August 2012 Moms — The Bump

Allergist appointment?

AmySmolos — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:52:40 +0000

Anyone else's kiddo had to see an allergist? I don't know what to expect. We are going for ds on the 28th due to his breathing issues and I'm curious what they will do.

Weekend plans?

Jeffreysmom24 — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:13:55 +0000

What is everyone doing this weekend? Fortunately I think we will have mild weather so I'm sure we will be outside a bunch. I'm also excited to take Jeffrey to his first Music Together class - I hope he likes it! I saw a video promoting the class and everyone was sitting in a circle singing songs except for one little kid running around - I fully expect that to be Jeffrey tomorrow!

Worlds colliding!

BluepointToasted — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:20:47 +0000

So, I just hop on Facebook and see one of my childless IRL friends share a status update about the fisher price seahorse from a former A12 bumpie! I can't remember her screen name for the life of me, Gio's mom. So crazy. I guess her status has been shared over 4,000 times. So weird to see her name out of context.

First buzz cut.

exc1tedforbaby1 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:12:51 +0000

Any one else shave LO heads yet? It's still cold here in PA but he really needed a hair cut and money is tight. It's shorter than I wanted but it will grow. I don't know how to post pictures but I have some of you on Instagram and I posted an after picture on there. I love it..

UO!

britvahok — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:03:24 +0000

Let's hear them!

Anyone still BF?

avasmummy — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:33:05 +0000

I am and DS is saying "more" when he's not done. How do you go about weaning an 18 month old?

Any other teeth grinding kiddos?

drunkindonuts — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:40:24 +0000

Seriously, it is comparable to nails on a chalkboard. What gives? Does anyone have any experience with their kids grinding their teeth? I think she's doing it because she's teething, but I feel like that would make it worse. I'm at a loss, I have no idea what to do. If I ask her to stop she does it more, and if I ignore her she keeps doing it anyway. I'm afraid she'll ruin her teeth. TIA

Earliest BFP?

Msbean22 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:56:29 +0000

I have a random question. Looking to find out when the earliest positive has shown up on a hpt for you all? Is two weeks before your missed period a myth? I didn't get a positive with Evie until I should have been dead in the middle of my missed period, and had taken a test about 5 days prior.

I'm curious because the Saturday before last, DH got a little too excited and well, I could potentially be pregnant. I looked at my cycle tracker app and realized that it somehow was off from my last period (my cycle has been slightly random,) but after some guestimation it looked like I was in the fertile zone, but a few days before I was actually ovulating. Maybe.

So, it's exactly two weeks before my period is actually *missed* entirely. Has anyone ever got a positive this far out? I'm mostly just curious, and somewhat letting you all know I might be ktfu

(oh and after six months of being unemployed, my husband FINALLY got a job. A great one. Yay!)

LO's current obsessions

CoUnTryBB1 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:47:35 +0000

What is your lo's current obsession? DD is currently obsessed with my makeup. Every evening when we get home she goes straight to where ever the makeup bag is. She knows what it looks like and will search for it. If she can't find it she grabs my hand and constantly says "pweeaase make make pweeeeaase". I have some brushes that I thought would appease her but no, she needs them to be in my bag. We pretend and she puts it on me and I on her and just last night she decided her puppy needed make up as well.

HDBD

drunkindonuts — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:00:59 +0000

Who wants to share some baby and bump pics!? Happy hump day! :)

GTKY Sex!!!!!!

britvahok — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:54:39 +0000

Let's add some excitement to this board! ! 1. How often do you have sex? 2. Is this more or less than you want? 3. How has your sex life changed his having your LO? 4. Anything juicy you want to add???

DUPLICATE POST ... Clothes: 24M -vs- 2T ???

Toni79 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:45:25 +0000

Never ever have I ever..

drunkindonuts — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:58:47 +0000

I saw this game while lurking around the boards. I also saw @CourtandNate's request for us all to post something to liven things up. I thought it could be fun:) Game rules: Obviously, post something you've never done. And love every post that is something you HAVE done. NEHIE: done the sex in the bum

Squishy Baby!

thepretzelchick — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:02:27 +0000

Miss Madeleine Opal made her entrance yesterday at 12:03 pm. She's 7lbs 5.5oz and 20" long. She also has a nice set of lungs, LOL! Bump mobile is being an ass, but I'll bust out my laptop later and post some squishy pics!

Holding LO and running

skooz — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:21:23 +0000

My mom is convinced DD will get shaken baby syndrome if I run with her at all. I'm not talking about going on a run or running with her in a carrier. I'm talking about picking her up to run across the backyard to get a ball or run down the hall for fun. I usually hold her out a bit so she's not bouncing a ton. Anybody have any info about this? I googled it but all I could find was stuff talking about running with a carrier. I thought it was totally normal to run occasionally while holding her, it's not like I did this when she was tiny and couldn't hold her head up.

Intro ::waves hi::

KissyFishyLips — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:45:11 +0000

Coming out of the woodwork to say hello and introduce myself.

My little, Eliza Sage (Ellie), was born on August 1st. I have a 3-year-old daughter named Annabelle, as well. I've been active on TB/TN/TK for what seems like forever, but just kind of fell away when Ellie was born. I thought I'd dive in here, if you'll have me. Better late than never?

You can AMA if you want

Team Liam Update

cedenton — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:58:04 +0000

Well, they were only able to remove enough tumor to biopsy, about 10-15%. Any more and they would have risked paralyzing him. It will take a few weeks to get the pathology reports back, at which point they will determine next steps.

So, not the greatest of news. BUT he is probably not going to have any deficits from the surgery and they can move forward with a treatment plan from here.

Thank everyone for your prayers! Keep at it!

Which daycare?

shakinros — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:15:42 +0000

Gosh this seems so trivial with the other stuff going on in our A12 family, but if you have a spare minute, help me make a decision, mamas. Over the weekend, we moved cross country and are now happily settled (temporarily) with friends while we start house hunting. We toured two DC's today and I'd like to sign dd up to start transitioning this week. I start my new job on Wednesday of next week. Which of these would you choose?Both places we're considering have nice staff, cheerful rooms and some outdoor space. Price difference is negligible. DC 1: next door to the gym I'm planning to join. Better daily schedule for us in that lunch and nap time are a little later in the day. Downside: they watch a Disney show every day while the teacher is prepping lunch. If it's a snowy/rainy week and they can't go outside for several days, they may watch a movie in the afternoon. DC 2: only 5 min further from our temporary home than DC 1 but I would still have to get back in the car to hit the gym. No tv's in any room but they have 15 minutes or so of computer time every day. Lunch and nap are an hour earlier in the day, same as her previous DC, which I think is contributing to DD's ongoing early waking. No chance to adjust her night sleep if daytime lunch and nap are still early. WWA12D? XP to WM

Highs/Lows

britvahok — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:14:23 +0000

We haven't done this in awhile. What are the highs and lows you've experienced in:

1. Your relationship:

2. Parenting:

3. Your career

Don't forget to pray for Liam!

rp-chicago-mom — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:56:00 +0000

I'm sure most of you remember @BuonaFortuna's sweet Liam is having his surgery as we speak to remove his brain tumor. Don't forget to keep him and his family in your prayers today. You can do it Liam!

TV Shows

sadeathe — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:52:28 +0000

As per CourtandNate's demand, I would like to know y'all favorite tv shows and what is so special about them.

Is it just me?

zbeesma86 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:13:52 +0000

Or do you ever feel like you've started a bad habit with LO?

Mine would be not sitting her in her booster chair every time we eat or have snacks. I let her come take bites or we sit on the couch. I've tried to get her excited about sitting in her chair & eating like a big girl with a fork. Some days it works. Others not at all one bit.

I don't want her to think this is the norm & that going out to dinner or over to a friends house for dinner gives her free reign to walk around & munch.

Any little things you've done & think shoot, this has to stop?

Words and daycare

Msbean22 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:28:56 +0000

I've recorded about 25 words that Evie says frequently and uses to communicate with us, but we're just finding out now that she doesn't nothing but babble at daycare. Since we've been told this, I've realized she never uses her words when anyone else is around - just a strictly Mommy and Daddy event I guess.

I'm going to send a list of her words with her on Monday to see if they can get her talking as well. Anyone else experiencing this as well?

AW: My DD is a genius who can read

piphigirl — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:24:32 +0000

So we have the Sandra Boynton book "Blue Hat, Green Hat" where the turkey keeps putting each item of clothing on wrong (shoes on the head, etc.)

Instead of saying "oops" like the book reads, we always say "uh-oh!" because DD can say that word. Well, now she says "UH-OH!" when you get to the turkey on the page. It is hilarious. Cracks me up every time.

(FYI, as a reading teacher, I know this isn't really reading.)

Who else's LO is "reading" favorite books already?

Separation Anxiety

AmySmolos — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:14:11 +0000

So ds did his waking up and screaming last night. We didn't give in to sleeping with him though. DH went in first and tried to get him back to sleep. Fail. We waited 15 long minutes then I went in to get him back to sleep. Fail. We waited 20 long minutes. Then I sent dh back in and told him to lay him down(he stands up and won't put himself back down) and sit in the chair. I told him to tell him he's safe and it's time for bed. He does this an has to lay him down several times then ds screams while on all fours. Meanwhile I'm watching on the monitor crying. After about 15 minutes ds finally lays his head down and falls asleep. He is still asleep an it's after 7. We were up with this from 1:15-3:30. I truly believe it's separation anxiety. He was dosed with meds for teething last night and he STTN the night before. It's so random when he does this but it's been a few times this week alone. Do you ladies think the sitting the chair method is best for separation anxiety? What would you do? I'm happy it worked last night but I'm afraid of going through this again:( we will start with the chair next time. Thoughts? Any other suggestions? Now I need coffee to make it through my Friday!

Fitness Check In

britvahok — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:24:06 +0000

Happy Friday!

Weight Loss?

How many times did you work out and what did you do?

Goal for next week?

What keeps you motivated to continue working out/eating healthy?

My kid has the following...

piphigirl — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:42:46 +0000

Pink eye

Double ear infection

Sinus infection

RSV

Bronchiolitis

We have antibiotics, eye drops, and a nebulizer with albuterol. Good thing we just started my really good teacher insurance; it's being put to good use!

Weight and losing weight.

stlmomma27 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:40:47 +0000

I need motivation. I want to lose weight and tone up. I have never been good with diets, I have a major sweet tooth. I have been pre-pregnancy weight for a while now, but I would really like to get down more. I am currently around 155 and I want to be around 125-130. I have weighed that before, but I am having such a hard time getting back. I was walking everyday, but we moved in September and I have no motivation to do anything. I hate where we are living. I am always tired and feel like crap. I hate how certain clothes for me and I just want to be happy with my body. Certain things fit a little better since giving birth, but I had a c-section and I have the loose skin. I know that is going to be my major challenge. Advice, tips? I don't have the extra money to start a program or anything. Should I be walking and watching what I eat?

Pregnant A12 moms

incognitoNY — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:55:06 +0000

How are you doing? I think some of you are due soon.

DH and I are finally thinking about TTC #2 soon so i just wanted to check in

Sudden MOTN wakings. Help!

AmySmolos — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:40:26 +0000

Ds is 17 months old. He didn't STTN until 11 months old with no sleep training. We moved a month ago and his schedule has changed plus he was sick over Christmas. This week he has not been going down in his crib. He will either stand up as soon as we put him down and scream or fall asleep then wake up a few hours later and refuse to go back to sleep without DH or me. DH let him CIO for 30 minutes on Monday for his nap but he just screamed the whole time then slept two hours on my DH after that. He's never been like this and has always gone back down. We have put him in be with us at times when he wakes up at 5am to get him to sleep longer but it is rare. He's been getting worse about his sleep since our move but nothing like this. And the cry is more like he's terrified not just wanting us to come back but we have to come back. Any ideas? Wait it out? What can we do? I'm a zombie at work and we both need sleep!

Real Cups

Toni79 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:30:29 +0000

The past week or so DD has been super interested in my and DH's cups, you know, the ones without lids! We really don't have any "real" lidless cups for her yet. But I managed to find a smaller plastic cup DH's got free from work as a promotion. She does ok with it. Not great. But ok.

I really need to get her some of her own! She currently uses the Playtex Little Grippers. See picture below. I've liked them so far becasue they are for the most part spill proof. And I like that the lids are interchangable (spout, straw, and spountless cup). She currently uses the spout for water and the straw for milk. No reason for the distintion, that's just what I did when I started introducing WCM. I haven't got anty of the spoutless ones yet.

Anyway ...

Is anyone's LOs showing interest in lidless cups yet? Debating if I should get a few of the spouless lids for her cups (they look like lids for travel coffee cups). Or if I should get a pack of cheap plastic lidless cups for her to practice with? I also vagely remember folks talking about a lidless cup that was angled so it made drinking easier (since they could see the fluid). But I can't remember what it was called?

What makes YOU a "bad" mom??

danielle2583 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:33:38 +0000

I'm a SAHM, and there are things that happen occasionally that I would be ashamed to tell total strangers that I give to my child or let my child do. I feel like most of us have things like that, so here's the place to dish it.

This isn't a thread to bash each other...just to realize that none of us are perfect!

I let my child have lollipops and candycanes. Ever since christmas there's no stopping her with them. Not everyday, and NEVER unsupervised, but in my previous childless life I would totally judge someone giving their child hard candy this young!

Re-intro

KEfam5 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:31:04 +0000

Wow, it's been a LONG time! I was fairly active here for a few months shortly after we all had our babies. @BPaws *might* remember me. Boy, this place (meaning A12. I'm fairly active on Jan 14 now) is different now! Anyhow, I was thinking I might join back in with you all if you'll have me. Not sure how well this will work out considering I'm due with #2 pretty much any day now but I'll give it a shot. So to re-intro. I'm soon to have 2 LO's. DD is obviously 17 months old, and what brought me out of lurkdom and onto the TB boards. Lo #2 should be a DS or we will all be really surprised. I am a SAHM. I love to cook and I generally don't start a lot of threads but rather comment and provide support. Have any questions, ask away.

Play doh

Jeffreysmom24 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:07:55 +0000

Do you think our LOs are too young for play doh? We got a toddler table for Christmas and I am trying to think of items to put on the table. Jeffrey likes playing with crayons so I have a box of that and some coloring sheets so far.

Huggies Rewards Code

vic8504 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:37:56 +0000

Hope someone can use this, I use mostly pampers so not collecting these ones.

WRPQD-QLGMM-PLZCM

How much children's Benadryl?

shakinros — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:28:43 +0000

DD is 26lbs. If we needed to give her some children's Benadryl, how would we know how much to give?

Who was it that lives near Portland/Vancouver?

gollywollypog — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:03:46 +0000

@courtandnate? Is it you?

CourtneyEeps

gollywollypog — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:25:17 +0000

@courtneyEeps, I hope I am tagging you right. Are you around??

Sudden bath hate?

sdlaura — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:09:47 +0000

DD has always loved her baths, but the past three nights she wants to hop out almost immediately, before I have a chance to wash her. I don't think anything has changed in terms of water temperature or anything. The only thing I can think of was that my parents took care of her for two nights last week and maybe they made the water too cold or scrubbed her too much or something and now she has an aversion?

Has anyone else dealt with this?

PIP

britvahok — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:38:57 +0000

Happy Monday! Saw this on another board and thought it was a cute idea. Post the last pic on took on your phone!