope she is able to talk to your SIL if she needs to. She must be feeling so raw. I'm still praying for all of you.
We had pancakes stuffed with chicken and mushrooms in a creamy sauce, followed by one pancake with maple syrup and one with lime juice and sugar, for a slight twist on tradition. L had her own small pancake and she wasn't very impressed :-( but she loved the chicken and mushrooms.
I used to do this with ds1. I can't believe I forgot about this trick for this kiddo! Going to try this tonight. He doesn't throw it out often, but he does lose it so having more in will help him find during the night. I remember even buying glow in the dark ones haha
Ha, we have about 6 glow in the dark ones! Definitely helpful because anytime she wakes up she'll try and find one herself. If she's crying we know she actually needs something:)
Someone please teach me how to teach my kid to find and replace her own paci. This is what I spend all night doing!
Ha, we have about 6 glow in the dark ones! Definitely helpful because anytime she wakes up she'll try and find one herself. If she's crying we know she actually needs something:)
Someone please teach me how to teach my kid to find and replace her own paci. This is what I spend all night doing!
I seriously just surround her with them all within arms reach! We use mam brand and they have some glow in the dark options....they should be easy for her to see when she wakes up:) does she replace her own paci during the day?
Post by prettymama36 on Feb 9, 2016 16:00:58 GMT -5
Finally getting on here today. LO has been fighting every nap and is beyond exhausted. Add him to the miserable teethers club. I knew about Shrove Tuesday, but today is national pizza day. Give me all the pizza! Sorry to all those having a rough day.
Someone please teach me how to teach my kid to find and replace her own paci. This is what I spend all night doing!
I seriously just surround her with them all within arms reach! We use mam brand and they have some glow in the dark options....they should be easy for her to see when she wakes up:) does she replace her own paci during the day?
Yes! We use Mam too and have a glowy one olus leave like 4 others surrounding her but alas she just lays there crying. She doesn't move or even lift her head when she wakes up usually, but she moves a lot IN her sleep.. so she's just laying there awake and crying, and somehow her pacifier is always like on the opposite end of the crib from her. When we gice her back the paci she does this hammer head maneuver where she quick lifts her head and slams it back down, fast asleep. Nuts.
I seriously just surround her with them all within arms reach! We use mam brand and they have some glow in the dark options....they should be easy for her to see when she wakes up:) does she replace her own paci during the day?
Yes! We use Mam too and have a glowy one olus leave like 4 others surrounding her but alas she just lays there crying. She doesn't move or even lift her head when she wakes up usually, but she moves a lot IN her sleep.. so she's just laying there awake and crying, and somehow her pacifier is always like on the opposite end of the crib from her. When we gice her back the paci she does this hammer head maneuver where she quick lifts her head and slams it back down, fast asleep. Nuts.
Really the glow in the dark ones are for us. Because BH rips that thing out of his mouth and throws it as far away as he can. Basically he's like "fuck you, do NOT try to silence me."
Post by prettymama36 on Feb 9, 2016 19:20:31 GMT -5
I hope you get to the mall michyme123 , that's the best. Today is a write off. Combined naps of around an hour maybe and he's just so cranky. He's finally napping now at 6:20...not good for tonight. I'd start a drinking thread but I'll never last.
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