August 2016 Moms — The Bump

2nd anniversary present ideas?

jksj1993 — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 22:39:08 +0000

Hi ladies! My hubby and I are approaching our 2nd year anniversary, we are trying to keep it low key. Any good ideas on what to get him for the 2nd anniversary??

Weight lose

nicci2189 — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:20:18 +0000

So I have most 7 pounds since my appointment that was 3 weeks ago. My nausea is out of control. I have no appetite. This week I started throwing up all day long. I sure hope it passes soon.

Thinx for after delivery?

Wolfie646 — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:10 +0000

FTM here, and was wondering if anyone has ever used Thinx underwear and if you'd think they be good in conjunction with pads to deal w all the blood after you've given birth? I'm not into granny panties, but these seem to be light and full coverage, which if I remember correctly what you need to wear a pad. Since they are made to handle blood i wouldnt be as nervous about leaking. Thoughts?

Labor Buddy Sign Up

Curls919 — Thu, 19 May 2016 13:32:47 +0000

@BumpAdmin please pin this

This is the thread to officially sign up for a Labor Buddy. I'll leave it open for a week or so to make sure everyone who wants to signs up.

Labor Buddies are for all of us, no matter what kind of delivery you have planned. It's an assigned pairing where you (privately) share personal contact info and you become each other's go to for whatever you two want to talk about. Plus this is the person you let know when it's baby time and they can report back to the group for you so you don't need to be thinking of posting to the rest of us while in the hospital (or at home or wherever you are delivering).

Please post below with your estimated due date. I will try to pair people up with someone not due around the same time so there's less chance of both buddies having babies on the same day.

Feel free to sign up as a pair if you have formed a friendship with someone on the board. And although there hasn't been a lot of drama on this board, if for some reason you have someone that you absolutely DON'T want as a buddy you can send me a private message with your request and I will do my best to honor this.

Sweeping membranes

missbean96 — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:00:42 +0000

On Wednesday I'll be 37+3 I'm 3cm 50% effaced. Will they sweep my membranes?? This is my 2nd baby?

Freezer meal planning

mmclark10 — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:18:32 +0000

Happy Monday!

I'm starting a list of freezer meals because I discovered after my first and going back to work that as much as I love to cook, I didn't want to whip up a fresh home cooked meal every night when I got home from work. And since I like to cook and have done most of the cooking since I finished law school, my husband is not great at putting meals together anymore. That may change with the arrival of this baby, but in anticipation and with a chest freezer that is no longer full of just breast milk, I'm making a list of freezer meals I'd like to have ready over the next 19 weeks. Does anyone have any go-to meals they freeze? I can share what I've put together if anyone is interested, they are all from Pioneer Woman and my favorite, Smitten Kitchen.

Another Facebook group

Jpinky9 — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:00:15 +0000

hi ladies,

i was a huge lurker during my pregnancy and never posted much. I was so busy with my toddler at home that it was hard to keep up. I was involved with ds1 november14 board and then we moved to a Facebook group. I am way more active on the facebook group than I was on the bump. I see there has already been a Facebook group formed and it's for the regs (I get that), I was wondering if there was enough lurkers out there who are interested in being active on Facebook?

Help ease my mind ...

Knottie1427415498 — Wed, 17 May 2017 19:46:52 +0000

Ok so DH and I finally DTD last night ...condom fell off ...super nervous about being pregnant. Period is due in 3 days (with a 36 day cycle calculation) ...last period was April 18....how possible is it for me to be prego? Dr. Google is messing with my mind today ...

Baby's 1st Birthday and Older sibling anniversary?

BabesBride — Tue, 02 May 2017 17:40:43 +0000

Hi, so my daughter was an only child for 6 years until my son was born. I always thought to honor her at his birthday with a big sister anniversary cake, or something like that as she's much older (she'll be 7) and he wont remember this, but she will. We are having family and friends over for his 1st and the party is for him, however, i'm thinking to do something to congratulate her on 1st year of being a big sister? B/c of the large age gap, and she understands, etc....anyone else doing this or have ideas for this thought? Thanks!

Difficulty with naps/ Nap training

AdriSpar — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:23:04 +0000

Beginning at 5 months old, my DH and I have sleep trained our now 6 month old using the Ferber method. It was a game changer! Although my LO still wakes up for a feeding, we've both been getting great sleep at night! However, naps are a whole other story! Unless I'm out driving him around, he will not fall asleep on his own! At night, I put him down while he's awake and he barely makes a peep. But I cannot get him to nap at home for the life of me! A while ago I started putting him in the car seat and rock him to get him to sleep, but even that has stopped working. Advice for nap training??

Lactation cookies

organekrose — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:32:05 +0000

Hi! My name is Rose and I have been meaning to join this discussion group sooner and somehow my little guy is going to be 6 months tomorrow

MASTER DUE DATE LIST

mrsgillham14 — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:54:59 +0000

Hi August moms!

To help us keep track of due dates, comment below with yours and I'll put it all into a spreadsheet that we can update as we find out the sex.

Here's the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FgxUohhAhZE_dNSj55cxDQJwe8zqtKye63tgCXVXdoE/edit?usp=sharing

Facebook Group

beenabee — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 22:45:03 +0000

Alright ladies I think it's about that time to start a Facebook group so let's hear your ideas.

What do you want the cap to be for the group? Should you have to be vouched for to get into the group? If so, by how many people?
Should there be some sort of requirement(s) like 100 comments or something?
Do you want the group to be secret where no one can see it but members, or just private?
Should there be one admin or multiple?
Who do you want the admin/admins to be?
What do you want the group to be called?

Please feel free to add!

Leaving baby with daddy

sizanite — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:50:17 +0000

Our August baby's are nearly 4 months old now, so I wanted to ask, do you ever leave your baby just to have a little break? My partner works a lot, so all responsibilities are left on me, changing, bathing, feeding and even at night we sleep in separate room, because my partner works.My baby wakes up often at night, nearly every 2hours, so I'm not having proper sleep either. My partner will look after him like an hour a day, just play a bit, and while he's doing that I'm cleaning house, I haven't stopped for long time, if I sit down he's expecting me to take baby back on my hands. So I thought would it be ok, just to go out for 1-2 hours at least once a week and have a coffee?just sit down and have a little break? Or it's bit too early to leave little one for so long just with dad? We don't have parents leaving close to us, so he's really the only person I can ask for help.

Baby HATES carseat

LacieMac — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:32:09 +0000

Hi ladies! My LO absolutely hates the car seat. When we get in the car she freaks out creaming and crying. It does not stop...the longest we have gone is 20 min before giving up and pulling over. This happens every time we get in the car with the exception of twice because she fell asleep after I prolonged her nap for as long as I could. I live ina small town so anywhere I need to go for shopping is at least 45 min away and I cant go alone because she loses it so badly. She is 3 months old and it has not gotten any better. I have a 16 month old as well and between my older daughter not being able to walk with us without running off and my double stroller not fitting in my car, and my LO screaming so badly she starts hyperventilating...I am stranded at my house all day while DH works. I cant go anywbere during the day. I want to go to the park, grocery shop and go to doc visits alone but I cant. It doesnt seem safe to pull over on the freeway constantly to calm her only to have her start up again as soon as she is back in her seat. Has anyone else had a similar issue? I could use all the help I can get.

Babies Sleeping at Night?

ReadyForaB — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:29:06 +0000

How is everyone's LOs sleeping? Do you co-sleep or is LO in their crib already? How many hours in one stretch are you getting? What are their sleeping patterns? GO!

August 2016 Birth Announcements

JournoGrl23 — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:09:46 +0000

STOP & READ BELOW

***Please do not comment on this thread unless it is your birth announcement***

Please use this thread to share baby's name, birth date, pictures, and any other details about labor and delivery you would like to share as well as a link to your individual announcement thread.
Keep in mind there is a 30-day limit on editing anything you post, and pictures cannot be deleted at this time. Any photos and/or information posted becomes proprietary to The Bump, granting the XO Corporation rights to use this in any way they choose (see https://www.thebump.com/terms.html).

"Love Its" are welcome and appreciated on this thread, but please refrain from commenting with anything other than your baby's details.
If you'd like to comment, please follow the link to the individual's announcement thread and comment there.

Wishing everyone short, healthy, and happy births!!
(Credit for text used above goes to A14, N14, D14, J15, F15, M15, S15, O15, N15, A16 and J16)

@BumpAdmin can we please get this pinned?.

Baby locking legs out

mooncusp22 — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:34:57 +0000

My LO will be 15 weeks tomorrow. He started this at least a month ago and is doing it even more. When I hold him, he often doesn't like to "sit" on my lap, always wants to stand on his legs (holding him of course). When he's laying on his back he will kick his legs in and out alot though. Any other little ones doing the same? We have our next appt in a couple of weeks and will bring it up then

Doula gift?

asponaug — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:43:57 +0000

Hi ladies! Now that we're settling into a routine I'm wondering if anyone gave their doulas a gift. I know we paid her already but I felt some small token is appropriate but I don't know what. Any thoughts?

Breastfeeding

Stephanie7693 — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 02:30:56 +0000

Since our board is now exploding with babies and the pp thread is getting crazy, I thought a breastfeeding only thread would be nice.

Looking for Similac checks

polska75 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:20:24 +0000

Ladies,

I'm looking for similac checks. I have Enfamil/Enfagrow checks if anyone is interested:)
Please pm me and we can exchenge the info

Car rides

Duffgurl — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 01:01:49 +0000

How is everyone dealing with car rides and crying LOs? Do you immediately pull over? Wait a certain time of crying till you pull over?

Leaving home to our destination isn't really a issue but everytime we head home our LO will whimper. I get serious anxiety when it happens and immediately want to pull over. I think what makes it more tough is our DS2 starts to cry he'll get her going. Sometimes I feel like we can't go out because of this

favorite pregnancy tracker app?

Bubblegum5586 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:39:43 +0000

I am curious what everyone's favorite pregnancy tracker app is? I keep downloading new ones and can't decide yet!

Birth Announcements

misslissa32 — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:36:27 +0000

hi- anyone use a good website to print birth announcements? I just received my order from tiny prints and it turned out terrible, very grainy and dark... they are professional pictures, shouldn't be that way. They are sending me a refund. Looking for another website to re-do them. Thanks!

Mom Confessions

TCUFrog08 — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 04:05:08 +0000

I saw this tread on the July 2016 board and loved reading everyone's responses. So here is a place for us to put our "Mom Confessions"

Mine are:

- I have gotten way to good at holding the bottle with my chin to reach for my phone, and learning to use said phone one handed.

- I came to check on DS this morning during his nap and noticed he had spit up everywhere. All on himself and his sheets. I felt so horrible. I suck at the whole burping thing. Obviously need to work a little harder.

September Randoms

AliKay20 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:25:06 +0000

Because it's hard to keep track doing weekly randoms let alone what day of the week it is (let's thank our sweet precious LO's for that )!!

Thoughts on Sleep Training?

jjang27 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:43:36 +0000

The other day, some casual acquaintance we ran into suggested "Oh, just let him cry it out!" when I mentioned LO has been fussier and cried more this week and didn't sleep well. I was being polite then, but I was thinking NO WAY! I believe CIO would be emotionally traumatic for LO, DH, and myself. Just can't do it. A few family and friends did give us books on baby sleep though, and they seem more reasonable than CIO. I haven't decided what to do yet (LO is 4 weeks old, and the books suggest starting at 6-8 weeks old). Any thoughts? Could experienced moms share what you did and if it worked? TIA!

We were given these two books:
The Baby Sleep Solution (Suzy Giodano & Lisa Abidin)
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child (Marc Weissbluth)

Formula feeding

sbelle474 — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:11:56 +0000

Hi ladies, my milk supply is low (only getting 6-8 ounces a day) and that's with pumping 6-8 times a day on top of trying to breast feed. We supplement with formula to ensure he is getting what he needs and is gaining weight. I thought i would throw this thread out there to see if anyone else is struggling with formula feeding? He is also constipated so we are having to switch formulas to find the right one and are on the struggle bus.
It has been a long journey with feeling inadequate to provide for my little one, but as a mom i am doing the best i can and love on my little guy.

Rough pregnancies and future:support?

crabcake18 — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:15:49 +0000

Any other mamas out there who had rough pregnancies? Hoping to connect especially with anyone who struggled with hyperemesis gravidarum. It's too early to plan for a second baby now, but my pregnancy has me terrified that I'll be extremely sick again and I picture my life with more than one child. I will go to my dr and make a plan before trying for a second baby, but I'm wondering how you've coped with difficult pregnancy experiences and how your next pregnancy was if you're a STM+?

Gassy Baby - How are you coping?

jjang27 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:16:21 +0000

There are some discussions scattered in different threads (like All Things Baby), but I think it would be nice to have the information more concentrated in one place... as I feel a bit overwhelmed to read through the giant thread (haven't been keeping up).

Could you guys share some tips/tricks, or stuff you've tried but didn't work?
DH and I are at our wits end, and It breaks our hearts that he's uncomfortable but not much we do is helping.

Baby will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. For the first couple weeks, he farted a lot (even when he sleeps) but that didn't seem to bother him. All of a sudden, he became very fussy after feedings. He would open his eyes super wide, kick his legs and squirm with gas in his belly. At first we got it a bit confused with feeding cues, as he stuffs his hand in his mouth, too. Feeding time used to take just 45 minutes and he would be fast asleep, but now it takes forever (more like 2+ hours - feels like forever anyway).

Here's my list:
Burping over the shoulder - not working, for the most part
Burping with baby sitting and supporting the chin - sometimes works
Burping with baby lying across my lap - he hates it, and didn't work (Maybe my kid is more of a farter than burper?)
Bicycling motion (pumping his legs) - no luck
Gripe water - mixed results (sometimes it worked like a charm, and sometimes nada)
Gas Drop (simethicone) - haven't tried it yet, couldn't find it at my local pharmacy
Windi - saw it on Amazon but haven't tried it yet. Did anyone have luck with this? Heck, I'm gonna order it tonight.

Pumping

charmedlifex3 — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:17:35 +0000

Lets talk about the unique horror which is pumping breast milk, pumping at work, etc. I think we have a couple ladies who are exclusively pumping, and a few momma's who are returning to work already.

Freezer stash questions? Getting an exclusively breast fed baby to take a bottle? Pump trouble shooting... all that good stuff. Let;s talk about it!

I know I have a couple questions... I brought them up in the breast feeding thread, but this is kind of it's own animal.

AW - Newborn photo edition

charmedlifex3 — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:31:33 +0000

A place to AW those newborn portraits!

Elective c-section after 4th degree tear? Need advice.

sammy520 — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 03:09:56 +0000

First off, sorry for the TMI and I hope I don't freak any FTMs out. I'm just in need of advice.

I delivered my son in April 2014 and after 2 hours of pushing, I had an episiotomy, which led to a 4th degree tear. Fortunately, I didn't feel it happen and the doctor who delivered me did a great job stitching me up...I haven't had any issues! But, the recovery was long and painful. I sat on ice packs for a few weeks, took stool softeners for a month, sitz baths daily, and experienced a ton of pain! Sex for the first few times was difficult also (even though my stitches healed after 6-weeks).

My OB/GYN recommends an elective c-section with my second delivery to prevent another tear, and incontinence issues as a result. She said some patients had to have reconstructive surgery afterwards.

At first I didn't think twice about it and thought it was the best decision also. But there's a chance I won't even tear again and could have a regular vaginal delivery with little complications. I'm just worried about the recovery from a c-section and having to care for 2 kids (even though my husband is amazing and I know my family will help if needed). I'm also nervous about the surgery itself! Just laying there, cut open, unable to bond with my baby when she comes out.

What would you ladies do? Am I just psyching myself out? I'd love to hear from STMs and how your recovery from a c-section was.

Interest in post birth survey?

crabcake18 — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:11:44 +0000

lurking on the July board and I saw a survey for moms after birth, I can't find one on the August board but I'd love one, anyone else interested?

Supplementing question, help please

sbelle474 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:34:02 +0000

I currently have a low milk supply, so we have been supplementing with formula and adding what I can pump. Currently, we are using Enfamil Reguline as his formula.
Unfortunately, baby L has constipation issues and we are having to give him lactulose to soften his stool so he will poop. On top of that, now he has silent reflux and projectile vomiting, so we have added zantac. I am not a big fan of medicating him, but i also don't like to have him screaming in pain from gas or choking in his sleep.

Any of you mommas out there have suggestions for the best formula to help at least with the constipation? I am at my wits end with gas, puking, choking, and poop. TIA!

Products I Love & Really Work

AmandaG225 — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 11:11:02 +0000

if you think this topic would be better suited elsewhere, please let me know. I thought it might be beneficial to start a thread discussing baby & mommy products we could recommend to each other. I'm a STM but feel as clueless as I did the first time around. Lol

Breast milk supply still hasn't come in

jackiesue110 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:12:02 +0000

I had a c section a week ago now and supply still hasn't come in. I can average maybe half an ounce total during pumping from both breasts total if I'm lucky. The LO lost a pound in two days so we have been having to supplement formula. I start out by having him feed from each breast and then giving him the bottle. Problem is he won't feed very long from the breast and will fall asleep after a few minutes even though I try to keep him simulated (skin to skin, rub head, feet, hands, arms) and then when he unlatches and wakes up he will refuse to latch again and just wants the bottle. I'm thinking it is easier to get fed from the bottle and he knows this so he won't really try on the breasts. I'm discouraged because my milk supply still hasn't come in and the way he doesn't want to feed from me. I'm trying power pumping (5 on 5 off), breastfeeding 8 to 12 times a day and then pumping, lactation tea/cookies but I still don't have a big enough supply to feed LO. I also have a thyroid disease which the LC and nurses always ask about. Any one else experience this? Any advice?

Looking for jobs while on Maternity Leave... What are your thoughts?

1faceinacrowd — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:30:03 +0000

I think I told everyone that, a few weeks ago, I asked for a raise at work and was told "yes" by my boss. I was asking for a raise because, when I was hired over two years ago, I was told that I could be promoted into a new role upon completion of training. That new role is at the next pay scale up and has since been eliminated, so I was never given the new title or the new pay, which led me to ask for a raise. I found out yesterday that the raise I was approved for is still well below the minimum amount I would've received had they given me the role I was supposed to get, and my pay is still about $15-20k/year under market average for this type of work.

So, I've officially decided that I want to look elsewhere. The question now is... when? And how? Has anyone here ever job-hunted during maternity leave? If I were to get a job offer while on leave, what would be the best way to handle giving notice? Do I make sure I can return to work for a couple of weeks prior to starting a new job? Do I just call them up and let them know I won't be back? I'm also trying to decide if I should start searching now (3 weeks before my due date) or just wait. The thing is, my DH and I are hoping to have him be a SAHD, which would be entirely possible if my job would've promoted me into the role they eliminated, or given me a raise that brought me even somewhat close to market average. I'm in sort of a "booming" field and tons of people have left this company for more money somewhere else, so I'm fairly sure I won't have any problems finding something. Any advice would be appreciated...

Moms who bump in the night

bearsandbeets7 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:40:12 +0000

Between all the new babies being born and those of us lucky ducks who are still pregnant and just can't sleep, I figure maybe it's time to start a middle of the night thread? I loved the MOTN thread on my old BMB, it was great to read through during feedings and such. Also it helps the board not completely die once all the babies are here.

Mommy Fails & Wins

AliKay20 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:52:29 +0000

Some days, we have our #winning moments. Then there are days when nothing seems to go right no matter how hard we try. #momlife

Hey, no judging allowed! It's a place where all of us can feel safe to laugh at ourselves even when we "fail."

*edited to put mommy wins as well as fails mentioned earlier by some of us*

Feel free to post photos of your wins and fails, mamas!