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Cricket81

LO made it all the way until 4:30 before needing to motn nurse!!! One earlier wake up that I could easily sooth him through. Probabl a freak occurrence, but it's nice to know it's possible.

tiffletons518

CatalinaPink said:

Redd's apple ale>Redd's strawberry ale.

I don't think we can be friends anymore.

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momofcatan

Dumb question -Is it possible for the LO's to have too many solids at this point? DD ate 6oz in one sitting at daycare. I'm assuming she will stop when she is full?

I'm wondering the same thing. I've been stoping her at around 4 oz because I don't think I can deal with any more freaking poop! She's making up for her first 6 months with a vengeance.

tiffletons518

We plan to start house hunting next month. I have an idea of how much we will get approved for, more than we want to spend. Yes we could afford it, but we don't want to be house poor. H has been looking at all of these houses, some of which we know wouldn't be in our budget. You know its fun to play. Last night, I asked how much he was looking at our monthly payment being. When he answered I very seriously asked him, you realize that pretty much every house you have saved will be waaaay out of reach right? Him, No I don't think so. The man doesn't have a clue. Honestly, I'm hoping it makes him bump up his monthly payment plans rather than drag our budget down that far.

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tiffletons518

Steamboat1679 said:

tiffletons518 said:

We plan to start house hunting next month. I have an idea of how much we will get approved for, more than we want to spend. Yes we could afford it, but we don't want to be house poor. H has been looking at all of these houses, some of which we know wouldn't be in our budget. You know its fun to play. Last night, I asked how much he was looking at our monthly payment being. When he answered I very seriously asked him, you realize that pretty much every house you have saved will be waaaay out of reach right? Him, No I don't think so. The man doesn't have a clue. Honestly, I'm hoping it makes him bump up his monthly payment plans rather than drag our budget down that far.

Good luck! Sounds like you are being smart and approaching it from a monthly payment standpoint. Hopefully once you get started your DH will start focusing on a lower price point, but it is fun to dream. House hunting isn't nearly as much fun as they make it look on TV.

I have been excited, but sort of dreading it with him. I told him a friend of ours bought their house and have the payment he wants. Sort of to give him an idea. His response, "hmm". I'll be happy to go sit down with someone and them tell him clearly in black and white.. here it is buddy. Lol.

BunnyLove416

TheTamedShrew said:

No, he used to fall asleep on his own but won't now. I don't know. It's like he's taking a nap at 8 and sleeps for an hour and is ready to get up and play again for a few hours. This all just started. He used to go to sleep and whenever he'd wake up he'd go right back to sleep with some soothing but now he's ready to rock and roll!

Yep. That is exactly what happened in our house. I would probably let him get up for an hour and then put him back down. Of course I would also recommend a couple of nights of sleep training to teach him to self soothe, but I know that not everyone feels comfortable with that. I can't tell you how much it has helped us. I tried the "CIO: bedtime edition" from the troublesome tots site and now E puts herself to sleep in 5 min and sleeps for 10-12 hours.

L started doing this too, it lasted weeks and he would be up basically every hour after that (it was a gradual build up to that but still, no fun). I found the troublesome tots site really helpful too. Even if you don't have interest in the CIO part there's a pretty great graph about how often babies are really waking up at night, it lined up pretty much exactly with L's wake ups. L's problem is definitely a lack of self soothing skills (which was mind boggling to me since he'd been able to put himself to sleep great before that). Anyway Troublesome Tots had some great advice in general I thought and it just made me feel less crazy haha. 

amberdt03

@NurseMommy13 said:

FYI- on the Cartwheel app, Target brand diapers, wipes (72 ct and up), and formula are all 10% off.

And a PSA from @slabm2b - Target wipes are $1/pack right now!

Yeah, but it's the smaller pack of wipes that are on sale. So I don't think the 10% would apply since they are less than 72ct.

PinkPuffyHeart2

CL8badB said:

My cold has taken a turn for the worse. The whole left side of my face is stuffy and teary and my sleep sucked.

We must have the same thing because that was me last night too, minus the teary! Hope you feel better soon!

PinkPuffyHeart2

34blondie said:

Thanks for the concern last night, lovely ladies! I got IV stuff (was stabbed in the wrist in a failed IV attempt), was monitored to make sure I wasn't bleeding out and briefly had an awful balloon thing in my nose that was supposed to stay for two days, but I made them take it out for a couple different reasons. They didn't cauterize because they felt it would be done blindly. I feel like shit today but I think I'm on the upswing.

I was not thrilled with the chick that did my blood draw because she was super nosey about my bleeding disorder. Like, asked me excitedly how bad my period is nosey. (FWIW I'm a bleeding bleeder who bleeds-there's a med I can take again when I'm done BFing to cut the flow)

I'm waiting for labs to come back to see where my clotting levels are at, but we expect them to be ok.

H was pretty awesome handling me and the babe last night. I should give him the shout out.

Back to life today. Have a good one Bs!

Glad you are feeling better!

ColieAnn31

My entire body hurts from starting the 30DS yesterday. Muscles I didn't even know I had hurt!

DaisyDuck40

Congrats @sctiger!

riansmommie

Warning DH vent to follow.....

So little backstory, when hubby and I first met I was a smoker, I quit when he told me he hated kissing me an it's been 3 years now. He is a dipper even though I've told him multiple times he needs to slowdown and quit.

Fastforward to today, I had a dentist appt and left LO with my hubby so I took his car instead of my truck. I get in and see a receipt laying on the floor and the top packaging of cigarettes in the cup holder. I locate the box and see he has indeed been smoking them and just bought the new pack along with more dip on the 14th. Ummm I'm calling hipocrite on my hubby.

I confronted him about it and let him tell me his side, he freaking told me he has had the pack for a while and I totally had my proof to call BS on him so I did. Nice try hubby, but your wifey isn't an idiot!! Men, sometimes they are freaking dumb!

TheTamedShrew

So even though E can self soothe at bedtime now after sleep training, she has trouble with it at nap time. She still only wants to fall asleep nursing during the day. Anyone else encounter this problem? I know a different part of the brain controls daytime sleep, and nap training is much more difficult than nighttime sleep training.

No longer the best

TheTamedShrew said:

So even though E can self soothe at bedtime now after sleep training, she has trouble with it at nap time. She still only wants to fall asleep nursing during the day. Anyone else encounter this problem? I know a different part of the brain controls daytime sleep, and nap training is much more difficult than nighttime sleep training.

I did a modified version of the Sleep Lady Shuffle (I reeeeally dragged it out because we were going from bedsharing to sleeping separate so I didn't think it was fair to go cold turkey) and ever since he naps wonderfully!!! 

However I have a bit of the opposite problem some times at night getting him to go down is hard.  I do still nurse him and then read him a quick story and put him in his crib with his wubanub and if he is still kinda fussy I put on the Aquarium thingy.  

TheTamedShrew

zigspective said:

@TheTamedShrew Definitely have that problem but haven't found a solution yet. She will also go down fairly easy for the first nap. Breast feeding and on top of me, but napping. Second nap if the day though? All hell breaks loose and I cannot figure it out.

Yeah, in order to get her night sleep in order I went back to letting her nap on me to make sure she got long naps and wasn't overtired at bedtime.  Now I am still in nap jail even though we are sleeping great at night. I can sometimes transfer her to her crib after she falls asleep, but she never naps longer than 30-40 minutes in it.

TheTamedShrew

Well I just transferred her to her crib and she woke up 10 min later. That makes a grand nap total of 20 min. The sucky part is now there is no getting her back to sleep and now I have to spend the next two hours with a cranky overtired baby until she's ready for nap #2. I have done nothing else so far today but try to get this nap in place. Life is thrilling *sigh*

riansmommie

@steamboat1679 he has smoked on and off for years, but the fact that he asked me to quit and I did and then tried to hide that he still was pissed me off. He apologized though and completely understood why I was so pissed about it. I got an awesome apology too, he feels bad for lying/hiding and told me to go spend some money on myself

JANCANDANCE

I think it is hilarious that the amount of threads I can pull up on "sleep training" from the past show so many people against it. It cracks me up. Now there is a new wave of oh I sleep trained, you're not sleep training, I sleep train it is going great. Absolute comedy.

KellenHi21

I haven't been able to sleep train, but thats my problem not LO's! Why won't he just magically just sttn like he use to!?!?!

TheTamedShrew

zigspective said:

I think it is hilarious that the amount of threads I can pull up on "sleep training" from the past show so many people against it. It cracks me up. Now there is a new wave of oh I sleep trained, you're not sleep training, I sleep train it is going great. Absolute comedy.

How far back are we talking? There is a vast difference between sleep training at 4 months vs. 7 months. I would expect people to change tactics over the months. Unless we are talking about never, ever people...

This

FunkyPhoenix

Someone mentioned that there is a diff part of the brain that controls daytime vs nighttime sleeping and that daytime sleeping is harder to train for. Then why are we the opposite in my house?! It's so strange. He naps 3-4 times per day and every time I can out him down awake and drowsy and he fusses for a few min then goes to sleep. Night time is completely different even when trying the same methods. I can't figure this shit out. I want my manual damn it!!

TheTamedShrew

That was me, @FunkyPhoenix. Maybe it's just my experience, but hey, at least you know he can self soothe! That's good news.

JANCANDANCE

zigspective said:

JANCANDANCE said:

I think it is hilarious that the amount of threads I can pull up on "sleep training" from the past show so many people against it. It cracks me up. Now there is a new wave of oh I sleep trained, you're not sleep training, I sleep train it is going great. Absolute comedy.

How far back are we talking? There is a vast difference between sleep training at 4 months vs. 7 months. I would expect people to change tactics over the months.

Unless we are talking about never, ever people...

Never Evers and some others

JANCANDANCE

Mrsveinotte said:

Im just glad I didn't have to sleep train, Im not sure how DD started STTN.   But I know she started around 3 months and thankfully DD loves her sleep.  

TBH all the babies on TB who don't STTN is terrifying me about having a second since DD sleeps like a teenager and I like it like that. 

+1

JANCANDANCE

And to put it out there I don't think anything is wrong sleep training a baby at or after 4 months. Maybe that is my FFFC. Whatever works for the family I say. But to say you would never do something as a mom is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in my lifetime.
That's why I love Rabbit. She sticks to her guns on what she believes. Regardless if we feel differently I respect that she is parenting her way.
Love that chic! :x

tttwalters

and if the pool is like the one we go too, so much chlorine! Do not wear a swimsuit you love, my yellow tankini is now bleached to an off white.

numbersgirl08

@JANCANDANCE - perhaps my fffc is that next time I'll sleep train a little earlier.  I've heard different things - 4 months and 6 months being the two main ages that you can start.  We did it at 5 months and as soon as I did I knew she was ready and had been ready for awhile.  I think it's smart to start before they start teething and crawling and going through so many other changes.

And I guess every baby is different so I could completely change my mind next time.  And not every baby is probably ready that young.  But N was and I could have probably saved all of us a lot of pain if we had done it a few weeks earlier.  But I do remember that I feel like I was one of the first on this board, and have one of the youngest, so I felt very self-conscious about it for awhile.  

tiffletons518

42Butterflies said:

Mrsveinotte said:

Im just glad I didn't have to sleep train, Im not sure how DD started STTN.   But I know she started around 3 months and thankfully DD loves her sleep.  

TBH all the babies on TB who don't STTN is terrifying me about having a second since DD sleeps like a teenager and I like it like that. 

Um yeah. DS STTN at 7 weeks and never looked back. We rolled our dice and let's just say DD is nothing like DS.

Agreed. #2 for us was, yeah. A lot. Luckily #3 has been a lot like #1. Otherwise I probably would've been committed by now

KellenHi21

GiggleJiggle said:

Just ordered a bottle of wine from room service... Best day evaaaaa

I'm jelly

HeartLikeMine3

I know it has to be a coincide

TheTamedShrew said:

Well I just transferred her to her crib and she woke up 10 min later. That makes a grand nap total of 20 min. The sucky part is now there is no getting her back to sleep and now I have to spend the next two hours with a cranky overtired baby until she's ready for nap #2. I have done nothing else so far today but try to get this nap in place. Life is thrilling *sigh*

We ARE living the same life.

KellenHi21

Rabbit, I think our boys would be the very best of friends! They could wake up randomly throughout the night together and then during they day they can hate solids together! Lol

tttwalters

I am going to a party tonight, and all of my dresses are too tight around my boobs... Oh BFing, and huge clevage tonight!

tiffletons518

tttwalters said:

I am going to a party tonight, and all of my dresses are too tight around my boobs... Oh BFing, and huge clevage tonight!

Picture or it didn't happen

tttwalters

#notdrunkyet

tiffletons518

tttwalters said:

#notdrunkyet

#workonit The necklace helps draw attention to the cleavage. Free drinks?

WasNotWas

Do I want to see Gravity, Nebraska, Her, 12 years a slave or August: Osage County on my day off?

KellenHi21

CL8badB said:

WorkinIt said:

Rabbit, I think our boys would be the very best of friends! They could wake up randomly throughout the night together and then during they day they can hate solids together! Lol

Can my LO join?? He likes it better on Hawaii time it seems and is a member of the I hate solids club too :-??

I think that J should be involved in this get together because he loves solids and could show the other guys how to chow down.

lol that would be marvelous

FunkyPhoenix

WasNotWas said:

Do I want to see Gravity, Nebraska, Her, 12 years a slave or August: Osage County on my day off?

12 years a slave.... Or Aug OC. The rest look like renters.