May 2015 Moms — The Bump

Red band for baby bottle?

Berri1023 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:04:14 +0000

Hi all, Going back to work soon and the daycare we are using requests a red band around her bottles so everyone knows it's breastmilk. Apparently a new ny state law? Anyway has anyone had to get these and if so where do you find them? I tried looking online but can't find any baby bottle bands. Thanks!!

Wonder Weeks

danibonello — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:54:51 +0000

Has anyone been following their LOs wonder weeks? Do they seem to be on track? When your LO "finishes" a leap, does their behavior (sleep patterns, level of fussiness, etc.) tend to go back to what it was before the leap? I just caved and bought the app. My LO is in the middle of the Patterns Leap. Hoping this is legit and that it will explain her crazy changes in behavior lately! I hate feeling like I'm doing something as a mom to cause these changes (increased crying and fussiness, more restless sleep). TIA!

Breastfed baby won't take bottle

Beaut8456 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:25:41 +0000

We have tried for a week now to get our peanut to take a bottle. No success. I go back to work in 2 wks and I am very scared he won't take the bottle by then. We have tried the following products: - Munchkin Latch - Nuk - Playtex Nursers with silicone and brown latex nipples - Avent - Gerber - Medela with standard and Calma nipples All with slow flow nipples The only success we've had at getting him to ingest anything is administering the breast milk with a spoon. (He bites on the nipples and plays with them, does not suck.) We are waiting on the Comotomo to arrive in the mail. I feel like that is our last chance. Everyone says "when he is hungry enough, he'll get it". But I don't want to rely on that. I would like to go back to work knowing my baby is able to be nourished while I am away. Help!

What activities do you do with your baby?

ashtownyeah — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:18:51 +0000

We practice head control and look around in the Bumpo Seat, do tummy time and watch the mobile on his play mat, read books, and spend time in the bouncer. But, I'm looking for other fun ideas to do with my 2 month old (he'll be 10 weeks on Wednesday). I'd love to take him to a park or for a walk around the neighborhood, but it has been so hot here that being outside isn't really an option for us right now.

What fun things do you and your little one enjoy doing together?

GTKY: What are you reading?

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:51:28 +0000

Share your summertime reads!!

Saw this and had to post it on here

mrscimino914 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 05:22:05 +0000

i know I can't be the only one that doesn't feel so sexy!!! Mind you it's been 3 months after birth so it take time, but still sometimes I don't feel I'm at my best. (Looks wise) But I got a child that I never knew I could love so much. This quote it so true

TV?

borntorun17 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:50:39 +0000

so I'm alone with my son for about 10 hours every day while my husband is at work. We try to get out of the house every day but when we're at home because it's too hot it's raining I usually have the television on the background. This is for a couple of reasons: I like to have some sort of noise in the background during the day to get the babies do it, I like to watch TV from Time to time, and it's nice to have some sort of interaction even if it's with the screen Recently a friend came to visit and told me she never has a television on during the day when she's with the baby and that the children should have no screen time until they're three years old. My baby is 11 weeks old, he's not watching the TV even if he does glance over at the flickering screen from time to time. This is probably a stupid question but does anybody see anything wrong with me having the TV on in the background of my family room?

Eye contact/ Baby turns away when we look at her

ladyteach0505 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:13:06 +0000

I hope I'm stressing out for nothing, but are babies at three months supposed to hold eye contact? DD will look at us when she's flat on her back, but it seems like a lot of the time we'll get right in front of her face and she'll turn away from us. I've got an appointment with the pediatrician, but I have a feeling if Autism is our concern they'll tell us there isn't anything to be done in terms of screening/interventions at this point. As a teacher I just want to "catch" anything I possibly can.

When did your ebf baby sleep through the night?

rileysmama2007 — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:12:31 +0000

At what age, if it's happened, did your ebf baby start sleeping through the night (8+ hours).

When to take LO to Gymboree class

mrscimino914 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:48:34 +0000

I was wondering if taking my 10 week old baby to a Gymboree class is a waste. Or should I wait a little longer??? The class say 0-10 months. Did any moms take your baby early. I'd love to go but not sure.

Moms who have already returned to work...

ltcamacho — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:10:30 +0000

So I broke down today about going back to work in 2 weeks :(( I just got this overwhelming feeling of no one can take as good of care of her as I can and sadness of not getting to see/hold her for 8+ hours of the day. I LOVE the lady we found to watch her. She has a small in home daycare and she's wonderful! I know my LO will be loved and taken care of. She's just not mommy! Please tell me it's not that bad!!

latch question?

Knottie76365376 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:55:04 +0000

hi BFing moms. how strong are your babies' latches?

I remember with DS1 when I couldn't pull him off unless i put my finger in to break the seal, otherwise he would rip my nipple off! but with DS2 I can pull him off easily. what are you experiencing? Am I getting ahead of myself?

Separation anxiety from 9 week old

kaitlynn_k — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 05:24:07 +0000

im a stay at home mom with my first child- she is 9 weeks old. I have had a few times I have needed to go in to my old job for a couple of hours to finish a one time project and they have let me bring her. Tonight was the only time I couldn't and I left her with my hubby. She screamed the entire time. She screams whenever anyone else cares for her. Will I ever be able to go anywhere? I don't leave often. But now I never want to because I know both she and whoever is caring for her will have a terrible time. But if I never leave she will never be used to anyone else. Btw my husband is in med school so he is hardly ever able to be home.

How to stop breastfeeding/pumping

cthorne2 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:23:41 +0000

Hi moms! I was just wondering how do you stop breastfeeding or pumping? How do you let your body know you want to stop? I don't plan on stopping until our LO is 6 months, but I've been curious on how. I produce so much I haven't lost much of my supply! We actually had to buy a deep freezer for all the milk! I'm just worried for when I do decide to stop!:) thank you

Mark on baby leg, not sure what to do (picture included)

mrscimino914 — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 03:25:46 +0000

I noticed a mark in my LOs inner thigh, high up where the diaper is. It's not a rash it looks irritated. I put a bigger diaper size on her and different types and nothing helps. I don't know if I should put diaper rash cream but like I said it's not a rash. Has anyone had this, should I put ointment on it.

Anyone have trouble sleeping?

erin79 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:41:03 +0000

Even though you're SO. TIRED.

I have been having such a hard time falling asleep lately, even though I'm exhausted from the baby and from my 4 yo. Last night I even took a Unisom at 9pm (DD doesn't wake up to eat until 4), and at 11pm I was still wide awake, just laying there in bed.

With my first I had PPD/PPA and one of the symptoms was that I couldn't sleep, but this time around I don't have any of the other symptoms of PPD/PPA, just the sleeping thing.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Any sleep tips for mom?

Rolling over?

supersarah77 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:30:26 +0000

Is anyone's LO rolling over yet? Mine has gone tummy to back twice but it seemed more like a topple. Then one time when he woke up from a nap he was on his tummy when I always put him on his back to sleep. And the kicker was tonight when I was putting my toddler to bed and he was in the crib in the same room he rolled back to front. I rolled him back onto his back and he immediately rolled again. They have all been uncoordinated rolls and seem accidental, so I'm wondering if they "count." Am I in denial that my child is rolling? I want to stop swaddling if he is.

7/30 Milestones

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:35:00 +0000

Smiling Flipping Crawling Clapping... lets discuss

Baby not sucking on bottle nipples or pacifier

Beaut8456 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:05:57 +0000

My peanut is a little over 2 months old and has been breastfeeding since birth. He has not really utilized a pacifier besides maybe 2-3 occasions. We began introducing the bottle (with my breast milk) 5 days ago in preparation for a wedding we are attending in 1 day, and all he does is bite (or gum) the bottle nipples. Even when dipping them in my milk or squirting a little out so he knows what it's all about, he still just nibbles on the nipple, smiles and coos and thinks it's a game. We have tried 6 different brands of pacifiers and 5 different brands of bottles with 6 different nipples. He just doesn't suck on them to realize he can get milk out of them. Any thoughts on how to get him to suck and then hopefully successfully ingest the milk for a feeding?

letter from President

ahkh0910 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:22:19 +0000

Just in case yall don't know, if you send a birth announcement to the white house they'll send you a card back signed by the President and first lady. Great for their baby books :) we got ours in the mail today!

Honest sunscreen

kby721 — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:08:57 +0000

I know a lot of moms on here, including myself, are Honest fans, so I wanted to share the below article. Apparently there are a lot of unhappy customers when it comes to their sunscreen - claiming they or their children got very burnt after applying and reapplying as directed. I haven't used their sunscreen personally but love the products I have used so I was surprised to read this. https://www.today.com/health/jessica-albas-honest-sunscreen-gets-some-complaints-t36031

Poop, poop everywhere!

funkydunnk — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 14:53:11 +0000

For the last couple weeks my son has been pooping through his diaper, every single morning. At first I thought it was because the diapers were to small, so I upgraded him to size two. This only stopped the blowouts during the day. Even with a brand new clean diaper, he's blowing out every single morning. So either the diapers are too small to hold the poop and he blows out up his back, or they're big enough but he's got li'l chicken legs so it blows out by his legs. Losin' my mind here. Pretty sure the reason why he only blows out in the mornings is that for what ever reason, he doesn't poop during the night so it builds up- though he does pee. Not that there is anything I can do about that. We primarily use Huggies. Any suggestions?

What is your LO sleeping in?

khaleesi123 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:27:45 +0000

And anything else you want to mention about it. If they sleep in 2 different places just choose the one they sleep in more often.

Guilt over having to stop BF/should I stop?

valeriemontes — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 03:07:50 +0000

I just would like some insight on when you other mamas either stopped BF or how to deal with the emotions of stopping. I am a FTM who is also a full time nursing student (I get my BSN in less than a year from now) I am at school for 5-8 hours about 2-3 times a week and I also have 12.5 hour clinicals where I work in the hospital once a week. I went back to school 3 weeks after giving birth and since I knew I was going to have to go back so soon, I supplemented with formula, pumped and BF from day one. My supply was great until I went back to school and now I'm starting to get depressed over not having enough milk to supply my child as well as the pain that goes through getting swollen with milk and not able to release when I'm at school. While my school is technically BF friendly and has nursing rooms that I can utilize I am unable to pump because even though I'm at school for so long we are given 1-2 15 minute breaks in a day. So I either don't eat or attempt to pump but with so little time I'm unable to do so properly which is resulting in clogged ducts. DH is guilting me for "not giving our child my best" by choosing to stop BF. My LO is a week shy of 3 months. What do I do and am I a horrible mom for not wanting to be in pain anymore and stop BF. She only gets about 2 BF's a day which typically still have to be supplemented. am I holding on in pain for no reason? HELP

Has anyone tried the Tortle for flat head syndrome?

jame1380 — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:27:11 +0000

My son is 3 months and LOVES playing on his kick and play mat. Pretty sure the mirror on it got the first little giggle. We let him play on it because he is so happy when he does. But, I noticed him starting to get a bit of a flat spot on the back of his head. My MIL and DH thought I was crazy and worrying too much. Yesterday, I was holding him and DH could see where his head is getting flat from several feet away. We got him an exersaucer hoping another toy where he isn't laying on his back would help. He tolerates that about as much as tummy time which usually only last about 3-5 minutes before he is screaming. I saw the Tortle at ToysRus and am probably going to get it today to try. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with it? Is it worth the time? I am wanting to avoid him having to wear a helmet.

Anyone who had an epidural having sore back problems?

arfx412 — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 03:18:27 +0000

its been 10 weeks since I gave birth but it seems like since I had the epidural my back bothers me in ways it never did before. Bending over to talk to my son when he's on his play mat or laying on the couch(or any bending over) Simple movements that never bothered me before do now. Sometimes when I try to sleep on my back it's very uncomfortable and I have to sleep on my side or stomach. I have a total lack of back strength unlike what I used to have and I've been trying to do exercises to help strengthen it again but i don't want to make it too sore Anyone having anything similar to this? And if so what have you done to help it

Restless sleeper...

ltcamacho — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:47:43 +0000

Anyone else have a LO that sleeps very restlessly?? My daughter seems to fidget and kick and moan and grunt all night long! (Okay, that's an exaggeration) I'm thinking Miss Thing will be sleeping in her own room way before I thought I would be moving her! This momma can't sleep with all the noise!

refusing bottle

kuschelbrianna — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:19:52 +0000

I'm not sure if this has been a topic yet, but my breastfed lo has recently began refusing a bottle. We first introduced a bottle at 4 weeks and she took it just fine and I was able to leave and have the hubby give her a bottle. Now at 9 weeks, she's refusing all types of bottles. She will gnaw and it and play with the nipple with her tongue and then get mad and start screaming. I thought maybe she would get hungry enough and eventually take it but that doesn't seem to work. I am going back to work in 2 weeks and she will be at daycare for 10+hours at a time. Does anybody have experience with this or any tips?

7/30 What's for Dinner?

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:47:40 +0000

share your dinner ideas or get inspired! Weekly meal plans? Take out tonight? What's on the menu?

Who can relate with: First World Pump Issues?

jowen0606 — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:46:05 +0000

When you are massaging/ pinching every square cm of your breast trying to fill up to the 5oz line,(so it will be a perfect freezer bag size). You are sooo close, you get cocky and go ahead and fill out the paperwork on the bag. You pinch and pinch till you've gone in a full circle. You manage to find the hidden pocket so you freeze, pinching your nail clawed boob in an oblong shape so to not lose that precious milk flow. Then the pump automatically switches from 120 pumps per minute to 40 ppm and you have to remove your hand to turn it back up, or sit there FOREVER.

Vent: Going in Reverse

justkeeptrying — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:35:39 +0000

This is just a vent. I feel like I'm going in reverse with DS's sleep. He's always been a great sleeper. He would go down for hour and a half to two hour long naps with no problem. Well that has gone out the window. I don't remember the last time a nap lasted more than 20 minutes unless he's in my arms. And now his nighttime sleeping has gotten worse. He was usually in bed arohnd 10-10:30 and would wake around 3:30/4 to eat and then be up for the day around 6/6:30. Then we started doing early bedtime (7pm) which he aced for 3 days in a row with a 1:30 feed and then slept until 6. I was in heaven. Then he no longer liked 7pm bedtime and would wake up at 8/8:30 and not go back to sleep so I'd end up feeding him and then he'd go down. Wake up at 2 and then early wake up time at 5am!!! Now last night we trialed an 8pm bedtime. Which was a success!!! Until he woke up for his first feed at 11:45. 11:45?!?!?! You're kidding me. I almost cried when I looked at the clock. Aghhhhh!!!!!!!!! I know he is still very young (10 weeks) and I need to be patient. But sometimes it is really hard to read on the bump about the consistency of bedtime (which I am a HUGE advocate for) and how so many LO's are sleeping through the night already. And my DS is so completely unpredictable. I just don't know anymore. Like I said. Just a vent from a FTM at midnight

Pool?

darlenelorraine5 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:22:18 +0000

when is it okay for a baby to get into a pool? My daughter is 2 months will be 3 next week. I'm more concerned with the Chlorine in the pools... Any advice would help :)

Holding Baby

blairdavis99 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:40:47 +0000

Both my LOs get very frustrated when I try to hold them close to my body. They constantly root for my breast and get very frustrated when they don't get it. I only breastfed for 5 weeks and they are 15 weeks now! When will they stop trying to breastfeed? Will they ever like to be held close? I make sure to try when they are not hungry. Even holding them up with their head peeking over my shoulder doesn't work - they keep trying to wiggle down towards my breast. My DD fell asleep the other day on DH's co-worker's chest and I was so jealous. Plus my forearms get tired from holding them in front of me all the time. Help please!

7/30 Taking Care of You

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:32:29 +0000

What have you done for yourself lately? Good book, spa visit, a long run? Tell us!

to cling or not to cling-is she spoiled?!

Mizukimommi — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:18:23 +0000

Some of my friends feel like my 2month old is spoiled and clingy. She loves being held but I can put her down as long as she has a full tummy, her paci, and Momo her stuffed monkey. From day she got here she's enjoyed cuddles and being talked to. She's BF and bottle-fed but she prefers breast milk. She likes people but won't stay in their arms for long before wanting to go back to me. The only people she stays with without a problem is my mom and her dad. I'm a cuddlier parent than most of my friends but my 3year old is the same way but he's behaved than their kids. Is there anything wrong with having kids that prefer being with their parents?

7/30 mommy successes and wins

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:37:37 +0000

pat yourself on the back!! What have you done right lately? Brag away!!!

When to start putting baby in crib!

alayney5 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:24:06 +0000

When did you guys start putting your little one in his/her crib at night and what is the best way to go about it? My baby is 7 weeks old and currently sleeps in her rock-n-play in our bedroom!

7/30 in laws/family vent

lola2bee — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:46:05 +0000

Target Registry

emilyk527 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:08:49 +0000

PSA about target gift registries. - I returned and exchanged a few items from my shower & bought diapers instead. We are so grateful to have such a generous family. We had some duplicates and just wouldn't use some of the things we got. But who knew anything I returned that had been purchased online would trigger an email to the gift giver notifying them it was returned?!?! It was an email asking why the item was returned, checking satisfaction I suppose. Awkward.

Need belly button opinion (pic)

keitlin415 — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:47:32 +0000

DD is 9 weeks old. Her belly button has never healed right. Last week at her well baby check, the Dr treated it with silver nitrate. Her belly button did everything the Dr said it would (kinda stabbed over and turned gray). Today the scab came off and it looks like this now. It was bleeding too. I called the Dr twice today and the nurses said give it another week and make sure it gets air to it, hence the bandaid because air cannot physically get to it unless I pull her skin down. I cant help but be worried about it still... It is bright red and shiny and poking out. What do u all think? Does it look infected to you? Should I really give it another week or should I try and get an appointment tomorrow? Thanks for any opinions.