Monday Randoms

smboswell1

When should I be concerned about spit up? Beckham has been spitting up more today and it's a lot. I know he isn't getting dehydrated because he is having a lot of wet diapers!

uncharted01

LO has been inconsolable all day. The poor thing is so gassy and I've tried everything! I got a bunch of good farts out using the baby yoga video but still no luck. If he isn't being bounced in my arms he's just wailing like a maniac. I text my husband to ask what time he could be home since I'm losing my freaking mind and he just said "I'll leave when I can." Gee, thanks babe. Then he texts me 30 minutes later to ask if I want him to pick anything up on the way home. NO! GET YOUR FUCKING ASS HOME BC I NEED A GOD DAMN BREAK! Why are men so stupid sometimes?!

lovingaddi

Does anyone know if you are supposed to add a degree when you take babys temperature on their forehead? Temporal thermometer reads 98.9 & unfortunately I do not have a rectal therm

smboswell1

lovingaddi said:

Does anyone know if you are supposed to add a degree when you take babys temperature on their forehead? Temporal thermometer reads 98.9 & unfortunately I do not have a rectal therm

I am pretty sure you are suppose to! It isn't considered a fever until 100.4!

smboswell1

Beckham just spit up twice while eating. Didn't know that was possible? His tummy has been bothering him all day:((

oklahomamom09

Talon will NOT go to sleep ): I need to cook dinner. FI isn't home from work and SD is starving.. And so am I. Just sleep for 30 minutes kiddo.. That's all I ask!

minibean16

KUinCBUS said:

I feel like the November 28ers need their own check in thread since (clearly) they are special and they can only really connect with one another.

I used to like you, but understand now that we will never connect, cause your baby was born on the wrong date.

crizz13

Anyone's baby head butt you? L will pick up her head and then forcefully hit it down on my chest. It doesn't seem to hurt her....but also doesn't really seem "normal"!

smboswell1

I'm starting to feel depressed:(

lizgrace03

crizz13 said:

Anyone's baby head butt you? L will pick up her head and then forcefully hit it down on my chest. It doesn't seem to hurt her....but also doesn't really seem "normal"!

Yes, he always thrashes around especially when I'm burping him. I worry he's going to hurt himself so I try to offer a little extra head support.

Sorry to hear that @smboswell1‌. I had PPD/PPA kick in at about 3w pp. See your doctor if it keeps up. I know it has helped me to talk about it and to get back on my medication.

smboswell1

Thanks guys. Beckham has made me feel better. He has been very smiley tonight!

BridgetThoams

crizz13 said:

Anyone's baby head butt you? L will pick up her head and then forcefully hit it down on my chest. It doesn't seem to hurt her....but also doesn't really seem "normal"!

All the time, I have to make sure to keep me head out of the way he has head butted me in the chin before and cried because he does it so hard! 

songbirdsinging55

ClrkKntismyAE said:

I sm going to vent for a minute. Last night my mom's SO asked if the kids and I would go with him and my mom to visit his parents. DD has met his dad a few times, but never his mom. They're nice people, but FI and I don't see them often. However, it seemed important to my mom's SO, so we went.

First, his mom lit up a cigarette in the living room. I immediately stood up with DS and asked DD if she wanted to go outside to play with the cats. Everybody is either telling me to leave DS or trying to encourage DD to stay inside. I am trying to be polite, but ended up just walking out.

After a while it got dark and a little cold, so we went back in. I didn't drive myself, so I had to ask my mom to bring us home claiming that I needed to pull something out to thaw for supper. Her SO told us to wait until he finishes helping his mom with something and we would all leave. Grr...

Next, his mom made a comment about me *falling out* of my dress. I told her I breast feed and liked was access to DS's food. Seriously though, I am a grown woman. Not only do I not need you to critique my wardrobe, I don't know you well enough to be okay with that comment.

Shortly after, So's dad asked SO if he could give DD a sucker. I was sitting right un front of them. I am the parent. I should have been the one asked. By now I am at the end of my limit.

Finally we can leave. SO picks up DD and then practically tries to shove her into his mom's lap. DD is clutching at SO because she DOESN'T KNOW his mom. Still SO is telling DD to hug her and kiss her goodbye. If my daughter doesn't want to kiss or hug a somebody she doesn't have to. Especially somebody who is a stranger to her. She doesn't have to touch anybody she doesn't want to and you will not try to make her. X(

I understand that DD is important to my mom's SO and that he would like her to be comfortable around his parents. However pushing her is only going to make things worse. The visit had good intentions, but the whole thing pissed me off.

I told my mom we wouldn't be going with them to her SO's parents' house again. If they want to see my kids they can do so at my mother's where DD is comfortable, there is no smoking inside, and I can easily leave.

Wow! You handled this very well, I think I would have lost it. I think having them visit you in a space where you are comfortable. Your territory so to speak.

oklahomamom09

smboswell1 said:

I'm starting to feel depressed:(

I felt this way earlier and went to dinner with family tonight.. Just getting out of the house and being around other people helped. Just a suggestion that helped me a little bit

oklahomamom09

crizz13 said:

Anyone's baby head butt you? L will pick up her head and then forcefully hit it down on my chest. It doesn't seem to hurt her....but also doesn't really seem "normal"!

I get head butted, clawed, pecked, and crawled up on a daily basis

CarrieAnne09

@smboswell1‌ - sorry to hear that. hopefully it doesn't last too long.

smboswell1

So I think Beckham has discovered his feet? If that's even a thing. He kept looking down and I didn't know what he was looking at. I then notice he was moving his feet around!

I tried to get a good picture!

Ineedmorecoffee

@smboswell1‌ I'm sorry! I hope you feel better soon. I felt like that the other day. Just got sad for no reason all day.

songbirdsinging55

smboswell1 said:

So I think Beckham has discovered his feet? If that's even a thing. He kept looking down and I didn't know what he was looking at. I then notice he was moving his feet around!

I tried to get a good picture!

What a cutie!

smboswell1

songbirdsinging55 said:

smboswell1 said:

So I think Beckham has discovered his feet? If that's even a thing. He kept looking down and I didn't know what he was looking at. I then notice he was moving his feet around!

I tried to get a good picture!

What a cutie!

Thank you!

bumpuser10336873

I ventured out with Olivia today, to walk around the mall, despite it being holiday shopping madness and cold/flu season...I just can't take being trapped inside all the time. We walked around for about 40 minutes and then headed home so I could feed her - I'm not quite ready for public breastfeeding! I can't describe how great I felt after that walk, it was more energizing than any nap I've taken in the 4 weeks since she was born. I wish we lived in a warmer climate so I could be outside to walk...not happening in Massachusetts in December!

I'm going to try to get out at least once a day if possible from now on, even if it's just for a quick errand...I really think that will help me feel less anxious, overwhelmed and trapped. I was starting to be concerned that i was developing PPD/PPA, I'm hoping that a walk or some small activity every day might negate some of the those symptoms.

*hugs* to all the Moms that need one today/tonight!