June 2016 Moms — The Bump

Frequency????

Jamaicanlove01 — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 03:51:29 +0000

Hi ladies,

Anyone else experiencing extremely frequent urination since having your baby???? I go to the bathroom TONS of times per day. At first I thought it was because I'm breastfeeding and drinking more water than prior, but it doesn't matter how much or how little I drink I ALWAYS have to "go." I'm terrified of what this could mean and have scheduled an appt. with the urologist. My dad had diabetes so I've already checked my blood sugar with his home device and thank God that was fine! Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.

Bib rash?

StayingFocused — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 03:29:44 +0000

Not sure if there is a more technical name. I try to keep his bibs dry/swap frequently and I try to keep rash cream on it. I'll be telling daycare again tomorrow to remember to do the same. Anyone else battling this? This is it pretty much at its worst. It's not consistently this red/spread out.

Bathtime

rmmorris — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 22:25:26 +0000

We've been doing baths in a plastic baby tub in our sink thus far, but Abby has started splashing like CRAZY and water is ending up everywhere. Where are you guys bathing your babies? If you're doing it in an actual bath tub--what kind of gear are you using to keep them upright?

HDBD 11/9

adiaz132003 — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:45:12 +0000

Cuteness time!!!!

just testing to see if my ticker works

mar101483 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:47:59 +0000

ignore lol

Stranger danger

HeartLikeMine3 — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:10:22 +0000

My LO is such a happy baby rarely cries always smiling and content. The inlaws are in town and she cries anytime they look at her or try to hold her. I feel really bad for them and her it's been a long weekend. I feel bad because they aren't getting much baby time but I can't stand to hear her cry. My son was never like that she seems so young to be like this 14 weeks. Anyone else going through this?

FFFC 11/4

lm45678 — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:35:54 +0000

Let's hear em!

HBDB 11/2

arteduc8 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:39:25 +0000

Let's see those adorable babies!

What's everyone reading?

Tawny87 — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:56:03 +0000

We haven't done one of these in a while, but is anyone finding any time to read with the new baby around?

This is Halloween!!

adiaz132003 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:51:27 +0000

Post pictures of your little monsters in their Halloween garb or at parties/festivities!

Am I the only one?

Delitachan — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:31:30 +0000

With a son who still doesn't sleep through the night? He's turning 5 months old soon and is usually asleep by 8-8:30pm. He'll wake up around 3-4am for a feed and then sleep. That's about 7-8 hours. He's only done 10-11 hours a few times, but not consistent. Last night he was actually down by 6:30pm, woke up for a feed at midnight, then asleep until 6:30am.
He's only 15 lbs and he naps fine (3 a day, 1 hour or more each).

Hair Loss :(

jennjebaby — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:05:46 +0000

I dont know if a post exists about this but this is driving me crazy!!!!! . My hair is getting so fine . Anyone driking something for this? what are you guys doing?

Urgent question

ashleygray89 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:49:07 +0000

My 4 month old is on medication for silent reflux.. doctor said give each dose 1 hour before eating and 2 hours after feeding. idk y it didn't Dong on me to ask and now they r closed I called but does the 2 hrs afree feeding start at the beginning of the feeding or when he's finished eating..??

FFFC 10/28

vintagevix2016 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:02:07 +0000

Let's hear those confession!

My body isn't quite use to wearing pads again so my skin gets a bit irritated from them. To help keep the irritation at bay, I use diaper rash cream. Works so well!

HBDB 10/26

arteduc8 — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:18:05 +0000

Let's see those adorable babies!

Urgent question

ashleygray89 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:44:58 +0000

What will you be for Halloween?

AmberLiz99 — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:25:58 +0000

My two older kids costumes are made, but I'm having a hard time deciding what to be for my husband, baby and I at our church party this Saturday.

I kind of want to dress as Liz Lemon, with Nadia going as my bag of Cheetos, but I know dh will want to "match" me somehow. Anyone have any super easy costumes that you've done before or seen? Would love to hear what others are doing too

Enfamil or similac

ashleygray89 — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 17:12:29 +0000

Which does everyone prefer?? We did similac sensitivity in the hospital but noticed he started taking the bottle differently after a while as in acting like he was choking crying all the time super gassy. So then our doctor put us on enfamil for spit up. But spit up was never a problem. He did the same things so then he put us on a lactose free formula. He never gave us a specific type or brand just said get a lactose free formula. Well all I found at our store was enfamil soy milk.. it's helped I'd say with the gas issues but he's still had reflux we have him on zantac and he spits up alot now. But the formula is very unsatisfying to him. He can never get full. So I started a little cereal since his enfamil for spit up was rice based. But he seems constipated. Anyway. I decided to go back to the similac sens sensitive since my doctor never gave me a specific brand or formula.. anyone have any thoughts on this? It says for lactose sensitive babies.. but it is milk based but I'm unsure. He just took 6 Oz of this and seemed full and happy. But it was the first time.. opinions please. And ps. Doctor did say a long time ago we would eventually go back to the similac.. so maybe it is the better choice?

Mommy or Daddy?

lm45678 — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 18:51:53 +0000

Let's see who baby looks like now that they are getting bigger and changing so quickly!

Quick morning sickness question for Diclegis Users

tenfour — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:12:15 +0000

Hi! Is anyone using Diclegis? It was making my life bearable until yesterday when all hell broke loose and i couldn't keep anything down. The doctor suggested I take one in the morning (I've only been doing 2 at night) but the thing is it knocks me the eff out during the day, which doesn't work on days that I go into the office. Do any of you take it during the day? Does it just take a few days to be able to stay awake? Thank you in advance!

Starting solids and Sleep Training

violetmarie61516 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:59:13 +0000

I have been completely MIA for weeks now so I know I need to post an update. I will try to do that over this weekend but I have 2 questions that I want to get out there.

1. Lillyana is 4 months and our ped said we can start introducing a single grain cereal. She said rice or oat. What is the difference? Is cereal a necessary step? How are you introducing solids to your feeding?
2. We NEED to start sleep training and I'm not happy with the cry it out method. HELP! Suggestions? Where do I start? I feel like we've just been winging it which has worked well but I really want more routine. At the moment, every night Lillyana falls asleep in our bed snuggled with mommy and after about 45 minutes daddy takes her to her crib and she sleeps. It's been working great and we've had no fussing. Unfortunately, I know we've created a monster. She will not fall asleep on her own.

Gastrointestinal Allergies (Bad Reaction to Alimentum)

MistKeeper — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:11:07 +0000

Hi Ladies,

I'm putting this out here 'cause I don't really know which board post it should go under: it's a little bit breastfeeding, bottlefeeding, and medical issue. So my 3.5 month year old isn't gaining weight. We found out he had food allergies because his stool tested positive for blood. The doctor recommended a dairy free soy free diet from me. I'm doing it. Above and beyond: dairy free, soy free, treenut free, peanut free (Still eating eggs).
The doctor also recommended Alimentum. DS would eat it, but then a few hours later wake up in horrible stomach pain with liquid diarhea, horrible gas, and three hours of screaming followed by hours of stomach discomfort. This was after being well burped and held upright for about an hour and only 1oz of formula. I'm thinking that he's still allergic to it.
My doc wasn't in the office today, but I talked to another doctor who said it was okay to start Neocate. This is the most hypoallergenic formula on the planet. DH is giving it to DS right now and I'm just all terrified that it's not going to work and then I don't know what I"m going to do. Regardless, I'm going to get a referal for a GI specialist, but I keep getting lost in an anxiety land of "what if there is no food he can eat and he dies". These past two weeks have been some of the hardest of my life, and I have scoured the internet for bad reactions to Alimentum but haven't found any with lots of details.
Has anyone else had this problem with a previous child? Was there a light at the end of the tunnel? Did Neocate help?

Daycare question...not sure what this is?

puppetonastring — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:21:53 +0000

My husband went to pick our baby up at daycare today and we LOVE this place. We have been extremely happy with it, but when he picked up Zachary today, he said that his arms had these plush toys on them and his arms were slightly lifted. Another boy had the same thing, but a few more. He said it appeared as if they were training him to lift his arms?? Has anyone ever heard of this? He said it looked like plush rings that were loosely around his arms but his arms were raised?

Tummy time question

StayingFocused — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:55:23 +0000

Does it count as "tummy time" if he's on my chest? He does well picking his head up and turning it to face both sides. Just wondering if this counts as much as pitting him flat on the floor mat. He's 6 weeks today.

A few trips to childrens hospital

jmohio — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:37:24 +0000

I have been Mia on here for the past month or so... simply because little one has been scaring the crap out of us. I am hoping someone can say they have had similar things or know how the hell to keep my nerves from getting the best of me.

Little one has had a few issues since she was about a week old. At 4 days she spit up, stopped breathing and turned blue at 3am. I flipped her over banged on her back and was able to get her breathing again. Doctor had no clue what caused it. She then developed a rash which the doctor told me was baby acne. We saw a new doctor when she was about 4 weeks old and they were able to tell us she had a milk allergy and the rash should get better when we get her off milk based formula. She continued the spitting up and breathing thing multiple times a day so we tried medications, different formulas, just about everything! We finally saw a GI specialist who diagnosed her with severe acid reflux and milk allergy. We went on Zantac, Prevacid and alimentum. The spitting up and breathing has finally worked itself out and we are doing pretty good with that.

Then last week she spit up blood on me... I freaked took her to the doctor who told me that was normal... I called Bullshit and called the GI. She then didn't eat for 18 hours so he ordered x-rays that came back ok. Then she decided to have an allergic reaction on us that caused us to rush her to the ER. Her whole face went puffy she broke out in hives on her face and her eyes were swollen shut. She was also coughing like she was choking. ER said it was definitely an allergic reaction to something, but with her being this little there is no telling what. We didn't do or have anything new around her when it happened.

Sorry for the long post but I am truly losing my mind with all this. I suffer from anxiety and as I am sure you can imagine I am freaking out every time she coughs or sneezes now. The GI told us if anything else happens they are admitting us to the hospital for a few days of observation and testing. I hate that my 3.5 month old has to go through all this. Even though it isn't phasing her much she is still smiling 24/7 and laughing at everything.

The picture was about 10 minutes after we got her in the car to the hospital after the reaction.

FFFC

AmberLiz99 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:51:03 +0000

lets hear them!

HDBD 10/19

laurendiaz02 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:55:17 +0000

lets see those cuties!!

Babysitting

vintagevix2016 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:44:49 +0000

My husband and I have a concert to attend on Friday and there is a pre-concert event that we bought tickets for too, so we will be gone from 3pm to midnight. We don't have a sitter yet but my boss is awesome enough to watch him for us. I have no idea how to compensate her for doing this for us. I'd like to pay her (or offer her some knowing that she will likely refuse) but I don't know how much is appropriate. I also thought of making sure there was dinner ready for her but she has celiac disease and I'm terrified of accidentally cross-contaminating the food and making her ill. Any ideas/suggestions?

HDBD 10/12

artlea2013 — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:00:08 +0000

It's baby time!!

DH Vent

lm45678 — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:15:26 +0000

I got very blessed in the husband department but tonight he is seriously pissing me off. Do I have the right to be mad or am I just tired and overreacting?

I'm still on maternity leave and so I do about 80% of the work with LO while DH goes back to school and runs his online business. There are times I get upset but try to remember he is doing this to have a better career before Savannah has any memories of him being around.

This week coming up is really stressful for him as he has a midterm, a big calculus test and some other assignments/quizzes due. He was gone today from 7-6 and then studied the whole time he was home except for about 10 minutes of cuddling with Savannah and about 15 minutes for dinner. I said nothing. In fact, I made him dinner, made brownies (his fave) and brought a beer to him at the computer.

LO woke up at 12:45 to eat (the 4 month sleep regression is real) and he got up, said absolutely nothing, and went to sleep in the guest room. Really? You couldn't have even said something to me? If he had picked her up, given her to me and kissed me and "asked permission" to sleep in the guest room I would be bummed but not mad.

The truth of the matter is that I do 100% of the MOTN feedings anyway because she is EBF, but it really pissed me off! I don't like sleeping alone and now not only do I have to sleep alone but I also have to make the guest room up tomorrow??

Do I have the right to be pissed? Also kudos to anyone who actually read this, it was SO much longer than I thought it would be!

ETA: He will be gone from 7a-9p today so it's going to be a long day.

Halloween costumes

lilp2015 — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 11:47:04 +0000

I didn't see this post anywhere, hopefully I didn't miss it! What is your little one going as? We made Briar a scarecrow costume. She laughed the whole time she was wearing it! Had to get it done a bit early as we have her Halloween pictures on Monday

Research on Maternity Leave and New Parents

DrGillenHoke — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:39:34 +0000

Hi all,

I'm a new mom (6/25/16!), but also a researcher. Please let me know if a post like this is unwelcome and I will gladly delete. Thanks!

I am currently collecting data for two IRB-approved research studies.

Study 1: In order to participate in this research, you must 1) be over 18 2) have had your first child in the last 6 months, and 3) be currently in a romantic relationship with the father/mother of your child. The questionnaire will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete.

If you are interested in participating, please click www.surveymonkey.com/r/WSUNewParents to read the full instructions and access the questionnaire.

Study 2: In order to participate in this research, you must 1) be female, 2) be 18 years of age or older, 3) be currently pregnant or have had a child in the last 6 months, 4) be planning to take maternity leave, currently on maternity leave, or have taken maternity leave in the last 6 months, and 5) have told your employer about your plans to take maternity leave. The questionnaire will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete.

If you are interested in participating, please click www.surveymonkey.com/s/WSUMaternityLeave to read the full instructions and access the questionnaire.

I greatly appreciate your participation.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Gillen Hoke at haileygillenhoke@weber.edu.

No water for 48hrs

vintagevix2016 — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:53:39 +0000

We received a notice from the city last week that they would be shutting off the water on our block for 24hrs on the 21st. Pretty bad timing since we have a sitter coming that evening and Damien and I fly out the following morning. Well today we received two new notices. One says the water will be shut off for 24hrs on the 18th (7am to 7am on the 19th) and the other says on the 19th (7am to 7am on the 20th). That's 48hrs of no water! We aren't allowed to flush, shower, wash dishes, etc. Of course I'm thinking about Damien and making his bottles and bathing him. Talk about crazy! I'm glad we will have it on the 21st but sheesh. My husband called the city and they said they can only shut it off for 24hrs. I spoke with the construction crew and they said it could be 48hrs of intermittent work so the water could be on and off at random times OR they may just shut it off for the entire duration. Ugh! Needless to say, I'm making a run to the store to stock up on water.

daycare dilemma

arteduc8 — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 03:51:18 +0000

My sister and I were able to work things out. She was able to shift her work schedule and her sister in law will help watch the kids so my mom can watch DD every day. Thanks for the support ladies!

Ingrown toenail

StayingFocused — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:07:41 +0000

Levi has one. Anyone have experience? I've read the stuff online about putting cotton under it but it doesn't seem like just a corner of the nail that's growing down...it's like further down on the side of the nails and im not about to go digging. I put a little drawing salve on it for a while this afternoon and he's about to get a bath so it will soak some. I noticed it earlier this week and it isn't any better. It's red but not yellow like it's infected and doesn't seem to bother him at all but I get them and now how sore they can be. I'll probably call Pediatrician Monday if still no better but really what else to do?

Lullaby

adiaz132003 — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:49:32 +0000

Just for fun, what are your favorite lullabies to sing or play for your baby to soothe them?

Car Rides

violetmarie61516 — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:06:29 +0000

Anyone elses' LO absolutely hate being in the car or car seat? When DD was a month or less she seemed to like her car seat and didn't mind being in the car. She would sleep sometimes but never really fuss unless she was hungry or wet. The last two months though, she has HATED it. She cries when we put her in her seat and just screams in the car. She will settle occasionally if I continue to drive but the second I stop at a light or stop sign, she starts screaming again. We've even had people in the back seat with her but she still hates it. We have toys, lights, a mirror and we even bought a little vibrating owl that is supposed to sooth them (this helps a little bit).

Any suggestions? I can't take her anywhere because she just hates it so much. The worst part is that I have a long drive from work, to pick her up from my moms and then to drive home with her (in traffic it's at least a 35 minute drive). Needlessly to say, screaming in the car is a daily occurrence and I'm not sure what to do about it.

Different doctor-- so annoyed!!! Rant :-/

kaitielynnrichardson — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 22:33:36 +0000

we took Cole for his 4 month shots (he's 3.5 months but bc they gave him the first set early, this is when we had to go). Anyway! Long story short we saw a different dr at the practice bc our regular ped. is on maternity leave. This lady has never seen my son. She started off the appointment telling me I should consider supplementing with formula bc he's only 14lbs. Cole is EBF and has roughly 35oz a day... I don't see a problem here!!! Instead of encouraging my desire to EBF she was laser focused on formula. Wtf!? She kept saying "well at 4 months he should weigh x". Well lady... he's 3.5 months!!!!

Then!! She tells me she wants his legs evaluated bc he shouldn't be straightening them so much.. basically she couldn't believe he was trying to stand up, he may need physical therapy... FOR WHAT!? The kid has been doing it for weeks and every dr has always commented on how strong he is.

I am am so annoyed! She's fresh out of college and clearly going by the books not real life experience.

First pap since baby....

ashleygray89 — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:21:43 +0000

I was wondering how normal it is to have an abnormal pap after a baby.. even if you have had a ceserean?? And if anyone's has been abnormal. I haven't gone yet, my appointment is in a couple of weeks but have been extremely anxious. Before I found out I was pregnant my pap was abnormal they called me back to do the next thing they do.. the more serious pap I can't think of the name of it but when I went in I requested a pregnancy test and it was positive. They performed another pap anyway and apparently it came back normal but I'm just kind of nervous about it I guess I'm hoping something was not missed or overlooked bc I ended up being pregnant.. any similar situations?

Fav Tracking App?

CopperLane — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:18:16 +0000

Anyone have a favorite pregnancy tracking app? There are so many in the App Store and it's hard to tell what is good and what is trash. I'm looking for a simple "your baby is the size of a blueberry" type thing. Do you ladies have any favorite tracking apps yet?