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11/9-11/16 Weekly Check-In
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Re: 11/9-11/16 Weekly Check-In
Eating: still ebf & going strong
Sleeping: I usually get at least a 4-5 hour stretch. She goes down for the night pretty late but then she's only up once per night (and sometimes she STTN for me)
Milestones/Accomplishments: we got her to fall asleep on her own last night (not being held)! Only lasted maybe 30-45 minutes...but it's a start!
Working on: starting some kind of schedule, if possible. First up is a bed time routine..consistent at the same time every night. I've been pretty lax so far, but work is coming up on me (too quickly)
Eating: EBF is still going well. DH is trying to give a bottle of pumped milk more often so that's nice.
Sleeping: pretty good most nights. I have a bedtime routine that includes a baby massage and yoga and he usually sleeps from 10-2/3.
Milestones: head control is getting pretty good. He says "ah-goo" a lot which makes us laugh. And he's loving his play mat and is really focusing on things.
Working on: I'm going to start to put LO down for real naps in the day. So far we've just let him fall asleep in the day and left him in his seat or wherever, but he only usually sleeps 45 minutes that way. I'm going to try to put him down like I do at night (swaddled) and see if he'll sleep a bit longer.
Eating: Still doing a combo of the breast & ready to eat formula. He has been eating smaller portions, every 2 hours or so during the day & larger portions at night
Sleeping: Has been doing great the last few nights & has given me two 4 hour stretches. I'm starting to finally feel like i've gotten some sleep! During the day, his naps are easily 1-2 hours long.
Milestones: Smiling and kicking a heck of a lot now & has been really trying to push himself up on my chest and on his mat. Also, rolled over from back to belly on his play mat!
Working on: A schedule. Have been trying to get him to bed every night at the same time, which i have found has really helped him sleep longer stretches at night.
Age: 5 weeks and 3 days
Eating: We're still doing well EBF. I have a very fast letdown, so we're both still dealing with that.
Sleeping: the past couple of nights, she's done one 4-5 hour stretch and then up every 2. She's also sleeping a TON during the day; I think she's gearing up for the 6 week growth spurt.
Milestones: I think she may have smiled at me (Tuesday)! Unfortunately it hasn't happened since.
Working on: taking a bottle... It's really starting to stress both of us out
Eating: Still EBF. He's doing really well and gaining like a champ.
Sleeping: I usually get two 3 hours stretches followed by a 2 hour one. For 2 of the past 3 nights, he's been wide awake from 2-4, so that's been fun. At least he's happier away and not screaming. During the day, he'll take at least one 2 hour nap.
Milestones: He's smiling and cooing now, which is so fun. He loves to hold his head up and look around.
Working on: Figuring out why he's wide awake in the middle of the night. My money's on a either gas or a diaper change.
Eating: EBF is going great. She's earned the nickname 'chunky monkey'. She's eating every 2-3 hrs during the day-cluster feeding in evenings some but not as much as it was 2 weeks ago
Sleep: this kid is a rockstar. She goes for bed between 8-9 and sleeps 8 hours, waking up between 5-6. Yessssss!!!!!
Milestones: getting a few more smiles, holds her head great, cooing, and showing likes dislikes for different things like the play may
Working on: a bottle. I keep putting it off but I go back to work on jan 5 after Christmas break. She hates the pacifier so I'm a little worried she won't be a fan of the bottle
1. Today we had our first up-the-back poop explosion and had to take a bath. We used the Puj tub in the sink and that thing is the best!!! Thank goodness the baby really likes baths. It's enjoyable for both of us.
2. Took her first car ride to go locate the bridal shop we'll be visiting in January....aka my dream come true I'm getting married next yr.
3. Changed her in a public restroom, big deal for me.
Weird behavioral question: sometimes when we're BFing she will pop off and shake her head, be very noisy and like play with my nipple. Does anyone else's baby do this?? Is she just messing around?
And Louie likes to pull off sometimes and head butt my boob/nipple. I think he's trying to trigger a let down so he gets more milk.
Eating: breastfeeding most of the time, formula at 12am & 4am or whenever she wakes up during the night. I get up to pump at 3am and depending on when she ate or if she's still sleeping, I sometimes pump again at 7am. She doesn't always get enough when I BF during the day & has to get pumped breast milk or formula as a supplement.
Sleep: During the day she'll nap for about 1.5 hrs, sometimes more if I've had to supplement her with pumped breast milk or formula. After her 12am bottle she'll sleep for at least 4.5 hours, sometimes 5 or 6 hours.
Milestones: She's much more alert now, and will lay on her playmat for 10-15 mins and be entertained. She likes to move her arms and legs around and seems to be trying to roll herself over, but she's not strong enough yet. She has given us a few smiles!
Working On: I feel like a bad mother...I have no idea what we're working on! She has been more fussy during the day lately, maybe it's the 6 wk growth spurt? Trying to soothe her can be impossible at times.
Eating- breast milk but we have problems. She is gaining appropriate weight but I have to use a nipple shield half the time and the rest of the time her latch is so shallow and painful that it brings me to tears. I hate it. She also has colic and in the evenings she just tugs and pulls at my nipple.
Sleep - completely random during the day. I thought we had a semi pattern of a morning nap but even the last couple days that has been out of the picture. She will usually sleep for 3-4.5 hours at night and then it's a crap shoot on if she will give me another 3 hours. We can't get her to sleep in anything but someone's arms. We have a nice crib, bassinet, and a co sleeper unit for the bed but I can't get her down in any of them. I know it's against all the books and info about co sleeping, but she just sleeps right by my side or falls asleep on me or my husband.
Mile stones- I don't feel like we have had any yet. My husband claims he saw a smile but I haven't yet.
Working on- my sanity! Not wanting a divorce! Not wanting to just get in my car and drive away. I feel like I'm the only one taking care of her at night or when she is fussy. He will come to bed late from going out, running errands or watching tv and bc he "just" got to sleep, I'm the one that should be up with her. Last night was the first time he took her during one of her colic episodes and managed to get her to fall asleep in his arms. Previously it's always been her falling asleep at my boob in bed. We are also working on a routine. I feel like my husband just expects to hold her and let her sleep while he watches tv. I have been trying to incorporate tummy time and play and taking her outside for a walk to see the sun. Hopefully we can hit some of the milestones you ladies have mentioned before I have to go back to work in January. I would love to see her smile, hold her head up and turn over! I am trying to get a better sleep schedule down and for her to sleep in one if the many options we have for her.
Sorry this post is a little on the dreary side. I guess I just needed to vent a little.
Age - 5 weeks 2 days
Eating - EBF still and @amandajay2013 my LO also has a shallow latch so it's painful for me still too. He's gaining well though and it's improved enough that it's manageable so we'll keep going. Introducing a bottle today.
Sleep - 2 nights ago he was eating every 2 hours after a couple of weeks of sleeping/eating in 2.5-4 hour stretches but last night was better again, 1 4 hour stretch with the rest 2-3 hours.
Milestones - he's doing so much now it's amazing how fast they grow. He smiles and coos and sometimes we can get him to do both at the same time and we call it laughing! He also reaches out for objects and sometimes bats at them. He notices images in some books too.
Working on - we're setting up the monitor this weekend so that I can start to put him down in his crib for a nap once a day to get him used to it. Also bottle feeding.
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
I know this is the time I'm supposed to be doing fun/engaging things with her, but for us we get maybe 10 minutes a day total. The rest of the time she's sleeping, eating, or fussy!
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!