I was trying to get LO to go down for a nap when I heard a splash from the kitchen just a few minutes ago. Turns out the freezer milk I took out to defrost fell over and my dumb ass hadn't resealed the bag. At least 6oz of milk all over the counter, ran down the cabinet and into both the silverware drawer AND the cabinet below it and then onto the floor. I had to take literally everything out of the cabinet and the drawer, wash it all, sop up the milk that had pooled inside both, and clean up the floor. And because we have an ant problem (ants seem to love breastmilk!) I sprayed down all surfaces with cleaner. I just hope there isn't any milk residue left in the cracks. I can't stand ants.
On the plus side, LO cried for all of 30 seconds and then passed out while I was doing all this. So there's that, at least.
Is anyone having their SO give breast milk bottles in the middle of the night? He'll give them when LO starts to cry but I'm too exhausted to get up and BF. The downside is, DH has to go down to the kitchen, heat up water, then heat up the bottle. So the baby is crying for like 10 minutes during this process. Does anyone else have a better system?
Maybe a bottle warmer, @kellz14? You could prepare a bottle and keep it in the bedroom in a cooler, all he would have to do is pop it in the warmer (I think most of them only take about a minute).
I usually do my last pump around 11 and LO usually wakes up around 2:30-3, so I will take a bottle in the bedroom with me when I get back and feed that, since BM is OK at room temp for a couple hours. I will also admit that I have microwaved milk but I know it's not recommended. I check it carefully to make sure it's not too warm and our microwave is literally brand new so it heats pretty evenly.
@kellz14 I've given ours breast milk (and formula) cold. It was an accident but I've read it's okay. As for a better system, it's okay for breast milk to sit out for a few hours. Pump one around 11 specifically for that 3am (or whatever time) feeding and leave it out.
My DH gives DS a bottle at 11 so I can sleep but he has never once warned it up. I just found this out like 2 days ago too! I would have made him warm it up if I knew, but now that I know DS likes it room temp or even a little cooler I am glad DH doesn't have to do another step.
My random is that I am STARVING! All the time. I am counting calories, but by the end of the day I say screw it and eat what I want because I am so hungry I can't stand it. I guess I'll just have to get used to the idea of being 20lbs over weight for a while. It's not like I leave the house much anyways so there is no one to impress (DH says he likes my mom body so yay!)
Thanks ladies! We haven't tried it cold or room temp... duh.. we should. I never registered for a bottle warmer... I thought it was a gimmick,. Now I am seriously considering if the cold/room temp doesn't work out
@kellz14 - we did this for a while (now trying to save what I pump for work) but the kinde bottle warmer is awesome. You can totally keep it in your bedroom and it takes maybe 2 minutes to heat the milk.
I love how our LO can sleep all day except for feedings and then tonight cries for two hours straight for absolutely no reason at all.....I mean which is...good or bad?! She is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Okay Ladies, I'm looking for some advice. With Kyle's skin condition he needs his hands in bandages, since he's nearly healed now we only do the dressings for two days on/two days off. On the day's he doesn't have the dressings his hands do be all over the place and he's constantly poking or scratching himself in the eyes/face. I've tried to cut his nails but he goes crazy, I've tried it when he's sleeping but he always wakes up. My question is, do you think if I had his hands in mitts on the days his dressings aren't on is it going to affect development? Or should I just keep attempting to cut his nails? Also, as much as I want Kyle to find his hands we have to be very careful he doesn't put them in his mouth as the sucking could cause blisters!
@lf93 I don't know too much about his condition but I know many parents who use baby mittens all the time and have no issue with development. I personally don't like them as babies use their hands to soothe themselves but you obviously have a special situation.
@sboston06 I don't know much about it either because it's so rare, the type of condition it is has a rate of less than 1 in a million! Even the doctors didn't know much about it. Right now he has a dummy to soothe him but he cries so much every time it falls out because he doesn't have his hands. I'm conflicted at the minute, I'll have to try google it again.
Oh and his official diagnosis is 'Transient Bullous Epidermolysis of the Newborn' in case anyone was curious!
@mrsmommya ha we have the same problem over here. One minute we have the happiest, calmest baby ever and the next he is screaming bloody murder. My husband asked if the devil was possessing him.
@mrsmommya my LO is just a few days over 4 weeks and a couple days ago he started this thing where he will be sound asleep then he wakes up with a blood curdling scream. He hasn't done that in the past and I have no clue why all of the sudden that's the case. Also at night now when I try to feed he is SUPER fussy and cries which he didn't do before.
@LF93 Maybe try clipping his nails while he is feeding? I had my baby with mittens for about 4 or 5 weeks because she would scratch her face all the time I've had them off for 2 weeks now and she's is doing fine. Sometimes I would only put them at night since during the day it's easier to pull her hands off her face.
Anyone know where I could sell my maternity clothing besides painstakingly posting every.single.article.separately on Ebay? We could really use the extra money. I know there are consignments near me locally but I was just curious if there is a larger venue?
I didn't notice last night that DH accidentally put a newborn size diaper on LO right before I put her to bed. She weighs over 12lb and I have no idea how he even got it to stay on her but guess who got to deal with the blowout aftermath this morning... Not him.
My FIL smokes a lot in the evenings. We went to visit last weekend and my husband asked him to change his shirt when he came back inside before he could hold her. It made my FIL a little upset. I've been thinking about it all week especially since we're going back this weekend. Did we overreact? Can she inhale some of the smoke off his shirt? I can't figure out if this is a stupid question or we're being overprotective parent.
My FIL smokes a lot in the evenings. We went to visit last weekend and my husband asked him to change his shirt when he came back inside before he could hold her. It made my FIL a little upset. I've been thinking about it all week especially since we're going back this weekend. Did we overreact? Can she inhale some of the smoke off his shirt? I can't figure out if this is a stupid question or we're being overprotective parent.
The hospital told us that if we have our LO around anyone who smokes they need to put something in between them and the baby like a blanket. I don't think you overreacted or are being overprotective.
Me: 28 | Husband: 39 Married March 2016 DD: born 7.22.16 DS EDD: 6.23.18
I agree with everyone else. Definitely not overreacting. Plus it makes the baby smell so nasty. I think people who smoke don't always realize that the smell lingers so much.
DH has been off work the past couple of days due to rain and I started work this week. It's been so nice having him here to take/pick up LO from daycare. I had been getting up each night to feed her since I was off and he works a really demanding schedule. But now that I'm working I told him we are rotating nights to feed her at 1am. He got up for the first time last night and omg you guys. Can we just talk about how amazing it was to get a whole night of sleep?! Granted, I set my alarm on my Fitbit to wake me up at 1 so I was the one to wake him up, but it was the first time in 2 months I've slept for more than a 5 hour stretch.
I've been hunting for day care for months. I'm on a bunch of wait lists with nothing promising by the time I go back to work. I'm already not wanting to go back and this is making it worse.
@DachshundMomma I feel your pain. The day before E was born our child care provider said we should keep DD home for a couple weeks to bond with the baby. Then the week after he was born she told us she wasn't renewing her license and was going to get a job outside the home. Had she told me this sooner, I could have found somewhere else. The search has been a nightmare
@DachshundMomma I feel your pain. The day before E was born our child care provider said we should keep DD home for a couple weeks to bond with the baby. Then the week after he was born she told us she wasn't renewing her license and was going to get a job outside the home. Had she told me this sooner, I could have found somewhere else. The search has been a nightmare
I live in a relatively populated area and in our whole town of close to 10,000 people, including a very large military population there is 1 licensed facility. I've even looked into certified providers with in home care. Long wait lists meet me at every turn
Anybody else's lo have experienced a cough so soon? DD will be 5 weeks on Sunday, and for the past few days she has been coughing. Nothing too extreme, but enough to make me worry. She doesn't gasp for air after she coughs, but does occasionally while she's sleeping. We have an appointment later today, but I'm just curious if this has happened to anyone else. I need to stay off of Google because it's convincing me it's whooping cough...
Mine had a small cough which her doc said was from her food sensitivity. Hope the doc tells you it's nothing go worry about. Whooping cough is so scary.
Has anyone gotten their period yet? I'm 4 weeks pp and I'm not breast feeding. I stopped bleeding maybe last week but just now I feel very crampy and I've had a bit of bleeding. Could it just have been delayed bleeding due to the birth do you think? I thought I'd be waiting months for my period to return!
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On the plus side, LO cried for all of 30 seconds and then passed out while I was doing all this. So there's that, at least.
I usually do my last pump around 11 and LO usually wakes up around 2:30-3, so I will take a bottle in the bedroom with me when I get back and feed that, since BM is OK at room temp for a couple hours. I will also admit that I have microwaved milk but I know it's not recommended. I check it carefully to make sure it's not too warm and our microwave is literally brand new so it heats pretty evenly.
My random is that I am STARVING! All the time. I am counting calories, but by the end of the day I say screw it and eat what I want because I am so hungry I can't stand it. I guess I'll just have to get used to the idea of being 20lbs over weight for a while. It's not like I leave the house much anyways so there is no one to impress (DH says he likes my mom body so yay!)
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DS#1 July 2016
Baby #2 July 2018
Oh and his official diagnosis is 'Transient Bullous Epidermolysis of the Newborn' in case anyone was curious!
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DS#1 July 2016
Baby #2 July 2018
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
DH has been off work the past couple of days due to rain and I started work this week. It's been so nice having him here to take/pick up LO from daycare. I had been getting up each night to feed her since I was off and he works a really demanding schedule. But now that I'm working I told him we are rotating nights to feed her at 1am. He got up for the first time last night and omg you guys. Can we just talk about how amazing it was to get a whole night of sleep?! Granted, I set my alarm on my Fitbit to wake me up at 1 so I was the one to wake him up, but it was the first time in 2 months I've slept for more than a 5 hour stretch.
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DS#1 July 2016
Baby #2 July 2018