June 2016 Moms — The Bump

Infant swim lessons

laurendiaz02 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:10:49 +0000

At what age did you start exposing your little one to the water? And at what age did you start formal lessons?

I plan to ask my sons pediatrician when we go in August but I'm curious about what others have done. Of course Google has conflicting information as to what age is appropriate to go in the water (some say 2 months old, others say not until 6 months).

We have a large above ground saltwater pool (that's currently 88 degrees!) and it's important to us that our son is comfortable and safe in the water.

HDBD/Babies 7/27!

laurendiaz02 — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:09:09 +0000

Let's see those adorable babies!

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One and Done?

rbflei — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:01:45 +0000

I am just curious as I read so much about siblings if there was anyone else out there planning on this baby being their only one. It's funny, people don't seem to understand that yes, we love her yes, we planned to have her, we just want one. We just constantly hear about when we have our next one, it's kind of comical as we often hear more about it after we share that she will be our only baby.

Board Organization

purplefan1 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:32:48 +0000

Anyone feel like trying to go back to a more organized board?

Managing life with two (or more) kiddos.

peaceinnature — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:53:58 +0000

Hopefully this can be a more general thread for people to talk about how they balance the needs/schedules of their older kid(s) with the needs of their newborn.

Right now this is the hardest thing for me. DS1 is in a camp this week and while it's nice to have something for him to do during the day, I'm having a hard time timing DS2s feedings and naps around drop off and pick up times. Yesterday I had to interrupt his feedings both times and wake him up from his nap to be there on time and he was not happy about it. Today H was able to take him, but I have to do the rest of the week. Plus this has me wondering how I'm going to do school drop off and pick up in the fall! I must be over thinking it?

Permanent Birth control discussion

Tawny87 — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 01:55:11 +0000

I was curious, for those who have decided this pregnancy will be the last, if you have already had the discussion with your partner regarding permanent birth control? Last week I basically went up to my hubby and said, "Since I have had 2 miserable pregnancies, one with twins, a month of bed rest and at least one c section, are you cool with taking one for the team and getting the snip?" He replied that he figured after all I had done pregnancy wise that that would be his contribution. What a good man lol!

Twatwaffle Tuesday

Tawny87 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:04:28 +0000

I know it's Monday and all but I was thinking about how we haven't had one in a while and I miss it. So here it is all ready for all our twatwaffles!!!!

Mixing BM and formula

StayingFocused — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:35:08 +0000

I've been EP and can only make just enough for the next bottle and sometimes maybe bottle and half. So, I've been using formula to stretch it out some since there are several times when I need to take more than one bottle at a time with me (church, road trips..). I've been adding the formula in ahead of time and just keeping it all cold until I need it. It's never been more than a few hours since I usually use it up within about 6 hours from time I make it up. Just wondering who else does this?

Heat rash/baby acne??

ashleygray89 — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:56:22 +0000

Anyone else having this issue? What are you doing for it? My son has bumps and rash looking blotches from his chin up the side of his face little bumps on his head and another rash looking area on the back of his head the bottom part... I have been using dreft and haven't changed any body washes which is the Johnson and Johnson..so idk what's causing it.

Co-sleeping and active sleepers

adiaz132003 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:31:43 +0000

So we co-sleep by bedsharing (in a safe sleeper don't worry) and we have him on his tummy cause he seems to cry less that way now I'm faced with a new issue. He's n active sleeper meaning everytime his sleep cycle changes he will make noise and start tossing and turning. He will pick his head up and turn it or rub his face, kick his legs maybe even make some noise but his eyes are closed and it will stop after a few minutes. So a few questions. First should I wait until he fusses for a long time and maybe let out a cry before I feed him? He is fully capable of doing 5+ hours stretches at night since he's a big boy, 12lbs now, and I don't wanna try and feed him if he's not fully hungry which I think I did this morning and it bit me in the ass cause it wasn't a full feed so he probably didn't get much hindmilk. Second he sleeps on his tummy I want to keep him in our bed at night so I can be sure he's breathing, during the day he's in his room with a monitor and I check on him of he's been quiet for a little while. How do you other co-sleeping moms deal with all the extra noise of your baby's fussy sleeping? Thankfully, it doesn't seem to bother DH but I'm getting less sleep

Always holds head to one side

StayingFocused — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:43:04 +0000

He is just over 3 weeks old and always has his head this way. When I can I prop it straight and when I hold him I try to avoid it but wondering if this is normal since his control is so limited right now or should it be addressed?

HDBD/Babies 7/20!

laurendiaz02 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:48:49 +0000

Lets see those beautiful babies!

Need to vent

Knottie13257900 — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 10:20:35 +0000

My mom is retired and moved out here to take care of our baby full-time. I am extremely grateful for that especially since mom and I weren't super close. However she was supposed to just stay with us temporarily while she bought a condo. It's now been two months and every condo she's looked at, she's found something wrong with. Every. Single. One. There is probably NOTHING that exists that will fit all her criteria. And she doesn't want to rent an apartment because she doesn't want to waste the money. I'm ready to tell her I will pay for the frickin apartment but of course she will say no and just continue staying with us. I do not want her living here forever and she is really fucking pissing me off.

Acid reflux baby

jmohio — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:36:19 +0000

Sorry ladies I have been absent from here since little one was born, we had quite an adventure. She was born with the cord around her neck, Sunnyside up and got stuck on the way out. Then with family in town I have had no time.

But now at 2 weeks old she is suffering from acid reflux. She eats just fine but then projectile vomits and chokes and stops breathing. The scariest thing I have ever dealt with. Her face is what gets to me... she looks terrified and can't breath. The doctor put her on Zantac that seemed to help for a few days but now we are back to throwing up a few times a day. She is now 100% formula fed due to issues. Other than this she is a happy baby. I posted a picture, she smiles all the time.

Has anyone else gone through this? Did you find anything that helped? I hate that she is going through this.

Essential oil question- thieves

mdargie — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:10:11 +0000

Essential oil question- my mom watched the kids today while I went to the Dr, they were there for about 2.5 hours. When I got back I noticed she had her diffuser on, I asked what was in it and she said thieves. Quick googling has now terrified me because thieves apparently contains several oils that aren't safe for babies..... Should I be worried?

Post vaccination side effects

egirl1025 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:28:14 +0000

First off this post is not a place to talk about whether or not to vaccinate.

Ok now that that is out of the way... My LO had his initial round of vaccinations today and became fussy about 3 hours afterwards and is now running a fever of 100.6. i have given him Tylenol according to my pediatricians directions from today... Do you think it would be good to still call the pediatricians office about the fever if they already provided directions on how to treat it? I am going to check him again in about an hour to see if the Tylenol is working...

Breast buds

StayingFocused — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 00:57:21 +0000

How to know if they are too swollen? Is it common for one to be bigger than the other? Is it normal for them to get bigger around 3 weeks old? I will probably be calling dr office in the morning just to ask nurse if nothing else but I'm probably just paranoid FTM.

FFFC

Tawny87 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:21:08 +0000

OK, whatcha got?

Let them cry it out??

ashleygray89 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:07:41 +0000

My son is 4 weeks+1 he has been so spoiled with everyone holding him all the time including me and my husband. But now it has gotten to the point to where I can not lay him down to sleep or anything. I'm not able to do anything. I literally can not hold him anymore today bc my insicion from my c section hurts so bad.. is it OK to let them.cry it out if your sitting there watching? Even if it is hard.. thoughts or opinions.. I have to break this cycle

Poop frequency question

Lizbeth86 — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:40:43 +0000

I can't find this question in any discussions, please let me know if it's been addressed elsewhere...
So I am breastfeeding and my LO goes days with plenty of wet diapers but no poop. Latest was 5 poopless days. Then she'll have a huge explosion when she finally does go. Anyone else having this? Did your doctor tell you anything? We see the Dr in a few days. LO is 4 weeks old.

Driving anxiety

vintagevix2016 — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:43:33 +0000

Ftm and this morning I will be driving my son to a doctor's appt. I hate driving in the city in general and I feel anxious doing so; however I feel even more anxious today. It's partly because it is rush hour and I'm not too familiar with the area I have to go to (been there once), plus I'm tired from the nightly feedings.

Anyone else get nervous about driving your kiddo or am I just crazy?

Sneezy baby

jaguilar526 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:53:29 +0000

My 7 week old LO woke up this morning congested. She's been sneezing a lot and lots of clean mucus coming out. The only thing I can think of that caused this is last night we left the AC running along with a fan because it was really hot in our house.

No no fever thank god, she's still a very happy baby, but could this be a cold? Has this happened to anyone else? Called my doctor and they said run the humidifier and use saline drops. So far it's been helping I guess. She's been sleeping all morning as well. Hopefully rest helps

UO

purplefan1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:55:44 +0000

I don't have one yet but I'm sure someone does. Make them good.

Baseball game with one month old?

AmberLiz99 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:52:56 +0000

This Saturday at 6pm is a baseball game that we are supposed to go to with my parents. It's a smaller stadium (not major league). The older kids are super excited about it, but now I'm wondering if it's too much noise for a one month old.

Would you you go with a baby so young? Should I plan anything to help make it easier? I would obviously wear her in a wrap pretty much the whole night.

Here's how to insert a gif into your post

WinniethePoohsPants — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:48:56 +0000

If you're new, you may be asking yourself questions like...

What is a GIF party?
How do I get one of those gloriously funny moving pictures in my post?
What the heck is a GIF?

Well, look no further...

A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) image is a sized down clip of a video. In short, a GIF "is a graphic image on a Web page that moves - for example, a twirling icon or a banner with a hand that waves or letters that magically get larger." Click this link for the nerdy info.

This is a GIF of a waving bear, a personal favorite of mine.

Here's how to join in the fun:

From your phone:

Go to Google, search for what you want. For example "funny cat GIF."
Click "view image"
Copy the web address at the top (make sure it ends in ".gif")
Paste it into this code: https://yourlink.gif"> (you do not need the quotations)
You can also click and hold the image on some phones and choose "copy URL," which does the same thing as copy and pasting the link.

From a computer:

Follow steps 1-3 above
Click the green icon in The Bump area where you type (looks like a photo of a tree)
Paste your link
Press submit - voila!

Remember...with GIF power comes great responsibility. Always GIF responsibly.

Diastasis recti

StayingFocused — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 01:42:25 +0000

I'm almost 3 weeks pp c section. I have a bellefit but even though I can get it on, I can't get it to close yet. Guess I measured wrong or something. Anyway, has anyone dealt with this and when were you able to start exercising to help it? Waiting on lots of exercise until cleared by doc since I had c section but wondering if anything I an do in meantime besides walking.

Nyssa Yvonne

bentza1 — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 21:02:54 +0000

Better late than never for the announcement/birth story! I was due June 8 but had not made any progress and plans were made to induce me at my doctors appointment on June 13 as I was not dilated at all. Induction was scheduled for June 14 at 6PM. At 5AM on June 14 I started having regular contractions and ended up going to the hospital at 8AM. By 11AM I was 3 cm dilated but then I got stuck at 6 cm and the doctor gave me 3 choices: get an epidural to see if it helps me reduce tension to progress labor, start pitocin or wait and possibly end up with a c-section. He scared me enough to get the epidural which worked to help me progress. They gave me the epidural around 5PM and when they checked me at midnight I was at 9 cm and by 1:29AM I was pushing and at 1:54AM Nyssa was born. I only ended up with 2 stiches (though I would have preferred 0!). Nyssa was born at 8 lbs 4 oz and 21.5 inches long. So in love!

Cradle cap

rlbrooks84 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:34:18 +0000

Is anyone else having issues with cradle cap? Charlotte even has it on her eyebrows.

Daytime drama-crappy napper

mdargie — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:45:18 +0000

DS is almost 7 weeks now... We are really struggling with a daily schedule. It seems like we are constantly stuck in this pattern where he acts like he's starving, I feed him, he falls asleep in the middle of the feed, so I try to wake him up by burping, changing his diaper, talking, laying him down, etc. I can't get him to stay awake for the life of me. After the feeding, which I have struggled through for like an hour trying to keep him awake to get enough, I put him down to nap. Then he will wake up 20 to 30 minutes later wanting to eat again. I feel like this cycle is going to make me lose my mind. I constantly worry that he's not eating or sleeping enough but I don't know how to fix it. On top of that, around 5 every evening he fusses and wants to eat until bedtime, usually 9 or so, but he keeps pulling off and crying. I know this it's normal fussiness but it's been weeks and it's not going away. He sleeps ok at night usually and has plenty of wet and dirty diapers but I just can't handle this cycle. I can't get anything done and can barely take care of dd, she plays by herself most of the day.

So how do I go about setting up a schedule and stopping this madness?

FF part time?

StayingFocused — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:47:48 +0000

Anyone FF by day and feed BM by night? How did you start introducing formula? Mix in a little with BM or just replacing one bottle at time? LO is already on a bottle as I am EP right now bc of tongue tie issues. Getting it clipped tomorrow so really hoping that helps his silent reflux.

Nursing Clothes

adiaz132003 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:19:05 +0000

I wanna get more nursing tops but i can only seem to find the cami tops where the strap unclips. I was hoping for something that has the window opening. I did find one on amazon and they have a few options but I'm hoping for more variety.

Here's an example of one like the one I got only mine is a tank top.

Humidifier?

StayingFocused — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:09:06 +0000

One thing I never got for the nursery was a humidifier, but I'm wondering if I even need one. I live on the Gulf Coast where it is extremely humid almost all the time. Anyone live in a humid area find that they still need one?

Travelling overnight...pump question

StayingFocused — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:17:17 +0000

We are headed out of town tomorrow. It's only about a 4 hour drive and we will just be gone overnight but I'm curious about the best/efficient way to keep pump parts clean. We are staying in a hotel and it does have a fridge. I have just been washing parts after every pump, and sterilizing in a microwave steamer once a day. I will have to probably pump once in the car both ways and of course in the room. Tips???

Leaving the House

MistKeeper — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:19:25 +0000

Two and a half weeks in, I have had a few minor victories on the adventuring front: I've successfully gone to the pediatrician, a baby cafe, grandmas, TJ Max, etc. Yet I still feel really restricted and housebound. I'm breastfeeding, and while not normally a shy person, I'm terrified that I'll be out and about and the babe will freak out and have a difficult latching session out in public or a major poop splosion with no public bathroom in sight. I really want to DO things again. Nothing epic. Simple things like walk around the block (2.5 miles of epicness in this heat), but anxiety keeps putting me back in my house. How does everyone else handle the finikiness (sp?) of a newborn? How are you all doing about breaking out of the house? Anyone else with similar anxieties?

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Major meltdowns

ashkee05 — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:00:10 +0000

my son will be 7 weeks on Sunday. He for the most part is a super happy and very laid back baby. However over the past week he has been fighting any type of sleep SO BAD. first it's the cute nodding, eyes fluttering, etc, but then after sometimes an hour he just gets angry. He will scream and scream and scream, I will feed him, burp him, sometimes try gas drops, rock him, walk with him, car rides are out as he doesn't like being buckled in his car seat, but we will literally do any and everything but he just freaks out. I end up just holding him, rubbing his back and rocking him until he will cry himself to sleep. I feel like I have run out of things to try. Anyone else ever go through this and find anything that helps? It is no fun rocking a screaming baby to sleep!

FFFC

AmberLiz99 — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:23:19 +0000

what do we have today? lets make them good!

Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)

Tawny87 — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:50:19 +0000

Any moms who are done having children having one, or considering one? My twin pregnancy tore up my abdomen and this little guy just made it worse. I'm looking to have my diastasis recti repaired and certainly wouldn't cry with the removal of some lower belly fat.

Baby blues? I can't tell!

ashleygray89 — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:13:00 +0000

I have debated on calling my ob the last 2 days but I just donno. I'm not sure if what I'm going thru is the baby blues... it's been over 3 weeks I'm not depressed I'm just overwhelmed! My baby has had terrible gas issues that have led to colic. He screams all the time and we have been trying everything dr. Suggest. But it is just all so overwhelming between him, the house and other changes like how everything revolves around tending to him. Alot of days prob most I never get a chance to eat until hubby gets off work. I literally lose my shit every other day and just cry all the time bc I'm so frustrated and feel like I can't do this. I'm just so use to everything having order and im just not adjusting well to all of these changes.. maybe I have anxiety? Not sure. Is this worth a dr call? Opinions please